Ok, now I totally expect to find a room with an orc guarding a pie in the massive dungeon.

Gnomes...are you <zarking> kidding me! GNOMES!?

...You know what, that is a really valuable book

So what do you do......?

Your DM's caught a bit of a bug - off to the doctor tomorrow and then I'll try to get moving again.

Is orc pie like rat tart? I even tried to have a piece without so much rat in it....

In this game, I would never, ever, never quote a line from Monty Python,... or Apocalypse Now, ... or Bugs Bunny.  Nope, not going to do it.

Please be aware that we will "shortly" be moving RPoL to a shiny new server in a different location (Silicon Valley, California).

RPoL has been running off it's current software for about nine years now.  The operating system is out of date and no longer supported.  The hardware was upgraded once, three years ago, but the hard drives are the original and one has failed.  It's time to move to a newer operating system and newer equipment.

Our current host (NetDepot) has been very good to us but pricing has unfortunately increased for a modern equivalent of what we currently have.  Additionally virtualisation allows for a dedicated-like experience at a fraction of the cost.  In this instance 19/52s of a fraction, or around 36.5% of our current cost (if you want to be all user-friendly about it).

We'll be going from 3 GB memory to 8, a faster CPU (though less cores), and storage will be nice and fast on SSD (rather than 9 year old spinning disks).  Initial testing is promising and the new server looks very fast (up to 4 times faster for a very complex page), though take that with a grain of salt as it's not under any load at the moment.

Due to the fact we have to move a lot of data between locations there will be some downtime while the new server is updated with the latest from the current.  I will do dry runs before the final migration to give you a better estimate of the time it will take.

I'm not sure when exactly.  NetDepot have informed us they need to move our server in the next few days so it'd be nice to get it done by then, but I don't think I'd have sufficient testing by then to be comfortable to pull the trigger.

http://quizzes.howstuffworks.c...-or-tolkien-elf-quiz

Little gift for you all!

In reply to Holly Berry (msg # 57):

I know it has been beat to death, but I never understood level limits.  You are telling me an elf who can live 100's or more years cant advance further training as a fighter past 7?  (7 is from memory, dont quote me on it. )

As I understand it, it would go something like this: X becomes a, say, 7th-level thief. He then decides to become a magi user. So our neophyte is mixed in with far more capable party members. How would the GM share out XPs? The description is on p. 33; I found two-classing ridiculous on its face.

Yes the methodology is cumbersome and restrictions severe, but again it's probably tested for game balance.  If it wasn't quite hard it would be common for humans to do it.  I'm dubious as to whether it would be as good a combination as multi-classing and being demi-human.

I see no reason why the DM wouldn't still share out XP in the same way.  It means the 'new' class would progress quickly at least initially.  We all know it is not uncommon for some in the party do more than others, so as long as the character was role played to their ability and didn't just sit back and do nothing I don't see a need to share out XP differently.  There is often a mix of levels in this game and Jeff shares out the XP evenly.

"Jeff shares out XP evenly."  That is NOt a true statement, he usually gives me more than you.  After all he likes me more!

Sorry, guess I didn't do a good job explaining.  I was checking the map of Nemrac link.  The image of the map is currently not displaying.

Use the Game Map link at the top of the page next to the Dice Roller instead.  You'll probably need to hit the VIEW button to bring the map up.

Ok thanks, that works.    It's a good map, nice work

"Hey, who has the disco ball?," she calls out in an uncharacteristic loud voice. "We're gonna need that!"

I have two characters, both with a low of 10, and only one has a single stat with a +1 bonus associated to it.

Hello all, is this the Cheers RPG? :D

In reply to DMJSC (msg # 119):

Stone has two 9's....but I think that is average.

HEre is a fun quiz...see what scores you would have...according to this link.
http://www.kevinhaw.com/add_quiz.php

Rat God you better not let the other gods know those stats, you'll be the laughing stock and likely toppled from your privileged position.

...
"New People" gather around, I am certain Errol here wants to tell you a tail, as he is master of many!

...

I will vouch.

Portions of that are true.

... where planetary colonies are domed and several colonies live either inside large O'Neill cylinders, Stanford toruses, or Bernal spheres.

Babylon 5 was a huge O'Neill cylinder, and the wheel-shaped space station in 2001: A Space Odyssey was a Stanford torus. Bernal spheres never made it into the classic sci-fi library.

Heyy 10k

I always said he talked to much...

Congrats.

I just found my dad's old issues of Dragon Mada one and some game and companion adventures! Test of Warlords, The mines of bloodstone, swords of deceit. DM issues 152 to 165. Some Conan the Barbarian first prints from 160 to 179

And the amulet of the salkti for tunnels and. Trolls

I just found my dad's old issues of Dragon magazines, some game & companion adventures! Test of Warlords, The mines of bloodstone, swords of deceit. DM issues 152 to 165. Some Conan the Barbarian first prints from 160 to 179

And the amulet of the salkti for tunnels and. Trolls

Real death is a bier.

I will be off all next week, Disney.

Aargh!  10 xp short of level.  Quick, someone find me a kobold!

Powder.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3hmsad

Heading for the other grandparents for the weekend - at their house I can look in and say hi but I won't be taking all my notes, so no game updates for the weekend. You'll just have to spend the weekend arguing about which toppings work best on toast. I say Spam....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBcY3W5WgNU

Ren and stimpy are awesome especially the happy happy, joy joy dance.

Teen Titans Go: The Night Begins to Shine

Hello everybody,

I am gonna be your healer. Any wounds, little aches and pains, simple headaches, I am your guy to go to.

In reply to Imre Rillsong (msg # 294):

Or where are their magical items?  did they turn to dust, and we can loot their ashes?

Butter and marmalade

Phineas and Ferb for me, thank you.

I had to laugh when the guy "who designed the shoes that you're wearing" was introduced, because I'm barefoot. :p

I think we should make P&F the official toon of Gang Green, and adopt a platypus (Perry)...

Hey thanks for rolling up my next character ahead of time, Jeff.  Much appreciated =D

To Hauraki - Goruug had left the game, but reports of his demise turned out to be exaggerated. I had forgotten to change it, but now I don't think I will.

And, Stormrider, the Hall of Fame tracks characters who played here and then left after a goodly amount of time. Chances are if somebody drops before they reach 50 posts, they never make it to the board. And I have not put the dead characters up there either, as there have been and may yet be hard feelings when characters get killed. I always allow new PCs to be rolled up, but of those folks who may have found a cleric high enough to cast Raise Dead, nobody who attempted it has survived a resurrection roll. so every death in the game has been permanent.

That said, the odds of dying are much less than those of somebody dropping out of the game. I still only need both hands to count the dead characters in the game, while the HoF lists many more than that.  :^)

In reply to DMJSC (msg # 316):

I don't know about everybody else, but I find it takes me longer to roll with the dice roller. As the DM, I can imagine that you could save significant time by rolling real dice, you have to make so many rolls.

Or how about a sports party? We can put the Lions vs. Christians match on and still wear togas.