Scott Ruggels

This was already a young adult graphic novel.

But that was the thing. Champions had these really elegant mechanics in that you could wargame Superhero battles. And later anything else. This lead to the Mercenary battles and from then Fantasy Hero. I read superhero comics, but I read more War comics, soot was all about elegant mechanics, not minimal mechanics.

Did you mean me, or Spence? More later.

The other repurposed building that might be popular as a base would be the "National Guard Armory" Castles build predominantly east of the Mississippi, which were usually fortified buildings that looked just like castles. As the nature of war changed, so did the usefulness of those buildings (MOst notably their lack of parking lots, as motorized Logistics and mechanized warfare came to the fore). These buildings have many secure rooms, and many classrooms, and large assembly rooms/ gyms, all covered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Street_Armory http://www.upstatecastle.com/architecture.htm https://www.builtstlouis.net/national-guard-armory.html http://www.cob.org/wp-content/uploads/sehome-survey-national-guard-armory.pdf

Exactly my situation. slightly different games, but yeah classic Traveller, Bushido, and what ever FGU Game did a decent Crunchy fantasy. Oh, and Welcome back, You have been missed.

Are we talking the TV show, or the Comic? They come across as very different.

There is a building a lot like that on Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills.

R.I.P. BlackJack

Here are the details on the SiG M% rifle, and it's ammunition. Yes, we are going back to using a Machine Gun Cartridge, just like WW2, but with sound suppression and far better optics.

He was definitely enthusiastic about the system, and his posting in various threads showed it. Never thought of him as one of th gray beards here, as he had the mental energy of a young man. Sorry to lose him. R.I.P.

Weapons: Repurposed farm tools. This includes Axes, and pruning hooks. Education: Animal Husbandry, Seasonal Weather variations, Animal Anatomy. Local Land Ownership History. Spells: Spells listed are missing AOE options. Other Spells: Purify field, Purify water, Change Environment: remove weeds/vermin from field, Mend bones (healing), cure disease . (some with AOE inside of a defined or Sanctified area). Magic Items: 4/6/8 magic stones that define areas, and within a max distance, and will "sanctify" and area within the stones. Stones probably start as valuable (Emeralds larger than one's thumbnail). Ceramic Tableware of Purify food. Goblet of Purify Drink. Pitcher of create water. cotton wraps of healing.

Pathfinder's customizations get really crazy on occasion, don't they?

Goddess of Justice: The balancer, the goddess of just endings. Goddess of vengeance. the goddess of honour, (any other ideas?) Feuds? Perseverance? Retribution. Suggested changes: Clothing: When presiding as Judges, they wear black robes and a tall, white, collar, for "Difficult" trials, they may also wear a white mask. Education: Same as above, but also some of the specializations may edge towards criminology and magic theory. Spell Additions: The clergy of this Goddess may edge towards combat disciplines in the same way police have assumed some paramilitary duties, so they may have spells that can be triggered as, and within combat actions. One spell of that type they may all have is Silence, and many would have Silence as an AOE (The Gesture difference being pointing their finger at an individual to silence them, and an open and spread hand to silence the gallery. No impotent banging of a gavel to quiet the crowd. There may be inquisitors, or Investigators that have a panoply of combat spells,. magic items and equipment that make them into formidable pursuers or opponents. Magic Item Additions: Goggles of the owl (Night vision), Telescope, Scroll of duplication: A blank scroll that duplicates the writings (and drawings) from another document upon itself, until the scroll runs out of room, Jar of voices: records the voices for X number of minutes once the lid is opened and stops recording when the lid is replaced, then of the lid is opened again will repeat what is said for all to hear.

True enough. There was an abandoned mall in South Los Angeles I used to drive by on occasion that looked like fortress. Shore up the wals from the inside and that would probably work.

I’ll do what I can on Thursday morning.

The problem with disused shopping malls, is that they have severely high maintenance expenses, and the layouts are somewhat semi-random. The central areas, tend to be wide open spaces, that allow a lot of foot traffic. Large glass windows and huge geometric skylights are a lot less secure than the sober brickwork of a masonic temple.

Wrath? No…. Revelry, rather than lust? Hmm interesting.

A very defensible building with solid construction, and tiny windows. Perfect for a hero base, and not expensive, either. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/living-in-masonic-temple?utm_medium=atlas-page&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1fSSRJMcnG50SlYQ0c3yAMEJAq1V-gyIPg2fSxtrUSENgtFVdVEq4mqt8

Watching Bosch: Legacy on Amazon Prime’s free service FreeVee. It’s a continuation of the Bosch series, but takes place after an acrimonious split from LAPD. My mom and I agree that Harry Bosch is more interesting and creative as a private eye than he was as a cop detective. The cast is necessarily smaller, but there a lot of cameos from previous years. It’s very much above average television. It is also filmed mostly in the old neighborhood I lived and worked in, and I often point out locations where I have been ( much to my mom’s annoyance).

I write supplements that never get off the hard drives. Though I might submit a monster thing to Nord Games. I am thinking about writing a 5e supplement. Basically I daydream a lot and world build at the drop of a hat. Most of your discussion on legal cheating would be theology and doctrine. This results in knowledge and skill rolls, rather than specific spells to aid that. It would be writings on contract law, the ethics of smuggling, and discussions on the question of is tax theft? The spells themselves, are regarded as the god’s will, but also as tools to spread the message, therefore the magic would have to maintain a reputation of being above board, and consistent, so as to maintain trust amongst the population. Toubaris is more on the Order side of the Order/ Chaos line as he craves stability, as that is best for business. Toubaris and his church align with the crafting and fertility gods. Is ambivalent to the war gods, and is opposed to the gods of sin and destruction. He is also opposed to any leveling ideology, as that will damage an economy as surely as a plague. His ideal is a settlement of comfortably prosperous people, enjoying their work and play together, serving each other’s wants and needs through work and wise investments.

Toubaris, God of Trade , contracts, and commerce. appears as a solid, middle aged man, but with a very mobile face. The first commandment of Toubaris is to have a goal, then to have a plan, and then work, day by day along to plan, towards your goal. His Holy Symbol is four coins, from where you took his oath first, arraigned into a diamond shape, with the highest denomination uppermost, worn around the neck. The oath, administered by a priest over the coins empowers it. The reasons for the coins is to test one's commitment, as once can keep it as an holy symbol, or one can part the coins off, and spend them. In extremis, one can part things out, but they will have to make a new symbol within the month, even if they are reduced to digging ditches or cleaning stables. The Symbol has to be remade from local coins once again, and blessed within a moon's cycle. Tavern owners, shop keepers, and traders, are often worshippers of Toubaris, but the worship is often seen amongst larger land owners, horse breeders, and millers. The worship is decidedly middle class, and unless a country is ruled by merchant princes, The nobility may only see their exchequer, or Senechal as worshippers of the trading god. Priests of Toubaris and successful Merchants are nearly indistinguishable, save for the fact that the deep green and bright gold trim on hats and clothing here and there, Walking shoes, or boots, and that four coin holy symbol. The Clergy can be male or female, so long as they uphold the doctrine., and don't get carried away by emotion. It's just business. His Clergy are instructed to wear clean, presentable clothes, quality working shoes, and to go about armed. The Clergy are schooled in accountancy, as well as theology, and members often specialize in various aspects. They encourage the acquisition of languages. They test for intelligence, and "Wisdom". Their philosophy, is that everyone's coin is valuable, and one wisely spent will improve people's lives. They will advise, business owners and the populace if consulted on what would be a good course of action to improve their income, business and lives. They are educated in the law, and so, for coin can be an advocate. They tend to be very polite, as goodwill is the first part of any business, but they will know how to defend themselves. Spells often seen are the sealing of oaths, magical penalties applied to oath breakers (penalties declared before the oath is administered, so the breaker will know why thy are in constant pain, have gone blind, or members of their family have become gravely ill), to lock in contracts, so both parties are bound to it. Detect debased coins, Detect forgery, Translate Languages, a suite of spells to secure rooms or buildings (Often, a priest will have one pocket of their garment full of unremarkable stones, that they will use to mark boundaries around temporary lodging for the night). Illusions. sleight of hand. Like other clergy, they can heal, but they aren't the ones to go to if one has suffered grievous wounds. Toubaris' healing tends to be a bit more subtle, in that it is to enhance or provide endurance to people and animals, to banish sleep for a time, to enhance mental focus, especially during boring tasks, such as accountancy), to calm the digestion, so that they do not suffer in foreign lands, and to prevent sickness or disease from taking hold. They may also define a boundary so that if a wagon is driven into it, the weight, the percentage of spoilage, if gold then it's percentage of debasement total (good for tax time), and to drive away vermin. The As they are representatives of the god of commerce, all services are provided either for coin, or for labor. There is no free lunch. (but often free drinks). Magic items they may carry are enchanted scales, that give correct weights to items, regardless of attempted deception or debasement. weather proof cloaks, Magical shelters, Strong Boxes with magical puzzle locks. Inkwells that never run out, a roll of papyrus (some cultures object to parchment as it is an animal product, and animal products interfere with contracts, as both parties have to sign in blood), A weather proof tent, and Regenerating wagon wheels and axles. If there is a lot of nautical adventuring or travel, they would have a compass, but not the normal kind, and ways for their goods and containers to float. This is just a first pass. I may elaborate later

How is a power framework simple? What would be wrong about buying the spells out right? It would be simpler on the page. The limit on spell acquisition would be XP, and END.

There were a couple. But mostly if people wanted to be socially distant, they generally picked robots as avatars. Or picked small birds. However most Avatar choices were aspirational, as in perfect physical specimens with expensive accessories, or something that was the opposite of themselves. Furries were their own culture, and having a furry avatar segregated them from regular humans. I had a lot of different avatars that I would change into depending on who I was doing business with.

Old hat. I’ve been onSecond Life since 2006, and made a fair amount of money on it. Incidents of scams, and sexual harassment were very common, and the scams ranged from annoying to spectacular. But sexual harassment generally was just Brazilians asking any cute female AV for sex, or inappropriate comments. However when you have an entire continent devoted to kinky adult pleasure, you know what is on a lot of people’s minds. I made my cash making working aircraft, because unlike other virtual worlds, the geography, other than private islands was contiguous, so it rewarded exploration.