Who the F*** is Amos!!!

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May 14, 2008, 10:32:54 AM #25
Quote from: manonfire on May 14, 2008, 10:29:37 AM
There's already an Amos-esque templar IG right now.

Ah, indeed, you are right, you are right.

At this point, though, I think the number of Amoses and Maliks might be inflated because people create these characters just to be part of the (very humorous) stereotype.  Like I'm tempted to.  I can't help but wonder how it started... like, why Amos, of all names?  That'd be a good Sath/Negean book for 2.Arm, wouldn't it?  "The Rise of Amos."
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May 14, 2008, 11:17:19 AM #26
Kira and Kali are also very popular female names, although often they are short for names like Dakira or Kalima.
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May 14, 2008, 12:08:49 PM #27
There was a while when Ash seemed to be a trendy name (male or female), but I haven't seen that in a while.

I'd also be curious what the most popular short descriptions have been, besides "the tall, muscular man".
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May 14, 2008, 12:17:39 PM #28
I saw a couple of "tall, scarred man" the other day.

May 14, 2008, 01:24:44 PM #29
I saw a legit "the tall, muscular man" in-game and laughed.  A lot.  Thing is, the way he acted, I could tell he was a more experienced player, so, uh, kudos, man.  Someday I'll app a stereotype and probably laugh my ass off the whole time playing him...
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May 14, 2008, 01:26:36 PM #30
There was a point when pretty much everyone was crimson-something'ed.
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May 14, 2008, 01:33:39 PM #31
How many remember the time when pretty much every templar was sinewy or cruel-eyed and some even both?

That was bad, I swear we had to put up with about three years of that and at least 10 templars....cringes.
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May 14, 2008, 01:47:30 PM #32
the day we see the templar amos - the tall muscular templar- will be the day arm1 has come to an end
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May 14, 2008, 01:54:57 PM #33
There were 9 Kalis.
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May 14, 2008, 09:41:45 PM #34
How many mansa's?
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May 15, 2008, 02:31:02 AM #35
What's Talia's sdesc?
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May 15, 2008, 02:45:45 AM #36 Last Edit: May 15, 2008, 03:23:09 AM by Vanth
The last time I saw a tall, muscular man, it was someone completely ordinary.

The last time I saw an Amos he was saving an entire race that y'all don't even know about.

The last time I interacted with a Famous Amos he got disappeared for treason, I think. Or at least captured and made someone's private cookie-baker slave.

[Edited by Vanth]
May 15, 2008, 12:05:02 PM #37
Quote from: jstorrie on May 15, 2008, 02:45:45 AMThe last time I saw an Amos he was saving an entire race that y'all don't even know about.

Bahahaha.
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May 15, 2008, 12:08:39 PM #38
Quote from: jstorrie on May 15, 2008, 02:45:45 AM

The last time I saw an Amos he was saving an entire race that y'all don't even know about.

[Edited by Vanth]

W...was it a race of Warrior City Elves?
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May 15, 2008, 12:32:33 PM #39
There are lots of City elves, some of which are warriors. Though they may not make up the numbers the VNPC population makes.
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May 15, 2008, 01:11:10 PM #40
Quote from: Riev on May 15, 2008, 12:08:39 PM
W...was it a race of Warrior City Elves?

Oh noes, he saved the braxat?
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May 15, 2008, 04:16:07 PM #41
Quote from: jstorrie on May 15, 2008, 02:45:45 AM
The last time I saw an Amos he was saving an entire race that y'all don't even know about.

You know who else saved an entire race?

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May 15, 2008, 04:18:31 PM #42
That beard is totally photoshopped.
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May 15, 2008, 04:34:57 PM #43
Quote from: Malken on May 15, 2008, 04:18:31 PM
That beard is totally photoshopped.

YOUR BEARD IS PHOTOSHOPPED!!!
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May 15, 2008, 05:28:50 PM #44
Quote from: jstorrie on May 15, 2008, 02:45:45 AM
someone completely ordinary
[Edited by Vanth]

Dude revealed himself to an entire city like several IC years ago, and the event was common knowledge all across the world. This is seriously considered an IC secret? Wasn't it like a major historical event that everybody and their kanks know about?
May 16, 2008, 01:40:13 AM #45
Quote from: jstorrie on May 15, 2008, 05:28:50 PM
Quote from: jstorrie on May 15, 2008, 02:45:45 AM
someone completely ordinary
[Edited by Vanth]

Dude revealed himself to an entire city like several IC years ago, and the event was common knowledge all across the world. This is seriously considered an IC secret? Wasn't it like a major historical event that everybody and their kanks know about?

Considering I have no idea what you're talking about, I'm going to say, "Yes, this is IC."

Remember, even if they aren't secret, IC happenings not posted on the timeline should be found out about IC. Even if everyone IC already knows about it.
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May 16, 2008, 02:11:31 AM #46 Last Edit: May 16, 2008, 02:14:47 AM by FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit
I totally have to make an Amos before Arm1 ends.
I've already had a Malik, but technically, his coded name was 'Grauz'. His full name was Malik Grauz, but he preferred to go by his last name. So that means I'll be able to make two Maliks. Hell yeah.
Also, another common Zalanthan name I've been pushing for a while is Lo. I played a character named Lo, and mentioned a couple of Los as VNPCs. Feel free to use Lo, everybody!
Rather than being uncreative, I think having 'common' names helps create a more interesting game. It's nice a little real-life phenomeon that other games don't usually have.
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May 16, 2008, 05:08:25 AM #47
Quote from: manonfire on May 14, 2008, 10:29:37 AM
There's already an Amos-esque templar IG right now.

For that matter, there have been Malik-esque templars too. I'd even like to think that the popularity of Malik and derivatives was due in part to the characters in question.
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May 16, 2008, 12:05:07 PM #48 Last Edit: May 16, 2008, 12:06:38 PM by Dalmeth
Quote from: jstorrie on May 15, 2008, 05:28:50 PM
Dude revealed himself to an entire city like several IC years ago, and the event was common knowledge all across the world. This is seriously considered an IC secret? Wasn't it like a major historical event that everybody and their kanks know about?

For one, that was quite a lot less than an full year ago.  Second, Tisiphone's right.  Etch that one into your brain.  It'll come in handy later.  Third, even what you've revealed there is probably too much (in any instance).
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May 16, 2008, 08:18:12 PM #49
Quote from: FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit on May 16, 2008, 02:11:31 AM

Rather than being uncreative, I think having 'common' names helps create a more interesting game. It's nice a little real-life phenomeon that other games don't usually have.

I completely agree. Only the code stops me from play a thousand amoses. I played a female pc named Amos!
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