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Apparently, when a thread get moved to your 'Inactive' list, posting in the CHAT thread of that thread does not return it to your active list?

I'm still here. Hoping for a return to a semblance of normalcy soon.

Yes. That includes living vicariously through my toon in THIS thread! :)

Hope everyone is well?

Oh I understand that.
I hope all is well.

Busy is OK. BAD is NOT ok. ;P

Ditto Squared. :)

Still here!
But the thread got moved to my 'inactive' side, and it didn't show the new posts

I presume Pat is still slammed with RL.
(I know the feeling)

How's everyone doing?

Have a great week all!

I am feeling very out of sorts.
I usually play magic-casters ;P
Afraid my guy not going to be much help ID'ing the items. ;)

Although, if we find a useful item that needs an operator, his charisma & Use Magic Device skill will come in handy! :D

The play is at one of the local(ish) Community Theaters in the area.

There are SEVERAL small-to-tiny Community groups, and a couple of 'large(er)' groups, I work with the larger ones when I have time.
(Time, yeah, right. What's that?!?!) ;P

OR, I MAKE time if they are doing a show I REALLY wanna be in! :D

Every once in a while, the University's Opera director does a show that needs more folks than he has students, and he opens it up to the public.
I've been in a few of those.
OR, he'll offer me a part.
Which is when I KNOW that he needs/wants me to pull some kind of hard-to-do Techie magic for him. ;P

Apologies for the further delays, I am caught up at work but burnt the f!&* out. I am running table top Friday night, will be back to posting on Saturday!

No apologies needed.

Ahh, the classic "Was Hamlet crazy... or smart?" - You, get to decide.

EX-actly! ;)

(OR, was it "YES" to both?!?) ;P

OMG!
GOOD!
I mean, NOT good, but I thought maybe it was just me! :P

Been busy,distracted, and RL is punching below the belt recently.

ON the PLUS side:
FYI, I got cast in a Christmas play.
"The Christmas Express"
It's a cute Christmas play.
I play "Joe Tannenbaum".
I'm either Santa Claus incognito, or an escapee from a mental asylum.
You decide. ;P

SO even when I'm NOT at work in the evening, I probably have rehearsal.
I should be able to keep up. (better than recently)
At least maybe you'll be protected form my novel-length posts for a while. :)
(Although, I am trying to curtail that a little with this character) ;P

See ya all, have a good rest of the week!

LOL, True,

It;s like, we KNOW the butler did it. We just cant PROVE it. Yet. ;P

And I apologize for my often slow posting. , (I know it wasnt just me, but I didn't help)

I think this is one of those scenarios where it would be awesome around the table. But sadly, as good as this plot is, they do not always translate well into PbP.

I thought, maybe it was just me ? I feel like I've been really mentally dragging trying to keep up. And I'm a reader! You'd think this format would be perfect for me to keep track of things in! ;P

(When I have too much time to think, I also tend to OVER-think, and make things more complicated than they really are.) :D

I was (am?) probably still trying to make it more a mystery than it really is. (Scooby gang looking for the realtor/land baron when it's a real ghost!) ;P

Look, PbP's are hard to get rolling, and harder to keep rolling. And RL has just been dishing it out lately it seems.
(Hit me again just today. Lets just say that my son and I are not on best of terms right now) :(

Iam willing to try and keep going. And I won't be offended if we decide to pack it in, or try again later.

Let me know what you want to do.
And let me know if you hear from the others! I mean I know we all drop off occasionally, but vanishing isn't usually like Treppa and the others.

Thx

Cool, HUNT them pesky wabbits! ;P

Have fun, stay safe.
See everyone soon(ish) (I hope!) :D

FYI, I got cast in a Christmas play.
"The Christmas Express"
It's a cute Christmas play.
I play "Joe Tannenbaum". I'm either Santa Claus, or an escapee from a mental asylum.

The point being,. even when I dont have work in an evening, I will probably have rehearsal.
But I'll stay as on top of everything as I can. (Give you guys a break for my longer posts) ;P

HAve a good rest of the week everyone!

heh, yeah,...

What, exactly, makes you think that we're NOT already drowning in mystery here? ;P

If I had known we were gonna be playing a murder mystery, I woulda' made one of the Scooby gang!

Probably Shaggy.
As an Alchemist variant w/ the alchemy-powered wagon/vehicle.
The potions and infusions he makes are the scooby snacks. :)

Just a thought,...

A PoSt! A Palpable Post!

Yep. At least as good as my Dr will allow. ;P

Well-wishes to all, and a SPOOKY end of October! :D

Wife's Bday- YAY!

Work meltdowns,... BOO!

I agree, I want to play,
but RL has been kickin' my tushie recently. :P

Im open to options, continuing, stopping for a while, shutting it down,
let me know what you think.

Not sure how to move forward if a others have vanished from the boards?
(I mean, other than recruiting again, which almost feels like starting over after almost finishing the first chapter of a RPG video game) ;)

Sorry to hear that.

I hope Treppa and DSX are ok?!?

I can see that a lot of folks are not as active as we used to be.

(I blame RL for that!)

I'm sorry. :(

The joys of middle age. I sprained my back last weekend rebuilding a raised vegetable bed for my wife. I guess hauling 2m timbers up 60 steps (around 12m) is something I should leave for my teenagers to do for me.

Yes. Yes you should.

AH the 'joys' of middle age.

Youth is wasted on the frickin' young,...

Sorry sick, again:-(, I'll probably be posting up again over the weekend.

UGH! Sorry to hear that.

I had to deal with 90+ kids backstage all last week, AND all the backstage parents, etc.
And Now I'M coming down with something. (cold/flu, who knows?!?)
I'm fighting it off (so far) but it's coming,... :(

<Insert 'Thumbs Up' emoji here!> ;)

OK, trying to lvl up Sterling, following the plan advised by, several folks, :)

(Question, does the 'Skill' requirements for the far-future Stargazer class mean total skill? (as per usual, skill pts + Wis Bonus + Class skill bonus)
OR does it mean that you have to spend THAT many skill points to qualify?

So second lvl is Unchained Monk:
+11 HP
Base Att Bonus +1
Fort Save +2, Reflex Save +2, Wis Save +0
Bonus feat (Deflect Arrows), Flurry of Blows (bonus attack), Stunning Fist, Unarmed Strike (1d6)
Monk AC bonus, (Wis to AC & CMD)
Skills: (+1) Heal, Diplomacy, K: Planes, K: Religion, Spellcraft, Survival
Background: K: Geography, Linguistics,

And I think that's it(?!?)

I'll update in the morning, those rolls will yield a serious wall of text I am too tired to get completely accurate this late at night :-)

Hmph. In the middle of a week-long theater show rental.

See you when we wake (mostly) up! ;P

Sadly ,... no.
(THats new for me. As I was once accused of 'Making more spellcasters than JK Rowling') ;P

And I realized, after one too many posts had passed, that I missed a perfect opportunity for a quip. :(

When Ogre was posting/asking what object did what, and what the ring did, etc.

"DArnit Ogre. I'm a priest, not a bloody wizard. I'm doing my best here!"

Yep. I think I may end up channeling both Wednesday Addams, AND Dr McCoy for this PC.
;P

Ragadolf wrote:

I think RL is messing with a lot of folks lately.

RL has had a busy year. It can take some time off! ;P

Glad you enjoyed the Van Richten's Guides reference. It's not often you can hit in game Meta and make it work pretty seamlessly :-)

<enter "Thumbs Up" emoji here!> ;)

Heh nice. Reminds me of the visual for the ultimate Paladin/Cleric spell

Nice!

I think RL is messing with a lot of folks lately.

RL has had a busy year. It can take some time off! ;P

Hey all,

Seems we have gotten a little slow recently
(NO problem! My brain hurts from work lately)
I hope everyone is doing alright?

SO,... I just thought I'd leave this little thought here for you to (hopefully) enjoy. :)

The NEXT time that Justin is in a position where the only reasonable solution is to cast his favorite spell,...

I will be hearing THIS when he casts it.

Or: THIS!

Or both. (Im good either way really!) ;P

And remember, There are no "I's" in "TEAM".

BUT, there are SIX "I's" in "I didn't ask how big the room was. I said I cast Fireball!"
;D

See you all soon! (I hope!)

LOL,
and I'm RUNNING the concerts in my space! ;)

I will also be running to New Orleans this weekend.
(First time I've taken a trip farther than 5 miles in 2 years. Been a LONG two years!) ;P

The 'busy' is pretty normal lately (Too much, but normal for me)
It's the CRAZY/STUPIDS that are getting out of control recently. :(

I'll be keeping up as best I can!

See you in game!
have a good weekend all,

Cole Burrns wrote:

I for one say: Thank you Sir! We appreciate anything you can do, especially when you go beyond our expectations for the game.

I try! :-)

And we DO appreciate your trying! :)

Apologies again, dealing with a LOT right now (New day, new $#^&), ;P

I honestly dont even realize that days have passed and I havent logged in to check thread! :(

Sorry!

Ragadolf wrote:

NO worries!

I have been dealing with Hurricane prep down here for the last 3-4 days. (On top of the usual work stupidity, erm Insanity)

But it's a baby hurricane, "JUST" a Cat 1. ;P

Hang in there, RL HAS to take a break SOMEtime. Right? Um, right?!?
0_o

Yeah, my buddy was talking about that, what a raw deal at the University, we're closed but YOU have to take PTO or we dock your pay, madness!

It seems RL does not and will not quit!

Yeah, its weird,

Even worse for me (Wait, you thought THAT was bad?!?) ;P
I am the buildings designated 'Safety Coordinator', (no extra pay, just more work) so if ANYThing happens, hurricane, boom-boom threat, I am the one who is supposed to stay (or come in) and make sure building is shut down or help police dogs search the building, etc.

Um, Yeah. Nope. Not unless there is a LOT of Hazard pay involved. :P
(There's not)

When they made me go and get my "VIP red ID card" they told me I was 'Essential Personnel' and HAD to stay, or come in, and assist in case of boom threats, storms, etc.
I immediately said. "Nope. I will be leading by EXAMPLE. I will be the FIRST one out of the door and driving off campus!"

You'd think that would get me in trouble? (I do excel at that) but all the big-wigs I've told that to have all nodded in agreement/understanding. So far at least. :D

NO worries!

I have been dealing with Hurricane prep down here for the last 3-4 days. (On top of the usual work stupidity, erm Insanity)

But it's a baby hurricane, "JUST" a Cat 1. ;P

Hang in there, RL HAS to take a break SOMEtime. Right? Um, right?!?
0_o

Sorry about the language confusion. I meant it to be a neat little lore reveal, but it really only works if the players know the names of the local languages of Ustalav. I now realize that's a big assumption.

LOL, no worries!

It would help if , even if I DID have a Ustalav reference, and I read it, that I could REMEMBER things anymore :P

NO worries!

RL has been kicking my keister recently.

Sometimes just an annoying kick. Because it can.
But a kick nonetheless. ;P

Have a HAPPY WEEKEND everyone!

Yes.
What Eloen Said.
Much shorter than how I would have said it. :)

(Aw yes, the drawbacks of playing a Genius-IQ toon, with a
'less-than-genius' RL IQ) ;P

Looks like the agenda is one more trip to the lab with the whole crew for more investigating and loot, a shopping trip, sleep, then off to the dungeon!

Sounds like a plan! :)

Well, other than getting COVID again a few weeks ago, life's mostly ok around here in terms of the actual happenings (well, other than being forced back into the office 4/week. That's less good, too, especially after the promises made over the previous years.. But hey, still not wealthy enough to quit, so what can you do?).

That said, hectic does seem like an apt term, nonetheless.

Ooof, sorry to hear that Til.

Yes, my own job is becoming more stressful VERY recently. (SHOULDN'T be, but others seem to be determined to make my life miserable)
I will not lie, it is getting bad enough I am thinking of looking at other job possibilities within the same university system. So I can keep my benefits at least.
I certainly am not rich enough to quit! (If I can just hang on another 2-3 years, I can take retirement, at half my current cruddy income. Yay?!?) :(

'Hectic', Yeah,... I was being 'polite' in my phraseology. ;P
There are other words I would MUCH rather use.
But I'd probably get banned if I tried to type them out here. :D

woo hoo! :)

And I Do appreciate the 'not railroading'!
(I like to THINK I'm smart and creative!) ;)

But in PbP, I ALSO really like hints and reminders of what the options are. :D

Sorry about posting fall off, been a REAL 'hectic' IRL recently.
(Putting it politely) >_<

Is it just me? Or does RL seem to be hitting EVERYone in the 'feels' recently?!?

Just me?

Hey, I'll try anything once.
TWICE if I like it! (That's what gets me in trouble,...) ;P

I'm easy, I'm good with whatever we decide, new blood, make sure old hands are Ok and if coming back? all of the above?
Just let me know.

(Character-wise, I'm not entirely certain that Merlan would notice if the tall-folk swapped out. He's mostly looking at their knees after all!) ;P

Yeah,...
RL stinks, generally speaking. ;P

My own IRL recently (if 'recent' is the last 2 years!) has been a series of 'one step forward, two steps back',
But WITHOUT the attractive singer/dancer and cool animated cat! ;P

I DO hope everyone is ok! (?!?)

I'm open to options. :)

NO problemo,
Tomorrow is start of Fall semester at university,

ALL the crazies come out to play! ;P

Thats scary,
I thought it was his job to make the PC's vanish! ;P

(Seriously, I hope he and everyone is OK. RL has been handing out beatings like candy at Halloween lately. So I hear.) :(

I'm here!
(OK, OK, not MENTALLY, but 'Present'!) ;P

RL is kinda bein' a 'pain' (cant actually type those kinda words, they just get !@#$% out) to everyone lately it seems.

Start of University Semester insanity. The usual.
Meaning even MORE of 'the usual' than usual.
It will calm down once we get started again.

A little. MAybe. ;P

RL has me sidetracked still, will try and post tomorrow night.

All good,

RL has me sideLINED.

;P

Feel (& GET) better soon! ;)

Oh I am glad to see a post!

I was afraid maybe the site was acting up again.
(You know, NOT showing new posts on an active thread) :)

ALWAYS interest,

Whether or not I should? That Is another story! ;P

(RL has really taken the wind out of my sails this summer. And you KNOW it's 'bad' when the wizzie DOESN'T want to bore you with details!) :(

But I'm happy to hear the sales pitch! :D

RL stinks.

And it doesn't seem to be in a hurry to improve. :(

Sorry about not posting. For some reason I was unable to login to the Paizo site from my laptop. I am back now though.

The website doth work in mysterious ways.

When it works at all. ;P

Heh,
This last scene of the battle reminded me of a Youtube video I saw,

Guy talking about a character who hates magic, who despises it with every fiber of his entire being. His hatred of magic is SO powerful, that spells simply do not affect him. ;P

Now I know what that looks like!
>_<

Oh boy! A Frankenputer?!?

So, just like my first 4 or 5 pc's? ;)

Good job! YAY workarounds! :D

OMG don't get me started on this month. :(
At least the Dr says I'm healing well from this last round of surgical malarkey.
(STILL hurts like the Dickens though!) ;P

Here's hoping August is a LITTLE smoother than July.
(I mean, it's not likely, but hope springs eternal!) ;D

Moving on,... Moving on,... (I can hear the song, but not recall the words,...)