Have fun Rags! I’m finishing my final project, and then I’m graduating my college course! At the tender age of almost 58 >.<.
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Though I have to say - a mummy-run pyramid spelljammer ship is a hell of an idea. I’m gonna salt that away for later
Pat, is this pyramid one giantEgyptian inspired Spelljammer? I ain’t tellin
So, in the interest of staying on top of things, I want to let you all know that life just gave me another kick in the scrotum today. The paralegal who was mentoring me ( and basically the backbone of our team which was running on 2 paralegals out of a normal three with me being one. ) has taken the Deferred Resignation program and will be leaving. One of the fun features of the program is that the billet of the person who leaves disappears. So, lil’ ol’ me, with a hefty two months in the job, will be the entire paralegal staff for five lawyers and 40-odd cases. So, what does this mean for gaming? Honestly, I don’t know. I just want to let you know if I suddenly disappear again, this is the most likely cause. I will try to at least post up if I find myself overwhelmed.
So, in the interest of staying on top of things, I want to let you all know that life just gave me another kick in the scrotum today. The paralegal who was mentoring me ( and basically the backbone of our team which was running on 2 paralegals out of a normal three with me being one. ) has taken the Deferred Resignation program and will be leaving. One of the fun features of the program is that the billet of the person who leaves disappears. So, lil’ ol’ me, with a hefty two months in the job, will be the entire paralegal staff for five lawyers and 40-odd cases. So, what does this mean for gaming? Honestly, I don’t know. I just want to let you know if I suddenly disappear again, this is the most likely cause. I will try to at least post up if I find myself overwhelmed.
So, in the interest of staying on top of things, I want to let you all know that life just gave me another kick in the scrotum today. The paralegal who was mentoring me ( and basically the backbone of our team which was running on 2 paralegals out of a normal three with me being one. ) has taken the Deferred Resignation program and will be leaving. One of the fun features of the program is that the billet of the person who leaves disappears. So, lil’ ol’ me, with a hefty two months in the job, will be the entire paralegal staff for five lawyers and 40-odd cases. So, what does this mean for gaming? Honestly, I don’t know. I just want to let you know if I suddenly disappear again, this is the most likely cause. I will try to at least post up if I find myself overwhelmed.
So, again folks, my apologies. I am trying my best to keep up, but life is being a difficult one. A combo punch of professional and personal crises have kept me busy these past 10 days. I finally have a few moments, and I will be updating. Stay tuned
So, again folks, my apologies. I am trying my best to keep up, but life is being a difficult one. A combo punch of professional and personal crises have kept me busy these past 10 days. I finally have a few moments, and I will be updating. Stay tuned
So, again folks, my apologies. I am trying my best to keep up, but life is being a difficult one. A combo punch of professional and personal crises have kept me busy these past 10 days. I fianlly have a few moments, and I will be updating. Stay tuned
Guys, I am going to spend some time tonight unwinding this story. I am actually going to set up my old computer now that I no longer work from home on the regular and get my photoshop back online
lol. New England is such a weird placeIowa's a good place, but not a day goes by that I don't miss the Northeast. Yeah I enjoy Virginia, but it's not my place, if you get my drift. I long for the eldritch shores of Innsmouth, and the demon-haunted forests of the ancient Appalachians
lol. New England is such a weird place
OK. It looks like we are only missing Guy/Karrin at this point. I do hope he checks in. If not, I’ll McGuyver some effect to have Karrin put in stasis or something. I’m still working on getting bandwidth folks. It’s not easy, but i will carve it out.
I’m sorry folks, but it has been a very bad start to 2025. In a lot of waysOddly enough, I was literally moments away from posting something to the effect of "Has anyone heard anything from Patrick lately?" Yeah I popped on after not going on in two months, not even lurking , and missed Rags posting on Silver Rose by like two hours. Weird. Maybe it’s the right time to come back.
OK. Well, a bit of explanation is in order…. Well, a lot of explanation is in order. So, as you might have noticed, I have been missing for about two months. On top of another long stretch where I was just getting back to posting. I had just gotten a new job, and things were looking up. My life was settling down, and I finally had a great job working … in the federal government >.< Yes folks, I am a probationary federal employee. Huzzah. So as well as learning a completely new and fast-paced job (with a five-day in office schedule), I have to worry constantly that I will be fired as a cost-saving measure. So, honestly, my heart hasn’t been into gaming. However, I would like to get back to it. It seems like the worst of the culling is done. My department saves the Army a lot of money, so if there is any shred of common sense left in the upper echelons I should be safe. I miss our games together. I’m not sure who is still around, but let’s do a mic check. I’ll check in to see and try to post up in the next few days. I’ll ease out anyone who has wandered off. I’m sorry folks, but it has been a very bad start to 2025. In a lot of ways
OK. Well, a bit of explanation is in order…. Well, a lot of explanation is in order. So, as you might have noticed, I have been missing for about two months. On top of another long stretch where I was just getting back to posting. I had just gotten a new job, and things were looking up. My life was settling down, and I finally had a great job working … in the federal government >.< Yes folks, I am a probationary federal employee. Huzzah. So as well as learning a completely new and fast-paced job (with a five-day in office schedule), I have to worry constantly that I will be fired as a cost-saving measure. So, honestly, my heart hasn’t been into gaming. However, I would like to get back to it. It seems like the worst of the culling is done. My department saves the Army a lot of money, so if there is any shred of common sense left in the upper echelons I should be safe. I miss our games together. I’m not sure who is still around, but let’s do a mic check. I’ll check in to see and try to post up in the next few days. I’ll ease out anyone who has wandered off. I’m sorry folks, but it has been a very bad start to 2025. In a lot of ways
OK. Well, a bit of explanation is in order…. Well, a lot of explanation is in order. So, as you might have noticed, I have been missing for about two months. On top of another long stretch where I was just getting back to posting. I had just gotten a new job, and things were looking up. My life was settling down, and I finally had a great job working … in the federal government >.< Yes folks, I am a probationary federal employee. Huzzah. So as well as learning a completely new and fast-paced job (with a five-day in office schedule), I have to worry constantly that I will be fired as a cost-saving measure. So, honestly, my heart hasn’t been into gaming. However, I would like to get back to it. It seems like the worst of the culling is done. My department saves the Army a lot of money, so if there is any shred of common sense left in the upper echelons I should be safe. I miss our games together. I’m not sure who is still around, but let’s do a mic check. I’ll check in to see and try to post up in the next few days. I’ll ease out anyone who has wandered off. I’m sorry folks, but it has been a very bad start to 2025. In a lot of ways.
Hi Again! Sorry folks, the new year has begun with a bang as my new job has taken my stress level up to 11. However, I have a long weekend coming up, and I hope that I can find time to post during this period. I am trying, honest! :O
Hi Again! Sorry folks, the new year has begun with a bang as my new job has taken my stress level up to 11. However, I have a long weekend coming up, and I hope that I can find time to post during this period. I am trying, honest! :O
Hi Again! Sorry folks, the new year has begun with a bang as my new job has taken my stress level up to 11. However, I have a long weekend coming up, and I hope that I can find time to post during this period. I am trying, honest! :O
We have, and I’m trying to stay engaged this time. Life is being hard. I’m just transitioning into a new job, and the holiday season has been busy, but I want to say Happy New Year everyone!
No worries. I knew coming back in at this time of year would be tough. I’m trying my best to check in. Happy new year!
I was diving down that rabbit hole a bit when I went to see what the library would look like. The statue of Pollyanna was a nice bonus. Now I just have to figure out WTF creepy supernatural thing it does, lol >:)
Excellent. I am ready to go, and hopefully roll on to play. Time is at a premium. But I will at least try to post something to say I am present even if an update is not feasible at the moment
Excellent! Folks I am here. I am just again trying to juggle many things and carve time out as I can. I will update as time permits:)
Hello all. So, there really isn't a way to say this, except... sorry. Maybe sorry doesn't cover it. I haven't been active since the end of the summer. This isn't the first time I've dropped off the map. As you well know. I think it is a thing in my brain. I get swept up in real life. Forces beyond my control consume me, and I get behind. My ADHD gets the better of me and my procrastination gets into a feedback loop and suddenly ... a month goes by. I'm embarrassed, then mortified. I don't want to visit because I am so embarrassed, and it gets worse the longer it goes. Meanwhile, life continues to pull at me relentlessly with its various emergencies, and suddenly it is Fall. Then Halloween. Then Thanksgiving. Then Christmas. So Merry Hallothanksgivingmas everyone, from your inconstant Dungeon Monkey. I have finally decided to pluck up my courage and return to the boards to see if perhaps I can pick up the pieces and restart the games. Because, believe it or not, I miss them dearly. They are never far from my thoughts. A quick synopsis of my recent life: I have gone through some good and bad things. I have had some health scares. Nothing too horrible, but things I need to work on. I have lost 50 pounds. I quit social media. I have had a financial scare. another thing that I have been working on, which has cut into my free time. I am about to start a new job. This will hopefully help with the previous issue. I have been working on reorganizing certain things in my life, and this game, and the others I am involved in are a part of that. So, I am asking who is still here, and who is still willing to continue. I know that you have no reason to trust in my constancy, and I can't guarantee I will be constant. However, I do love creating world for you all to play in, and I think you all like to play in them. It may take a bit to get to where you are going, but we've been this far, and I'd love to see where we can go in 2025 and beyond.
Hello all. So, there really isn't a way to say this, except... sorry. Maybe sorry doesn't cover it. I haven't been active since the end of the summer. This isn't the first time I've dropped off the map. As you well know. I think it is a thing in my brain. I get swept up in real life. Forces beyond my control consume me, and I get behind. My ADHD gets the better of me and my procrastination gets into a feedback loop and suddenly ... a month goes by. I'm embarrassed, then mortified. I don't want to visit because I am so embarrassed, and it gets worse the longer it goes. Meanwhile, life continues to pull at me relentlessly with its various emergencies, and suddenly it is Fall. Then Halloween. Then Thanksgiving. Then Christmas. So Merry Hallothanksgivingmas everyone, from your inconstant Dungeon Monkey. I have finally decided to pluck up my courage and return to the boards to see if perhaps I can pick up the pieces and restart the games. Because, believe it or not, I miss them dearly. They are never far from my thoughts. A quick synopsis of my recent life: I have gone through some good and bad things. I have had some health scares. Nothing too horrible, but things I need to work on. I have lost 50 pounds. I quit social media. I have had a financial scare. another thing that I have been working on, which has cut into my free time. I am about to start a new job. This will hopefully help with the previous issue. I have been working on reorganizing certain things in my life, and this game, and the others I am involved in are a part of that. So, I am asking who is still here, and who is still willing to continue. I know that you have no reason to trust in my constancy, and I can't guarantee I will be constant. However, I do love creating world for you all to play in, and I think you all like to play in them. It may take a bit to get to where you are going, but we've been this far, and I'd love to see where we can go in 2025 and beyond.
Hello all. So, there really isn't a way to say this, except... sorry. Maybe sorry doesn't cover it. I haven't been active since the end of the summer. This isn't the first time I've dropped off the map. As you well know. I think it is a thing in my brain. I get swept up in real life. Forces beyond my control consume me, and I get behind. My ADHD gets the better of me and my procrastination gets into a feedback loop and suddenly ... a month goes by. I'm embarrassed, then mortified. I don't want to visit because I am so embarrassed, and it gets worse the longer it goes. Meanwhile, life continues to pull at me relentlessly with its various emergencies, and suddenly it is Fall. Then Halloween. Then Thanksgiving. Then Christmas. So Merry Hallothanksgivingmas everyone, from your inconstant Dungeon Monkey. I have finally decided to pluck up my courage and return to the boards to see if perhaps I can pick up the pieces and restart the games. Because, believe it or not, I miss them dearly. They are never far from my thoughts. A quick synopsis of my recent life: I have gone through some good and bad things. I have had some health scares. Nothing too horrible, but things I need to work on. I have lost 50 pounds. I quit social media. I have had a financial scare. another thing that I have been working on, which has cut into my free time. I am about to start a new job. This will hopefully help with the previous issue. I have been working on reorganizing certain things in my life, and this game, and the others I am involved in are a part of that. So, I am asking who is still here, and who is still willing to continue. I know that you have no reason to trust in my constancy, and I can't guarantee I will be constant. However, I do love creating world for you all to play in, and I think you all like to play in them. It may take a bit to get to where you are going, but we've been this far, and I'd love to see where we can go in 2025 and beyond.
I feel you brother me too
The pitch would depend on the participants.
OK. Now that stuff is calming down just a bit, I have a proposal for the class. The Sidequest thread is done. But, I hope to have some spare time to work with another sidequest. Is there any interest in the group?
do you mean this song? Glad things are improving over your way. I am hoping to keep up with things better going forward.
Hey all. Well, I finally figured out a gordian knot solution to my photoshop issue. I had enough spare parts to make a Frankenstein computer that will be my photoshop station in the corner. With that, I was able to update the main game and get moving again. I again apologize, this month has been spectacularly busy and things seem to flying at me with a crazy pace. Here's to getting on with things!
OK. Posted a bit. My apologies for the delay. It’s been a season. I’m hoping things will be quieter as we go forward
No worries all. I am fighting to keep these games current. My photoshop problem is a manufactured one: Adobe has stopped supporting my version and wants me to upgrade to a ‘subscription’ model. I have already had issues with Adobe over their PDF subscription method (which slowly ticks upwards over time like the cable bill). Since I paid big money for the program (albeit several years ago) I don’t really want another $15-25 subscription fee for something I make gaming maps on.
Hey all. It's been a July. I will advance this game, there's no excuse for not
Wonderful news Rags! I am going to try and get things back on course for the main game. AT least for the moment. One thing is my photoshop program is proving most resistant to my computer change :/. I think we might finish the polyp fight using half theater of the mind and half old map.
Hey guys, sorry I've been quiet. Had an interesting July so far, and time keeps slipping by me. I promise I will carve some time out, but there is a big scene coming that I want to get right. Glad to hear things are going well Rags!
Yes best wishes on the procedure! Swift recovery!
Hi folks. Sorry, had a long vacation with various mishaps and so I have had a hard time getting in the game. Plus I come back to 60 posts, LOL. A lot to cover. Assume that Alain is being the strong silent type for now :) Funny story one day. It was a good vacation and I am going on another next week, so my life is pretty sweet r/n
Hi folks. Sorry, had a long vacation with various mishaps and so I have had a hard time getting in the game. Plus I come back to 60 posts, LOL. A lot to cover. Assume that Alain is being the strong silent type for now :)
Hey everyone! Just wanted to drop this picture of Solnes in her bridal dress for the FAWTL Family. She sends greetings and good wishes to those who remember the original days. Have a good one FAWTLies!
Thanks! I googled it as I was like WTF, didn't follow that reference! Alain is loosely based on Steven Deschain, the main protagonist of the Dark Tower. He’ll be dropping the occasional quote from that epic.
I did EQ for about 6 years. Then I did WoW for another year. I never really got ‘into’ WoW like I did with EQ. When i started getting into PbP playing in the 2008 area I pretty much gave up on MMORPGS. My chief complaint was that after you got to a high level it really became a job more than a game. It was all about guilds and raids and getting the best loot. I already had a job, i didn’t want the stress of a job that paid me in virtual magic items.
Folks - I will be traveling on Thursday to Key Largo to see FAWTL alumnus Solnes get married. From there I am heading to Maine to vacation with my mother and daughter. I will check in and I can certainly do social-type posts, but anything combat-heavy will have to wait. The good news is my time is starting to get better, so hopefully more consistent posts.
Folks - I will be traveling on Thursday to Key Largo to see FAWTL alumnus Solnes get married. From there I am heading to Maine to vacation with my mother and daughter. I will check in and I can certainly do social-type posts, but anything combat-heavy will have to wait. The good news is my time is starting to get better, so hopefully more consistent posts.
Congratulations to those who participated in the ‘short’ side quest! One less game to update! Folks - I will be traveling on Thursday to Key Largo to see FAWTL alumnus Solnes get married. From there I am heading to Maine to vacation with my mother and daughter. I will check in and I can certainly do social-type posts, but anything combat-heavy will have to wait. The good news is my time is starting to get better, so hopefully more consistent posts.
Going with a pistol, in keeping with the character theme
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