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.
Contents
Schedule
Date...........game................Location..........(Advanced attendance)
8/29/08......OAAAA...........BnD...............Matt gone
9/5/08.......OAAAA...........BnK...............Brandon gone (HONEYMOON!)
9/12/08......Super Heroes.....BnK..........Ben Gone
9/19/08......Super Heroes.....BnK..........
9/26/08......Super Heroes/OAAAA/Other.....BnK..........Matt Gone
10/3/08......OAAAA.............BnK..........
10/10/08.....OAAAA.............BnK..........
10/17/08.....OAAAA.............BnK..........
Attendance and Food Preference
Ranting and raving or other random comments
--Edmiao 14:21, 30 August 2008 (MST) Hero system question. If I buy Energy Blast 10d6, can I use the power at 5d6 and spend half the END, or do i need to spend the full END even when using power at lower level (I actually want to know for my Images spell, but EB was easier to describe).
JASON: Unless you have a limitation on the power which forbids using it at a lower level you may use any power level up to its maximum and pay the appropriate END cost (1 END/10 Active).
--Edmiao 11:39, 31 August 2008 (MST)groovey. my character has a problem with low END so far. will have to buy more later with xp
Other RPG or Non-RPG gaming Events
shindig on aug 30/31
JASON: Also, I will be having a massive shindig for mine and Rumi's birthdays on either August 30th or 31st. I would like to see as many of you jokers as possible attend. Mark it on your calendar. I am planning on renting a venue so we have plenty of space for games, Rock Band, and partying. Does anyone know of a centrally located, reasonably priced, venue?
GABE: I'd like to come, I'm trying to be more social. A central and big location for partying thats cheap? *insert your mom comment*
KIM: Oooh, I'll be back in town then, might have a job that weekend, but will try to keep it during reasonable hours so that I can show up and commandeer the potato chip bowl... *nom nom nom*
--Dieter the Bold 17:26, 26 August 2008 (MST) I'm attending PAX this weeknd. So let me know what the plan is on any shindigs so I can plan appropriately.
JASON: So, it looks like we will be having an all afternoon/evening thing on Sunday the 31. For those of you who dont know, I lost my job. So, this is why we are being significantly less high brow about the affair. Lets do a bbq/potluck thing. As many of you jokers as possible should come!
--Edmiao 09:37, 28 August 2008 (MST) dude-ah. that sucks. sorry to hear that. good luck in the job hunt. Probably won't make it to the shindig, cheryl's still not feeling 100% and is taking it easy.
GABE: So what is the exact date of the shindig? Also dude, what the fuck? That place sounded pretty cool, but man, that really sucks! I'm sure Symetra is still hiring... although there is a reason for that...
JASON: It is on 8/31 from 12 to whenever. Sorry you cant come Ed, give Cheryl our best wishes. Well, many things about the job were great, and many sucked. I can look at what Symetra is hiring for, but I dont want to do sales. Though it would be cool to work in the same building!
--Edmiao 10:35, 28 August 2008 (MST) free cheese and curds. that is a loss to be mourned.
GABE: We don't do as much selling stuff, mostly checking through papers, shit like that. Its a total paper pusher job for the most part. Really I have no inside info. 31st eh, so Sunday? Yeah I think I can do that. I'll email you to get instructions, and I'll bring foodies.
--Dieter the Bold 01:29, 29 August 2008 (MST) I will definitely attend, but later. I'm afraid PAX again is going to draw me for the first to mid half of the day. After which I will be happy to attend. If someone wants to pick up some food on my behalf I will happily repay them, as going back home to whip something up or wandering to the nearest supermarket and then dragging it all the way on the bus would be less than enjoyable or efficient.
--Gdaze 02:41, 31 August 2008 (MST) Fuuuck, so Noelle works this Sunday 'till around 7:30-ish. How late do you think this thing would be going? (grumble)
JASON: Hard to tell, but come over after.
GABE: Well clearly I didn't make it! Noelle got off around 7:30 or so, so she wasn't home till around 7:40, so we ended up being "eh... its arleady 8...".
Other Games
Weekly Magic Whining/Complaining/Smack Talking
JASON: So, I have a Lions Eye Diamond and it bothered me that this was the most expensive card in my collection (or at least very close). Finally I looked up how to use it today (because I am too retarded to figure it out), and although its cool, I dont see how it is $22.50. The valuation of magic cards is a very strange thing.
--Edmiao 13:48, 30 August 2008 (MST)so what's the trick, is it for Madness cards?
JASON: Madness works. Also you can use it in response to stuff (since its a mana ability it doesnt go on the stack, however). For instance, I cast Demonic Tutor then sacrifice my Lions Eye for 3 red mana to cast the card I will grab (Wheel of Fortune, for instance). Another good one is Braingeyser. In any case, use any of the tutors to grab something, and sacrifice the Lions Eye to cast them. Thats just one use, but the others involved cards I didnt know.
--Edmiao 13:54, 1 September 2008 (MST) reading planeswalker rulings.
This is awesome: Mycosynth Lattice, March of the Machines, Experiment Kraj plus any planeswalker. Turns the planeswalker into an artifact, then an artifact creature, then Kraj puts a +1/+1 counter on the planeswalker artifact creature and gains its activated abilities. Howerver, Kraj is not a planeswalker, so he can use the abilities as much as he wants. Attack with infinite 99/99 beast tokens with trample. game over.
also, but less interesting:
Damaging a planeswalker with a spell is a redirect effect for damage; this means you cannot target a planeswalker with loss of life spells.
You cannot redirect damage you do to yourself to a planeswalker (ie can't use planeswalker to soak your 3 damage from orcish artillery).
Loyalty on a planeswalker is "This permanent comes into play with a number of loyalty counters on it equal to its printed loyalty number" (from the official rules). Thus loyalty is counters, thus Clockspinning should work on them. see second ruling.
BEN: or, better than clockspinning, try gilder bairn.
--Brandon 21:38, 2 September 2008 (MST) Hmmmm. So far Shards of Alara looks kinda cool.
--Gdaze 22:22, 2 September 2008 (MST) What the fuck... I.... whatever! Great more planeswalkers... which I still don't understand because I thought the player WAS a planeswalker...
--Brandon 00:35, 3 September 2008 (MST) Sure, you are a planeswalker, but that doesn't mean you can't make another planeswalker your bitch.
--Gdaze That one card that does 3 damage and makes the oppent discard 2 cards... crazyness, seems tri-color is gonna be the new way to go. Also that 3/4 lifelink RHINO MONK is nasty... Rhino Monk... Running a bit thin on ideas?
BEN: of course there will be new planeswalkers: apparently according to a design article they are relatively easy for players to understand (I agree) and it adds a new dimension to their game, AND it's "mythic rare" fodder (new rarity 'level' they are introducing). I think overall this set is looking much more like bread and butter magic: no fancy new rules, just lots of tri-color and interesting combinations of powers we all know pretty well. I personally really like the "kiss of the amesha" and the "stoic angel" cards...but then again, who couldn't have guessed that I'd be all up in white-green's bidness?
--Gdaze -- I just find it hard to understand storywise... B'ah I still say! I hope there is Rhino sinergy.
--Edmiao 11:35, 3 September 2008 (MST) Hellkite overlord, an 8/8 with flying trample and regenerate is nasty, but add in haste! fuck. at least it costs 8 mana of three colors to cast. my "i hate new mechanic" buzzer actually does not go off on the planeswalkers. they are powerful, but don't break prior game mechanics like wither did to regenerate.
Next step in Super Heroes
What's the role of super hero? Is it to protect the innocent? Punish the guilty? Keep a captured villain in a closet and occasionally throw him some Sun Chips?
The Guardians are thinking long and hard about this moral conundrum...
GABE: That was super heroes at their bestest. How about what the heck do we do with all these people we keep beating up??? No place can hold them! I mean Viho only has so many closets.
Next step in Of Amor, Armor, and Alchemy
BEN: last session was excellent. Props for:
1.) Ed and Gabe RPing out Aefra being unable to figure out which potion was the strength potion.
2.) Being smart about the fight at the crone's hut and coming away with a solid victory (just as a poll: how difficult would you guys have rated that fight: easy or intermediate?)
3.) Brandon trusting his instincts over his dice rolls and burning an xp to find out the high attendant is, in fact, untrustworthy. Besides being character appropriate and beneficial to the group in the metagame sense, it also contributes nicely to the story. This third item nets the group (as in, each character separately) ONE BONUS XP. Gratz, don't spend it all in one place.
