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Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
The UNITY team is discussing how they might infiltrate an alien battleship. The team's shapeshifting Russian hero has a suggestion.
 
Vilkacis: You could fit me inside a small hollow missile and fire me at the enemy ship. The missile would penetrate the hull, allowing me access!
Me: So the missile would be a Depleted Ukrainian round?
 

Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...
 

 
 
I read it, good as usual.
 
I am, however getting an "oh no" feeling, it has been growing for a couple books now...

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
Pickup D&D game tonight. I decide to do something I rarely do, a pretty mindlessly direct greataxe-wielding Barbarian. I hold off my one-and-only berserk rage until the end of the night ... and we encounter the main bad guy.
 
I get the best initiative.
I rage.
I charge.
I attack.
I hit critically.
My 3d12 damage comes up 10,11,12.
Counting my Strength and Power Attack at the time, the damage came up to 53.
Fight over.
 
Everybody just kind of stares at the minis and grid map for a moment. There's an uncomfortable silence, and then ...
 
Me: "Looks like the crit hit the fan.":D

Re: WWYCD: The Invasion Is On...
 
Heh. Adamant's reaction makes me think about that 'Invasion!' parody Marvel did in Uncanny X-Men back around 'Fall of the Mutants'.
 
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Scene: Alien archivist is sitting in the file room of the Horde Invasion Fleet, which specializes in picking fights with soft targets.
 
(paraphrased from memory)
 
Archivist -- 'OK, computer, give me all references on 'Earth', yadda yadda.'
 
Computer -- 'Working. Earth, third planet of the Sol system. Tech level -- incapable of interstellar or interplanetary travel, general scale two with limited anomalies.'
 
Archivist *yawning* -- 'So, the usual pushover?'
 
Computer -- 'Negative. Anomaly: planet records an extremely high number of enhanced-power beings.'
 
Archivist (looks up) -- '... what?'
 
Computer -- 'Note: Planet is on record as successfully repelling multiple incursion attempts from the Kree, Skrull, Shi'ar, Badoon, Brood, Rigellians, and other major spacefaring powers.'
 
Archivist (spit-takes) -- "What?"
 
Computer -- 'Warning! Planet Earth is the only world known to successfully resist the World-Devourer, Galactus."
 
Archivist (jaw drops to the floor) -- "WHAT?!?!?"
 
Computer -- 'Warning! Planet Earth is the adoptive homeworld of the Phoenix."
 
Archivist (running around in a screaming panic) -- "OH MY GOD WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!"
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Sadly, the archivist was killed by the Horde commander for daring to approach his throne without proper respect for protocols, so the warning was never passed on, the Horde invaded anyway, and got their butts kicked by four X-Men who were out on a pub crawl, plus some random passing Aussies.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 

 
Extrapolating. *snicker. snort. chortle. suppress giggling*

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
I was joining one of my GMs other regular games for a few sessions, I don't normally play with the second group, but their game takes place in a shared world so my character can join them.. I'm a shapeshifter with Accidental Change, most of them are powersuit types.
 
We're attacking a wharehouse with magic weilding thugs, after subduing the outside guards we're deciding what to do next when a sniper opens a window and shoots me, doing body triggers the Accidental Change and I burst into an Unkindness of Ravens (3 dozen birds or so).
 
GM: You get shot and take 2 Body.
Me: *rolls Acc.Chng.* I explode into a bunch of ravens.
The Healer: I CAN'T HEAL THAT!!!
 
They didn't know, up to that point, that I could shape shift at all... it was one of those surprise moments you can never repeat.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
From last night's Necessary Evil game...
 
"Don't worry. All mooks go to heaven."
(After a particular squishy end to a fight.)

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
Elasti-Man is wrestling a necromancer into submission.
EM has powers terribly similar to plastic man of the JLA.
 
his player tells the GM: "each round I form a different item
from Black-n-Decker, and then try it on his head"
 
round one: belt-sander, necromancer still conscious.
 
round two: power saw, necromancer taking stun.
 
round three: nailer, necromancer KOed.
 
E-Man tells the team: Nail-Gun Noogie gets'em every time!

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 
I'll take sickening cuteness above outright rudeness, down home nastiness or bigoted drivel.

Re: The cranky thread
 

 
 
Check the exact contents of the "Fat burner" and research them. afaik, most of those are full of stimulants, and they can cause "interesting" emotional swings.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Mood indicator.
 

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 
WM posted
"Anne Parillaud owns that role in a way neither Brigit Fonda nor Peta Wilson were ever capable of."
 
 
 
Yeah, In a lot of ways she did.
 
My favorite role of hers, however, was in "Innocent Blood"
 
 
 
Peta I thought was a little hotter as Nikita.
 
 
 
 
/GUN GEEK ALERT/
 
 
Brigit had the cool gun, a tricked out rapid fire match pistol.
Great if you want to put 5 shots in an eyesocket in 1 second or something. Lousy for any other form of combat.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
Anne Parillaud owns that role in a way neither Brigit Fonda nor Peta Wilson were ever capable of.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Accept our parting gifts...
 
The redhead in the hat is named Justine Green, and I had to edit to make those two pics boardsafe.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
Modifying an storyline from a Silver Knight fanfic with some characters and situation moved around:
 
The scenario revolves around two super teams: the Silver Knights and the Claw (super team arm of FIST, ie a VIPER analogue). Nova of the Silver Knights had fallen in love with the secret ID of one of the Claw's members: Lasher. When she found out she went livid and nearly killed him but the two made up when she realized how deeply he felt about her. A secret affair went on for over a year even as the two teams clashed repeatedly.
 
Finally, one of FIST's major commanders Deathstorm (and heavy weight super) launched a scheme to blackmail the world through a nuclear strike. With the gloves off, the Silver Knights strike only to be defeated. When the deadline passes, Deathstorm decides to launch. Lasher decides to side with the Knights and frees them. In the battle, it's found out that Deathstorm's armor will send the final command and he needs to be taken out to stop the missiles from exploding. DS is pretty much unstoppable and scatters the team to the winds. Just before he can kill Nova, Lasher attacks Deathstorm with a lethal strike only to be mortally wounded. In a huge explosion, DS and his armor are destroyed and the world is saved.
 
As Lasher is dying, Nova cradles the man in her arms and both are crying as they are overcome with grief. He starts to lament that he was so selfish and only cared about himself.
 
"Sssshh.." Nova whispered as she stroked his burned face. "Don't talk like that my love. You're a hero, you saved the whole world."
 
A shaking hand coated with blood reached up to caressed Nova's cheek while a smile touched his lips despite the pain and tears. "I just wanted to save *you*."

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

 
 
I think someone had a special on suicidal explosive attack squirrels...

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
Jenn got the job. They want her to start May 4. So we'll be driving out May 1-2.
Pack pack pack!

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

 
 
British race?

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 

 
So, you HAVEN'T seen him naked yet.
 
Veddy interestink...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
what?

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
WHY ARE WE THERE?
 
Every day there are news reports about more deaths. Every night on TV there are photos of death and destruction.
Why are we still there?
 
We occupied this land, which we had to take by force, but it causes us nothing but trouble.
Why are we still there?
 
Many of our children go there and never come back.
Why are we still there?
 
Their government is unstable, and they have loopy leadership.
Why are we still there?
 
Many of their people are uncivilized.
Why are we still there?
 
The place is subject to natural disasters, which we are supposed to bail them out of.
Why are we still there?
 
There are more than 1000 religious sects, which we do not understand.
Why are we still there?
 
Their folkways, foods and fads are unfathomable to ordinary Americans.
Why are we still there?
 
We can't even secure the borders.
Why are we still there?
 
They are billions of dollars in debt and it will cost billions more to
rebuild, which we can't afford.
Why are we still there?
 
It is becoming clear..
 
 
WE MUST PULL OUT OF CALIFORNIA

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
My great great great uncle was Black Jack Pershing's Command Sergeant Major in both the Punitive Expedition and WWI.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
Enough, enough, neutral corners again.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
I got my first review for Agent of Peril tonight.
 

Mykal Banta [2] [2005-03-19 18:20:15] Rating:
This was a seriously action packed Bolan adventure. I thought the events were a little scrambled at the beginning, but the book finished very strongly. One thing I enjoyed tremendously about “Agent of Peril†was the accurate use of a wide variety of military firearms, fighter jets, weapons systems, and tanks. Mr. Wojtowicz did his homework on this one (or else has a military background himself). The action scenes, particularly at the conclusion of the book, were real edge-of-your-seat stuff. My only complaint is that the book’s villain, General Idel, was not given enough page time. He was a very interesting character, truly menacing an odd (he is afflicted through much of the book with lockjaw), and I would have liked to get more of him.  
On the other hand, the relationship between Bolan’s sidekicks, Alessandro Kalid and Tera Geran was on the money and very well written.
 
All in all I good outing for the Soldier.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 

Just put me in a "reminder" in your sig (like I and some others do). I'd be glad to "take a rain check" on more rep, DT!