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Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, February 19 2006 19:24 Profile Homepage #25 arghhhhhhhhh, you seem to have forgotten how to do quote tags again. You do it like this: [ QUOTE ]thing to be quoted[ /QUOTE ] Which produces: quote: thing to be quoted [ Sunday, February 19, 2006 19:25: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, February 19 2006 19:52 Profile Homepage #26 And if you ever forget how to do any of the tags while creating a reply, just click on the link "UBB Code is enabled." next to the text window and scroll down until you find the section that describes what you're trying to do. If in doubt, click on the "preview post" button to see whether you did it right. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, February 19 2006 20:11 Profile Homepage #27 You know, I'm willing to accept the use of quotes to create horizontal lines. At least I can tell which text is quoted now, although it seems like this has to be more work than actually quoting right. quote: [b] i (modestly) have a creative mind [/b] Looking at the world presented, I agree. The word order might be rearranged a bit, but I agree. quote: the reason with the many Vs is becuase that is what the planets denizens call it, naturally they would want to associate there minor objects and places with incredible majestic grandness of their planet. Planets aren't really grand or majestic if you're living on them. Remember, everything that isn't grand or majestic is that planet too. quote: maybe the dragons live in harmony with the elves? and elves create superficial meat for them to eat Elves? Stealing from Tolkien is a good way to doom an otherwise acceptable world to mediocrity. Finally, a slightly more serious contribution. Assuming the moons have periods of 13, 17, 23, 91, 45, 74, and 103 days, they only line up to cause catastrophic tides once every 1,865,684 years. A lot can happen in a millenium with magic, although I'd still question the prevalence of non-aquatic life. —Alorael, who would refuse to eat superficial meat. Only profound meat is worth consuming. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, February 19 2006 20:42 Profile Homepage #28 Originally by Alorael: quote: Elves? Stealing from Tolkien is a good way to doom an otherwise acceptable world to mediocrity. Agreed. Anyone ever read Eldest? The dragons were so compelling, the krull (Is that right?) were impressive, the dwarves were okay, but the elves were so...blah. Perfectly blah. Oh, and, somehow, the climatic battle was blah, too. That seems harder to mess up than not. On the other hand, Dikiyoba has an elf in one of Dikiyoba's stories. There's nothing mediocre in bringing down an AT-AT walker-type machine with arrows. Just borderline copyright-infringement. Edit: Spelling. [ Sunday, February 19, 2006 20:43: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Thralni Master Member # 5977	written Monday, February 20 2006 00:12 Profile Homepage #29 quote: Originally written by Dintiradan: Arghhhhhhhhh: what are you making this world for? Writing a novel? A campaign setting? A Blades scenario? Any advice we can offer depends on what the world will exist for. -------------------- Summoning food is the equivalent of Chinese takeout: once the spell's duration ends, you're hungry again. That is exactly what I asked, you know... -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 \| Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Monday, February 20 2006 08:21 Profile #30 Sir David asked before even you, Thralni. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, February 20 2006 08:42 Profile Homepage #31 Who says that created food has to have a duration? Mythology has plenty of times when magicky folks magic up various things without having to worry about them disappearing. —Alorael, who has to consider this a step into the dangerous of alien ecology syndrome. Making a world completely alien unsurprisingly tends to alienate readers/players/participants. Ecology dependent on hand-wave magic is very alien. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Thralni Master Member # 5977	written Monday, February 20 2006 08:59 Profile Homepage #32 quote: Originally written by Note to Self: Sir David asked before even you, Thralni. If I my assumtion that Sir david is Lady Davida, then the answer is no. Okay, he too was probably as amazed and surprised and confused as I was, but he didn't ask what what the purpose of this whole world is. Only what the topic is for. -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 \| Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00
the horned slayer BANNED Member # 6554	written Monday, February 20 2006 09:40 Profile #33 quote: Elves? Stealing from Tolkien is a good way to doom an otherwise acceptable world to mediocrity. ever read dragonlance? AND ERAGON! AND MANY OTHER FRICKIN FANTASY SETTINGS elves are not created by tolkien(though is definetely my favriote author, GO LOTR, GO LOTR,) er... back to the point it's my world and i am creating to write a book in thuryl EDIT. i will add another segment of my world today for you to judge and rejoice in probable glory(i hope) EDIT. quote: Welcome back, arghhhhhhhhh... thank you [ Monday, February 20, 2006 09:43: Message edited by: arghhhhhhhhh ] -------------------- join me! we shall harness the power of geckos, bunnys, and fluffy pink stuffed animals and rule the world!!! Posts: 193 \| Registered: Wednesday, December 14 2005 08:00
the horned slayer BANNED Member # 6554	written Monday, February 20 2006 09:47 Profile #34 [QUOTE All of this is impossible. If the moons can align to where they cause apocalyptic tides, how did life ever stick around long enough to get established? The same goes for the meteors and volcanoes... nothing should have survived on that clearly blighted continent. ] [/QUOTE] this has never happened before. it happens every(er um a) 4 billion years) THE PLANET HAS EXISTED 2 BILLION YEARS muhahahahhahhahhaah take that. oh yeah the 90 post. ( jumps up an starts dancing on my computer desk and screaming, oh yeah the 90 post, oh yeah the 90 post -------------------- join me! we shall harness the power of geckos, bunnys, and fluffy pink stuffed animals and rule the world!!! Posts: 193 \| Registered: Wednesday, December 14 2005 08:00
John S Agent Member # 5814	written Monday, February 20 2006 10:58 Profile #35 quote: Originally written by Thralni, The flying Dutchmen: quote: Originally written by Note to Self: Sir David asked before even you, Thralni. If I my assumtion that Sir david is Lady Davida, then the answer is no. Okay, he too was probably as amazed and surprised and confused as I was, but he didn't ask what what the purpose of this whole world is. Only what the topic is for. It's not actually clear whether you are asking in your first post about the purpose of this topic or the purpose of this creation of a world. quote: elves are not created by tolkien Elves were popularized by Tolkien. They wouldn't be a fantasy staple if not for Tolkien. So every time you use elves, you steal from him. Finally, arghhhhhhhhh, no one will want to read 462 pages of badly written notes. Especially if their end product is done in the same style. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon Well, I'm at least pretty Posts: 1115 \| Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, February 20 2006 11:07 Profile Homepage #36 Tolkien didn't create the elf. He created the Tolkien-style elf, which spread widely through derivative fantasy. It also spread to Dungeons and Dragons, which only spread it even more. There's nothing wrong with elves per se. The problem is that they're usually unoriginal. I don't want to read about another world that's Middle Earth with cosmetic differences. If you have very different elves, fine, but then I wonder why you're calling them elves and giving them pointy ears at all. —Alorael, who wouldn't worry too much about a prophecy not due for fulfillment for the next two billion years. On the other hand, that means that some of the moons have very long lunar cycles. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 20 2006 11:29 Profile Homepage #37 quote: muhahahahhahhahhaah take that. Originally, I felt bad for offering my undiluted criticism and possibly discouraging a beginner. Strange, but this quote made the feeling vanish. :rolleyes: -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Thralni Master Member # 5977	written Monday, February 20 2006 11:47 Profile Homepage #38 quote: Originally written by Note to Self: quote: Originally written by Thralni, The flying Dutchmen: quote: Originally written by Note to Self: Sir David asked before even you, Thralni. If I my assumtion that Sir david is Lady Davida, then the answer is no. Okay, he too was probably as amazed and surprised and confused as I was, but he didn't ask what what the purpose of this whole world is. Only what the topic is for. It's not actually clear whether you are asking in your first post about the purpose of this topic or the purpose of this creation of a world. quote: is it some world you are just making up for fun? is it for a scenario? What is it for!? that last quoate was what my first post said. isn't that clear enough? -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 \| Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Monday, February 20 2006 12:38 Profile Homepage #39 EDIT: Tags... drat. quote: Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh: quote: Elves? Stealing from Tolkien is a good way to doom an otherwise acceptable world to mediocrity. ever read dragonlance? AND ERAGON! AND MANY OTHER FRICKIN FANTASY SETTINGS Yes, a precious few worked well. Most of the rest are garbage... quote: Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh: it's my world and i am creating to write a book in thuryl I'm certain that Thuryl will appreciate having a book written in him. :P quote: Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh: quote: Originally written by Ephesos: All of this is impossible. If the moons can align to where they cause apocalyptic tides, how did life ever stick around long enough to get established? The same goes for the meteors and volcanoes... nothing should have survived on that clearly blighted continent. this has never happened before. it happens every(er um a) 4 billion years) THE PLANET HAS EXISTED 2 BILLION YEARS muhahahahhahhahhaah take that. Your logic is irrefutable as always, arghhhhhhhhh. Fine, let it be like that... but the fact that the life on the planet is doomed anyway kind of trivializes anything that happens before the apocalypse. Please stop double-posting, by the way. quote: Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh: oh yeah the 90 post. ( jumps up an starts dancing on my computer desk and screaming, oh yeah the 90 post, oh yeah the 90 post Quoted for posterity. [ Monday, February 20, 2006 12:40: Message edited by: Ephesos ] -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 \| Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00
Micawber Agent Member # 2759	written Monday, February 20 2006 12:52 Profile Homepage #40 So does anything actually happen on Vamalas? -------------------- "I can't read this thread with that image. But then, that's not a complaint." -Scorpius Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum \| Avernum 2 \| Avernum 3 \| Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 \| Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00
Sir David Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Member # 919	written Monday, February 20 2006 12:54 Profile #41 What I like best about this topic is its creator's name. It is so very fitting. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 \| Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
M. Too Sexy for my Title Member # 5654	written Monday, February 20 2006 13:07 Profile #42 quote: Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh: [b][QUOTE All of this is impossible. If the moons can align to where they cause apocalyptic tides, how did life ever stick around long enough to get established? The same goes for the meteors and volcanoes... nothing should have survived on that clearly blighted continent. ] this has never happened before. it happens every(er um a) 4 billion years) THE PLANET HAS EXISTED 2 BILLION YEARS muhahahahhahhahhaah take that. oh yeah the 90 post. ( jumps up an starts dancing on my computer desk and screaming, oh yeah the 90 post, oh yeah the 90 post[/b][/QUOTE] Honey you're supposed to write " [QUOTE]" and then type what you want to quote followed by "[ /QUOTE ]". Not "[ QUOTE, what you want to quote, and then ]". Or just press where it says QUOTE under "Instant UBB Code", and write the information between both "QUOTE". Got it? Edit: Sorry, I didn't see Thuryl's post. Though it seems as if it didn't help. [ Monday, February 20, 2006 13:09: Message edited by: Selima ] Posts: 1035 \| Registered: Friday, April 1 2005 08:00
the horned slayer BANNED Member # 6554	written Monday, February 20 2006 13:59 Profile #43 quote: If you have very different elves, fine they are, they don't even have pointed ears -------------------- join me! we shall harness the power of geckos, bunnys, and fluffy pink stuffed animals and rule the world!!! Posts: 193 \| Registered: Wednesday, December 14 2005 08:00
the horned slayer BANNED Member # 6554	written Monday, February 20 2006 14:00 Profile #44 quote: So does anything actually happen on Vamalas? yes, lots, i simply haven't gotten to that yet! -------------------- join me! we shall harness the power of geckos, bunnys, and fluffy pink stuffed animals and rule the world!!! Posts: 193 \| Registered: Wednesday, December 14 2005 08:00
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Monday, February 20 2006 14:32 Profile Homepage #45 quote: Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh: quote: If you have very different elves, fine they are, they don't even have pointed ears That's hardly much of a difference... what about your elves' culture? And again, please stop double posting... (why do I even bother saying that anymore?) -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 \| Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, February 20 2006 14:53 Profile Homepage #46 Originally by arghhhhhhhhh: quote: ever read dragonlance? AND ERAGON! AND MANY OTHER FRICKIN FANTASY SETTINGS In case anyone missed Dikiyoba's point before, while the dragons in the Eragon series were spectacular, THE ELVES WERE BORING! Thank you. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, February 20 2006 15:03 Profile Homepage #47 quote: Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh: quote: If you have very different elves, fine they are, they don't even have pointed ears If they're elves without ears, I'm unimpressed. If they have neither ears nor the other hallmarks (earmarks?) of elves, why are you calling them elves? quote: Originally written by Ephesos The fact that the life on the planet is doomed anyway kind of trivializes anything that happens before the apocalypse. Earth won't be around forever, but I'm not terribly concerned with how my actions will effect anything billions of years in the future. —Alorael, who will settle for making mere millenia of difference. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 20 2006 15:05 Profile Homepage #48 The next 500-1000 years would be good enough for me. I'm modest. :P -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Sturg Master Member # 4614	written Monday, February 20 2006 18:17 Profile Homepage #49 Guys, guys, be easy on our poor friend arghhhhhh. (sp?) I thought it was okay to double post as long as you're responding to two different ideas. He seems to be just taking advantage of this rule instead of the rest of us who put all our responses in one quote so it doesn't look like our post count is all we live for anymore. :P -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 \| Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00