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  1. The descriptions of slith lairs definitely seem to reinforce a reptilian not mammalian cycle. An argument could be made for some fish aspects but I think that something along the lines of turtles would be closest breeding wise, definitely not any biological reason for nipples or navels. It does make sense that a AI with a lot of furry art is going to have a mammalian bias.
  2. I found it interesting that the Freeforms had substantially more scales/rougher skin than the non-freeforms
  3. Erika does, but I think that you have to either have a higher reputation or do some quests first before she offers the training, but I cannot remember which for sure.
  4. I wish A4 would get the map style from A1-3, but I am just happy that A4 is going to get remade, even though we are talking 3-5 years from now
  5. Yes, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the community.
  6. QW is probably closest to Avadon in style, Avernum is an older style (and I personally prefer it). The side quests in Avadon can help make you stronger which can help with the end game.
  7. What is not really clear from what we see is how many staff Avadon actually has. In Avadon 1, if I recall correctly, there is only enough space for half a dozen hands and three or so Hearts. The quality of the hands seems really poor (common RPG problem where the PC is the best option there is) with the brand new recruit/draftee being the only one who can do anything, which seems to be part of the problem with assigning completely wrong personalities to the missons
  8. Compensation seems to be another issue. A big part of a hand's compensation package seems to be what they can extort from various people, often ones who are in great need. If the Hands were being well compensated and held accountable then bribery would be at least a lot more expensive.
  9. Avadon has a lot of lessons in how not to run an organization. Don't forget the lack of accountability
  10. Peter Ustinov posed as David Niven's Batman during World War 2 to make it socially acceptable for the two actors to socialize more openly then their ranks in the British Army would otherwise have allowed.
  11. Arguably Sam is the only character that we spend much time with from the lower class. The rest of the companions are all some kind of nobility/upper class (Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, Aragon, etc). Sam's characterization is probably not all that far from the reality of the England of Tolkien's youth.
  12. I am currently reading the Ring of Fire series. That should keep me occupied for a long time
  13. Several people have completed various no magic play throughs. One of the great things about these games is that you have a lot of different build options that you can explore and most of them will work well enough to let you complete the game.
  14. In addition to the shareware CDs, there was also some coverage in hard copy computer magazines that focused on the Mac market. That is another mechanism that essentially does not exist any more. Not just because hard copy magazines are going away, but also because there are so many more games on the market that covering a small indy game is unlikely.
  15. This data is really odd. It is showing that A:CS grossed slightly more than A:EFTP despite selling half as many copies. That could be possible if A:EFTP wasn't originally on the site and A:CS caused people to buy A:EFTP at a discount, but it is still odd
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