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NobleNick · 10-25-2004, 06:30 PM

Aerich,

Excellent, timely and tactful post. I was going to send out a few PMs; but your post is a better idea. Thanks for taking the initiative.

I completly don't understand, what you are saying. What is spoiler? I am confused from your post. Just tell me what can I do and what I can't

galdur,

What Aerich means is: Do not reveal anything specific about the game that you would normally have to play the game in order to find out; without first giving a warning. The warning allows those who don't want to know the spoiler to stop reading in time.

A "spoiler" is revealing the game's story or other important parts of the game; so that it "spoils" the enjoyment one would get by discovering it for themselves in the game.

Here are examples of advice that I would NOT consider a spoiler:

1.) Check with store owners often, since wares (especially spells) change as you progress through the game.

2.) The Paladin gets lots better in the later game.

3.) The best time to enter TotLM is just before you are invited to take a boat ride to the ___ of ________ ___. (Would be a spoiler if I filled in the blanks.)

Now here are similar lines, as spoilers, with an appropriate spoiler warning:

~

CAUTION: Some of the following REALLY are SPOILERS!! (albeit small ones.)

~

~ (the purpose of these tildes and line spaces is to keep the spoiler hidden at the bottom of the screen, while the reader reads the warning.)

~

1.) There is an Ogre in the last room of the Orc cave, that can easily squash your fledgling party if you are not careful.

2.) There is a **AWESOME** +12 THAC0 Mage-only set of darts in Valley of Darkness.

3.) How do you get past all the goblins that you meet when you leave Easthaven?

4.) I'm in Forked Foot and can't find the sixth stick of the Cosmic Candle set. Where is it?

5.) How do you kill those #$%@$# Stampeding Skeletons at the end of Dragon's Armpit 2?

~

END SPOILERS

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What's a party,
without a song?
Bards ROCK!
Party On!!

[ 10-26-2004, 03:51 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

10-25-2004, 06:30 PM	#5
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 64 Posts: 1,045	Aerich, Excellent, timely and tactful post. I was going to send out a few PMs; but your post is a better idea. Thanks for taking the initiative. I completly don't understand, what you are saying. What is spoiler? I am confused from your post. Just tell me what can I do and what I can't galdur, What Aerich means is: Do not reveal anything specific about the game that you would normally have to play the game in order to find out; without first giving a warning. The warning allows those who don't want to know the spoiler to stop reading in time. A "spoiler" is revealing the game's story or other important parts of the game; so that it "spoils" the enjoyment one would get by discovering it for themselves in the game. Here are examples of advice that I would NOT consider a spoiler: 1.) Check with store owners often, since wares (especially spells) change as you progress through the game. 2.) The Paladin gets lots better in the later game. 3.) The best time to enter TotLM is just before you are invited to take a boat ride to the ___ of ________ ___. (Would be a spoiler if I filled in the blanks.) Now here are similar lines, as spoilers, with an appropriate spoiler warning: ~ CAUTION: Some of the following REALLY are SPOILERS!! (albeit small ones.) ~ ~ (the purpose of these tildes and line spaces is to keep the spoiler hidden at the bottom of the screen, while the reader reads the warning.) ~ 1.) There is an Ogre in the last room of the Orc cave, that can easily squash your fledgling party if you are not careful. 2.) There is a AWESOME +12 THAC0 Mage-only set of darts in Valley of Darkness. 3.) How do you get past all the goblins that you meet when you leave Easthaven? 4.) I'm in Forked Foot and can't find the sixth stick of the Cosmic Candle set. Where is it? 5.) How do you kill those #$%@$# Stampeding Skeletons at the end of Dragon's Armpit 2? ~ END SPOILERS -------------------- What's a party, without a song? Bards ROCK! Party On!! [ 10-26-2004, 03:51 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]