Just wanted to check in on you guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1iOW9-uRts

Go to 1:17

*runs around screaming*

 

 

LLAMAS!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uErtxgLWg4

Banana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5sq0am3HdI

Pizzazium infinionite, anyone?

See, now I feel all welcomed!

oh, and kosher steak.

Damn . . . nothing for a Jew to eat around this thread, huh? Discrimination!

I mean, the site has every right to limit certain content, if if people violate that content then the site has every right to punish as it sees fit, so the fact that this is "wrong" I disagree with.

 

But I would agree that is pretty harsh.

 

YES WE ALL AGREE TO THE CoC. BUT WHO REALLY BROKE IT ON THAT THREAD?

 

how did those guys from JN even get here?

 

 

THEY WERE RECRUITED BY STAFF TO MAKE MAFIA EDGIER, NASTER, MORE VULGAR, AND MORE "FUN."

 

 

THEY KNEW IT WAS A SNAKE WHEN THEY LET IT IN AND IT'S NO SURPRISE IT BIT THEM.

No, actually. They were brought over by me, personally, because they are friends of mine who I play mafia with over at a NY Jets fan site, and damn good players, and I wanted to run a game with my friends from here - the ones who actually play mafia, rather than sitting around until the deadline then random lynching every game day - along with my JN buddies, 'cause I thought it would turn out well.

Lo and behold, it did . . . great game to mod, and the players had fun. And some folks learned a bit, too.

But hey, conspiracy theories are more fun, may as well go with those

Also, Ye ask, so shall ye receive:

 

 

 

awesome pic, very suitable (she looks like shes plotting)

Pic's from two years ago, but not much has changed

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• Hate speech (flagrant) (3 points earned—automatic site ban)
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• Inappropriate advertising (1 point)
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:)

Where's your traditional forge-hammer or battleaxe, Gimli?

I actually managed not to get shitfaced that night.

 

And yet you still managed to burn down a small tavern with your laser eyes

Wow - gorgeous.  My youngest turns two on February 21 . . . want to arrange a marriage?  ;)

Here I am with the father of my two boys and I am done...unless you wanna see my two boys  :D

I do! 

I've decided this thread doesn't have enough of me in it, which is a crime in most states, and a shame.  (Though really, who cares about the other 49 when you live in beautiful sunny SoCal.)  Moving right along..

 

Here's me about to go on a hike looking faux-pensive.

 

My god, it's Mark Sanchez!

Nice pictures!  You don't look half bad for 10,000 years old  ;D

Wishing I still had the biography of my old Fade on this forum or somewhere, I think it was on the old PSW forum.  He named Myyrth same as my forum name.  Gaston Waldgrave my DF pirate is on that wiki at least.

 

Mainly i'm curious about why Trollocs can achieve a higher weapon skill than a Myrddraal (even if it is only by 1).  Is it simply a balance reason that has little to do with "actual randland" to counter a Myrddraal's supernatural abilities?

 

A Myrddraal is naturally stronger and faster than a human.  Is it simply to preserve the 15-20 range of skill for more heroic individuals which would naturally preclude a stock bad guy like a Myrddraal from playing?

 

Mostly just curious about why things are the way they are.  Since I totally want a badass thakan'dar blade wielding blademaster myrddraal.  Not that 15 is "inadequate" per say just wondering why the limitation?

Does this help?  http://digitalglitch.org/drpsw/index.php?title=CotS_SS_Scores#Myrddraal  Seems to have Myyrth as a 6

 

Haha Elgee, yeah... time for me to mother someone else - me!  And then the sprog, of course.

 

You guys will hopefully be as pleased as us to know that the due date is 01/01/10.  Cookies to the person that gets <b>why</b> that date is awesome.

Just name the kid "Tron" and be done with it  ;D

No offense, but there is to much drama over there for me :-\

Yes, I know - the arguments about the nature of value in a universe without an objective overarching meaning can be quite intense.

*chews pipe*

Yeah

But I do respect the differences in the separate cultures.

Hmmm.  You suddenly philosophical spammers do know that D&D is that way, don't you?

*hammers directional sign into lawn*

*notices sign is hammered through DSage's foot*

* Walks off towards D&D, whistling nonchalantly*

All,

Based on some recent feedback we've gotten, we are looking to expand our technology staff.  Basically, we'd like to create a pool of volunteers willing to help keep this place running smooth, and to help improve it.

So, if you have experience and skill coding in or for HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, mySQL, Wordpress, myBB (particularly how to develop plugins for either of those last two), Coppermine or myPHPFAQ and would like to donate some of your time to help out the 'mount, please e-mail matalina@gmail.com and let us know.  Obviously, if you have experience in all of these that's great, but even if you only have skills in one or two, let us know who you are and what you're good at.  And if you don't know some of these, but feel like you could learn one or two, let us know that as well.

Thanks!

Hmm... You know I tried that but I dont seem to be able to post in the Illuminators ORG forum, even after signing up for it. It says something about "Only Moderators can create new posts".

 

 

That's weird - if you can see the Artist's Chapter House, you can post there.  Even if not, non-Illuminators can (and do) post on the main org board.  I'd suggest trying again - and if its still an issue, email Cloglord

The Illuminators' have been busy creating a new fantasy setting called Suras for the past few years, and we're currently in the process of refining it and focusing it with an eye to opening Suras up to RP (among other things) in the near future.  So I'm wondering if any of you writers and idea people would have an interest in helping us build our world - particularly since you guys will be the ones best able to tell us what RPers would need.  If so, swing by the Illuminators, check out the Suras Wiki, where we're starting to organize the information we already have, and join in.

I'll leave you to figure out which one is me :)