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I've worked as a professional editor for several years. I'm no longer contracting with FEMA, so I have lots of free time now. I'd be more than willing to work for comp copies of any work I edit, and NDAs are no problem, either. PM me here at these boards if anyone needs me. :) Saba

There are tons of suggestions on the Hirst Arts website if you haven't already combed through it. He also goes into the pros and cons of what material to use to cast with. With that said, here is what I found works for me. YMMV. The only molds that might give you grief (at least, they gave...

I had to vote "It depends." I read the original post and the first thing I thought of was that both settings couldn't be the same. Both could be good, but they had to have unique elements that would make or break the setting for me when I compared the two. I suppose if the setting with the...

Congrats to all of you that made it into the final round. Each entry was good, but Mr. Forbing's is the one that stood out to me. I can offer more insight on the reasons behind my vote, but will not do so without all of the authors' permission. They should decide their personal comfort level...

Having worked with Warhammer figures for several years now, I can say that under NO circumstances should you use anything that is dremel-esque on a metal mini. I've had them start to melt before I figured that one out. It wasn't pretty. That said, the easiest thing I've found to do what you...

I do have a question. It won't affect my map, but I thought I throw this out in case anyone else was a bit confused. If you are a player and your GM would frown on knowing what was in the free GM guide, stop reading now. :) In the timeline section on the pdf's page 7 (page 8 if you count the...

I've been watching these types of threads for quite some time, and for some reason, this one crystalized something that had been nagging me for a while. To me, the convergence of the Digital Age with Pen-and-Paper (P&P) RPGs is the (relatively) old idea of a Text Based MUD. Sure, the MMORPGs...

Hello! Welcome back. :) Did you read the OpenRPG install instructions from HERE? I also use a Mac (Macbook Pro to be specific) and the second install option worked like a charm for me. I started using OpenRPG. It's an excellent (and free!) piece of software that should do everything you...

Let's see. What have I been reading this week. My husband complains that I go through books so fast that he's going to devote an entirely separate building to them and call it my library annex to the house. Heh. I just finished Mary Roach's "Stiff" and I'm almost done with her second book...

We saw this last Sunday. I wanted to like it. I really, really wanted to like it. The problem was, I'd gone and read the book and fell in love with it before we saw the movie. I was so disappointed in the movie I almost went and asked for my money back. I loved the book. In my opinion, the...

Spot on for ubi sunt. It's their form of nostalgia. :) Flyting is a sort of "insult" contest. It's a chance for people to show off using words that promote the clever use of phrases incorporated into eloquence and boasting. The more cleverly you "insult" someone, the higher the audience's...

That's a tall order! Hrm... What about taking a lesson from the Anglo-Saxons? You could have "flyting" contests (which could potentially be hilarious) and puzzles involving "kennings" (might be too obscure for most people, but it's guaranteed to stand out in the text of a puzzle). Arthurian...

Not sure if you've found what you were looking for, but as of 5 years ago (my husband and I graduated from UGA, so take this with the approprite grain of salt), the best place to drum up interest in anything in Athens was the Tate Student Center across from the bookstore on the UGA campus. I...

Most everything by Heinlein, especially his Stranger in a Strange Land Most everything by Robert Holdstock (I love the way he blends myth within his stories. I can read his books over and over and still find references and things I missed the previous read. He's the first author since...

Did anyone besides me watch this last night? If so, what did you guys think of it? I saw a lot of potential, but the delivery of the pilot was a bit... off.. for my taste. Maybe it will get better. Next week's doesn't look too bad, but if they are all going to be as heavy handed as the...

Hrm... They were ok. I didn't find them spectacular, by any stretch, and they aren't on my "must read again" list, but I do know several people that enjoyed them. The only other thing I can say is that my copy has a majorly BIG font for the text. I can read this sucker across the room...

We're in (maybe) We'd be interested, since we live in Maryland and all. And that time frame sounds about right for us as well. We'd have to see the dates and location to be certain, but it sounds do-able. :)

It depends... Hrm... We've got one fieldstone floor mold and one fieldstone wall mold (both used to build the warlock house on his site) that I've been casting pretty heavily the last few days. On and off casting (IE: In my spare time after work and before bed) from Thursday to Saturday (a...

Hirst Arts We have several Hirst Arts molds and they are simple to use. You can use plaster or dental plaster (which is what we use) to cast them and it takes about 40 mins to an hour per mold to cast one (you can do several molds at a time). Starting them is somewhat cost prohibitive...

Hrm... I've seen it twice, and both times I remember Sparrow holding the coin, slicing his hand with his sword, and tossing the coin to Will. Will then takes his own coin and slices his own hand to bleed on it (all off screen supposition). When the camera cuts back to Will after Sparrow...