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Just for Fun / Re: Most Enjoyed Books or Authors

« on: December 11, 2008, 01:28:56 am »

Of course, the Dune saga. What more could you ask for in a sci-fi =).

Historical fiction, Jack Whyte, hands down. The A Dream of Eagles series is excellent. Probably in my must-reads.

If I'm feeling a little more... deep, I'll pick up Walden by David Henry Thoreau, which is excellent. Great stuff.

Or, As aforementioned, Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis, Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell, and Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne. Excellent reads, and interesting ideas, even if you don't agree with them.

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Just for Fun / Re: What do YOU want for christmas?

« on: December 08, 2008, 01:02:51 am »

Agreed. Because we all know that Canada has more polar bears than the US. Thus, our polar bear shock troopers would storm through the states without remorse.

(BE WARNED. Tiny bit of foul language on the pic. Couldn't find a clean one, sorry.)

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s138/thebatman42/BearCalvary.jpg

Speaking of which, I want a polar bear. But otherwise I'd like an Ovation guitar.

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General Discussion / Re: Dissappointed thus far...

« on: December 07, 2008, 08:44:13 pm »

Things went MUCH better, which means character interaction! YAY! Woohoo!

Thanks guys and gals

Good to see that even if the server isn't a madhouse, there still is a good community around it!

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Ask A Gamemaster / Re: Character Journals?

« on: November 30, 2008, 12:45:00 am »

Thanks!

I noticed them a short while ago, but forgot to edit the thread.

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Ask A Gamemaster / Crafty Crafters!

« on: December 08, 2008, 12:55:06 am »

Disregard the title. I just liked it better than Crafting?

I'm just curious, where does tanning hides and such fall under?

Gracias!

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General Discussion / Dissappointed thus far...

« on: December 06, 2008, 11:14:51 pm »

Well, I was quite excited to find this server. After going through the character application process, and finally getting everything I need for the server, I realized... There are NO low level characters on. Or perhaps when I'm on. I'm PST as far as time zone goes, but I think the most I've ever seen on the server is 15. Which wouldn't bother me, except... Well, I'm alone. No one near me.

Any suggestions? Am I just unlucky enough to be in the wrong timezone? What should I do? Because quite frankly, roleplaying by yourself isn't roleplaying.

Not to mention, I'm tired of getting killed by skunks .

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Ask A Gamemaster / Character Journals?

« on: November 29, 2008, 03:24:40 pm »

On a server I was playing on in this past, one of the extremely popular functions of the forums amongst the player base was a forum for character journals, etc. (The server was Escape from the Underdark, which has now become Escape from the Underdark: Archipelago)

Do we have a function like that here? A place to see character journals, and logs that is.

All knowledge gained is obviously completely out of character, but it is an excellent tool to fully develop your roleplay, and really breath some life into your character. Also, it's fun reading . Journals ranged from a character's back stories, to a true journal of what happened that day in a character's time online.

I guess you get my drift, and what it is, but do we have one? :p

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Introduce Yourself / Greetings and Salutations!

« on: November 28, 2008, 01:50:51 am »

In case you didn't guess, I'm new!

I'm looking forward to do some RPing, and hopefully some interesting character building with you guys and girls. I've got a bit of experience when it comes to RPing, so I know what makes sense, what goes, and what doesn't. And I appreciate grammar.

Firstly, I need some help with putting my character concept(s) into a character submission. Which ever works better for a new player to the server is the suggestion I'll go with.

Concepts are as follows;
1. A Roman Centurion based character, loosely based of the character Caius Merlyn Britannicus in the book The Eagle's Brood by Jack Whyte. Personality wise, he is a wise younger man with an aptitude for warfare, political subterfuge, and inspiration of men. He is a goodly aligned person however, so his political subterfuge mainly centers around protecting innocents. He is a warrior, and leader of men by trade however.
    I was thinking that this would be a fighter/bard combination, but I realized I have little to no prestige capabilities for that, other than weapons master, in which case it would have to be either longsword specialized, or greatsword.

2. A Celtic tribe based giant of a man(human that is), with some vocal ability. Also based of a character from the Eagle's Brood book by Jack Whyte, loosely based on Uther Pendragon, the cousin of Caius. Barbarian/Bard. He can be pragmatic at times however; he's not retarded (10 intelligence at least, I want characters who are properly sociable.) Again, a leader of men, but in a more tribal fashion. Also, Good aligned. Skald would be my prestige class of choice.

So, all you server experts, advise me. What should these builds look like on my application, and which holds more promise for longevity and survivability?

I appreciate and thank you for any and all advice.