Profile for Grain of Salt
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| Displayed name | Grain of Salt |
| Member number | 6652 |
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| Postcount | 420 |
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| Registered | Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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| The Big Club Theory in General | |
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written Saturday, May 20 2006 07:56
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The difference would be that there is credible evidence for the correct age, which is why we know it's correct. Believing evidence that others have told you isn't blind faith. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| The Ultimate Survey in General | |
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written Friday, May 19 2006 13:15
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quote:Dikiyoba is female. Yes, we were all surprised too. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| The Big Club Theory in General | |
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written Friday, May 19 2006 12:29
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quote:You mean you don't believe any of the evidence that the earth is older than that? They found rocks that were billions of years old. It's not arguable. It's cold, hard fact. And please don't give me any of that "to test our faith" stuff. Such poor reasoning causes my eyes to burn out of their sockets. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| MizTurky know not how to use "ilovemoney" code in Geneforge Series | |
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written Thursday, May 18 2006 15:48
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Interesting gimmick you've got there... Did you use Shift+D? -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 18 2006 13:08
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I have yet to see a legitimate argument against this. :D Major, are you supporting hard creationism? Not ID? The "world was made 6000 years ago" theory? It seems like you are, but I'm bad at reading other people, especially over the internet. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Big-Mondo Spoilers: the Big Secret in Geneforge Series | |
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written Thursday, May 18 2006 00:38
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Ooo. Juicy secret. It seems like a cycle. There is a numerous race of islanders. Some of them discover a shaping-related power. They break off. Later, they attack and destroy the non-seperated islanders. They win by virtue of their new power. Later, the shaper's numbers are large. Some of them discover canisters. They break off. Later, they attack the shapers (G3). Perhaps the rebels will win in G4? -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Different Magic For Each Class in Geneforge Series | |
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written Wednesday, May 17 2006 15:08
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This would be fairly cool, but we run into trouble with the Agent. The Agents, as has been pointed out, use all spells, not just a specific type. You can't really confine them to a set of spells. Maybe the Agent could use all spells, and the other classes are restricted to class spells. That way, if someone wants to play a tank Agent with Augmentation and blessing magic, they can. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Big-Mondo Spoilers: the Big Secret in Geneforge Series | |
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written Wednesday, May 17 2006 15:03
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Seeing as I have a desperate appetite for bits of Geneforge plot and that my copy of G1 has been screwed up majorly (I'm stuck in the Spirit City and can't move for some reason) could someone please tell me the Big Secret? By IM, maybe, to preserve its secrecy. [ Wednesday, May 17, 2006 15:04: Message edited by: Little Billy Sue ] -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| a4 is the best game yet in Avernum 4 | |
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written Wednesday, May 17 2006 14:57
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X is far above such mundane weapons as machine guns. X, my friend, has an anvil gun. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| a4 is the best game yet in Avernum 4 | |
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written Tuesday, May 16 2006 15:20
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Oooh. What's your phone number? And do you have caller ID? :P -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Shopkeepers in Blades of Exile | |
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written Tuesday, May 16 2006 01:09
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quote:Oops. :o . Another classic case of "name ending in A" syndrome. Anyway, to get back in your good graces: Alcritas did this in Falling Stars. Events in general are rather dodgy, and life/death flags I'm pretty sure only work if you visit four other towns in between. You've got two options that I can think of. 1) Set an SDF that calls a special upon entry into the town. The special calls a special encounter that is the NPC. Or, the SDF causes the special not to be called, making the NPC disappear. 2) Variable Town Entry. This can let you completely redo the town, but it takes up a town slot and the town reverts to blackness the first time you enter it. For an explanation of VTE see here or here. You could try "Disappear on day" but I'm not sure that works either. (Anyone know how Alcritas did the diappearing NPC's in FS? I thought it was life flags but apparently that doesn't work.) Anyway, best of luck with your scenario! -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 15 2006 15:33
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I have no clue, but she's member 17, so probably an oldbie. Only 40 posts, though. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| United 93 in General | |
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written Monday, May 15 2006 01:25
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Hopefully the Iran situation will be stalled long enough for us to get someone sane back in office. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Strange Exile II bug in The Exile Trilogy | |
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written Sunday, May 14 2006 14:22
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Eheheh... another reason Macs are superior to Windows. This only works in Exile 2. It would likely work in Exile 1, because they have similar interfaces, but Exile 1 doesn't even have scry monster. At Exile 3 we get switched to the Blades scrying interface. And he'll never patch this. If he does, we can all force him to patch Blades. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| How hard it it to beat Geneforge or Avernum games in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Saturday, May 13 2006 13:33
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Interesting. You've got a topic in General which belongs here and this topic here which belongs in General. ;) As far as the poll goes, that's very, very general. I would have to go with them being equal, thought in Geneforge I do seem do die more often. (Also, make spelling and grammar your friends. Or at least close acquaintances) -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| HOOT in Richard White Games | |
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written Saturday, May 13 2006 13:01
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Hoot is also a rather queer character in Quintessence. (and Squintessence) -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Alorael have finally get a Custom Title? in General | |
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written Saturday, May 13 2006 12:58
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Your name's not really helping. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| I need to improve my plot... in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, May 13 2006 01:08
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So, do you want help on the demon plot? Or ideas for other plots? Or some of both? I'm confused here, so I'll help with the demon one. "A demon controls a village" needs another twist, really, to make a plot. Perhaps the player doesn't know that the demon is controlling the village. Perhaps the demon is an ancient foe of that particular village that the PC's have a special reason to hate. Perhaps they're duped into helping the demon, then have to correct what they did unknowingly. I'm just brainstorming. Say more of what you want the scenario to be like and we can get more specific. As far as the book goes, I would go with making a scenario. Scenarios are considerably easier to make than novels, don't have to be accepted by publishing companies, and don't need to worry about copyright issues at all. Also, the world needs BOA scenarios more than it needs books. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Church of the Nine-Headed Cave Cow in General | |
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written Saturday, May 13 2006 00:55
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We should definitely be mooving on from that pun. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Dreams in General | |
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written Friday, May 12 2006 00:57
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I dreamed once I was running from an evil crossing guard. While running, I thought "This is only a dream. What happens if he catches me? I should find out." but I couldn't stop running. The rest involved Gumby. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| A real poll in General | |
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written Wednesday, May 10 2006 12:32
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Yeah, it's screwing with the page format. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 10 2006 10:44
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How on earth could you be Valish? It's not a nationality or even a country; it's a made-up language. Anyway, the greatest topic ever would likely be something original. Copying other topics won't get you far. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| An RP in the World of Avernum *Reloaded* in General | |
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written Tuesday, May 9 2006 11:33
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OOC: I was waiting for Lazarus, but he's spontaneously combusted apparently. A short post then: IC: Drale was riding with a company of twenty men. They had been successful today; one of the few trading convoys left had fallen to their blades. It was a good haul; new wands and scrolls for everyone. Now he was riding back to the mountains, to examine his pickings. The nearest outpost was close. Suddenly, a man on a horse burst into view. He waved a scroll in the air, and looked like he had traveled many miles. His hair was wild and his horse weary. He moved towards Drale. In an instant, the men around Drale drew their swords and bows and wands. One hand gesture and the man would be blasted out of existence. But they waited. Drale rode out to meet him. "Halt, stranger! These are Looter lands. What business have you with us?" The man, panting, handed Drale the scroll. It was a letter from Demetrius. So, he was willing to parley. Interesting. These Rakshasi must be quite strong to worry the Dominion. "Tell your master I offer of a ceasefire in favor of an opposition to the Rakshasi. We can meet in a neutral place to discuss terms." The messenger rode off. Two bitter enemies had allied. Ermarian was truly banding together to defeat a common enemy. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| What style of graphics would you like to see in Avernum 5? in General | |
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written Monday, May 8 2006 15:22
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I think this would work on a strictly Jeff-asks Jeff-recieves basis. He asks for one or two nephil graphics, say, we provide, done. But, then again, I can't speak for the man himself. Whaddya say, JV? -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
| Content ratings in Blades of Exile | |
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written Monday, May 8 2006 14:09
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G, PG, and R are the American content ratings. (There's also PG-13, but Jeff left it out of BOE). G means General Audiences (Completely clean, everyone admitted) PG means Parental Guidance (Almost harmless, maybe a couple of fart jokes or something) and R is Restricted (Adult material, no one under 17 admitted without accompanying parent or guardian). See MPAA Note that this is pretty outdated; PG is basically the new G, and 8-year olds are allowed to see PG-13 movies with no protest. In general, your basic BOE scenario is PG. If there's no combat at all and a happy-fun-bunnies plot, it's probably G. If you've got several gruesome murders, it's probably R. However, scenario designers tend to overrestimate gore; Spears or Falling Stars are PG in my opinion, but they're rated R. EDIT: Ash Lael has beaten me. Well, I have more words. Ha! [ Monday, May 08, 2006 14:09: Message edited by: Little Billy Sue ] -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |