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  1. nakia

    Conan has a voice

    Still sounds pretty cool, even if it is direct to DVD.
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    What happens when you roll. . . a zero?

    Come to think of it, this thread may be a bad idea. Don't look, Wulf!
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    A question for the Aussies

    Outback (also comfort food for me) also has the cheese fries as an appetizer. French fries, melted cheese, bacon, served with spicy ranch dressing to dip it in or pour over the fries. It's a heart attack on a plate, but it is amazingly good, in a "I'm going to die" sort of way.
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    What happens when you roll. . . a zero?

    I am a player in Wulf's excellent Slavelords of Cydonia PbP.. For a spot check in a snake filled temple, my character (Teddy) got a zero. That's right, a natural one minus his wisdom penalty equals zero. What, exactly, does Teddy see? I know 3rd edition officially does away with the one as a...
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    [GRIM TALES] Wulf Ratbane's SLAVELORDS of CYDONIA

    That's me. I'm good at sucking.
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    How RPGs changed one's life for the better.

    D&D certainly helped me and people I know develop math, vocabulary, and reasoning skills when I was in middle/high school. It also exposed me to a lot of literature and other art. The social aspect has certainly been the biggest addition as an adult. The people I have met though gaming have...
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    [GRIM TALES] Wulf Ratbane's SLAVELORDS of CYDONIA

    I'm guessing Brigtta longer on Teddy's shoulders. :D Teddy will carefully crawl in as well, right behind Brigitta, shotgun ready. Teddy's Horrible Spot Check. I mean, seriously, it's bad. Teddy is obviously blinded by snakes. Or maybe he got to look up Brigitta's skirt. :p
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    Part-time PhD...Doable?

    This is a good point, but it only applies to a few disciplines. Most fine arts, sure. Occasionally you can do it in business, with successful private work and an MBA. Some engineering schools will let non-PhD engineers do some teaching. It happens in schools of education as well, as full...
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    Bookstore treats D&D books like Playboy

    In my understanding, shrinkage doesn't get covered by insurance. At least, none of the stores I've worked at (Barnes and Noble and FLGS) have used insurance to offset shrinkage. At the FLGS, we could write off up to X amount of dollars per year as loss due to shrinkage. It was a very small...
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    Bookstore treats D&D books like Playboy

    I have worked at two seperate Barnes and Nobles in the past. We never put gaming books behind the counter. It's certainly not company policy to keep gaming books behind the counter. Stores are given some lattitude in keeping stuff behind the counter if there are particular shrinkage issues...
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    How can DMs improve? What makes a good DM?

    I'm not Piratecat, but Rel is a great GM! :) My biggest lesson as GM (that I am still learning) is -- relax. At the end of the session, ask yourself -- did my players have fun? and did I have fun? If the answer to those questions is "yes" then you did your job. Everything else is...
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    Part-time PhD...Doable?

    Oh, and welcome rebarton! Congrats on tenure. I just started my tenure track position at Winthrop.
  13. nakia

    Part-time PhD...Doable?

    If you don't mind dinner in Rock Hill on Wed, that would be the better way to go. Thursdays are my long day (I teach all my classes and go until almost 8:00) so a late Wed. would make Thursday suck. We could meet just off I-77. There are a bunch of resturaunts and stuff at exit 79. I want to...
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    Star Wars quotes you never want to hear while having sex

    Hey! Don't bring me into this. Okay, it was called "Space Nuts" and had some "droid servicing" IYKWIMAITYD. And, for the record, I was totally sober.
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    Star Wars quotes you never want to hear while having sex

    You don't want to have this exchange during sex: "How we doin'?" "Same as always." "That bad, huh?"
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    Part-time PhD...Doable?

    Bring em on!
  17. nakia

    [GRIM TALES] Wulf Ratbane's SLAVELORDS of CYDONIA

    "Ah. . . sure" Teddy's not sure how he feels about this arraingment. Ever dutiful, however, he stows his gear, helps Brigitta up, and uses both hands to hold her legs as she rides on his shoulders. OOC: Maybe we can chicken fight with the big snake god.
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    [GRIM TALES] Wulf Ratbane's SLAVELORDS of CYDONIA

    "Fuggetabout da snakes. Let's just go on down da hallway." Really, we can do whatever. I just wanted to say "fuggetabout".
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    Studios and Game Rooms

    We're in the process of setting up our study in the new house. I'm not sure how we're going to configure it just yet. We REALLY need some more bookshelves; that will get stuff out of boxes. We also need some way to better organize our crap. This room will be used for work on the computer, my...
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    [GRIM TALES] Wulf Ratbane's SLAVELORDS of CYDONIA

    "Not dat I'm complanin', but I wonder why da snakes is so calm? Can ya tell, Joshua?"
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