I know I said im leaving to play Candy Crush but i lost all my lives.
Thx Booinyoureyes for your calm perspective. Good luck to you too.
@antagonist ....mate you can believe what you want about who I am. Iam from Aus btw. Tennisballs absence indicates to me he is from a different timezone. Maybe we are similar in the way we think which is why I gravitated towards his thread. I liked your original post much better btw, you should update it to factor what has just occurred here lol
Explain to me this. What is a "Good dragon" doing living next to a drow city?, when we all know drow are EVIL
In all seriousness I hope that this @certus being @tennisgolfball thing isn't true, though Heinrich is a trustworthy source. I have actually liked some of tennis's posts on other discussions. People lose their cool at times, and I myself could have used politer language. Carrying it on is bad form, and as usual @belgarathmth has shamed us all with his moral clarity and restraint. we should all emulate this and let water continue under the bridge
So whatever the case may be with tennis and certus I wish u all a happy new year. Onward to more fruitful and/or amusing discussion!
@belgarathmth and you are saints in comparison to me I said u should be a Jester... but perhaps a wise Cleric would be more appropriate.
I am kinda conflicted philosophically. I read/watched a fair amount about Buddhism, which strongly advocates forgiveness, pacifism and indeed surrendering all earthly desires, hate, ambition and love, and in Chinese media, it is usually depicted as the pinnacle of Wisdom and Enlightenment.
However, as I said, I've had a far more 'interventionist' personality/instinct from when I was a child, and I sometimes wonder whether China's adoption of Buddhism into official political discourse was partly responsible for the relative decline of Chinese power in from the 11th Century onwards, as successive waves of northern nomads invaded, and eventually conquered the Song Dynasty...
By the way, if @booinyoureyes and I were the same person. We/I would be a full-time forumite who do nothing else at all, given how active we are in recent weeks
By the way, if @booinyoureyes and I were the same person. We/I would be a full-time forumite who do nothing else at all, given how active we are in recent weeks
Lol, this would also make our discussion of evolution all the more ridiculous.
But the real question is: Keldorn versus Cernd? Will Keldorn leave your party if you turn against Cernd? If the cleric/ranger is superior to Cernd, does the cleric/ranger automatically beat Keldorn, or is it like rock-paper-scissors and they automatically lose? What if we made them just use their fists? I think Cernd could win that way, maybe.
Just use fists, eh? Like, no powers or anything? Well in that assumption, Cleric/Ranger would probably win because not only would a smart person roll a decent strength score, but also a decent dex score, neither of which Cernd has. Now if powers were included? Well it might be a little harder for the Cleric/Ranger to deal with, but the moment Cernd transforms to wolfwere, Cleric/Ranger would summon up some baddies before most likely preparing various insect spells, launching flame strike, bolt of glory, and aura of flaming death.
now if they were using weapons and spells, Cernd would try and cast something... and then Cleric/Ranger would smack him with the Flail of Ages +5 or Rune Hammer +5 after buffing up with Holy Power and Righteous Magic, then cause cernd to explode with righteous fury.
There's no way in any scenario that Cernd could win unless the cleric/ranger is severely handicapped.
But the real question is: Keldorn versus Cernd? Will Keldorn leave your party if you turn against Cernd? If the cleric/ranger is superior to Cernd, does the cleric/ranger automatically beat Keldorn, or is it like rock-paper-scissors and they automatically lose? What if we made them just use their fists? I think Cernd could win that way, maybe.
Just use fists, eh? Like, no powers or anything? Well in that assumption, Cleric/Ranger would probably win because not only would a smart person roll a decent strength score, but also a decent dex score, neither of which Cernd has. Now if powers were included? Well it might be a little harder for the Cleric/Ranger to deal with, but the moment Cernd transforms to wolfwere, Cleric/Ranger would summon up some baddies before most likely preparing various insect spells, launching flame strike, bolt of glory, and aura of flaming death.
now if they were using weapons and spells, Cernd would try and cast something... and then Cleric/Ranger would smack him with the Flail of Ages +5 or Rune Hammer +5 after buffing up with Holy Power and Righteous Magic, then cause cernd to explode with righteous fury.
There's no way in any scenario that Cernd could win unless the cleric/ranger is severely handicapped.
It's an old age question pondered by some of the greatest minds on the planet, but maybe you'll be able to provide an answer: who would win in a fight between a shark and a crocodile?
You will not fool us again! I know it is you, Certus, in another of your foul disguises, asking questions about sharks and crocodiles, you dare?!
@SpaceInvader our friend, you are a good man, 'Twas just your form, they had to ban. There's nothing better than a nice paranoid discussion in the morning.
You will not fool us again! I know it is you, Certus, in another of your foul disguises, asking questions about sharks and crocodiles, you dare?!
@SpaceInvader our friend, you are a good man, 'Twas just your form, they had to ban. There's nothing better than a nice paranoid discussion in the morning.
silver dragons can be good. I put it in a spoiler in case someone else like me doesn't know yet
Can you please stop derailing the thread now?
lol... just like OP (because you are OP), you think that if anyone says anything you don't like, it is 'derailing the thread', even though I literally just directly answered your question.
Also, there is no need to spoiler-tag in the comments of a non-beginner section. You claimed to be a somebody who 'knows about the game' anyway, and clearly far more experienced and knowledgeable than my humble self.
Enough! I will no longer listen to the babbling of ignorant children! I haven't the time for this! Your pathetic magics are useless. Let this end!
I've had a brief look at your comments elsewhere, both as certus and also tennisgolfballs, you aren't always so... 'difficult', so perhaps it is partly my fault that I goaded you into such a response.
This disturbance is over! We shall not meet again. (In this thread at least).
Heindrich, you have brightened my last couple of days, so though we may agree to disagree on my identity, thanks for the lulz. For my part, I sincerely wish good luck to you in the New Year.
There may be a major plot twist in the future of this thread
Bare with me guys... secrets will be revealed, villains will be unmasked and justice will be brought down upon the wicked
Here it goes. Prepare to see the world with eyes wide open for the first time in your adult lives:
1. @Certus is an anagram for the word Rectus. If you research the etymology of this word you will find that it comes from the Latin phrase "musculus rectus" which describes a straight, horizontal muscle. (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rectus#Etymology)
2. Rectus Abdominis is the prominent straight muscle in the erect/vertical position in your medial abdomen. It is the most powerful muscle in that region an makes up the "floor" of a man with a six pack. It is easily pulled during extreme or sudden rotation. Due to this abnormal movement causing hyper-extension of the muscles on the contralateral side and more importantly hyper-flexion of the same muscle on the ipsilateral side, the most common cases of pulled rectus abdominis muscles are found in none other than competitive tennis players and golfers. (source= http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17957025)
3. @tennisgolfball has both the words "tennis" and "golf" in his name
4. The word Certus also comes from Latin, as well as Greek. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/certus The Definition of this term means "sure/certain" or "resolute/determined/firm". Tennisgolfball was certain of the incorrect information he presented, and stood firm and resolute in defiance of anyone who tried to correct him. Despite the odds and countless naysayers, he did not concede any ground nor retreat in the face of overwhelming opposition and numerical disadvantage.
5. General George Armstrong Custer was an American general in the 1800s who is famous for his final battle, when he and his men stood firm against a horde of Native Americans defending their territory. Despite overwhelming odds he fought a battle that was completely unwinable, and his mistakes led to the death of his entire company of soldiers. This battle, which draws eerie parallels to this thread, was depicted in an iconic painting produced by an artist who studied photographs of the aftermath. It is commonly known among historians as Custer's Last Stand.
6. The name Custer is also an anagram of... you guessed it "Certus"
Is this but a simple coincidence, or is it a nefarious plot?
Is this mere happenstance or a brilliantly planned and executed mass-deception?
Is @Heindrich1988 a charlatan filling the masses with hysteric paranoia, or a true prophet of doom tragically destined to be ignored by a populace that does not understand the gravity of the situation and the severe consequences of their apathy?
Most disturbingly, if it is indeed a sinister ploy, have the perpetrators been identified and the threat squashed... or do they have more unrevealed cohorts and accomplices, living among us as our neighbors under various pseudonyms, looking just like us, talking just like us, behaving just like us but waiting for the most opportune moment to strike at the very heart of our community?
No, no, the real question: can Cernd beat a tennis ball?
I heard he can liek solo dragons and totes solo Ascension insanity, but tennis balls. Tennis balls! Will he give in to his were-doggy influences and just try to chase the ball instead?
These are the real questions, folks. The real questions.
Cernd alone loses to a tennis ball or a golf ball alone. Cernd plus werebears beats either a tennis ball or a golf ball. In a 2v2 matchup, I couldn't say.
Can someone PLEASE close this thread? C'mon, maybe?
Why? There is so much left to learn about the original topic of discussion, which was how Uwe Boll destroyed the Cernd character by turning him into a tennis playing werebear who dual classed from paladin to overpowered ranger/cleric.
Checking the UDSilver dialog files, no one is conditioned to attack through them. Despite the fact that you are essential killing a being of goodness and the only thing preventing the drow from going totally hostile on the surface, no one cares. I thought it might be in their scripts, like Keldorn turning hostile if you kill his family (hey, tennisgolfboll, make a topic complaining about his betrayal when he turns on you after you kill his daughters!), but I can't find it in either Keldorn or Mazzy's, the two most likely candidates. It's not in the AR script, either.
So someone said Mazzy went hostile when they killed Adalon, but I have no idea how that happened. All bananas.
As for Cernd, I think it was the golf that ruined him. Tennis wielding were-bear? Awesome. Paladin duel to OP ranger/cleric? A bit OP, as we've discussed, but not quite jumping the shark. But golf? Everyone knows rangers don't play golf. I feel outraged and disappointed with the direction that character has gone, and I think I will whine about it on the internet.
Since im not a teenager i have neither the time nor inclination to create more than 1 profile. Not sure who rambled on about this and cba to find it. But the idea that i created more than one profile because someone else pointed out your flaws says you must be pretty insecure.
But as my question was answered by my own playthrough we are no longer off topic.
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Thx Booinyoureyes for your calm perspective. Good luck to you too.
@antagonist ....mate you can believe what you want about who I am. Iam from Aus btw. Tennisballs absence indicates to me he is from a different timezone. Maybe we are similar in the way we think which is why I gravitated towards his thread. I liked your original post much better btw, you should update it to factor what has just occurred here lol
Explain to me this. What is a "Good dragon" doing living next to a drow city?, when we all know drow are EVIL
Back on Topic. Cernd is OP. Beamdog please nerf
I am kinda conflicted philosophically. I read/watched a fair amount about Buddhism, which strongly advocates forgiveness, pacifism and indeed surrendering all earthly desires, hate, ambition and love, and in Chinese media, it is usually depicted as the pinnacle of Wisdom and Enlightenment.
However, as I said, I've had a far more 'interventionist' personality/instinct from when I was a child, and I sometimes wonder whether China's adoption of Buddhism into official political discourse was partly responsible for the relative decline of Chinese power in from the 11th Century onwards, as successive waves of northern nomads invaded, and eventually conquered the Song Dynasty...
By the way, if @booinyoureyes and I were the same person. We/I would be a full-time forumite who do nothing else at all, given how active we are in recent weeks
I feel a lot of remorse now for my past actions.
Can you please stop derailing the thread now?
On Topic:
I think Shapeshifting is overpowered in bg1, I love making Cernd as main character and soloing through to ToB where he really shines
now if they were using weapons and spells, Cernd would try and cast something... and then Cleric/Ranger would smack him with the Flail of Ages +5 or Rune Hammer +5 after buffing up with Holy Power and Righteous Magic, then cause cernd to explode with righteous fury.
There's no way in any scenario that Cernd could win unless the cleric/ranger is severely handicapped.
but maybe you'll be able to provide an answer: who would win in a fight between a shark and a crocodile?
@SpaceInvader our friend, you are a good man, 'Twas just your form, they had to ban.
There's nothing better than a nice paranoid discussion in the morning.
.. this game is clearly awesome.
Also, there is no need to spoiler-tag in the comments of a non-beginner section. You claimed to be a somebody who 'knows about the game' anyway, and clearly far more experienced and knowledgeable than my humble self.
Enough! I will no longer listen to the babbling of ignorant children! I haven't the time for this! Your pathetic magics are useless. Let this end!
I've had a brief look at your comments elsewhere, both as certus and also tennisgolfballs, you aren't always so... 'difficult', so perhaps it is partly my fault that I goaded you into such a response.
This disturbance is over! We shall not meet again. (In this thread at least).
There may be a major plot twist in the future of this thread
Bare with me guys... secrets will be revealed, villains will be unmasked and justice will be brought down upon the wicked
Here it goes. Prepare to see the world with eyes wide open for the first time in your adult lives:
1. @Certus is an anagram for the word Rectus. If you research the etymology of this word you will find that it comes from the Latin phrase "musculus rectus" which describes a straight, horizontal muscle. (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rectus#Etymology)
2. Rectus Abdominis is the prominent straight muscle in the erect/vertical position in your medial abdomen. It is the most powerful muscle in that region an makes up the "floor" of a man with a six pack. It is easily pulled during extreme or sudden rotation. Due to this abnormal movement causing hyper-extension of the muscles on the contralateral side and more importantly hyper-flexion of the same muscle on the ipsilateral side, the most common cases of pulled rectus abdominis muscles are found in none other than competitive tennis players and golfers. (source= http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17957025)
3. @tennisgolfball has both the words "tennis" and "golf" in his name
4. The word Certus also comes from Latin, as well as Greek. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/certus The Definition of this term means "sure/certain" or "resolute/determined/firm". Tennisgolfball was certain of the incorrect information he presented, and stood firm and resolute in defiance of anyone who tried to correct him. Despite the odds and countless naysayers, he did not concede any ground nor retreat in the face of overwhelming opposition and numerical disadvantage.
5. General George Armstrong Custer was an American general in the 1800s who is famous for his final battle, when he and his men stood firm against a horde of Native Americans defending their territory. Despite overwhelming odds he fought a battle that was completely unwinable, and his mistakes led to the death of his entire company of soldiers. This battle, which draws eerie parallels to this thread, was depicted in an iconic painting produced by an artist who studied photographs of the aftermath. It is commonly known among historians as Custer's Last Stand.
6. The name Custer is also an anagram of... you guessed it "Certus"
Is this but a simple coincidence, or is it a nefarious plot?
Is this mere happenstance or a brilliantly planned and executed mass-deception?
Is @Heindrich1988 a charlatan filling the masses with hysteric paranoia, or a true prophet of doom tragically destined to be ignored by a populace that does not understand the gravity of the situation and the severe consequences of their apathy?
Most disturbingly, if it is indeed a sinister ploy, have the perpetrators been identified and the threat squashed... or do they have more unrevealed cohorts and accomplices, living among us as our neighbors under various pseudonyms, looking just like us, talking just like us, behaving just like us but waiting for the most opportune moment to strike at the very heart of our community?
That is for you, the reader, to decide.
I heard he can liek solo dragons and totes solo Ascension insanity, but tennis balls. Tennis balls! Will he give in to his were-doggy influences and just try to chase the ball instead?
These are the real questions, folks. The real questions.
Cernd alone loses to a tennis ball or a golf ball alone. Cernd plus werebears beats either a tennis ball or a golf ball. In a 2v2 matchup, I couldn't say.
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That changes EVERYTHING!
is it just me or the current course of this discussion kinda ironic! given OP original complaint about thread de-railmnet'
Cernd's story and dialogue were secretly ghost-written by none other than Uwe Boll!
There must be a mastermind behind all these unlikely coincidences. We need to smoke him out.
We will leave no crevice untouched!
Even more surprisingly, he didn't even say anything at all!!!
Actually, he wasn't even there!!! *deranged laugh*
Can someone PLEASE close this thread? C'mon, maybe?
So someone said Mazzy went hostile when they killed Adalon, but I have no idea how that happened. All bananas.
As for Cernd, I think it was the golf that ruined him. Tennis wielding were-bear? Awesome. Paladin duel to OP ranger/cleric? A bit OP, as we've discussed, but not quite jumping the shark. But golf? Everyone knows rangers don't play golf. I feel outraged and disappointed with the direction that character has gone, and I think I will whine about it on the internet.
But as my question was answered by my own playthrough we are no longer off topic.
Just mashed those words together cuz im lazy and dont like it when a nick is taken