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This page is for discussion of stuff related to the game coming up this week, no matter when that actually is. For instance, we can all assume Nate isnt coming for some lame reason and that Ed is sick of pizza and is bringing teriyaki or some other crap. They can post something here if that happens to be untrue.

Schedule

Date...........game................Location..........(Advanced attendance)

11/28/08.....Likely CANCELLED (Thanksgiving):
12/05/08.....OAAAA...........Ben's Condo............Ed maybe gone, Matt gone
12/12/08.....OAAAA...........Ben's Condo............Ed maybe gone
12/19/08.....likely nada.......................Ed, Matt, Ben Gone
12/26/08.....likely nada.......................Ed, Ben Gone
1/2/09.....Nada............Ben's Condo............Ben Gone
1/9/09.....OAAAA...........Ben's Condo............
1/16/09....NOT SUPERS...........Ben's Condo............Ben gone, Ed gone, Matt gone
1/23/09....Supers...........Ben's Condo............
1/30/09....Supers..........Ben's Condo............
2/6/09.....Supers..........Ben's Condo............
2/7/09......Bday One Shot..Ben's Condo.........

JASON: If there is interest I will see if I can prep a one shot teaser of the HP Lovecraft's American War of Independence for the 16th. Indicate if this is desired and if so, email me characters (or post on wiki full char sheets).

--Gdaze 01:26, 6 January 2009 (MST) I'd be down. But with that many people gone, it means only me, Dieter, and maybe Brandon, but Brandon has already stated he can really only do one game right now.

Attendance and Food Preference

--Gdaze 15:31, 4 January 2009 (MST) Hey all. So what are we playing this week? I will be at gaming but have to leave around 10 or so.

BEN: I was assuming we would be doing session #3 of OAAAA, but it's fine by me if we want to switch to supers. If I'm not GMing, I will be absent (If I am GMing, I will definitely be attending).

--Brandon 22:13, 4 January 2009 (MST)I'm voting for OAAAA #3, since I missed the last one. If it is, I'll be there, eating pizza.

--Dieter the Bold 11:41, 5 January 2009 (MST) There for OAAAA and down for Pudge.

--Matts 12:28, 5 January 2009 (MST)Present, why not on the pizza. I'm ass-u-mi-ng OAAAAAAAA, cause if it's supers then it makes an ass out of you and me.

--Gdaze -- We gonna get some magic in too, around the usual six time? I'll skip on pizza.

Edmiao I'll go in for pizza. i can pick it up as well if one of you blokes calls it in.

BEN: I'll call it in: what time do you want it ready, ed?

ED: 5:45 should be good. i can pay for it or you can and i'll pitch in my share. but let me know which, cus last time they tried to make me pay when i knew you had already charged it. i have all the magic decks, btw.

--Brandon 13:00, 9 January 2009 (MST) Can you pick me up on Pacific on your way again, Ed? I'll be on the corner starting at 5:50. I should mention that I learned a few new tricks over the holiday season, and my rates have increased accordingly. ; )

BEN: I'll pay when I call in.

Edmiao groov. no problem, brandon, i'll pick you up. your rates of what, acquisition of syphilis from gabes mom?

--Gdaze -- Dude, he peeked that out a LOOOONG time ago. There is really only so much you can get. Oh wait, he was talking as if he was a hooker. How did I not get that joke right away... how can I not get dirty jokes??? NOOOO!

--Brandon 14:37, 9 January 2009 (MST) Thanks, Ed! I'm looking forward to it (wink wink nudge nudge)! TRANSLATION FOR GABE: I am insinuating that Ed and I are planning on having sexual relations when he picks me up off the street, and that I am excited about his possibility. I am also slyly acknowledging the fact (one that Ed knows well) that I get really randy when confronted by the distinctive smell of Pudge Bros. pizza. HOPE THAT WAS HELPFUL, GABE!

Ranting and raving or other random comments

Gabe: Hey Ed or Ben... I just had some water from my water bottle that I usually use, only problem is I gave it a quick clean and it had been on my counter-top for several days... The water tasted bad, and smelled which I didn't notice at first. Now I feel really sick, that shit ain't lethal is it?

May be a stupid question but ya know.

Edmiao water from an old water bottle? seems hard to fathom that there would be much growing in there, especially after only several days. There are no nutrients in water, so for anything to grow it would have to photosynthesize or extract nutrients from the plastic. i drink water that has been in my car in a barely cleaned bottle for weeks. perhaps that's not the greatest idea. A bad smell and taste, however, could be a clue. Seems a bit late to do anything about it now, save perhaps vomiting if you feel so inclined (that was a joke, i would not suggest that you induce vomiting). DISCLAIMER: i am not a qualified physician, i have no idea what i'm talking about.

Gabe: I'll just sue you if I get sick. I'm feeling better now, it kinda had some orange stuff that I thought I had cleaned off and it had been sitting for about 4 or 5 days. But I don't think it can cause too much harm. Maybe I'll induce vomiting for kicks then? (Actually I've never really been able to make myself throw up.)

BEN: i agree with Ed's assessment. As with most things, if you get worse (which it doesn't sound like you are doing) see a doctor. It may be that the two things were just coincidentally related.

Gabe: Yes feeling much better now thanks! I just drank a lot more water and ate pretzils. Yum. If that failed I was just going to go have some one cast some heals on me.

Edmiao i think the two were directly related. you drank some water that had a plasticy taste and smell. realizing that the water was odd, you began to worry and that made your stomach upset. its called somatization. ben will learn all about it in psych next year. btw ben, i thought of a very important suggestion for clerkships for you. under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you do surgery at the UW. If you have the option, do surgery at a WAMI site, this will give you a nice rotation rather than a hellish one. I did family med at a WAMI site and it was a great experience, while cheryl did it in seattle and it was kind of lame.

Gabe: That anything like that thing where med students think they have a bunch of diseases after learning about them?

JASON: Its clear Gabe just drank some honky juice and liked it so much he pretended to be sick.

Edmiao yep.

Gabe: Very yep.

ED: Hey Jason, can you also block the spambot that hit my Viho Ciquala page? they seem to be getting worse lately?

Other RPG or Non-RPG or Monthly Board Gaming Day gaming Events

--Gdaze --

So I just though I would share this with the group.

I picked up a table top game called AT-43, it uses pre-painted figures that are very cool but off-the-wall expensive. However Fantasy Flight won't carry the product in America anymore so they discounted them by over 50%. The plot of the game is that there are this robotic race who is trying to destory planets in order to build Dyson spheres in order to stop the universe from evertually imploding (very long term plans).

Anyway, stuff happens, and there is now a four way war, two human sides, the robot people, and space apes. A huge fight ends up happening on one of the robot Dyson spheres.

Wow lots of background? Anyway, they came out with an "RPG" where you play as mixed fragtions on the Dyson Sphere, and here is the plot on why the races work together...

Illegal actions are taking away from the war effort, so they must be stopped so all resources can go towards fighting each other.

Wow, its like they didn't even try. Lets work together so we can kill each other faster. If you fail the mission though the Dyson Sphere breaks and the sun inside breaks out.

The universe is actually pretty neat but sometimes suffers from very poor story elements.

Ben's Bday One Shotz

BEN: the Bday one shot will be a period piece set in imperial Rome, or at least the Roman sphere of the mediterranean, between 1-450 AD. I need a head count. send me an email if you are interested: guests are welcome. The game will likely run from 12-6 or 7 on Feb. 7th.

Edmiao I should be there

JASON: In. I anticipate the Ruu will also be in attendance.

--Gdaze 01:27, 6 January 2009 (MST) No way for me to plan this far, but at least I know it is during that week so I can avoid any other plans. I'm pretty sure I'll play in the one shot too! I've got Roman Playmobils!

Edmiao that would be so friggin awesome.

--Dieter the Bold 12:55, 6 January 2009 (MST) I'll be there.

Weekly Magic Whining/Complaining/Smack Talking

Shards of Alara

Elder Dragon Highlander Rules

Next step in Super Heroes

Next step in Of Amor, Armor, and Alchemy

Current OAAAA XP: 75 base + 138 XP

Aefra: Well, yesterday went pretty well, except for you all almost becoming ugly splats on the rocks. Anyone up for planning our approach this time? Any ideas? Should we go find that thiefly guy who has allegedly been in the tower before?

Aetan: If we were to build a bridge from that island to the mainland...

Aefra: Oh... my.... gods. that is such a good idea! why didn't we think of that before? I have another idea, how about Fantus makes flying potions this time and gives them to everyone, just in case. i think you'd all look fabulous with wings.

Fantus: How about we hold off on that one... I don't want to be smacked by the same foce that hit the carpet! Can't you like turn us invisable? Isn't that part of the light, illusion magic you practice?

Tithe: How reasonable/unreasonable were the citizens of the isle? Ideally, I think that we could straightforwardly approach them and tell them of our intentions. They seem to be pious enough folk. I imagine that they would be happy that we were attempting to free their object of worship. Then, we could simply walk in the front door and deal with the rest from there. Assuming, of course, that we haven't ruined our welcome by killing them by the handful. After we enter, things, I imagine, will become interesting. But, we do have resources at our disposal.

Fantus: They shot us with arrows because they claimed we violated some holy rule about flying into the tower, and they think his current "sleeping" is all part of some plan. So although that makes sense to wake him up... they don't seem very interested.

Tithe: Hmmm. If there is some holy rule about flying into the tower, maybe we should walk in.

Aefra: Oh, when did you talk to them Fantus? I just remember us flying around then then they started to shoot arrows at us, then there were fisticuffs and then fleeing.

Fantus: Its on the page with info on them... (IE in my book I guess...)

--Brandon 21:11, 7 January 2009 (MST) Ummm, I don't see that information anywhere, either in the Ixymion entry or the Clocktower entry. Indeed, in the Clocktower entry it says that the ceremonial guard IS NOT charged with stopping people from entering the tower. Could you please direct me to the right place?

Fantus: I dunno... I just remember someone saying it... not that they WOULD stop us, just that they think he should be sleeping or something... could be wrong, I'm all for just walking in!

Aefra: Thanks for letting me look in your book, Fantus. let's see... Clocktower. hmm. hmm. oh. hmm. interesting. Hey, it does say that right here, "The western gate ...blah blah blah... is guarded by a single ceremonial guard at all times. The guard is there for show: he/she represents the devotion... blah blah blah..., but they are not charged with preventing the entry of anyone who dares to try and enter." But also, the eastern gate is over a cliff, we could approach it by magic carpet. Perhaps, though, we should just approach the city and appologize for the misunderstanding and announce our intentions. I believe that honesty is always best.

Fantus: I dunno, these people seem like extremists, but perhaps having Galen talk to them would be the best choice as the people here clearly respect his God as well. But again, fine by me. When we went in it was dark, so we had that to our advantage... wait was it dark? I forget... Hey don't read too much in that book you'll get funny ideas...

Speaking of which, have you master invisability yet?

Aefra: I like your book, it's nice. I have been thinking about that, i think i can make light bend around myself and then out the other side, kind of like a bridge through myself that only light can travel, you know what i mean? but i have to think more and practice it before i can use it on someone else. cus making a bridge through yourself is easier than making a bridge through someone else.

Tithe I agree with Aefra; honesty is required and we can fly in the eastern gate if they are inclined to bar our entry after that. Aefra has almost always been right in the past. I don't approve, however, of her sudden talk about bridges. We already have enough bridge-based nonsense to contend with as it is. Lastly, and most importantly, I think that we might want to plan more carefully about what how we are going to deal with the fiendishly complicated and dangerous castle exploration, which likely will require more effort than just getting inside.

Aetan - The solutions to these problems are as clear as a forest stream, but apparently only Aefra and myself see them.

I am not certain honesty will help; I believe the residents of that island believe us guilty of trespass and sacrilege. Nonetheless, if I must bash a few of them to illustrate the point, I will do so.

Fantus: Have you though of investing in a cod piece by the way Aetan? That looked nasty painful. I say we do it there way, if it fails and we have to cleave our way through 100's of guards, so be it.

That said I think we should let our good friend... whats his face, get out of here. I do not like endangering him anymore then we have. I also 2nd the too much bridge talk.