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| Title | Triad Mage |
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| Registered | Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Tuesday, March 9 2004 01:10
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Monsters do have a lot of skills. This is completely different from BoE monster creation. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Tuesday, March 9 2004 01:09
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Demons and Sliths were already in Avernum when the FE came down. Vahnatai started their resting several hundred years before Exile I - probably between 500 and 700 years. Could you really tell the difference in a fresco between a human, a giant, and a troglodyte? -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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written Monday, March 8 2004 14:31
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The Ancient Crypt is, IMO, humanoid but not necessarily human. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Monday, March 8 2004 01:20
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There are more axioms for general arithmetic, like the distributive property, commutativity, transitivity, 1 != 0, although I'm sure that some of these fall under the Peano axioms. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
| Missiles/Abilities in Blades of Avernum | |
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Triad Mage
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written Monday, March 8 2004 01:18
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Actually, you can. And the items make a big difference. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Monday, March 8 2004 01:17
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I said that the archmagi arrived about 25-30 years after the first expedition, five years or so after Micah. They did not automatically help him, instead they worked on making the place hospitable and bottling Grah-Hoth. -60 First Expedition -50 First exilings -40 Micah exiled -35 Archmages exiled, Grah-Hoth bottled -25 More cities formed as hawthorne begins mass exilings -22 Micah gets the castle and becomes 'official' King Soon after Slith attacks begin. My 70-80 years were for before Exile III, which was 16 years after Exile I. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Sunday, March 7 2004 03:06
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That's not true - axioms are a notable exception. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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written Sunday, March 7 2004 03:02
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I do think that Erika was right in saying that Micah had ruled for 20-some years. As she sees it, he doesn't rule until she gives him real power or authority. Micah probably considered himself ruling from the time he assembled the people together. This is why I take issue with the "fifty years" before aspect of the First Expedition. It makes much more sense for it to have been 70 years before, because then the other events all make much more sense. Erika was not sent down to Avernum in the first batch of exilings, which started about 10 years after the First Expedition. She was sent down in the middle of Hawthorne II's reign, and before the reign of terror of Hawthorne III. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Sunday, March 7 2004 02:56
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I'm not quite sure what you're talking about when you say 'abilities'. If you're talking about monster's special abilities, hit % depends on level, both yours and the opponent's. Missile weapons can have an added accuracy bonus item ability, but you can't set the accuracy at a percentage. Can't change the graphics AFAIK, and definitely no custom sounds. As for the element - no. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Saturday, March 6 2004 10:45
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Erika says something along the lines of coming down and aiding either the king or the kingdom, meaning that Micah must have already been exiled, since he was the first (and only) king of Avernum. There is no doubt about the fact that Erika was exiled by Hawthorne's father. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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written Saturday, March 6 2004 02:08
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I have problems with your timeline - Erika et al were not exiled until 25/30 years after the First Expedition, by Hawthorne's father. There is also information in the Exile games that didn't necessarily make the cut into Avernum that should still be treated as canon too. Micah was exiled and became king before the archmage exilings - but the Avernum them was not the Avernum that we know now. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, March 5 2004 03:08
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Because Hawthorne's grandfather sent down the First Expedition, and they floundered around. Leave 20 years for the first humans, 10 years before cities start to form, then 15-20 years later the archmages come down and help a bunch, then Micah becomes king, and then we're at Exile I, about 70 years later. I'd say that Grah-Hoth was bottled around 35 years before Exile I - you'd have to go back to the prince in Akhronath. EDIT: Also, specific numbers around 70 years are mentioned somewhere in the games - don't remember where. [ Friday, March 05, 2004 03:08: Message edited by: Drakefyre ] -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, March 5 2004 02:36
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Ahem. Being B'nai Mitzvahed does not mean adulthood - it means an assumption of greater responsibility in the Jewish community. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, March 5 2004 02:27
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Umm ... no. ManUre caught you at the end. And we did the double on you - maybe your selective memory helps with that. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Thursday, March 4 2004 02:20
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Well, not having looked at the games, 10-15 was an estimate. But seeing that the First Expedition was 70-80 years before Exile I, then it's presumable that they've been there for a while. I don't think any conclusions can be drawn from the Ancient Crypt - the party is not made of archaeologists, and any observations they have would be far off, especially as they don't know of any other humanoid species, having just come down from the surface. I don't think that the First Visitation would really count as the first humans coming down - there weren't very many of them, and they never tried to settle anywhere. I'd say that the first exilings and the start of human settlements prompted conflict with the Sliths. I think they would have been quite content to let the humans die out without any help from them. But when the humans bottled up Grah-Hoth, or when they were attempting to, I think that started the real onslaught of Slith attacks. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Thursday, March 4 2004 02:03
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Arsenal were way ahead at this point last season too. Just wait until your unbeaten run comes crashing down at Blackburn. We did the double on you last year, and with odds at 38-1, it's just too good to pass up. [ Thursday, March 04, 2004 02:03: Message edited by: Drakefyre ] -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Wednesday, March 3 2004 03:10
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I'd say that they'd been in Avernum for about 10-15 years before A1. Then Sss-Thsss' grandson moved to the surface after the Empire attacked them (see the Golddale Mines in A3). -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Wednesday, March 3 2004 02:39
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It kind of makes you think about Jean Tigana - he didn't get much mileage out of Saha at all. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Wednesday, March 3 2004 02:36
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Marathon and Marathon 2 (which is available for Windows) are really story-based shooters, but they're really fun. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Wednesday, March 3 2004 02:24
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Look at the results of the other poll, which has an age section. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Tuesday, March 2 2004 05:46
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American, but Blackburn Rovers all the way. Forest are still good, and a return to the top division would be pretty good for a team that was in such financial trouble. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, March 2 2004 02:53
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Well, why don't you email Jeff and talk to him about it? And a scenario in French may be received well. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Monday, March 1 2004 14:23
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#exilechat and #desperance are more useful anyways. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Monday, March 1 2004 14:14
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Well, Valorim is most certainly not on the other side of the isthmus - it's explicitly stated to be a different continent. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
| Of Damage Caps & Screenshots in Blades of Avernum | |
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Triad Mage
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written Monday, March 1 2004 02:04
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There will be a damage cap and it will probably stay around 200. As for screenshots, I can't control that. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |