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RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Chris B - 08-31-2006 12:11 PM
HOW DO I IGNORED TOPIC?
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - masamunemaniac - 08-31-2006 12:20 PM
Find and delete system32 folder to hide it.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Zunemi - 08-31-2006 01:17 PM
A Letter To Dargon and anyone else who doesn't get the geeky references:
"Pining the fjords" is a famous line off one of monty python's most famous sketches, The Dead Parrot Sketch.
In this sketch, John Cleese was fooled into buying a dead and stuffed parrot, this was apparently achieved by nailing the taxidermied parrot's feet to the little swing thing on the cage, and saying the lie that the parrot's lack of movement was to it 'having a good squawk last night', or something to that effect.
The parrot is then taken out, as cleese makes the point blunter than the bluntiest thing that's ever blunt in the history of blunt things. and basically whacks the parrot on the table, because the shopkeeper said it was sleeping.
Cleese described the parrot as "pining the fjords." and also "an EX-parrot."
Therefore, when shaventalz said Argent was pining the fjords, he meant that Argent was dead.
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The 3d4 reference is to Roleplaying, perhaps D&D in particular.
Some people wouldn't know this, but there are more than just a six sided dice, perhaps the most... valued of all dices are the 20 sided dice.
Now. in d&d and many other roleplaying games, instead of typing or saying 20 sided dice or 6 sided dice, or 4 sided dice, etc etc, they shorten it to d20/d6/d4.
When needing to roll said dice several times, they put the number of the many times they need to roll in front of it.
so if you have to roll the 6 sided dice twice, they would shorten it to "roll 2d6" or "roll two-d-sixes"
Therefore, E-mouse was telling you to roll three four sided dice, add them up together, and watch monty python for that long. if you don't have a four sided dice, i rolled 3:3:3. you would've had to watch monty python for 9 hours.
i hope this has been informative,
Sincerely,
Zunemi
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Chris B - 08-31-2006 01:23 PM
Actually, it was the shopkeeper that said the parrot (a Norwegian Blue) was "pining for the fjords." And if they hadn't nailed it to its perch, it'd be pushing up the daisies. And if you don't have a d4, just use an RNG for 3-12.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Milo - 08-31-2006 01:32 PM
Actually, a random number linearly chosen between 3 and 12 would have a different distribution than a 3d4.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - masamunemaniac - 08-31-2006 03:11 PM
You could however simulate a d4 with a coin. Flip it twice.
HH=1
HT=2
TH=3
TT=4
Repeat the process another twice, and add up the totals from each pair of results. Voila! Instant 3d4. Except for the bit where it takes ages.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - webrunner - 08-31-2006 03:17 PM
I saw a deck of cards where each card was one possible result from a pair of six sided dice.
I also have a 2D6 and a 2D10 (yes, the singulars there are correct)
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Darg - 08-31-2006 05:23 PM
shaventalz Wrote:Ah, you can defend against grenades. But can you defend yourself against...* Darg summons DNKYKNG.
A BANANA?
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Oh, and thanks Zunemi for those well-detailed explanations; both were immensely helpful. Now I think I'll go put in some Tyler Perry DVDs and pretend they're Monty Python. I've got 9+ hours of those...
What? Don't look at me like that...
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Fanirar - 08-31-2006 07:25 PM
Tyler Perry? Nice!
Madea's best friends? Smith and Weston! So funny...but serious also.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Chris B - 08-31-2006 11:38 PM
Who's Tyler Perry?
EDIT: I think my AC:WW character is still crossplaying as Lumi. I might check if I can find my DS.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Darg - 09-01-2006 01:56 AM
Aeon Wrote:Tyler Perry? Nice!"I ain't got not concealed weapons, all my weapons be made by Smith and Wesson."
Madea's best friends? Smith and Weston! So funny...but serious also.
Yeah...*sighs*
Oh, right. Tyler Perry is a playwrite who's most famous character is a cantankerous Southern elderly lady named Madea, who has an opinion about everything, and she's not afraid to tell it to you! And, if you should happen to disagree, she'll just pick up her purse, which has more firearms in it than most armies have. The kicker is, Tyler, who's a six' something" man, plays the role of Madea. You can probably find the plays on DVD at your local movie store. If not, or if stage plays aren't your thing, try out one of the movies "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and/or "Madea's Family Reunion". They're part comedy, part drama, part ... something else. Tyler's work is hard to quantify...
Okay, now the comic. I love how Lumi's titles stretch past the comic borders. For someone who came into the game really late and didn't do a whole lot, plotwise, she sure did make up for it in her epilogue!
My question is, how did she and Karn ever have any relationship if they're doing so much away from each other? Or...are they doing it all away from each other?
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Fanirar - 09-01-2006 02:59 AM
Well, if you recall, their relationship took off in the April Fool's ending....which makes me think that they didn't hit it off....after all, Karn's epilogue didn't include her at all.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Sekele - 09-01-2006 04:27 AM
actually Lumi was tallking to Karns mother (not remembering her name), about having a crush on him (and that was before the fake ending)
but Im still not supporting this (alltrough it doesnt make me want to vomit like Miroku/Sango, cursing mrs. Takahashi for that)
and yes, I think Lumi is leading a really good life (not being a shopkeeper, wattermelon or avenging your race)
ps.
Im curious what is she REALLY studying
thank you for editing
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Smeghead - 09-01-2006 04:29 AM
Well neither did Ardam/Teslas, (at least nor more then a breif glance in Teslas)
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - E-mouse - 09-01-2006 04:39 AM
Sekele Wrote:ps.The Kama Sutra.
I'm curious whatisshe's REALLY studying
... I'll get my coat.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - masamunemaniac - 09-01-2006 05:21 AM
Sekele Wrote:ps.Adding punctuation instead of words.
I'm curious; what is she REALLY studying?
Oh, and she's not studying the Kama Sutra, she's compiling her own version.
Didn't webrunner mention that he was going to also be doing various epilogue comics for multiple miscellaneous characters, and apilogue comics for some pairings?
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - Shadowhunter - 09-01-2006 06:32 AM
He did indeed.
And once again, a totally unpredictable ending for a character. Wacky.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - TheTubstar - 09-01-2006 07:00 AM
E-mouse Wrote:Actually the majority of the Karma Sutra is about the rules of getting a wife, how to treat her, etc etc... there's really only 1 chapter in the Karma Sutra about sex! And even then it's mostly stuff most people already know... A bit of a let down really...Sekele Wrote:ps.The Kama Sutra.
I'm curious whatisshe's REALLY studying
... I'll get my coat.
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - shaventalz - 09-01-2006 07:37 AM
Why didn't she use a holy shotgun on the vampires?
RE: Hey, it's Epilogue, not Ending - masamunemaniac - 09-01-2006 07:51 AM
According to the wiki, it's one of seven parts, not chapters. It gives the chapters within that part as being:
Chapter One: Stimulation of Erotic Desire
Chapter Two: Embraces
Chapter Three: Petting and Caresses
Chapter Four: The Art of Scratching
Chapter Five: Biting
Chapter Six: On Copulation and Special Tastes
Chapter Seven: Blows and Sighs
Chapter Eight: Virile Behavior in Women
Chapter Nine: Superior Coition or Fellation
Chapter Ten: Preludes and Conclusions to the Game of Love
Some of the other chapters do also deal with sexually related themes, even if they don't cover any forms of intercourse.
And anyway, predictable endings would be boring.
shaven Wrote:Why didn't she use a holy shotgun on the vampires?Because the only two Holy elemental shotguns available have a low ATP of 19 and 56 - Aside from the legendary Lex Talionis, but it deals damage based on HP lost, which wouldn't be of too much help to someone that specialises in healing magic.