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    Traveller T20: Tales of the Bray Keaven [Updated 12-20-05]

    Chapter XXIII Date: 213-993 Location: Warne Highport, Kerin's Tyr Given that the crew has come to a decision to run Jarvis’ cargo to Shanape, Vargas calls Jarvis shortly after the extended brunch. After Vargas explains that the crew would like to run the cargo to Shanape, Jarvis replies, “I...
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    Bardic songs in real life!

    Some good, bardic-style story songs Don McLean: American Pie, Vincent Bobbie Gentry: Ode to Billy Joe, Fancy Marty Robbins: El Paso, El Paso City, Faleena (from El Paso), Big Iron, Ballad of the Alamo Johnny Horton: Ballad of New Orleans, Sink the Bismark, North to Alaska, Johnny Reb Jennie...
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    Bardic songs in real life!

    A lot of Jethro Tull's music sounds pretty much how I would expect a band of D&D bards to sound, if they had access to today's musical instruments: Minstrel in the Gallery, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Living in the Past, Thick as a Brick, Too Old the Rock 'n' Roll, Life's a Long Song, Songs...
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    Serenity...Faith, Courage and a Fast Hand.

    Has this movie STILL not been released? I saw it back in May. :p
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    Traveller T20: Tales of the Bray Keaven [Updated 12-20-05]

    Yay! We passed 16,000 views. :cool:
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    Bardic songs in real life!

    Anything by Loreena McKennitt
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    Favorite Episodes of Season 1 'Lost'

    I like Walkabout and Numbers. They are my two favorites.
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    Lord of the Rings is the new Star Wars

    I think it's a question of art vs. commerce. Star Wars is commerce. LotR is art. It's a lot easier for commerce to have a large, high-profile cultural impact, because that's one of the things it's designed to do. Art usually has a lower-profile impact on culture.
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    Worst "science" movie

    I felt the same way when I saw "Total Recall" in the theater. That just ruined the whole movie for me. That, and how fast the atmosphere for Mars is generated and stabilizes. So much so that for years I refused to watch the movie again, on TV or on video. Then, bored late one night, I started...
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    Traveller T20: Tales of the Bray Keaven [Updated 12-20-05]

    Chapter XXII Date: 213-993 Location: Warne Highport, Kerin's Tyr On the morning of the meeting with Jarvis, most of the crew of the Bray Keaven prepares to receive the Vargr businessman. Martha monitors from port engineering while Swann opts for his favored starboard turret fire control with...
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    Lord of the Rings is the new Star Wars

    No, but there are/have been plenty of "my precioussss!" references in pop culture.
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    Anyone read Robert Adams Horseclans books?

    Judging by that list on the linked page, I've read all the books in the series, including the two short story anthologies. As others have said, the series is sort of hit and miss. Some of the books are really good, some are not so good. Some mentioned that they liked the first few books, then...
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    Traveller T20: Tales of the Bray Keaven [Updated 12-20-05]

    D'oh! I was mistaken. Those posts were from June of last year. So we're only 10 months behind the current game. Catching up slowly but surely.
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    LARP taken to the next level?

    Portal
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    Movies that shouldn't have sequels, but do (and vice versa).

    Another shouldn't: The Wizard of Oz Another should: Conan the Barbarian/the Destroyer. He needs to become king (not just governor of California)
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    Traveller T20: Tales of the Bray Keaven [Updated 12-20-05]

    Chapter XXI Date: 211 and 212-993 Location: Warne Highport, Kerin's Tyr Swann and Aidan spend most of the day researching Jarvis Nuuis at a nearby diner with wire-less connections and public terminals. The picture available from the publicly available commercial databases appears to be of a...
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    Traveller T20: Tales of the Bray Keaven [Updated 12-20-05]

    I will be posting the next chapter in the morning. I may not get to do an update next weekend as I will be out of town attending the University of Texas-Ohio State University football game in Columbus.
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    Ghost in the Shell 2 : Innocence

    When I was watching this movie, the backgrounds were so realistic that the characters looked fake. It looked like they had filmed actual places, and placed animated characters into the footage. I liked the movie, but at times the clash between the characters and the background was annoying.
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    Let's play "Name that movie!"

    I'm really into movies, and I've never heard of that film until this thread.
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    "Lost" preview

    click on the link. Then click 'explore' then the white dot that says 'the hatch.' If you work your way through the clips from last season, it will give you a preview of the new season.
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