Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 So here I am, in my fourth week of college, when a friend tells me that she was "stalking" my profile pictures. "You like Spiderweb software, don't you?" It turns out that she had an account way back in '04. Does anyone remember Shards of Fire? We talked about forum lore, and I felt like such a noob! She had left before I got here, so she was familiar with TM, where I only know him from his ET and Sleeping Dragon accounts. It was all together a strage experience. For these past 5 years, I was convinced that I would never meet someone else who knew Jeff Vogel by beard, let alone someone from this community. adc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Oh, I remember Shards of Fire! As I recall she was pretty awesome, but it was so far back I may be attributing her awesomeness to her being an oldbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 my first serious girlfriend happened by complete coincidence to be a huge spiderweb fan. her favourite game was exile 2, so she had good taste too (although that was already proven by the fact that she went out with me) that relationship turned out to be a disaster but oh well! Slawbug and Death Knight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I remember Shard of Fire. She was still active only a few years ago and used a few similar PDNs over the years, like Slice of Water. I have met several people in real life whom I have met here first, but, to the best of my knowledge, the reverse is not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I have a vague recollection of the name. I don't really anticipate running into a Spiderwebber by accident either, except perhaps Neb or Iffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 We talked about forum lore, and I felt like such a noob! She had left before I got here, so she was familiar with TM, where I only know him from his ET and Sleeping Dragon accounts.ET and SD were the same person, but that person was not TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 We know this because the two were active at the same time. When ET wasn't leading the charge against the mods, he wasn't nearly as abrasive as TM could be even in his modly capacity. Oddly enough, neither of them ever really got to me. It was Alec that undermined my self esteem. ... Which just caused me to remember a dream last night where I got banned by Scorpius because I used Alec's name on the board and Bain Ihrno didn't like it. I... don't even know what my brain is doing sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Closest I came to meeting another SWer was when I passed by Sylae's hometown to do some easy spelunking. Heck if there is ever interest in another SW round up I know I would go. I might even be willing to host it with enough persuasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I think CalRef is having a meet up sometime in 2013, and my understanding is that it's open to other Spiderwebbers, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 ET and SD were the same person, but that person was not TM. Really? I could have sworn that, just recently, those two names were listed as aliases of TM! Where on earth do I come up with these misconceptions… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I remember Shards of Fire, too. Unlike our more recent villains, TM was not just a jerk (for want of an autocensor-resistant alternative). He made a lot of Blades scenarios, which many people hated for their pretentious dialog but which apparently pushed the technical envelope in clever ways. Posting here, he was intelligent and articulate, and I suspect he wasn't even really obnoxious. He just wasn't interested in reining himself in, so when the family-friendly policy really tightened up, rather than sticking around and keeping a lid on the trolling, he got banned and stayed away. A shame, up to a point, but it was his choice, and we're not so short of intelligent and articulate people here that we have to pine for the one that left. TL,DR version: ET/SD is remembered for being a jerk, but TM is remembered for being TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 There's this guy in the mirror who likes Spiderweb Software too! I can't believe someone who loves spidweb would be so close to me. How does he fit in the mirror? And why does his bathroom look like mine? I'm creeped now. Dikiyoba 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 So here I am, in my fourth week of college, when a friend tells me that she was "stalking" my profile pictures. "You like Spiderweb software, don't you?" It turns out that she had an account way back in '04. Does anyone remember Shards of Fire? Shards of Fire! I remember her being one of the good ones, but I don't remember much else. It would have been much cooler if ET and TM had been the same person. I would've been impressed at the range that that would've required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Yeah I remember Shards of Fire. It's pretty cool that you met someone from the forums by coincidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody saunders Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 TM could be a real jerk, but he could be very nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 TM's main fault was that he enjoyed intensely, aggressively laying into anyone he disagreed with and didn't respect. And he was very opinionated, which made the odds of disagreeing with him relatively high. And sometimes what he disagreed with were the rules of Spiderweb. He could be likable, and interesting, and entertaining, but he wasn't really nice. —Alorael, who isn't sure what ET was. Charismatically arrogant? He would have gotten away with less if he weren't good at stringing words together; he would have gotten away with more if he could rein in his more spectacular violations of common sense when dealing with mods and admins. Slawbug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I swore I'd never come back. CURSES. And note that "presumptuous" and I are starting college right now. Starting. That means I did this when I was TEN YEARS OLD. Explains a lot, really. For the record, I remember RWG, people remi-Misc-ing (but not misc), Nathan Ashby, TGM, Commander Edward (and TM), and Marlenny. What is my life. nikki. and Tyranicus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I'm sorry to tell you that Spidweb dropped RWG, got rid of Misc, and that everyone you mentioned is either gone or pretty much a lurker. Welcome back though! Take a tour around and see if things intrigue your college age self the way they did at ten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Haha. Welcome back! Considering you were ten you were a lot better than most mid-teens people (myself included)! None of those people are around anymore, alas (at least not on SW. I see TGM and Marlenny on AIM a lot), but if we managed to drag you back, it's only a matter of time for them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I swore I'd never come back. CURSES. And note that "presumptuous" and I are starting college right now. Starting. That means I did this when I was TEN YEARS OLD. Explains a lot, really. For the record, I remember RWG, people remi-Misc-ing (but not misc), Nathan Ashby, TGM, Commander Edward (and TM), and Marlenny. What is my life. This post is full of so much nostalgia for me. Most of these things happened not long after I joined. I also remember your gender revelation. It's good to see you again, SoF! nikki. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 I swore I'd never come back. CURSES. So is this form of necromancy better or worse than topic ressurection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I swore I'd never come back. CURSES. And note that "presumptuous" and I are starting college right now. Starting. That means I did this when I was TEN YEARS OLD. Explains a lot, really. For the record, I remember RWG, people remi-Misc-ing (but not misc), Nathan Ashby, TGM, Commander Edward (and TM), and Marlenny. What is my life. nathan ashby and marlenny got married (to each other), i forget if you were still around when that happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 nathan ashby and marlenny got married (to each other), i forget if you were still around when that happened they also spawned, robbing me of the chance of both the first SW marriage and the first SW baby. but the baby is kind of cute, so i guess it's okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 nathan ashby and marlenny got married (to each other), i forget if you were still around when that happened ERMAHGERD. Nobody ever tells me anything. You mean in real life? Sorry, I forgot that the lines blur around here. So, to make myself clearer - they picked up their sanity and left out the door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 my first serious girlfriend happened by complete coincidence to be a huge spiderweb fan. her favourite game was exile 2, so she had good taste too (although that was already proven by the fact that she went out with me) that relationship turned out to be a disaster but oh well! Thats so cool even if it didn't work. The problem though is its so rare to find. Whatever the case, I got to find me one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 ERMAHGERD. Nobody ever tells me anything. You mean in real life? Sorry, I forgot that the lines blur around here. So, to make myself clearer - they picked up their sanity and left out the door? yes. they got married in real-life. i was at the wedding. they have a real-life baby. i have seen pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I swore I'd never come back. CURSES. On behalf of the newbs on Spidweb ((I can't very well call myself a mid-be or old-be now can I?)) I welcome you back Are you going to be here to stay? If not, we could give you your sanity back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wow, where was the wedding then? College friend says you were Thuryl, and I remember you were in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wow, where was the wedding then? College friend says you were Thuryl, and I remember you were in Australia. yeah the wedding was in mt gambier near the south australian border where they live now, so about 6 hours' drive from melbourne unfortunately we're not really on speaking terms any more for reasons so i don't know what they've been up to since the baby thing. last i heard they were both working at a funeral home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 yeah the wedding was in mt gambier near the south australian border where they live now, so about 6 hours' drive from Melbourne unfortunately we're not really on speaking terms any more for reasons so i don't know what they've been up to since the baby thing. last i heard they were both working at a funeral home This is all incredibly odd to hear. Not that I personally agreed with this policy, but anyone who didn't capitalize sentences back in the day got eaten alive. Glad to see y'all mellowing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 i get away with it because i'm awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 dftba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Lillith is part of the establishment now. She can do whatever she wants. Was that not true when you were here? Or perhaps the PDN name confused her identity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 She was a mod while SoF was active, but I don't think lowercase lilith (or lowercase thuryl) existed back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Welcome back Shard of Fire. I remember you were still posting when I joined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 No, she did not. I remember somebody else having the title "The Establishment" though. Maybe Stareye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast *i Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah, I remember her. Hope she's doing well. TM versus ET. TM certainly could be quite abrasive and a bit of trouble, but overall he did really care about the community and gave a lot. Also, as others have said, he really could be a likable guy. I really do miss him. My last interaction was perhaps four years ago now, and it seems he had really matured a bit. Kind of disappeared soon after, which is too bad. ET on the other hand was not only rude and arrogant at times, but also quite manipulative and egocentric willing to skirt the boundaries of the rules and then blame the moderators for finally dropping the hammer. He also lacked all the good things that TM did for this community. Edit: I did have the title "The Establishment" for quite a long time until I switched to the Avernum-themed one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 TM versus ET. TM certainly could be quite abrasive and a bit of trouble, but overall he did really care about the community and gave a lot. Also, as others have said, he really could be a likable guy. I really do miss him. My last interaction was perhaps four years ago now, and it seems he had really matured a bit. Kind of disappeared soon after, which is too bad. there were some rumours a while ago that he'd died but fortunately no, he just decided to spend a lot less time on the internet. probably for the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk adc. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 So damn lucky!!! What a lucky coincidence! Congratulations! I wish I would find that kind of friend too. Except my brother... Of course, there's only 0.1% chance I'll meet someone like that. There are reasons decreasing the percentage of finding. a.) My classmates were born at 1997-1999 b.) They play mostly the mainstream FPS and RPGs c.) They have phobia on bad graphics d.) I'm unlucky ------------------ -A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Rehctawthgin - we both have a shard-themed gimmick and we both know about these forums...friends? Actaeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Welcome back, Shard of Fire. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Mosquito---Slayer Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Except my brother... Oh they can be a pain, especially when they are younger to you, don't know enough English and have no idea how to complete quests, you are lucky you got only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 To clarify, we're still fairly intolerant of poor orthography. Lilith gets a pass because she clearly knows hows to write and in fact only discards capitalization when being especially snarky. It's a signal. —Alorael, who was here when you were but regretfully doesn't remember you. He'll just throw in his two cents that finding a girlfriend who likes Spiderweb is probably not an especially high priority or even useful criterion. Sharing a love of videogames more broadly might be helpful, though; shared hobbies often are. But shared interest in something you can't actually play together isn't all that useful; you can just as much enjoy playing different games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora tripfeet Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I see TGM on AIM a lot No you don't. Actaeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 ...hi TGM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wow, board migrations really do bring everyone out of the woodwork. Hello, TGM. Alec, Djur, and Scorpius are going to show up any day now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wow, board migrations really do bring everyone out of the woodwork. Hello, TGM. Alec, Djur, and Scorpius are going to show up any day now. i don't think alec and djur would post here again even if i asked them to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody We Didn't Shard of Fire Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Alec and djur are the stuff of legend now? *feels old* *is younger than everyone* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lauren CW Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I wish I lurked the General/Misc boards back then. Alas, I only lurked the Avernum/Geneforge boards in order to min-max. On topic, the only people I know IRL who play spiderweb games are those I have converted. It's kindof a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 No you don't. Okay, I am confusing AIM handles, but I do not regret doing so for a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.