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Title	Law Bringer
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the seasons un avernum in The Avernum Trilogy
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, May 13 2005 05:44 Profile Homepage #6 quote: Originally written by Droozler: Alorael, who will add that Leafloss is the only month without any holidays. The fall must be boring in Avernum. Yeah, you'd think that with a primarily agricultural economy there'd be some harvest-time style holidays. Although, that wouldn't mean much to an adventurer, I suppose. -------------------- 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
Canopy - ARRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!! in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, May 13 2005 05:39 Profile Homepage #11 Yeah, that was difficult at first. The special attacks make it downright unfair, and my first attempt found my party standing right next to it when it came to life. I got slaughtered before I could properly start attacking. The next time, I just shielded & hasted my mage, sent him in, let him summon Baldev twice or so (aside: AP-increasing items are so unreliable), and then ran back out of its range. It helps that the non-standard spells take 0 AP to use... -------------------- 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
Beta Testing and Contest Scenarios. in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, May 13 2005 05:34 Profile Homepage #1 Groan... I think I need to shorten mine for the contest... though as long as I can make the story work, it'll be awesome. I may not have time to fully test it (I shudder at the thought). -------------------- 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
Recommended Reading in General
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, May 13 2005 05:32 Profile Homepage #24 Try Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. It's perfect for a good mix of fantasy (not the perverted kind, as Experience Unlimited noted) and satire on... everything. Start with The Color of Magic. It's really good stuff, just not if you're looking for a serious, heavy read. And Ray Bradbury. Can't forget him... excellent short stories. -------------------- 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
Undead Horde Substitutes in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Thursday, May 12 2005 13:44 Profile Homepage #22 Of course a new enemy doesn't automatically make a scenario good! That should be obvious! I only meant to say that undead hordes are the most-overused cliche in all of adventure gaming, and that people can't just have a scenario which says "Here's some zombies, go at 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
Undead Horde Substitutes in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Wednesday, May 11 2005 16:45 Profile Homepage #16 quote: Originally written by andrew miller: How about a horde of undead whore prostitutes? EDIT: or how about a horde of something completely harmless, like tribbles, that represent a different sort of horde problem? First one, probably not. Second one, a very good idea. I wish I could change my scenario to fit that, but I'm too far in... lizards all the 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
Undead Horde Substitutes in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Tuesday, May 10 2005 18:46 Profile Homepage #0 Okay, I for one am sick of undead in scenarios (it doesn't help that I'm testing Undead Valley), and in general. I was just curious, what does everyone here think of as an appropriate substitute? Post if it isn't in the poll. Poll Information This poll contains 2 question(s). 41 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=nEmUNffKGlsV"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=nEmUNffKGlsV"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window -------------------- 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
the seasons un avernum in The Avernum Trilogy
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Tuesday, May 10 2005 13:04 Profile Homepage #1 Very true... Jeff did a good job of getting those little details in. Truly enriches the gameplay, and helps you forget the little annoying bits. -------------------- 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
Undead Valley BEING TESTED in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Tuesday, May 10 2005 13:02 Profile Homepage #22 Too many undead, very true... that's why in my scenario ('tis on the back burner, probably won't be in time for the contest), there will be virtually no undead, and definitely none of the rotting flesh kind. Shades, if anything. It's an interesting challenge to find a substitute for undead... I'm using lizards, and anything that uses lots of fire (I will avoid Ruby Skeletons). -------------------- 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
Undead Valley BEING TESTED in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Sunday, May 8 2005 18:38 Profile Homepage #9 Ouch... it hurts... testing this gave me a bit of a headache. However, I submitted my report. I hope some of the things I addressed were fixed in 9.1, because I'm not sure I can force myself to play it through again. EDIT: Take no offence at my remarks... I just hate undead (see signature). [ Sunday, May 08, 2005 18:40: 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
From AOL News in General
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, May 6 2005 13:25 Profile Homepage #6 It's probably due in part to the overwhelming number of people who still can't cope with the idea of gay people even existing. Some people probably still think it can be inherited. quote: Originally written by andrew miller: Most of us on these boards, for example, likely wouldn't pass muster. :) And that's just cruel. -------------------- 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
How Old Is Valorim? in The Avernum Trilogy
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, May 6 2005 13:16 Profile Homepage #5 quote: Originally written by Compost Stellae: It's possible that unofficial settlers preceded the Empire's official control of the continent with armies That's kind of what I meant... Actually, I'm curious about the Anama's presence in Valorim pre-Empire. I wonder how much of a hand they had in things... -------------------- 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
Bon-Ihrno in The Avernum Trilogy
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, May 6 2005 05:40 Profile Homepage #2 Yeah, he just gets killed anyway... though he does give you some tips on how to deal with Rentar's Keep. EDIT: Wait... you killed a Crystal Soul in Ghirka? How, or rather why, did you do that? [ Friday, May 06, 2005 05:49: 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
Zakhazi run, forrest, run ! HEEEEELP !!!!! in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, May 6 2005 05:36 Profile Homepage #11 Hm... Khoth's palace? I thought you could just wait for the beams to shut off, then run for it (doing this in combat mode works perfectly). In fact, I can't think of anything you'd need to blow up, except maybe the generators (which you can just run past) or the efreet (which a mildly skilled, blessed archer can take down easily). -------------------- 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
Combat in Canopy Poll in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Thursday, May 5 2005 16:56 Profile Homepage #23 Hm... biggest issue with the Canopy system: way the heck too many boss battles and cutscenes! To add to that, some of the bosses were vulnerable only to non-player spells that I'd somehow not found. A few boss abilities were just unfair to my roughly level 40 party (a bit overpowered), to the point where I just had to run up, summon Baldev, and run away again. And one quirk that just doesn' seem quite right (and I'm not sure if this was fixed after I downloaded it), is that the non-player spells don't use up your AP! Pardon my rant. -------------------- 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
DO YOU WANT TO BE A TESTER? - Undead Valley Testing 9.0 in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Thursday, May 5 2005 16:47 Profile Homepage #16 Well, sign me up... EphesosSH@aol.com I'll give it the casual player's run-through before I try to break in to everything. -------------------- 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
How Old Is Valorim? in The Avernum Trilogy
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Thursday, May 5 2005 16:43 Profile Homepage #2 Well, don't forget about the Keep of Tinraya area, that's got a few cities in it. Still, the distribution is a bit weird there... particularly when you consider the isle of Bigail. Could just be a matter of indigenous people who had already settled the southern coasts before the Empire arrived... -------------------- 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
Whats your fav. senario (so far) in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Sunday, May 1 2005 09:24 Profile Homepage #10 Well, it's hard to get compelling characters when you've got to keep moving through a deserted corridor of Avernum. EDIT: And you can't say that Morog and the imps of Morogville weren't interesting. [ Sunday, May 01, 2005 09:26: 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
Canopy...need help in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Sunday, May 1 2005 08:59 Profile Homepage #6 But there should be a gaping hole in the east wall where Spiegelbrecher burst in. You'll know, because it'll show up in a cutscene. -------------------- 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
Whats your fav. senario (so far) in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Sunday, May 1 2005 08:52 Profile Homepage #8 Hey, what about ZKR? It's not even on there, and it was probably the best! Plenty of options, an interesting (albeit overly-long) time limit, and an intriguing look back into post-A3 Avernum... what's not to like? For non-Jeff-created scenarios, I'd have to say APF. Very good plot, interesting (though occasionally annoying) creatures, nice landscape, and not too much preaching. I would've said Bahs... but it was freakishly long (it got tiresome once I got to the golems), and it ended right when it was getting interesting again. Good design aside, I hate undead. I really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. In fact, all the creature cliches (i.e.: golems, demons) are starting to wear on my nerves. I'm just glad that slimes have made very minimal appearances, and that any goblins in scenarios have been oddly powerful. -------------------- 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
Most Notorious Weapons in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Sunday, April 17 2005 16:06 Profile Homepage #21 Oh... that's why I never picked either up the first time... I stupidly went for the armor (it's not bad, great protection and 0 encumbrance). I never even noticed the option for the sword... -------------------- 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
Most Notorious Weapons in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Thursday, April 14 2005 14:49 Profile Homepage #3 The Alien Blade is in A2, A3, and BoA. I can't remember where in BoA, but it's there. Personally, I loved the Jade Halberd when it was still good (in A2, when it dripped acid). Also, the Miracle items from Backwater Calls are very nice... Of course, Alderague and Maximilian are just absurd, and Morog's Scepter finally gives mages something to do without needing SP. EDIT: Yeah, I meant Canopy when referring to the Miracle items. Sorry, I remember playing them both within a day of each other, and it all got a bit blurred after playing through the epic that is Bahssikava... [ Sunday, April 17, 2005 16:02: 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
science, philosophy or religion? in General
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 17:34 Profile Homepage #29 Science and religion are completely different... with religion (or most of them, anyway) there's usually that sense of "if we pray hard enough, things will change" or "someone is watching over us". With science, it's more of "we create our own destinies" and "if we understand how this works, then we can change it". Of course, too much of either is just asking for a good dose of karma. -------------------- 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
need advice in The Avernum Trilogy
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Monday, April 11 2005 18:34 Profile Homepage #8 Best plot: A2. It all flowed together quite nicely, and the weapons were never made obscenely powerful (nor were they downgraded... cough Jade halberd cough). Biggest: A3. Takes a while to finish... though it does have a bit more replay value than A2, and the branching missions can be nice. I think they're both great. I think I enjoyed A2 more, though... particularly since A3 doesn't let you do anything else after winning. -------------------- 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
How can end the undead problem in Backwater Calls? in Blades of Avernum
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Monday, April 11 2005 18:29 Profile Homepage #1 Hunt down every pack of roaming undead between the vampire's tower and the towns (there's only a few). -------------------- 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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