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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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written Thursday, November 2 2006 21:56
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quote:I have a hard time thinking about that without having it devalue my estimation of kindness... not sure why. I just like thinking that it's something beyond psychology... even though I see the logic to the explanation. Meh. In my mind, humanity is beyond definitions... which makes arguing that point incredibly difficult. (And continuing the degeneration of this thread into yet another quiz topic - thanks Salmon - I scored as Guardian and Pacifist... those questions were horribly written) -------------------- 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, November 2 2006 14:49
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For reference, here is the last time that this sort of discussion was attempted, by a younger, more noobish me. Predictably, I got smited by TM. So, to prove the cyclic nature of history, I feel that I must continue the smiting. Humans are naturally human. Variability is the only inherent feature of our nature. -------------------- 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 |
"This" Vs. "That"? Min/Max questions in Avernum 4 | |
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written Thursday, November 2 2006 14:46
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Let's see.... 1) Intelligence. As long as you've got enough skill to cast the spell, I'd rather invest in the stat that can increase mental resistances and give more SP. 2) Stun resistance, actually. That sort of thing can be rather devastating. But a mere 1% in either will do basically nothing. 3) Dexterity for the archer, Strength for the melee-er. Seems straightforward to me. 4) Nature Lore, 'cause I'm a hippie. That, and I like avoiding fights and digging up strange things. -------------------- Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Thursday, November 2 2006 14:37
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quote:Pardon me for reading this as a flaming load of bovine leavings... it's much better to teach the kids being bullied how to fight back, or at least take it in stride. I'd rather make a big chunk of the population more assertive than make a few individuals more passive. EDIT: I missed the reference completely. [ Thursday, November 02, 2006 14:38: 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 Thursday, November 2 2006 14:24
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You know, I'll just take Trinidad and Tobago, if nobody minds. Just because. quote:It was a bit of a surprise to me, actually... I don't recall ever hearing 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 Thursday, November 2 2006 14:22
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quote:Wait... I don't get it. Why would those three things limit the effectiveness of libertarianism? I mean, there's many more reasons to disapprove of it than sheer practicality. :P (And for the record, when you say "us" or "our", please clarify what country you mean.) -------------------- 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, November 2 2006 09:58
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quote:There's also an image button, right below List-Item. quote:Stop being a stupid noob, you can only make this point in one topic at a time. -------------------- 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, November 2 2006 09:54
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quote:I believe my paper-thin argument has been thoroughly pwned. Okay, so supervision is necessary. I get it now. But there's still a point at which it becomes ridiculous, and forbidding tag is one of them. On the subject of bullying... I think that teachers should be on alert to prevent it. If parents have to get involved, so be it (regardless of how much that sort of thing can embarass a kid). My two cents... quote:No, I think much more of you now, personally. I was actually quite relieved to see that there's more than a Vlish gimmick there. -------------------- 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, November 1 2006 20:58
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quote:Well, not all adversity falls into the category of bullying... but I think that some form of adversity is necessary to becoming a well-adjusted human being. Basically, people who had perfect childhoods kind of scare me. :P -------------------- 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, November 1 2006 20:56
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quote:I am also also a 48% half-eaten corndog. Don't ask me how or why. -------------------- 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, November 1 2006 20:53
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quote:Right... so they expand, hire more people at the same unliveable pay rates, and perpetuate the oppression inherent in the system. I fail to see your point. Greed is not always good. -------------------- 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 |
My first celebration topic... in General | |
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written Wednesday, November 1 2006 20:50
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Yay and congrats! -------------------- 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 |
Episode 3: A New Game in General | |
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written Wednesday, November 1 2006 20:48
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quote:Surely you can't be serious, man! Talk sense! But on a legitimate, story-related level, is the snow just in General? How does the snow get into the A4 forum, which should honestly just be solid ice by now? -------------------- 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, November 1 2006 20:45
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Agh... only thirteen minutes left on day one, and I'm starting. Let the suckiness commence! EDIT: Wow... this is going to be a long month. But my character has life! [ Wednesday, November 01, 2006 21:15: 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 |
I'm starting Avernum 2 soon, and I could use some party creation tips in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, November 1 2006 20:43
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quote:Really? They can only help? I guess it's only in A3 when the sight of a slith in your party sends the locals into a frenzy. -------------------- 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, November 1 2006 15:03
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quote:AIGH!!!!!!!! Thank you Alec, for saying what I would've tried to say, but more eloquently. quote:You keep equating success in life with monetary success, though. That's more bothersome to me. -------------------- 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, November 1 2006 14:58
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Heck, the games don't even have to be supervised... just make sure the school nurse is well-trained. It's insane, that's what it is. I remember the wonderful feeling of hitting the gravel after jumping/falling off a piece of arsenic-treated playground equipment... it was fun. It was childhood. Woodchips were just the beginning... this crazy "you can't hurt yourself no matter how hard you try" rubber that I'm seeing in so many playgrounds now just has to go away. Part of being a kid is learning what you can and can't physically get away with. I was deeply disturbed when I found that my elementary school's playground had been replaced by some new, safe, plastic monstrosities. Give me splinters and gravel any day! -------------------- 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, November 1 2006 14:54
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Wow... and I thought I was in the extreme: Economic Left/Right: -7.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.64 But this is far more extreme than the last time I took 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, November 1 2006 14:44
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I find myself voting no, even though I'm not completely certain what all the measure entails. But basically... *sigh*... I'm not really all that fiscally conservative. At least not when the intention of said spending is completely undefined. -------------------- 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 |
Episode 3: A New Game in General | |
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written Wednesday, November 1 2006 14:42
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-X-, calm down. Freewebs can be ridiculously slow to load sometimes. Not sure why. -------------------- 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, November 1 2006 14:41
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I'll guess that they're the same person, for the sake of argument. I mean, out of context, any group of dialogue bits could be from the same person. -------------------- 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 |
I'm starting Avernum 2 soon, and I could use some party creation tips in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, November 1 2006 14:37
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quote:I do like giving a moderate amount of Dexterity to my spellcasters. Priority in combat can really help, since that first Slow or Lightning Spray can really shake up a fight. -------------------- 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 |
I'm starting Avernum 2 soon, and I could use some party creation tips in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, November 1 2006 11:19
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I personally prefer this really basic model: -Fighter (usually poles) -Thief/rogue/archer (sword) -Mage -Priest But I usually spruce it up a bit... make the races interesting (i.e.: slith priest, nephil mage, keep the others human). It's also fun to give the rogue some basic mage skill and give the fighter some basic priest spells. -------------------- 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 |
Xeon, The Beginning in General | |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 21:02
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quote:Now you're just being ridiculous. Actually, I just hope we didn't scare away the newbie. -------------------- 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 |
Avernum 1: The Hardest Part *spoilers* in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 21:00
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quote:I knew it. Abuse of moderatorial authority... absolutely shameless. :P Oh, and there's a corpse in a barrier-blocked tunnel over in Grah-Hoth's territory, I believe. It's supposed to be the same tunnel that takes you from Fort Haledon to the Ziggurat in A2, I believe. Except that the elevation changes are inconsistent... I also seem to recall a mysterious corpse found outdoors. -------------------- 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 |