You find yourself trapped on a tropical island. A genie appears before you and offers you any 3 of the following items (but no more than 3) Which do you choose?
A raincoat An axe A lighter A volleyball Duct tape A machete A two way radio (batteries included) A copy of the Edmonton Sun from Dec 21, 1998 A pillow A sleeping bag A tent A raft
I've given this a lot of thought--hey, who's kidding who? I've lost sleep over it--and I think I'd go with a tent to shelter, a two-way radio to try and get ahold of someone who could get me off this bloody island, and a machete for slitting my wrists when nobody answered.
I do not deal well with heat. 12 hours tops with no air conditioner and I'd be using the machete.
You find yourself trapped on a tropical island. A genie appears before you and offers you any 3 of the following items (but no more than 3) Which do you choose?
A raincoat
An axe
A lighter
A volleyball
Duct tape
A machete
A two way radio (batteries included)
A copy of the Edmonton Sun from Dec 21, 1998
A pillow
A sleeping bag
A tent
A raft
You find yourself trapped on a tropical island. A genie appears before you and offers you any 3 of the following items (but no more than 3) Which do you choose?
A raincoat
An axe
A lighter
A volleyball
Duct tape
A machete
A two way radio (batteries included)
A copy of the Edmonton Sun from Dec 21, 1998
A pillow
A sleeping bag
A tent
A raft
Much like the battle between Batman and Superman this past weekend, no matter which pack of inexplicably idolized ice-thugs owned by obscenely wealthy festering carbuncles on the ass of western society wins on Saturday, humanity loses.
You find yourself trapped on a tropical island. A genie appears before you and offers you any 3 of the following items (but no more than 3) Which do you choose?
A raincoat
An axe
A lighter
A volleyball
Duct tape
A machete
A two way radio (batteries included)
A copy of the Edmonton Sun from Dec 21, 1998
A pillow
A sleeping bag
A tent
A raft
No towel?
That is what the Edmonton Sun is for.
Who said there is an Edmonton Sun in that weird tropical island ??????
You find yourself trapped on a tropical island. A genie appears before you and offers you any 3 of the following items (but no more than 3) Which do you choose?
A raincoat
An axe
A lighter
A volleyball
Duct tape
A machete
A two way radio (batteries included)
A copy of the Edmonton Sun from Dec 21, 1998
A pillow
A sleeping bag
A tent
A raft
No towel?
That is what the Edmonton Sun is for.
Who said there is an Edmonton Sun in that weird tropical island ??????
You find yourself trapped on a tropical island. A genie appears before you and offers you any 3 of the following items (but no more than 3) Which do you choose?
A raincoat
An axe
A lighter
A volleyball
Duct tape
A machete
A two way radio (batteries included)
A copy of the Edmonton Sun from Dec 21, 1998
A pillow
A sleeping bag
A tent
A raft
No towel?
That is what the Edmonton Sun is for.
I suppose I could use it to cover my head and avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal...
So I am suppose to remind you about this horrible, awful yet amazing pun that was removed from the game and your willingness to share it with the world.
So I was hoping it would be possible to do that now, but place spoiler tags all around it since I haven't played completely through the expansion yet (like most people) and don't want to be spoiled. Only tempted to be spoiled.
So I am suppose to remind you about this horrible, awful yet amazing pun that was removed from the game and your willingness to share it with the world
Oh, man, I vaguely remember this, but only vaguely. Could you link me to where I said to ask me later so I can try and figure out what the pun was?
As a stand-in or possible replacement pun that was never in the game but might well have been if I'd come up with it before Glint's VO was done, I offer this tweet I made a month or so back:
"As Glint Gardnersonson's name attests, his family's naming conventions are a little idiosyncratic. They have their own unique gnomenclature."
I do hope I can remember what the original pun was, though. I have a distinct memory of being both proud of, and appalled by, it.
Man... This is going to bug me for a long time now...
I made the promise when I thought SoD was going to ship, uh, significantly sooner than it did. I remember the response to the joke, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is at the moment. I'm going to do some digging to see if I can figure it out, but... yeah, as of this moment, it's not looking good. Sorry.
This isn't going to make up for the missing joke, but one silly inside one I don't think is actually in the game:
The transport up to find Caelar and foes for the climactic battle at the top of the Basalt Tower was internally known as "The Hellevator", partly for its in-game location and partly for how much effort the programmers had to put into making the background scroll without hiccupping.
Now who was in charge of that? That had to have been intentional.
I'm honestly not 100% sure, but if it's the scene I think it is (I'm on my personal laptop and can't check it at the moment), I did write the initial pass, and it *feels* like something I'd do.
I'd have to go with M'Khiin. She, Glint, and Corwin are kind of my babies--at a certain point in development I came to the conclusion that Glint is who I'd like to be, Corwin is who I ought to be, and M'Khiin is who I am.
Of the non-gnome NPCs I didn't have a hand in creating, Minsc is far and away the most fun to write (if gnomes were being considered here, it'd be tough to choose between him and Tiax--I loved the little bit of Tiax I got to do in SoD), but I'd probably choose Safana as a favourite, she's got a lot of interesting layers to her.
Alright, so I finally managed to catch up on this humongous wall of text that makes this thread. It was as entertaining as it was educational (read as: a lot lot).
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Two-way radio - Hope is always nice to have. Once the batteries die, then you salvage its parts for other uses.
Lighter - Fire would be nice. . . And simply done.
I love the raft idea though.
I do not deal well with heat. 12 hours tops with no air conditioner and I'd be using the machete.
Machete, tent, and either duct tape or radio, depending on how likely I think it is that my call for help would actually reach someone.
Admit, did you have the Mark's voice in your head when you wrote that, Andrew?
I've got Mark's voice in my head pretty much all the time.
No towel?
I actually don't gamble (including no lottery tickets). I'm weird like that
That is what the Edmonton Sun is for.
Who said there is an Edmonton Sun in that weird tropical island ??????
I did...its in the list...
I suppose I could use it to cover my head and avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal...
So I was hoping it would be possible to do that now, but place spoiler tags all around it since I haven't played completely through the expansion yet (like most people) and don't want to be spoiled. Only tempted to be spoiled.
Thanks.
As a stand-in or possible replacement pun that was never in the game but might well have been if I'd come up with it before Glint's VO was done, I offer this tweet I made a month or so back:
"As Glint Gardnersonson's name attests, his family's naming conventions are a little idiosyncratic. They have their own unique gnomenclature."
I do hope I can remember what the original pun was, though. I have a distinct memory of being both proud of, and appalled by, it.
I made the promise when I thought SoD was going to ship, uh, significantly sooner than it did. I remember the response to the joke, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is at the moment. I'm going to do some digging to see if I can figure it out, but... yeah, as of this moment, it's not looking good. Sorry.
Of the non-gnome NPCs I didn't have a hand in creating, Minsc is far and away the most fun to write (if gnomes were being considered here, it'd be tough to choose between him and Tiax--I loved the little bit of Tiax I got to do in SoD), but I'd probably choose Safana as a favourite, she's got a lot of interesting layers to her.
It was as entertaining as it was educational (read as: a lot lot). I am offended >:I
PS: What are the chances of any of the Beamdog folks coming to the GamesCom this year?