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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| BoA and Realmz what link?? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, April 2 2004 11:02
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They're both shareware scenario-based fantasy RPG's. That's the extent of the similarities. BoA is good, Realmz is a buggy, typo-ridden, all around inferior game. —Alorael, who thinks you may be thinking of the original link between Spiderweb and Fanasoft. That ended with Exile 2. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Need information on the Strategic Defense Initiative in General | |
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written Friday, April 2 2004 10:53
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One of the ideas proposed was to have orbital satellites that would use nuclear detonations to fire lasers. Among the other problems with the idea was the estimated required time to get enough satellites into space to be useful: anywhere from 1000 to 4000 years. ?Alorael, who believes other laser types were proposed as well. Most of the more feasible ones diffused too quickly to be destructive to relatively low-flying missiles. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Side of Victory in Nethergate | |
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written Thursday, April 1 2004 12:08
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I like Nethergate's ending a lot. For one thing, it fits the story well. For another, it fits the other side of the story well. —Alorael, who has given enough spoiler for today. He was very happy when he saw the Roman side of the ending, though. Well, not happy, precisely, but satisfied and semi-pleasantly surprised. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Mac or PC? in General | |
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written Thursday, April 1 2004 11:59
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I've used PC's that crashed while I logged in. Any computer has almost limitless potential to be awful if it's used wrong. My Mac has no network problems at all, but I could easily manufacture some with a bit of work. A PC user could do the same. ?Alorael, who wouldn't want to rate any system on its anti-idiot capabilities. Some people really just aren't cut out for computer use. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Greaves in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, April 1 2004 11:55
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If only the graphics are supplied, you can decide which equipment slot they go with, although there is no new "greaves" space. You could make them pants or boots, or even a helm if you were so inclined. —Alorael, who presumes this is some effort to get people to produce more impressive items than the ever-present Pants of Power. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| This sentence describes a topic containing an entirely self-referential short story. in General | |
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written Thursday, April 1 2004 11:48
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But usually is not always. —Alorael, who will lock this topic out of sheer contrariness. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Need information on the Strategic Defense Initiative in General | |
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written Wednesday, March 31 2004 13:48
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Google turns up some good results with "SDI," "Star Wars," and "Strategic Defense Initiative." Just keep in mind that the scientists were always skeptical about the feasibility of the project, although it never stopped Reagan from sinking huge amounts of money into it. ?Alorael, who looked up a lot of information on this a few years back. He'll see if he can find any of his old bits of paper floating around either on his computer or near his desk. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Favourite Smells in General | |
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written Wednesday, March 31 2004 13:38
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Mucus actually smells quite bad. It's one of life's mercies that we can't smell it at all once there's enough of it. ?Alorael, who has discovered that he prefers the smell of cold days. Or maybe that's just the absence of smell again. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Empress Prazac's Reign in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, March 31 2004 13:29
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I think at a certain point it becomes academic. The conversion was done with some date errors included (look at Grahk's Peninsula!). Ultimately, we'll end up making it work hoever we want just like we did with BoE. On the other hand, there's no call to go wasting good argument material. —Alorael, who is inclined to believe that the lineage is right even if the dates aren't. Rearrange the years of reign, but keep the order of Emperors the same. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, March 31 2004 13:23
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But the Arena is clearly a satellite of Spiderweb. Maybe not the Spiderweb boards, but certainly the games. —Alorael, who has seen plenty of Spiderweb-related topics on Desperance and Desperance-related topics on Spiderweb. They may not orbit, but they're definitely tied. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, March 30 2004 16:48
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Voluntarily doing weird things with your account is fine as long as you take responsibility for it. If I share this account with SMoE and he gets me banned (and he would, I know it!), it's my problem. ?Alorael, who is not and never has been SMoE. This is something that is of great comfort to him in the declining years of his life. Whatever he has done wrong, he's never done it as SMoE. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, March 30 2004 13:39
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Polaris and Desperance started with strained relations over initial hostility, and the situation hasn't improved much. I really don't know why. —Alorael, who was once a regular poster on both Polaris and Desperance. He gave up on Desperance, though, mostly because his brain wasn't up to the task. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Paralysis Resist? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, March 30 2004 13:37
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I believe willpower is the relevant stat. That's what makes the Strong Will trait so valuable for singletons. Without it, you're far more likely to end up as sitting lunch. —Alorael, who can't remember exactly what boosts willpower. Intelligence, probably, and possibly hardiness. It boosts everything else... Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Empress Prazac's Reign in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, March 30 2004 13:23
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The School in BoE does have room belonging to some "Erika," although I didn't find it again in BoA. Then again, I couldn't remember where it was the first time, so I could very well have gone right by it. —Alorael, who believes that the dynastic chart is, like much of BoE/BoA history, a composite of facts from the games and plausible contributions from the forums. As long as we have to make up old dates and emperors, they might as well be the same fabrications. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Favourite Smells in General | |
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written Tuesday, March 30 2004 13:23
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I encountered another nice smell today. Freshly washed and dried clothes. They have a wonderful smell, and they're toasty warm, too! ?Alorael, who has never been a fan of plastic smells, especially baggies. They remind him too much of primary school. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, March 29 2004 13:03
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If the text you quote is longer than the text you actually write in your post, you have a problem. ?Alorael, who isn't sure what Drakey is referring too. Spiderweb has never been big on sanity, with or without Misc. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Empress Prazac's Reign in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Monday, March 29 2004 12:56
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If you play VoDT in BoA, the year given in the date counter is 855. —Alorael, who is now even more confused than before. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, March 29 2004 12:41
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I like the smell of books too. Most of the time I'm completely oblivious to smells of all kinds due to my perpetually stuffy nose. ?Alorael, who finds Saunders' appreciation of "warm baby" slightly disturbing. Oh, sure, it could be perfectly innocent... but warm coffee smells nice in a very different way. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| I miss item descriptions in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 16:50
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It's the principle of the thing. If I want to have everyone know quite clearly that the Great Sling of Boulder Hurling is purple, slimy to the touch, and constantly making embarrassing gurgling sounds, I should have the ability to inflict that upon players! —Alorael, who also misses descriptions. Not terribly, but it's good to have a little sarcasm in items. And if the food is Avernite, players need to be warned that it's only borderline edible. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| I miss item descriptions in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 16:50
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It's the principle of the thing. If I want to have everyone know quite clearly that the Great Sling of Boulder Hurling is purple, slimy to the touch, and constantly making embarrassing gurgling sounds, I should have the ability to inflict that upon players! —Alorael, who also misses descriptions. Not terribly, but it's good to have a little sarcasm in items. And if the food is Avernite, players need to be warned that it's only borderline edible. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 13:17
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Only if Drakey doesn't make good on his threat and make Your Postliness come earlier. That evil Drakey... He'll get his comeuppance! ?Alorael, who doesn't think 150 posts are all that significant when measured against 7500. 2% is an acceptable deviation. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 12:48
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I stand rebuked. Polaris first appeared when Scorpius, then a Misc. moderator, put up a banner calling ADoS a lagot. The first few conspirators banded together on AIM to get the banner removed and to have TM and Scorp punished (although TM wasn't, in fact, guilty of anything). Polaris moved to Ezboard, then to MyIB, then to Lady J's site (now defunct), then to another site, and so on. It lost its anti-TM, anti-Scorp, anti-Desperance stance fairly quickly and moved on to being just another place to converse with a side helping of RP's. For a while Polaris (or Logalot, at least) created and posted PNN articles on Spiderweb, but that died down. And there you have it. A specific incident, the banner, followed by happy chatting with no real agenda. —Alorael, who is always happy to replace ambiguity with other forms of coverup. In this case, he does not acknowledge that any of the above statements are his, nor does he take any responsibility for their veracity or lack thereof. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| skills in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 12:35
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You can get special skills from scripts or shops, but then you can't train them normally. If you raise the prerequisites high enough, you don't get any points of the skill, but you can train it just like any other skill. —Alorael, who doubts he'll ever get riposte or lethal blow through training. Shops and scripts sound like the best way to get that. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Need (twitch) BoA (twitch) for Windows! in General | |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 12:28
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It's hard to say if it's good when its strength lies in the scenarios made for it and nobody has finished any yet. The scenario editor is very powerful, though, and there is plenty of potential to work with. If you like making scenarios, it's already great. If you'd rather just play them, wait until there's more to play. ?Alorael, who wouldn't say that the existing BoA scenarios are awful. It's just that compared to BoE, you're only entertained for a few paltry hours instead of hundreds. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 08:49
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No! You wouldn't! Very bad Drakey! Abuse of exclamation marks!!! ?Alorael, who may be forced to create a new conspiracy for his title. He doesn't particularly care what it is, as long as Postliness and associated terms are not involved. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |