Mort's Strange Aeons (Inactive)

Game Master Just a Mort

No temptation, I resisted the urge to lick the computer screen.

After my last doctors appointment I went back on a low-carb diet. I've lost over 20 lbs. in a couple of weeks.

I've lost a significant amount of weight in the past doing low-carb. The only problem is I didn't decrease my intake. So when I stop dieting I put the weight back on. This time, when I start getting closer to my goal, I will need to begin an exit strategy to maintain my weight.

Hell, I want to lose 20 lbs in a few weeks...

*turns green with envy*

Again that's like 15 percent of my weight so that's a little scary. I have no issues spending more time working out, it's the food control that's so hard =(

Yeah I think you need to say goodbye to carbs permanently =(

It's like these days you don't see me eating deep fried stuff, or fries anymore.

I seem to have successfully gained 5 lbs last semester, but visually I think I look more cut than ever. Horray for being young! *Waves arms in celebration*

Also, I donated blood today. It was kindof interesting, I'm a little bit more tired than usual, the backs of my hands do not have veins popping out of them like normal, and I spent all of today alternatively sweating and being cold. Also I'm really hungry even though I just had a lot of cheese and managed to eat three meals today.

I was able to convince myself that I should not go play Frisbee tonight, which was probably a good decision.

I have donated blood before, but these days I don't qualify. Something about too little hemoglobin in my blood. Also, my blood pressure tends to be a little on the low side.

I pretty much ignore that most of the time.

Fun fact: Do not look at the nurse when she pricks you to draw out the blood. You might not mind watching, but she does, and if she gets nervous she'll botch the job.

It definitely hurts more when you look, although it doesn't really hurt much either way. The nurses were complaining to one another about past patients flinching a lot, which is apparently a really bad thing to do.

Isn't low blood pressure a good thing? It's pretty easy to raise your blood pressure if you need to by getting more angry, stressed, and salty.

You can get dizzy and lightheaded, according to this site,which is why I will refuse to go out without having breakfast first.

Just in case...

I used to look just to prove to myself I'm not scared of blood being drawn out(yeah some kind of masochism I think), right until someone poked the wrong spot and only got half a bag of blood filled instead of the usual one.

If you can't type welsh then just put an In Aklo

Also your last welsh translation according to Google translate turned out to be this..

In fact, a good new Fellow once said, that they were healthy. Wholesome. What do you think about the seizures?

Uh what seizures were you talking about?

I believe Seamus is ready at level 9 if you would take a look at him.

Out at the moment. I'll look when I get back.

Don't see anything off whack. Again, I'm not perfect.

Hmm. I think I still have a little bit of the rhyme bug on me.

Think I'm done too. Feats/talents were easy. amazing and combat inspiration.

I was trying to say, "I knew a fellow once who said they were wholesome. [in common] Wholesome. What do you think about the fish?"

I suppose those seizures are a little fishy, eh?

Hmm. I just had a really bad case of sloth today. I told my company I was going to take some time off in the morning to see the doctor(who opens at 9 am), and poof my mom wakes me up at 8.45 am.

Usually I'm up by 7.30 am. I have no idea what came over me and I'm really ashamed of myself.

If it helps, I slept through my very first class of the semester last week. It was from 11-12.

I generally check PBPs when I'm feeling sleepy in class. When I was at class back then that is. I feel OLD!

you feel old??? *rolls eyes at youngsters*

I know, right? These crazy kids and their damn cell phones, I'll never understand it.

I uh, didn't fall asleep in class. More like I never woke up.

Ahem ahem...

*sticks out claws*

What were you saying about cell phones again?

Random musings:

What a troll

The world would be a better place if he just decided that PFS wasn't the thing for him and didn't even bother start up that thread.

Yes, well, you have to learn to not feed the trolls...

Frankly, sure, there can be issues with PFS, but the alternatives that I have seen (in terms of organised play campaigns) are generally much worse...

That said, I do enjoy the freedom of APs (to try something different).

*gives a sad sigh*

At the end of the day, I'm not exactly the best GM for freedom, being a cat of law and order. Going off rails usually results in being smacked by a big stick.

Oh, believe me - I am not having a go at you...

Part of the advantage of APs (including this one!) is that, since you are playing with a dedicated group, you have more time for character development, actually play the character for longer / to a higher level, and don't have to try and min/max a build capable of doing *everything* (since in PFS you can't guarantee what party mix you will have, from session to session), meaning that you can try slightly more esoteric builds.

In PFS, I tend to favor various flavors of archers (for better DPS / less risk of being targeted by NPCs/monsters) who are good 'faces', or spellcasters (with or without combat pets), who are *also* good 'faces'.

Howard... is a build I wouldn't try to run in PFS ;-)

I would say you should not either - because most of your builds shtick relies on whether you can turn into Yig or not, which falls under table variation.

Yeah I got tired of trying to min/max for PFS and unbalanced parties, so I don't bother play anymore.

In PFS, I tend to favor various flavors of archers... who are good 'faces'...

LOL, yeah, cause that's exactly what Standard Pregen Hans Was :-)

@GM Mort: Exactly. Which is, as I said, why I would not play Howard in PFS; although technically perfectly legal by the rules of PFS, I would expect table variation.

@Seamus: Yes, but in PFS, Hans only ever was played at level 1 (since he was basically a level 2 character).

Also, that build has now been invalidated in PFS, due to errata :-/

Playing devil's advocate:

Magic - > Polymorph section.

Unless otherwise noted, polymorph spells cannot be used to change into specific individuals.Although many of the fine details can be controlled, your appearance is always that of a generic member of that creature’s type.

You could argue Yig is a species of one but whether the GM would buy that is questionable.

Have to point that one out. I know there was a case of wielding saucepans once, which I also advised you not to do due to table variation. (Yep, I'm a wet blanket)

My beef is I have things that are clearly stated out(dazing metamagic) and not allowed to work.

But yeah it always gets into a whine.

Also, that build has now been invalidated in PFS, due to errata :-/

I knew that was why he was called 'pregen.' However I didn't know it was now invalidated :-(

Yeah Hans was some good times :-)

@GM Mort: True, which is why I agreed that there would be table variation. However, if there was one AP where you should be able to turn into a Great Old One, it should be Strange Aeons ;-)

@Seamus: I know, I was disappointed :-/

It's nice to have opportunities for character development and growth. That's much less likely to happen if you only ever interact with the other characters for one day.

Also, the troll fellow isn't necessarily making the world a worse place. It's good to debate the same issues, especially when they are subjective, repeatedly, so that you can continue to gather a deeper understanding of the subject. New books about the second world war are constantly being published, and the historically accepted narratives are changing constantly. That's how it should be.
I do think two threads in two months is egregious and unnecessary.

How do you have a species of one? Who created the yig? I feel like either argument would require some research.

Well, canonically, from the original Call of Cthulhu source material, I believe each of the Great Old Ones is simply the last/greatest member of their respective species.

The Outer Gods, on the other hand, are a completely different kettle of fish...

Which one is a yig?

To take spell blending now for heroism, or tough it out and get heroism+barkskin at level 11? On the one hand, my AC is low and barkskin is good. On the other hand, by then I might be able to spend all this gold and buff it up a bit anyway. I like being greedy, and it's greedy to wait and get an extra spell.

Barkskin is a nombo with my amulet, although it's still decent.

What's the arcana I'd get instead? Hmm...how much endurance do I need?

Will continue musing, make my decision later.

By joining PFS, you agree to abide by its rules and regulations. If you go to Rome, you do as Romans do. If you don't like what Romans do, then don't go to Rome. Go to Japan instead, instead of whining why Rome sucks.

Again my straightforward approach to the matter may not be everyone's thing.

And also you will generally not ever catch me complaining about game rules. I feel it is not in my place to question them. It is the natural result of lawfulness.

Yig is a Great Old One. Pathfinder Outer Gods are known to include Azathoth, Yog-Sothoth, Shub-Niggurath and Nyarlathotep.

Spell blending:

Benefit: When a magus selects this arcana, he must select one spell from the wizard spell list that is of a magus spell level he can cast. He adds this spell to his spellbook and list of magus spells known as a magus spell of its wizard spell level. He can instead select two spells to add in this way, but both must be at least one level lower than the highest-level magus spell he can cast.

Barkskin is not a wizard spell and thus not valid for spell blending.

Hmm, guess I was imagining it was a spell from any list, which I was confused by, because that seems ridiculous.

Anyway, that makes that decision, I think heroism is better than most of the other arcana I could get.

It's now 3:40 in the morning and I have class tomorrow, got sidetracked by the Decameron. I'll be pretty busy tomorrow, but I should be able to update my sheet at some point after about 5.

Read the fine print.

*brandishes CRB*

well, I was off Thursday, so I got up long enough to check the boards,

Were still talking about cooking and advancing the Voonith civilization.

Not that Seamus would know or care, but one of the key foundations of most civilizations was ceramics...

If your going to teach them to cook they will need fire, so with clay they could make storage pots and other ceramic items. Mush easier than leather or metal...

Just a thought.

As for your troll, I consider myself a capitalist, if he doesn't like PFS he doesn't have to spend his money on the product. Since Paizo is a company, if enough people didn't purchase the product they would alter it. Or another company would provide a similar product to replace them... kind of like what they did to WOC... it's funny that WOC seems to be copying Paizo trying to 'catch up'

The other question, before I go back to bed. If we ignore the Troll will it crawl back under the bridge and leave us alone?

Heh. Mort, I think we might be being told to advance the plot by our friendly minstrel ;-)

That's true on ceramics - that's why one of the ancient ages technologies is pottery(aka ceramics). About plot pushing - I'm still waiting for Vincent and Leonard to get drunk and start confessing their love for each other sharing life stories!

I'm ignoring that troll. Me not even bother to post in that thread.

Just use the tech tree from civ.

You got play Civ series?

I know I cannot stop myself from making bad jokes as I run stuff. Like the last time someone was talking to the party in androffan, it came out in binary, like 01010100 01101000 01101001 01110011 00100000.

I know Leonard has been trying to talk to the party. If it's stuff with NPCs, I rather he do it in retcon, since I am always happy to talk. What comes out of my mouth is another different story.

A running theme in Strange Aeons is also the party has no permanent home and ties.. Except to each other so I feel it's not very nice of me not to let this aspect pop out.

Sorry, I had a window of time in which to post, and I made brownies instead. But I had promised a group of people to make a baked good, and would've felt bad if I came emptyhanded.

Anyway, let's see here, shouldn't be too hard to tell Vincent Leonard's life's story.

Maybe I should get drunk IRL for this? No...

Getting drunk in RL might make you more eloquent or you might end up not in a condition to post so I'm really not so sure.

And the thing you did wrong was you didn't offer your GM any brownies =(

Well, currently I'm alone, and drinking alone is usually a pretty bad call. I'm less eloquent when I've had a bit to drink, but I'm probably a bit better to interact with in person after a drink or two than after none. It depends on the context, actually, but I used to be a lot more shy.

Edit: also, they were good brownies, though the middle was a bit more like soup/fudge/a bit too soft.

I drink alone without any problems at all. I drink for many reasons:

Weather is too cold, and I'm tired of feeling cold.
I feel like I need a drink(usually after a bad day)
I feel like having a drink(Just cos I'm in the mood)
I want to see what are the effects of alcohol on me(just for science).

In order of priority.

Since drinking at a bar is expensive, just grab some sake off the shelf and get to business at home.

*sticks a pawful of claws into Leonard's shin*

That's for bragging on how good the brownies are and leaving me with none =(

Heh.

Fear effects were the bane of my existence in Reign of Winter, especially after I had access to Plane Shift ;-)

But you had such fun adventures while planeshifted =D

Heh.

Well, in this case, I think the best I can hope for is to go do some reading with Monty, as I try to explain how to build a tool-using society ;-)

Maybe. It'd amuse me. Or you could try the ritual again as it's still night...

Yeah, I ain't doing that; there is a reason we have been letting the Investigator do it, rather than the Wizard.

Knowing my luck, I'll summon more Animate Dreams.