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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| A3: Booze, Drugs and ? in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, June 10 2005 17:41
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I don't understand the reference anyway. That thread doesn't enlighten me at all. It just contains another instance or two of correction. —Alorael, who is no more kindly disposed after someone steals his signature. Harrumph, grumble, and angry mutterings! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, June 10 2005 17:37
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A mushroom cloud is a sign of a bomb going off. It definitely shows bad things happening. This guy in the picture has startling wide eyes and a bizarre hairstyle. That doesn't necessarily make him a crazy murderer. Most murderers look ordinary (because lunatics who look crazy have short careers) and most people who look weird aren't more than a little bit weird. —Alorael, who doesn't think appearance profiling is any more valid or productive than racial profiling. "Driving with mohawk" isn't any more criminal than driving while black. Carrying around a chainsaw, a sword, and other armaments is a much better sign of criminal intent. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, June 10 2005 12:20
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Since my moniker is written, not spoken, I don't really care about how Alorael is pronounced except for a few things. The A comes before the E. There is no reason for it to be pronounced as Spanish "real" (ray-AHL). That "ae" could be an Old English ash (æ), which would be pronounced much like the A in hat. A-lo-ral. Or it could be like the æ that British seem so fond of and yield A-lo-reel. Other sources seem to pronounce ae as a long A sound as in wait, so even A-lo-rail is possible. If it's not a single vowel sound or dipthong, A-lo-reye-el or A-lo-ray-el are both possibilities. Then there's the first two syllables. The first A can be either that ash sound that seems peculiar to the English language (as far as I know) or as a more romance ah. The second syllable I always think of as a long O as in boat). So there you go. All the material you need for pronouncing Alorael in any number of ways! —Alorael, who was intrigued when someone mentioned that his name sounds angelic. Yep, that -el ending, meaning "of God" is a common theme in angels' names. So what's the first part? Well, Aleph resh lamed doesn't seem to be any Hebrew root, but several dubious sources they seem to summon the power of protection according to Kabbalah. So Alorael could be stretched to mean angel of protection. Next time we discuss the numerological significance of 335! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, June 10 2005 12:04
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The FAQ is located in the upper right hand corner near the "my profile" link. It's also right here. —Alorael, who does not believe that FYT has ever been used to actually fix a typo before. That may not even be proper usage at all. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| BoA is out, Gene3 is coming... So what's next? in General | |
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written Friday, June 10 2005 11:56
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Topic necromancy is bad! —Alorael, who just says no to necromancy! You should too! And end your sentences with exclamation marks! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, June 10 2005 11:55
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I am a Korean businessman. I am for cow products and autoviolation I am not Imban, but I have Imbanned and intend to Imban again. —Alorael, who is also Alorael. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, June 10 2005 11:50
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Before that it's likely that your computer will simply be a fast modem connection and a screen. All actual processing will be outsourced to hamsters and wheels in foreign countries where PETA's controls are weak and hamsters can be forced to run 18 hours a day for food barely sufficient to sustain life. —Alorael, who feels more educated after reading the last few posts in this thread. Now the ture has transferred from occult to common culture. The question now is what severs the oc. Was it perhaps commandeered by a certain television series? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| A3: Booze, Drugs and ? in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Friday, June 10 2005 11:43
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It's even better when spelled skribbane. —Alorael, who strikes again in his guise as the vengeful language police. Don't dangle your participles in public or they just might get chopped off! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| What are you addicted to? in General | |
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written Thursday, June 9 2005 16:50
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Posts that are not spam are rarely seen, or so it seems at times. Yes, I am a curmudgeon. —Alorael, who is not at all addicted to these boards. His post count is an unfortunate accident. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, June 9 2005 16:44
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I don't believe I ever explicitly asked for a title, in fact. I've just very strongly implied such a desire. SMoE asked Stareye to give him the title "Senile Reptile" and got it. Some people have all the luck. [Edit: Grammar good!] —Alorael, who blames Drakey's refusal on the fact that he's the only one with his title. Iit would be a waste of a few minutes of Drakey's time spent setting up Postmaster General and Your Postliness if nobody ever had them. [ Thursday, June 09, 2005 16:45: Message edited by: One of Them ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, June 9 2005 16:38
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If it's not in the CoC, which nobody seems to read, or the FAQ, which also tends to go unread, what's left? These boards don't support stickied threads. —Alorael, who would be saddened by the very sparse Spiderweb that would exist if all topics that could be locked were locked. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, June 9 2005 10:40
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BoA scenarios are not canonical. We would have heated debates over which version of RW's history most closely adheres to a conservative extrapolation from known facts. In the absence of those, we'd just wrangle fruitlessly. —Alorael, who knows the vahnatai are responsible for the creation of almost all intelligent life on Ermarian and that the capital of the Empire is Solaria. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| WARNING : Do Not Read EraserHead's Topic, Apology, or Hello Topics - Nasty Images in General | |
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written Thursday, June 9 2005 10:27
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It's also quite possible that many would or could not, without prompting, conceive of goatse. Some people are simply not naturally equipped with sufficient perversity to envision such a thing without any prior experience. —Alorael, who finds it perfectly reasonable that a default algorithm would presuppose the nonexistence of anything not empirically or at least circumstancially demonstrated. Childhood is all about assembling a functional collection of empirical assumptions. (Incidentally, one could easily go through one's entire life without ever having to accept goatse into one's assumptive realm, and one would most likely be happier doing so.) Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 8 2005 16:37
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To be fair, having pairs of worlds has become something of a Zelda tradition, and light and dark has already been done. Part of that probably has to do with the fact that paired worlds (light and dark, mortal and faerie, or what have you) is a common trope of mythology. —Alorael, who will stay away from proclaiming Zelda to be a shameless ripoff of myths. He'll also probably stay away from the Zelda, but only because consoles have most definitely passed him by. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| E3 - Augmentation question in The Exile Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, June 8 2005 11:21
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You can find mithril equipment in random item shops, but the strange metal lumps that are actually mithril are a special item and can't be found in random shops. —Alorael, who would be very happy if he could purchase the occasional additional lump of mithril. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 7 2005 16:32
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Not true, Thuryl. Custom titles supercede Blademaster. The only other mod without a custom title is Seletine, and he never ventures into General. In fact, he only posts when he has an answer to give, and he's always right. —Alorael, who would rather be the only something else in town, now and forever. Yes, even "Something Else" would be an acceptabe title. He's really not picky. As long as involves no Koreans, businessmen, or beef, he's happy. 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 7 2005 16:29
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No, you may not use my signature. Those who have will get their comeuppance. —Alorael, who promises that the Mod board posts are entirely innocuous and not likely to cause physical or mental damage to more than half of those visiting Spiderweb regularly. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 23:11
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Do not read any threads started by him. Do not respond to any such threads. Please ignore his posts to the best of your ability and don't bury all possible meaningful discussion in angry anti-troll ranting. Thank you. —Alorael, who could not replace his signature with a "-The Management" for two reasons. One, he isn't the management. Two, that's not his signature, obviously. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| WARNING : Do Not Read EraserHead's Topic, Apology, or Hello Topics - Nasty Images in General | |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 23:00
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In Spanish! The aforementioned threads are gone now, but beware of further posts. I can't live on Spiderweb to police it, no matter how much it seems like I do. —Alorael, who was alerted but who, alas, lacks the power to do anything more than demolish the topics after the damage has been done. Preventative action is beyond his reach. Call upon the powers of Drakey and *i! [ Monday, June 06, 2005 23:08: Message edited by: Helf ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 22:57
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What part of "Do not feed the trolls!" is so difficult? —Alorael, who sighs and shakes his head in quiet (yet very loud) sadnes. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| wut game do you like most in General | |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 16:34
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Each category is represented, and then Geneforge 3 is specifically mentioned? Nethergate is missing? I must confess to some confusion, sirrah. I like Avernums a bit more than Exiles and both more than Geneforges. Nethergate ranks up with Avernum 2, which is (on most days) my favorite Spiderweb game. —Alorael, who would like to request that a certain Drakel cease to create new topics. They are verging perilously close to spam, which would just be another strike among many. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 16:29
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I would guess that TM likes something Japanese that you've never heard of, but you didn't hear it from me. Drakey is a fruit lover. Mangoes are his favorite. His name is James and he is, I believe, six years old. Saunders is far more evil than you may have been led to believe. Arctic is more evil than you possibly could believe. —Alorael, who has no brownies. He does have cookies, but they are 100% wholesome and skribbane-free. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 16:25
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Drakey has talked about it before, and I believe he's said he doesn't have access to the database. —Alorael, who is greatly amused by the fact that member #5 registered in May 2005. Let the newbies ponder that and rupture neurons. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 16:21
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That translates in time to slightly over a year. I've used various monikers that include the word Alorael now and then, though. —Alorael, who had better start worrying about a proper response when he still doesn't have a custom title by 10,000 posts. It's not so far away now. And isn't that a scary thought? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 16:17
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I approve of neither this topic nor signature theft. —Alorael, who uses his signature in almost every post. He'd say every post, but Ben has caught him leaving it out once or twice by accident. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |