Time to let that skill point in Profession (Charlatan) shine ;)
Meh, once a name starts going wrong, it rarely rights itself. I ran Crypt of the Everflame for my RL group, and one of the local families in Kessen is named Vargidan. Except every time I read through it, it came out 'Vardigan.' I just went ahead and changed it before I even started the campaign. Better to pick a wrong name I can say consistently than stumble over the correct one every time.
My husband was once playing an elf rogue going for a Clint Eastwoodesque mysterious drifter type. He started out the adventure introducing himself to the other PCs with a gravelly "Call me Nobody." That lasted through a couple of loot splits in which he'd say "Nobody could use that cloak," and the other players would reply, "Nobody wants it, huh? Guess we'll just leave it behind in the dungeon." He picked a real name for 'Nobody' to reveal to the party pretty quickly after that. ;)
I've mistakenly had the gender for a character I was DM'ing in PbP wrong for almost a year... to my defence he was a half-elf with an effeminate portrait.
We had a sorcerer who was convinced that the wand of Magic Weapon was actually Magic Missile for a lengthy period of time as well.
I've mistakenly had the gender for a character I was DM'ing in PbP wrong for almost a year... to my defence he was a half-elf with an effeminate portrait.
Wait a minute... you mean Braddon's NOT a chick? ;)
I can change the portrait if you want- they finally included another sharp featured face with messy dark hair... though now I think of it, that portrait may not have been male either :-)
Playing DDO, my male half-elf Hammil (he was partnered with another thief named Anvir) was leaving the market when he was accosted by a hawker wanting to sell some orc-only goods...
"What?"
"You're a half-orc, right?"
"Umm... no."
"You look like a half-orc."
"Umm, I'm not that ugly."
"Yeah, the females aren't bad."
"What?"
"You're a female half-orc, right?"
"No, male half-elf."
He trotted off, and I went right for the character generator, and yes, the more beastly of the pretty folk DO look a lot like the prettiest of the beastly folk.
Don't go changin', Braddon. Unless you want to.
But what's that hanging from your right ear?
Nahhhhh! Heck, I don't care. I will admit that I initially wondered: "Why the heck did he pick a chick avatar?" But that instantly turned into a shrug because it was simply out of curiosity alone. I truly don't care.
I was just giving you grief. :)
Plus, it'd just be weird seeing Braddon not nearly as pretty. ;)
Now I see other people using it for a female gnome and I'm like, "Why are they using a male half-elf avatar?"
Writing now. Not sure how many days I'm late. Sorry. Life.
I was only beginning to worry. :)
You mean you're not going to make me stat up multiple gladiators and play out the encounters blow by blow for verisimilitude's sake? ;)
Will make some rolls tomorrow to see who wins and summarize up to the bear-baiting. Late tonight.
We're allowed to summarise!?!?
Should we risk having a day pass in less than 6 months? :-)
We're allowed to summarise!?!?
Should we risk having a day pass in less than 6 months? :-)
"That's crazy talk" [/Jayne]
"That's crazy talk" [/Jayne]
You're not talking about 'Jayne Cobb' are you?
"That's crazy talk" [/Jayne]You're not talking about 'Jayne Cobb' are you?
Jayne. The man they call 'Jayne'.
Quote from the scene where... well, spoilers.
We've all seen this show, right?! FIREFLY.
Yeah, I own it all. The episodes and the movie. That's one of the greatest shows ever for being so short lived.
Stupid Network kept throwing them around on different days, different time slots and killed it. Absolutely stupid. They have a massive cult following and rightfully so. I think it's awesome that so many folks were willing to give Nathon Fillion(Mal) money in order to buy the rights and start it back up again because he mentioned at one point that if had the money to buy the rights. So he had to tell them 'Don't send money, people, please!' because it just wasn't gonna happen.
He's always said he really enjoyed playing the part of Mal.
I think you can safely put Firefly into the 'no spoiler tags required' category.
I first watched Serenity and it was indeed an enjoyable jaunt - didn't see the core series when it aired unfortunately.
One of the things I love about the geek community is the fact that it filters my viewing for me. While I loathe TV and most of what it stands for, my geek friends will not tolerate an absence of particular knowledges in my repertoire.
I love Firefly, and do not hate those 'friends' who pulled me down into their den of misery at the lost potential so cruelly ripped from us. :-)
Probably more entertaining than the arena fights we just viewed in thread...
Indeed - well viewing friends are great. One of the guys I went to Uni with convinced me that both 'The Wire' and 'Battlestar Galactica' (the new one) were worth watching... and they were. :)
Taking off in a few days for Easter and a week holidays. Braddon will be a little quieter than usual while I have limited net access.
A small advanced warning - starting Wednesday (my time so roughly 48 hours from this post) I'll be in geographical flux at these highlighted locations.
Fly out of KL on Wednesday night, two days in Kota Kinabalu, one full day in transit in Singapore then about eight days (through to Sunday 19th) in Adelaide before returning back to home location. I should retain interwebs connectivity throughout (though with tablet + keyboard rather than laptop), though my access and verbosity might be moderately curtailed at times.
Platforms? I ask because it sounds the sort of trip some of our folk at work make (though them, in the Gulf of Mexico).
Nope - not this time, if I was flying out to platforms I'd either be going to Kota Bahru or Labuan. Off to KK for VISA reasons, Singapore for shopping and Adelaide to see an 86 year old Grandmother.
My wife's grandparents are both well into their 80's. They are fascinating and formidable people, filled with great stories and still very much on the ball. I hope you enjoy your time with your grandmother.
Also got to spend a few days in Singapore a few years ago. Loved it.
Have fun.
Damn straight there Braddon - my nan is a right card (and still rocks a bun style hairdo) and always good fun.
Singapore is lovely, but after living in KL it's basically a cleaner, more expensive and polite version of home ;)
Braddon delights again!
I'm imagining Phillip, "What?"
or Snake turning up, thinking he'd heard Gristav.
Perhaps mingled elf-blood gives twisty thoughts and tongue?
Thank you. :-)
For Chaotic Neutral, low Int, Braddon is surprisingly feminist and non- racist. Sometimes... :-)
I attribute that to his above average Wisdom.
And yeah, I can't see growing up a half breed in Cheliax being much more fun than being a Halfling.
ghost-writing for Picollo:
'Seven syllables? We're not nobility.'
:)
In our Friday game, visitors to the guild hall needed to meet with Mr. Pique, a somewhat aged gnome alchemist and inventor. A runner was sent to Mr. Pique to fetch him, given instruction to 'take him his cane, with the bells', with explanation to the visitor, 'Pique, is a bit slow-walker'.
Mr. Pique's response? "Bell-cane! Pah. The whistle-cane, for company."
And I'm back in the land of humidity and chance of thunderstorms. Adelaide was good, seeing elderly relatives was great... and losing my thumbdrive with all my documents and RPG stuff on it was less than stellar unfortunately.
Still, consider me back on the active list.
... and losing my thumbdrive with all my documents and RPG stuff on it was less than stellar unfortunately.
Ouch. Hope it was mostly replaceable. Glad you're back safe.
I've had a weekend I need a weekend to recover from. Nothing overly terrible or exciting ... just one thing on top of another to the point that I haven't had any time to breathe. Will update the game tomorrow.
The thumbdrive falls into the 'mostly replaceable' - as in there were about 3-4 gig worth of RPG PDFs that I need to re-download, and a bunch of work stuff that was double saved that I can recreate.
The stuff that I've likely lost to the void are all the old files that I'd forgotten that I actually had... you know the ones you go looking for once in a blue moon.
Was downcast last night - but have now gotten over it... I inherited my father's bloody minded pragmatism :)
Tough break, Mark. At least you're dealing with it well.
I can't remember the last time I dropped by to lurk, but you've all made more than 4000 posts since then. I despair of ever catching up, although I am trying.
Javell hadn't joined before my last visit. Nice to see you got a seat at this table, my friend.
I still really enjoy following this campaign. Writing quality is top notch. It's still one of my favorites.
4,000 posts eh? - you haven't missed much, it was only 48 hours or so in game :P
You've got Phillip's grand hissy fit to look forward to if you do read through enough of it. It's sandwiched in between the hissing cockroaches and the tannery.
Hm, yeah, looks like 4000 posts was Oathday (Thursday), and we're only at sundown on Starday (Saturday) now.
Of course, quite a bit happened in those two days. I think we even had a couple of actual combat encounters. :)
Joana - have you had a read through Unchained yet? - any thoughts on the content.
I'm keen to give the skills breakdown a decent read through and ponder.
I've just done a quick flip-through so far. I was mainly looking to see if the variant multi-classing rules might produce a better version of my rogue/cleric who is hampered by caster level, but it doesn't. She's just doomed to never have the level of spells the adventure expects her to have at her disposal. :(
Yeah - the variant multiclassing is a bit of a wasted design space really. The late late onset of most of the features and the fact you give up 5 of your 10 total character feats to get it. Plus you get the strange power level comparison... where Rage is apparently equivalent to Trapfinding.
Ethel will need to hold on till Sunday as I am away from hone a few days.
Sigh... back, but now that typo shall live in infamy forever more.
My wee Samsung tablet wasn't made for my relatively large fingers...
I'm a fan of MessageEase keyboard. Complex appearance, simple use, and you could make the 'keys' as large as you like.
In the interest of moving forward: After taking the toast off the heat, Gristav will get the door if none other has.
In the tender hands of the Golden Goblin as to whether Phil makes it to Magnimar's room or gets waylaid upon the way...
In the tender hands of the Golden Goblin as to whether Phil makes it to Magnimar's room or gets waylaid upon the way...
"You have been waylaid by enemies and must defend yourself." ;)
I say Braddon and Marce bump into Phil near the bar. :-D
Fingers crossed Phil gets to find out what's on Marce's mind today... not sure if I could take another 24 hours of suspense :P
Marce isn't sure how much to trust Phil, he's always been wary of Phil. He left you a space to stumble into, and you didn't stumble. Put an arm on a worried Ethel, and I'd guess he'll judge Phil to be un-suspect, and speak freely.
...is my guess.
Oh but Phillip is always suspect... it's just whether the other party suspects the thing they should be suspecting... or is left expecting something unexpected... or something...
Smoke and daggers, trust and you know I know, but do you know if I know that you know... or something ;)
Instead of worrying about what's going on in Phil's room out of his ken, Gristav could take advantage of the opportunity Snake just provided to wax concerned about Larur. ;P
Oh, Gristav wasn't even aware...
He's a fool, you know.
:)
Hey, at least someone besides Gristav is worried about the dwarf. Or at least curious. :)