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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, July 17 2003 12:44
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Edit: I assume you're referring to the history 'book' Scipio, since our scenarios won't take Jeff's time. :P We could all write it together, send it to him for approval and he'd maybe put it up on the site. :) And the process of checking if the facts are right wouldn't take as long as writing the thing. Sounds interesting, doesn't it? :D Too bad I'm busy working on a big (4000 word) essay for school right now, or I'd try to do something... :P [ Thursday, July 17, 2003 13:00: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- 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 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 07:44
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Sounds good to me. Who's up for it then? (Only those with good grammar and spelling need apply :D ) -------------------- Beware of pretty girls in dance halls and parks who may be spies, as well as bicycles, revolvers, uniforms, arms, dead horses, and men lying on roads -- they are not there accidentally." - Soviet infantry manual, 1930's Posts: 267 | Registered: Wednesday, November 27 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 09:17
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I might, I have plenty of free time now. -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:07
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Me too actually. I still have a bit of work to do on the essay, but count me in anyways. :D -------------------- 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 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:12
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Arn't Essays Fun!!, I'm glad I don't have to worry about them. -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:19
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I can be a historical/technical advisor, and I can write the part about the Anama War. Also, even though this will go nowhere publishing-wise, it's always good to have a resource posted online where people can take a look for reference. [ Friday, July 18, 2003 10:24: 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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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:23
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Wow, already there are some people who like this idea. This could actually work. Though what do you mean by "Technical Advisor", Drakefyre -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:27
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I'll have the names of rulers of the Empire, the chronological order of all the events, whether certain technological advances were around at a given time, whether certain things were feasible, etc. -------------------- "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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Law Bringer
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:29
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I might try an account of the Empire's early days - there doesn't seem much about that yet so I could be more or less creative. Are there any sources I have to stick to in that respect? ;) Oh, and a geography would also be helpful, like a total world map with an explanation as to what each continent contains, what its climate is and so on. This would mainly be an aid to designers who want to be consistent with the world. :) -------------------- 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 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:30
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I could probably do the map of Valorim and Aizo as I already have a copy of these lying around . Though has anybody got any info I could look at on Vantanas and Pralgad as anything that would add to what I already have would be pretty good. [ Friday, July 18, 2003 10:33: Message edited by: Zharrad ] -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:37
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AtG spanned all of Pralgad, so Stareye probably has one. As for Vantanas, I don't know. -------------------- My Myspace, with some of my audial and visual art The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:42
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Good, so I have a mspa of Aizo and Valorim on me, and Stareye might have a map of Pralgad. Does anyone know how I could contact him, And also is AtG non-linear in that I could wonder around the continent, if so I could probably make a map within the next few days-week. -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:46
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You have to complete the quest in the first province. Then you can wander around freely. -------------------- My Myspace, with some of my audial and visual art The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:51
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A map of Vantanas:  [ Friday, July 18, 2003 10:52: 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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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:52
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Good and as I'm writing this the download for AtG is at 99%, -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:55
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[ Friday, July 18, 2003 10:56: Message edited by: Zharrad ] -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:56
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quote:Just write it and then I'll tell you what's horribly wrong. quote:Aizo is temperate grassland with large central mountain ranges and a few forests. Pralgrad is similar. Valorim is obvious. Vantanas is like the Amazon. -------------------- "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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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 10:59
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you'd think there where deserts around the equitorial areas, anyway I now have everything I need to make the map except one thing, what is each continenets relative position to each other. -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, July 18 2003 11:04
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Oh, and if you want a better map of Pralgrad: http://staff.desperance.net/alec/pralgad-politic.gif Ignore the colors - those are factions and not climate thingies. There are no equatorial areas on Ermarian except for part of Doston and a little bit of southern Aixo. -------------------- "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, July 18 2003 11:06
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Placement of continents: Pralgrad is connected to Valorim by an isthmus. Aixo is east of the isthmus and Vantanas is south of Aixo. -------------------- "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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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 11:10
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Got it, Ok, I'm gonna start the map now, It would probably take me a week at most, given the fact I have nothing as to do this week except on Tuesday Morning. I'll give you an update on progress tommorrow. -------------------- "Omnipresent, but always late" Posts: 220 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, July 18 2003 13:05
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I think we should split this thing into sections so that it's easier to write, and easier to refer to when (if :D ) it's finished. Here is my suggestion for a broad outline: Section I - Rise of the Empire Section II - The Discovery of Vantanas and Pralgad Section III - The Discovery of Valorim and The Anama War Section IV - The Contemporary Empire I know these names are a bit unwieldy but I just did them quickly to describe what I meant. Obviously these more general 'chunks' would be separated into subsections, but a general idea of the order of things is a good start. Also, what kind of length are we looking at here? How much are people prepared to write? -------------------- Beware of pretty girls in dance halls and parks who may be spies, as well as bicycles, revolvers, uniforms, arms, dead horses, and men lying on roads -- they are not there accidentally." - Soviet infantry manual, 1930's Posts: 267 | Registered: Wednesday, November 27 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, July 18 2003 13:20
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The Anama War belongs in section II. -------------------- "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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Law Bringer
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written Friday, July 18 2003 13:43
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Where does the discovery of Avernum, the First Visitation, and the Avernum/Empire War fit in? And I'd think about 2 1/2 pages (1000-2000) is what I'm going to aim for - depending on how much time and material there is. :) And should the account be written from a biased point of view? An Empire historian? Or an Avernite? Or an impartial sage? Empire would be cool, but I fear that the bias would allow for little information. :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 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, July 18 2003 13:53
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All of those events you mention fit under category IV. I think category IV could be Hawthorne I to Hawthorne III (the one we assassinate in Exile I) along with Prazac. -------------------- "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 |
