Current events

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.....OAAAAA.........Ben's Condo.........Dieter absent, Matt Absent
5/01/09.....OAAAAA.........Ben's Condo.........Ed absent
5/08/09.....OAAAAA.........Ben's Condo.........
5/15/09.....Supers.........Ben's Condo.........
5/22/09.....Supers.........Ben's Condo.........
5/29/09.....Supers.........Ben's Condo.........
6/05/09.....???.........Ben's Condo.........
6/12/09.....???.........Ben's Condo.........
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

Edmiao been a long hiatus. who's in this week? I will be there, no pizza. what's the game, we did do a couple of supers in those "????" slots above, was it two sessions of supers, or did you all play on 4/3?

Matts supers is fine with me. Got to do some work to get caught up, but no problem.

--Gdaze 10:49, 14 April 2009 (MST) Matt should I email you about whats up with my character then? And I shall be attending Friday.

--Matts 13:39, 14 April 2009 (MST)Yeah, email me Gabe.

--Gdaze-- Also attending of course, Noelle will be late.

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!

Ranting and Raving

Edmiao Washington legistlature sends the National Popular Vote bill to Gregoire! If you want to send your support, go here.

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

--Dieter the Bold 11:52, 13 April 2009 (MST) Hey, now. I've been getting my geek on down at Norwescon 32. It was pretty fun. They had a fuckton of D&D luminaries there which generated some hilarious stories when you got several together and they started shooting the shit and reminiscing. I'm totally down for a pirates game! Watched Dorkness Rising and have to agree with a line from that movie, "Everything's better with pirates!" That said, if opinion went towards PA I'd be down. I totally didn't (and still don't really) understand the whole Dyson sphere setting, so I wasn't very enthused about it.

Edmiao still down for any game. just make a good hook

--Gdaze 10:48, 14 April 2009 (MST) Erased the above as it was becoming far too much. Anyway, with two down strongly for pirates I think I will write something up for that. As Ed said, it must have a good hook, or should... or I need to make one.

Weekly Magic Whining/Complaining/Smack Talking

ED: anyone use iGoolge? mtg backdrop

--Gdaze 11:31, 30 March 2009 (MST) +5 nerd points. Although that is cool.

--Gdaze-- So the match ups up were pretty intense last night, several games with both Brandon and I at under 10 life. That said I think I can now say that my warrior deck is fairly strong in one on one games. (Brandon, how did warriors and elementals fair again?)

--Brandon 11:29, 6 April 2009 (MST) Yes, 'twas good. Warriors and Elementals were a good matchup. If I remember correctly, it was either 1-1 or 2-1 (in elementals' favor).

--Brandon 11:29, 6 April 2009 (MST) I apologize in advance to everyone - except Ed - for posting this:

"Q: In an EDH game, one player has both Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir as well as Eye of the Storm. Is that as broken as we think it is?

A: Pretty much. Copies from Eye of the Storm are played during the resolution of the Eye's triggered ability. That's a time when a sorcery normally can't be played, so Teferi stops everybody else at the table from getting copies out of the Eye.

It's also important to remember that the instant or sorcery that triggers Eye of the Storm gets removed from the game, so it never resolves. A copy of it can be created, but that does no good if it can't be played.

I'm definitely writing that combo down; I haven't been banned from my local EDH group, so my deck obviously isn't broken enough."

--Gdaze 12:18, 6 April 2009 (MST) I move that the Eye of the Storm's picture be changed to the 3rd ed. Terror picture. http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?id=1182

Brandon, do you remember that question we had that came up in play? Like we both had triggered abilities?

--Brandon 14:21, 6 April 2009 (MST) Here is the scenario in question:

I attack with a Spitebellows, Gabe blocks with a Changeling Berserker. Damage resolves, and both go to the graveyard. Since both leave play, there are two relevant triggers: the "leaves play" trigger where the Spitebellows deals 6 damage and the "leaves play" trigger where the championed card "underneath" the Berserker comes back into play. The operative question is whether or not I can target the championed creature with the Spitebellows' triggered ability. The answer depends, I take it, on the order that the triggered abilities resolve. So, the fundamental question is who gets to pick the order in which the triggered abilities go onto the stack. Thoughts?

--Gdaze-- Right thats it... I was going to add that I thought it was who ever had the priority gets to choose what triggers... but unsure on that, also who even has that?

User:Matts:Matts -- It would go to whoever has priority, which unless there's something wacky, would be the person whose turn it is. My guess would be that gabe could have his leaves play go off after your spitebellows if he so chose.

--Brandon 10:45, 8 April 2009 (MST) That's sort of what I thought, though since it was my turn (I was the one attacking), wouldn't I be the one with priority, so I could choose to have Gabe's leave play trigger before my Spitebellows? (btw, in this instance 'spitebellows' is not a euphemism for my cock.)

--Brandon 11:25, 8 April 2009 (MST) I'm thinking that maybe I should take down the Teferi/Eye of the Storm combo before Ed sees it. Thoughts?

BEN: we only have one teferi, I will just make sure it disappears. I have two royal assassins, so it shouldn't be too hard. Also, I thought the euphemism for your cock was "kithkin daggerdare"?

BRANDON: I think that you're getting it confused with the other one, "giant hugemotherfuckingcockdare," which I'll use to tap Teferi (handsome fellow that he is) so that your assassins can make short work of him.

BEN "Giant hugemotherfuckingcockdare": BBBBBBB: 10/10 1: Tap target card with an illustration of a hot chick/dude on it. 3: Tap target card with an illustratoin of an ugly chick/dude on it. 5: tap target card with with an illustration of a humanoid on it. 7: Tap target card with an animal or monster on it. 9: Tap target card that features only landscapes. 'this is for fighting, this is for fun'

Edmiao too late! but i think Teferi is lost in another deck.

--Brandon 14:09, 8 April 2009 (MST) Bravo, Ben. The casting cost is a very nice touch. And, Ed, ummmm, yeah. Teferi is totally lost in another deck, like forever.

Edmiao I know!! damn!!! maybe ben will help me find him?

--Gdaze-- How the heck did I get this Teferi in my deck...

--Brandon 14:50, 8 April 2009 (MST) Well, I thought that Teferi had a CLEAR place in your RG Warriors deck. You should totally keep it in there, like forever.

Edmiao I will see you all in HECK

--Gdaze-- Yes... it does... I can see the combo clearly now!

BEN: a new card, courtesy of Brandon:

Bob, Emperor of the Bobian Empire: W  : Summon Human Bob Soldier : 1/1  : Banding, Phasing, Convoke. I have a sword

BEN: one other thing...I've probably spent an hour looking for my favorite planeswalker (TM) Chandra Nalaar, as well as Garruk Wildspeaker...anybody have a !@#%$& idea where they are?

BEN: and one MORE thing: Gabe, I really want to trade you for your bitterblossom. Any chance of that?

--Gdaze-- That would be pretty no, as I it is a key element in my sac deck. And I wuv my sac deck even if it doesn't win a lot, its fun to play.

Next step in Super Heroes

Matts - Ok, we're going to start this session the day Silver Serpent gets back from the moon. I am going to autocratically state that's a week from the end of last session.

Here's what happened in the meantime:

-> 1. The Guardians and the US Government came to some sort of resolution about Oppenheimer's remains. How exactly is up to you guys.

-> 2. There's been a rash of bank robberies by someone named "The Moneychanger".

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

-> 4. You guys did something about Cortez, I'm assuming; what was it?

Edmiao good question, how to you put someone like cortez in jail and keep him there? I think if we just tell the govt the whole truth, there's not much more to say. "yeah, so we had oppenheimer, and silver serpent took him to the moon. what more can i do to help you today officer?" btw I'd like to do a little rp during that week while serpent is on the moon, just some character to character interaction (ie Viho wants to test out Elemental's book and see if he can put some safeguards into it).

GABE: 11:06, 17 April 2009 (MST) I'm totally okay with some RP even though I won't be directly invovled. Haha, and I like your way of making amends with the government, well its on the moon, go get it! I say we stick Cortez in jail, won't hold him but m'eh, till they make us a supers jail not much we can do. (Wait why are we throwing him in jail? He was only after a box that everyone else was after... You know what, lets just let him go, we kick his ass everytime he shows up, if he really wants to continue to show up and have his immortal ass beaten thats fine with me.)

Also do we really still work for the government? We don't really listen to them anymore and it is clear they wanted to kid nap me and turn me into some kinda power storage device...

Edmiao we work for the people of new york city, we are deputized officers in nyc. we seem to be semi accountable to the mayor and police chief. we seem to have not many ties to the federal government. Cortez is guilty of attempted murder (us), breaking and entering into Venture industries, trying to free a prisoner (the juice), bringing a giant colossus into nyc to wreak mayhem. much more. i thinke we should give it our best try to contain him. does he need his voice and hands to do his magic? was it all through foci?

Next step in Of Amor, Armor, and Alchemy

Current OAAAA XP: 75 base + 215 XP

Plans to save Danny-Girl from the dragon

These are the ones i remember.....

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?

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BEN: that's...hmmm, I didn't think of that. That's a really good idea, actually. Oh, I'd also like to add: along with good insight in the last session, the bonus XP was due to Aefra's exceptionally commendable moral decision, to stay loyal to Grendel despite no perceived benefit. I tried ot make it as easy as possible to cast off from that, and I was very pleasantly surprised when Aefra did the heroic thing and said "FU, crotchety old bigot! BFFs 4 life!" So, a tip o' the XP hat to Aefra this past session.

Edmiao ha, groovey. seemed like the only choice she could make, actually, she's very loyal.

Yeah, gabe, they would have gotten their asses kicked by Lyra, but again, had to play the character. Calling in the guards seemed like the next best option to fight her without getting our asses kicked. it is much more interesting with her still at large, though. It occurs to me that the original plan was to have the flame put out to retrieve Danny-girl before administering the cure anyway, so folks must not have been too concerned about putting the flame out.....?

I like the Salazar's pet idea. foom!

GABE: Calling guards is a good idea, it makes it so we look good. And yeah, lets use the pet, bonus points Aten!

--Dieter the Bold 12:42, 19 March 2009 (MST) Nice idea, Aeten. And I vote we cut ties w/ Lyra. Not because Galen's super-pissed about the forge, but because I'm not sure we want to get involved with a very mercenary slayer who goes after the souls (XP) of powerful beings/things. I just don't think she's good peoples.

Edmiao If we cut ties with her, then we owe her some LOOTZ. what was the deal we made?

GABE: Um, she is no worse then me, and she sticks to her word, to the T. If we don't do it, we can't get the tears. Tears are very needed, with them I could perhaps make something to dose the dragon's breath. (Meta-game, we are still most likely going to loose some characters, but what a fight, with a dragon! Speaking entirly outta game, I wanna fight a dragon.)

Edmiao Metagame: haven't we wanted to fight a dragon from the get go? So, i think those characters with pride should suck it up and we should stay with the deal with Lyra, we need as much help as possible. She'll help us fight the dragon, and if she dies, cest la vie.