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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: Good news, of a sort
I recently applied for a better job (read; more steady hours and hopefully better pay) and got an e-mail back that they were interested in moving into the next step of the application process and just needed me to answer a couple questions via email. With any luck I can get this job, and with it the larger paychecks I really need to get my life back together.
Posted on 2012-06-22 at 19:53:31.
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Topic: Most people logged in
Subject: um
I'm looking at 8 including myself...
Posted on 2012-06-14 at 17:43:05.
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: Still Alive
I haven't keeled over yet, I just lack regular internet access (which is as good as being dead anyway) so I can't get back to posting like I would like to any time soon since I have so much going on.
A few updates, since I love to brag about her... My little girl will be 18 months old this month, has just about got this walking business down, looks super adorable in her glasses (yes glasses at 18 months) and just lights up every time my dad and I go pick her up for my visitation. For those of you on my FB page you have seen the pictures I upload every time I have her, for the rest of you, well I'll throw in a link to a recent pic I have at the end of this post. If for whatever reason that doesn't work I'll fix it next chance I get.
I'm about to have to get real serious about finding myself a better job as this one just isn't cutting it when it comes to paying all my bills (including bills that are years overdue). Hopefully if I can find something that will give me better pay and steady hours I can get some of these bills back under control and be able to get internet access up and running again.
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Posted on 2012-06-14 at 16:36:05.
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Topic: Are you ready for 5e? Do you care?
Subject: ^ this
I find myself agreeing with Celtia... I found myself constantly buying new books just because they contained something new to try. I remember how excited I was when I first bought a copy of the Draconomicon, or the Tomes of Battle and Magic, or Libris Mortis, or hell most of the Complete series of supplements. That said I made up my mind rather quickly that I would not be playing 4e for the simple fact that I knew if I got started I'd spend like crazy...
Posted on 2012-01-11 at 13:49:14.
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Topic: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Subject: Arrow to the knee?!
I watched this earlier and just had to share it, lol'd so hard I was short of breath..
http://youtu.be/tlC6Z0iRoOA
Posted on 2012-01-03 at 20:43:15.
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: I know..
Between multiple Breakdowns the same night I made a simple yet heartfelt image in his memory, I find that personally when I am overwhelmed like this whole ordeal has left my entire family, I can do myself more good channeling all the emotion into something more creative, rather than letting it suffocate me. Some have already seem the image on Facebook as it is now my profile pic, as well as my sister's after she saw it..
For everyone else who wants to see it, I have it uploaded here.
Posted on 2011-10-30 at 15:33:06.
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: again...
Thank you everyone for the warm wishes and sympathies, it really does mean a lot.
On another note, I've had an idea for a game, and since I can't get on regularly to start it now that means I have plenty of free time to think up and plan out the major details so we can perhaps get the game moving when I get settled and ready to get posting again.
Posted on 2011-10-30 at 15:00:19.
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Topic: Tumbleweeds again?
Subject: wow
So Grugg is Grugg's own weakness? And of course Chewie knew that, who else would?
Posted on 2011-10-29 at 15:56:58.
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: Just a quick update
For those of you that take the time to read this, I have good news as well as some horrible news. Some of you who are friends on Facebook may have already noticed both points of news, while others of you have no idea what is going on in my life.
We'll start off with the good news, as of Monday I am officially employed and should soon be able to start saving up some money and get things rolling on my getting back online on a more permanent basis.
The bad news however, I'm afraid, far out shadows the good, as this morning (Oct 28 ) my youngest brother passed away when my parent's home burnt down with him still sleeping inside. We're all taking it pretty hard, as is to be expected, but they say he died in his sleep and didn't feel a thing. It's hard to believe he really is gone, as I loved him so much and the pain is sometimes too much to handle.
I know from my time here that we're a tight-knit family here at the Inn, so I know many of you will share in my pain and will have many condolences to offer up. I want to thank you all in advance for this as I may not be on much more for some time...
Posted on 2011-10-29 at 03:36:27.
Edited on 2011-10-29 at 12:43:30 by Vanadia
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: well...
The time has come again my friends for me to slip into the void of inactivity. I had hoped to start working two weeks ago, yet haven't heard anything and when I call they always tell me we'll call you when a class starts up. I have to move on again, and will likely not get online very often after today. I hope to get settled somewhere sooner rather than later, not gonna hold my breath though...
Posted on 2011-10-03 at 16:41:10.
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Topic: Dark Crystal RPG!
Subject: want!!
I actually saw you post this on FB, liked it there. I have always thought the movie would make a great RPG, there is such a depth to the story and a real gamer friendly feel to it with the races, setting, prophetic foreshadowing, and all that wonderful stuff. I look forward to a chance to play this.
Posted on 2011-10-03 at 16:20:39.
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Topic: Ideas and Input wanted
Subject: thanks
Wonderful ideas Skari, I'll really have to consider those, if not as are then as roots to make other names up.
Posted on 2011-10-01 at 15:12:57.
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Topic: Ideas and Input wanted
Subject: Thanks
I appreciate the input, and a few of those will make my list of names to consider. Keep the ideas coming guys!
Posted on 2011-09-30 at 16:21:21.
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Topic: Ideas and Input wanted
Subject: Hmm..
While I appreciate the quick responses, neither name feels quite right to me. I'm not sure I want the race's name to be two words, it seems like too much of a mouth full for a good name. As for your suggestion Tiamat, it is also a mouth full, and seems a little too oriental for the setting.
Posted on 2011-09-30 at 00:59:42.
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Topic: Ideas and Input wanted
Subject: One more Race.. though others may get posted later..
I have in my head a race of bird-like people, very similar to Tengu, but rather than being crows they are more along the lines of hawks and falcons. This image is the closest I can find to what I have in mind for the race, though not exactly like that.
They are, for the most part, a reclusive race, living in caves on cliff faces overlooking the seas of the world. They will likely get the majority of their food from fishing and foraging, though will also trade what they gather for items they can't readily get on their own.
Posted on 2011-09-30 at 00:39:46.
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Topic: Ideas and Input wanted
Subject: More..
As in any fantasy setting, there are half-breeds present where communities intermingle. As such I want to try to give the races names that will sound okay when the half-blood race is talked about. Half-Elf, Half-Demon, Half-whatever, I either want names that will sound good prefixed with Half or original names for the half-breed races too.
One of the main Protagonist is actually half-elf and half-demon, two opposites that should never have been made into a whole, very tragic character, though his entire history and story has been marked for a complete overhaul like most of the story because I found that he just came across as way too powerful with the abilities he had access to. This unlikely race of course never had a name, and may never as it is so rare an occurrence that he may in fact be the only one in existence EVER.
Posted on 2011-09-30 at 00:31:56.
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Topic: Ideas and Input wanted
Subject: Moving on...
I know it isn't completely obvious from the race above, but this is meant to be a fantasy setting. That said the standard races are represented in some way. I of course have humans present and accounted for, elves are present (though more as the counterpart of the demons than just typical tree hugging Tolkien elves), I decided including Dwarves and Halflings felt just a little too much like a Tolkien clone, and instead have decided to replace both races with Goblinoid counterparts. I don't just want to call them Goblins and Hobgoblins though, I want a more original sounding name for the races.
The Goblinoid races would resemble their namesakes in most ways, with goblins being small and violent, with a knack for explosives and other alchemical warfare practices such as poison and traps. As with DnD Goblins they will favor stealth and strength in numbers style fighting, but will not be just cannon-fodder for the Hero(s) to plow through, they will play a major role and are a major race, not just a monster to be slaughtered.
The Hobs (as I have come to call them for short) will be built more like Dwarves than the DnD Hobs, being short and stocky in stature. They will still be very militaristic as a whole, usually leading bands of Gobs or serving as the police force in Goblin cities. They will be stronger then standard Gobs, and stronger than humans for that matter. They are less enthusiastic about explosives and the other things that make Gobs all giddy, but still appreciate the usefulness of such things.
The point of this post is, as I said earlier, I feel that the races need a more original name, something that still has a monstrous feel to it without being so cookie-cutter fantasy.
Posted on 2011-09-30 at 00:25:55.
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Topic: Ideas and Input wanted
Subject: Ideas and Input wanted
As some of you may know, I fancy myself a bit of a writer. I've been going through my current story's list of races, tweaking things as I see the need to, and have decided I need to rename a few races, and come up with creative names for others I have yet to name. This is where you come in, my dear Innmates. My brain has become a sloppy mess of mush with all the stress I'm under and I cannot think of anything name-wise at all.
First up is my Demonic race. For years I have simply settled with the name Demon, NOT CREATIVE ENOUGH!! I find the imagery evoked by the word Demon just really doesn't fit the race I envision. Don't get me wrong, the race is very demonic at its core, but the imagery is still off.
Appearance wise I see them more as a cross between the more human looking demons one would see watching Angel or Charmed, and the Vampires presented to us by Anne Rice, particularly Louis and Lestat. That said they stand just taller than your average human, skin tones are usually a little off, ranging from extremely pale to even reddish in hue. The eyes are usually the telling feature, as most have solid black, red, or white eyes, other colors do occur though less frequently. I originally had intended to leave behind the stereotypical images associated with Demons and Devils, as such these 'demons' do not resemble those found in the monster manuals of all our favorite RPGs. No massive wings, no horns, no pointy tails.
Recently though I have been considering tying their appearance and power to the cycles of the moon, the fuller the moon, the more powerful and monstrous they will become. During the New Moon and other periods of little to no lunar visibility they will, for the most part, look human, as the moon progresses toward full though they will progress steadily toward a more stereotypical Demonic appearance, progressing from an almost Tiefling-like appearance to full on Pit Fiend or other monstrous fiend. Does this sound like a good idea to anyone else, should the cycles be reversed so that the New Moon reveals the monster with in while the moon's light causes it to diminish? I accept any and all input on this subject. Either way, the phase that presented demons at their weakest would be a prime time for the various clans of demon-hunters to stalk their demonic prey, meaning the demons would have to be more careful during this time to avoid detection and confrontation.
Now that I have covered most of the appearance based aspects of the race I suppose a quick look at their abilities may help form a clearer picture of the race as whole and aid in the naming process.
Just about every demon is skilled in the use of darkness and shadow based magics, as well as fire, poison, and other nasty painful magical effects. The strongest such technique that I have thought of up to date is a Dark Flame that consumes whatever the caster wills it to, be it the body, the soul, non-organic matter, you name it the spell can be tailored to destroy anything while leaving anything else unharmed. Thus the spell could burn away the very soul of a victim while leaving the body unharmed, making cause of death much less evident.
Demons tend to be faster, stronger, and more cunning than your typical human, easily making them a superior race in most every way. To put it in DnD terms, the average human has stats of 10-11, the average demon would have 14-15, even at its weakest point in the lunar cycle (if said cycle is even implemented into the mythos as I work all this out).
The main antagonist in my stories is of this Demonic race, and in prior incarnations of the character and race I have had him able to traverse the plane of shadows, which is a dangerous task even for demons, be immensely well trained in melee combat making great use of his superior speed and strength, and equally skilled in fire and dark magic techniques. I never gave him the Dark Flame magic described above, I don't know if it was out of pity for my protagonists, or just a desire to keep him grounded somewhat.
I have also had him make use of tattoo-based Shadow Magic, using inks made of shadow essence to tattoo himself and then be able to manifest the tattoos, in his case in the form of a pair of black feathered wings much like the ones featured on his war banners and other insignias. I'm not sure if I want to keep the Shadow Tattoo Magic, or if I want to instead go with the lunar phases and the changes they would bring, including the more demonic bat-like wings.
Posted on 2011-09-30 at 00:14:34.
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Topic: New here
Subject: haha
I'm not nearly as young as I used to be myself; no insults meant Tann, to you or any other.
Posted on 2011-09-25 at 22:03:35.
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Topic: New here
Subject: Welcome, welcome
I'm nowhere near as active as I used to be, nor as I would like to be, but I welcome you to our little corner of Internet Madness all the same. As many others before me have said, take a look around, you're sure to find something to your liking, and even the rule-based games are usually rules-light. A lot of the rules and various rule-based actions are taken care of by the GM [Game Master, also known as a Dungeon Master, or in some cases a Story Teller] and as long as you make it clear what you want your character to do a good GM can easily cover the rules required for that course of action or a very similar one. So, I guess what I am trying to say is, don't let the rules intimidate you, you may find you'll have a ton of fun and meet some great, albeit slightly insane, people to call friends.
And about the name, we were all Noobs/Newbs at one point or another, even if some of the Old Folks can't remember that far back. 
Posted on 2011-09-25 at 21:48:34.
Edited on 2011-09-25 at 21:49:51 by Shield Wolf
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Topic: Who would win?
Subject: For Pony!!
No contest at all, Richard flat out. Not only is he pretty damn awesome, he has an army of undead at his command, that awesome rabbit, and lets not forget Cale's panther seems to love him too! Awesome master of arcane arts wins over murderous halfling any day!
Posted on 2011-09-14 at 23:21:49.
Edited on 2011-09-14 at 23:23:52 by Shield Wolf
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: Feels like one step forward, two steps back.
Can't actually start work until I get a replacement social security card, which will take two weeks...
Posted on 2011-09-13 at 21:21:36.
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: Update
Things are creeping ever slowly toward a better place for me, I am pretty certain I have found another job. While it may be a slight paycut from what I was getting at my last job at least I'll have an income of some sort. With an income will come means to move forward again, and hopefully the eventual means to get back to an active status.
Posted on 2011-09-13 at 04:40:25.
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: Still no change
Just wanted to let everyone know that it looks like it still may be a while longer before I can get back to life as it should be. A small handful of you know the details, the rest of you I'm sorry but I'd really rather not make my personal business any more known than it needs to be..
Posted on 2011-06-02 at 04:00:41.
Edited on 2011-09-13 at 04:47:53 by Shield Wolf
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Topic: Absent Wolf
Subject: Absent Wolf
Just a heads up to everyone I have commitments with in games, I am currently in a transitive stage and am currently unable to get a computer regularly. I honestly do not know when I will be back more regularly. I am sorry to everyone that this development may inconvenience, and hope to get situated soon.
Posted on 2011-05-15 at 09:06:21.
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