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Jess Door wrote:How early would she be if she went into labor?I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
If she were having a single birth, the due date would be April 3. Since she's having twins, the more realistic due date would be March 12. I believe she's at about 31 weeks.

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Morning, all. What did I miss?
Well, Tom showed up for his job interview, only to realize that instead of saying "Finance Manager" over the phone they had actually said "Exotic Male Dancer". Meanwhile, dinner at Max's house turned awkward after Gary complimented the great tasting chicken when what he actually was eating was Mushrooms Florentine. And, across town, Jess' efforts to get more people to move to Houston backfired when....No, wait! That's my soap opera!

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Celestial Healer wrote:Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:Phone interview today. This job sounds promising and may be a step up from my last one. Fingers crossed.Best of luck!
Also, that was rather quick.
Many sectors of Houston are hopping. I got an offer within 4 days of initiating a job search. I might have had 2, but I let the recruiter know I wasn't interested in the other job up front.
BTW, my headhunter was awesome. They only work with IT jobs, but if anyone in Houston wants to be hooked up with them, PM me. I contracted through them at the new job until I was hired in, and have no complaints whatsoever.
My younger brother keeps trying to lure the wife and I down with knowledge of various engineering-related jobs we could get.

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Celestial Healer wrote:If she were having a single birth, the due date would be April 3. Since she's having twins, the more realistic due date would be March 12. I believe she's at about 31 weeks.Jess Door wrote:How early would she be if she went into labor?I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
Well, that was an awkward place for that to happen...

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Jess Door wrote:My younger brother keeps trying to lure the wife and I down with knowledge of various engineering-related jobs we could get.Celestial Healer wrote:Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:Phone interview today. This job sounds promising and may be a step up from my last one. Fingers crossed.Best of luck!
Also, that was rather quick.
Many sectors of Houston are hopping. I got an offer within 4 days of initiating a job search. I might have had 2, but I let the recruiter know I wasn't interested in the other job up front.
BTW, my headhunter was awesome. They only work with IT jobs, but if anyone in Houston wants to be hooked up with them, PM me. I contracted through them at the new job until I was hired in, and have no complaints whatsoever.
You know you want to...

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Jess Door wrote:Well, that was an awkward place for that to happen...Celestial Healer wrote:If she were having a single birth, the due date would be April 3. Since she's having twins, the more realistic due date would be March 12. I believe she's at about 31 weeks.Jess Door wrote:How early would she be if she went into labor?I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
Meh, fully-clothed childbirth sounds messy, so it's just as well.

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Jess Door wrote:Well, that was an awkward place for that to happen...Celestial Healer wrote:If she were having a single birth, the due date would be April 3. Since she's having twins, the more realistic due date would be March 12. I believe she's at about 31 weeks.Jess Door wrote:How early would she be if she went into labor?I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
It's okay. The human body is a thing of beauty. Also, as noted above, it's hard to give birth while clothed.
I will pray for the safety of mother and children.

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Drejk wrote:Gah. Now I am wondering who the hell is Unstoppable Higgs... They did it on purpose!Of course they did!
I mean, after his intro story, you had to know there was something crazy about him. :) I think he's an experimental Jaggermonster! What's your theory?
After today strip? I started to suspect something like that.
Earlier I expected him to be just totally badass determinator who is awesome by sheer power of his stubborness...

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Jess Door wrote:Positive waves! I know a bit of that kind of nervousness. When Sarah was pregnant with Charlie, she had some problems in the days leading up to his birth.I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
positive waves from me, too

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Celestial Healer wrote:If she were having a single birth, the due date would be April 3. Since she's having twins, the more realistic due date would be March 12. I believe she's at about 31 weeks.Jess Door wrote:How early would she be if she went into labor?I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
that is around the time my step-brothers baby came, the little guy is 9 month old now, quite healty and catching up well

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Jess Door wrote:Meh, fully-clothed childbirth sounds messy, so it's just as well.Jess Door wrote:Well, that was an awkward place for that to happen...Celestial Healer wrote:If she were having a single birth, the due date would be April 3. Since she's having twins, the more realistic due date would be March 12. I believe she's at about 31 weeks.Jess Door wrote:How early would she be if she went into labor?I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
Well, it would except I'm not actually engaging in childbirth myself, so it's a little strange...

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Jess Door wrote:that is around the time my step-brothers baby came, the little guy is 9 month old now, quite healty and catching up wellCelestial Healer wrote:If she were having a single birth, the due date would be April 3. Since she's having twins, the more realistic due date would be March 12. I believe she's at about 31 weeks.Jess Door wrote:How early would she be if she went into labor?I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
Last I heard, they were about 3.5 lbs each (1.6 kg), which is encouraging. My friend is just trying to carry them to term to avoid incubator time and complications.

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Orthos wrote:I tried the combat manager but I didn't like it. I find its too slow for me (although that could be the laptop I am running it on). I keep going back to this. It's the best thing for keeping combat moving quickly. I track initiative, HP, and the end of spell effects. Everything else is faster when I just calculate it on the fly.I need to play with the Combat Manager over the weekend. Not enough time today to learn how to use it before Kingmaker.
I also need to vote for Superstar archetypes over the weekend. Got four of my eight already picked, and a possible fifth.
Our serpent skull DM uses that. It works pretty well. I love hero lab, but I don't use the combat manager, and I delegate the init chart to a player and track HP etc on scratch paper.

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Jess Door wrote:Positive waves! I know a bit of that kind of nervousness. When Sarah was pregnant with Charlie, she had some problems in the days leading up to his birth.I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
+1
That can be a terrifying and helpless feeling.

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Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:Our serpent skull DM uses that. It works pretty well. I love hero lab, but I don't use the combat manager, and I delegate the init chart to a player and track HP etc on scratch paper.Orthos wrote:I tried the combat manager but I didn't like it. I find its too slow for me (although that could be the laptop I am running it on). I keep going back to this. It's the best thing for keeping combat moving quickly. I track initiative, HP, and the end of spell effects. Everything else is faster when I just calculate it on the fly.I need to play with the Combat Manager over the weekend. Not enough time today to learn how to use it before Kingmaker.
I also need to vote for Superstar archetypes over the weekend. Got four of my eight already picked, and a possible fifth.
I'm all-digital myself. Can't have anything shipped to my current location. Normally I just have Notepad open and keep scratch notes in that, but Ebon's been using the Combat Manager and recommends it highly. I just need to fiddle with it to get used to using it before trying to operate it during a session.

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Bitter Thorn wrote:I'm all-digital myself. Can't have anything shipped to my current location. Normally I just have Notepad open and keep scratch notes in that, but Ebon's been using the Combat Manager and recommends it highly. I just need to fiddle with it to get used to using it before trying to operate it during a session.Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:Our serpent skull DM uses that. It works pretty well. I love hero lab, but I don't use the combat manager, and I delegate the init chart to a player and track HP etc on scratch paper.Orthos wrote:I tried the combat manager but I didn't like it. I find its too slow for me (although that could be the laptop I am running it on). I keep going back to this. It's the best thing for keeping combat moving quickly. I track initiative, HP, and the end of spell effects. Everything else is faster when I just calculate it on the fly.I need to play with the Combat Manager over the weekend. Not enough time today to learn how to use it before Kingmaker.
I also need to vote for Superstar archetypes over the weekend. Got four of my eight already picked, and a possible fifth.
Cool. I've never tried it, but I don't bring a computer to the table either. I imagine it would make tracking buffs and debuffs a whole lot easier.

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Orthos wrote:Cool. I've never tried it, but I don't bring a computer to the table either. I imagine it would make tracking buffs and debuffs a whole lot easier.Bitter Thorn wrote:I'm all-digital myself. Can't have anything shipped to my current location. Normally I just have Notepad open and keep scratch notes in that, but Ebon's been using the Combat Manager and recommends it highly. I just need to fiddle with it to get used to using it before trying to operate it during a session.Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:Our serpent skull DM uses that. It works pretty well. I love hero lab, but I don't use the combat manager, and I delegate the init chart to a player and track HP etc on scratch paper.Orthos wrote:I tried the combat manager but I didn't like it. I find its too slow for me (although that could be the laptop I am running it on). I keep going back to this. It's the best thing for keeping combat moving quickly. I track initiative, HP, and the end of spell effects. Everything else is faster when I just calculate it on the fly.I need to play with the Combat Manager over the weekend. Not enough time today to learn how to use it before Kingmaker.
I also need to vote for Superstar archetypes over the weekend. Got four of my eight already picked, and a possible fifth.
We kinda have to, since we're scattered all over the country (and one guy in Canada) =)

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Bitter Thorn wrote:We kinda have to, since we're scattered all over the country (and one guy in Canada) =)Orthos wrote:Cool. I've never tried it, but I don't bring a computer to the table either. I imagine it would make tracking buffs and debuffs a whole lot easier.Bitter Thorn wrote:I'm all-digital myself. Can't have anything shipped to my current location. Normally I just have Notepad open and keep scratch notes in that, but Ebon's been using the Combat Manager and recommends it highly. I just need to fiddle with it to get used to using it before trying to operate it during a session.Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:Our serpent skull DM uses that. It works pretty well. I love hero lab, but I don't use the combat manager, and I delegate the init chart to a player and track HP etc on scratch paper.Orthos wrote:I tried the combat manager but I didn't like it. I find its too slow for me (although that could be the laptop I am running it on). I keep going back to this. It's the best thing for keeping combat moving quickly. I track initiative, HP, and the end of spell effects. Everything else is faster when I just calculate it on the fly.I need to play with the Combat Manager over the weekend. Not enough time today to learn how to use it before Kingmaker.
I also need to vote for Superstar archetypes over the weekend. Got four of my eight already picked, and a possible fifth.
Dohp! I'm following now. I've never done any online gaming so it didn't even dawn on me. I feel silly now.

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Orthos wrote:Dohp! I'm following now. I've never done any online gaming so it didn't even dawn on me. I feel silly now.Bitter Thorn wrote:We kinda have to, since we're scattered all over the country (and one guy in Canada) =)Orthos wrote:Cool. I've never tried it, but I don't bring a computer to the table either. I imagine it would make tracking buffs and debuffs a whole lot easier.Bitter Thorn wrote:I'm all-digital myself. Can't have anything shipped to my current location. Normally I just have Notepad open and keep scratch notes in that, but Ebon's been using the Combat Manager and recommends it highly. I just need to fiddle with it to get used to using it before trying to operate it during a session.Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:Our serpent skull DM uses that. It works pretty well. I love hero lab, but I don't use the combat manager, and I delegate the init chart to a player and track HP etc on scratch paper.Orthos wrote:I tried the combat manager but I didn't like it. I find its too slow for me (although that could be the laptop I am running it on). I keep going back to this. It's the best thing for keeping combat moving quickly. I track initiative, HP, and the end of spell effects. Everything else is faster when I just calculate it on the fly.I need to play with the Combat Manager over the weekend. Not enough time today to learn how to use it before Kingmaker.
I also need to vote for Superstar archetypes over the weekend. Got four of my eight already picked, and a possible fifth.
Hahah, no worries. Yeah I'm in TN, Scint's in the midwest, Ebon and her husband are in AZ, and we've got another on the west coast, one in the deep south, and one in west Canada. We have a prospective other player who's currently in the military and stationed in Germany who participates in PbPs, but if he ever comes stateside again might join back into the group, maybe.

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An amusing exchange:
Me: "Thank you, and can I get your name?"
Her: "LEE-ENN"
Me: "Thank you, Leigh Ann, and how can I help you?"
Her: "No, LEE-ENN."
Me: "I'm sorry?"
Her: "LEE-ENN. That's L Y N N. I'm from the South so I make two syllables out of it."
I just about died laughing, but so was she, so it's all good.

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Aberzombie wrote:Jess Door wrote:Positive waves! I know a bit of that kind of nervousness. When Sarah was pregnant with Charlie, she had some problems in the days leading up to his birth.I'd like to ask for prayers and/or positive thoughts. A friend is in the hospital for the 3rd time in the last month or so. She's pregnant with twins, and they're trying to prevent her from going into early labor. She's been on bedrest for about 4 months now, and is in the hospital until Monday on medications in an attempt to stop labor.
+1
That can be a terrifying and helpless feeling.
+2 Positive waves Jess!

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Patrick Curtin wrote:You should make a database Scint. I am always dying for premade NPCs and I hate making them =/Downside would be that about half of them are custom homebrew races. That and the fact I haven't gone beyond "LG M elven sorcerer 1" with any of them.
I was thinking that you had 46 NPC's statted up in Hero Lab or something!
Hence
O_o