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Hi, nice to meet you in General
The Immortal
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 written Monday, May 24 2004 08:18 Profile Homepage #62
Listen, the jig is up. The pic is nice, but you're clearly not female. This place is X-chromosones only.

(Or is it Y-chromosones? Damn, I forget. But that's okay! Because a lack of a proper education is also a prerequisite.)

Anyway, the gender-charade is appreciated, and dare I even say a striking example of post-modern fiction provided by the likes of O'Brien, it's still obviously false. But nice try anyway! -_-;

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Streila Spies
Unbalanced Accounts
Inn of Blades
Echoes
Echoes: Assault
Echoes: Black Horse
Echoes: Pawns
Bandits
Echoes: Combat/Skirmish
Two Strands
Bandits II: Ballad of the Red Star
Roses of Reckoning (BoE)
Corporeus
The Claim
Roses of Reckoning (BoA)
Nebulous Times Hence
Emerald Mountain
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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum Editor
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, May 23 2004 18:44 Profile Homepage #43
I wonder if Jeff made this scenario from the perspective of an angry mother?

"Pick up your messes, young man, or hundreds of people will die, and you will go down as a murderer, and an awful person in general! Now don't you give me that look, young man..."

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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, May 23 2004 18:44 Profile Homepage #43
I wonder if Jeff made this scenario from the perspective of an angry mother?

"Pick up your messes, young man, or hundreds of people will die, and you will go down as a murderer, and an awful person in general! Now don't you give me that look, young man..."

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US Conflict Avatars! in General
The Immortal
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 written Friday, May 21 2004 18:41 Profile Homepage #1
was goin on in dis tred mang

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Roses of Reckoning (BoE)
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Good games for the Mac in General
The Immortal
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 written Thursday, May 20 2004 17:47 Profile Homepage #7
I... ...vaguely remember Pangea. Not my favorite.

There's obviously emulators- legal, if you own the actual games! Which I don't. IMAGE(tongue00.gif) It's my primary source for games, since the SNES FF games are pretty damned fun. As is Chrono Trigger, the best RPG ever (?).

Realmz is... ...okay, I guess.

WC3 is awesome.

Fallout 1/2 are both amazing, although if you're adverse to scratchy graphics... eh.

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Emerald Mountain
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Babysitting released in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Thursday, May 20 2004 14:08 Profile Homepage #45
Pardon me, but what's Red Roses? :P

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4444 in General
The Immortal
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 written Thursday, May 20 2004 03:20 Profile Homepage #19
So is Humbert Humbert. IMAGE(tongue00.gif)

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Inn of Blades
Echoes
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Roses of Reckoning (BoE)
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4444 in General
The Immortal
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 written Wednesday, May 19 2004 17:32 Profile Homepage #13
I missed it by 4440.

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Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum Editor
The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 18 2004 15:00 Profile Homepage #28
Clearly, B2 presents who's "right" in the traditional sense. I'd be able to argue a case for every single character in Echoes, but that's beside the point.
The point is that there's more ambiguity in Bandits seems to acknowledge.

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In reference to Sauron, there are reasons behind his actions, if you really want to study the Silmarillion.
The reason behind his actions is the destruction of Postmodern thought.
http://www.prospect.org/print/V12/10/mooney-c.html

[ Tuesday, May 18, 2004 15:03: Message edited by: Tentacle Monster Revolution ]

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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 18 2004 15:00 Profile Homepage #28
Clearly, B2 presents who's "right" in the traditional sense. I'd be able to argue a case for every single character in Echoes, but that's beside the point.
The point is that there's more ambiguity in Bandits seems to acknowledge.

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In reference to Sauron, there are reasons behind his actions, if you really want to study the Silmarillion.
The reason behind his actions is the destruction of Postmodern thought.
http://www.prospect.org/print/V12/10/mooney-c.html

[ Tuesday, May 18, 2004 15:03: Message edited by: Tentacle Monster Revolution ]

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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum Editor
The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 18 2004 04:48 Profile Homepage #26
Correct.

For instance, how do you know that Katothen is the good guy?

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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 18 2004 04:48 Profile Homepage #26
Correct.

For instance, how do you know that Katothen is the good guy?

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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum Editor
The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 18 2004 03:30 Profile Homepage #24
quote:
Originally written by The Creator:

I think the reason why Marx comes off as so much more sympathetic than Pinochet is that he has motives. Not that they're necessarily good ones, but just the fact that they're there makes him better by comparison.
And hey, Marxist-Leninism had motives too! Damned good ones, and far better than "we-want-power" motives of both Imperial Capitalism and the Czars who were rebelled against. Does that make a Bolshevik Republic a morally feasible response?
Eh, it's the party's choice.

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In reference to Marx being presumed alive in Bandits 2, considering that the party is placed in a situation where they can decide the outcome, I assume that it would be natural to expect them to make the 'right' choice.
Your link is rather weak. The party is not "presumed" to make the correct choice, they're only presumed to make the choice that I have them make in the next scenario. (In this respect, I was more-or-less chosing the outcome that would give the two a reunion fight- Katothen most definitely would not go out of his way to revive Pinochet, and Deacon would also have no reason to re-animate Marx.)

Part of the reasoning is that this scenario is taken from the Sanctuary perspective. Katothen is, unless you haven't picked this up, fatally emotional. Pinochet by his nature has no real motives, and even though Marx uses violence to achieve his means, he at least has a "good heart" (quotes representing ambiguity). Katothen also uses violence to achieve his means (although admittedly, his case is different in many other ways). Unless B2 is to occur from the perspective of Deacon (which would be quite interesting indeed!), it would make sense to have the party choose not necisarily the right choice but the pro-Sanctuary choice.

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Thuryl - I agree very much with most of your comments, especially Changing Faces. The first time I played it I got stuck shortly before the end. It was better that way.
The first time I played it, I got stuck towards the beginning. It was better that way.

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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 18 2004 03:30 Profile Homepage #24
quote:
Originally written by The Creator:

I think the reason why Marx comes off as so much more sympathetic than Pinochet is that he has motives. Not that they're necessarily good ones, but just the fact that they're there makes him better by comparison.
And hey, Marxist-Leninism had motives too! Damned good ones, and far better than "we-want-power" motives of both Imperial Capitalism and the Czars who were rebelled against. Does that make a Bolshevik Republic a morally feasible response?
Eh, it's the party's choice.

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In reference to Marx being presumed alive in Bandits 2, considering that the party is placed in a situation where they can decide the outcome, I assume that it would be natural to expect them to make the 'right' choice.
Your link is rather weak. The party is not "presumed" to make the correct choice, they're only presumed to make the choice that I have them make in the next scenario. (In this respect, I was more-or-less chosing the outcome that would give the two a reunion fight- Katothen most definitely would not go out of his way to revive Pinochet, and Deacon would also have no reason to re-animate Marx.)

Part of the reasoning is that this scenario is taken from the Sanctuary perspective. Katothen is, unless you haven't picked this up, fatally emotional. Pinochet by his nature has no real motives, and even though Marx uses violence to achieve his means, he at least has a "good heart" (quotes representing ambiguity). Katothen also uses violence to achieve his means (although admittedly, his case is different in many other ways). Unless B2 is to occur from the perspective of Deacon (which would be quite interesting indeed!), it would make sense to have the party choose not necisarily the right choice but the pro-Sanctuary choice.

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Thuryl - I agree very much with most of your comments, especially Changing Faces. The first time I played it I got stuck shortly before the end. It was better that way.
The first time I played it, I got stuck towards the beginning. It was better that way.

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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum Editor
The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 18 2004 03:29 Profile Homepage #23
quote:
Originally written by The Creator:

I think the reason why Marx comes off as so much more sympathetic than Pinochet is that he has motives. Not that they're necessarily good ones, but just the fact that they're there makes him better by comparison.
And hey, Marxist-Leninism had motives too! Damned good ones, and far better than "we-want-power" motives of both Imperial Capitalism and the Czars who were rebelled against. Does that make a Bolshevik Republic a morally feasible response?
Eh, it's the party's choice.

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In reference to Marx being presumed alive in Bandits 2, considering that the party is placed in a situation where they can decide the outcome, I assume that it would be natural to expect them to make the 'right' choice.
Your link is rather weak. The party is not "presumed" to make the correct choice, they're only presumed to make the choice that I have them make in the next scenario. (In this respect, I was more-or-less chosing the outcome that would give the two a reunion fight- Katothen most definitely would not go out of his way to revive Pinochet, and Deacon would also have no reason to re-animate Marx.)

Part of the reasoning is that this scenario is taken from the Sanctuary perspective. Katothen is, unless you haven't picked this up, fatally emotional. Pinochet by his nature has no real motives, and even though Marx uses violence to achieve his means, he at least has a "good heart" (quotes representing ambiguity). Katothen also uses violence to achieve his means (although admittedly, his case is different in many other ways). Unless B2 is to occur from the perspective of Deacon (which would be quite interesting indeed!), it would make sense to have the party choose not necisarily the right choice but the pro-Sanctuary choice.

Thuryl - I agree very much with most of your comments, especially Changing Faces. The first time I played it I got stuck shortly before the end. It was better that way.[/QB][/QUOTE]

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Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 18 2004 03:29 Profile Homepage #23
quote:
Originally written by The Creator:

I think the reason why Marx comes off as so much more sympathetic than Pinochet is that he has motives. Not that they're necessarily good ones, but just the fact that they're there makes him better by comparison.
And hey, Marxist-Leninism had motives too! Damned good ones, and far better than "we-want-power" motives of both Imperial Capitalism and the Czars who were rebelled against. Does that make a Bolshevik Republic a morally feasible response?
Eh, it's the party's choice.

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In reference to Marx being presumed alive in Bandits 2, considering that the party is placed in a situation where they can decide the outcome, I assume that it would be natural to expect them to make the 'right' choice.
Your link is rather weak. The party is not "presumed" to make the correct choice, they're only presumed to make the choice that I have them make in the next scenario. (In this respect, I was more-or-less chosing the outcome that would give the two a reunion fight- Katothen most definitely would not go out of his way to revive Pinochet, and Deacon would also have no reason to re-animate Marx.)

Part of the reasoning is that this scenario is taken from the Sanctuary perspective. Katothen is, unless you haven't picked this up, fatally emotional. Pinochet by his nature has no real motives, and even though Marx uses violence to achieve his means, he at least has a "good heart" (quotes representing ambiguity). Katothen also uses violence to achieve his means (although admittedly, his case is different in many other ways). Unless B2 is to occur from the perspective of Deacon (which would be quite interesting indeed!), it would make sense to have the party choose not necisarily the right choice but the pro-Sanctuary choice.

Thuryl - I agree very much with most of your comments, especially Changing Faces. The first time I played it I got stuck shortly before the end. It was better that way.[/QB][/QUOTE]

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Custom booms and effects in Blades of Avernum Editor
The Immortal
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 written Monday, May 17 2004 13:39 Profile Homepage #2
Not entirely! What you could do is set it up so that you have the different "phases" of the explosion as hidden monsters that you place, move and update the screen every second with. It's damned difficult and probably not worth the effort, but go ahead and try.

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Custom booms and effects in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Monday, May 17 2004 13:39 Profile Homepage #2
Not entirely! What you could do is set it up so that you have the different "phases" of the explosion as hidden monsters that you place, move and update the screen every second with. It's damned difficult and probably not worth the effort, but go ahead and try.

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Question for all in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, May 16 2004 17:41 Profile Homepage #14
quote:
Originally written by Archie Douglas Clark:

But know I can play that game and Avernum 3 fairly good ;) .
Play "good"?

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Article - Your First Scenario in Blades of Avernum Editor
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, May 15 2004 21:00 Profile Homepage #9
I'd consider Streila better than Unbalanced Accounts... :P

Eh. I agree with Creator on this one.

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Article - Your First Scenario in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, May 15 2004 21:00 Profile Homepage #9
I'd consider Streila better than Unbalanced Accounts... :P

Eh. I agree with Creator on this one.

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Undead Topics Need Loving Too (aka "Give Me Your First-Born") in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, May 15 2004 08:30 Profile Homepage #221
more like a manwich amirite

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Article - Karma, Dharma and Somesuch in Blades of Avernum Editor
The Immortal
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 written Thursday, May 13 2004 14:53 Profile Homepage #9
The diachotomy of karma and reputation is not the point of this article.

The point is to demonstrate means by which to create an interactive world.

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Article - Karma, Dharma and Somesuch in Blades of Avernum
The Immortal
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 written Thursday, May 13 2004 14:53 Profile Homepage #9
The diachotomy of karma and reputation is not the point of this article.

The point is to demonstrate means by which to create an interactive world.

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Undead Topics Need Loving Too (aka "Give Me Your First-Born") in General
The Immortal
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 written Thursday, May 13 2004 03:22 Profile Homepage #194
I was pleasantly unaware that Creator and I were in a "feud". That's not to say that I agree with him by any stretch of the word, but...

First thing's first. I still don't understand the big deal about tentacle monsters- sexually explicit material is nixed, but how can a physically impossible situation with something that doesn't even exist? (And it's not like the administration has been very stern in this either- note, for instance, Arctic's title.) Plenty... ...fantasy situations (ie. Shounen-Ai) have been posted before. If you extrapolate it into something even more ridiculous...

Imban has used pictures of Kaoru Nagisa and Shinji Ikari. I'm not quite sure what I'm doing that's so "wrong" in comparison.

(And FYI- 1) Linda is a horrible administrator, and 2) I was banned for avoiding the word filters.)

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