ࡱ> 5@ bjbj22 "XXhhhhhhh .... : R:      $URDhDhhYhh*hhF 9(..o0M M |phhhhM h$DD  $.  .(19:18:30) Sebastian: i'm here (19:18:35) MHolmes: There we go (19:18:51) MHolmes: Have you checked out the wiki lately? (19:18:59) Sebastian: i was over there today (19:19:15) Sebastian: i noticed the cool communication thingy as well as a bunch of discriptions for various races (19:19:20) Sebastian: and the new Homeland keywords (19:19:35) Sebastian: but i didn't really spend too much time looking around, so that's all i noticed (19:20:10) MHolmes: Probably not really all that much more. Question is, how well done do you think your character is? (19:20:25) Sebastian: what do you mean? (19:20:37) Sebastian: as in how complete? or what his quality is? (19:20:50) MHolmes: How complete. (19:20:54) MHolmes: Feel ready to play? (19:21:02) MHolmes: Do you sense that he's missing anything? (19:21:48) Sebastian: oh yeah (19:22:20) Sebastian: though i do want to discuss Laura just a bit... clarify exactly what i see her as and get your input, see what you think so to speak... (19:22:30) MHolmes: Go ahead (19:23:42) Sebastian: i've been wracking my brain for a similar relationship in some other medium and the only thing that comes close is from the first season of Babylon 5 (19:24:22) MHolmes: Which? (19:26:17) Sebastian: ok... you have Captain Sinclair and the woman he has this off and on again relationship with (19:26:43) Sebastian: the basic idea is pretty close, "we both have our own lives to lead, but that doesn't mean we can't be there for each other when we get the chance" (19:28:13) MHolmes: The ambassador? (19:28:25) Sebastian: no... some woman from his past... (19:28:57) Sebastian: they have this whole "we do this every three years" discussion and then they are all like "well, this time we can make it work... we just have to understand that we both have other things we are committed to..." (19:29:40) MHolmes: That sounds...vaguely...familiar. (19:30:38) Sebastian: so... what i'm trying to get at is that there's this relationship here where there is a serious commitment, but the reaason it works out is because there are no demands or expectations... (19:30:56) Sebastian: they kind of drift together when they can, and go their seperate ways when they must (19:31:43) MHolmes: I get that. (19:31:59) Sebastian: ok then... i guess that's what i wanted to say there... (19:31:59) MHolmes: I'm not even sure why it seems complicated (19:32:25) MHolmes: Not to say that it won't get more complicated... (19:32:31) Sebastian: heh... fine with me (19:32:32) MHolmes: That's my job after all (19:32:35) MHolmes: :-) (19:32:36) Sebastian: quite so! (19:55:58) Doyce [~doyce@216-160-162-54.dnvr.qwest.net] entered the room. (19:56:29) MHolmes: Excellent (19:56:48) MHolmes: Did you make that picture on the charsheet yourself, Doyce? (19:57:16) MHolmes: Thomas, have you seen the pics on Serama and Gennadi? (19:58:56) Sebastian: not yet... but now that you've mentioned them i am headed on over (19:59:18) Sebastian: nice... (19:59:33) Sebastian: i could do one of Sebastian, but it would be a stick figure picture... (20:01:40) SAMathis [~Snak@pcp0010573256pcs.manass01.va.comcast.net] entered the room. (20:02:04) Doyce: mike, I'm back. (20:02:10) Doyce: sorry, was afk (20:02:15) Sebastian: we will never forgive you! (20:02:20) Doyce: figured (20:03:23) Doyce: Mike, answering question -- in the sense that I photoshopped the bejimminy out of a bad publicity photo for an old genre show until it was unrecognizable -- yeah, sure I did it :). (20:03:40) Adrienne [adrienne@bb-66-63-117-231.gwi.net] entered the room. (20:04:26) MHolmes: Hey, Scott snuck in. (20:04:40) MHolmes: Scott, have you looked at the Wiki yet? (20:04:45) Doyce: Stick figures would rock, Seb... give it a Risus vibe. (20:04:53) SAMathis: hi. no. having major problems tonight (20:04:58) MHolmes: Doyce, that's about what I thought. (20:05:11) MHolmes: Problems, Scott? (20:05:35) SAMathis: workers in the basement had power off and my trial for snak has run out. trying to get registered now. (20:05:47) MHolmes: Thomas, what, think I drew that pic of Serama? I stole it, of course! (20:06:16) MHolmes: Heh, I had the same problem with Snak...a couple of times. Finally decided it was a good product and paid. (20:06:33) MHolmes: Power problems over, however? (20:07:18) MHolmes: Thomas:  HYPERLINK "http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/elfwood.pike" http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/elfwood.pike (20:07:31) MHolmes: Do a search on the lower left. (20:07:48) MHolmes: About a half-million pics there. Something should come up. (20:08:00) SAMathis: i hope. (20:08:41) SAMathis: also hoping snak sends me my registration code with some form of automation. otherwise, i'll be getting bounced off every half hour. (20:08:55) SAMathis: won't be that much different from last campaign, though... (20:11:37) MHolmes: heh (20:12:08) SAMathis: could i get a link to that wiki. sorry. i'm monitoring my biz email account for my registration code to come in. (20:12:30) Sebastian:  HYPERLINK "http://random.average-bear.com/ShadowWorld/HomePage" http://random.average-bear.com/ShadowWorld/HomePage (20:12:41) SAMathis: thanks. (20:14:19) Doyce: For folks looking for hardcopy, I want to draw attention to the "Printable View" in the upper right corner of each page. Not a pretty, but a pretty clean copy. (20:14:35) SAMathis: she looks good. thanks for the picture. (20:17:17) Sebastian: how do you upload a picture to the Wiki? (20:17:39) Doyce: this is a pretty easy one. (20:17:47) Doyce: you put this in the page... (20:18:03) Doyce: Append:filename.ext (20:18:19) Doyce: save it. that'll create a link to click on. (20:18:29) Doyce: click it, it will ask you for a password (20:18:45) Doyce: 'leave the login blank, put in the password "brassring" (20:19:03) Doyce: browse through the harddrive to the picture you want, click upload... off you go. (20:20:26) MHolmes: Like that? She fits the Ochu description well, I thought. Fell free to switch it out if you have a notion to, however. (20:21:18) Sebastian: crap... the pic i have is too big (20:21:53) Sebastian: 15k over... (20:22:03) Doyce: hang on... (20:22:05) Doyce: seb, wait (20:22:16) Doyce: I'll change that limit... it's the default and it's foolishly small (20:22:35) Doyce: afk a sec while I hack it up (20:24:03) MHolmes: Oh, sure, now...I had to halve the size of the Serama pic. (20:24:03) MHolmes: ;-) (20:24:03) MHolmes: Adrienne, are you checking out Isadora? (20:24:04) MHolmes: I could not for the life of me find a pic to fit. (20:24:19) MHolmes: Despite feeling that she's got a common fantasy feel. (20:25:52) Doyce: Seb, try it now. (20:26:23) Adrienne: Checking out Isadora? Did I miss something? (20:26:47) Doyce: no one mentioned a size problem before... and I had to shrink Gen's pix too, cuz I was too lazy to reset the file. (20:26:49) SAMathis: good job, doyce. i'm going through the characters and all now. i think this will be a great tool for onlline play. kudos and a great big thanks. (20:26:52) Sebastian: now if i can just make it fit over to the left of the text... (20:26:59) Sebastian: actually i should probably crop it... (20:27:02) Sebastian: let me try that... (20:27:25) Doyce: left of text is easy. (20:27:34) Adrienne: My lightning-fast wit tells me we're looking for pictures. *Goes to look* (20:27:38) Doyce: just put it at the beginning of a line of text (20:27:57) Sebastian: sorry, i meant "text to the left" (20:28:01) Doyce: if you put it at the end of a paragraph, it right justifies (20:28:05) Sebastian: ah... (20:28:18) Doyce: just not at the end of a line of a table... doesn't work. (20:28:55) Doyce: stick it in the middle of the text, and it centers it... not much reason to do that, probably. (20:30:29) Sebastian: this isn't working right for me... (20:30:34) Doyce: Seb, what I'd do it probably just take very first line of text... the name of the character... take that out of a table.... that's all you need. (20:30:39) Doyce: hang on , I'll tweak it. (20:30:53) Sebastian: thanks (20:31:02) Doyce: there. (20:31:26) Sebastian: ok, i see what you did... (20:31:28) Doyce: heh... captures the feel, if not the genre... nice. (20:31:39) Doyce: yeah... just needs one 'normal' line of text to behave. (20:31:58) Doyce: one of the reasons I went with pmwiki was how easily it handles images. (20:32:02) Sebastian: well, i sort of picture him as somewhat Victorian... top hat and all... despite the fact that it is so out of genre (20:32:29) MHolmes: Holy crap, it's 8:30! (20:32:36) MHolmes: Time to start! (20:32:45) MHolmes: How does the time get away? (20:32:53) MHolmes: OK, who feels ready to start? (20:32:57) Sebastian: it's quick on its feet (20:33:09) SAMathis left the room (quit: Quit: Snak 4.12 Unregistered copy. Evaluation period is over. Program will now quit. Thanks for using Snak.). (20:33:15) Adrienne: Um... me! (20:34:06) MHolmes: Thomas, that's not as out of genra as you think. It is slightly, but Sel-kai is way into the renaissance, effectively. Elves they deal with have steam power. So it's not at all medieval. (20:34:18) MHolmes: Adrienne, cool, you're up first. (20:34:27) MHolmes: Thomas, want in the first scene with her? (20:34:38) MHolmes: Since you are an advisor to the colony? (20:34:59) Sebastian: sure (20:35:06) SAMathis [~Snak@pcp0010573256pcs.manass01.va.comcast.net] entered the room. (20:35:43) MHolmes: OK, how clear are people as to what the overall situation is? (20:35:51) MHolmes: Adrienne should have a good idea (20:36:00) MHolmes: But have others read her background? (20:36:18) Sebastian: i have read the majority of it (20:36:29) MHolmes: Cool (20:36:32) MHolmes: Let's see... (20:36:35) SAMathis: is it on indie netgaming? (20:36:55) Adrienne: Eek. Did I provide enough information? Is my makeup on? Heh. (20:37:04) Doyce: background-wise, I read the game lod from session 19 :) (20:37:07) Sebastian: all i know about was in that back and forth discussion about char gen (20:37:14) Doyce: and log, even (20:37:40) ***Sebastian checks to make sure he is wearing the right shoes (20:37:43) MHolmes: Everyone please join both Indie_nar and Indie_nar2 (20:37:57) MHolmes: Hey, I like that picture, Thomas. (20:38:00) Doyce: #Indie_nar (20:38:03) Doyce: #Indie_nar2 (20:38:15) MHolmes: A little off topic, but gives a good feel. (20:38:22) MHolmes: genre, not topic (20:38:24) MHolmes: duh (20:39:37) Doyce: anyone logging stuff? (20:39:55) Sebastian: i have autologging on... (20:40:13) Doyce: cool. (20:40:36) Doyce is now known as Gennadi (20:40:38) MHolmes: Excellent, he said, sounding like Monty Burns. All is in readiness.... (20:41:20) MHolmes: oops, that was Indie_nar_2. I'll join you all instead. (20:42:00) MHolmes: Perfect sized group, really. (20:44:33) Sebastian: have we established the specific nature of whatever relationship Sebastian has with Adrienne? (20:45:47) SAMathis is now known as Serama (20:46:27) MHolmes: Well, it's like this (20:46:39) MHolmes: Isadora is in charge of the colony (20:46:51) MHolmes: The colony overall is designed to make money (20:47:11) MHolmes: Your job is to see that the house Ulizi money invested is being used wisely. (20:47:14) MHolmes: Thomas (20:47:36) MHolmes: She's aware of why Sebastian is there. (20:47:45) MHolmes: It's not a secret or anything. (20:48:17) Sebastian: got it (20:48:22) MHolmes: But the most you really can do would be to threaten to advise pulling out support for the project (20:48:37) Sebastian: right... no authority, i'm strictly an observer (20:48:40) MHolmes: Otherwise, you don't really have direct authority. (20:48:44) MHolmes: right (20:48:55) MHolmes: That said, advice is advice. (20:49:11) Sebastian: ok, i've got it now! (20:49:14) Sebastian: hurray! (20:49:19) MHolmes: :-) (20:50:32) Adrienne is now known as Isadora (20:51:42) MHolmes: Jump in any time. (20:51:58) MHolmes: One of your men has been murdered. (20:52:08) MHolmes: And the murderer is standing in front of you. (20:55:23) Isadora: Sorry, catching up. Picture uploaded for her, though I might have messed up my page formatting a bit. (20:55:47) Sebastian: i'll take care of it (20:56:03) Isadora: Neato. Thanks. :) (20:56:07) Sebastian: well, there's nothing to take care of... (20:56:11) Sebastian: looks fine :) (20:56:22) Sebastian: actually, it looks great (20:56:59) MHolmes: Oh, that's perfect (20:57:29) MHolmes: Right down to looking like she has a headache :-) (20:59:28) Isadora: Heh. I'm already foreseeing Isadora with a lot of headaches. (21:00:00) Isadora: Yikes. So what's her authority, with respect to this Rhiani guy? Can she have him executed if she chooses? (21:01:32) MHolmes: Well, somebody from your "tribe" has been killed, and you do have right of retribution in theory (21:01:40) MHolmes: it's complicated, however (21:02:15) MHolmes: To them the killing was probably - probably - legitamate (21:02:30) MHolmes: This is the problem of dealing with the Rhiani. (21:02:38) Isadora: Why am I not surprised? ;) Would it cause an unthinkable incident to lock the guy up for a bit to stall? (21:02:50) MHolmes: OTOH, you wonder if perhaps they're taking advantage of the cultural difference. (21:03:07) MHolmes: Not "unthinkable" no. (21:03:13) MHolmes: But it might cause trouble. (21:03:32) Isadora: Trouble is okay. (21:04:08) MHolmes: Let's do a contest! (21:04:47) Isadora: Ooh! How? (21:05:38) Serama left the room (quit: Quit: Snak 4.12 Unregistered copy. Evaluation period is over. Program will now quit. Thanks for using Snak.). (21:05:39) MHolmes: OK, simple contests are just TN vs TN (21:05:51) MHolmes: One roll for each side (21:06:06) MHolmes: Your TN is based off of whatever ability you're using. (21:06:20) MHolmes: In this case choose something to discover the murderer's intent (21:06:54) MHolmes: For instance, you could use Assert Authority (21:07:08) MHolmes: That gives you your base TN (21:07:17) MHolmes: Then you can augment this with other abilities (21:07:41) MHolmes: I'm very liberal when it comes to what I'll accept as a suitable ability, generally. (21:07:51) MHolmes: If you think it might pertain, suggest it. (21:08:16) MHolmes: Augmenting works by adding one-tenth of the ability augmenting to the total. (21:08:27) MHolmes: Rounded nearest (21:08:37) Serama [~Snak@pcp0010573256pcs.manass01.va.comcast.net] entered the room. (21:08:44) MHolmes: So for starting characters, usually 2, sometimes 1 or 3. (21:08:58) Isadora: Exert Authority was going to be my suggestion, yeah. Possible augments are Politics, Recognize Foe, or Keep Word (for her obligation as commander). (21:10:02) ***Gennadi forsees apologizing on behalf of his people... a lot. :) (21:10:20) MHolmes: Excellent, that's a total of 3W (that's HQ for 23). (21:10:39) Gennadi: maybe sharp wit, too? (21:10:56) ***Gennadi kibbitzes (21:11:13) MHolmes: Excellent, that's what I was hoping would happen with the communal sheets! (21:11:16) MHolmes: Yay! (21:11:19) MHolmes: :-) (21:11:30) Isadora: Hey, that's another good one. Mind if we throw it in, Mike? (21:11:40) MHolmes: Not at all, that's 5W (21:11:47) MHolmes: Ready to roll? (21:11:52) Isadora: Do we roll via bot? (21:12:02) MHolmes: yes, like so (21:12:04) Gennadi: #roll 1d20 (21:12:07) MHolmes: #roll 1d20 (21:12:26) Isadora: #roll 1d20 (21:12:27) ***Gennadi was trying to remember the command (21:12:37) ***Gennadi cheers for Isa (21:12:42) Isadora: Aww, yeah. (21:12:44) MHolmes: His resistance was 17, so he succeeded. (21:13:13) Isadora: So did she, with... a bump? *Dives for book* (21:13:15) MHolmes: You succeeded, and that W means that you get a bump with a mastery. So that's a critical (21:13:30) MHolmes: Meaning that you got a minor success. (21:13:44) MHolmes: Which I will narrate. (21:14:17) Isadora: Awesome. (21:14:51) ***Isadora would like to thank the Academy, and Doyce. (21:15:46) ***Gennadi just realized that 'sharp wit' made the difference, and grins. (21:15:52) MHolmes: Yep, without that augment it would have been a marginal. (21:16:19) MHolmes: As it stands, he'll have a -10% to resist being read this way in the future. (21:18:11) ***Gennadi nods, "Yes, we Rhianni are terrible liars." (21:18:17) ***Gennadi keeps a straight face. (21:19:27) MHolmes: They simply don't lie. Ask them a question and you'll always get a painfully straight answer. (21:19:49) Gennadi: that's what I said :) (21:19:54) Sebastian: Dazhari? (21:20:33) MHolmes: He's the leader of the Rhiani scouts that the colony has hired to guide the others into the swamp. (21:21:05) MHolmes: Doyce, Scott, contest to spot each other first! (21:21:15) Serama: ok (21:21:21) MHolmes: Serama is at the pool in the tributary ahead. (21:21:31) MHolmes: Ya see (21:21:34) ***Gennadi peers at sheet (21:21:34) MHolmes: :-) (21:22:15) Gennadi: wow, I suck at noticing things. (21:22:33) Serama: Scout 17, augmented with a +2 Listen (21:22:35) Gennadi: good to know :) (21:22:36) Serama: for a 19 (21:22:44) MHolmes: heh (21:22:50) MHolmes: So that's a 6 (21:23:10) Gennadi: right... watch this... (21:23:19) Serama: #roll 1d20 (21:23:35) MHolmes: lol (21:23:50) MHolmes: Well? (21:24:15) Gennadi: #roll 1d20 (21:24:21) Gennadi: fail (21:24:37) Gennadi: sorry, I'd already headed over to nar to be loud and obnoxious. (21:24:59) MHolmes: That's a minor success for Serama. Thanks for the narration. :-) (21:25:10) Gennadi: just giving you ammunition :) (21:25:29) MHolmes: BTW, you're several days north of Sherezak, following the trail of your sister. (21:25:56) MHolmes: BTW, I do allow players to bump against each other. It's often pointless, because they just bump back. But... (21:26:03) MHolmes: So any HP bumps? (21:26:11) Serama: not from me. (21:26:14) MHolmes: Sorry I forgot to ask you, Adrienne. (21:26:23) Sebastian: i'll let him slide... this time (21:26:45) MHolmes: Doyce, if you bump, you'll get a marginal... (21:27:10) Gennadi: nah... I'm having too much fun failing :) (21:27:21) ***Isadora is playing "cautious newbie" with HP. (21:27:26) MHolmes: Cool (21:27:48) Gennadi: Serama, do you mind if one of us eventually sees you seeing us? (21:28:14) Serama: you're Rhiani, so no. i was raised around them. i don't fear them. (21:28:29) ***Gennadi nods. (21:28:36) Serama: we're just a couple of amazons out to rid the world of an evil ring (i mean, amulet) (21:28:48) Gennadi: heh... "Serama, from down at a pool where the stream eddies amongst some rocks, hears their approach." (21:28:57) Gennadi: *is shocked* (21:30:41) MHolmes: Too simple? Sometimes that's best (21:30:43) MHolmes: :-) (21:31:19) MHolmes: lol, of course she sees it first. (21:31:23) Gennadi: right? pool = dripping? (21:31:28) Gennadi: of course (21:31:42) MHolmes: Well, hands at least, I'd think. (21:31:47) MHolmes: Drinking? (21:32:02) MHolmes: Or maybe bathing. We'll let Scott establish that. (21:32:20) MHolmes: Thomas, your character is being querried. Has he no response? (21:32:47) Sebastian: sorry, i missed it (21:33:26) Gennadi: mike, need a roll, please. (21:33:30) MHolmes: NP. mesmerized by the action in the other window, no doubt (21:33:47) MHolmes: clinging fabric roll? (21:33:54) Gennadi: dear lord no (21:33:58) MHolmes: lol (21:34:03) Gennadi: I know nothing of sarnak (21:34:09) Gennadi: I want to see what Bre knows. (21:34:14) MHolmes: Probably not. (21:34:18) MHolmes: But Bre might (21:34:19) Gennadi: plzkthnks :) (21:34:38) Gennadi: 17 in Know Foreign Ways (21:34:42) MHolmes: Right (21:34:45) MHolmes: Wanna roll that? (21:34:47) Gennadi: maybe keep me from getting killed (21:34:54) Gennadi: #roll 1d20 (21:34:58) MHolmes: #roll 1d20 (21:35:02) Gennadi: blink (21:35:04) Gennadi: oh HELL :) (21:35:05) MHolmes: heh (21:36:22) MHolmes: Let's see, that's a minor failure. Want to bump to marginal fail? (21:36:22) Serama: mike said the sarnak are reminiscent of the greek in terms of fashion. (21:36:31) Isadora: It's good to see all the characters having bad days. :) (21:36:32) MHolmes: That's correct (21:38:45) Serama left the room (quit: Quit: Snak 4.12 Unregistered copy. Evaluation period is over. Program will now quit. Thanks for using Snak.). (21:38:54) MHolmes: Gah! (21:38:56) MHolmes: lol (21:39:02) MHolmes: He'll be back (21:39:39) Serama [~Snak@pcp0010573256pcs.manass01.va.comcast.net] entered the room. (21:39:46) Gennadi: I'll repeat the last line... (21:40:00) Serama: sorry.. still waiting to receive my reg. code (21:40:03) Serama: thanks (21:42:44) MHolmes: BTW, Serama heard that there was a Rhiani encampment by the lake and was heading there for resupply. (21:42:57) MHolmes: Make sense, Scott" (21:43:11) MHolmes: I was going to narrate some expansion on that, generally (21:44:00) MHolmes: Or would you like to relate? (21:44:21) MHolmes: Generally, the trip from Sarnak involves crossing the rather forbidding Morbek Highlands to get here. (21:44:44) MHolmes: Several days of travel through a highland of volcanic vents. (21:45:15) Serama: thanks. i'lll work that in. (21:47:49) MHolmes: Along the way, Serama kept getting the feeling that they were being followed, but couldn't determine the source. (21:48:14) MHolmes: Generally it's considered folly for only two to go it alone, many do not return from the highlands. (21:48:19) Gennadi: do have... ANY idea where this encampment might be? (21:48:32) Gennadi: maybe rhiani geography? (21:49:21) Gennadi: I'm going to have to go back and re-read like... ALL of Indie_nar tomorrow :) (21:50:04) Gennadi: I'd like to roll Rhiani Geography... see if maybe that's where Bre and I were trying to head as well. (21:51:31) MHolmes: The encampment is almost certainly down by that big lake over there at the bottom of this massive valley. (21:51:51) MHolmes: Make your roll, Doyce (21:51:55) MHolmes: #roll 1d20 (21:52:33) Gennadi: sorry, reading channel 1 (21:52:42) Gennadi: #roll 1d20 (21:52:50) Gennadi: success (21:52:59) Gennadi: might bump it if I need to. (21:55:08) MHolmes: BRB (21:55:44) Gennadi: no problem... I'm going to take this opportunity to grab food (21:56:19) Serama: yay! i'm registered. won't get booted again! (21:56:30) Sebastian: !!! (21:56:46) Serama: actually, it's just about 11 my time. need to turn in in a few... (21:57:05) Sebastian: silly Eastern time zone (21:57:21) Serama: i know. i hate it. (21:57:33) Serama: i only like moving west. not east. (21:57:59) Serama: i was central when i lived in florida. but now after moving to DC, my time zones are all mixed up. (21:58:09) MHolmes: Let's get Scott's scene finished (21:58:15) Sebastian: sounds like a plan (21:58:16) Serama: thanks. (21:58:43) Gennadi: cool. Mike, Rhiani Geography? Augment with the Bloodkin stone for 19? (21:58:51) Gennadi: rolled a 15, tied you. (21:59:04) Gennadi: dunno what the resistance was on finding the camp, though. (22:00:11) Gennadi: augmenting with the stone since it's not so much a ... compass as it is a little guide... sis might be north of me, but if north is a big river and east is a bridge, it might feel me toward east (22:00:39) MHolmes: Cool. that was against a 14, so that's a minor victory. (22:01:06) MHolmes: The lake, the lake (22:01:17) Gennadi: so... Minor on "Finding your way" is you know where you're going and get there easily... nice. (22:01:45) MHolmes: I have a more rigorous way of looking at it (22:01:49) MHolmes: Success is success. (22:02:11) MHolmes: Minor means that next time you try in this area, it'll resist at -10% (22:02:31) Gennadi: Ahh... cool. (22:02:44) MHolmes: In any case, you haven't gotten there yet. That's a framing matter. (22:02:55) Gennadi: slightly more bookkeeping, much less checking of tables. (22:03:13) Gennadi: how far away is it, do I think? (22:03:15) MHolmes: Well, and I only record such if I think it'll come up again. (22:03:22) MHolmes: It's a few miles (22:03:41) MHolmes: You can glimpse the lake from where you are. (22:04:05) MHolmes: So, is that a scene in window one? Can we frame to the next? (22:04:13) MHolmes: (Take a short break?) (22:04:15) Isadora: Yes, come to our shiny lake of death. The local Rhiani are quite friendly, I promise. (22:04:21) MHolmes: lol (22:04:23) Isadora: Sounds good to me. :) (22:04:46) Gennadi: oooh, SHINY lake of death. (22:04:47) Serama: Sounds like a good end of the scene to me. (22:04:52) Sebastian: they only kill people randomly... so if you have crimes in your past, don't worry! you'll have just as big a shot at life as everyone else! (22:04:53) Gennadi: me also (22:05:01) Serama: LOL (22:05:02) Gennadi: wait, one trailing line... (22:05:07) Serama: cool (22:05:09) Serama: go for it (22:05:11) MHolmes: Not random...only liars... (22:05:13) MHolmes: :-) (22:05:24) Serama: classic (22:05:31) Serama: see you all next week? (22:05:33) Gennadi: annnnnd SCENE :) (22:05:52) Sebastian: later Scott (22:05:58) Gennadi: later, thanks for the scene. (22:06:03) Serama: thank you (22:06:03) MHolmes: Well, I'll be here, of course. :-) (22:06:08) Sebastian: i plan on it (22:06:13) Isadora: Seeya, Scott. (22:06:19) MHolmes: Goodnight Scott (22:06:23) Serama: night (22:06:25) Serama left the room (quit: Quit: Snak 4.12 IRC For Mac - http://www.snak.com). (22:06:33) Gennadi: aside from my weekly commitment to watch Lost that I always forget, I'm locked in. (22:07:09) MHolmes: heh (22:07:30) MHolmes: OK, break time. Got to cache the kids. (22:07:34) MHolmes: Take ten (22:07:38) MHolmes: :-) (22:07:43) Gennadi: does so (22:08:16) Sebastian: ok... so i was looking around for a better picture for Sebastian... what do you guys think of this:  HYPERLINK "http://search.ancestry.com/obj/calbk/jpg/calbk136_136-0017.jpg" http://search.ancestry.com/obj/calbk/jpg/calbk136_136-0017.jpg (22:10:57) Isadora: It looks more dour and condescending. I like it. (22:11:14) Sebastian: sort of what i was thinking (22:13:25) Gennadi: he gives me a tim curry vibe, sorta mixed with... tim roth :) (22:13:30) ***Gennadi looks at pix (22:14:17) Gennadi: very cool (22:14:50) Gennadi: I'm a small town bumpkin with good teeth compared to you people (22:15:16) Sebastian: heh... i'll see if i can arrange something so that your teeth match the rest of you... :) (22:16:05) Sebastian: hey, is there a way to delete a picture that you are done using? (22:17:24) MHolmes: Back (22:17:38) Sebastian: hey, i got a new picture for Sebastian... (22:18:16) MHolmes: Cool. I like. (22:18:28) Sebastian: me too (22:19:27) MHolmes: This next scene is going to be complicated. (22:19:56) Isadora: Howso? (22:20:50) Gennadi: oh, you mean delete the other pix of sebastian (22:21:01) MHolmes: You'll see. Lot's of people. It'll probably MIRV. (22:21:06) Sebastian: yes (22:21:24) MHolmes: Just delete the "attach" text, no? (22:21:40) Sebastian: the file stays on the server though doesn't it? (22:21:44) Gennadi: well, the pix is still in the directory (22:22:17) Gennadi: just let me know the file name and I'll zap it. (22:22:19) MHolmes: Ah, true. (22:22:30) Isadora: MIR... V? Sounds sinister. (22:22:34) Sebastian: Female Gnome: "I apologize profusely for any inconvenience that my murderous rampage may have caused." (22:22:38) Sebastian: Sebastian.jpg (22:22:45) MHolmes: There's a file directory page, can't you click on the file and then do the delete thing? (22:30:16) MHolmes: MIRVs are multitple warhead re-entry vehicles. Basically a warhead that starts out as a single missile, but then splits into many. (22:30:51) Gennadi: err... shall we? (22:31:40) Gennadi: typo (22:32:31) MHolmes: Yep (22:36:06) Gennadi: Jilliam and Isadora or both outsiders? (22:36:48) MHolmes: ??? (22:37:23) Isadora: I got the impression he was also Kaitaine, so yeah. (22:37:29) Gennadi: non rhiani? (22:38:09) MHolmes: Oh, yes (22:38:31) MHolmes: He's Laan, racially. From Kaitane. (22:39:10) Sebastian: Sebastian is going to be looking for some info regarding the recent "incident". Who ordered it? (22:39:22) MHolmes: Quickly, just to get time frame's synched, it's been 10 months since the incident at Sherezak. (22:39:32) Sebastian: (cause, of course, someone had to; suspicious mind and all that) (22:39:37) MHolmes: Hence why Serama has had time to become an amazon in the meanwhile. (22:40:38) MHolmes: Thomas, let's make that a roll, shall we (22:40:49) Sebastian: very well (22:42:11) Sebastian: ok... i see Gather Info and Know Local Hierarchy (at 19 each), probably augmented by one of his Contacts... (22:42:21) Sebastian: who is... what? what's a good idea for one of his contacts? (22:45:02) Sebastian: any suggestions? i know someone has something brilliant! (22:45:37) MHolmes: Hmmm. How about the quartermaster, he seems to have contact with everyone, and is quite in the know. Or someone more local? (22:45:59) Sebastian: Quartermaster is good, but i was thinking someone more local... (22:46:11) Sebastian: that said, the QM will be one of my contacts... (22:47:20) Isadora: Always good to be in with the guy in charge of the food. (22:47:50) Sebastian: heh... (22:47:57) Sebastian: we'll go with Speckler the QM on this one... (22:48:08) Sebastian: so that's... 23? 19 with two augments...? (22:48:16) Sebastian: 3W (22:48:34) MHolmes: Yep (22:48:41) Sebastian: shall i roll then? (22:48:56) MHolmes: Yep (22:48:58) Sebastian: #roll 1d20 (22:49:01) MHolmes: #roll 1d20 (22:49:18) MHolmes: That's a marginal success for you. (22:49:24) MHolmes: Want to bump to Minor? (22:49:36) Sebastian: oh yeah! burn that Hero Point baby! (22:50:06) MHolmes: BTW, another contact would be Shahnsa, a local guide who seems much more co-operative than his boss. (22:50:18) MHolmes: OK, so let's see. (22:50:21) Sebastian: sweet, i'll put him down (22:50:57) MHolmes: Do youI;m going to do that as a separate scene. So in 2. (22:51:15) Sebastian: cool (22:57:46) Gennadi: I'm going to have to take off, folks... v. v. early morning tomorrow. (22:57:54) Sebastian: g'night (22:57:56) MHolmes: Cool (22:58:01) Sebastian: thanks for the help with the Wiki (22:58:10) MHolmes: No man, thank you. (22:58:12) Gennadi: no problem... I'm enjoying it all immensely. (22:58:19) MHolmes: Me, too. (22:58:24) Gennadi: and ditto Mike... you've helped Tons. (22:58:24) Isadora: 'Night! (22:58:30) ***Gennadi waves. (22:58:34) MHolmes: Goodnight (22:58:38) Gennadi left the room (quit: Quit: Chatzilla 0.9.65 [Mozilla rv:1.7/20040707]). (22:59:21) MHolmes: Andaras is the god of cats, BTW, and wisdom according to some of the cults that follow the god. (23:02:21) MHolmes: How's that? (23:02:40) Sebastian: BOOYA! (23:02:50) MHolmes: LOL (23:03:11) Sebastian: that's what i call "bangs" because it's way more fun to say (23:03:29) Isadora: Oh, dear. Give your characters connected NPCs, and next thing you know the GM's using them. (23:03:31) MHolmes: Let's try to make these scenes short, so we can get done. (23:03:37) MHolmes: LOL (23:04:14) MHolmes: I've said it before, and I'll say it again, making interesting conflict in HQ is as difficult as looking at the player's character sheets. (23:04:15) Sebastian: let's do that then (23:04:16) MHolmes: :-) (23:04:35) MHolmes: Cool. So post already! (23:04:40) MHolmes: :-) (23:05:20) MHolmes: BTW, everyone gets 2 Hero Points for tonight's session. (23:08:25) Sebastian: Mike, how free a hand do you want me to take with getting information? (23:09:20) MHolmes: I'm confused, did you read all the scene lead in? (23:09:26) MHolmes: Thomas? (23:09:39) Sebastian: totally missed it somehow... (23:09:47) Sebastian: wow... no wonder i was so confused.... (23:09:51) MHolmes: LOL (23:09:55) Sebastian: i'm really off my game today :) (23:10:07) MHolmes: First time out, we're all rusty. (23:10:10) MHolmes: No biggie (23:10:32) MHolmes: Shall we strike your comments, or would you like to modify? (23:10:40) Sebastian: let's strike them (23:17:22) MHolmes: If you want to enter the other scene, briefly, Thomas, go for it. (23:17:30) MHolmes: Just frame in. (23:30:32) Sebastian: has this same ship docked here before? (23:31:57) MHolmes: Uh, sure. (23:32:08) Sebastian: then i have a contact there? (23:32:18) MHolmes: Well, of course you do. :-) (23:32:20) Sebastian: heh (23:32:27) Isadora: Heh. Jilliam is SO fired if he starts whacking scouts for fibbing to kids. ;) (23:32:28) Sebastian: the first mate i believe (23:32:38) MHolmes: It's the first mate, (23:32:39) Sebastian: good call! (23:32:40) MHolmes: lol (23:32:54) MHolmes: you guys are a riot. (23:33:13) MHolmes: Want to narrate going on the boat to see him? (23:33:17) MHolmes: And then we can close? (23:33:26) MHolmes: Any more business? (23:33:37) Isadora: Looks like a good place to stop for me. (23:33:43) Sebastian: yeah... we'll close it on the "How are you old friend? How was the voyage, anything interesting happen?" (23:33:59) Sebastian: i'll name him Timothy... i guess (23:34:34) MHolmes: Timothy Dolnegan (23:34:53) MHolmes: Of House Dolnegan in Sel-kai (23:34:59) MHolmes: :-) (23:35:08) Sebastian: of course he is (23:35:20) MHolmes: Hey, that's canonical. (23:35:23) MHolmes: :-) (23:35:32) MHolmes: In the Eidolon sourcebook. (23:35:36) MHolmes: :-) (23:35:48) Sebastian: i know that... i.. uh... wrote that book! yeah! that's the ticket! (23:36:01) MHolmes: I'll have to relate the HP rewards to everyone on IN. (23:36:09) MHolmes: lol (23:36:56) MHolmes: Are you going to put that in the narration window? Please do. I only post the nar portions of things. I've been considering going back to posting both... (23:37:17) Sebastian: i'm working it (23:37:22) MHolmes: cool (23:38:35) ***Sebastian takes a deep breath (23:38:38) Sebastian: shew (23:38:38) MHolmes: Excellent. Not a lot tonight, but all of it quality AFAIAC. (23:38:51) Isadora: I had lots of fun. Thanks, both of you who are still around. :) (23:39:09) Sebastian: i agree... except for me sitting around picking my nose thinking: "When is Mike going to set up my information finding scene?" (23:39:31) Sebastian: i had fun too... i can't wait to see what happens with Isadora now that she has visitors... :) (23:40:14) Isadora: Maybe she'll experiment with alcoholism, heh. "No, Lueta, PLEASE don't compliment the Rhiani if you don't mean it." (23:40:38) MHolmes: LOL (23:40:44) MHolmes: snort (23:40:48) MHolmes: :-) (23:40:51) MHolmes: Yep, I'm happy as a clam. See you both next week, hopefully. Gotta run. Think about if you want to spend some HP. (23:40:55) Sebastian: i think Sebastian is going to have a lot of fun (23:41:08) MHolmes: Oh, I think he's going to have too much fun. (23:41:10) MHolmes: :-) (23:41:13) Sebastian: he is ridiculously paranoid... and there are so many plots afoot (23:41:20) Isadora: Sounds great. See y'all then. (23:41:25) Sebastian: g'night! (23:41:44) Isadora left the room (quit: Quit: Leaving). (23:41:44) MHolmes: good night (23:41:55) MHolmes left the room (quit: Quit: Later!).   )*2?IJRy # $ . M W X b * 4 5 ? 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