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  3. Posted · Report reply

    PH33R is wrong its PH34R :)

    besides i listed 25 of my favs thats not including all i watch. so i believe ! P\^/ |\|3|) j00iii

    That, my friend, is a matter of opinion :P

     

    And please don't try to get me started on an "all you watch" war... it would not be healthy for either of us, or the sanity of anyone else on here :P

     

    And on that note, Dattebayo just released the Naruto one hour special Eps 110-111... say goodnight, EL client :P

     

    (I'd rather watch the ANBU-AonE but they haven't released yet so bleagh to them... I'll delete and DL their version later :P)

     

    One day, I was so tired of waiting for the latest Naruto, I downloaded it RAW just to watch it :blink:

     

    And just to make my total g33kn3ss complete, I've been making up a music score for Ayumi Hamasaki's "Inspire" - I timed the whole thing (notes and everything) just so that I can learn the damned words :)

     

    Mmmm.... Ayumi. ~Homer drool~

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

     

    P.S. @dragburn - Are you learning Japanese? No? then j00 n0t b3 1337!!!

    P.P.S. @everyone else - you're better off just ignoring me in this thread. Trust me.

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    The answer is that TECHNICALLY, (and only an equestrian would really know this,) NO horse can be registered as white. As far as the official tag is concerned, there is no such thing as a white horse. All white horses, even the PUREST white, are registered as grey.

     

    Therefore, General Grant's white horse was grey :blink:

     

    (It's terrible, but I heard it somewhere once, and it kind of stuck as amusing)

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

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    Oh yeah, to reference a previous post...

     

    And the fact I don't know where the diamonds are.

     

    Please don't tell me. I enjoy exploring. That's the other half of my obsession with Morrowind. I have an "ooh! what's over there!" personality.

     

    Plus less than halfway through the game I was an undefeatable axe wielding maniac :blink:

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    Ok, this one's gonna be a doozy... let's take these one at a time.

     

    Well first, let's get it out of the way... you may want to look AWAY from your monitor at this point.

     

    I AM L33T3R THAN J00 ALL!!! PH33R M4 1337 0T4KU SK1LLZ!!!

     

    I apologize for that. It just... had to be.

     

     

    That being (regrettably) said, let's move on to the list.

    The stuff at the very top of it, anyway. It's a lot longer than this.

     

    Hellsing

    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    Naruto

    Love Hina

    Excel Saga

    Ranma 1/2

    Gundam (take your pick... I'm NOT going to list them all... except for the whole SD thing *shudders*)

    Trigun

    .hack

    Bubblegum Crisis (particularily Tokyo 2040, but once again, love it all)

    Ghost in the Shell (1&2, also Stand Alone Complex)

    Slayers (Slayers Now, Slayers Try... lol)

    Cowboy Bebop

    Princess Mononoke

    DBZ (in Japanese, you silly people... no right to comment until you have seen the original)

    Shaman King

    YuYu Hakusho

    Hikaru no Go

    (Ok, maybe now is a good time to shut up)

     

    Next:

     

    ...

     

    Oh yeah.

     

    @Aki - They're still working on Naruto, in fact I think ep.110 just came out, Lain rules, and you can't download the Naruto movie anywhere... I don't think a screener exists... and even if it does, I doubt anyone will sub it (did I mention that the Naruto movie is STILL in theatres in Japan?)

    Oh, and if you could see the Love Hina wall scroll I have up over my comp as I type, you'd kill me.

     

    @Korgan - you'd better watch that dubbed. You've been warned ;)

     

    and finally, @newestn00b - superficial? Please explain. Oh, but you have no right to talk if you only watch the stuff they have DUBBED on american television (bleagh!).... although I shouldn't say that since I know most of the voice actors personally... well, they know my opinion too :ph34r: 95% not their fault anyway... it's the company doing a crappy job of translating and trying to kiddify the thing.

     

    Interesting aside, for those who watch Naruto - depending on who buys the rights to Naruto over here (and it WILL happen), assume they try to kiddify it - what are they going to do about Asuma's smoking habit?

     

    (pant pant... catching breath)

     

    Anyhow, that sums up THIS post. Prepare yourselves for the next one :ph34r:

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketuski

    The Vampiric Swordsman

  10. Posted · Report reply

    Author's Note:

     

    This is the beginning of a new story I've started, partly because Kayliana requested her histories be removed, partly because I needed SOMETHING to write about, and mostly because I've had a love affair with dragons for years ;)

     

    I also happen to love characters that are dark or goofy, or preferably some comical combination of the two :ph34r:

     

    That being said, I here present to you, chapter the first of Maeglin's Tale. (Still Under Construction - please remember this before you judge.)

     

    Enjoy.

     

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    "I shouldn't be here, I shouldn't be here, I shouldn't be here!!!" Young Maeglin Númenessë muttered to himself as he felt his way along damp, dark cave walls, trying to find an exit. "How did I get myself into this mess..."

    He had asked the question a million times in the past few hours, (having long since lost track of time), but in truth he already knew the answer. He had known it before he asked the first time. It was the same reason he always got himself into trouble. Those little weasels, Drant and Norrin, two human teenagers he had been known to associate with. Oh, they weren't really that bad... but in their typical, all-too-human way, they had a tendency to get on his nerves, and make him do things that he definitely should NOT be doing. Gritting his teetch in anger, mostly at himself, Maeglin again replayed the scene in his head...

    Drant and Norrin came bounding up the alleyway that opened on Maeglin's house in White Stone City, shouting.

    "Maeg! Maeg! (He hated that... humans always felt the need to shorten every name they heard to one syllable... Maeglin had often suspected that this was directly linked to their shortened lifespans, but had never proven the theory.)

    "Maeg, have you heard?"

    "They say they've found the Wyrmstone!" Maeglin peered out a window at the two young men skeptically, an arched Elven eyebrow already raised.

    "No, it's true this time! A group of adventurers set off looking for treasure..."

    "And one of them, their scout, went to check a nearby cave..."

    "And he came back all torn to pieces!"

    "But he was still alive..."

    "Well, for about ten seconds..."

    "And he said he'd seen the Wyrmstone!"

    "THEN he died."

    "They were so spooked, they all ran back to the village - "

    "And blabbed their story to everyone in sight - "

    "Including the location of the cave!" Maeglin, having come out the door by this point, heaved a deep sigh and turned to go back into the house. "Maeg!" He turned back, a disappointed look on his face.

    "Look, friends, I know you're excited... but you do this every time there's a rumour of the Wyrmstone. It's not worth getting worked up over someone who probably saw his light reflecting off some gold in a goblin stash - right before the goblin saw it."

    "But this time it's got to be real, Maeg!" Drant got an odd look on his face. "Wait, I know what this is... Maeg is scared! He's a scared little chicken!" Norrin started dancing around him in a circle, flapping his arms wildly.

    "Chick-lin, Chick-lin, Chick-lin!" Maeglin started forward, then checked his motion and took a minute to set his mind aside and calm himself before speaking. "Come on, fellows, enough is enough..."

    "I know what it is!" Norrin shouted in glee. "It's that Draegoni blood in him that makes him such a coward!"

    It was true, that, somewhere in his ancestry, Maeglin DID have some Draegoni blood. It didn't show at all, except in his eyes, which had a tendency to flash oddly when the sun caught them, and every once in a while, small flashes of magical energy could be seen behind those same eyes. Not surprisingly, although young, (for an Elf, that is,) Maeglin was already an accomplished mage.

    Lost in his own amusement, Norrin failed to see the colour that Maeglin's face was turning until it was far too late. He was alerted by an excruciatingly bright light. About three milliseconds before the fireball blew him aside. Fortunately for him, he had not yet driven Maeglin far enough to actually make it a killing blow... but this one had been pretty close to the danger level. Maeglin stomped by them, pushing Drant out of the way when the boy tried to stop his rage-induced charge.

    "I'll show you! I'm going to go to this cave, and I'm going to bring back the Wyrmstone!" And with that bold proclamation, Maeglin strode of confidently into the distance.

     

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Hours later, cold, wet, and hungry, Maeglin wished that he had been just a little calmer. He was fairly certain that he would have been driven to do this anyway, but at least he might have had the brains to bring some extra torches - his had gone out hours ago, the end result of which was Maeglin picking his way through the cave without any source of light, and no clue how to get out.

    With a disgusted noise in the back of his throat, Maeglin snapped his fingers, and a small orb of light appeared. He knew that he shouldn't be wasting his energy, but he needed to see a little light, even if just for a moment, if he was to go on.

    Two minutes later he stumbled around a large stalactite, and with a small gasp snapped his hand shut around the light globe, extinguishing it. There was a bright light coming from behind the next bend!

    'At last!' thought Maeglin. 'A way out!' He stumbled gratefully towards the light, only to trip and fall at the sight that greeted him around the corner.

    The first thing he saw was an almost blinding light, but his eyes adjusted within a few seconds, and he found that it only looked THAT bright because he had been wandering through a pitch-black cave for hours.

    The second sight that greeted him was the enormous mass of treasure that the light had been reflecting off of.

    And the third thing to greet him was the HUMONGOUS Black Dragon sprawled across it.

    "Well, well... what do you know... after all this time... an Elf!"

     

    End Chapter 1

  12. Posted · Edited by StKenjutsushi · Report reply

    My best advice is to pick up at least one of the Battle Circle books by Piers Anthony... failing that, though, look at animals... like wolf packs. The leader usually becomes the leader by killing the previous leader.

     

    Here's another way to look at it. We'll use WarCraft's orcs as our example.

     

    Sure, the guy at the top is the strongest. He's also likely the stupidest... the more intelligent members of society know that being in a position that is coveted, and the only way to gain it is to kill the current holder, makes one a giant target. And so they find a level they're comfortable at.

     

    There are some Orchan that will obviously never rise above the most basic levels. These are the peons of society, the drols... the ones who are too physically or mentally weak to go anywhere. And in a society like that, you're bound to have a fair number. These "peons" (if I can call them that without being stepped on by copyright ninjas) are looked down upon by the rest of their society, and treated like absolute dirt... but they're completely necessary to the existance of that society.

     

    Next up are (please don't kill me for the constant Warcraft references) are the grunts. A step above the peons, the grunts really only exist for one reason - to fight, to support the leader... or to kill him and replace him as soon as he shows weakness. Grunts are the pool that the leaders come from... thus the reason why a highly warlike race doesn't dominate the world almost instantly - there's far too much infighting going on all the time, and their leaders are typically MORONS.

     

    The third significant level (besides the leaders) is the shamans. The wise men. The healers. Whatever you want to call them, these are the REAL leaders. They are the smart ones... they may not be big and strong, but they know how to CONTROL the big dumb ones, and they really don't care who the brutes kill, or which one is in charge. Remember, the Orchan respect the gods, and these are the voices of the gods themselves... they will also use basic magic, alchemy, and other tricks to scare the masses. Where the REAL power lies in this society.

    At this level will also be the other intelligesia, such as it is, who may not be shamans, but are strictly controlled by them in their profession. (These "professionals" are vital to the society, but they know that if they step out of line, they'll be killed at a moment's notice.)

     

    Anyhow, I've hardly gone into full detail, but that's kind of how a system like that works.

     

    Any questions? Any gross loopholes I left open? Let me know.

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

     

    EDIT

     

    Oh, yes, forgot to mention. Those challenges for leadership? They're not to the death the FIRST time, unless it's specifically stated, or the challenger won't give up. First few times it's just a lesson, and a certain time in which you can't rechallenge. After that, if you keep it up when it's obvious you can't win, you are "dishonoured" and are stuck in the peon class for the rest of your life - no exceptions. If you still try something after that, it's death. (Unless, of course, you win. It's important to make that distinction.)

     

    Also, full names are not earned until a certain rite of passage of some sort is performed... at that time, the "warrior" chooses his name and earns the RIGHT to challenge. All who fail the test are stuck as peons, unless the shamans find a bright one and whisk them off for their own purposes. (To the grunts, being a shaman is much the same thing as a peon.)

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    I've noticed, since I've become an EL player, that there seems to be a much larger number of (real) females in this game than in most games I've played... including among the mods. This poll is just for curiosity, to see how the numbers actually break down.

     

    For the record, I'm a guy ;)

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

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    I mean last time I researched something I watched a movie, and took a shower, leaning over every once in a while to double click the food (well, not while I was in the shower, but you get the idea)

     

    Then I started a new research and left my house to do some things... when I got back home, it was 400 points in ;)

     

    /me is not a cheating bastard <_<

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

  18. Posted · Report reply

    What kind of storyline are we talking about?

     

    I'm a writer... and I've been told before that my work could certainly go professional (if I could sit down and complete any of the novels I start :P )

     

    Still, I'd be happy to contribute if I know what needs to be done. Message me here, e-mail me, or pm me in game (StKenjutsushi) and I'll do what I can.

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

  19. Posted · Report reply

    I would never take it in a million years.

     

    But that may be because I like to do AFK research... still, you only get 45 food max... that's like making it 15 before you need to eat to get up in the positives (doesn't work the same way for manu, but still...)

     

    Anyway, just my opinion.

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

  24. Posted · Report reply

    Oh, and what about a little routine in the client that gives each system it's installed on a unique identifier - maybe based on system configuration, or some combination of software/hardware/ip identifiers... that way, you can just ban the "identifier" and nobody using that computer can create another account - and with a little cleverness, you could arrange for a computer of the same configuration and ISP to automatically obtain the same identifier every time, even if you totally wipe the system... thus making it nearly foolproof.

     

    Thought I should add something helpful.

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

  25. Posted · Report reply

    This isn't EXACTLY related, but it's just Bell up here, or Bell Sympatico (their high speed service).

     

    BellSouth is called that because... it's south. You know, of Canada :) "Bell", the company, was the first telephone company, started by Alexander Graham Bell, the Canadian inventor of the telephone.

     

    Totally a tangeant, but I happen to live in his hometown :D

     

    Anyhow, just thought nobody would care so I had to share.

     

    Regards,

     

    Kenjutsushi Kyuketsuki

    The Vampiric Swordsman

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