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| Displayed name | Ephesos |
| Member number | 4153 |
| Title | Law Bringer |
| Postcount | 4130 |
| Homepage | http://www.freewebs.com/ephesos |
| Registered | Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, May 29 2005 18:51
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Hm... somebody's got way too much time on his hands... -------------------- 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 |
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written Sunday, May 29 2005 18:47
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quote:Hm... how would we notice that Switzerland had been conquered? Anyway, I'm Ephesos. I'm a part-time designer (and masochistic: I've got three days to finish), a non-obsessive gamer, a proud Mac user, a fairly bad comedian, a recent high-school graduate, a political independent (I hate both parties, and "liberal" just makes people think Democrat), an atheist with no objections to others' religions, a nature-loving hiker, and a relative lunatic. -------------------- 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 |
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written Sunday, May 29 2005 17:13
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Average dumbass You're an average dumbass. The good part here is that you're average (it could be worse), but the bad part is that it's at being a dumbass. It's not much to brag about actually. Well maybe in your case it is. Hm... that's unpleasant. Not good when the question just fades out halfway through, though... I think whoever made that must've been somewhere around moronic. -------------------- 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 |
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written Thursday, May 26 2005 06:46
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I imagine slith boats wouldn't work very well... the statues don't help with keeping the thing afloat. -------------------- 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 |
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written Wednesday, May 25 2005 09:36
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Yeah, I've got something for 20-30 in the works, with no undead at all. Maybe a shade here and there, but no zombies, ever. -------------------- 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 |
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written Wednesday, May 25 2005 09:34
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I always had kind of toyed with the idea of having my scenario start off on a ship, but then I moved it from an island to a secluded valley. Hence, little opportunity for ships. It's a very doable idea. -------------------- 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 |
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written Monday, May 23 2005 18:00
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quote:And thus, much more boring. The cursing adds flavor to otherwise dull conversations, and really is just meant to emphasize what's been said. After all, why say "You're unpleasant" when what you really mean is "You *ss!!!"? By the way, why are people so insulted by people cursing? I can understand for things like racial slurs, but for the more mundane words, what's the big deal? It's just a word, after all... -------------------- 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 |
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written Monday, May 23 2005 17:06
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get_flag(); It's just easier, and doesn't involve an acronym. -------------------- 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 |
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written Friday, May 20 2005 13:29
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Hm... the social learning and cognitive theories. Yeah, that sums it up, really. (I love psychology) We can't escape the influence of our environment, but we've got to remember that we can't escape ourselves, either. It's a bit of everything, and since everyone experiences/thinks about life differently, it's impossible to generalize about humanity's inherent anything. Side note: Eagle, you don't really need to sign your posts. -------------------- 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 |
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written Friday, May 20 2005 13:17
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Got it... I'll run through it tonight. -------------------- 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 |
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written Thursday, May 19 2005 13:50
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Yeah, he pretty much summed it up. This kind of discussion has seen its day, over and over and over again. Besides, you didn't include the other, better races (granted, they're unplayable). -------------------- 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 |
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written Thursday, May 19 2005 13:46
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People are never inherently anything... we are shaped by our experiences into strange combinations of good and evil, though some people are definitely off-balance. Following the evolutionary thread of the conversation, we definitely do things to better our chances of survival. Granted, these things may not even be necessary given th society we live in, but we do them anyway. Sometimes these behaviors are self-centered and amoral, but they can also be altruistic and giving... it all depends on the situation. There's also a social element to this, in that we will see other people act good/evil, and occasionally be rewarded for imitating them (reinforcing the behavior). Usually, this happens without us consciously noticing. Sadly, this goes on to the whole "be a good role model" lecture, which hinders more than helps. Fortunately, regardless of whether or not anyone thinks we are inherently moral/amoral, we have the ability to think about our own behaviors and to change them. Thus, we should spend less time on the morality we start out with, and more time on how to improve what we've got. -------------------- 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 |
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written Thursday, May 19 2005 13:33
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Fascism, to answer Evil_tim's question, is the totalitarian, nationalistic, censorship/propaganda-loving, opposite of socialism. It has the government completely control the economy, along with über-strict social control. Just think Nazi Germany, because that's a fairly good example. -------------------- 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 |
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 13:23
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Ah... I recognize my comments. But what I meant was this: give them the option to charge in via a special encounter, and if you don't feel like making a whole town, make it a huge outdoor battle (or just autokill the party). i.e.: "This Vahnatai town appears to be brimming with guards, though it only appears to be a small port town. Attacking the town could be risky to your mission... do you really want to? (Yes/No)" Yes -> huge outdoor battle / autokill I hope that made sense. -------------------- 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 |
| Bahss Rated... in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 05:51
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quote:I believe it boils down to which is better... Bahssikava or Canopy. They're duking it out on the ratings, thus the argument and the anger. What bothers me about this is that both scenarios are actually very good. Both have their good points, along with very annoying bits. Everyone will prefer something different, however, so there's no reason to get so mad about it. Example: While laser puzzles (particularly the kind that can get irrevocably screwed up) are freakishly annoying, it's amazing how Bahss continued a genuine Avernum storyline while making it believable. Another example: Boss battles every five minutes are incredibly annoying, but the amount of custom scripting (and good scripting at that) found in Canopy is astounding (particularly the spells & cutscenes). In the end, both of these scenarios are still amazing compared to what most of us could assemble, so stop feuding about whose is better! Can't we all just get along? (Don't answer that. Don't even think about it.) -------------------- 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 |
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 05:40
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(Cleared due to redundancy, somebody delete this!) EDIT: Crud... double posted. Didn't mean to, sorry... [ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 05:52: Message edited by: Ephesos ] -------------------- 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 |
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 05:26
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What exactly happened with that? The whole thing was a little bizarre... it let me log in, but trying to view the boards didn't work. EDIT: Never mind, found an explanation in Tech Support... pardon my stupidity. I offer my deepest condolences, MM. [ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 05:28: Message edited by: Ephesos ] -------------------- 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 |
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written Tuesday, May 17 2005 05:51
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Ice Drake, no need to post such a short response... you don't have to post whatever comes into your head. Still, it's encouraging to see that you're learning. You've got to wonder how the Triad managed to get so much of the caves lit... and if they had that much power, why not try to light the farms better (and grow something other than mushrooms)? Also, why doesn't Avernum's messed up day/night cycle (or lack thereof) interfere with the Avernites more? -------------------- 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 |
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written Tuesday, May 17 2005 05:41
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quote:'Tis downright depressing to see how many people lack the language abilities to hold a conversation outside of instant messaging language (which is, after all, a completely different tongue). Example of actual English: "Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue;" Hm... I wonder what that'd look like in chatspeak? -------------------- 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 |
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written Tuesday, May 17 2005 05:41
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quote:'Tis downright depressing to see how many people lack the language abilities to hold a conversation outside of instant messaging language (which is, after all, a completely different tongue). Example of actual English: "Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue;" Hm... I wonder what that'd look like in chatspeak? -------------------- 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 |
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written Tuesday, May 17 2005 05:30
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I vow to finish mine before the end of June, and maybe before the end of this month (but that will take a week of psychotic scripting). -------------------- 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 |
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written Monday, May 16 2005 05:50
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Hm... all of those sound impressive, and might be worth trying after the scenario contest is over. Before then, there's no way... -------------------- 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 |
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written Monday, May 16 2005 05:42
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Name: Ephesos Email Address: EphesosSH (at) aol.com Platform: Mac OS X Beta-Testing Experience: Tested (and still testing) Undead Valley Designing Experience: Working on one... might make it by the end of the month. Are You Imban: Not since the last time I checked. -------------------- 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 |
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written Friday, May 13 2005 05:49
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I was wondering when you'd send this to the boards for testing, Chris (I assume I'm right on this one, if not I'll be somewhat embarrassed). Send it along if you need more testing. EphesosSH@aol.com -------------------- 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 |
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written Friday, May 13 2005 05:49
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I was wondering when you'd send this to the boards for testing, Chris (I assume I'm right on this one, if not I'll be somewhat embarrassed). Send it along if you need more testing. EphesosSH@aol.com -------------------- 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 |