Walsingham

I've remembered why I quit before. I'm in the chapter on the Iran-Iraq war. If anyone is wondering why I'm so down on him, this is the chapter you should read. I'm not even going to highlight any aspects. I defy anyone here not to know what I'm talking about. this isn't even about politics. It's just appallingly written. I am going to have to take a break and get some food.

I honestly can't imagine how you played Baldur's gate without moving like a bastard. You have to concentrate force, evade being concentrated against. Dodge area of effect spells. run like a frightened child etc. I found a youtube video of what my fights looked like.

I'm afraid that AGX-17's point trumps anything else you chaps might say. If the idea is too resource intensive then forget it. HOWEVER. I suggest two alternative ways: 1. A lucky dip approach, where a small number of interesting conversations are salted throughout the entire random NPC population. To be known as a 'Walsingham Rally' because I think I just invented it. 2. Exploit your fans by having a competition for 100 conversation trees. Fixed format, fixed elements, different dialogue. Not an open vote system, to preserve the surprises.

I hate to say it, but In England 'gish' is a rude word. Albeit, given you're an elf, an appropriately insulting one.

What I always say to the 'lawyers' is to ask which country or town or history is definitive in our world (there isn't), then ask how there could possibly be one for any other. Imagine, for example, an RPG set in the trenches in WW1. Except there are three rulebooks: British, Turkish, and German. You won't hav ethe same locations, rules, or even 'monsters' in all three.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23495314 Apparently, the most common reason for refusing to repatriate is because the Human Rights Act prevents us releasing them to their native countries. Clearly, I'm torn between pride in the rigour of the legal system, and horror that the HRA is directly denying justice to the people most affected by the crimes. As a meta-issue, I am increasingly concerned that international treaties of every stripe are a threat to national sovereignty and democracy.

My preceding brave statement about reading Robert Fisk looks considerably more dubious as I stare across the mists of Nomansland at all the coils of hypocrisy and broken logic. Waiting, I have a cold and terrible vision of my self respect lying shattered at the bottom of some truth-hole. Or having my credibility blown off by a half-concealed factoid, and forever after being looked at pityingly by the folks back home. "Daddy, why does that man think the United States organised the Sabra and Shatila massacre?" The children will say, as they are urgently hushed away from me. A shrill piping sounds down the line. I feel sick.

I have been given to understand that your mistake was not ordering champagne.

Wasn't that the one where it's just you surfing in a tube of water, and it generates energy from how awesome you look? It always fell down when trying to adjust for different types of swim trunks. Worst quantum entanglement EVER.

Well, if Raithe's article is correct then the point of decision isn't the government. It's just giving lazy bastards what they asked for. The point of decision is the lazy bastards.

My only consolation for the ones that got away are the ones that got away after the ones that got away.

Wasn't that the one where it's just you surfing in a tube of water, and it generates energy from how awesome you look?

Hah. Not always true, but certainly the fierce ones only get fiercer.

I may have mentioned before that I rather liked the notion of peak uranium, and us having to burn our nuclear weapons to stay warm (so to speak).

I refuse to be beaten by Robert Fisk. I have therefore decided to read it, and score out each page as I do. I mean there's only about 1400. I have to finish it eventually.

Point. ~ side: what the f*** is going on with the weather. rgnarok just broke loose!

Wait, was that a Princess Leia quote in a porn debate? Sweet.

Be wary. In private she'll be moving 'up' to try and accomodate you, as well. I have gone back to a previous 'version' of my approach to women. Logically one ought to be honest and forthright. But I am now utilising every confusing and destabilising trick I can think of. No girlfriends, but in the last two months I've now got three women in what you might call a 'stable orbit'. If it wasn't the only bloody approach I'd found that works I'd almost be ashamed.

Gamers that issue death threats should have their forum account permanently suspended and should have their game account banned for about a month. Gamers that personally insult developers (suggesting you should have been aborted) should get a month long ban from the forums. As this happened on twitter, I would suggest they pass it onto twitter and hope they do something about it. Twitter doesn't care about rape threats. I doubt they care about angry teenagers ranting against Call of Duty developers. Er...

I thought the name sounded weirdly familiar. However, I kind of like the idea of a mod which takes 'cleared' locations and if you revisit then you find a bunch of tiny Fey folk restocking everything. Resetting the candles, eating the dead. You know that sort of thing. Maybe like those weird evil fairies in Hellboy 2.

Apologies if you've been about and I just haven't seen you. Welcome. Yes, we've spent about the last eight months running a 1988 edition Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WHFRP) campaign. My top three observations are as follows: 1) The world building source material is often comparatively weak. I don't mean sparse and undeveloped. I mean weak. 2) To circumvent this I set the campaign outside the given core world and used inspirational material - historical, Captain Alatriste, When Gravity Fails, A Thousand and One Arabian Nights. 3) I found the game mechanics a little underdeveloped. But they avoid the sin of being too comprehensive and or too simple.

The real future of intelligence is inductive/deductive 'creative' intelligence. Direct observation is always going to be too resource intensive.

Probably my favourite reason not to dismiss people with faith: Archbishop Desmond Tutu. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23464694

I'm trying. But it's hard to make an uptick register, given previous levels. ~~ @Zor. I had to laugh. You realise that research has proven that the worst possible response to news of terminal cancer is when a subject accepts it as inevitable? Even patients who simply refused to believe anything was happening were better off. The best chance of surviving 3 years past your terminal date is to fight like a bastard. EDIT: I know it's cancer, not politics. But you will allow that you chose the metaphor.