Post here if your going to be away for a while.

If nothing is posted explaining absences characters will be NPCed for 2 weeks then.....accidents may occur. ;)

Hi all just a quick note to inform you all that I will be on annual leave from the 18th August 2012 for two weeks.

The first week I doubt I will be able to post as I will be sunning my self with my wife and daughter in Tenerife. The second week should be a little better as I will staying with my parents in Wales and they have a computer and failing that I will have my smart phone.

Could the GM please NPC my character from Saturday onwards. I will email you when I get back and will be able to post.

Please can you all look after my character and try not to get them killed :o)

In reply to Brother Jacob (msg # 2):

No worries, you've been assigned to book keeping and research duties for now.

Off for a long weekend, back Wednesday.  Please NPC me Bulya

Hi guys as you can see I'm back off holiday

Back now and am knackered!

I am going into hospital for surgery this week.  Gonna be quiet for a week or so.
Please NPC Finan as you see fit.

Bonivant.

:O

*crosses fingers*

Hope all goes well!

best of luck, hope they give you ice cream!

Stuff the Ice Cream!  I want Class A Drugs!!!

I got my Class A drugs and chocolate sponge with custard.

Back home now.  Should be able to post ok from now on.

In reply to Finan McRoach (msg # 11):

Yay drugs! Hope everything went ok.

In reply to Finan McRoach (msg # 11):

Yay custard!!!

In reply to Yamousou (msg # 13):

Any changes to your looks score?

In reply to Kores Varias (msg # 14):

Sorry, don't understand...

In reply to Yamousou (msg # 15):

Maybe our GM came out like Subotai...  with multiple prosthetics....


EDIT

Wrong forum.....
This message was last edited by the player at 09:40, Tue 16 Oct 2012.

I am off visiting relatives from this Friday, not sure when I will be able to post. Back after Xmas. Please NPC if needed.

In reply to Yamousou (msg # 17):

maybe we need to take a xmas break?  I imagine quite a few folks are gonna be getting pretty busy round then?

In reply to Bael Haywardson (msg # 18):

I'm ok with that, we move fairly slowly anyway. :)

No one will get any grief from me for not posting for the next few weeks. ;)

Yeah, happy christmas and all that!

Hope you all have a fun and relaxing break.

Going to a new 48 posting regime.  This shouldn't disrupt the game much, I hope.

I'm heading down the coast for the Australia Day long weekend (plus another couple of days!).  Won't be back until Thursday.  I might be able to check in with my phone.

Please don't get Guillaume dead!

Urgghhh away again. Can only write briefly and using my phone.

Sorry, been away longer than expected and trying to catch up. Will post tomorrow.

Have we lost Guillaume?

If it's NickDaniel then yes.  He hasn't logged on for 3 weeks...

Tis a bugger. But then if he logs in in the next day or two you will find him unconcious inside the cave.....if not...well...you'll find him inside the cave...

In reply to GM (msg # 27):

I went quiet but I was here...  Just that a sorceror never advances by himself....

He, he.

Nah if you've been quiet for two weeks without notice I'll send a PM. Three weeks with no answer to the PM? Time to die. :)

Yeah, keep your eyes on Weylyn of Ereworn - his Char in my game.

In reply to Finan McRoach (msg # 30):

That's good to know.  Can't quite identify half the people on dragwars as it is...

Never send the artillery into unknown situations first....

I'm going camping for a long weekend and will be off-line until Monday.

Cheers.

Advance warning, I am away from Fri 14th-Mon 17th June with no access. I will be at the Download Festival headbanging to Iron Maiden and Rammstein!

I may be a little here and there, just bought new house and trying to pack/tidy current rental house for new tenants.  urgh.

In reply to Bael Haywardson (msg # 34):

Thanks for npc-ing Bael during my move. They screwed up my internet connection at the new house but i should be able to post by phone for now. Into thr tomb we go!

Guys, my son has an operation booked for Thursday so I will be offline most of Thur and Fri.

I'm away tomorrow, back Sunday. I don't think I will be able to post so please NPC if needed...

I am away from this Friday for 2 weeks, back on Sunday 25th August. I don't expect to have any Internet access, and if I do then game time will be virtually non-existent. I will also be busy this week so might not get in many good posts.

Please NPC as necessary, and try not to get me killed!

Can't promise anything. ;)

In reply to GM (msg # 39):

I did say try... :)

I am away for 2 now and back on Saturday 24th August,

Thanks for your patience and understanding and I will endeavour to pick this up again after this.

Thanks.

In reply to Finan McRoach (msg # 41):

Going on the piss tonight!  I'm inclined to blast someone if they appear to be an authority figure with SHADOWBOLT.  Otherwise I'll DRAGONBREATH people, especially if it appears they are going to flank us.  Figured since we're in combat you can't wait.

Silly season, going away, may not be able to post properly until the new year. Hope you all have a good one!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Sorry for my lack-lustre absence - SOOO Much RL, not enough RPG...

Bonivant

Same, hope everyone has had an easy Christmas!

Apologies for my lack of posting. RL and work have been mad and I have struggled to keep up with all my games.

Could you give me a brief update on the current situation and I will jump in ASAP.

Your in Lacklaw, the local Baron has just formally welcomed you and told you where the ruins are Kores is looking for.

Yamousou spent most of the day behind closed doors with one or more local ladies.

Guys

Sorry but I am dropping out. RL is preventing me from being as active as I should be, and that isn't fair on any of you. Hopefully you can push on without me...

Rgds

Jarodemo

In reply to Yamousou (msg # 48):

you will be missed!  Shame on RL, shame.  :)  Cheers for the Yamo fun times!

In reply to Bael Haywardson (msg # 49):

Sorry to have gone AWOL folks. My holidays have been rather more hectic than I thought they would. Will be back up to speed this weekend. And I'm still open to new players if you know someone. :)

Sorry, was away for a few days down in Tassie.  Didn't get any mobile coverage on Cradle Mountain!  Will post IC soon.

ooh, did you do the Cradle Mountain trek?  I did that a few years back and loved it.  Hard work but some beautiful scenery.  Would love to do it again one day.  Currently I'm in Rome (which sounds much more travelled than I am, I'm pretty much tagging along being stay at home Dad in a nice apartment while my wife is doing an art residency.  Seeing very small bite size bits of Rome at a time)

We weren't quite that adventurous, and it would have been difficult with a 2 year old and 5 year old!  We did get about an eighth of the way around the lake then back again, despite the wind and the rain.  And it was too cloudy and rainy to see much!  But we'd been there before and yes, it is a beautiful place.

Very jealous of you hanging around in Roma!

In reply to Rabbie Brein (msg # 53):

Loving Roma now after settling in (well somewhat settling in).  Hahaa, yes a 2 year old would definitely up the ante for the trek.  Would be great to see it during winter (we went in mid January although the week before we were there there was blizzard conditions for a day or so!!!).  Am slowly edging out into the city of Roma to try and at least look at gaming stores even if they're most likely all in Italian of which I speak very very little. :)

I am out of town for two weeks :please play Dann for me during this time if required to make the game progress.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:47, Mon 21 July 2014.

Welcome back :D

Thanks :)

I am away again for one week. Please play Dann for me as necessary.

In reply to Dann of Clan Valin (msg # 58):

Flying to Switzerland for the rest of this week.  Back on Sunday.  Kores will take a backseat role and let everyone do the thinking.

In reply to Kores Varias (msg # 59):

Hi Guys,

Bonivant here, it's been a while...

I was wondering if I could come back into the game?
I really miss the Hearth-father weird with the shiny sword.  I've missed so much in terms of story and plot, not sure where to start?

of course!  I put Finan ' ìn storage'.

I can pop him back out for you.

Best read the Lacklaw thread as I npc'd Finan for a bit.

OK, so Finan is lost in a void between worlds?!?

Surely the bearer of Claidheamh Soluis can figure something out?

In reply to Finan McRoach (msg # 62):

Give us advance notice if you're about to snuff it...

Of course. Now I just need to find a place where the a certain scribe attached to the Selentine legion could have hidden a cache of ancient artifacts and add an extra one....perhaps behind a wall.....

Take your time.

Give me a prod when you're ready.

In reply to Finan McRoach (msg # 65):

That wall is taking a long time take down...  maybe if we got some help...

I am back in action.

I'm going camping in Dorset for a few days, back Thursday.  See you later!

My Dad has been seriously ill the last few months, which is one of the several reasons I dropped off the posts.
He passed away a couple of weeks ago, and I have dealing with other stuff too.

I had to close my Vallandar game, and drop out of a couple of others, but I'm hanging in here, as this is now the last active Dragon Warriors game on RPoL.  Thanks for posting for me bulya, and being patient.  I will try to get back into it now, especially as we have started a new Scenario?

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 69):

I'm so sorry.

Please take all the time you need.

Sorry, again.

Would you like me to keep posting for you at the moment?

Yes please.

Off to sunny Northumberland for Easter, so won't be posting til Tuesday.

In reply to Tobias Garrick (msg # 73):

Off to Conwy til Monday, so probably won't be posting til then.

I will be out of town for the next two weeks. Please play Dann for me as required.

... And I am back in action!

I'm out of town til Saturday, so won't have ready access to the game. Feel free to GM me as needed!

I'm off until next week. Please play Dann as required.

I am back in action.

Gonna be offline for a couple of days, laters!

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 80):

Off to Malta for work this week, so participation may be spotty! Depending on WiFi and time availability. GM me if needed!

Blessed Christmas everyone!

I am going to take a week's break from the game. Will be quite busy with various stuff during this holiday season.

I will be back after Christmas!

See you all then soon!

I will still login when I can to read what you guys are up to.

Again, blessed Christmas everyone! May the peace and grace of the Lord Jesus fill your hearts and your homes this Christmas!

Hey everyone. I am back. :)

A most exhausting but fruitful and blessed Christmas. A time of celebration and cheer among people who are often forgotten and overlooked.

Hope you all had a wonderful and blessed time as well!

See you all in the game soon!

I pretty much worked through.....plus 'my' cult doesn't do Xmas so I just enjoyed the Public Holiday pay. :)

Oh dear...did you get many strange requests at work? I have seen people get into all kinds of weird situations partying, especially over Christmas or the upcoming New Year's Day. :D

Hope you get a good rest these few days Bulya. :)

Nah, had a few tricky moments when the hotel AC wanted to shut itself down on a 40C day but it all worked out in the end. I'm in maintenance now so I don't have to deal with guests much anymore. :)

In reply to GM (msg # 86):

40c? Gosh which part of the world r u @ Middle East?

'Straya.*


*Australia.

In reply to GM (msg # 88):

Ah summer lol

Guys I'll be out of town from Friday to Thursday. Internet access will be non-existent.

See you all when I get back.

Looking forward to the get together that's finally happening. :)

In reply to Drake Taubron (msg # 90):

Have a good trip!

We'll try not to land you in any trouble while you're away... :op

Heh....Thanks Trivel for the consideration! :D

Guys I'm back home. Just arrived this morning.

Will read and post soon.

In reply to Drake Taubron (msg # 92):

I'll be mostly AFK for the next week or so.

Feel free to invite Drake along, have Trivel depart etc.

In reply to GM (msg # 93):

Great - I'll write Trivel out and bring in the new chap...

"There is something I need to tell you..." Trivel announces, ripping off his face to reveal another one beneath. "...that I would have got away with it if it wasn't for you pesky kids..." :op

My Router has died, gonna be AFK all weekend probably :o(

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 95):

Funny, i couldn't log on with my phone.  I probably could but I don't think I can be bothered....

Hope you get back soon! In time for the fight with the icy statue! :)

And Bulya...waiting for you to setle your real life stuff. :) Take your time as needed!

Just dropping a line here to keep us informed. :)

Damian says he is quite occupied with moving house at the moment. And that his posting will remain patchy through this week.

Forgot to say - I'm in Paris ATM, so posting will be limited!

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 99):

As of this weekend I'm likely to be without internet for 2 weeks so don't panic if I go quiet again. :)

I'll be about halfway between Eucla and Nundroo.  Going mulloway fishing.

In reply to GM (msg # 100):

Swish! Have fun!

I will be away from now until after Easter on Monday. :)

I will be out of town for the next 3 weeks. Can someone play Dann in my stead while I am away?

I can NPC him, no probs.

Apologies friends. New job last 4 weeks...steep learning curve and all.

I will be more regular going forward.

In reply to Drake Taubron (msg # 105):

I know the feeling.  2 years into my job.  But I remember the first week the ass kisser that joined volunteered to present and fumbled about for 15 minutes before the boss told him to get off.  I managed a good 6 minute presentation and could even address questions.  But it was a stupid move.

Could do that in 3 minutes now.

In reply to Kores Varias (msg # 106):

Side track: my social class says reaver, issit very low or?

Think Highlander....with a dash of hillbilly via raider.

In reply to GM (msg # 108):

Like the Gordon Highlander's?
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:22, Fri 28 July 2017.

You Bloody Idiot Lann!!!

What I wanna know is, do you wear knickers or not?!?!?!

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 110):

Knickers? That's Scottish? Reminds me of Braveheart!
Nope I don't have English blood, nor Scottish or Welsh for that matter.
Highlanders are good though...

In reply to Toirneach Lann (msg # 111):

He's avoiding the question.  Can't you summon an airblast or raw power and get your answer?  Can't tell if he's a true Thulsman....

In reply to Kores Varias (msg # 112):

Oh man, did a search for Varias on google, plural for varier:

English[edit]
Noun[edit]
varier (plural variers)

A wanderer; one who strays in search of variety.
Anagrams[edit]
Rivera, Vierra, arrive, ravier

That was good.  I don't know Latin and it sounded like a great name.  Maybe I'll google vonlax next....

My home laptop has just died!

Can only post at work and I'm on holiday for two weeks soon...

Hope you get a good rest Bonivant. :)

I am back in action.

I'm on a break for now.  GM is running Colm as NPC.

Guys I'm outta town from tomorrow until Saturday. Internet is patchy but I will try to keep up with the posts.

Sick as a dog, please NPC for now :(

OK back in the saddle :)

Off for Christmas, so posting will be patchy til after Boxing Day! Feel free to NPC Brannon as necessary!

Off to sunny Sweden with work. I'll probably have internet access, but not much free time, so posting may be patchy. Feel free to NPC Brannon as needed. Brannon would prefer to attack with his bow, rather than close quarters,  but will use his sword and shield if needed.

Folks, will be on holiday and not logging in from 11th-25th Feb, please NPC Griff for me.

Can post up til Saturday afternoon.

I will be away visiting London during the next 4 days and won't be able to post until next week-end. Dann is currently unconscious, I hope nothing terminal happens to him in the meantime.

Gonna be away for about 2 weeks. Probably won't be posting. Probably. Sorry...please go on ahead guys. I will catch up when I can.

Thanks for your patience guys. I'll catch up and post.

I'm away til the 19th, so posting may be very infrequent. NPC me as me needed: I'll chip in when I can.

Off on holiday to bonny Scotland for the next 10 days so posting may be patchy!

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 128):

Glasgow?  Watch you don't wear blue or green or orange, you might walk through the wrong neighbourhood...

I'm back!

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 130):

Didn't get chibbed?  Glasgow *SMILES* better!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_smile

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...mile_(disambiguation)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow%27s_miles_better






This message was last edited by the player at 13:06, Mon 04 June 2018.

No, the middle age folk and school kids in Kelvingrove were remarkably genteel!

If you did get a glasgow smile you could always parlay it in to an acting career as a bad guy LT like the one dude from Sons of Anarchy, Tommy Flanagan.

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 132):

Kelvingrove!  Near my uni!  Glasgow Uni.  Strange thing is our main competitor Strathclyde were near a cemetery.  We have kelvin grove park and they have a wonderful view of a cemetery from their library.

Oh those school kids...  When I grew up on the West Coast they were taking lsd during lunch time.  I asked someone whats it like and he described it as seeing halos around his hands and everything...  When I was 14 we had 6 single parents who got housing due to their status...

Folks, off a trip tomorrow, back and posting on Tuesday.

Off camping in Dorset.  Back on next weekend.

Off on holiday this week, so probably won't post til Monday.

Folks, off on a business trip tomorrow, returning Wednesday 24th.

No worries.

In reply to GM (msg # 139):

I'm down with severe appendicitis: had op Tuesday, but recovery is complicated. Please NPC me til I can get back into action.

Ouch, speedy recovery :)

Not a worry...continue not dying.

Chuckle. I have done my best - though it got much closer than I would have liked! What started as a quick keyhole surgery for appendicitis and 24 hours recovery ended up being peritonitis and pneumonia, and six days of IV antibiotics.

Still, taking cyclizine was quite an experience...

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 143):

Prokaryotes where they're not supposed to be is bad......glad you pulled through. :)

Glad to have you back!

A lot has happened since you were gone!

In reply to Aphail MacRoach (msg # 145):

Hospital infections.  Hearing they're more common now.  Last year i had 6 wound infections relating to an undiagnosed ingrown toenail, still not resolved but apparently hurling vinegar,  iodine solution or 99% isopropyl helps keep me free from further attacks of cellulitus.

seriously never understood the reasons why I bothered washing wounds until my late 30s....  wound infection never was an issue back then...

Possibly your constitution was higher and super bugs weren't super back then

Hi guys,

I am sorry for disappearing on you all like that.

Took a new job in April that basically took over my life.

I amma gonna start reading about your exploits. Looks like you guys made quite alot of progress since!

In reply to Drake Taubron (msg # 148):

Glad you're not DEAD!  Welcome back.

Welcome back our assassin!

Hey hey guys!

Glad to be back! I really missed the grind with you guys man!

Still catching up on the reading, but it looks like we came out of that big fight bloodied but standing...great job all!

Hey guy I am traveling to Msia and china tmr until Thursday Mayb patchy in posting.

In reply to Drake Taubron (msg # 151):

It was a major tank battle.  Fortunately after patching up our armour, we managed to take them out without artillery support.  Now methinks we need better artillery.  As Rommel says, take out their armour, then we have the initiative, and where we deploy our armour, the enemy will have to compensate and move to defend where we strike.

Gonna be busy with family commitments til after Christmas, so posting may be patchy. Well, even patchier!

Have a good one, folks!

Outlaws coming to stay, gonna be AFK for a while.

Folks, apologies but I must bow out of this game. The  posting speed is just too much for me and I just can't keep up the pace.

I will say that if the human race survives and we don't lose the internet this game will be hailed in the future as a masterpiece of collaborative storytelling. The GM is truly blessed to have such prolific and engages characters :)

Thanks for the good times and may the dice roller always favour you. Cheers, Vinny

Oh...sorry to see you go. And here I was worried people were complaining things were moving too slowly....

Well, your always welcome back anytime.

Off on me hols - should be back online for one week from the 8th of April - then off on a work trip til after Easter weekend!

I'll try to post as I can, but I suspect that won't be much, so feel free to NPC Brannon in my absence.

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 159):

May the festival of chocolate be a peaceful one for you, and catch you again after Easter.

I am out of town for the week, and will not be able to post during this time. I should be able to resume play next Monday at the earliest. Feel free to NPC Dann during this period as convenient.

I'm back!

Sorry folks, I've not been in the loop for a while and am about a week behind in my reading.

PC is dead and using my son's tablet to post.

In reply to Aphail MacRoach (msg # 163):

Sorry to hear that, and I hope your technical difficulties can be overcome.

Flying to China for holiday may be patchy in posting

Sorry folks...  My work situation, my dead pc, and health issues have kept me AFK for a while now.

I am over a month behind in my reading.

Sorry again.

Oh, how was the riot Karl?!?! Saw it on the news...

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 168):

Hm....  Lots of friends protesting.  They say 1M vs HK Police of 240k.  They count usually 1, 2, 500k, 1M...  It was after 12am that some kids decided to attack some police, storm the government building and stack up metal barriers.  Don't approve myself but theres a big fan base for those who throw glasses, bananas and shout a lot.  Very little damage but a few cops got floored and bleeding.

Thing is, like SARS, everyone suddenly thinks they'll get it.  In this case, HK government has pretty much confirmed they're going to implement an extradition law for cases where people commit crimes overseas can be carried off.  Some kid murdered his girlfriend in Taiwan with total solid evidence, but HK can't send him over without this so he's stuck in a prison.  They fear the PRC will use it to demand fugitives hiding in HK.

Glad to hear you're OK, and stay safe.

In reply to Caith Cernach (msg # 170):

Blocked up traffic yesterday.  They've taken over an area which is maybe the size of Manchester or London Chinatown.  There's no real danger unless you head to the area, but Hong Kong isn't that small.  Bigger than Singapore I think.

Seriously, 2014 protests were larger and theres very little collateral damage.  As long as you're not in the area you won't even get hit by a deflected rubber bullet.

In reply to Chlainn Vacrolann (msg # 171):

Fair enough, I know HK is way bigger than people tend to think of islands being.
Still glad to hear you're OK though.

In reply to Caith Cernach (msg # 172):

Appreciate that.

Off to Edinburgh for a long weekened, so won't be logging in til Monday.

GM, feel free to NPC me as needed. Just, er, try not to get me into a kamikaze run this beasty, eh? :D

Hi Guys,

Well, I've got a job and will be getting a new laptop soon.  This job is gonna be pretty full on, but it pays well.

Really want and hope to get back on the saddle soon...

Whats the new gig?

And am I glad that you're back? Yes, most definitely. :)

Off to jolly Legoland in Windsor to endure the heatwave. Should be back posting on Monday. Feel free to NPC Brannon - and try not to get him killed!

I guess there isn't time to knock up some fire arrows with oil from the lantern?

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 178):

Trying not to, and much as I like LEGO, do try not to die in the heat IRL, OK?
I'm freezing down here on the other side of the world IRL at the moment.

Off with family for the weekend - may not get to post til Monday.

Visiting family again this weekend - so probably won't post til Monday. It's a busy summer!

Ouch! With the worst possible timing as the two groups just meet - I'm off to Sweden for work this week, and then off on holidays the week after, so I'll be quite limited in my postings til the 2nd of September or so!

I'll post as I can, but feel free to NPC Brannon as needed.

I have three weeks work to do in two week, so might be quiet...

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 182):

Have a good trip, and see you when you get back.

I'm back! Gonna take me a while to catch up, though - turns out internet access on the Isle of Purbeck isn't that easy to get hold of!

Ugh. Phone's broken, which will slow my posting down a bit until I can get a new one...

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 186):

Sorry to hear that, and I hope you can both find an affordable replacement phone or repair deal soon.

In reply to Caith Cernach (msg # 187):

Reminds me I need to buy a new phone....have dropped this one a few too many times.  Its weird, I dropped my old S4 and S7 a lot and never any damage, my S9 I've brobably dropped the least and it has three smashed corners and a nice series of screen cracks. Still works fine though.

In reply to GM (msg # 188):

At least it still works. :)

I've broken more pairs of glasses than phone screens in my lifetime, but to be fair, I had an old nokkia brick long after there were newer phones available, and I'd learned to stop breaking glasses by the time I got that phone.

Screen replacement and phone repair shops are a growth business for a reason, invest now before some conglomerate takes them all over. ;)

I'm going to be away tomorrow (Friday local time), until Saturday morning.

Getting busy at work, can't promise to post every day...

In reply to Aphail MacRoach (msg # 192):

I'm running cyberpunk this arvo at a FLGS, and driving to Ballarat tomorrow. So my checking in will be patchy.

No worries.

In reply to Beathan MacPharlain (msg # 193):

No wozzas, and happy 'punking!

Busy weekend with the family, so posting may be patchy. Feel free to NPC Brannon if needed.

In reply to Beathan MacPharlain (msg # 193):

Ballarat. Does nearly everyone in the world playing DW live in Oz. Amazing popularity. In Ireland DW was just not popular when Inwas growing up. It was mostly WH and AD&D.

In reply to Deise (msg # 197):

I think about 50% of this group is Aussie.

And the other half are English?

DW is such a niche media.  I am trying hard, mostly without success, to offer D&Ders a different perspective and game experience.

Nah, theres a couple of folks from some other spots around the globe.

IMHO, DW is a Dark Fruitcake soaked in Rum compared to the Vanilla Sponge with cream filling that would be it's D&D counterpart.

But I got into RPGs via The Forest Of Doom FF book, so I'm biased towards that style of fantasy RPG writing more than the endless rules text of D&D in the first place.

Ireland is to England as Ereworn is to Albion ;-)

I am sure that this post belongs here, but I dont want to clog up the other busier threads.

I seek book recommendations. In past year I have gotten through an entire series by Joe Abercrombie and also the new Tad Williams books (plus the old ones).

Coming up to year end and Christmas I like to get through a few good reads but am struggling for inspiratikn. Strictly fantasy, what three books would folks recommend.
Thanks

Hmmm... probably a slightly risky recommendation (not strictly fantasy, and definitely not a fantasy author), but I loved the Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. It had a very Legend vibe to it. On the other hand, I like Kazuo Ishiguro's other stuff (especially the Unconsoled and Nocturnes), so I'm biased.

Have you tried the classic Fritz Lieber stuff? I liked the early Fafhrd and Grey Mouser stories. The later collections get a bit too... letchy... for my tastes, especially the Knight and Knave of Swords. Though the Curse of the Smalls and Stars in that collection was quite good.

I can also recommend the Earthsea books, though they're hardly Swords and Sorcery stuff.

Mind you, I haven't read any Tad Williams or Joe Abercrombie, so I'm not sure how helpful my recommendations are!

I really enjoyed A Song of Ice and Fire when it first came out. Picked up A Game of Thrones 20 years ago, just before a Clash of Kings came out. I only got as far as book four. I've got A Dance with Dragons, but just haven't been able to bring myself to read it. Two decades is just too long to retain that level of emotional investment in characters who are all guaranteed to have horrible things happen to them!

And I'm too snooty about popular culture to watch the TV show. :D

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 204):
Thanks. Likewise read GoT years ago (while travelling around Asia and Oz in 2001).
I tend to vary between low fantasy (David Gemmel) and the world building stuff  (like GoT).

Had forgotten completely about Fritz Leiber - so thanks. I will check these out.

Lol, I havn’t read any of the above suggested books, (I’ve thought about reading game of thrones, but I have doubts about Martin ever finishing the series, and I don’t want to start a book series that long just to have it never end.)

I would suggest though any of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. They’re technically fantasy in their setting and content, and the actual stories are really good, but they’re also very funny satirical commentaries on human nature and the world at large. Plus they’re easy to get in to and easy reads. Also there’s like... a million of them, so you can’t really run out.


Also, I’m over in the US.

Yeah, I envisage a Wheel of Time type-scenario... where someone else has to write the last book after the author's death. I also wonder if, with the TV series having finished the story, there just isn't the same interest in producing the books?

Discworld is a good call, though! I loved those back in the 90s. Enjoyed the recent TV adaptation of Good Omens. Weaveworld and Imajica by Clive Barker are some of my favourite fantasy-type novels, though again they really aren't the swords-and-sorcery type fantasy.

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 207):
I've invariably enjoyed my sword and sorcery with very little in the way of sorcery. For me the ideal fantasy novel would  probably be something like In The Name of The Rose. Dark medieval mystery as opposed to S&S, per se.

You've read all the Bernard Cornwall stuff I take it?

Not to everyones taste but Elizabeth H. Boyers Alfar novels have informed a fair bit of how I see Legend.

The Priory of the Orange Tree is interesting.

Not stock fantasy at all but one of my favourites since teenage years is Pork. Its an anthology book that is basically The Animals of Farthing Wood/Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

I wonder if cost made a difference.

When I was ten/eleven, here in Australia, a single AD&D rulebook cost $30. A module cost $15 or so.

I got $1 a week pocket money. When I found DW, and the books were $3 or $4 each...

I think a lot of kids who were into RPGs in Australia at that time fell into DW simply for economic reasons.

I'm sure that AD&D and Warhammer books were more expensive than DW in the UK and Ireland too, but if the disparity was less, it could explain things. It seems with Warhammer being local, that might have been the case - although I can't actually remember prices on Warhammer here.

DW was also a damn sight easier to lug around in a backpack than AD&D was.

A writer I'd suggest looking into is Rosemary Sutcliff, even if she is best known of as an author of books for children, her works are considerably darker than you might expect of a kids writer in tone.

Peter Dickinson's The Dancing Bear is also one hell of a dark tale for a kids book, but remains one of the most evocative descriptions of Byzantium from a fugitive's POV you'll ever find.

Currently re-reading Bernard Cornwell's Stonehenge, and amusing myself with Googlemap view of the same place looking what's still standing now.

Off with the family this weekend, so posting may be limited.

In reply to Caith Cernach (msg # 212):

Thanks for all of the recommendations, I will look into some them.
As a kid, DW was sold in local bookshops and retailed at similar prices to Fighting Fantasy. AD&D was very expensive and inoy available in specialist shops (mostly in Dublin). Warhammer was more accessible, and The Enemy Within  was the first full campaign of anything that I played.

In reply to Deise (msg # 214):

Name of the Wind & Wise man's fear by Patrick Rothfuss as some of the best written & engaging fantasy I've ever read.

I have to agree with the expensive in Australia comments, but not just for RPGs. Most of the time the person with the cash would get a system and we'd all share the playing. So I get to try a lot of stuff beyond AD&D.

Going to Thailand over the week for a lil break! But will be posting :)
Hope I survive :) family trips are tiring looking after the lil one

In reply to Toirneach Lann (msg # 216):

Enjoy the break.

Heading off for Christmas today, so posting will be slow for the next week or so. I'll do my best to keep up!

Have a safe and happy holidays folks!

In reply to Caith Cernach (msg # 219):

Yeah....my internet access has not been what I thought it would, neck up to speed soon.

In reply to GM (msg # 220):

Leofwyn player is currently being evacuated from a rather warm situation in the east of the state.

Is Leofwyn Aussie too? Hope they are okay, that's harsh. I'm up in Queensland.

I'm having some internet issues since new years, not as awful as south of here though mind you. If I miss day/s it's because Optus and their 'we'll send someone out in eight days' turnaround are getting in the way. Apologies, good folk of the Dragons and the Warriors.

In reply to Sir Turren Uvedale (msg # 222):

Yeah, I know there's 4 of us at least.p

Sorry to hear that Leofwyn's player is in evacuation mode IRL, and I hope they're OK.

Hi folks! Just got off the huge Navy ship yesterday!! I might need a day or two to get up to speed, but I’m home and safe! ❤️

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 225):

Glad to hear you're OK. :)

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 225):

Hey good to have you back! Glad you're okay.

Sorry I haven't posted much. Haven't felt like there was a lot for Leofwyn to say.

But also wanted to let you guys know I'll be away for a couple of days. They're giving us 2 days to drive back into the fire-affected areas to collect our belongings and cars we had to leave behind when we were evacuated. (Over 18 hours of driving in 2 days) so I'll post again when I can!

Wish me luck!

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 228):

Leofwyn
I cannot imagine what it is like and hope I never find out. Stay safe and best of luck.

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 228):

Thanks for the info, it's much appreciated.
That can't be an easy task, and I hope you have a safe journey.

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 228):

Hey of course. Be safe, and we'll catch you after.

Sorry if I miss a day here or there. I have a bad feeling about early 2020 at this point in general, but I'll do my best to still make each day! Will speak up if things get worse.

In reply to Sir Turren Uvedale (msg # 232):
Hope everything is ok in your real world.

In reply to Sir Turren Uvedale (msg # 232):

May the road rise with you, and see you when you can spare the time.

In reply to Sir Turren Uvedale (msg # 232):

Praying 2020 will be phenomenal for you.

Off to a wedding this weekend, so I don't expect to be able to post til Monday.

Wedding on 29th Feb - how fun!! Have a great time!

Well, someone out there obviously knows to leap at love in a leap year... :)
See you Mondayish, Brannon, and have a good one.

Yup - it was a great time! Though the joke about "only having to remember the anniversary/buy presents once every four years" was made on three separate occasions!

Anyway, I'm now back!

where I miss a day it is just that silly glitch where it won't let me log in. has started happening again on and off last few days. sorry I missed some good rp opportunities with Grim And Leaf!

If you use a PC or laptop I think using incognito mode might avoid the glitch...possibly...

I'll try that next time it does it cheers!

I am sorry to hear that the site is being difficult to access for you Turren. :(

It is possible that it may be a site certification issue if it tends to happen around the end of the quarter or month, and if that is the case, then it's not your browser's fault, it's the site, and using incognito mode in your browser may fix the problem.

If it keeps happening persistently, then contact RPoL admin.

I am not a trained computer support person, so that's the best I can offer there.

Could you try logging in on your phone? That's often what I do if I'm not around my computer. :)

Will be spending most of Easter weekend with the family. In the same place that I've been spending the rest of the time with the family, just doing more family stuff and less work, so my opportunities to post may be quite limited til Tuesday. Will do the best I can in the meantime!

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 244):

The logging in incognito trick worked for me Leaf! TBH when I'm catching up on here and 'Trurrening' I turn off my phone so people will stop interrupting me with texts and calls whilst I'm a knight.

In reply to Sir Turren Uvedale (msg # 246):

"Hold my calls, I'm in a meeting!"
"With who?"
"Some rather unpleasant and heavily armed negotiators in regard to a property border issue..."

Sorry, couldn't resist that.

In my defense, I have been watching legal and military history this morning to settle my brain, and the dialog wrote itself on reading your post. :D
This message was last edited by the player at 00:26, Fri 10 Apr 2020.

Yes, I understand. I've gone back to study, and was trying to listen to the lectures while "Leofwyn'ing", but found I had to go back and relisten to all the lectures because I definitely wasn't paying attention.

So now it's my reward during breaks.

hahaha you guys are awesome.

And yes, good way to take a break.

It's started happening to me, too! But strangely not on all of my devices.

I also found that if I went back into the main website and find my way back here manually, it worked. It's the shortcuts that seemed to be playing up. (I think)

Sorcery! Happened to me today and usual tricks failed. Now it just works because... elves?

NOW you rush in?  Too late...

Clears browser cookies, and suddenly it works?
Bloody technology being annoying again...

Anybody there? Or has the Cookie Monster struck again?

I keep getting 404 Error every day now, for about an hour. Never happened to me before.

Do you think it's load? Maybe more people are trying to log on under lockdown?

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 255):

Ditto. Started yesterday.

OK, all I can suggest that's worked for me so far is removing any bookmarked links to RPoL from your browser before searching the site, or trying to get past the front page of the site.

There's a 'Manage Bookmarks' option somewhere in the pull down menus for most models of browser, so find that first, then you're in the right place to find the 'Delete Bookmark' bit to clear any saved RPoL Bookmarks.

Clearing Browser Cache/Delete History is a more extreme version of the above fix, but may also work.

IMHO, RPoL's site address is not registering properly, probably a site certificate issue as it's happening around the end of a month, and all I'm sure of at this point is that it's definitely an issue at RPoL's end that's making it difficult to search/log in/post to the site.

If it was a SQuirreL Data Base issue, I reckon the site would have crashed by now under the load, based on previous issues of that sort with RPoL.

Disclaimer: I am not a code monkey by trade, but I have come to loathe V-Bulletin's software glitches with long experience of them.

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 255):

Same here (404). When limited time to leap on already, this is a killer. Good shall prevail! Well. Persevere at least.

Hey gang!

For the next week or so, I'm going to have very limited internet. My great-aunt (who owns an old farm up in NSW) has been in hospital and has just moved back to her home this week, but needs a little extra care in-home for a bit.

As I am not with Telstra, my phone pics up zero internet out there... although apparently, if I lean my phone against her fire-place at the far end of her house, then I can get 2 bars of service... so I may well be connected! haha

Eager to keep the story going, though!!

Good luck Leaf. All the best to you and your aunt.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:02, Thu 14 May 2020.

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 260):

Hope your Aunt is quickly on the mend. Perhaps she can join the game? :-)

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 260):

Best of luck Leaf.

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 260):

Hope your aunt gws.

All the best to you and your Aunt, Leaf!

Sorry to hear that, and hope she's OK.
Check you later, and no worries.

Anybody out there?

I am!

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 268):
Yep

GM is just processing the Turn Summary.

He is one of the few people to still be working full time.

Phew! Thought the IT gremlins might have finally cut the cable...

Leaf hope your Aunt is doing well.

Gremlins are sedated, arms and back are back to functional typing levels...old man is old...

Hooray!

 +1
Glad everyone is okay

Lurking around waiting to post.

She is!!

We also finally discovered today that she DOES have wifi!! Haha so, it should be good now!

Thank you to those who have enquired about my great-aunt! She is doing really well, and I am now back home! :D

Hope you're all doing well with the slow lifting of restrictions!

Fantastic to hear!  Great Aunts are usually formidable women... mine certainly was.

Mine is more badass (in a really cool, I wanna grow up to be like her one day, type way).

For example:
One day she was out in her fields visiting her pet sheep (different to her farming sheep), and one of them headbutted her and broke her hip. She had forgot to bring her phone, and so she freaking army-crawled all the way back to her house, and hung out on the balcony (because she couldn't reach her front door handle) until her son came to check on her that evening.

Her brother (my grandpa) (also pretty badass) a couple of years ago snapped his Achilles tendon while changing a tire, and proceeded to drive himself to the hospital... in a manual car, because he forgot his mobile phone.

Ugh - work is keeping me extra busy at the moment, so may be slow in posting for a while. I'll do my best to keep up!

Sure thing. Look after yourself!

Off to sunny Cornwall on my hols for the next week - will try to post as best I can, but am likely to be much slower than normal!

Here I am, wrapped up in like 5 blankets... hoping you have a great time in sunny Cornwall!

Bloody heatwave in Kent!

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 284):
During the height of lockdown in Kerry we had stunning weather (for Ireland) in April & May.

As lockdown has eased and people can move around the weather has been dreadful. Overcast, rain, wind. Feels unfair. What Inwouldnt give for a heatwave (which for us is five days without rain and temp ranging from 18-20 degrees.

Enjoy the weather in Cornwall and Kent.

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 282):

Enjoy! Send us a virtual postcard of something evocative of Legend! Whilst the weather may be poor a lot of the time in the UK you are all so lucky with the deep history you have right in front of you every day...

Have fun in Cornwall, beware pirates, and try not to melt in the heat Brannon.

If those tales I have been told of old Cornwall are correct, wrecking, smuggling and piracy were rife in the past, leading to all those smugglers caves and secret passageways beloved of adventure writers everywhere.

Also, check out a local dish, Stargazy Pie, if you're into seafood that would give H.P. Lovecraft nightmares.

Hello!

I have finally saved enough to move into my own place!! So, if new restrictions allow, I will be moving (while still studying) over the next few days.

Also, I am moving more into the bush, and so my internet may be questionable for the next little bit - but I will do my best to check up on here!

Good luck with the move!

Congrats on the new place, Leofwyn, and may the move be as stress free as possible.

Ok! Officially moved in and *mostly* unpacked. Should be able to post more frequently now! :D

Off to Norfolk for the whole of next week - not sure what internet coverage will be like, so apologies if I go dark. Feel free to NPC Brannon as needed, though, er, try not to get him killed... :D

Not that I am that active, but I will be even less active for the next - maybe, as long as a week or two, maybe less. Recurrence of health issues caused by not being able to do my rehab due to rehab centres being closed because of our lockdown (apparently many other health issues can be ignored to stop COVID...). It's not really that serious but something has to give for the moment and worrying about the fact that I am not keeping up here isn't helping my mental health. I want to be more active but I just can't get my head around things here without a lot of effort and I think I need to spend the gaming related mental energy I have on more mindless activities like drawing maps of Ellesland and other places (not that that is mindless but once I get into the zone, it just seems to happen). Sorry. I do enjoy the game when I can focus.

Look after yourself. Those maps and heraldry are amazing! I am in awe of your skills and dedication.

Like Osric said, there's no pressure here! Please take care of yourself.

Feel free to message any of us for a summary when you do want to join in again - just to save you from reading through all the posts!

Consider that thirded, and no worries, quick summary of "Previously on Glissom: Dark Heritage" episodes is always available.

Enjoy the heraldry and check you later.

Covid is a huge cost for society to carry, and the collateral damage to the delivery of health care is simply horrinle. In Ireland we decided that it would be ok to stop many forms of cancer treatment and also stop screening.
Uthen do what you have to do to keep going. I enjoy your interventions and love yiur recent work of heraldry. Keep safe.

Stay strong and all the best!

I'm sorry too, for loosing my PBeM Mojo.

Can't seem to get back into it as I've spent far too much time and energy on live zoom and discord games.

Now lockdown is pretty much over, I have to get a new job and earn some money!

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 299):

Good luck with the new job, Colm, and for what it's worth, I understand, it's hard to find the energy to play every game with the same enthusiasm all the the time at the best of times.

As this isn't the best of times IRL for everyone, I'm just glad you're OK, having a bit of fun gaming, and happy to hear that you're back in saddle job wise. :)

The party can see the dread city the king and flame have been carried to by the hawks of Nem from where they're (mostly) standing now IC, and that data has been confirmed by the ever vigilant Giles.

Party didn't investigate any further in the lower chambers, due to the need to find a way through the complex and the city swiftly. Also avoided the nasty ice spirit you ran into last time around. Found a genuine Selenite Military standard in the process too.

I am more sad than happy to report that Kores is still having a chat with a large and icy breathed reptilian chap down stairs. Left him some apples as rations and if he doesn't get eaten or frozen, then we can but hope that mayhap he'll learn a little ancient wisdom from his host until the party returns to pick him up as well.

Have a good one, and when you get your mojo back, we'll be here with open arms. :)

It's so good to hear that life is looking almost back to normal for you, Colm (as well as all other folks up North)! Those of us in Victoria are still stuck in Stage 4 lockdown. Not allowed to go further than 5km from home!
I hope you Aussies in other states are keeping safe, and hopefully you'll get to avoid a second lockdown!

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 299):

Beat of luck.

All e best in your new job Colm!

Earn more RL crowns!

The Selentine Standard is a VERY powerful artefact if i remember.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:56, Sun 06 Sept 2020.

Right-oh! Back from holiday. Just need to catch up on everything that's happened in the last few days!

First week of term, this week, and with all my teaching moving online, it's more than a little manic, so not sure how often I'll be able to post. Feel free to NPC Brannon if I'm holding things up. He doesn't have any handy tricks up his sleeves, so he'll just try to concentrate on attacking the same person as Uthen to split their Defence.

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 305):

Good luck!

I'm in the final few weeks of my uni term, so I may also be slightly absent! (Although I will admit that I use this as one of my many 'breaks' throughout the day!) But part of my course has me doing some teaching placements with a primary school - so I may be doing some distance teaching as well!

I don't know about a lack of handy tricks up his sleeves, but that's good advice, and good luck in the virtual classroom IRL, Brannon. :)

Same to you in the uni/virtual classroom, Leofwyn, and you have given Caith a good idea to follow up on so you're teaching an old wolf new tricks here already. :)

My own apologies for being often distracted lately also. *Points at reality being complicated and often difficult to explain...* :(

Hopefully I am now somewhat freer to concentrate on the imaginary problems of gaming rather than my own for a bit. :)

Hey guys.

I am real sorry. Something personal came up and I can't post for some time. Please go ahead and have fun.

I apologize again for having to be away after you guys made such effort to include me.

I hope things go as well and smoothly as they can in such circumstance.

Take care.

We’ll save the kingdom (actually the whole world I guess) for Prince Doron on a silver platter! :-)

May the road rise with you, Player of Doron, and please don't apologize for it, as I am well aware that the problems of Real Life always come before the complications of Imaginary Lives in RPGs in priority.

In regard to Osric's most generous claims, I dunno about a silver platter, yer highness, but as to the rest? Might take a bit of work yet, but we'll get there, never fear. :)

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 305):

Have fun teaching my priestly friend! My term is ending soon! Just done with the exam marking and left with the national exams! Thank God for Cambridge ;)

In reply to Prince Doron (msg # 308):

Look after yourself, Doron! It was a pleasure to have you join, and we will be eager for your return!

It's been a bit of a shambles of a week IRL for me, and I am attempting to catch up with my various imaginary lives as I type this.

Thank you all for your patience with my slowness in posting.

Looks at IC thread...
Dead mens fingers fungus and flying witches? Hmmm. Summat strange going on here and no mistake.

All good!

I, too, have lost track of the time and the days. I have begun my teaching placement with 30 twelve year olds... so I may be posting slower than usual.

It's getting excitingly close, though...

Sounds like you’ll be in more peril than the party in Nem!  Enjoy (I think...) :-)

Ah, students.

"I mean, it's incredible.  One day the campus is completely bare.  Empty.  The next, there are children everywhere.  Like locusts.  Crawling around, mindlessly bent on feeding and mating.  Destroying everything in sight in their relentless, pointless desire to exist."

Is that a Rupert Giles quote?

Snyder, but he's speaking with Giles.

And that's just in the staffroom...

As the child of two teachers, I can confirm that the 'hive of scholarly activity' effect is not confined to the students.

I regret that I am a little too merry at the moment to post responsibly IC.

I will deal with the after-effects of my celebrating a momentary blip in the pattern of 2020 reality being largely horrible in the morning, by the power of VitB and rehydration.

Merry Change Of US Government to you all, and a good night's sleep too. :)

Will be back this arvo.

Got to go argue with a government department decision first, and as that requires me going in person to argue over it, I'll be off line for a bit today.

Hey friends!

In a few days I'll be heading back to Mallacoota (where I was stuck last year with the fires) to cook for the same camp that's running again. I'll try to come on here in my downtime in the evenings, but I may not be able to for the two weeks.

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 324):

Hey thanks for the heads up, stay safe and we'll hear from you when you can! Merry Christmas if we don't.

Signing off for the next few days for Christmas. All the best for the festive season, folks! Stay safe, and Merry Christmas!

I am exhausted after sorting out the multi-family festivities over the last two weeks, and I apologize for my slowness in posting IC.

That said I will try to post later today after some much needed rest.

Thank you all for your continued patience with me, and a Happy Holiday Season to you all as well.

Cheers,
Caith Carnach's Player

Aaaand I'm back!

Thanks for your patience, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!

Hey everybody, I'll be off the grid and unable to read or post from the 7th to either the 18th or 19th. Just assume Usopi helps beat up whatever yall tell him to.

And I'll be incommunicado out bush from the 17th to the 21st.

Probably not the best time to disappear, but I'm off on holiday out in Northumberland for the next week. Will post what I can, but normal service will resume on the 7th of June.

I am so sorry I have been away for so long! I got engaged!! (Yay) But in the middle of lockdown - and so there have been a lot of things taking my attention!

Just reading through the posts now!

Congrats!

My condolences to your partner, I hope they are a very good listener with a very patient and understanding demeanour.*

*I make joke, is not funny joke, I am aware.

:)
This message was last updated by the GM at 05:03, Mon 07 June 2021.

Congrats on your engagement!

Congrats on ur engagement

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 332):

Congrats and wish you a long healthy and happy life together.

In reply to Leofwyn (msg # 332):

CONGRATULATIONS LEAF!!! Wishing you and your intended a long and happy life together.

 Hooray! We saw an in game wedding, now one to come in the real world… Happy vibes all round.

Congratulations, and my best wishes to both you and your partner-to-be, Leaf. :)

Congratulations, Leaf!

Thanks everyone!! It's a very fun, yet stressful time!

I've been recounting our tales to my fiance, and he seems politely impressed! He is a fellow nerd, but has never role-played before, but I think I am slowly convincing him! :D

Excellent.....

Is he as.....effusive....as your good self?  Or more of a yin to your yang? :D

Well you know what they say “couples who play together stay together…” although I cannot provide any empirical evidence to support that assertion, having had one girlfriend describe rpgs somewhat dismissively as “Barbie dolls for boys” - offensive on SO many levels… 😆😆😆

Still abiding with my irl partner of many decades now due partly to a shared love of RPGs. :)

And there's nothing wrong with Barbie Dolls. Given Barbie was inspired by a Bild magazine cartoon character with as much sass as she had sex appeal, Barbie for Men would be Lili.

Mag put out a mascot doll of Lili, with a wardrobe of fashionable clothes, aimed at male readers, and she was so popular with little girls as well as dads in Europe that Mattel copied the format and sold millions of Barbie dolls as a result.

Turns out that little girls wanted sophisticated ladies who looked like movie stars rather than child-like dolls. :)

My lovely partner of our 11 year relationship has a healthy obsession with Warhammer Fantasy and pretty much all things horror and grimdark. She played a barbarian in a 6 year D&D campaign; and a pirate (with knight stats) in our Dragon Warriors campaign (our first TPK it was very romantic).

In our home brew, which is current, she runs a swindler bawd type lass who belongs to the town militia. She runs an RR80 Dark Elf Disciple of Khaine on Return of Reckoning MMO too. She used to have barbie dolls too apparently, but I see no evidence of this. The trick is to screen people on the first date. The keepers will be curious about rpgs, the rest will be dismissive. The curious ones are probably worth bringing into your life, even if they don't end up falling in love with RPGs. The dismissive ones... Well lol.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 00:05, Thu 24 June 2021.

Work is in silly season at the moment, so I'm struggling to find time to post! Hopefully things will be calmer next week, when we're getting closer to the Big Bad. And the Little Bad that's keeping those fires alight...

This whole sequence is so awesome!

In reply to Brannon Darrow (msg # 345):

It is both epic in scale and an epic tale of adventure. :)

Sorry to hear that you're run off your feet at work, Brannon, but it's OK, as always, one's real life takes priority over an imaginary one.

Sorry for the slowdown folks working two jobs for the same pay currently plus they keep handing me paperwork that I just want to set fire to.

Usual service will return on my days off hopefully.

Cheers for the heads up, GM. Will stay hungry on this end. Do what you need to do.

Sure thing, Damo! Take it easy!