Yeah yeah. So what!?! You posed while I was posting, thereby ruining my pouting emo exit!

It was odd, actually, I started that post at 5:05, and actually posted it at 6:20 something, but it still put my post in before yours.

Also, Fortune, I would like to point out that holy hell, you have posted 22,500 times here on DS. That is insane!

Chris

Is it too late for me to get a life?

From the way you talk about your age, probably.

Chris

lol

As for the Arsenal question, for now no haven't got the book and haven't seen it either.... Will have a hunt about and see if it's released in the UK yet (we tend to get everything 6 months after everyone else *8-<) last time I checked on it, when people were saying it'd be out next week, there wasn't even a release date listed for the UK *8->

can't you get it from DrivethruRpg?Not that it's essential or anything, but if you'replanning on getting it, why wait who knows how long for it to be published. Buy the pdf. I prefer paper books myself, but when it's rulesreferences, pdf works fine (or better in some cases).

Ahhhhh*contented sigh* Got the laptop back. 'K Fortune, I'll go over that innoculation stuff for you, although it looks like it should be good.

I'd be lost without my laptop.


But then again that's all I've got!

I miss my laptop. Big, clunky, awkward thing, and the PSU was forever burning out which is why I don't use it anymore, but it would be nice to have at the table sometimes if it didn't constantly overheat.

Chris

Dar'ian "Haven" Firkin - You've all met Dar'ian, whether it was a special bomb for a job, a tricky firearm, or a cough in your bike you just couldn't work out with the normal methods you have probably had him fix something for you or at least know someone who has. You don't know much about his background, just that his Dad was a member in good standing till the day he died when his bar exploded and that there are rumors Dar'ian used to be a little- some whispers say a lot- crazy. Past rumors aside, Dar'ian is 2.1 meters tall and wiry wiry with it and is typically seen dressed in loose black overalls with a green Ancients' symbol like a logo emblazoned on the breast pocket and some fancy fitted kevlar skinsuit underneath them unless he's actually out and about away from his machines. Then he generally sports biking leathers with a t-shirt- predominately with some kind of science joke you just don't get- worn under the jacket, and the Ancients' logo emblazoned on the back of his leathers and two green suns on the front, one over his heart, and one mirroring it on the opposite side. Fronting a generally genial attitude to all Ancients and Tarislar residents, Dar'ian has a mechanics shop called "Farhaven, Inc" where he does the occasional odd job for the community and generally fixes or helps soup up Ancients vehicles. It is rumored he will do anything he can for you at cost if you bring him a unique problem or idea. It is also rumored that if you really need a place to hide out or something (not someone) to disappear then you can swing by Farhaven and he will help you out. Generally out of touch with the day to day politics of the Ancients Dar'ian has professed on more than one occasion a deep hatred of Tir na Nog and has been known to do just about anything if it furthers the interests of various parties that don't have Tir na Nog's best interests at heart. A racing fan, Dar'ian drives a really souped up TnT Illusion that he has basically rebuilt from the ground up and has been seen constantly tweaking it recently at his shop. No known long term relationships, Dar'ian is either bad with women or prefers to keeps things impersonal for... well personal reasons. In short, Haven is a geek and proud with it, but has been slowly emerging from his shell over the past few months.

Thought I would modify that a little and respost now that Haven is being officially introduced.

Chris

Woohoo, welcome... erm... officially I guess *8->, to the scary backbiting and infighting of elfy central *8->

Mine runs hot too Honestly though, soecailly on these cold days, I love it. Just sit in a chair, wrapped in a blanket, with the lap top on my lap. Nice and warm while posting.


Now we're gettin' somewhere.

Fist, it is kind of funny how obvious it is when you log on, like 5-10 threads in WttS alone suddenly sprout you as the last poster.

Chris

That's how you know I'm getting slow. Used to be, 'back in the day', every forum, or near to it, would have my name when I logged in. I think I've managed to curb my enthusiasm a bit.
Besides, that was when I was posting from work, on a graveyard shift, and had nothign better to do. Which is why it always surprises me that Crit doesn't post more.

I think you're just getting slack (or I should say slacker!).

That could be.

I need to get me a job like that.

Chris

Well, I do have about seven other forums I've got to keep up on, and a little bit of work I've got to do (to keep up appearances). It's not just DS that gets to keep me amused overnight.

So what do you guys do, if you don't mind me asking? I'm a student, nothing else right now, but I'm looking for something to do, preferably overnight because I'm tired of being broke.

Chris

I work for DHL, the big yellow-and-red shipping company. Part of the night I'm responsible for accurately manifesting every piece of freight that goes anywhere to Mexico, Canada, Australia, Europe, and South America, sending the electronic transmissions to our overseas offices in time for them to print them and present them to customs before the planes land. Part of the night, I'm sitting on my butt and doing absolutely nothing.

Do? As in 'work'??? Perish the thought! Work is a four-letter word.

Right now I'm in the Navy's Delayed Entry Program. Which basically means that I'm 'in' but the training slot I'm waiting for isn't avalable until June for my job. So until then, I'm working a lowly gas station job on a grave shift, and going to the gym/running/taking care of family/sleeping during the day. Before this I was over the phone tech support. IOW, gots lots of making up to do for sitting on my ass so much.

Updates to Cast of Shadows

Yay!

While you're in an editing mood, you might also want to edit DTF's name and character into the first OOC post (and fix up the html in the second).

Nah I already left the messed up html. Adds to the Chaos.

I was adding in some new names for the Cast and noticed just how atrocious my typing was on those first few. Yick. Let me know next time I do something that bad, ok?

It's messy and yucky and needs fixin'!.



That's a full-time job, and I don't want to look like more of a prick than I already am.

Sweet!

Didn't know you were in DEPs to join up with the sailors. I've got a buddy that's been in since '95 or so, and I had my own brief stint in the Army (until asthma got discovered, and I got booted out). The best advice I can give is "run more." Whatever else you're doing to get physically ready, run more.

I told him that a year ago!

Yeah, well, I listened. When I started, it was -run for a minute and a half... then walk... then run.. then walk.. .then ....*phew I'm tired .. let;s walk.

Now I can do three miles at a run, and probably more, but I haven't worked myself up to that yet. My goal is five miles consitantly. I'm more concerned about pushups really. I hate doing pushups. Kind of a bad thing to hate going into the military. Anyway, I run 3-4 times a week, usually in the mornings when I ge home from work. Always at least two miles, usually three. So I've made lots of progress. I'm not fast, but I can do the 1 1/2 mile under my required time, and I'm getting a lot better on endurance.

Sounds good!

Don't sweat the pushups. You'll get plenty of practice at them, and it's easy to get better at them and build that upper body strength quick. Running? Not so much. You can't rush endurance, so it's best to get as ready for runs as you can ahead of time. Along with the fact that the more you run the easier the rest of it becomes (due to a loss of weight, etc), it's a win/win. It's hard to go wrong with.

When I first started running, first decided I was going to do this, I weighed 255. I used to weigh 170, back before I started doign phone tech support for four years. Now I'm back down to just under 200. I feel a HUGE difference when I run from that weight loss.

I'm proud of you son.

Oh yeah. I just started working out and watching what I eat (again) a few years ago. I went from 255 to 185 in about eight months -- it really hit me just how much weight I'd lost one day, when hefting my kettlebell. "Wow. This thing that I sling around to exercise, it weighs half of the fucking weight I've sloughed off this year. I...wow. No wonder the stairs aren't so damned hard any more."

[redneckyokel] Thanks Pa [/redneckyokel]

Crit - the eating was the other problem. Currently working at a gas station stuffed with junk food, and fresh donuts brought in every night ..... ugh. I broke down and had one again last week. Made me sick to my stomach because I'd been eating so much healthy food lately. Good because now I have to eat right. Bad because sometimes I just want a fucking donut!

I need to start running not because I'm joining the Navy or anything, I'm not even particularly overweight. Don't get me wrong, I am overweight, just not exceedingly so like the average American. I just hate running unless I can get a good routine going, but with my migraines- especially lately- I've had to hardest time getting more than one or two days without having to stop for awhile because I'm so dizzy I can barely walk, or normal ambient light blinds me, or I'm just in so much pain I can hardly move. It is annoying because I really want to get in better shape and I've dropped 10 pounds or so just by exercising occasionally and eating better(though I've been eating worse again lately because I've felt worse and I am more prone to purchase food when I feel bad than cook whereas I almost always cook if I feel semi-ok.)

I need a partner so I will feel obligated to go no matter how poorly I feel.

Chris

Screw running! I'm old, overweight, smoke stuff and sit on my ass. I ain't gonna change that now! Besides, I already have my Wallpaper, so I don't have to impress anyone.

Gang Test

Damn! Only 2 hits! And almost, but not quite a Glitch!

A glitch would have been highly amusing if that test involves me in any way.

Chris

I can't claim migraines, but I know what you mean, having a hard time geting started today when you aren't feeling it. I'll let you know if by some miracle I get based anywhere around you (live on the coast by chance). I did put Australia (Sydney) down as one place I'd like to be based, so maybe I'll at least get to motivate Fortune to get off his tail (and maybe see his vaunted Wallpaper as well). Sometimes that motivation is the hardest thing in the world. When you jsut aren't feeling it, or aren't feelign well in general , running isthe last thing you want to do.

Me, I hate running. Hate pushups to. Apparently i'm not very smart.

Fortune - 2 success - noted

Waiting on Crit and Callidus for their rolls. I hate explainign things more than once.

While "knowing things" is not exactly Tain's strongpoint, my trusty 4 dice kicked the crap right out of Fortune's fancy 12 dice, this time. 2 hits!

go ahead and post IC responses
Callidus, get a rol up soon buddy. It's 10pm here, so you should be waking up soon.

So, is Callidus nocturnal or does he live off somewhere?

Motivation wise, yeah, it makes my head hurt worse, and the only motivator I have- or should have- is my girlfriend, but to get her to work out with me I have to wake up, get ready, drive over, get HER up, wait on her to get ready, THEN we can go run or work out or whatever, provided she doesn't just say she doesn't want to do. I wish I owned a treadmill, I would kick the crap out of some running if I owned a treadmill.

Chris

Oh, yeah, Fist you forgot to finish the [] on /color in your IC post so Vixen's speech isn't colored and is bracketed by BBC code.

Chris

Why, you got something against us night owls?

I hope not, as it is 3:36AM where I live, and I have fricking class in the morning. Provided nothing horrible happens, I am definitely going to be night shift at whatever hospital I work at if they will let me. I wonder if I can compile research that will justify opening a neurology practice at like 2PM and going till 2AM or something like that instead of from 6 or 8 till 6 or 8.

Hmm, I'll have to look into that, I can think of several things already....

Chris

A lot of noobs at hospitals start on the grave shift. Don't know about neurology though.

Callidus lives in the UK, so he's on very different time from us.

After running on a treadmill, and running out side, I don't put a lot of stock in treadmills anymore. They do most of the work for you. I use them to warm up for a work out, but not a lot else. I'd been using one for a while, thought I was doing good when I could run for 20 minutes straight on it. But then going out side and trying it the same way, I found that all the treadmill really did was warm me up a bit, get my cardio doing decent for weight loss, but not much else.