Profile for Emperor Tullegolar
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| Displayed name | Emperor Tullegolar |
| Member number | 7420 |
| Title | Shaper |
| Postcount | 2156 |
| Homepage | http://www.dmeb.net/speb/foryourears/take.mp3 |
| Registered | Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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| Saddam Hussein's Execution in General | |
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written Tuesday, January 9 2007 21:29
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Bah, what good are ethics and morals when they keep us from killing people who deserve death? But Tullegolar, due proccess and blah blah blah... Fine, whatever, but if I were in charge, I would have let security around Saddam go lax. Some nut would have stabbed the creep eventually, some enraged Iraq citizen looking for vengence. Then America could claim to having no part in his death, and we could say that justice was served by his own people. If only... -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
| Geneforge or Avernum Series? in General | |
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written Tuesday, January 9 2007 21:16
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I agree with Synergy. Though I didn't find it unplayable, there were many minor annoyances. The map was probably the worst for me. Where are you supposed to put that damned thing? -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, January 9 2007 21:13
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Does a torrent vest make you immune to aura of flames? I want one. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, January 9 2007 16:46
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Was Poland ever a superpower? Other than when most off it was part of Prussia, I think not. Ironic that I'm Poland, really. I'm quite German, and my crazy grandma always used to say that my great grandma once 'tanzt mit der fuhrer.' That doesn't make me evil by default, does it? -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Monday, January 8 2007 21:59
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Poland will rise again. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Monday, January 8 2007 21:51
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An element, hmm. Well, a sudden attack of OCD is telling me to go with the lowest numbered element, Scandium. But if Dikiyoba can think of a better one, I trust her judgement. quote:I think we can all learn a thing or two from the great W. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
| Saddam Hussein's Execution in General | |
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written Monday, January 8 2007 21:30
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Armies cost gold, my dear Randomizer. Just because we don't have the money doesn't mean we're goine to stop spending it. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Monday, January 8 2007 21:05
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It's annoying searching through all the crap for good ones. Here are some I found: allot gruel - Please, sir, I'd like some more. oral gullet - Interesting... lull to rage - Appropriate? gull rot ale - Mmm, Gull Rot Ale®. gall to rule - I certainly have the gall to rule. My name along with my title yields: large rumple looter - They'll never miss these rumples. more regal polluter - I make polluting look good. let pour morel lager - Mmm, Morel Lager®. rule glare melt poor - Doesn't make as much sense as the others, but still sounds awesome. [ Monday, January 08, 2007 21:22: Message edited by: Emperor Tullegolar ] -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Monday, January 8 2007 20:32
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In the end, it all comes down to the Golden Rule: whoever has the gold, makes the rules. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Monday, January 8 2007 14:32
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What is your favorite food? The flesh of lesser beasts. What is your most hated food? Tomatoes. Is there any circumstance under which you would eat your most hated food? In sauce form it's alright, but it will give me a stomach ache. What is your favorite beverage? Pink milk. What do you normally cook spur of the moment? Cup of Noodles. By the way, the guy who invented Cup of Noodles just died. He was a great man. A moment of silence... Are you a vegetarian? Ahahaha! What is your favorite dessert food? Ice cream. What is your favorite type of chocolate? I'm a white-chocolate-supremacist. Favorite pizza topping(s)? Pepperoni, sausage, ham, meatballs, buffalo chicken, and garlic. Yes, that's just one pizza. Favorite breakfast? I hate breakfast. But if I must, scrambled eggs with lots of hot sauce and enough soy sauce to make them brown. Least favorite breakfast? Cereals designed for children. Favorite protein food? Meat? Favorite fruit? Apples. Favorite vegetable? Mushrooms. Those count, right? Favorite popcorn topping? Butterzuma's Revenge. No, it's not real, but if it was, it would be my favorite. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
| Episode 3: A New Game in General | |
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written Monday, January 8 2007 13:19
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I've been purposely not posting just to see how many suckers still believed Salmon' prank. Then I realized it was really just Jewels... I had that 'ladyfriend' in my old profile picture thrown to the rancor for insolence, so it didn't seem right to keep it there, no matter how good it made me look. As for a picture of me logged on to my account, that would be hard since the only digital camera I have on hand is built into my computer. I've posted at least three other pictures of me on these boards if you care to find them. Otherwise, if you give me a little time, I could probably come up with a picture of me wielding my trade mark slith spear. It's not that I really feel I need to prove myself to you, but I just look so damn awesome when I do epic poses with that spear! -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
| I Need Math Like a Hobo Needs A Bath in General | |
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written Sunday, January 7 2007 20:47
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Emperor's certainly don't need math. I'm so happy I only had to take one math class in college, and also glad that that one class was idiot math. I'm going to graduate college with less knowledge about math than the average person, and I love it! -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Sunday, January 7 2007 13:47
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New word: deathspan. People in Dikiyoba's stories have rather short deathspans. I'm worried for myself, however, as I have neither an element nor anyone that would want to resurrect me in the first place. Edit: Oh, and a question: Did I slip and fall or did I actually bang my head against the panel trying to make it work? [ Sunday, January 07, 2007 13:58: Message edited by: Emperor Tullegolar ] -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Sunday, January 7 2007 08:26
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We're just awesome like that. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
| A hypothetical scenario in Geneforge Series | |
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written Sunday, January 7 2007 07:50
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The white government enslaving me in the slave scenario might be the indigenous government, but it wouldn't be my indigenous government. I would be from Africa, right? The point is, the situation involves is more closely related to a foreign invasion than a civil war. I'll meet you half way on the point that different strata can be like foreigners to each other. This may be true, but when it comes to strategy used against them, I don't think you can be as harsh when trying to form a new government entirely (American Revolution, Shaper War) as you can when trying to restore the old one that has been brought down (Japanese Invasion, French Resistance). Can we agree on that? quote:Oh, so now your no longer saying that humans are brutally repressed under Shaper rule? Fair enough. In that case, I'll meet you half way again. The humans are more likely to align with the Shapers (because conditions just aren't that bad), and the creations more likely to go rebel. Since American's are more likely to go American in your scenario and they represent the rebellion, I guess creations would therefore be the best group to look at, point taken. quote:This changed the scenario entirely again. As I said before, there is a huge difference between living as a slave and simply living under a repressive government. As a matter of fact, can you give me your definition of slave? Mine is 'a person who is the property of another.' I don't think we have the same definition, unless Japan went and set up auction blocks across the continent. quote:Since your going to try and claim that the Shapers are directly responsible for the rebellion, I'll point out that there was, in fact, an external foe involved in the process... Trajkov. Remember him? quote:On that note, I am afraid I may have to step out of this discussion. There is much evidence in Geneforge 4 that would easily refute the things you are saying. But if you prefer that I not bring any of that into account, I suppose that is your right. Just let me say that things are quite the opposite of what you assume. You underestimate the power of the Shapers, and you overestimate the sanity of rebellion. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
| 2007- What movies are you looking forward to? in General | |
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written Sunday, January 7 2007 07:16
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No, no one knows, because Lucas hasn't written them. There are some sites that make stuff up and claim it's the real thing, though. Those are fun. If you want to know what happens after Return of the Jedi, read some books. George Lucas declared most of the published Star Wars novels to be canon long ago. That's probably why he's not making more movies. [ Sunday, January 07, 2007 07:57: Message edited by: Emperor Tullegolar ] -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 6 2007 23:26
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Great. I'm pretty sure that Drakefyre is the only admin/mod that doesn't hate me outright. Why did you have to get in my way, Drakey, why? Oh well. Stareye is the one that banned me, that should be an epic confrontation. I just hope it isn't a repeat of our last one... -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 6 2007 22:56
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Black and White: Like I said, a whole new scenario entirely. This time it is not a matter of revolting against your own government, it's a matter of being a damn slave! There is a huge difference between being a slave in a racist society and living under an oppressive government. You keep making analogies that don't make any sense. 1984: I've read it, thanks. I don't understand the relevance. I can understand the analogy between the Shapers and the Party (good one), but I don't get how any of that relates the the oppressive Japanese regime in your example. The Party rules it's people by harping on nationalism, something the Japanese would not have in America. You still haven't expressed understanding of the vital difference between fighting an invading force and fighting an oppressive domestic regime. Do you get it yet? Control Group: "Unsupported assumtion." Are you kidding? "So wouldn't it make more sense to use Creations as a baseline?" How does making someone more prone to join a certain faction the control group make any sense at all? Sure they represent a stratum (which is the singular form of strata, by the way), and that is the stratum of the common people! Aren't we looking at what common people would do in these situation? Is there something I'm missing here? quote:Uh, have you played the games? Please, humor me by explaining this statement. quote:You can't keep saying I make unsupported claims when you keep saying things like this. You see freelance mages all the time in the games, where have you been? All kinds of people can teach you magic for a price, it's only when you bring up shaper training that things get complicated. Creations: I'm glad we agree on the creations to slaves analogy. That one actually makes sense. Since there are no slaves in your original scenario, any argument you make concerning creations is now irrelevant. Wasteland: You do realize that the rebellion did not always exist, yes? The Shapers kept the world safe from rogues and crap for years before this all started. Just because they are fighting to bring the world back to order once again doesn't mean that they are incapable of keeping the world from falling into chaos in the first place. You can't ignore all those years of peace just because there is war now. They may be indirectly responsible for the rebellion, but give them a break. Shaping is something so unpredictable that a single man can become a huge threat, the fact that the Shapers held off a rebellion of this scale for such a long time is a testimony to the strength of their order. quote:Whew, now some of the nonsense you've been saying can be excused. Hate to spoil it for you, but the rebels are losing as of Geneforge 4. Your character is in the situation where he can try to salvage it by meeting with the distant and racist drakons on the other side of the world (they are the only ones not getting their asses handed to them by the Shapers) or you can jump ship and join the oppressors. Don't worry, you find all that out in the first five minutes, I didn't really spoil anything. quote:I'll just ignore the obvious fact that this statement makes no sense and go back to my earlier argument. You are mixing up two different scenarios again. In the original scenario (as well as the France/Germany one) you are being invaded by a foriegn power! The "devil you know" saying only works when your talking about an indigenous regime. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 6 2007 18:52
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Nemesis: I have no reason to set you up on purpose. However, when it comes down to you or me, you're on your own. That is what it means to be a Tullegolite, after all. Nioca: What makes you say I have the password now? -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 6 2007 16:00
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Security, most likley. I imagine most, if not all buildings in Avernum have roofs. Rats, chitrach, slimes, all these things are probably capable of crawling over a house wall, and having a roof would help you keep them out. Also, I'm no architect, but I think having a roof simply makes your house more stable. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 6 2007 12:24
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Waylander: I would make the argument that the American founding fathers were not, in fact, fighting against their own government. The colonies had no representatives in parliament, and thus they were the equivalent of being ruled by a foreign government. As for your black and white scenario. Of course I would be willing to kill whitey in that situation. But now your just altering your original scenario to fit your argument. In the original scenario, my positions remain the same. As for option 4 attacking only targets of ‘strategic value’, just one question: how am I supposed to ‘strategically’ encourage prostitution? Control Group: Non-shaper humans make up the biggest fraction of the population. Creations are practically defaulted to be rebels if they can think freely. And shapers are far too unpredictable to be any sort of reference. Plus, the non-shapers humans are as close as you get to humans in the real world, and since our debate consists of issues from both worlds, they are the logical choice. quote:Uh, Barzahl was insane. But Tullegolar, insane is a relative term. No, Barzahl was quite insane. quote:Everything in the game suggests otherwise. It is made clear in Geneforge 2 through 4 that drakons run everything and treat serviles and drayks like crap. As for consistency, sure there are all kinds of rebels, but all but the drakons get crushed by shapers, and the drakons don’t even try to help them. At least the Shapers make an effort to protect towns with civilians in them. As for help from Nazi Germany. This is another case where it makes a huge difference whether or not your oppressors are foreign. It's one thing to use a foreign nation like Germany to throw of a foreign invasion of another; Japan. However, I would not ask Germany to intervene in a civil war against my own government. Huge difference. That would only be asking for trouble. If Germany is fighting Japan, that will give you a chance to get back on your feet as your own nation. If you ask them to play a part in a civil war, however, they might not want that part to end when the war does. Do you understand the difference yet? quote:I object to this description of the Shaper regime. People are allowed to live freely, trade freely, and even practice magic freely. No experiments are practiced on the human population. The Shapers keep the world safe from what would otherwise be a horrifying wasteland if shaping were out of control. All they ask in return is total control over the shaping aspect of the world, nothing more. I fail to see the oppression people always speak of. Saying the Shapers are responsible for the rebellion is a stretch. Saying that many shapers allied with Barzahl is just incorrect. You keep saying that the Shaper regime has failed, but look at the games again: they are winning the war against the rebellion! Why? The drakons are too busy fighting amongst themselves and the human are to disordered to put up real resistance to them. The PC aside, the Shaper regime is better than the rebellion in every way, the only thing the rebellion had going for them was the element of surprise, and that is gone now. Saying that they have failed and so the rebellion must be superior is just crap. quote:They knew the Germans better than the English? The allies were evil? This is a terrible example... it makes no sense whatsoever. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 6 2007 11:42
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Tarrasque, you missed an error in the edited quote. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 6 2007 11:32
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I've suspected that for a while now. Some of his crap is just too good to be true. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 6 2007 11:08
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Can medieval count as classical? -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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written Friday, January 5 2007 19:06
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There is a huge difference between when the oppressors are outsiders and when they are your own government. I suppose your right in that, if the American government itself was being oppressive like the Japanese one your describing, I would probably still revolt. The difference is, since I'm revolting against my own people, I would not pull out all stops. I would not want to hurt civilians and such because that would only lessen support for the rebellion itself. I would be much more tactful in my choice of targets when revolting against my own government, because it is a much more delicate situation than throwing off a foreign invasion. Do not say there is no difference, people would much sooner support an indigenous psycho dictator than a foreign anything. In the Geneforge war, I assume I'm a non-shaper human, because that is as close as it gets to a control group. Weighing the options, oppression under insane chaotic drakons or oppression under strict orderly Shapers, I'll always take the latter. The Shapers did not create the rebellion, why would you say that? Even if they did, how does that make the rebellion a better choice? I’ll take the evil I know over the evil I don’t know. Most people will. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |