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I figured this was needed. This shall be a thread of helping - whether you can't get past that one boss and want to know of there's any secret tactic, need some help at character creation, or can't figure out that one F@€£!ng puzzle, this is your thread. Ask away!

Now for my trouble, mild though it may be: I'm playing Dragon Age: Origins as a mage and am having trouble deciding which special classes I want to go for. I'm building my guy around DAMAGEDAMAGEDAMAGE, so I'm probably going to take Blood Mage, but the only other one that doesn't conflict with that build is Spirit Healer, which doesn't exactly go for damage. Advice?

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Dorfen Suggestion Box
« on: January 26, 2013, 01:34:56 am »
I saw Note To Urist, and figured the dwarves needed a way to communicate with their overseer. Hence, the mysterious suggestion box. This strange artifice devours slips of paper/beard with writing on them and transmits the info to the overseer, providing a way for the dwarves to suggest improvements to the fort, or berate the overseer for something stupid done.

Dear Overseer,

I understand that you would like dragon mounts; we all would, but you really have to make sure they don't get into the above-ground, all-wood settlement.

Sincerely,
Vabok Beardgrapes, singed dwarf

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General Discussion / Badass Quotes Thread
« on: January 17, 2013, 03:27:24 am »
First things first:

ATTENTION!
There are to be no quotes specifically involving the crotch/ass region solely because it involves the region. This results in an angry Xantalos, an angrier ToadyOne, and a locked thread. Nobody wants that. So keep your fetishistic crap to yourself.
I did not even notice that pun.

So! This forum being what it is, it is filled with tales of hilarity, horror, and ham. I figured that we needed some concentrated badass.
Put any badass quotes you find on the forums or elsewhere in this thread, be it from literature, movie, etc. I'm fairly certain you all know how to do BBC code; if the quote is on the forums use the handy dandy quote button, and if it's from outside then use this without the spaces inbetween: [ q u o t e = a u t h o r = name ](quote here)[/quote]

Please don't alter a quote so that it's false; sure, you can trim quotes, but don't go crazy.
Anyhow, with that horrible introduction out of the way, let's get to the badassery!
Quote from: author=Wizard Listens-To-Wind of the White Council of Wizardry, better known as Injun Joe; Dresden Files
"Don't mean to bind or break you, old spirit. Just going to kick your ass up between your ears."
Oh, and if you're quoting from outside the forum, please say WHERE the quote is from. Thank you kindly.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Floating Babies
« on: January 08, 2013, 12:58:57 am »
I thank wierd for the formatty stuff, and basically everything here.

--FLOATING BABIES--
Premise: To initiate a bug that keeps dwarves from falling properly after a save occurs with a falling dwarf in mid air, followed up with a load.
In previous science experiments, this has a chance of getting a status flag ("falling") stuck on the dwarf, with all downward motion suspended.

Procedure: To create a fortress with a modded set of raws to remove corporeal requirements for dwarves (food, drink, alcohol dependent), wait for the initial marriages to occur, then attempt to suspend the married females in the "falling limbo" state.

Ultimate goal: To determine if scheduled pregnancies of married females will result in births while "in flight."

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Continue the Song!
« on: December 31, 2012, 09:59:14 pm »
Yes, this again.
The rules are thus: I shall start with a verse or two, and the next poster continue with something that sounds appropriate, preferably from a different song. I'll start:

She packed my bags
Las night, preflight.
Zero hour. 9 AM.
And I'm gonna be ... high ... as a kite by then.

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DF Adventure Mode Discussion / The Journeys of Onol, Blessed of Armok
« on: December 21, 2012, 02:40:06 pm »
Armok, God of Blood, gazed down upon his champion and frowned. This would not do. This would not do at all.
He was gazing down at a tragic scene, for those who knew the backstory of this champion.
Onol Nekolurdim Uzolken Idok was one of the mightiest adventurers Armok had ever commanded, and the end that was coming for him was not worthy of someone so mighty; in fact, being killed by faulty oceans was not a death anyone deserved.
With a bellow, Armok sent his Valkyries to spirit the luck dwarf away.

Onol knew his time had come. The water was cold now, and sundown was fast approaching. Onol knew the wisdom of those who had passed on; the water froze with deadly swiftness here. Nevertheless, he swam on. Just as he felt the water about to snap-freeze, however, he felt arms wrap around his torso, fingers grasped his beard, what felt like legs grabbed his arms and lifted him free of the water.
"What is this madness," he cried, but he was hushed by the thrumming voice that practically burst his ears: "Armok is not yet done with you. We carry you to rest; on the morrow, resume the journey."
Exhausted from swimming the whole day, Onol hung his head and slept.

So yeah. This thread might not be updated very frequently, but it will chronicle the continued adventures of my best adventurer ever, saved from the jaws of death by the handy advice of Eric Blank. More details are in the 'How have you been dying recently' thread; I'll post a link later.
I will consult Bay12 for advice on what to battle next, but keep in mind that Onol can overcome pretty much anything at this point. First update to come sometime. Until then!

You can view the summary of his exploits here.

Updates:
Chapter One: Landfall
First Combat
Chapter Two: Leaving the (First) Island
Fear The Night
Not a Smart Idea
Close to Home

Memorable Quotes:
On bogeymen:
Now the night will know why it fears Onol.
On wolves:
I chuckled when I realized that this massive wolf was probably warg-sized compared to Onol, and despite going berserk on him he's just going "meh" and kicking her to death.

Now with downloadable file! Note, requires Genesis 31.25.
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8133

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General Discussion / The Refuting Freud Thread
« on: November 13, 2012, 04:54:13 am »
Basically just try to come up with a subject or anything that cannot be construed to be sexual or derived from sex.
Good luck.
Inspired, of course, by Sigmund Freud and Bay12.
Do not get explicit with details in this thread. Make the connection to sex if you can, but don't describe it more than nessesary. Ie at all.

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So yeah. I had an idea to do this but I've no idea how to do this modding business. If one of ye mystics of the raws could help me out I'd be greatly obliged.

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General Discussion / The Dream Thread
« on: August 30, 2012, 11:07:35 am »
So yeah. Don't know if we have one of there, but we need one just for the surrealism that will inevitably insue. Now for a warning, because we need warnings:

Follow forum rules and whatnot. No descriptions of sex, gloss over the details of super unsavory stuff like torture or what-have-you ... just be reasonable. This thread's for reading about dreams, not drama. That said, given that the thread's gone on for 82 pages without Toady having to intervene, I gather that everyone gets the implicity of it. Yay!

Hopefully you all got that, so now, let the dreams commence!



AFTER mine, of course. It goes something like this: I had joined the military, snd was on a ferry boat for a 2-week tour. Midway through, the Schettino guy from the cruise ship thing comes onto our ship, having run out of fuel (or something) on his ferry boat, and wanted the captain, who was one of my sempais from karate for some reason, to pull his boat along with the crane we had on deck and using a buoy as a grappling hook. For obvious reasons, he was refused, and he left. Time sorta skipped then, as I was in the kitchen at my house, making myself a sandwich and eating it while thinking about the Turian I'd hooked up with (or would hook up with - I seemed to be seeing into the future) and planning to go on another tour when the resulting baby was 2 years old, with the aim of impressing baby with impressive ab muscles when I got back. I didn't seem to be very smart in this dream.

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DF General Discussion / The Carnivore Thread
« on: August 12, 2012, 02:02:21 am »
This thread will be dedicated to the general decision of what the various meats in Dwarf Fortress taste like. Hopefully much debate, resoning based on the habits of the creatures involved, and madness will be involved. This includes dwarf, elf and human meat. Be warned. So, Bay12, my question for you is, what does elf taste like? Texture? How is the meat structure and what is the best method of perparing it? That should be enough to start the !!FUN!!. Arrivederci!

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DF General Discussion / True Dorfs In Other Media
« on: August 03, 2012, 02:04:54 am »
As the title says, what other entities in other media, be it literature, video gaming, or other whatever blargleblah, that have the qualities of a TRUE DORF have you encountered, or have done deeds worthy of the title? Mine is the hero Lian-Chu from the movie Dragon Hunters, who kills a dragon specifically called "The World-Gobbler", a 100 or so-foot tall skeletal dragon that, as it's title suggests, devours the civilized world every 20 years, leaving nothing but ash. Only a few castles remain, apart from the peasants that sprout up in between armageddons. This thing is nigh unkillable, and What does Lian-Chu take on the motherfucker with? A pair of KNITTING NEEDLES. That's right. KNITTING NEEDLES. Bad. Ass. So what's yours, Bay12?

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Just a short question; why is my adventurer's speed so low, just from carrying items? It used to be 1400 or so, now it's 876, and the only real difference is that I've kitted myself out in iron/bronze gear. Has there been some changes that implemented this, and what do I need to do to get speed somewhere back up in the 1200s or so?

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DF Adventure Mode Discussion / Adventure Mode Fireside Remembrances
« on: May 09, 2012, 01:08:00 am »
The camera's rolling.

There's a plush leather chair in front of a fire, with a cozy, well-decorated room all around.

Into view strides a dwarf, wearing mismatched armor, almost completely covered in bone jewlery, wielding a pick that has even more spikes, rings, and bands of bone on him than he does. Some of his clothes are nearly falling off him, but they seem to repair themselves, forming into a suave-looking suit, barely visible under the armor.

The dwarf sits down with an audible groan on the chair's part. His legs hanging off the ground, he straightens himself, looks straight into the camera, and flashes a smile that reveals his lower left back tooth is missing. "Greetings all," he says. "You may or may not know me, depending on which dimensional thread you're on, but please, listen tho the following message. It is of great importance, or so I'm told. You see, while my mortal body is currently swimming across The Organized Waters in my home dimension, Our Father In Blood, Armok himself, has called me up here-" -He gestures at the room- "to try to find some interest. He's apparently in a state of nostalgia over champions of old, and wishes his followers to do the same. As such-" He is interrupted as some giant sort of serpent crashes through the wall behind him. "Excuse me for a second," he says, and throws himself at the beast, copper pick in hand.

Crashing sounds are heard, and splatting. There is a huge crunch, and something's death scream. The dwarf stomps back onscreen, covered in blood and dragging the serpent behind him, it's skull caved in. He hoists himself back onto the chair and pulls a carving knife out of his belt as he resumes talking. " Anyway," he says, laying the dragon's head on his lap and skilfully dissecting it with the knife, "Armok has requested that all those who adventure in His name, come here for a time, and share your memories by the fire." By this time he has shorn the dragon corspe into it's component parts and is beginning to whittle on a bone. "But not just any memories, oh no. Great Armok has already commisioned http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=51245.0 someone else for that great task. I'm talking about the highlight of your careers. What is the most legend-worthy deed you have ever accomplished, the thing that you feel made Armok most proud of you, the highlight of your career!" The dwarf has shaped most of the bones into decorations, which he begins to put on. "So come, sit by the fire, and regale Armok with tales...of glory!" The dwarf has finished affixing the remainder of the bones to his pick, and he tosses the rest of the corpse away. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll get back to swimming." The dwarf walks offcamera, leaving a plush room, lit by a fire, covered in blood, with a giant hole in the wall.

OOC: So basically what the dwarf said. What is the most badass thing you, in DF, have ever done? In gentlemen-speak, if at all possible, but tones of voice that seem to pierce the viel of the ages is alos acceptable. Or knowing Bay12, true Armok worship.

Adieu! -Xantalos

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DF Suggestions / Suggestion about arena testing
« on: April 22, 2012, 04:54:17 am »
Perhaps (not sure if this is already being done/will be done in the future) the testing arena could be used for creating dungeon crawls and such, like people do now in fortress mode, but quicker? I'm sure somebody will know what I'm talking about...like starting out with a flat plain and then you use d>d to mine out an area, and you create...well, whatever the player wishes. Basically an easier, more convenient way of making adventurer dungeon crawls, or something. Only disadvantage I see in it is that you probably wouldn't be able to take your characters from adventure mode through it. What do the forums think of my poorly-worded idea that is probably already scheduled?

YEAH!

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