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She will be doing cartwheels... :-)
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D'oh!
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My daughter:
"I love everyone in this family SOOOOO much!"
(pause)
"Because God said 'Love your enemies'."
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My daughter:
"I love everyone in this family SOOOOO much!"
(pause)
"Because God said 'Love your enemies'."
Lol. That is priceless. My kind of thinking. :D
My mom told me when I was a kid to be kind to people I didn't like because showing kindness to your enemies is like heaping burning coals upon their heads. And this is how I learned the fine art of negotiation. :P
YUP!
Wonderful!
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OK. I have to admit, Breath of the Wild is doing some really interesting stuff with graphics.
At first when Impus Minor was playing it, the graphics were... er... um... "primitive".
As he's gone up in levels and abilities, or maybe as he's gone into other regions, the graphics have gotten crisper and crisper. He's definitely now rivaling PS2 games most of the time, and there was at least one vista that was even PS3-worthy.
So still nothing to write home about, but the crude graphics at the start of the game were clearly a design decision. And whether or not I like it, I always respect people for trying something different.
Hee.
Something that I've repeatedly been told: the first area of the game (the great plateau) looks the worst/least interesting, and has the most issues.
Of course, I'm still in awe of PS3 or even PS2 graphics (sometimes; heck, some old PS/SNES graphics look better than some modern takes, though it's usually about art style rather than actual graphical ability), so...
:D
Once you put your friggin' address on Paizo I am *so* sending you a PS4 just so you can admire the graphics and suffer the suckiness firsthand!
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Ah, the wonders of getting a new image and having someone say, "OK, check the entire set of bugs you filed to see which ones have been fixed and which ones you need to update!"
It's been a busy, busy, morning.
Pretty much of typing, "Nope. Tested that one. It's still there."
Not to mention that we leave on the choir trip in 3 days, so the (wonderful wonderful I love her so much) choir teacher sent us no fewer than FORTY text messages this morning to make sure texting was working, then asked me to get Impus Major's signed contract in (curse you, Impus Major's attention span!), pick up an ice chest, and do a Costco run for her.
And though I will never complain directly to her, last year she gave me 12 kids, and that was... hard.
This year I'm driving my own satellite vehicle to do all her errands for her (no problemo) and she gave me... 25 kids.
Boy, I *hope* they're well-behaved, 'cause this weekend is going to be The Exhausting Suck.
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Oh, and just so's everyone knows, there was a change in corporate policy marked as "internal confidential" so I can't say anything other than, "Woo the f*****g hoo!"
My company finally decided that employee retention was important, and did something major.
I am very, very happy, and will share more once it's not internal confidential.
Curse you, Global Megacorporation! You make even good news hard to share!
Why do I need so many fantasy organizations, you ask?
NO, I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'VE MADE ENOUGH!!
"27+ in just a few days is kind of a lot..." you say?
I FIND THESE ACCUSATIOJS OUTRAGEOUS AND WILL NOT STAND FOR SUCH BESMIRCHMENT OF MY NAME!!
(Now if only I was any good with, you know, names.)
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Ugh. I have the crud. The kidlet and the husband have both been down with the crud for a few days, and I was hoping to be spared, but like that was gonna happen with my con score. All the coughing and the fever and the putting off of the grocery shopping because I am too dizzy to drive are mine. Luckily we live next door to Trader Joe's so I can walk over and get food as necessary until I can take the car for a bigger trip.
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Once you put your friggin' address on Paizo I am *so* sending you a PS4 just so you can admire the graphics and suffer the suckiness firsthand!OK. I have to admit, Breath of the Wild is doing some really interesting stuff with graphics.
At first when Impus Minor was playing it, the graphics were... er... um... "primitive".
As he's gone up in levels and abilities, or maybe as he's gone into other regions, the graphics have gotten crisper and crisper. He's definitely now rivaling PS2 games most of the time, and there was at least one vista that was even PS3-worthy.
So still nothing to write home about, but the crude graphics at the start of the game were clearly a design decision. And whether or not I like it, I always respect people for trying something different.
Hee.
Something that I've repeatedly been told: the first area of the game (the great plateau) looks the worst/least interesting, and has the most issues.
Of course, I'm still in awe of PS3 or even PS2 graphics (sometimes; heck, some old PS/SNES graphics look better than some modern takes, though it's usually about art style rather than actual graphical ability), so...
:D
With its own screen? I don't have anything I could connect it to...
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Oh, and just so's everyone knows, there was a change in corporate policy marked as "internal confidential" so I can't say anything other than, "Woo the f*****g hoo!"
Is that bad I read it as "infernal confidential"?
Curse you, Global Megacorporation! You make even good news hard to share!
Becoming Extraplanar Megacorporation... Even if it means expanding into Lower Planes!
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Why do I need so many fantasy organizations, you ask?
NO, I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'VE MADE ENOUGH!!
"27+ in just a few days is kind of a lot..." you say?
I FIND THESE ACCUSATIOJS OUTRAGEOUS AND WILL NOT STAND FOR SUCH BESMIRCHMENT OF MY NAME!!
(Now if only I was any good with, you know, names.)
Want a hand?
Always. But then it just gets awkward 'cause I didn't ask for an arm, and now I've just this random hand somewhere, and this bit is getting weirder and weirder so I'll stop now.
More seriously: sure! ... maybe! I have to determine what, exactly, I am planning on doing with them, and if I end up giving them to someone else to do something with for free (beyond just posting them here), I'd rather not make that decision for someone else who volunteered help.
Basically, I need to make sure I'm not getting work that will negatively impact anyone that offers to help.
For the record, I have no firm plans whatsoever, but I'm enjoying developing them enough, and think they have enough potential for all sorts of games, that I'd like to be sure before opening them up like that. 'Course, I could just be being stupid and/or overly-enamoured with my own concepts. So.
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God.
I love High School Of The Dead.
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So, is it wrong of me to be happy that I've posted two consecutive obits for the same PC in the same area on the same day, and that all I can think is, "Oh, man! I really hope he gets a third!"?
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Tpk last game...As I predicted.
Vampires and their dominate ability just wreck a party, even if there's five of them and an NPC, all at 7th level with a mythic rank for each PC, the Shade template on the NPC, and that's one CR8 baddie...
The rogue failed will save, sneak stabbed the barbarian before he could rage, won initiative and full attacked for more sneak attack (barbarian had an archetype without uncanny dodge), and the vampire went greater invisible and dropped fireballs. The rogue passed every reflex save and proceeded to stab to death the bard, while the vampire wrecked everyone else.
The NPC naturally ran away after hasting the party. She figured if the barbarian was dead, what chance did she have? Also, she was evil and leading them through the Shadow Plane for money and had no loyalty to anyone.
God.
I love High School Of The Dead.
I'm... glad?
Do I want to know?
So, is it wrong of me to be happy that I've posted two consecutive obits for the same PC in the same area on the same day, and that all I can think is, "Oh, man! I really hope he gets a third!"?
... how... many... breath of life spells does your party have available...
Tpk last game...As I predicted.
Vampires and their dominate ability just wreck a party, even if there's five of them and an NPC, all at 7th level with a mythic rank for each PC, the Shade template on the NPC, and that's one CR8 baddie...
The rogue failed will save, sneak stabbed the barbarian before he could rage, won initiative and full attacked for more sneak attack (barbarian had an archetype without uncanny dodge), and the vampire went greater invisible and dropped fireballs. The rogue passed every reflex save and proceeded to stab to death the bard, while the vampire wrecked everyone else.
The NPC naturally ran away after hasting the party. She figured if the barbarian was dead, what chance did she have? Also, she was evil and leading them through the Shadow Plane for money and had no loyalty to anyone.
Heh. So fireball was ruled to not negate invisibility? We found out exactly how much of a killer combo that was in one PbP game my wife ran when she made the same ruling - it was entirely impossible to kill that imp with the necklace without stupendous rolls, and even then...
Oh! For future reference (though I've no idea how loyal the rogue was), he could have squeezed out an extra will save if it was against his nature.
Still, if it was a fun time (or inspires people to build new characters to GET THEIR REVEEEEENNNNNNNGE~! ... or to "do better next time" or pretty much anything else similar), it's a good game.
:D
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Vampire looks to have used greater invisibility, so while they could see where the bead shot from the vampire would probably just move right after.
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God.
I love High School Of The Dead.
I'm... glad?
Do I want to know?
So, is it wrong of me to be happy that I've posted two consecutive obits for the same PC in the same area on the same day, and that all I can think is, "Oh, man! I really hope he gets a third!"?
... how... many... breath of life spells does your party have available...
Heh. So fireball was ruled to not negate invisibility? We found out exactly how much of a killer combo that was in one PbP game my wife ran when she made the same ruling - it was entirely impossible to kill that imp with the necklace without stupendous rolls, and even then...Tpk last game...As I predicted.
Vampires and their dominate ability just wreck a party, even if there's five of them and an NPC, all at 7th level with a mythic rank for each PC, the Shade template on the NPC, and that's one CR8 baddie...
The rogue failed will save, sneak stabbed the barbarian before he could rage, won initiative and full attacked for more sneak attack (barbarian had an archetype without uncanny dodge), and the vampire went greater invisible and dropped fireballs. The rogue passed every reflex save and proceeded to stab to death the bard, while the vampire wrecked everyone else.
The NPC naturally ran away after hasting the party. She figured if the barbarian was dead, what chance did she have? Also, she was evil and leading them through the Shadow Plane for money and had no loyalty to anyone.
Greater invisibility
The better, though shorter lasting version that is explicitly not ended by hostile actions...
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You know... I totally missed the "greater" >.<
Whoops! Nevermind! XD
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Tpk last game...As I predicted.
Vampires and their dominate ability just wreck a party, even if there's five of them and an NPC, all at 7th level with a mythic rank for each PC, the Shade template on the NPC, and that's one CR8 baddie...
The rogue failed will save, sneak stabbed the barbarian before he could rage, won initiative and full attacked for more sneak attack (barbarian had an archetype without uncanny dodge), and the vampire went greater invisible and dropped fireballs. The rogue passed every reflex save and proceeded to stab to death the bard, while the vampire wrecked everyone else.
The NPC naturally ran away after hasting the party. She figured if the barbarian was dead, what chance did she have? Also, she was evil and leading them through the Shadow Plane for money and had no loyalty to anyone.
As my mom always said, "If you're going into vampire territory and you don't have Magic Circle Against Evil up..."
OK. No. No, she didn't. But she SHOULD have...
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Once you put your friggin' address on Paizo I am *so* sending you a PS4 just so you can admire the graphics and suffer the suckiness firsthand!OK. I have to admit, Breath of the Wild is doing some really interesting stuff with graphics.
At first when Impus Minor was playing it, the graphics were... er... um... "primitive".
As he's gone up in levels and abilities, or maybe as he's gone into other regions, the graphics have gotten crisper and crisper. He's definitely now rivaling PS2 games most of the time, and there was at least one vista that was even PS3-worthy.
So still nothing to write home about, but the crude graphics at the start of the game were clearly a design decision. And whether or not I like it, I always respect people for trying something different.
Hee.
Something that I've repeatedly been told: the first area of the game (the great plateau) looks the worst/least interesting, and has the most issues.
Of course, I'm still in awe of PS3 or even PS2 graphics (sometimes; heck, some old PS/SNES graphics look better than some modern takes, though it's usually about art style rather than actual graphical ability), so...
:D
With its own screen? I don't have anything I could connect it to...
Though actually I'd prefer a second laptop instead of console.
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God.
I love High School Of The Dead.
I'm... glad?
Do I want to know?
So. Much. Fan. Service.
...And one passing D&D reference.
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Is your yard super small?
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k So my opinion the larger the yard the worse time your gonna have with an electric lawn mower. I've never had nor seen anyone have much luck with one not to say there isn't some good ones out there but its not been my experience. If you want an electric make sure you do as much research on the one you intend to buy as possible.
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An electric mower would work, but I would suggest a good gas mower. Toro is my brand of choice. (Spend the extra money for the really good one. You will not regret it. Mine cost around the $450 mark.) Having said that, I have used an electric mower on an average sized yard. My two suggestions are to get two or three 100 foot heavy duty extension cords. My second suggestion is to do your yard in a pattern from closest to farthest so you avoid the cord as much as possible. I would also set your lawn mower to around the two inch mark on mowing the grass and giving the extension cord a fighting chance.
P.S. - I agree with Vidmaster7. No matter what, spend the extra for a good lawn mower. Usually the more expensive ones tend to be sturdier.
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I prefer electric mowers, and have used one on a largish lawn. (Had to use two extension cords.) Sooo much less annoying that having to prime, refill, and constantly fiddle with gas. The only problem I ran into is that after many months of just suddenly releasing the throttle when I was done mowing, the engine finally burnt out, and a specialty mechanic had to tell me to ease off that throttle instead. Other than that, it was all smooth sailing.
And like Sharoth says, you want to start close to the outlet and mow away from it as much as possible.
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As mowing season is approaching, I have a question for FaWtL. I need to buy to lawn mower. I am considering buying an electric one, corded as I don't trust batteries to last very long on something like this. Does anyone here have experience using electric mowers? Are they worth it? I have a smallish yard, and would prefer a mulching mower because I have no intention of bagging clippings or leaves and prefer to just chop them into itty-bitty pieces.
Thank you for your help.
I live in the Bay Area, so yard size is all relative. My "huge" parents' yard was maybe 1000-1500 square feet total. I used an electric mower, and the ups and downs were:
Ups:Downs:
After a year or two with the electric mower, I just went back to a manual. So that says something about them right there.
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If you sharpen the blades after or before mowing, and your yard isn't too big, I like those old time powerless mowers.
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I wonder if anyone in this thread sells propane and propane accessories...?
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Anyone seen the new Ghost In The Shell movie?
My favorite movie reviewer/critic/historic called it "lacking in spirit"...
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So, the only character concept for Ironfang Invasion I can come up with is Mister Greenjeans, a Gnome Psychic with the Psychedelia discipline.
Should I just go with it...
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Rent-a-goat.
Either that, or send the kids outside with scissors and promise them five bucks for each Hefty bag they can fill.
Yay!
Tornado warnings abound!
We've made it through two (or three? I was unclear) today so far, so... yay! Here's hoping things are nice where you are, cap'n - I'm unclear on where, exactly, the tornado corridor is compared to where you live.
So, the only character concept for Ironfang Invasion I can come up with is Mister Greenjeans, a Gnome Psychic with the Psychedelia discipline.
Should I just go with it...
The, uh... the only one I can come up with is a pro-human hobgoblin...
I've been told that I'm, "Doing it wrong." though...
>.>
Rent-a-goat.
Either that, or send the kids outside with scissors and promise them five bucks for each Hefty bag they can fill.
Just make sure it's with grass, and not with each other.
EDIT: And not filled with the goats, either.
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Should've stopped at making ONE new mix CD for the car... But no, I can do another one, I thought.
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Had a great story idea in the bath, that I really want to write. Thing is, the research would almost have to involve tracking down every former prime minister of Sweden still alive and go, "I'm a postman who's doing some writing for fun, and I was wondering, if some archeologists in the arse-end of the country had found an alien artefact with instructions of how to contact the aliens, what would you have done?"
Which is a scary thought when you took the bath because you were having a social anxiety spike.
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Pay my plane fare and I would absolutely ask every single one that for you.
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Erotic drops for a drink?
What is that, a bloody love potion?
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How did you guess?
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I hate registration password guessing-games.
IF YOUR SITE HAS PASSWORD RULES, SPECIFY THEM ALONG WITH THE PASSWORD FIELD. IT IS SUPER-F~%~ING ANNOYING TO PRESS 'REGISTER,' AND THEN BE TOLD THAT MY CHOICE OF PASSWORD VIOLATES THE RULES YOU DIDN'T INFORM ME OF.
WHEN YOU LIST YOUR RULES, DON'T CALL THEM 'GUIDELINES.' IF MY REGISTRATION FAILS BECAUSE I VIOLATED THEM, THEY'RE NOT GUIDELINES -- THEY'RE F+@@ING RULES.
/Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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I hate registration password guessing-games.
IF YOUR SITE HAS PASSWORD RULES, SPECIFY THEM ALONG WITH THE PASSWORD FIELD. IT IS SUPER-F!~@ING ANNOYING TO PRESS 'REGISTER,' AND THEN BE TOLD THAT MY CHOICE OF PASSWORD VIOLATES THE RULES YOU DIDN'T INFORM ME OF.
WHEN YOU LIST YOUR RULES, DON'T CALL THEM 'GUIDELINES.' IF MY REGISTRATION FAILS BECAUSE I VIOLATED THEM, THEY'RE NOT GUIDELINES -- THEY'RE F*&&ING RULES.
/Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Replying just so I can favorite it again. I also have this pet peeve.