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| Member number | 3521 |
| Title | Guardian |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, May 27 2004 14:22
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Some time back, Imban imposed a temporary ban on the creation of new RPs, due to the fact that there were, at the time, four active RPs on General. The ban was lifted after a few of the active RPs faded and died. Although I wasn't around nine months ago, a similar overpopulation of active RPs was probably the cause of most earlier bans. As there are no active RPs on General presently, the creation of a new RP at this time will be tolerated. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, May 27 2004 14:02
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It is really rather promising. In addition to the manner in which the two main adversaries lend themselves naturally to different strategies and means, there's also a perfect third side in the whole struggle, which could serve as an NPC race along the lines of the Fomorians in Nethergate. This third side would be a rival native people, oppressed by the Aztecs for many years, and eager to ally themselves with the white invaders in an effort to win back power and control from the hated Aztecs. Although it's highly unlikely Jeff would ever delve into such a project, there's a chance that an enterprising BoA or Pyg designer will jump on such a fantastic idea. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, May 25 2004 18:35
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Well done. Your work is much appreciated, to be sure.  -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, May 25 2004 18:28
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Well, TM, the statement was partly sarcastic, but also largely honest. I am an absolutist, obstinate jackass with supreme confidence in his own beliefs and ideas. However, I've changed a bit with time, as seems to be inevitable, and in the process have begun to note and appreciate the presence of shades of grey on many issues. I'm rather puzzled by your assertion of Hinduism being extensively stringent in terms of moral concerns. Perhaps you're drawing a bit too strongly from excerpts of the Vedas or Upanishads? Be aware that these scriptures are largely obsolete today. Hinduism has most certainly evolved with time, and the modern version, as practiced by millions of people, is almost entirely founded in the Bhagavad Gita, with the older Vedas and Upanishads playing very little part. I don't believe the Bhagavad Gita moralizes extensively at all; it mostly deals with the concepts of reincarnation and moksha, and the gradual progress required for the attainment of such even-mindedness. Most importantly, no real form of punishment is ever even so much as hinted at for those who choose to break moral codes. Hindus believe in no Hell for sinners, or any sort of equivalent region of pain and torture. Rather, reincarnation is the only "punishment" for wrongdoers. As such I think it's hardly fair of you to paint Hinduism as some sort of harsh, punitive brand of religion. It's really, at least in its current form, a benign, tolerant construct. As for whether I choose to strictly or loosely interpret the teachings of my religion, I've always maintained that scriptural literalism is a dangerous and foolish practice, and that those who choose to interpret religious scripture in such a manner are afflicted by a lack of confidence in their own powers of ethical reasoning. I've formulated my own belief system by blending elements of Hindu scripture, secular logic, and original thought. I haven't incorporated the whole of the Bhagavad Gita into my belief system; rather, I've gone through individual points, carefully evaluating them, identifying which ones seem to ring true to me. I've found such a procedure works rather well. Although it's true that I do believe in absolute truth, and hold strongly to several principles, I'm hardly a strict, moralizing type of person. I'd elaborate more, but as I'm tiring of typing, and as I seem to have said quite enough for now, I'll leave it at this. If you're interested, though, I'll be happy to elaborate in a later post. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, May 25 2004 16:00
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Welcome back, Aran. Be flattered when I say that I did take note of your absence.  -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, May 25 2004 11:08
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That was Weedy, as I remember. A bit of a frump and a stuffed shirt at times, to be sure, but, at his best moments, somewhat profound. I'm far too much of an absolutist, black-and-white ape to put any stock at all in postmodernism. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, May 25 2004 10:50
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Only idiots believe they can perceive the worth of a member by examining his post count, member number, and/or karma rating. [ Tuesday, May 25, 2004 10:50: Message edited by: Only Half Stultified? ] -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, May 23 2004 15:08
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Ah, I was confused by the order of the dead topics. But yeah, the topic you revived at first is one of my favorites. Speaking of old favorites, does anyone know what became of the old "Friends" topic (the one with Alec's secret disclosure at the end)? I read it soon after I arrived here, but couldn't find it when I looked for it a few months later. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, May 23 2004 14:57
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Welcome to SW, Cavanoskus. A word of warning, though- avoid treading on tails. There are quite a few around, and each one is attached to a long, sinuous creature with razor-sharp fangs, needlelike claws, magnificent athletic ability, and an unspeakably bad attitude. ;) My biggest problem is responding to Alec's jokes, not understanding them. I usually can comprehend his jokes almost immediately, but as I'm a bit slow in my processes, and not an inherently funny brand of person, I'm often hard-pressed to come back with something that does his original statement full justice. [ Sunday, May 23, 2004 14:57: Message edited by: Only Half Stultified? ] -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, May 23 2004 14:30
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They were revived soon after Mariann's announcement that all threads on General older than two months would be deleted due to a shortage of Irony Central disk space. Before Alec came up with the idea of archiving all the old threads, several old threads deemed important were resurrected in an effort to save them from certain elimination. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, May 23 2004 14:25
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It's odd, really, how so few members have joined over the past few days, after a period of such frenzied account-creating. This is all going to make predicting the availability of #4444 all the more difficult. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, May 23 2004 11:47
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Sorry about the long delay- there was a bit of an emergency with a family friend yesterday evening. I'm currently sending my section, piecewise, to RC. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, May 22 2004 13:50
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Thanks guys, I'll download those programs. RC, I'm using my Dad's PC now, so I don't need a program that will work for Mac. I only mentioned the part about using a Mac ordinarily to explain my incompetence with Windows.  So, yeah I'll get hold of WinRar and give it a shot. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, May 22 2004 13:32
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I was away for a bit, but I'll compress the folder and send it to you immediately. EDIT: RC, what program do you use to compress files and folders on Windows? I ordinarily use Stuffit with my OS9 iMac at school, but I'm currently using my Dad's Dell with Windows XP at home. [ Saturday, May 22, 2004 13:39: Message edited by: Only Half Stultified? ] -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, May 22 2004 10:01
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All right, I've got all of the bumped topics on the first page. I don't have any webspace, though. Can I e-mail the folders containing the html documents to someone? -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, May 22 2004 09:12
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I get Iraq and Finland? Mind you, I'm honored, but perhaps someone else ought to get one of those. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, May 22 2004 08:50
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Thanks, RC. I'll start grabbing those old topics on Page 1 immediately. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, May 22 2004 08:47
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It was great fun looking over the old thread on this subject. It'll be even better to be given a country this time, though. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, May 22 2004 08:42
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Ack. Why did you folks need to tell him about all that? It's not like I really needed that extra competition.  -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, May 22 2004 08:35
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Sorry I missed all of this, folks, as I really would have liked to help. Is there anything that hasn't been done yet? If so, I'll be more than happy to attack it. I can't thank all of you enough for what you're doing, though. When I first arrived at Spidweb, these old topics were a kind of treasure trove for me, allowing me to absorb a large portion of this board's history, and in so doing, assimilate quickly and seamlessly into this community. It would have been a shame if future newbies were denied access to this marvelous resource. Thanks to your hard work, this grand collection has been preserved, for the sake of forgetful oldbies and curious newbies alike. A fine job, all of you.  -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, May 21 2004 09:32
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quote:Actually, healing would still be possible, although it would be accomplished solely through rest and first aid skill/first aid kits. Each character would have to possess quite a bit more inventory space, as the lack of magic would make it necessary to carry around light sources, lockpicks, first aid kits, food and the like at all times. I've been attempting to play through the available scenarios for BoA again using a two-person party consisting of a fighter with decent thrown missile skills and an archer with decent melee abilities. I haven't invested any skill points in mage or priest spells, although I have invested in intelligence for the purpose of protecting against mind control. I've also refrained from using wands or magical crystals, except in the rare cases where it's been almost necessary to dispel barriers in order to beat a scenario (such as RoR). It's been interesting, although it often feels like an exercise in futility. The inability to attack more than four opponents per turn is often agonizing, and I've missed out on quite a few fine items due to my refusal to utilize piercing crystals or my inability to magically unlock doors. However, my characters have gotten quite powerful through their rigid specialization, and so the experiment seems to be quite a success thus far. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, May 21 2004 09:13
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Perhaps, then, I should be thankful that I have no idea whatsoever of the significance of "42." -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, May 20 2004 13:34
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quote:Thanks, although I have very little hope. As it's summer now, I'm around much less often. It'll take a stroke of magnificent luck for me to snag #4444. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, May 20 2004 13:29
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Pangea Software has made some pretty good games. I haven't played any of their most recent offerings, though, as they're quite firmly dedicated to staying at the cutting edge in terms of new hardware and processors and the like, while I've been coping with my first-generation iMac for almost five years. My favorite game by Pangea is most probably Power Pete, quite an old game, which has recently been renamed "Mighty Mike." Of course, there's a chance that the newest stuff is even better. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, May 20 2004 13:12
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I'd be interested in another historically-based RPG like Nethergate, but perhaps with the exclusion of magic altogether. It'd be interesting to see a game from Jeff which compensated for this lack of magic with increased complexity in terms of skills relating to the use of conventional weaponry. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |