Aubrey's Eberron campaign. (Inactive)

Game Master Aubrey the Malformed

Never thought of that. I'd think our ID papers should be sufficient - otherwise our papers would have been checked at the train station.

Rolund's not wanted in Thrane, is he?

Not me.

Well, Rodergo's from Thrane, right? Lightbringer and Runzyl should be fine, and Janosz has no war history and has never been to Thrane before. I was more worried about Rolund and, to a lesser extent, Ezreal and Gil with their connections to the Karrnathi military.

Well, Rodergo's from Thrane, right? Lightbringer and Runzyl should be fine, and Janosz has no war history and has never been to Thrane before. I was more worried about Rolund and, to a lesser extent, Ezreal and Gil with their connections to the Karrnathi military.

Well technically Lightbringer does not have rights as a free person in Thrane, but I imagine it would generally be assumed that someone else in the group probably 'owns' him.

I guess Lightbringer can pose as Rodergo's batman. Man, what an blah place Thrane is...

Gil's backstory was about posing as a Cyran, so I would think she would have access to false papers, but I've never sat down and listed them among her belongings. It should not be obvious to anyone, regardless, that she's associated with Karrnath - or anyplace else, really.

Very good points. I suspect we will know soon if it's an issue...

Just saw Inception - very good. It reminded me a little of The Arabian Nightmare with its nested levels of dreams (though the plot and setting are a billion miles apart), if anyone has ever read that.

I haven't heard a single bad thing and nothing but gobs of good things about that Inception movie; guess I better have a look at it whenever I can.

Saw it on Saturday too, flippin' great movie. Highly recommend it.

Did you stay till the end of the credits Aubrey?

I don't remember if I did...

Seriously, I'm getting really tired of those hidden snippets some directors put after the credits. If it's worth showing, then show it up front!

I didn’t, just trying to work out if something is true or not ...

Aha! That was a subject of great debate in the Nisse household - my wife and I had different takes on that.

Yes, we debated it at length too. I'm still undecided (I keep leaning one way then the other), but I suppose if what I have heard (end of credits) is true, it tends to confirm it one way or the other.

Fantastic movie though, I have spent the whole day at work here discussing it with a colleague who saw it over the weekend too ... much to the bemusement of the rest of the office who have not seen it and have no idea what we are going on about!

And Marion Cotillard (sp?) looked seriously hot in the dress in the opening sequence.

It actually got a pretty so-so (two out of five stars) write-up in the UK's Sunday Times, but the guy who does the reviews there simply doesn't get this sort of sci-fi/fantasy thing at all.

And Marion Cotillard (sp?) looked seriously hot in the dress in the opening sequence.

Yes. Yes she did.

Baby due on Thursday.

AAAAAARGH!

Woohoo!!!
I thunk it was the 12th.

Good luck dude. Don’t Panic. Let us know when it’s all said and done so we can break out the cigars.

Congratulations, indeed. You are in for a whole new world...

Good luck!

My first kid's not due for another 6 months, but if anyone has baby-related insights, I'd love to hear them. It would be funny to tell my wife something she doesn't already know...

Good luck!

My first kid's not due for another 6 months, but if anyone has baby-related insights, I'd love to hear them. It would be funny to tell my wife something she doesn't already know...

My Third is due in January.... The others are 2 and 4, so if you have *any* questions...

As far as something to tell the wife; home births, in an inflatable pool, are definitely the way to go. In the UK, at least, the midwives have to come out to you, so you get dedicated, personal attention, and the water helps *a lot* I'm told ;)

Other than that, get lots of sleep *now* in 4 years time, you'll thank yourself.... :D

p.s. Good luck, to you and Aub's...

Congratulations and good luck. And I'll echo Nevynxxx with getting plenty of sleep. :)

Good luck!

My first kid's not due for another 6 months, but if anyone has baby-related insights, I'd love to hear them. It would be funny to tell my wife something she doesn't already know...

I'll be along with them after a halfday or so....you'll be begging me to shut up. Main thing: on a boy, slap that new diaper in fronta him; or he'll try to put out a fire on ya.....

'll be along with them after a halfday or so....you'll be begging me to shut up. Main thing: on a boy, slap that new diaper in fronta him; or he'll try to put out a fire on ya.....

i'm gonna back him up on this one... my 5 week old has attempted to re-paint the walls a number of times.

back to lurking...

And always remember:
there will probably be what I call zombie battles: two sleep deprived people awakened at 2 am by......the Thing That Shrieks. Taking it out on eachother.
You and your partner will say the worst things imaginable to eachother. SHE will resent YOU no matter how much you help with the baby. YOU will resent HER for.....whatever; these fights.....I'd like to say they're entirely meaningless; what they are is primal and totally unedited. You both have to be able to, in more lucid moments, let them go and see these fights for what they are. And let them go. In more lucid moments.
That was kinda my experience anyway.

Man, parenthood sounds so.....

Man, parenthood sounds so.....

It is. Fun though ;)

So far i wouldn't say "fun" is the word. More like rewarding. Not that my wife and I haven't had some fun with it, but lets' be honest, all he does is sit there and make odd noises.

It is awesome, though.

Give it time....
it'll get rewarding.
My 7 y. o. son was making infantry squares with the free crayons at the restaurant last night and babbling somewhat coherently about Napoleon and skirmishers.

So far i wouldn't say "fun" is the word. More like rewarding. Not that my wife and I haven't had some fun with it, but lets' be honest, all he does is sit there and make odd noises.

It is awesome, though.

Ah, yes. They get more and more fun as they get older. Coming downstairs to find the large one (4yrs) cutting baguette for them both. Or pouring the milk into his cereal for the first time is amazing. Watching him run round like a loon with a new toy, is making my afternoon.

The phrase "daddy hugs" is definitely the most fantastic one in the English language.

Just to let you know, Baby Fell has arrived and is doing well.

Just to let you know, Baby Fell has arrived and is doing well.

Hurrah!!! :)

Whoo! Congrats! :)

Just to let you know, Baby Fell has arrived and is doing well.

Yaaaaayyyy!!!! Hopefully you've milked your social life for all it's worth... because it just ended. :D

Awww! Daddy Aubrey the Demented/Malformed! It has a certain ring to it, eh?

Congratulations!

Baby the Malformed sounds... Nah. Let's go with Baby Fell.

Aubrey the Malformed wrote:

Just to let you know, Baby Fell has arrived and is doing well.

Yaaaaayyyy!!!! Hopefully you've milked your social life for all it's worth... because it just ended. :D

Yes it will ... until the kid hits 3 or 4, and you’ll re-gain a social life of sorts, but it will revolve around meeting other parents at children’s birthday parties.

Gratz again!

OK, I'm getting past the "OH F!&@!" stage of parenthood (Vatters - for reference - you will panic at some stage as this strange creature you unaccountably feel the need to adore screeches incessantly and you don't know why, but you know it is your fault for not knowing). However, he is great, and after the first night of horror he was fine the following night after Grandma set us straight (Vatters - having experienced grandparents about is seriously helpful).

Hopefully, I will actually be able to spend some time drawing up the encounter soon. Thank you for your patience.

Dude. This is THE most life changing event I've ever experienced, so.....understands.
Just remember like my mom said: 14 y.o. crackheads raise kids all the time and oftentimes it actually works out; you'll be fine.

The "Oh f&~@!" stage never ends. You just learn to deal.

(Vatters - for reference - you will panic at some stage as this strange creature you unaccountably feel the need to adore screeches incessantly and you don't know why, but you know it is your fault for not knowing).

This.

At least it goes away as they begin to make their feelings known in 12-18 months or so.... :D

The whole baby signing thing is *very* good for that.

OK, I'm getting past the "OH f&%&!" stage of parenthood (Vatters - for reference - you will panic at some stage as this strange creature you unaccountably feel the need to adore screeches incessantly and you don't know why, but you know it is your fault for not knowing). However, he is great, and after the first night of horror he was fine the following night after Grandma set us straight (Vatters - having experienced grandparents about is seriously helpful).

Hopefully, I will actually be able to spend some time drawing up the encounter soon. Thank you for your patience.

Glad all is going well man, it is a steep learning curve isn't it? And yes, having grandparents on hand is an enormous help (you will need them for babysitting soon too).

But man ... the "oh f#*@" period isn't over yet, you're just in a lull ...

Ithuriel, if you’re about, Harrigan might be very interested in some of the recent revelations in the whispering cairn game ...

Speaking of babies, I got shamed by a three year old this weekend. Twin sisters who have taken to exclaiming "You're a cucumber!" or whatever they think of to call you at the moment. So we were playing Dr Lucky and they came over to call me a banana or whatever and I went through about five minutes of trading food "insults" with them "You're a chicken sandwich!" etc (though they slipped a few bad ones in there too to my surprise). They laughed to no end and then to wrap it up one of them exclaimed, "His Greek isn't very good!" then as an an amused accusation, "You speak English!" Hah. They showed me. Sadly that was my Greek at its best considering they were all simple phrases. I guess she didn't approve of my accent.

btw Moth-
I'm getting close to the end of that PFS pbp. I'll probably start another one after this one, though I haven't decided which one yet. If you were still interested I'll save a spot for you.

btw Moth-

I'm getting close to the end of that PFS pbp. I'll probably start another one after this one, though I haven't decided which one yet. If you were still interested I'll save a spot for you.

Sounds good man. Time permitting I'm definately interested.

Hey just wanted to drop in here and say how much I have enjoyed reading this RP and hope it continues for a long time for lurkers like me to me enjoy. You guys rock and such. Also if ithuriel is going to run a new pbp and has room for two people we would be much interested unless you want more well known people I understand that and will still follow along.

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Thanks havoc. Hoping we'll be able to kick off this train fight soon, RL permitting.