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Hey Llama are you there in General
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This topic burns my eyes.

On the plus side, if this sort of thing continues, the mods will know exactly who to can.

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
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easter is comeing in General
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I'm unbelieveably happy to have spring just around the corner. It means the weather's getting bearable enough for camping again.

It also means more daylight, which means more time in the day, which means I get to work more, which means I might one day have a chance at finishing said work and finally having some free time, which means I might actually end up with some time to enjoy the spring before it vanishes into a muggy, unpleasant St. Louis summer.

I hate my life.

EDIT: As for Easter, even though I'm an atheist, I still enjoy the holiday. So naturally I won't be able to relax on said day, as I've got a leadership-training-thing that day. I won't even be able to have dinner with my family (who live so close to me as to make this concept unacceptable), since said training takes up enough of the weekend that I'll be stuck doing work all of Sunday.

EDIT2: Agh.

[ Wednesday, April 05, 2006 19:37: Message edited by: Ephesos ]

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by National Champion UF Gators:

TM's post was made assuming that your old post didn't exist, and that you would continue playing as the Hunters for at least a little while. The general concensus seems that you should end them properly. The Hunters have been the center of most of the conflict in Valorim, and destroying them in one post is kind of shoddy. TM has taken it upon himself to give you a good way to end them, and his post assumes that you will do so.
Seconded. Goldenking, you not only disbanded the Hunters in one post, but in three sentences. Thus, the rest of us have no choice but to give the Hunters a semi-proper sendoff.

I personally plan on collaborating TM in this informal IC-hijacking... otherwise one of my ICs is invalidated.

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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Formello's Black Shade of Icy Doom in Avernum 4
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I just love how there's an actual trait for monsters for "unkillability" in A4...

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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Boa scenario's: what stage are they in now? in Blades of Avernum
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Ungh... I'm still plugging away. At least, I'm trying. Spent an hour last night cleaning up the white fuzz from one of Mab's wall sets (those really need to be cleaned up... a lot), but progress has been really shaky.

Reality hates me, and I'm spread so thin that it has ceased to be funny.

That said, I'm hoping for a beta mid- or late April.

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
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Indian Doctor Jailed For Agreeing To Abort Female Fetus in General
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quote:
Originally written by Smugglers' Alliance, Chief of the:

I don't claim it is easy. I only claim it is the right thing to do.
Also, I would like to say that it is truly wonderful to actually be able to have intelligent conversation about a topic such as this. To often debates on abortion turn into name calling rants. This is a breath of fresh air to me.

You ain't seen nothing yet. :D

This will dissolve into little mini-rants soon enough. I'll throw my three cents in anyhow...
in the event of a population destabilization (I know this was brought up a while back), that will probably do wonders for the planet's overpopulation problem in general. Kind of dark, yes. But it's not all bad.

And as for the general issue at hand, I think it's perfectly fine to have an abortion for an unwanted child, and rape victims should be automatically entitled to an abortion (as well as a lot of counseling). However, I think it's a little hypocritical and reactionary for families to abort anything without a Y chromosome. If you can't deal with having a girl, what's to say you'll do any better with a boy? It points to a lack of responsibility, in my opinion.

quote:
Originally written by Yet another procrastinator:

If the moral majority had balls, they would start to bring W to The Hague along with Saddam, Mladic and Kradjic. Then give hands-on sex education to adolescents to empower girls to prevent unwanted pregnancies and subsidize condoms rather than cutting noncatholic aid programs the go beyond preaching abstinence. Catholics may take the exampleof Holy Mary as an inspiration to end the social scorn on single motherhood. Then and only then when abortion has ceased to be a mass phenomenon may we start individual prosecution.
Everything else is just hypocritic sexist suppression.

(applause)

EDIT: Okay, this topic is moving quickly...

quote:
Originally written by Dintiradan:

By Redstart:
quote:
a woman gets raped and becomes pregnant. Should she still be forced to keep the baby for at least the forty weeks, and then give it up for adoption?
A woman is raped and gets pregnant. She gives birth, then kills the child after a few days.
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Or even a lighter example: an eighteen-year-old gets pregnant while in university. The father won't step up to the plate. In order to care for her child, she would have to drop out and get a minimum wage job, effectively ruining her chances of a well-to-do future. Still no abortion?
A woman gets pregnant and gives birth. Later on, she decides the child is a financial burden and kills it.

Um... I don't see the argument. In fact, I'm just a little confused by these points. What's more, they kind of scare me.

[ Wednesday, April 05, 2006 06:08: Message edited by: Ephesos ]

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
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Question about Endurance in Blades of Avernum
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You should end up with the same amount of HP no matter when you raise your character's Endurance.

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

We are dedicated to the general good.

(shudder)

That screams suspicious... let actions speak instead of words.

And again, this transition of power happened way too quickly. Please make it less abrupt, Goldenking.

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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April Chat Times? in Blades of Avernum
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I concur... I rather miss the chats. It's always nice to be reminded how many people are working on stuff.

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
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A Great Series, And . . . in The Avernum Trilogy
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quote:
Originally written by IT .:

And it was just an experiment so if enough people say it's bad they'll probably switch it to the avernum engine
I highly doubt this. Jeff likes the new engine, and seems to be dead-set on getting it all to work. If he follows through on the stuff he's brought up in the A4 forum, then it could be very good stuff.

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00
OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by radix malorum est cupiditas:

Actually, no. A character sheet should look very different. Although maybe we can make a new parallel topic posting people's character sheets with one link in each post connecting a person's summary with his character sheet and vice versa.
Look, I already told you. We've done summaries. They have character lists. They have links to each and every post we've made.

We don't need to do it all again. Just post in the RP Summaries thread.

And for the record, invisibility is frowned upon. "Stealth powder" is subject to this rule as well.

[ Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:26: Message edited by: Ephesos ]

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by Zeviz:

Goldenking, it might be helpful for you to make a "character sheet" for your faction and post it here.
Even better... post it here like everyone else has.

Thralni, your last post was incredibly confusing. Just so you know...

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by Dintiradan:

Gah! Stop posting for a couple of days, and everything changes! I'm going to have to rethink my strategy now... I'll try get an IC later on today.
Don't do that too quickly... Goldenking might fix his posts first. In fact, I rather hope he does. Very, very soon.

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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I've made a script / story in General
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quote:
Originally written by Kid:
A xx:
I could spew exposition at you, and heck, you might even like it, but I'll refrain from doing so.
I'm a little confused as to what this would look like... but I imagine that it would be very unpleasant.

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
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Changes for Better or Worse? in Avernum 4
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quote:
Originally written by Reyak:

Do I see a new game series coming out of Spiderweb? Maybe, eventually the abandon of both Avernum and Geneforge for a combinaton game? Avernum towns, Geneforge surface, Avernum styles and controls, Geneforge AND Avernum skills! (yes, that means the ability to create and keep specific mosters!) Possibly a new ability?? Necromancer? Ability to create and keep a dead dude?
Please be a joke. Please? It isn't very funny...

(crosses fingers)

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by Mc 'mini' Thralni:

Ephesos: They are said that they have magical abilities, not that they really have them, Also, the unicorns may be gone, but bones don't fade away just like that, and a horn after all is a sort of bone (but others will have to say if that is true). I think the horns can still lie there, while the unicorns are already gone.
But those were the pest unicorns... the ones whose horns only served as a way to collect a bounty. No purpose at all.

And if they did serve a purpose, somebody would've collected the horns within 300 years.

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

Name: The Army of the Bright Star
Founder: Saint Kelvin
Leader: Saint Oakheart, formerly of the Order of Krell.

AIIIAAGHERGROUHLAAAAAARGH!!!!!

NO!


For the love of all things good and pure, NO!!!

DO NOT RIP OFF MY FACTION! I REFUSE TO HAVE MY CREATION HIJACKED!

Find your own characters! Don't steal them from me, particularly when you already killed every member of the Order living near you!

EDIT: Rant extended.

[ Monday, April 03, 2006 20:03: Message edited by: Ephesos ]

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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Blosk Maps Quest in Avernum 4
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I thought the quest entailed grabbing some maps out of a box on the upper floor of Blosk.

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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An RP in the World of Avernum *Reloaded* in General
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Believe in the land, for it is the elder of all, and has weathered more than any one could achieve in a lifetime. - Teachings of the Order
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Brother Clearwater stood in a clearing about three miles outside of Ivrel. He had left Brother Redscale in charge of the Council meetings, happily noting that none of the emissaries objected to a slith leading the proceedings. And now, Clearwater could relax and meditate, as he'd felt the need to do for weeks. He found a comfortably mossy log and sat down, facing the setting sun.

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Back in Woodsmuir, Brother Yewbark knew he was outgunned. Thus, he didn't hesitate to run for his life, yelling for his troops to do the same. Three priests had cast a rushed shield over the troops, thinning out the arrows which threatened to kill them all. A few arrows struck home, taking out about eight warriors. The troops merely picked up their fallen comrades and kept rushing towards the ship.

The harbor came into sight, and the guards on board the ship lowered the ropes, and started to return a volley of spells and arrows at the attackers. The troops pounded down the dock, threatening to collapse the fire-weakened planks. Luckily, they held, and Brother Yewbark stepped back in order to get the last of the troops (living, dead, and wounded) up the ropes.

Without warning, one of the archers' arrows struck Yewbark in the shoulder, and he hastily ripped it out before climbing up the ropes himself. He could tend to it later.

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Brother Clearwater closed his eyes, letting the sounds of the forest creep into his mind. He could feel the pulse of the earth, and felt a brief, but strong connection with the spirit of the land.

Reaffirmed in his faith by this moment, Clearwater reopened his eyes and began to collect his thoughts.

We know nothing of Woodsmuir, but we are currently safe. For how long, none of us can know. We know the mainland has suffered some turmoil, though we do not know who is causing it. We know that Valorim is plagued by the Hunters, and that they have violated our temple in Kriszan. And last, we know that the Guild has begun attacking them, and that we have circumvented the mind magic of the Hunters.

As this last thought cleared from his mind, Clearwater knew the course he had to take. He stood, picked his worn oak staff off the ground, and confidently strode out of the clearing, back towards Ivrel.

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Brother Yewbark stood on the deck of The Winecask, surveying what remained of his troops. Twenty-three wounded, eight dead. This included two priests, who were slain after sealing their shield spells over the rest of the troops.

All the priests, save himself, were now busy tending to the wounded. And the archers from within the city had all disappeared.

And I only managed to shoot three of them down... Yewbark thought bitterly. He continually scanned the harbor and the surrounding buildings, finding noth... Wait. That's a person.

Sure enough, a lone figure stood up on top of a building near the harbor, and it fired a single arrow towards The Winecask. It struck the deck, a few feet away from Yewbark's feet, and it had a scroll tied to it.

Yewbark carefully unrolled the scroll, praying that it wasn't a trap. Fortunately, nothing exploded and nobody died. He read it:

From the desk of King Accis of Woodsmuir:

Please send a single representative to negotiate with my forces by midnight tonight, or we will pursue your forces in the harbor. Any show of force will be met with the same from my troops.

Remember, come alone, or don't return.


An elaborate and illegible signature followed this, assumedly the king's.

Brother Yewbark sighed, rolled up the letter, and immediately sought out the other squad leaders. He knew he'd end up going, he just didn't know how to phrase it to the others...

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Brother Clearwater stood in the inner sanctum of the Order's temple in Ivrel, a small circle of druids and warriors around him. Some hailed from the guard, some from the priesthood, and some from the halls of healing. Clearwater carried a ceremonial staff, carved from snow-white birchwood and set with a few brightly-polished emeralds.

He cleared his throat and began the speech he'd composed on the trek back to Ivrel.

"Fellows of the Order, I have gathered you here for a task of the utmost importance. By now, you are surely aware of the menace lurking in the floodplains of Valorim. You may also know of our efforts to undermine their hold on the region. And you may also know of the prisoners sent to us by the Guild."

Heads nodded around the circle, and Brother Clearwater paused for dramatic effect. Hey, if you can't have fun with the rituals, what use is it all?

"But this will be new to you. I have personally selected the twenty of you to go and infiltrate the Hunters' territory."

He paused again, expecting gasps or signs of unease. But he only saw nods. I chose well, it seems...

"I feel that I can trust you all to help the Order in its mission. We cannot let repressive groups such as the Hunters to continue plaguing the continent of Valorim with intolerance and destruction. Take heart in the fact that you will not be the only group sent, but you will be the first. Thus, your role will be vital to our plans.

"The Council does not know of this yet, and I currently feel no need to tell them. Not all of them can agree to war, and I cannot blame them. But the time for action seems to be upon us, so I feel that the Order must take... shall we say, a more 'active' role. Do any of you reject your quest?"

He paused, turning around the circle and waiting for somebody to object. None did. Brother Clearwater turned to face one of the more experienced priests, a Sister Quartz.

"Then in that case, I officially charge you with the mission of interfering with the Hunters' plans in Valorim. However possible..." he added with a grin. "And Sister Quartz, I have chosen you to lead this group. Do you accept the position?"

She nodded, seeming quite at ease with the choice.

"Then in that case, I extend the thanks of the entire Order to you for undertaking this vital mission. A ship, The Muse, will be ready for you in Oakton tomorrow morning. May the land and the spirits watch over you on your journey."

EDIT: Typos.

[ Monday, April 03, 2006 16:30: Message edited by: Ephesos ]

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00
Changes for Better or Worse? in Avernum 4
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quote:
Originally written by Spidweb:

Things that I will likely rework in Avernum 5:

i. How locks/lockpicks work.
ii. Having a proper character editor.
iii. The lighting system.
iv. I want elevations to return. I have to think a lot to see if it's feasible. Elevations didn't make the cut because it was already months of work just doing the Avernum 4 engine as it is.

Huzzah! Those last two really made my day!

And generally speaking, I'm pleasantly surprised to see that Jeff read the thread and posted. Thank you Jeff!

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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Soul Crystal Contents (Av2 & 3) in The Avernum Trilogy
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Go for a Dark Wyrm instead, though that'll take a while to find. Spine Beasts have a very uneven record in melee, in my experience...

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00
OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by Thralni:

Scattered over the ground, he saw some unicorn horns. They were said to have magical abilities. He decided to take three. They were free anyway.

Objection!

Why is that unicorn lair still there? It got cleaned out way back in the time of A3. It's been 300 years, and I'd be amazed if the Empire couldn't deal with a few leftover unicorns in that time period. And name one use for unicorn horns.

EDIT/ADDENDUM:

quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

his newly erected bone palace

For one, this just looks weird. For another, this is bad. Very bad.

quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

we have summoned ten lower demons there. The mage who summoned them was incompetent, which was why she was chosen.

Ow. Ow! OW!!! Incompetent mages can't summon demons, much less ones that will end up...

quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

acting as generals

OW!!!

quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

Tygra had told the truth, he finally got a good necromancer to make him an undead army.

No! No, goddammit! No! No undead army for you! Do you read our posts?!

quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

the Inn of Blades and Porter's Retreat are now forts. What's more we have our slaves work on costruction of the fleet. Meanwhile, our regular workers are fixing up Krizsan. Also, we have begun construction of seige weaponry

NO!!! You've been disabled in Kriszan! You can't spontaneously turn two towns into forts! What slaves?! I thought you killed everyone! Siege weaponry?! You've got nobody to siege!

You don't have the resources, you don't have the focus, and you don't seem to have a clue of what you're doing.

quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

Back in his chambers Tygra was Holding a special knife. His priests performed the holy ritual. Tygra put the blade to his thumb. Wincing he watched as the years poured out of him. Tygra took the knife away. Thirty years of his life for the spell to be sealed forever. Not only that it affected all new initiates.

NO!!! YOU CHEAT! YOU CAN'T MAKE YOURSELF UNSTOPPABLE!

quote:
Originally written by Goldenking:

About the undead army, I'll let you control them Wonko. They're 500 undead strong, plus the demons know necromancy...

[i]DIE.[/i]

No undead army. No demons that can make more undead. No more blatant stupidity and disregard for others' work. I beg of you, curb your insanity!

[ Monday, April 03, 2006 15:16: Message edited by: Ephesos ]

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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Avernum V in Avernum 4
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quote:
Originally written by Hassium:

(Summarizes Avernum 3)
... Or not.

This plot probably can't work without producing an epic so sprawling that nobody can finish it. In fact, I can't really see a possible ending for that plot, unless you reveal some sort of hidden menace that threatens all of your exploration/settlement efforts...

Like Rentar-Ihrno in Avernum 3.

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Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games."

Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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Ghall-Ihrno in Avernum 4
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EDIT: Misunderstood the question, nevermind. Unless you attacked any Almarians while sneaking through the city the first time, I can't see what the problem is.

[ Monday, April 03, 2006 13:22: Message edited by: Ephesos ]

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.
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Soul Crystal Contents (Av2 & 3) in The Avernum Trilogy
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I think that Khazis could cast up to Divine Retribution... granted, it wasn't very good in A3.

Ogre mages are incredibly inferior to demons. Of the two, demons have far better resistance to magic and fire, and demons do some impressive melee damage.

I can never remember... are rakshasi immune to all levels of Capture Soul or not?

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Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice.

I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion.
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