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Steven Wright is a terrible, terrible man.

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Slithzerikai Racial Traits:

Strength +2, Dexterity -4, Constitution +2. The slithzerikai are strong and tough, and have surprisingly adept minds compared to their barbaric relatives on the surface, but their frames are completely lacking in any form of grace.
As Medium creatures, slithzerikai have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Slithzerikai base land speed is 30 feet.
Reptilian Subtype.
+2 natural armour, owing to their thin but still durable scales.
Fire Resistance 5, another trait of slithzerikai scales.
A slith deals 1d4 points of lethal slashing damage with its unarmed strikes (though it still provokes attacks of opportunity if it lacks the Improved Unarmed Strike feat). A slith monk deals unarmed damage as if it were one size category larger if it chooses to deal slashing damage.
Spellcasting Prodigy (FRCS) as a bonus feat at first level.
+2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison.
+2 racial bonus on craft (sculpting) checks.
+2 racial bonus on knowledge (religion) checks.
Polearm Traditionalists: All slithzerikai are taught at an early age to master the use of all pole arms (including but not limited to all of the weapons listed in the Complete Pole Arm Chart, Dragon #331), weapons with great religious significance to their race. A slith treats all exotic pole arms as martial weapons, all martial pole arms as simple weapons, and receives free weapon proficiency with all simple pole arms.
Cold Intolerance: On a failed save against a spell or effect that deals cold damage, a slith takes 50% more damage and in addition automatically becomes fatigued for the rest of the encounter (or exhausted if already fatigued).
All slithzerikai can speak (but not read or write) Draconic for free at first level.
Level adjustment +1.

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So I wondered. Anyone here ever play the old Steve Jackson game, Illuminati?

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If you are having problems with the actual scripting of dialog, then Niemand's Dialog Editor is a great tool. Sadly it can't solve problems with poor writing.

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Fight the Vahnatai Lord in the end and you will see how nasty parry becomes. Area attacks work great against him because of the ridiculous high parry ability.

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I don't think the U.S. will be doing anything else until Iraq/Afghanistan is semi-resolved. Supporting democracy has to take a backseat to fighting terrorism.

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For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you have learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

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Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

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And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you have heard from us, you actually accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

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We accept man's testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.

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For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures...

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Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.

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I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in this holy city, which are described in this book.

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Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

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Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, "Do not go beyond what is written."

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For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

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(Jesus quoting from Isaiah 29:13) "'... They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.' You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men." And he said to them: "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!"

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When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

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The thing about MAD is that you only have to be able to destroy the world once. Making more is just a very expensive gesture with no meaningful force behind it.

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Epic battles? Like the Zigguraut in A2 - the biggest battle in ANY Avernum game, and probably the biggest fight Jeff's coded?

Cool Dungeons? Like the Halls of Choas? Or the Zigguraut again? Or any of the Empire forts where the Crystal souls were? Avernum didn't have any generic towns that I can think of, whereas maybe 75% of Valorim was packed with guys called "Merry" and cross-shaped houses.

Mystery Plot? Like the whole idea of the Crystal Souls in A2? A3 might have been an okay "whodunnit"-kinda-thing, but A2 had the whole "mystery" thing down much better. And the fact you didn't win the war single-handedly was much more realistic than 4 people entirely destoying a Vahnatai war machine.

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Am I the only one who thinks that y'll are blowing this Ed thing way out of proportion? He wasn't here for too long. Sure he was dramatic, but not to the point where people are still making topics about it.

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Alorael, who wouldn't want any old, crummy, beer-based vehicles in his garage, no sir. If he has to drive he'll do it with wine at the very least!

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That's going in my sig, Aran.

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