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by Neeek
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:18 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: 7th Sea
Replies: 6
Views: 1241

Re: 7th Sea

It's by far my favorite setting ever.

Anything more specific you'd like to know?
by Neeek
Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:47 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: I can't tell my left from right
Replies: 42
Views: 4944

Re: I can't tell my left from right

1204504417[/unixtime]]I assume "graduated from Yale" is a result of money and his dad's influence, right? It would sadden me to think he actually did that on his own, because it would lead to two conclusions:[br][br]1. Yale has low standards[br]2. He's actually quite smart, and has been s...
by Neeek
Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:13 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Setting: Temples, Sites, Ruins, and Empires
Replies: 86
Views: 22653

Re: Setting: Temples, Sites, Ruins, and Empires

Any thoughts on granting the ability to draw more power from a site temporally in exchange for a subsequent power down and increased chance of monster attack?
by Neeek
Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:18 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: sex
Replies: 99
Views: 8459

Re: sex

1203906072[/unixtime]] As someone who has active argued against mandating this inoculation in the past, the idea that mandating it would not reduce the occurrences of HPV and therefore cervical cancer is laughable.[br][br]It's not that I don't respect the idea that a person should have the option o...
by Neeek
Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:24 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: ZOMG, all harsh Internet critics are 'trolls111'
Replies: 38
Views: 4790

Re: ZOMG, all harsh Internet critics are 'trolls111'

1203847839[/unixtime]]Neeek, I was just referencing Alice in Wonderland (and in that instance, the Cheshire Cat meant mad as in "crazy"). I'd like to think that even those who post in an angry manner a lot here are actually much more calm.[br][br]And I approve of your messages there in ge...
by Neeek
Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:01 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: ZOMG, all harsh Internet critics are 'trolls111'
Replies: 38
Views: 4790

Re: ZOMG, all harsh Internet critics are 'trolls111'

1203825881[/unixtime]] 1203824804[/unixtime]][br]you guys aren't mad, and I'm not mad either. [br][br]We're all mad here. [br][br]Bullshit. I've been angry maybe 5 times in my life. I may be crazy, but I'm not angry. Be more specific next time.[br][br]That said, the dumbness of Bleach to a large de...
by Neeek
Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:03 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: sex
Replies: 99
Views: 8459

Re: sex

1203820463[/unixtime]][br]So, it may prevent up to 70% of all cervical cancer cases. It also may not fully work on everyone. And there are cervical cancers that are not prevented by this vaccine.[br][br]So saying there's a vaccine out there that "would have kept women from ever having that sor...
by Neeek
Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:27 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Okay, so I'm at GDC...
Replies: 8
Views: 1250

Re: Okay, so I'm at GDC...

1203753545[/unixtime]]One: Starcraft isn't really so much a strategy game as seeing how fast you can play a specific, pre-planned, strategem. There may be some strategy involved in the game, but it is not like chess in which your ability to think quickly and counter moves is rewarded - you attempt ...
by Neeek
Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:15 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: BAB v. AC: Is it a war we need?
Replies: 139
Views: 17624

Re: BAB v. AC: Is it a war we need?

1203586607[/unixtime]][br]But this frankly is not how it works at all. Once you have an invulnerable unit, effectively you factor the rest of the shit out of the equation. A group of 2 heroes versus "1 hero and an army" is going to turn into just a 2on1 if the army can't help out at all. ...
by Neeek
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:01 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: BAB v. AC: Is it a war we need?
Replies: 139
Views: 17624

Re: BAB v. AC: Is it a war we need?

1203583617[/unixtime]][br]Heroes need to be out there, doing their job everywhere, and that means hiring an army can't be a better option. [br][br]Not really. Armies can be useful in that they are big. As in, they take up a lot of space, more space than a hero can defend. If an army can essentially...
by Neeek
Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:39 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: So, Kosovo
Replies: 18
Views: 3217

Re: So, Kosovo

1203582590[/unixtime]] You know, Putin just sits around, waits for Bush to say one thing, then says the complete opposite just because he wants to be the villain in a Bond movie). [br][br]I don't know if taking the stance that Bush is wrong all the time is likely to be regarded as villainous by mos...
by Neeek
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:54 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: More Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both
Replies: 766
Views: 43876

Re: More Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both

Absentminded_Wizard at [unixtime wrote:1203401756[/unixtime]]Of course these multiple benefits are going to be powerful compared to other feats, most of which grant only a single benefit, but that doesn't prove that PrCs are overpowered.


Other than showing just how bad Fighters are, which we already knew.
by Neeek
Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:57 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Samurai With Natural Ancestral Weapons?
Replies: 9
Views: 928

Re: Samurai With Natural Ancestral Weapons?

K at [unixtime wrote:1203110930[/unixtime]]

Sure, when I'm not too busy with law school.


So June of 2010 then?
by Neeek
Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:16 am
Forum: About the Gaming Den
Topic: Hello, Mr/Mrs/Ms/sir-bastich buy_cialis_online_eyy!
Replies: 6
Views: 9477

Re: Hello, Mr/Mrs/Ms/sir-bastich buy_cialis_online_eyy!

As far as the title goes, I usually use the Fandom Wank convention for unknown gender in these cases: "s/h/it"
by Neeek
Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:39 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: New: Master Ability and Condition Lists
Replies: 84
Views: 13305

Re: New: Master Ability and Condition Lists

1202464324[/unixtime]] Well, that would allow you to have like 5 base effects leading to 60-75 final effects. [br][br]Only if the order matters, which I definitely don't think it should. If you did a simple schema like "If you have a pealty condition to three of your attributes, you are fucked...
by Neeek
Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:33 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: New: Master Ability and Condition Lists
Replies: 84
Views: 13305

Re: New: Master Ability and Condition Lists

1202456524[/unixtime]]What if the micro-doom tracks were Voltronish? Rather than Weakened + Weakened + Weakened = Paralyzed, it was Weakened + Slowed + Stunned = Paralyzed. That would encourage cooperation and attack rotation rather than hyperspecialization. [br][br]Well, that would allow you to ha...
by Neeek
Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:07 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: More Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both
Replies: 766
Views: 43876

Re: More Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both

1202359786[/unixtime]][br][br]Since I don't have a master list of every pundit's every prediction ever, I'll concede you may very well be right about this. If you'd started off saying, "Sure, pundits aren't very reliable, but Bill Kristol is even worse; here's why," this whole discussion ...
by Neeek
Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:50 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Help with Latin grammar
Replies: 3
Views: 689

Re: Help with Latin grammar

Crissa is correct in that word order is not grammatic mandated in Latin. However, the traditional order of a sentence is Subject, Object, Verb. [br][br]On the other hand, you seem to be using the imperative, so the order should be Verb, Adjective, Noun with the structure you are using, IIRC. My Lati...
by Neeek
Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:46 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: More Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both
Replies: 766
Views: 43876

Re: More Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both

1201242273[/unixtime]]I have never seen a death effect work on a PC, in all my days of DnD. [br][br]I have had it happen to me several times. Death effects aren't much fun, honestly. There is no "well, if I do something clever maybe I won't die!" aspect to them.[br][br]Invisible attackers...
by Neeek
Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:05 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Messing with quote tags.
Replies: 14
Views: 1755

Re: Messing with quote tags.

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Life is too short?

by Neeek
Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:02 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: 4e magic items!
Replies: 97
Views: 16331

Re: 4e magic items!

1201181403[/unixtime]][br]Also ask Mourn to name a book were the characters had more than 4 magical items on each person. [br][br]Well, there is the Sandstone Thing. It's just a short story though. And so very bad... Also, some mythological heroes and gods had quite a few signature items.[br][br] O...
by Neeek
Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:34 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Why only two-parties in the US? Electability trumps Faction
Replies: 65
Views: 5850

Re: Why only two-parties in the US? Electability trumps Fac

Crissa at [unixtime wrote:1200990447[/unixtime]]That's not what I see in aggregate, Neeek.


Considering your link is to random crap, I'm not likely to take it at face, or, honestly, any, value.
by Neeek
Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:08 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Why only two-parties in the US? Electability trumps Faction
Replies: 65
Views: 5850

Re: Why only two-parties in the US? Electability trumps Fac

1200974803[/unixtime]]That sure is a lot of talking about polls and throwing poll numbers around without actually linking to these polls. [br][br]When I say "generally" that's exactly what I mean. I'm talking about 40 or 50 polls over a few months. I don't have the time it would take to p...
by Neeek
Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:23 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Why only two-parties in the US? Electability trumps Faction
Replies: 65
Views: 5850

Re: Why only two-parties in the US? Electability trumps Fac

1200964566[/unixtime]][br]In fact, she wins bigger than any of the other Democrats. Even 'unspecified'. [br][br]Uh...no, not really. Edwards generally leads those polls, Obama generally gets second, and Hillary gets third. They all usually beat all the GOPers other than McCain, who is generally a s...
by Neeek
Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:55 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Why only two-parties in the US? Electability trumps Faction
Replies: 65
Views: 5850

Re: Why only two-parties in the US? Electability trumps Fac

1200958935[/unixtime][br]Neeek- I'd say Romney has a shot. He's much better than McCain at telling people what they want to hear (as Michigan showed) and he has a lot more money. Those factors matter a lot more than 'Waa, waa, I was a POW and I change my positions every election cycle.' [br][br]Mic...