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Displayed name	Lazarus.
Member number	6193
Title	Lifecrafter
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Homepage	http://www.geocities.com/lazarus989/myscenarios.html
Registered	Monday, August 8 2005 07:00

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What exactly are slith avatars? in The Avernum Trilogy
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Monday, May 8 2006 18:13 Profile Homepage #5 I was under the impression that Slith Avaters were resurrected slith heroes, who pretty much hang around by their own grave. The important thing to know is that they are quite liberal with the dishing out of pain. Pretty much everything in fantasy games or novels isn't original. It mostly is founded in either myths or builds off of previous books (LOTR alert). I had thought about this in relation to the avernum series and concluded pretty much what has already been stated. The sliths/nephils/vahnatai are the only races that are new (although cat men and lizard men isn't exactly revolutinary.) Pretty much anything original in the game comes in the strange way that creatures act (like the GIFTS, shudders), not that similar creatures haven't been seen before. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Church of the Nine-Headed Cave Cow in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Saturday, May 6 2006 16:50 Profile Homepage #16 The cave cow will rain down rumination on the Richard White heretics. They will grill forever in the fires be-low. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
NBA Playoffs in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Thursday, May 4 2006 15:06 Profile Homepage #24 I can't imagine an organized league for playing Calvinball. Once when I was young I had the idea to try to play a game like this, with no rules, and complete insanity. The result was rampant cheating and thoroughly unenjoyable. It would work great if I had an imaginary friend that wasn't so uppity and headstrong. (For some reason it hadn't occurred to me what Alorael was alluding to until I read your post Ephesos.) -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
If You Were President... in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Wednesday, May 3 2006 17:26 Profile Homepage #18 quote: Originally written by Major: IF everybody would give up their nuclear weapons I would agree however, unfortunately somebody would not thus blowing up the world ten times around. The point is that it isn't necessary to have the capability to destroy the world many times over. It really would only take several atomic weapons to deter anyone remotely sane from attacking us, anything beyond that is just increasing the chance that something drastic and inadvisable happens (like say, destroying civilization as we know it), or even a bomb getting in the hands of terrorists. Right now the list of people who would bomb the U.S., and could foreseably do so, is fairly small and includes terrorists, North Korea, and Iran, (please don't comment on this hastily thrown together list, I'm sure I'm missing some but the point stays the same). None of these groups would care in the least bit exactly how many times over we could destroy their respective countries. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Stereotypically Yours in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Wednesday, May 3 2006 16:33 Profile Homepage #91 I can't quite do it, and I can even dislocate my shoulder. I can't imagine how you could contort yourself any further. Even Inthrall's picture doesn't look like the kid is actually licking the back part of his elbow, he comes very close though. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
NBA Playoffs in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Wednesday, May 3 2006 14:51 Profile Homepage #11 Star power can only carry your team so far. When you look at the recent champions you see complete teams, the Spurs and the Pistons. Both play hard defense and get good ball movement (two things that require a team effort.) My team, the Heat, seems to be trying to splice the two together. Everyone on the roster has a heap of talent, but it doesn't seem to be working out as well as last year, which was a team starring Wade, and complimented by role-players. Edit - (In case it wasn't obvious, this would be replying to the comments that basketball on a pro level isn't as much a team effort. Also I'll throw in that I enjoy the NBA, but will take the NFL any day.) [ Wednesday, May 03, 2006 14:54: Message edited by: Lazarus. ] -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Another 3-D Editor Thread in Blades of Avernum Editor
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Sunday, April 30 2006 11:07 Profile Homepage #5 It was very strange, because the only town I had worked on was town 5, and I hadn't changed the graphics at all. The floors in several dungeons were indiscriminately swapped, mostly with blackness, and without any rhyme or reason, some terrain was messed with as well. The heights were set to 0 throughout the town, with a few strips of 255 height. All the terrain was deleted from outdoors. It was strange because as I said, I hadn't changed the graphics at all. I reverted to my back up file, which had the same graphics, and it ran fine. I might just write it off a a fluke; unless the problem repeats itself. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Another 3-D Editor Thread in Blades of Avernum
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Sunday, April 30 2006 11:07 Profile Homepage #5 It was very strange, because the only town I had worked on was town 5, and I hadn't changed the graphics at all. The floors in several dungeons were indiscriminately swapped, mostly with blackness, and without any rhyme or reason, some terrain was messed with as well. The heights were set to 0 throughout the town, with a few strips of 255 height. All the terrain was deleted from outdoors. It was strange because as I said, I hadn't changed the graphics at all. I reverted to my back up file, which had the same graphics, and it ran fine. I might just write it off a a fluke; unless the problem repeats itself. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Another 3-D Editor Thread in Blades of Avernum Editor
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Sunday, April 30 2006 06:21 Profile Homepage #0 I just downloaded the 3-D editor for windows. I used it for a while, and found it to be useful, and a significant improvement over the old editor. Unfortunately, it started getting kinda whacked out. I had spent most of my time editing one town, (town 5) and found no problems. However, when I loaded a new town I got an error message like "missing graphic 0 in sheet 36" (this was last night, but I'm pretty sure that it was something like that.) The editor proceeded in completely anhihalating the floors and terrain heights in about half my towns. It also removed all the terrain from all my outdoors. Fortunately I am naturally distrustful of all new software, and had backed up my files just before launching the editor, else this would be a very angry post. As it is I would just like to know if I can expect this to happen regularly. I like the 3-D editor, but if other people have seen this problem and it is a routine one, then I'll have to do without. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Another 3-D Editor Thread in Blades of Avernum
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Sunday, April 30 2006 06:21 Profile Homepage #0 I just downloaded the 3-D editor for windows. I used it for a while, and found it to be useful, and a significant improvement over the old editor. Unfortunately, it started getting kinda whacked out. I had spent most of my time editing one town, (town 5) and found no problems. However, when I loaded a new town I got an error message like "missing graphic 0 in sheet 36" (this was last night, but I'm pretty sure that it was something like that.) The editor proceeded in completely anhihalating the floors and terrain heights in about half my towns. It also removed all the terrain from all my outdoors. Fortunately I am naturally distrustful of all new software, and had backed up my files just before launching the editor, else this would be a very angry post. As it is I would just like to know if I can expect this to happen regularly. I like the 3-D editor, but if other people have seen this problem and it is a routine one, then I'll have to do without. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Your musical tastes in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Saturday, April 29 2006 07:00 Profile Homepage #5 Long live classic rock! (Ironically I was listening to "The Wall" when I read your post ADOS, not as good as "Dark Side of the Moon" but still....) -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Question 2: Imbalance of Wealth in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Friday, April 28 2006 20:17 Profile Homepage #8 This particular stat sticks in my mind, I don't remember where I picked it up. That is, 80 percent of the world's wealth is controlled by 20 percent of world's population. Pretty disturbing. Many of these severely poor countries have histories of corrupt/innefective governments, I personally think that the most effective way to combat poverty would be effective governments in the suffering countries. Having rich countries send money to impoverished ones is a decent short term solution, but money can't simply be siphoned off forever. Eventually these countries need to industrialized and get back on their feet, this needs to come from local governments. Hopefully Iraq can prove that this is possible (this is not an invitation to start discussing Iraq.) -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
April Chat Times in Blades of Avernum
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Friday, April 28 2006 15:57 Profile Homepage #3 I suppose I'll be there. I haven't been to a BOA chat, is there any chance it won't degenerate into random tangents like general chats? -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Languages in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Friday, April 28 2006 15:06 Profile Homepage #34 I speak English, and I've studied Spanish for several years. Unfortunately it wasn't a very pleasant several years since it is my worst subject (if only everything could be as black and white as mathematics). -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Deathmatch topics need loving too in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Thursday, April 27 2006 13:43 Profile Homepage #18 1. Rentar-Ihrno vs. Titless Madonna - Rentar wins. Madonna doesn't even have the power of sluttiness now. 2. The Wizard of Oz vs. Kefka - Kefka. I was rooting for Stimpy to pull the upset, but now Kefka has a clear path to the finals. 3. Garzahd vs. X - Garzahd wins. 4. George W. Bush vs. Guy Fawkes - Bush wins. Fawkes will try to blow up Bush, but his attempts will be foiled by the secret service. Then Bush will win a fist fight. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Deathmatch topics need loving too in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Wednesday, April 26 2006 14:43 Profile Homepage #1 1. Gharzhad- I don't play geneforge, and Gharzhad is a very bad man. 2. Stimpy - I'm assuming this is Ren and Stimpy, probably the best non-swearing cartoon I've ever seen. Stimpy would slap Kefka to death, and use his wit to wittle away his self-confidence(YOU STUPID IDIOT!!) 3. George W. - He's a redneck, so he can probably shoot a rifle. 4. Guy Fawkes - He loves to blow stuff up, Montag just loves reading and being a pansy(not very useful in a deathmatch, to bad he put aside his flamethrower). 5. The wizard of id- He is occasionally funny, Oz is just a big phony in a movie that I hate. 6. Ihrno- Only Erika could take down this baddie. 7. Professor X - considering the only results we've seen from X's magic is the ability to make a skull annoying, herbs grow, coins appear, and give armor crappy properties, I would say X has a lot to prove. 8. Cordelia - Cordelia Jeff's daughter, or Cordelia the adventurer? Madonna the singer, or the mother of Christ? I'll give the edge to either Cordelia. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
International Bad Pun Day in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Wednesday, April 26 2006 14:23 Profile Homepage #23 A baby seal walked into a club. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
SDF Max value in Blades of Avernum Editor
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 16:04 Profile Homepage #22 Thank you. If I do use the number input (which I'm starting to think I will) it will probably look like the script in hlpm. But since it will be checking for very large numbers, I will use ten-thousands place, thousands place, etc. Then check for 0-9 for each place and dump it into an sdf. As I think about it I'm beginning to realize it shouldn't be that hard. It'll also will use the base 255 system as suggested. My brain is so hard-wired in base 10 that it took me a while to figure it out, now I see that this is a lot cleaner. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
SDF Max value in Blades of Avernum
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 16:04 Profile Homepage #22 Thank you. If I do use the number input (which I'm starting to think I will) it will probably look like the script in hlpm. But since it will be checking for very large numbers, I will use ten-thousands place, thousands place, etc. Then check for 0-9 for each place and dump it into an sdf. As I think about it I'm beginning to realize it shouldn't be that hard. It'll also will use the base 255 system as suggested. My brain is so hard-wired in base 10 that it took me a while to figure it out, now I see that this is a lot cleaner. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
What style of graphics would you like to see in Avernum 5? in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 13:27 Profile Homepage #10 I like the E3 graphics most, probably just for nostalgia value. Avernum/BOA graphics are a close second, they're more likely to be used and I wouldn't be to torn up about it if he did. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
SDF Max value in Blades of Avernum Editor
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 13:13 Profile Homepage #19 A numeric input script, I was thinking about writing something like this involving inputing 5 numbers, then checking each one to see which digit it returns. I went the lazy route, but I might change it. This is the real question, I want you to be able to ask the banker how much gold you have in the bank. This is the code I have so far (it works fine, so don't bother proof reading it.) quote: clear_buffer(); append_string("You currently have "); append_number(get_flag(3,3) * 1000); append_string(" gold in the bank."); get_buffer_text(gold_str); print_str(gold_str); break; The problem is that this prints it in the text area, which can't be viewed when speaking to someone. I want it to appear in the dialog node, or a dialog box. (I hope I was clear and used the right terminology.) -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
SDF Max value in Blades of Avernum
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 13:13 Profile Homepage #19 A numeric input script, I was thinking about writing something like this involving inputing 5 numbers, then checking each one to see which digit it returns. I went the lazy route, but I might change it. This is the real question, I want you to be able to ask the banker how much gold you have in the bank. This is the code I have so far (it works fine, so don't bother proof reading it.) quote: clear_buffer(); append_string("You currently have "); append_number(get_flag(3,3) * 1000); append_string(" gold in the bank."); get_buffer_text(gold_str); print_str(gold_str); break; The problem is that this prints it in the text area, which can't be viewed when speaking to someone. I want it to appear in the dialog node, or a dialog box. (I hope I was clear and used the right terminology.) -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Stereotypically Yours in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Monday, April 24 2006 17:34 Profile Homepage #33 I suppose I'm "the Bible guy", which leads to the notion that I'm a Bible thumping born-again Christian. I haven't been posting in general long enough to get any other stereotypes. [ Monday, April 24, 2006 17:35: Message edited by: Lazarus. ] -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
Power Corrupts in General
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Sunday, April 23 2006 16:51 Profile Homepage #96 quote: Originally written by I Would Have Been Your Daddy: [QB]I consider there to be evidence of why God does not exist. It is not cold, hard, physical evidence that is studied in a laboratory, but it is logical evidence. If God exists, why does he not come out and tell us?[QB] If you believe the bible, then he did come out and tell us. People largely disregarded what he said, and sin etc. was just as widespread as before. Maybe God just got tired of trying and figured we could figure it out for ourselves. If the only way you are going to believe in God is if the skys open up and he starts talking to you, then you probably are never going to believe. I think it is pretty much established that this isn't how it works; pointing out that it doesn't happen really doesn't add anything to an arguement. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00
SDF Max value in Blades of Avernum Editor
Lazarus. Lifecrafter Member # 6193	written Sunday, April 23 2006 14:32 Profile Homepage #4 The only place I saw a limit was in the call inc_flag() which says the highest legal value is 255. Since this is the call I've been using, its kind of important that it doesn't spass it out. Anyway I finished the script using the rounding method. The original plan called for being able to transfer money between scenarios. Now I see that this is pretty much impossible(items lose their special class evidently) I'll just have to give out high value items that can be sold to merchants. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 \| Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00

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