Against the Shadows VII - A Faded Glory Story Hour (Re-Updated - 5/17)

[Old One]

Thanks, QB...

After one month and a day, I'm back and fully caught up on the FG campaign world. Thus, I'll begin with my usual array of compliments:
** I love how you handled the bad news of a departing player, and I even managed to guess that Lew had somehow become an NPC...even though I believed this to be temporary at first.
** The story surrounding Volakir and our new dwarven friend is truly brilliant!!
** Monsters with reach are evil, bad, and very nasty. They're also an obvious detriment to the health of aggressive PC's.

Other comments:
1) Good luck with your new business venture. My wife, and a few friends of mine have all followed that same brave path. I'm certain that you'll make a go of it!!
2) As my email yesterday said, congrats on finding out that you and the missus are having a boy. May he bring you both a lifetime of joy and treasured moments.
3) Dwarves are cool...glad to see one in the group .

QB,

Appreciate the commenary! Kris's departure left me scrambling a bit for a way to resolve things, but a fairly elegant solution soon presented itself (yea!). Reach is something this party is still coming to grips with...it changes the dynamics of the battlefield tremendously. So far, they have only encountered a couple of foes with it, but have paid for it each time!

I am so excited about having a son, I can barely contain myself. Nothing against girls, but I'd hate to have to break out the shotgun during the dating years!

~ Old One

 

[Old One]

Thanks, Willpax...

As the father of two boys, I wish you much joy on your new son. Get in shape and rest up now. Should be easy, with so little else going on, eh?

Sons, in my own limited experience, are a lot of fun and not a little bit humbling when they begin imitating all your conversational gambits and vocal inflections. But, knowing how much I know you'll love him, I can assure you that they do love their fathers.

I switched jobs two months after our youngest was born, and both my wife and I think this past year has been the longest in our lives. But this too shall pass, and I hope you all will be stronger for it. Keep us all posted.

Willpax,

Thanks for the thoughts. I try to bike ~ 100 miles a week and have started lifting weights again, so hopefully I will be in decent shape. The business stuff is coming, and I am pretty excited about the prospects, but it is nerve-wracking nonetheless!

I will keep everyone up-to-date!

~ Old One

 

[Old One]

Updates, Etc...

Greetings All!

I appreciate the bumps to keep Faded Glory off the dread 2nd page!

The business is up and running and I have one new consulting contract that just came in (yea!). I still have a ton of regulatory stuff to knock out and my current asset custodian is being an a$$, so I am shopping for a new one. I have about 8 different projects I am currently working on...we will see how it goes.

On a lighter note, we play this weekend (from the emergency delayed game 2 weeks ago). I am looking forward to getting my mind off of work for a bit! I hope to have an update before we play, but can't promise such. Thanks for hanging...FG is here to stay.

~ Old One

 

[Lela]

Lela,

Thanks! We actually have the name picked out, but it is TOP SECRET information! My wife and I "pinkey swore" that we wouldn't tell anyone...so far, so good. We are trying to avoid the whole "I knew someone name XXXX and he turned out to be a serial killer" thing.

Well, with that name, what can you expect? He really had only one other option.

Anyway (as I'm apt to say), I'm glad you've got that hump overwith Old One. One less thing to deal with/fight over is always a good thing.

. . .I try to bike ~ 100 miles a week and have started lifting weights again. . .

I hate people like you.

 

[Darklone]

Uhm, oh, biking, well, I used to...

By Clanggedins (how do you spell it? Darn dwarven gods) twin axes, I am glad these days when I make it once per week to the swordfighting...

Where do you take the time ?

 

[Plane Sailing]

Thanks! We actually have the name picked out, but it is TOP SECRET information! My wife and I "pinkey swore" that we wouldn't tell anyone...so far, so good. We are trying to avoid the whole "I knew someone name XXXX and he turned out to be a serial killer" thing.

A boy eh? Good for you!

Keeping the name secret until arrival is vital IMO. If you introduce the baby along with name, people will say "oh, how lovely". If you mention a name you like before the baby arrives they are likely to (unthinkingly) say something offputting about it.

Hope the new job thing works out well too... at least you've got quite a bit of time to get settled down in that before the young chap arrives

Cheers

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

Re: Thanks, Willpax...

Willpax,

I try to bike ~ 100 miles a week

~ Old One

I find biking 50 miles a week is enough for me.

 

[Lela]

Re: Re: Thanks, Willpax...

I find biking 50 miles a week is enough for me.

And people like you.

 

[Dougal DeKree]

Huhu!

Well, even found time in my holiday in New Zealand to check out Faded Glory!

Hope you are all well!

Dougal DeKree, relaxing Gnomish Illusionist

 

[Tortoise]

We played today.

Once again the Shovels of Glynden discover new and amusing ways to become personally acquainted with pits!

I'll leave the telling of the tale to Old One, but I will say this much ... this ain't over till the mute lady sings.