My plot to get the kidnapper to reveal himself has worked.

Stay right where you are Sui. No one has called the cops. No one is going to be breaking down your door with a barricade buster that has "G'Day!" painted on the side in just a few minutes...

Ack! British Police! They might...confuse me with their superior linguistics!

*hides*

OK, so I moved Sui and gboy on. I'll post again next weekend. Please make sure you have all posted before then. Thank you.

Got it in just in time! Awesome.

Yes, Brom. I did just call you a cheater. You and your ultimate power. Cheater DM!

You cheated. I should've had that guy.

Point in fact, Sui: she's wearing an evening gown, not a night gown. And, I had the set up planned from the beginning. Just because we aren't playing 'Punk doesn't mean I won't be devious.

Gboy: you saw the die rolls. You could have had him, but you didn't deal enough damage to penetrate the armor. So sorry but the game is now...afoot.

Oops, misread that. I was just teasing ya.

I know that the die rolls were against me... but that still doesn't make it any less disappointing!

Brom, don't take it as a criticism... take it as a compliment. When the PCs get so angry that they tell the DM they cheated, it means that the DM is making such a good storyline that the PCs feel just like their characters would after such a defeat. Keep up the good work.

Hopefully my dice will just roll better...

Tease away. I read your comments fully realizing you two were teasing. I just like barbing you further. I can't just let comments like that go without pointing out things that make players squirm a bit more. It wouldn't be ethical as a GM.

Well, if you want to push it, the reason I called you a cheater is 'cause I always pictured you as a better DM than that. Any DM can "catch a thief" to get him into the party. A DM of your caliber should be doing something more interesting.

Who said I haven't? Feel free to picture the evil grin here.

Hmmm...

With friends all around us suffering all kinds of bad luck. Last week, I endured a round of layoffs at work that started in Australia, Hong Kong and EMEA on Monday, Canada on Tuesday and the US Wednesday and Thursday...with at least 22 of my friends being among the affected. I didn't know for certain that I wouldn't be next until Friday morning, so you can imagine that my nerves are shot.

We're disappearing for a couple of days to get enjoy March break, so I'll be back online sometime Wednesday. I'll try to post then...I'm sorry I'm holding things up.

Wow! Tough times. I'm glad you weren't among the casualties. I wish I could say that I was just waiting on you, Cathy. Then I wouldn't feel like such a lazy butt. Truth be known, I've had a double-whammy explosion of my own that I've been dealing with which has left me lackluster in the gaming area. So, my apologies are extended to the players of this game for my delays. Hopefully I'll find the muse again soon. Either way, I won't wait too long. I don't want the excitement to die off.