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Morning FaWtLers. :) Actually, afternoon at this stage, but probably still morning for the majority of you. So both! :) Hope ye all have a lovely day.
Pirate Rob inspired me to go back to X Com and finally finish it with his latest playthrough thread. It's a good game, but tough. Perma-death isn't to everyone's tastes.

Orthos |

I think I might be one of the few Pathfinder fans who's not really all that blown away by Cheliax.
Sadly, as am I.
And the thing is, I really thought I would be. I prefer devils over demons. The Zhentarium in Forgotten Realms was one of the few things about the setting I liked. I thought a powerful Lawful Evil state run by devil-worshiping cultists should be awesome.
Cheliax... just... really isn't.
I can't exactly figure why.
Now on the races thing I couldn't disagree more ;)

aeglos |

news on Cuj... the dog:
Apparently some complete Idiots broke into the Animal Shelter and subdued (and hurt) the watchdogs.
then they let lose some horses and donkeys and two dangorous dogs (the St.Bernard and another one who is caught already)
the St. Bernard bit and wounded at least one Idiot, because they found human blood

lynora |
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Ugh. Worst possible time for time change of course. I always end up in a cranky sleepy daze for like a month after spring time change....and I have an important and difficult final on Monday. >.<
But I knew it had to be coming soon cause I finally got myself fully adjusted from the last time change...that usually happens about two weeks before it changes back. :/
I did a presentation last year for speech class on why daylight savings time was a bad thing. It totally got the rant out of my system. Too bad for my family this year that they don't get a reprieve from the rant about why daylight savings time should be abolished. I have to vent my sleep-deprived rage somewhere. :P

Monty Mouthbreather |

news on Cuj... the dog:
Apparently some complete Idiots broke into the Animal Shelter and subdued (and hurt) the watchdogs.
then they let lose some horses and donkeys and two dangorous dogs (the St.Bernard and another one who is caught already)
the St. Bernard bit and wounded at least one Idiot, because they found human blood
Thatz why we stick ta cow tippin when weez a drinkin, itza much safer.

Freehold DM |

I had kind of an interesting time at the Jimmy John's drive-thru tonight.
Jimmy John's Employee: "I'm so glad you chose Jimmy John's tonight. What can I make for you?"
Me: "I'd like a number 10 with no tomatoes..."
JJE: "We sure do hate them tomatoes."
Me: "Add bacon..."
JJE: "I would love to put bacon on your sandwich."
Me: "And easy hot peppers."
JJE "Yum, yum. We love those hot peppers, but not too many."
Me: "That's all."
JJE: "You sure? You don't want some delicious chips or a tasty soda? Or how about one of our yummy cookies?"
Me: "No thanks, just the sandwich."
JJE: "Okay, that'll $7.76. I'll be waiting for you at the window."
I pull around to the window.
JJE: "That'll seven hundred and seventy-six of those little old pennies."
I hand him my debit card.
JJE: "Oh, plastic. So much more convenient than carrying a pocket full of change. Here's your card back, your receipt, a napkin, and your wonderful sandwich. I hope to see you again soon."
Me: "Good night."
JJE: "Yes. Yes it certainly is."
I wonder what's in the special sauce over there... If so, I hope they share. I will) for a Jimmy John's when I'm heading out of town for conventions.

Ambrosia Slaad |
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Drejk wrote:can we call it Fort Kickass??SnowJade wrote:Yeah, I've had fun with the customers like that too. Nothin' like working a low-end job with s*@#ty wages to bring out the weird in all of us.We consider building a fort out of cardboard boxes and bins in the dispatch area.

Freehold DM |

Freehold DM wrote:Drejk wrote:can we call it Fort Kickass??SnowJade wrote:Yeah, I've had fun with the customers like that too. Nothin' like working a low-end job with s*@#ty wages to bring out the weird in all of us.We consider building a fort out of cardboard boxes and bins in the dispatch area.
:)

David M Mallon |

Aberzombie wrote:I think I might be one of the few Pathfinder fans who's not really all that blown away by Cheliax.Sadly, as am I.
And the thing is, I really thought I would be. I prefer devils over demons. The Zhentarium in Forgotten Realms was one of the few things about the setting I liked. I thought a powerful Lawful Evil state run by devil-worshiping cultists should be awesome.
Cheliax... just... really isn't.
I can't exactly figure why.
Honestly, I feel the same way. I think that it's due to my biggest problem with the setting in general--rampant anachronism. It feels like the developers wanted to create about six or seven separate campaign settings with different levels of magic and tech, and with different flavor, and in the end decided to just mash them together into one.
In Cheliax, you get a microcosm of this--elements that work fine on their own, but make no sense mashed together. Contrast with Varisia, which feels a lot more like a unified setting of its own, and has some really original elements that actually make sense in context.

David M Mallon |

Diphenhydramine is a hell of a drug. I've got pretty bad insomnia, and none of the regular over-the-counter woo-woo supplements (I'm looking at you, melatonin) do a damn thing for me. I used to just drink straight NyQuil, but that always gave me hangovers the morning after.
So, I found this s#%% called "Simply Sleep" at Rite-Aid, which is basically just Benadryl minus a couple of ingredients, and thought I'd give it a shot. Big f$!*ing mistake. I "simply slept" for about 16 or 17 hours, during which I had weird lucid dreams, and, according to my roommate's boyfriend, a bout of sleepwalking.
And now that I've finally left Bat Country, it's the middle of the f*%$ing night. Looks like another 24 waking hours before I attempt this s#@+ again...

Freehold DM |

Orthos wrote:Aberzombie wrote:I think I might be one of the few Pathfinder fans who's not really all that blown away by Cheliax.Sadly, as am I.
And the thing is, I really thought I would be. I prefer devils over demons. The Zhentarium in Forgotten Realms was one of the few things about the setting I liked. I thought a powerful Lawful Evil state run by devil-worshiping cultists should be awesome.
Cheliax... just... really isn't.
I can't exactly figure why.
Honestly, I feel the same way. I think that it's due to my biggest problem with the setting in general--rampant anachronism. It feels like the developers wanted to create about six or seven separate campaign settings with different levels of magic and tech, and with different flavor, and in the end decided to just mash them together into one.
In Cheliax, you get a microcosm of this--elements that work fine on their own, but make no sense mashed together. Contrast with Varisia, which feels a lot more like a unified setting of its own, and has some really original elements that actually make sense in context.
I don't feel the same way, but I see where you're coming from. I truly hate Forgotten Realms, but I enjoyed Thay, and so I run Cheliax with a very Thayan feel. I do understand that Golarion feels like a bunch of different settings with different tech and magic levels COMPLETELY, but for me, that works. I'm not into settings with homogenous or truly bipolar magic and tech levels- I like a variety of levels and strange neighbors..

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AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!! I just realized I missed a spot shaving! The same spot I usually miss! I swear I double checked it!!
I realized when I got to work this morning that I missed my entire face shaving.
(As in, I forgot altogether.) It's not the first time I didn't shave before going to work, but it's the first time it was entirely by accident.