What are you talking about now? (OOC)

[Doombot]

And very politically knowledgeable too. Did you know that Gurthang voted against the No Child Left a Dime -- er, Left Behind act?

[MadDogMaddux]

Guys, my compy is down at the moment, hence my lesser posting.

Chris, could you PM me what languages Malak speaks? :p

[Chris Chandler]

I'll have to check on my other compy - sorry for the delay.

[MadDogMaddux]

Eh, no worries, I just can't pull up any of that info on my phone :P

[Chris Chandler]

Grar! I forgot to check! I fail! Woe, woe, alack and welawey!

[LadyGlutter]

((Good eye, Omni!))

*cue music*

OmniFrost looks down, and to her surprise, she has boobs! The shock of it all sends her reeling, and her mouth drops open in a suggestive manner. She licks her lips, suddenly excited by the possibilities. All these men, all these eyes, all on her.

[Doombot]

Hooray boobs! ;)

I'm going to let Malak get first crack at a response, since he has to translate for Aros anyway.

[Chris Chandler]

I'll hold off temporarily, as well. I'll check back later tonight.

[MadDogMaddux]

Em....Chris, did you get the PM I sent?

[Chris Chandler]

I didn't get a PM.

[MadDogMaddux]

*mutters* dunno why it didn't go thru.

Heh, that's what I've been waiting on. I'll try again...

[MadDogMaddux]

Thanks, Chris! Sorry for leaving you hanging, Doom. I'll make sure Malak recovers himself at my next post and brings you into the loop.

[Doombot]

No sweat, I'm a sucker for tall girls myself. ;)

[MadDogMaddux]

:p

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Doombot]

I figure Grissi's got to be about as tall as you are, you sly dog.

[MadDogMaddux]

Hey, he just wants a woman he can see eye to eye with.

:P


Besides, holeeeee cow can she cook....and barefoot too!

[Doombot]

As long as you realize that she can't wear heels when you go out.

Will try to post later tonight.

[MadDogMaddux]

Awwww.... CRAP!!

[MadDogMaddux]

Wait, no, I've got it! In hybrid form I should be taller than her still. So I just gotta get date clothes with the beastskin enchantment....

[Doombot]

I hope that she likes her bearmen hirsute.

[MadDogMaddux]

Bearmen.....hirsute......redundant much?

[Doombot]

Only when necessary. :)

[MadDogMaddux]

Ok weird. What I posted just now in IC is pretty much identical to a post I made yesterday morning - which seems to have dissappeared. :(

[LadyGlutter]

Yeah, it's not just you. Chris made 5 posts to various things yesterday that aren't there today. There appears to have been a rollback.

[MadDogMaddux]

Ahso.

*mutters*

[Chris Chandler]

*mutters in agreement*

[Doombot]

Anyone have trouble with the server yesterday?

[LadyGlutter]

All three of the Southerners did.

[itches]

Gah, did the site go down again yesterday without me noticing?

[Doombot]

I couldn't get on all day.

[LadyGlutter]

Same here. It's been a slow week anyhoo, though, so no big.

[Chris Chandler]

The way the conversation's going is excellent, but I know that folks will be on the road and whatnot for at least the remainder of the week. Let's hold off 'til Turkey-Day is over.

Have a good holiday!

[MadDogMaddux]

fair 'nuff.

y'know, provided that the forum doesn't roll back and undo all we've did in the last week. :P

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

[itches]

Ouch, burn.

[LightBringer]

lol, nice one. Yeah I will be home tomorrow night after the Renn-faire.

I'll be sure to get something up Saturday. I hope everyone had a great day!! :)

[LadyGlutter]

Okay, normalcy resumes... now. Oh wait, nope, that didn't work. ;)

[MadDogMaddux]

Current Normality - 1.2356^10:1 and falling.....

[LadyGlutter]

Hey, looks like Charlie Weis was fired. I know you're broken up about that, LB.

[LadyGlutter]

So, I'd like to take this time to say,


ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

:cool::cool::cool::cool:!!!

That is all!

[MadDogMaddux]

Ok guys, read the following carefully. This may be the only time in my life that I ever say this:


Wooooot!!!! Roll Tide!!!!

[Doombot]

I'm mostly out of the football loop since BigTen season is over. Did 'bama beat Florida or something?

Regardless: Go Saban! Roll Tide!

[LadyGlutter]

Yeah, something like that. ;)

[Doombot]

After seeing these posts, I got curious and looked it up. Sadly, it's the only game from that night that I could not find the high-lights for. Go 'Bama!

[Chris Chandler]

You know, when I was changing the channel to the game Saturday I lingered just a second too long on PBS' "Sewing with Nancy (http://www.wpt.org/sewingwithnancy/)", because it looked like some infomercial. I quipped to LG, after she explained that it was unlikely that Nancy would be discussing the game, that you never know, Nancy could have quite the detailed analysis on the Bear Defense, and then changed channels.

Methinks, Doom, that you might have stumbled upon Cute Overload and, thinking it was a sports site, came up emptyhanded. You never know, though. Chicks know more about football that you might think.

[Doombot]

Indeed they do; I would have to say that Angela is probable more knowledgeable about it than I am. But on the ESPN site, they offered highlights of each game -- except for Alabama-Florida. All they had were interviews with Tebow, Saban, et al. about who played well, how it felt to be in whichever ranking was applicable, and who was hungrier during the third and fourth quarters.

And let me tell you, none of them were very cute.

[MadDogMaddux]

*snicker*

Sorry, couldn't be helped.

[Doombot]

Oh, you wascally wabbit!

[Doombot]

Fashion show? What is this, Athas' Next Top Model?

[LadyGlutter]

Ha, like you have any room to talk!! I just called it like I saw it. All of that about the clothing had just passed me by when I read it the first time. When you you posted about Aros paying attention to those little details I was relieved to have something to contribute, so thanks! ;)

[Doombot]

That's what I'm here for! But seriously, if those 'city outfits' are going to make me look like a bad guy from Beyond the Thunderdome, I'll pass. A little thong and a face mask over some breeches and a breastplate are going to look pretty damn stupid. Long loose clothing though...that just might do.

[Chris Chandler]

Who rules Bartertown?


Louder.

[Doombot]

mumblemumble

[Chris Chandler]

Say it louder.

[MadDogMaddux]

Merry christmas friends!!!!!

[LadyGlutter]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Who knew that Wii boxing was so adorable? Well, really the players, but oh my goodness -- they're little dervishes!

[Doombot]

Fröliche Weihnachten!

[Tashalar]

Your forgot the 'h'! But other than that... yay! Fröhliche Weihnachten everyone indeed! :nod:

[Doombot]

Dammit! Sorry Tash, I'm getting sloppy. I'm at about 1/10th capacity for speaking German, due to lack of use. Ich bin traurig.

[LightBringer]

Sorry for the none show it's been busy. I hope everyone had a great Christmas!

Yeah out little bit is now Wii happy, and the boxing is a blast. :)

[LadyGlutter]

What did Malak and Grissi just agree to? A date in a month from now? That seems a trifle... formal to me. Y'all talked around "talking plainly" to where I am just confused. (And before anyone else says it, I AM worrying my pretty little head about it!)

[Doombot]

Oh yeah! Malak's got the hots for a hot elf chick! Woot woot!

[Chris Chandler]

And now we see the gamut of emotional response.

[MadDogMaddux]

I don't think a "date" was agreed upon. Just tha Malak is interested, but only if she'd be willing/able to come WITH him upon Marriage.

Think of it as a setting of terms at the outset of negotiations. :p

[LadyGlutter]

Lol, I was thinking perhaps that was what was going on. At least I'm not imagining it. I was actually worried I was jumping to conclusions with the thinking Malak was looking for life.

So... what, it's supposed to be love at first sight, eh? *gags*

And anyway, who says she's a HOT elf chick? Chris was decidedly short on description of all of these new people's features. Elf and chick, yeah, but I hear the name "Grissi" and picture gristle. Oh, but it's an elf, how can it help but be hot. *gags again*

EDIT:

So now, Chris is picking on me for being jealous for Mizuki's sake. No, Malak already was wowed by Mizuki. That's not it. And anyway, it's more that my mental image is NOT matching up at all. The word 'matriarch' also tells me different things than Malak is apparently seeing. Matriarch elves go away to the Western Lands. I gotta go in character and get a description of these peoples. :D

[MadDogMaddux]

Actually, some of what you're keying on is WHY Malak is attracted.

She has an air of rugged strength and determination that is tempered with poise and grace. I decided to RP Malak as attracted to her when Chris described her in those terms, with piercings and tattoos.

Malak looks at her and sees someone with the strength and spirit to be a COMPANION to him.

Not to say that Omni or Mizuki do not, but
A) I'm never much of a fan of interpersonal romance between PCs
B) Mizuki would likely be more master than Companion to him
C) Omni and Malak are still tenuously friends at best right now
D) there is a fierceness and ruggedness to Grissi that Malak finds very appealing - at least as I read her...


Hopefully that helps?

[Doombot]

Plus she's an elf, so that makes her smokin' hot. :P Like Gabe says, (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/12/2/) 'It's not gay if it's an elf.'*


*Spoilers for DA: O. Be warned.

[LadyGlutter]

Y'all are nutty.

Like I said, this isn't because Malak is going for Grissi rather than the PCs. More that he's talking about something so serious so soon. I guess, though, it's already been established that Mizuki and I take way longer to make lasting judgements about people than Malak.

But I gotta say, if it were about Mizuki wanting Malak, and Mizuki's giving off a Mistress kinda vibe -- I'm a funny sort of paladin of freedom. :P

"Kneel! Wait, no, I mean, be free. I command it."

[MadDogMaddux]

Yeah, that's not what I meant. Not that she'd intentionally dominate him. But unintentionally - simply through force of character.


And, yeah, maybe it was a quick Judgment, but there was no lifelong commitment made - just an opening.

[Chris Chandler]

To answer Malak's question, logistically it is quite feasible, LB.

[Doombot]

So happy New Year everyone, and I hope everyone gets/got what they want for bowl games. Penn State and Wisco won their bowl games, and OSU beat Oregon in a surprising victory to finally win a bowl game and (just maybe) restore a little swagger to the Big Ten. MSU, of course, did not win. But we did play pretty darn well considering we were short half our team and TT was essentially playing a home game. Go Green!

[LightBringer]

Happy New Year to you too, Doom.

I'll leave the rest of that to the college fans. :)

[Chris Chandler]

The game I've been waiting for isn't until Thursday. Sorry the Spartans didn't pull it out this year. They had a pretty decent season, all told.

[Doombot]

We were 7 points from being 9-3. Next year, we just have to finish those close games.

[LadyGlutter]

Yes, a very late Happy New Year, all!!

[MadDogMaddux]

Well, the reality is that Alabama shouldn't be playing Texas anyhow. Talk about a crap call.

If I didn't already hate Texas, I'd be rooting extra for Alabama just because of that. As it is, I might even watch the game and cheer a bit. :p

[LadyGlutter]

That is very, very true.

We're due for a snowfall Thursday. Alabama doesn't get much snow. There's quite a bit of worry that there will be massive power outages during the game, and Armeggedon will commence. 2012 nothing. :P

[MadDogMaddux]

That's your prediction for the score? 2012 - nothing?

[Doombot]

Silly southerners and your inability to handle snow. As it is, I keep hoping for some big team from the deep south to come up and challenge a Big Ten team for the Motor City Bowl or the Liberty Bowl or something. It was pretty fun watching Arkansas freeze their tails off at the Liberty Bowl the other day, kicking rock-hard footballs willy-nilly.

[LadyGlutter]

LOL

Still, when it doesn't snow but once every two years or so, it's kinda hard to develop good driving skills or know how to use that rusty old street scraper. Plus, the local drivers get confused when any kind of wet falls from the skies. I hear that's a problem everywhere, though.

There's been threats to the local ABC weatherman (http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=25827). That's some nasty sportsmanship. :tsk:

[Doombot]

I have a question for you, and I hope it doesn't sound too insulting: do you guys know what sleet is? The only reason I ask is that my aunt had a washing machine delivery guy from CA a few years back, and he had no idea what sleet was when she told him to drive safe because it was sleeting out.

[LadyGlutter]

Oh yeah, we have sleet on occasion, but it usually comes along with tornadoes. Teensy bits of ice mixed in with rain. We also have ice storms, with freezing rain. Those are not fun at all, because they almost always mean broken power lines and tree limbs and even more wrecks than snow would. The world turns so gorgeous, though. I lived through several ice storms as a little kid before I ever saw my first snow.

[MadDogMaddux]

Hey! Looks like you guys broke the Colt!

Roll Tide!!!

[LightBringer]

Yeah, the Tide Rolled right over them!!

[Chris Chandler]

Texas still nearly took the game. Their defense was monstrous. What was it, 6 sacks? Are you kidding? Really good, if ugly, game.

[Doombot]

Six sacks? Wow, sounds like they borrowed Greg Jones. Who? Greg Jones!

[LadyGlutter]

ROLL TIDE!!!!


Yeah. It was a nail biter, even with Colt out of the picture. I kind of wish he'd been in, because already so many people are trying to put an asterisk on the game. Within two minutes of the game ending, I was reading from people who were discounting the victory. That kind of talk is just disrespectful to Gilbert (the replacement QB) -- he did great for a freshman quarterback in a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP situation he didn't expect to be in, and showed that he could turn things around real quick. Anyway, you don't count on only one person to make sure your team functions properly, or else you lose when that person can't play.

Ironically, it turns out that McElroy (our QB) played the whole game with two broken ribs that he got in the Florida game last month. That explains a lot about how he was playing.

Best comment I heard so far about the game, though, was in reference to celebration after a lineman made a TD and threw the ball off somewhere, bouncing up and down like he was in a Moonwalk. People were talking smack about how undisciplined that was, especially for Alabama.

"Linemen, sir, are special cases."

[LightBringer]

Hey, it's a team sport like you said, and if they want to put an asterik, then I ask, "Since when do quarterbacks play Defense?"

Furthermore, Big Ben hurt his throwing arm shoulder as well last week, and he played through it, letting it hang limp until he stepped up for the snap, for a large portion of the game.

What!?! Is the Colt that much of a wuss??

[MadDogMaddux]

Well, I for one would like to see Boise State vs. Alabama - but it'll never happen. :p

re: Colt -it's a good thing for him he got hurt, if he's lucky it'll be enough to keep him from being drafted by the Rams.

[Chris Chandler]

I'd be more worried about seeing such a career flounder for two years with the Lions!

[MadDogMaddux]

Same thing these days. The Lions get second pick, I believe, and already have a young QB they're bleeding dry. The Rams, on the other hand, have 1st pick and....Bulger.

I'm just waiting for them to draft a promising college QB, start him immediately, and so ruin his carreer.

[Doombot]

It's funny; our awesome QB from a few years ago (Drew Stanton) is awesome, and so far -- from what I've heard -- he's put on a pretty good show on the rare occasion that they put him in. Of course, this is the Lions, and we can't have any winners playing, so he seldom sees playtime. But hey, if the first and second-string QBs bite it, we have a shot!

[MadDogMaddux]

/me pulls his shirt off, smears blue and silver body paint all over himself, and runs around screaming at the top of his lungs.

[LadyGlutter]

*averts her eyes*

[MadDogMaddux]

Just waiting for confirmation that the spell worked. I haven't been able to successfully cast since arriving, so if it did, major implications on my reaction.

[Chris Chandler]

Yes, the spell worked, hence the description of the spell effect. There is, indeed, something going on with divine spells, but yours was successful this time.

[MadDogMaddux]

/me pees his pants with excitement.

Thanks!

[LadyGlutter]

Glad my eyes were averted. Seeing all the driplets of body paint on the ground is disconcerting enough.

[Doombot]

That's not half as scary as seeing someone still so crazy about the Lions that they're willing to paint their bodies. And I'm from Michigan!

[MadDogMaddux]

Lol

[Chris Chandler]

I didn't know anyone was crazy about the Lions. I assumed he meant the Cowboys and was being ironic.

[MadDogMaddux]

Ironic?

[Chris Chandler]

Eh, don't worry about. It's pro football anyways.

[MadDogMaddux]

....so infinitely better than college ball. I understand that. But I still don't follow you... ?

[LightBringer]

Woohoo, the Saints move on. Now let's see if the Vikes can follow.

[Doombot]

For the record, College Football > Pro football.

[LightBringer]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Well the Vikes did it, now I have to watch the 2 teams I've rooted for all season go head to head. :worry:

[MadDogMaddux]

Yeah, the Vikes looked awesome.

Sadly, my Cowboys forgot to show up and play. :/

Ah well, let's go Favre!

[Chris Chandler]

So Vikings and Saints, eh? May the best team win!

[LightBringer]

That's my plan! I'm gonna root for whoever has the ball, and be happy that I have a team to root for in the Superbowl. :)

[MadDogMaddux]

Um....you guys aren't waiting on me to do/say something, are you?

[LightBringer]

lol, could be. :)

[LadyGlutter]

Actually, it's been C we've been waiting on, but he has been a pathetic puny puddle the last few days. Usually I <strike>nag</strike> remind him about posting, but I've been lax about that. I figure he's had enough torture with me making him eat raw garlic and drink vinegar and grapefruit seed extract and all.

In other news, y'all might be interested in this -- Gamers Helping Haiti (http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=78023&SRC=haiti), where a $20 donation gets you over $1000 worth of RPG titles. I figure it's quite likely that'll be $1000 worth of junk, but who knows? And the $20 is what matters most, anyway.

[LadyGlutter]

The metagamer in me is holding off for both Scratch and OmniFrost before I react to all that.

[LightBringer]

If I thought my 20 dollars would make it past the airport I might be more generous, but I'm not seeing that happening. It's a pretty pathetic show that we can't get anything done down there.

[LightBringer]

Okay, this is messed up. I read the pm first, and had my intitial thoughts on the content. I posted to Production, then to here in OoC. LG's meta comment gave me 'Hmmmm, what's up" moment, and I went to Ic.

Now I read the 2 extreme reactions to the same pm I got, and am like 'That's no where near the same reaction as I had when I read the pm'.

I'll think on it some, and post later.

[Chris Chandler]

((Waiting on further input from the rest of you))

[Doombot]

I'll try to post a reply later tonight, if time allows. Chris, is there anything I should know about the river? Location, basic description, etc? For one, I'm assuming it's wet.

[Chris Chandler]

The river -

It is a lush subtropical gorge, full of exotic flowers and trees. The river is wide and slow moving and there are small islands along the central channel. You get the sense that it was early evening, and still warm. You only see a section of the river as you never looked behind you and the river's flow faded into the night air.

[LadyGlutter]

I start into the workforce tomorrow after a haitus of full time (money earning) work for... 9 years? I'm nervous as crap. Wish me luck! :)

[MadDogMaddux]

Luck!

[Doombot]

Good luck! You'll do just fine!

[Doombot]

First chemistry exam was last night. It went much better than I anticipated, so I guess burying myself in my textbook for four or five hours a day paid off.

[Chris Chandler]

Good deal, Doom. I hope that it continues to do well.

[Doombot]

I'll find out tonight how I did. I know that I missed at least one, since I had a brain fart and couldn't remember the definition of 'amphoteric.' And, of course, it came to me the next day at work.

[LadyGlutter]

Wait, I don't check in this many days in a row and there's absolutely no Superbowl talk? Wow.

[Chris Chandler]

LB's likely still recovering from his... celebrating.

[Doombot]

Um, go Saints? I dunno, I don't really follow pro football. I only know four things: The Lions suck, Ringer plays for the Titans, Peko plays for the bengals, and Ditka vs. a hurricane is a no brainer...unless it's Hurricane Ditka.

[MadDogMaddux]

When you get down to it, there really wasn't a superbowl to speak of...

[LightBringer]

I'm back. I was totally unable to get to the website yesterday. I tried like 5 times but it kept telling me it couldn't find the site.

Hmmm sounds like someone was rooting for the Colts, cause that was a heck of a defensive battle on both sides.

oh yeah, "YAY SAINTS" :cool::cool::cool:

[Chris Chandler]

See, toldya he was celebrating.

[LadyGlutter]

I knew that some people suffer kindly through college talk, so what the hey? ;) Props to the Saints!

[MadDogMaddux]

No kibbitz, the Saints played a good game. But I'm aggrieved and irritated at the fact that two teams that are offensive powerhouses failed to make a real shootout of it. The game simply lacked any intensity, and that was really dissappointing to me.

[Doombot]

Sorry about my absence guys, I've been having trouble getting to ORP until today.

[LightBringer]

Actually MD thats why I enjoyed it so, the defenses finally stepped up and actually did some work. They didn't get any sacks, well except the one, or really good hits, but the coverage in the secondary was outstanding. I like a high scoring game myself, but I was very happy it wasn't all on one side of the scoreboard. That's the games that I don't like. What's the point of watching if one team is ahead by 30 points.

[Doombot]

I'd like to file a grievance against LG and Mizuki: she's using 'mass charm monster,' when these are clearly people that we're dealing with. She's being racially insensitive, so I demand that she be sent to sensitivity training.

[Chris Chandler]

With a CHA score like hers, everyone else is a monster.

[MadDogMaddux]

...says the doting husband. ;)

[Chris Chandler]

I'm... unsure of what you mean, sir, *nudge nudge*...

[LightBringer]

Sorry about any delays guys, we're moving the other office into our building this week, things are crazy. Next week may be better. I hope. :P

[LadyGlutter]

In case I just confused anyone, I was posting that "Zora" post to the wrong thread. Hi.

I am having crazy weeks, also-too. As of the end of last week, I'm finally getting off at my scheduled time now, though, so I should be smoothing out, too. :)

[LadyGlutter]

Also! LB asked me to post and let y'all know it might be next week before he's able to post properly. He's got work stuff going a bit crazy around him, and I think it's making his poor brain a bit harder than usual. :D

[Doombot]

I didn't realize his brain was hard to begin with, nor that that was even a problem. Granted, my brain is moist and tender -- a veritable zombie delicacy -- but I don't see that as a reason to scorn those whose brains have a certain...unsoftness to them.

[LadyGlutter]

I think maybe, perhaps, I left a word out there. Perhaps "work" should slide in between "brain" and "a little bit harder"?

[MadDogMaddux]

Maybe...but that's not NEARLY as much fun. :P

[Chris Chandler]

No, it's nice to picture LB with an old, crusty brain.

[Doombot]

It's just a bit stale guys, it could happen to anyone. :)

[LightBringer]

Lol, I wish I had the time for it to become stale!! :P

No, we're just moving the company into one building. So eveyone is all, "My mouse don't work", "Why doesn't my srceen work", and crap like that. Like they come before setting up the network, and bringing the iSeries up. Heeelllllloooooo!!!

I'm like "Plug your mouse in, and press the power button on your screen!"

And you know the scary thing......those work!!! :O

[Doombot]

What language is the tanner speaking? One I recognize?

[Chris Chandler]

The tanner is speaking the dwarven tongue - thanks for making a note of it. Dwarven seems to be a sort of trade language, at least around here.

[Doombot]

Sorry for not stepping up and dealing with that jackass, LB. Aros doesn't speak dwarven. :P Probably should though.

[LightBringer]

No big, that's Omni for you. Just thinking the tone was enough for one of you to smack him upside the head. :]

If had he had shown some actual concern for Dar who has been missing for some time, the way people keep reacting, Omni would have been far more pleasent, but he's harshing her buzz. LOL

[MadDogMaddux]

*chuckle*

Yup, no dwarven here either. And looks like before I can get a translation, the group pacifist is gonna pick a fight. :p

[LightBringer]

I think you have Omni confused with Mizuki. LOL

Omni's always ready to kick some ass, if the mood is right. :fun:

[MadDogMaddux]

:p

[LadyGlutter]

Yeah, I thought it was clear I'm the party pacifist!!!

It's been one of those weeks. Some good, some bad, some exhausting. I'm going to try to get back to posting more regularly, though. Right now my computer hates me, though, just FYI.

[Doombot]

Chris: How many auras are on/around the home? And also, do any of the circles look disturbed?

[Chris Chandler]

There are five auras on the house right now. It looks as though up to 20 auras of some form had been established, but most have been either disturbed, disrupted, or otherwise made unusable. Every aura or evidence of a passed dweomer has the signature of abjurative magic. There are none that seem more potent that a moderate abjuration, though.

If you want to try and figure out just what spells are actually on the home, let me know.

[Doombot]

I would, if you could be so kind.

[Chris Chandler]

The five spells on the house are

Magic Circle against Evil (x2, one in front of the front doorframe and one along the back wall, you can tell that there have been repeat castings of these spells)
Guards and Wards (within the interior of the home - you can glance through the single loosely shuttered window).
Arcane Lock (on the back wall)
Glyph of Warding (in front of the front doorframe)

[LadyGlutter]

I'm missing Aros' second option. (I asked Chris, too, to make sure I wasn't being dizzy. ;) He only saw the one.)

[Doombot]

Ok, I clarified a bit. Thanks for the catch; that's what I get for talking to Ange and trying to type at the same time. Basically, the options are:

1) Aros enters the house on his own, taking advantage of his constant nondetection effect to bypass the glyph
2) Try to use dispelling strike (subject to Chris' ok) to take out some of the spells
3) Drop an ESA antimagic field and have everyone stick close to him.

[Doombot]

Chris, do those footprints that Malak found jive with the spells at all? For example, does it seem that the woman that was circling the house is the one responsible for casting all the circles, and the dwarf is responsible for the glyphs, etc, etc?

[LightBringer]

Sorry guys, RL has been seriously hectic.

[Chris Chandler]

You would peg the dwarf as the sole spellcaster. The girl's path never wavers nor seems to slow or stop until it branches off, leaving the house. The dwar's prints clearly stop at those regular intervals. The other set is different and apart, more recent.

[LadyGlutter]

Sorry guys, RL has been seriously hectic.


Ditto! I got a 13 minute lunch break today, though, LOL. Seriously, also have been trying to work out a little more relaxation time. It's hard to concentrate on thinking about stuff, even if it's fun, when all day long you're putting out fires. BTW, glass in salads kinda freaks people out. Go figure.

[Doombot]

That's because they're pansies.

[MadDogMaddux]

Pansies are actually one of the hardier flowers....

[Doombot]

*sigh* Fine. It's because they're a bunch of pusscakes.

[LightBringer]

Rofl!!!

[Chris Chandler]

That made me breathe tortilla chip. Nicely done.

*cough*

[Doombot]

Hey, it's what I do. Happy to be of service! :)

[Doombot]

Woohoo! And the Spartans move on to the Elite Eight! One game away from the Final Four!

[MadDogMaddux]

Yeah, I was really pullin' for NIU too.....just cuzza you, Doomie. :P

[Doombot]

I love you to MDM.




...to death!

[MadDogMaddux]

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs426.ash1/23577_389964258512_535153512_3765819_7932054_n.jpg

Hoping this loads: just for Doom - this picture was taken out in front of the stadium shortly before the Tennessee / MSU game while I was working. Some kid painted it and was willing to let me borrow for the picture.

Go Spartans! :p

[Doombot]

Has anyone ever told you that you're quite a handsome man? Of course, anyone wearing Spartan getup is. ;)

Go Green! Spartans in the Final Four!

[Doombot]

So what are we looking at Chris, a Wall of Force? That's kind of the general idea I'm getting here. Or is this Not For Me To Know?

[Chris Chandler]

That is specifically it, a wall of force.

[MadDogMaddux]

Doom.....dang, I'm sorry brom that sucked.

[Doombot]

Thanks for the condolences. . All of our games are close, this one was just close the wrong way. :(

Ah well. There's always next year!

[Chris Chandler]

They certainly put on a good showing.

[Doombot]

They got a lot farther than they should have, given the injuries they had to put up with. Lucious and Allen showed up in a remarkable way once Lucas went down.

[Doombot]

Too bad about Butler. I was really hoping they would do it, partly because they're the home team, partly because they're the underdogs, partly because I hate Duke and didn't want coach K to win another National Championship. But mostly because, had they won, it would have completely revived my battered and broken EvenFlo bracket and I would have risen, like a fiery, phoenixy Jesus Christ from the bottom of the rankings to number one, which would bestow upon me not only $180, but eternal bragging rights.

As it is, I placed in the number two spot, out of sixty, and won $75, and that ain't hay. The bragging rights aren't quite as good, but they're pretty damn close. My bracket was atrocious after the first couple of weeks.

[MadDogMaddux]

Thanks Doom.

Originally Malak had an animal companion, a falcon named Jess (pun intended)! I couldn't remember if I'd moved that name to a bow or not.

He has two bows, Jess and Bessie I think. Jess should be sacred/holy/metalline, and Bessie should be wounding/greater dispelling/shattermantle.....

Can't get to my record sheets right now, sadly.

[Doombot]

Got the Red Ring of Death right in the middle of my Dragon Age tonight. Looks like my extended warranty expired December 29th 2009, so I think I know what my bracket winnings are going to. :P

[Chris Chandler]

Oh no!!! That sucks Doom! Warranties are made to expire just before the products do, too.

[MadDogMaddux]

What is this red ring of death?

[Doombot]

It goes on an Xbox 360, and looks like this:
http://static.squidoo.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens1769536_ring_of_death.JPG

Those red lights are supposed to be green indicator lights that show what controller is currently turned on. When they appear like so, it typically means you have hardware failure, which, I understand, is often the result of using lead-free solder that becomes brittle when exposed to high heat, like the inside of a game console. It's supposedly an easy fix, but if you try, then Microsoft won't touch it should you need to send it in.

[LightBringer]

Well since the warranty is over, sounds like it's time to get the old solder gun out of the closet. :)

[Doombot]

If I'm lucky, it's just dust and cat hair.

Ah, who am I kidding? I spent all my luck during March Madness.

[LightBringer]

Lol, could be.

[Doombot]

Cat hair: Negative
Cat urine: Affirmative

There's some corrosion of the circuit board below the power switch under the main face plate, and there's dried urine all over the inside of the box. When I explained to my roommate the reason his cat needed to be re-homed, he said he'd be willing to pay for a new Xbox, should it be required. Looks like he gets to keep his promise.

[MadDogMaddux]

Wow, his cat peed on your X-Box?


*stifles a snicker*

[Chris Chandler]

That is lame. It's good that your roomie is being good about picking up a replacement, though. Cat must not have liked the game you were playing. Did you buy Leliana the cute little nug or something?

[MadDogMaddux]

I'm guessing we're currently stymied by real life intrusions?

[LadyGlutter]

Well, Mizuki is waiting to hear Aros' reaction. Not because it'll change what she does so much as she's just curious.

[Doombot]

You mean this reaction?
Feeling Malak's hand on my shoulder, I halt where I am. Why can you not leave this place? And who are you, that you should know so much about it?
;)

[LadyGlutter]

Yeah. I'm not sure if I hear it or not. Chris' post confused me. Course I wasn't any more clear above. >.<

[MadDogMaddux]

*amused chuckling*

So in this game, which spans thousands of miles between players, the binding point of confusion is between the two who see each other on a daily basis, face-to-face. :p

LOL!

[Doombot]

Ain't technology great?

[MadDogMaddux]

I'd say yes, except that I'm having a lousy day for technology.

My phone (primary source of internet) is having all sorts of trouble navigating the web.

On top of that, and decidedly worse, it seems that some external agency has decided that my primary two e-mail accounts are spam and has locked them down so that all e-mail to them bounces.

Lame.

[Doombot]

If you quit sending mass emails about Nigerian princes selling penis-enlargement pills for eighty-four million dollars, you probably wouldn't have that problem.

Probably.

[LadyGlutter]

That's you? OMG, you're famous!!!

*amused chuckling*

So in this game, which spans thousands of miles between players, the binding point of confusion is between the two who see each other on a daily basis, face-to-face. :p

http://www.online-roleplaying.com/forums/images/smilies/smiley%20-%20laugh.gif!

But... but... we're married.

Doesn't that exempt us from communication?

*hides*

[Chris Chandler]

Um. I thought I heard LG say something.

Huh. Ah well. So, what's the hold up?

[LightBringer]

The hold up for me, was I just stopped checking the thread. After the third or fourth day I just quit caring. I managed to prod myself into checking this morning, barely.

[Doombot]

*dangles carrot in front of LB*

[MadDogMaddux]

Doom.

Seriously.


Pull your pants back up.


Nobody here wants to see that.

[Doombot]

Stop bragging about your circumcision!


Did I just cross the line?

[LadyGlutter]

Cut it out!

[Chris Chandler]

Doom, I've got a tip for you... No wait.

[LightBringer]

Lol, was that a carrot Doomie? It looked more like a leaded No.2!

[Doombot]

You must mean 2 inches.

...from the floor! Ba-zing!

[MadDogMaddux]

Cut it out!

Off....


....you meant off.

[MadDogMaddux]

You must mean 2 inches.

...from the floor! Ba-zing!

When you're laying stomach down on the floor, that is...

[Doombot]

You're just jealous you can't do even one cock push-up.

[LadyGlutter]

Oh my. The mental images.

[Chris Chandler]

What a cock-up.

[LightBringer]

Rofl!!

[MadDogMaddux]

http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/freebies/PDQ.pdf

Wow. Just.......really elegant game system. For FREE! (Unless you want the more fleshed out version at www.7skies.net)

Forget about the Swashbuckling flavor, and the possibilities are both endless and easy!!!

[LadyGlutter]

Definitely will check it out. Thanks!

[Doombot]

Sorry about the lapse in posting. Michigan springtime is playing hell with our satellite reception.

[LadyGlutter]

Hey - we had Imagicon over the weekend, and then Chris came back to find out he's got work drama. Yes, even working from home has drama. Anyhoo, he'll post soon, but I thought I ought to update you.

[Doombot]

Oh good, I was beginning to think the zombies ate him.

[Chris Chandler]

No, you kill those with fire.

No, work drama entailed someone not letting me know that he was impatient until he said, "I'm going to cancel the project." I had to scramble to finish the part that I was working on, and still will likely have to work to convince him that I consider him a priority. Communication is key. I wish that people would, you know, actually use it sometimes.

[LadyGlutter]

*whistles*

[Doombot]

Sorry 'bout the absence; had a tree down on the line and was out of power for a while. Finally got it fixed -- will try to post tonight if work doesn't get me down.

[LadyGlutter]

I'm going to beg everyone's mercy for another day. I've been online a bit, but only mindless stuff. I'm medicated (yes again) and it's making me woozy.

[MadDogMaddux]

Um, hey, Chris.....pretty sure we were opening the OUTSIDE door to let Mizu and Omni in, not the trap door....?

[Doombot]

Ditto MDM. I suppose that I was rather vague though.

[Chris Chandler]

Oh, my mistake - I'll make a change post in just a moment.

[MadDogMaddux]

Clarification: isn't Tiber blind? Should I be startled that he's sensing the outcomes of our actions as if he were able to see?

[Chris Chandler]

You have some idea that he's able to see past his eyes.

[Doombot]

So it appears that the window (and possibly other pre-manufactured openings) opens out to the Material plane, whereas impromptu exits, such as the one we made, open out to the Ethereal plane, correct?

[Chris Chandler]

It appears so. Cracks in the exterior walls, too, show the Material Plane. The portal on the roof, though is sealed, as if the trap door is no longer there.

[MadDogMaddux]

ROFL!!!

Epic-level unsuspected Zone of Truth FTW!!!!

[Doombot]

Hey Chris, could I make a Knowledge: Arcana check to see what would happen if I popped up an AMF in the house?

[Chris Chandler]

Sure -

The AMF would be localized here. If you are in a pocket dimension, then you are here. The AMF would not affect your location. You see glimpses of the material plane, but you have shown that they are windows (one literally), but not portals, when you chopped through the wall directly. There is additional extradimensional space being created through some means (you are not sure if it is a spell, or what sort of transmutation or conjuration could pull off such a trick), but the AMF wouldn't suppress anything to cause you to shift back. I mean, the house, as far as you can tell, is in a pocket within the Ethereal. It just so happens to have some link back to the material plane. An AMF would not help you access that link.

[Doombot]

That's good to know. I was more worried about catastrophic failure, but it sounds to me like that's not going to be an issue.

[MadDogMaddux]

Hey Chris, am I reading you right, that the extra footprints seem *current* rather than prior?

[Chris Chandler]

They do, indeed. In fact, should you be patient enough (which, as the hunter of the undead, I expect just a pinch of patience) you will see other prints materialize. Nothing so nice as you watching some invisible entity making tracks in real time, but rather from time to time another trail making itself known.

[MadDogMaddux]

SuhWEET!!!!!!

He thinks I'm patient!!!

[LadyGlutter]

At what point would Mizuki quit being able to hear Malak and Aros' conversation?

[Chris Chandler]

It would be more like a "You could hear them before you left" and "Now you cannot hear them". I should have mentioned that earlier. OmniFrost was not able to hear the conversation.

[LightBringer]

No problem.

[LightBringer]

So, I take it, I used that charm on Lydda? I was trying to give it to her, so she would have something that might help her later. Lol, oh well, I hope it helped her out anyways.

I'm back from our weekend mini-vacation. I hope everyone else had a good weekend too!

[Chris Chandler]

Let's just say it was activated upon her - sound good?

[Doombot]

I mentioned it in the other game, but I believe I neglected to mention it here (I guess I consider ORP to be one big soup, where everybody knows everything at some point): I will be on the road the next several days, and thus will have spotty web access, likely to the point of non-existence. If I can peek my head in, I will, but you guys may not see much of me until Sunday. Toodles!

[LightBringer]

Have a good trip/week. We'll see you, when we see you.

[MadDogMaddux]

Tsk!

How are you not just checking in from your iPhone/Android Phone/Blackberry?

Luddite! :p

[LightBringer]

Just curious, is Malak going to answer that question or not?