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Soul Crystal Contents (Av2 & 3) in The Avernum Trilogy
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Sunday, April 9 2006 11:39 Profile #19 Rakshasa are immune to Fire, Ice, and Magic damage. They also manage to cut down just about every melee creature, so go for it if you find one. Demon Golems are like Demons, but without the weakness for Repel Spirit and Ice, if I'm not mistaken. Liches aren't that great. They're undead (and so resistant to ice) but they're also vulnerable to Repel Spirit. The only thing going for them is their higher spell levels, I think. You can learn Cloud of Blades L3 in Blackcrag, according to my hintbook. EDIT: I thought you could get Cloud of Blades L3 from a Stone Circle, but it would seem you cannot. [ Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:44: Message edited by: Bitter Noob ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
School of Hard Knocks in Geneforge Series
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Sunday, April 9 2006 08:22 Profile #8 It depends on where you stand in the religious world. Seventh-Day Adventists might say that Catholics have their facts mixed up, but both believe they're right. I really can't tell what religious system Old Scratch is using as his basis of "truth" and so prefer to not ask any questions or claim that he's wrong. He may be able to prove that he is right, but only if you concede that, for example, Christianity is right and true in all things. I happen, by the way, to be much more interested in the Angels and Demons of a religion than the actual religion. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
A3: Heavily Biased Toward the Light Side? in The Avernum Trilogy
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Sunday, April 9 2006 07:51 Profile #3 It's not as if you have to do something bad to lose reputation; this could be interpreted as the Church spreading bad rumors about you, for example. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
School of Hard Knocks in Geneforge Series
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Sunday, April 9 2006 07:45 Profile #6 You forgot "Prince of the Air", Old Scratch. And I think Old Scratch may have been oversimplifying for the sake of the less informed readers. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
The Sequel in Geneforge Series
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Sunday, April 9 2006 07:39 Profile #3 Different starting areas would be cool and not that hard to do. Let's see, a type of new creation... Well, being able to Shape Serviles would be interesting as long as I can give them weapons. Maybe Fire Creations could get some sort of heavy melee creature that explodes, like a useful Pyroroamer. And Magic Creations could get a creature that charms its enemies. The Battle Creations could get some sort of slow-moving seige engine late in the game. I want a Light spell, yo. And possibly some sort of Healing spell that drains HP from my allies. I enjoy kicking the dog. Maybe some sort of spell that chains damage around, like Lightning Chain in W3. The Sholai should definitely be in G4. Jeff set himself up for a good, interesting plot when he needed a villain in G1. I haven't played G2, but I don't recall there being much Sholai action. So the Sholai are unused, while they should be the main players. I just wish that for once Jeff wouldn't stick in three or so mines. It gets kind of old after a while. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
A2 - Why am I getting ill everytime? in The Avernum Trilogy
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Saturday, April 8 2006 20:08 Profile #4 A search for "ill sick" yields three threads, two of which answer the question. I found these results on my second try, after narrowing down my terms. Search didn't lead me to Alorael's post; it led me to the thread the post was in. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
A2 - Why am I getting ill everytime? in The Avernum Trilogy
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Saturday, April 8 2006 17:35 Profile #1 quote: Originally written by Facsimilicious: If you have any metal bars, check them. Unidentified ones just may be uranium, which diseases your entire party. Gauntlets may be Pyrrhic Gauntlets, which also cause disease. Those are the two big mysterious sources of contagion in A1 and A2. —Alorael, who doesn't think the gauntlets are cursed and who knows the uranium isn't. Drop them and everything is fine except for very angry Avernites. The search function can save you a lot of time that would be spent waiting for a reply. Not that it did in this case, but still. Self-reliance and all that. Makes you a better person. [ Saturday, April 08, 2006 17:39: Message edited by: St. Ashby the Martyr ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
VotD: Scrolls of Mining/Woodcarving? in Blades of Avernum
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Saturday, April 8 2006 17:32 Profile #3 It's easily accessible if you can get into the Library. It's up in the NW corner. EDIT: And yes, the Library is blocked by a glowing portuculis. [ Saturday, April 08, 2006 17:32: Message edited by: St. Ashby the Martyr ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Shaping-Improving Vestments in Geneforge Series
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Saturday, April 8 2006 07:37 Profile #9 quote: Originally written by The Lurker: quote: Originally written by Nick Ringer: This is something I'd like to see change. It's a little too easy to "cheat" and use certain items to beef up a creation, then equip something that's otherwise powerful. Hmm, I never really thought of it as cheating... In fact, it seems somewhat logical... When the main character equips a certain magical item, magical powers pour into his/her mind and tell him/her how to to make a drayk, then when it is taken off, the main character suddenly has amnesia and can't remember how he/she did it. Or maybe the main character just needs this item as power enhancement, whatever. Anyway, since the creation was fully made, it doesn't disappear when the item is taken off. Yes, I know this may sound lame. But seriously, I think it's part of the gameplay. The above was written by The Lurker. quote: Originally written by llama: it increaces the magicle powers of the main carictor wile its on to help put more power into the creation..its not cheating :D The above was written by llama in response. llama never said anything about the gameplay. The Lurker did, but llama messed up the quotes and attributed the writing to himself. Luckily, it's not that bad because most people would have already read what llama misquoted and noticed that llama misquoted. [ Saturday, April 08, 2006 07:38: Message edited by: St. Ashby the Martyr ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
UBB code links in Tech Support
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Saturday, April 8 2006 07:30 Profile #2 To whatever it is he wants to link to, possibly? If so, do the following. 1) Click "post reply" to start composing your post. 2) When ready to create a link, look slightly below the box where you type your post, you should see a dark burgundy border titled "Instant UBB Code™". Right below that is a small grey box titled "URL". Click that. 3) You will be prompted to enter the address of the page you want to link to. Do so and click "OK". 4) Enter the words you would like the link displayed as and click "OK". For more information, see here. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
wat is better? in General
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Friday, April 7 2006 11:42 Profile #26 quote: Originally written by Archmagus Micael: Ashby, were you talking to me? If you were, I can't see any spelling mistake. In addition to preaching correct spelling, you are also preaching correct grammar and correct language in general. llama's name is perfectly fine. He chose to make his name an exception to the rules of capitalization, and so that exception still applies. Also, right now there is only one inconsistency, that being between llama's name and everyone else's. Capitalizing the name in some places but not others would add inconsistency. quote: Originally written by Archmagus Micael: llama, please do me a favo[1-remove:u]r[2-remove:,][2-add::] [2-remove:and] edit your first post[2-remove:,] and fix the spellings. I know you didn't[3-change:don't] mean to do it, but it does annoy [4-add:unspecified]. This is what it should say: "What is better?" or[5-add:,] more accurately: "Which is better[6-add:?]" Besides[7-remove:, as well as] pleasing me, the others might lay off a bit. Magma[8-add: ][8-change:d]Drago[8-add:o]n, you deserved this for your messed[9-add:-]up corrections. What goes around [10-remove:,] comes around, to use an ancient saying. - Archmagus Micael This is how I would have fixed the post. 1-This is a board based in America. American English is the default language for the spoken and written word. Since this board is not specified as being something other than the default, it is assumed that on this board the default (American English) is written. 2-"do me a favor", "edit your first post", and "fix the spellings" all apply to the same idea. When simply joined by an "and" the meaning changes to them applying to different actions. When used with an incorrectly placed comma, things become worse. Sadly, I cannot think of a way to join "edit your first post" and "fix the spellings" in a more prescise way than I did. 3-I know it's cool to use grammar like this, but it's still wrong. We're only talking about one instance of "spelling" mistakes here, not infinitive instances of mistakes. 4-Again: I know it's the new thing to leave off direct objects, but it's not popular enough to constitute an entire change in correct language structure. 5-Unsure here why I'm correct, but I'm pretty sure I am. 6-Parallel structure of sentences mandates actual parallel structure. 7-Multiple prepositions are ugly. I suppose this is fine gramatically but it's still better off this way. 8-"Magma Dragoon" is the correct form. 9-"up" and "messed" both make no sense as seperate modifiers, but the modifier "messed-up" makes perfect sense. 10-There is no pause symbolized by a comma, so the comma shouldn't be there. [ Friday, April 07, 2006 12:26: Message edited by: St. Ashby the Martyr ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
wat is better? in General
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Friday, April 7 2006 10:59 Profile #22 quote: Originally written by Archmagus Micael: llama, please do me a favour, and edit your first post, and fix the spellings. I know you don't mean to do it, but it does annoy. This is what it should say: "What is better?" or more accurately: "Which is better" Besides, as well as pleasing me, the others might lay off a bit. Magmadragon, you deserved this for your messed up corrections. What goes around, comes around, to use an ancient saying. - Archmagus Micael To quote another ancient saying, "Practice what you preach." -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
wat is better? in General
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Friday, April 7 2006 10:43 Profile #19 quote: Originally written by Zeviz: Since we are playing the "find the grammatical problems" game, here is the next move. :) quote: Originally written by Dikiyoba: quote: FYT: Sorry if I have spoke anything wrong, I'm not a good speller. FYT: Sorry if I have spelt anything wrong, I'm not a good speller. FYT: Sorry if I have spelt anything incorrectly, as I'm not a good speller. 1. "Wrong" is an adjective, while "incorrectly" is an adverb. 2. Independent sentences shouldn't be joined together by a comma alone. You also need a preposition. My turn. :P FYT: I am sorry if I have spelt anything incorrectly, as I'm not a good speller. EDIT: How could I forget the "FYT"? [ Friday, April 07, 2006 10:54: Message edited by: St. Ashby the Martyr ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
What instruments do you play? in General
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Friday, April 7 2006 08:08 Profile #13 quote: Originally written by Jeffrey, Lord of Ultra Omega Doom: —Alorael, who has played recorder for more years than he can easily count, although he has never formally studied music and thus does more muddling through than real understanding of baroque style. He is thus always angered by people who "played" recorder in elementary school. You wouldn't claim you can play xylophone because you once banged on one, would you? If you took three lessons in elementary school and now, five years later, can play a major scale in the same octave and with a steady pitch, can you play? I also play the piano, which seems to be very popular, and the clarinet and sax, which probably helped me play the recorder. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Here is a book of knowledge. in Avernum 4
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Thursday, April 6 2006 19:14 Profile #18 wuz that sum sort uv raceial slur? :confused: :confused: :eek: :( -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
I Depend On Them All in The Avernum Trilogy
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Thursday, April 6 2006 19:09 Profile #2 what party do you use? Good Avernum 3 party? Your adventurers group What is your ideal starting party The Abominable Party-Building Topic -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Pit of the Wyrm (A3) in The Avernum Trilogy
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Thursday, April 6 2006 18:13 Profile #2 I think the Wyms breathe darkness (magic). I remember that they use the acid damage sound and graphic, but I don't think they actually give the acid-coated status effect. They give enfeebling instead, right? I suggest invulnerability if the fight is troubling you, but that doesn't necessarily mean Invulnerability Potions (read as: what Neimand said). [ Thursday, April 06, 2006 18:15: Message edited by: St. Ashby the Martyr ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
for those of you with humor in General
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Thursday, April 6 2006 08:39 Profile #18 "Hi, this is John's voicemail. If I haven't answered by now, it's probably because I resent you and the causes you stand for." -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Hey Llama are you there in General
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Wednesday, April 5 2006 19:42 Profile #6 I'll PM you. I wouldn't want to clutter the thread. EDIT: I want to see my new sig and I'm hoping an edit will change it. EDIT 2: History has been made. Newspapers have been called. [ Wednesday, April 05, 2006 19:55: Message edited by: St. Ashby the Martyr ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Hey Llama are you there in General
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Wednesday, April 5 2006 19:39 Profile #4 I'd like to make a snide post in this topic, if I may. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Lizette in Geneforge Series
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Wednesday, April 5 2006 09:40 Profile #7 It was a failsafe. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Lizette in Geneforge Series
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Tuesday, April 4 2006 19:15 Profile #5 Okay, try this. First of all, save. Then bring up the cheat code window (Hold "Shift" and "D" at the same time). Then enter "sdf 18 24 1" without quotes and click the check mark. Do the same for "sdf 27 6 0". Then go to Darnor and see if you can progress with the quest now. [ Tuesday, April 04, 2006 19:25: Message edited by: St. Ashby the Martyr ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Lizette in Geneforge Series
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Tuesday, April 4 2006 17:57 Profile #1 Her husband should be between the shore and the storerooms of the rebel camp. If that's who you're talking too, you probably have an sdf error. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Soul Crystal Contents (Av2 & 3) in The Avernum Trilogy
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Monday, April 3 2006 16:43 Profile #14 quote: Originally written by Ephesos: Go for a Dark Wyrm instead, though that'll take a while to find. Spine Beasts have a very uneven record in melee, in my experience... There's some Dark Wyrms in the Giant Caves, so this should be an opportune moment. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Soul Crystal Contents (Av2 & 3) in The Avernum Trilogy
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Monday, April 3 2006 10:52 Profile #9 General Advice: If you still have the Alien Slime, lose it. The creature is pathetic. Maybe replace it with a Giant Slug? Drakes, Demons, and Ogre Mages serve about the same purpose. Rather than having more than one slot used for basically the same creature, you may want to just keep one of the fire-immune (Demon/Drake) creatures and get something good at taking melee damage (Golem/Dervish) Basilisks are actually pretty weak. You'll probably want to pick up an Ur-Basilisk as soon as possible; I don't remember for sure, but I think the higher SP cost is worth it. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00

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