Profile for Thuryl
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| Displayed name | Thuryl |
| Member number | 869 |
| Title | ...b10010b... |
| Postcount | 9973 |
| Homepage | http://thuryl.desperance.net/blades.html |
| Registered | Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, May 18 2004 23:48
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I played, registered and won the original TaskMaker, then found Tomb and was quite disappointed to find that StormImpact had folded when I got around to trying to register. Good to know it's still possible to find registration codes floating around, with its creator's approval. StormImpact's also mildly famous in the shareware industry for winning a landmark lawsuit that acknowledged its right to restrict the distribution of the unregistered version to non-commercial use. [ Tuesday, May 18, 2004 23:49: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Hybrids Anonymous or How to Differentiate an Opaki from a Choirboy in General | |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 23:11
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I don't believe Alec was ever an admin, and I'm not sure if he's even been a mod, but he has been banned once or twice. -------------------- I'd be tender, I'd be gentle And awful sentimental Regarding love and art I'd be friends with the sparrows And the boy who shoots the arrows, If I only had a heart. Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Hybrids Anonymous or How to Differentiate an Opaki from a Choirboy in General | |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 20:04
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WTF I didn't even know they kept threads from a year ago. -------------------- I'd be tender, I'd be gentle And awful sentimental Regarding love and art I'd be friends with the sparrows And the boy who shoots the arrows, If I only had a heart. Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Party Makers in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 13:54
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Level won't change until the PC actually earns additional experience, but you should only have to edit XP once provided you edit it to the right value the first time you do it. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 13:54
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Level won't change until the PC actually earns additional experience, but you should only have to edit XP once provided you edit it to the right value the first time you do it. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 13:41
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Actually, I assumed the word was derived from "Skrib" and "bane", whatever a Skrib is. -------------------- I'd be tender, I'd be gentle And awful sentimental Regarding love and art I'd be friends with the sparrows And the boy who shoots the arrows, If I only had a heart. Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 13:39
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Remove the full stop (.) at the end of the link. The autolink feature on these boards is brain-damaged. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 01:38
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They weren't all girls, you know. Some of them were long-haired men. And the only time Eurovision's brought in people who were already celebrities outside their own country, it went badly. Remember Tatu? -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Continuity Questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 01:24
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According to evidence in Exile I (Nephil fort) and Exile II (Vahnatai obelisk), the language of the Empire (or one of its major languages) is called English. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 17 2004 01:12
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Blades of Exile has a scenario editor. Even if you're not interested in making Exile-style scenarios yourself, there's a huge library of third-party scenarios available. Many scenarios are, of course, mediocre or worse, but there are enough good ones to keep you busy for months or years. Blades of Avernum is similar to BoE in concept and uses the newer Avernum engine. It's more versatile than BoA, but was recently released so it doesn't yet have a large number of scenarios out for it. It's also only available for Mac at the moment, although a Windows release is coming soon. Of course, if you don't have ludicrous amounts of free time, you'll want something shorter. The Exile series and Avernum series are basically the same games in terms of plot and world, except that Avernum has a completely different game engine and graphical style. Avernum is newer and more "modern", but Exile still has its fans. Exile 2/Avernum 2 is generally considered the best of the trilogy. If you want something shorter and a little different from mainstream RPGs, consider Nethergate or Geneforge. Nethergate is similar to Avernum in gameplay style, and has probably the most unusual plot of any of the SW games (it's based loosely on the historical Roman invasion of Britain). Geneforge is a fantasy RPG with touches of science fiction; it also has probably the most overt political themes of any SW game. Geneforge centres around "serviles", humanoid creatures made by humans to carry out menial tasks. The player is allowed to join sects and fight for or against servile rights. It also has a sequel, Geneforge 2, with broadly similar style and themes. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 16 2004 20:54
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Exile I 1.0, on a CD bundled with a Mac magazine. At first I was a poor enough player to just be frustrated by the game. I didn't really get into the Exile series (and register) until after Exile II. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 16 2004 02:31
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Having just seen the contest itself, I have to say it's not as bad as the semifinals. Poland was good, Malta was good, Ukraine was okay (albeit with some of the worst dancing I've ever seen). Still waiting to see the results of the voting. EDIT: Ukraine won. Can't say I'm surprised. Could have been much worse. [ Sunday, May 16, 2004 03:46: Message edited by: J. W. Howard, Esq. ] -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Article - Your First Scenario in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 19:38
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Nephil's Gambit and Amazonian Saga are examples of good first-effort scenarios, but then again there's no second effort to compare either of them to. [ Saturday, May 15, 2004 19:39: Message edited by: J. W. Howard, Esq. ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 19:38
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Nephil's Gambit and Amazonian Saga are examples of good first-effort scenarios, but then again there's no second effort to compare either of them to. [ Saturday, May 15, 2004 19:39: Message edited by: J. W. Howard, Esq. ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Article - The Moral of the Story in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 16:32
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I don't think anyone's said there isn't a link between VoDT and real pollution; the link is obvious. What we've been saying is that the link is an illogical one; Jeff forced a political ideology into a place where it doesn't really fit. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 16:32
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I don't think anyone's said there isn't a link between VoDT and real pollution; the link is obvious. What we've been saying is that the link is an illogical one; Jeff forced a political ideology into a place where it doesn't really fit. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 16:07
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The Eurovision competitors do seem particularly bad this year, ranging from the repetitive to the inane (although, given Estonia's performance a couple of years back, inanity is clearly no obstacle to success). Usually there are at least a few decent songs; this year, I struggled to find one or two I could tolerate, and even those got on my nerves by the 4th repeat of the chorus. To be frank, this year's entries make the UK's abysmal effort of last year seem positively laudable. I should add that I've only seen the semifinals so far; the finals aren't on until tonight. I hope they shape up, but the tone of this thread gives me little hope. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 15 2004 01:38
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And if something's white and very sticky, it's probably a white tree. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, May 14 2004 16:42
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*points to SIP's sig* She's Rosycat. FBM, I was responding to the "promise not to be an arse" bit. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, May 14 2004 16:32
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I don't recall you being particularly disagreeable. Certain people may have taken a dislike to you, but that's hardly out of the ordinary. Welcome back. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, May 14 2004 15:01
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I see you're not yet familiar with Alorael's... idiosyncrasies. -------------------- I'd be tender, I'd be gentle And awful sentimental Regarding love and art I'd be friends with the sparrows And the boy who shoots the arrows, If I only had a heart. Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 13 2004 22:37
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Asimov's grasp of science was shaky for his time and is laughable today. He should have stuck to politics. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 13 2004 22:19
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I don't have a problem with his name, but the tentacle rape manifesto post was way over the top. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 13 2004 00:18
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quote:Yeah, but in this case all that the researchers at the school had to do was push a freaking button and the waste would be all gone. My problem with VoDT is that it tries to make an external point about society that simply doesn't make sense within the internal logic of the scenario. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 13 2004 00:18
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quote:Yeah, but in this case all that the researchers at the school had to do was push a freaking button and the waste would be all gone. My problem with VoDT is that it tries to make an external point about society that simply doesn't make sense within the internal logic of the scenario. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |