Nope! Not lost. And I haven't lost *anything*.
I know just where my pants are.
They ain't on you.
Give the man back his kekkers, Freehold.
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They're right there on the floor. I got nuthin' with which ol' Freehold wants to abscond. My clothes are safe.
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We got a Christmas tree.
Because apparently it's almost Christmas.
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We got a Christmas tree.
Because apparently it's almost Christmas.
Nah, that's just a rumour.
Testing a new recipe, honey-miso glaze on grilled salmon. I'm bored with teriyaki.
C'mon!
Does every Lore Olympus episode need to end with a cliffhanger?!
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It's Sunday.
Tomorrow is Monday.
Holy s*~@.
I'm not ready for this.
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Yes you are.
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(1) No intraparty conflict, and
(2) We want to be the good guys.
In my original post I pointed out that in Session 1 the GM gave Bob a background that made him a well-known criminal from my home country and asked me, as a duly-appointed representative of that country, what I was going to do about it. So much for "no intraparty conflict".
We managed to resolve it, and Bob had to withdraw for the game for a couple of months.
Cue Bob's return. Rather than return with his old character, he seems to have decided to bring in a new one: A paladin with the Oath of Redemption. (At least a new character has shown up on Beyond DnD, and it's none of ours.) For those unfamiliar with 5e, it's "Lawful Stupid" encodified: Killing non-outsiders requires strong justification ("These paladins face evil creatures in the hope of turning their foes to the light, and they slay their enemies only when such a deed will clearly save other lives").
So, for example, a couple of sessions ago we fought a group of goblins who'd been sacrificing people in order to summon a redcap. In order to be true to his oath, the paladin would have had all of us doing nonlethal damage, then he would have adopted the entire goblin tribe in order to redeem them, and we'd be trying to adventure with a dozen goblins in the party.
And it would've gotten worse, and worse, and worse. Goblins, orcs, slavers? They're all non-outsiders, so they can all be redeemed, so we have to either take them all with us or settle down with them.
We'll see how it all plays out, but at the moment it really feels like Bob giving us all a great big middle finger. "I followed YOUR rules, now YOU have to live with the consequences!"
Somehow it doesn't feel clique-ish to mislike such players...
EDIT: I think the reason it irritates me so much is that I mentioned to the GM that I was thinking of multiclassing into paladin, and he admitted that he preferred not to allow paladins because they caused such hard feelings between players, but he'd trust me to play one decently. Bob is infamous for delighting in "letter of the law" play just to mess with other players, so even if there's leeway in the interpretation of the Oath of Redemption he won't take it. He will play it absolutist, to the letter of the oath, just to make us all deal with the repercussions of having to redeem every bad guy we encounter.
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Fantasy NPC: Kleyssigh The Stewardess, a devilish stewardesss.
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Also, Freehold:
I wanted to offer my congratulations on the new job!! And to second Vany's opinion: you've got this, dude.
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** spoiler omitted **...Pretty sure his oath doesn't apply to you. If he doesn't like it, that's his problem.
Yeah.
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Well, full and complete apologies are due "Bob". He went with his original character and played him well. No paladin shenanigans in the game... yet...
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We played our first in-person game with other people this evening. First one since leaving California.
There was an extravagant taco bar and my ranger managed to one-shot two orcs.
Not at the same time.
It was a good day.
Good morning (or good evening)
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It's Monday.
Nothing to do but give the news and let everyone absorb it.
I am more emotional today than I thought I would be.
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I'm not crying. You're crying.
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I'm not crying. You're crying.
Big hugs.
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We played our first in-person game with other people this evening. First one since leaving California.
There was an extravagant taco bar and my ranger managed to one-shot two orcs.
Not at the same time.
It was a good day.
You're seriously tempting me to try and pivot an IRL game I am trying to cobble together starting in Feb to take place at an authentic Mexican restaurant in our area now. They do have a private dining area that can be reserved but I don't know how they'd feel about hosting the same party for 5 hours straight, let alone up until their closing time...
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I did not go to the work Xmas party, but I did go to the fencing club's Xmas party, which just involved a nice trip to the pub.
Apparently, I give off strong Arctic Moss Sorceror vibes, so there you go.
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It wouldn't be the end of the year without me having to go back and fix something that former coworker messed up. In this particular case it shouldn't be too hard and it'll keep me busy for awhile.
I'll still give him crap about it though.
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It turns out pointing and exclaiming "Is that Beyonce?!!" Is so powerful it even works on my own kids in my own house. It works every time.
Yeah, I'm the distraction guy when we return from Christmas shopping.
Oh yes, this is a trick I came up with at Toys R Us. If you ever need to distract someone and walk away just look over their shoulders or point in an opposite direction and exclaim excitedly "Is that Beyonce?!!" They will turn around and look every time. Every. Single. Time. I've never had it not work.
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Sooooo frustrating to be "well off" but not rich. A friend who's had an amazingly rough life needs $7000 for a hip replacement. He started a GoFundMe and so far managed all of $20.
$7000's out of my personal range, and more than Shiro would be willing to spend to help a stranger, so I'm stuck with, "I'll do what I can."
Always dream of fixing the world...
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Okay. Hard part is done. Let's see what's beyond that next rise.
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I'm not crying. You're crying.
I told you onion eye liner was a bad idea.
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Sooooo frustrating to be "well off" but not rich. A friend who's had an amazingly rough life needs $7000 for a hip replacement. He started a GoFundMe and so far managed all of $20.
$7000's out of my personal range, and more than Shiro would be willing to spend to help a stranger, so I'm stuck with, "I'll do what I can."
Always dream of fixing the world...
hit us up with that link.
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hit us up with that link.Sooooo frustrating to be "well off" but not rich. A friend who's had an amazingly rough life needs $7000 for a hip replacement. He started a GoFundMe and so far managed all of $20.
$7000's out of my personal range, and more than Shiro would be willing to spend to help a stranger, so I'm stuck with, "I'll do what I can."
Always dream of fixing the world...
If you guys can help, I can't thank you enough. Plus you're making me pull the trigger on my own donation, so here we go:
GoFundMe for Zoran Kovacich's hip replacement.
EDIT: And yes, the anonymous donor is me, so pay no attention to the amount on that one. He's a lifelong friend. Even $10 would mean a TON to him. He's stranded in Utah and sends the most epically tragic Christmas cards every year, so I figure I should cheer him up as much as I can.
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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
EVERYBODY MAKE A FUSS
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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
EVERYBODY MAKE A FUSS
Happy Fleshlight Day!!... Wait, that's National Flashlight Day!... I still stand by my initial interpretation.
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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
EVERYBODY MAKE A FUSS
Twirls gracefully through thread to the sound of harp music, flinging snowflakes and cookies into the air.
Happy Birthday!
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Happy Revolution!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Hey, NH! Think your wife would like this Goth house? Pretty sure you could afford it, but I don't know if you want to move from California to a smallish town (14k people) in central Illinois.
It is an interesting house, though.
I have never wanted to move to Lincoln before.
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Happy B-Day Freehold!
Also, I like that house...Lincoln huh...
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Freehold chilling in an Ice Boudoir,
Jacquie Frost tugging at his... nose,
Geeky Moms doing k-pop routines
Wearing nowt but a sprinkling of snow;
And so I'm offering this hot McRib,
And a Y-Wing made of solid gold,
Although it's been said many times, many ways,
Happy birthday,
Freehold.
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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
EVERYBODY MAKE A FUSS
Many happy McRibs!
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Donated what I could to your buddy there NH.
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Gorram it, now I want a McRib for lunch...
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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
EVERYBODY MAKE A FUSS
Nice. Here's an Oblivion level up quote.
"Being smart doesn't hurt. And a little luck now and then is nice. But the key is patience and hard work."
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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
EVERYBODY MAKE A FUSS
FUSS!!!! Happy Orbit Day, Freehold!!!
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Happy Freehold day!