The Question Thread

[Ugluhk]

Elevator. I'm way to unfit and lazy to take the stairs.

What is your favourite piece of furniture?

[Umaua]

Furniture? My chair, the one I use on me computer. Its my favorite because it is so important.

If money isn't an issue. What decorative/furniture item would you buy to your house?

[Therak]

A really nice and big bookshelf

Paperbacks or hardbacks in your bookshelf?  And why?

[Kogra Windwatcher]

Hardcover. The problem that I found with softcover books is that they tend to get damaged quicker than the hardcover books. Also from what I've noticed, hardcover books tend to be bigger than softcover books. Whilst people might think they might be too big, I think that it only contains more stuff for myself to read. That being said, I have nothing against softcover books in general, I'm just more a fan of hardcover.

What is your favourite fantasy setting written in a book?

[Okiba]

Hardcover. The problem that I found with softcover books is that they tend to get damaged quicker than the hardcover books. Also from what I've noticed, hardcover books tend to be bigger than softcover books. Whilst people might think they might be too big, I think that it only contains more stuff for myself to read. That being said, I have nothing against softcover books in general, I'm just more a fan of hardcover.

What is your favourite fantasy setting written in a book?

That is a tough one, but I can say with certainty its the world of a Song of Ice and Fire. Mr. Martins work is so vivid and real that you almost forget its about the undead, magic, dragons and such.

When you was... lets say ten, what did you want to be when you grew up? (as in, a job, homeless or drunk are poor answers.)

[Therak]

A scuba diver, a soldier or an astronaut.
I'm certified for scuba diving, I'm part time in the army. .. still want to go to space.


Asked before, but if you were to recommend a book.  Which one?

[Umaua]

Its actually series but Quantum Gravity by Justina Robson, starting with Keeping it Real.

If out to the test to choose. A traincart coming and going to smash 3 persons on the tracks. And you have a choice of pushing a very large person onto the tracks so he would stop the cart and so, save those three persons.

Which one you'd choose? Push one person infront of the cart or let the card kill three other persons? And NO, those are the only two options, no other fancy stuff is possible.

[Azolg]

Its actually series but Quantum Gravity by Justina Robson, starting with Keeping it Real.

If out to the test to choose. A traincart coming and going to smash 3 persons on the tracks. And you have a choice of pushing a very large person onto the tracks so he would stop the cart and so, save those three persons.

Which one you'd choose? Push one person infront of the cart or let the card kill three other persons? And NO, those are the only two options, no other fancy stuff is possible.

Push, obviously! Thats basic logic, save two people instead of letting all three die?

Love or lust?

[Rhonya]

Love.

Straight hair or curls?

[Umaua]

Straight, if possible...with a ponytail.

Tall or short?

[Therak]

I'm pretty happy being tall, I can reach the top shelves.
If you mean my preference in women, I don't really have one.

What's your weirdest experience?

[Kogra Windwatcher]

Writing this on my phone so spelling mistakes inbound: one time when I was playing Dota whilst being on teamspeak to talk to some friends. After a few hours most of them left and I essentially forgot that I was still on there. Basically what happened, during my game I started to hear strange noises and after time progressed I started to pay more attention to it. When I fully paid attention to it, I heard moaning and groaning and came to the conclusion that there were some people revelling in adult actions. This... Was... Awkward as fuck.

This is why you don't put your microphone on voice activation or open mic.

Now for something more pleasant and less awkward, what was the main source of inspiration for the main character that you have in ORB?

[Therak]

Originally Therak was an attempt to prove that chaotic evil didn't necessarily mean mean to everyone. His alignment has shifted a lot though. He also had a lawful good twin who was quite an asshole to complement it.
I didn't have any real inspiration for him other then that. I guess a bit of a spy story attempt with him.

Passing the question along!

[Umaua]

Having a character that always has a reason to talk to someone. A character I don't need to think some cool way of approaching someone, I just can do it and make an odd comment. I also like to play characters that are cheery.

Passin' it along as well!

"Now for something more pleasant and less awkward, what was the main source of inspiration for the main character that you have in ORB?"

[Kozgugore]

Originally, I just wanted to make an orc that adhered to the whole stereotypical "tenets of the New Horde"-thing, since I noticed there were a -lot- of Warhammer-inspired and "simpleton" orcs around at the time that I was making Koz up. So I suppose Thrall played a very big role in that regard, since I loved his depiction of a noble savage in WCIII. Other than that, the character Fitzchivalry from Robin Hobbs' the Farseer Trilogy played a decent role in inspiring me in regards to some traits and character history. Add to that a mixture of warrior cultures, native American culture and a few historical figures and you've got yourself a Koz-cocktail.

While the question itself probably deserves a thread of its own, I'll just pass it right along until someone does so!