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« on: February 18, 2010, 01:25:54 pm »
Contact me with your price, and we'll discuss terms.
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Tugs Sunnytoes
*a short description follows*
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« on: January 18, 2010, 04:13:27 pm »
Having spoken with some people on this subject, I think it's best that I write stuff down. There's no way I can remember all this.
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« on: November 19, 2009, 09:22:46 pm »
I'd like 10 bags of choking powder.
Name your price and we can work out a deal.
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Tugs Sunnytoes
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« on: November 19, 2009, 09:17:10 pm »
Tugs found a scroll box in the crafting hall in Vehl. Identify where it was found, and what was in it, and it will be returned.
This is OOC, since Tugs would consider it a lucky find ("finders keepers"), but as a player I'm going to return it.
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« on: August 16, 2009, 03:41:38 pm »
What, if anything, of the maps on LORE is available to characters in game? If they have access to them, where would they find them (if such information is available to them)? Or would it simply be something they 'knew', like the way you know (theoretically) how to get around your hometown and the local area, and you know that the nearest big city is 'X' and is somewhere in that direction *waves his arm casually in some direction*, and you know such and such cities and they're 'here' and 'there'?
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« on: April 07, 2009, 03:23:23 pm »
With the 3.2 update, many spells have changed. Is this a RetCon (i.e. the spells have always been that way, you remember that, right?) or has there been some recent change to the Al'Noth (or some other explanation for the change)?
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« on: September 20, 2008, 10:45:03 am »
What are the chances of getting a grave marker placed for Shiff Dragonheart, on the hill above Haven where he was buried (RP-wise)? I was thinking just a marker or a statue, with a short phrase that could be read if you examined it.
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« on: September 19, 2008, 10:59:01 am »
I have a box of various gem dusts. I've tried rearranging them, but I can't make any more room in the box. They're mostly fire opal, fire agate, greenstone, malachite, and phenalope, with some other dusts thrown in. Please contact me if you're interested.
*inserts a brief description of himself*
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Tugs Sunnytoes
*added on the bottom, in a sloppier manner, like it was written after posting*
Lati took a glance in the box and offered me 2000 true for it. Since she was so quick to offer that much, I'm hoping it's worth more to someone.
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« on: September 13, 2008, 01:31:50 am »
Is there a time limit on how long a trap can be placed? I put one down, in case I needed to run away and wanted something to slow down pursuers, but it disappeared about 30 seconds after I placed it. I don't remember traps doing that before.
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« on: July 30, 2008, 02:13:22 am »
I found a cougar bag on the gem tables in Vehl. If you can tell me what's in it, I will happily return it.
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« on: July 21, 2008, 06:35:17 pm »
Word goes out quietly and with invitations to friends of the Dragonhearts of a small memorial service being held in Haven. Shiff's remains will be interred on the hillside overlooking the town and the family Shiff worked so hard to protect during his life. Those wishing to remember Shiff are invited to do so.
Shiff's armor and helm have been placed in a stone casket set in the ground, arranged in a manner recalling how they were worn in life. Laying the length of the armor is Shiff's greatsword. The arms and gauntlets of the armor have been placed on the hilt of the weapon, as if Shiff were holding the sword against his chest.
Val stands off to one side of the casket, supported on her left by her father. Standing at the head of the casket is thirteen-year-old Drakus, feeling both important and scared. He is holding an urn containing the ashes of his father, Shiff. Val, refusing to cry, stands quietly, occassionally turning to speak quietly with her father.
After waiting a short while for those in attendance to settle, Val steps forward slightly to speak. Her voice, none too pleasant to begin with, is noticeably rougher than usual, but is still strong and she is clearly heard.
"I'm not much for ceremonies, but I have a few words I'd like to say. Shiff Dragonheart was a good man. He was a strong man, a dependable man, a firm man, one who could be depended on, a loving man, and a protector. He was a man who I always knew would support me. Shiff was strong willed, unyielding in the face of adversity, and a man who worked tirelessly to accomplish good."
Looking upwards, Val continues: "Shiff, we are proud of you, and will remember you always. As you kept us safe, we will keep your memory safe."
She takes on a slightly more formal tone:
[indent]"Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will!
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from the sea,
And the hunter home from the hill."[/indent]
As she speaks the verses, her voice gets rougher and breaks several times on the last few lines. Clearly barely able to contain her emotions, she says in a voice so quiet, even those in the front can barely hear her. "Shiff... you're finally home."
She steps back to her father, and he puts a comforting arm around her. After a bit, when it seems clear she is too distraught to continue, her father moves towards Drakus, but Val reaches out a hand and stops him, quietly murmuring "I'll do it." She reverently takes the urn from Drakus, setting it carefully under the breast of Shiff's armor. The family then steps back, allowing others the opportunity to pay their last respects to Shiff Dragonheart.
//[size=-2]the poem is Requiem by Robert Louis Stevenson[/size]
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« on: July 15, 2008, 11:30:58 pm »
The description says your true love's soul stone glows when worn... what happens when your true love has perm'd?
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"Death cannot stop True Love..."
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« on: July 10, 2008, 12:04:55 pm »
... my freedom of religious rights.
This thread got me to thinking... is there such a thing on Layonara? If so, is it wide spread? I know there are places where it is not (e.g. Prantz). In the same vein, are there religious conflicts, beyond simply "Toranites and Xeenites don't get along"? I mean, are there wars/battles/conflicts driven mainly by "we, the righteous followers of god X shall smite those evil, decadent followers of god Y"?
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« on: March 03, 2008, 11:40:00 pm »
Central appears to be down and doesn't seem to be restarting. Is it just me, or is it having a problem?
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« on: January 24, 2008, 05:53:08 pm »
Say a regular (lightfoot?) halfling had a child with a strongheart halfling. Would this child be a lightfoot halfling, or a strongheart halfling?
I'm assuming they're not so incompatible (like elves and humans are now) that they can't even have children... but if so, my question still stands as said child would have been born before the loss of Aeridin's blessing.
As long as we're answering this question, as an academic interest, what would the result be in general for all the halfling, elf, and dwarf subraces?
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« on: March 27, 2007, 02:37:57 am »
Someone once told me a journal was a good way to help organize your thoughts. I don't know if that's possible with me, but I'm willing to give it a shot.
I guess I should start with what I want to do with my life. I left Melnon with the idea that I'd find 'fame and fortune' out in the wide world. Foolish me, fame and fortune seem to have eluded me. But it leaves me wondering what I really want to do with my life.
I've tried my hand at several weapons in actual combat, and found I like the large blades the best, the greatsword and the bastard sword. Must be something to do with having large hands. I tried a rapier once, and thought I was going to break it every time I tried to hit something with it.
So, is my goal to be the greatest greatswordswoman out there? Having written it, I know that the answer is no. So what do I want?
Good question. I was telling a friend, I think it was Balazar, about needing direction in my life. I have a feeling he wants me to become a paladin like he is. I don't know, I don't think I have the right skills or attitude. I just know how to swing a sword.
Now the hard part... what to do about Shiff.
Shiff is probably the best thing about leaving Melnon. When I met him, he was witty, friendly, good in a pinch, and someone I liked to have beside me in a fight. Now, I've found that he's trustable, reliable, sweet, and I think he adores me completely. I worry though... he worries about me so much I think he ignores his own safety. The wit that first attracted me to him seems to have faded away, and I'm afraid it's because he doesn't want to offend me. He was such a roguish character when I met him, and now he seems tamed... I think he's become much more respectable because of me, but he's lost some of his devilish charm. I kind of miss it.
The other problem is... what to do about him in general. He wants me, in a way that I swore I would never do again after Jackson left me in Melnon. I've since decided I was wrong about that, but not entirely. I'm going to wait to do that with my husband only. I've told Shiff, but I don't think it's sunk in. Poor boy, he's a man, and has a hard time thinking any other way, but I keep trying to tell him, and he keeps trying to get under my guard and strike home, so to speak. I'm not going to be with any man but my husband, and I don't think I'm ready to have one of those yet.
Which brings me to my third problem with Shiff. He adores me and always is ready to guard my back, but he often wants to be in front of me also. I try to tell him that it's what I do, I swing a sword and sometimes get hurt doing it, but he wants to keep me from that. Which is why I think I have a hard time thinking about being tied down. Shiff is the best thing that's ever happened to me, and now that I've found him, I'm not ready for him. I don't know that I ever will be.
I see I'm back to my original thought - what do I do with my life? I don't think I'm any closer to a plan, but I think I'll just focus on becoming a great swordswoman. Not just focusing on the greatsword (even though it does feel good to be able to hack a foe in two with it), but I should work on my skills with a bastard sword. I can use it with a shield, and that will allow me to guard against more attacks. Combat is best with a good team, and I need to be the front line against attacks, guarding those behind me, and allowing them to do what they're best at also. I think that'd be a nice way to be remembered - the warrior at the front, who can be relied on to keep you alive. 'If Val's with us, we'll be safe.' Something like that.
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