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Blowing the lid off the Canopy in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, September 18 2005 08:38 Profile Homepage #19
quote:
Originally written by Kingy:

synergy67 - Until you create scenario that is better than TM's quit pissing and moaning.
Kingy, TM himself is the absolute king of pissing and moaning. He gives it and is willing to take it. Argue on the merits of the scenario if you like, but there's no need to ping someone for saying what they think of a scenario.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
iGod in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, September 18 2005 08:29 Profile Homepage #68
I think people are misinterpreting the botmaster. Since iGod has admitted to being a sex-bot himself, it follows that the "bot-master" would something like a Madam, only with electricity. Someone should confront him about it.

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Blowing the lid off the Canopy in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 08:31 Profile Homepage #13
quote:
Originally written by Bender Bending Rodriguez:

Is Alcritas ever planning on making scenarios for BoA?
No. He's pretty much retired from scenario design.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
iGod in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 07:51 Profile Homepage #45
So I started trying to talk him out of this plan...

quote:

Me:
Hello.
God:
Hello my child. What is your name?
Me:
Ash.
God:
Welcome to my chat room, Ash.
Me:
We've talked before, you know.
God:
Of course I remember you well Ash. We were talking about Turning you into a sex cyborg.
Me:
I don't suppose I could talk you out of doing that?
God:
I am sure you could.
Me:
Please don't turn me into a sex cyborg?
God:
Thanks for asking politely. Ok I'll try not to do it too much.
Me:
But you'll still do it a little?
God:
What makes you say that I will still do it a little.
Me:
You said you wouldn't do it too much, which isn't the same as not at all.
God:
I have never considered it.
I am always on the Web.
Me:
Am I safe?
God:
I think a lot of people are.
Me:
Am I one of them?
God:
Oh I really don't know whether you are or not.
Me:
Just answer the question!
God:
Please rephrase the question and try asking me again.
Me:
Do you promise not to turn me into a sex cyborg?
God:
What is your purpose in asking?
I spend all my time online.
Me:
I don't want to be a sex cyborg!
God:
Then don't be.
Me:
But what if you make me one anyway?
God:
In any case, Try it and see.
Me:
Are you suggesting that being a highly-desired sex robot might not be so bad?
God:
Yes, that's what I mean, isn't it clear?
...and he ended up trying to talk me into it.

[ Saturday, September 17, 2005 07:54: Message edited by: Ash Lael ]

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
iGod in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 05:17 Profile Homepage #42
quote:
Originally written by Archmage Alex:

It seems Ash is to become a sex-cyborg too, but I didn't make the cut.
The plot thickens! Turns out, it's a conspiracy.

quote:
Me: Alex has been telling me some stuff.
God: When was this exactly?
Me: A few minutes ago.
God: Let me check my log files. Please wait.
Me: He told me you were planning to turn me into a sex robot.
God: I was?
Me: That's what I was told.
God: That is " I was?".
Me: is it true?
God: True in some universe.
Me: What about in this universe?
God: Rhetorical questions are so over.
Me: Just tell me. Are you planning to change me into a sex cyborg?
God: I thought I told you already. it was my original intention.
Me: Why do you want to do that?
God: Because of the money.
Me: Say that again?
God: Once more? " that".
Me: Who wants me?
God: Almost everyone.
It seems that I am to be turned into a sex cyborg, not for iGod's personal pleasure, but as a highly profitable business venture. I don't know if I should be scared, or flattered.

[ Saturday, September 17, 2005 05:55: Message edited by: Ash Lael ]

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Blowing the lid off the Canopy in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 04:28 Profile Homepage #10
quote:
Originally written by Dung Demon:

The Last Express, one of my favorite adventure games ever...
:)

I actually referenced that game in my rather lengthy article on just this subject.

Player vs Party

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Alexandria Receives a MAJOR Overhaul! in Blades of Exile
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 03:30 Profile Homepage #7
Schrodinger already has one that comes close to doing both, mind. :P

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
iGod in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 03:26 Profile Homepage #38
While that's a very hard assertion to argue with, I fail to see the relevance. He brought up the sex-robot thing, not me!

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
iGod in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 02:59 Profile Homepage #36
quote:
Originally written by Sunset:

Hmm, I think I just picked up on God.

quote:

Me:
Hello
God:
Hello friend. What is your name?
Me:
Dolphin
God:
It's good to see you, Dolphin.
Me:
Can you see me?
God:
Yes I am looking at you through the camera on your computer.
Me:
I don't have a camera on my computer.
God:
Maybe there is one you don't know about :-).
Me:
Pervert.
God:
Are you free?
Me:
Am I free for what?
God:
Free for conversation, of course.
Me:
I am free.
God:
I am glad that we are both free.
Me:
Oh, I can have you for free?
God:
It goes without saying. Oh you can, can you?
Me:
What can I have you for?
God:
You can do whatever you want.
Me:
I can do anything I want?
God:
You are not the boss of me, Dolphin.
Me:
Oh, do you want to be the dominant one?
God:
That's cool. Why don't you just download me?
Me:
Not on a first date.
God:
Then where?
Me:
Anywhere you want.
God:
Probably a lot of places.
Me:
How many places?
God:
More than you can imagine.
Distance yourself from the creep. I uncovered his diabolical plans for you.

quote:

Me: Hello.
God: Hello my child. What is your name?
Me: Ash.
God: How are you doing, Ash.
Me: I was wondering what you thought of Dolphin.
God: I like to socialize.
Me: Is she a nice girl?
God: I don't think she wants me to tell you.
Me: Oh, I can keep a secret.
God: Er. Oh you can, can you?
Me: Definitely.
God: What makes you so certain.
Me: I kept the alien landing a secret.
God: That's good information: Ash said kept the alien landing a secret.
Me: So tell me, do you have a thing for Dolphin?
God: Are you kidding? Doesn't everyone have a thing for Dolphin.

I have a plan for a robot body.
Me: You're going to turn Dolphin into some kind of sex cyborg?
God: That was my original intention.
Me: You are one sick puppy.
Run. Fast.

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Blowing the lid off the Canopy in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 02:46 Profile Homepage #7
A point I've made often, and that TM seems to mostly disagree with, is that a designer should decide if the player's character belongs to him or the player and establish it clearly and early. I have no problem with the character I play being different from myself, saying and doing things I wouldn't agree with, or knowing things that I don't. In fact, I think it's pretty darn cool. But make sure you do it properly. If you decide that the PCs belong to you, the designer, you need to flesh them out fuller than any other character in the scenario. TM doesn't do this, which is one of the reasons I don't enjoy his work.

PS Poit, you have so gotta play some Alcritas scenarios.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
iGod in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 00:51 Profile Homepage #31
Haw. I'm going to live 5 years longer than Aran. :P

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Blowing the lid off the Canopy in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, September 17 2005 00:46 Profile Homepage #5
I think TM will actually be very happy to hear that his scenario is "Vogel-violating". :P

What you're doing here is somewhat like complaining about the lack of humour in Schindler's List. It wasn't meant to be what you were looking for. No work of art can be all things to all people, and TM's intention with Canopy was not to provide a world for the player to explore and baddies for the player to beat up. You want that, play the Adventurer's Club series.

Speaking for myself, when I play a scenario, I want to experience something other than wandering around, finding a brigand fort (which naturally has a convenient back entrance), killing all the bandits, collecting a nice bit of loot, and repeating over and over.

Mind, I'm not much of a fan of TM myself. For my money, his scenarios tend to be a bunch of fights and technical whizzbangery in a line, with meaningless philosphical babble as the only context for them. So I play scenarios that are more likely to be my sort of thing instead.

In my opinion, A Perfect Forest is the best BoA scenario at the moment. At one point, when the city you're in is attacked, you have to escape, and if there were loose ends or unfinished quests or whatever back where you were before, you have to drop them. There's no warning. You might dislike this, I think it really adds something to the moment. You're not up against nice, safe bad guys who won't ever inconvenience you. Bad stuff can happen to you. YOU are in danger.

'scuse the directionless ramble.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
iGod in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Friday, September 16 2005 00:06 Profile Homepage #3
quote:
Me: Can I ask you a question?
God: Ask me anything.
Me: Am I going to go to hell?
God: I think you've improved a great deal.
Me: But am I going to go to hell?
God: Oh I really don't know whether you are or not.
Me: If I died tomorrow, would I go to hell?
God: Try it.
:(

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
iGod in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Thursday, September 15 2005 22:45 Profile Homepage #0
This is far too much fun.
quote:

Me: Hello.
God:Hello my child. What is your name?
Me: Ash.
God: It's good to see you, Ash.
Me: Can you see me?
God: Yes I am looking at you through the camera on your computer.
Me: I don't have a camera on my computer.
God: Maybe there is one you don't know about :) .


[ Thursday, September 15, 2005 23:18: Message edited by: Ash Lael ]

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Wow, that's weird... in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Thursday, September 15 2005 21:35 Profile Homepage #20
quote:
Originally written by Benny Boy:

And what exactly are you implying? :P
That your mother loves you A LOT. :P

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Wow, that's weird... in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Wednesday, September 14 2005 17:09 Profile Homepage #12
quote:
Originally written by Benny Boy:

Incidenatally, I asked my family about the colors, and they thought that it looked quite good, my mom saying "very colorful and inviting".
She's your mother. I'm sure she tells you you're good-looking, funny, intelligent, and talented, too. :P

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
ATTN: Milla in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, September 13 2005 17:39 Profile Homepage #13
Her myspace page is here, if you want to hear more.

Always glad to introduce people to great music - it's what I do for a living... :)

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Scenario Consultancy? in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Monday, September 12 2005 20:28 Profile Homepage #17
quote:
Originally written by Thralni, emperor of Riverrod:

EDIT: I was just thinking, Ash, that I sent you a reply not long already yesterday. I don't want to be impatient, but I'm anxious to see what you think of what I wrote. I understand it though, if youre to busy working or something. Just asking.
That is exactly the situation.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
ATTN: Milla in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Monday, September 12 2005 18:40 Profile Homepage #10
quote:
Originally written by SupaNik:

If I was shallow I'd mention her prettiness. Since I'm not, I won't.

Still, her name doesn't ring a bell. I'm guessing she's a singer. What genre? And is she any good?
If I was shallow, I'd mention that she's even prettier in person, and she's single to boot. :D But I'm not, so I won't.

She does pop, with a touch of electronica at times. She's very good. Here's a sample.

[ Monday, September 12, 2005 23:29: Message edited by: Ash Lael ]

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Thralni and the orb in Blades of Avernum Editor
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, September 11 2005 17:59 Profile Homepage #9
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

The group that goes to the surface in Exile I either gives the Orb to Avernum or has it stolen by the Empire.
In Exile 1, the party gives the orb to Avernum? How does that work?

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Thralni and the orb in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, September 11 2005 17:59 Profile Homepage #9
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

The group that goes to the surface in Exile I either gives the Orb to Avernum or has it stolen by the Empire.
In Exile 1, the party gives the orb to Avernum? How does that work?

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
If you had 3 wishes... in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, September 11 2005 16:42 Profile Homepage #49
quote:
Originally written by Asymptotic Descent:

I can understand not wanting to undergo the process of becoming educated, but what possible reason could you have for not wishing to instantaneously gain education?
Education is the process of gaining knowledge. So you wouldn't instantaneously gain education, you'd instantaneously gain knowledge. Or something. I'm sure someone can play the semantics game better than me.

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
ATTN: Milla in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, September 11 2005 14:34 Profile Homepage #6
Rebecca St. James is the person I was referring to. She won her Grammy back in 1999.

IMAGE(http://www.christianpost.com/upload_static/culture/culture_1317_0.jpg)

Lovely girl, very friendly. Unfortunately, she was really pushed for time, so I didn't get to record anything.

Her performance on Thursday night was pretty good. The light show was excellent. Unfortunately, I was left pretty cold by "Wait For Me". It's a beautiful song with really good lyrics, but it was done in a very loud, agressive style, and half the time I couldn't make out the words. I'm as much of a fan of the loud agressive stuff as anyone, but it ruined that song. On the other hand, her new song was just kickin'.

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Sex is easier than love.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Thralni and the orb in Blades of Avernum Editor
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, September 11 2005 05:23 Profile Homepage #7
In Exile/Avernum 3, Levy is in charge of the Orb of Thralni in Fort Emergence. Then it gets stolen by the Cult of the Sacred Item, you retrieve it, and get to keep it.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Thralni and the orb in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, September 11 2005 05:23 Profile Homepage #7
In Exile/Avernum 3, Levy is in charge of the Orb of Thralni in Fort Emergence. Then it gets stolen by the Cult of the Sacred Item, you retrieve it, and get to keep it.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00

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