Articulate Vlish Kaemin Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 As alot of you know, one of the greatest things about Nethergate is the superb charecterization. The wide variety of charecter traits and personalities makes this game unique, and those little sprites so loveable. Please, if you wish, post your favorite charecter and where they are. Yes, you can pick sylak's talking skull I would pick the raven at the top of the raven home. He is so cool... just talking to him makes you look up and say "Screw god. This guy is way more powerful and wise!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Pearlblossom. I spent most of the game trying to figure out what she was there for, and it turned out to be ambience. —Alorael, who also very much likes the wish fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Nothing beats Sylak's Talking Skull. It always had amusing quotes, although they did get old rather quickly especially the "Hi! I'm a talking skull!", and he told you where all the Nether Arts spells could be found, which was quite handy. I'm with Alorael too. Pearlblossom was a nice addition. I always presumed that Jeff was going to include her in a quest and just forgot about her, sort of like the puzzle box. The young man in Shadow Valley Fort who's family was killed by Nero was a good addition as well, in my opinion. It helped to add depth and helped to ground it in the time period. Edit: I'm sorry to be such a nit-picker, but I've been seeing it spelled incorrectly quite frequently on these boards and it's really starting to irk me. "Character" has 2 A's and 1 E. Please try to remember this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Charectar? —Alorael, who couldn't resist. Not even to avoid a one word post. With some fragments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Kaemin Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 I'm sorry... my spelling can be terrible sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Tyranicus, you're no fun. —Alorael, whose previous post made much more sense in the context of the pre-edited preceding post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Alorael, I only fixed a typo. Your post makes just as much sense as it did before. Kaemin, don't worry about it. I'm just a little anal sometime when it comes to spelling, especially when it's something that a lot of people seem to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Oh. I somehow misread your edited post and thought things were clarified. This conversation has swerved into unhelpful. —Alorael, who is a fan of the hunter who asks you to kill a wolf for him and who then dies before you can return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 It would help if more people posted here. This forum is pretty dead as far as forums go. It's not as bad as the SubTerra forum, but Nethergate is significantly under-posted, which is a shame considering it's the best and most original game Jeff ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I like the dragon - what's his name - Reptrakos or some such. And Gobbo; what a great guy. I too find it sad that no one posts here anymore but, alas, by now everything there is to say about Nethergate has been said. I also find it ironic that Tyranicus corrects Kaemin's spelling, but himself confuses your and you're. What's that they say about people in glass houses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I can't believe I did that. Oddly enough, that's one of my pet peeves, and here I am doing the same thing. Now I feel very embarassed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lord Sylak Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Goboo was the best charctor, aside from Hiawatha. The 6th char persons kick ass, there is no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Kaemin Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 Yes. Just yes. Nethergate is the best. I mean, the CD came with the exile demo's. That's just awesome. Do the other CD's come with demo's? Im too cheap to find out myself. PS: We should all just break out our copies of Nethergate and replay it. Only if it's for the period where Jeff is busy on his next game (after the window's version of Avernum 4). It might revitalize this part of the forum a bit. PSS: My spelling sucks. Get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I think you mean Hathwisa, not Hiawatha. —Alorael, who now thinks that the frequently requested Nethergate 2 should focus on the New World. The Iroquois Confederacy and the English (or the various colonial powers) have just the right Celtic-Roman interaction, and there's a whole new mythology to explore. (Bloody sacrifices, stone dances, and sidhe are sadly missing, but historical accuracy shouldn't stand in the way of a game!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Aztecs vs. Spanish conquistadors? Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Kaemin Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 Chinese VS Mongols maybe? Or Roma- wait, that was the first one. Umm.... all of the sidhe should magically poof into existence when the other place is corrupted. They would poof right into WWII. Sylak's Talking Gernade anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 At least that would give you the option to kill yourself to end the madness of the talking grenade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Jame2 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 They're all neat. I don't wanna choose. But I kinda like the sidhe woman whose name I forget in the Abandoned Hall at the beginning (and those already mentioned). Jeff got the arrogance factor just right with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Kaemin Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 Yeah... the arrogance facter is indeed important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt RobertAKARobin Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I liked the Talking Skull too. It makes you wonder who it was that did the skull's voice? —Robin, who wonders how just many posts Alorael makes on average per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 If you want a recent average, look in Aran's statistics . If you want an overall average, it's not all that hard to divide my total posts by the time I've been here. As it so happens, both are very close to 7 posts per day. —Alorael, who should encourage Aran to rank lifetime average posts per day with his other stats. Then there would be less need for short-term spamming and more calculated increases in lifetime spamishness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Semodius Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 The Skull, naturally. Also in A3 my prized posession is the Xian Skull. Wish I could rename them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Jame2:They're all neat. I don't wanna choose. But I kinda like the sidhe woman whose name I forget in the Abandoned Hall at the beginning (and those already mentioned). Jeff got the arrogance factor just right with her. That would be Dolojan (pronounce Dolohan) I normally wouldn't say how to pronounce it but I seem to remember her introducing herself as Dolojan (pronounced Dolohan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Speaking of pronunciations, did Jeff bother to point out the pronunciation of sidhe anywhere obvious in the beginning? That's something worth learning for your Celtic mythology. —Alorael, who would be blue, nekkid, and violent if his language had wholly counterintuitive spellings too. And he speaks English. Hm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Kaemin Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 I've alwaysed pronounced sidhe is "shide". As long as you don't pronounce it "shidey" in public, I think it doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 "Shee" is correct, and it's a really obvious pronunciation if you rearrange some letters and remove some other letters. —Alorael, who replayed the beginning of Nethergate looking for pronunciation guides. He still can't find anything that tells you that sidhe consists of two sounds, neither of which are what you think they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Here I was mentally pronouncing it "Sid He" all this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody The Lurker Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 My favorite character (for now) would be Samael : "Doom, I tell you, doooooom!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 My memory is in need of refreshing. Who is Samael? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody The Lurker Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Samael is the faery who traps souls. He's also the one who has the 'Hero of Old' and 'Clouds of the Night' spells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lord Sylak Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 i heard the word pronounced somewhere as [see-d] but i forget where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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