... will it still fill up?

(I'm betting it will.)
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:23, Thu 12 Apr 2007.

Hmm... any suc...takers for that bet? :)

I bet he will just close it and open a new one.  Call it a hunch!  //smiles sweetly//

Sneaky, boss.  :)

How make sure that absolutely nobody sees it happen.  Did you blindfold yourself so you wouldn't notice what you were doing :-) ?

Sneaky BOSS?

I go to all the trouble of creating a new OOC thread (with my eyes closed, I might add) and Berd gets all the credit?  :(

_{...isn't that part of being a boss?}

Wow, Berd really is sneaky.  He got Dworkin to start a new OOC thread with his eyes closed and Dworkin really thinks it was his own idea !

Move over Machiavelli !

Now you know what *I've* been dealing with for the last twenty-eight (twenty-six?) years or so....

What, you were married to Machiavelli?  //blinks//

That's just what he WANTS you to think....

Ah, so it is you who has been married to Machiavelli, Roman!  //blinks//

No, but my Aunt was.  Where do you think he got his ideas from ?

Berd?

So Berd married Machiavelli ?

I certainly hope he didn't marry my Aunt (although it would explain why she never had any cookies in her Ways ! :-)

Way of the Cookie?

Forget trying to untangle Berd's past.  You won't.  :)

That is most likely due to the fact that his little paws are too small to properly manipulate a tangled mess.  My scary face have much longer fingers, maybe that will help!  //smiles helpfully(?)//

You have no idea how dextrous those things are.  How...cunning.  :)  He's been manipulating tangled messes for aeons.  The little SNEAK!

*Berd flies out of throttling range*

"Tangled mess" seems like an awfully harsh way to describe yourself, Cyan... grin


Ahah!  I knew it!  I can never trust your die rolling here...a...gain...um...

Nevermind.  grin

(But I bet your "arbitrary GM judgment calls" aren't as random as you'd have us believe, either. grumble)

...So, what do we do after everybody individually decides that it's not their turn to talk to the Gate Guards? Hehe...

*gestures*

"These are not the travelers you are looking for."

*blinks*

These aren't the travellers we're looking for.

//thinks she hears the Imperial March//

*Is a traveler no one needs to look for.*

Hey, they're playing my song!

I may have to change my second song, soon. I think Dorian is getting past his Destroyer of Worlds phase. I have yet to see what his new phase will be, though.

And now you know what happens after everybody individually decides that it's not their turn to talk to the Gate Guards...

I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to talk to people, anymore. "Bow before me, minion" never went over so well, as I recall.

bah. We over-rule James' decision and push him to the front.  :)

Ha!  Message 28 in the new OOC! It's mine! rubs hands gleefully

You're all jealous, I know.

(Slow night?  Me?  No, no, not at all...)

Well, there is that.  But seriously, harsh?  Try truthful.  Still working on some of those snarls.

Busy weekend...I'll be posting in the Blue Rose tomorrow, I hope!  :)

  If you choose to go to the Inn of the Blue Rose, turn to page 59a!

  If you choose to go to the Harbour, turn to page 59b!

  If you chose, "Dworkin Is A Poo-Head", I'm sorry, you've died.  The End.

Ahhh, that takes me back...hehe...

anyone know how Amber's ships do on speed? The current record for sailing doesn't break 50 knots (60mph)...


Not that Morgan'd know, mind. He hasn't seen that many ships anyway. It'd just be useful info in any coming discussion. :)

Normally they'd follow a set course out to one of the Golden Circle ports, and back again.  Those routes would, in all likelihood, have been carefully chosen for highly favourable conditions (and repeated use of the route would sort of "wear a groove" in the world, which the ships would find it easier to traverse).

So they'd normally be running close to record speed, every trip.

Put a member of the royal family aboard, and you'd not only get good winds and currents, but drag on the hull could be reduced slightly too, and the trip would act like it was downhill all the way, in both directions.  So that 50 knot record would probably be exceeded.

How much it's exceeded by would depend who was aboard, and how much hurry they were in.  And how much of a risk they're prepared to take to get the speed they want.

*turns to page 59b, but reads 59a just in case its better*

Blimey!  I had to go to the Archives to check James first arrival in Cadiniagart.  I couldn't remember whether he'd had any cause to meet Donovan.  It seems not.

I am at least happy to say that I am not embarassed by the quality of my posts back then.  I'm less pleased to note there hasn't been much improvement.

I'm glad you have all that safely archived, Dworkin.  It's a hell of a story.  I only ever read that summary material that Cyan and Jack were putting together.  One day (month more like) I'll have to sit down and read the whole thing.

I am going to be away, from pretty much now, until late tomorrow.  I'll post updates either late tomorrow, or early on Wednasday, depending on the exact time I get home.

In relation to the new RPOL, I'd just like to say:

"Holy crap."

...this is awkward and I'm going to have to get used to it. -_o

Hehehe...that always seemed like one of those things everybody does, but nobody ever admits. grin

I love 1.5, but I managed some time to play on the beta site to get used to it.

I think we should request an Amber option in the Dice Roller, though.  It could just say,
10:49, Today: Tahirah made an arbitrary decision using their best judgment

No matter what you put in...

That... is an awesome idea. :D

I second the motion.

At one time, back before this game started, I did put people in different groups when they split up, so that they couldn't see what the others were up to.

Then I realised it was more fun for them if they could view the other group, and see how much trouble they might have been in, if only they had taken what looked to be the easy option, like everybody else.

It also means people can post things like, "Cyan fills Aaron in on what he's missed." as opposed to posting a 1500 paragraph summary of the events.


Plus, in this game, there have been times when there were more splits in the party than Groups available to put them in.  :\

And yet, people always ASK for the summary.  -_-

:)

I really don't like privatizing threads much these days, if they don't absolutely need it. I had one GM that swore by it, but he also tried to keep everything time-synced. One group got into a combat, and time froze for everyone. Then one player went absent in the middle of combat and the game died because he left everyone froze there in time and refused to do anything about it. I told him if we could at least see what was happening we might not lose interested--a warning--but he said it wouldn't be realistic.

On the other hand, I saw a modern-day ultra-gritty mercenary game where the GM used a "fog of war" (privatized threads) for characters even in nearby rooms. In that case, it worked because of the theme he was trying to enforce. While it lasted, it was a decent game for what it was (not really my thing, but enjoyable nonetheless.)



Indeed. I still ask for summaries :)

Well, they're all filed now, so people can read them themselves.  :)

Roman - End of 'The Circle' (26a) and 'Nine Against the Darkness' (27).  I think the numbers are correct!

Thanks, Cyan.

Just as a heads-up...

I have a somewhat hectic schedule just now, and this week it has turned out that the site has been having problems at about the time I can get online (making it tricky to read/post stuff).

As a result, updates have become a little... sporadic.  I'm hoping to get something posted, in all my games, later today, or during tomorrow, all being well.

Clarification time...

Currently I have:

Banglen-Yp and Morgan at the cartographers.

Berd, Chance(?), Cyan, James, Meredith, and Roman at the inn (though Meredith is very quietly standing at the back).

Tahirah and Aaron still at the docks.

Trista on her way back to the market.

Dorian has left the docks, but I have no idea where he's headed.


Anybody I've missed.  Anybody I have in the wrong place?

Nice summary... I had no clue where Chance or Merideth were since we haven't heard from them, but it makes sense to put them in the Inn!

Berd is currently with Trista. :)

I knew that... it was a... a... a test!  To see who was paying attention.  Yes a test, that's it.

Well done.

I figured Chance is at the Inn, too.

Dorian is going to hang around somewhat near the docks until he either sees Corwin or hears a more definite plan from the others.

No!  I like Dorian!  You can't be planning to leave the game like that...

...Well, I suppose seeing Corwin is at least a possibility.  We'll just hope for that, then.

Dworkin: Oh, by the way, Berd is still with Trista.

(Tests are so much easier after the answers are posted...)

Devlin's Back?! Huzzah! *happy dance*

Devlin, you've made Dorian dance, you get a cookie!

Welcome back. :)

Hello Dorian, ... Hello ELf

Everyone else.

Life finally seems to be settling down and I thought I would give this a go once again. I've missed this place and being involved role playing.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:20, Sun 20 May 2007.

HEEEEEEEE!!!!

*Leaps!*

Devlin!  :)  Good to see you!  *hugs*

Just for clarity's sake, I moved Trista, Berd, and the Prodigal Devlin into a thread of their own... :)

Dwarf? Is that you? A stout one who snores way too loudly?

^___^

*Catches Cyan and sets her down gently* (just in case there is a frying pan wielder around)



Do you mean this one?
This message was last edited by the player at 22:20, Sun 20 May 2007.

*amusement*

I’m glad to see you here! I should have remembered you played in this game; I’m sure it was mentioned to me at one time or another. I’m glad to see you back!

I’ve got a question into Berd before I can respond, just an fyi. ;)

X^MV^M
This message was last edited by the player at 15:43, Mon 14 May 2007.

So, roman numerals for post 15 000?

I've updated my last message - Devlin, I might have done something wrong earlier.  Did you get the private message?

One variant thereof, yes.  Of course I made a typo when posting it anyway...

I didn't get the Roman numeral thing. I was thinking some kind of algebra, but I wasn't sure of the intent. Now, I get it.

I always found them fascinating, as I do all numerical systems (and history of languages).

((I)) is another 10,000 symbol - a five-legged M, basically.

I)) is the 5,000 symbol - a half five-legged M...


That is, this post is post ((I)) I)) VI or 15,006.

I've read it over a couple of times, don't think I missed anything. If it seems like I missed something let me know.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:21, Sun 20 May 2007.

today i found out my apartment is being renovated over the summer.  for the next several..I shall be moving, so please think kindly of my slow pace...even if that isn't an excuse for past occasions.

I just wanted to note briefly - we're having some computer issues, which, apart from Tahirah half hypnotizing herself, is why I haven't been too active.  Hopefully we'll get it sorted out soon.  (Admittedly, it is one reason she didn't really hear Aaron; I can keep up better right now if she's standing still, and best of all if nobody's waiting on me overmuch.)

Oh, and, um, Devlin!  Yay!  (Really.  I mean, I have no idea who you are, but seeing everybody else...it's like Quinn the Eskimo came back. grin  So I'm sure I'm very excited.)

That's funny. I laughed for several minutes... And Quinn the Eskimo is in my very long list of favorite songs.

Your guess is as good as mine about the excitement over Devlin's return. I guess we'll have to see if I live up to it now.

Ev'rybody's building the big ships and the boats,
Some are building monuments,
Others, jotting down notes,
Ev'rybody's in despair,
Ev'ry girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
Ev'rybody's gonna jump for joy.
Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.

I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet,
But guarding fumes and making haste,
It ain't my cup of meat.
Ev'rybody's 'neath the trees,
Feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
All the pigeons gonna run to him.
Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.

A cat's meow and a cow's moo, I can recite 'em all,
Just tell me where it hurts yuh, honey,
And I'll tell you who to call.
Nobody can get no sleep,
There's someone on ev'ryone's toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
Ev'rybody's gonna wanna doze.
Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:21, Sun 20 May 2007.

I forgot how dead it gets on RPoL during the weekends.

Decided it was time to give Devlin a bit of an update.

I had a post ready, just waiting on an answer about something. But now that Devlin has posted, I have to start over as it negates the whole thing. ;)

I don't know when I'll have time to do that. Soon, I hope!

As it turns out, it wasn't too bad of an edit. Yay! :)

I was just going to say the same thing :) Nice post, Trista.

Sorry Trista, I'm like a newbie, all impatient and stuff. :(

Nono, silly, post as often or quickly as you want! I was just a bit slow. :)

And to be clear, I'm writing from Trista's point of view with the whole "Cyan is leader" thing. It doesn't mean others see her that way, or that she sees herself that way. :)

This is correct, we all know who is the alpha male around here.

Yes, but he is still just a kitten, give him some time!  >^,^<

*sees teaser trailer*

Well, that's one way to get our attention, Dworkin!

:)

GRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr

My new message indicator for this game is stuck on

Have you hit the "Mark all as read" button at the top right of the screen?

If hitting it does not work, try clicking (aim mouse cursor at it, press the left mouse button)...  ^_^

Posting that message actually fixed it. We kept seeing a new message indicated but and wondered what was up until we noticed that the message count was not going up.

But we figured that posting something might clear up the problem.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:10, Mon 21 May 2007.

I <3 that button. I hate it when the indicator gets stuck on a game. (I've never seen it myself on this one, though.)

Could be because I tend not to post secret stuff here.  There are all those diaries and journals laying about though...  hmm...

Anyway... it's good to know that it responds to the mere threat of being hit.  Always nice when site functions have a clear view of their role.


So... it looks as though most of the people who were at the inn, plus Devlin, are going back to the inn?

The main exception being Trista, who seems to like walking in the rain (and probably pina colada too).

I think Piña Coladas might be a bit too light for Trista; she’s more of a Jack Daniels kind of girl. ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 01:21, Tue 22 May 2007.

Sorry guys. Been really busy lately. Had to host a housewarming party this past weekend, and work's been a real hassle.

I'll try to keep up more in the next few days. ^^'

I have made an edit to my post. It's nothing that should effect anyone else, just added a bit about Devlin's private thoughts that seemed to need to be there after re-reading what I posted.

Aha!  I knew it!

*grins* If only she wasn't so dark all the time. She'd be perfect for Chance :D

Yeah, she's a bit gloomy, isn't she? I have a feeling Berd is going to change all that, in time. ;)

Humble apologies for my extended absence, particularly to BBR/Dworkin.  I've just moved house, which always involves a bit of disruption.  I had rather naively assumed that I could move the computer and get it set up to go within a day or two.  As it happened the modem was in one of the very last boxes and 5 days later here we are.

Regular service should now resume, but I'm likely to be very busy for the next four weeks.

Berd, you may want to fix up your Private line to Trista in the Prison Break thread.

I hope you enjoy your new home, James! :)

edit: Hm, I probably should have taken note of Dorian going towards the Inn on Trista's way past it.. but I wasn't sure on the timing if he was there yet or not. Sorry!
This message was last edited by the player at 05:30, Mon 28 May 2007.

James, nice touch with the disapproval of Trista's barefeet! :)

I'm also quite busy this weekend, as it's a three-day and today is... my birthday. o_o

27. Blargh. :P

Happy Birthday, Aaron.  Hope it goes well.

Thanks, ol' friend. I'll try. :)

27 is nothing to Blargh about! Happy Birthday! :)

I don't get it, are you upset about being 27? That's quite a bit yonger than myself  and I ain't old yet.

Moving NEVER works out as planned, James.  After four or five moves, we thought we had things down pat, and it STILL took us longer than we expected.  And that was into an APARTMENT.  A house?  Yeek.

Happy 27^th, Aaron!  I fear you'll get little sympathy from this crowd on the age issue, but trust me - you have a few more years before the real aches and pains start!  :)

*hugs*

Sorry for the silence everyone. I'm still here, but I'm drawing a complete blank when it comes to Dorian and Chance, these days. I'm still reading each post with interest.

I'll be away for a week starting next Friday (8th June), back on the 15th.

...I hate having to severely admonish a player when they're clearly acting immature in the OOC and aren't putting any effort into any of their posts.

...wait. That means my admonishment is justified. Oh. I don't feel so bad, then. :p

Sorry! Sorry. Just complaining. I'll post now. :)

So.... who all is in the inn, right now?

Cyan.  Chance.  Meredith.  That's all I know - sorry if I missed someone.

James just left.

bunch of cats, mostly chilling outside.

any of which someone wanted to accompany them did.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:47, Mon 04 June 2007.

I'm probably losing at cards on the docks right now... I'm sure I'll be with you lot shortly, though, after the storm passes. :)

...unless I make someone mad. I'll probably end up in the drink! >P

Small (or large, depending where you're sitting) change to the League Tables...

I can't tell anymore!  :(  Too many people....

I never watch them that closely. The ones that are important to me (mine) don't seem to have changed, so I'll just carry on :)

hmmm. don't think I changed any. *shrugs*

Perspective is everything.  For one person, the change was fairly big.  For everybody else, it was fairly trivial, and for those in the top couple of places, it made no difference whatsoever.

Except that now a different person is snapping at their heels.  :p

Oh, wait....

*ponders*

Huh.

I guess we don't pay close enough attention.

Well I will certainly be checking my wish list, that's for sure.

Er, say...I don't think I ever did my wishlist, did I?  I probably should think about that.

It's not exactly in an area to which I pay much attention.  :)  I probably should start putting points in a few other stats.

.....

AFTER the next time I put up Warfare.  I want to be able to smack Blaez around!

*sighs*

With your combat talents, I'm sure you could find lots better things to do...

Like smacking Merlin around.

Yikes!  I just noticed that Trista ranks only slightly behind Oberon in Endurance.

Oh well, at least I've got a fair chance if I ever have to arm wrestle Corwin.

Yes, this is why Trista doesn't mind running in the rain... it's not like she'd ever get a chill, or anything.

I expect that, as a child, the phrase, "Trista, take your coat, it seems a bit cool out." probably didn't mean much to her.  :)

ANYONE can smack Merlin around....

Yes, Trista's Endurance is phenomenal.  Scary stuff.  I think you'd have a great chance against Corwin in an armwrestle, James...up to the point where he spits whiskey in your eyes, or something.  :)

Right now Blaez could still boot me around in a fight.  Tied in Warfare, but he has me (easily) in strength and endurance...I lose.  Badly.

Banglen, you are vewy, vewy bbaaaaddd. I love it.  Poor guys. :)

Good stuff thread updated with Trista's bio.  Also some other changes made.  If anyone wants to add anything, please send a PM.

Who, me?  //smiles innocently//

See you guys in a week's time !  Don't destroy the universe while I'm away :-)

** Rubs hands together as horns begin to grow **

Have a good break Roman.

Now... where did I leave those guards with the Pattern swords?

Regarding a certain PM of late, something has come to my attention.  It has been approximately three years (!!!) since a group of Agents of Fortune wandered the streets of Cadiniagart, straight into a mess the likes of which they probably could not imagine.  At the same time, a Traveller in Black slowly followed the hands of a compass through the gates of the same city.

Of those Agents, one remains as a player, as does the traveller.  Happy Anniversary (approximately), James and Dorian!

Ah, I suppose cake is in order! Happy Anniversary, you two! :)

Happy anniversary!

Thank you :)

I had not meant to call attention to it to quite such a degree.  But since we're celebrating an anniversary or two, a little mutual backslapping is in order.

Thank you everyone for making this game by turns fun, funny, sobering, sad, enthralling and many other good things besides and special thank you to Dworkin for putting in the hard yards to keep this game running for so long.  I'm hoping it will continue for a good while yet.

Well said, James! :)

And I know you would never, ever toot your own horn, as my father used to put it.  So someone should!  :)

This is an amazing game, and from the bits of the archives I have been able to make time to go back and look at, has been from the beginning.

I'm just happy to be part of it now. grin

Ironically, they're likely the two most opposite characters in the game, too.

Anything that keeps you both in the game, Dorian...*avoids comments about 'opposites attracting'*

I'm glad you're part of it too, Tahirah!

I've also been going through the archives, starting with the very first post in Part 1. I'm in the middle of Part 18 right now (as I said.. starting..) Great stuff from the beginning! For awhile only Cyan and Berd were characters that are here now. Then Aaron joined. I look forward to when I come to the rest of the older cast! :)

I am also grateful to be here! :)

We are glad to have you here as well, Trista.

I'm glad to have all of you here.

From the oldest (in terms of length of time as a player) to the newest.

This game is just three months shy of being five years old.  It wouldn't have lasted that long without good players, who not only play their characters, but do things that spark ideas.

Interesting isn't it how two people can vanish into thin air and nobody bats an eyelid yet in walk two (horse-size) panthers and suddenly everyone gets excited :P

There are so many people that no one will miss one or two, but how many big big cats are about?  //winks//

In Morgan's case?  More than I care to think about.

Plus... it's an inn, near the docks, in a port city which has recently seen some unrest.  People have probably learned that, if somebody suddenly vanishes without a trace, it's better not to ask too many questions...

Besides which, Donovan knows from experience that some of Cyan's friends can be a little... odd.

Odd isn't the word.

*reads James' post*

Ah, don't let him get away with that, James!  Kick his butt!

BY:  A whole shadow full, next time he stops by for a visit.

Now, now, Cyan.  I'm playing politics.  Might as well start by playing nice.

Besides, you remember the "guard" who travelled with Fiona?  Yep, that's Benedict standing within easy reach of a Double Damage weapon.  There shall be no butt kicking just now, if it's all the same to you.

Yep... Benedict, who confirmed James' identity after looking at the sword on the table.  So... did he recognise James by his face?  Or by the fact that he looked about right, and had been in possession of Fangmir?

That's Benedict for you.

James: "Hey!  Benedict!  Good to see you again!"
Benedict: Blank stare
James: "Ben?  Hey, it's me - James!"
Benedict: Small shake of the head
James: "Um...one of your nephews?  Remember?  Uh, we fought together once, against those big blue guys?"
Benedict: Frowns slightly
James: "Oh.  Well, nevermind, I guess it's not too..."
Benedict: Steps forward, draws James' blade half out of its sheath.  Smiles suddenly  "Fangmir, of course!  So good to see you again.  I thought you looked familiar, but I believe that's a new sheath, isn't it?"  Gives James a disapproving look  "Why didn't you tell me you were with Fangmir?"

Eh... eh heh. :p

Been a busy week, maybe a post tomorrow.

I'll post some time Sunday; it's been crazy for me lately.

You can take 'em both, James!  It's just Corwin and Benedict!  C'mon!  Big wussies.

Benedict probably recognized James by how he moved.  THEN looked at his face.  Unimportant, after all.

Yeah, their Amberites. All you need to do is get them fighting each other and you've won, right?

Hehe..."So, Corwin, how's your plan to destabilize Random's reign so you can make another grab for the Throne going?  What?  Oh!  I didn't realize that was Benedict...oops."

I am about, but it's going to take me a while to go back over what we've done since Fiona sent us out and to decide how much I want to tell Corwin.  Chances are I won't post until tomorrow evening or Thursday.

Fortunately, I won't be holding anyone up :)

I think that's a very good idea.  Attacking Corwin and Benedict together might have been possible, but I think mugging them would be a very bad plan!

grin

I still think he ought to slug Benedict, then break the table over Corwin's head....

...and then say "Surprise!"

The problem with breaking a table over Corwin's head is that the only real effect is to break a table...

Ooooh... catty!  :)

mrrr?

...I never get tired of this game. :)

The table might stun Corwin for a few seconds.  And if JAMES breaks a table over Corwin's head, it might do a little more than tickle Corwin.

:)

Which is quite scary, when one pauses to consider.

We're not Elders by any stretch of the imagination.  But we have people who are starting to be capable of giving Elders a rough time in specific areas.  And I'm certain some of our more 'generalized' people could surprise the Elders with their own versitility and expertise.

For a short time, of course, in both cases.  In the first, any Elder worth his or her salt would simply make certain to switch the contest to one where THEY had an advantage.  In the second, surprise will only take one so far.  :)  But it's getting more interesting....

Seconded, Aaron!  :)

Let's not forget, James would first have to surprise Benedict... which isn't easy.  He's probably already weighed up the tactical pros and cons of breaking the table over Corwin's head...  Or a chair...  The door...  One of the guards...  Floorboards...  The invisible assassin that might be about...  The invisible table that could be in the corner...

You know Benny.  He's paranoid about that stuff.  :p


Edit:  Updates tomorrow.  Probably.

Unless James tries to attack Benedict and Corwin, armed only with a paperclip...
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:26, Sat 23 June 2007.

Ah-ha! Benedict's the traitor !  Think of all the possible menaces that would be removed by destroying the universe ! :-) :-) :-)

Aha!  I bet he wouldn't be expecting that...


I'm not saying James might not be able to make it count.  I'm just saying if you're looking to hurt Corwin...you have to aim a little lower. grin

(Of course, I say this expressly out of character.  Somehow, "Kickim inna nards" just doesn't fit Tahirah's mystic idiom...hehe...)

It'd depend on whether, or not, he's seen Daredevil.  :)

I'd like to think he has more class than that.

*ponders how many embedded quotes we can pile up*

And the howl says "Let's find out... 1... 2... 3..."

O.o

I'll post on Sunday!

Now that's just silly.  I refuse to have any part in this embedded-quote stacking. sniff

Um...I only quoted everything because I wanted to mention that Bullseye was the only thing worth anything in that movie, and Benedict definitely has more class than that.

Random, on the other hand, has probably been six times...

In all fairness, Elektra's death scene was rather faithful to the print version, which made me happy. And she did add something to the movie.

Elektra lost every fight she was in.  If they wanted a damsel in distress, they should have picked someone else.

Wasn't really the kind of addition I was thinking of.

Any female character from any comic would have provided that...phblt

Hmmm...

*looks at all the nested quotes*

*hits Speeddial #1 on Trump powered mobile phone*

"Hello...  Stix-R-Us?  Yes, I'd like to order a hundred... no two hundred... of your finest Number 7 Old Impalers.  Can I get those with extra pointiness and Pattern-reinforced tips?  Ah... good.  How soon can you deliver them?  Yes... it is something of an emergency."

Yes, please...

Oops...sorry, didn't mean for it to get annoying.  I'll stop now.

Afterall - I wouldn't want you to accidentally trip while holding that grudge..., er, those sticks, I mean.

grin

oooooooo..... how perdy :P

I wish *I* had summoned more class than that.

But noooo.....



Also, Jennifer Garner's martial arts were awful.  What were they thinking?  Who was the fight coordinator?  Couldn't they trained her a LITTLE better?
This message was last edited by the player at 12:42, Tue 26 June 2007.

*realizes it looks a little like home.*

I nominate James as official Master of the Synopsis.  :)

Can I decline the nomination?

I remember how much trouble you had to go to, Cyan, every time somebody new joined the party.

Poot.

_{My ulterior motive...discovered!...}

Looks like a perfect crosspost with Trista. No worries, of course. We're in separate places :)

Yes, worked fine. :)

I'm thinking there's a door on the shelter or  Trista might notice the lonely looking cottage with the Welcome mat... :(

hehe :) Always have to have a welcome mat or people might think he's grumpy or something ;)

Two things.

One: That "Quote-athon" seriously ruined my eyes. x_X

and B: Today, I have been sufficiently surprised. Ron, you are awesome! >D

Thank you.  Glad you approve.  :)

One for Banglen-Yp

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...ns_for_all_eternity/

Hey, I edited the post I made last night that I don't even recall posting. I was a liitle drunk and I may have combined... well, some of the other things I was doing.

See?  Eternal Ducks.  So why is it that no one has a single rubber duck?  //boggle//

Sorry, Aaron...didn't mean to hurt anybody's eyes.  I kind of liked the effect - it reminded me of the barbar shop my grandmother used to take me to when I was little, which is the only place I've ever been with two big opposing mirrors...

Which is a particularly odd bit of nostalgia to have run into. grin

Roman: That's neat.  Though combined with some other things I've read about the effects of plastics in the ocean, kind of disturbing...

As if we didn't know that our great GM was mutli-talented, and thanks to Cyan for giving him the idea, I provide to you the following bit of total awesomeness.

BEHOLD:
http://bigbadron.net/file_art/...20pages/Pic-0051.htm

I litereally had NO WORDS to say when I saw this. What do they call that? AH yes. "Speechless."

...and I think... I think he has an eye and a hand there... maybe? Maybe not? >P

Wow.  That really is amazing.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:53, Fri 29 June 2007.

What typo? *coughs*

Compared to that piece of crap I churned out last night an extra "s" is not a type.

What?  Did somebody say something about a typo?

Nasty cough you have there, Dworkin...innocent blink

I figured SOMEONE should do a pic of Aaron, and certainly Ron knows him well enough to do him justice.

_{...after all of the torments visited upon him over the years....}

I think the hand and eye are optimism, Aaron, but we can hope, can't we?  It's kind of like watching a Jackie Chan movie...you can tell how far along Chan's career he is by checking out his nose.  Or a Star Wars movie (Original).  If you can't ID one at a glance, if you see Vader, check his shininess.  The more shiny, the further along (I swear, in Return of the Jedi he practically GLOWS).

For Aaron...

"He has a hand, but no eye.  Must be Aaron-from-time-X."

Or Michael Jackson videos!  If he's not albino yet, it's from early in his career...

"Ever think that somewhere Michael Jackson has a portrait of himself in an attic that just keeps getting darker and darker?" -Dennis Miller

(and that quoted by a guy named Dorian? Just awful.)

Great book reference though!

Go...

...away...

...stupid...

...nestings!

Well... I'm glad that's all gone.

Made my eyes hurt too...

I actually thought it looked pretty cool. ;)

I did not...

Really? I never would have guessed!

;)

AT least their gone for those who were bothered. :)

I bet Tahirah knew...

You're trying to catch me up between admitting to doing something deliberately annoying, or having to admit my mighty powers of knowledge failed me.  Hah.  I defy you. grin

ahem

The Truth is often discomforting.  Alas that it is still my duty to reveal it.


_{Nice try.}

I knew it.

I knew that you'd know.

(But I can't do that thing with my eyes...)

"If you stare long enough into the nested quotes, the nested quotes stare back at you."

Hmph.  My ascii art sucks.

It's too bad RPoL doesn't have a feature to let you automatically insert a pair of really evil looking eyes staring out of nested quotes.  Maybe I should go ask for one.  I'm sure there's all kinds of call for it.  I mean, I just wanted to do it, and I am representative of thousandths of people.

Canada Day, yesterday, holiday today.  So not much in the way of posting, most likely!
This message was last edited by the player at 10:56, Mon 02 July 2007.

Happy Canada Day.  :)

Um, yeah, that.

I just wanted to apologize on my lack of IC posting the last couple of days - some RL issues have cropped up that are likely to suck up most of my time for the next two or three, as well.  (The metaphor of heading off Niagara Falls in a barrel keeps coming up.  Which is near Canada, so maybe that will help, somehow...grin)

But as soon as I can, I'll work on that...

I want to be an honorary Canadian today! I grew up in Minnesota, that's got to be close enough, right?

^_^

Well, if Minnesota counts, Alaska defiantly counts. Can I be an honorary Canadian, too?

Canadian accents for everyone!

Hmm... we have beavers, moose (though they're called elk here), wolves, lynxes, bears, wolverines, and loons living here.

Canada has all of them too, so that must count for something...

So, if you call your moose elk, what do you call your elk? Alaska has both, so I'm always confused by when you say a moose is an elk there.

For us, its:

Moose
http://www.naturarvskompaniet.se/moose.jpg

Elk
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/facilities/nerp/elk.jpg

Yeah, that's how I've always thought of moose and elk, too. Though I've only seen them in zoos. O.o

:)

I've only seen elk in zoos.

Moose in Alaska are all too close and friendly.

If you've ever seen the somewhat famous "McMoose photo", it was taken at the McDonalds where I used to work in Alaska. (Sadly, it became something of an urban legend and credit for the location got all wonky.)

http://www.comingstobrazil.com...archives/mcmoose.jpg

Moose did that too us a few different times, in fact.

They would also wander through our yards, eat our gardens, chase our pets and stand in the middle of the road.

Yes, we only have the moose type here, the Swedish word for them is älg, which becomes elk quite easily in English.  :)



That's me, with a lady elk (I'm the one on the left) in an elk park.

Hmm... we also have reindeer here, but up in the north of the country.

Okay, it seems we do have the animals that Americans call elk too, but they are referred to as kronhjort, which means "crown deer".  They're much smaller than elk/moose.  They were almost wiped out about 100 years ago, but are making a comeback in the south of the country.

Hjort is probably the origin of the English word "hart".

A wolf is en varg, a bear is en björn, and a wolverine is a bloody vicious giant weasel with an attitude problem.

Well, okay... a wolverine is en järv in Swedish.

I'm about as far away as it is possible to get, but I was born in Toronto.  Is it too late to jump on the bandwagon?

I'd say that makes you Canadian, James.  :)  It's in the blood, after all!

As for everyone else, honorary citizenship!  :)

Honorary?  Does that mean we get free cookies?

Hey!  I already have citizenship!

Not, admittedly, of Canada, per se, but citizenship nonetheless...

I have some cookies.  For sale, I'm afraid.  Nothing comes for free.

;>

I can pay you in tickles, to be delivered when you least expect it.

When I was young I had this plan to move out to some deserted mountain in Canada. Somewhere where the nearest town was no closer than 50 miles or so away. I even had the place picked out. It was a nice valley between three peaks with a large stream or river running through it. Closest civilization was more than 50 miles. No roads, no way to find me.

This was before computers, of course. I could still live in the middle of nowhere. I actually do live in the middle of nowhere on top one of the highest points around. But I would need to bring technology with me.

Day off today, hopefully I will get something posted.

So where was this place, exactly?  :)  Maybe I'll visit it!

Computers...yeah, they're not NECESSARY, but they sure feel like it, don't they?  I'd lose a lot if I dropped mine.  :(

Happy July 4th!

Yes, Happy 4th of July everybody.  :)

That's a good question actually considering how much thought I put into it at the time. I had researched the area, found out what the climate was like, whether or not there was a long enough summer to grow most of my own food, if the stream was strong enough to run a water wheel to supply a little power for those things I could not live without, what the hunting was like. At the time I was sure that I could move out there and survive. I really had no use for people at the time... Hmm... that's interesting. I never thought about that... Likely I would have done it if my life had not changed abruptly.

But life changed, as it usually does. I met my wife, had kids, discovered responsibility.

Now that I look at a map of Canada it seems a whole lot more populated today than it did then. It's amazing what can happen in that many years. It's been just as many since I've actually thought about it.

Speaking of garden's, some were interested in seeing mine. Here are a few pictures of it -- http://home.earthlink.net/~hube02/garden/  -- quality is low to reduce the file sizes.

As far as 4th of July goes, does it sound too unpatriotic if I say, eh... just another day to me. And it's raining to boot, can't even cook outside over the fire today.

Hope that everyone on the wrong side of the Atlantic :-) enjoyed their holiday.

Happy Fourth! For everyone! Whether on the wrong side or not. ;)

Since there still is a 4th in the world somewhere, happy 4th of July to those who have it down as a special day, and to the rest, I hope it is a special day in another way to you.

Well, you got your 500th post on the 5th of a month - that's a neat little synchronicity.  Surely it must be worth a few million dollars worth of fireworks to somebody.


Probably not.  I'd think they'd have been too busy being crushed by the pressure.

Trista's computer has suffered a painful death.  Hopefully she will get it ressurected today...but it's not certain.

Just passing it along.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:18, Tue 10 July 2007.

Thanks for the heads-up, Berd.  :)

Okay... shiny new threads.  Hopefully their subjects (and participants) are clear enough.

Part 60a - The inn crowd
Part 60b - Night on a bare mountain
Part 60c - Cats on a wet tile roof

As usual I offer no apologies for puns and/or references to popular culture (oblique or otherwise) included in the titles.

Yay!  I'm part of the Inn Crowd!  That's never happened before...hehe...

I could have been part of the Inn Crowd, but I chose a different path ;)

I suppose I should be glad I am not in a thread called Wet Pussies...

One with a welcome mat, at that.

Not...going...there....

What, are you afraid of cats, Roman?  //grins like the Cheshire cat//

I think he's worried about that "wet cat smell".

Or...wait...that's dogs, isn't it.  Well, I don't know what he's talking about, then. innocent blink

I knew it.

Updates tomorrow, everybody.  :)

I would like it noted that I am not a pimp, despite owning and allowing others to ride my bla...  I'm not going to live if I finish that sentence.

Never start what you cannot finish.

Yes... that's right!  Never start what you can't...

...calm down again or at least avoid being eaten, mauled, maimed or some such by.

Good news!  Trista yet lives, and will hopefully be returning soon, once her computer gets repaired! :)

Good news indeed.  :)

I live! :)

I got my computer back late last night and have been busily getting into shape after they reformatted it. There's so much to do! And I'm not at all computer savvy. ;)

Anyway, I should be able to post again some time this weekend and get caught up. I apologize to those who were waiting on me; fortunately, I don't think I left anyone hanging in the middle of a conversation! Just an observer of Cyan and James. :)

I've been catching up on what I missed and, as usual, you all entertain me very much! :)

Good to have you back!

Apologies for the delay in posting updates.  I seem to have picked up some sort of bug in the last day or two, and am feeling a little under the weather.

Hopefully it'll go away as quickly as it arrived.

OK, how about "please don't eat anyone until AFTER we've interrogated them" ?

hehehe don't you think being nibbled on makes for a nice incentive?  :D

Okay, it cracks me up that Dorian just laid a Welcome mat at the main hut's entrance! If there's some mystical reason for it, don't tell me! I'd rather find out for myself and revel in this unnerving little gesture of his. ;)

Hello all,

After a long hiatus due to the fact I fell down my staircase and broke a bone in my neck the great Gm has allowed me to return now that I am healed. I missed gaming with you all and am delighted to be back. I hope everyone has been well in my absence. Cheers to you all!

I'm sorry to hear about your accident, Serena, but I'm happy and excited to see you back. The neck is all healed up, then?

Yes..I was very lucky I chipped the c3 vertebrae..if it had been any worse i would have been paralyzed from the neck down or deceased. Luckily it was a just a chip, some herniated disk, and muscle damage. I am back to being able to sit up long enough to post Yay! Thanks for asking Sorian:)

It does sound like it could have been much worse. I'm glad you're at least up and about, even if not turning cartwheels ;)

Pleased to meet you. :-)

Sounds like serendipity since Devlin only returned a short time ago!

Welcome back from one of the new kids. :)

*HUGS* serendipity for bringing friends back!

Hello, Serena.

Sounds like a nasty accident.  Good job it wasn't nastier.  Glad to have you back (even if I wasn't here for the first time :-)

 It's a good time to reappear :-)  If this was a soap opera :-).

Yow!

I'm so glad you made it through the accident, Serena.  That's great news!  :)  Many people were wondering about your disappearance, and were worried!

Great to have you back!  :)

That's why I get annoyed when people get angry about `sudden disappearances'.  If somebody abruptly drops off of RPOL, there's probably a good reason. grumble

I'm glad you're OK, too.  (Though it does feel kind of silly to say, actually.  I can't imagine anybody's going to come out with, "Oooh, too bad you weren't paralyzed!"  At least, not without about thirty smiley-faces to make clear they're being sarcastic, so that's the same thing...grin)

Actually, I have to agree with Tahirah... especially the first bit.  Nothing iritates me more than people who wander into the public forums requesting/demanding that RPoL set up some sort of official blacklist of users who have suddenly vanished from games.

It never seems to occur to them that some people have rather good reasons for not being able to post.

It's good to see you back, Serena, and on the mend.  :)

Thanks to all of you for the good wishes and I am pleased to meet all the newcomers since I left. The accident was pretty stupid I fell down aa flight of stairs in the dark..clumsy me huh? anyway thanks again for the well wishes!I am glad I am not blacklisted..that would really have sucked.

Been a somewhat busy and tiring day today (but in a good way).  Will try to post updates tomorrow.  :)

So very tired. Sorry I've been horribly neglectful of a regular posting schedule lately. Once I get some sleep, I should be able to cook up something relatively read-worthy. :)

Umm, Devlin is in the process of writing an edit to his last post. He posted before reading the inn crowd thread.

Hello Serena, glad to have you back with us.

I'm not sure how Devlin actually feels about it :)
This message was last edited by the player at 01:17, Thu 02 Aug 2007.

Out on the "Bare Mountain", where is everyone right now?

1.  Cyan is inside the 'outer' shelter, but outside the inner one.

Where is everyone else?

1.2 Well, Trista is still inside.

Dorian forced me to number myself... -_-
This message was last edited by the player at 02:44, Thu 02 Aug 2007.

2. Dorian is inside the hut, standing, alone, in his own shadowy circle of loneliness and despair.

Devlin is in the hut, oops, Cyan slipped outside... I really am not paying very good attention lately am I..... maybe he's talking loud enough for Cyan to here him outside, and maybe he just isn't paying attention like me.

Just slap me :(

I'll leave that to Serena, she can knock some sense into you. ;)

I believe Trista is not part of the bridging with those in the Inn, so I didn't have her react to Chance or Serena. Though she would have no idea who Serena is! ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 13:02, Fri 03 Aug 2007.

*Correct*

[flips sign over]

*Only informed Devlin*

Chance wasn't sure who was in or out, so he just sent it out to whoever might be listening. If that fails, he's just going to prod Luke for help. (So far, he hasn't had a response that I am aware of.)

*waiting for Devlin's Response*

Sorry, that wasn't meant as a complaint. Just ramblin' about my plans :)

Devlin withdrew from teh link the moment he heard Serena's name... thus no response!

(Except possibly to Berd personally!)

*Exactly*

[flips sign]

*Asked directly*

:D

Well, considering I lost track of what link I was in (Thanks to the person that set me straight) then Berd covered for me by relaying the message after I said he relayed it (thank you Berd)

I may still be a bit confused

You'd think that they'd be more considerate of their eavesdroppers. Shouting "treachery", and then one being betrayed starts laughing! What's a poor eavesdropper to think?  :-)

I am around. :)

I just don't know where, exactly, I should post, or what I should post about, to be honest. I think I'll wait till things calm down. :)

Come the inn, Aaron.  We'll do lunch.

You have a choice Aaron...

• Stay at the inn, chat to Serena, and enjoy Donovan's tasty cooking and selection of fine ales.
• Do the tourist thing - go to the shop and see where this entire adventure started.  This will also allow you to become involved in an exciting stand-off.

You also get to cling to the back of a wet cat for a couple rounds, which, I can tell you, is great fun!

(Was that convincing? grin)

It's getting crowded in here.  There's not enough room to swing a... forget it.

...tail?  Plenty of room for that, and it would create a lot more space quickly as well.  //grin//

I only stopped in to comment.  So the corner is free again.

I see there's not only human in you, but chicken as well.  //grin//

Had a lovely post.  Hit the wrong button.  Gone.  :(

So now I have a shadow of the former post.  :(

I think perhaps I should note:
 Most of the panthers have saddles.

Ah!  Wasn't sure about that.  I assumed otherwise because most cats I know would tolerate a saddle for about, oh, maybe half a second before they tried to wriggle out or scratch it off.

Sorry to hear that, Cyan. Though what you did post was wonderful, I thought.