Profile for Stugri-La
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| Displayed name | Stugri-La |
| Member number | 3521 |
| Title | Guardian |
| Postcount | 1798 |
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| Registered | Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Saturday, November 15 2003 02:08
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 Hanuman, mythic monkey warrior of great strength and unbreakable loyalty. And Thuryl, that Ganesh statuette is very nice. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, November 14 2003 23:50
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Well, Thuryl, let's just say that I have a talent for inference.....and access to many, many pages of old posts on this forum. Although many may find wading through so much information to be an exercise in drudgery, I derived great enjoyment from it. When I first arrived here, about a month and a half ago, I realized immediately that there were some very interesting personalities here, and more importantly, some very intriguing dynamics among some of the older personalities. Just as Hercule Poirot would say, I am a man who makes it his business to know things. When I first got here, many things people said, many odd comments they made, were entirely incomprehensible to me. I didn't know that Custer was Alec; and hell, I didn't even know that Alec was anyone important. I didn't know that many of the members with high member numbers were actually oldbies with new accounts. It was intolerable to me that I should be as entirely in the dark as I was. But I knew that many of the answers to my questions would be hidden deep within the bowels of this site. And, as this was indeed the case, I have succeeded in answering the majority of them. I still don't know everything there is to know about everyone here, but I'm getting there, slowly but surely. And, I realize that I am an extremely pitiful variety of man to bother with such frivolity. As for my name, that story is quite a bit shorter. It comes from a story which I wrote in 6th grade. I used to be quite an avid writer in those days, writing huge volumes with anthropomorphic characters, a la Brian Jacques. The name itself has no meaning at all. You can call me Stughalf, Stug or St, it doesn't really matter to me. However, I would prefer not to be called Ug  .[ Friday, November 14, 2003 23:53: Message edited by: Stughalf ] -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, November 14 2003 22:48
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Well, Djur has three registered accounts on Spidweb that I'm aware of. The first one was member # 39 I believe, and the member title was Babelicious. His next account was under the name O Nascimiento Conduz La Morte or something like that, and though it was an entirely new account, with a new member number, he still kept the Babelicious title. Yet with the current account his member title was never changed from the default to Babelicious. I was curious about the reason. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, November 14 2003 22:36
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quote:Calling anyone a weasel as an insult is a horrible slandering of weasels! Please use a substitute term. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, November 14 2003 16:25
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Why didn't your title of Babelicious from your earlier accounts transfer to this one, Djur? -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, November 14 2003 16:22
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I tend to be unable to really get into a game unless it has some sort of visual component drawing me in. The graphics in an RPG don't have to be anywhere near top of the line, in my opinion, but they should at least have some aesthetic appeal to them. I also prefer the Avernum series to Exile, as I find in-town navigation to be smoother in Avernum. I also like the inventory portraits in Avernum. Though there are less spells in Avernum, there seems to still be enough variety in spells to keep the game interesting. But my favorite Spidweb game series is the Geneforge series, as it seems to do the best job of balancing gameplay, plot, and graphics. The game world is not nearly as huge, but it is large enough to be quite entertaining to explore. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 13 2003 21:44
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I'm a liberal-minded person, but I tend to go by issue. Used to fancy myself a conservative, but since Bush began his reign I have abandoned all of that. While I support big government and social programs, I tend to be conservative in terms of certain specific social issues. On economic issues I am staunchly liberal, and like most, it seems, on these boards I oppose heavy defense spending and the recent actions by the Bush administration. I thought the Afghanistan war was justifiable and necessary, but the Iraq war has struck me as being singularly unnecessary. However, the worst crime of the administration has not been the initiation of combat operations in Iraq. It has been the systematic manner in which it has lied to the American people. Oh, so many lies. Far too many to list here. But, overall, I think of myself as a thinking centrist. [ Thursday, November 13, 2003 21:50: Message edited by: Stughalf ] -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, November 12 2003 10:41
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Hmmm, very nice, TGM. Very......., um, poetic. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, November 12 2003 09:32
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That poem was to Sauron, I assume, and not to me, right? -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, November 12 2003 06:50
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Perhaps I'll try my hand at the haiku stuff. We went on a hike My friend of old at my side And my eyes were clear We talked about things Gossipped, recalled memories My eyes were laughing Concerned, though, was I When he mentioned a new name Sharper were my eyes He had a new girl Not at all like the others And fear twitched my eyes He loved her, he said And his life belonged to her My eyes grew warmer Now I asked of him What would become of his friends Terror in my eyes Unconcerned was he We were all dispensable My eye shot a spark I pleaded with him But he refused to listen My eyes glazed over As we walked onward I noticed something ahead And my eyes brightened We reached a broad cliff And I pushed him from behind My eyes were glowing I turned from the scene Striding back along the path And calm were my eyes. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 11 2003 17:18
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It is only strongly implied that the two women are lesbians in Avernum 3 (I have not played A1 or A2). All they say is that they were very close for a very long time on the surface, too close for the Empire to approve of, or something like that. It is not said straight out that they are lesbians, but the implication that this is indeed the case is very strong. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 11 2003 17:06
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Hey Alec, Beethoven contains 'ov' :P . -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 11 2003 14:21
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With what has been said above, I certainly agree, Don't steal the sig, or you'll find yourself Atop a towering tree. I would advise you, good Deus, To give up poetry for a time, At least until your skill excels, And vastly improved is your rhyme. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 11 2003 10:13
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Your title is indeed based on your number of posts. To view the information on post count vs. member title, click on the faq link at the top of the page. Specialty titles such as Sir Waiting for Fate's "Senile Reptile" are given out, I believe, by the administration to certain members. I am not sure about the proper procedure needed to apply for a special title. The special title "Canned" is given to spammers. Those members who have been banned have the word "BANNED" in place of their original member title. Moderators of a given board are given the title " Blademaster " for their posts in that board, and whatever normal title they have for their posts on other boards. Administrators are given the title "Triad Mage." [ Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:15: Message edited by: Stughalf ] -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, November 10 2003 09:40
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Perhaps you could start this at some point in the future, but there are too many active RPs right now. The mods have promised to lock any new RP that gets started while there are still 2 or more RPs that are active. You will probably have to wait if you want to start your RP here. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, November 9 2003 19:56
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Looks as though this topic is degrading into spam. Perhaps it should be locked. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, November 9 2003 19:13
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One of my closest friends, a composition major at college, is a fine composer of classical music. The majority of the music he listens to is classical as well. He and some of my other friends used to be in a progressive rock band, and he would modify a lot of his classical stuff for that. His stuff is far from traditional classical, but it is, without a doubt, first rate. If there are indeed others like him, you may see, in the coming years, a new crop of young classical composers rise to take the place of those long dead and gone. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, November 8 2003 11:49
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My sincere apologies, Arancaytar, Of ancient tongues my knowledge is far From perfect, and for such improper use, I deserve to be trampled by a rampaging moose. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, November 7 2003 20:00
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Having only recently arrived, In present company thus described, And viewing thine words sharp as sword, I think, "Praise God, I hath been ignored!" -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, November 7 2003 08:25
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As I mentioned learlier, I also require the graphics to be up to a certain (admittedly low) standard for me to enjoy the game. But I certainly enjoy many games which are stronger graphically than plotwise, like Diablo, which was a graphical breakthrough when it first came out, but doesn't have much for plot. -------------------- Stughalf "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect." - Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 6 2003 17:32
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Currently, I am listening to Hindi songs by Manna Dey, a singer from Northeast India who was very popular in India in the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Most probably no one here has ever heard of him, but it would be very interesting if someone has. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 6 2003 16:10
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By all things beautiful, I would request someone to please lock this topic. Everything that needed to be said about and to Mercenary has been said. Discussing over and over again what has already been discussed so many times is highly unproductive. We all need to put these disruptions behind us and move on. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 6 2003 15:59
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My favorite game music of all time has to be the music in Power Pete. I also enjoyed the music in Warcraft II and Starcraft quite a bit. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 6 2003 15:54
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I would say that I place the greatest importance on gameplay and interface. If, when I try out a new game, I find it impossible to understand how to play it or learn its ridiculously complex controls, I will most probably drop it like a hot brick. And any game that is annoying or frustrating to play is not likely to last awfully long on my hard drive. As for graphics and storyline, I usually need at least a modicum of each in a game for it to be enjoyable for me. I am a highly aesthetic person, and find good graphics to be enough to endear me to some games. However, I despise games that use complex camera angle views and force me to search frantically just to find my party or army. In my book, great graphics are a big plus as long as they do not subtract from gameplay. A strong storyline is an absolute necessity in games which do not have murderously good gameplay and graphics. An engrossing storyline is the backbone of any Spidweb game. Take away the storylines of games like Avernum and Nethergate, and the games would be unplayable. However, I do not believe that an RPG needs a strong storyline to be an excellent game. Case in point: Diablo. That game had the simplest of linear plots, and minimal dialogue to boot. The entire "point" of the game was to hack through as many monsters as one could, while accumulating equipment and experience in the process. But you know what? It worked. The game was just pure, unadulterated fun, and it was phenomenal gameplay which made it that way. The combat was smooth and seamless, real time combat at its best. The balance in the game was impeccable, the monsters were fierce, and the spells were many, varied, and inventive. It was a joy to play, even with its shortcomings in storyline. -------------------- Stughalf "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect." - Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, November 5 2003 17:57
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I suggest we lock this topic as well. All this stuff has already been discussed and re-discussed, and there is really no more to be said. We all need to move on. And if this plea does not succeed in its objective, I may just start an image spam war with Alec and get it locked that way. EDIT: That last bit is meant in jest. [ Wednesday, November 05, 2003 17:59: Message edited by: Stughalf ] -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |