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Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 22 2006 07:54 Profile Homepage #50 Expect an explanation within 48 hours. In the meantime, keep those descriptions coming. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Power Corrupts in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 22 2006 05:51 Profile Homepage #61 Hey, I don't have to be nice any more. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Power Corrupts in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 22 2006 04:58 Profile Homepage #57 quote: Originally written by Wonko The Sane: I was quoting the source because I thought it was a good argument and did not want to be accused of plaigirism, not because I think people are more likely to agree with Douglas Adams than me. Can I not use an argument just because someone else said it? Well, that depends on why you're participating in this debate at all. Is it because you want to convince somebody of something? If so, give up now. Is it because you want to impress us with your intellectual abilities? If so, that'll require being able to come up with your own arguments. Is it because you want to practice your debating skills and hone your reasoning? If so, you'll achieve that better by learning to develop your own arguments too. Is it simply because you have an opinion on the issue and think it's vitally important that we all hear it? If so, get a blog. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Power Corrupts in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 22 2006 04:39 Profile Homepage #55 Why are you quoting that source? Is it because you think people are more likely to agree with something if Douglas Adams said it than if you said it? If so, that's an argument from authority, which is a logical fallacy. In philosophy, if your arguments are good they'll stand on their own. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Power Corrupts in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 22 2006 03:21 Profile Homepage #52 If Douglas Adams already said it, why are you bothering to say it again? We want original and interesting ideas here, folks. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Power Corrupts in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 22 2006 00:35 Profile Homepage #44 quote: Originally written by Student of Trinity: As far as your explanation goes, Zeviz, the whole point of this 'proof' is that a definition is not an assumption. Anselm could just as well have said, "Consider the greatest possible being", without mentioning the term "God". It would then be a rather trivial observation that, "Hey! 'Greatest possible being' is pretty much what everyone normally calls 'God', isn't it?" Well, if the problem isn't with the definition of "God" (which, as you point out, it isn't), it's with the definition of "great" (or "perfect", or any of a number of other words I've seen substituted into the argument). The idea that it's possible to unambiguously define perfection, and that that definition necessarily includes the fact that a perfect being is more perfect if it exists than if it doesn't, is an attractive one, but considering how much trouble philosophers have adequately defining even words that don't have so much ideological baggage, we can't safely take it as axiomatic. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Power Corrupts in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 22 2006 00:30 Profile Homepage #43 quote: Originally written by Ash Lael: God doesn't control everything. At least, according to mainstream Christian thinking. The important question isn't really whether he does actively control everything in the world, but whether he can. An omnipotent and omniscient being choosing to intervene in a given situation is indistinguishable from an O&O being choosing not to intervene; either way, the being is knowingly choosing to allow a particular result to come about. (I should add that the view that God's will actively sustains the existence of the universe is well within the bounds of "mainstream Christian thinking", so even if you don't buy the argument that knowingly failing to intervene in a situation that you know will lead to a particular result is equivalent to actively bringing about that result, God is still making an active decision to allow events in the world to happen in a certain way simply by choosing to allow the world to continue to exist.) -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Av1, 2, Total inept +plus brittle bones rocks in The Avernum Trilogy
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 22 2006 00:24 Profile Homepage #2 I don't play the Avernum trilogy much, but I always put two disadvantages on my BoA characters, and it's generally worked well for me. Characters with disadvantages tend to be noticeably weaker at low levels, but since disadvantages don't get worse with level, the extra levels you'll gain balance this out soon enough. (Some disadvantages are too serious to be worth considering, though. I'd never take Sluggish.) -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Restarting or continuing? in Avernum 4
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 21 2006 05:33 Profile Homepage #8 quote: Originally written by Nikki xx: ...But will my mage recieve enough skill points to be able to max out her mage spells skill as well as get a high enough tool use level? I'm concerned that my mage will be able to open every door in the game, but won't be able to cast any decent spells. Or is that not a problem? Don't worry about it. It really isn't a problem. You only ever need to get your mage's Tool Use up to 16, which is very manageable. If you try to keep both your Mage Spells and Tool Use high early on, you'll probably have to hold off on Spellcraft for a while, but that's not such a bad idea anyway since you can buy training for it in Cotra. [ Friday, April 21, 2006 05:34: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
30 Skill Points To Spend -GF2- in Geneforge Series
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 20 2006 01:41 Profile Homepage #18 quote: Originally written by Nick Ringer: Well. Wasn't speaking from experience. I just recall getting it up to about 15, and everything that wasn't a ridiculous monster died when it hit me. Just assumed it'd continue getting better as it leveled higher. Nope. Once your riposte rate hits 50%, you don't get any further benefit from raising Parry even higher. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Descriptions in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 20 2006 01:36 Profile Homepage #36 Please let's not turn this topic into an excuse to insult each other. That's not what it's for. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Rentar's keep [SPOILERS] in Avernum 4
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 20 2006 00:08 Profile Homepage #9 quote: Originally written by TomH: Is that the end of the game? It seems as though there is more to it. What about Koth and the surface plot to destroy Avernum? If you've been through Khoth's library and cleared out the base under Erika's Tower, you've learned all there is to know in A4 about both of those things. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Getting mold for the witch (E1) in The Exile Trilogy
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 18 2006 21:14 Profile Homepage #1 It's not graymold, it's just mold. Graymold is elsewhere. You shouldn't have to look too far afield to find all the pieces. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Have You Any Pets? in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 18 2006 19:59 Profile Homepage #20 Two cats, and a rainbow lorikeet which I recently found lying by the roadside and managed to nurse back to health. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Been very busy in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 18 2006 19:57 Profile Homepage #16 Really, falling in love was your first mistake. Everything else you do from this point on is just digging deeper. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Bows are weak? in Avernum 4
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 18 2006 04:25 Profile Homepage #2 Another problem is that a lot of enemies have Parry, and even when Parry doesn't completely negate a melee attack, it seriously reduces the damage. Since Parry doesn't reduce the damage from missile attacks, missiles will seem to do more damage by comparison. [ Tuesday, April 18, 2006 04:26: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
30 Skill Points To Spend -GF2- in Geneforge Series
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 18 2006 04:19 Profile Homepage #7 quote: Originally written by MagmaDragoon: quote: Originally written by Dead Weight on the Forums: How can you stand a 98-lb. weight limit? Because my Strengh...? :confused: He's not asking how you have that limit; he's asking how you can play without the weight limit causing serious problems for you. That's what "how can you stand it" means. [ Tuesday, April 18, 2006 04:19: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
A Change of Structure in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 17 2006 15:18 Profile Homepage #72 Technically, there are four admin accounts. Kriszan's account does have admin powers, it's just that it's never used. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Who has good loot? in Avernum 4
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 17 2006 15:09 Profile Homepage #2 quote: Originally written by radix malorum est cupiditas: If you attack a person where nobody else can see, the town doesn't get mad at you. Specifically, you have to make sure nobody else can see you. It doesn't matter if they can see the person you attacked. Because, you know, arrows randomly appear in people's backs for no reason all the time. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Avernum 2 Debug mode in Tech Support
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 17 2006 15:06 Profile Homepage #8 There are a couple of debugging commands in some games that can still be activated by typing capital letters, but that's not the full-fledged debug mode. Are you sure you were ever actually in debug mode in the first place? [ Monday, April 17, 2006 15:06: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
E3 in may. in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 17 2006 15:04 Profile Homepage #17 Your sniping does not extend to mopedestrians, Alorael? -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
A Change of Structure in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 17 2006 14:48 Profile Homepage #70 quote: Originally written by Mathman v. Qwerty: Admins could presumably still be Triad Mages. There are three of them counting Spidweb, no? Four if you count Mariann, who does some administration but doesn't use her own account for it. Five if you count Linda (no, not the demon-summoning one, although she's probably more well-liked on these forums), who once did some (ill-judged) administration but doesn't even have her own account. [ Monday, April 17, 2006 14:50: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
US Conflict Avatars in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 17 2006 14:42 Profile Homepage #48 quote: Originally written by Student of Trinity: I take the American Revolution, in which thirteen colonies rebelled against their rightful king, shed blood to cut taxes, and called it all patriotism. I have always found it interesting that the two wars which have done the most to shape American culture were a successful war of independence and a failed one. [ Monday, April 17, 2006 14:43: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Statistically Yours, on the First Anniversary in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 17 2006 00:24 Profile Homepage #1 Finally, a month in which I'm not in the top ten. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Descriptions in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, April 16 2006 21:39 Profile Homepage #2 More than one person is fine. By all means, just keep describing people you know until you get bored. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00

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