Ah, the many uses of the ring of charos... If you wear it and talk to 50% Luke on Braindeath Island, he'll tell you the story of how he became 50%...

 

 

 

Also, post any thoughts you have about Witchwood. (main reason I posted this)

 

 

 

YOU: What happened to you? (choose option)

 

LUKE: Well ye seem like a lad that can handle such a taleÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæso IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ll tell yeÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ

 

LUKE: Well, it all starts with this albatrossÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ

 

LUKE: Wait, never mind, IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ll skip forward a bit.

 

YOU: Are you sure?

 

LUKE: I have to lad, CapÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢n Donnie will flay with little is left of me if I told ye.

 

LUKE: But anyway, I got recruited to the zombie pirates along with the rest of the crew in an unspecified incident involvin this albatross.

 

LUKE: We was sailinÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ along happily, and I was partakinÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ of a little ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹ÃârumÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ in the crows nest.

 

LUKE: Well, we hit either a really rough wave or some rocks.

 

LUKE: Twas kind of hard for me to tell which, as I was well out of it by then!

 

LUKE: Regardless I toppled from the crows nest into the water.

 

YOU: Is that how you got so badly injured?

 

LUKE: No lad!

 

LUKE: What happened next was that I discovered a new, previously uncharted reef of hard, [bleep]y coral.

 

LUKE: I made a mental note of its location, and to this day it is still marked on our fleetÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s charts as Lukes Reef.

 

LUKE: I managed to grab a hold of our ship, the Inebriated, as it passed overhead.

 

LUKE: And then I discovered another, taller, [bleep]ier reef of even sharper and more painful coral.

 

LUKE: To this day it is still marked on our fleetÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s charts as The Other 50% Reef.

 

YOU: OwwwwwwwwwÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ

 

LUKE: It gets worseÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ

 

LUKE: When they hauled what was left of me on deck, they dropped me onto the floor while they decided what to do with me.

 

LUKE: Bear in mind this would be on a ghost ship, the planks of which sweat a thick mixture of stagnant waterÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæand pure salt crystals.

 

YOU: OhÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâæmyÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâægodÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ

 

LUKE: But on the good side, all my thrashinÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ and pained squealinÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ settled the matter in the CaptainÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s mind, and he had the shipwright carve me half a body out of his Witchwood Planks.

 

YOU: Witchwood? WhatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s that?

 

LUKE: Tis a special, magic wood from a now extinct tree.

 

LUKE: Once they nailed it all in place the stuff moves like it is part of me body.

 

LUKE: The stuff will also grow back if it breaks, which is dead handy!

 

YOU: Wow, that stuff must be very valuable!

 

LUKE: Arr! That it be!

 

LUKE: So, that be the tale of how I managed to lose precisely 50% of my body.

 

YOU: There there.

 

 

 

:shock:

:shock:

 

 

 

i want to be a witchwood guy! grow myself back :D

that was.....disturbing? :shock:

 

 

 

 

 

not sure what the right word is :? :P

I wonder if this will lead to a knew quest or something I'm going to hhave nightmares for weeks :shock:

Ha! I love the constant references to the deadly albatros by all the pirates. But this witchwood sounds interesting.

I'm surprised he isn't dead. HALF of his head was sliced off by the reef. That means his brain too... which would mean he'd be dead. Was Jagex thinking?

I'm surprised he isn't dead. HALF of his head was sliced off by the reef. That means his brain too... which would mean he'd be dead. Was Jagex thinking?

You can still live with half your brain.

I very, very much doubt that. There would be massive brain damage at least...

I very, very much doubt that. There would be massive brain damage at least...

Don't believe me? It's true. Do a little searching, I read about this in the new york times. (I think that was it)

I very, very much doubt that. There would be massive brain damage at least...

Don't believe me? It's true. Do a little searching, I read about this in the new york times. (I think that was it)

 

 

 

Depends on wich parts you still have, surviving without a hypothalamus ain't easy ya know :wink: . And yes, I just had my biology exam.

Hmm, I looked it up on Wikipedia. Eh, that musta fricking hurt BAD.

Yeah I saw that. Ring of charos (u) with him.

 

 

 

They should make a cutscene for that, but make a warning.

 

 

 

"WARNING: Disturbing images, for 13 and above ONLY."

 

 

 

Urgh. Get cut up by a reef. Grab hold of a ship that drags you across a [bleep]y reef. Get taken onto a deck of salt.

 

 

 

>.<

 

 

 

That's how they tortured people. Skinned them alive, then unloaded bags of salt on them. If anything was left of them, they'd tell whatever they wanted to know.

Yeh, i was hoping there'd be a cutscene.

 

 

 

I once heard a story of some king's guards trying to do that to a warrior. He was surrounded... and he sliced all 48 of them to pieces. :shock:

owwww lmfao all of them, wow 8-) i wanna meet this guy

I very, very much doubt that. There would be massive brain damage at least...

Don't believe me? It's true. Do a little searching, I read about this in the new york times. (I think that was it)

 

 

 

You cannot survive without half of your brain. There is absolutely no way. Period.

Well the story did say he was a ZOMBIE pirate, and I'm pretty sure zombies can live with half of their brain.

It is possible to live without half of your brain. Enistien(sp) almost had half a brain since he did so much drugs. If you had half a brain you wouldn't be completely there though.

Yeh, i was hoping there'd be a cutscene.

 

 

 

I once heard a story of some king's guards trying to do that to a warrior. He was surrounded... and he sliced all 48 of them to pieces. :shock:

 

 

 

thats from shaman king LOL (anime)

I very, very much doubt that. There would be massive brain damage at least...

Don't believe me? It's true. Do a little searching, I read about this in the new york times. (I think that was it)

 

 

 

No I don't believe you.

 

Because you CAN'T live without 50% of your brain.

 

Something different is disrupting the communication between 2 halves but upon completely removing no less then half of your brain you will die.

I very, very much doubt that. There would be massive brain damage at least...

Don't believe me? It's true. Do a little searching, I read about this in the new york times. (I think that was it)

 

 

 

You cannot survive without half of your brain. There is absolutely no way. Period.

 

 

 

It really depends on what period in life you lose half your brain. If you were to lose it as an adult, you'd be dead for sure, even if you were to survive the massive bloodloss. Your brain is the weakest part of your body, that's why your skull is the strongest. If your skull is cracked you suffer bloodloss and have great risk of all kinds of infections. Even if you were to survive all that, I highly doubt that you would be capable of living without the help of any machines.

 

 

 

But cases have been documented of babies being born without a big part of their brain, in some cases more then half. These kids live happy lives with only minor learning trouble. This is because as a kid your brain is still developing and the half of the brain that's left is very capable of taking over the work of the half of the brain that's missing.

 

 

 

In some very rare cases adults would be able to survive losing half their brain: If it were removed in surgery in case of a tumor. We don't use our whole brain, most brain scientists estimate we only use 10-20%, a little more at peak times. So in case of a tumor more then 50% of your brain can be removed, if they work around the active area, but the removed part wouldn't be an entire half, but pieces of both halves.

I very, very much doubt that. There would be massive brain damage at least...

Don't believe me? It's true. Do a little searching, I read about this in the new york times. (I think that was it)

 

 

 

You cannot survive without half of your brain. There is absolutely no way. Period.

 

 

 

It really depends on what period in life you lose half your brain. If you were to lose it as an adult, you'd be dead for sure, even if you were to survive the massive bloodloss. Your brain is the weakest part of your body, that's why your skull is the strongest. If your skull is cracked you suffer bloodloss and have great risk of all kinds of infections. Even if you were to survive all that, I highly doubt that you would be capable of living without the help of any machines.

 

 

 

But cases have been documented of babies being born without a big part of their brain, in some cases more then half. These kids live happy lives with only minor learning trouble. This is because as a kid your brain is still developing and the half of the brain that's left is very capable of taking over the work of the half of the brain that's missing.

 

 

 

In some very rare cases adults would be able to survive losing half their brain: If it were removed in surgery in case of a tumor. We don't use our whole brain, most brain scientists estimate we only use 10-20%, a little more at peak times. So in case of a tumor more then 50% of your brain can be removed, if they work around the active area, but the removed part wouldn't be an entire half, but pieces of both halves.

 

=D>

Yes, it is true you can survive with just half a brain, because both sides of your brain do the same job.

 

Actualy there is a boy with half a brain, he lost the other half in an accident, but his head is reconstucted.

Or....it's a game with zombies and dragons and we're debating the possibility of a guy living with half a brain? :?

I very, very much doubt that. There would be massive brain damage at least...

Don't believe me? It's true. Do a little searching, I read about this in the new york times. (I think that was it)

 

 

 

You cannot survive without half of your brain. There is absolutely no way. Period.

 

http://doctorandy.blogspot.com/2005/07/ ... brain.html \

Very disturbing.

 

*chants*

 

I want cutscene!

 

I like the salt bit, and thanks for the torturing hint @.@