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Good night naked John.
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To rez or not to rez in 5e?
Raise dead text:
Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a -4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks. Every time the target finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears.
The problem here is I'm in Ravenloft and each time I get a long rest is at the end of the session and we're about to fight the BBEG. Soon, eventually.
I'm really weighing on how much I'll be a liability to the group. Attack rolls, Eh they can live with less dps. But you know, I'd choose death over corruption(yes, no kidding on that one).
Again it's rather hard to get a new player in so I'd be letting my group down if I left part way, but I don't want to hinder the groups efforts in fighting the bbeg if they need to come to my rescue. Or worse if I get dominated to fight them.
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I don't know if anyone else is aware of this but me. I've noticed a distinct lull in activity on the boards between 5-7 am central time. Of course the night is considerably slower in general but these hours in particular really drop off.
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That's my Twitter trolling time.
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I get at about 6 these days, get some coffee, see what's going on in the world, and then stop over here for a few minutes before getting breakfast, clothes, and lunch ready for Tiny T-Rex, and then again when we're walking to school or when we're at the playground before school.
After that, it's the mile walk home, then I get to walk the dog and eat breakfast.
Dang it, internet, all I’m asking for is a techno sci fi efreeti (for a Starfinder-maybe game), not you’re weird 3D orc porn showing up on my Google “safe” search! Those two things are nothing alike! >:/
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Wow I did not know I was that thin. Go me!
Way to go, my dude!
Of course, the thing that caught my eye was the really long, really dangerous-looking hook on that pole... plus your beautific smile. That’s a bit freaky.
(“Wait your name is StEVIL?! You literally have ‘EVIL’ right in your name!”
“Okay, that is a bit alarming.”)
((That’s a quote from Deep Space, just for FHDM!))
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Whee, leveling up some NPCs.
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Ladies, if you want to see your husband break out in a cold sweat, just casually ask him "Do you remember what today is?"I might steal that for meeting my BF tonight =)
*ebul grin*
Lawful Neutral, right...
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So, I've tiraded about it before, and I'm sure I'll tirade about it again, but this morning just incensed me. As I put out the garbage, I spotted a woman walking her dog in the absolute dead center of the street, walking towards the blind intersection.
So, our street runs north-south. At the southern end of our block is a two-way stop on a hill; cars traveling east-west do not have to stop. Since it's on a hill, the westbound cars are typically going 25-30 mph when they pass our block. (It's a 25 mph zone.) To make matters even more dangerous, the homeowner next to the corner always parks her huge black minivan right at the corner in spite of neighbors' complaints, completely blocking visibility for the westbound traffic.
So there have been multiple collisions there, including a major injury collision just last year, as people coming off of our block roll through the Stop sign with NO visibility (unbelievably stupid) and get T-boned by speeding westbound traffic.
Thus, when I see a woman walking her dog in the frigging middle of the street, where even an absolutely-legal westbound car doing 25 mph and going around the blind turn with the van blocking visibility would have no opportunity to miss her, I get pissed off.
She's risking her life (her choice), her dog's life (shouldn't be her choice), and the life of any driver coming down the hill (most people's lives would be ruined if they accidentally killed someone else), because... what? What possible purpose does she have in being in the dead center of the street? And if a car kills her, the driver is going to be mostly at fault because he/she went too fast around a blind corner, so yeah, the driver's life will be double-ruined.
Grrr...
EDIT: And 5-7 am Central is 3-5 am Pacific, so even when I'm up I'm typically playing Final Fantasy.
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Whee, leveling up some NPCs.
** spoiler omitted **
I'm a bad, bad person.
Should I give him getaway as his last 6th-level? They might murder me when he gets away again. :D
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The drive to the first college was delightful. I told my girls about our plans last year for "Team Put a Shirt On" T-Shirts (and a bikini top for the girl who inspired it all, with "'Put a shirt on' on her left boob", according to the girls), and Z, an artistic sort, promptly set about designing "Bubbleweed Machine" sweatshirts for all of us. All the girls chimed in, handing the phone around to made design suggestions and modifications, until they were all happy with the final product. Z tried to order them, but it was $35 per shirt. The disappointment among the girls was palpable. So yes, I just handed them my credit card and they ordered the sweatshirts. Team Bubbleweed lives on!
Unfortunately, then came the precursor to the rest of my day. I followed the buses onto campus, they disgorged their students, I disgorged mine, and I followed the buses, hoping they would park somewhere I could join them. Instead, 2 of the 3 buses double-parked in a red zone just up the street. I figured I could sneak in, but one of the drivers told me that I needed to move aside for the third bus, at which point I could park behind them. So I moved and waited. And waited. And waited. The third bus hadn't arrived after 10 minutes so I set off to find parking on my own. Another 10 fruitless minutes and I finally spotted a campus staff member driving around in one of those electric carts, flagged him down and asked him about parking. Even he couldn't tell me where there was public parking, "But if you go into the student lot you can buy a day pass."
So how is that NOT "public" parking?!?!?! Grrr...
Back to the student lot at the very very top of the hill, paid the $8 to park, and hiked the 1/3 or 1/2 mile to the performance, just in time to miss all of Impus Major's section's performance and hear only the feedback. Double grr...
So I got to see the rest of the clinic, then it was race as fast as I could back up the hill to get the SUV to come back down and pick up the girls and follow the buses to the next campus. I normally walk 2 miles a day through the Berkeley hills at a very brisk pace (4 mph, or 6.4 kph for you furriners), but the "straight up a hill in steel-toed boots" clearly made my tendons cranky; I pushed it a little too hard. But I drove to the next campus, this time found a parking structure, walked to meet the chaperones, they'd sent the kids off to lunch, so another walk back to the car, then to the lunch spot where we ate at a very mediocre ramen place (after Sobo, no ramen compares), then back to campus. Call it another 2 miles or so. I didn't get to see the second clinic at all because it was back to Costco for me with G to get food for the picnic. We picked up what we could, stopped by Target for the rest, then went to the beach.
Parking for the buses at Huntington Beach is $100 per bus, so Ms. S asked me and G to scout around for other places the buses could come in. So, yes, we walked the length of the park (maybe 3/4 mile) until we found a spot outside the park the buses could use, then I walked back to get the SUV and bring it over. The buses showed up and disgorged students and gear, and the beach police showed up and sternly explained that
(a) We were not allowed to do that, and they'd ticket us if we tried it again, and
(b) Technically, for that large of a crowd we needed an event permit, though they'd overlook it this time.
So they were not unreasonable officers, we were just asking too much of them to overlook 3 buses double-parked on their property to avoid paying their fees, plus 140 people having a beach party without a permit.
So the moment everything was unloaded, A asked me to help her look for a place where the buses could pick up the kids. On foot, of course. So another hour of hiking around the Huntington Beach area, looking for places for the buses to double-park. We finally found a construction site we could use, so the beach party was a success, we stuffed the SUV full of all the gear so the kids didn't have to carry it, and the kids hiked to the buses for the ride back to the hotel.
All in all, I'd guess I did 10-12 miles in steel-toed boots. Not a great choice of footwear given the situation.
But we had another relatively-quiet night at the hotel (a couple of noisy rooms, but still much better than usual) and got to bed at 11:30 pm for the next day at Disneyland.
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G then admitted that she was one of the ones on the receiving end of my "scholarships", and she and her kids really appreciated that I was doing it for them. I really liked hearing that I was helping a couple of really awesome kids, but after tirading about how, "I'll pay her d**n ticket if it'll get her home safe!", it was kind of awkward to hear that the other chaperones aren't in that kind of position.
It's pretty easy math: ALL of the other key chaperones work for either the school district or the city, and most of them are part-timers, so it's doubtful that any of them break $40k/year (with the exception of Ms. S and K, who are full-timers).
R (the new guy) and I make significantly more than that (not entirely comfortable saying just HOW much, but "well over double" is an idea), so we were much more proactive in our, "This needs to get done, let's do it and worry about reimbursement later." We're just lucky that both of us are in that position, and we have to keep reminding ourselves that we're the unusual ones here.
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Dang it, internet, all I’m asking for is a techno sci fi efreeti (for a Starfinder-maybe game), not you’re weird 3D orc porn showing up on my Google “safe” search! Those two things are nothing alike! >:/
I'm sorry man! I didn't know you needed the computer...
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So, I've tiraded about it before, and I'm sure I'll tirade about it again, but this morning just incensed me. As I put out the garbage, I spotted a woman walking her dog in the absolute dead center of the street, walking towards the blind intersection.
So, our street runs north-south. At the southern end of our block is a two-way stop on a hill; cars traveling east-west do not have to stop. Since it's on a hill, the westbound cars are typically going 25-30 mph when they pass our block. (It's a 25 mph zone.) To make matters even more dangerous, the homeowner next to the corner always parks her huge black minivan right at the corner in spite of neighbors' complaints, completely blocking visibility for the westbound traffic.
So there have been multiple collisions there, including a major injury collision just last year, as people coming off of our block roll through the Stop sign with NO visibility (unbelievably stupid) and get T-boned by speeding westbound traffic.
Thus, when I see a woman walking her dog in the frigging middle of the street, where even an absolutely-legal westbound car doing 25 mph and going around the blind turn with the van blocking visibility would have no opportunity to miss her, I get pissed off.
She's risking her life (her choice), her dog's life (shouldn't be her choice), and the life of any driver coming down the hill (most people's lives would be ruined if they accidentally killed someone else), because... what? What possible purpose does she have in being in the dead center of the street? And if a car kills her, the driver is going to be mostly at fault because he/she went too fast around a blind corner, so yeah, the driver's life will be double-ruined.
Grrr...
EDIT: And 5-7 am Central is 3-5 am Pacific, so even when I'm up I'm typically playing Final Fantasy.
Middle of the street in the middle of the night? Sounds like she went out for a run. Some people do that around here too. They are seen as crazy usually, but they swear it is the best time to get calisthenics done without fearing cars on the road. I would not do it on a blind curve, though.
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Well, I'm back, with many stories to tell at a later time when I'm not exhausted, but Amazon Restaurants had its first total fail, and turned even THAT into a win.
But this one is definitely a, "Megacorporations can afford to pull stunts like this."
So, I placed an order at Barney's Burgers, Barney's filled it within half an hour, Amazon called in a driver, and the driver just plain flaked.
Being Lawful, I waited until the order window had well and truly passed (the wait was 90 minutes, so I gave it an extra 18 minutes (20%) "wiggle room" because Bay Area and had Amazon call me.
#1: Human on the line within 60 seconds.
#2: Full refund no questions asked the moment she brought up the order and saw the mistake was on her end.
#3: Once I had a full refund and an explanation of what had gone wrong, she asked me how I'd like to proceed, and then very kindly apologized that my now-free dinner was going to be late. It's like, "Lady, I just ordered $90 worth of burgers and you're giving them to me for free because they're an hour late. I think I'm just failing to find the will to be mad at you..."So free burgers, then bed. It works.
Stop trying to sell me on megacorporations man! Shadowrun warned us all!!!!!
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Tonight marks the end of my third week in hospital. Tomorrow will be another lung test, and if my docs like what they see I will finally be going home...!
YES!!!!
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Ahem. Don't slander my alignment. I am lawful neutral.
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Well I don't usually play paladins of a specific god just general paladin (I did have a paladin of Zeus once and he slept around which I feel was what Zeus wanted of me. at high levels when I met Zeus he even gave me a fist bump.) and I've never had a GM complain about my paladin alignment nor have I ever lost it for not following my code. I suppose it depends on if you have an A~%*&+@# DM or not.
Oh man, a nice, sane deity to get the taste of lawfulness out of my mouth...
ZEUS! GO SAGITTARIAN ICON!!!!!!
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I found out at work today why the students have been complaining so much over the past year.
A little over a year ago, we started enforcing rules and guidelines for the kits they turn in. The students are unhappy there is more required of them and we're not accomplishing more. The amount required of them is only growing in response to their complaints, since some of it can only be fixed on their end.
How does this overlap into any of what you experienced earlier?
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I guess I'm a weird mix of cynicism and idealism. I want to be idealistic(since it makes me feel better about the world), but the realist in me generally wins out.The idealist believes in the ideal.
The realist knows that the ideal is unachievable.
The wise know that the ideal is worth striving for anyway.
I have watched too many giant robot shows to NOT strive for the ideal, even in the face of long odds. GO HOT BLOODED TEENAGE PILOT! SCREAM YOUR ATTACKS(even though noone can hear them)!!!!!!
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The children have learned. Do not tell me "no, I don't think you can make us cringe with misusing slang."
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Tell my dad about people with dark skin who ride bicycles in the dark while wearing dark colored clothing. Their bicycles do not have lights or reflectors. Just accidents waiting to happen.
..I wouldn't know anything about that...
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Middle of the street in the middle of the night? Sounds like she went out for a run. Some people do that around here too. They are seen as crazy usually, but they swear it is the best time to get calisthenics done without fearing cars on the road. I would not do it on a blind curve, though.
Nope, broad daylight (well, 7 in the morning) at a whopping 1.5 mph.
And don't get me started on exercisers who "have" to be in the street because xxx.
I commuted by bike for 16 years. I jogged for 2-3 years.
Yet never. Not once. Did I feel that for some reason I needed to be in the dead center of a street.
I ran on the sidewalk, in the dark, and it just wasn't bad. If you're running to get exercise anyway, why are you taking "shortcuts" or "the easy way" by running in the street?
And even if you claim that it's easier on the knees or whatever, what's wrong with being right along the gutter where cars would be hard-pressed to hit you?
EDIT: What can I say? I'm lawful. If you're not on wheels, you shouldn't be in the street.
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Why I Love Impus Major #538:
NobodysHome: OK, guys, I got us 5 tickets for Alestorm on September 14.
Impus Major: That sounds like an appropriate venue for my gnome costume...
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You should bring him to Mount Horeb, Wi. The whole town has a troll theme, so the gnome costume will fit in wonderfully, and it's where all the trendy chefs from Madison live, so the eateries are just as trendy.
The whole family will love it!
Completely serious by the way. :-)
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Middle of the street in the middle of the night? Sounds like she went out for a run. Some people do that around here too. They are seen as crazy usually, but they swear it is the best time to get calisthenics done without fearing cars on the road. I would not do it on a blind curve, though.Nope, broad daylight (well, 7 in the morning) at a whopping 1.5 mph.
And don't get me started on exercisers who "have" to be in the street because xxx.
I commuted by bike for 16 years. I jogged for 2-3 years.
Yet never. Not once. Did I feel that for some reason I needed to be in the dead center of a street.
I ran on the sidewalk, in the dark, and it just wasn't bad. If you're running to get exercise anyway, why are you taking "shortcuts" or "the easy way" by running in the street?
And even if you claim that it's easier on the knees or whatever, what's wrong with being right along the gutter where cars would be hard-pressed to hit you?
EDIT: What can I say? I'm lawful. If you're not on wheels, you shouldn't be in the street.
meh. I said they were seen as crazy. I don't do it myself.
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Wow I did not know I was that thin. Go me!Way to go, my dude!
Of course, the thing that caught my eye was the really long, really dangerous-looking hook on that pole... plus your beautific smile. That’s a bit freaky.
(“Wait your name is StEVIL?! You literally have ‘EVIL’ right in your name!”
“Okay, that is a bit alarming.”)
((That’s a quote from Deep Space, just for FHDM!))
I MET A GUY COSPLAYING GARY AT THE CON
HE MADE HIS OWN MOONCAKE WHICH MADE SOUNDS
WE DID THE CLASP OF FRIENDS
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Today our high temperature is 41 degrees (which is still warmer than it's been in the last ten days).
Tomorrow our high temperature is 61 degrees.
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You should bring him to Mount Horeb, Wi.
The whole family will love it!
Completely serious by the way. :-)
Yeah, no joke. It's a small town outside Madison. The Grumpy Troll is quintessential Wisconsin on a plate, and there's a troll sculpture/statue on most of the street corners.
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In future, I will post here before buying anything from Chinese internet crap vendors while under the influence of Strong Drink.
When I do, please say, 'Limey, do not buy anything from Chinese internet crap vendors while under the influence of Strong Drink'
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I told you, didn't I, and if you won't listen to me, what makes you think you'll listen to them?
There's only one of you.
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I don't know if this is allowable by Paizo rules, so spoilered:
Because he's the sort of fellow who ought to be beaten every so often just for good measure (and freely admits it) and because it's for a good cause, I promised his I'd share. If you're interested, PM me.
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I don't know if this is allowable by Paizo rules, so spoilered:
** spoiler omitted **
OK, "charity sword tournament" is really awesome, and I'm sure Limey would approve, but he could always show up at Shiro's with an SUV full of Girl Scout cookies instead...
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Urgh.
It might not be proper decorum, but I hope my fellow FaWtL's will grant me a small pseudo-soliloquy.
So my grandfather (mothers side) just passed away (more precisely about three hours ago).
As the oldest (thus far) male member of my family he lived to the fine age of 90 years old.
He had slowly, but surely been racking up various health problems for quite some time, so in a sense, his death wasn't unexpected.
He was a man of his time. Born in the 20's he'd lost touch with the speed with which society sped along, and struggled to make sense of rapid development of the world around him. As a staunch conservative, we often didn't se eye to eye politically, but as a jokester and a bit of a comedian he was always fun to be around, and that mischievousness is truly something I'll miss.
While "old" in outlook and right-wind in opinion (and voting) he was never truly unreasonable. Them foreigners got accused of a lot of things, and he was leery when an Iraqi family moved in next door. Though as with so many other things he blatantly claimed to dislike, the old coot still helped them get their first vegetable garden growing, and he would invite their children and grandchildren over for a cold drink and some fruit from the garden in summertime.
In short, his "Good" might not have been your "Good", but he did his best to make his time here a boon to those around him.
You'll be missed Carl. I know that much cause I already do.
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May he rest peacefully.
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To Carl!!
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LM, PM.
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LOL. OK, NobodysWife knows me all too well.
NobodysHome: Oh, holy carp! I just did the reimbursement forms and we're getting reimbursed $2600 for the AHS trip!
NobodysWife: That's a lotta reimbursement!
NH: Well, if it were coming out of our pockets I wouldn't be spending it.
NW: Oh, right! I know you. "But it made the kids happy!"
*SIGH*. She does know me too well...
EDIT: I'd call it "Reason #384 I am not a millionaire", but yeah, it's closer to #2 or #3. I give away a loooot of goodies...
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And Kudos to Carl as well: It's not what you think, it's how you act that matters.
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Sorry to hear about your granddad, Kjeld.
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Possibly political, but probably a unifying issue here in FAWLT:
Zuckerburg says he's open (with qualifiers) to regulation and I've heard talk of regulating FB as a public utility, but I don't see that happening under the current political reality. At most, I can see a few light and inconsistent regs getting passed...possibly even before Congress eliminates the presidential term limit, but probably after. ;)