I see it.

.....

As runes, not ?????.

Thanks :)

Edit: Author Terry Pratchett has just passed away :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31858156

I was not really much into his Discworld series but I know a lot of people IRL and online who were. I did enjoy a 90's adventure game based on his novels though. He was also a stand up fellow it seems from his many interviews and appearances.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:07, Thu 12 Mar 2015.

In reply to Arkan (msg # 34):

I see the font, not question marks. I must have compatible eyes :)

What does it mean if I see runic question marks?

Actually, what I do see looks suspiciously like "smurf".  Which could be an amusing language to use for your spellcasting.  "SMURFY MISSILE!"  "Smurf Smurfy Wounds."  "Tasha's Smurfy Smurfy Laughter".  Hmmmm....


Sniff  Pratchett is hitting me as hard as Robin Williams did, which is to say, for all that I never met him, it feels like losing someone I knew, not just another celebrity. sigh

Heh, it does look like 'smurf' now that you mention it. ;)

The runes say 'Hello' in Runic Anglo-Saxon font ^_^

I see dead people runes.

But with a computer this old, that's normal.  Isn't it?

It's all squiggles and scratchings to me.  :>

I do feel badly about Terry Pratchett.  I enjoyed his earlier books.

Yeah, it's a sad loss.  The earlier books hooked me in and made me laugh, but I much prefer his later ones as the jokes gave way (if only a little bit) for a lot more depth and feeling.  My personal favourite is Night Watch.

Definitely!  Although I actually found some of his very last books to be a little bit too heavy with the `deeper meanings'.  My favorite is either Lords and Ladies or Witches Abroad, depending on my mood.  Interesting Times gets a strong honorable mention, though.  I didn't tend to like Rincewind's line as much as Vimes or the Witches, but that one was really good.

I enjoyed all of them.  I read The Colour of Magic when it first came out, and was hooked.  And I can honestly say that his work has influenced the way I approach gaming.

Especially fond of "Cut-Me-Own-Throat" Dibbler and Gaspode the Wonder Dog.  Oh, and DEATH, of course.  And Granny Weatherwax is awesome.

His final words on Twitter, though likely typed by his daughter right after he passed away were likely on his own instructions to her, are especially poignant. he meets DEATH basically.

I enjoyed a computer game based on his work, and made with his input, released in the nineties. You play as Rincewind the wizard if I recall correctly, along with his Luggage.

Interesting, that.  My own favourites would either be Lords and Ladies (which is pretty dark stuff, and a very...ancient take on the fae of which I heartily approve) or Reaper Man.

But there were a lot of them that I really, really loved.

I read those final words, Arkan.  Pretty moving.

...and being in several of your games, DM, I can see the influence at times.  :)

Apologies for my way-behindness.  It has been a difficult week (last week, that is).

Behind again, and I'm not sure I'll be able to post today.

Nothing wrong with Eilieen's behind.  ..Er, wait...

Ale.  Ale is less cumbersome.  And sausages in buns.

You just rent ale.

Depending on the vendor, the same could be said for a sausage in a bun.

Et tu, Erista?

Anyway, I'm sort of back.

It is.. faintly possible that I should have turned the computer off and gone to bed on Thursday.


waggles eyebrows  Especially if the vendor is Eil----

checks time

... hangs head in shame

I have no excuses.

Ozzie - we need to pick up a couple of excuses for Erista while we're shopping.  Better make that a round dozen - it's a long way to Rappan Athuk.  ;P

I should be appalled, but instead I find I'm not surprised.

The temple is everywhere.  I cannot escape.

Apologies for my own delay in posting folks, been a bit busy. :P

I'm getting in ahead and apologising for my forthcoming absence - will be offline for the next 4-5 days, so don't you go and kill the ogre without me !  :>