Fledgling Fyora orian34 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 I finally decided to sign in after a few years of enjoying these great games. I first discovered SW games with A:EftP , was kinda intrigued and in the end, was baffled by how amazing a game could be without all the fancy tech. I made the mistake of playing normal difficulty so I didn't fully enjoy it, and that's why now, I always start with torment. I finished Avadon 2 : The Corruption recently and I will continue playing those amazing games over the time(with more coming in the patient future). So, after this brief presentation, I wanted to say that a new member has joined your party. You'll likely see me posting from time to time. Thanks for reading and have a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Lindwyrm Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I‘ve registered just a couple of hours earlier, but anyway.. welcome orian! Which SW games did you play already? Besides A:EftP and Avadon 2 I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora orian34 Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 I've played A:EftP, the old Avernum 4,5 and 6 trilogy. Avadon 1 and 2. And Nethergate. Enjoyed them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Welcome to Spiderweb! Leave your sanity at the door, as the traditional greeting goes. —Alorael, who supposes that goes for both of you. Anyone else who hasn't already left sanity in the standard repositories, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Zaego Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 But what if a person doesn't have a sanity to begin with? Is it necessary to leave something at the door, or just prance in, cackling maniacally, akin to a gremlin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 For those that don't, a large spider scuttles up to you and says, "You're cute." Then it tries to kiss you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Zaego Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Yikes. I didn't leave my sanity at the door since I didn't have any. Oh my goodness... Then that means... *runs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora orian34 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 Do you mean, GIFTS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Edgwyn Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Yes, play the games long enough and they will be running through your head with their squeaky little voices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Try Geneforge, Orian34. It's my preferred series. All of Spiderweb Software's games are very well crafted, but Geneforge is very unique both story and game play wise. Also, you'll get to participate in debates on whether it's Geneforge prounced Jean Forge 'cause Genes.... Or the obviously superior and more mystical sounding option, Geneforge like Jeneh-forge, as in Genetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Trenton. said: Also, you'll get to participate in debates on whether it's Geneforge prounced Jean Forge 'cause Genes.... Or the obviously superior and more mystical sounding option, Geneforge like Jeneh-forge, as in Genetics. ... are there debates about that? Pretty sure the official name (i.e., what Jeff says) is the former, with two syllables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just now, Kelandon said: ... are there debates about that? Pretty sure the official name (i.e., what Jeff says) is the former, with two syllables. There's definitely debates with me around. I'm in the latter camp. I also annoy all my friends by pronouncing it "Jif" instead of "g-if", though, so what do I know Calamity Refuge has definitely had more than one debate over this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora orian34 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 Don't worry, I'm not a native english speaker so I pronounce Gene using 2 syllables. I already have chosen my side in the battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Quiconque Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 1) Aside from what Jeff says, there are linguistic reasons why most people say "gene" and not "ge-neh" when they read the title. Trenton correctly points out that "ge-neh" is the way we pronounce "genetic" -- which, of course, has the same base word as "gene". In English, the way we pronounce vowels changes depending on the context within a word. "Gene" has a long e sound because it's one vowel-consonant-e syllable. "Genetic" has three syllables, gen/et/ic; the first syllable has a short e sound because it's a closed syllable. If "Geneforge" were its own word, unrelated to "gene" and "forge", it too would have three syllables and be pronounced the way Trenton suggests: gen/ef/orge. However, because Geneforge is, quite blatantly, a compound word, we use the syllabification of the original words, which means it's two syllables, gene/forge. You can see the same thing at work in words like scapegoat, firefly, limestone, household, etc. 2) Although there's (clearly) far more contention over the way to pronounce GIF -- not least because acronyms are sometimes allowed to flout language conventions -- the language agrees with you there, Trenton: English normally has a soft g sound when the g is followed by an e, i, or y. However, because there are some prominent exceptions (especially, I think, "gift"), some people end up pronouncing GIF as if it's an old Anglo-Saxon word instead. This one is a lot more ambiguous, but people who say the soft g is "definitely wrong" are definitely wrong about at least the "definitely." Zaego and Triumph 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Zaego Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 To my 27 years of life, I've never heard anyone spell the abbreviation GIF with a soft g. It's always been a hard one for me and always will be. (Then again, I'm a total hermit and I've come to know only so many people. But still.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Hard g, soft g, you're both wrong. As a Dutchman, I've always pronounced the G in GIF as a voiced velar fricative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Zaego Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Mind blown. Or rather, my throat, as I looked up that velar frictative and tried to recreate the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Quiconque Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Don't make me post about Lardilg plosives, Dinti. (The research is even Canadian.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Bender89 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Welcome! I recently joined about, maybe a blurry year ago! Nice to see the mentally deranged and super brain's are out and about. Me being the former, with an occasional creative and genius idea or two to give myself some positive trait's. I can also play the guitar! Both of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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