Magmarock

Re: The cranky thread I just had to take an online ten-key test for a job I'm looking at. I didn't realize how out of practice I was. Add to that I am always nervous when taking tests so i mess up even more. I hope I didn't just screw up my chances of getting that job. Mags

Re: The cranky thread How about getting a mini-food processor or one of those small food choppers? The latter only chops on onion at a time but that's got to beat dicing onions by hand. Anyway, I read somewhere that the chemical(?) released by the cut onion gravitates toward moisture (i.e. the eyes). When I slice onions, I rinse the peeled onion in water and dip my hands in water and that reduces the sting quite a bit for me. I don't cook with onions much anymore though, because my older brother detests them. He hates garlic, too, but I still slip that into my cooking when I can. Mags

Re: The cranky thread I shall take a moment to rescind my gripe about the tempity-temp-temp-temp job I started today (which was supposed to last three days, but might now only be two because me and the other temp are just to damn good at what we do... heh!). The company is one I applied to for an accounting position over a year ago (they chose another candidate, alas). Since then the company joined with a national company and they are now undergoing a routine audit, hence the need for the temps. The people there are really nice and I only wish I was working there permanently. *Sigh* Ah well, at least they'll give me a good reference. Mags

Re: The cranky thread I finally got offered a temp job but it's only for 3 freakin' days. And for 10 freakin' dollars an hour. Man. Life. Sucks. Mags

Re: Welcome to my parlor. Help needed. And for an OOC idea: Take away the Player's edge. When a villain is out of sight from the heroes, remove the miniature from the board until he is spotted again. Mags

Re: A VIPER Success Well done! Mags

Re: Need help hammering out a concept... If it's not a PC, don't sweat the points. It's really no big deal how many points you put into an NPC. Only the Players should worry about such constraints for their characters. It's kinda hard trying to help without seeing the actual write-up. Mags

Re: "Grond smash!" and other Grond plots This option was already mentioned a couple of times in this thread. Mags

Re: Musings on Random Musings My mom used to do that... sing Happy Birthday over the phone; and she couldn't carry a tune, either. And what I'd give to hear it again. I miss her. Mags

Re: Good toys for use with Champions... Blue, where do you store the buildings when you aren't using them? Mags

Re: A Thread for Random Mooings Oooh. Terrible thought: Tomorrow is Mooooooooooooooooooooonday.

Re: A Thread for Random Mooings Moo

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Oh joy. You guys run out of room in the catsuit thread?

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Tonight's D&D v3.5 game: Dain the Rogue and Ruby the Fighter/Sorceress are standing shoulder to shoulder in a 10' wide corridor, facing a large-sized, Gray Render Zombie. Ruby had earlier removed her mithral chainmail shirt so she could cast spells without risking spell failure. Dain: "Lady, I fear for your safety!" Ruby: "No shit!" Took us all awhile to recover from that... Ruby is not the type of PC to speak so, uhm, bluntly... but it was a tense moment. Mags

Re: Musings on Random Musings I just realized that I've been confusing these two threads. Heh. So I bumped a thread that didn't need it, just so I could reply to it and say this, in order to bump this thread. Am I getting it right now? Mags -confoozeled again...

Re: A Thread for Random Musings Bump

Re: HERO system resource kit -- Useful to newbies? Isn't the Resource Kit 4th Ed? If it is, it might only confuse new players since some of the rules have changed. M.

Re: Hotages and Capatured Foci When ever you have a hostage situation, always plan for the PCs to disregard the hostage's life. Because they do. It's not right, nor is it heroic, but it is the fault of the Player (who ultimately knows this is only a game and that there is no real life in danger). So what does a GM do about it? Make it 'real' for the game. The hostage dies, the villains get captured and when the statements are taken from all around, word gets out (perhaps even to the media) that the hero gambled with the hostage's life and that the hostage paid the ultimate price. Inquiries, investigations, possibly lawsuits or manslaughter charges. Perhaps it gets bad enough that the hero must be suspended, or take a hiatus or sabbatical. If the hostage's death was especially careless, have the Player bring in a different PC until it all blows over (and during that time, the PC is not earning any XPs, while the rest of the team is...). Hopefully, after all that hullabloo, the Player won't make the same mistake again. Because it is all about consequences. In a game without consequences, Players will have their PCs do some very stupid and unheroic crap, knowing full well that they won't have to pay for it. I draw the line at docking XPs from a character, but I will reduce a PC's reward at the end of the say for poor judgement and poor roleplaying choices. Like gambing with the lives of innocent people. Mags

Re: Musings on Random Musings

Re: A Thread for Random Mooings Just watch out for... The Man-Eating Cow! She is a member of The Terrors, a villain group in the Tick's universe. http://www.cs.rose-hulman.edu/~stinerkt/tickdocs/vlmcow.html The Man Eating Cow The Man Eating Cow got her start as a creature in the pit of torture owned by Chariface Chippendale in The Tick Issue#7, The Moon Menace. . After Chairface was defeated, The Man Eating Cow took to the streets and later ate two triggermen who were trying to assassinate The Tick. When Tick and Arthur left for New York at the end of The Tick Issue #8, A Matter of Cosmic Import...and other stories, Tick officially left The City in the 'hands' of The Man Eating Cow.

Re: NPC Names For NPC names on the fly, my younger brother uses this method when he GMs: Take the first name of a random celebrity and the last name of another random celebrity. Example: Steven Tyler and Harrison Ford: Steven Ford. Carrie-Anne Moss and Ashley Simpson: Carrie-Anne Simpson. Edward Furlong and Jack Nicholson: Edward Nicholson. It works. Mags

Re: Best way to strip someone down. Oh. My.

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... When running a game, always expect the unexpected. Mags

Re: A Thread for Random Musings

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Wow, great news! Yay! Mags