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by Sanjuro
Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:46 am
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Alphabet Soup - Game
Replies: 919
Views: 4241100

Re: Alphabet Soup - Game

Indeed. Often have I used internet cafes and friends' computers.
by Sanjuro
Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:33 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Alphabet Soup - Game
Replies: 919
Views: 4241100

Re: Alphabet Soup - Game

Finally, eh? Is it still working fine after so many months?
by Sanjuro
Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:53 am
Forum: Testing & Debugging
Topic: Minor bugs
Replies: 721
Views: 2331150

Re: Minor bugs

The descriptions for "Catalyzing Titanium" and "Catalyzing Plasteel" look ok, but, here's the text from the description of the "Catalyzing Cybertronium" effect: Catalyzing Cybertronium Your catalyzer unit is busy converting cryonite into pentium. You'd give it a high-fi...
by Sanjuro
Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:41 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.
Replies: 1543
Views: 1029770

Re: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.

blackmatter615 wrote:What about an offhand item version of Prepunctuality
How about a round tuit?

http://erikapeace.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/321/
by Sanjuro
Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:21 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: world's best caffeines and desserts
Replies: 19
Views: 12578

Re: world's best caffeines and desserts

My favorite desserts are cheesecake and ice cream. Cheesecake ice cream is, of course, da bomb diggity! I've actually seen some of these ice cream flavors in Japan, though I would probably never try them: http://bertc.com/subfive/recipes/japanese_ice_creams.htm As for caffeine, I like Kona coffee. I...
by Sanjuro
Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:56 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: The new merit badges Spade thread
Replies: 52
Views: 108383

Re: The new merit badges Spade thread

Maybe I'll try it without a sidekick. After all, you can leave your friends behind, 'cause your friends don't dance, and if they don't dance, well they're no friends of mine.
by Sanjuro
Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:13 am
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: The new merit badges Spade thread
Replies: 52
Views: 108383

Re: The new merit badges Spade thread

As a Naturalist, I tamed (approximately) 10 of each animal in the game, and no badge. Also, I adventured for about 12 hours' worth of game time at the Guild for Imaginative Metachronism while wearing safety pants and sans chapeau (That's "without hat", y'know). No badge. Unfortunately, I c...
by Sanjuro
Sun May 30, 2010 9:18 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.
Replies: 1543
Views: 1029770

Re: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.

I had an idea for a boss monster or villain: You're fighting Lady NaGa. A six-foot tall snake with a human head, she uses her half-psychotic, sick, hypnotic powers to make people believe she looks perfectly normal. But make no mistake, this girl is a monster (m-m-m-monster). All she wants to do is j...
by Sanjuro
Sun May 23, 2010 11:49 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: What would you do?
Replies: 2
Views: 5519

Re: What would you do?

I'm sorry. I don't get it. :?

Why don't you answer it yourself, just to get us started?
by Sanjuro
Sun May 23, 2010 11:47 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Does anyone that plays TH not play Kingdom of Loathing?
Replies: 25
Views: 17045

Re: Does anyone that plays TH not play KoL?

I've played KoL since December 2006. Then came one magical day when KoL Coldfront had a front-page article for TH. I, and thousands of others, rushed to start playing, and ended up facing overloaded database errors. Ah, the good old days. Sometimes, it seems like I'm the last player who signed up th...
by Sanjuro
Sun May 23, 2010 11:33 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: OMG RETCON! (discussion)
Replies: 127
Views: 91063

Re: OMG RETCON! (discussion)

What about people who might want to NOT immediately jump to highest difficulty after finishing a run. And what OCD grammarians who might want to NOT twice split infinitives? :) Anyway, what if I choose to start over without any IOTM's. How will this affect my Recyclonizer and sidekick skills (ice s...
by Sanjuro
Wed May 19, 2010 12:50 am
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.
Replies: 1543
Views: 1029770

Re: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.

In honor of Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010, Rest in Peace), I offer the following:

Rainbow in the Dark
Off-hand item
Various prismatic effects during combat

Ride the Tiger
Transportation
Range: 4
Enables adventuring underwater (It's a Holy Diver, you see.)
by Sanjuro
Wed May 19, 2010 12:38 am
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: OMG RETCON! (discussion)
Replies: 127
Views: 91063

Re: OMG RETCON! (discussion)

I'm sorry for repeating stuff that was mentioned already. I was just thinking of various aspects of the game and how they would be affected by do-overs, Mulligans, whatever-you'll-call-it.

BTW, what will you call it?
by Sanjuro
Sun May 16, 2010 10:36 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: OMG RETCON! (discussion)
Replies: 127
Views: 91063

Re: OMG RETCON! (discussion)

In a similar vein, I think Sector 7-Gamma should reset in difficulty after starting over, but we would need current and lifetime leaderboards.
by Sanjuro
Sat May 15, 2010 1:20 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: OMG RETCON! (discussion)
Replies: 127
Views: 91063

Re: OMG RETCON! (discussion)

Just a few thoughts. 1. I know Ryme limited the supply of Scalpels and Brays to prevent abuse. Will starting over (or New Game+ or whatever) allow us to get more of them? 2. How will this affect our ASX chips and SUIT points? Will they reset back to zero, or will we keep them? 3. How will this affec...
by Sanjuro
Sun May 09, 2010 1:16 am
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Possible Chicagoland "Official TH meetup" in early July
Replies: 23
Views: 31452

Re: Possible Chicagoland "Official TH meetup" in early July

Sorry, I won't be able to make it. I checked, and I'm going to be slammed with work this summer.
by Sanjuro
Sun May 09, 2010 1:14 am
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Ryme's Birthday 2010
Replies: 7
Views: 7719

Re: Ryme's Birthday 2010

Happy birthday, Ryme.

And thanks for the gift!
by Sanjuro
Wed May 05, 2010 11:42 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: BARK
Replies: 11
Views: 8778

Re: BARK

Mmmm, content-a-licious!

I like it! :mrgreen:
by Sanjuro
Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:21 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.
Replies: 1543
Views: 1029770

Re: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.

See if you can guess what game I've been playing on my C-64 emulator. (No, it's not Samantha Fox Strip Poker.*) B.U.R.R.O. 2 Transportation This is the second version of Brossum's Universal Robots' Resource Optimizer. The originals were made for colonizing other planets. They required expensive reco...
by Sanjuro
Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:54 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.
Replies: 1543
Views: 1029770

Re: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.

Cristiona wrote:Awesome.

Now we just need some kind of El Camino...
It took me a while, but here's a suggestion:

Paladinum + Unbranded Jalopy = Camino Royale
It could be a reference to the 1960's spy spoof, or to that last James Bond movie.
by Sanjuro
Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:59 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Chuck Norris
Replies: 43
Views: 18560

Re: Chuck Norris

The last number of the Fibonacci sequence is the amount of power -in Joules- a roundhouse kick of Chuck Norris can deliver Joules are units of energy. Watts (which are Joules per second) are units of power. Apparently, Chuck Norris can change any scientific units he wants. Anyway, here's some more ...
by Sanjuro
Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:51 am
Forum: Testing & Debugging
Topic: Spelling and grammatical errors
Replies: 524
Views: 2334503

Re: Spelling and grammatical errors

From the Joiner's Club and Furrier's Den, after purchasing one ticket:

Raffle tickets are 10 chips apiece. So far you have purchased 1 tickets.
by Sanjuro
Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:20 am
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Chuck Norris
Replies: 43
Views: 18560

Re: Chuck Norris

If you work in an office with Chuck Norris, never ask for his three-hole punch. Well-known fact: In the movie Invasion U.S.A , Chuck Norris single-handedly defeated a Soviet invasion of the United States of America. Lesser-known fact: The movie Invasion U.S.A. was a documentary. Chuck Norris can sho...
by Sanjuro
Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:19 am
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.
Replies: 1543
Views: 1029770

Re: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.

Some more suggestions to go with the Old-mobile: Pentium + unbranded jalopy = Rage Rover "Hey, thanks a lot, you jerk! Honk! Honk! Honk! Get out of the way, moron!" :evil: +foe toughness Paladinum + unranded jalopy = Chevalier ("Cavalier" seemed too obvious to me. Maybe because I...
by Sanjuro
Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:28 am
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: New Displays
Replies: 11
Views: 8996

Re: New Displays

I like it! :mrgreen: Now for some constructive criticism. First, when I use the "more" button to add multiple items to my display, the last item doesn't get added. For example, when I try to add 5 villainous items, only the first 4 get moved to the display. The last one on the list stays i...
by Sanjuro
Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:37 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Ouch....
Replies: 18
Views: 18452

Re: Ouch....

Your opponent attacks ... Critical hit! It proves that its bite is just as nasty as its bark by clamping fiercely onto your leg and not letting go until its hurt you pretty badly. He drains some of your energy, stealing 20 PP.

Well, someone had to do it. :mrgreen:
by Sanjuro
Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:06 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: The special event - 1/24/10
Replies: 36
Views: 34038

Re: The special event - 1/24/10

According to the description of the new area, there's a sorta Chinatown nearby.

I guess the weird happenings put a damper on any Chinese New Year's celebrations (Feb 14, 2010). :(

Kung hee fat choy!
by Sanjuro
Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:41 am
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: !~~ Corrupt Shadow's No-One-Wants-To-Buy-Them Contest ~~!
Replies: 41
Views: 27636

Re: !~~ Corrupt Shadow's No-One-Wants-To-Buy-Them Contest ~~!

Congratulations to the winners! :mrgreen:
by Sanjuro
Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:30 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: The special event - 1/24/10
Replies: 36
Views: 34038

Re: The special event - 1/24/10

Darn it! Darn it all to heck! I'll be deprived of internet access for the next few weeks. :( Oh well. At least I participated in the first night of the event. this is the part when... you kill yourself Nah. Change of schedule. I'll be home for this weekend. I'll still miss most of the event, though.
by Sanjuro
Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:42 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: The special event - 1/24/10
Replies: 36
Views: 34038

Re: The special event - 1/24/10

Darn it! Darn it all to heck! I'll be deprived of internet access for the next few weeks. :(

Oh well. At least I participated in the first night of the event.
by Sanjuro
Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:25 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Alphabet Soup - Game
Replies: 919
Views: 4241100

Re: Alphabet Soup - Game

Maybe it is.

:?
by Sanjuro
Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:26 am
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Alphabet Soup - Game
Replies: 919
Views: 4241100

Re: Alphabet Soup - Game

Fresh fruit ftw!
by Sanjuro
Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:09 am
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Kangaroo vs. Platypus
Replies: 29
Views: 23038

Re: Kangaroo vs. Platypus

Cristiona, don't forget that platypuses can sense electrical fields with their snouts.

8)
by Sanjuro
Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:33 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Twilight Heroes needs cheap/free/good marketing ideas!
Replies: 162
Views: 97100

Re: Twilight Heroes needs cheap/free/good marketing ideas!

Hello? Anyone still here?

I'm just posting this, to keep the topic alive.

You can go back to your regular forum-browsing now.
by Sanjuro
Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:06 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Alphabet Soup - Game
Replies: 919
Views: 4241100

Re: Alphabet Soup - Game

Can we get back to the subject, which was...?

Um, I forgot. :oops:
by Sanjuro
Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:19 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Kangaroo vs. Platypus
Replies: 29
Views: 23038

Re: Kangaroo vs. Platypus

During my first trip to Australia, I just had to eat a kangaroo filet. It was pretty tasty.

I'm not sure, but I think the poison would make platypus inedible. One vote for platypus.
by Sanjuro
Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:16 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Alphabet Soup - Game
Replies: 919
Views: 4241100

Re: Alphabet Soup - Game

Yet they can be dangerous in the wrong hands.
by Sanjuro
Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:08 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Alphabet Soup - Game
Replies: 919
Views: 4241100

Re: Alphabet Soup - Game

Or is he?

:o
by Sanjuro
Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:26 pm
Forum: Off the Wall
Topic: Alphabet Soup - Game
Replies: 919
Views: 4241100

Re: Alphabet Soup - Game

Like that matters. :roll:

Just keep it going.
by Sanjuro
Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:31 pm
Forum: Gameplay & Discussion
Topic: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.
Replies: 1543
Views: 1029770

Re: Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.

Here's another one.

malkamite + unbranded jalopy = Old-mobile
It will really enrage people when you drive slowly in the fast lane, with your right turn signal constantly blinking.
+combat adventures, +foe toughness