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Displayed name	Kelandon
Member number	4045
Title	Off With Their Heads
Postcount	7968
Homepage	http://home.sanbrunocable.com/~tommywatts03/
Registered	Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00

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Porting between Mac and Windows in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Monday, August 6 2007 05:46 Profile Homepage #3 Basically, if you're a Windows user, all you have to do to port your scenario to a Mac is ask a Mac-user to port the graphics for you and then send you the result in a sit or zip file. Note that you should not uncompress the file that you get back: not only can't Windows make cmg files, but putting a cmg file on a Windows machine corrupts the file, so you need to keep the sit or zip compressed after you receive it and while you upload it to the Internet (or whatever). [ Monday, August 06, 2007 05:52: 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
Graphics request in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Sunday, August 5 2007 06:06 Profile Homepage #4 ... had a secret affair with TM? If not, I fail to see the relevance. :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
Graphics request in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Saturday, August 4 2007 20:21 Profile Homepage #2 quote: Originally written by Nicothodes: TM and I This sounds unwholesome. -------------------- 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Saturday, August 4 2007 18:28 Profile Homepage #378 quote: Originally written by Stillness: And this is why I’m amazed that paragons of thought and reason such as you and Kelandon not only grace these boards with your brilliance but also condescend to interact with me. It is now my turn to ask you what the hell your problem is with me. I didn't say this to you. Keep me out of it. [ Saturday, August 04, 2007 18:29: 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
Bahssikava temple? in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, August 3 2007 21:04 Profile Homepage #1 Sorry for being slow to respond by e-mail. It's been a while since I've looked at Bahssikava, so I had to look this up. This is the relevant bit of the walkthrough. "There are two secret passages where you can find things that you need, one in the southwest room that had the altar, and one in the northwest room. Search both and move on to the east to the temple." The key that you need to unlock the door is behind the secret passage at (1,28) in Ancient Bahssikava. You can use the special ability Party Location to figure out your coordinates if needed. -------------------- 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 sound does a Swedish lightsaber make? in Avernum 4
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, August 3 2007 17:22 Profile Homepage #10 quote: Originally written by Spidweb: Also, I hate music in games. Oh, right. That's the third major objection usually posed. The other two objections may not hold up to rigorous scrutiny, but I think this one does. :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
What sound does a Swedish lightsaber make? in Avernum 4
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, August 3 2007 07:28 Profile Homepage #4 This brings to mind an interesting point. Some people have suggested that Spidweb games should have music. The usual response is that the download sizes need to be kept relatively small, but this track is only 4k; that wouldn't even be noticed if added onto a game download, even if a good dozen songs were packaged with the game (an extra minute for dial-up users OH NOES). The other objection is usually that music is annoying, so there should be an option in the Preferences to turn it off. But it seems as though there's nothing particularly preventing Jeff from having music like this in his games. -------------------- 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
Permanent consequences of criminality? in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, August 2 2007 20:53 Profile Homepage #4 quote: Originally written by Lazarus.: If he's particularly draconian he may simply auto kill you for stealing. As in, say, the HLPM. -------------------- 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 about some Player Reviews... in Nethergate
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, August 2 2007 20:52 Profile Homepage #15 quote: Originally written by Corrupted One: Of course I am going to play the demo before I find it. I am intrigued at the implied temporal relationship here. -------------------- 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
Starting/Early Scenarios? in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, August 2 2007 20:32 Profile Homepage #11 quote: Originally written by Lenar: I would recommend against taking an experienced party into Lord Puditus, on the grounds that Kel's inventive scripting promptly permanently strips all of your spellcasing capabilities. No. After a few of the initial complaints, I released an update that gives the skills back again in the end. Still, you're supposed to play the scen with a default party. And it's Putidus. quote: Originally written by solistus: Call me old fashioned, but I'll stick to "beefing up" legitimately. Half the fun is working your way up from nothing. Bear in mind that some scenarios that are designed for HLPM parties. [ Thursday, August 02, 2007 20:33: 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
It's spelled GUARDIAN in Geneforge Series
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Saturday, July 28 2007 21:35 Profile Homepage #9 People have. -------------------- 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Saturday, July 28 2007 07:09 Profile Homepage #359 You make the argument, "Christianity has all sorts of fulfilled prophecies!" The response you get is, "Yeah, so does pretty much everything else. What makes Christianity's prophecies special?" -------------------- 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
Avernum 5, July Update in Avernum 4
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, July 27 2007 18:33 Profile Homepage #2 I am happy about the "They are in fewer sections" bit. Chitrachs are good in moderation. I am so there for beta testing if you have need. I'm excited about this game. -------------------- 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, July 27 2007 17:59 Profile Homepage #353 I am not a religious scholar, but then, neither are you. Herodotus mentions Delphic prophecies that were fulfilled, and you can use Google just as easily as I can. -------------------- 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, July 27 2007 14:53 Profile Homepage #351 quote: Originally written by Stillness: quote: Originally written by Drew: Almost every major world religion is just about as old as Christianity, and has had its own prophesies that they claim have been fulfilled I didn’t know this. Can you give me a couple you kn ow of? Exclude Hebraic prophecies because I of course accept those. Again, your ignorance is shocking. Just check the usual source for prophecy and you'll find such statements as, "Cultures in which prophecy played an important role include the Persians, Assyrians, Celts, Chaldeans, Chinese, Druids, Egyptians, Greeks, Hebrews, Indians, indigenous North Americans, Mayans, Tibetans, and many in the Christian and Muslim traditions, among others." -------------------- 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, July 27 2007 09:01 Profile Homepage #339 Salmon's argument rested on the assumption of a benevolent god. If any given religion is right, then since only a small percentage of people adhere to any given religion, a large percentage of people are wrong, and they're wrong mostly for cultural and environmental reasons. Why would a benevolent god condemn an enormous percentage of the world's population to hell and damnation only on the basis of being born in the wrong place and raised by the wrong people? [ Friday, July 27, 2007 09:04: 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, July 27 2007 07:52 Profile Homepage #334 quote: Originally written by Stillness: “Good” and “bad” can be a matter of semantics or preference, but that doesn’t change the results of choosing God’s way or a way contrary to it. If you'll grant relativism on "good" and "bad," it seems as though you could easily grant relativism on "moral" and "immoral" and simply say that you prefer following what you think is God's way on the basis of your own preferences and ideas, not because of any independent proof that it really is morally superior. I mean, you've asserted that God has the right to do what he will with his creation, and when question why, you don't really answer. You could come right out and say, honestly, because that's what you think is proper and good but you don't have any basis for thinking that except your own moral intuition (which is not objective verification). That would bring this all back to the realm of faith, which is where it belongs. Believe what you will. Just don't try to pretend that you have objective proof. -------------------- 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, July 26 2007 11:01 Profile Homepage #313 quote: Originally written by Stillness: A creator has the right to determine how his how his creation is made. The creation has no say in this since they don’t exist before they’re created. The most a creation could do is question the wisdom in their design afterwards. This is the bit that I take issue with. You seem to be saying, "The creator made everything, so he has the right to determine what's right and what's wrong for everything." Why is this necessarily so? You seem to be assuming a moral principle (creating something gives one moral authority over it) in order to demonstrate that God's morality is the right one. This seems circular. -------------------- 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, July 26 2007 05:48 Profile Homepage #302 quote: Originally written by Lenar: Kel, could you give a link to a few of those discussions? I'd like to see Alec's rationale for extra-theos morality. Can't immediately find it. It's in the archives somewhere in one of our huge morality/religion discussions. quote: Originally written by Stillness: In the scenario I gave everything exists because of his will. That more than anything establishes him as rightful sovereign of everything and reliable arbiter of what does and does not conform to its purpose for being. And you've returned to the how-we-ought-to-feel justification, which assumes morality ("rightful" sovereign) in order to justify morality. [ Thursday, July 26, 2007 05:50: 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
Social Degradation and Religious Decay (Split from "Life on Europa") in General
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Wednesday, July 25 2007 06:55 Profile Homepage #285 There are basically two justifications for obeying the commandments of some god: the carrot-stick justification, and the how-one-ought-to-feel justification. The carrot-stick justification ("You'll receive salvatio/not burn in hell/go to a happy place/get rewards!") is pragmatic but less than satisfying morally. The how-one-ought-to-feel justification ("Aren't you grateful for being created?" "Don't you feel like doing good?" "Doesn't it just match with how you think right and wrong ought to be?") tends to presume morality in order to justify morality. As has been demonstrated at length in previous discussions — as a recall, Alec was a major proponent of this — the only way that it makes sense for us to want to obey a deity is if that deity obeys some morality outside itself. Even if there is a god of some sort, right and wrong exist independently of it. You can then layer all sorts of arguments on top of that ("God understands morality far better than we do, so it makes sense for us to obey," etc.), but the base truth remains the same. -------------------- 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
OBoE Suggestion List in Blades of Exile
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Tuesday, July 24 2007 17:08 Profile Homepage #42 I've made this suggestion elsewhere to no response, as far as I can tell, so here it is again: make the Windows and Mac dialogue font size the same, so that scenarios that were made on Windows with two full text boxes of dialogue in a node will display correctly on Macs, too. (See The Election for an example.) -------------------- 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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