Call to the Four Lands - OCC

[J. Alexander]

Neurotic..

No it is just weirdness common to the US....low cost hotels offer free internet as a service but when you stay at one of the upper end hotels they charge you for the internet figuring that you will rebill the client or your company the cost........or that your company will just pay it.......

[Leif]

That's why my favorite hotel is called Guido's Garage. Sorry for this intrusion! Probably won't happen again.

[Neurotic]

Merry Christmass everyone!

[Rhun]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

[Lou]

Merry Christmas and wishes for a Happy New Year!

[Scotley]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year all!

Thank you for the salutations.

I don't expect to post again until this weekend.

[Neurotic]

What gives?

[Leif]

What gives is the absence of our DM.

Are we still playing? All I can tell you is that I'm giving JA the benefit of the doubt for the foreseeable future.

[Neurotic]

I just like to know as I could maybe join a game or two if these four stop.
Note, I wouldn't LIKE them stopping...

JA, wherever you are, best wishes and good health! And quick return to gaming

[Leif]

As much as I hate to say it, you might want to seriously think about the other games if you have some standing by. I hope JA posts extensively tomorrow or today even, but I'm really not sure how likely that is. It could easily be weeks or even a month or two yet. I would expect him to get things going before summer gets here, though. Of course, you understand that this is all pure speculation on my part. I really have no idea what's going on and I'm as much in the dark as you are, Neurotic.

[Neurotic]

If it's only month or so, I have no problem waiting, we are in the middle of implementation of a big project with about ten modules which have to be installed and tested in order and relating to each other in ever tightening couplings so I'll be swamped for about that time...

Besides, if I start a new game, play for two months (let's say 60 posts) it would still be only beginning. And then JA comes back and I have to cut one game...conundrum easily avoided by waiting.

[Leif]

Good! I'd hate to see you go, and I know JA would be very disappointed. (Hopefully, he's not already too much so because of my last post here!)

[Neurotic]

I understand, Buldog would be left without healing if I left :P

[Leif]

Yes, whatever would Nijel, my unwise, rash Paladin, do without healing spells that allow him to sometimes keep up with his hero, the Cairnwalker? (Or at least keep within sight of him?)

[Neurotic]

There is one good side of all this waiting....

JA hands out some XP for patience so we can expect some levels in the (near?) future

[Leif]

He's done that in the past, but I would caution you agaisnt expecting it to happen every time. Just wait patiently and calmly, with no expectation of reward. You know, like Good Little Players do!

[Neurotic]

Yes, yes, I fully DON'T expect any reward as last time we almost got enough to level. we need some RPing before we level again.

That one was supposed to be a joke, I guess it didn't pass well

[Leif]

No, it 'passed' just fine. I thought you were making a joke, but I just wanted to add some seriousness for JA's benefit. Personally, he wouldn't have to twist my arm very hard to convince me to level-up Nijel again!

[Rhun]

Hopefully JA just needs some time. I'd hate to see these games end, especially "The Great North" since it is one of the longest lasting games I've played in. Over two years of struggling against the forces of Darkness and JA's insidious ways.

With that said, I really like Southern Operatives, too.

[Scotley]

JA is trying to get on with a different company and is very focused on that right now. His current job is eating up all his time. The negotiations with a new company seem to be going well, so I hope he'll be back with us soon.