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Then there's a nice point in the first episode of "Band of Brothers" where one of the people (I forget which) goes on this rant about all of his equipment. This takes a minute or two, and he ends with "... and then there's my chute, reserve chute, M1, and mae west," or words to that effect. It...

The monster put its head down and charged forward, lumbering its way along the aisle. Lyakovetsky chose to forgo catching his breath for a chance to evade the monster's bone-crushing feet. He flung his legs up and rolled to his right, with only inches to spare; the linoleum tiles cracked and...

Well, unfortunately, this was only one session that the DM winged on the fly when our regularly-scheduled D&D game got cancelled due to snow. I'm afraid I don't have too much here, and I don't know when I'll have more, because this little campaign is very much like Capellan's Company of the...

This white fire, as bright as some very dangerous things in the world could be, seemed to stagger the monster, and Lyakovetsky pressed his attack. The next moment, the monster rallied, and the ex-spy had to dance back out of reach. The man in the jeans was not so quick, and the monster caught...

Cherie, undissuaded by the monster's flailing fists, punched it in the solar plexis -- it did not mind. Another gun joined the fracas, and Lyakovetsky had just enough time to see a woman he'd taken for a barfly pull her trigger again before a brilliant burst of white light from behind him made...

Lyakovetsky said, "What -- ?" and the old man grabbed his forearm. "Look!" he hissed, and pointed at the newcomer in the trenchcoat and hat. And Lyakovetsky saw. It wasn't a stranger in a trenchcoat and hat. It was an abomination, replete with scars, fully seven feet tall and very...

Curses! We hates it! Okay, I can't get either www.planescape.com or www.ps3e.com to work. They just time out, or I get an error that the pages couldn't be found. Frustrations! TWK

This new man had a lined face and a priest's collar. He slid into the one free seat, beside Lyakovetsky. He wore dark clothes, and on one lapel had a small pin, merely a dot of red lacquer surrounded by a thin silver band. It wasn't very far apart. Once he was comfortable, he began to speak...

Ned's Diner was a greasy spoon, with two big gravel parking lots on either side. It looked like the sort of place that all-night truckers would shun. Lyakovetsky did not linger outside. Once he parked his Harley in the gravel lot, he entered through one of the glass doors. The weight of his...

Lyakovetsky never slept deeply. In all his training with the armies of Mother Russia, he was the first up at reveille and the last down after lights-out. And after the army, when he was in the KGB training, he was always the one who woke up in time to catch the intruders. So the phone didn't...

I mean I don't know where it's going to be, and there is no telling where it will be. Sometimes it's behind my icon on the left (that cute little Sam Gamgee... aw....) and sometimes it's behind someone else's icon. Sometimes it's behind the message icon, and right now as I type it's up...

I will. Thanks muchly! TWK

I do believe I saw a link to an Unofficial Planescapes 3E website on these fine pages a few days ago, but I have forgotten where I saw it. Could someone please post that link again? Thanks! TWK

Is anybody else having trouble with that "view my guestmap" icon popping up at random and awkward intervals? Just thought I'd ask, because it's getting annoying and there is apparently no reason for it. TWK

Slightly Apropos.... I have never crafted styrofoam rocks, but once about four years ago one of my fellow gamers was involved with a local elementary school production of The Hobbit and we all chipped in at one point to help her paint a crateful of styrofoam blocks, in various bright colors, to...

DM: Okay, the Orcs have breached the walls and you have all withdrawn into the keep. The Orcs pound up the broad, shallow stairs and ready their wicked ram. Legolas: Enough with the flavor text already. Can I shoot them? DM: No, the doors are closed. Legolas: There isn't even a window...

I would presume that dragons, like all scaley creatures, shed as they outgrow their skins. They don't have soft skins like mammals (which stretch) or heavily armored skins like insects (which stretch and the armor plates separate. Ever seen a very full honey ant?). They may have a specific...

My girlfriend and I really liked Smeagol's "I'm not listening!". We'd had a discussion (of sorts) earlier that day in which "I'm not listening - LALALALALALALALALA!!!" came up as a topic -- especially the KODT strip in which Bob & Dave shield their ears from the whispering zephyr. TWK

Hardly anyone can do anything the Ring does not want them to do. The Ring does not want Isildur to destroy it; he cannot throw it into the volcano. The Ring does not want to be found by its enemies; Gollum cannot stay out in the open, and finds lodging of a sort beneath the Misty Mountains...

I was tempted to buy my brother "Summer Fun Cthulhu" the other day. He's already got a "Cthulhu Saves... for later" bumper sticker, although we've both agreed that it is an Item Most Likely to Incite Property Damage. As for inspiration... I've got to admit, when I get into a new product...