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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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| Empress Prazac's Reign in Blades of Avernum | |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 08:47
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Nobody knows that the vahnatai are holding such a grudge immediately after A2. Even Avernum has no idea until the intrepid band of four discover the evidence and blow up Rentar-Ihrno's Keep. If the sworn vengeance is commonly known, VoDT is probably set after A3, when Avernum and the Empire are communicating and Rentar-Ihrno's plot is known (and foiled). —Alorael, who was indeed going by BoA dates. Drakey's timeline has Stewart I more than 80 years back. Why couldn't Jeff stick with one set of numbers? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 08:41
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You too, Saunders? And without the dash? I suppose it's only a passing similarity... ?Alorael, who recommends the online form as long as you have access to a credit card. If your parents are too paranoid, using money order and mail is indeed your best bet. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| would you want this? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 08:38
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Many scenarios will give you choices in how you solve your problems. BoA hack 'n slash really isn't so much fun that a few more devious puzzles don't help things along. —Alorael, who is sure that the time-honored BoE tradition of having a hall of fame for those who can solve the hardest quests, find the most hiden things, and finish the scenario first will be continued. Recognition is always a good thing. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 08:35
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Corruption is spreading throughout the board. This board, not the other board. ?Alorael, who supposes it could be spreading throughout both, but... no, that doesn't bear consideration. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, March 28 2004 08:33
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Wouldn't the two be the same, usually? In any case, it's the number of points in the skill. —Alorael, who would like to know how one would go about boosting a skill without training. Even skill shops are training of a sort, they just cost gold instead of skill points. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, March 27 2004 18:42
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Believe you me, I will not be Your Postliness. ?Alorael, who swears this by his post count. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, March 27 2004 18:23
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Some other moderators don't have two titles because custom titles override Blademaster. It's a shame, too, because now Saunders' wave blade exploits aren't immediately apparent. ?Alorael, who glad to know that someone appreciates the coolness of having two titles. Now he'll have to fix that and convince Drakey to give him a single custom title. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Stuck again in VotD in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, March 27 2004 18:21
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There's an area with halls and small, mostly empty rooms coming off of them slightly west of the center of the Student Quarters. If I have my directions straight, the southernmost room has a secret door that leads to a crate with a textbook in it. If you know where another textbook is, that works too. —Alorael, who advises using the automap. Any unexplored purple space is highly suspicious. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, March 27 2004 18:18
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You get a certain number of points with which to design monsters, and then your monsters are pitted against the creations of others. There's an accompanying RP, but that's the relevant bit. —Alorael, who doesn't even want to try to wrap his mind around the complexities of the point system with equipment and AI thrown in. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, March 27 2004 09:25
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There are many dusty profiles lurking in the secret corners. ?Alorael, who expects a related airborne payload to be delivered sometime in the near future. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Where's the staff? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, March 27 2004 09:18
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Follow the sign by the entrance to the Apothecary. You need to find the secret door in the northwest corner (you'll notice an unexplored area on your automap). Make sure you have a Piercing Crystal with you. —Alorael, who does think that some unfilled space might be nice. Do architects really put hidden treasure in all the nooks and crannies left between rooms? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, March 27 2004 09:11
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There are a whole lot of them. Parry, Blademaster, Anatomy, Gymnastics, Pathfinder, and Magery are the familiar ones. There are a few new ones as well. Quick Strike puts you earlier in combat turn order and gives you extra AP sometimes. Lethal Blow is a kind of super assassination. It kills things very, very well. Riposte lets you land hits on enemies when they attack you sometimes. I've never seen it work, but my party is still low level and I only have the skill because I cheated shamelessly to find it. Sharpshooter improves missile skills. —Alorael, who got all the skills by boosting other skills. Learn enough standard skills and you'll run into the special ones. Parry, for example, comes from having good defense, dexterity, and hardiness. Some of the special skills even require other special skills. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 22:53
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Denying reality brings up a huge philosophical morass that has little bearing on the discussion. In practice, we all have to agree that there is an objective reality or we might as well all give up and stop trying to communicate. Similarly, while humans are never objective computing machines (with the possible exception of Thuryl), we do achieve various levels of functionality in our cognitive processes. At our best, we can think 'normally,' and usually our decisions make some kind of sense. At our worst, our brains physically do not function normally, and often our decisions make no sense. You seem to be denying the fact that some people are tuned in to the world that the rest of us perceive and that some people are crazy, and I don't buy it. ?Alorael, who disagrees about bluntness. Speaking up without thinking can be just as bad as not speaking up at all. Don't confuse honesty or coherence with bluntness. The former two are considered good traits. The latter is only positive when in conjunction with some form of bludgeon, preferably a heavy one. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 22:39
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In VoDT, a sign makes reference to an order by Emperor Stewart, or some Emperor beginning with an S, who died 80 years previous. VoDT occurs after Avernum 3, since the vahnatai are at war with the humans. That means that the timeline is inconsistent with the games or VoDT is set long enough after A3 to let Prazac die, Stewart succeed, Stewart die, and 80 years to pass. —Alorael, who suspects that the timeline needs editing. In any case, most of the details of Ermarian have been created right here, so feel free to alter them for your scenarios as you see fit. Heck, the name Ermarian was created by the BoE community! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 17:50
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A roleplaying forum without a specific RP could probably survive, but it's unlikely to start. Polaris started because of a specific incident and then just kept going for no particular reason. —Alorael, who can also see what he was saying before. People have a tendency to subdivide themselves, so Polaris and similar boards are likely to spring up. Usually there has to be some polarizing issue, no pun intended, to instigate the "us" and "them" mentality, though. [ Friday, March 26, 2004 17:51: Message edited by: Alorael ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Edit and Playtest at same time? in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 17:46
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I believe you need to save the party outside the town, then load and enter the town. —Alorael, who bases this on experience with BoE. If he's wrong, well, it's not the first time. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 17:46
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I believe you need to save the party outside the town, then load and enter the town. —Alorael, who bases this on experience with BoE. If he's wrong, well, it's not the first time. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 17:35
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Notice that the obscenely long URL ends with an eight digit number. Whatever number you enter there (maintaining all eight digits) will give you the profile of the corresponding member number. ?Alorael, who uses that to look up all kinds of people. You'd be surprised at how much evidence has to be collected on Arctic's victims. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 13:59
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Late congrats or something, RC/GC/etC. ?Alorael, who doesn't think this really makes the pollution any worse. General was due for a post count topic anyway. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 13:50
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I never said Polaris was a historical inevitability (I hope!). It was just the result of specific circumstances. It really isn't anything close to how it started now, though. It's been through more incarnations than you can shake a stick at. Incidentally, Polaris spent a long time with only about five members. You can keep going on that little, although more people are more fun. ?Alorael, who thinks that's a decent way to make a forum. If a community forms, make boards. Then the people will stick around for at least a little while even after the real 'point' to congregating has vanished. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 09:47
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10x10 is larger than any of the Avernum games. Immensely larger. Trust us, you cannot possibly use all that space, and trying to will only create vast, empty wildernesses that will drive players crazy for no reason. —Alorael, who doesn't really see anything wrong with working with 100 outdoors sections. You'll just find that you can't possibly fill them, and eventually you won't even want to try, so the result will be an unnecessarily bloated scenario file. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 09:47
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10x10 is larger than any of the Avernum games. Immensely larger. Trust us, you cannot possibly use all that space, and trying to will only create vast, empty wildernesses that will drive players crazy for no reason. —Alorael, who doesn't really see anything wrong with working with 100 outdoors sections. You'll just find that you can't possibly fill them, and eventually you won't even want to try, so the result will be an unnecessarily bloated scenario file. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 09:29
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You can't get that item until you have been farther into the school, so don't forget where those GIFTS are. —Alorael, who found plenty of Piercing Crystals. The trick is to find ways around most of the barriers, to just grit your teeth and wade through fire barriers, and to realize that a good number of the rooms that are only accessible by using Piercing Crystals actually contain more Piercing Crystals anyway. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 09:24
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I've noticed negligible differences in speeds when running those demanding games on one high-end computer versus another. Sure, you may save a second or two, but unless you're playing three of those at once it really doesn't matter. ?Alorael, who doesn't play many of those anyway. Granted, that is partially becaue his computer stares at him mournfully when he even sticks the CD in the drive, but he's not terribly interested in most of them. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 26 2004 09:20
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BoA is much more difficult to use than BoE, but it also gives far more options. I'd guess that fewer scenarios will be made, but for those who love to use technical tricks, BoA will present endless possiblities and that will result in great scenarios. ?Alorael, who also maintains the hope that the steeper learning curve will cut down on the number of truly awful things produced. We really don't need any more Inn of Tramps. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |