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POLL: Favorite and least favorite gem?

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Felinoid, Jul 6, 2005.

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  1. Felinoid

    Felinoid Who did the what now? ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Wow, the Sorcerer himself weighs in! Tell us, oh wise one, what are your picks?
     
    Felinoid, Aug 5, 2005
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  2. The Magpie

    The Magpie Balance, in all things Veteran

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    Err... N-Nothing, oh mighty lizard! :mommy:

    Except that gems shouldn't look like chocolate wrappers. Toblerone's one of my fave confections, anyway. Mmm... nougat! :yum: I particularly enjoy the giant toblerone bars; taking a chunk off by biting alone is pleasingly feral.

    And does anyone else prefer the gem graphics from IWD2? :hmm:
     
    The Magpie, Aug 5, 2005
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  3. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Who needs individual gems when you've got a whole hoard of them? :shake:
     
    Taluntain, Aug 5, 2005
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  4. Sniper Gems: 28/31
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    Wow! didn't realise that I had just changed gems! Awesome :)
     
    Sniper, Aug 6, 2005
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  5. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    When ever I play BG2, there are only three gems I bother keeping in my gem bag: Star Sapphires, King's Tears, and Rouge Stones.

    I like Star Sapphires the most because Sapphire is my birth-stone, and they look cool. King's Tears come in close second, followed by Rouge Stones. :rolling:
     
    Kitrax, Aug 6, 2005
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  6. Felinoid

    Felinoid Who did the what now? ★ SPS Account Holder

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    New summary at 34 votes:

    Rogue Stone and King's Tears are still tied for favorite (24%) and Star Sapphire retains a solid third (18%). Pearl has jumped from obscurity to a decent fourth (9%), while Emerald gets relegated to fifth (6%).

    Least favorite remains the Tchazar gem (35%), with Turquoise (18%) and Andar (12%) keeping the second and third places, but a new challenger has entered the ring! Zircon has made its prescence known with a whopping 2 votes (6%), earning itself the title of fourth least favorite gem.
     
    Felinoid, Aug 14, 2005
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  7. Blog Gems: 23/31
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    I like star dipsode and least-like turquoise.

    Speaking about missing gems... where is the horn corral? You know, the smallish black one?
     
    Blog, Aug 25, 2005
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  8. chevalier

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    My favourite is rogue stone. I have two. :p
     
    chevalier, Aug 25, 2005
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  9. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    The gems are regular gems from BG1, and I'm pretty certain they're all listed, so I'm not sure which one you're missing.
     
    Taluntain, Aug 25, 2005
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  10. Felinoid

    Felinoid Who did the what now? ★ SPS Account Holder

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    The Horn Coral gem is like a shiny black version of the lynx eye or sunstone. CLUAConsole:CreateItem("MISC35") if you want to check it out. I think that's the only one that's missing, since IIRC there are only 31 gems in BG1.
     
    Felinoid, Aug 25, 2005
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  11. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Oh, that one... I think I left it out back then because it doesn't look good on the dark blue post background, though it's fine on the lighter one. I guess I could put it in if there was enough interest (convince me). It'd require rearranging the whole gem ranking ladder since it's a pretty low value gem, but then, too many people have the rogue stone by now, so we could raise the requirement a bit. ;)
     
    Taluntain, Aug 26, 2005
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  12. Shrikant

    Shrikant Swords! Not words! Veteran

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    Oh yes please. Anything would be better than the current Tchazar.

    It is an affront to Toberlone lovers everywhere. :shake:
     
    Shrikant, Aug 27, 2005
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  13. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    It wouldn't replace anything, it'd be added to the existing ones.
     
    Taluntain, Aug 28, 2005
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  14. Felinoid

    Felinoid Who did the what now? ★ SPS Account Holder

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    @Tal:
    Not really worth the hassle IMO; maybe if you change board styles. *shrug*

    New summary at 38 votes:

    Rogue Stone and King's Tears are still tied for favorite (21%) and Star Sapphire is only a vote away from making it a three-way tie (18%). Pearl and Emerald are now tied for fourth (8%).

    Least favorite has not changed appreciably.
     
    Felinoid, Aug 28, 2005
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  15. jaded empath Gems: 20/31
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    I personally think most people fave the rogue stone simply because of its value - bag o' gold & top of the 'avatar' list; the appearance is a little...muddled IMO. Better the opal if you like rainbows and irridesence. (my wife's birthstone, too :cool: )

    But my favourite is the moonstone - the pattern of crystal fractures is similar to the occurence of a star in some rare 'flawed' sapphires and rubies, etc. but MUCH more diffuse, and thus the gem just seems to glow :love:

    And I think I'm in with the majority on the lackluster chz...er...titch...um...tchazar. (and that awkward name doesn't help)

    As Magpie said - an ugly excuse for a Toblerone bar; not even a nice colour - some dull, dirty-looking mustard shade of yellow (I know I don't want to discover what flavour of bar that holds! :grin: ) To cut such a poor gemstone in a triangular prism is an affront to the wonderful Swiss chocolatier! :grr:
     
    jaded empath, Aug 28, 2005
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  16. olimikrig

    olimikrig Cavalier of War Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Favourite: Glittering Beljuril
    Least favourite: Actually I can't remember what I voted, but I think it was Andar or Iol. Come to think about it, I actually dislike the famous Rouge stone quite a lot. I mean, come on! It's really, really, REALLY ugly having such a bad color balance and all. It looks sort of like a seven years old kids lousy attempt to color an easter egg.
     
    olimikrig, Aug 28, 2005
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  17. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Oh well, looks like an updated poll is in order. :D
     
    Taluntain, Aug 28, 2005
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  18. Shrikant

    Shrikant Swords! Not words! Veteran

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    Darn it! :mad: I thought I would be rid of the Moonbar in about 50 more posts.

    I so am not spamming SP for now. :borg:
     
    Shrikant, Aug 28, 2005
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  19. Elwithral Irenicus Gems: 20/31
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    I liked all of them so far.. 'cept Turquoise.. and I HATED TCHAZAR!!

    But I like most of them..

    Edit! And the rogue stone reminds me of the time I went into that place with that cult (the name escapes me) , and of course, at the time I didn't know what it was, and was still pretty weak, and was obliterated.. :( )
     
    Elwithral Irenicus, Aug 30, 2005
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  20. Blog Gems: 23/31
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    Nice work Tal! :thumb: Now time to find someone with the horn coral to see how it looks...

    Anyone complaining that they lost a gem rank? :)
     
    Blog, Aug 30, 2005
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