Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I know, I read the thread. I was just asking. In all the two years that I have been here, I have not seen you make one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Txgangsta Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: Structualise THIS! Maybe they just counted, adding 'elephant' between numbers? The poor soul assigned to do that job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 The poor soul assigned to do the job of cleaning wastes of experimental new animals Trenton-eye wonders where all the wastes go, I mean with all the goblins, sliths, vhanatai, nephiles, snakes, lizards, and all that, In such a place as avernum, one would say it would need to all be taken to this huge place to be decomposed by wizards. No open air except for the occasional once in a mile smaller than a human can fit through, the smell would build up wouldn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Fertilizer. Mushrooms can't grow in rock, now can they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Ceiling Durkheim Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Quote: That's okay, everyone's entitled to a missteak every now and again. Frankly, people might be a bit healthier if they missed the occasional steak. Do you, Mystic, miss steak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Of course I miss steak; I'm a fairly poor marksman, after all, so it's not really my schtick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Trenton-Eye I know, I read the thread. I was just asking. In all the two years that I have been here, I have not seen you make one. Look harder. —Alorael, who makes mistakes all the time. Some of them he can obfuscate, cover up, or disguise. Others he bravely ignores and marches on. He doesn't think his mistakes have involved steak before, though, as he usually concerns himself with weightier matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Like a quip I saw once: Quote: I require no special conditions for making mistakes: I can produce them in practically any situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 In keeping with this topics' title (sort of) I demand that Jeff explain how the fungi glow. Did Solberg et al. discover a luminescent bacteria in the caves then somehow attach them to fungi. But then how did they find the fungi; deep caves usually do not support anything more than bacteria. Solberg must be one crafty bioengineer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Erika claims credit for all significant achievements that made life better in Avernum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Oh, Erika. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Well, she is the most powerful mage at all time. The only person that comes near her is rhentar-ihrno It is only fair she gets all the achievements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: VCH In keeping with this topics' title (sort of) I demand that Jeff explain how the fungi glow. Did Solberg et al. discover a luminescent bacteria in the caves then somehow attach them to fungi. But then how did they find the fungi; deep caves usually do not support anything more than bacteria. Solberg must be one crafty bioengineer. This is referenced on numerous occasions in the games. All references but one or two agree that the glowing fungi were there when the first Exiles were sent down, and that the Vahnatai created them. Erika says that she created them (and maybe somebody else says that; I forget). Given that the glowing fungi exist all over Vahnatai lands, it is pretty clear that Erika didn't actually create them from whole cloth. However, it is certainly possible that she created a _modified version of them_ better suited to their needs to the caves of Exile. In the original trilogy, Erika was the only powerful human mage who ever talked about dealing with plants, animals, transformations, or alchemy. X picked up a plant habit in the second trilogy, but since we are talking about something that happened several decades before X1, when X probably hadn't even been exiled yet, Erika is the only likely suspect for any fungal adaptations. Not Solberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S Originally Posted By: VCH In keeping with this topics' title (sort of) I demand that Jeff explain how the fungi glow. Did Solberg et al. discover a luminescent bacteria in the caves then somehow attach them to fungi. But then how did they find the fungi; deep caves usually do not support anything more than bacteria. Solberg must be one crafty bioengineer. This is referenced on numerous occasions in the games. All references but one or two agree that the glowing fungi were there when the first Exiles were sent down, and that the Vahnatai created them. Erika says that she created them (and maybe somebody else says that; I forget). Given that the glowing fungi exist all over Vahnatai lands, it is pretty clear that Erika didn't actually create them from whole cloth. However, it is certainly possible that she created a _modified version of them_ better suited to their needs to the caves of Exile. In the original trilogy, Erika was the only powerful human mage who ever talked about dealing with plants, animals, transformations, or alchemy. X picked up a plant habit in the second trilogy, but since we are talking about something that happened several decades before X1, when X probably hadn't even been exiled yet, Erika is the only likely suspect for any fungal adaptations. Not Solberg. That's true; I had forgotten about Erika. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S All references but one or two agree that the glowing fungi were there when the first Exiles were sent down, and that the Vahnatai created them. Erika says that she created them (and maybe somebody else says that; I forget). Actually, I'm pretty sure one of the other archmages directly says that Erika is lying about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted By: Lilith Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S All references but one or two agree that the glowing fungi were there when the first Exiles were sent down, and that the Vahnatai created them. Erika says that she created them (and maybe somebody else says that; I forget). Actually, I'm pretty sure one of the other archmages directly says that Erika is lying about that. I seem to recall this as well. I want to say it was Solberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Really? I thought it was gandalf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 *cough* stop spamming *cough* Nobody directly says Erika was lying. Solberg says in X1 that the glowing fungus was the only thing Erika didn't make. He doesn't say that she didn't do anything to modify it or help it spread, and he says nothing about Erika being a liar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 on the other hand he is a suspicious paranoid old man and apparently doesn't like Erika, so who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 You know, I have a disability when it comes to pronouncing names—I pronounce some letters in a name while ignoring and/or adding others. For example, Erika = Eureka. I am a terrible fan, lol; but I will say that her real name is actually pretty lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish eXtremeJeep Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted By: VCH You know, I have a disability when it comes to pronouncing names—I pronounce some letters in a name while ignoring and/or adding others.For example, Erika = Eureka. I am a terrible fan, lol; but I will say that her real name is actually pretty lame. The girlfriend and I were talking about something similar to this the other day. We have both read LOTR but since we did it before the movies came out we said the names of people and places MUCH differently then they did in the movies. This also happens with video games I have noticed when I will talk to people who also play them and we will refer to the same people/places by very different names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 In my case it's a result of not caring what characters are named. This is especially true for fantasy books, as they often have horrendously convoluted character names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I had trouble sounding out all the hard shaper names that jeff gets. You hit Haskinar for 2 points of damage! Or something of the sort. Of course That is a made up name. But there are names like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 The problem is the lack of certain sounds in English (such as ח or ح which is usually just replaced by 'h') which makes it hard to know what the author meant. That was one of my problems when reading aSoFaI where many names differ from common names by a single letter. Originally Posted By: eXtremeJeep We have both read LOTR but since we did it before the movies came out we said the names of people and places MUCH differently than they did in the movies. also FYT: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/than.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish eXtremeJeep Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Originally Posted By: Erasmus also FYT: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/than.html sigh I understand that I am wrong, but well...just sigh Course you could also be reasonable and actually type out A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. instead of aSoFaI. Granted I am only assuming here since I really have no idea what you are talking about. We get it, your intelligent. Im sure your mother is very proud of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 *dons moderator hat* I think perhaps no one should criticize other members for minor spelling and grammar mistakes. We all know what was intended to be said, and nitpicking is hardly productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lauren CW Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 How do you forget about, arguably, the most influential person in the entirety of Avernum during her lifetime? Also, I personally love her name. Inb4 derailment of who was the most influential person in Avernum. Inb4 you can't inb4 your own posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S Originally Posted By: VCH In keeping with this topics' title (sort of) I demand that Jeff explain how the fungi glow. Did Solberg et al. discover a luminescent bacteria in the caves then somehow attach them to fungi. But then how did they find the fungi; deep caves usually do not support anything more than bacteria. Solberg must be one crafty bioengineer. In the original trilogy, Erika was the only powerful human mage who ever talked about dealing with plants, animals, transformations, or alchemy. X picked up a plant habit in the second trilogy, but since we are talking about something that happened several decades before X1, when X probably hadn't even been exiled yet, Erika is the only likely suspect for any fungal adaptations. Not Solberg. I'm pretty sure Patrick did quite a lot to do with the plant life in Avernum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Citation please? Patrick started doing alchemy because Hathwisa got sick. I don't think there are any other mentions of him doing anything with plants. IIRC, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Arch-Mage Solberg Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: VCH You know, I have a disability when it comes to pronouncing names—I pronounce some letters in a name while ignoring and/or adding others.For example, Erika = Eureka. I am a terrible fan, lol; but I will say that her real name is actually pretty lame. So you pronounce it Your-eee-kah. That's pretty close to how I've always pronounced her name. I pronounce it like = Eh-Ree-kah with a little rolling Spanish 'r' sound. Makes it sound mystical. Post #638 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I always pronounced it "Ar-ih-kah." How the hell did the arguement even turn to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 How did the pronunciation even become an issue? Erica and Erika are not uncommon English names. —Alorael, who supposes it's also a not uncommon name in a few other languages. But why drag them into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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