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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)

4/17/09.....Supers.........Ben's Condo.........
4/24/09.....nada.........Ben's Condo.........Dieter, Ed, Matt Absent
5/01/09.....OAAAAA.........Ben's Condo.........Ed absent
5/08/09.....OAAAAA.........Ben's Condo.........
5/15/09.....OAAAAA.........Ben's Condo.........
5/22/09.....Supers.........Ben's Condo.........
5/29/09.....Supers.........Ben's Condo.........
6/05/09.....Supers.........Ben's Condo.........Ed likely absent
6/12/09.....???.........Ben's Condo.........Dieter likely absent
6/19/09.....???.........Ben's Condo.........
6/26/09.....???.........Ben's Condo.........Matt absent, getting married
7/03/09.....???.........Ben's Condo.........

Attendance and Food Preference

--Dieter the Bold 13:36, 12 May 2009 (MST) Attending. Pizza please.

ED: present, no pizza

GABE: Attending, but leaving early, around 10.

--Matts 14:59, 13 May 2009 (MST)Present, possibly late, possibly drunk. I'm gonna try my damndest to be neither.

BEN: I can put in the pizza order, but I can't go pick it up. Matt, are you eating? Dieter, do you want to go get pudge with my car?

--Dieter the Bold 17:36, 15 May 2009 (MST) I'm fine getting Pudge, but if Aefra could use her magic wings to pick it up instead, I'd be most happy.

Aefra Lastrangele'i Mai'enha La Eisenhei: no problem!

Quote(s) of the week

Elemental: (to police chief, who thanked them for their good work) That certainly isn't going to help Viho's colossal ego. (or something like that...)

CyberJesus: I'm so sick and tired of this bullshit Thomas Kinkaid police state!

Ashbury: I grow plants that may or may not be used for pharmaceutical purposes

Ranting and Raving

Edmiao very disappointed by the 37% RT meter on the Wolverine movie. anyone seen it?

JASON: Yeah, we saw it. Its better than the previews make it look. If you can throw out a few really stupid things (most of which are directly out of the comics) its pretty good. Also, the easter egg at the end is terrible.

And, happy Cinco do Miao!

--Brandon 14:38, 8 May 2009 (MST) I saw Wolverine last night, and - even expecting only to be entertained by claws and flips and sideburns - I was disappointed. I thought that a lot of choices they made were pretty dumb (as Jason said), especially stuff that, to the best of my knowledge, wasn't from the comics, and getting past the dumb stuff didn't leave enough stuff to satisfy me. Hugh Jackman, though, is a good Wolverine, even if he's too tall. I'll give him that.

JASON: Second point: Star Trek has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with 26 reviews! [1]

Edmiao still in the 90%'s on RT, so stoked. going to see it Tuesday night at cinerama or imax, not yet decided, probably at 7pm, all invited

JASON: Everyone, if possible, take a look at this and leave me some kind of comment/idea: RPG Randomness

GABE: Anybody know a good cheap online store who sells boxes of CCGs, not really looking for magic

Ed: saw wolverine and star trek.... Not as bad as i expected and totally awesome, respectively. Casting on trek was out of this world

JASON: Gabe, I think Dave and Adams Card World has the best prices for CCGs. And Ed, I agree, though I would say 'really good' about ST, I can completely understand 'totally awesome'. The actors did a great job of being the characters without imitating the original actors.

GABE: Yeah I've been checking them out. I also found wholesalegaming.com and Potomac Distribution. I'm looking for cheap older CCGs. To me it seems the whole CCG market moves really fast and if you don't pick certain ones up, poof, they are gone.

I think I will go see Star Trek...

Edmiao you know what i like the most, Bones' opening ranting on the shuttle craft. so classic.

Matts I liked it, but that plot was so convoluted they must have hired russian gymnasts to write it. Also not enough scotty. Overall, terrible plot, decent dialog, actors carried it.

JASON: I think the plot had weak points, to be sure, but a lot of them accomplished goals they needed to accomplish so they can have freedom with the sequels, and so I can forgive them. There was very little Scotty, thats for sure. He was almost just a comedy guy. My biggest plot issues had to do with the cadets running a ship and getting promoted too quickly.

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

--Dieter the Bold 14:39, 17 May 2009 (MST) Game played for 1 round (after quick-start set-up rules). I failed to have everything punched out and ready, so that took a while. Everyone seemed to have fun (except Rumi, who I felt really bad was being dragged along through all the rounds when it was 110% clear she really didn't want to play) despite the very poorly written rules. We'll definitely try again once a new rules document has been created from all the revised FAQs and stuff. Thanks to Gabe for hosting at his place and giving me a fuckton of plastic bags to save everything in.

RUMI: I'm sorry I was so grouchy during the game, especially since you guys were so patient in trying to explain things to me despite my bitchiness, and since I hadn't seen Gabe nor Brandon in months. I hope it wasn't too off-putting that I was such lousy company. :P

GABE: Not at all, I knew in advance we weren't going to get through that monster of a game, but as you know Dieter I'm very down for playing again.

JASON: Everyone one, come one, come all! Memorial Day, the 25th of May I want to have a gaming/non-gaming get together. We can BBQ, play games, talk and otherwise have fun. I am getting my downstairs spare room completely cleaned and ready so there will be plenty of room for games, and the deck is always available for sun and fun, with grilling to be had for all.

Let me know if you can come. Lets plan some kind of potluck thing. Its gonna rule.

Weekly Magic Whining/Complaining/Smack Talking

--Brandon 14:26, 13 May 2009 (MST) I taught a friend of mine how to play Magic this last weekend, and I gave him that Red Deck that is in the box alongside all of my decks. I hadn't looked too closely at that deck, and it turns out that it is a perfect deck to teach with, and all in all, a really well-crafted classic Red Deck, with just the right amount of hasty creatures, burn, and reach. Kudos to whoever made it (I think it's Matt, 'cause I remember Ben disavowing the face that he had created it)!

--Matts 14:58, 13 May 2009 (MST)If it had unwilling recruit in it I made it. If that deck works it's probably sort of a happy accident, but Red Deck isn't too tough to throw together, especially with our cards.

--Brandon 17:53, 13 May 2009 (MST) Don't sell yourself too short, Matt! It does indeed have unwilling recruit, and so it's your baby, and a very well-balanced baby to boot!

GABE: How does Matt's ass taste? Like a wizard?

--Brandon 12:01, 15 May 2009 (MST) Delicious! On an unrelated note, does anyone know if we have a copy of Familiar's Ruse in the collection? I want to replace the Counterspell in my Faeries deck with it.

EDIT: Also, Ben, have you picked up a bunch of Qasali Pridemages in your mad Alara Reborn card-winning spree? I want two for my Doran/Teeg deck.

Next step in Super Heroes

-> 3. Drug dealers and criminals all over the city are getting beat up, and quotes from Oliver Cromwell are left at the scene.

Edmiao guess we missed that plot point entirely?

Matts No worries, if you guys tracked down every spitball I threw up, uh, the game wouldn't be very fun.

Matts - Indian Point Nuclear Reactor Pipe Leak - see what happens when you store a radioactive genius underground??

Next step in Of Amor, Armor, and Alchemy

Current OAAAA XP: 75 base + 262 XP

Plans to save Danny-Girl from the dragon

Fight the dragon, kill it

Lyra told us where to find the freezing Tears of _____ so we can put out the dragon's breath, right before she extinguished the eternal forge flame in our temple (bitch) by sucking its soul out like a vampire. She will help us fight the dragon. In return we agreed to let her strike the killing blow IF we successfully obtain the Tears. Other allies could also be enlisted in the fight.

Swindle all around

Talk to Grundbad, get him to fight the dragon and kill it. Also, talk to Oryxis, pledge to deliver the ruby shield in return he frees Danny-girl. Dragon dies: Danny free. Grundbad dies, danny free. Win - Win.

Deal with the dragon

Give the dragon something he wants more than Danny. Say the Ruby shield or freeing Iximion.

Dragon vs Dragon

Free Iximion, tell him Oryxis is getting up in his magic shit and doens't he want to kick the shit out of Oryxix for learning magic?

GABE: Anything big happen after I left?

--Dieter the Bold 12:02, 18 May 2009 (MST) Nope........... heh, heh