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Topic: Five Lines of Rhyme
Subject: hello Ody
One day it was busy in Chat
And Ody was bit by a gnat
Cried Eol, "stay back,
It's no heart attack!
We are going to need gravy, STAT!"
Posted on 2011-08-10 at 02:30:11.
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Topic: Untitled
Subject: Bippity Boppity
BUMP!
Posted on 2011-08-10 at 00:44:32.
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Topic: Good morning Red Dragon Inn! Or is it Evening? I am never really sure!
Subject: dang
sucks about your radio... hope you get it fixed soon
Posted on 2011-08-09 at 16:14:24.
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Topic: Good morning Red Dragon Inn! Or is it Evening? I am never really sure!
Subject: Y'all are too quiet
Let's pick it up Innmates! What's going on with anyone?
Also, good Morning!
Posted on 2011-08-09 at 15:53:50.
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Topic: ~Edge of Darkness~ Q&A
Subject: for the 3rd time Loki
i'm a guy.... "he" has already posted
Posted on 2011-08-09 at 03:03:02.
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Topic: Hello, world!
Subject: *fades in*
hello hello..... I missed your thread when it was first posted, and you have my apologies... everything that needs to be said has been said.
That said, Welcome again! Hope to see you around.
*evaporates*
Posted on 2011-08-09 at 02:39:24.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: Edge of Darkness
Subject: May the Goddess of Strategy guide me.
Uryuu decided to look at the camp himself. He heard another of the group doing the same, so he didnt venture as close, only enough to get the outline of the camp. When he heard the other person returning, he followed, rejoining the group to listen to the report.
Beneath his mask, his eyebrows furrowed. More than two? And three tents of that size.... Uryuu was willing to bet four on the small side.... perhaps 8 on the large. They would need a plan.
He ran over his mental map of the camp again, thinking over the last battle, and the brief chances he'd had to witness everyone in action, offering at the same time a prayer to the Red Knight for guidance, for inspiration.....
His eyes flashed around the group as a plan hit him. He only hoped this new group could work together well enough to pull it off. It wasn't great, but it was, Uryuu judged, their best chance at survival. The trick was presentation... he needed to be forceful, but not commanding. No one here had elected him leader...
"Listen, all of you." Uryuu grimaced. That came out more forceful than he'd intended, but he pressed on. "If we hope to save this family, we have only one chance. We will offer to trade the prisoner for them."
He paused here, waiting for any complaints, then pressed on. "I realize how dangerous it is, so this is what we must do. First, whoever is fast and stealthy must leave with me to the camp." He turned brifely to the elf. "Probably you. When we return we will have the rest of the rope, and some manacles, which will need to be placed on the prisoner instead of that rope, which we should use to gag him instead. We then need to take the rope and set up a tripline."
He waited for the skepticism he was sure was coming. "It's the only option we've got. We'll set it up by the southwestern pair of trees at the edge of their camp. You two," Uryuu said, pointing at the halfling and the woman fighter, "shall hide behind a nearby boulder, or bush." He turns to Basyl. "We need to someone to offer the bargain, and you seem to be our best speaker, and light enough on your feet to get away should things go wrong." He turns back to the elf. "We will circle around to the east. I will take post behind one of their tents, you the larger tree, and be ready to attack their backs if things go wrong."
He looks around again, realizing how little experience they have working together. "Remember, under no circumstances are we to attack first. If all goes well, we make the trade and go back. If not..... " Uryuu paused, looking at the fighter, then at the rest of the group. "Concentrate on protecting each other. Losing any person riskes our mission."
"Now, if nobody has a complaint, we need to get to camp and back as quickly as possible."
Posted on 2011-08-09 at 01:39:16.
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Topic: ~Edge of Darkness~ Q&A
Subject: for in-character purposes....
can i assume north is up on the map? i'm posting with that assumption, will modify it if i find out otherwise
Posted on 2011-08-08 at 17:20:23.
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Topic: Stupidest game-related utterances
Subject: *continued from above*
so we're fighting that hydra right? me and a druid both cast entangle, managing to (obviously temporarily) surround it in plant growth, but even i am under no illusion it will restrain the beast. so we have the mage use (i forget which spell) to set the whole thing on fire.
DM: Ok, roll (i forget how many d6... 4-6 maybe).... but good luck getting any damage. (we had endured bad dice luck thus far)
Me: (Roll) Max damage.
DM: ....... yeah, its a fire hydra... cut the damage in half....
Me: You mean on a natrual 20 i couldnt tell the difference between a fire hydra and a normal one?
DM:.... you didn't ask...
Posted on 2011-08-08 at 17:12:13.
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Topic: ~Edge of Darkness~ Q&A
Subject: *fades in*
we need to have a strategy meeting. having composed himself, uryuu is prepared to reappear
Posted on 2011-08-08 at 16:06:46.
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Topic: Last one to post wins - Part II
Subject: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Was an awful movie.
Plus, I win.
Posted on 2011-08-08 at 05:08:08.
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Topic: The Would You Rather Game
Subject: The wonderful thing about Tiggers,
is Tiggers are wonderful things!
Baseball or Cricket?
Posted on 2011-08-08 at 05:04:57.
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Topic: Stupidest game-related utterances
Subject: *fades in*
Let's see... i have quite a few, considering how little table top i've been able to try.
Here's a favorite, spoken by my second worst DM (may God curse his dice)
We were walking in the woods, and had just got done killing some random drow rangers (in BROAD DAYLIGHT, that had NO affect on them)
After about two days travel, we come up against what is quite obviously a Hydra, but being new, I made a Knowlede: Nature check to see if I knew anything special that would help:
Me: Natural 20!
DM: Niiiice (shows me entired entry in MM)
Me: Waiiit a minute! This says only found in swamps! We're in a forest.
DM: Well, you guys left the forest a day ago, and have been traveling through the swamps since. (Keep in mind there is no map, he's far too lazy to make one)
Me: And you didnt feel the need to enlighten us with this information?
DM: Well, you guys didnt aaaaask, or make a check or something.
Me: I think i (explitive) know the difference between a forest and a swamp!
DM: But you didnt ask.....
I have soooo many stories like that about this guy.....
Posted on 2011-08-08 at 04:52:35.
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Topic: Help me choose...
Subject: both are interesting
but i'll have to follow the crowd on this one. the second one gets the Cheshire Stamp of Approval
Posted on 2011-08-07 at 22:33:44.
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Topic: The Monster Hunters Collective - A 3.5 Audalis game looking for one more player
Subject: *fades in*
i'd play if you'll have me... i'd like to take my first crack at a rogue character
Posted on 2011-08-05 at 18:01:38.
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Topic: Good morning Red Dragon Inn! Or is it Evening? I am never really sure!
Subject: *fades in*
good morning RDI!
How's everyone doing? Good to see you back Tek, was begining to think you'd forgotten about us *grin*
I have a day full of job applications awaiting, so I'd best get to it.
Have a good day all.
Posted on 2011-08-05 at 15:13:21.
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Topic: Another rant from a cat with too much time to think.
Subject: it occurs to me.....
as i re-read this that i dont actually remember a time like that....
but i've read about it.....
Posted on 2011-08-04 at 21:29:36.
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Topic: Kaelyn and DMing
Subject: *fades in*
im sorry about the near-death experience, and i hope everything else turns out all right.
i'll miss nomachron, but i understand. Real Life first.
hope to see you around.
*evaporates*
Posted on 2011-08-04 at 20:22:06.
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Topic: The Would You Rather Game
Subject: no contest
mechanics. can't stand graphics snobs
Disney or Pixar? cant have both
Posted on 2011-08-03 at 19:04:00.
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Topic: Another rant from a cat with too much time to think.
Subject: Another rant from a cat with too much time to think.
People today have forgotten the meanings of so many words. The butchering of our language doesn’t stop with the appalling slang and cringe-worthy contractions (did you know “ain’t” has now been added to the dictionary?). More important than that, although less obvious, is that the meanings of so many words have been lost. I’m not referring to people's tendencies to refer to any good thing as awesome, although that is a good example. I’m talking about much more common words that are now loosed from people’s mouths without the thought such a weighty word should be given.
Consider one of the more common ones. Friend for example. In today’s world, a friend is just a click away (thank you, facebook). Many people point to their page in excitement, directing your attention to their hundreds or even thousands of “friends.” Ask them what they know about these people, and they can only stammer and change the subject. Ask them how many of these people they know, and have met, and they turn red. Ask them how many of these people would come help them out when they need it, and may people are down to zero.
Internet aside, people in everyday life suffer from much the same problem. There is a pressure in school, in the community, and especially in the workplace to be everyone’s “friend”, if for no other reason than to avoid offending someone. Everybody’s had that conversation. A guy/girl you really don’t know, they’re always talking to you, which you don’t particularly mind, even though you (intentionally or not) tune them out about half the time. Then one day, they casually drop the word friend, and it’s like someone slapped you. This person is ok, a nice guy/girl and all, but you don’t know them. They certainly don’t know you. How do you correct them? Coming out and saying you’re not friends, no matter how well explained or respectfully spoken, will, at best, sadden or depress them, and at worst, will anger them: “What do you mean we’re not friends? I thought we were cool with each other?” The exact wording is different, but the feeling conveyed is the same. This one in particular grinds my nerves. I have become quite frank with people about it. I am currently attending a live-in trade school, and so am constantly living with roommates. This point came to a head when one of the new guys, an “ex” gangbanger, tried to get me to help him steal from one of the senior roomies. When I refused, his reply was, “I thought you were my friend, brah. You really gunna leave me hangin’?” Once I was done with my aneurysm, and after I told him off about the whole DISHONESTY part of that (different rant), I proceeded to tell him in no uncertain terms that him living in my room for two weeks doesn’t make me his friend, let alone his partner in crime. He hasn’t spoken to me since, thankfully, but I remain mystified has to how he could have possibly come to that conclusion. After two weeks, I’m going to risk my future for him? I know nothing about him, he knew less about me, and yet we were friends?
That is one very specified example. Let’s look at two more general words, both in very common use today—Love and Hate. Leaving people out of it (for that is a different topic), let’s look other ways they are used. Got a chore or job you don’t like? “Man, I HATE having to take the trash out.” Found a new toy/knickknack? “I LOVE my new iPod!” Does anyone stop to think about this?
Hate. A feeling of intense and/or passionate dislike. Do you really hate your job? Many people do, of that I am aware. I am talking about people who after three days into a job are already claiming they’re intense, passionate dislike for it, usually based on some trivial detail. Do you really hate it? Would you be willing to stop working? Give up the money? Be homeless? Do anything to avoid it if you can? No. They never are. When did hate start meaning dislike, or even just mildly irritating?
Love. An intense feeling of deep affection. So you just love your new phone. Really? Would you run into a burning building to retrieve it? Would you jump into the ocean after it? Would you give it your oxygen mask in an airline emergency? Would you take a bullet for your precious phone? No? Then perhaps you should stop using the same word to describe how you feel about your new toy that you also use to describe how you feel about your spouse or child.
Remember when people said what they meant, without exaggeration or embellishment? When it was ok to know somebody without being obligated to become their friend? When we still used words like “like, dislike, acquaintance”? I wish I had a solution, but the truth is this isn’t going to stop. I also realize that if you’re reading this, you probably don’t have this problem. I just wish that people would take a half of a second to think, and say what they really mean. Or has the world degenerated into a place where all of these terms are accurate?
*evaporates, grumbling*
Posted on 2011-08-03 at 18:09:10.
Edited on 2011-08-03 at 18:47:18 by Chessicfayth
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Topic: Who Owns Rusty Dull Swords? (W.O.R.D.S.)
Subject: its a stretch, but....
Infundibuliform
Insecure
Neanderthals
Find
Udulation
Novel,
Distinctly
Increasing
Breathing
Until
Less
Insecure
Friends
Orchestrate
Repercussions
Meticulously
Posted on 2011-08-02 at 04:47:46.
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Topic: Who Owns Rusty Dull Swords? (W.O.R.D.S.)
Subject: Land Before Thyme
Stereoscoped
Superficial
Triceratops
Exit
Rivers
Evidently
Occupied.
Some
Carry
Orphaned
Pterandons,
Especially
Dimitri
Posted on 2011-08-02 at 04:29:19.
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Topic: Who Owns Rusty Dull Swords? (W.O.R.D.S.)
Subject: that cursed consonant
Saprostomous
Soon
After
Pouring
Rain,
Otto
Stood
Talking
Over
Many
Overbearing
Underwhelming
Saxophonists
Posted on 2011-08-02 at 04:07:36.
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Topic: of a derranged mind
Subject: *Cheshire Cat's Grin*
the continual status of my collective environments
Posted on 2011-08-02 at 03:32:39.
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Topic: of a derranged mind
Subject: asdf
BUMP
Posted on 2011-08-01 at 04:29:01.
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