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So I had this dream a couple of nights ago. Started out one of your typical “I save the world / nation / city / family from monsters / demons / aliens / killer robots” type dreams.
In this particular dream I was helping to try to save my old university from being over-run by demons. There were two types, the main ones were Large sized (yes, that’s what their Monster Manual entry said – I’ll get to that) somewhat draconic creatures with fat red, orange or pink bodies, four somewhat spindly legs, two clawed arms, long tails, small wings and heads like Ethereal Marauders. The “boss” types were scary looking, grey skinned humanoids in black, spiked full plate armour.*
So in the course of things, trying to figure out how to kill the things, we discovered that they were the same demons that had appeared in a D&D adventure written by James Sutter and Jason Buhlman. So we tracked them down (the fact that I have NO idea what these guys look like didn’t seem to matter, the way it doesn’t in dreams) to find out the monsters’ weaknesses. However, whatever it was we discovered didn’t seem to work. Then James and Jason remembered that the creatures had been updated into 3.5 rules “to more closely reflect their reality” by James Jacobs during his work on some upcoming Demonicon article … so we had to track HIM down to find the revised stats… So we’re driving around some city in an open top jeep, with these creatures chasing after us, trying to read a street map to find JJ’s apartment.
Very strange.
* Yeah I know, they were probably Narzugons, so devils not demons
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I recently bought a Fiendish T-rex fig from Paizo and everytime I look at I think "James Jacobs". So I named it James. Also my wife had been watching the "Grease" reality show and one of the people who work with Grease on broadway is Jim Jacobs, and all I can think is that Mr. Jacobs is awful busy to run a magazine and a broadway show all at once. Wonder why he goes by Jim on TV?
Paizo on the brain.
FH
I recently bought a Fiendish T-rex fig from Paizo and everytime I look at I think "James Jacobs". So I named it James.
I think we have one of those in our group, and I'm the same way.
I was DMing one time and one of the players was asking if there were any cute boys around, so since I didn't feel up to playing the lovestruck young acolyte at that point I just told her there was a guy who looked like James Keegan around. It me a second to realize that she didn't understand, so I pulled out the issue of Dragon with Commoner Flaws to show her.
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I was DMing one time and one of the players was asking if there were any cute boys around, so since I didn't feel up to playing the lovestruck young acolyte at that point I just told her there was a guy who looked like James Keegan around. It me a second to realize that she didn't understand, so I pulled out the issue of Dragon with Commoner Flaws to show her.
hehe! Love it!
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Sometimes I'll just start chuckling to myself and someone will ask "What's so funny?" And I've come so close to saying, "I was just remembering something Heathansson said," as if they should know who that is.
Really, they should know who he is.
Here that, CBS? Letterman has to retire soon. He's losin' his edge.
I CAN WHUP CONAN CBS!!!!
I recently bought a Fiendish T-rex fig from Paizo and everytime I look at I think "James Jacobs". So I named it James.I think we have one of those in our group, and I'm the same way.
I was DMing one time and one of the players was asking if there were any cute boys around, so since I didn't feel up to playing the lovestruck young acolyte at that point I just told her there was a guy who looked like James Keegan around. It me a second to realize that she didn't understand, so I pulled out the issue of Dragon with Commoner Flaws to show her.
But...my mom says I'm a cute guy! Well, she isn't really my mom. She bought me from a man.
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Well, I’d just like to report that my dreams are back to normal. Last night’s involved a dark and stormy night, a car accident, a voodoo lady scientist, a bizarre ritual, an isolated (and poorly designed) research station, a secretive diplomat, a cranky old woman, a brilliant but crazy doctor, an unorthodox surgery, cannibal zombies, a dark forest, guns, a daring escape attempt, a government cover-up, ruthless men-in-black… Not an editor in sight.
Well, I’d just like to report that my dreams are back to normal. Last night’s involved a dark and stormy night, a car accident, a voodoo lady scientist, a bizarre ritual, an isolated (and poorly designed) research station, a secretive diplomat, a cranky old woman, a brilliant but crazy doctor, an unorthodox surgery, cannibal zombies, a dark forest, guns, a daring escape attempt, a government cover-up, ruthless men-in-black… Not an editor in sight.
Who do I have to pay to get your dreams? Mine are so boring. I dream of going to class and being late or going to the supermarket and getting the wrong thing and having to go back. Or I dream about working on a painting I'm doing and then the next day I go to the studio and do exactly what I was thinking about in my dream, down to the color, the brush, the placement of my hand in my field of vision; everything.
I mean, even a dream from slumbering Cthulu (he talks to the artists first) would be a nice change of pace.
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Yeah, I have cool dreams. Sometimes I think they’d make an excellent basis for a short story (which I never get around to writing) or a D&D adventure (which I sometimes do). When I was a student and had more time on my hands, I used to keep a dream diary – there was some pretty cool stuff in that.
To be honest though, last night’s was pretty freaky – quite horror movie-esque.
Director of Narrative
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Yeah, I keep trying to get people from my gaming group to get onto these here message boards so's they can be in on some of the inside jokes that I pull offa here. So far, none have really gotten much further than creating a login I.D. Guess I gotta keep trying.
I got one or two of them over here, but they mainly post for rules clarifications. One of them that can take things the wrong way from time to time thought the first two answers to his query was a bit abrupt and I think he quit keeping up with us. I told him to try the WotC boards.
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Who do I have to pay to get your dreams? Mine are so boring. I dream of going to class and being late or going to the supermarket and getting the wrong thing and having to go back. Or I dream about working on a painting I'm doing and then the next day I go to the studio and do exactly what I was thinking about in my dream, down to the color, the brush, the placement of my hand in my field of vision; everything.
Never be dismayed by mundane dreams. Those are the easiest to go lucid in. Most of the time I don't realize I am dreaming until I realize that the box of crackers I just picked up has an entirely wrong label.
Who do I have to pay to get your dreams? Mine are so boring. I dream of going to class and being late or going to the supermarket and getting the wrong thing and having to go back.
Most of my dreams are like this too. Then there are those dreams about Great Old Ones...(indeed, I have dreamed about Cthulhu...more than once).
I also occasionally refer to people here and it is really hard to do without sounding like an idiot. "This one guy I don't really know told me..."
Came across to a picture of Jason in one old Dragon issue, he was grimacing scarily...
lol mothman; good to hear; lol J Keagan; as if he were pay per view; yikes Thiriet old ones; how creapy.
me; I dont dream at night or at least almost never at all; just during the day all the time or when snoozing. I just go to sleep and wake up.
Bella Sara Charter Superscriber
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I am pretty good about being able to tell if I'm in a dream during a dream, but I'm not so good at waking myself up. I once had a dream where I "woke up" in the dream four separate times. It was really creepy once I finally did really wake up.
Or am I still dreaming...
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I had a dream once where I was chasing after bigfoot with a camera crew in the woods and hills surrounding some kind of resort. When we finally caught up with him, he gave us a nice interview.
As for the thread title....how about when you start signing emails (even work related ones) as 'Aberzombie'.
Edit: Not that anyone else would sign Aberzombie, just me.
Who do I have to pay to get your dreams? Mine are so boring. I dream of going to class and being late or going to the supermarket and getting the wrong thing and having to go back. Or I dream about working on a painting I'm doing and then the next day I go to the studio and do exactly what I was thinking about in my dream, down to the color, the brush, the placement of my hand in my field of vision; everything.
Sounds like my dreams. I have a recurring dream that I wake up, dress, shower, and go to work. Then I wake up. Definitely not cool.
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Sounds like my dreams. I have a recurring dream that I wake up, dress, shower, and go to work. Then I wake up. Definitely not cool.
Who do I have to pay to get your dreams? Mine are so boring. I dream of going to class and being late or going to the supermarket and getting the wrong thing and having to go back. Or I dream about working on a painting I'm doing and then the next day I go to the studio and do exactly what I was thinking about in my dream, down to the color, the brush, the placement of my hand in my field of vision; everything.
I know. It's bad enough I have to do that once a day...
When your almost done with work and the last thing you got to finish is posting on this board about "You know you're spending too much time on the paizo boards when...."
OK another full day of work finished. hoohoo!
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Came across to a picture of Jason in one old Dragon issue, he was grimacing scarily...
Lemme guess, it was the RPGA update and Jason was Iuz? Whutta cutie-pie!
I'm with you, Valegrim. I rarely dream or have anything memorable. I know I don't get enough sleep (normally 4 or 5 hours a night) but that's pretty much the way my body has told my mind it's going to be. I try to get much more and most of the time I just lay there with howler monkeys on crack cacophinating in my head. I did yoga for a while and really liked it, but the pranayamas at the end were one of the hardest things for me. So hard to lay there and empty the mind . . .
Came across to a picture of Jason in one old Dragon issue, he was grimacing scarily...Lemme guess, it was the RPGA update and Jason was Iuz? Whutta cutie-pie!
I remember that one - grimacing and holding a shield with Iuz coat of arms on it - it was some RPGA stuff.
My dreams are so strange that I promptly forget them after waking - perhaps all the better, my mind is strange enough these days. You want proof for that? Hey, I´m posting here regularly - do you need any more proofs?
Stefan
No; seriously; I do not dream and I don't care what you guys think about it; I had a lot of bad dreams when I was a teenager due to some stuff and I prayed to not dream anymore and I haven't dreamed since; just daydreams; power of prayer, I sleep at night very peacefully. My daydreams probably make up for it though. Maybe I am just blocked from remembering them; but I have no recollection at all of a dream since I was a teen other than some what I call daydreams while just early morning snoozing, but to me; having no recollection is the same as not having any cause they dont exist as far as I am concerned. Consider that someone told you everyone dreams is just as valid as someone saying no they don't.
hehe you know you spend to much time on piazo boards when your willing to more or less argue about the existance of dreaming and not have any wine, crackers or cheese around; lol.
uhm; you might be spending to much time on Paizo boards when you begin to obsess about updating your polling threads.... :)
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As for the thread title....how about when you start signing emails (even work related ones) as 'Aberzombie'.
Edit: Not that anyone else would sign Aberzombie, just me.
Uh, actually, I have a t-shirt that says "Aberzombie" across it. Me and several of my friends who abhore the Gap and anything remotely like it went out about 6 years ago and had a place custom print shirts that looked just like "Abercrombie" shirts, except they said "Aberzombie" on them. 99% of the population probably never even notices when we wear them. Our little inside joke.
When you sign paperwork with your avatar name. Doik!!!
Um...crud.
Going with the Thread title...
When you ask your gamer friends to join so they know who you're talking about when you say "<place avatar name here> said...".
You know you spent too much time on Paizo when you have 3 out of the last 6 posts in one of the *chose number*-word-games.
And/or when every single one of said games has you as the most recent post more than once per 1/2 hour.
Who do I have to pay to get your dreams? Mine are so boring.
Why would you want interesting dreams? Mine are all freaky. I have a recurring theme in my dreams that involves me jumping over things like telephone poles and houses and having no control over where I'm going. Not cool. I also had this one dream once where I was eating breakfast...made of my own microwaved backpack.
There is NO SUCH THING AS tOO MUCH TIME ON THE PAIZO MESSAGE BOARDS.
Ever.
Period.
I hate my dreams! I have an alien son, really, the uber smart probably going to skip high school for this kids college program kinda smart, and my dreams always involve me running around looking for him because I know the FBI has stolen him and they're going to turn him into some super weapon, I've even seen him with wires and stuff sticking out of his head in my dreams. I'm watching too many X-File reruns.
As far as being on the Paizo boards, my husband says I'm a geek. He admits to being a geek too, he just says he doesn't want to advertise his geekiness. I've made him a profile, he'll get there. He hogged the whole computer one day totally stuck on this e-tools site I know for a fact he got off these message boards. Thank you Lilith :)
As far as being on the Paizo boards, my husband says I'm a geek. He admits to being a geek too, he just says he doesn't want to advertise his geekiness. I've made him a profile, he'll get there. He hogged the whole computer one day totally stuck on this e-tools site I know for a fact he got off these message boards. Thank you Lilith :)
Heh heh heh... ;)
I spend the hour and a half a day I get to use the PC on this sight and on these very boards. It is not enough. Never ever enough.
I used to try to fill the messageboard list with posts listing my name.
As I reside in China, I was able to achieve this several times having caught you all sleeping, and I only had Aussies and Kiwis to compete with. Spamming just isn't in their blood I guess.
Alas, the word games are now marginalized.... sniff, sniff.
I wonder when people will start complaining about untitled?