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Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Dikiyoba would be surprised if the Sholai didn't come from a continent. They are clearly a technologically advanced society with a large population. One island or island chain, especially up north where they'd have a fairly short growing season, wouldn't give them enough resources that they could afford to send out huge expeditions all the time. Clearly the Sholai are native to an archipelago, because their technology excels where the sea is concerned. From what we know of Shapers and the sea, I should think that the technology of Terrestia was actually quite passable in that respect. The Shapers weren't wimpy at sea, they were just hopelessly outclassed. But we know the Sholai aren't advanced in all respects, because they do not have Shaping, gunpowder, or any idea how to run a proper archaeological expedition.

Originally Posted By: Impudent Strumpet! . . . but "is" and "can be" are pretty different. Well, the LCDs logically have to be greater than or equal to the denominators they are working with.

Originally Posted By: Inappropriate Measures Not always. There are gems like Pearls Before Swine and Foxtrot. And, once upon a time, Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side. —Alorael, who just thinks that the newspaper is home to the lowest common denominator. You won't find horrible things. You also won't find amazing niche things. FoxTrot is a gem? Also, mathematically speaking, the Lowest Common Denominator is a relatively high number.

I always played a deep green.

Originally Posted By: VCH Do you have any Uncles, Aunts or Grandparents that would understand and take you in for a few months, years? Days, weeks, months, who knows? (Eeyore)

Or you could wait, or you could buy a different computer, or you could hack the file and rewrite it from scratch for XP, or you could ninja your way into a certain someone's house and steal the NOC list game.

I love games that force tactical innovation in combat. It's one of the criteria on which I settled for SW.

Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES What CRPGs can you think of that actually have interesting final boss fights? Definitely not the Destiny Knight. Maybe FATE II, which, while strongly roguelike, pulled in a twist for the fight with Kaos. I've never been a fan of roguelikes, but if I had to have a favorite, that would be it.

No, ninjas are Japanese primarily. The two statements are unrelated. As for the story, you're confusing it with the one in which whuzz-iz-name the leader of the the robbers stays for dinner at Ali's house.

That's a problem. Easily rectified, though. The game is free now. Just get an emulator. I recommend avoiding C64 emulators, which are almost more annoying working with than the real thing.

Originally Posted By: Txgangsta Welcome to Jeff's bittersweet endings. Every Geneforge game has them as the most common endings, if not the only endings. Jeff just loves to end on a half cadence. Not bittersweet. Just a sort of a "bang-thy-head-against-yonder-wall-for-verily-there-is-nary-another-way" conclusion.

Of course: I know Geneforge 2 quite well, thank you. Down to the High Vizzedra's last words. But I just didn't know G3 and G4 as well. Thank you all.

I noticed in my travels through Geneforge, that most people hover between Lawful Neutral and Lawful Good, with Shaper government being LN-LE (Lawful Evil being defined as a society where people obey harsh rules out of fear of retribution). There are a few people floating around who count as fully LG and many full-blown madman Chaotic Evils. So where am I going with this? I feel that in Geneforge 3 (and Geneforge 4 especially) that neither side is altruist, and walking two paths has bad consequences. To illustrate: If, in G4, you go Shaper to prevent the creation of the Unbound: Click to reveal.. You become an outcast. Not good. If you support the Rebels (and keep them alive by supporting the Unbound): Click to reveal.. Chaos. Destruction. Ugh. Also not good. If you play an altruist, who supports the serviles and rebukes the drakons (and Unbound): Click to reveal.. You go to a concentration camp and "know you did the right thing" Please, please, is there a way around this terrible dead end?

Originally Posted By: ThirdParty Redbeard on oaths: "I guess now you have no chance of being a spy or assassin. Not if you swore an oath!" True, actually. Remember the story of Ali Baba the merchant? Many assassins, ninjas in particular, were (maybe not are, I'm sure Jason Bourne is laughing at me) honorable people.

Therein lies the humor, no? But if you want to look deeper, then I suggest you look at the Devil Whiskey, which acknowledges the fact that "Skara Brae" has a historical source.

Originally Posted By: Nikki. Originally Posted By: Soul of Wit A custom title requires how many posts? [nelson]Ha, ha![/nelson] ...ducks before someone with a colored username grows suspicious. You've been registered for 73 years though. Is that why he's "trying out the new forum" because his rate of posting is so slow?

I already dealt with the assassins. The secret is to use the side entrance and then waylay the patrolling team one by one. No, I'm talking about the bandits in the Northwestern Fen, that the captain sends you after looking for Bennhold.

Oh, great. So now we're discussing the "degrees of gamerhood" too? Fine. My vote: I am a small-time but well-versed old-style adept, who spends most of his computer time laughing over things like this: Originally Posted By: The Compendium Top Ten Signs You Are In Bard's Tale Withdrawal: 10. When the first snow begins to fall each year, you think to yourself, "Mangar must be back!" 9. You have been arrested for defacing statues in public places. "I'm telling you, they were trying to kill me!" 8. You lie awake at night trying to figure out just what the heck "IRKM DESMET DAEM" means. 7. You have used the term "death and drek" more than once in the past week. 6. When you have a headache, you are tempted to stop in at a local church and ask a priest for healing. 5. You snicker softly to yourself when you see someone drinking Ginger Ale in a public place. 4. Whenever you take a trip, you find yourself humming or whistling "The Traveller's Tune." 3. You got thrown out of a bar on the weekend because you insisted on seeing the wine cellar. 2. You wander around in Ultima Online trying to convince people the name "Skara Brae" was stolen. 1. You went through a whole pad of graph paper playing Diablo II before you realized the maps are random.

Is there a way around fighting the Nothwest Fen Bandits, short of avoiding them?

Originally Posted By: Goldenking Originally Posted By: Iffy Congrats, Nikki. ^.^ I'll probably never get there. You certainly shan't get there with that attitude! Unless, of course, you make a lot of posts with that attitude. [grumble] How about ME? [/grumble]

Originally Posted By: Mod. In most of RPGs I prefer single characters. I play shaper for the magic. I would always play agent if it had a male graphic, but it doesn't, so I never do. What's wrong with a female graphic?

If I might sway you, I would propose that you join me in the G2 camp.

Originally Posted By: The Mystic Congrats Nikki, you have successfully obtained the meaningless approbation of your fellows, and in the process, created a means for others to increase their own post counts (3000, here I come!). An excuse to increase my post count? Well, looks like I just did.

There are minor imbalances in class ability throughout any RPG. However, Geneforge (and more so its sequels) make available a wide range of tactical options and strategic solutions to combat. For me, probably because I fight very differently from you, the Guardian is a very weak class.

Originally Posted By: Kaldurenik no box art or cd art :'(? Me sad well i will give the demo's a try. Age or graphics of the games dont mather to me unless its First person view where you press forward and you jump forward 1 step if that make any sense. Not that it seem like any of the games here are like that Like the Bard's Tale.