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[KnightofPhoenix]

Important thing is that she'll live, hopefully. You're taking this relatively well, I would have gone nuts.

Speaking of berating Cailan

Modifié par KnightofPhoenix, 03 février 2011 - 08:21 .

[Giggles_Manically]

Um KoP Bioware does not like it when images have the fooke word.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Giggles_Manically wrote...

Um KoP Bioware does not like it when images have the fooke word.

ok, I'll link the pic instead.

[Giggles_Manically]

Still its a funny image.



I wished Loghain had yelled that at Cailan.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Important thing is that she'll live, hopefully. You're taking this relatively well, I would have gone nuts.

Speaking of berating Cailan

That's one of my favorite scenes in the game: Cailan getting blasted by funky putrid ogre breath. Bet he wished he had listened to Loghain then. Darkspawn haliotosis ain't so glorious, is it...........   Of course, the best part comes next........

I've always been coldly calm in a crisis, even though right now I feel like practicing ancient Egyptian embalming methods on him, while he's still alive and concious. But I'm trying to keep the house calm and quiet so Missy doesn't get upset, since she's very emotionally sensitive and gets upset and nervous when people are angry or arguing. I think I'll save flaying him alive for when she's at the Vet's office, under anesthesia.

[Addai]

I bet he feels bad about it.  Does he feel bad about it?  If he flays himself first, will you forgive him?

Shirtless young Loghain with winking Maric got some color added.


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[Zjarcal]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Important thing is that she'll live, hopefully. You're taking this relatively well, I would have gone nuts.

Speaking of berating Cailan

Awesome! 

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Addai67 wrote...

I bet he feels bad about it.  Does he feel bad about it?

Yes, he does. If he did not, I'd certainly make him feel bad.

If he flays himself first, will you forgive him?

Only if he is siiting in a bathtub filled with lemon juice while doing it.

Shirtless young Loghain with winking Maric got some color added.

I was searching on google for an awesome Loggy shot, but I inadvertantly discovered a Loghain/Howe slash fan-art, and my eyes suddenly exploded.

Modifié par Skadi_the_Evil_Elf, 04 février 2011 - 05:17 .

[CalJones]

I am so sorry for your kitty, Skadi - I'd have taken the gun and shot your hubby in the nuts, were that me. I would definitely confiscate the gun, in any case.



And as for shirtless Loghain...om nom nom.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Thanks, Cal!

We dropped Missy off at the vet this morning, and he called this afternoon to let us know she is fine and recovering from surgery, and we pick her up tommorow. As part of his pennance, I made my husband go out and buy some fresh salmon for her. The gun is partially mine anyway, so I've banned him from unsupervised use. When I shoot it, I take it down to the abandoned school yard and set up my own target practice range, where it's abandoned, safe, and basic range safety can be practiced.



Shirtless Loghain certainly is helpinjg my mood right now. That picture is awesome.

[Addai]

Hopefully he's learned his lesson Skadi! Men tend to be gun-happy. I still rage at my dad for giving his hired hands permission to shoot dogs that wandered on to our property. The idiots did it once while I was close by and boy did I want to turn at least a pellet gun on them.



Ahem. Shirtless Loghain... I'm not so sure about the sparklies in the colored version. I guess that is the aura of manliness!

[philiposophy]

I tried to make a Warden (an Orlesian one of all things!) that resembled my favourite teyrn and above is the result. Not entirely accurate though tbf I was doing it entirely from memory. I got the nose right.

[Addai]

LOL I thought when I was clicking on the thread that you had a Loghain avatar. Good job, pretty close as far as I can see.

[Shinobu]

@Skadi I'm so sorry about your kitty's eye, but glad she's otherwise unharmed.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Addai67 wrote...

Hopefully he's learned his lesson Skadi! Men tend to be gun-happy. I still rage at my dad for giving his hired hands permission to shoot dogs that wandered on to our property. The idiots did it once while I was close by and boy did I want to turn at least a pellet gun on them.

Yes, he definitely has. And of course, Missy has already forgiven him, if she ever held him ill will. Husband has sworn he'll never touch the air rifle again.We got her back from the vet today, and I was surprised to learn the pellet did not enter her eye, but her neck. The damage to her eye was from the cactus she was sleeping behind. When the pellet hit her neck, it must have been painfil and frightening, and she probably destroyed her eye running into the cactus. But she's home safe now, cuddling me and getting hand fed bits of salmon and liver pate. She looks so pitiful right now. maybe when she's better, I'll make her a little pirate patch for her missing eye.

And I know what you mean about some morons getting gun happy. The locals in the village do things like that to the dogs and cats, because they are too cheap and lazy to neuter them or take care of them. F*cking barbarians. Thankfully, it hasn't been happening recently. I wonder if it has something to do with a previous epidemic of slashed tires, keyed cars, and disturbing meat messages on their doorsteps.....

Ahem. Shirtless Loghain... I'm not so sure about the sparklies in the colored version. I guess that is the aura of manliness!

Well, Loghain is man enough that he can endure sparkles without any drop in his overall masculinity.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Skadi_the_Evil_Elf wrote...
maybe when she's better, I'll make her a little pirate patch for her missing eye.

That's a sign of badassness.

I just finished reading a book about Abd Al Rahman Al Dakhil, the Falcon of Quraish (and there was only one book about him in the Library!! WTF!! I'll have to rectify this in the future) and he of course had lost an eye.

She'll be fine, she's a cat afterall

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

[quote]KnightofPhoenix wrote...

That's a sign of badassness. [/quote]

And basassed will never look so damned cute.

[quote]I just finished reading a book about Abd Al Rahman Al Dakhil, the Falcon of Quraish (and there was only one book about him in the Library!! WTF!! I'll have to rectify this in the future) and he of course had lost an eye. [/quote]

Care to elaborate?

{quote]She'll be fine, she's a cat afterall
[/quote]

Yes, she's tough. And animals adapt remarkably well to handicaps. The important thing is that she is alive and recovering, and knows she's loved.

And now that my little monkey is home and safe, I spent the afternoon playing Sins of a Solar Empire. Twas awesome. I named my capital ship in honor of my kitty (The Missy Oblitorator) and won a very short, sweet, and simple scenario. The Vasari got pwned. Though it took me a while to figure out that paying the pirates to go attack my enemies means they are not harrassing me, and thus, was finally able to build a decent fleet.

The Advent purge ship voiceover is just too awesome. "Who needs to be punished?"

[KnightofPhoenix]

Skadi_the_Evil_Elf wrote...

I just finished reading a book about Abd Al Rahman Al Dakhil, the Falcon of Quraish (and there was only one book about him in the Library!! WTF!! I'll have to rectify this in the future) and he of course had lost an eye.

Care to elaborate?

You know, the guy who founded the Umayyad emirate in Al Andalus after the Abasid Revolution. The guy I almost always end up talking about because I admire him so much lol. The guy who beat sense into the Arab, Berber, Gothic, Native Spaniard  tribes / groups / nobles and forged a state out of nothing.

When he was fleeing the Abbasid onslaught, his eyes caught an inflammation I believe. He lost one of them. He looked badass with that one eye in the Syrian TV series about his life. 

Yes, she's tough. And animals adapt remarkably well to handicaps. The important thing is that she is alive and recovering, and knows she's loved.

And now that my little monkey is home and safe, I spent the afternoon playing Sins of a Solar Empire. Twas awesome. I named my capital ship in honor of my kitty (The Missy Oblitorator) and won a very short, sweet, and simple scenario. The Vasari got pwned. Though it took me a while to figure out that paying the pirates to go attack my enemies means they are not harrassing me, and thus, was finally able to build a decent fleet.

The Advent purge ship voiceover is just too awesome. "Who needs to be punished?"

Awww Missy Obliterator is an epic name!

And yes, raising the bounty on others keeps the pirates off your back. That's why I personally like to focus on economy a lot.

And yea I love Advent voiceover. "Tremble before the unity!"
My favorite Advent ship (other than capital ships) has to be the Illuminator.

Modifié par KnightofPhoenix, 05 février 2011 - 08:50 .

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

You know, the guy who founded the Umayyad emirate in Al Andalus after the Abasid Revolution. The guy I almost always end up talking about because I admire him so much lol. The guy who beat sense into the Arab, Berber, Gothic, Native Spaniard  tribes / groups / nobles and forged a state out of nothing.

When he was fleeing the Abbasid onslaught, his eyes caught an inflammation I believe. He lost one of them. He looked badass with that one eye in the Syrian TV series about his life. 

Ahhh, gotcha! It's a shame I don't understand much beyond basic Spanish, but I'd imagine the bigger towns with libraries here would have alot of books on him. I do remember, when I was at the Alhambra last with my inlaws, about half the books in the shops were about the history of Al Andalus. Same in Cordoba (where a most awesome mosque/catherdral hybrid still stands). Ok, now I know of whom you speak.

Having one eye just means you can focus the death rays more intensely.

Awww Missy Obliterator is an epic name!

And yes, raising the bounty on others keeps the pirates off your back. That's why I personally like to focus on economy a lot.

And yea I love Advent voiceover. "Tremble before the unity!"
My favorite Advent ship (other than capital ships) has to be the Illuminator.

I'm still trying to get used to the whole diplomacy mechanic. It's pretty cool, except when they expect me to attack someone in a certain time frame. It's like, "****** off, I gotta save my ships and resources for when I come and wipe out your planet later! Mwahahahahaha!":devil:

[KnightofPhoenix]

Skadi_the_Evil_Elf wrote...
Ahhh, gotcha! It's a shame I don't understand much beyond basic Spanish, but I'd imagine the bigger towns with libraries here would have alot of books on him. I do remember, when I was at the Alhambra last with my inlaws, about half the books in the shops were about the history of Al Andalus. Same in Cordoba (where a most awesome mosque/catherdral hybrid still stands). Ok, now I know of whom you speak.

Having one eye just means you can focus the death rays more intensely.

The mosque / now cathedral in Cordoba, the Mezquita, was in fact built by Abd al Rahman al-Dakhil, on top of a church which he bought from the Christians. In fact, he was the one who drew the design. It was expanded several times by his successors. 

Still, I find it almost offensive that a person like him only has one book in the Islamic Studies Library in one of the top universities in North America (Mcgill). And it's only a 150ish page book!
Now I think I have an idea of what I could potentially do for a PhD thesis. Write about one of my personal heroes.

I'm still trying to get used to the whole diplomacy mechanic. It's pretty cool, except when they expect me to attack someone in a certain time frame. It's like, "****** off, I gotta save my ships and resources for when I come and wipe out your planet later! Mwahahahahaha!":devil:

Yes, sometimes it can get annoying (especially when they expect you to kill an ally), but with bribes and envoys, you an afford to ignore them and mitiguate relationship losses.

Too bad there isn't an option to mediate between 2 allies and all that. But I don't think any game managed to implement diplomacy that well.

Did you get a chance to hold pacts?

Modifié par KnightofPhoenix, 05 février 2011 - 10:09 .

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...


The mosque / now cathedral in Cordoba, the Mezquita, was in fact built by Abd al Rahman al-Dakhil, on top of a church which he bought from the Christians. In fact, he was the one who drew the design. It was expanded several times by his successors. 

Yeah, I've been there. Underneath the cathedral the ruins of the original Visigothic church are still there, excavated and viewable. You can walk around the place, and even though it is one big single room, you can still get lost. It's a forest of Moorish arch columns and later added neoclassical ones. It is terribly strange, but it works. With the exception of the main mass area, it doesn't clash too badly. The stained glass Morrocan-patterened dome windows are are awesome. I spent 15 minutes staring at a single one.

Still, I find it almost offensive that a person like him only has one book in the Islamic Studies Library in one of the top universities in North America (Mcgill). And it's only a 150ish page book!
Now I htink I have an idea of what I could potetnial do for a PhD thesis. Write about one of my personal heroes.

Yeah, that certainly makes little sense. Al Andalus was a major period in Islamic, as well as European, history.

Yes, sometimes it can get annoying (especially when they expect you to kill an ally), but with bribes and envoys, you an afford to ignore them and mitiguate relationship losses.

Too bad there isn't an option to mediate between 2 allies and all that. But I don't think any game managed to implement diplomacy that well.

Did you get a chance to hold pacts?

Not yet, haven't played that intensely, just very basic, easy scenarios until I get the flow of things. For now, just basically keeping it simple.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Skadi_the_Evil_Elf wrote...
Yeah, I've been there. Underneath the cathedral the ruins of the original Visigothic church are still there, excavated and viewable. You can walk around the place, and even though it is one big single room, you can still get lost. It's a forest of Moorish arch columns and later added neoclassical ones. It is terribly strange, but it works. With the exception of the main mass area, it doesn't clash too badly. The stained glass Morrocan-patterened dome windows are are awesome. I spent 15 minutes staring at a single one.

I do need to go there for sure. Spain is beautiful and visiting Cordoba is a must.
I can speak Spanish, so I don't think I'd get lost lol

Yeah, that certainly makes little sense. Al Andalus was a major period in Islamic, as well as European, history.

Several books talk about him, but in passing chapters. There is only one book dedicated to him, which is wrong.

Not yet, haven't played that intensely, just very basic, easy scenarios until I get the flow of things. For now, just basically keeping it simple.

Good idea. It's not that hard to get use to. I started like this and eventually started playing on huge maps on high dificulties.

Did you get a chance to explore the Advent fully? Like all cpaital shps, starbases...etc

[Costin_Razvan]

Speaking about broody old men with piercing blue eye let's speak Gregory House. It is quite surprising how both him and Loghain are similar in personalities, though their motives are vastly different ( Loghain wants to protect Fereldan while House wants to....uhm...be House! )

House: Everybody lies.

Modifié par Costin_Razvan, 05 février 2011 - 10:32 .

[Addai]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Still, I find it almost offensive that a person like him only has one book in the Islamic Studies Library in one of the top universities in North America (Mcgill). And it's only a 150ish page book!
Now I think I have an idea of what I could potentially do for a PhD thesis. Write about one of my personal heroes.

I did that for my BA honors thesis, but my heroes changed over time.  Also the writing was crap because I was too focused on hero worship rather than scholarship.  You're going to study history?  I would ask around and find out an area of primary research that's lacking and do that.

On dA I found an advertisement for The Arrangement.  (not really but it could be LOL)


link

Modifié par Addai67, 05 février 2011 - 10:38 .

[KnightofPhoenix]

Addai67 wrote...

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Still, I find it almost offensive that a person like him only has one book in the Islamic Studies Library in one of the top universities in North America (Mcgill). And it's only a 150ish page book!
Now I think I have an idea of what I could potentially do for a PhD thesis. Write about one of my personal heroes.

I did that for my BA honors thesis, but my heroes changed over time.  Also the writing was crap because I was too focused on hero worship rather than scholarship.  You're going to study history?  I would ask around and find out an area of primary research that's lacking and do that.

Well it's not hero worship in my case lol. I am interested in the Islamic early-high medieval period in general, Al Andalus as one of the regions I am most interested in amongst others, and the political, social and economic dynamics of the time. I like to explore them from the perspective of exceptional individuals like the Falcon of Quraysh. Plus I genuinely think someone like him deserves to be known.  Without him, Muslim Spain would not have amounted to anything and who knows, the world migh have been very different.

For my masters degree, I am going for Islamic studies, Islamic history to be specific. I asked the profs there and they said the scholarship on this field is not as much as it should or could be. There is not even a professor in Mcgill's Islamic institute who is specialized in this field (but thankfully there is a guy who focuses on primary sources who might advise me for my masters).

Modifié par KnightofPhoenix, 05 février 2011 - 10:47 .