Topic: The Bleeding Lute - Come on in and Play!
Subject: further revelations...
"Are they sentient, or are you controlling them?" she asked hesitantly.
The dark figure seemed to enjoy the girls discomfort… it sensed her fear no matter how slight it might have been or how much she tried to hide it… the grin upon the dark lips broadened until it seemed to be too broad… it distorted the lower half of its face… the eyes glowed again… growing brighter as if her fear was fueling it… the eyes fairly blazed now.
“Oh… they have a mind of their own..” he said with a chuckle, “and right now… they are very hungry..” a evil sounding laugh comes from the shadows as the eyes blaze… the vines curl around her.. still not touching her skin… they swirl around in the air growing longer and thicker as they seem to cut off the light from the room… the long spikes protrude from the vines… dripping what looks like some kind of venom… the liquid drips down and splashes on the wooden planks… the smell of scorched timber fills the air around her… the vines seem about ready to embrace her and pierce her with their spines when…
“What is this?” a female voice can be heard through the darkness… the voice sounds familiar… like the barmaid that took her order of food.. “Timmy? Are you pestering the customers again… now cut that out or I will tell your mother… stop it right now.”
In a flash the vines vanish… the area around her is suddenly no longer cloaked in darkness… she looks and sees the dark figure in the chair of vines is gone… in its place is a simple wooden chair like any of the others in the room… no vines are present… and in the chair sits a little boy… of about 8 years old… he is wearing simple peasant clothing… has medium length brown hair… and dark hazel eyes that regard her closely… he smiles simply at her… he looks at the barmaid and shrugs his tiny shoulders.
“I didn’t mean any harm,” he says in a small non threatening voice “I was just… playin is all.”
He sits in the chair swinging his feet back and forth as he looks back at the drow girl and smiles in almost an apologetic manner.
The barmaid ..Maria… sat a plate of beef roast… with potatoes and carrots…in front of the girl.
“I apologize if Timmy frightened you,” she said with a slight smile, “he has a… gift… and he often entertains himself by bothering the newcomers who don’t know his tricks.”
She cast a disapproving glance at the boy who looked down at his feet as he swung them back and forth.
“Do you need anything else?” Maria asked, “how about a nice big glass of milk to go with that?”
After taking her drink order Maria moved off to tend to another patron who needed a refill.
(What did you think was going to happen? ...  )
Posted on 2011-06-02 at 21:12:42.
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Topic: WHAT UP!!!
Subject: gboy?
.. that name is familiar... hmmm? 
Welcome back.. about time you showed up.
Posted on 2011-06-02 at 10:53:52.
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Topic: Weird War II
Subject: Run? Maybe later...
“Everybody inside the castle! NOW!”
Brutal heard the Captain’s orders… he even saw him come to the edge of the chasm and fire down… his sight of the thing coming up must have changed his mind… he couldn’t blame him really… seeing what it was coming up after them … but Brutal knew that he had to try and slow this thing down if any of them were going to make it… as the Captain turned to run Brutal had emptied his magazine. The Schmessier had a cyclic rate of 550 rds/min … and with a 32 round magazine it only took 3.5 seconds to empty the mag.
“I’ll cover you…” Was all Brutal yelled as he continued to lay on his belly … he rolled onto his left side and grabbed the MKII grenade he had on his belt… pulling the pin he let the handle fly and then took a second to take aim at the creatures large maw… then he tosses it hoping his aim was true (Use plot point here to assist)… soon as it left his hand he ducked his head back behind the lip of the chasm and lowered his head to the ground waiting for the thump of the grenade.
Posted on 2011-06-02 at 10:52:16.
Edited on 2011-06-11 at 02:53:51 by YeOlde
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Topic: The Bleeding Lute - Come on in and Play!
Subject: making friends
The man smiled and a strange light came into his eyes… he seemed to enjoy her reaction… his smile only broadened as he sat back in the chair and looked at the girl.
“They… are my friends,” he said with a grin
As he spoke the vines seemed to grow longer… they curled around the chair and then slowly snaked across the floor towards her… moving slowly through some of the bar stools as they undulated towards her… a strange darkness seemed to move with the vines… and as they reached her the darkness seemed to envelop her… cutting off the rest of the room …the vines moved around the back of her… not touching her.. But moving up slowly as if they wished to wrap around her tightly.
Posted on 2011-06-02 at 01:43:44.
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Topic: The Bleeding Lute - Come on in and Play!
Subject: revelations...
"Sir, are you trying to hide something, by chance?"
The dark lips curled up into a cruel looking smile and then the figure chuckled
“Hide? … I have nothing to hide…” he revealed, “but… I find that sometimes I … frighten people when they see me… but you seem a .. brave girl.”
With that said the strange impenetrable darkness seemed to withdraw as the figure of the man sat back… the darkness receded to show a man… black shoulder length hair … a thin framed man wearing ordinary clothing… his dark eyes became visible as the darkness pulled back and the eyes… which had appeared to glow earlier… now regarded the girl.
He seemed normal until the darkness had fully receded… then what was behind him became visible… the man sat in a large high backed wooden chair… the chair seemed almost alive… vines seemed to come out of the wood and snake around him and the filled the corner behind the chair… the vines were tipped with long 3 inch spines which seemed to drip a dark liquid which when it fell upon the floor of the place it caused the wooden planks to smoke slightly.
The man was quiet as he was revealed to her… his eyes almost seemed to bore into her as he studied her and her reaction to him… as if how she reacted was important to him… an ever present cruel looking smile graced his thin dark lips.
Posted on 2011-06-02 at 01:03:31.
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Topic: The Bleeding Lute - Come on in and Play!
Subject: darkness...
"Thank you." she says grinning and pushing a strand of silver hair behind one pointed ear. "Maybe you should try sometime. It's a lot of fun."
A eerie laugh comes from the dark corner… and the figure appears to lean forward slightly … the darkness seems to pull back ever so slightly and parts of the face almost come into view … the eyes still draped in shadow under large protruding brows… a large thin nose … and dark lips that curl into a cruel looking smile.
“I doubt you would fine my sort of … entertainment… to be fun!” he said… his tone almost mocking.
“What brings a lone drow girl so far from home?… you… aren't a half-breed are you?” the words half-breed had a strange inflection … like he intended it as an insult.
Behind the shadowy figure … something seemed to me… moving… something waved back and forth behind him… it wasn’t quite visible but gave a eerie … unworldly feeling to it… it’s movements weren’t natural.
Posted on 2011-06-02 at 00:22:09.
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Topic: The Bleeding Lute - Come on in and Play!
Subject: Joins in...
“Nice dancing little one.” a voice echoes from the darkness of the corner near the end of the bar… the voice is low but she can hear it… she might notice that no one else around her appears to have heard the words…
If she looks towards the corner she can see darkness… and then something within the darkness… a figure … just a silhouette really… and eyes… eyes that appear to glow in the darkness… she might notice… if she tries… that her infravision which should penetrate the darkness does not reveal anything further.
Posted on 2011-06-01 at 21:27:44.
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Topic: Weird War II
Subject: Horror show...
Brutal’s eyes bugged at what he saw down in the chasm at the end of those two tentacles… it almost made him hesitate… almost but he let loose with the Schmessier towards the face of that thing.
“S*** Jake move....Run Corbin....Sarge get Greta away from the bridge…….., everyone back here quick……., Holy Mother Of God!”
He heard Doc’s panicky ramblings but he ignored them… typical for a medic … he had thought the man had more backbone … well looking at what he saw down in the chasm coming there way… maybe he couldn’t fault the man … this time … but Brutal only knew one way to do things… that was to face them head on… with ’Brute’ force … besides he would rather face this thing here than to run inside the courtyard and face who knew what in there.
Posted on 2011-06-01 at 11:19:35.
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Topic: Weird War II Q n A
Subject: ...
Vanadia -- Sorry to see you leave Greta… she wont have the same ‘vigor’ … not knocking Al’s Rping but he isn’t you  but I understand your situation and hope something works out for you… hope you get a better and less stressful job. Good Luck!
Al -- Of course… Americans can conquer everything… stupid Nazis 
Posted on 2011-06-01 at 10:53:47.
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Topic: Weird War II Q n A
Subject: too late to run???
.. is that from Cthulhu? I cant place which one since I dont recall them all... Cyäegha maybe .. but no.. should be a large eye instead of the maw... hmmm.. is it too late for them to panic?
Posted on 2011-05-31 at 22:31:39.
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Topic: Weird War II Q n A
Subject: doh...
Well of course... you are right... how could I forget.
Posted on 2011-05-31 at 17:21:01.
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Topic: Weird War II Q n A
Subject: Kind of what I expected...
... yep.. tentacles.. there are always tentacles... why?
Anyway.. I reread my post and it might not be clear.. but Brutal is going to be shooting down into the chasm under the bridge as he is laying next to the bridge aiming down... if he can see something between the tentacles then he will aim for that.. unlikely I think.. probably just tentacles coming up out of the fog below... in that case he is aiming between the two tentacles where they seem to converge... must be something there... I know it is probably a waste of ammo since it seems the Germans expended alot of it and it did them little good... but hey.. it is what Brutal does.
Posted on 2011-05-31 at 16:34:47.
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Topic: Weird War II
Subject: Action at last...
"Captain! We got company!"
Brutal heard the Fraulein yell out and he tore his eyes away from the sight within the courtyard and saw the huge tentacles reaching up from the two sides of the bridge… he paused for only a moment and then with a snarl on his lips he flew into action.
“McGuiness..Run!”
He yelled a warning as he ran back to the bridge and throwing himself to his belly he slide forward the last couple of feet to the edge of the chasm… he stuck his Schmessier over the edge and looking down into the area under the bridge… he didn’t aim at the tentacles but for a spot between where they came from … he let loose with a long sustained blast from his full magazine.
Posted on 2011-05-31 at 01:43:15.
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Topic: Voyages of Rocinante - Serenity/Firefly RPG
Subject: Moving out...
Andrew smiled and nodded at Ash’s suggested actions… it made sense to him… find the ambushers… one or more of them were probably up high someplace with rifles… the first thing they had to do was find the sniper(s) and take them out.
“I like you Ash,” Andrew said with a growing smile, “you’re a man after my own heart.”
“We leave the mule here… I will go with Wolf till the Bank and then he can point out the Saloon and I will work my way around to it.”
He pulled out his earbud communicator… kind of fancy for these backwater worlds… and made sure it was set to the same frequency as Ash and Wolf before setting it in his ear… he lowered the volume to low.
“Well….” he said hopping off of the mule, “if you guys are ready… lets go surprise some folks.”
He would move with Wolf to the back of the destroyed Tong Temple and move behind the rubble sticking to the shadows… from there to the bank moving fast if when they had to cross any open areas… once they made the bank… if they did… they would hunker in the shadows of the side of the bank.
Peering out towards the street he had Wolf point out the Saloon across the street … of course his target would be on the opposite side of the street … he looked for any sign of anyone on the roof or on a balcony if present.
Leaving Wolf to handle his objective… Andrew would move behind the building on this side of the street… keeping to the shadows as much as possible… once at the end of the row of buildings… he looked around as he approached the main street.
Peering out he looked again for any sign of snipers… signs of anyone… if he saw no one he looked across the street to where he had to go… he pondered his options … then with a strange smile upon his lips… he stepped out into the street and walked towards the Saloon’s front door.
He knew he was taking a chance… that a sniper might see him and take him out … but he was counting on a couple of things here… one that he wasn’t known to anyone here… he didn’t look like any of the crew of the Rocinante that they would be looking for … he also counted on his openness of just walking across the street to make any potential sniper pause … he wasn’t trying to be sneaky … maybe it was just one of the townfolk headed for the saloon for a drink.
He hoped his ploy worked… if not … well then the sniper(s) would likely give away their position to Ash or Wolf … though he was counting on making it into the saloon.
Posted on 2011-05-31 at 00:57:19.
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Topic: Voyages of the Rocinante - Firefly RPG QnA
Subject: The plan...
Well then.. It sounds like we have a plan… now to put it into posts in the game… I cant post about Andrew until Ash states his thoughts on where the ambushers might use as vantage points that they might converge upon.
Here is details that I would state here for Andrew… while Ash heads to the Jail as you already mentioned… Andrew will accompany Wolf towards the bank (#19) using stealth past the destroyed Tong temple.. Then once near the bank he will leave Wolf there to do his thing.
Andrew will move around towards Lawrence’s Saloon (#14) again sticking to close to building and the shadows… he will not cross the street as that is inviting someone to shoot at him .. He will take the following route behind the buildings (#20, #21,, #22, very quickly across to #15, to behind #14 the Saloon. Once there he will look for a way up to the roof or a balcony that might give a good perch from which to snipe.
Once Ash posts as to the possible locations of shooters… then I will post for Andrew as to the above.
Posted on 2011-05-30 at 18:42:27.
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Topic: Voyages of the Rocinante - Firefly RPG QnA
Subject: a plan
.. sounds good.. yes we go on foot.. at least Andrew and Ash.. maybe Wolf stay on mule and he move off from Docs before hiding the mule someplace and then going to another location...
Posted on 2011-05-30 at 13:39:12.
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Topic: Weird War II Q n A
Subject: My confusion... sorry...
Almerin…. I am sorry… you are correct you did post already… also your right Eol didn’t play in this game.. I was apparently confusing this game with another…. Sorry sometimes my medicine makes me a little foggy lol
No problem Alacrity … just trying to keep this game moving so we all don’t forget it
Posted on 2011-05-30 at 13:33:54.
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Topic: Weird War II Q n A
Subject: ???
So we still missing a few posts from people it seems... The missing Eol... Almerin ... and Vanadia... RL is certainly kicking people in the pants lately ... hope everything is ok with everyone...
Posted on 2011-05-29 at 12:41:13.
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Topic: Voyages of the Rocinante - Firefly RPG QnA
Subject: ambush the ambushers...
I say the three of us find the ambush and then turn the tales on them... of course the hard part is figuring out where they might be waiting ... since Andrew doesnt know this place it will be up to Ash and Wolf to figure out that aspect... any ideas?
Posted on 2011-05-29 at 12:36:03.
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Topic: Voyages of Rocinante - Serenity/Firefly RPG
Subject: Plans in the making...
Andrew listened to Wolf and Ash … he nodded his head at their thoughts… but a sly smile grew on his lips as Wolf finished his thoughts on the possible plans.
“I like that,” he said and looked between one and the other… “I say we go looking for the Ambushers… they wont be expecting us to come at them from behind… the key is finding where they might be to ambush us… since you guys seem to know this place… where do you think the best place to ambush someone would be?”
Posted on 2011-05-29 at 12:34:05.
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Topic: Wikipedia Scavenger Hunt
Subject: Interesting game...
Well… I was working on the Kevin Bacon one but while I was doing that Admiral beat me to it…
David Evans (Yale Professor)
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy
JFK (Film)
Kevin Bacon
So on Admirals I got this one….
Skandal um Eva - a 1930 German Drama film
Drama film
Schindler’s List
Stephen Spielberg
Jurassic Park
So lets try Nergal (Babylonian Deity)
Posted on 2011-05-26 at 00:24:32.
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Topic: Loaded Dice: the Guardian, part three
Subject: Well...
.. Jing.. the new artist to come.... I anxiously await your interpretation of the characters.... I look forward to seeing them... now don't let us down!
Just kidding... or am I? 
Posted on 2011-05-25 at 10:49:40.
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Topic: Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale
Subject: Curious...
... I anxiously await your report ... what consoles will it be available on?
Posted on 2011-05-24 at 22:44:27.
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Topic: Loaded Dice: the Guardian, part three
Subject: Good Stuff....
.. I have to say it is an enjoyable tale... and I like the new look of the characters ... Dalana especially..
Posted on 2011-05-24 at 22:43:40.
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Topic: Voyages of Rocinante - Serenity/Firefly RPG
Subject: Plans....
Andrew noticed the kid’s ‘jumpiness’ and how his hand went to his gun when he saw him… Andrew wasn’t worried about the kid shooting him… he figured he would stop short of actually drawing down on him… of course if the kid had skinned Iron then Andrew wouldn’t have hesitated to defend himself … he was glad it didn’t come to that… he would have hated to find out which of the two of them was the fastest… either outcome would have been bad.
He listened to them discuss the options … much of it he didn’t understand completely as he had not been around for the previous chapter in this escapade… but then it came down to it… their options were limited…
“Well… as I see it.. Going to the Tong is risky,” he said as he kept and eye on the area around them, “… they might not help and it would require time.. Time we might not have… Time that Wyatt and the others might not have… so my suggestion is that we deal with some of the ‘problems’ … we find out where the ‘ambush’ has been set up and we ‘handle’ it.”
Posted on 2011-05-22 at 01:10:41.
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