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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DanMcS" data-source="post: 506942" data-attributes="member: 6530">12/5/2002 Session 1DM's website: <a href="http://www.project-daedalus.com/" target="_blank">http://www.project-daedalus.com/</a>The setting owes much to Urban Arcana, from the d20 modern book.  Project Daedalus is a small group working towards closing the connection between the worlds, and ending the influx from Arcadia, as the other side of shadow is known.  There's some character information at the site, too.Tonight was our first session, actually none of us had ever met before, the game was arranged over the 'gamers-seeking-gamers' forum hear, and by post at the FLGS we played at.  A good time was had by all.Character creation, about an hour.  We were slowed somewhat by the novel bits of the system compared to standard 3e, but we seem to have worked it out.My character, Isaac Holt, is an academic, a rare book dealer.  His business has brought him in contact with a number of arcane curios, and thence to recruitment by Project Daedalus.  I'm visualizing him as similar to Johnny Dep's protagonist in The Ninth Gate, or maybe an early Wesley Windham Price from Buffy/Angel- smart and kinda wussy now, badass later.Isaac is a consistent journaler- he deals in books, and would love to pen his own memoirs someday, thus the records.Excerpts from the journal of Isaac Holt:First day at Daedalus.  Excellent library here- many of these books are worth small fortunes.  Several fine examples of late Renaissance binding techniques.  Wide variety of papers, from all over the world.  Some need minor repairs- obviously no true bibliophiles here before my arrival.Interesting people, too.  Looking forward to training and evaluation.later...Past couple of weeks have been exhausting.  Days of poking, prodding, testing, evaluations.  Verdict seems to be that I am generally healthy, but lack advanced athletic skills.  I could have told them that and saved us all a couple of weeks.  My past aikido training has stood me in good stead though.  Begun training with sword and pistol- slow progress, nothing to brag about.My strengths are really in research and languages, not so much shooting and fighting.  If this is the focus of the project, I question my place here.  Still, intend to stick it out a bit longer.</blockquote>

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