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Title	Law Bringer
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5000 Posts! in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, April 4 2005 14:57 Profile Homepage #15 I —Alorael, who wishes TM all the best in bringing more posts and the return of the black marks. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Well it's been a while. in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, April 4 2005 14:47 Profile Homepage #12 I don't care what you think of Drew Carey, but I'm sure you can couch it in less homophobic terms, okay? —Alorael, who urges you not to taunt the happy fun CoC. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Furries are horrible in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, April 3 2005 19:08 Profile Homepage #2 No, thank you. —Alorael, who sees absolutely no potential for this topic that is neither inane nor horrific. Thus, death. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Dislikable in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, April 3 2005 19:06 Profile Homepage #14 I think there may be a causal link. Stareye wouldn't post this. [Edit: You know, everyone is dislikeable, and most prominent Spidwebbers are disliked. What exactly are the results going to show?] —Alorael, who also finds this kind of poll rather irritating. He will vote no out of the goodness of his heart, but that's his goodness quota for the foreseeable future. [ Sunday, April 03, 2005 19:07: Message edited by: Aloe verael ] Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Undead Topics Need Loving Too (aka "Give Me Your First-Born") in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, April 3 2005 11:34 Profile Homepage #452 And so the reckoning comes. Drakey against i. The evil tyke versus the brain in a jar! Hop in the bunker and batten down the hatches, Spiderweb. —Alorael, who will ignore the fact that Stareye has not, in fact, said a thing about cooperating or going into glorious single combat with Drakefyre. He'll be supplying the bunker with popcorn. And skribbane! Posts: 14579* \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
A4 wants in The Avernum Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, April 3 2005 11:28 Profile Homepage #46 Jeff is known and infamous for ignoring players' wishes when it comes to Blades, BoE especially. I'm not sure how much of a problem it is when the beta testers give their input on the non-Blades games, but Jeff still has a bad reputation for it. He may make fun games by shooting blindly when designing features, but that doesn't mean he can't do better. —Alorael, who would still rather see something innovative rather than window dressing on the old system. Something as good as the better parts of the Exile to Nethergate (to Avernum) engine switch would be very nice. (Something like the switch to the Geneforge engine would not be.) Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Terri Schiavo in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, April 2 2005 11:43 Profile Homepage #46 This is only a more blatant statement of what has been obvious throughout the case. —Alorael, who once again expresses his disappointment in how the legistlators clearly ignored the intent of the Constitution. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
RWG in Richard White Games
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, April 2 2005 06:57 Profile Homepage #12 That's why I said GC is non-lethal punishment. I think 10 minutes of Homeland could cause serious harm, 20 minutes might result in permanent damage, and half an hour would invariably be lethal to one who has not gradually built up resistance. —Alorael, who isn't sure why it's so much fun to bash GC. It is fun, though, so everyone joins in. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Do you think there is a Hell? in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, April 1 2005 22:02 Profile Homepage #82 http://www.carm.org/bibleonline.htm. I believe it's the King James Version. —Alorael, who can understand why God made everything clear-cut in the OT and then added shades of gray, inconsistencies, and loophole nightmares in the NT. When your son (or Son) is there to handle paperwork you can afford to keep sloppy books! Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Do you think there is a Hell? in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, April 1 2005 21:43 Profile Homepage #80 quote: Originally written by ben2: But they don't realize that Jesus is the one that created them and that made is possible for them to go to heaven. You can't get to heaven only by good works. The Catholic Church (before it was the Catholic Church) disagreed, and it maintained that disagreement through the Reformation. I'm not on top of modern Catholic theology, but there's still a strong implication that whether or not you can be saved by works remains a question. I'd like to see the scripture behind the arguments. I tried to find some for myself online and what I found wasn't convincing. quote: 5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Isaiah 64 And it continues. I get a sense that humans are less than nothing compared to God, but the entire passage is a lament mostly unrelated to the argument. It's also not about damnation or salvation, as the Old Testament tends not to address that issue so strongly. quote: 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2 This is the famous passage, but it's not clear. Again, it strikes me as a warning against pride because great accomplishments do not lead to salvation. Whether good works are "works" is, in my skeptical mind, debatable. The following verses are concerned with changes in practices, notably waiving the requirement of circumcision. And then, to muddy everything further: quote: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Titus 3:5 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26 The first of those is the first clear declaration that good works aren't necessary. It isn't specifically spelled out that faith saves rather than ritual, but at least the works are out. James then disagrees strongly: it may not be works alone that save, but they're a necessary component. And two more: quote: The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight. Proverbs 15:8 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination. Proverbs 28:9 Cited as signs that God rejects those who are not saved by faith. I don't really like judging this without translating the Hebrew, but doesn't "wicked" imply deeds rather than faith? Similarly, turning away from law is a comment on behavior, not thought. Proverbs is from the Old Testament, and thought-crime wasn't fashionable back then. —Alorael, who will stop now and wait for someone to either argue or find better scripture denying the value of works and affirming salvation through faith. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Do you think there is a Hell? in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, April 1 2005 16:58 Profile Homepage #68 Actually, that's really not the stereotype at all among most non-Christians. Christians tend to be known by their worst and loudest element, or, appropriately enough, as enemies of the true faith. Yes, the Bible has influenced morality for thousands of years (and for thousands of years before Christianity came into being), but it's far from the only or first influence. Pre-Christian and non-Christian cultures have tended to be as law-abiding and functional as Christian ones, and they were surprisingly free of horrors and rampant evil. Almost all cultures have had some form of spirituality to inform moral decisions, but it certainly doesn't have to be based on the Bible. —Alorael, who would like to know how it is in any way a good thing to introduce anyone to Christianity if ignorance means Jesus gets to speak for himself. Doing missionary work simply means a less persuasive person tries to do the converting and puts the very souls he wants to save at greater risk. If religion were medicine, the Hippocratic Oath would forbid missionaries. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
a new threat to our existence in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, April 1 2005 16:49 Profile Homepage #8 Don't be taken in by the scare tactics of the Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide! Join the Friends of Hydrogen Hydroxide today! —Alorael, who will thank the SEP for this one. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Undead Topics Need Loving Too (aka "Give Me Your First-Born") in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, April 1 2005 12:21 Profile Homepage #440 It's no contest. I've currently had about five times as many and I change monikers far more frequently. —Alorael, who does this only because he felt the need to have another dubious claim to fame to complement his post count. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Custom Titles: How Did You Get Yours? in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, April 1 2005 12:18 Profile Homepage #59 Spiderweb goes well with skribbane for relaxation. I consider it the time I would otherwise spend building model airplanes or solving the mysteries of human existence. —Alorael, who will also admit to multitasking and reducing his productivity significantly. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
RWG in Richard White Games
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, April 1 2005 11:47 Profile Homepage #7 It's still there as an old game. —Alorael, who has certainly seen finer forms of torture for the Mac. Some of them are BoE scenarios. GC holds the distinction of being the best form of protracted, nonlethal torture. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
RWG in Richard White Games
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, March 31 2005 14:23 Profile Homepage #4 Googlism says: richard white is a licensed community association manager in florida richard white is the head groundsman at the english club richard white is the author of the middle ground richard white is a graduate of the university of california richard white is a superb historian richard white is one of the leading practitioners at the new south wales bar in commercial richard white is on the pole and gets away nicely with an 80 start speed richard white is mcclelland professor of pacific northwest history at the university of washington richard white is an historian specializing in the american west richard white is another new richard white is another new yorker who enjoys escaping to sacramento when he can richard white is an extraordinary historian by any measure; that his work has been concentrated in these three fields has given it a particular character richard white is a historian richard white is almost exactly what you'd expect him to be richard white is also interested in species diversity information systems richard white is our pastor richard white is the author of "'it's your misfortune and none of my own richard white is well known in labrador richard white is the deputy team leader richard white is best known as a shakespearean scholar richard white is responsible for financial solutions group?s worldwide legal affairs richard white is a los angeles native who longs to relocate somewhere desolate and foggy richard white is acting director of the canadian studies program at the university of toronto richard white is executive director and founder of pro excellence richard white is unit chair of unit 405 richard white is well known for his superb landscapes and beautiful black and white calendars richard white is vice president richard white is founder and director of the ministry richard white is unknown richard white is working with university relations as csac's representative on the annual capital campaign richard white is a professor of history at the university of washington and the author of the roots of dependency richard white is primarily solicitous of why the indians? way of life changed richard white is the greatest richard white is working as a self richard white is a freelance cameraman richard white is the executive director of the calgary downtown association richard white is now managing director richard white is pleased to provide in richard white is to be honored for his service to the board richard white is a faculty member in the eecs department at uc berkeley richard white is the leo club head advisor richard white is creating a video to complement his introductory electronics text book richard white is in his first season as head coach of dadeville high school richard white is serving his second tour of duty in korea where he is 8th army chaplain richard white is a co richard white is professor of history at the university of washington in seattle richard white is margaret byrne professor of american history at stanford university richard white is co richard white is a managing partner with 146 investment company richard white is a partner at fitzgerald richard white is as follows richard white is sensitive in the magnificat from the service in g and the nunc dimittis from the same work is quite lovely ? pliant richard white is declared a munition richard white is director of customer relationship management for bdo seidman llp richard white is one of those people richard white is unveiling his plan for improved and more accessible public transit richard white is among 47 track and field athletes selected by the british paralympic association richard white is het meest compleet richard white is the td richard white is richard white is the principal investigator of the study richard white is pastor richard white is asking for a pay increase richard white is the headmaster of the preparatory school richard white is planning to submit a cid proposal this week richard white is margaret byrne professor of ameri richard white is professor of psychology in richard white is a project manager at the institute for defense analyses and an adjunct faculty member richard white is teaching three days a richard white is hard at work renovating his new space for maud baker flower & gifts richard white is a professor of history at the university of washington And there you have it. —Alorael, who can't even find information on Chromite Software, RW's now-defunct company. It looks like he got all the respect, acclaim, and notice he deserved. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Should Nethergate 2 come out after A4 and BOG? in Nethergate
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, March 31 2005 14:03 Profile Homepage #5 The end of Nethergate really makes a sequel impossible, but more games in the same style would be quite possible. There have been topics about it before suggesting how such a game could be set in early colonial America, in Egypt, in medieval Europe, and so on. —Alorael, who doesn't see how more Celt and Roman games could build on Nethergate. A prequel would be awkward since the end couldn't be quite as earth-shattering, a simultaneous plot wouldn't make sense, and as he already noted, a sequel is impossible. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Two years to the day. in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, March 31 2005 13:58 Profile Homepage #36 Respect is earned, not given. I respect the office of the presidency. I have no respect at all for the man who currently holds the office and who seems determined to subvert even the Constitution in his quest for whatever he's after. —Alorael, who doesn't think it's right to condemn a country and a former country because of their extremists. On the other hand, they are both too filled with extremist leadership to come to any reasonable compromise: as long as there is a state of Israel there will be suicide bombers, and as long as there are suicide bombers Israelis will feel unwilling to make any concessions. The leadership is probably more of a problem than the average citizen now. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
A4 wants in The Avernum Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, March 31 2005 13:52 Profile Homepage #24 Part of Spidweb games' appeal is that you can turn your characters into anything as they level up. Getting stuck in a race-class track from character creation would make that boring. Races could have a few minor abilities added like some traits do more than just alter numbers, but anything more restrictive would make races less fun to me, not more. —Alorael, who also would rather see more reason to decide whether or not to include various races in a party. If nephilim are attacked on sight in a large area but the nephilim will only welcome you if you have one in your party, you have a real decision to work with instead of number manipulation. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Do you think there is a Hell? in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Wednesday, March 30 2005 15:47 Profile Homepage #37 "Convert or you will burn in hell!" takes a definite tone. "Convert and you will go to Heaven!" takes a very different one. Common courtesy, if nothing else, would make the latter a better choice, and I believe common advertising practice agrees. "It's for your own good" is a good excuse to give to people under the age of six. I'd like a better reason to convert than circular arguments and prophecies and the carrot-and-stick routine. (Note how many prophecies are in the Old and New Testaments, how many are accurate, and how many require a great deal of stretching to be termed so. Cryptic restrospective prophecy isn't meaningful.) Let's say I become Christian. Are the Catholics right? Maybe the Episcopalians? The Society of Friends, the Lutherans, or the "whack-job" cults that crop up regularly? I've still never seen a good reason for the strange editing of the Old Testament largely accepted by Christian sects. No, this argument can't get anywhere. Religious arguments never do, probably because you can't argue with faith or lack thereof. —Alorael, who will conclude by agreeing with Alec. Religion does not make you a good person and good people are not always religious. A little bit more recognition of that would do far more for the help of others that Christ advocated. How often did Jesus threaten hellfire and how often did he perform miracles? Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Custom Titles: How Did You Get Yours? in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Wednesday, March 30 2005 15:26 Profile Homepage #51 An oldbie is someone who has been around long enough to sneer at everyone who came later. —Alorael, who will apply that definition to say that there are definitely people who become oldbies within a few months. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Riddles in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Tuesday, March 29 2005 16:58 Profile Homepage #88 Human error could easily account for deaths. "Whoops! That cruise missile was off by a few hundred miles. Oh well. Only two casualties." It's not natural and it's not murder. —Alorael, who will add that there are a limited number of words with even one such series of consonants, much less three. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Undead Topics Need Loving Too (aka "Give Me Your First-Born") in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Tuesday, March 29 2005 12:25 Profile Homepage #432 Do you want to get this topic locked now? If not, please refrain from the spam and the insults. —Alorael, who wouldn't know what to do without a handy list of TM monikers. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Do you think there is a Hell? in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Tuesday, March 29 2005 12:24 Profile Homepage #25 And statistics indicate that whichever religion you follow is probably wrong anyway. Is it really worth it to go through all the ceremonial rigamarole when it's all probably a waste of time? Fortunately, many deities/powers/systems won't damn you for all eternity just because you picked the wrong type of worship. —Alorael, who will not accept Jesus into his heart until he sees a good, mathematically sound reason for him to do so. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
A4 wants in The Avernum Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Tuesday, March 29 2005 12:15 Profile Homepage #9 I disagree about the graphics. Since Jeff promises a new engine, I'd like to see new graphics that go with it that aren't as ugly as Avernum's current set. Since it's a new engine, I don't have any specific mechanical changes in mind. Having the engine avoid real-time bits like Geneforge would be a plus. —Alorael, who would also like a decent plot and more interesting and tactically challenging combat. And he would like the game to be fun instead of boring. Are there any more generalization to throw around? Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00

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