James Gillen

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
Let's see - again, not this week, but nice quotes..
 
D&D, 3rd Edition. I'm playing a Elven Ranger/Rogue with a serious Batman "Always-Prepared, Borderline Sociopath" vibe.
 
We're commissioned by a country to ride along with a shipment to their northern colonies - it seems an Abyssal Dire Shark has been sinking the supply ships - and if this last batch doesn't get through before the winter freeze, all is lost.
 
My character being who he is, he spends most of his time in the Crow's nest, on lookout. He has a massive bonus to Spot checks, so it's no surprise that he is the first to spot the shark. He slides down to the deck, to comment to his compatriots : "We're gonna need a bigger boat."
 
I just couldn't resist!
 
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One of the characters I play from time to time is Victor. Victor is a Swashbuckler and Wizard (Fire Elementalism) in a friend's homebrewed system. (http://www.greylotus.org - Shameless plug!) Victor is very, very smart. Victor pretends to be a very, very dim fop. Victor also like to tie a cloth with two eyeholes over his face and buckle swashes as 'the Crimson Mask' - but that's neither here nor there.
 
The point is, he gets some good lines now and then. Once, we were commissioned to rescue a Dragon from an evil Princess who'd imprisoned him in a dungeon. I piped in with "Oh, that's preposterous. Whoever heard of combining dungeons with dragons?"
 
I know, I know. My favorite line I've delivered through him is probably the following :
 
We were on a little island north of the main continent. We were after 'the Water Crest' - a mystical artifact we needed, that lay within the volcanic tubes that undermined the island. We found the artifact - and it's magic was holding the lava at bay. So we grabbed it and ran out very fast, as the lava - freed - began to move upwards.
 
We were having a conversation with the mayor-type of the Island, and I was assuring him everything was going smoothly, nothing to worry about, et cetera. The GM informs us that the island was shaking, and began to sink (somewhat) into the ocean - apparently the pressure of the lava had been holding up the very tall island, and as the lava roiled out to meet the sea, there was a corresponding drop in height.
 
I sort of cleared my throat nervously, and added to the mayor : "Well, some settling may occur."

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
"So- how you been?"
"Oh, all right, I suppose... I've just woken up from a coma after getting shot 35 years ago."
"Didja get my card?"
"Card?"
"Yeah. It was a special get-well card for people who got shot."

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
"So- how you been?"
"Oh, all right, I suppose... I've just woken up from a coma after getting shot 35 years ago."
"Didja get my card?"
"Card?"
"Yeah. It was a special get-well card for people who got shot."

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
"Stupidity has no shelf life."

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
I was running my Zombie Apocalypse game, with several long-time friends.
 
The three PC's and one NPC are on the top of a sporting goods store that they and their survivor group has been holed up in for a couple of days, as they prep to leave L.A.
 
The three PC's are Jordan, a gorgeous LAPD "kiddie cop" (think of Eliza Dushku in the LAPD uniform. Now youre on track), Eric, a recently-graduated high-school athletic star who was about to turn pro before the world ended (looks like Tom Welling), and Gabriel, a six foot ten EMT ambulance driver (who looks like Abraham Benrubi). The NPC with them is most often referred to as "Conspiracy Man", and goes only by the name of Ed. Despite a few comments about the "alien overlords" and the "flouride mind-control policy", they nevertheless gave Ed a rifle, as they had just raided a pawn shop, and his oddly useful skill-set was instrumental in their success. (They suspect he is ex military, and has seen too much).
 
The group has recently discovered that there are a few more survivors trapped on the fourht floor of a building about a block away from their own hideout. The people trapped in the office building have smashed out a window and hung a sign out of it written on a drape that says "Help Us".
 
As the characters are deciding what to do next, the sounds of gunfire erupt from a rooftop a few buildings away. The characters look around, and realize that it is coming from four gang-banger types who are taking shots at the "Help Us" sign, and the people behind it. (These are people with the same mentality as those who were shooting at police, ambulances, and fire fighters during the L.A.riots).
 
Jordan, the cop, is the first to spot the perps. She aims her rifle at them. The others follow suit. I tell them that one is shooting, another has a rifle also, and there are two others with pistols besides. They look like they are in their early twenties, of mixed ethnicity, and are wearing loose clothes with alot of sports team endorsements. Jordan makes a Perception roll and recognizes them as wearing local gang colors.
 
Ed: Firing order?
 
Jordan: Im taking down the shooter.
 
Ed: Ill take the other one who has a rifle.
 
Eric and Gabriel's Players both indicate they are also going to fire. I ask them to pick targets. And then...
 
Gabriel's Player: Ill shoot whichever one has the most underwear showing.
 
 
 
 
After we all finally stopped laughing, Garbiel then proceeded to randomly hit the unlucky s.o.b. in Location 13. For near-max damag,e and maximum Stun.
 
I guess Gabriel -really- didnt want to see that guys underwear!
 
(Edit: If this post accidentally offends anyone out there who habitually "busts a sag"... TOUGH! Pull your gorram pants up!)

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

 
I'm still trying to find a tape of KISS Saves Santa.
 
JG

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
The GM (Zakuiens) said:
 
"Hi! Remember Me? I'm the person who erased your memory!"
 

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
"Hey, I'm gonna go see Brokeback Mountain. Wanna come? I'm tired of these sissy movies they put out nowadays! I wanna see something manly! With cowboys!"

Seasonal Haiku
 
I would have written
A haiku about Winter -
The Censor prevents.
 
I would have written
About the snow storm we had -
The Censor prevents.
 
I would have written
About the freezing rain, but -
The Censor prevents.
 
I would have written
Bitter cold, fear, danger, pain -
The Censor prevents.
 
Only ugly words
Mostly those with four letters
Do Winter justice.
 
(Insert expletive)
(Profane and obscene remark)
THAT's for the Censor!
 
Lucius Alexander
 
How many ways can
A palindromedary
Fit in a haiku?

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
"The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club."
-Dave Barry

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
Canadian Press lede:
"MONTREAL - tens of thousands of people ignored frigid temperatures Saturday to lead a worldwide day of protest against global warming."

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
"This is why dwarves and orcs are natural enemies. When they try to work together, it becomes a competition to see who's the bigger testosterone-laden macho idiot."

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
My latest musing:
 
Dan and Ben should impose a rotating random NGD ban.
 
Nothing permanent, nor predictable. Someone rolls a handful of d6 and consults a big chart.
 


"Everyone whose username starts with the letter N is banned from the NGD for 2d6 days!"
 
nexus, nolgroth and Nyrath all go "WTF?!"
 
Ben and Dan cackle to themselves with glee!
 
At the end of that period, they roll again.
 


"Everyone with more than 10,000 rep and less than 1,000 posts are banned from the NGD for 3d6 days or until Labor Day, whichever comes first!"
 
...and so on.
 
It would give everyone a healthy sense of paranoia, while brightening up Dan and Ben's day once in a while. Plus, think of what fun they could have coming up with the list...
 


"Any username which conatins three or more different vowels..."
"Mightybec can post nothing disturbing for two weeks, else..."
"Rage must insert a smiley in every post for one week, or else all NZ posters..."
 
Etc.
 
Now, I can see how some posters might get caught by several different possible random acts and be forced to spend a month or more out of the warm, moist embrace of the NGD, but, remember, absence makes the heart grow fonder. That poster will have to tough it out in the gaming parts of the forum, while we who remain pine for their return...
 


...and wonder who will be next to receive the stigma of the haphazard ban hammer!

Re: Haiku Hero
 
EB 8d6,
Explosion, Armor Piercing
(80 Active Points).

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
I'm Only Happy When it Rains - Garbage
 
I’m only happy when it rains
I’m only happy when its complicated
And though I know you can’t appreciate it
I’m only happy when it rains
 
You know I love it when the news is bad
Why it feels so good to feel so sad
I’m only happy when it rains
 
Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down, on me
Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
 
I'm only happy when it rains
I feel good when things are going wrong
I only listen to the sad, sad songs
I'm only happy when it pain
 
I only smile in the dark
My only comfort is the night gone black
I didn’t accidentally tell you that
I’m only happy when it rains
 
You'll get the message by the time I'm through
When I finally get to me and you
I'm only happy when it rains
 
Pour your misery down
pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
pour your misery down
Pour your misery down
pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
pour your misery down
Pour your misery down
pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
pour your misery down
Pour your misery down
pour
 
You can keep me company
As long as you don't care
 
I'm only happy when it rains
You want to hear about my new obsession ?
I'm riding high upon a deep depression
I'm only happy when it rains
 
pour some misery down on me
I'm only happy when it rains
pour some misery down on me
I'm only happy when it rains
pour some misery down on me
I'm only happy when it rains
pour some misery down on me
I'm only happy when it rains
pour some misery down on me
pour some misery down on me
pour some misery down on me
pour some misery down on me

Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game
 

 
You are a member.
 
And as of this night, I have become a Hero System Pimp:

Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game
 

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
I was thinking the dragon was not clutching another moon, but rather a jewel or egg and just kept it really vague... the shape isn't important... but a dragon bigger than the moon is kinda interesting idea... and idea with its own gravity well.
 
The dam has broke. The multi-genre cover was actually done for a few days. And I've had my more usual commissions penciled but not finished. AFter putting the final touches on an oil commission (still drying, I'll post when its dry), I've had time to get back to finishing up the pile of private commissions.
 
UP first is SAdhana, the contest idea accepted by Death Tribble.. and I'm blanking on who actually submitted.
 

 
And then continuing with Global Guardians, The Fool, a member of the Tarot.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
Rather than celebrate my birthday Tuesday, I think I'd rather celebrate my last day of being 38.
 
JG

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 
Profanity abhors a vacuum.
 
JG

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
From another player:
"Millia, please understand. I am a liar, a blackguard and a scoundrel, and probably a few other words that escape me at the moment. Allow me to play to my strengths."

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
I don't know why they called that show "The Avengers." Steed and Peel didn't seem to be very vengeful people.
 
JG

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
This Wednesday our group started its first game of the BUFFY RPG. My character is a Chicago detective who retired to this sleepy town near Lake Tahoe, California (unknowing that it became the next Hellmouth after Sunnydale was destroyed).
 
He sees a monster hunter chasing somebody who turns out to be a vampire. He gets involved in the fight and finds out that his 44 Magnum doesn't do much good against vamps. He's saved by a couple of supernaturally-powered monster hunters (other PCs) who tell him to leave their hunting grounds. No fool, my character complies.
 
Except that the other two characters later on end up in a fight between two OTHER PCs (the town Slayer and an expatriate Troll) and the GM decides that they're brawling it out right outside my house. So having learned from experience, I take my gun, lean out the window, and yell:
"Anybody who's immune to bullets, raise your hand!"
 
JG