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Out of Character 9.

Posted by NarratorFor group archive 0
Chye Isuel
player, 1707 posts
Osu! Ora Chye Iseul!
Dragon descended, Youxia
Mon 27 Apr 2020
at 22:35
  • msg #338

Re: Out of Character 9

"As to my employer,  he's been around for a long time, he is a man of wealth, and taste."
Pleased ta meeeetchu! *WOOOO WOOOOOOOO!, WOOOO WOOOOOOOO! AWW YEAAH!!*
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 22:35, Mon 27 Apr 2020.
Grimaldi
player, 643 posts
Aralaise adventurer
swordsman and wizard
Mon 27 Apr 2020
at 22:37
  • msg #339

Re: Out of Character 9

What's puzzling you, is just the nature of his game. Hope ya guess his name...
Chye Isuel
player, 1708 posts
Osu! Ora Chye Iseul!
Dragon descended, Youxia
Mon 27 Apr 2020
at 22:40
  • msg #340

Re: Out of Character 9

maybe he teach Chye how to play maracas.
No contracts though.
Mancini
player, 359 posts
Shrewd Guildsman, Rank 3
Charisma 2, Voice
Mon 27 Apr 2020
at 23:29
  • msg #341

Re: Out of Character 9

Mancini has strong suspicions on his identity, but isn't about to cut any sort of deals.
Rethus
NPC, 18 posts
Handsome stranger
Tue 28 Apr 2020
at 18:51
  • msg #342

Re: Out of Character 9

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 340):


"$50 for a copy of Idiot's guide to playing maracas, $40 for a set, 1 point in maracas, -1 likes to play maracas, cash refundable if you leave a booklet of erotic woodcuts in the cathedral ofthe Triunists.No contract."

Chye Isuel
player, 1710 posts
Osu! Ora Chye Iseul!
Dragon descended, Youxia
Tue 28 Apr 2020
at 21:12
  • msg #343

Re: Out of Character 9

naughty naughty
Ardenas Barehand
player, 1450 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Wed 29 Apr 2020
at 13:36
  • msg #344

Re: Out of Character 9

Sowing chaos.  Selling relatively mundane goods that aren't readily available in Northport, then offering a discount or refund for doing something that sows chaos in the community.  Who needs souls, when simple penuriousness does the same work?
Rethus
NPC, 19 posts
Handsome stranger
Wed 29 Apr 2020
at 14:47
  • msg #345

Re: Out of Character 9

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 344):

"Contract terms usually involve conditional advantages, coupled with disadvantages. The first level is owing a favor (-1), the next involves excommunication (-10) and cannot be raised or contacted via necromancy except in hell (-1), greater rewards may add a further cost of Vulnerable to Holy (-10) and Detects as Evil (0), and more than that would include Duty, involuntary, summonable (-20). Anything that doesn't cost points is a cash or favor based transaction, although you can contract for anything you want.  Stealing from one of our shops is also pleasing to us."
Jareth Mooncalled
player, 1986 posts
Dirty High Elf Sage
HP: 9/9 FP: 4/10
Wed 29 Apr 2020
at 16:09
  • msg #346

Re: Out of Character 9

Ardenas Barehand:
Who needs souls, when simple penuriousness does the same work?

Not sure that word means what ya think it means...

"Who needs souls, when simple 'desire to not spend money' does the same work?"

See, don't quite flow right.  Mean, has proper grammar, an conveys meaning, but was that what ya were aiming for?  Doing t'e Devil's work'll get t'em what t'ey want, so, yeah, tradin favors for damnation...
Narrator
GM, 7710 posts
DM says
roll for initiative!
Wed 29 Apr 2020
at 20:54
  • msg #347

Re: Out of Character 9

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 346):

gonna keep answering what I can as I can
Dilandua
player, 45 posts
Shadow Elf
Wed 29 Apr 2020
at 21:31
  • msg #348

Re: Out of Character 9

And this is when the Mageguild Killing crew realizes that Dilandua forgot to mention that oneself is a ranged weapon...
Ardenas Barehand
player, 1452 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Wed 29 Apr 2020
at 23:02
  • msg #349

Re: Out of Character 9

Jareth Mooncalled:
Ardenas Barehand:
Who needs souls, when simple penuriousness does the same work?

Not sure that word means what ya think it means...

"Who needs souls, when simple 'desire to not spend money' does the same work?"

See, don't quite flow right.  Mean, has proper grammar, an conveys meaning, but was that what ya were aiming for?  Doing t'e Devil's work'll get t'em what t'ey want, so, yeah, tradin favors for damnation...


Flows better when you use the single word that replaces the phrase.  And yes, that's exactly what I meant.  The Northport version of offshoring jobs to keep prices down, presented in such a way that some might not even realize they're doing the work of demons or devils (the two seem to cross over a lot here).
Jareth Mooncalled
player, 1988 posts
Dirty High Elf Sage
HP: 9/9 FP: 4/10
Thu 30 Apr 2020
at 00:09
  • msg #350

Re: Out of Character 9

Ardenas Barehand:
Flows better when you use the single word that replaces the phrase.  And yes, that's exactly what I meant.

Just checking.  You pulled out an 'archaic' word that even I had to go look up... so I was just making sure you were aiming at that.

quote:
...of demons or devils (the two seem to cross over a lot here).

They are the same thing as long as your not in a D&D campaign.
Jednesa
player, 444 posts
Naked Barbarian Ogress
HP:27/36 FP:13/13
Thu 30 Apr 2020
at 00:16
  • msg #351

Re: Out of Character 9

Elaina Grattan:
"Why do we need to have people waking through the night?  The Frog God has given me a spell that will instantly wake me if anyone or anything enters its area with hostile intent -- so we only need awake if we're attacked; we can all sleep straight through a quiet night."

It's times like this that I really wish Jednesa were smart enough to make a coherent argument against this...  oh well.  The tank will probably survive... if she even wakes during the inevitable ambush.



And pssst Mario, you posted as Aldous in the Junior thread.
Balir Ironhide
player, 258 posts
Dwarf
Warrior
Thu 30 Apr 2020
at 23:03
  • msg #352

Re: Out of Character 9

Father is out of the hospital.  What's a little pneumonia among friends?  Thankfully no Covid, which would have really put an exclamation point on that.  Everything is back to normal.

Oh, wait.  I mentioned Covid.  Crap.  It's still bonkers.  Just slightly less so.
Ardenas Barehand
player, 1456 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Fri 1 May 2020
at 11:12
  • msg #353

Re: Out of Character 9

Yeah.  That.

And on top of that, my house is currently torn up.  Got a contractor to "patch" a soft spot in the kitchen floor, turns out something had been leaking under the sink and instead of a few hundred dollars it's now something over five thousand.  Good news is, insurance is paying most of all of that (minus deductible, of course).

Bad news is, walling in and plumbing my darkroom, which was also to have been done this week, won't even start until Monday, and I have to be back at work on Monday.  Boss is letting me have the rest of next week off, though.  Meanwhile, painting today.  Where did I put my safety glasses (to keep the paint off my seeing glasses), anyway?
Balir Ironhide
player, 259 posts
Dwarf
Warrior
Fri 1 May 2020
at 14:31
  • msg #354

Re: Out of Character 9

Sorry to hear about your water leak.  Having the kitchen out of action is...rough.  On the upside, you'll avoid the Covid-19, meaning the extra pounds people have put on going to the fridge so often.
Chye Isuel
player, 1713 posts
Osu! Ora Chye Iseul!
Dragon descended, Youxia
Fri 1 May 2020
at 14:41
  • msg #355

Re: Out of Character 9

covid schovid blowvid! bah humbug!!!
Narrator
GM, 7718 posts
DM says
roll for initiative!
Fri 1 May 2020
at 18:11
  • msg #356

Re: Out of Character 9

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 355):

Eh. Just got back my positive serum antibodies level. I was stupid lucky with minimal symptoms.  Glad your dad is out of the hospital Balir, here is to a speedy recovery for him.

Probably be checking in on Monday, no real downtime at work, family stuff this weekend.

Happy May Day all!
Christine Bjorn
player, 1881 posts
Blue Haired Elf
Not from Wastrels Hope.
Fri 1 May 2020
at 20:33
  • msg #357

Re: Out of Character 9

In reply to Narrator (msg # 356):

Sounds like everything still crazy. Probably have a drop in connection again next week, and for the next 6 weeks.
Oly
player, 1209 posts
Badly disfigured face
Rank 2 Guild badge
Fri 1 May 2020
at 23:10
  • msg #358

Re: Out of Character 9

For 6 weeks straight or on and off like it has been?
Christine Bjorn
player, 1882 posts
Blue Haired Elf
Not from Wastrels Hope.
Fri 1 May 2020
at 23:39
  • msg #359

Re: Out of Character 9

In reply to Oly (msg # 358):

Excellent question, well asked...just need to ask those who make decisions!
Ardenas Barehand
player, 1457 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Sat 2 May 2020
at 11:27
  • msg #360

Re: Out of Character 9

Contractor's gone after kitchen work, back on Tuesday, now (has to deal with a rat problem in a rental house for one of his established clients).  Got the main construction done on the window insert (required for the "dark" part of darkroom) and the walls that won't be torn up to remove the mobile home door.

Contractor only needs to finish walling in, about five feet (frame, drywall, and mud) and install a standard prehung door in the new wall, then plumb in a laundry tub for a sink and install a counter with cabinet base.  Shouldn't be more than a couple days' work, if he doesn't find a disaster in the plumbing wall.  Sure glad my partner found this guy, he does better work than the last one we had in.

After he's done, I need to weatherstrip the new door (for light sealing) and paint the new section of wall; hopefully my enlarger carts will be here by then (free shipping from Lowe's is free, but it ain't fast, apparently), locate, haul in, and organize the stuff that's been in storage for the past five years, and I still need to get an Ikea type counter/cabinet to fill the dry side -- but I should be able to develop and print in there within a couple weeks after the construction work is done.

The weekend will be mostly reorganizing stuff disrupted by the kitchen work (which included new floor in the living room, as that was affected too), likely swapping the hinge on the fridge door so it can be moved to a more sensible location, finishing the window insert and painting it, and "other duties as assigned," as they say in job descriptions.
Jareth Mooncalled
player, 1990 posts
Dirty High Elf Sage
HP: 9/9 FP: 4/10
Sat 2 May 2020
at 14:25
  • msg #361

Re: Out of Character 9

Ardenas Barehand:
...t I should be able to develop and print in there within a couple weeks after the construction work is done.

Very cool.  I used to do photography (B&W only) back when I was in school.  Always considered taking it up again... but as a renter of modest means it was just never feasible.
Ardenas Barehand
player, 1458 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Sun 3 May 2020
at 12:09
  • msg #362

Re: Out of Character 9

Check YouTube -- if you have a bathroom in your apartment, it can be a temporary darkroom for a couple hundred bucks or less.  You need a way to block light from any windows, possibly from the exhaust fan, and around the door, and something to set an enlarger on (a table that will bridge over the toilet stool works well).  If you can work only after dark, this is FAR easier; dark curtains and turning off lights outside the bathroom might be good enough for printing.

There are 35 mm enlargers that weigh only 10-15 lb. but I used to use a 4x5 enlarger that weight close to 60 lb. in a temporary bathroom darkroom by standing it on a kitchen cart and wheeling it in to work, out for storage (that might be a bit large for an apartment, though).  Enlargers can range from thousands of dollars (new condition, refurbished from a dealer, 4x5 size) to free (whatever shows on local Craigslist or similar).  My first one, back in the 1970s when every photographer needed (that is to say, they weren't obsolete "junk" like they were a few years ago) cost me $10 at a yard sale; came with a 35 mm film carrier, lens, and bulb.

Most places, you can use tap water for everything -- no need for distilled -- and most chemicals can just go down the drain into urban water treatment (not spent fixer, please, and not some of the more advanced stuff like reversal bleach).  Some chemicals are even safe for septic systems.

Minimum setup: changing bag, daylight developing tank w/ reel that fits your film, some airtight bottles big enough to hold the chemicals to fill your tank, some way to hang the film for drying (in the shower is good, you can run the shower for a couple minutes to pull dust out of the air before you hang the film).  Pair of scissors and a bottle opener (some folks don't bother with the opener, they just rip the 35mm cassette open with their fingers) or leader retriever -- these last needed only if you develop 35 mm; for 120 you don't need either.

Bought new, the equipment to process your film shouldn't cost more than $150, and you might be able to get a whole setup on eBay all at once for less than a third of that.  Enlarger, whatever you're willing to spend traded off against how long you'll wait for a bargain.  Film, chemicals, and printing paper are pretty much fixed cost, but you can start (enough to shoot, develop, and make some prints) for about $50.

And all of this will go in a good size box that will sit on the enlarger base plate in the bottom of a closet when not in use.
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