Yeah, I've heard pretty good things about this one. If I understand correctly its actually a prequel to the Carpenter film?
It is. I go after the Norwegians first.
Ffflllleeeessssssssssh.........
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Not saying I am not "one of the weird ones." Most likely I am.
truth be told I rarely do more than glance. They just hit a nerve today for some reason.
C'est la vie
eh, I think it's mostly about different people enjoying different aspects of the game. I like analyzing the system, fiddling about with the rules, and I get upset over what I see as "bad" or "imbalanced" things as I play.
Some people point these issues out because it bothers them too - if we didn't like the game, honestly we wouldn't care enough to post about it - but I will say sometimes people are combative about it instead of...constructively critical? Or dispassionately analyzing? Anyway, I can get useful information out of those threads, and I tend to leave them if I find myself getting too exercised about the topic under discussions myself.
:)
I tend to mine such threads for info myself, but it's sometimes not worth it. Too much binary thinking.
Not saying I am not "one of the weird ones." Most likely I am.
truth be told I rarely do more than glance. They just hit a nerve today for some reason.
C'est la vie
I think the problem and blessing of our hobby is that it gathers a very diverse group of people. Which unfortunately means we get quite a view different view points.
EDIT: which means we get a group of I am right you are wrong types.:)
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Not saying I am not "one of the weird ones." Most likely I am.
truth be told I rarely do more than glance. They just hit a nerve today for some reason.
C'est la vie
I think the problem and blessing of our hobby is that it gathers a very diverse group of people. Which unfortunately means we get quite a view different view points.
EDIT: which means we get a group of I am right you are wrong types.:)
It just seems there are more of them lately. They also seem to be less helpful but more critical than before as well.
Or it could I had not paid much attention and now that I am it is just hitting harder than before.
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Not saying I am not "one of the weird ones." Most likely I am.
truth be told I rarely do more than glance. They just hit a nerve today for some reason.
C'est la vie
eh, I think it's mostly about different people enjoying different aspects of the game. I like analyzing the system, fiddling about with the rules, and I get upset over what I see as "bad" or "imbalanced" things as I play.
Some people point these issues out because it bothers them too - if we didn't like the game, honestly we wouldn't care enough to post about it - but I will say sometimes people are combative about it instead of...constructively critical? Or dispassionately analyzing? Anyway, I can get useful information out of those threads, and I tend to leave them if I find myself getting too exercised about the topic under discussions myself.
:)
See and I used to get several great ideas from people. Even some good give and take of ideas, which I like. Now, well you can toss out an idea and if your not screaming how horrid X is then no one responds.
Just counterproductive to me.
hi everyone +goes back to read*
Yeah, I've heard pretty good things about this one. If I understand correctly its actually a prequel to the Carpenter film?Come see me star in my horror/sci-fi thriller The Thing with Mary Elizabeth Winstead as the flame-throwing American Paleontologist.
I give it three-and-a-half tentacles and good chance, finally, of a sequel to the 1982 version bearing John Carpenter's name.
Ffflllleeeessssssssssh.........
Where did you hear these good things? Was it on someone's blog?
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::cough, cough::
I just got news that a close family friend - essentially my second mother from my childhood in Detroit - lost her husband suddenly last night. He was outside mowing the lawn, and gone longer than she thought was normal, so she went looking for him, and found him dead in the yard last night.
He was a good man, a loving husband, a good father and step-father. I only wish I could get back to Michigan to be with them as they say goodbye.
:(
I missed this before. Very sorry, Jess.
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Not saying I am not "one of the weird ones." Most likely I am.
truth be told I rarely do more than glance. They just hit a nerve today for some reason.
C'est la vie
eh, I think it's mostly about different people enjoying different aspects of the game. I like analyzing the system, fiddling about with the rules, and I get upset over what I see as "bad" or "imbalanced" things as I play.
Some people point these issues out because it bothers them too - if we didn't like the game, honestly we wouldn't care enough to post about it - but I will say sometimes people are combative about it instead of...constructively critical? Or dispassionately analyzing? Anyway, I can get useful information out of those threads, and I tend to leave them if I find myself getting too exercised about the topic under discussions myself.
:)
See and I used to get several great ideas from people. Even some good give and take of ideas, which I like. Now, well you can toss out an idea and if your not screaming how horrid X is then no one responds.
Just counterproductive to me.
Just out of curiosity -- what's "broke" now?
I will still post in that area if I ever have an interpretation question and generally get a response resonably quickly. Just a reminder that not everyone is like that -- but it doesn't take many to ruin things in general either.
Not saying I am not "one of the weird ones." Most likely I am.
truth be told I rarely do more than glance. They just hit a nerve today for some reason.
C'est la vie
I think the problem and blessing of our hobby is that it gathers a very diverse group of people. Which unfortunately means we get quite a view different view points.
EDIT: which means we get a group of I am right you are wrong types.:)
It just seems there are more of them lately. They also seem to be less helpful but more critical than before as well.
Or it could I had not paid much attention and now that I am it is just hitting harder than before.
I think it is more that as Paizo gets more and more popular there are more and more of those. The price of fame as you might say.
my sympathies to Jess, BP and Mothman
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Morning, all. What did I miss?
Well, Sam and Dean continued their cross-country road trip, unaware that their Uncle Bobby had been forced to turn states-evidence against them and that the police were waiting for their arrival in Oakland. Across town, Jack and Kate took advantage of their alone time to finally finish that cross word puzzle they'd been working on. Meanwhile, Peter and Walter's reconcilliation took a turn for the demented when.....No, wait! That's my soap opera.
Morning, all. What did I miss?
My idea for music folk.
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Morning, all. What did I miss?My idea for music folk.
It could be done, especially since several of the movements only represent places (catacombs, an old castle). A few of the movements represent very mundane things, but a good GM could work them into something more interesting. "The Gates of Kiev" would demand some particular attention - not sure how I'd do it.
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::cough, cough::
Part 1 - Gnome thieves swarm the country side outside a large castle.
Part 2 - Castle haunted by a fey bardPart 3 - Garden where "swarms" of children attack after being guided to it by their insane fey guardians -- this one could be written by Taig.
Part 4 - Attack of the giant Oxen and their storm Giant guardians.
Part 5 - Demons from an opening in the castle from part 2
Part 6 - confrontation of two dwarves, one vastly wealthy the other very poor, but all may not be what it seems. (ala the prince and the pauper)
Part 7 - Thieves guild attacking the market and Magicians shops
part 8 - tracking the thieves guild through the catacombs
Part 9 - Return of the gnomes and the hut of Baba yaga, she was after a particular magic Item and had the guild of gnomish thieves hunt for it.
part 10 - The heroes gateway, if they can outwit the machinations of baba yaga.
Now, I'm satisfied.
(Well, but where's Treppa?)
Better now?
CH has accredited its awesomeness, you have sketched one way the awesomeness could be realized, and the Zombie has something lodged in his undead brain. Yeah, I'm pretty good.
Of course, the real thing is that the fact that the world is now objectively a better place has been registered.
Isn't their an undead fey flutist in one of those later Monster Manuals? IV or V, probably?
Was I the only person to think that, in whatever myriad ways SUCKER PUNCH was a hot mess, it was a piece of genius both visually and in terms of perfect mash-ups?
Good afternoon everybody.
Off to see my father in the hospital and my brother at the hospice.
Got a confirmation from Amazon.com and my next Paizo purchase should be in this week. Can't wait for Faiths of Corruption.
A couple of silver linings early in the week.
FINN: So let me ask you a question only the real Jake could answer. Who is always next to me, in my recurring elevator dreams?
JAKE: A half-orc shaman.
FINN: Okay, you're Jake.
Pipe burst in upstairs apartment, noe my apartment is slowly flooding. What a wonderful day :/
Geez, I had that happen in Graduate Housing in Abilene. Move the books!!!
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Pipe burst in upstairs apartment, now my apartment is slowly flooding. What a wonderful day :/Quick! Box up all your miniatures and send them to ...
Seriously -- that sucks. Hope it all works out and not too much gets damaged.
Mostly in the kitchen for now, and it seems they have the pipe fixed upstairs, but my kitchen is completely flooded, and my living room carpet is slowly beginning to get soaked.
Whew! Glad I saw that spoiler.
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In other news, my new illustration page is up on DeviantArt. I should be taking commissions soon.
Pipe burst in upstairs apartment, now my apartment is slowly flooding. What a wonderful day :/I hope you contacted the landlord. You don't want to deal with mold, and the sooner they address it, the less of a problem it will become.
Yes. ASAP. I just got the school to reimburse me for damaged books and moved the Hell Out as soon as I could. Which, coincidentally, kicked off an unforeseen D&D renaissance of epic proportions. And also some awesome drinking parties.
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Was I the only person to think that, in whatever myriad ways SUCKER PUNCH was a hot mess, it was a piece of genius both visually and in terms of perfect mash-ups?
No, I thought so too.
I think the thing that bugged me most about Sucker Punch was how there was no indication of the really tough content in the "real world" and "first level dream world". For women with a history of abuse, walking into that movie without warning of the content...I had a friend that was almost physically ill as it brought back very bad memories, and I had some problems as well.
The fights and battle choreography were gorgeous and fun. But the more I think about the rest of the movie, the more pissed off I get.
In general, if they made a version that just skipped from fight to fight, I'd watch it again and enjoy it. But I won't watch the actual movie ever again.
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Yes. ASAP. I just got the school to reimburse me for damaged books and moved the Hell Out as soon as I could. Which, coincidentally, kicked off an unforeseen D&D renaissance of epic proportions. And also some awesome drinking parties.Pipe burst in upstairs apartment, now my apartment is slowly flooding. What a wonderful day :/I hope you contacted the landlord. You don't want to deal with mold, and the sooner they address it, the less of a problem it will become.
I contacted the landlord first thing and took pictures of everything including the waterfall coming from the light fixture in the kitchen.
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I contacted the landlord first thing and took pictures of everything including the waterfall coming from the light fixture in the kitchen.Yes. ASAP. I just got the school to reimburse me for damaged books and moved the Hell Out as soon as I could. Which, coincidentally, kicked off an unforeseen D&D renaissance of epic proportions. And also some awesome drinking parties.Pipe burst in upstairs apartment, now my apartment is slowly flooding. What a wonderful day :/I hope you contacted the landlord. You don't want to deal with mold, and the sooner they address it, the less of a problem it will become.
That is soooooooooooooo not a cool image. :(
Hope it's cleaned up for you quickly, with a minimum of fuss and bother!
And thanks everyone for your sympathies with regard to my family friend's husband. I didn't know her husband that well - he was her second husband, she married him well after we'd moved away from Detroit - but I know that they were very good for each other and each other's children.
My mom and brother will be able to make it there for her and her kids, and his son. It's so hard to know what to do that will be a help, but all you can do is your best to be helpful without being intrusive.
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Was I the only person to think that, in whatever myriad ways SUCKER PUNCH was a hot mess, it was a piece of genius both visually and in terms of perfect mash-ups?No, I thought so too.
I think the thing that bugged me most about Sucker Punch was how there was no indication of the really tough content in the "real world" and "first level dream world". For women with a history of abuse, walking into that movie without warning of the content...I had a friend that was almost physically ill as it brought back very bad memories, and I had some problems as well.
The fights and battle choreography were gorgeous and fun. But the more I think about the rest of the movie, the more pissed off I get.
In general, if they made a version that just skipped from fight to fight, I'd watch it again and enjoy it. But I won't watch the actual movie ever again.
Honestly, I was bored. And that wasn't what I was expecting from the movie. I didn't care about the protagonist or the antagonist, and a lot of the cutaways didn't make a whole lot of sense. While part of the movie's point was "what's reality", I found that I didn't care what was or wasn't "real". Visually, I felt it was a little interesting, but overall, I thought it was rather lame. Maybe I'm in the minority, but my wife wasn't impressed with it either.
Was I the only person to think that, in whatever myriad ways SUCKER PUNCH was a hot mess, it was a piece of genius both visually and in terms of perfect mash-ups?No, I thought so too.
I think the thing that bugged me most about Sucker Punch was how there was no indication of the really tough content in the "real world" and "first level dream world". For women with a history of abuse, walking into that movie without warning of the content...I had a friend that was almost physically ill as it brought back very bad memories, and I had some problems as well.
The fights and battle choreography were gorgeous and fun. But the more I think about the rest of the movie, the more pissed off I get.
In general, if they made a version that just skipped from fight to fight, I'd watch it again and enjoy it. But I won't watch the actual movie ever again.
Yeah. Honestly, I could have done without that. I don't handle abuse of women well -- only slightly better than abuse to children. In such cases, I appreciate warning, some discretion in what is actually shown, and plenty of retributive justice. In this case, not only was it disturbing, but the real world side of the narrative failed to cohere for me.
Honestly, I was bored. And that wasn't what I was expecting from the movie. I didn't care about the protagonist or the antagonist, and a lot of the cutaways didn't make a whole lot of sense. While part of the movie's point was "what's reality", I found that I didn't care what was or wasn't "real". Visually, I felt it was a little interesting, but overall, I thought it was rather lame. Maybe I'm in the minority, but my wife wasn't impressed with it either.Was I the only person to think that, in whatever myriad ways SUCKER PUNCH was a hot mess, it was a piece of genius both visually and in terms of perfect mash-ups?No, I thought so too.
I think the thing that bugged me most about Sucker Punch was how there was no indication of the really tough content in the "real world" and "first level dream world". For women with a history of abuse, walking into that movie without warning of the content...I had a friend that was almost physically ill as it brought back very bad memories, and I had some problems as well.
The fights and battle choreography were gorgeous and fun. But the more I think about the rest of the movie, the more pissed off I get.
In general, if they made a version that just skipped from fight to fight, I'd watch it again and enjoy it. But I won't watch the actual movie ever again.
Agreed. What I liked, and what I cared about, was the imagery and the This Must Surely Be mash-ups. I.e., steam-driven clockwork undead WWI German soldiers? Okay, NOW they're bad guys.
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Agreed. What I liked, and what I cared about, was the imagery and the This Must Surely Be mash-ups. I.e., steam-driven clockwork undead WWI German soldiers? Okay, NOW they're bad guys.Honestly, I was bored. And that wasn't what I was expecting from the movie. I didn't care about the protagonist or the antagonist, and a lot of the cutaways didn't make a whole lot of sense. While part of the movie's point was "what's reality", I found that I didn't care what was or wasn't "real". Visually, I felt it was a little interesting, but overall, I thought it was rather lame. Maybe I'm in the minority, but my wife wasn't impressed with it either.Was I the only person to think that, in whatever myriad ways SUCKER PUNCH was a hot mess, it was a piece of genius both visually and in terms of perfect mash-ups?No, I thought so too.
I think the thing that bugged me most about Sucker Punch was how there was no indication of the really tough content in the "real world" and "first level dream world". For women with a history of abuse, walking into that movie without warning of the content...I had a friend that was almost physically ill as it brought back very bad memories, and I had some problems as well.
The fights and battle choreography were gorgeous and fun. But the more I think about the rest of the movie, the more pissed off I get.
In general, if they made a version that just skipped from fight to fight, I'd watch it again and enjoy it. But I won't watch the actual movie ever again.
Steampunk zombie proto-Nazis! Also, airplane vs. dragon.
In other news, my new illustration page is up on DeviantArt. I should be taking commissions soon.
nice!
