Profile for Randomizer
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| Displayed name | Randomizer |
| Member number | 6785 |
| Title | Law Bringer |
| Postcount | 4643 |
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| Registered | Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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| Ghall-Ihrno's comfort [SPOILERS] in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 18:21
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It depends upon you party's luck on how soon you can find the items. They will all be available in the Basalt Fortress if you need to wait. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Things that bug me about A4 in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 18:19
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Random monster encounters were almost entirely dropped from A4 except for rats and bats. Maybe A5 will bring them back so when you are damaged you can't stroll back to town to heal. The weight system makes sense now. At least there is some balance since you haul almost everything back to town to sell. The pylons should have had more monsters mixed in with them. A smarter AI would have had the few that were there retreat behind the pylon/turret range to heal and pop out and attack. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| A Few More Advance Words On Geneforge 4 in Geneforge Series | |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, May 2 2006 18:07
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I'm still playing GF1 as an agent and still can see how it can trash almost anything. It's only weakness is that it can rarely survive an attack from more powerful monsters that a guardian will still be able to heal from and then attack. Swarms of monsters can be dazed or destroyed with searing orbs, spray crystals, swarm crystals and other area attacks. Running in haste helps keep out of monster's attack range until you can fight. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Coin Cap at 30k? in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, May 2 2006 17:48
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The cap is a holder over from the earlier games. Jeff doesn't change anything that he can avoid doing. That's why some sections of the instruction manual still have old text that no longer applies. Slith's don't get the Exile intelligence bonus, etc. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Fighting Rentar in BF - quick question in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, May 2 2006 17:44
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If you try a peaceful offer at the Basalt Fortress, then there are more dialog options available at the end. There are 3 main endings unless you count your losing as a fourth. All the options require fighting at some point. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Job board quest. in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, May 2 2006 17:40
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When you confront the drake there are two main options. Killing her is what Fort Emerald wants and usually happens if you've killed her brood of young dragons. The other is to let her leave in return for her hoard. I don't think that fulfills the job board quest. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Hermes in Saffron, good or bad? in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, May 2 2006 17:37
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"The secret bandit passage" refers to the Darkside Loyalist camp reached from Fort Saffron by going up the stairs in the southeast to the cells. There is a passage to the camp passed the turrets. Somewhere in there is the evidence needed to show Hermes is a traitor. The fort commander will ask you to talk to Hermes about the evidence. Also see the Empire liason in the guest quarters. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Saving The Quest Rewards in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, May 1 2006 03:28
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You get less expeience for doing quest rewards later. It's not as bad as for monsters, but postponing it isn't worth it. Jeff mentioned it in a post. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Strength and wheels that controll gates. in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, April 30 2006 20:57
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The only one I opened was under Almaria in the northwest corner to below the vintner west of Camp Samuels. It's only helpful as a shortcut going east to visit the Vahnatai in the Sulphorous Flats to fulfill Houghton's first mission. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Mertis: Where is Maxfield? in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, April 30 2006 20:53
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He moves around, so check out the entire north field area. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| a hello and some questions in General | |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, April 29 2006 17:22
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Avernum 1 has an extra multilevel dungeon in the Giant Lands that wasn't in Exile 1. Avernum 2 doesn't let you rack up money beating up the Empire guards at checkpoints like in Exile. Otherwise your best bet are the scenarios for Blades of Exile and Avernum where if you don't like one there are many others. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Behold the Power of Doors in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, April 28 2006 18:18
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I miss from the earlier Avernum games where monster NPCs would pick up and use items. Doors are just something else that has been removed to simplify the engine. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| A Few More Advance Words On Geneforge 4 in Geneforge Series | |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, April 28 2006 18:10
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Sounds good so far. Since hack-and-slash in Geneforge seems to mean kill it first before you die, it might be better. Talking can be fun if it involves some thought instead of trying to push towards a side for benefits. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| What do H.E.R. and P.F.W. do? in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, April 27 2006 17:05
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Protection from weapons is usually only for melee attacks. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| A Few Advance Notes On Geneforge 4 in Geneforge Series | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 20:06
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I want a cannister of Raid to get rid of the Giant Intelligent Talking Roaches. Especially the ones that think I'm cute. A servile as a starting character would normally be a warrior (guardian), but there were some implications that serviles could use cannisters under certain circumstances. So it might be possible for them to acquire spells (agent) and maybe some shaper powers by maybe using existing equipment. After all the Takers in Geneforge 1 were using the vats to get creations. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| International Bad Pun Day in General | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 19:57
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I'd write a rejoinder, but I'm afraid of getting stuck here. I gave a friend copies of Spider Robinson's Callahan's Crosstime Saloon and Time Travelers Strictly Cash for winter break. While he enjoyed the bad puns, his best friend didn't appreciate being trapped and hearing them. My friend came back and said he saved my life by not sayign where he got them. Although Piers Anthony's Xanth series is worse. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Backyard Mythbusters in General | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 19:45
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PBS had a miniseries about ancient builders. One episode was on the British trebuchet. They found in testing it that having it on wheels increased the range. It had something to do with changing the center of mass of the system to increase the path length before release, After they tried it out they showed how it worked better than they planned. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Zorvas (VoDT) in Blades of Avernum | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 19:40
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You can kill the dragon if you want because the spells are available in the school. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Descriptions in General | |
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 17:37
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Thuryl's working on updating his bots so they will be harder to detect. All that time as a mod has helped him see how to get them better. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Yom HaShoa in General | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 17:34
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Holocaust deniers want to now minimize the horror since they are having trouble completely denying it ever happened. As one who lost relatives in the Holocaust, I hate how people still try to change history to glorify Hitler. The only thing Hitler did that was right was kill himself so we didn't have a trial like Iraq has with Saddam Hussien. Too bad it wasn't sooner so more lives could have been spared. Hitler was right that people believe the big lie. That is why genocide still is going on in the world. Sudan, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Cambodia, Ethiopia,... I can't even name them all in recent years because it has become commonplace. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| a4 is the best game yet in Avernum 4 | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 17:18
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There must be some people who take the time to e-mail Jeff. I assume most of the people that don't like the game don't write to him or have already expressed their opinions on these forums. A4 still beats Geneforge 1. I expect the combat engine will get better in the later games, but it's too easy to die in Geneforge compared to Avernum or Exile. Geneforge does have a more open ended plot. A4 forces you along the way with very few options. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Backyard Mythbusters in General | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 03:05
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Try the book, Backyard Ballistics by Wiiliam Gurstelle, for suggestions. I sent it to a friend and he called asking for windage since he already had the GPS for my house, Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| I want my other two characters back! in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 26 2006 03:00
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You have to approach combat differently. There is no more running up to engage monsters unless they are close enough to hit in the same round. Let the monsters waste actions coming after you. Missle weapons work better than in Exile. Spellcasters are more powerful initially even wihout area effects. In Avernum 1 it's possible to start with lightning spray by customizing a natural mage with a high enough mage spell level. Just keep checking the spells known list. It takes awhile to get use to the differences between Avernum system and Exile. After a few hours and different encounters you will develope your own style. Since monsters in dungeons aren't replaced, just go in kill a few and leave. The treasure sits on the floor waiting to be picked up later. All you have to watch for are random encounters in the wilderness and you can avoid them or race to town to recharge. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Xylgham udwlnit skretcko!1!! in General | |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 25 2006 21:46
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quote:Roger Zelazny Jack of Shadows, although I had to go to his home page to get the title. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
| Question 1: Energy in General | |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 25 2006 21:27
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Brazil built up ethanol fuels for cars by subsidizing the industry for years so energy and auto manufacturs were assured that a market would exist. By the time the Brazilian government could no longer afford to subsidize it, the infrastructure was in place. Companies could make ethanol cheap enough to beat gasoline prices and there were enough flex fuel cars to use it. It's a pity that we don't do it. Detroit is building flex fuel cars and trucks, but outside of the midwest and northeast there aren't many places to buy it. Reuseable resource fuels will save on transportation costs to get to remote areas. I wouldn't mind the computer powered by cranking it for a few minutes at a time instead of line current. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |