mrlddragon
Youngling
Just call me "dragon"... but please don't take this literally and include the quotes!
Posts: 86
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Post by mrlddragon on Mar 5, 2008 17:01:28 GMT -5
*turning blue from mass hysteria*
there's been plenty of times when i wanted to eat a teacher... but my moral compass kicked in and overcame my draconic instincts
as for the actuall point of this thing, i believe in the supernatural but not superstition
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mrlddragon
Youngling
Just call me "dragon"... but please don't take this literally and include the quotes!
Posts: 86
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Post by mrlddragon on Mar 5, 2008 17:02:52 GMT -5
and just to see if i'm anywhere near getting promoted from Hatchling yet, i'm gonna double post
may the great Dragyn forgive me
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Post by Faith on Mar 5, 2008 23:51:03 GMT -5
Heh.
I remember that... well, at least my spelling errors are capable of some good. ;D
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Post by Fox on Mar 6, 2008 0:27:26 GMT -5
Ah, the supernatural. There are so many things it can be interperated as, depending on your religion. I seem to have a vast interest in that as well..just not the demonic, evil parts of it.
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Post by Dragyn on Mar 6, 2008 17:43:15 GMT -5
...I think the first promotion is at 50 posts, isn't it?
Here, lemme' check.
Yup, at 50 you move on to Youngling. I could add a few more in between, but I see no reason to, really.
I really should put those in a list somewhere where someone other than me can see them...
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Post by Faith on Mar 7, 2008 3:16:29 GMT -5
Heh... Saw them. ^_^ I'm already more than a fifth of the way to Daemon. What exactly is a daemon? I've heard them mentioned a lot, but decriptions seem to vary...
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Post by Dragyn on Mar 7, 2008 14:18:52 GMT -5
Daemon is a variant on the word Demon. Technically, it's the original spelling, though the definitions have diverged slightly. Generally, in America, a demon is the name for a fallen angel/servant of the devil sort of thing, while a daemon is usually the monster-type things you see in video games and suchlike.
Though, the two terms are quite frequently reversed in those 2 roles...
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Post by bloodreaper on Mar 8, 2008 16:45:15 GMT -5
Likewise either one can refer to a program that runs on a computer without notification or input from the current user.
TSRs, mouse drivers, spyware, etc.
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mrlddragon
Youngling
Just call me "dragon"... but please don't take this literally and include the quotes!
Posts: 86
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Post by mrlddragon on Mar 9, 2008 16:38:40 GMT -5
i think it's just another way to spell it for video games so easily offended parents will let their kids get games with blood, gore, and frighteningly realistic monsters
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Post by Dragyn on Mar 9, 2008 18:32:16 GMT -5
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I have to doubt that, since it originated a few thousand years before the advent of video games.
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mrlddragon
Youngling
Just call me "dragon"... but please don't take this literally and include the quotes!
Posts: 86
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Post by mrlddragon on Mar 9, 2008 21:53:35 GMT -5
well i know that... let me clarify: that's how the word is used today
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Post by Dragyn on Mar 10, 2008 13:44:01 GMT -5
Uh, no, I don't think so. The term is seldom applied in any way that such parents would allow their children to play any games they wouldn't already, so I'm reasonably confident that has nothing to do with it.
I suppose I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
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mrlddragon
Youngling
Just call me "dragon"... but please don't take this literally and include the quotes!
Posts: 86
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Post by mrlddragon on Mar 10, 2008 15:33:42 GMT -5
the consider my rant dropped
^.=.^;
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Post by Dragyn on Mar 10, 2008 17:24:51 GMT -5
Thanks. I appreciate it.
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Post by Fox on Mar 11, 2008 23:47:26 GMT -5
I've seen a lot of games that used the word, instead of "demon". Some even go so far as to simply call them "creatures". A lot of games use alternate words in order to make the games appear less Satanic. I speak this only because I have fallen victim for it, myself. I'll have to agree with the both of you. Yes, they do try to lighten up games, but no, they're not typically gorey games. I've seen quite a bit "cutesy", seems-good-for-kids games that have used other words than "demon" to refer to the creatures that are nothing less than. None of them are violent or gorey, though..and not all use the word "daemon". 'Cause..really..a good hunk of people know what it means, anyway. (most of the time the alternate words are "creature" & "monster", though)
Sorry if I'm just fueling the fire..didn't mean to. ^^;
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