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| Displayed name | Kelandon |
| Member number | 4045 |
| Title | Off With Their Heads |
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| Registered | Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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| Pylons in Avernum 4 | |
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written Friday, February 3 2006 21:29
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quote:Take my post in context with Thuryl's, directly above it. I put one sacrificial lamb fighter near a pylon and hold the other three back shooting spells and missiles. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Sudden Ending in Avernum 4 | |
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written Friday, February 3 2006 21:23
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I didn't complain about the R-I fight when I was beta testing because I figured that some people would find it hard. I don't even remember it, actually. I just remember thinking afterwards that other SW combats had been more difficult, and Garzahd (in A2, not in A4) was more fun. Heck, R-I in A3 was more fun for me. It's a matter of personal preference, I guess. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Oops in General | |
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written Friday, February 3 2006 21:17
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I'll give you nine variations on a theme of negation. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| The nephilim language in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Friday, February 3 2006 21:16
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Pirahã seems interesting, but we really don't know enough about it to make a lot of conclusions. Everything that I've read about it says that much more evidence is needed to verify the work that has been done so far. I think it is possible that cultural norms may limit what one talks about, and a language is defined by how it's used, so in that way, there may be some interesting features of the language. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Geneforge 4: "Not a Shaper" in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, February 3 2006 13:27
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I don't think there's any consensus on A4. Some like the GF-style graphics and different interface/spell system/town-outdoor management/etc. Some don't. Some like parts and dislike parts. My personal feeling is meh to the interface. The spells and skills are probably a small improvement. But in any case, A4 is selling like mad, apparently, so I'm guessing that Jeff is interpreting customer response to A4 as positive, whatever that may mean for GF4. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| What is the best: GF1, GF2 or GF3? / What I must buy now? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, February 3 2006 07:20
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I think I agree with others here: I liked GF1 best. It was mysterious and interesting. GF2 kind of suffers from A4 syndrome: you know most of what's going on from very early in the game and just have to complete tasks from then on. Not that I didn't like GF2 or A4, really, but just that GF1 was better. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Sudden Ending in Avernum 4 | |
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written Friday, February 3 2006 07:16
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I don't know... Dorikas was tricky, but R-I seemed really easy to me. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| The nephilim language in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Thursday, February 2 2006 15:20
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Thralni, just make the changes that you want to make, and I'll tell you if I object. I doubt I'll mind whatever you do. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Short Stories? in General | |
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written Thursday, February 2 2006 07:25
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It appears that TextEdit on Macs can also open Word files. I didn't know this until just now, when I tried it. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| The nephilim language in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 21:55
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Basically, yes, Classical Slith could be spoken by humans. It would be difficult to learn, but not prohibitively so. There are two major reasons for this: 1. Humans actually do learn it in the scenario, so it has to be possible. 2. For practical purposes, I'm sticking to what I know, and I know Indo-European languages. Perhaps for my next conlang I'll stretch farther. :P And I have a different explanation for the speech patterns of the sliths in Avernum. [ Wednesday, February 01, 2006 21:57: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| can't start boa - unhandled exception in Tech Support | |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 18:09
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I've tried to document the causes of Unhandled Exceptions in the bugs thread. The cause of the problem in that part of Bahs was that I was giving, er, bows and javelins to the same creature, I believe. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Tentative Avernum 4 v1.0.1 Update Out in Avernum 4 | |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 16:24
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The pictures were already posted. Follow the links above. They're not screenshots, but they definitely give you a good idea of what the chitrachs look like. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| how do i get into the vahantai lands or what ever they are called in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 15:09
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He meant living, present vahnatai. There are traces of the vahnatai in A1, including at least one dead vahnatai, but none living. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Magus of Cattalon bugs in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 14:46
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Ick. I can find no evidence of English-speakers using "scenarii" except in error, and I can find a preponderance of evidence — from the Oxford English Dictionary listing only citations of "scenarios" as the plural to a simple Google search that renders 1,000 times as many English-language hits for "scenarios" as for "scenarii" — that "scenarios" is preferred. The rule here is one that I like: the English plural -(e)s (as in, "scenarios") is always acceptable. The original plural may be acceptable, depending on a variety of factors. If anything, the English plural is generally preferred, because most people don't know the original plural (see "octopus" -> "octopodes"). You may be right that it is more "literary" to use the original plural, but you're posting on a message board, not writing an epic poem: your goal is to communicate. In any case, what were we talking about? Oh, yeah. Bottom line: you shouldn't be getting any experience from MoC at level 60+ anyway. [ Wednesday, February 01, 2006 14:57: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 14:13
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It's "scenarios," not "scenarii." Are you saying that if you take your current party into, say, Babysitting, you'll actually gain experience? Try it. I bet that you gain none. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 14:11
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Apparently someone got really bored waiting to register. :P -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Magus of Cattalon bugs in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 14:04
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No, I think this is just BoA being weird. I just did a test: I took a level 100 party and gave it 5 experience from a level 5 source — that is, award_party_xp(5,5). It gained 0 actual experience, despite printing the normal "You all gain experience. (5)" line. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 13:50
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I'd highly recommend that you simply do what I did: go to Wikipedia's IPA page (or any other source on phonology) and take the information that you need from there. If you simply must duplicate what's on my page, I won't object, but I strongly recommend against doing it blindly. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 07:57
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I never wanted you to give a reference to an article, because I've never thought that it matters. I don't really give a damn what Hurrian or Sumerian do, at least with regard to your language. Your language must simply make sense with itself, not necessarily match any other actual language. I think, as far as the ablative-instrumental, you could just change "Also, The ablative instrumental is used when something or somebody did or does something. This is most often found with passive sentences" into "Also, the ablative instrumental is found in passive sentences." -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Fort Monastery - iron bar quest in Avernum 4 | |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 07:33
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Somebody must be nearby. If you steal something in a truly empty room, you can get away with it. If BoA is anything to judge by, Avernum handles line-of-sight sort of weirdly, so that you may not be able to see people, but they can see you. Bear in mind that most places have a crime tolerance of 2, so you can steal one thing without making the town hostile. [ Wednesday, February 01, 2006 07:37: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 07:31
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Several of Snafta's (though not all — Three Doors Down? Ew). Recently I heard "Infinite Dreams" by Iron Maiden for the first time, and that had the same effect. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, February 1 2006 07:27
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If Hurrian is so minimally understood even by experts, it might be a really bad idea to base your language on it. It'd be like basing a language on Etruscan. Yeah, the terminative now looks more like a terminative, not as much like an allative. A terminative (as far as I can tell) is used for actually reaching an end (a terminus), whereas the allative is used for motion towards something. I still can't stand this description: "The ablative instrumental is used when something or somebody did or does something." Do you mean that it is used to denote "by means of" something? That is, "He killed him with a sword"? Or do you mean that it denotes the agent in a passive sentence: "He was killed by him"? Or something else? -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, January 31 2006 19:55
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I'm not sure that any of these "jokes" have even qualified as puns. They're so utterly dead ("punny" has been a word for more than forty years, according to the OED, and "punnily" for almost as long) that they're just statements. Now, my little brother was good at coming up with real puns. What do you call a monstrous creation that is smarter than its creator? Frankeneinstein. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, January 31 2006 18:56
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Have you tried re-downloading and re-installing? -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
| Fort Monastery - iron bar quest in Avernum 4 | |
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written Tuesday, January 31 2006 07:21
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I brought him dozens of bars and it never went away. I'd say you're stuck with it. I kind of liked that there was one quest like this in A3 that did eventually go away. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |