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by Vandic
Tue Aug 06, 2002 12:50 am
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Shadows gets nekkid and does it!
Replies: 19
Views: 1593

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Ashiwi: <B>Sigh. Ashiwi Autumnmooning wanders by singing to herself, "Blue mooooooon..."</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Blue? There's probably a cream out there somewhere that'll ...
by Vandic
Tue Aug 06, 2002 12:29 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: How much of a geek are you?
Replies: 32
Views: 4410

I don't even have to take the quiz.

We developed a M:tG style card game at work based on our consulting business.

*cackle*
by Vandic
Mon Aug 05, 2002 3:11 am
Forum: S3 Ideas Archive
Topic: Mountain Dwarf Elementalist
Replies: 6
Views: 753

Both barbarians and dwarves used to have the Conjurer/Elementalist class, but last wipe they were removed. If I remember right, part of the reason was that these races had an innate distrust of non-spiritual magic (i.e., clerics/shamans).
by Vandic
Tue Jul 30, 2002 8:19 pm
Forum: S3 Ideas Archive
Topic: Restrings
Replies: 28
Views: 2946

Y'know, I tried hard to figure out a way to put some sort of hard-coded restring quest into the game, and could never make it work without the possibility of twinkage. This, however, I like even better for several reasons: 1. It makes plat desirable again. 2. It still requires a certain amount of sk...
by Vandic
Mon Jul 29, 2002 3:13 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Replies: 13
Views: 1956

Because, well, he is =(

But that's a story for another thread.
by Vandic
Wed Jul 24, 2002 1:40 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Flames here
Replies: 56
Views: 11470

Joe, go drink a beer, get Emily to give you some pootie-poo, then log on and I'll exp with you. You'll feel better.

-VHF
by Vandic
Tue Jul 23, 2002 11:45 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Pictures of my Characters
Replies: 40
Views: 4593

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Yayaril: <B>Either that or I flip between Spongebob and CNN. </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You have to love any cartoon where "tartar sauce" is a swear word. Great pics btw Yaya.
by Vandic
Sat Jul 13, 2002 1:23 am
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Proc ID
Replies: 12
Views: 945

You think I'm so naive that I wouldn't do something like that on purpose? Sheesh, gimme a little more credit than that. I'm not even the one who came up with it, one of my old guildies did (I forget who though...if I had to guess it was Nermal). Besides, the other one I use is VHF, which for all of ...
by Vandic
Sat Jul 13, 2002 1:20 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: New Orleans
Replies: 13
Views: 1604

I spent 3 months last summer sweating my ass off while working at a refinery in Chalmette, does that count for anything?

-VD
by Vandic
Fri Jul 12, 2002 1:22 pm
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Proc ID
Replies: 12
Views: 945

Great, now Arishae's gonna bug me to let him ID all my proc weapons again =P

Seriously, thanks Gargiepants. Wish ya could've just put ebony back at its ID stats, but I suppose having it ID right is the next best thing.

-VD
by Vandic
Wed Jul 10, 2002 8:32 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: How would you react if Miax announced a pwipe
Replies: 52
Views: 7619

I dunno how I'd react to a full-blown wipe. I'd probably retire and find some healthier addiction...maybe take up smoking again or something.

-V
by Vandic
Sun Jul 07, 2002 12:36 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Hello... Goodnight...
Replies: 18
Views: 1761

G,

Hope it's nothing too serious that happened, but remember you got a bunch of old goodies who'll miss ya too. Take care and if yer on, gimme a shout some time after sunset ;-)

-V
by Vandic
Sun Jun 30, 2002 11:19 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: THANK YOU
Replies: 0
Views: 276

THANK YOU

I want to extend a big thank you to everyone who helped me finally end my 11 months of torture by helping me to see these words: The dwarven warrior gives you an ancient mithril hammer. Thanks to Hoppil, Tolad, Kribble, Fen, Tirall, Vandylia, Zala, Zola, Zenriel, and Glahir. Special thanks to the gu...
by Vandic
Sun Jun 02, 2002 1:10 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Rareloads
Replies: 40
Views: 4434

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Laxlez: <B>I think that all rareloads should always load, load near DK or WD, and repop with the items. This would solve all of our problems by making everyone happy and preven...
by Vandic
Sat Mar 23, 2002 1:40 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: Vandic Hammerfist - A Clan is Born
Replies: 5
Views: 960

Chapter 3 - Catharsis I stared blankly at the half-empty bottle of whiskey in my hand, running my thumb over the label. I refilled the shot glass in front of me for the umpteenth time and threw it back, savoring the warm, tingling sensation on my throat. "Ye know lad, ye ain't helpin' yeself by sitt...
by Vandic
Sat Mar 23, 2002 1:30 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: Vandic Hammerfist - A Clan is Born
Replies: 5
Views: 960

Chapter 2 - Transformations That night my father came home and found Grandpa sitting up in bed grinning and half of a broken training shield still strapped to my arm. The following morning, he took me to meet Drannex, his foreman and the master weaponsmith in the Hall. Drannex had been serving as an...
by Vandic
Sat Mar 23, 2002 1:29 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: Vandic Hammerfist - A Clan is Born
Replies: 5
Views: 960

Vandic Hammerfist - A Clan is Born

Chapter 1 - Foundations "Vandic! Get yer plump butt in here, lad! Tend to me bedpan!" I was approaching my 60th birthday, and as the youngest of the Stonehammer household, I had been coerced into the responsibility of tending to my grandfather while my older siblings tended to the farm and worked in...
by Vandic
Tue Mar 05, 2002 2:00 am
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Minor disarm thing
Replies: 23
Views: 1913

Minor disarm thing

Might've been addressed before, but blinded mobs can still pick up weapons when I disarm them...can't wield them though.
by Vandic
Sat Mar 02, 2002 7:33 pm
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: GN/Lurkwood/IC rares
Replies: 10
Views: 1199

Also agree...this seems to be a more recent problem too, i.e. last month or so. Add MH rares to that list too, since I haven't found him in over a month and I dunno of anyone else who has either.
by Vandic
Thu Feb 14, 2002 5:15 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Called Proc Weapons.........
Replies: 16
Views: 1629

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by rylan: <B>yeah, misty is +2/+3. Seems like the ID files for weps that proc gets messed up somehow compared to the real stats.</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Not just Misty that ha...
by Vandic
Mon Feb 11, 2002 4:01 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: help with new goals
Replies: 26
Views: 2947

Pick a long, difficult quest that you know *of* but don't know any of the steps for. Solve the clues by yourself as much as possible.
by Vandic
Sat Feb 09, 2002 2:02 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Favorite character names?
Replies: 38
Views: 5359

Oh c'mon...no one's said...

Kribble Zintibz!
by Vandic
Mon Feb 04, 2002 1:06 pm
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Well, he did flee...
Replies: 3
Views: 432

Missile spells (minute meteor, magic missile, sticks, totem darts, yadda yadda) can track fleeing mobs like this and have been able to for quite some time.
by Vandic
Sun Jan 27, 2002 5:05 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: What do you do for a living?
Replies: 129
Views: 22043

Process engineer at a wastewater consulting firm.

You ever driven by a public works facility and seen those things that look like giant ponds of liquid shit?

I design those.

-VHF
by Vandic
Wed Jan 23, 2002 4:47 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Great Historical SPANKS!!
Replies: 14
Views: 1789

An American camera crew enters from the south.

An Iraqi soldier throws up his hands in disgust.
An Iraqi soldier panics, and attempts to flee.
An Iraqi soldier stumbles with his attack, sending his old Soviet AK-47 flying!

An American camera crew is stunned!

-VHF
by Vandic
Tue Jan 22, 2002 2:17 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: evil/goodie
Replies: 10
Views: 721

Off topic, but did anyone else find "Darkhorse Rising" hilarious?

An unknown political candidate enters.
A famous poliltical candidate is stunned!

Umm...maybe I should cut back on the booze.

-VHF
by Vandic
Sun Jan 20, 2002 4:14 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Beat this for best song to zone with.
Replies: 37
Views: 5552

I have yet to be in a zone that isn't complemented by one or more songs from Pink Floyd's "The Wall." Usually in my groups though it's "Run Like Hell."

-VHF
by Vandic
Sun Jan 13, 2002 1:16 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Tiny request
Replies: 29
Views: 2528

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dalar:
any got stats on pitch-black bracelet? they use to be +4 hit in the monk days</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

now only +2.
by Vandic
Fri Jan 11, 2002 1:51 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Tiny request
Replies: 29
Views: 2528

Tiny request

Would it really upset the balance of the mud too terribly to take the NOWARRIOR flag off of tiny ruby rings? Would anyone besides me even wanna use em? Just curious.

-VHF
by Vandic
Wed Dec 05, 2001 12:21 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Jot Changes
Replies: 68
Views: 8019

Well, I guess I'm about the last person to weigh in on this mess, so I'll add my few points and be done with it. First, I haven't seen the "new and improved" Jot yet, so I'm not going to have anything special to say about how hard it is. Obviously, however, it's a subject a lot of people are passion...
by Vandic
Sun Dec 02, 2001 4:09 pm
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Flamberge proc
Replies: 6
Views: 668

Zen,

This isn't just a flamby thing...basically fireshield/coldshield, as best I can tell, do damage to you proportional to how much damage you do to it. Frosty proc hurts like a mother too if you hit a shielded mob with it, so do critical hits.

-VHF
by Vandic
Sun Nov 25, 2001 5:20 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The not so serious post....Cyric skip this
Replies: 1
Views: 404

What are you drinkin', and where can I get some?

-VHF
by Vandic
Fri Nov 16, 2001 4:48 am
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Ebony,engulfed, rippling, etc.
Replies: 3
Views: 413

Heck, I'd be happy just to have the engulfed and rippling without the !ID flag so I could know what the @$#! dice are...either that or institute some sort of 'appraisal' command at weapon shops. Dren looks the weapon over and says 'I believe this weapon can probably do between 2 and 12 points of dam...
by Vandic
Fri Nov 16, 2001 12:21 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: A Dawning
Replies: 8
Views: 1830

"And how are we all doing today?" A few rays of late morning filtered down through the treetops near the cottage. Vandylia knelt over her rose bushes with a watering tin, smiling as she gave each plant a healthy drink. "Yes, I know everyone is quite thirsty! Here you go..." Vandylia worked her way d...
by Vandic
Wed Nov 14, 2001 1:26 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: New Equipment Stats?
Replies: 82
Views: 13929

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kiryan: how about a swirling dragon tattoo (one that works in the in game quests) that loads every boot, make it as hard as you want. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hell, I'd be happ...
by Vandic
Tue Nov 13, 2001 6:03 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: New Equipment Stats?
Replies: 82
Views: 13929

Hitpoint rings, hitpoint rings, and hitpoint rings. No other single type of eq is more sought after. Every class uses em at some point. Maybe if we could gear some +hp rings to have some stats that would make them hitter/tank friendly and leave all of the amy/spidey rings for the casters. Something ...
by Vandic
Tue Nov 06, 2001 12:42 am
Forum: Stories
Topic: A Dawning
Replies: 8
Views: 1830

Vandylia stood at a safe distance, snickering as she watched her stout little husband ransack the bewlidered patronage of the orcish tavern. "Back, beasties!" growled a deep dwarven voice, and suddenly one of the orcs surrounding him began flailing wildly as he caught the business end of a longsword...
by Vandic
Sun Oct 14, 2001 4:51 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: What's your porn name??
Replies: 92
Views: 16412

Ginger Homeview

Somehow I think there could be some innuendo hidden in that name, but I sure as hell can't find it.

-VHF
by Vandic
Fri Oct 05, 2001 12:43 am
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Doing the garrote thing one more time
Replies: 2
Views: 358

Ash,

I think this is just related to the 'toggle condensed' feature. When I have it on I can't see missed bashes or missed shieldpunches.

-Vandic
by Vandic
Wed Oct 03, 2001 10:58 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: best set
Replies: 26
Views: 2375

The definitive set for me, in terms of what I hope to own one day. Bear in mind, I've never been *close* to some of these items, so the names might be a little off: a fiery crown of Surtur a decorated leather eyepatch (can't think of a better one, sue me) a flaming earring a scorpion earring the mas...
by Vandic
Sat Sep 29, 2001 12:57 pm
Forum: S3 Ideas Archive
Topic: weapons change suggestion for the admins
Replies: 32
Views: 2692

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Teyaha: laugh how long ya been on mud? hehehehe </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I been here about 6 years...though only been halfway decent at the game for the past 3 or so. <font fac...
by Vandic
Sat Sep 29, 2001 5:10 am
Forum: S3 Ideas Archive
Topic: weapons change suggestion for the admins
Replies: 32
Views: 2692

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Teyaha: <B>anybody done SF since it was downgraded during toril? it was made like 3d4 +4+3 from 3d5 +5+5 if i remember right. if stats are still like that, it may be time to do...
by Vandic
Fri Sep 28, 2001 11:38 pm
Forum: S3 Ideas Archive
Topic: weapons change suggestion for the admins
Replies: 32
Views: 2692

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kiryan: nog that makes sense about the bone mace, that did seem rather ungodly for a 1h weapon in todays game. Whats the 2d11 weapon =) </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Let's just say ...
by Vandic
Fri Sep 28, 2001 3:45 am
Forum: S3 Ideas Archive
Topic: weapons change suggestion for the admins
Replies: 32
Views: 2692

FYI kiryan, the massive bone mace he was talking about (the 4d6 weapon) is a 2h weap.

The highest dice I can think of on a 1h weap are 2d11 and 3d8. Quite a few 2d9 weapons out there too.

-VHF
by Vandic
Thu Sep 27, 2001 11:16 pm
Forum: S3 Ideas Archive
Topic: weapons change suggestion for the admins
Replies: 32
Views: 2692

I love these suggestions, particularly in light of the fact that, as a warrior, I'm not gonna be doing THAT much melee damage anyway. Even so, having a sword that's +3+3 at least makes me *FEEL* useful. There are a few +3+3 weapons out there (GCD being the most popular), but the other three I know o...
by Vandic
Wed Sep 26, 2001 8:25 pm
Forum: S3 Ideas Archive
Topic: ever considered stat quests?
Replies: 2
Views: 414

Honestly, I love this idea. It would particularly fill a void for warrior/rogue types who don't have quests they have to do at higher ends.

-VHF
by Vandic
Mon Sep 24, 2001 11:31 am
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Disease
Replies: 56
Views: 9215

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Ragorn: I wield the Grammar Hammer as Vandic will one day wield Rockcrusher. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Good to see at least one of us is confident in my ability to finish that d...
by Vandic
Sun Sep 23, 2001 6:49 pm
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Disease
Replies: 56
Views: 9215

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dalar: heh trust me you don't want to do this quest. one of the items on their is SO VAGUE that i've been through 7 zones killing a type of mob and then having to search with b...
by Vandic
Sun Sep 23, 2001 3:33 pm
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Perfectly planned by who?
Replies: 54
Views: 8106

See, I was gonna just ascribe the crash yesterday that got me aggravated (magnificent beholder at awful) to extremely bad luck.

Thanks for making me paranoid, everyone.

THPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPT!

-VHF

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