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Yeah …. Demiplanes winking out of existence will do that. It’s still out there tumbling in the Astral Plane (along with any unfortunate denizens still inside when it blinked out)

It doesn’t help when a certain monkey gets distracted by Real Life(tm) , and doesn’t post for month on end….

I will tell you this - the next arc will be pure Sigil. I want to concentrate on the city. I miss it.

Yeah - I decided to go ahead and do it. If anyone has serious concerns we can hash it out, but my watchword now is forward momentum. We aren’t going to RP every painful inch of this. I want this done. I Am already workshopping the next arc and the arc after that

There will be a few rolls, but not a bunch of scenarios or such - and of course you can expostulate to your hearts content

Yeah my thoughts are doing a kind of ‘extended cut scene’ like video games do. I don’t think we need to RP out the entire thing (and add another month to our schedule) - any objections?

OK folks. Dave might be a while, as he is suffering from some computer issues. I hate to do this, and I know you want to wait for Alessia, but I think for narration sake, we should have you realize you are all going to die if you stay. Rest assured, Alessia will be reunited with you eventually, but this actually works out if he is offline for and extended period of time.

Solidarity my brother - best of luck!

Four year side quest *head desk*

Cutscene finalized- will hold one to see what Alessia asks for

I am
Lurking. I’m trying a new strategy. Small engagement. Keep the games in forebrain. I won’t have hours to craft. Have to pivot to quick and dirty

Hi folks. I just wanted to update real quick as I can. I have been feeling very overwhelmed lately, and I have also been feeling rather badly about how I have been neglecting my games. So, my promise to you is you will see some sort of update within the next few days. I can’t wait until things‘slow down’. They aren’t going to. I either accommodate myself to making time for these games or I don’t. Simple enough. And these games are some of the best things I’ve done, and I want to see them through. So stay tuned.

Hi folks. I just wanted to update real quick as I can. I have been feeling very overwhelmed lately, and I have also been feeling rather badly about how I have been neglecting my games. So, my promise to you is you will see some sort of update within the next few days. I can’t wait until things‘slow down’. They aren’t going to. I either accommodate myself to making time for these games or I don’t. Simple enough. And these games are some of the best things I’ve done, and I want to see them through. So stay tuned.

Hi folks. I just wanted to update real quick as I can. I have been feeling very overwhelmed lately, and I have also been feeling rather badly about how I have been neglecting my games. So, my promise to you is you will see some sort of update within the next few days. I can’t wait until things‘slow down’. They aren’t going to. I either accommodate myself to making time for these games or I don’t. Simple enough. And these games are some of the best things I’ve done, and I want to see them through. So stay tuned.

Sent some emails to you, Shadow. I’m going to try and cypher some of this tonight

See Opalline tide for my rant. I’m not gonna repeat it - it was like puking, good to get it out, don’t want to look at it again

You know what it’s like to try and keep a calendar ready steady with three huge cases and motions flying left and right? Contractors clamoring for information, not to
Mention the Army itself! And I gotta do This into 2027!!!!

/ok rant wasn’t quite over

I am! Litigation sucks! Judges are prima Donna azzwholes! I’m sooooooooo tired of this, and I’m Just the paralegal! 32 dispositive motions! 32! Fully briefed! (I know this doesn’t mean that much to most , but Shsdow will understand). And the judge hasn’t ruled on HALF of them! And they keep moving the start date! We’re now six weeks out and I
Don’t even have time to breathe!

/rant over. I’m going to update now doc gave me thumbs up and I have some moments free

I find UberEats works well for me. I did pizza delivery during my early years- first in college and then post college when I was doing poorly in my mid twenties with ‘finding’ myself. Driving doesn’t bother me, and with an iPhone i can listen to books all night and get paid to do it. The work really isn’t that stressful to me, and I can pull in ~20/hr which isn’t fantastic money, but it is a decent side hustle. Plus the fact I’m an ‘independent contractor’ means I work when it’s convenient. I start when I want. I stop when I want.

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retconn the opbscure mist. I was typing that post out in a thai food joint waiting for a take out delivery to finish up on my iphone, so I was cutting corners

No worries, now we're just mad you didn't get thai take out for all of us!

Lol. It wasn’t for me, laddiebuck. Being a government paralegal and being the victim of several disastrous relationships has left me scrambling for cash as I rocket towards retirement. Thus why I am perennially short of time- I’m selling most of my spare time to UberEats.

I have a buddy who makes good coin and held IN on a marriage rather than take a financial hit. HE sells his free time to Uber Eats too and his retirement portfolio is in great shape. Quite frankly driving for uberveats it's a great way to earn a bit more coin!

I’d rather die in a cardboard box than suffer in a sh*tty relationship. That being said, it’s not like I had a choice- I got bushwhacked both times. But as the saying goes, living well is the best revenge I won’t be dozing on a beach in Miami in my seventies, most likely, but I’m good and I’m making up for lost time and maxing out my retirement contributions monthly. So, we’ll see where the universe takes me. It’s been a wild ride so far.

Hm, game-rules question, about Mal.

Curious since I am finally playing something OTHER than a wizzie in another game,(Cleric) :D

When you are paralyzed, you cannot cast spells if you cannot move or speak.
(Not talking about IF you have Silent & Stilled spells prepped)

But as far as I know, Energy Burst does not require any of the same things Spellcasting does. (V,S,C)
So,... could Mal Energy burst and heal himself and us while paralyzed?

In the Cleric character section, under Channel Energy, at the VERY last line, it DOES say that the cleric must be able to present their holy symbol to channel energy.
So,... unless Mal has one of those handy worn holy symbols I have read about for battle clerics, (They fit on your shield or armor I think) he probably cannot do it.

I was just wondering. Looks like I answered my own question. :P

Let me check. Mel IS a battle cleric. A true battle cleric build, a literal combat medic from the Baatorian Foreign Legion. If having a holy symbol in place to use in case of paralysis was a thing, he wouldn’t miss that trick. Let me cogitate on it

Patrick Curtin wrote:

retconn the opbscure mist. I was typing that post out in a thai food joint waiting for a take out delivery to finish up on my iphone, so I was cutting corners

No worries, now we're just mad you didn't get thai take out for all of us!

Lol. It wasn’t for me, laddiebuck. Being a government paralegal and being the victim of several disastrous relationships has left me scrambling for cash as I rocket towards retirement. Thus why I am perennially short of time- I’m selling most of my spare time to UberEats.

retconn the opbscure mist. I was typing that post out in a thai food joint waiting for a take out delivery to finish up on my iphone, so I was cutting corners

100M on the line

Aint beer and skittles

I need a drink .. Or several

I can't actually imagine what it must have been like in the dead tree typewriter days. YEEK

Sorry folks - I am going through hearing prep hell. They never tell you how terrible it is when a case actually goes to court. No wonder everything settles.

I'm trying to take care of some now. Have a bit of time as the snowstorm has chased me off the roads for the evening

IKR??

Oooo jelly!

Also, if anyone wants to have visuals of your hotel..

Hotel Monteleone

Popping in to say life is spinning up a bit - trying to find time. Friday looks good for a decent update

Popping in to say life is spinning up a bit - trying to find time. Friday looks good for a decent update

Came here to say life is spinning up a bit - trying to find time. Friday looks good for a decent update

You know, I was actually looking forward to zombie butler, lol. Of course… Opalline culture has a real taboo with necromancy with the Xoltec Empire’s history and the Night of Bloody Bones.

[facepalm][/facepalm]

*sigh* yes, I did that long long ago, when I was a much more foolish and younger DM.

OK - mummy lewt: (I’m going to assume you will work through the identification process- let’s not waste time)

Amulet of the Serpent Queen
+2 resistance vs poison bonus; grants speak with animals (snakes only) 1/day.

Kris of Withering (unique magic weapon)
Large wavy-bladed ritual dagger
• +1 wounding dagger
• On crit: target takes 1 Con damage
• Counts as adamantine for bypassing DR

Scarab of Eternal Sight
Golden scarab pin
• True Seeing 1/day for 5 minutes
• Immune to blindness effects from magical darkness

Gold funerary mask (2,500 gp)
Miscellaneous jewelry worth 1,800 gp (onyx, lapis, carnelian bangles and bracelets in Egyptian style )
Golden signet ring (toad) - 200gp
100 gp in coin

Hey all. I am trying to get my shyte together. I have a long weekend coming up. Of course it coincides with V Day, so Saturday is shot, but I do have Friday off so I will be trying to update. I’m going to get that loot posted, I grabbed my notes while running around this AM.

I feel that! I’m going to have a few moments (I hope) tonight to update

This platform suffers from a lack of emojis

Yeah. And I do live in the South (technically). People here are freaking. I mean, even for an unabashed Yankee from the frozen lands of New England who once had a GMC Sierra 2500 with an 8' Fischer plow, 2-3' of snow was not a minor thing. In ol' Virginny, it's Snowmageddon.

I am also extremely busy right now. Three overall cases moving along to hearings with something like 60-odd separate sub appeals wrapped into them. Plus my side hustles and staring a possible 2-3’ feet of snow this weekend

Clarification needed - I see an attack roll with a vicious hit on Tragon, but also the spider was stunned and couldn’t act. Was there an attack?

You know, I read the stunned condition, and I literally did NOT see that a stunned creature cannot take any action. How I missed that, I have no clue. Kinda important. I mean, yes, that attack didn't happen. Also, we might as well just wrap this combat up because if you can't kill this thing in 3 rounds ....

Dont forget Rags, you can ask two questions about the bug - not that I think it's going to matter soon ....

BAck in the saddle. Trying to catch up, but Lawdy it is hard

I’ll be here until Sunday

Hey all. I’m going to try and get a last wrap up before I leave tomorrow on my trip. The weekend was busy with work, so no real time to get things moving along. I’m pretty sure I’ll have some down time while up at Cape Cod to post as well. The family will be doing the nose in phone thing

Hey all. I’m going to try and get a last wrap up before I leave tomorrow on my trip. The weekend was busy with work, so no real time to get things moving along. I’m pretty sure I’ll have some down time while up at Cape Cod to post as well. The family will be doing the nose in phone thing

Hey all. I’m going to try and get a last wrap up before I leave tomorrow on my trip. The weekend was busy with work, so no real time to get things moving along. I’m pretty sure I’ll have some down time while up at Cape Cod to post as well. The family will be doing the nose in phone thing