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Exactly. Not Tolkien. We're in a world where Tolkien is DEAD, remember? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Um, yes, which was my point. You seem to be arguing both sides. If halflings, for example, are quintessentially Tolkien, and Tolkien never existed, then neither would halflings. But everyone would interpret the myths in their own way. Without the weight of work done by Tolkien there aren't any halflings, specifically, for example, and no broad Tolkien flavour. Take out all the Tolkienesque fantasy fiction, and assume it never existed. Would it somehow spontaneously appear, under the pen of someone else? Doubtful. Certainly not in it's present form, and probably even taking a lot more time it would never be so. We'd have more of the non-Tolkien-fantasy, definitely. Would this take some of Tolkien's popularity? Maybe, and maybe not. Your comments are two-fold, either: Tolkien did nothing special, everyone else would have been able to do it, given sufficient motivation (all the myths are there to read, after all); or Tolkien had no lasting impact, the genre of fantasy would be almost identical without his magna opera (it's just more of the same stuff that's out there). ther is no mention of pointy ears in lotr. that is the thing 'bout lotr... tolkien describes physical aspects of elves and dwarves and orcs n' such very little. he gets credit for inventing, but recognize at least that without no physical dscription offered by tolkien, his readers seemed to come to similar conclusions 'bout those appearances nevertheless... 'cuse as tolkien expected, those things were already part of the collective mythology o' english speakers. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I certainly agree he certainly was more interested in the cultures: poems, songs, languages; rather than the physical attributes like hair styles and ear sizes. I think it's the cat-like pointiness of the ears that so bewitches people: the looks are very animal-hybrid.

I couldn't possibly comment. "

Chocolate beer? Those sneaky Swiss!

True enough. And I don't mind using distance as a tool to create isolated areas that are difficult to deal with because the PC can't just jump back to town and heal and jump back into the middle of the same battle *cough* KotOR *cough*. I just think that Morrowind overdid it. A lot.

Not just the females, Volo.

That's not a bad idea for a company to gain a marketing edge: active DMs.

Imagine being a super-duper Mage and expending almost all your XP to create a super-kick-ass magic item ...

Depends on mode of transport. Boiling Point allows travel by motor vehicle (60km/h = 16.7m/s), which is over six times faster than foot transport (3m/s). That's a good point: are the dungeons' floor space included in the overall square footage? (Think shelf space : countertop area).

This Game Plasma review mentions the 16 square mile figure. Hmmm. This Gamespy preview says different: Interesting that the developers are fully aware of the criticisms levelled at Morrowind: Not sure about the merits of instant travel, though.

Was it ever thus? What does the AD&D 2 ruleset say?

Hey! I am not like you!

4.5 out of 5 is a low mark ? If anyone has played it, Darque probably has. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oops. Dyslexic dog-worship. :">

I'll bet you are, you sneaky communist!

... But you won't do that, either. ^_^

Opening doors? OMG, who'd a thunk that game monsters could do that! Hee hee, I like sticking a large box in front of doorways to stop the AI-controlled enemies in Half-Life 2 from flanking me ... ^_^ Quite a few low marks in there, like: Electric Playground ** 6.5 / 10 Jan 8, 2006 Ninemsn Games 6.5 / 10 Nov 21, 2005 Game Informer ** 6 / 10 Jan 1, 2006 Edge Magazine UK 4 / 10 Dec 1, 2005 Xbox World Mag UK 47 / 100 Dec 1, 2005 If the port is lousey than the game is definitely just for the die-hard fans. Edited for dyslexia.

Depends on your definition of "good" and to whom you apply it ... :| Is that 3.5 rules?

Yes, yes it is.

Yes. Denied!

Since I have heard very little about this, I am fairly sure it will be awful. Anyone heard any different?

That's what I heard, too.

Thanks for the link, looks like a great site!

You're a surgeon as well? Boy, talk about a renaissance universal man ..!

F.E.A.R. ... and I'm significantly underwelmed. I knew I should have bought Fahrenheit. :angry:

Maybe there should be some other way to craft. I agree there should be a cost, some way to indicate the effect / restrict the frequency of crafting. Maybe aging? Is it possible to restore XP expended in crafting (like levels drained by high level undead)? If so then the whole concept is nothing more than a notional difference for more gold (because gold buys restore spells). PS Volo, PS stands for Post Scriptum, and the ONLY permissible extended use is PPS, not PSS.

So should I but HoI2, or wait for Doomsday? (HoI2 is still