Pamela's page

Hello all! Thanks for the welcome: I figured if I was going to hear about the game I might as well play along! I haven't played in awhile so I'm a little rusty. I'll apologize now for any missteps. I will catch up on the thread and get my character made so I can be 'inserted' at an appropriate time. Looking forward to gaming...

Hey, I didn't know we'd met...

I was going to do that stupid 'roll call' cheer-leading thing....then I remembered I was NEVER a cheer leader. You know what's up with me, life happens and then you go to bed. I, Pamela, do solemnly swear, to do a better job keeping up with the post....

On another note, for youse that don't live with me, I'm trying to put together another 'chapter' from the post. This one is the first combat and I'm finding it difficult to reconstruct in a meaningful way, but I'll keep at it.

Congrats on the test! And.. never too much whiskey :)

Um...beg to differ on that. Depends on what/who you see when you roll over in the morning whether it was too much, or just right!

I'm willing to bet that there is nothing in this world that would keep our kids quiet for 5 minutes, and Chris, I'm including Kayla in that mix!

Uh, no. It's about trying to fit in some semblance of what you wanted to do in between doing the things that make the kids happy.

Just thought of something.. during that week when Luke and Pam are out of town, we could maybe do little flashbacks and roleplay scenes from our characters' pasts. Might be kind of fun from a development standpoint. What do y'all think?

I think maybe you should try this vacation thing, you might like it! :)

I must say, you guys crack me up! I WISH it was a table conversation! And Luke is right, just this once. Michael is actually on-topic with his character, which by the way, looks great. I've always wanted to play a dwarf, and if any here make a short joke I'll hurl a virtual Dorito at you!

And Andrew, I wouldn't call it a party per se, just burgers on the grill. The kids all have school tomorrow!

And just a heads up for everybody...Luke and I are taking the kids on vacation starting Tuesday next week and will be gone for the week. I'm not sure we'll have access or time to post. We'll see.

Happy Sunday!

And since Luke isn't calling me out, I'll fess up. The names of my last two table game characters were J., yes, just the letter; and "Slash" because on my character sheet where I was supposed to write a name I had entered a '-' because I couldn't come up with anything!

I feel certain Chris would have used this as well, if only he had known! Glad I could be there for you!

Chris is one to talk about character names. Usually he just takes the same six letters and rescrambles them to come up with a new name!

You guys just had to balance out the uterus talk with geek-speak, didn't you?

Me thinks Chris just made a joke at my expense....not sure however, it just doesn't add up. (Wait for it, wait for it...)

I wanted to say I agree with Andrew's take on the whole thing; I'm going to play my character a certain way and not being incented with experience points changes nothing. In case ya'll hadn't noticed, I do what I want no matter what the rules say. You have that advantage when you've birthed the DM's kids.... :)

I'm glad you folks liked my stab at being 'literary'! It was fun to include your actual posts. I look forward to doing the next chapter!

So, with much gnashing of teeth and a small hissy-fit, the first chapter has been added to the Campaign journals section of the google site. Luke deserves kudos for fixing the stupid thing for me, as well as putting up with his PITA wife. Enjoy.

So that's what you did on your "hunting" weekends! Although, if that's the case, what were we eating ifn' it wasn't a deer? Don't think I want to know....

Can I get an, OMG!, my friends? We took the kids to Largo Park tonight to play some soccer...we like their grass better than ours. As we pulled into the parking lot, I noticed some people with what I thought were bats. I thought maybe there was a martial arts class that met out in the field? As we got closer, I told Luke that these people had pugil sticks. Nay, it was not so. These were LARP people! Complete with homemade swords, bows, costumes....it was HILARIOUS! There was even a rather larger boy/man that took the lid to a kids turtle sandbox and made it into this giant shield thingy. There were young men prancing in skirt-like robe things. There was a lone female in the group while we watched. The kids were fascinated, as was I! Who knew?

Ahhh...sorry about that. Thus, it was rich parents, not rich uncle. Makes perfect sense. I have read your background once upon a time. I think you made some changes to it. Either way, I suffer from short-term, long-term and all terms in between memory loss. Sorry again.

Yeah. Those of us in the know, know that Chris ain't right in the head. He couldn't be; he roomed with Luke and me in college!

For those of you that are over the top: I have taken the beginning of this adventure, up to the spell being cast that BLINDED MY CHARACTER....where was I? Yes, I took the adventure and have written it up in a narrative format. I've just finished, so I'll want to let it sit awhile before I look at it again. I'll share when I'm sure it's not wretched to read. I copied what your characters have said in the postings, and so it's actually authored by all of us. Pretty cool, in a creative-writing-geek way.

I see visions of my son and our neighbors in about 7 years.....

I was watching Comedy Central last night and saw this routine by Stephen Lynch.....everyone here should appreciate it!

http://comedians.jokes.com/stephen-lynch/videos/stephen-lynch---d-d

Isegrim wrote:

I'm still desperately trying to find the full versions of Lia and Rees' avatars so I can make full images for them. If you have any leads let me know ok? I want to add them to the group shot

You won't find a full-body of Lia. I found that pic in installment 5 of the Second Darkness AP and it is just a bust. The avatar shows you most of the original work.

But it's such a nice bust. Just thought I'd drop that and see where it landed!

We got the kids' thank you letters in the mail today. Very cute. Sorry to hear about the walls. I guess I know what Kayla should expect next year. I'm thinking that letter was mailed before he opened the helicopter. Hahahahaha...I made sure every kid we knew got one of those for Christmas or birthday, mainly cuz I wanted one. Kayla got me a UFO by the same manufacturer. It's got no steering, just throttle. Managed to tangle it in our neighbor's (Becky) hair. Took nearly ten minutes to get it out. Five minutes later, it hit Lori up side the head and stuck and she yelled at me! Greatest toy ever. Now everyone ducks when I play with it. Hilarious.

Dude. You've been living in the sticks for WAAAYYYY to long. You'll love this. The first time Mark took the helicopter outside, he didn't tell me. Within 30 seconds he had flown it into the neighbors yard. He wanted me to go get it....they have dobermans. He sat in the window for 2 hours waiting for them to get home from work! It was AWESOME!

Just FYI for ya'll. I did something gross to Luke's d20 since it seemed to be rolling hot. Just looking out for the party.

I'm always ready to rock. As to setting something up on the computer, I'm ready to smash the computer with a rock. I'm sure I can convince Luke to do it and just tell me about it! :-)

Pam, on last thing, what are your thoughts on mom's homeland? I was kind of hoping she could be "Mediterranean".

I have no issue with that. Her heritage doesn't really come into play for me, so whatever works best for you.

Message for you on Luke's email Pam. Check it if you have time, or I can resend elsewhere.

That's our shared address, and I just replied! Are we on the ball or what?

Ummm....guys? Your dork is showing.

Hey...whoa up there. Way too much testosterone on the thread here. I had a little summary ready to post, but Chris summed everything up nicely.

And I don't trick for chocolate, it just seems to go well with the game.

For Andrew and Michael.....you have fallen in with a superior group of folks. I met Luke at UF and we've been married almost 17 years. Chris has been a friend forever and was a roommate for awhile, and Melissa has been our neighbor and good friend for 10 years. I am lucky enough to be a "retired" teacher, ten years in public service, and now homeschool our two monsters. They play a mean table game as well.....

I realize with the holidays and exams everyone will be busy. It'll be nice to have time to come up with a good back story. And speaking of which, it's funny that Andrew and I were kind of on the same page. I was thinking that my human mom was a prostitute and my elven dad not in the picture. I was looking at having some 1/2 siblings. I'm leaning toward a character that has been beaten down by life and sibs in some way, and just tries to keep her head down and NOT get noticed. I'm not interested in using my skills for a crime boss, but I was thinking I could be useful working in a gambling hall, blending in and identifying possible cheaters. You know the saying, like recognizes like? So, I'm trying to align my skills with these goals in mind. That's all I have for now. I'm actually trying to read the players guide, instead of just asking Luke! See, you can teach an old Pam new tricks!

Any thoughts from my fellow travelers on back story and other stuff is always welcome.

"Pam is in the house!" I'm excited about starting a new game. Welcome to Boomwrangler and CICMGD. My rogue is all rolled up and ready to go....I hope this one lasts longer than the opening dialog!I'll work on my back-story and get it posted ASAP. I'm looking forward to it.

Hey, speaking as the one holding the fort down at home, I'd like my very own bottle of whine, thank you very much. All I can say is, at least ya'll have jobs, even if they suck now. I think the alternative would suck even harder...

Yeh I'll go explore

At the table, I would just shake my head and give Melissa the look.

Rum or no rum, that was just bad!

Oops. Sorry, those aren't banjos you hear. The kids were just practicing violin.,0,Save Changes

See, now I have the code, too!

You know what they say about when you assume something...

I do believe the jist of my statement has been misunderstood, ask Sari.

Anyway I've been told I don't have one sorry or otherwise.

Yeah.....all those comments from Chucks character were ACTUALLY directed at the state of the Pam in the morning when she takes out the trash....I believe to quote Chuck, I look like "Bluto".....Nice, Charles,....REAL nice.....

Yod strings the wire and is satisfied with the result.

Yod needs to make a Hide check, and I think Cha owes me a Handle Animal check. Anyone else have skill to use?

Ummmmm......yeah....I do....but I don't think this "skill check" qualifies for discussion under the new posting rules. So we're calling it a "skill check" now, huh?

Do you want to do this throught the thread, or do you want to wait until I get home? I have dice, etc. I just don't have a lot of time without two foot distractions.

Yeah, sorceress is good. Do I get new spells? Can slave-man just level me up and let me know about it in the morning?

It's only a quasit.....

Okay, boys, back to the game.

Have we covered everything? Asked all we can think of? I'm still slightly confused as to exactly what is going on. We have a girl who's trying to turn into a demon.....is there all ready one in the picture(the reference in the journal to a quasit)? Do we have what we need to fight something that is immune to fire and regular damage? And are the tunnels the only way to go, or is there another way to go?

Dude, that was found money and we shared with her. We usually do....unless your little sneaky character is holding back?

Thanks Alex. As long as everyone is having fun with the game, my intentions are met. It's also good for me to give Pam other targets as outlets for her aggression.

Other outlets for my aggression?!? You make me sound like some hormone-crazed demented woman. And we all know I'm not! Right, guys?...........I said, "Right, guys?"......anyone?

Alex Martin wrote:

Just wanted to say I have been doing some reading/lurking over on your PbP thread, and its been great fun to read!

I don't know your intent, but so far your take on the Pathfinder adventure has been funny, action-packed, and has a certain charm in the way the characters interact with each other.

So, pardon an outside opinion, but it's been quite good. You guys look like you are having fun; best wishes!

Thanks for the kind words. I can't speak for everyone else, but my intent is to catalogue every embarassing moment Pam's ever had and somehow work it into the thread before her husband kills me off. :) Happy holidays.

Lucky for you man, that list is very, very long.....

Think math class... It was june of '78 I believe... wait! nope those brain cells are all dead now sorry.

June of '78 you say? I was, oh, a young girl of six at the time. Math was something the older kids did.....the MUCH older kids!

For the record, I passed the AP calculus exam, many years later.

We aren't....we're flying out on Christmas day. It was just wishful thinking on my part. I think Kayla would be good for Rachel - she needs a friend that isn't a boy! My parents have offered to go to your work and make the trade there if it would be easier for you.

Pamela wrote:

Hey Chris, my parents have Kayla's birthday and Christmas presents at their house. They should be back from Virginia by Wednesday. Do you think you can stop by and get them some time?

Yep. Are you going to see them again before Christmas? If so, I'll drop Mark and Rachel's off when I pick hers up.

We're meeting up at Valerie's, and they're driving, so they can certainly take care of it for us. Wish we could trade in person.....

DM Luke wrote:

Cha tuk wrote:

For DM

** spoiler omitted **

Cha, I don't have the map handy, but as long as you can draw an unobstructed line between you and the enemy, and there's at least 10' between you and the enemy at the start of the round, you should be able to charge. From memory, you should be able to do that in this case. Yes you get a +2 to your attack and a -2 to your AC for the round. The only way you'll provoke an AoO is if during your run you leave a square threatened by an enemy. That should not be the case here.

The modified initiative order is

Cha
Eberk
Sari
Goblin
Yod

My name is at the top of the list but you gave Sari the option to use magic, by my reckoning she's within range and she's expressed the need to kill something, so I'm still on hold, correct?

I used my surprise round to move. Now we go by init. order. I'll fry something come my turn, don't you worry your pretty little head about it. Now you're up tree boy.

Hey Chris, my parents have Kayla's birthday and Christmas presents at their house. They should be back from Virginia by Wednesday. Do you think you can stop by and get them some time?

I obviously DON'T check this thread very often. Nothing really to say or add, I just wanted to see my avatar mixed in with all these other ugly mugs.

There's WAY too much testosterone on this page. I'm getting some estrogen on it.....
What are you guys doing for Thanksgiving weekend? Luke and I will be there Wed. afternoon to probably Sunday, depending on when the FSU game is Saturday. Any chance of getting together?

ALL Y'ALL!!!!!