Tirien

The minor makes me wonder if we should expect the Dikiscripts to start again?

If it was a Catastrophy, then why didnt a horde of vicous, angry cats come out of the portal? Oh hey, its my 500th post.

Originally Posted By: Dantius I don't like dual-wielding because it's an "innovation" that has occurred literally ONLY in video games, because it's cool, yet horribly horribly impractical- it breaks immersion because I know it's impossible. This gets me especially angry when it's people somehow dual-wielding pistols. The pistol in the left hand would almost never ever hit, and the detracted accuracy in the right would mean that you'd be using up twice the bullets and hitting at less than your original rate. Grrr. I feel your pain. I almost never dual-wield in games. It has been used in real life before though, but the off-hand weapon would usually be something small, like a dagger. Anything bigger is just impractical, and without a ridiculous amount of training, your going to likely end up cutting yourself. The only time you really see actual dual-wielding these days is on crappy movies and video games. And that most terrible of evils, manga. -shudder-

Originally Posted By: Telluric Black Oceans The new skill system resembles Dragon Age more than it resembles other Spiderweb games, and choosing between a shield tree and a two-weapon tree (like Dragon Age) could work well. I've never played Dragon Age, so the skill system sounds like the one from Dungeon Siege 2. I never even used dual-wielding on that game, shields were just to useful.

Originally Posted By: Triumph Originally Posted By: Tirien Let me guess, going to get points in improvised ranged so you can use the cat as a weapon? Why do that when Adira could just points in Martial (Cat)? And if she gets a second cat, she could dual-wield them. Or tie their tails together and have cat-nunchucks. Or she could just do the obvious and throw them at Rikkla's face.

Originally Posted By: Mistb0rn Originally Posted By: Nioca But now it's in Adira's bag. Adira's bag is where it belongs. For now. I've still got plans for that pussy; I just need one more levelup... Let me guess, going to get points in improvised ranged so you can use the cat as a weapon?

Aww... No more buzzsaw party for me. I feel depressed now.

Why are we reviving dead threads when we have nothing to add?

Eph, I could hug you for getting the log out so quickly. Yay for the cat finally being let out of the bag.

Originally Posted By: Sylae Corell Originally Posted By: Nioca (Also, thank w-dueck for subbing for you. He did a good job, other than a minor faux pas with Break Enchantment) Hey, don't y'all know that runes are meant to be broken? Let me guess, the runes werent enchanted? Wonder when the log comes out.

Doesnt sound strange to me, but i've had severe insomnia for over 8 years now. If you start going without sleep long enough to start hallucinating, then its serious.

Originally Posted By: Txgangsta Philosophically, morals are controlled by whatever the individual deems to be god. Right... so those of us who are atheist have no morals? I really hope thats not what you meant.

Maybe the A6 portal just wasnt designed as well, and they had to use more crystals to keep it stable. If it had been as powerful as the Empire Portal was, then I doubt Avernum would have taken so long to evacuate. Avernum wasnt as overpopulated in A6 as it was in the earlier games (I think). Remember, about half of Avernum moves to the surface after A3.

I always thought the Empire Portal was bigger and stronger than the Portal in A6, mostly due to the fact that the Empire Portal was created to transport the imperial army, not tourists, Avernites leaving to the surface, and traders, which is what the A6 portal was created for.

Originally Posted By: SpaceCadetHX Originally Posted By: Randomizer I think Jeff's drinking contributes to the large number of wine and ale bottles lying around in his worlds. He mentions in his blog doing that while on his last vacation. Might he also like gardening? There are a lot of Trowel's hanging around. =) [sarcasm] There's also alot of trees, swords, and dead bodies lying around. Does that mean he likes trees, swords, and dead bodies? [/sarcasm]

Originally Posted By: Masked Man of Inscrutability EDIT: Is it true that Exodus includes a reference to the Cult of Richard White? If so, that's *almost* enough to get me to reinstall BoA. I recently played Exodus, so I can tell you that yes, it does. I just wish Kelandon had continued designing. His were my favorite scenarios, partly due to the length of them, and partly due to having a plot that didnt make me bang my head against the wall.

I personally prefer the Avernum engine, but I hate the fact that there's no more bashing weapons or dual-wielding, along with only having 4 PC's instead of 6, and a lot less spells.

Currently im only taking 2 online courses. I'll take more next year. -Overview of the Colorado Plateau -Intro to Psychology

Oh yay, log. I would be more excited if I wasnt getting a HTTP 404 Not Found error from the link. Edit: Nevermind, its working now.

Originally Posted By: Earth Empires I'm sure Avernites would want warheroes like me to lead Avernum rather than some wimpy King. If that was true, then the PCs from A2, A3, and A4 would have taken over before. The fact that in none of the series do you see a party of adventurers ruling over Avernum, its a safe bet that just being warheroes wouldnt be enough to let you to throw a coup and get rid of the king. Dont forget, he may be "some wimpy King", but he's a wimpy king who controls all of Avernum. That includes the army.

Thats actually why I played a all slith party the first time I played A6, I was hoping I could join the Horde and destroy Avernum. After all, you could become a Darkside loyalist in A5, so why not betray Avernum by joining the Horde? I was a bit dissapointed when I was unable to do so.

Originally Posted By: Return with Repairs ..facial hair combat mechanics.. My facial hair is a higher level than your facial hair. Obligatory beard facial hair link. http://www.lefthandedtoons.com/52/

Well, it is the best one that has been posted so far. The only other ones were all of Avernum being destroyed, being taken over in a unrealistic fashion, or a crossover.

Originally Posted By: Earth Empires Ruler of Avernum after killing Slith-leaders and Gladwell and Melanchion. What about the king? Did you forget to off him as well? I dont think he would let you rule Avernum, so you would have to kill him. You would also have to find a way to get support to pull a coup like that. Maybe giving out the horde of food you will have by the endgame would get you some allies. Besides, food sucks in Avernum. Go to the surface and take over the avernite colony up there. At least then you would get good food.

Originally Posted By: Erasmus ...the thing about modern RPGs is that you can find an excuse for a PC to be of any race, class and allegiance Try to find a plausible excuse for having a cave cow as a PC. And have it be a mage. And a Darkside Loyalist.