Profile for Or else o'erleap.
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| Displayed name | Or else o'erleap. |
| Member number | 335 |
| Title | Law Bringer |
| Postcount | 14579 |
| Homepage | http://www.polarisboard.net |
| Registered | Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, June 16 2005 08:44
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At least Aloreal is already taken... Really, I don't need encroach upon the likes of Tim, Mao, and Imban. I'm not worthy, and quite frankly I like being myself, thank you. Not that I've been myself for a while, actually. Could it be time to return to Alorael...? —Alorael, who doesn't know what happened to his list. The file got mangled somehow, and while he did manage to get it to open with some finagling, the list was cut off after about the 150th entry. Fortunately, he backs up. Unfortunately, he doesn't back up daily, so he lost a few monikers. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| RWG in Richard White Games | |
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written Thursday, June 16 2005 08:38
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I have minimal experience designing games and patchy knowledge of coding. I'll come up with something better than Galactic Core quite soon. Like, oh, another Tetris knock-off. Or a program that just crashes your computer. —Alorael, who is reminded of a "fun" game an associate once made. Its high point was deleting random files from your computer whenever you lost. Despite this, it was still more fun than GC. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, June 16 2005 08:36
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I'm on the borrowing from friends list. I have been known to read Harry Potter books in a day, but I haven't yet found a copy of the latest installment, nor do I expect to get my hands on the new one soon. I can't say I look very hard, either. Call me an "in my day" kind of backwards-looking old fogey, but I really do think that the books have been going steadily downhill. —Alorael, who gets most of his humorous fantasy needs from Terry Pratchett. No, it's not the same, but Hogwarts doesn't have equal rights for the differently alive, either. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 15 2005 23:22
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Objection: Having to use Ezboard can kill even the most necessary of forums. Believe me. —Alorael, who used to be actually unable to access Ezboards because the popups would crash his browser and his computer. While t his is no longer the case, whether or not that is a good thing is still in doubt. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| E3:Once again at the wheel, or where are those spells in The Exile Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, June 15 2005 15:09
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Oops! You're right. I believe it occurs later in E3 than in A3, but since I always trigger them by ending plagues I'm just going by what I've read here (and misremembering). Day 80 is plausible. —Alorael, who recommends doing the same. Do you feel any need to sit around doing nothing for days on end waiting for Levy to mess up when there are monsters to oppress and maim? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| It is that time of the month again in General | |
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written Wednesday, June 15 2005 15:01
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You don't know frantic posting unless you were present for Morgan's mad rush towards 1000 posts. Arctic and I provided a little help, and by a little help I mean piles and piles of virtually contentless posts in order to give Morgan something to reply to. —Alorael, who can at least be proud of never having posted a one-liner. The sig, you see. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 15 2005 10:09
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Yet another reason why we all love the UBB! —Alorael, who is still filled with sadness after losing a fair-sized chunk of his PDN record. Alas for file corruption! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| What is yours favuorite in General | |
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written Wednesday, June 15 2005 10:06
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Some newer cocks show the date too. —Alorael, who would be ashamed of this post if he had any shame left after years of Spiderweb. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Books Being Made Into Movies in General | |
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written Wednesday, June 15 2005 10:04
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As others have already pointed out, different media work very differently. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with turning a book into a movie or vice versa, but it's very rare for any work to be great on one medium and still great when transferred to another without heavy revision. LotR is actually a fair success story: the movie isn't exactly the same as the book, and it's enjoyable for different reasons, but it also maintains a good deal of original Middle Earth, Lord of the Rings feel and, aside from some necessary cutting for time, sticks to the original plot. I'll just say that most of the books I like the most have a great deal of writing that isn't action or dialogue, and those are really the only things that a movie can show well. The movie to book treatment is in many ways easier to pull off because a book can show anything that the author can write, but action and dialogue alone make for a poor book unless they're augmented with the author's own additions. I don't think I can think of any successful movie to book examples. —Alorael, who would like to see Beowulf turned into a movie. Not because it's an especially movie-worthy story or anything, but because epics really do tend to lend themselves to movie treatment much more easily than novels. Anonymous poets (and Homer) seem much less concerned with deep introspection and angst than with glorious battle, mountains of gore, and men who are actually strong and handsome enough for Hollywood to portray as it likes. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| E3:Once again at the wheel, or where are those spells in The Exile Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, June 15 2005 09:51
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Take a look at the forum header. Some walkthroughs are very obvious there! This one looks like it meets your needs. And some answers: Dispel Barrier is the reward for helping the mayor of Sharimik, and the Orb of Thralni is stolen either around day 110 or when you stop one of the monster plagues (the walkthrough suggests slimes or roaches, but someone here authoritatively said it is the troglodytes). —Alorael, who hopes that this either answers your questions or points you in the right direction. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| It is that time of the month again in General | |
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written Wednesday, June 15 2005 09:42
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The spam will rise again! That is all. —Alorael, who would like to know what happened to the good old days when someone who posted a lot was just a spammer. Now people are posting and everyone actually has to read the stuff! Honestly, this really must stop. Someone dig up SM? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Michael Jackson Walks free... in General | |
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written Tuesday, June 14 2005 18:33
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Jackson hasn't "molested children before." There have been allegations that he has molested children before. None of them even led to filed charges, as far as I can recall. The evidence then was even flimsier than it is now. You're also confusing accusations with evidence again. Ten counts of molestation don't make any more probable than a single count. There evidence doesn't support ten, it doesn't support five counts, and it doesn't support one. The jurors had the best reason in the world: they were presented with the evidence and found it inconsistent, inconclusive, and insufficient to incarcerate a man for years. —Alorael, who will point out that a civil suit has much less stringent requirements for evidence. It's likely that Jackson will end up paying for his alleged crimes whether or not he committed them. It's even quite possible that he'll settle just to get it all over with. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Have You Ever Used Alorael's Signature in General | |
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written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:21
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Perhaps, Aran. Perhaps. —Alorael, who does not particularly care if his signature is plagiarized or not. He doesn't copyright his posts. The patent, on the other hand, will be enforced to the maximum extent not permisable by law. Remember, possession is nine tenths of the law, and he is the one who posseses abusable power, a sniper rifle, and no compunctions about utilizing either. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Undead Topics Need Loving Too (aka "Give Me Your First-Born") in General | |
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written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:18
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Every day, in fact, though the actual time per moniker ranges from about 17 to 30 hours. —Alorael, who only misses days when he's away from computers and internet access for one reason or another. Vacations, power outages, having to go into hiding for a few days... that sort of thing. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:06
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The name restriction isn't applied logically or consistently. When I changed my name very briefly to Skribbane Addict years ago, long before my daily moniker changes, I switched back to Alorael in only a few hours without a hitch. —Alorael, who has heard it suggested that your login name is always reserved as your name. This may or may not be true, as some others seem to have a great deal of trouble reverting to login names. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Michael Jackson Walks free... in General | |
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written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:00
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Michael Jackson is a very creepy and very probably unhealthy man, but the evidence of his criminality is so shaky that any other verdict would have been a gross miscarriage of justice. A horrible accusation againts an easy target do not a statement of fact make. —Alorael, who is disgusted by everyone who assumes Jackson's guilt simply because he is, quite frankly, a disturbing individual. If you ignore the accused and just examine the evidence, the entire case was a farce. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 20:12
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No, I actually can see it now that I've read my own post, but while writing the post tex in the box thoughtfully provided when you click "New Post" I couldn't tell (and still can't). Maybe some fonts don't show it? —Alorael, who keenly feels the absence of the old Key Caps. While it ostensibly came with some versions of OS X, he doesn't have it. What he does have is a (very!) old version of Key Caps that claims that the option-minus dash is shorter than the regular minus dash. Go figure. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 17:45
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Congrats, Dolphin! Welcome to the elitist spammer club. You may now sneer at others and address supercilious comments to a space slightly above and to the left of lesser members! —Alorael, who chooses to exercises the aforementioned privileges at all possible occasions. One musn't let the filthy peons forget there place. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 17:42
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Is there any visible difference between minus (-) and option-minus (–)? Shift-option-minus (—) is obviously longer, but I really can't see any difference between the other two. —Alorael, who is, alas, not the premier expert on horizontal lines. He specializes in emdashes only. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 09:37
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? Compression into one. —Alorael, who doesn't care if you don't have the proper decompression material. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, June 12 2005 17:11
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Now you know. [Edit: Please ignore the rapscallion below who pretended that I couldn't type a one-sentence post without a typo.] —Alorael, who is glad to know that the threat of shock and awe is enough to bring others back into the polite, signaturer-law-abiding fold. [ Monday, June 13, 2005 09:40: Message edited by: Another Season ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Nethergate Owners in Nethergate | |
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written Sunday, June 12 2005 17:07
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I own Nethergate. It's neither my first Spiderweb game (that was E1) nor my favorite (though it's close), but I agree that it has the best atmosphere and probably the best plot of any Spiderweb game. I also enjoy seeing the actions of each party from both sides. It's fun feeling great about pulling off an amazing feat as Celts and then to view that same accomplishment with rage when you're playing as Romans. —Alorael, who spent hours hunting down Nether spells. And Sylak's items, of which he still doesn't have a full collection. And there's that Puzzle Box... Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, June 11 2005 19:22
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Apparently I don't even need to defend my own honor. Everyone else can do it for me! If you insist on using imaginary materials for your house, I insist on using proven imaginary means of house destruction. Your ivory (or adamantium) tower is no match for the powers of cold illogic! Furthermore, if you're going to steal my signature, please at least have the courtesy to finish your posts. "That deals with electromagnetic problems, and keeps the" indeed! —Alorael, who warns that he will get serious now. Further infractions will be met with unsolicited and abusive editing. You have been warned. A rifle is nice, but being a Blademaster is even nicer! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, June 11 2005 13:49
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If you don't mean just Spiderweb, you can get information —Alorael, who thanks the internet for that brief piece of knowledge. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, June 11 2005 13:46
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I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your bunker of fictitious material in! —Alorael, who had better do it before you asphyxiate. Don't kill yourself to avoid death! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |