FADED GLORY: The Black Eyes of the Demon Scorpion (FINISHED!)

[Henry]

Also, I have a request: Old One and Rel, when you get a chance, could you check your e-mail?

 

[nakia]

Yeah Henry! I'm loving the story hour, even as this was the part where Maxian was up against a +45 grapple check or something similarly ridiculous. Damn scorpions.

 

[Old One]

Yeah Henry! I'm loving the story hour, even as this was the part where Maxian was up against a +45 grapple check or something similarly ridiculous. Damn scorpions.

Hey...quit whinin'...at least I gave you a chance to have your arms free. How dare you curse my lovable scorpions !

Off Topic: Have you guys moved yet?

~ OO

 

[Rel]

Henry, hopefully now you'll have gotten all of our recollections from the endgame. Now imagine that this all happened around a year ago and you'll know what Old One and I are up against when we update our story hours.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Maxian was up against a +45 grapple check or something similarly ridiculous. Damn scorpions.

Did someone forget the -20 for Improved Grab?

(Does anyone /ever/ remember the -20 for Improved Grab?)

 

[nakia]

Hey...quit whinin'...at least I gave you a chance to have your arms free. How dare you curse my lovable scorpions !

Off Topic: Have you guys moved yet?

~ OO

Giant scorpions are the new chocolate lab retriever.

And we haven't moved just yet. We're packing, with a yard sale on Saturday. We're not moving until the end of the month.

What did your wife think of Charlotte?

 

[Old One]

Did someone forget the -20 for Improved Grab?

(Does anyone /ever/ remember the -20 for Improved Grab?)

Hmmm...that is what happens when you DM off the SRD...what are the specs on this?

~ OO

 

[Old One]

Giant scorpions are the new chocolate lab retriever.

And we haven't moved just yet. We're packing, with a yard sale on Saturday. We're not moving until the end of the month.

What did your wife think of Charlotte?

Natch.

The trip was not the glorious success I had imagined.

First, for reasons that seemed sane at the time, we drove down with our 27-month old and 5-1/2 month old. Bleah. The first half of the trip each way was graced by two screamin' mimis.

Second, the weather absolutely sucked on Thu/Fri. Torrential rains made for very poor house-hunting. We were so tired by the end of the day Fri that we called a halt on Sat for a day of rest and recuperation. By the time we left, I rated the "Success %" of a move back down to Charlotte at below 20%.

However, we discussed on the way home and more since we have been back and decided to go back down in late summer/early fall - just the two of us - for another trip. We will probably make a little mini-vacation out of it and leave the kids with the GPs. Even if we like what we see...we won't do anything until my father-in-law passes, which could come at anytime...so we shall see.

~ OO

 

[nakia]

Natch.

The trip was not the glorious success I had imagined.

First, for reasons that seemed sane at the time, we drove down with our 27-month old and 5-1/2 month old. Bleah. The first half of the trip each way was graced by two screamin' mimis.

Second, the weather absolutely sucked on Thu/Fri. Torrential rains made for very poor house-hunting. We were so tired by the end of the day Fri that we called a halt on Sat for a day of rest and recuperation. By the time we left, I rated the "Success %" of a move back down to Charlotte at below 20%.

However, we discussed on the way home and more since we have been back and decided to go back down in late summer/early fall - just the two of us - for another trip. We will probably make a little mini-vacation out of it and leave the kids with the GPs. Even if we like what we see...we won't do anything until my father-in-law passes, which could come at anytime...so we shall see.

~ OO

Sorry it wasn't more successful. It sounds as if the fates conspired against you in your house hunting. And, again, sorry about your father-in-law. I'll be thinking about you and your wife during what has to be a difficult time.

You and your wife would be welcome in Rock Hill during any future trips down, of course.

 

[Rel]

However, we discussed on the way home and more since we have been back and decided to go back down in late summer/early fall - just the two of us - for another trip. We will probably make a little mini-vacation out of it and leave the kids with the GPs.

You know, if that were to fall on or around September 23...

GAME DAY!