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Post by raikenclw on Jan 2, 2019 22:41:21 GMT -5
Mighty Darci just checking as I saw you had jumped in prior to the end of the year but you didn't post, will you be able to rejoin the game and the Traveller game? Just curious. Me, too!
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Post by Mighty Darci on Jan 3, 2019 22:02:32 GMT -5
Yes, I will rejoin. I will do my very best to post twice a week. I am sorry I was AWOL for so long. I just popped on the other day to take a quick look.
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Post by raikenclw on Jan 25, 2019 21:44:50 GMT -5
Sorta on-topic . . .
I've been watching season two of "The Punisher" on Netflix. I think the main character Frank Castle (portrayed by Tom Bernthal) would make a pretty good Awful Good paladin. One of the secondary characters describes him as having "perfect purity of purpose." He has no problem at all killing evil folk stone dead . . .
Bad Guy is holding a gun on Amy (a juvenile delinguent Frank has been trying to save, largely from herself). Amy sees that Bad Guy is distracted by Frank shouting threats at Bad Guy as he thunders up the building's stairwell (smoothly killing several of Bad Guy's henchman as he climbs). Amy uses the method Frank taught her and in the blink of an eye has Bad Guy's own pistol pointed at his chest.
Bad Guy: "You won't . . ." Amy shoots him point blank, center mass. Bad Guy falls flat on his back, weakly groaning and cursing. As Frank thunders up, Amy begins to cry: "I killed him!" Frank gently shushes her: "Kid, it's all right. Give me the gun." Amy gives Frank the weapon. Frank, still gently: "Look at me. You didn't kill him." Frank turns casually and fires the gun once at the floor. The weak groaning and cursing stops. Frank, still gently: "See? *I* killed him."
. . . and in fact it bothers Frank when he leaves Bad Guys alive . . .
Frank has a sawed-off double-barrel pressed to a child pornographer's chest and is about to pull the trigger. Amy lays her hand on his arm and says, "Yeah. He's a s**t. But this seems a bit extreme." After a long moment, a stone-faced Frank reluctantly moves the shotgun to port arms. Taking pity on him, Amy adds, "You know, if it makes you feel better, you could always burn the place down." The next frame has the two of them strolling casually down the street, as Amy nonchalantly pops her bubble gum. The battered pornographer stumbles coughing from the door behind them, as black smoke begins to billow forth into the sky.
. . . without the influence of others, Frank rarely hesitates to kill.
Six low-lifes "corner" Frank in an alley, telling him that they are going to make him take them to where he's hidden Amy then they're going to turn them both in for the massive bounty that's been placed on their heads by the season's Big Bad. Frank, very calmly: "That's not going to happen." Low-Life Leader, as all the Low-Lifes produce pistols and slowly hold these out from their sides in gangster fashion: "Man. There's six of us and only one of . . ." Moving like greased lightning, Frank pulls his own pistol from behind his jacket to squeeze off six shots so fast that the sound is almost one long roar. One round goes into the LLL's lower leg. The rest are distributed one each into his follower's vitals. Casually strolling up to the screaming LLL, Frank puts a seventh round into his OTHER leg, then says, "We need to talk."
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Feb 20, 2019 12:14:03 GMT -5
Looks like The Perilous Dreamer will be joining the ranks, after I get a reply from him concerning my reply to his character thread I'll introduce them. Hopefully mormonyoyoman will chime in soon, so we know what his characters are up to. I understand he has some family and health issues but I do hope he can manage an update, even a brief one.
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Feb 20, 2019 14:35:24 GMT -5
Update, even a brief one: Back in Texas, recovering albeit slowly from the Northern Flu which kept me from seeing Mom her last two days in ICU. She's recovering in rehab now, relearning English and walking and generally never staying in her room. (She likes visiting every patient on her floor.) It was her 4th stroke, it erased half her brain, she's 19 years older than me, and I should only be as active as her!
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Feb 20, 2019 17:28:50 GMT -5
Update, even a brief one: Back in Texas, recovering albeit slowly from the Northern Flu which kept me from seeing Mom her last two days in ICU. She's recovering in rehab now, relearning English and walking and generally never staying in her room. (She likes visiting every patient on her floor.) It was her 4th stroke, it erased half her brain, she's 19 years older than me, and I should only be as active as her! Take care Chet, I hope that your mom's recovery/rehabilitation considering her age and situation. Post once you feel better Chet.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Feb 21, 2019 0:49:00 GMT -5
Update, even a brief one: Back in Texas, recovering albeit slowly from the Northern Flu which kept me from seeing Mom her last two days in ICU. She's recovering in rehab now, relearning English and walking and generally never staying in her room. (She likes visiting every patient on her floor.) It was her 4th stroke, it erased half her brain, she's 19 years older than me, and I should only be as active as her! Take care Chet, I hope that your mom's recovery/rehabilitation considering her age and situation. Post once you feel better Chet. Double that from me Chet!
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Post by raikenclw on Feb 21, 2019 19:28:01 GMT -5
Take care Chet, I hope that your mom's recovery/rehabilitation considering her age and situation. Post once you feel better Chet. Double that from me Chet! Squared!
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Post by Mighty Darci on Mar 2, 2019 1:12:26 GMT -5
Double that from me Chet! Squared! Cubed!
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Post by raikenclw on Mar 2, 2019 17:17:01 GMT -5
I stole "Hospitality and safety" from the Soulwood novels of Faith Hunter. It's what the members of the Church [cult] of God's Glory grant visitors to one of their homes. They even mean it . . . most of the time.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Mar 17, 2019 15:58:32 GMT -5
I am back. The cord for my lap top died & I have yet to get a new one. Been busy so I haven't been able to login when I've gotten to the library. I'll try to post twice to three times a week if I can.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Mar 24, 2019 14:18:58 GMT -5
Got some prep work done for the campaign once the players get to finishing introductions & finalizing their search of the lodge before they head out. I am hoping everyone is doing well or is improving in the case of mormonyoyoman.
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Post by raikenclw on Apr 1, 2019 18:55:16 GMT -5
Hey! I just realized . . .
I got the name "Josiah" from the newer [toddler] son of a friend of mine, without even considering it's Biblical meaning. Thanks to the recent exchange in the game thread, I must wonder if she chose that particular name because Josiah's older brother Cesar has been plagued with ill-health from birth. If so, the implied prayer seems to have been answered, since the real-world Josiah has been healthy since Day One.
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Post by raikenclw on Apr 13, 2019 18:41:14 GMT -5
I think the party is now ready to be attacked during the night . . . . . . or (alternatively) spend an uneasy night waiting for the morning, then descend into the darkness . . . . . . whichever our DM has in mind!
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Apr 16, 2019 14:31:13 GMT -5
It is still morning, certain tasks that you have put on the back burner until morning. I'll NPC mormonyoyoman's characters & let the others take the lead until he can rejoin us. Wishing you well Chet. His Dwarf had discovered a potential hidden room in the cellar. raikenclw, The Perilous Dreamer & Mighty Darci, figure out what your characters are doing next.
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Post by raikenclw on Apr 17, 2019 0:46:56 GMT -5
Sora and Josiah were going to explore below, while the two newer characters were going to remain above ground. I believe that Mighty Darci and mormonyoyoman had similarly planned to split their PCs, although I confess that I can't remember the details.
The rationale for this split (again as I remember it) was that whichever half of the party got involved in exciting danger, all of us would thus have PCs involved therein.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Apr 20, 2019 14:47:06 GMT -5
Cool. I'll check on the main thread & post if need to.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Apr 30, 2019 14:59:31 GMT -5
This have been hectic on my side, my mom has been having health issues so I haven't had the time to get online of late. I'll try to post at least once or twice a week until things improve with her health.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 30, 2019 20:46:55 GMT -5
This have been hectic on my side, my mom has been having health issues so I haven't had the time to get online of late. I'll try to post at least once or twice a week until things improve with her health. Do not sweat it, I certainly understand and I am certain all the other players do too. mormonyoyoman 's health is challenging for him and his mother is on hospice now. I am muddling through, IIRC raikenclw has his stuff and Mighty Darci probably has her stuff too. It is a shame that @cosmo41 never made it into the game. But I am sure he had his stuff too.
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Post by raikenclw on May 3, 2019 16:07:46 GMT -5
No worries. It is what it is.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on May 3, 2019 17:48:48 GMT -5
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Post by Mighty Darci on May 18, 2019 0:12:31 GMT -5
Just make your best guess about what I'd do and keep going. I will chime in when I can. Hope everyone is well and doing better.
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Post by raikenclw on Jun 3, 2019 23:12:22 GMT -5
Just checking in . . .
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Post by raikenclw on Jul 14, 2019 23:33:47 GMT -5
Am I missing something? Or is the game on pause?
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Jul 16, 2019 15:54:37 GMT -5
I was waiting for The Perilous Dreamer to post in reply to your last posts, but he seems currently MIA. Hopefully he'll be back soon as you & he are the core players at the moment since Chet seems gone for the time being & Mighty Darci is infrequent.
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Post by raikenclw on Jul 16, 2019 19:59:39 GMT -5
Cool. I just didn't want to be holding things up again by accident.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jul 18, 2019 17:36:21 GMT -5
I was waiting for The Perilous Dreamer to post in reply to your last posts, but he seems currently MIA. Hopefully he'll be back soon as you & he are the core players at the moment since Chet seems gone for the time being & Mighty Darci is infrequent. See comment at the top of the forum.
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Post by raikenclw on Jul 19, 2019 0:39:11 GMT -5
I was waiting for The Perilous Dreamer to post in reply to your last posts, but he seems currently MIA. Hopefully he'll be back soon as you & he are the core players at the moment since Chet seems gone for the time being & Mighty Darci is infrequent. See comment at the top of the forum. Not sure where "the top of the forum" might be. But I saw your post to "Health And Other Serious Matters," so I think I get the gist.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 19, 2019 15:35:30 GMT -5
See comment at the top of the forum. Not sure where "the top of the forum" might be. But I saw your post to "Health And Other Serious Matters," so I think I get the gist. Yeah, the "Health And Other Serious Matters," thread is "the top of the forum"! I just posted an update there. I have not been online much since I have had to keep my feet propped up on pillows because of the way my feet and ankles swell which makes the pain worse. I am hoping in a couple more weeks to be able to be online more consistently for longer periods.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Aug 31, 2019 12:28:34 GMT -5
The game is officially on hiatus. My mom's health is getting worse and since my computer just died ..after I bought a new cord; I cannot run a game at this time. Maybe if I get paid to be my mom's caregiver I can get a new computer & get internet so I can post here and run PbP games when I am not assisting my mo. Sorry about my inability to run the game Mighty Darci, The Perilous Dreamer & raikenclw.
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