So, something has crept up on me. I should’ve mentioned it before, but it’s kind of been out of my mind. I’m going on vacation next week, and I’m not sure how much connectivity I will have since I’ll be out of the country. If I get a chance to update, I will but if not, updates will have to wait until the Monday after next.
Have safe and fun travels! :)
Works for me, as MY week will be busy (Week long large rental on my stage) so my time will be limited, and I'll be mentally exhausted even if i find any. ;P
I go with the flow! :)
Well yes, that me. As is thisThinking about some game things, and I felt like thisNOT saying that's how I've EVER thought of you,.... ;)
But if you were to ask me about GM's in general,... Yep. That'd be it. ;P
Heh, OK, I won't fib.
That second one frightens me a little (LOT) more than the first! ;)
Hey all. I made it back to the US, but I picked up something while traveling and I’m a hot mess. I’ll try to update soon
I'll actually be going out of town for a couple weeks starting Friday. Once I get to my destination, I should have a decent amount of down time, but there will be several days of driving / truck camping on either end.
Sorry to hear about your family catching COVID. May the symptoms be mild and swift. I am still waiting for my eventual infection. It is basically endemic now, and the horse is definitely out of the barn with containment.
I’m still working on getting up to speed. Please keep tuned
So, it finally happened 18 months after I posted this. I have COVID. I guess I should feel lucky, I was spared until now. It is unfortunate as I just came off vacation, so I am behind in posting. However, my brain is beginning to function in a possibly rational manner again, so I am hoping to get some work done tomorrow on updating.
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I call b&%@@@&!, what DM has a brain that functions in a rational manner? We need irrationality to put this much effort into something we don't get paid to do!
I should say functioning at all. I’ve been dealing with working at home and trying to engage a totally messed-up human operating system. My brain hurts.
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Not surprised, but I'm glad that if you had to get it, it's when the virus seems far less devastating and there's better treatment, vaccines etc in place. I think we're going to be looking at a spike again soon.
Friends of mine in key positions in different government agencies in Europe have all pointed out a sudden increase in stockpiling PPE, vaccines and equipment in the last month, and steady order increases, when I mentioned we might go to France next year.
And as we've seen, thanks to international travel, a spike anywhere is pretty much a spike everywhere now.
So, it finally happened 18 months after I posted this. I have COVID. I guess I should feel lucky, I was spared until now. It is unfortunate as I just came off vacation, so I am behind in posting. However, my brain is beginning to function in a possibly rational manner again, so I am hoping to get some work done tomorrow on updating.Sorry to hear about your family catching COVID. May the symptoms be mild and swift. I am still waiting for my eventual infection. It is basically endemic now, and the horse is definitely out of the barn with containment.
I’m still working on getting up to speed. Please keep tuned
Sorry to hear that.
I recently caught it again too. But it wasn't ANYWHERE near as bad as the first time I caught it.(That was pretty bad. I will not lie) But now? Everyone I know or hear of that tests positive all say it is just like having the cold. Maybe a light Flu.
And I'm not convinced that the tests can really tell the difference between the three! ;P
Hey, get better soon!
Oh, yeah, AND I second Shadow calling %$ ! There is NOTHING rational in what we do!
(FUN!, yes, but not rational!) ;P
Yeah, it presented to my system as flu. At least, that was the impression I got. It was weird to lose my taste and smell for three days. I am improving, and I’m back to monitoring the threads. I am also excited that I found the perfect challenge for y’all.
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Yeah, it presented to my system as flu. At least, that was the impression I got. It was weird to lose my taste and smell for three days. I am improving, and I’m back to monitoring the threads. I am also excited that I found the perfect challenge for y’all.
Yep, thats what happened to me (The FLU stuff, not the losing taste/smell. That hasn't happened to me since the first time I caught it)
And I'm hearing thats what most people are reporting. A lot don't even realized they had Covid, they thought they had a cold or flu.Glad to hear you are improving!
Hey, If I'm reading your posts right, at least the trip was over and done before you got ill yes? SO at least you got to enjoy your vacation first! :)
OK<... (Those movies always bugged me as a kid. As in 'scared me') 0_0
That clip is ALSO the players reaction when they realize the DM has had an idea that makes him happy! :)
Hi folks. Just wanna give you a heads up, I had an unexpected funeral to attend, and I was stuck somewhere between Brooklyn and queens in the pouring rain for most of the weekend . I should be updating Monday.
Oh dear. I am sorry to hear that.
My prayers and condolences.
Travel safe!
*phew*
5am-10Pm on the road except for the funeral and a lunch. Plus it poured the entire time. Like, solid rain allllll damn day.
Dang! THAT is a trip.
Glad your ok!
Hey everyone. Just an update, the week has been busy, but I should have some time to update on Thursday. I might do some atmospheric stuff today, but I won’t have access to my Maps on my computer until tomorrow.
FYI my work life has been,... THPPT recently. Lots of buys-ness.
I should be able to stay caught up, but apologies in advance if I vanish for a day or two. ;P
Huh. I was today years old when I discovered that energy drain doesn't affect constructs.
Really?
Even sentient constructs?
Eeeeeeenteressting,..... O_o
Bat Brawl Rd 1
Why do I suspect that Justin will soon be be driven BATTY? ;P
(EDIT)- His player is already more than halfway there! >_<
FYI - I had decided on Frankenstein dungeon guards before researching their stats because of [REDACTED] , the spell immunity was a nice bonus
Hi folks. Yet another update. It seems like my schedule for posting - at least battle posting - seems to be falling mostly in the Thurs-Fri zone. I will still update when there isn’t major number crunching to do on other days, except Saturday and Sunday which seem to be the worst days now.
Thank you all for staying the course with me. I appreciate it. :)
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I'll update Hanar tonight, RL still keeping me super busy.
Oof, No worries, I understand.
My own RL schedule is of the 'What do we have to deal with THIS week?' variety.
(HInt, it's NEVER as easy as it should be!) ;P
Thank you for update, I'll stay as current as I possibly can!
I'll update Hanar tonight, RL still keeping me super busy.
Make that tonight, I got too sleepy last night to post for Hamar. Plus now that he can fly I have to think about what i want to do!
Yeah no worries. I wanted to update, but of course RL poked its ugly head up and distracted me
Rassin'-Frassin' RL. Always interrupting,... ;P
I've been reading a lot of Neil Gaiman recently, and it gave me the boost I needed to finally get around to updating over here. Alessia's going to need some help from our favorite Harry Dresden lookalike.
One question: when is that story happening chronologically in relation to the main and sidequest threads?
Oh, nice!
Always glad to help!
(Or, you know, interfere in a wizardly manner, thinking your helping. Same thing really) ;P
The timeline there is a bit tight. I had inferred that it was occurring at the same time that Justin had his incident with O.L.L.I. Though there is no reason we can’t say Justin goes to grab a bite after the meeting and encounters Alessia there. Or if Alessia was at the meeting, perhaps she asks to speak with Justin after.
Also, there is always retconning. I could have her head out overnight and look for Justin that morning.
Apologies folks. RL is sticking its nose in my gaming goodness. I’ll work on atmospheric stuff the next couple of days and get the battles started up Thursday.
The timeline there is a bit tight. I had inferred that it was occurring at the same time that Justin had his incident with O.L.L.I. Though there is no reason we can’t say Justin goes to grab a bite after the meeting and encounters Alessia there. Or if Alessia was at the meeting, perhaps she asks to speak with Justin after.
Also, there is always retconning. I could have her head out overnight and look for Justin that morning.
Either way works. I'm OK with the timeline being fuzzy, I more just wanted to make sure I wouldn't be accidentally referencing something that technically happened in the future.
Ok. I updated the thread to put Justin and Alessia in the Copper Cauldron that morning prior to the O.L.L.I incident. Rags, you can access the thread from the link Dave posted above
By the way Rags, this series I just discovered might intrigue you:
Dead Things.
It’s like the Dresden Files, only much darker and grittier. Best part is there are already about 10 books in the series. I’m on #3 now.
Just a heads up - I will be traveling this weekend, so posting might be spotty. However, I might have some time to check in, we’ll see
Ok. I updated the thread to put Justin and Alessia in the Copper Cauldron that morning prior to the O.L.L.I incident. Rags, you can access the thread from the link Dave posted above
Cool. Will do! Thanks,
By the way Rags, this series I just discovered might intrigue you:
Dead Things.It’s like the Dresden Files, only much darker and grittier. Best part is there are already about 10 books in the series. I’m on #3 now.
Oooo, interesting,
And a qualified reference from the Monkey GM himself.(Whose PREVIOUS reference of a certain Druid Series was Spot on and very enjoyable!) ;)
And as I am always looking for a(nother) filler series while waiting for my next Dresden Files fix,... I must check this out!
Thanks Pat!
Writing dialog for Alessia is hard. It runs so counter to how my brain works... Every time I have to write something in her voice, this is all I can think of.
Writing dialog for Alessia is hard. It runs so counter to how my brain works... Every time I have to write something in her voice, this is all I can think of.
LOL
Hey folks. I’m actually hoping I might get a segment of time this afternoon to update. If not, then Thursday
Terse is Alessia’s middle name.
Terse is Alessia’s middle name.
ROFL
I did a quick search through the threads-- I don't believe Alessia told anyone other than Mara and the Dustmen librarian.
OK, cool,
(Glad I didn't mention his name then) ;P
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"You want to know how to END him. Right?"
I know this is a serious scene, but this sequence of words triggered an automatic meme response.
"You want to know how to END him. Right?"I know this is a serious scene, but this sequence of words triggered an automatic meme response.
Wow. I did NOT know that.
(I, the stage-combatant, am ashamed of myself right now) ;P
"You want to know how to END him. Right?"I know this is a serious scene, but this sequence of words triggered an automatic meme response.Wow. I did NOT know that.
(I, the stage-combatant, am ashamed of myself right now) ;P
Yeah sword fighting FReals was a lot different than what we’ve seen in movies. The one thing that throws me is the gripping of the blade to make an attack:
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"You want to know how to END him. Right?"I know this is a serious scene, but this sequence of words triggered an automatic meme response.Wow. I did NOT know that.
(I, the stage-combatant, am ashamed of myself right now) ;PYeah sword fighting FReals was a lot different than what we’ve seen in movies. The one thing that throws me is the gripping of the blade to make an attack:
Mordhau
Very true!
there is also a technique where when grab your blade for att or def, you then turn the large sword around, grab the blade in both hands, and use it like a hammer! :PNever understood the reasoning behind it, but it looks cool when you replicate it in staged combat scenarios. :)
Also, I have learned that the movie swordfighting (the OLD movies, at any rate, the 'Hollywood heyday') Which SAFD now refers to as "Single Sword', was completely made up and reflects NO historical forms whatsoever.
(And before you ask, NO it was NOT 'just Rapier and Dagger without the dagger') ;P
Probably one of the reasons that is one of my favorite weapon to use in stage combat. ;)
It has been a trend in recent decades to hire actual Rl swordfighters, or SAFD (Society of American Fight Directors) trained actor-combatants who have studied various styles, to make the movies more authentic looking.
THEN I can tell you some stories about how the directors RUIN their own efforts by insisting that fight scenes take place in a tight, (VERY CLOSE) frame shot (with Broadswords!), or wanted the swords to move faster, so they cut the blades off all the swords for the big fight scene, and added them back in via CGI. :P
(No. I can't make this stuff up.)