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Displayed name | Thuryl |
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Homepage | http://thuryl.desperance.net/blades.html |
Registered | Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Merry Xmast to all in General | |
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written Sunday, December 24 2006 21:04
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quote:I'd have thought you would call him Wotan, given your obvious affinity for all things Wagnerian. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
canisters in Geneforge Series | |
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written Sunday, December 24 2006 00:31
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quote:Anger management classes don't change your genes, but they can still change the way you react to situations. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Shaping Skills - Create Dryak? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Saturday, December 23 2006 03:11
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quote:Actually, drakons in G4 do physical damage, not fire damage. As a lifecrafter, two drakons and a gazer served me pretty well in the endgame. A drakon costs a little more essence than two drayks and has slightly lower damage output, but will survive a lot better. [ Saturday, December 23, 2006 03:14: Message edited by: Cryptozoology ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
canisters in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, December 22 2006 16:07
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quote:The drakons are really big on the whole better-living-through-chemistry deal, and they don't exactly seem to have moved past petty politics. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Greta bug in Fens in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Friday, December 22 2006 15:50
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quote:This actually happened to me -- my reputation was too far toward the rebel end of the spectrum to get Alwan's quests without betraying the safehouse or the rebel or Trakovite agents, which I didn't want to do for RP reasons. When I went back to Rivergate Keep looking for cake in the endgame, Alwan wasn't there. So that part at least is working correctly. [ Friday, December 22, 2006 15:59: Message edited by: Cryptozoology ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Turabi Gates-get me past the guards! in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Thursday, December 21 2006 12:35
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I was able to just draw everyone out one or two at a time and pick them off once I got drayks, but it was hard and not really worth it. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Career Choices in General | |
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written Wednesday, December 20 2006 14:07
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quote:Tell that to Arend Heyting. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
8000: Pseudoscience Postravaganza in General | |
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written Wednesday, December 20 2006 03:52
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Today's name, Cryptozoology, is the study of animals that don't exist, like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and El Chupacabra. I'm tired, so go research it yourself. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Stuck in Exodus in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, December 20 2006 01:31
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The secret passage is in the far southwest corner. You first have to remove the beam that's blocking it off by deflecting the northern beam to destroy the beam projector. This also gets you access to the second mirror which you need in order to reach the power source that you need to turn on. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Career Choices in General | |
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written Tuesday, December 19 2006 16:20
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quote:If it's a misspelling, it's a misspelling that's been around for an awfully long time -- it was my high school's motto, and my high school was founded in 1861. EDIT: quote: [ Tuesday, December 19, 2006 16:21: Message edited by: Spoon Bending ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
For those of you who live in a cave... in General | |
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written Tuesday, December 19 2006 13:06
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quote:The Darwin Awards listed this as "confirmed" at one point, but then they rechecked it and it turned out to be an urban myth. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, December 19 2006 03:59
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Today's name, Spoon Bending, is the bending of a spoon or other metal object, supposedly as a demonstration of psychokinetic power. In reality, bending a spoon isn't that hard; all that's needed is to distract your audience while you apply a quick, firm pressure to the spoon with your hand. Alternatively, a trick spoon can be used, requiring only a barely perceptible flick of the wrist to bend. [ Tuesday, December 19, 2006 04:00: Message edited by: Spoon Bending ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Career Choices in General | |
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written Tuesday, December 19 2006 00:27
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My situation is a little complicated; I've just completed a degree in biomedical science with honours in zoology (my graduation ceremony is tomorrow, in fact), but I'm applying for a postgraduate degree in scientific communication with a view to becoming a science writer. (I'm somewhat better at writing than I am at lab work, and a lot better at writing than I am at field work.) [ Tuesday, December 19, 2006 00:29: Message edited by: Spontaneous Human Combustion ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Stuck in Exodus in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Monday, December 18 2006 20:36
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quote: -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, December 18 2006 01:34
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Today's name, Spontaneous Human Combustion, is an alleged phenomenon in which a person suddenly and without apparent cause catches fire. SHC victims have been reported to be incinerated in a sudden burst of blue flame, utterly destroying most of the body but leaving the feet undamaged. In other cases, severely charred corpses are found in rooms which otherwise show no sign of fire damage. However, examining supposed SHC cases reveals little or no evidence for the more dramatic events; supposed eyewitness accounts of SHC events invariably turn out to be second-hand anecdotes at best. In fact, the vast majority of "SHC" cases have been a person found burned to death at home, hours or days after last being seen alive. Many SHC victims are heavy drinkers, and probably passed out due to alcohol intoxication before their clothing was ignited by a spark or a dropped cigarette. The fire can continue to burn slowly but intensely using body fat as fuel. SHC cases tend to occur in a closed room, so there are few drafts of air that could spread the fire and ignite other objects in the room. When the feet are spared, it is most likely because they have more bone and less fat than the rest of the body, and fire tends to travel upward. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
I was afraid this day would come.... in General | |
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written Sunday, December 17 2006 13:59
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Nø. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Physics Background in General | |
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written Saturday, December 16 2006 21:41
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quote:Ooh! Ooh! Remind me to do Expanding Earthers later. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Saturday, December 16 2006 16:21
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Today's name, Abiogenic Petroleum, is the theory that fossil fuels don't actually come from fossils at all. While small amounts of methane are indeed produced underground by abiogenic processes, scientific consensus is that the vast majority of hydrocarbon deposits come from breakdown of formerly living matter. By contrast, abiogenic petroleum theorists claim all our fossil fuels actually well up from deep within the earth's mantle, and that there must be huge untapped deposits of oil deep underground (despite the fact that when searched for, said deposits have failed to materialise at the locations abiogenic petroleum theorists predicted). Abiogenic petroleum theory is a fine example of motivated reasoning, as its proponents use it to justify not researching alternative fuels. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Saturday, December 16 2006 16:05
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quote:See my name today for a counterexample. :P [ Saturday, December 16, 2006 16:21: Message edited by: Abiogenic Petroleum ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, December 15 2006 23:34
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Today's name, Hollow Earth, is pretty much what it sounds like: the theory that Earth is actually hollow. But wait, there's more: there are entrances to the inside of the Earth at the north and south poles, there's a second sun in the centre of Earth, and an advanced civilisation (which, depending on who you ask, may or may not consist of reptilian Nazis) lives on Earth's inner surface. Hollow Earth theory has a history dating back to the 17th century -- back then, people at least had the excuse that explorers hadn't yet reached the north and south pole, and we didn't have modern seismographic techniques for examining the inner structure of Earth. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
I Have A Beef With You All in General | |
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written Friday, December 15 2006 16:50
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quote:Our problem with him was precisely that we didn't think he could articulate his original argument. [ Friday, December 15, 2006 16:51: Message edited by: Perpetual Motion ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, December 15 2006 15:22
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quote:Dude, I'm all for moderation. But it's like the Pope says; truth can't compromise with error. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
Spiderweb Games Engine Preferences Poll in General | |
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written Friday, December 15 2006 15:18
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quote:I dunno. I used them a lot in Nethergate and BoA, and in Avernum/BoA they were basically as good as most bows, and only a little worse than blessed bows or crossbows. They sucked in E3/BoE, but then so did all missile weapons. [ Friday, December 15, 2006 15:19: Message edited by: Perpetual Motion ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, December 15 2006 14:33
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I did one unit of university-level physics, but the subject was targeted toward biology students (most of whom hadn't done any physics in high school), so it actually wasn't all that far above high school level -- mostly just basic mechanics and optics and a bit about their applications to biology and medicine. [ Friday, December 15, 2006 14:34: Message edited by: Perpetual Motion ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, December 15 2006 14:17
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The hardest question for me to answer was the AP system. They all have their advantages and disadvantages, and I'm not yet sure which I prefer. Regarding question 11: the worst thing about losing grid-based targeting was that it's no longer possible to attack invisible creatures with spells. Regarding question 18: generally speaking, armor that reduces damage directly is more useful at low levels, while armor that reduces damage by a percentage is more useful at high levels (although Exile and Nethergate manage to make direct-reduction armour useful at all levels, since damage scales relatively little as level increases). A Fallout-style hybrid would probably be ideal. Regarding question 20: Exile, Nethergate and Avernum all had slings, so there aren't really any SW games in which there's no missile attack that doesn't use significant amounts of resources. (Woo, a triple negative!) Regarding question 23: Non-random unlocking was first introduced in BoA. [ Friday, December 15, 2006 14:26: Message edited by: Perpetual Motion ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |