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Only slightly. It actually looked like a person with big eyes that had lips around the pupils.

Originally Posted By: Am I not audible? I think it would help substantially to not have any interdependence in the trees and no requirement for lower skills to be greater than or equal to higher skills. It's the lack of flexibility in the tree that limits builds. Hear, hear.

Originally Posted By: The Mystic Earth's circumference is approximately 24,900 miles, so the maximum possible distance would be just over 12,400 miles. Actually in real distance it is < 8,000 miles from any point on earth to any other. Of course we don't have cable running through the Earth's core, so... data transmission lines will be longer.

I read this thread as Sentient Eyes Talk. It gave me a really weird visual...

Co-worker: What are you dressed as? Skwish-E: The Invisible Man, of coiurse. Co-worker: But I can see you. Skwish-E: I didn't say it was a GOOD costume.

Originally Posted By: Auctoritases Corporations often have better internet access than we mere residentials. Yes, I was making joke that I am at work all of the time. My home speed is slower.

I killed the dinosaurs next week after inventing the time machine.

Is that good?

I'd probably go back to 9/09/01. That would give me two days to convince people to prepare to thwart the attacks.

I invented the time machine next year.

Originally Posted By: Jewels in Black Speaking of Mensa, I looked them up with their 'member benefits' but it didn't look all that great. I mean, other than an ego boost to lord over the other 97% and an 80% discount on Popular Science I'm not seeing anything worth the annual membership fee. Am I missing anything? Anyone with Mensa experience who can vouch for the social aspect of it? I turned them down when they asked mne to join for much the same reason. I started thinking what the meetings would look like, and pictured a bunch of guys sitting around talking about how smart they were while playing chess. Then I went and joined a heavy metal band instead.

Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Originally Posted By: VCH So has anyone here attempted to drink 4 litres of milk in one sitting? Here in the US, where we still don't use the metric system, that's known as the "gallon challenge." When I was in high school, a kid tried to do it in the cafeteria one day. It did not end well. My son's cross country team participates in the gallon challenge over the summer at XC camp. Only they use chocolate milk. ... and a bucket.

Since Spiderweb games are the only games I play (Father of 5, Full time college student, and full time employed), I don't know any of the other games that are referred to. As far as limiting the grinding, There should still be limited opportunities to do certain things. So sword fights are limited to the number of enemies there are. All magic spells are limited to the amount of ingredients available in-game, etc. This does bring up a real problem for someone who used all of the healing herbs in the game two-thirds of the way through. Perhaps a few vital spells (like minor heal and firebolt) would require infinitely available ingredients. To limit my OCD gameplay (guilty), the system should have a cap limit on proficiency in every area.

I'd like a magic use system that lets you get better with practice. In other words, the first time you cast a particular spell it isn't very strong. To level up in it, you have to cast it a lot. Like maybe for every 10 or 20 times you cast the spell, you gain a level of competency. Melee could work the same way. After 10 fights with a particular weapon (or weapon class like broadsword) you level up. Then you have to think, "I just found a really cool longsword with extra damage and a cool defense bonus. However, I am at level 15 in broadsword use. Do I want to change?"

Apples also go great roasted with pork, garlic, black pepper, onions, and cayenne. A little cinnamon or orange marmalade added to the mix makes a unique flavor adjustment as well.

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Drat, there goes my idea of a cobra petting zoo.

Originally Posted By: Brother, can you spare a kWh? ... The safest way to fly is to take a bus, after all. You got statistics to back that up? I'd say probably the other way around is the case. Of course, I could just be a shill for the airlines...

Originally Posted By: Brother, can you spare a kWh? ... Actual genetics aren't going to let you whip up glaahks in vats. At least not while you stand there watching.

What about,... You can cast any spell you have gotten access to be able to read or be taught. The higher your level, the better chance you have of getting it right. Failure could go from comic (Your hands turn a lovely shade of blue, but the monster is not frozen!) to catastrophic, with a catastrophic fail being deadly to you and maybe even your entire party (Level one mage casts Nuclear Fireball and fails. Your entire party is destroyed, and this portion of Avernum is uninhabitable for 100 years with the notable exception of giant cockroaches.) No cooldowns or energy pool, but you must have the necessary ingredients to cast any spell. Like you might need a vial of chameleon blood for invisibility. Ingredients can be bought (but you have to be able to trust the seller), stolen (risky), or found/harvested in the wild. Rarity of ingredients could allow for the game to contain a couple of single use spells, or a situation where you have to choose whether to cast Rain of Anvils or Teleport to Safety, as you only have one left dewclaw from a red drake.

I came to this thread hoping for entertainment, but found only education. How depressing. I mean, I can't even watch PBS anymore! There's just too much Sax and Violins on it.

A4 Bows were vitak for fighters. You see an enemy across the room. You want to poke him with your pole weapon. Take three steps and shoot an arrow at him. Then he runs at you, arriving at uour side with 4 action points, so he can't attack you. Then you poke him.

The battle of wits in the Princess Bride. The musical conversation at the end of Close Encounters The scenes from Twister with Dusty in them. More, but I don't have time to get into them all now.

Originally Posted By: Excalibur Would you really want to carry around a box that's full of lead and sulfuric acid? Oops! That was my lunch.

Strap a 12-volt car battery to your back and now we're talking.