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Re: Killershrike.com temporarily offline See, I find something I think is cool and it's old news to everyone else. I missed the memo. Thanks, It sounds like remote forwarding is what my Brother in Law set up for me on his server for savageearth.net. I purchased KACurtis.com and used GoDaddy to point to a directory (/CCD) within savageearth.net wherein I keep my portfolio stuff. That doesn't work so well. Calls to KACurtis.com look fine, but if I post a URL to a graphic hosted therein, it appears broken, and must be listed as savagearth.net/CCD/image.jpg. I know my Brother in Law could fix it in a minute or two, but he has been so incredibly generous with the server space that I only bother him when something is actually broken. Keith "Living off the intelligence and beneficence of others" Curtis

Re: Killershrike.com temporarily offline I wasn't suggesting it as a solution for your problem, just mentioning a Cool Thing. Keith "Still don't know the difference between remote domain forwarding and root forwarding" Curtis

Re: Killershrike.com temporarily offline Wow, in looking up the difference between the two types of forwarding I came across this neat service. Basically, shrtn.us allows you to input any wordy URL, such as a Google map, and shorten it to something you can easily type into an email or a webpage. You could even use it to make a personal shorthand, or to mask a URL that might contain private info such as a username or password. shrtn.us is basically a free redirect library. Keith "Got so distracted I never did find the answer to my original question" Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington It happened right next door to my old house. The city turned an old rail corridor into a biking/walking path that reaches through Fresno to Clovis. Largest public tree-planting in US history. 7000 trees in one day. Keith "We planted 7 of them." Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington This site has historical info about railroads in Washington, including the incorporation of several PA railroad companies. I suspect these are logging railways and not connected with any major lines, though. Keith "Still feels this to be niggling detail for a superhero city" Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington While there is no rail in PA that I know of, there are old railbeds. A rather popular trail uses one of them, the Spruce Railroad Trail. Also, the Olympic Discovery Trail uses old railbeds in parts I believe. I can't verify, because the official site is having spasms right now. This is very true. Parts of it are similar to coastal Highway 1, barely enough room for the roadway. However, as I hinted at before, adding another fifty feet of usable space shouldn't cause anyone's suspension of disbelief to come toppling down. Players rarely obsess over this as much as GMs. Keith "At least mine never do" Curtis

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Re: UNTIL Uniforms - Now I know why they BUG me so much.

Re: UNTIL Uniforms - Now I know why they BUG me so much. That's what we must infer. There is nothing in the film to support this other than our own understanding of relativity and the distance of space. We never see a warp effect or hear mention of FTL capability. Everything is real time and feels conventional. The military hardware and tactics in the movie is just totally unconvincing. How about, oh I don't know, some tanks? Maybe some missiles? Poison gas? Smart Bombs? I don't get the feeling that the bugs were holding back or negotiating. They certainly never surrendered or gave quarter. There is nothing but the implication of total war. Keith "But there was lots of cool 'slplosions" Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington What's the source of the name? Was Captain Vancouver named Seacouver in this universe? Keith "just curious" Curtis

Re: UNTIL Uniforms - Now I know why they BUG me so much. If we go too far, we come up with stuff like: "OMG! The bugs have just launched killer bombs from their backsides! They're using chemical propellent! Take cover everyone! We only have like 400 million years to shoot them down before those things cross the galaxy and hit us!" Keith "You may think it's a long way down to the chemist, but that's just peanuts compared to space" Curtis

Re: UNTIL Uniforms - Now I know why they BUG me so much. The only problem I really had with the movie was that with the exception of the lack of space travel, we could have defeated the bugs if only we had used the tactics, strategy and technology developed by WWII. Keith "Where is my frikken air support???" Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington Port Angeles itself has relatively little buildable land. It is one of the reasons Sequim is growing far faster. They have a lot more flat area to encourage new construction. Most of the flat area in PA is already being used. Of course, a real metropolis would cover both... Keith "PA harbor is a supertanker parking lot" Curtis

Re: Genesis of +5 = 2x power REVEALED Even if 15 INT were twice as intelligent as 10 INT, I'd still challenge anyone to come up with a solid definition for what "twice as intelligent" means, either in real world terms or game terms. Keith "pointless sophistry" Curtis

I'm having trouble gathering from the description of "Long-Lasting" for Change Environment, as to whether it can be turned off immediately if the owner of the power so chooses, or if it must run its full duration. This is assuming no mitigating special effects, common sense or GM ruling. Keith "Say hi to everyone at DDC for me" Curtis

Re: What the well-dressed native princess is wearing.... I always thought that about the pointy bracers that John Byrne put on Wonder Woman. She's lucky she never punctured the backs of her hands. Keith "That, and he gave her a pencil-neck..." Curtis

Re: Genesis of +5 = 2x power REVEALED Let's just call it a soft rule and walk away. Look! Steve bought pie! Keith "mmm... pie" Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington Oh, and although it's spelled Sequim, it's pronounced "Skwim". Keith "FYI" Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington There are lots of areas that aren't logged as you go deeper into the park. And even loggers will balk at terrain in which it is too difficult or costly to build roads. Keith "Nuclear-powered hovercraft-enhanced sharks with frikkin' lasers on their heads, however..." Curtis

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Re: Seacouver, Washington Here's a Port Angeles tidbit for you that might well tie in with placing a major city in this area. From Wikipedia What if the plan had succeeded? This would be a good start time for the founding of the city, and could possibly work it into the federal government system in some way. Good for superhero-in' stuff. Keith "National city with Pop. 10. Heh." Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington Sequim has a lot of flat land. It is currently undergoing a growth spurt and the city council is debating building up instead of out. There's a herd of elk in the area that area constant source of contention with farmers. An elk preserve might be nice. Keith "just don't knock over my house" Curtis

Re: Challenge Lists A traveller with a message to deliver A fire in a public building A family torn by sibling rivalry A sandal that turns up in a compromising place A faithful servant Keith "Will we see some of the results?" Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington Once you've gotten that far west, you've lost the rain protection of the Olympics. Storms out by Neah Bay can be pretty fierce. It might also be a bit hilly; but that's true of PA, too. Keith "Mile and a half from the beach but 500 feet up" Curtis

Re: Seacouver, Washington Well, seeing as that is pretty much exactly where I live, I can tell you a couple of things. The next closest metropolis would be Victoria BC. Since Seacouver would be a lot bigger than Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend combined, there would likely be ferry service to there, Seattle, and some of the San Juans. Rainfall would be about 2/3 of Seattle. This area is in a slight rain shadow from Mount Olympus and associated peaks, primarily from Hurricane Ridge. Particularly good for a superhero campaign, the word "Olympus" and "Olympic" would be in a lot of names. There would be a big interest in conservation and pollution control. The Olympic National Park is a World Heritage Site. That means federal tax dollars, if nothing else. Keith "Glad there is no real Seacouver, or I'd have to move" Curtis PS. Juan de Fuca