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Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba To be fair, if this is your only exposure to the greater Middle Earth mythology, it's pretty much incomprehensible. Dikiyoba. Admittedly. Fflewddur apologizes for the abrupt disbelief.

Originally Posted By: FnordCola It makes sense in context. The G5 PC is already a former canister fiend, and by the end of the demo section is in the unique position of having used the geneforge two, or possibly even three times. Ouch. Doesn't that make your body highly unstable? (boom)

Originally Posted By: loyal servile of sasuke uchiha so gandalf came into the world fully adult, well what did he do before he became an wizard ? Weren't you listening?!

Originally Posted By: Erasmus Originally Posted By: Winter of Malcontent Execution can be fairly expensive. Plank-walking is especially problematic given Somalia's relative lack of forestry and the difficulty of hauling lumber around on small boats. Even if you reuse the wood, the fuel costs of transport are substantial. Forced zinc consumption, on the other hand, costs mere pennies. —Alorael, who hopes you're eating enough zinc in your kitchen. Wouldn't want to be deficient! Of course, you also don't want to be excessive, either. They can always just shove people off the boat, the plank is just an entertainment accessory (a.k.a. a prop) so the crew can enjoy the torment of the death walk (we are talking about pirates) You all forgot the expensive sport of keel-hauling.

Originally Posted By: Soul of Wit Ah, the sticky topic. Like comfort food for the gamer. Comfort food as in slabs of Red Leicester on rye bread with a salad of Granny Smiths?

Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES Given everything Tom Bombadil says, it's probably a safe bet that he's a Maia. Lorien: Doh. Right. On further research, even though I usually see Gandalf referred to as a Maia of Aule, different sites claim his primary Vala to be either Aule, or Irmo, or Nienna, or Manwe. Quite a selection he has there. Tom's identity is a question for the experts, who have no decisive desicion. My personal favorite theory is that Tom Bombadil (of course he has other names) is Arda incarnate. While Olorin was a Maia of Aule, he spent most of his time in the Gardens of Lorien, where he "learned pity and wisdom".

Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES Originally Posted By: Fflewddur Fflam son of Godo The Dwarves are mortal. The Hobbits are mortal. The Ents are immeasurably long-lived, and probably immortal. Citations please? Mostly because I am interested. These seem like safe assumptions indeed, but is there any evidence behind them, or are they just assumptions? Quote: Olorin (later Gandalf) spent most of his time in Lorien. Citation please? He did keep close counsel with Galadriel, but I always remember Gandalf having been described as an eternally restless traveller. Lorien as in the Lorien that Lothlorien was named after. I don't have a book with me, but here is a list of where I remember reading these things. The Dwarves are mortal. Read the chapter in the Silmarillion on the creation of the Dwarves The Hobbits are mortal. The oldest Hobbit know to record before Bilbo lived to 130. The Ents I believe to be immortal simply because Treebeard says that he remembers the advent of many old things, somewhere in the Two Towers.

This reminds me of a complaint I was about to make. You know Pavlov? Well, I never thought the association patterns would apply to humans. First off, there's this: Click to reveal.. I cannot now listen to the Curse of the Black Pearl soundtrack without a mental image of myself exploring Dhonal's isle for the fifteenth time (that was the time I was an agent) Also: Click to reveal.. The same goes for G4 and the Return of the King soundtrack And even worse: Click to reveal.. I cannot hear the Star Wars (episode IV) music without remembering G5 It's quite a bother.

Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES Demigod is probably the simplest comparison. Basically, in Tolkien's world, you have THE VALAR (gods) THE MAIAR (powerful immortal beings) QUASI-IMMORTAL RACES (elves, etc.) MORTAL RACES (men, etc.) I'm not entirely sure if other races (dwarves, hobbits, ents, orcs, etc.) go into the elf category or the man category, particularly those races of unusual origin (dwarves, orcs, etc.) As Alorael mentioned, there is a somewhat deistic creator God figure, Iluvatar or Eru, who stands above the Valar, but basically doesn't figure into anything after creation. Each and every Maia (I think) is associated with a particular one of the Valar. Gandalf, Sauron, and Saruman apparently all served Aule, at least originally. The Balrogs were Maiar in the service of Melkor (aka Morgoth). The Dwarves are mortal. The Hobbits are mortal. The Ents are immeasurably long-lived, and probably immortal. The chief of the Balrogs was Gothmog. The Istari were as follows: Saruman, Radagast, Gandalf. There were two unnamed Wizards as well. Olorin (later Gandalf) spent most of his time in Lorien.

Lots of feet? Insects have six.

Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Originally Posted By: Loyal Servile thats why in geneforge that shapers can be both as there faces and bodies are hidden,the guardians are obviusly males,and the agents look much like females Yeah, and the limited graphics for the three Shaper sects is basically responsible for one of the dumbest blunders of G5. Dikiyoba hopes we don't get any repeats of that in Avadon. What might that blunder be?

Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Level 52 is about where Dikiyoba finishes the game at. This explains why the endgame battles are always WAY over my head. I finished G2 at Level 23, G3 at level 20, G4 at level 25, and G5 at level 27. Craziness.

Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba There are two places you can get a crescent-shaped rock. The first is carried by a thahd in Western Wastes. The second is carried by a shade in Drayk's Vale. You'll have to kill one of those creatures to get them to drop the rock (which looks just like an ordinary rock). Unfortunately, both of them only appear in their respective zones occasionally, so it can be frustrating to have to enter and re-enter the zones until one finally shows up. The good news is one of the doors in the Shaper Crypt already has a crescent-shaped rock in it, so you only need to get one rock instead of two. Dikiyoba. That explains why I never got in.

Originally Posted By: Lifecrafter_lost_in_the_world Hm okay could swore somebody in the book mention it but its been a while since i last read the books lol i need to find them and read them over again lol Indeed. A sentiment that the rest of you might appreciate sharing. Yes, Dikiyoba, Balrog is capitalized. Yes, there are many. Yes, Durin's Bane drove the dwarves (the plural of dwarf is actually dwarrows) from Khazad Dum, which earned the name of Moria (Black pit). Any more issues?

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Originally Posted By: tehpineapple Anyone else shocked, shocked to see "Medals" in a Spidweb game? Are they non-negotiable?

This should have a spoiler warning.

I can't stand next to that. . .I'm a one of those Diplomat/Pickpocket/Ninja builds, so I usually finish the games at about Level 28. But finishing on level 52?! No way.

Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Plus, drakons are just heavily reShaped drayks, so they had a huge bias towards self-Shaping (whether instinctive or culturally) all along. Geneforge doesn't really have any examples of what intelligent, independent creations given the ability to shape would do. Spawners are too dumb and servant minds depend too much on their creators for basic needs. Dikiyoba. That is an excellent point. None of the Shaping creations were truly intelligent and independent. Drakons can be discounted because the Self-Shaping drove them nuts and they are no longer intelligent.

Originally Posted By: Txgangsta The intelligent ornk in G5! That experiment did more harm than good, so my point stands.

The Last Battle will see the return of Morgoth and Sauron, and therefore probably the Balrogs as well.

Wow. I lost my thread already. WHOA! WHOA, BOY! Easy, boy, easy.

Originally Posted By: Txgangsta And ornk costs 8 essence, 11 for 2 intelligence. Who needs intelligent ornks?

If space did speak to you, it would spoil the ineffable philosophy that will inevitably spring from wondering whether it will speak to you. Savvy?

Originally Posted By: The Mystic Originally Posted By: Fflewddur Fflam son of Godo I read too much into everything. You can't study Tolkien and not pick up that habit. I've already read a bit of Tolkien, and don't have that habit; then again, I've always taken his works at face value, especially after the time I went into a bookstore and saw a tarot deck based on LotR. You saw a WHAT?! I'm 99.926738163564232% certain it was unlicensed.