Ay,in this case the maiden tells Geralt she has heard about "the witchers" touch...PetraSilie said:
Let´s drink on that!
Let´s drink on that!Aye and he replies something like"It causes a slight tingling."Sounds interessting at the very least ^^
You´re lucky. Like so many others I´m still waiting for a complete english or german edition. ^-^ I read the fan translations "Grain of truth" and "Lesser evil" and I feel it´s quite interesting.
I only wish they would translate faster Also waiting for the German or English ones...and since so many people are waiting for it...no just want it, they should hurry up!!
Also waiting for the German or English ones...and since so many people are waiting for it...no just want it, they should hurry up!!Interesting - do you have a link to the russian editons? I can´t read cyrillic that good... (an understatement)Because these are covers from german editons which are/were available:http://www.amazon.de/letzte-Wunsch-Erster-Band-Geralt-Saga/dp/3423209933/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1200692219&sr=8-3http://www.amazon.de/letzte-Wunsch-Roman-Geralt-Zyklus/dp/3453140265/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200692387&sr=8-1http://www.amazon.de/Schwert-Vorsehung-Roman-Geralt-Zyklus/dp/3453140273/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200692387&sr=8-2http://www.amazon.de/letzte-Wunsch-Das-Schwert-Vorsehung/dp/3453178025/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1200692387&sr=8-3Whisperwind said:funny thing, yes, I am lucky to have all books translated in my language and in the other I understand and could read, but I still did read fan translation too
Great paintings, I only don´t like the framework on them. Reminds me of some of the works used on the R.A. Salvatore novels. I just hope, they can get the copyrights for these covers and don´t do some cheesy "IT-LOOKS-FANTASY" cover. Raganius - interesting, so it´s Wiedźmin in lithuanian? How is it called in Russia? I like the word Wiedźmin, sounds like "Wise man". ^-^Whisperwind said:
Female here... I learned to read when I was younger through DOS code.Had my own computer when I was 3, didn't have windows, and the most up to date operating system was Norton Commander.I've been gaming since before ZORK 1, and am a hard core gamer. (tabletop, computer AND console.)Build my own systems, mod my own consoles, all that jive.Could kick most males butts in most games. XD
Well, when you say so... I cannot check it out. ;DAlso interesting, two slightly different editions from Gollancz and the Edition from Orbit. Think, they´ll do their own stuff for the editions, not horrible, but also nothing special, like the newer Harper Collins editions from "Lord of the rings" (http://www.amazon.de/Lord-Rings-1-Fellowship-Rings/dp/0261102354/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1200826765&sr=1-2) - what the heck happend to the wonderful coverworks from John Howe? Just curious... http://www.amazon.de/Last-Wish-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0575082445/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1200826025&sr=1-1http://www.amazon.de/Last-Wish-Gollancz-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0575077824/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1200826025&sr=1-2http://www.amazon.de/Last-Wish-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0316029181/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1200826025&sr=1-3Whisperwind said:Know why I like russian covers? Because they are sceens of books
Gerat set directly in scene to get your hands on ;D
If you are willing to pay 169,90 zloty which must be ~48 euros http://www.gram.pl/sk5_8A7iJO2_Figurka_Geralta.html
Uh, the right thing I´ve been looking for, BUT how good does his face look like? Any sites, where I can see a turn around? Thanks for sharing!PetraSilie said:
: I am in love with Geralt! He totally rocks my socks! and other thingies! Not to mention I have red hair and bodacious breasts. He seems to love them!I will share him with the other girls, just so long as he spends the night with me at the end of the evening~Besides feasting my eyes on Geralt and his sword, I get a thrill out of killing those nasties!In real life, I am a woman gamer, who thinks the Polish Dev's must be totally sexy! My Polish gaming buddy told me all about the game. And I am now totally in love with all things Polish! ;D
I am in love with Geralt! He totally rocks my socks! and other thingies! Not to mention I have red hair and bodacious breasts. He seems to love them!I will share him with the other girls, just so long as he spends the night with me at the end of the evening~Besides feasting my eyes on Geralt and his sword, I get a thrill out of killing those nasties!In real life, I am a woman gamer, who thinks the Polish Dev's must be totally sexy! My Polish gaming buddy told me all about the game. And I am now totally in love with all things Polish! ;DLoL and welcome to the Girl's chamber from me as well.Loving things (or falling in love with things) is natural, at least for us lasses. We get emotionally bonded to things (me to my computer *hugs*)While I can't draw or rather badly, I write and whenever a game/book/movie gets to me and I really like a character I start writing stories instead ^^So far the Witcher story has about... errr let me see....35 pages and is still far from being finished.But anyway, keep the love and the interest for good computer-games up. Might motivate some devs to keep the good stuff coming (and maybe some hot stuff concerning Geralt )Welcome again and excuse my rambling
)Welcome again and excuse my ramblingwell he ain't sexy after all he is a rather childish type with his fate that he can change the world a little bit and his beliefs that beeing uncompromised will leed him somewhere in the end. He is not a "smart" person and he isn't faithfull only thing about him is that he has no feer of anything And that is a kind of stupidity. I do not like him as a person but he is an awsome book character, much better than connan or even thorgal, well maybe equall to thorgal. Verry interesting type anyway. But i'm not a girl so i do not really know what do you see so special about him.
@Seeker: I hear ya. Same thing why people fall in love. While some say 'Not even if you were the last man/woman on earth" other will say "Just say it."What Whisper said is true as well (though I haven't read more than 'The Last Wish' yet). He is simple but he has his principles and his own kind of believes and ideals. He steps in for the things he can respect and is willing to fight for it and to go for it all the way.The greatest sacrifice is to die for something you love, no matter if it is an ideal, a person, a cause or any other thing. But enough about that...I am off to bed
I started gaming when I was four with the original Kings Quest, Kings Quest II, & Gold Rush. At eleven I played Meridian 59 (one of the early mmorpgs, though I'm not sure it counts as massively multi-player by today's standards), which I followed with over two years of Ultima Online, and eventually Everquest 2. When I was very young I loved all of the Sim games I could get my hands on -- SimTower, SimCity, SimAnts, SimFarm. At some point in middle school I got addicted to Colonization, then Civilization 2, and have subsequently fallen in love with turn-based strategy, including Alpha Centauri and Civilization 4. I hate to admit that I play and enjoy the Sims 2. Baldur's Gate is my favorite series and I heavily modify it by using the many excellent mods out there. I dislike Oblivion because of the lack of character development, sidekicks, and plot depth. My favorite genres are serious RPGs with plot and character development that emphasize unfolding relationships (friends, enemies, lovers), and challenging turn-based strategy.I am 22, female, a writer, pretty, and a gamer.I think the Witcher is a beautiful concept and a spectacular game. The profanity doesn't bother me, the nudity is amusing, and I find the cavalier attitude toward sexual relationships hilarious. I don't think this game would have worked with a female character -- or any character besides Geralt -- as the protagonist. That said, I'd love to see the options open up for player-created mods. One of the strengths of Baldur's Gate that the Witcher lacks is complete choice in character, from sex to race to class and alignment. Seeing as the Witcher is based on a (somehow, more realistic) system that does not "assign" alignment or class, I'm more than happy to see those choices drop off the radar, but I miss picking sex and race because it limits the role playing experience. When you design a different individual character, that character is going to tend toward different choices -- hence an enhanced role playing experience.My attitude toward RPGs is that they are as close as it gets to a truly interactive book, where you take your character where you want to go. The closer an RPG gets to achieving this goal, the happier I am. I prefer female characters, but most of the time I play male characters to get a fully RPG experience. Since so many games are written for male gamers, the male character content tends to be stronger. In a perfect world there would be equal development for both male and female characters.I live in the States and for years, YEARS I hid the fact that I was a serious gamer because I would have been socially humiliated for it. I think this stigma is getting slightly less severe in the States but I believe that women and girls tend to conform to the standards that are set for them rather than experience social humiliation for being different. I think that the same thing happens to a lot of men and boys as well, if in different areas. So these ideas such as male gamers must be "in their parent's basement" and female gamers must be "fat and ugly" are just prejudices -- they are the balm of the weak individual who wants to build themselves up at the expense of others. Each gamer is in fact a unique person, but generalizations about individuals are easier to make and require less substantiation of the underlying prejudice.I met my first serious boyfriend online. It lasted twenty months, and he spent the last sixteen months driving eight hours each way to see me on weekends once or twice a month. He was a solid, attractive, sweet guy, and I met him through my guild on Ultima Online. I have friends that I met online ten years ago that I still have meaningful conversations with even though we have never met in person -- granted, we were guildmates.
Evera@: I so agree with you It is always easier to put other people down to make one feel better than actually busy yourself with what they do and why they do it. That said it is especially bad for gamers, who are usually asociated with fat, ugly, non-social, single and stupid people. As you, I have met a lot of people online. A lot I have never met in person but I love them for the good advices, laughs and talks I have with them. One I would actually call one of my best friends and though he has a lot of problems in his life, always finds time to cheer me up. Like you I actually met someone that I had a relationship with - went as far as engagement and he too was sweet, handsome, funny and smart. But oh well, I suppose you can't expect people to get over the prejudices when it is so much nicer to cultivate them :wall:And yes, female gamers have it even more difficult. While it is somewhat socially accept for guys to play PC games, gals are often thought of as desperate or as you already said, ugly and fat. Oh well, I guess those attributes count for some gamers as much as non-gamers. I am just very much fed up with people judging others because they think they are something better. Just remember, whenever you meet someone who puts you down for who you are and what you do...screw them. There are million of people out there that won't do that but will glady call you a friend/buddy/partner just they way you are.And after reading this again it is very much time for me to go to bed. Sleep tight y'all!
Strange, I was always under the impression that female gamers are cool while male gamers are antisocial nerds. It's just the sheer number of "antisocial nerds" that makes it a bit easier for males to admit they play games, they might have lost their social status but at least they are not alone.KainsDaughter said:
Well I can only speak for myself and I dont think Im antisocial and the gamer I met Male as well as Female are not antisocial And beside my wife and myself dont care what socalled nongamer think ]:->