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Statistically Yours, on the First Anniversary in General
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quote:
Originally written by Leena:

For the love of God, I meant get out of my pjs to put on clothes such as Jeans and a T-shirt. Now before posting I'll have to read what I typed, re-read for spelling mistakes, and re-read to avoid those perverted thoughts, Jesus.
Don't pretend you didn't expect it. It's SW for god's sake.

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Power Corrupts in General
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quote:
Originally written by Butt Paladin:

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Originally written by Randomizer:

Whether or not we have free will, if God knows the future, then the action must have been planned by God.
Actually, this brings up a fairly interesting biblical proof that outright defeats the notion of free will:
"But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive."
Genesis 50:20

Joseph is saying that god had his brothers send him into Egypt so that the Israelites might have food when Joseph ultimately gains the power to distribute it as such. Which is odd, because in previous examples where the Israelites need to be spared of some horrible famine/massacre, it's usually the direct hand of god or at least a prophetic manifestation that saves the tribe. Or at the bare minimum (if we're to use the example of the Judges, which has its own set of circumstances that SHOULD make it inaplicable), god will make people to good things, but never bad things.

This verse most clearly implies the "hand of god" overriding the brothers' consciences by stating that their having Joseph go to Israel was pre-planned: That is, there was no free will on the part of the brothers.

I'm surprised how people always manage to misinterpret the explination for this phenomenon. It reminds me of the "if Hitler did God's will, is he in hell?" question. Yes. That is not to say that what he did wasn't God's will. Whatever anyone does falls along the lines of God's will. But God did not will that Hitler and only Hitler was the one to kill 11 million people. That was done of Hitler's free will. If not him, then someone else would have done it. And that person would be the one suffering his existence away.

What the brothers did is the same case, albeit on a much smaller scale. Joseph was going to end up in Egypt no matter what. The brothers, however, were not the ones who were required to make it so. That was their own decision.

Jacob's favoritism of Joseph came out of his own free will, although it did pave the way for his brothers' jealosy. In fact, if it weren't for his uncle Laban's trickery there would not be any favoritism. That stemmed from Jacob's love of Rachel more than Leah. Of course, if it weren't for Laban's trickery there would be only two tribes, four maximum. Just another case of everything falling in under God's will.

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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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Originally written by Mc 'mini' Thralni:

I was under the empression that the star had already dissappeared before I wrote a post. All I intended to do with that post, was to let the FNF notice that that star was there, but had dissappeared. the book can only be opened when the star is there, as Goldenking had understood. When the star vanishes, the book closes, not the way around.
The only problem I have with your post, and this is what led to so much confusion, is that you completely miscalculated the amount of time the star was visible.
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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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Originally written by Ephesos:

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Originally written by Infernal:

Still waiting for him to come back or should I write an IC now?
Change of plans... check your PMs.

For TM's benefit, that means a change of plans on his side of the deal, not mine.
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An RP in the World of Avernum *Reloaded* in General
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Fortress of Grah-Hoth (rebuilt).

Wracking waves of anger spread over the complex. Kzar'rhd was finding it hard to concentrate on the task he had been given, his wights were becoming erratic. It was coming from the uppermost level, where the beginnings of a gigantic scrying pool was being created. They had already pinpointed the location it was meant to scry, the demonic planes.

They had yet to scry through it properly, right now it was just a small pond of magically altered water that had a place to go but not able to sent anything through. The end result would be to allow it to affect all of the five senses pass into the Pit. Eventually a portal into and out of Hell.

This cult was obviously either insane or had no idea what they were doing. Kzar'rhd had orders though. He was to aid them in their research. The fulfilment of Krahn's side of the agreement. It wouldn't be able to transport people for a year at least, but with the demons at the other end who knew what could happen.

Given his wights' instability, he decided to go up to view what was happening himself. What he saw shocked him to say the least.

Master Mrundh, Demons!

Calm yourself, Kzar'rhd, what exactly is happening?

The scrying pool. The location of it's counterpart in the lower planes has been taken over. A demon, powerful, though not a Grah-Hoth. It's angry. Raging about some ruby or other that was stolen from it.

Attempt to make peace with it before it can find the other side of the pool. Find out what it is after and if possible ally yourself with them. The aid of the cultists would help, they have some practice with demonology. I will relay this to his grace, the lord Krahn.

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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Originally written by Ephesos:

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Originally written by Zeviz:

PS And if I understand the idea correctly, the factions will start getting wiped out if you don't work together, just like in any other RP where DM throws in a powerful boss.
Yep. Working on it already.

Still waiting for him to come back or should I write an IC now?
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do you watch foamy cartoons in General
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Originally written by Nikki xx:

Sigh. Why do I even bother to post these days?
Do you really need us to remind you?

No matter how hard you try, you cannot escape the call of the fluffy turtles.

[ Friday, April 21, 2006 02:55: Message edited by: radix malorum est cupiditas ]

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
"Policing" ourselves? in General
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Why don't you join in order to express your point of view?

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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Absorb or ignore? Those are two very different things.
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OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

Rakshasi absorb all elemental damage too.
Really?

Are we using game canon here? I've never noticed that when I play SW games.

EDIT: Added quote for the new page.

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"Policing" ourselves? in General
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Originally written by Yet another procrastinator:

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
do you watch foamy cartoons in General
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There's a huge field of nothing to the left.

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
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That edit screws up your post, you know.

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
Does anyone use thrown weapons in AV4? in Avernum 4
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Originally written by newman:

Just got to Camp Samuels.
Haven't been using bows as I've been waiting to find some arrows!!

There are no arrows. There's no slot for arrows. You don't need arrows. Bows make their own arrows.

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
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Now I get to do it twice. :D

BURN IN HELL!

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
OoC Thread for "An RP in the World of Avernum... *Reloaded*" in General
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Firestorms are not magic.

They are explosions of fire created using a magical source. The source has nothing to do with the effect in the same way that the effect of throwing a boulder with magic ignores the source.

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change shaper graphics? in Geneforge Series
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I don't have any of the GFs so I don't know the exact steps, but I do know the gist of it.

Change the name of the shaper graphic files to that of the drakon graphic files.

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
A Change of Structure in General
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Privy means private. Private Council. The reason privy means a restroom nowadays is because those were privy places.

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Did I miss the first trial? in Avernum 4
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The Cotra shade is part of a mid-endgame quest. Just avoid getting killed by it and you should be ok.

EDIT: Wrong city. The third test is what I must now assume you're talking about. The third test is not northwest of Cotra, it's northeast of fort Dranlon.

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
Who's it better to kill in Avernum 4
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If you tell her that you're going to kill her, the entire town rises up against you. If you just attck her then only those that can see her rise up against you.

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Who's it better to kill in Avernum 4
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Originally written by Kuranes-:

This is very hypothetical to me, because I haven't registered, but is it possible to kill both? Or does the other quest disappear once you fulfill one of them?
Even if it didn't disappear, who would you collect the reward from?

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Did I miss the first trial? in Avernum 4
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He says that you did not take sufficient damage.

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Descriptions in General
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quote:
Originally written by Spring:

With a BMI of 45.9, I think muscular is out of the question. (Remember, between 18.5 and 25 is normal, overweight is between 25 and 29.9, and obese is 30 or over)
That is very inaccurate. Muscle is 3 times as dense as fat. A person could reasonably have a BMI of 30 and able to lift 300+ pounds regularly on a bench press. In fact I know such a person. (I'm not certain about his BMI, but I know it's up around there.)

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Do you watch foamy cartoons? in General
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quote:
Originally written by Spring:

Your post was a response.
And, of course, this is a response. :P

A common misconception. This is a reply. A response assumes I know what I'm responding to.

EDIT: Damn grammer. My comment to Llama was a reply. This is a response.

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Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00
Changes for Sequel in Geneforge Series
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Originally written by VCH:

It's ironic but I usually play through G1-3 without using any creations. Guardians need no help beyond their sword.
That's a matter of play style. Some people appreciate the fact that the guardian is best at meleeing enemies an beleive that should be his primary focus.

Others beleive that creations are the way to go, no matter what. Therefore skill points spent bulking up his intelligence and creation skills (but no more than one should be raised higher than 3) will never be wasted.

And then there's those who have a distinct masochistic attitude toward the game and try a missile guardian. On torment. (Yes I'm looking at you, stareye.) They're crazy and their advice should be taken most of all because apparently, if they can win like that they can win with most any setup. :P

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