Shan Pangu |
Yah, I don't know why, but See's Candy supposedly a big deal for candy lovers. When I went back to Cali for the holidays, I had people in Virgina wanting me to bring back a bunch of boxes of candy. I felt like I was back in Colombia bringing back coca ... coffee, yah coffee, again. Even though I'm sure See's Candy is legal across state lines, keistering those boxes was a pain in the ...
Speaking of crossing state lines, I'll be in Vegas until Monday.
Luisila |
Good luck with the paper, Lin. Do you have more classes in the new year?
I don't think anyone's an accountant, but my apologies for the accountancy joke in gameplay anyway.
In total ignorance, I made an 'occupation' joke in my first pbp on these boards. To my horror, I learnt later the GM was a member of that profession!
But I think he's forgiven me, right Shan?
Linnea Joculus |
This will be my last assignment for a while. I had to double-up on two classes so I could renew my teaching license by the end of January. It was foolish of me to wait so long and have to do all this during the holiday season.
Shan Pangu |
Hmm, yah. Classes for renewing a license.
Looks to see that 2015 is 4 days away. Probably should get on that. Probably should not spend 6 hours tomorrow playing PFS to level Zynep.
I believe he has. Or at least forgotten it, which is just as good as forgiving, verdad?
Besides, that GM was a douche.
Zynep Ravana |
OK, so I dust off Zynep to play a level of Emerald Spire with a friend today. (Honestly, its been over a year) I contacted the VO who is running the whole series, one level each weekend. He says that there was a steady group of 6, but now is down to four, so there is room for myself and my friend.
My friend is playing the level 4 Druid Pre-gen and I play Zynep since Shan is locked up and Zynep needs to level anyways. We get there and the other two players that have been AWOL show up. They give us the stink eye and mummer things like, "I would hate for your to drive all the way up to be out of a game."
I quickly retort that we were the only two that signed up on Warhorn and we just drove an hour to get here. So we weren't going anywhere.
So instead of booting two people who didn't sign up, the barbarian and battle Skald form another group to play a 3 person Way of Kirin. This leaves 4th level Zynep, 4th level Pre-Gen Druid, a cowardly cross-bow wielding inquisitor who is wearing masterwork Leather armor at 5th (wtfomgbbQ!!), and a 5th level summoning wizard.
So guess who was opening all the doors? This girl.
Guess who was tanking the doorway with a 24 AC and 21 hp to make sure all the other squishy PCs could sling spells and fire bolts. This girl.
Guess who was standing in the middle of spinning blades so that channel positive energy can reach everybody while in threat range of PFS's version of the Terminator. This girl.
Not bad for somebody in a mithral chainmail nighty.
But at least she's level 5 now.
Oh Jeez, I just remembered I put my RotRR chronicle on her, but I never printed it out for my binder. So she's 6 now with an ass-ton of money. *Face Palm*
Luisila |
Yeah, it sux to get roped into a table like that. At least Zynep is at a level that she can now play with Luisila or Eadie … and lend them $$$ ;)
Sounds like you did pretty well, Shan. We had a negative-channelling, quarterstaff wielding Calistrian cleric as our ‘tank’ in the Devil You Know – Shipyard Rats TPK, where I lost my Erastil-worshipping archer bard 2.
Mind you, the other players were a halfling wizard (player later became a VO) 1, Dark Tapestry Oracle 2 and ANOTHER Bard 2. The GM did try warning us at the start, but we were too clueless to take his hints that we were pretty much screwed.
Some months later, I ran this scenario at sub-tier 6-7, with the GM from before as one of the players. I brought the halfling wizard back as the ...
While the oracle, cleric and my bard made cameos as the
So I got the chance to play her one last time, and the players liked this aspect as well.
GM Burglar |
"Maroon" was used mildly often in Merry Melodies/Looney Toons by one Bugs Bunny to describe his foe de jour, but I was actually kinda surprised to see nothing in any dictionary-type deals even suggesting that. Huh.
Alternatively, I missed what it originally was or should go to bed already. One of the three.
Luisila |
I assumed ‘maroon’ was a spellcheck error for ‘moron.’
But I freely admit to missing many American colloquialisms in the past. :)
Did you know, you're NOT allowed to turn left (that'd be right for you guys) if it's clear at a red traffic light in Australia!
GM Burglar |
Hmm, I now question how relevant a lot of older animation stuff isn't even known down under/elsewhere... I always thought Mel Blanc-oriented goods were pretty known elsewhere nowadays (even if not for the original cartoon voice actor and how friggin' great the Man of 1,000,000 Voices was.)
Also, I had assumed you'd have roundabouts, because they're a bamillion times more efficient than intersections. Either that, or guys had mastered Kangaroo Pouch Transportation (also because I forgot Australia's frame of time reference. I was pretty pumped when they put them as an Animal Companion in what I believe was Animal Archive.)
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Linnea Joculus |
Yep, going on the Bugs Bunny terminology with maroon, or I guess it should be 'moroon'.
Luisila, that move is restricted some places here as well, but a 'right on red' is generally acceptable when the traffic is clear.
My friend's parents apparently got back recently from NZ and they keep getting traffic tickets in the mail. I guess they're pretty strict on speed limits in the land of Middle Earth, and they just automatically mail out the ticket based on radar, for as little as 3 km over.
I hope Endless doesn't have a lead foot.
Luisila |
Oh, Loonie Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons were very popular in Australia when I was growing up, Burglar. I don’t remember the use of the word ‘moroon’ … but that could just be my memory.
I remember Mel Blanc’s death being reported on the news here … Eep! I just looked it up. He died in 1989!
SO was navigating and I was driving when we drove out of LA on the way to San Francisco, in the years Before Children. After I got ‘beeped’ waiting for green on my second ‘right-on-red’ intersection, we looked at each other and said, “Maybe it’s OK to go through a red light in this situation?” After following a number of cars doing it, I did the same and it quickly became second nature.
Roundabouts are common here and ours are pretty simple to navigate. Some of the ones in the UK blew my mind!
Whoa! 3 km/hour over is pretty rough, SB. Concealed portable automatic speed cameras are also very common here. I think the police allow a 5 km/hour tolerance in most Australian states though.
Shan Pangu |
I second Bugs Bunny & maroon reference.
In other news, I just saw a post in the side scroll titled: "Bacon! Either you like bacon or your wrong."
That made my morning, now time to fix the washer and take down the lights.
Shan Pangu |
Oh, totally telling on you, Shan!
[♪♫] @GM Burglar, Shan’s using Gameplay for Discussion stuff! [/ ♪♫]
But seriously, hope you’re feeling better soon and that watching Leo helps. Don’t think I’ve seen that movie – but I mostly watch kids’ films these days. Thank goodness most of them are good!
Hey, there was some in game mechanics that needed to be brought up. =v)
It's pretty much a longer version of Boiler Room which was one of my favorite movies at the time it came out. I always wanted to run a backdoor blackjack room out of my dorm apt. Defiantly not a kid friendly movie. Lots of boobs, lots of quaaludes and lots of creative uses of the same word. A great way to blow 3 hours between blowing your nose.
Of the resent kid movies I've seen, I liked Wreck-It Ralph & The Lego Movie. My friend who has kids says Big Hero 6 was a good one too.
Linnea Joculus |
Took the kiddos to see Penguins of Madagascar. It was pretty good - better than the other Madagascar movies.
I got my oldest son to watch the old Adventure of Robin Hood - with Errol Flynn. Not necessarily a kids movie - but it's a good one for kids.
GM Burglar |
I'm in the same delusional boat; car overheatingly broke down Monday afternoon and it took AAA 2-and-some hours to show up, so that spiked The Sickness on my end. Water pump is fixed and I still have lunch money in the budget, though, so A+ no complaints.
As long as we're talking about movies whose target audience is kids (with a brief Wolf of Wall Street tangent), we're still in my element. WoWS Tangent: I heard they used the Lemonheads version of Mrs Robinson. I like that song.
If we're putting Wreck-It Ralph as recent, then there's a few nobody's mentioned that are still pretty good and worth seeing. Warning: I might mildly ruin jokes or mild spoilers.
- Book of Life. I will never cease gushing about how much I loved this movie. I contemplated seeing it a third time in theatres. A movie based on Hispanic culture whose cast and production team are actually mostly Hispanic, and it shows; the aesthetic is genuine, it never gets PSA-tier preachy, and (aside from a certain Tatum-oriented casting decision) each character is immersive just by dialect and theme but not one dimensionally so. It's just aspects, which makes it feel more realistic. Every song feels proper to origin; some Spanish guitar & mariachi covers, some good original works in the sane vein and best of all, it's never intrusive. It flows, and it does so smoothly. The small amount of baseless humor was refreshing, too. Del Toro was the producer on this, so there's that if you trust him for quality.
- Boxtrolls: If you don't like Laika or stop-motion films, avoid it, but the 1920's Britain setting is one of my favourites, and this does it justice (and adds a sizable "functional Steampunk" theme to it.) The cast was probably a mite too big to really focus on enough of the tertiary characters, so it felt a little unfocused, though quirks in some of the side characters made them at least rememberable.
- Penguins of Madagascar. Disclaimer: I. HATE. This. Franchise. I have flashbacks to that damn Polka Dot Afro commercial. Fortunately, the folks who made those movies and this movie are well aware of that and lampoon it immediately. It's Get Smart with the best kind of birds. I'm starting to tire of Benedict Cumberbatch, but the Penguin chunk of the voice cast are actually head animators and whatnot, so it's a labor of love (and it shows.) Visual gags and what I call "Horrible PC plans" galore. John Malkovitch making celebrity name puns. More than acceptable. Liked this movie as much as I hate Chris Rock Zebras.
- Big Hero Six. Aside from the always-common problem of "story went too fast," a solid entry from Disney Animation Studios. The music (unlike my beloved Book of Life), felt utterly out of place when it happened, and the "oh wait nothing's wrong" ending was expected from Disney, but also disappointing to me. The message of dealing with loss is important, and I feel they cheapened it hardcore with an unfun deux ex machina and potential follow-up. Still definitely worth seeing (if only for the stinger. Seriously, sit through the credits, people. They save the best jokes for those.)
- Winnie the Pooh. "Really, Burglar?" Hell yeah, I went to see that when it came out. I have mountains of nostalgia for Pooh Bear. Also worth seeing, especially if you understand what I mean when I say "there's a scene that's trippy ala Heffalumps and Woozles." 'Cause there is.
- Sherman and Peabody. See above, but far less nostalgia. GREAT historical-based humor. There's a "Everyone in this Trojan Horse has lots of daddy issues" joke that is one of the few things I remember definitively.
I have a feeling I'm missing some of the past few season's movies in this demographic, but now is sleeps since I done thinked about the Woozles.
Edit: Lego Movie was good, too. Non serious Morgan Freeman + Serious AND non serious Will Ferrel is good times by itself.
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Shan Pangu |
OK, during my illness I discovered Let's Make a Deal (LMaD) has returned to daytime television. Wayne Brady is the host and his mood is so withdrawn. It honestly looks like somebody pulled out his dog had it piss on his cornflakes then kicked the dog to get off the stage. Drew Cary on Price is Right at least seems to fake his happiness a bit better. But neither holds a torch to Bob Barker.
In any case, at the end of LMaD the hosts goes around and gives out money for random objects they audience could have brought for cash. The last one, Wayne asks a guy in a hot dog suit if he had a ring. Key ring, wire ring, what ever. Homebody pulls out a wedding ring to propose to his girlfriend that was dressed up as a mustard bottle. So he got $100 and a soon-to-be wife out of the deal. Hot dog & Mustard, work out any jokes you want with that one. LMaD must be the most popular show in the household for the guy to propose on it*.
*No offense to anybody who proposed to or was proposed on LMaD or any other game show.
Linnea Joculus |
I only caught the Drew Carey version of PiR once and maybe I caught him on a bad day, but yeah - totally withdrawn. Just no excitement. Maybe he was nursing a cold or something.
Haven't caught LMaD. But I look forward to seeing an uninvolved Wayne Brady try to fake his excitement.
All about Wheel of Fortune for me.
Luisila |
I LOVED Wreck-It Ralph.
The Lego movie was pretty good. It was far less of a two-hour advertisement than I thought it would be.
My fave part was when Emmett the Special announced he liked the Reality TV Show “Where’s My Pants?” and the teeny-bopper dance track “Everything is Awesome!” The stunned silence and looks of How can this guy be the Chosen One?!? on the high-brow lego rebel-elites was classic.
I am so glad it’s not just me that doesn’t like the Madagascar series. Parents I know rave about it … but the clichéd story and stereotyped characters … ugh.
I also liked Despicable Me 2 and Frozen. The kids still sing the songs from that one and a giant fridge magnet Olaf is currently enjoying some respite from the summer heat on the side of our fridge.
Luisila |
While Kool-Aid® is not generally available in Oz, I remember seeing advertisements featuring the Kool-Aid® Man in US comics (can’t remember which ones … Archie® or Marvel® probably) in the early 90’s (maybe?)
I have only fairly recently (last few years) heard the term “drink the Kool-Aid®” and had to have it explained to me.
So when a certain GM Nebten, used the term “Mella bursts out of the warehouse like the Kool-aid man” to describe the movement of an armored character in The Many Fortunes of GM Neb, I knew what he was talking about AND could appreciate the imagery ;)
Luisila |
Hey guys, I have just realized Antonella doesn’t currently qualify for the Dodge feat, which I took at 3rd level.
I can pick it up as her Monk bonus feat when she levels next time, so that’s no problem.
In the meantime I need a 3rd level feat for her. I want to have her go into the Champion of Irori Prestige Class (I want to try a monk – but don’t want to ape Shan, and I want to try a paladin – but don’t want to ape Omrax).
I plan on going 3 levels of Monk of the Sacred Mountain with her – Toughness for free and +1 Nat armor. I noticed the ‘u’ in the armor, Burglar!
So, I was thinking Extra Channel to help replenish her ki pool with a bronze gong down the track, but then I thought about Additional Traits to get Exalted of the Society for one extra channel (Faith trait). But what about the second trait? I thought of:
• Dangerously curious to get UMD as a class skill, so she could cast mage armor from a wand on herself. Do you think it’s worth it?
• Reactionary (boring but handy in every scenario)
• A Sure Thing: Once per day, you gain a +2 bonus on a single attack roll against an evil-aligned creature. If the creature is not evil-aligned, this ability is wasted with no benefit. (Silver Crusade 'Campaign' trait )
Shan Pangu |
Breaking down a door with damage is set in the rules. Hell, there is even a table for it!
So Shan did enough damage to break down two Strong Wooden Doors.
GM Burglar |
Indeed, I did use the table (though I didn't look at the big text about piercing/bludgeoning). Perhaps I am thinking about hardness being that weird guessspace of "does it work at all" for damage types/energy? I.e. the "my adamantine rapier destroys a door with ease" conundrum. It seems defined in the text below the table as "this destroys the door," so I'll roll with that.
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Luisila |
I've PM'd Varg.
He has posted recently in one of his other games.
Luisila |
If it’s time …
PFS # 69095-1
Faction: Grand Lodge
No Day Job
Normal Track
Out of Tier gold (?)
GM Burglar |
It is time; I have most PFS numbers in one of my old reporting excels and the chronicles of in/out of tier are on my work computer
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GM Burglar |
I don't see any reason you can't, though he was mostly Expert levels. Notably, he'd require the right to copy from yours in return so he could brag that he "could cast" beyond his capability.
Besai's spellbook is an untitled 8.5x11 book that has seen little use, likely the very same that many wizards get as soon as they can first transcribe spells. Less than a tenth of the pages are filled in, but the script shows off his fine penmanship and self-worth (as depicted by the first page's calligraphy which reads "Property of Harmidio Besai".)
(not counting cantrips) (contains burning hands (DC 15), comprehend languages, expeditious retreat, identify, charm person, erase, mage armor, and unseen servant)
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Luisila |
Burglar, do you want to run another one or do you want to take a break?
If you're worried about pacing, don't be!
I'm very happy with the pace of your games.
GM Burglar |
If the pacing of the past two weeks has been acceptable, then I can do another one. I've recently (read: two weeks ago) absorbed half of an ex-employee's job, which eats up that ~3 hour space where I used to do my big posting.
Coincidentally, the install calendar this month is unusually busier than intended, so the past few weeks have been me actually working and less time on here (as Tektite probably can tell from my low post quality/quantity on the two games of his I'm in.
That said, if enough folks want another, my list is in my profile in the normal space (and I've done nothing with any scenario that isn't listed from the newer seasom.)
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Luisila |
Thanks for pointing out your list, Burglar! I assume Tektite and SB burgled your format ;)
@ Shan Have you reached 7th level yet? If not, would you be interested in bringing Panfalcon? The reason I ask, is most of the common scenarios I found on Burglar’s, Tektite’s and SB’s lists are 7-11.
Here is a first pass attempt at scenario’s I think we can all play or get GM credit for.
Season 1-#34: Encounter at the Drowning Stones (7-11)
Season 2-04: Shadows Fall on Absalom (Investigation at the Grand Lodge after an assassination attempt on Drandle Dreng) 7-11
Season 2-20: Wrath of the Accursed 7-11 (Seems little played, but has good reviews. Written by Aussie Matt Goodall, who is a pretty good author)
Season 6-13: Of Kirin and Kraken. (7-11) Brand new! Also Endless hasn’t played it and I thought it might be nice to invite him to a game.
Shan Pangu |
Shan's 1/2 XP away from 7th. Grumble Grumble.
Panfalcon would be up for playing either 2-04 or 2-20.
As long as we are done by Paizo-con, I'm good. =v) Anybody else going?