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But it sounds like the original first-person interface is so rough to use that this \u0026quot;opportunity\u0026quot; hardly makes a difference. :("},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/244152682000871501"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/244152682000871501"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html?showComment=1685622574221#c244152682000871501","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/5773439358443255740"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"AlphabeticalAnonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7910341376015189546","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/7910341376015189546","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"June 1, 2023 at 8:29 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6489914676999910914"},"published":{"$t":"2023-06-01T02:28:54.916-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-06-01T02:28:54.916-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You couldn\u0026#39;t change classes in Amberstar, eith..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You couldn\u0026#39;t change classes in Amberstar, either, but several joinable NPCs were classless at first and could get one in a guild. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAdventurers can learn Alchemist spells, which IIRC are the green ones. 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One of my least favourite mechanics in the game, it makes it best to leave all but the least powerful spells to the specialists - or to reload on failure."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/6489914676999910914"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/6489914676999910914"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html?showComment=1685600934916#c6489914676999910914","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/5991746422258757712"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Buck"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7910341376015189546","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/7910341376015189546","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"June 1, 2023 at 2:28 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5773439358443255740"},"published":{"$t":"2023-06-01T02:17:07.731-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-06-01T02:17:07.731-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You can run away from combats in the first person ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You can run away from combats in the first person view, although it\u0026#39;s hard when you\u0026#39;re not skilled navigating it. IIRC when you select \u0026quot;No\u0026quot; you have a short moment where the opponent doesn\u0026#39;t move and you can run away. Though I might be misremembering and that is only when all characters have fled from a combat."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/5773439358443255740"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/5773439358443255740"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html?showComment=1685600227731#c5773439358443255740","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Buck"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7910341376015189546","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/7910341376015189546","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"June 1, 2023 at 2:17 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8218144200505118723"},"published":{"$t":"2023-06-01T02:07:17.987-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-06-01T02:07:17.987-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"For the Numpad - you do get USB plugin ones for an..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"For the Numpad - you do get USB plugin ones for anything from $8-$25. Not as good as having it on the keyboard because it does move around but an alternative nonetheless."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/8218144200505118723"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/8218144200505118723"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html?showComment=1685599637987#c8218144200505118723","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"ShaddamIVth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02024540172370536692"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-6n69Un3uRFA\/XK2e5H7fmWI\/AAAAAAAAAI4\/NB65gHylAzMDbc6c56PK-A1s1fU_dLGIwCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/hawk.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7910341376015189546","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/7910341376015189546","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-44689479"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"June 1, 2023 at 2:07 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5991746422258757712"},"published":{"$t":"2023-05-31T22:01:57.308-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-31T22:01:57.308-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026gt; My problem was thus partly technological and ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026gt; My problem was thus partly technological and \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; partly . . . well, Ambermoon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor what it\u0026#39;s worth, I\u0026#39;m so sorry. I feel at least partly responsible, since you playing Ambermoon was my \u0026#39;prize\u0026#39; for guessing the BloodNet GIMLET.  I never meant for it to be a punishment.  In the unlikely event you want it, any time you need to throw in the towel I\u0026#39;m happy to send you my GIMLET with a brief writeup.  (Maybe I could use GPT-style tools to craft it \u0026#39;in the style of the Addict.\u0026#39;)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; I wish there were modern stores in which you could sell\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; anything for at least something.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPawnshops?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; If I have this right.... [combat]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou do have it right. It\u0026#39;s a curiously cumbersome approach to combat, one that (in my opinion) prevents combat from becoming more enjoyingly tactical. Though there are a few options down the road that give some characters more mobility and flexibility in combat.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou\u0026#39;re right that you don\u0026#39;t get equipment from enemies who flee.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; 1. Is the main character an \u0026quot;adventurer\u0026quot; for the entire game?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYes. This is a major difference from Amberstar: characters do not change classes. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; 2. How in the world does magic work? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECertain spells are only available to certain character classes.  Quoting from the English translation of the manual I have on hand, \u0026quot;Although adventurers and rangers can use magic spells, they will never possess such extensive skills as members of the truly magic classes, i.e. healers, alchemists, mystics and magicians.\u0026quot;  Unfortunately I don\u0026#39;t recall which of those classes of magic are available to Adventurers, but quick trial and error should help here.  (@George Grady above answered this more completely, though).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGood luck beating this ennui. And again: welcome back!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/5991746422258757712"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/5991746422258757712"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html?showComment=1685584917308#c5991746422258757712","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"AlphabeticalAnonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7910341376015189546","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/7910341376015189546","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 31, 2023 at 10:01 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5987341103364229118"},"published":{"$t":"2023-05-31T20:55:14.815-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-31T20:55:14.815-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;The crow is facing a relatively small pitche..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;The crow is facing a relatively small pitcher\u0026quot; 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Verisimilitude\/realism and abstraction exist on a spectrum, neither is innately good or bad (although some have an innate preference towards one or the other). A system that only exists for its own sake can feel like a chore (if mandatory) or pointless (if not). But immersion is a quality that elevates an experience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe one that always got me was bullets and magazines, in FPS games. In (almost) all of these games, reloading refills your magazine, but only withdraws as many bullets as you were missing from a perfectly liquid pool of reserve ammo. But the reload animation shows you ejecting the magazine and replacing it with a fresh one - so you\u0026#39;d be throwing any unspent bullets away. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs a kid I always assumed that this was caused by a limitation in technology. One day consoles and PCs would be so advanced that they could realistically track your ammunition situation! It was only later I realised that this gameplay abstraction was retained because magazine management would simply be too inconvenient and joy-sapping for a pursuit of realism to be desirable."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/6916126753887717304\/comments\/default\/2702883989024489226"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/6916126753887717304\/comments\/default\/2702883989024489226"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2020\/03\/the-black-gate-csi-effect.html?showComment=1685577378591#c2702883989024489226","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/6916126753887717304\/comments\/default\/6396881742702476848"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"asdasd"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15459638043573476026"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2020\/03\/the-black-gate-csi-effect.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6916126753887717304","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/6916126753887717304","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-338074814"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 31, 2023 at 7:56 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6546822525292328232"},"published":{"$t":"2023-05-31T18:44:25.865-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-31T18:44:25.865-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"They were trying to control the pre-war power sour..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"They were trying to control the pre-war power sources, because those were the established infrastructure in the territory they were expanding to. That doesn\u0026#39;t mean that they lacked the ability to install something new.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs for the Vertibirds, that\u0026#39;s something that is very explicit in the earlier games - until Fallout 2 the only Vertibirds in the world belong to the Enclave, and they aren\u0026#39;t pre-War relics. It is impossible for the Brotherhood to have Vertibirds at all if they are not making them."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/6546822525292328232"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/6546822525292328232"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/serpent-isle-sweet-is-swamp-with-its.html?showComment=1685573065865#c6546822525292328232","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/2896236459296290349"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gnoman"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13920812227941556716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/serpent-isle-sweet-is-swamp-with-its.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3604866257184822914","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3604866257184822914","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1553977506"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 31, 2023 at 6:44 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5030151501353252326"},"published":{"$t":"2023-05-31T18:25:57.396-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-31T18:25:57.396-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Your main character can only use alchemist spells,..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Your main character can only use alchemist spells, if I remember correctly; your class won\u0026#39;t change.  You can permanently learn spells from scrolls, but it costs spell learning points (SLPs) to do so.  You will not get enough SLPs to learn every possible spell---not even with pure spellcasters---so choose wisely.  Also, you can fail to learn a spell when attempting to learn it, and it still costs you your SLPs (as well as the scroll).  (I don\u0026#39;t know how purist you are about save-scumming that sort of thing, but it\u0026#39;s something to consider.)  Consider as well just casting spells directly from scrolls for the more rarely used spells, and just learning the spells you plan to use extensively in combat.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is a spell that can repair broken stuff, by the way."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/5030151501353252326"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/5030151501353252326"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html?showComment=1685571957396#c5030151501353252326","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"George 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you?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/4809012338237702265"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/4809012338237702265"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html?showComment=1685570662334#c4809012338237702265","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"BESTIEunlmt"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7910341376015189546","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/7910341376015189546","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 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groceries!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/8210369756184735063"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/7910341376015189546\/comments\/default\/8210369756184735063"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/by-light-of-ambery-moon.html?showComment=1685569253104#c8210369756184735063","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gerry 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entity of Tiamat , one is i..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Takhisis is a diferent entity of Tiamat , one is inspired in the other, but takhisis is a greater deity , tiamat not, the concept of spheres is from FR setting ."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/1098183420659669790\/comments\/default\/6302681795925318475"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/1098183420659669790\/comments\/default\/6302681795925318475"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2020\/10\/dark-queen-of-krynn-won.html?showComment=1685567767224#c6302681795925318475","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/1098183420659669790\/comments\/default\/4793606462848830015"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lord 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The plot revolves around control of pre-war power-generation, for instance. I never got the impression that the Brotherhood was making its own vertibirds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven to the extent that I agree with you, the approaches aren\u0026#39;t irreconcilable. We might imagine that the densely-populated, highly-industrial northeast is rebuilding differently than the more open, sparsely-populated landscapes of eastern California, northern Arizona, and Nevada."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/7265310635082583112"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/7265310635082583112"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/serpent-isle-sweet-is-swamp-with-its.html?showComment=1685567164205#c7265310635082583112","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/2896236459296290349"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"CRPG Addict"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01238237377918550322"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-p6T5z_Sbwc4\/UMjdYfUq-2I\/AAAAAAAALTM\/Br0Oom-3kkM\/s97\/gimlet.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/serpent-isle-sweet-is-swamp-with-its.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3604866257184822914","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3604866257184822914","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1686348697"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 31, 2023 at 5:06 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8096588209303545824"},"published":{"$t":"2023-05-31T16:52:34.058-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-31T16:52:34.058-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@Addict\n\nThe Fallout universe relying entirely on ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@Addict\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Fallout universe relying entirely on pre-war tech and food was very much a post-3 thing. The first two games (especially the second) were already moving forward, with the second game implying that the NCR was already entering a late 19th-early 20th century standard of living or better. New Vegas kind of continued this (albeit with a fair bit of baggage caused by being stapled onto the design and engine of 3), in that there was plenty of renewal happening, and the ramshackle nature of society had as much to do with it being on the Frontier as it did anything else.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is really only 3 and 4 that overwhelmingly feature the \u0026quot;squatting in the ruins of the prewar world living off of stale Twinkies\u0026quot; idea.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E((I realize this is a little late, I haven\u0026#39;t been able to load the comment section for a few days for some reason))"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/8096588209303545824"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/8096588209303545824"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/serpent-isle-sweet-is-swamp-with-its.html?showComment=1685566354058#c8096588209303545824","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3604866257184822914\/comments\/default\/2896236459296290349"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gnoman"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13920812227941556716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/serpent-isle-sweet-is-swamp-with-its.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3604866257184822914","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3604866257184822914","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1553977506"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 31, 2023 at 4:52 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7949664345518197447"},"published":{"$t":"2023-05-31T14:13:13.725-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-31T14:13:13.725-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I don\u0026#39;t know which console you played on, but ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I don\u0026#39;t know which console you played on, but Xbox play as exactly as the blog describes 🤷🏽‍♀️"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3245806307199812371\/comments\/default\/7949664345518197447"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3245806307199812371\/comments\/default\/7949664345518197447"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/bards-tale-intense-dungeon-crawling.html?showComment=1685556793725#c7949664345518197447","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3245806307199812371\/comments\/default\/2060222712665697859"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"CyanideDi"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/bards-tale-intense-dungeon-crawling.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3245806307199812371","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3245806307199812371","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 31, 2023 at 2:13 PM"}]}]}});