Topic: Co-Creator of D&D Dave Arneson Passed Away
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The sad thing is that Dave Arneson never really got the credit he deserved for creating the whole genre of roleplaying. And probably the first roleplaying 'setting' with Blackmoor.
We should all raise our die in salute or something...
Posted on 2009-04-15 at 07:38:50.
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Topic: the cat is out of the bag!
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Congrats Olan. 
Posted on 2009-04-14 at 20:04:56.
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Topic: Tricky Trekkie Trivia
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Suliban and Xindi?
I'm pretty sure the rest have appeared in previous Trek series or films (if not in precisely the same form).
Since I only answered one question I'll just ask one. What's Worf's explanation for why the Klingons in the original series looking nothing like the Klingons later on?
Posted on 2009-04-12 at 07:48:19.
Edited on 2009-04-12 at 07:54:29 by Ginafae
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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What you mean he's a Republican? (joke) 
Posted on 2009-04-11 at 21:24:30.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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That's because Aelistae is too cool for that. Gamling's character on the other hand is a Helmite...  
Posted on 2009-04-11 at 19:58:06.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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Hey welcome to the game. Since you're new you have to start out as Xaris' groupie...just a friendly word of warning.
Posted on 2009-04-11 at 19:40:41.
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Topic: Yo.
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Welcome to the Inn. And get yourself an avatar...preferably not a kobold...
Posted on 2009-04-11 at 14:37:15.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms Base of Operations
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That's true but we are working for Bart. And it's far more likely that Aelistae (who was born in the Underdark and has spent a large portion of her years in the Promenade beneath Waterdeep) has an understanding of how to work an underground cavern than Bart.
On another note, perhaps Dylan could take it on himself to drum up some settlers? (being a pretty bard etc.)
Posted on 2009-04-11 at 06:54:34.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms Base of Operations
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The other thing we were chatting about is to delegate certain duties to those who are capable (in character) to achieve them.
I'm not sure what everyone wants to take responsibility for, but maybe we could list some proposed duties? It's a way to get everyone involved and divide up the labour.
So currently we have:
Xaris - security munchkin
Aelistae - working on building a shrine to Eilistraee and will think about how to develop the underground cavern
Posted on 2009-04-10 at 20:46:14.
Edited on 2009-04-10 at 20:46:32 by Ginafae
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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Oh dear...we'll come back from the mines only to find the keep is overrun by head-banging barbarians...
By the way, has anyone else noticed that the description of Xaris bears an uncanny similarity to gorgonzola cheese? 
Posted on 2009-04-10 at 08:16:57.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: The Unsung Heroes
Subject: Best to be prepared...
“It’s not the goblins we have to worry about,” Aelistae muttered darkly, even as Talus displayed his magical prowess. “The goblins, I doubt, will put up much resistance. They’ll be more concerned with saving themselves than attacking us. The sst’tizzinow on the other hand…well, they’ll likely view us exotic meals after feasting on goblin flesh for all this time.”
The dark elven woman reached behind her to loosen her long, elegant sword from its sheath. “My House, years ago before I embraced the Light, used to capture and breed slaves. But even they, as cruel as they were, did not touch these ‘trogs’. They’re too dim to be broken, too hateful to be subservient. All they care about is feeding their hunger.”
“So be on your guard. We’ll likely know when they’re near from the smell. But, from what I’ve heard, they’re quite adept at the ambushes they set.”
Posted on 2009-04-09 at 12:30:50.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms Base of Operations
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We have some 3 main buildings in the keep (each with 2 floors) and 2 smaller buildings, so we can easily put the smithy and the workshop in the smaller ones.
We also have space under the Keep that can be worked and fitted into a livable area (after all there are certain members of the party who are quite used to living underground )
When we have more money, building an outer wall is a good idea.
Posted on 2009-04-09 at 07:16:27.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms Base of Operations
Subject: Some thoughts...
(This post will make more sense to you if you happen to have the Stronghold Builder's Guidebook).
I had some thoughts about how to organize the keep after chatting to Kaelyn, and after noticing that the Keep does have up to 6000gp in starting funds (5k of which would be a loan).
According to Chris, the Keep currently is pretty much a shell, with all that we have being servant's quarters (somewhere for them to sleep), barracks (somewhere for the guards to sleep), some basic bedrooms, a basic kitchen, a basic dining hall and some stables. We also may have a basic throne room (not sure about that).
That doesn't give us much. So I think it might be worth trying to fit some remaining rooms for some other essentials. What I think we'd need immediately are:
- a 'basic courtyard' or a bailey, for the open circular area of the keep
- a basic armoury
- a basic smithy
- a basic workplace
and a basic training area (combat), for the other open area in the southern portion of the keep.
Buying those units would set us back 3500 gp, and we could use the rest to buy a basic magic laboratory (for Brianna), a basic library and 2 storage rooms (costing an extra 2500 gp).
That would extend the finances of the Keep to the limit but would provide us with a decent start to build on as more money rolls in.
Thoughts?
Posted on 2009-04-08 at 18:20:34.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: The Unsung Heroes
Subject: Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go...
“A whole half mile?” Aelistae queried, the white tuft of her right eyebrow arching itself quizzically. “I hope whoever was mining here before didn’t dig too deeply.”
“But thank you for the information,” Aelistae added after reaching out and squeezing the old man’s hand gratefully. “With luck and the Lady’s blessing, they’ll be few surprises waiting for us down there. And in a few days you and your people can get to work.”
Posted on 2009-04-07 at 12:51:19.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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I'm afraid Aelistae doesn't have any 'light' spells memorized and she doesn't have any forms of more natural illumination on her either (torches etc). Such things wouldn't really be of use to a drow.
Linnix might have something though. Didn't she take those candles from that underground complex we investigated some time ago?
Posted on 2009-04-07 at 10:20:11.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: The Unsung Heroes
Subject: Re-entering the dark...
Aelistae slipped from atop Daisy’s back and nodded at the large human that greeted them near the Mine. The words tripped over themselves as they tumbled out of his mouth, and about all the drow priestess could catch were the words ‘monster’, ‘trogs’ and the name ‘Ol’ Willy’.
Aelistae raised a smile party in incomprehension and partly in gratitude for the man’s exuberant welcome even after seeing the colour of her skin.
“It’s…good to meet you,” she ventured, after the large human finally paused for breath. “Do you know how deep this mine runs? And how many ‘monsters’ are down there?”
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[After receiving a reply, since the man did greet us a ‘few hundred yards’ away from the opening:]
Aelistae crouched beneath the wooden beams that marked the entrance to the Mine. Her eyes swam through the thick darkness that lay within, flitted over the roughly cut stone and followed the slope of the tunnel down into the earth until even her drow eyes could go no further.
Aelistae shook her head and rose up once more onto the balls of her feet. “In the dark, in the world below, there is only one lesson that you must abide with: sarnor lu' venorik. We must move swiftly to stop our enemies from coordinating plans against us. And we must be silent or as quiet as we can be. Sound travels further than you may think underground.”
The drow priestess’ face soured slightly as she caught some of the pungent air emanating from the Mine. “Sst’tizzinow,” she murmured distastefully, more to herself than anyone else. “That must be the ‘trogs’ Willy talked of. Even the Spider Kissers avoid them. They’re surrounded by a…smell and eat anything – any flesh – that they come across.”
“I know now why Willy wanted us here,” she added to the others with a grim nod.
Aelistae slowly removed her cloak, allowing the sunlight to reflect upon her silvery hair and the mithril webs of her armour. She closed her eyes, savouring for a moment the burning kiss of the sunlight upon her sable skin. ‘Strange how that ball of fire hurts me when I look at it, and burns me with its beauty when I look away.’
“I’ll go in first. I don’t want you tripping over that sword of yours,” she replied with a half-hearted smile at Dylan, as the bard asked in what order they should proceed.
[OOC: I think it’s best for Aelistae to go first since I think she is better in a sword-fight out of the four of us. She might also be the first to trigger any traps, but that can’t be helped. I asked Kaelyn if Aelistae would know what a troglodyte was, since they’re so common in the Underdark. He replied that she would but even still I figure that the human name for them would be unfamiliar to her.]
Posted on 2009-04-07 at 10:17:47.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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I think it's a funky system too for all the reasons that have been listed.
Posted on 2009-04-06 at 15:52:55.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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I haven't posted in a long time, so I thought I'd put something up.
I also noticed that we passed the '1000' post mark for the game. Hopefully there'll be 1000 more ahead.
Posted on 2009-04-05 at 10:41:12.
Edited on 2009-04-05 at 14:31:18 by Ginafae
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: The Unsung Heroes
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Aelistae sat at the plain table, her violet eyes fixed upon the walls of what had become the impromptu dining room. The thinning plaster on the walls had been stripped away, leaving bare the cold stone underneath. And it all seemed to the drow woman’s eyes as if it was one massive sava* board. Each square or stone block was so rutted and irregular that it took on the likeness of a piece – the haughty Matron, the ambitious priestess, the dutiful warrior and the cowed slave.
‘And where do I fit in?’ Aelistae could not help thinking. ‘Will there ever be a time when the Gods dictate that I can retire from that board? And, if that time came, would I be happy?’
"Don't eat that nasty cold stew," someone suddenly spoke, interrupting the melancholic train of Aelistae’s thoughts.
‘Bronwyn,’ Aelistae reminded herself as she caught sight of the small, mousey woman who had aided them in reclaiming the keep. No one had quite managed to settle themselves into the day to day routine of living an ordinary life as she had. And Aelistae felt a pang of jealousy for that fact alone.
“How are you finding the Keep” Aelistae inquired of the woman as she returned to the bowl before her. “Is it very different to where you lived before?”
OOC: ‘Sava’ is a complicated drow version of chess.
Posted on 2009-04-05 at 10:39:47.
Edited on 2009-04-05 at 14:31:40 by Ginafae
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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Craft wondrous item could be fun simply because it'd be fun roleplaying making something weird, wonderful and/or wacky. But I can't speak from expertise. I've never played a character who made items before.
Posted on 2009-03-20 at 22:31:26.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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If Brownyn can make potions of invisibility, and is selling them cheaply, then Aelistae might purchase one. She only has 210 gold though.
Posted on 2009-03-11 at 21:02:45.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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I'm happy with that Chris.
I may change Aelistae's spells though before heading off to the mines (presuming she knows we're heading there in advance).
Posted on 2009-03-10 at 15:32:20.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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Yes that could work.
Posted on 2009-03-09 at 21:41:44.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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Well since Elendil chose to leave the group it has already split up.
Also the caravan only needed 'at least one Light of Starspire' and it may be a mistake for everyone to go off there and leave the Keep defenceless.
Posted on 2009-03-09 at 08:15:28.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
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I think Deuce's earlier point was that since the party is splitting up into 'mini-parties' it's relatively easy to have people posting and being updated for at different paces.
Posted on 2009-03-06 at 17:12:38.
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