Darth Drabek

"This ain't no holiday... it always turns out this way." Great song - the intro guitar lick gets me every time. Your sig is sweet too... I remember playing Duke Nukem 3D and thinking about how awesome the lines were. Little did I know Duke was totally cribbing from Bruce "The King" Campbell. Right now: The New Pornographers - Letter from an Occupant I'm thinking I like Neko Case better when she rocks.

Right now: The French Inhaler by Warren Zevon The man was one sharp writer - one of the most criminally underappreciated songwriters of the last generation. Everybody knows Werewolves in London , but he wrote so many other amazing songs: Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner and Carmelita are two of my favorites. Previously: After the Gold Rush by Neil Young

The Chopin I've heard (one nocturne and one etude) is all really good. Throwing Copper... that's a classic. That song "Waitress," oh man that was some really cool stuff.

Thanks for all the classical picks, people! Right now I'm going in a slightly different listening direction - The Oncoming Storm, an album by an awesome metal band called Unearth. Those dudes have some serious chops. Dueling guitar solos, some sweet double bass to get the heart pumping, piano interludes (to give you a break from the beating the rest of the album gives you) - this album really rocks...hard.

This is interesting (I think). I'm listening to a lot of classical music, because my final exam is tomorrow in Exploring Musical Styles, something I am taking pass/fail to broaden my musical horizons a bit. There's some pretty cool stuff here. I am especially liking Chopin's Nocturne in D flat major, Mozart's piano concerto no. 24 in C minor and this Philip Glass guy's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. I really don't know much about this stuff, but I can appreciate it as great work. Does anyone here have some classical music to recommend?

I used to champion the old Master Flurry+Master Speed combo in KOTOR, but I think Power Attack is a better choice for TSL. I ran two characters through the game, a guardian with high strength+high dex, two sabers and flurry feats and a sentinel with medium strength+very high dex, one (keen) saber and power attack. The sentinel walked through the game basically untouched and actually killed stuff faster too. With three attacks per round (Master Speed, again) and the increased critical probability from the keen saber and the crystal that doubles your crit threat range, PLUS the extra damage on critical hits with Power Attack, almost one of every three hits was for 150 damage. Also, if you max dueling, the -3 to hit is negated. Oh yeah, and Master level Power Attack is +12 damage now, not just +10, in case you needed another reason to take it.

"Whaddya mean? George Lucas always hides something in the garbage can!"

So they have their own project... good for OE! I guess that means LucasArts will be using that extra booth to sell womprat burgers.

Let me add my voice to those calling for the third installment on the same platform, with the same engine. I wouldn't mind graphical improvements, but they are definitely not as important as finishing the story. Plus, I will be totally out of luck if they release a KOTOR 3 for a next-gen system or high-end PC, because I will not be buying a new game console for a looooong time. I don't have the cash to buy a system at launch and my computer is not exactly a gaming powerhouse. Soooo, Xbox it is, I hope.

Hear, hear! California is a great album, especially the last song "Goodbye Sober Day." Pretty much anything Patton is involved with rocks - Faith No More, Lovage, Tomahawk, Fantomas, ect. I had the good fortune to see Tomahawk live last year. WOW. Patton comes out with these two computerized lectern things with microphones on top. He tweaks the sound on each one to give him either the clear, operatic voice or the creepy, alien voice. He also definitely sang through a gas mask on "God Hates a Coward." While typing that: Corrosion of Conformity - Clean My Wounds The Afghan Whigs - My Enemy

If you haven't already heard it, you should really check out The Minibosses, a rock group that plays only Nintendo songs in dueling guitar, bass and drums format. They absolutely burn through every theme from Castlevania 3 in a eight minute montage of rock. Songs are available for download on their website, here. All the Cake fans here make me happy. What makes me even happier is that they are coming to my college in April. :D This doesn't quite make up for missing both Social D AND the Pixies this winter, but it's a start.

Wasn't "Moloch" the big brawling mutant boss in one of the more recent Mortal Kombat games? I think it's one of the Commandments that there be a large, lumbering monster boss before the tricky evil final boss in all MK games.

Right now: Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards - "To Have and To Have Not" In the car: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Shake the Sheets, The Black Keys - Rubber Factory, Frank Black - Teenager of the Year

I thought the rant was done in a mature manner - as well as being totally justified. While I have seen quite a few "What's your Jedi name?" threads, this one actually has something different about it (the formula) that makes it actually kind of fun. It shouldn't get dragged down by people who haven't read the first post.

I don't agree. Atton's death (if LS female) and Bao-Dur's sacrifice were great dramatic elements and I would have respected the writers even more if they got those events into the game (well, Bao-Dur's sacrifice is halfway-in already). Plus, if they went further than implication of crew members dying, it could make a sequel a bit easier to write. Less contradictions - So-and-so can't make a cameo because if you did this, he/she got devoured by a horde of gizka, ect.

Nothing is wrong with diversity. And it is rather nice to see Visas and Handmaiden being so vastly different. Same with Atton and Disciple. But I still think I'll stick with Bastila. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good point. Ahhhh... Bastila. I've actually asked my roommate (a hearing, speech and language pathologist-in-training) how hard it would be to give my girlfriend a British accent.

you think like this.... Friend: I'm setting up a benefit concert for Relay for Life: it's a typical benefit, so no cash, you'll only get whatever the bartender gives you in free beer. Me: Okay, I'll ask the guys, but I'll try to swing them on it. *light side points gained*

Nothing is wrong with her personality... it's her appearance. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Noted... I still applaud Obsidian for taking a chance and straying from the stereotypical student/love interest. I really don't mind the short hair, as I've stated in other threads.

You're not missing anything except a truly remarkable absence of color.

She is great the way she is... lesbian cops notwithstanding, the Handmaiden is the perfect "disciple." She has a great backstory and she is willing to sacrifice her loyalty to Atris for the exile. And she does all this without appearing submissive or giving up her femininity. I know a lot of girls that have similar personalities (if not similar haircuts), and strength of character is NOT a fault in females.

I believe this was posted before... but it's worth bringing back because there might be some people that haven't seen it yet. And it IS very funny. "I see the liquor's strong with you, Obi-Wan Ka-boozey..... Drinker!"

I can't believe the same guy that voiced Jolee Bindo also voiced Johnson, the bartender in Leisure Suit Larry 7. Wow. Now that's range! 1. Kreia 2. Atton 3. (tie) Sion/Handmaiden Honorable Mention: T3, for improving 1000% over the last game. Like R2, you could tell that those beeps and hums actually meant something.

Jeez, am I the only one who hated the silver crystal? Anyway, LS playthrough (haven't finished DS yet, but there will be more red sabers then) Exile: Orange Handmaiden: Double-bladed Cyan or Violet Atton: Green or Violet Bao-Dur: Blue Visas: Single red and the Nadd-saber Mira: Viridian Kreia: Yellow

Fear Nothing and Seize the Night were good. I've read quite a lot of Koontz's stuff and those are two of my favorites. I can't remember the name, but there was one where the evil dude that had been killing people left and right turned out to be so angry and homicidal because of the extra testosterone he was producing.... from his extra testicles . No joke. I stopped reading Koontz for a while after that on principle. Also, the Xanth series is great. I especially liked "Demons Don't Dream," the one about the kids that get into the fantasy realm through a video game. Considering that book came out in 1993, I'd say he was ahead of his time. :D

Macsal Matoh ... had to add the first "a" due to a severe vowel deficiency. Or maybe Macsa Al-Matoh Either way, this system isn't kind to those of Scottish heritage with a "Mc" prefix to their last name.