I've noticed that there really hasn't been a Moderator presence on any of the Epic Build Boards. Have they all left for NWN2? Has the time finally come where I stand alone in this graveyard of broken builds, and the Sepulchre of Hero Kings and Warrior Queens?

A chill wind tugs at my cloak, and I draw my hood tighter, and toil on through the lonely night
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Quote: Posted 02/21/07 22:40 (GMT) -- grizzled_dwarflord

I've noticed that there really hasn't been a Moderator presence on any of the Epic Build Boards. Have they all left for NWN2? Has the time finally come where I stand alone in this graveyard of broken builds, and the Sepulchre of Hero Kings and Warrior Queens?

A chill wind tugs at my cloak, and I draw my hood tighter, and toil on through the lonely night

Well, I'm not a moderator but, I still check the boards here just about everyday. I bought and started playing the game a lot later than most members here. And with two young children and a full time job, I have a lot more to experience with the game. So, I reckon it will be a long time before I get NWN2 (if ever). The thing I have found to be most frustrating is I made a lot of builds before I checked the search engine just to find that they had already been done (several times over). Thats what I get for joining the action so late! I, like most members I am sure, have found this guild and the boards to be extremely useful. So, thanks for still being around! I am somewhat still around... have been very very busy at work... which I really hate unfortunately.

I cannot speak for other moderators, but they probably are busy with their lives outside NWN. (What? There is a life outside NWN... gasp... *faint* )

Anyway, I will try to be around more, but in few months, I will be moving, which is why I have been busy at work lately, making all money I can get before I move. So, my presence will be absent for most parts. Then, I might be more active by then, and have more time to play NWN 1 & 2.

Anuis
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-I think, Therefore I am. Still here. Still checking in, but not posting much these days. Currently playing, building content and DMing on a NWN1 PW, and this on top of RL!

Glad to see this board is still active.

Although I have to say my initial look at NWN2 has been one of massive disappointment. I think I will remain at this level for sometime to come yet.

Edited By I...Samphus on 02/22/07 10:58

Actually I come here every day. Worry not, my children!
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Ah, well, that's 6 of us then. Good to know. Thanks, Finn and Anuis. I don't suppose anyone has ever heard what happened to Griphook?
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Quote: Posted 02/22/07 18:44 (GMT) -- grizzled_dwarflord

Ah, well, that's 6 of us then. Good to know. Thanks, Finn and Anuis. I don't suppose anyone has ever heard what happened to Griphook?

Oh, I've heard lots. And if you mean something about his disappearance, well, the bunker I dug in 2005 has nothing to do with it.
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Edited By FinneousPJ on 02/22/07 19:15

I'm not a moderator but I still check to see if anything has been posted about any of my builds. I'm real busy though.
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Quote: Posted 02/22/07 14:56 (GMT) -- Bromium

Thanks pappa FinneousPJ, now go fix that butchered Monk Attack table on the wiki!


Ack, brain damage moment, I got you mixed up with Kail Pendragon.

mia culpa
Quote: Posted 02/22/07 21:36 (GMT) -- Bromium

Ack, brain damage moment, I got you mixed up with Kail Pendragon.

mia culpa

I suppose it's fine. But next time I will delete all your builds, so beware! Just kidding!

It's mea culpa btw. Not that I were the praying type but anyway.
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Work keeps me far too busy to play, at the moment, but I check the boards once a week or so.

-cs Oh, I'm around. Wasn't very much around in January, but that's about it. Not here every day, but very
close to it most days. so sorry to disappoint you, Dwarflord, you still need to keep in line.

It's easier now, and the little time I had for gaming and computers in January I mostly spent picking up BF2 again with my buddies. But now I have a little time even for NwN agin too. Gotta get hold of that Wyvern Crown soon...
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Sons of Odin fights to die and live again Well, I've been around lately too, I do notice a lot of our brothers have posted less and less often, activity has indeed decreased since NWN 2 came out. I was completely out of internet access last week (and PC access too btw), in the real world you can't just fix everything with an axe, or bribe the closest guy around with a diplomacy check or the like, so it does happens that real life issues interfere for that matter, but I regularly check the forum every one or two days.

For moderating issues, I've seen Kail Pendragon editing posts around, even if he doesn't posts much lately, just PM him if you are needy of a reply from him.

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Quote: mia culpa
It's mea culpa btw. Not that I were the praying type but anyway.

Heh heh, don't be too hasty to moderate everything Finn, because it's actually perfectly well written (well, ortografically it is, syntaxis is kind of wrong), don't try to be a spanish language moderator, leave that for spanish-talking dudes
Quote: Posted 02/24/07 01:45 (GMT) -- Thaxll'ssyllia

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Quote: mia culpa
It's mea culpa btw. Not that I were the praying type but anyway.

Heh heh, don't be too hasty to moderate everything Finn, because it's actually perfectly well written (well, ortografically it is, syntaxis is kind of wrong), don't try to be a spanish language moderator, leave that for spanish-talking dudes

Uh, spanish? I was thinking latin.
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Quote: Posted 02/24/07 01:45 (GMT) -- Thaxll'ssyllia

in the real world you can't just fix everything with an axe

You cant? Ahh, hell. Time to come up with a new plan.
Quote: Posted 02/24/07 11:36 (GMT) -- FinneousPJ

Quote: Posted 02/24/07 01:45 (GMT) -- Thaxll'ssyllia

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Quote: mia culpa
It's mea culpa btw. Not that I were the praying type but anyway.

Heh heh, don't be too hasty to moderate everything Finn, because it's actually perfectly well written (well, ortografically it is, syntaxis is kind of wrong), don't try to be a spanish language moderator, leave that for spanish-talking dudes

Uh, spanish? I was thinking latin.

I could be wrong dechiphering Bromium, but "mia culpa" is a direct word translation of "my fault", although the sentence is not completely well expressed, it works like it anyway, it's quite understandable for him to say it was his fault, I think I've read Bromium write a bit of spanish before... Latin huh? now, I would know nothing about it, not what it would mean to say "mea culpa"
Quote: Posted 02/24/07 14:26 (GMT) -- Thaxll'ssyllia

Quote: Posted 02/24/07 11:36 (GMT) -- FinneousPJ

Uh, spanish? I was thinking latin.

I could be wrong dechiphering Bromium, but "mia culpa" is a direct word translation of "my fault", although the sentence is not completely well expressed, it works like it anyway, it's quite understandable for him to say it was his fault, I think I've read Bromium write a bit of spanish before... Latin huh? now, I would know nothing about it, not what it would mean to say "mea culpa"

Well, the same thing as in spanish, i.e. my fault. You can hear it in a catholic mass.
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Quote: Posted 02/24/07 23:08 (GMT) -- Kaliban99

Present, except for when I'm in absentia.

Wow, this has become a regular Rogues Gallery and Who's Who of the ECB. Now, all we need are for Xylo, Cin, Syrath and Xitooner to pop in here, and I might feel a wee bit better.
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Ariel, Ookla, RIDE! I guess PMing them for that matter is considered cheating.

Reconnaisance: Ithacan and TyrTemplar have been posting as well, avado and Nimueh post a lot less here since NWN2 came out, I think avarielo as well...

You can't blame NWN2 for everything though... it could be just a coincidence, I could bet on it... unless you find them posting on Epic Character Builders Part Deux.

Edited By Thaxll'ssyllia on 02/25/07 01:02

I'm still here, GD, though I am probably the furthest from your mind and you probably was not hoping for my...yeah.

Oh, and I am not a mod.

But I visit this Guild and Forum quite regularly - for the PRC builds, of course!
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Quote: Posted 05/22/07 22:13 (GMT) -- WebShaman

But I visit this Guild and Forum quite regularly - for the PRC builds, of course!

Bloody dissembler! Foul charlatan of darkness! Heathen infidel of black idolatry! Die! DIE! DIE!!!!
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Edited By TyrTemplar on 05/30/07 05:21

Quote: Posted 02/24/07 14:26 (GMT) -- Thaxll'ssyllia

I could be wrong dechiphering Bromium, but "mia culpa" is a direct word translation of "my fault", although the sentence is not completely well expressed, it works like it anyway, it's quite understandable for him to say it was his fault, I think I've read Bromium write a bit of spanish before... Latin huh? now, I would know nothing about it, not what it would mean to say "mea culpa"

I actually only speak/write French and English, but I can fake a few more languages now and then. Shhh, make Finn think you speak spanish... it works for my post.

Well, not that it would really matter anyway, it was just my non-catholic means made me read it in spanish rather than latin, I guess I'll just shut up next time and be happy... Is latin dead? ... hmmm, Res ipsa loquitur

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Latin term, meaning: the thing itself speaks (trans., the thing speaks for itself at least it does legally speaking, in the law of torts (to injure or more accurately "wrong") to mean obv. negligence (i.e., patient finds after surgery a pair of scissors are inside of him, which obviously were left there from the doctor who performed the operation --as in, not born like that, nor put there by hair stylist or gardener since, assuming only the one surgery, res ipsa loquitur , and no need to go through the whole routine etc. of the surgeon, for it is enough to show a surgery performed by that doctor on the said patient. Once est., then, respondeat superior kicks in (meaning, let the master answer (or that employers are responsible for employees wh., in the surgery e.g. means the hospital must answer (be responsible) for the res (negl. thing) of its employee (doctor); as it relates (loosely) to NWN: assuming you're on a jaunt and attacked by an angry warrior, who lands a hit on you w. his/her sword and you die instantly, ... in this case, the res is of course dev crit (anyone think differently? Like, maybe, not enough HPs ), but there wld be no negl. for the res ipsa doctrine to apply since, by signing on to the world, you consented to being dev.critted (or were yourself negl. at least contributorily so, since you went out w. either too little fort or too few hps, or both). Ah, this result unless on signing it was a case of non est factum, a principle of contract law meaning, "it was not your deed" (i.e., signed while passing out after drinking the Dwarve’s ale, not realizing what you were signing or that you even held a pen A difficult claim to make, though; better to claim void ab initio (literally, not binding from the beginning/void by mistake), ie., if the PW mistakenly told you that devcrit was banned, when in fact it was not

Ah, but this is obiter dicta (words in passing, being "by the way" remarks (comments stated by courts which put the actual decision into context, or which explore other areas of the opinion, to shed light on the past or how a decision may affect something in future, but which dictum are not binding as these are only side remarks, being interesting (and perhaps persuasive down the road when and if such future case should appear before the courts) but are not part the ratio decidendi (actual legal reasoning to support the judgment of the court, in the instant case based on the facts raised by the parties before it: only the ratio is legally binding, on the basis of stare decisis ("to stand by things decided", the crux of the common law system. It means that when another case involving the same facts come before it (assuming the same or a lesser level of court) for a decision, the ratio of the prior case from the (same or higher level of) court will be applied/binding to the same facts, unless and until changed by a court higher up in the legal-food chain (i.e., on an appeal, for example to the Supreme Court, being the highest court, whose decisions are final and binding on all). This, unless you're in a civil law system (in which case, this might as well be greek

(latin terms and common law usage lesson) …

(heh, see what a law school education will get you? A great latin dictionary, ... and Finn, you thought latin was dead? ER, mea culpa (“my bad”) …

p.s. Bromium, Thax: sounds better in Spanish (or French) though, if you can master those "r" rolls

Edit: wait a sec, re: latin, catholicism, robes ... and law (assigning fault or blame)-- mama mia! Def. has Finn got a point there (alors, je suis coupable comme chargé, oui? ("guilty as charged")
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Edited By TyrTemplar on 05/30/07 18:12

Quote: Posted 05/30/07 17:48 (GMT) -- TyrTemplar

(heh, see what a law school education will get you? A great latin dictionary, ... and Finn, you thought latin was dead? ER, mea culpa (“my bad”) …

No, you can take latin in high school
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Quote: p.s. Bromium, Thax: sounds better in Spanish (or French) though, if you can master those "r" rolls

And just what are "r" rolls? seriously, no idea what you're talking about. If you don't know what an R roll is then you don't speak French properly.

Similar in nature to the German hairball cough sound when saying certain words, it's just a sound that is very unique to a certain language.

Finn: latin still in EU H.S., really? (smart! and that’s why you be the moderator! (seriously, that's neat!)

Thax, the r? That french 'r' -- hmmm, supposedly one of the more difficult linguistic pron. for an English speaker to make ... or so they say, as it's kind of a rrrrrah --- as opposed to say the soft English R as in river; lest you think Scottish...kinda; the French R sounds more like a 'k' (as in, cha or soft k -(kinda like chaaaaa - at least among Quebecois and Northern France speakers (i.e., rolled at the back of the tongue, gutteral as in from or near the throat, w. the South and Belgium sound being more like a whistle (mid tongue maybe?) and Paris having a sound all its own yet again, being faster and not as guttural, yet still very pron./guttural (and, uh, supposedly English came from a blend of Germanic-French … ???

Me, I’ve the Quebecois/Northern one down, so much so I’m afraid they’ll mistake me for a Highlander and ask me where me kilt be at …

As for the Spanish R, completely different again (from the tip of the tongue apparently, depending on where it is in the sentence, and either way escapes me as to how to expl. that one, sounding nothing remotely like an ‘r’ in English (more like a ddddd, as in a really fast drum beat, but maybe that’s just me –

Totally for fun:

On the French R, See, Click Here (w. audio file)

EDIT: Bromium -- hairball, yeah, that works, too!! (love it!)
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Edited By TyrTemplar on 05/30/07 21:18

Quote: If you don't know what an R roll is then you don't speak French properly

Quote: Thax, the r? That french 'r' -- hmmm, supposedly one of the more difficult linguistic pron. for an English speaker to make ...

That supposing I'm an english speaker, for a spanish speaker with no accent like me pronounciations are easy in any language. Ok, I think I understand what you mean now.

Quote: As for the Spanish R, completely different again (from the tip of the tongue apparently, depending on where it is in the sentence, and either way escapes me as to how to expl. that one, sounding nothing remotely like an ‘r’ in English (more like a ddddd, as in a really fast drum beat, but maybe that’s just me

Thinking of it, the spanish "r" has different sound depending to the word (I don't really know if there are rules for it), so we use it normally with 3 different pronounciations (understandable to be hard when to use which for someone else) the french one is easy considering that, the problem I think is you guys have accents, I feel so lucky.

Edited By Thaxll'ssyllia on 05/30/07 22:03

In Norway the "r"s are pronounced very differently from standard English. Either like the Glasgow r, that's about 2/3rds of Norway, or 1/3rd that has the rolling r just like France. Not being able to pronounce the standard r (Glasgow) is the most common speech impediment in Norway. It's a tough sound for our new countrymen to master too.
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Quote: Posted 06/09/07 16:29 (GMT) -- Thaxll'ssyllia
Aren't we way offtopic? I know I went along into it, but I guess this is too much already.

Hey, I'm a moderator, and since he asked for us, I'm just posting to show my presence.
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