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« on: July 31, 2011, 03:14:13 pm »
I'm totally down for this! Any character ever.
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« on: July 26, 2011, 11:24:13 pm »
see the magic ingredient was left out, you have to drink the alcohol before you ingest the taco hell, then it gets the standard 4-6 hours time lag
note you can also substitute taco hell with krystals and jack in the box How dare you malign Krystals! Chili cheese fries and a couple of Spicy Chiks... That's heaven.
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« on: July 23, 2011, 09:51:49 pm »
You should see the ones that aren't family-friendly.
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« on: July 23, 2011, 12:55:58 pm »
Alchemist's Fire rarely lasts long enough, however, I've found a common torch works well. That's a good idea for PnP, but sadly, torches don't do much in NWN.
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« on: July 22, 2011, 11:24:47 pm »
Doors in the High Forest player housing area read 1XX Leilon rather than 1XX Leringard.
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« on: July 20, 2011, 07:25:29 pm »
I love taco bell, and am immune to its perils.
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« on: July 20, 2011, 01:38:45 am »
"I had to make sure you were worth it, first."
If I've made myself worthy of her, I can accomplish anything.
Fan the flames. We'll light up the night.
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« on: July 19, 2011, 03:24:51 pm »
So, the Shelter's going, now. Laurence Ascendant is as Good as they come - and Nimrod would seem to agree, granting him an extra point of Good at the close of Part 1 of the CDQ. Something I need to try keeping in mind, though, is that he's also Chaotic. So as much as he's trying to be fair, and give structure to those around him, he's not Lawful, or even Neutral. Groundwork for the eventual Bard class is puzzling me. Not sure if I even want to go that way, but the soonest it'd happen is level 16 - my last 5 levels before 20. The soonest I have to start mechanically working on it, though, is next level - 200k away, but close enough that if I'm doing it, I need to hit the concepts hard. The story frame is helping with that, and Laz does tend to see the threads of plot amongst the whims of chance. I think I'll be building on that.
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« on: July 18, 2011, 10:43:59 pm »
Chapter one.
In which our hero crosses pens with an endless mountain of paperwork, and garners the friendship of a few of the downtrodden. The displaced find what may be shelter, and predators lurk out in the night.
But a phoenix burns brightly, up from the ashes.
---
Sam's a blessing. He's had a hard life - no work, wife left him, guards spend a good part of the day trying to get him to off himself... Running from crooked guards, Dockside Dragons, and the Seaside Squad. He's an honest guy, thankful for a chance at something better. He's the first.
Seth was staying in the Shelter with his mother and son. A ruined left hand, but I'll see if Jeb can help, or any of the other priests or priestesses I know. The mother's blind, and the son is young... But Seth strikes me as a man with work ethic. As long as there's honest work for him, he'll do it.
Ned's not too bright. Let's be honest. But he'll work if I pay him. I imagine there are a lot like him. They'll see just another job, at first, but eventually, they'll see what they've gotten out of it.
Zashi and the Dockside Dragons are crooks, plain and simple. Zashi's pretty sharp, though. I surprised him by not playing ball, and not backing down. He says (and Sam agrees) that the Seaside Squad is a bunch of rougheads with a crazy leader... And we'll see. They tell me they're arranging a meeting. I hope Zashi's curious enough about me to follow his side of the bargain.
I have three rules.
- Respect your tools.
- Respect yourself.
- Finish what you start.
Anyone willing to work will be put to work and paid a fair wage. Anyone incapable of working will be fed, clothed, and directed to the closest charitable temple I can get 'em to. Anyone capable of working, but not willing, will be thrown out.
Literally, if I have to.
Alazira and Chakar have pledged support. Chakar should be down here in a day or two, to help with security... And he'll teach, too.
I have an opportunity to shape the future of hundreds of people. To create something meaningful from what others have discarded. Where there is ability, there is responsibility.
This is going to be wild.
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« on: July 15, 2011, 10:26:35 pm »
Tyra took the execution well. She seems to be alright, though I haven't gotten to talk to her much.
I have a tentative court date for all of this legal tomfoolery. I need to track down Tyra to find out where that quarter-million is, and see if I can appropriate it.
The cards I play with tell me nothing. They go down in predictable patterns, and win nearly every game they see. Rose's cards, though... I didn't think too carefully, as the night started, but she says there's a clarity about me that was lacking, before. That's probably true.
Three swords, two coins, the Weaver, and the Wheel. Trouble ahead, and tangled, but everything comes around. Trouble in Vehl.
The Lord and the World Tree. The Salvorre and a Druid.
I'll use them for what I need - for what the people need - but never trust.
My greatest friend is a selfish man, possessed of the nature to need control, or feel like he has none. My greatest enemy is a driven man of great dedication and purpose. Down this road, they'll always come against each other, neither gaining the upper hand.
That's what the cards, the bones, and a pretty lady tell me.
My swords and my heart tell me not to doubt myself.
I think the story has a long way to go.
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« on: July 14, 2011, 03:18:39 am »
This is working as intended. Swarms are a difficult challenge to face, but can be overcome in several ways that spring immediately to mind.
Try bringing an arcane spellcaster along.
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« on: July 13, 2011, 01:27:51 am »
Non-official, but I really think that would fall to the individual. If you drained the reservoir, you'd theoretically have just a regular old longsword with a cavity inside. I'd think the character should see it as just an oddly-balanced longsword - a difference more like a silver coating or an enchantment (or maybe a spike on the end) than treating as an entirely different weapon.
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« on: July 12, 2011, 02:24:43 pm »
A figure in silvery-burnished plate and a silver-and-red surcoat stood at the fore of the crowd for the execution, hood pulled up to shield his face. Unlike many in the crowd, he made no cheers or waves of approval, and left immediately after the Stonebound spirit was released.
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« on: July 10, 2011, 11:25:18 pm »
I'll take the mithril staff. Smooches, ~ Laz
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« on: July 10, 2011, 01:09:49 am »
I swear there must be a mad wizard someplace, conjuring up characters from story-books. Jebediah Kolvorwhatever, ag'ed mystic theurge and dispenser of wisdom and the occasional quest... Tyillaan whatever-means-Misery-in-elvish, scantily-clad and buxom dark elf turned from evil to the arts of love - of other scantily-clad and buxom women (obviously a different kind of story-book! Hah!)... Even Tyra was guilty of the dark-avenger-in-the-night, fighting-for-the-good-of-the-downtrodden bit.
If I meet even one foppish swashbuckle- Oh, right. Karn.
I am in the wrong line of work to have a sense of humor. Or maybe I'm the crazy one, seeing threads of a plot where there is only coincidence, and the numbered product of too many tragedies.
Let's not forget - I woke up outside town with a bump on my head. I don't remember anything.
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« on: July 10, 2011, 12:53:13 am »
Badgers are scary, man. Chased my brother up a tree, no joke.
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« on: July 09, 2011, 02:47:22 am »
They were the only spare containers I had! xD (And totally full of ginseng, I should point out.  )
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« on: July 08, 2011, 06:03:39 pm »
Ikaika and Feana are learning well - though very differently. I should have figured, with them being different genders.
Speaking of the fairer sex, Breanna Shadowraven seems to think I'm some fantastic fella. Here's hoping she's right.
Laurence... Laurence what? Builder, creator, maker, carpenter, smith, alchemist, tinker... Cooper, for that matter.
Laurence Ascendant. Out of the ashes, into the light.
I've got people to feed.
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« on: July 08, 2011, 05:58:41 pm »
Now I get to call you old, and laugh as I eat crazier things than you. Cram down some crazy meat item for your birthday. You deserve it. 
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« on: July 08, 2011, 02:45:53 am »
Well, yes, but wouldn't it be cleaner to have it produce a lore.layonara.com link?
Low priority, of course, but still.
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