Don't be ridiculous. If I was a dark goddess, I would have a torture chamber. I don't have one of those, thus, it follows that I can't be a dark goddess.
We were just the guys who made the threads. You're the guy who weaved the whole thing into a tapestry of pig bones, wax beetles and antinatalist sharks.
Well, thank you. :)
Which reminds me, it's high time Zestpoole was allowed to explore beyond that sewer.
Norwegian is much closer to English than Estonian is, both linguistically and sound-wise; Norway also, if I am not mistaken, has a pretty robust English education system.
Estonian is more like Finnish and, to a lesser extent, Hungarian.
i haven't even heard of Elfdalian. Where's that spoken?
Central Sweden. Strictly speaking, it is considered a dialect of Swedish, but it is peculiar and divergent enough to be quite distinct from the standard dialect and is sometimes listed as a separate language. There are one or two other dialects that are similarly disputed.
So, in the game Baldur's gate, the attributes are calculated by the computer pretending to roll three six-sided die (and add the numbers on each die) for each stat; thus; random numbers.
You have minimum levels for certain attributes (like, if you're a halfling, you can't have dexterity be less than eight; so if your character is a halfing; the random number for dexterity is always going to be eight or more) and maximum levels (a half-orc cannot have more than 16 wisdom; so the random number for wisdom is always going to be 16 or less).
So, you are never going to roll a guy with 3 in all attributes.
Now, you can take a point from Strength and put it into Dexterity; or vice versa ;or any other of the attributes. You can do this until you reach the minimum or maximum (if you're playing a dwarf, you could keep putting strength points into dexterity until you only have 12 in Strength; or you reach 18 dexterity).
So, what most players do is this: They take all the points from all the attributes until all six (STR, DEX, CON, WIS, INT, CHA) are at their minimum. Now you have a bunch of attribute points to allocate as you want (remember this number). For example, you could put all of them in Strength and Constitution; and none in Wisdom, Intelligence, or Charisma; and I guess the remaining points in Dexterity.
So, remember the number of allocatable points (the N.A.P.); the number you get by reducing all stats to minimum. That number is how good your roll is. You can save your roll in Baldur's gate.
And you can "roll" (by clicking the roll button) again.
So, roll up; find the Nap; and save your roll. Write down the nap. Roll again, find the nap, and compare it to the first nap. If your second nap is higher than your first; then save your second roll. If not, roll again.
Write down and save your best nap.
Keep rolling. Every time you get a nap better than your previous best; save it and write it down.
Do this until you get a nap as good as you want. If you get frustrated; load your last nap; and start out with high stats.
With enough time, you could get max stats in all attributes.
That is not min-maxing.
That is MAX-MAXING.
And with nary a cheat code at that.
Yep, that's how the game is played folks.
Though, I never had the patience to get max stats.
Not your fault you were raised in a culture that can't tell Botswana from Borneo.
You can name more of the U.S. states and U.S. presidents than the average Estonian; though.
Anyways, Estonia is not Bestonia.
Estonia is far too independent and too Americanized. People have too many rights and too much fun. They can't build character.
Oh well, all of Scandinavia is going downhill anyways. In a wagon. With their hands in the air. Down the lane. Having fun and leaving skid marks on the walls. And they didn't invite me!
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter of the Heapers' Hangout
There are times when i honestly can't tell whether you're joking or not.
This is one of those times.
I is joking. Human rights is a good thing; and open-mindedness and cultural interaction is a good thing. It's a good thing that cultures mix and change.
I is joking. Human rights is a good thing; and open-mindedness and cultural interaction is a good thing. It's a good thing that cultures mix and change.
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Well, thank you. :)
Which reminds me, it's high time Zestpoole was allowed to explore beyond that sewer.
i have not studied logic, but i believe i recognize this feeling.
he's from Estonia and talks with an accent so i struggled to understand him
awkwardness ensued
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
(Oddly, i had a Norwegian flatmate last year and could understand her just fine.)
Of course it is. i am not good at geography.
That would perhaps explain things.
Sredni might
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
As it is, reference books are my friend
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
You can name more of the U.S. states and U.S. presidents than the average Estonian; though.
Anyways, Estonia is not Bestonia.
Estonia is far too independent and too Americanized. People have too many rights and too much fun. They can't build character.
Oh well, all of Scandinavia is going downhill anyways. In a wagon. With their hands in the air. Down the lane. Having fun and leaving skid marks on the walls. And they didn't invite me!
Also, I want all Scandinavia to unite.
There are times when i honestly can't tell whether you're joking or not.
This is one of those times.
groooooooovy
*hugs Pillows* Very groovy. Let's go to the 70s. ^_^
Runs out of thread to avoid Marijuana smell.
Oh, OK then.
Sorry. i'm a bit of a literalist.