Urizen |
Serious snafu, PMG. I got this:
SSL connection error
Unable to make a secure connection to the server. This may be a problem with the server, or it may be requiring a client authentication certificate that you don't have.
Error 107 (net::ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR): SSL protocol error.
.... and then this:
Sorry, there was a problem handling your request. The system administrator has been notified.
Please contact webmaster@paizo.com if you continue to have difficulties.
Emperor7 |
So, my assistant resigned today. Since we're facing more cutbacks this should keep me safe for a while, and our workload has shrunk with our shrinking workforce.
Really must update my resume, but I fear having to move out of state to find a comparable position. Maybe once my daughter gets thru high school in 2012...
Must concentrate on good things...
Pun Ditz |
Morning, all. What did I miss?
Well, I can tell you, since I'm a know it all. Margie and Frank had a fight at the local coffee shop. Not surprising, 'cause they're outfits totally clashed. Really? Who shops for clothes in the trash bin outside of a thrift store? Hellooo, can you say rejects? Ewww...
nathan blackmer |
Treppa wrote:Jess, this has been bugging me for some time. Is your last name pronounced like the object, as in 'shut the door,' or does it have more license taken. I could see it being pronounced like 'do-er' as well.
I am curiousified.
Yup, just Door. As if it weren't a proper name.
We don't know what the family name was originally. Great grandpa Door was sold into indentured servitude in the Netherlands to a rich family in town. He lived in the barn (the story goes) and ate from the feed for the animals and eels he caught in the canals. When he was 18 his term of servitude was up, and he was immediately conscripted into the Dutch Navy (this was in the later half of the 19th century. I want to say Great Grandpa was born in the 1860s). Rather than report for duty, he hiked to the nearest port city and caught passage on a boat full of Polish immigrants. In the day it was quite a thing for a Dutch person to ride over with the Polish, but he hated his country and wanted nothing more than to leave.
He came to the US through Ellis Island. We assume he got the "Door" name there. We don't know what it was originally anymore. Grandpa settled with the other Hollanders in west michigan, and my grandpa was the youngest of his 13 children.
Grandpa told me the story that when he was little the queen of the Netherlands was visiting Canada, and he was with his dad in Canada. There were posters all over greeting the queen. Grandpa was walking ahead, but he heard a strange noise. Great Grandpa was stopping to spit on every poster of the queen.
O.o
Suffice it to say, Great Grandpa didn't miss the old country so much...
That's a great story, thanks for sharing.
Urizen |
Anyone ever fought nimblewrights from MM2? Going against two with a party of an average of 8th level characters (there were six of us) may have been a fair CR fight. But the GM misgauged and put us up against 7 of them. It was almost a TPK. Four died. Myself and one other barely got away with our lives because the last room in this cavernous terrain had this black-dragon/scorpion/spider hybrid that we needed to get past. My whisper gnome beguiler got entangled into its web while under the influence of greater invisibility and haste. If I was not able to roll my escape check to hit a DC 20 after so many failed tries, I would have been dead the next round.
GM knew he f'ed up. Personally, I figured it was a knee jerk reaction when we wiped out his party of 'drow ninjas' the previous week ... nevermind the fact that we used a substantial amount of our resources.
If you're in the dark a lot, 'ring of the darkhidden' is your friend!
Justin Franklin |
Took 2hours to get to work this morning. Saw a Semi truck jack knifed on the side of the road. Can't imagine that will be cheap to fix.
Only took me an hour and a half.:) Was that the egg semi?
nathan blackmer |
Anyone ever fought nimblewrights from MM2? Going against two with a party of an average of 8th level characters (there were six of us) may have been a fair CR fight. But the GM misgauged and put us up against 7 of them. It was almost a TPK. Four died. Myself and one other barely got away with our lives because the last room in this cavernous terrain had this black-dragon/scorpion/spider hybrid that we needed to get past. My whisper gnome beguiler got entangled into its web while under the influence of greater invisibility and haste. If I was not able to roll my escape check to hit a DC 20 after so many failed tries, I would have been dead the next round.
GM knew he f'ed up. Personally, I figured it was a knee jerk reaction when we wiped out his party of 'drow ninjas' the previous week ... nevermind the fact that we used a substantial amount of our resources.
If you're in the dark a lot, 'ring of the darkhidden' is your friend!
That sounds rough, that's way more of them then I'd have thrown out there.... but sometimes the first few reads of a monsters stats can be deceptive, and you can never be sure of what encounters are going to challenge your players and which they'll breeze through.
Sounds like the DM probably just thought you all weren't being challenged enough, but yeah it seems like he over-reacted. Did he throw you guys a bone when things started to go south or somesuch?
Emperor7 |
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Must make a petition to Merriam-Webster and Oxford.Treppa wrote:Lord knows we need Urizen to be unique.Is that what we're calling it these days? I dunno, maybe tweak it just a little.
Urique.
So, Urika would be a startling discovery/exclamation made by you, or an oriental stripper name? Or both? ;P
nathan blackmer |
Urizen wrote:So, Urika would be a startling discovery/exclamation made by you, or an oriental stripper name? Or both? ;PMairkurion {tm} wrote:Must make a petition to Merriam-Webster and Oxford.Treppa wrote:Lord knows we need Urizen to be unique.Is that what we're calling it these days? I dunno, maybe tweak it just a little.
Urique.
Urithmatic - the music of the spheres.
Urizen |
That sounds rough, that's way more of them then I'd have thrown out there.... but sometimes the first few reads of a monsters stats can be deceptive, and you can never be sure of what encounters are going to challenge your players and which they'll breeze through.
Sounds like the DM probably just thought you all weren't being challenged enough, but yeah it seems like he over-reacted. Did he throw you guys a bone when things started to go south or somesuch?
He definitely thought we weren't being challenged enough, but he also stated he thought he was throwing out a CR 9 at us ... but it turned out to be an equivalent of a CR 13. We were doomed. These things crit on a 12-20 and their rapier-attachments, when they crit, have the ability to knock you down prone. When we had a fighter that couldn't hit them on an AC 26, we knew we were doomed.
We'll be switching to a different arc in the campaign with a different party next week (two weeks earlier than intended), but he did indicate that for those who will be creating new characters when we return to this, he'll be letting them begin at the XP that they would have received upon a successful session instead of mid-way at the next lowest level of the average party level.
Urizen |
Urizen wrote:So, Urika would be a startling discovery/exclamation made by you, or an oriental stripper name? Or both? ;PMairkurion {tm} wrote:Must make a petition to Merriam-Webster and Oxford.Treppa wrote:Lord knows we need Urizen to be unique.Is that what we're calling it these days? I dunno, maybe tweak it just a little.
Urique.
And if that startling discovery lasts longer than four hours upon seeing the oriental stripper, I'm not calling in a doctor. I'm calling in a film crew.
nathan blackmer |
nathan blackmer wrote:That sounds rough, that's way more of them then I'd have thrown out there.... but sometimes the first few reads of a monsters stats can be deceptive, and you can never be sure of what encounters are going to challenge your players and which they'll breeze through.
Sounds like the DM probably just thought you all weren't being challenged enough, but yeah it seems like he over-reacted. Did he throw you guys a bone when things started to go south or somesuch?
He definitely thought we weren't being challenged enough, but he also stated he thought he was throwing out a CR 9 at us ... but it turned out to be an equivalent of a CR 13. We were doomed. These things crit on a 12-20 and their rapier-attachments, when they crit, have the ability to knock you down prone. When we had a fighter that couldn't hit them on an AC 26, we knew we were doomed.
We'll be switching to a different arc in the campaign with a different party next week (two weeks earlier than intended), but he did indicate that for those who will be creating new characters when we return to this, he'll be letting them begin at the XP that they would have received upon a successful session instead of mid-way at the next lowest level of the average party level.
That's a good sign, some consideration for a mistake is always a good thing to see from a DM. Most of the DM's I see on these boards would be terrifying to play with, if their walk matches their talk, that is.
Pun Ditz |
Pun Ditz wrote:Strippers? I'm an authority on that subject. Have you seen most of those outfits?! I mean, really. It is possible to find clothing from a boutique that is still easily removable. I know all about that too.I'm interested in this post on so many levels.
Well, I can tell you all about it. And I will. First you find a friendly little boutique that specializes in the right clothing. They have the best selection. You know, it has to be able to hold up to multiple uses. Unless you really want to make it a special occasion. Then there's the girls. Gotta keep them from running amuck until you're ready to let them out. Keeps the mystery going, you know?
And remember, buying a size 3 does not make you a size 3, but buying a slightly smaller bra does tend to keep the girls pushed way up high. After all, who keeps the bra on very long anyways?
And for the guys? Keep the dino in check until it's needed. A tight thong usually helps restrict the blood flow. Work the abs, and for gosh sakes keep the body hair in check!
All these tips are useful when job hunting, a night out on the town, or for whenever. Live life to the fullest, you know?
Freehold DM |
Freehold DM wrote:Okay. Boss just bawled me out for using the internet at work. Will be lurking for a bit either until the heat dies down or my phone gets better with the touchscreen keyboard.Time to stage a revolution. Get some rubber bands and paper clips and take them out rambo style.
Oh, I would if I could. But I need to get in shape for the topless "firing my gun into the air" scene. Good thing about posting via phone is I get to say whatever I want!
Jack the Stripper |
Jack the Stripper wrote:Pun Ditz wrote:Strippers? I'm an authority on that subject. Have you seen most of those outfits?! I mean, really. It is possible to find clothing from a boutique that is still easily removable. I know all about that too.I'm interested in this post on so many levels.Well, I can tell you all about it. And I will. First you find a friendly little boutique that specializes in the right clothing. They have the best selection. You know, it has to be able to hold up to multiple uses. Unless you really want to make it a special occasion. Then there's the girls. Gotta keep them from running amuck until you're ready to let them out. Keeps the mystery going, you know?
And remember, buying a size 3 does not make you a size 3, but buying a slightly smaller bra does tend to keep the girls pushed way up high. After all, who keeps the bra on very long anyways?
And for the guys? Keep the dino in check until it's needed. A tight thong usually helps restrict the blood flow. Work the abs, and for gosh sakes keep the body hair in check!
All these tips are useful when job hunting, a night out on the town, or for whenever. Live life to the fullest, you know?
Can I keep my serial killer hobby on the side?
Jeremy Mcgillan |
And just because I am like Joss whedon here is a well choreographed musical number performed by Neil Patrick Harris :D
nathan blackmer |
And just because I am like Joss whedon here is a well choreographed musical number performed by Neil Patrick Harris :D
Hey I don't care for Whedon much, but I love me some Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog.
Pun Ditz |
Pun Ditz wrote:Can I keep my serial killer hobby on the side?Jack the Stripper wrote:Pun Ditz wrote:Strippers? I'm an authority on that subject. Have you seen most of those outfits?! I mean, really. It is possible to find clothing from a boutique that is still easily removable. I know all about that too.I'm interested in this post on so many levels.Well, I can tell you all about it. And I will. First you find a friendly little boutique that specializes in the right clothing. They have the best selection. You know, it has to be able to hold up to multiple uses. Unless you really want to make it a special occasion. Then there's the girls. Gotta keep them from running amuck until you're ready to let them out. Keeps the mystery going, you know?
And remember, buying a size 3 does not make you a size 3, but buying a slightly smaller bra does tend to keep the girls pushed way up high. After all, who keeps the bra on very long anyways?
And for the guys? Keep the dino in check until it's needed. A tight thong usually helps restrict the blood flow. Work the abs, and for gosh sakes keep the body hair in check!
All these tips are useful when job hunting, a night out on the town, or for whenever. Live life to the fullest, you know?
It goes with the killer body, right? Well duh.
EDIT: Nekkid seriel killer for ToP! Pops top