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I just don't see how 3e mechanics detract from verisimilitude, and the examples they give aren't at all persuasive to me--they seem special pleading, exaggerative, prejudiced, etc. The fact that there are structures for characters to attempt almost any action imaginable, and it not be left up to the limited resources of the DM of the moment, all add to inhabiting the game world/suspension of disbelief, as far as I am concerned.

Hmmm, I actually think they have some valid reasons for not liking those aspects of the game. But I guess it comes down to perception.

Of course, there are a ton of reasons that go well past the issue with challenge resolution. But that would likely take pages and pages of discussion to detail fully. Not to mention, I am sure it would spawn an edition war. Then the sun would grow dark and the moon would be as blood. <insert obligatory Ghostbusters quote here>

OSR?

Old School Renaissance.

Well, now you can go to my list and cheer all you want.

Also, I really enjoy Maliszewski's stuff, even though I don't completely agree with him -- and certainly Finch and the 3e Hate gang labor under a bunch of delusions, as far as I'm concerned.

I have a great deal of respect for the OSR and I tend think of James as the de facto leader. Their opinions of 3e notwithstanding, they almost wholly represent the way I like to run my campaigns. I can understand their conclusions on 3e and how they got there. I may not agree, but I do understand the feelings they have about the game.

However, if I could go back in time armed with the knowledge about the path the game would take after the inception of 3e, I would not hesitate to do it. A box was opened that can never be shut and I don't think the designers of 3e ever expected things to go the way they did. I am not entirely sure what I would change, as the 3e rules set is a good expression of earlier edition ideals collected under a unifying mechanic. I imagine I would be fighting a war of ideals and we know how those go. It is a tough thing to consider.

I have always been curious about the process that occurred and how the current state of the game was achieved. There was a definite shift in how some people thought of the game and those ideals have won out. I wonder if those things have a root earlier in the life span of D&D or not. The OSR seems to think so but I am not entirely certain.

So, should I feel guilty about requesting vacation time so soon after coming back from disability?

I have 5 weeks vacation time to burn. Use or lose it company.

I'm thinking 'not', 'cause recuperating has not exactly been fun and relaxing.

I would not feel guilty about it. That time is yours to burn. At what point will you lose it?

Aberzombie wrote:

Why not both at the same time? Could be interesting.....

That's where his second job at night comes into play. I'm sure he has a survey on that too. :p

Can we mention Lilith more often to get her to stay?

And I'm not going back to reading the last 400+ posts. I'm sorry, but if there was anything important, you'll just have to repost. ;-)

Rods and slots. Their configurations and where the rods go. I don't think it is important but I thought it should be mentioned. :)

Urizen wrote:

What's V/GN, anyway?

Verisimilitude or Gygaxian Naturalism.

I feel like I should cheer every time those words come up.

Or, perhaps, I should slap a gamist in the head every time those words are written. It would do wonders for the soul.

Good morning! I spent the past weekend watching the first season of Castle with my wife, looking for an apartment, and buying way too many clothes (it feels like the first day of school).

I've got a 10:15 start time, so I won't get a good feel for the commute today. I will tonight when I come home, though.

Thanks for all the well-wishes. I'll be back later tonight, if not at lunchtime.

I hope you all had good weekends and have a great Monday.

I hope your day has been going well.

So last night it was raining cats and dogs again. I don't know what is going on. We never used to have a monsoon season. Ended up having a friend crash on the couch since it wasn't safe to drive. This morning went to the Taste of Ann Arbor and the weather was beautiful. Even got a little sunburned. It was fun and a good chance to try out some new places without paying for a whole meal. But I was so ready to collapse by the time we got home. And now I feel much better after a nice afternoon nap. :)

I just wanted you to know that I am fighting everything in my indoctrination as a Columbus native to not comment on the Taste of Ann Arbor. ;) I honestly don't care about the rivalry thing all that much, but it gets forced into your head at an early age around here. I don't watch football, not even when I was student at OSU. But I was a member of the Medieval and Renaissance Performer's Guild. ;)

I have distinct liking of food festivals myself. Towards the beginning of July we have the North Market Food and Ohio Wine festival, which is rather tasty.

And while it is not a food festival, I am already gearing up for the Dublin Irish Festival . It really is a great time. I was overjoyed to see the bands lined up for this year.

Ah, sorry. That was directed toward her, mostly. She's worries that we don't have fun. It was a fun evening, just one that contained a great amount of frustration. :P

I can be overly corrective about these things, even in real life. I am not socially inept, I have worked in marketing and customer service for most of my life, but I can be a bit "to the point", which comes across as bluntness. So I am always afraid I offend someone when I never mean to, especially in a format such as this.

I made the statue immobile so it couldn't pursue and terrorize. It simply guarded a door (threatening 2 squares of the entry path) and bonked anybody adjacent who didn't address it properly. The caster picked away just fine, but it took some time with 1d3 spells. The fighter could damage it but once he'd had a couple bad rolls, he walked away, leaving the people who could not hurt it nearby, and leaving the party split between the corridor and the room. Doing it over, I'd skip the stone CP and choose a different one to allow more people do damage. Live and learn. But it was not designed to seriously threaten the party. The group could have moved past it once its AoO was spent, and part of the party tumbled past it anyway. <shrug>

You know, that is an interesting situation. I like the idea you had there with making the statue immobile. It was a threat but not one that could overwhelm the party right out of the gate. I don't know that splitting the party is all bad, but it does really depend on the situation.

It seems like this encounter was more like part-trap and part-fight. There were combatants, though one of those were more like a hazard than a real creature. In that case, it might be interesting to go ahead and run it as trap, giving the rogue a chance to disarm it. There would be a risk but the character would have a chance to look really cool for figuring it out.

Going with something like clay or wood would allow the party some to inflict more damage and it would provide the creature with lower hit points at the same time. However, I think I would go with stone but making the inner, mechanical workings of the statue visible and assigned a slightly higher AC to strike those parts. But the parts shouldn't have a Hardness score and you might want to consider giving it a slightly different pool of hp. This assumes the statue would be mechanical, which I prefer simply because I love clockwork so much. :)

I don't know, just some random thoughts that might not have any real bearing since the encounter is over now. :) My rambling mostly has to do with how I might like to handle this in the future.

It sounds like a fantastic idea. I am just sorry there were some crappy rolls in there that caused trouble. I would be happy to steal this. Thank you !

alleynbard wrote:

Urizen wrote:

Speaking of party level ... what level is yours going to be when you finally move into your new abode and need to break it in? :)

I am going to start at 1st level.

A 1st level house party? That's not going to raise the roof up in da hissle foshizzle. :p

Oh...I see. I was taking that to be a gaming reference. :) You know, breaking in the new game room.

I can be monumentally naive at times.

Speaking of party level ... what level is yours going to be when you finally move into your new abode and need to break it in? :)

I am going to start at 1st level.

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I don't normally slide something like that in a low-level adventure without the ability to bull rush off a cliff or the opportunity to drop a chandelier on its head or some such thing.

Treppa is still essentially a first time GM. She's run mostly canned things, it's still new to her building encounters. Part of the purpose was to test CR on the party too.

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Not that I am saying you did a bad job Treppa. Just mostly curious and providing my thoughts on the matter. I am sure you are a kick-ass GM.

Treppa is the best GM i've ever had run for me, and that's saying a lot. She'll only get better with time. We had a stretch of bad luck, that's not her fault.

Indeed, it is not her fault and I don't think I was insinuating that. I only said what I said to insure she knew I was not questioning her judgment nor the manner in which she ran the encounter. I have an accute understanding how the written word can be misinterpreted. I was just getting a read on the encounter while discussing what I tend to do in those situations.

Testing CR is something that needs to be done, even for long time GMs. I know I also throw in occasional tests to see where the party actually sits in relation to their average party level.

Treppa wrote:

Studpuffin wrote:

Treppa wrote:

alleynbard wrote:

When I roll crits I enjoy giving my players this face that says "I'm sorry for your troubles but I can't wait for my creature to rip the flesh of your character." :)

I don't think I confirmed one last night, but I still love the breath-holding tension between the call "Critical threat!" and the confirmation roll. "Does a 12 hit you?" "No! Phew!"

Not what I heard at the table, except maybe the first time. It was actually more like, "Sigh... again?!" "does a 12 hit you?" "why the large discrepency is attack rolls?"

If I hadn't seen your rolls, I'd have doubted!

Aw, so you guys didn't have fun? :( :( :(

Didn't say that, just saying that bad luck (not the GM's fault) is often one of the things that will kill a game for someone. I had fun overall, but it was really up and down at points. The statue was too much for us at level one (with hardness 8, no one could damage it at all except the fighter), and the goblins should've been mince meat but we had such poor rolls that it started getting deadly (you almost took out the fighter who took toughness twice in that fight). The fight with the brigands was about right.

Was there someone in the party who could energy damage to the statue? A spellcaster of some sort?

Did the terrain provide any interesting ways to handle the statue without attacking it outright?

I don't normally slide something like that in a low-level adventure without the ability to bull rush off a cliff or the opportunity to drop a chandelier on its head or some such thing.

Not that I am saying you did a bad job Treppa. Just mostly curious and providing my thoughts on the matter. I am sure you are a kick-ass GM.

alleynbard wrote:

Studpuffin wrote:

Jack Hammer wrote:

Treppa wrote:

The mens' dice were cold as ice!

Do you really need a lesson on how to warm a man's dice? ;)

Not at all, any dice she touches as GM are hot! I've never seen someone roll so consistently high! She's like a crit machine!

An even better attribute for a GM! Excellent!

When I roll crits I enjoy giving my players this face that says "I'm sorry for your troubles but I can't wait for my creature to rip the flesh of your character." :)

Sucks when the shoe is on the other foot though, and you're the player whose taking those hits and rolling like crap. It took me a few hours before I even rolled higher then a 9! Bad luck for players will come off on the GM worse if they're rolling consistently high behind their screen. It was a terrible night for rolling as players, which can really drain the fun from a session who no longer feel like they have any control. Thankfully, at level one, you only need to roll good once to drop your opponent. Unfortunately, that's true of them as well!

True. I do fudge rolls a bit when it looks like my players and their dice seem to disagree on the subject at hand. It gives them a fighting chance.

But you have to be careful with that as well, or else the encounter becomes a bunch of misses and that isn't very much fun either.

I think those situations can still be fun, but it does require certain shift in tactics. Aid Another is a good way to help the fighter hit if said fighter is having a bad time with the dice.

Of course, that requires another player to stop what they are doing and help out,though I always found that to be a good strategy for the wizard. This is especially true if the wizard doesn't want to expend spells because he/she realizes the encounter, despite how it is going, isn't a major one worthy of magical doom. While the wizard could certainly attack on his/her own, the chances he/she can help the fighter are significantly higher than doing any kind substantial damage themselves.

At least, that is what I do when playing the wizard, or other class not built as a front line fighter. Since that is so situational, I am sure that tactic may not always apply.

Naturally, if everyone is rolling terribly, even that little bit of assistance may not be enough. :) But if it does work, then the wizard gets to gloat how the fighter needed him to fight effectively. ;)

Jack Hammer wrote:

Treppa wrote:

The mens' dice were cold as ice!

Do you really need a lesson on how to warm a man's dice? ;)

Not at all, any dice she touches as GM are hot! I've never seen someone roll so consistently high! She's like a crit machine!

An even better attribute for a GM! Excellent!

When I roll crits I enjoy giving my players this face that says "I'm sorry for your troubles but I can't wait for my creature to rip the flesh of your character." :)

Managed to bring two party members down to 1 hp but NOT kill anyone with first Pathfinder dungeon last night post.

Congrats! Ripping a party apart without killing them is a fine and honorable art.

...in the meantime, I'm too busy trying to figure out how to get Rod A to slip into Slot E. Maybe have to pull out a slip'n'slide...

Its not supposed to go there. I am not saying you shouldn't try though. Far be it from me to tell others what slots they should use. ;)

It's okay, they just pullin' yer .... rod C? :p

Nice.

There have been times when I have seen rods A-G all in one place. But that was a long time ago and I am pretty happy with the current configuration of rods and slots.

Ugh...I have definitely gotten old. Time for bed.

I had a fantastic night bowling. I am not sure if you have heard of it Urizen, but there is a newish place in Pickerington called Rule[3]. I don't know how you feel about bowling, but the place had some fairly good food in their restaurant. The whole place is like an upscale version of a standard bowling alley.

alleynbard wrote:

Well, I certainly love some of the women in my life but I don't LOVE the women in my life. In other words...

** spoiler omitted **

Uh, insert rod A into slot B?

Yes, I realize how it is done.

My slot B is different than the one you are implying. And the absence of a second rod A throws me.

alleynbard wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

Garydee wrote:

Patrick Curtin wrote:

Garydee wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

On the plus side, us nice guys can live with ourselves too.

I will never understand why women dislike nice guys so much. It doesn't make sense but it is so very true. Luckily, I'm an a-hole so I've never had to worry about it very much.

I have found that nice girls like nice guys.

I somewhat agree. However, I've seen plenty of nice, sweet girls that get tangled with horrible, abusive losers.

Well I was refering to the nice sweet girl with a naughty streak. I love mine, I suggest everyone run out and get such a lady.... even the other ladies. ;)

<uncomfortable silence>

But what would I do with her?

I am sure you are a quick learner. It might be distasteful to you but I am sure we can give you some lessons. :)

Oh, I have been there before. I just didn't care for the territory.

I wouldn't say it was distasteful, though I do say I couldn't see what all the fuss was about. :)

I am not so much confused about what to do as much as I am befuddled on the appeal. But we all love what we love, which makes this world a great place to live.

Urizen wrote:

Woodraven wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Woodraven wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Woodraven wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Woodraven wrote:

Bleh, and double bleh

Whats up woody??

anything and everything.

** spoiler omitted **

I return you to regularly scheduled thread.

Do not feel you are the only one. You are not. If you need we will be here for you. If you need to talk more FB me ok?

ok, it's just I hate these f@&!ing cycles. I'm up, I'm down, I'm up, I'm down and it never ends

I know how you feel. Its called life :) I would rather the roller-coaster then the alternative right now.:)

I really think I am manic-depressive/bipolar. to help prevent the triggers I tend to stay home in my room. I think I have a real problem and don't know how to deal with it.

WR - you need to reschedule an appt with your counselor / social worker and review the meds again. Sounds like it's not doing a job after a good amount of time to saturate the SSRIs appropriately.

I'm not suggesting this; I'm instructing this. ;)

haven't taken meds in about 2 months. Can't afford them, and no insurance hard to go to the doctor in these circumstances. I can't ask my mom for help because of my brother back in Newton. I have six tablets left going to pop one now for a remainder of five.

Ahhh man, I know this trouble too. There are programs that can help you get your meds. I don't know what those programs might be in your area, but they have to exist. It takes a lot to make that step. My pride often got too far in the way from gaining some kind of progress.

I am not certain how quickly you came off of the meds, but that in itself can cause some problems. So please, take a look at what avenues are available to you. There are so many times I could have cut my own issues off at the pass, if I just acted on the tools I had.

Woodraven wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Woodraven wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Woodraven wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Woodraven wrote:

Bleh, and double bleh

Whats up woody??

anything and everything.

** spoiler omitted **

I return you to regularly scheduled thread.

Do not feel you are the only one. You are not. If you need we will be here for you. If you need to talk more FB me ok?

ok, it's just I hate these f@&!ing cycles. I'm up, I'm down, I'm up, I'm down and it never ends

I know how you feel. Its called life :) I would rather the roller-coaster then the alternative right now.:)

I really think I am manic-depressive/bipolar. to help prevent the triggers I tend to stay home in my room. I think I have a real problem and don't know how to deal with it.

WR - you need to reschedule an appt with your counselor / social worker and review the meds again. Sounds like it's not doing a job after a good amount of time to saturate the SSRIs appropriately.

I'm not suggesting this; I'm instructing this. ;)

This. I know exactly what you are going through Woodraven. I know how all of this feels. My heart goes out to you. By following Uri's advice I can assure you that you can feel better.

alleynbard wrote:

<uncomfortable silence>

But what would I do with her?

You don't know? Well, you see, when a man loves a woman very much...

Well, I certainly love some of the women in my life but I don't LOVE the women in my life. In other words...

Garydee wrote:

Patrick Curtin wrote:

Garydee wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

On the plus side, us nice guys can live with ourselves too.

I will never understand why women dislike nice guys so much. It doesn't make sense but it is so very true. Luckily, I'm an a-hole so I've never had to worry about it very much.

I have found that nice girls like nice guys.

I somewhat agree. However, I've seen plenty of nice, sweet girls that get tangled with horrible, abusive losers.

Well I was refering to the nice sweet girl with a naughty streak. I love mine, I suggest everyone run out and get such a lady.... even the other ladies. ;)

<uncomfortable silence>

But what would I do with her?

I think it is time to go to bed. Good night all and take care.

In all seriousness I am right there with you. I guess I am too old school to be a "good" GM.

Got denied by the apartment. Feel like I need several strong drinks tonight

That sucks verily. I am sorry to hear that.

Cookie Monster wrote:

Brain Cookies!

(By the way, I am still trying to figure out how we could nab the same alias. How long have you had that alias?)

Ah....you don't know the secret, eh? I could be Alleynbard if I want to. ;)

Secret?

Family cat died today. I had no clue that he was sick, although Dad mentioned that he had started eating less.

I know he's over 20 years old. Showed up in October at my Mom's old house when my daughter was little. She insisted his full name was Spooky Spider. Spooky, you are missed. :(

I am incredibly sorry to hear that. I will keep you and Spooky in my thoughts.

Eric Swanson wrote:

Twin Agate Dragons wrote:

Urizen wrote:

Twin Agate Dragons wrote:

Dr. Double Honors, Ph.D. wrote:

Twin Agate Dragons wrote:

Ho hum.

Why so blasé?

Tired. Bored.

I don't know. I guess I kind of feel a liitle out of place here now.

Hush, tadpole. Just do what others should be doing and ignore anything I imply or suggest. After all, I am disturbed. On a scale from 1 to 10, I'm a Moorluck. That's like ... a 12?

You made me smile.

More coffee brewing; trying something different, using cold distilled water instead of tap water.

That will make a HUGE difference, trust me

The cold or the distilled? Or both? I just use tap water.

Both, but mostly the distilled.

Twin Agate Dragons wrote:

Urizen wrote:

Twin Agate Dragons wrote:

Dr. Double Honors, Ph.D. wrote:

Twin Agate Dragons wrote:

Ho hum.

Why so blasé?

Tired. Bored.

I don't know. I guess I kind of feel a liitle out of place here now.

Hush, tadpole. Just do what others should be doing and ignore anything I imply or suggest. After all, I am disturbed. On a scale from 1 to 10, I'm a Moorluck. That's like ... a 12?

You made me smile.

More coffee brewing; trying something different, using cold distilled water instead of tap water.

That will make a HUGE difference, trust me

The difference is like night and day. To use a tired and old metaphor.

Moorluck wrote:

Glad he's doing well, I know he's got to be giving you those puppy eyes wanting out. :(

Nah....he's smashed on puppy vicodin right about now. :p

Lucky dog.

Surgery appears to be successful. Going to be busy cleaning up around the house and doing some additional disinfecting. The vet says I can pick up my boy at 2:30p. I confess I've been overly anxious about it. I'm just bracing to see what the full damage is going to be as I had to put down a deposit of $1050 yesterday and supposedly the difference today (I signed a quote that stated it'd be anywhere from $1700 to $2100 but the cynic in me says it'll be the latter).

So, if for some reason I drop off during the weekend, this is your formal announcement so no-one has to send out a search party. :D

While the money is not good news, the wellness of your dog is. I am happy to hear he is doing better.

So I am writing an article for the Workshop exploring the idea that Dungeon beneath Ptolus can be considered a Mythic Underworld. I am pretty excited about this concept, though I think I have reached the point where I have to ask myself if anyone would really care about a multi-page dissertation into the subject. I know it would be popular but those doubts creep in every so often, you know.

I am thinking I should take a break. Perhaps I will do some packing while I let the ideas percolate some more.

Celestial Healer wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Celestial Healer wrote:

When's naptime?

You get a naptime... I am so jealous.

Only if I create one by nodding off at my desk, which is generally not advised.

But I think workplaces should bring back naptimes like we had in kindergarten. Did anyone else have naptime in kindergarten where they would roll out mats and you could sleep for like 30 minutes? How much better would a workday be if we had that?

We were just talking about that at my PENULTIMATE work lunch. :)

So you have these balls in a bowl, if you take one away...

alleynbard wrote:

Heathansson wrote:

alleynbard wrote:

Urizen wrote:

Solnes wrote:

So far no one other than me seems interested in the mini's, so you should have your pick of what I have. I will let you know how many and what they are and what he charges me for them. We can go from there?

I'm surprised you're even interested in the minis given that you guys got rid of a lot of them and don't even use them in your own games. I find this ... puzzling.

I just prefer the pre-paints over the pewters...

Pre-paints! Heathen! Mini painting is an art! It takes years of practice to craft these little wonders for the table.

<looks over to tupperware organizers holding roughly 300 pre-painted minis>

Ummm....those? They are for.....um......my niece. That's it. My niece.

Bluff 1d20+4

Damn!

You say heathen like it's a issult.

You're right. I am pretty much a heathen as well. How does "infidel" sound? Too much?

"Philistine" would be groovy....;) I don't think there's any actual Philistines around to be insulted about their name being synonymous with lack of culturedness.

Excellent choice.

alleynbard wrote:

Urizen wrote:

Solnes wrote:

So far no one other than me seems interested in the mini's, so you should have your pick of what I have. I will let you know how many and what they are and what he charges me for them. We can go from there?

I'm surprised you're even interested in the minis given that you guys got rid of a lot of them and don't even use them in your own games. I find this ... puzzling.

I just prefer the pre-paints over the pewters...

Pre-paints! Heathen! Mini painting is an art! It takes years of practice to craft these little wonders for the table.

<looks over to tupperware organizers holding roughly 300 pre-painted minis>

Ummm....those? They are for.....um......my niece. That's it. My niece.

Bluff 1d20+4

Damn!

You say heathen like it's a issult.

You're right. I am pretty much a heathen as well. How does "infidel" sound? Too much?

Spanky the Leprechaun wrote:

Urizen wrote:

Mac Boyce wrote:

Spanky the Leprechaun wrote:

Them dudes are actual cannibles at times.

I take it you've read up on MAYHEM then. ;)

Mayhem is awesome! \m/(-,-)\m/

The cannibal story that's being referenced is a bit over-exaggerated, to say the least...

Wha....., he just eat some dud's toenails?

skull / brain fragments in a stew from their vocalist who blew out his brains (i.e. pulled a Cobain). His good-bye note said 'Sorry for the mess'.

<uncomfortable silence>

Solnes wrote:

alleynbard wrote:

Solnes- In all seriousness I am interested in seeing the list of stuff as well. There are certainly some holes in my collection.

If there is any 2e stuff, I am most interested in material from Planescape and Spelljammer.

I know you won't know till Friday or thereabouts, so I know my hopes are a bit moot until then.

The minis though are the real prize in my mind. I am extremely interested in those.

So far no one other than me seems interested in the mini's, so you should have your pick of what I have. I will let you know how many and what they are and what he charges me for them. We can go from there?

what minis I would like to see the list or minis when you get them :)

<breaks a beer bottle on the wall and brandishes it towards Woodraven>

Urizen wrote:

Solnes wrote:

So far no one other than me seems interested in the mini's, so you should have your pick of what I have. I will let you know how many and what they are and what he charges me for them. We can go from there?

I'm surprised you're even interested in the minis given that you guys got rid of a lot of them and don't even use them in your own games. I find this ... puzzling.

I just prefer the pre-paints over the pewters...

I like to paint the mini's, most of the ones that we kept I had painted. I want them to paint, not collect. :)

I am the same way. I am also on an "old school" kick right now so getting some older minis would be nice.

Treppa wrote:

Cuchulainn wrote:

So I'm not the only one with a strange attraction to office/school supplies. Good. I'm not completely insane.

You, Studpuffin, and I should start a support group before our abodes completely fill with mechanical pencils and post-it notes.

But I swear, I need more graph paper! Yes, I know I have 3 pads already, but this graph paper is red!

I get really excited about school supplies as well.

I would sell my right kidney for red graph paper!

Solnes wrote:

So far no one other than me seems interested in the mini's, so you should have your pick of what I have. I will let you know how many and what they are and what he charges me for them. We can go from there?

I'm surprised you're even interested in the minis given that you guys got rid of a lot of them and don't even use them in your own games. I find this ... puzzling.

I just prefer the pre-paints over the pewters...

Pre-paints! Heathen! Mini painting is an art! It takes years of practice to craft these little wonders for the table.

<looks over to tupperware organizers holding roughly 300 pre-painted minis>

Ummm....those? They are for.....um......my niece. That's it. My niece.

Bluff 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Damn!

alleynbard wrote:

Solnes- In all seriousness I am interested in seeing the list of stuff as well. There are certainly some holes in my collection.

If there is any 2e stuff, I am most interested in material from Planescape and Spelljammer.

I know you won't know till Friday or thereabouts, so I know my hopes are a bit moot until then.

The minis though are the real prize in my mind. I am extremely interested in those.

So far no one other than me seems interested in the mini's, so you should have your pick of what I have. I will let you know how many and what they are and what he charges me for them. We can go from there?

Sounds fantastic. Thank you!

Solnes- In all seriousness I am interested in seeing the list of stuff as well. There are certainly some holes in my collection.

If there is any 2e stuff, I am most interested in material from Planescape and Spelljammer.

I know you won't know till Friday or thereabouts, so I know my hopes are a bit moot until then.

The minis though are the real prize in my mind. I am extremely interested in those.

Urizen wrote:

Solnes wrote:

Hey guys. I have a friend of mine that is going to sell me a bunch of old A D&D stuff. Are any of you interested in the old original mini's? And he is bringing me a list of tings that aren't D&D, like Shadowrun.... I will post that as soon as I get it.

List, please. And if there's a Tiamat or Colossal Dragon for cheap, I will love you long time. Five dollar not required.

He has the old pewter ones. I know there is a dragon, but its the one that you have to assemble.

I must have them!

<looks around for people to fight>

Hey guys. I have a friend of mine that is going to sell me a bunch of old A D&D stuff. Are any of you interested in the old original mini's? And he is bringing me a list of tings that aren't D&D, like Shadowrun.... I will post that as soon as I get it.

Gods yes!

alleynbard wrote:

I really hate going to the doctor. I am so sick of being prodded, poked, groped, blinded by little lights, and everything else you might imagine. I am also tired of being spoken to like I am an idiot for a major part of my afternoon.

And after all of that, nothing changed. He is keeping me on the same drugs that have little to no effect on my Fibro. Its like he wasn't listening to me at all.

Well, something did change, I guess. I learned I need to find a new doctor, preferably a specialist. Because if I stay here I can guarantee nothing will change.

Otherwise I had a great weekend and finally got to spend large amounts of quality time with my partner. That was wonderful in the extreme.

I thought you just finished saying above that you didn't like to be groped... ;)

Nice. :) There is good groping and bad groping certainly.