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Well, I'm not going to change my avatar, now that I have one. I used to be Sage of Numenor.

Unstickying?

Geneforge 2 was the best of the lot. Maybe the best of Spiderweb.

Point taken. But we're here to enjoy a discussion, and if it wanders, you have to remember that that is what discussions do. Exception: debate clubs

Thank you so much for the reading material. Lady Blackbird is precisely the sort of thing I was aiming for. The idea of a pool of d6s was one I was using as well. Thank you again for showing me. But now that I know that it has been done, I no longer feel impelled to do the same myself. Oh well, I'll just upscale my lower-end RP system. Sincerely, Fflewddur

I see. Thank you for the input. As for free-form RP, that boils down to cooperative story-telling, which, while it's totally awesome, it's not really a game. Your objection to extreme realism, Alternatives, seems justified, but sometimes I enjoy looking at every facet of something and just rolling my d20 for the sake of seeing how well-done my steak is. It has its own charm. I'm almost done with my simplified system, which you might want to look at. Some would argue that it's less simple than some they've seen, but that is debatable just because there are different kinds of simplicity. Sincerely, Fflewddur

Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity As a Christian myself, I sometimes wonder whether, if Jesus were retelling the parable of the Good Samaritan today, he might make it about a Good Satanist instead. Perhaps.

Precisely my point. If people were mature enough to see fiction as fiction, things would be better.

Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES Once upon a time, Alorael was not the only one who changed his name. I myself have at least two — possibly just two — changes to go, while I am still here. I do it occasionally, remember?

My primary complaint with all the RP systems I've seen so far is the complexity level. If it's going to be simple, make it simple. If it's going to be hyper-realist, make it hyper-realist. I have no objection to either of these extremes. What irks me is that every system I have ever seen, with one exception, falls somewhere in the middle. In light of this fact, I am currently developing a pair of RP systems, one at each extreme. The lower-end system is an adaptation of AIMHack (sorry folks). My upper-end system is completely my own invention, using a d100 instead of a d20. Could I have some people post me links to inspirational (not divinely so) material? Please? Sincerely, Fflewddur

Eth is DH. Thorn is TH. It's an important distinction. In Old English, eth usually occurred between vowels (brodhor), where dh is an eth.

Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES Yes, ~w was mine, with the tilde. I don't remember anymore what the particular inspiration for that one was. It came between two PDNs with no apparent relation to it. Hey Alternatives, how about temporarily adopting the name Click to reveal.. Excitement and Adventure and Really Wild Things PS My asking is the one way to ensure that the name will not get added to your repertoire. PPS Maybe that's what I want, and for you to avoid the name is my real reason for suggesting it. PPPS It's a tough call, huh?

Originally Posted By: Dantius Oh hey, while we're on the subject of LotR, I'll just drop this article I found linked to by my favorite blog ever. Discuss Personally I have always detested arguments like the D&D and Harry Potter lead to the Devil, etc., etc. What such arguments all overlook is that fiction is harmless SO LONG AS IT REMAINS FICTION. If you start harping on the succubi in the Nine Hells, then people will get sucked into the "dark side" of whatever fiction they are involved in.

Originally Posted By: Something doughy that way goes I believe the old UBB system didn't support global mods. There were admins and local mods. What's more, there could only be four mods per forum section. With the switch, all mods became global for convenience; it's not as though we all need our own turf to police, and it's better to have more eyes on the really busy places like General and, currently, Avadon. —Alorael, who has played with giving himself a custom title. He can make it happen, but it turns him green. Sometimes it turns other people green too. It's a problem. Can I have a custom title? I wanna be a Bard.

Is the name of the fortress (Avadon) a) stressed on syllables 1&3 stressed on syllable 2 c) stressed on syllable 1 d) stressed on syllable 3 e) stressed on syllables 1&2

10. DO print "this is spam" 20. DO get last_input 30. IF last_input reads "yes this is spam" 40. THEN print "oh" 50. ELSE 60. IF last_input reads "no this is not spam" 70. THEN print "good I shall post more spam"

Originally Posted By: Karoka I don't understand it either, and I didn't even know some of these ranks existed. Wait...what's this for? I don't understand how Bard and Colonel can be put in the same place. EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out. Fixed it. Adopted or no, it was still fun hammering this out. (time weighs heavily on my hands) A new draft of the unusual ranking system Click to reveal.. ( OH YEAH) Outsider (0) Initiate (25) Trainee (50) Dowser (100) Acolyte (150) Journeyman (200) Adept (250) Mystic (300) Master (400) Shaman (500) Conjurer (750) Magician (1,000) Wizard (2,000) Sorceress (3,000) Sage (4,000) Astrologer (5,000) Alchemist (6,000) Lore-master (7,000) Prophet (8,000) Mage-lord (10,000) Oracle (15,000) Archmage (20,000) Deity (25,000) Dungeon Master (30,000) How's that? At least consider the upper ranks.

Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Threads don't get locked unless it's necessary. We prefer that threads die a natural death. Dikiyoba isn't quite sure how you've managed to go so long without figuring some of this stuff out. Avoiding education is my best trait.

Since this topic has wandered, I made my point in a new thread.

If you ask me,the ranking system should run like this: Outsider Initiate Novice Trainee Acolyte Adept Mystic Journeyman Master, 1st Degree Master, 2nd Degree Master, 3rd Degree Bard Lieutenant Captain Major Warlord Colonel Brigadier General Major General (OK it's getting too realist now) etc. How's that? (up 'til the Colonel)

Desperation is precisely what fueled the lawlessness of the Council.

Originally Posted By: Twelve Ways to Yesterday Facepalm, if you'll excuse my Slarty-speak. That last post also didn't need to be made. —Alorael, who thinks maybe this thread has played out. That would not be a terrible thing. DON'T LOCK IT! please? I still had some points to make.

That's not as bad as the Perfectly Normal Beasts, but in a different way.

The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Of course. The Rebellion became highly hypocritical and they didn't want anyone calling them on it.