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ANNOUNCEMENT in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 17:41 Profile Homepage #24
I declare my intention to set a new post per day record, but I need sponsors to pay for... uh... equipment and stuff.

Who will donate to a good cause?

—Alorael, who will also take anti-spam incentive money not to do it. Really, as long as he gets paid, he's happy.
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Mod for Morrowind about Avernum in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 17:36 Profile Homepage #11
Even if you're not editing Avernum, you're violating Jeff's copyright on the world of Avernum. (I presume he has one!) That said, as long as it's not a commercial mod, Jeff is unlikely to care enough to do anything about it.

—Alorael, who still doesn't encourage intellectual property theft. And you should know that Jeff hates fan fiction, so fan mods probably aren't encouraged.
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adamantite axe in The Exile Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 11:21 Profile Homepage #3
Demonslayer is in A3 but not E3, and the Adamantite Axe is not in either. I can't remember the Mace of Disruption, but it might be there.

—Alorael, who supposes Jeff either put items in the item list that were never used. Or he's evil. One of the two.
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Geneforge features in Avernum 4 in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 11:12 Profile Homepage #24
That's also not the only way to get Dispel Barrier level 3. You can also learn it in the Cavern of Screams, I think.

—Alorael, who wholeheartedly supports theft from Ernest. How else will you get two points of resistance?
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ANNOUNCEMENT in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 11:04 Profile Homepage #19
quote:
Originally written by Lady Davida:

Alorael has a high post count, but he doesn't spam.
I protest.

—Alorael, who always puts the truth first unless he's lying through his teeth.
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A Question about the Slith and Nephilim in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 10:54 Profile Homepage #11
By projections you mean that they're bipedal humanoids? Okay, I'll grant you that. They are. I can give you three explanations.

1: Humanoids are both a staple of fantasy and easier to deal with, and there's probably a causal link between these two facts. In A2 and A3, it's much easier to program races when they all use the same equipment, eat the same food, and otherwise behave interchangeably.

2: Humans evolved into humanoids for a reason. Lizards and cats could evolve analogously. Well, not really, for a variety of biological reasons, but if they could they would.

—Alorael, who can add one more reason. Humans tend to be more sympathetic to humanoids. Nobody feels any sympathy when slaughtering Gazers.
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Help Finding Empire Brooches in Aver 1 in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 10:39 Profile Homepage #2
The Grim Cavern is the Spiral Crypt near Mertis.

—Alorael, who can tell you that the fifth brooch is also in Mertis, but you need to talk to a prisoner in Dharmon first.
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Avernum or Exile. A question, not a poll. in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 10:18 Profile Homepage #22
Avernum suffers from a lack of Wound. Casters are worthless when you're facing some horrible omni-resistant bug-eyed, tentacled, slavering beast who spits liquid doom.

—Alorael, who knows how Arctic solves problems like this. It's even less pretty.
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Official Election Primary Voting in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 10:15 Profile Homepage #24
You seem to be under the impression that it's the candidates' blood tension that will be scrutinized. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Voters, please roll up your sleeves.

—Alorael, who conveniently ignores the fact that half the candidates are the voters.
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Why would you go and do a thing like that? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 10:08 Profile Homepage #19
I like Spiderweb games because they lack all the bells and whistles that waste time and drive me crazy in fancier games. They're more fun than most games I could spend twice as much money on.

I like finding new things in a new world, but you don't need an Exile/Avernum game for that. Virtually every RPG includes a hefty dose of exploration, settled or not.

—Alorael, who came to the forums because he was bored, returned the forums because he was on the rebound from a set of forums that died, and stayed for the pie.
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Hintbook for AV 1. in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, July 3 2005 10:04 Profile Homepage #6
The hintbooks have full walkthroughs for the major quests, maps of many but not all towns and dungeons, a full map of the outdoors, and brief explanations of how to complete minor quests. As a bonus, the hints are laid out in such a way that you can also easily find every quest in the game, which is good for compulsive completists.

—Alorael, who is quite positive that Natural Mage has two effects: it lets you cast mage spells in armor, which does nothing for priests, and it increases your spell bonus (much like getting a few poinsts of intelligence). Look in the manual under spells to see how bonus affects each one. In A3 and BoA you also get an ability to restore spell points once per day just in case you didn't have enough reason to pick the Natural Mage trait.
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Care in the Community in Richard White Games
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, July 2 2005 17:00 Profile Homepage #30
I'd like to thank you for your prompt service. I got my new copy actually before I mailed the request and check. As I went to the door, letter in hand, I found the new copy waiting on my doorstep. It was accompanied by a putrid and unpleasantly odoriferous lump; while this addition was thoughtful, I believe I would be happier with something easier to fit in the freezer.

—Alorael, who did indeed leave his sanity at the door long ago. Spiderweb has had some very strange eons.
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Famous Trolls Poll in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, July 2 2005 16:56 Profile Homepage #19
Vince/Tail, too. I'm not convinced John Secener was, strictly speaking, a troll. An instigator and stirrer of political morass, yes, but not quite a troll.

—Alorael, who still half believes that John Secener was another Spidwebber in disguise.
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Official Election Primary Voting in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, July 2 2005 16:53 Profile Homepage #14
Since the UBB doesn't permit more than four mods, there will be an extremely arcane process involving athames )both blessed and unblessed), rubber bands, a pair of ravens, a blob of former light, a broken circuit, and dark energy. The current mod found to have the greatest rotational inertia around the smallest puncture wound will be removed.

—Alorael, who hopes this clarified the process.
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Avernum or Exile. A question, not a poll. in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, July 2 2005 16:48 Profile Homepage #18
Ranged weapons are also nice for times when you get stuck in a one space wide hallway, ledge, or other confined space. Having more than one character able to hit baddies is convenient. In similar confined areas, you can use ranged weapons to take out enemy archres and casters even when they're buried in their allies and can't be reached for melee annihilation.

—Alorael, who has also been known to equip the Fury Crossbow on purely melee characters in A3. +1 AP is +1 AP whether or not you shoot with it.
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A Question about the Slith and Nephilim in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, July 2 2005 16:44 Profile Homepage #9
That still doesn't explain why only PC sliths and nephilim seem to go clothed.

—Alorael, who brings up the vahnatai only to note that if he could wear vahnatai clothes he would. They're very stylish if you're a hundred pounds underweight.
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Mod for Morrowind about Avernum in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, July 2 2005 12:48 Profile Homepage #4
No Morrowind for the Mac, unfortunately.

—Alorael, who will say right away that that loses about half of the Avernum crowd.
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Exile 2 value in The Exile Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, July 1 2005 23:50 Profile Homepage #14
Selling it for what you paid for it generates no revenue (net profit), but it does generate profit. I believe that would be illegal.

—Alorael, who still doesn't think your registration code is covered. It's not software.
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Can anyone figure out this riddle? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, July 1 2005 23:48 Profile Homepage #84
quote:
Originally written by Spring:

one is also half correct. That is not the answer, but you are on the right track in saying that 17 is not the right amount. And they are cows :P .
Sorry. One farm animal is like another, unless it is a dorset ram.

Okay, so the neighbor actually brings in 18 horses, which are divided up according to the father's wishes. The neighbor takes all the cows, then demands one horse for ransom per cow. So I was right! It is all about horses!

—Alorael, who wants to use "surface tension" or "internal pressure" as the answer to the new riddle. While suitably gruesome and graphic, neither response is helpful.
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High School Drama in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, July 1 2005 23:41 Profile Homepage #13
I've only rarely seen (or specifically heard) PoP sung in an opera style. You're fine without it, and it's not even weird. There are actually very few lines that aren't sung, though. Dance numbers depend entirely on your choreographer; I've never seen a PoP score, but few musicals specifically include dances. They are where they're put depending on rehearsal time and talent.

—Alorael, who hopes you have someone with great verbal dexterity for the Major General or a director willing to slow down the music a lot. That song is ingenious but difficult, and most audiences would probably appreciate being able to hear it slow enough to understand the words anyway.
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A Question about the Slith and Nephilim in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, July 1 2005 23:36 Profile Homepage #6
Also note that slith PCs are those accustomed to living with and dealing with humans. Maybe clothes make humans think of sliths as more human-like and likeable. Maybe the sliths thought it was a neat idea for body ornamentation. (Do scales take tattoos very well? How about paint? Do sliths practice ritual scarification?))

If sliths are fully reptilian and ectothermic, a loincloth wouldn't do anything to keep them warm. If they are weakly endothermic, as the E3/A3 sliths in Upper Exile/Avernum suggest, then it makes some sense, but not much. Still, clothing is protective even if it's not worn for warmth, and it can have pockets and suchlike. Maybe sliths like being able to stick their daggers in something other than their waists.

Nephilim have perfectly good fur. With a belt, bandoliers, pouches, and a pack, they're all set. They've got warmth, protection, and carrying capacity, and modesty if human society demands it.

—Alorael, who thinks the more urgent question has to be why furries don't seem to come up. Is it less fun with real cats around, or are the nephilim prone to violently protecting the species barrier?
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Supreme Court Ruling on Restraining Order & Ten Commandments in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, July 1 2005 18:54 Profile Homepage #45
Tangentially, I'll put money on Roe v. Wade being challenged within months of Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement.

—Alorael, who has no faith in any candidate acceptable to both Democrats and Republicans getting in. Bush seems intent on polarizing as much as possible and then catering to the extreme end of one pole as much as possible.
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Can anyone figure out this riddle? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, July 1 2005 18:48 Profile Homepage #78
quote:
Originally written by Spring:

General Gasslefield, accused of high treason, is sentenced to death by the court-martial. He is allowed to make a final statement, after which he will be shot if the statement is false or will be hung if the statement is true. Gasslefield makes his final statement and is released.

What did he say?
He said, "I will shot." Unfortunately, he was not released. He was drawn and quartered.

quote:
[b]An old farmer died and left 17 cows to his three sons. In his will, the farmer stated that his oldest son should get 1/2, his middle son should get 1/3, and his youngest son should get 1/9 of all the cows. The sons, who did not want to end up with half cows, sat for days trying to figure out how many cows each of them should get.
One day, their neighbour came by to see how they were doing after their father's death. The three sons told him their problem. After thinking for a while, the neighbour said: "I'll be right back!" He went away, and when he came back, the three sons could divide the cows according to their father's will, and in such a way that each of them got a whole number of cows.

What was the neighbour's soultion?
[/b]

17 isn't divisible by 2, 3, or 9. On the other hand, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/9 don't add up to 1. They add up to 17/18. The neighbor came back with a piece of paper explaining this fact to the sons, who divided up the horses the obvious way and questioned what their father intended to have done with the "extra" horse that they don't have.

—Alorael, who can't think of anything good for the middle problem.
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Worst Spiderweb Game in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, July 1 2005 14:26 Profile Homepage #32
Ocean Bound is mind-numbingly boring and unoriginal. Galactic Core is just mind-numbing and happens to be boring and unoriginal.

—Alorael, who encourages Richard White to patent it for use as an anaesthetic, which should be spelled anasthetic if you're not in the UK but isn't.
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Polylinguistic humor in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, July 1 2005 14:23 Profile Homepage #17
"From" is ridiculous if you say it over and over. Most words are.

"Habla" (speak) in Spanish is very obviously the root of "blah" if you repeat it. I'm sure it's from some Latin verb. Hablare?

"Trabajaba" (worked), pronounced "Trah-bah-hah-bah," is a great one. Somehow it sounds work-like as well as comical.

—Alorael, who is also a fan of lock. He shouldn't even decently be participating at all. This isn't even a glorified posting game, and it even lacks the relevance of Connections.
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