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Displayed name	Or else o'erleap.
Member number	335
Title	Law Bringer
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Registered	Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00

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Favorite Movie. in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, February 19 2005 18:21 Profile Homepage #132 I don't know what's wrong with everyone here, but this topic now has four pages of worthlessness in something that approaches its pure form. I don't know if I should hand out congratulations or cyanide tablets. t_g, you have violated the Code of Conduct in more ways than I have ever seen done before in such a short time. Please, please reread it and start following it. To return to your anti-establishment rant a few pages back, I am a moderator for General and I can tell you that Kelandon and assorted others were absolutely right in telling you to stop spamming, stop promoting illegal activity, and stop generally making this board dysfunctional. —Alorael, who will at last lock the topic. It's the only decent thing to do. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Avernum V.S. Exile?? fill me in... in The Avernum Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, February 19 2005 18:11 Profile Homepage #2 As for thoughts on whether Avernum is better than Exile or not, opinions are varied. Avernum 1 is pretty much universally considered better than Exile 1, but Exiles 2 and especially 3 have their supporters over Avernums 2 and 3. The Avernums have some polish, especially in the skills, but the smaller parties, fewer spells, and generally easier combat make them less appealing. Basically, you should download the demos of Avernums and Exiles and decide for yourself which you like best. The only major plot difference is the added town of Lost Bahssikava in Avernum 1. —Alorael, who is an Avernum fan more than an Exile fan. This proves that he is not a real oldbie, as all real oldbies prefer Exile. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Favorite Movie. in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, February 19 2005 11:29 Profile Homepage #47 If you have two posts in a row in a thread, you've double posted. Use the edit button located above your post to add more, please. —Alorael, who has a much easier time reading posts with spaces after punctuation and full stops interspersed with the text as necessary. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Avernum online text RPG in The Avernum Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, February 19 2005 11:24 Profile Homepage #7 A MUD would probably be a violation of intellectual property rights. This hasn't stopped hundreds of MUDs, and Jeff probably wouldn't notice or care much, but it would make baby lawyers cry. —Alorael, who actually isn't sure why RP boards aren't a violation. Maybe they are, but really nobody cares, or maybe they're somehow fair use because they aren't really coded into a separate game and fall under the category of disussion. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
BOA Download Bug in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 18 2005 20:43 Profile Homepage #4 Try with a browser other than Safari, maybe. —Alorael, who has no experience with Safari or endless download bugs. You might want to try sacrificing a goat beneath the new moon for good luck. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
I am SO much better than Alec in Richard White Games
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 18 2005 20:41 Profile Homepage #4 You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread mod! Er, something like that? —Alorael, who will NOT close this topic. That's right, it will stay open! He feels a need for a living, unlocked topic to act as a suitable foil for his collection. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Avernum online text RPG in The Avernum Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 18 2005 20:37 Profile Homepage #3 Why not post the link here? —Alorael, who hopes you mean "delete this thread" and not this board. That would be a rather radical reaction! Most threads stay unlocked and just languish when everyone loses interest anyway. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Moving Registered Games from OS 9 to OS X in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 18 2005 20:34 Profile Homepage #4 I don't know, but I'd appreciate it if it were more legible and, even better, not posted. We already have a Mac vs. PC argument of sorts, and a real one is exactly what we don't need. —Alorael, who will thank everyone to leave the flamebait alone. Do not touch! Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Order of SpiderWeb's Games in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 18 2005 13:01 Profile Homepage #10 It was easier to rewrite it than to find it on the website and post links! —Alorael, who would rather expend a little effort in answering questions than a lot of effort in yelling at image spammers. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Order of SpiderWeb's Games in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 18 2005 11:45 Profile Homepage #7 Please stop spamming with images. If he knew the answers, he wouldn't ask. Yes, the order of the games is A1, A2, A3, and BoA. Note that since BoA consists mostly of scenarios written by people other than Jeff, each individual scenario could be anywhere on the timeline of the world of Avernum or in another universe entirely. Jeff has said that he has no intention of carbonizing Nethergate or any other older games, but I believe they run just fine in Classic. All the prices in US dollars are on the order form and on the website. I believe Nethergate is only $15 with any other purchased game, too. —Alorael, who highly recommends visiting the Spiderweb Software website to get answers. It has most of them. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
my site in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, February 17 2005 16:51 Profile Homepage #2 Locked in favor of the poll form of the same topic. —Alorael, who likes sites better when advertised in no more than one topic. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
The item list for the Avernum 2 character editor. in The Avernum Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, February 17 2005 13:02 Profile Homepage #4 A link to this topic from the forum header would be good for now. —Alorael, who hopes that Drakey would be willing to put this on his site along with the A3 item list. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Which of these is worth playing? in Richard White Games
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Wednesday, February 16 2005 13:20 Profile Homepage #8 Icshi registered, I believe. He's the only documented case, and there is no solid evidence backing up his claims of having actually played the game. —Alorael, who believes Icshi only because it's a lie so preposterous that no one would dare say it unless it were true, and nobody in their right mind would ever want to lie about such a shameful thing. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
O.K...("?")... in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Tuesday, February 15 2005 12:21 Profile Homepage #17 Whether or not they are recognized as the proper etymology of the word by the linguists who are paid to figure these things out, alternative possible sources of words can be interesting. For one thing, back etymologies can happen. For another, with a popular term like okay, it's quite possible that it appeared in several forms almost simultaneously. While one might be the real original, others are interesting too. —Alorael, who will put it this way. The etymology is that the word came from an abbreviation of Oll Korrekt. The history is that there was a fad for such things during the Jackson administration. It may even have originated from a misread "OR" from Jackson, which then spread like wildfire. And it's quite possible it first became popular on army supplies. Instead of stating one truth, this topic has shown several, some more proven than others. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Epics and Sagas in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, February 14 2005 17:44 Profile Homepage #15 quote: Originally written by Toasted Marshmallows: Most good fantasy writing is on some level based on epics. That's not quite true. Most of the books marketed as "epic" fantasy are based directly or indirectly on epics stories and form, though not necessarily on specific essays. The more they diverge from this, the less epic or less good they become. Not all good fantasy is epic, though (arguably, of course!). There is Perdido Street Station-style fantasy (or sci-fi, maybe) that has nothing to do with epics. Yes, most fantasy authors stick to the epic mold, but there are those who try to break out of it, often with the result of making people unsure which genre the book belongs in. [Edit: Plural with an apostrophe? The end is nigh!] —Alorael, who would say most "gritty" fantasy tends to lean away from the epic for obvious reasons. A great deal of that isn't good, but it's no worse than epic fantasy on average, and the good books aren't epic. [ Tuesday, February 15, 2005 17:57: Message edited by: Ser sin rumbo cierto ] Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Naples in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, February 14 2005 12:17 Profile Homepage #20 quote: Originally written by Sagieuleaux: There's also an even bigger volcano under Yellowstone National Park that may or may erupt at some point in the relatively near future. Is that a little bit of subconscious pessimism, Thuryl? —Alorael, who calls this a fairly functional topic. It started with a discussion of volcanic activity and is still, besides this tangent, focused on volcanic activity. Other topics wander much further and much faster. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
O.K...("?")... in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, February 13 2005 16:13 Profile Homepage #8 According to Merriam-Webster, "Oll Korrect" is the rather odd etymology of the word. I stand by my claim that English ranks up there among the world's stupidest languages. —Alorael, who would say that "acknowledged" could cover must of the uses of okay. Acknowledged, however, is a large and cumbersome word and tends to be used only in official circumstances. Okay is a much more user-friendly word that can be turned into such phrases as "okey-dokey." Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
thanking of buying blades of exil... in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, February 13 2005 08:29 Profile Homepage #6 If you like Exile, especially Exile 3, get Blades of Exile. There are hundreds of scenarios, dozens of very good scenarios, and even scenarios generally acknowledged to have better plots than the Exile games. There are scenarios that are similar to Exile in style and there are scenarios that are really nothing at all like Exile. You can wring hundreds and hundreds of hours out of playing alone, and that's without even touching the scenario editor. Blades of Avernum is a little bit different. The scenario designing tools are more powerful but far less intuitive, so it might be harder for you to make a good scenario. That also means that fewer scenarios are coming out, and since it's only been out for a short time compared to BoE, there aren't nearly as many scenarios. If you really want to make a complex scenario and either have a working understanding of C/C++ or aren't averse to getting one, BoA is the right one. —Alorael, who has both. He really thinks that which one you buy is a matter of taste. BoE will allow you to spend more time right now, but BoA has more potential. If you have the money, get them both and give up sleeping and eating. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Possible Hidden Treasure in The Exile Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, February 12 2005 18:06 Profile Homepage #11 It's a guy who diseases you. What, you thought everyone had treasures and quests for adventurers? —Alorael, who really doesn't think there's anything to the encounter but an antisocial curmudgeon. Let that be a lesson to all who talk to strangers on islands. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Just a random question in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, February 12 2005 13:15 Profile Homepage #17 Free speech doesn't quite apply to forums as some people seem to think, but that is neither here nor there. I won't let legal niceties get in the way of ominous threats and fist shaking! —Alorael, who would never allow his rifle to be confiscated. Fortunately, he's not Aloreal, so there's no problem. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Meh in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, February 12 2005 10:13 Profile Homepage #3 There are a number of free image hosts and a number of sites that will host sites for free, but the two tend not to overlap. Unless you can get friendly support from a Spidwebber, you'll either have to get very lucky with Google or make a site on, say, Freewebs and have links to the hosted images. —Alorael, who doesn't like that solution very much. He doesn't have a better one, though, unless you can convince someone to share the wealth and give you some bandwidth and space on their site. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Happy Birthday to me, and a question in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 11 2005 22:08 Profile Homepage #4 Happy birthday, Armada! —Alorael, who remembers waiting about a week for the Nethergate CD. If you still don't have BoE on Monday, you may begin panicking and emailing Jeff. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Favorite Plauge? in The Exile Trilogy
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 11 2005 17:06 Profile Homepage #3 I like the roaches. They're the only plague with any subtlety whatsoever from a plot perspective, and the Filth Factory is very fun to go through. —Alorael, who might put the golems first in Exile. Unfortunately, the Tower of Shifting Floors was a more irritating chaotic mess than the lasers could ever hope to produce. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Just a random question in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 11 2005 16:40 Profile Homepage #13 Touch not my signature, sir! —Alorael, who claims a patent, a copyright, a trademark, and while he's at it, divine right. The signature is his and not yours! Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Epics and Sagas in General
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, February 11 2005 16:39 Profile Homepage #8 An epic is not what is commonly (mis) labeled as "epic fantasy." Tolkien did not write epics, although his works were certainly informed by epics. Piers Anthony certainly doesn't write epics, and I also happen to think he is a blight upon the literate world (but that's another story). I haven't read anything by Moorcock, but I'd bet his books are fantasy and not epic, too. —Alorael, who is reasonably certain that cartoons can't be epics. He is positive that novels can't be. If you can call a book a novel, it's not an epic. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00

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