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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 Tuesday, May 18 2004 14:45
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I like the Spiderweb boards as a concept. I just don't like the actual code of the boards. ?Alorael, who has been able to stand them for a a few thousand posts. He thinks he'll manage to live through the pain a little bit longer. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Hybrids Anonymous or How to Differentiate an Opaki from a Choirboy in General | |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, May 18 2004 14:38
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The sliths may actually be used to building complex structures in their homeland. It's quite possible that the sliths banished to Exile/Avernum were all violent insurgent warrior and mage types with a smattering of disgruntled farmers and the like. If all the skilled laborers were happy without demons, the exiles could have been sadly lacking in the masonry department. I would also like to let everyone know that the Freudian slip comment, old as it may be, was a bad pun. ?Alorael, who doesn't think this sounds particularly likely. He just wouldn't want to make any assumptions about the main sliths based on the refugees who were considered barbaric and evil. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, May 17 2004 15:43
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Too late. My new name ruins your complementary name, although it was good while it lasted. Here are some more helpful suggestions: do not download or look at Galactic Core, Ocean Bound, or Homeland. They're all made by others but sold by Spiderweb, and they are all legendary for being bad. Lost Souls is good for a few minutes of fun, although it's nothing special. SubTerra is actually quite good, I hear, but we sad Mac users can't give it a whirl. ?Alorael, who would also like to strongly discourage signature theft. That makes the signature fairies unhappy, and when they are unhappy bullets start flying. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, May 17 2004 15:25
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Do not seek to purchase skribbane. I assure you that it is all mine, and I am willing to enforce that claim with all sniping that I deem necessary. All the best skribbane comes out of Gale or my basement. Do not try to purchase from anywhere else. You will probably have an even worse experience than normal, and then I will hunt you down and abuse you like an asterisk. ?Alorael, who is still Spiderweb's resident skribbane addict even though he doesn't trot out the tired old jokes on a daily basis. Hm, maybe he should... It would ease identification. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, May 17 2004 07:25
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I heard about Exile from an acquaintance who proceeded to tell me to ask Dexter about 'tools' before I even knew what the game was about. Shortly afterwards and entirely unrelatedly, I came across E1 on one of those CDs packed with too many games. And then I was hooked on the first and second strongest addiction of my life. —Alorael, whose most powerful addiction is, of course, skribbane. There's nothing like it, not even Spiderweb games! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, May 17 2004 07:08
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You can download demos of all the games to get a feel for them. It's probably not worth bothering with the BoE or BoA demos, though; Exile 3 and Avernum 3 have the same engines and use them to better effect than in the one scenario playable in the Blades demos. Keep in mind that third-party scenarios can and have surpassed the Spiderweb games in plot and technical innovations. Nethergate gives you two shorter games for the price of one, as you can play as either a band of Romans or a band of Celts. The world is the same, and the plots are parallel but opposite. It's actually handled in quite an interesting way, and I highly recommend it. One nice bonus is that you can get Nethergate or Blades of Exile for only $15 if you buy another Spiderweb game as well. It's a good deal for either one. The Exiles and Avernums are, as an above poster (best known as Thuryl) pointed out, games with the same plot on different engines. You only need to play through one demo to grasp the plot, but it's a good idea to try out all three Exiles and at least one Avernum to get a sense of the mechanics. Some prefer the older Exile games, and others prefer the Avernum games. Whichever series you like more, the story centers around the trials and tribulations of an underground nation of banished misfits and outcasts and their interactions with the surface Empire that cast them out, ranging from simple escape to warfare to an effort to save the surface from disaster. Geneforge is not my favorite, and I haven't registered either of the games. The concept is interesting, and the plot is the most responsive of any of the Spiderweb games. There are numerous endings and ways to advance the story in different directions. The engine just doesn't agree with me. ?Alorael, who thinks he has babbled on long enough. Just download demos and you'll get a good idea of what you like most, of course. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 16 2004 17:24
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Actually, Spiderweb has a history of trouble when too many people are browsing at once. I'm not sure that any other board would use the bandwidth more efficiently and prevent the numerous errors, though. Still, I think there are plenty of boards with features that this UBB sadly lacks. My number one complaint is that it keeps track of which topics have been read in a singularly poor fashion. Invision, Ikonboard, YaBB, and countless others all do a much better job there. ?Alorael, who doesn't really mind UBB or miss features. It's just a pain when his computer crashes and he suddenly has no idea which topics he has or has not looked at. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 16 2004 11:29
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Celts for me as well. After going through Exile with total magic dependence, I wasn't able to kick the habit. How can one live without access to light and unlock spells? —Alorael, who also prefers slings to javelins. And he prefers woad to armor. And he just likes Celts more than Romans because, as everyone knows, barbarians are really cool. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 20:30
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Alas! In my youth, I could have posted twenty times before flood control caught up with me and slapped on the handcuffs. Now I plod methodically onwards into the great unknown realm where there are no further titles. ?Alorael, who is still hoping to get his custom title from Drakey, or possibly Stareye. Heck, maybe he'll lobby Jeff Vogel just for a chance to be personally ignored by the big man. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 14:55
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While I am a firm supporter of all who would improve their English usage, this topic has turned into a series of unhelpful personal attacks. Since the general consensus seems to be that nobody wants to remain involved, although nobody actually stops arguing, I have an easy solution. One bullet and all the pain ends! ?Alorael, who will thank everyone to stop the madness now. Remember, long, pointless series of insults make middle-aged Alorael cry skribbane-scented tears. Nobody wants that, least of all Alorael. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 14:49
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See? Now that my name changes regularly, I must be even more firm about my proprietary signature. Do not use or abuse it, lest I be forced to summarily edit your posts and add snide comments. ?Alorael, who wouldn't actually do that. It would be a mean abuse of power, and everyone knows that he doesn't abuse his power. Not so obviously, at least, and not where there might be witnesses. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, May 14 2004 17:31
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Welcome back, Rosycat! ?Alorael, who hates these short welcome back posts. They feel so spammy. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, May 14 2004 11:49
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If I had three wishes, I'd wish for plenty of skribbane, a good sniper rifle with ammunition, and happiness. As a matter of fact, I think that I already have all three! ?Alorael, who now intends to wallow in a state of skribbane-induced trigger-happy bliss for several hours. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, May 14 2004 11:27
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Honey is usually a golden yellow in my experience. Gooz sounds more like caulk to me. —Alorael, who thinks the topic has drifted too far. Gooz, tentacles, and wangs are all latecomers. Everyone should return to expressing affection for the undead. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, May 14 2004 11:21
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No, but A3 shows what can be done with the engine. The programmers can take their ideas and do whatever they want. The inspiration comes more in the form of technical showcase than plot, although the plot has to be good enough to hold a player's attention. If A3 has a failure, it's in the fact that A3 doesn't nearly show the full range of BoA's capabilities, nor does E3 show BoE's. The scenarios that come with the editors are, on the whole, even worse. —Alorael, who still thinks it wouldn't be a bad idea to 'ship' BoA with the winner of the scenario contest. BoE could use an added scenario too. One of Alcritas's greats would do the trick, or Spears could be used as an example of a huge scenario with technical innovations. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, May 14 2004 11:21
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No, but A3 shows what can be done with the engine. The programmers can take their ideas and do whatever they want. The inspiration comes more in the form of technical showcase than plot, although the plot has to be good enough to hold a player's attention. If A3 has a failure, it's in the fact that A3 doesn't nearly show the full range of BoA's capabilities, nor does E3 show BoE's. The scenarios that come with the editors are, on the whole, even worse. —Alorael, who still thinks it wouldn't be a bad idea to 'ship' BoA with the winner of the scenario contest. BoE could use an added scenario too. One of Alcritas's greats would do the trick, or Spears could be used as an example of a huge scenario with technical innovations. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, May 13 2004 14:49
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I see nothing particularly wrong with any posts or names here. The contents of TM's post before editing will sadly (or not, for all I know) remain a mystery to me. If the occasioanl wang slips into a post, nobody is going to collapse in an apoplectic fit. Just try not to go into too much detail about the circumstances and events surrounding said wang. —Alorael, who would rather keep explicit posts, unreal or not, off of Spiderweb. Beyond that, tentacle monsters in a wholesome, evil elder god and/or Arctic-like implied awfulness kind of way should be perfectly fine. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 12 2004 16:39
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That's true. Desperance is more tasteful, in its way, and Desperance will not spam you unless you really are asking for it. Desperance also may or may not contain viewing material, such as Alec, that makes porn look like G rated fun. —Alorael, who would like to thank everyone for participating in the great ever-changing name event. As an added bonus, if you send him your credit card number, you'll get a very special surprise! Hey, if people are willing to follow along in one thing, it can't hurt to try another... Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 12 2004 12:27
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I have created a monster, or at least taken credit for one, and it has made many posts. Thus, I present to you another moniker! —Alorael, who does not mean TM. He means the current burst of posting on this topic, which he is shamelessly using to live up to his own hateful title. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, May 11 2004 13:30
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I set trends! I'm so popular! —Alorael, who will break the moniker trend to prove he's even cooler. Well, that and the fact that he's annoyed by the number of words he needs and the lack of length permitted in forum monikers. Alas, Lord Omar will not reign apathetically. Easy life! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 10 2004 14:18
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I am not Aloreal. I am Alorael. I have enough trouble with that without playing with funny names. —Alorael, who doesn't see anything wrong with acronyms, especially if they're the same as his actual name. Okay, if people start calling him ALORAEL, he'll be a little discomfitted, but he'll live. It still beats YYNSY. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 9 2004 17:07
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Stugie has the right of it. I don't remember exactly when my brief stint as Skribbane Addict began and ended, but it was somewhere in two years and four months of being plain ol' Alorael. Then I hit 7500, and since then I have been trying to change my name roughly once a day. —Alorael, who does intend to stick with his eponymous acronym. It saves him mental energy in trying to come up with clever names. Now they don't have to be clever, they just have to have certain letters. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 9 2004 11:37
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Thank you. I believe that fills in the gap. —Alorael, who likes the acronyms as well. It solves a lot of confusion problems as well. Now he will never be confused by strange acronyms like TNLIV or, even worse, YYNSY. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 9 2004 11:25
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In America I think about 10% of power comes from nuclear plants. Many more would have to be constructed, obviously, but any solution to the oil crisis will require some expenditure of money. Nuclear power is a safe bet, because the technology is already in place. All that's needed now is some construction to get it going. ?Alorael, who would opt for construction before there is no oil left, not after. Trying to build power plants without any power is a difficult proposition. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 9 2004 11:12
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Alorael Skribbane Addict (for a few hours) Alorael His Postliness Spammer Nonpareil This name left intentionally vague. Automatic poster. Do not reply. Yo ya no soy yo. Sic semper tyranis. A lorael by any other name A leprous orc rolls an evil lemon. All legs of rock are extra long. —Alorael, who sees no reason to steal another topic for his monikers. They can coexist peacefully with TM's. [ Sunday, May 09, 2004 19:56: Message edited by: All legs of rock are extra long. ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |