Profile for Faint Piping of Two Demoniac Flutes
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| Displayed name | Faint Piping of Two Demoniac Flutes |
| Member number | 5360 |
| Title | Guardian |
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| Registered | Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, April 11 2007 11:10
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Sorry. Nalyd was high from lack of sleep. He meant this one.  -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, April 9 2007 16:12
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The followers of Emperor Tullegolar, a member here who is infamous for his abuse of Shaping. Nalyd owes him a bit though, because he helped Nalyd in "Are Drakons superior beings?" -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, April 9 2007 16:10
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Well, if Heusstess had "led the fight against them", then he would hardly be willing to put them as the aggressors, then would he? History is written by egos and perceptions. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, April 9 2007 13:50
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Life? What is life? Is that what Nalyd hates? Must be. Anyway. . . Nalyd has heard of D&D. The others appear to some kind of acronyms. Awesome powers of elimination, no? -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, April 9 2007 13:29
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What evidence is there that there was violence due to the spread of Shaping? The Shaper Empire has apparently been around a very long time, if the origin of Shaping isn't universally known. There's no evidence either way, as to whether Shaping spread violently or peacefully. All we have is Sucia and human nature. Human nature differs greatly, and it depends on who had Shaping to begin with. Was it some bloodthirsty tyrant, like ET, a scientist-analog(Learning for learning's sake), or a pro-Shaping Trakovite(Good of the world, helping average people). Also, who's to say that the Shapers started the war on Sucia(The only one we have direct evidence of)? There were probably religions back then, with origins of life etc., and they might have seen the ability to create life as evil, or there might have been jealous or fearful neighbors. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, April 9 2007 12:40
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Who ways that Shaping spread through violence and death? The only evidence we have that anything like this ever happened is on Sucia. And that's where Shaping was supposedly discovered, so there's bound to be instability there. After Sucia burned itself out, who's to say Shaping spread on it's own? What's wrong with "The Shapers set up schools. People learned Shaping. Rebels messed it up." And Shaping costs less effort than war with humans. Diplomacy is still far superior, and Shaping is only used to minimize the casualties on the side using Shaping. If additional human casualties could be avoided, why should the Shapers spend time and essence with Shaping when talking works fine? If you'll notice, the Rebels never tried anything resembling diplomacy. They simply waited in the quiet and mostly inhospitable mountains quietly, Shaping haphazardly all the while, and threw it at the Shapers when they were discovered or thought they had a chance. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, April 9 2007 12:20
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As Shaper Nalyd, Nalyd would create- 1-Fully grown clones of existing Shapers. 2-Training that dispenses with any creation limit. 3-Training that dispenses with any limited creation controlling range. 4-Diseases that harm only essence-holding reptiles. 5-A sort of mind-fungus that can eat brains and later communicate what was in them. 6-A delicious Vlish. 7-In the only lapse of anti Self-Shaping principle, a spell that turns Nalyd into a Divine Vlish. 8-Battle Omegas (Actually useful). 9-A giant, living self repairing wall. 10-A device that kills canister- or Geneforge-using humanoids. 11-Dead Trakovites. 12-Dead Rebels. 13-Dead Tullegolites. [ Monday, April 09, 2007 12:27: Message edited by: Spokesman of the Dead ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, April 9 2007 05:22
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Yay! Nalyd got David Spade!  -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Saturday, April 7 2007 19:06
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Hey! Nalyd had something here that responded to IFM up there! But he got rid of it! That's mean! Exclamation Point! [ Tuesday, April 10, 2007 05:59: Message edited by: Spokesman of the Dead ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Saturday, April 7 2007 19:00
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True enough. But "Nazi" is such a convenient term. We hate it so much that we use it a lot. And don't underestimate Nalyd. The Shapers made serviles because they disliked doing menial labor. And, really, most of the serviles actually enjoy serving. If the Shapers were truly sadistic and cruel, then they wouldn't even bother to make serviles. They would, as you said, enslave existing humans. The serviles were made specifically because they didn't want to harm humans, which are currently the dominant species. Serviles were made dumb and ignorant, dependent on the Shapers. They only develop dissident beliefs when they are corrupted by the Rebels, or when they simply grew up away from the Shapers, like on Sucia. They Shape beasts for food because it is significantly easier than working with the comparatively inferior livestock currently available. And they don't Shape everything they eat. They make their creations with the capacity to breed. They make creations for war because said creations are superior to most humans and are far more expendable. If you had an easy enough alternative that involved no loss of human life and little human effort, while simultaneously greatly increasing your chances to win a potentially horrific war, could you honestly say that you wouldn't do it? They don't develop creations for trivial and decadent purposes because, first of all, they have already filled most of their needs for chores and the like with the creation of serviles, and second of all, the creation of a new life form is a complex and drawn out process. It may take years to find the correct way to Shape something. Shaping should only be reserved for necessary things, like food and war. War may not be necessary, but when it rolls around, you would want creations dying rather than humans. The Shapers aren't perfect. No-one is. The Rebels are brutal, the Awakened are foolishly optimistic, the Takers are consumed with blood-rage, the Trakovites are scared, and the Shapers are strict. But out of all those, strict seems the least evil. The Shapers had it coming to them, agreed. Their society could only last so long. But with any luck, the Rebellion will teach them something. And, failing at that, it may force them to change out of sheer necessity. Th Native Americans were enslaved because, well, it was convenient to do so. Other than their lack of immunities to disease, they were pretty much ideal slaves. It was horrible and wrong, yes. The actions of the colonists and, later, the United States were unjustified and cruel. But some of the later atrocities (Trail of Tears, Indian Removal Act) was due to the actions of President Jackson and, partially, a mostly oligarchic and plantation owning Congress. As for Cuba, Nalyd isn't really knowledgable in that particular area of the world. Someone else will have to pick up there.  [ Saturday, April 07, 2007 19:02: Message edited by: Spokesman of the Dead ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Saturday, April 7 2007 17:45
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And you can't join more than one sect at the same time. [ Saturday, April 07, 2007 18:25: Message edited by: Spokesman of the Dead ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
| A3: Can't clear Troglo msg quest because I killed vothkaro in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Saturday, April 7 2007 17:17
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Look it up in the file for the town that he's in. After the dialogue where he talks to you, there should be something similar to "toggle_sdf" in there. [ Saturday, April 07, 2007 17:18: Message edited by: Spokesman of the Dead ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
| Why there? *warning: displays secret of G1* in Geneforge Series | |
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Guardian
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written Saturday, April 7 2007 17:13
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Why is it so horribly impossible that Shaping spread peacefully? Both continents could have already been settled before Shaping was developed. Shaping was developed by a group of mages and scientists on Sucia, used haphazardly until the Shapers realized its dangerous power, and then simply spread. No wars, no wiping out natives. It was developed, used haphazardly only on Sucia, contained, and then taught? Or is that not dramatically brutal enough for Salmon's model of Shapers as Nazi-analogues? [ Saturday, April 07, 2007 17:14: Message edited by: Spokesman of the Dead ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Saturday, April 7 2007 13:51
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Waylander is being suspiciously argumentative lately, at least about everything Geneforge-related. He's probably just irritable about his loss in the "Are Drakons superior beings?" thread. :rolleyes: -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Saturday, April 7 2007 13:43
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Use the floating mage with a scythe for Nalyd. He can't find it now, but wait. [ Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:16: Message edited by: Spokesman of the Dead ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Saturday, April 7 2007 05:52
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No foolish Rebel deserves the praise of Nalyd. But Greta was the best developed. Ghaldring, if he was in the poll. He surprised you. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
| The Episodes: the poll in General | |
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written Friday, April 6 2007 18:11
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Yes, it's a classic compensation. Luke loses his hand, so in order to make up for it, he becomes a better person. Anakin is pretty much decapi-cremated, so he throws someone who has morally enslaved him into a big pit. Anyone else notice that the scene where the Emperor falls is animated? -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Friday, April 6 2007 18:02
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Because they're as power-hungry over internet influence as Tully is over the abuse of Shaping. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Friday, April 6 2007 17:59
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Shame on you, Salmon! Apologize to the nice Shapers! Most likely, only Shaping was developed by Sucian natives. Then it spread to the other continents, the further of which was the most settled. And Salmon lies. He's like the Three-Wish fish. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
| Are Drakons superior beings? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Friday, April 6 2007 04:46
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And Gazers don't need to worry about menial labor because they are, presumably, telekinetic. Look in the Gazers workshop north of Agent Yngrid. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Friday, April 6 2007 04:27
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*Gurgle*. . . Don't bring up that pseudo-Episode! It was fake! Fake, fake, fake! *Goes to cold, dark, evil corner of death and begins to cry* -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
| Are Drakons superior beings? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Thursday, April 5 2007 19:36
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The duel suicide is understandable. The Drakons fought hard for their rights to be independent, and they wouldn't give that up for anything. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Thursday, April 5 2007 19:31
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Geneforge's spells counted along with it's creations. Any creations > Any spells, in terms of raw interest. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Thursday, April 5 2007 19:29
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Hmm. That's odd. Guess there's too many nostalgic oldbies unwilling to admit that the newer is better. . . :P -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
| Ideologies of Geneforge (4) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Thursday, April 5 2007 14:35
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Actually, the Gazers refer to themselves as "The Eyes," as in "The Eyes see all." This implies that they have either a Gazer collective, or that each of their eyes considers itself an independent entity owing allegiance to the central eye. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |