Re: The "Bored at work" thread

[annasimone]

I do! I'm so sorry, I've had Patrick visiting, and then an intense week of application delivery followed by a business trip to south Korea and Asia. its just been really really packed. But I live, and am happy for it!

Edit: And you got your old pic back!

[WoTmaster]

oh, come on! more than 40 posts in 2 days... and now nothing?!?!?! I'm going thru withdrawals!!!!

[Colin Marcus]

/justin's cricket noises...

/justin's cricket noises...

/justin's cricket noises...

[Eddick the Steady (XIV)]

Look! there's something out there!

the drama continues!

and now, back to work!

[Eddick the Steady (XIV)]

Jones DND Soda!!!

[TRU]

OH MY GOSH! Where do you buy this stuff? I must try it!!!

[Colin Marcus]

That is SOOOO Awesome!!!

[Wynnsaren]

Found this cool wemic picture!

Darya might think twice about attacking Cleander now... Well, she'd think twice and then attack!

[captain54jcv]

Found this cool wemic picture!

Darya might think twice about attacking Cleander now... Well, she'd think twice and then attack!

...and she would lose...epically

[Wynnsaren]

...and she would lose...epically

You just give me a couple levels, Bub! Juuust a couple more levels...

[captain54jcv]

On verra, mais j'en doute!

Darya -> <- Cleander

[Wynnsaren]

On verra, mais j'en doute!

Darya -> <- Cleander

THAT'S more like it!!

Bring it furball!!

[captain54jcv]

On verra, mais j'en doute!

Darya -> <- Cleander

THAT'S more like it!!

Bring it furball!!

LMAO - You win, for now...

[Colin Marcus]

awww.... look at them play!



but... but there's so much blood..

[Eddick the Steady (XIV)]

yay! Rivalry!

[Mr. Awesome]

I'm not sure if I should think that would be awesome or not...but then again, I don't think there isn't a single one among us who hasn't thought of riding Cleander as a battle mount.

[Colin Marcus]

On verra, mais j'en doute!

Also... What's with the French?!?!

We only speak ELVEN on these boards!!!





Well... and Common I suppose

[annasimone]

Patrick is brilliant...

There, the statement of the day!

[Eddick the Steady (XIV)]

Why? What did he do?

[The Sub-Creator]

Why? What did he do?

It's too late for that, Ben. It's old hat. A flash in the pan. The moment of brilliance is gone, never to return.

And, besides that, she's gone off to the Caribbean now, so it might be a little bit before she could ever reply to this. Thus, she'd probably forget exactly why by the time she has the opportunity to read what you've written.

[annasimone]

Why? What did he do?

It's too late for that, Ben. It's old hat. A flash in the pan. The moment of brilliance is gone, never to return.

And, besides that, she's gone off to the Caribbean now, so it might be a little bit before she could ever reply to this. Thus, she'd probably forget exactly why by the time she has the opportunity to read what you've written.

His manuscript for our trailer was spot on... Doesn't forget so easily eh? EH? EEEEH?

That's right.. I went there

[annasimone]

Anyone who could pitch me pats phonenumber? Can't find it anywhere, thanks =)

[TRU]

i will send you a pm

[annasimone]

Thanks, tried using skype but apparently that is blocked from the internet cafe here. If anyone knows if he''s working or home, I need to grab a quick chat with him.

[Penelope]

By Jeff Okamoto, Sandy Petersen, and lots of others
The whole thing started around 1983 or so at a party at Pacificon at
the Dunfey Hotel in San Mateo in which the idea came up of classifying the
different styles of roleplaying. They came up with four different types,
which are explained below. Special credit goes to Perry Caro, Chris
Guthrie, Rick Heli, Robert Allen, and Ken Kaufman, to name a few.

The Real Man
The tough macho type who walks up to the attacking dragon and orders
it to leave before he gets hurt.

The Real Roleplayer
The intelligent cunning guy who tricks the constable into letting you
all out of prison.

The Loonie
The guy who will do anything for a cheap laugh, including casting a
fireball at ground zero.

The Munchkin
Need we say more?


=== Player Relationships ===

REAL MEN:
*Real Men* think they're brothers in arms.
*Real Roleplayers* hide behind them.
*Loonies* harass them with stupid suggestions.
*Munchkins* say ``I'm a Real Man, too!''

REAL ROLEPLAYERS:
*Real Men* protect them, on the off chance they may come up with
something useful.
*Real Roleplayers* sigh with relief to know they're not alone,
and then get their characters involved in love affairs
and death feuds.
*Loonies* harass them with stupid suggestions.
*Munchkins* say ``I'm a Real Roleplayer, too!''

LOONIES:
*Real Men* ignore them.
*Real Roleplayers* sometimes harass them back by taking a
stupid suggestion and making it work.
*Loonies* declare a pie fight at 20 paces . . . and cheat.
*Munchkins* try to imitate the jokes, and fall flat.

MUNCHKINS:
*Real Men* attack them on sight.
*Real Roleplayers* trick them into being cannon fodder.
*Loonies* make reasonable-sounding suggestions that will get
the Munchkin killed in an amusing way.
*Munchkins* query, ``What's a Munchkin?''

=== Fantasy ===

Favorite Dungeon Activity
*Real Men* fight Dragons as old as the world itself
*Real Roleplayers* bluff the Ogres
*Loonies* tell dirty jokes to Green Slime
*Munchkins* do whatever gives the most experience/rip each other off

Favorite Melee Weapon:
*Real Men* use Pole Axes
*Real Roleplayers* use Rapiers and Main-Gauches
*Loonies* use Stage Knives
*Munchkins* use whatever gives the most plusses

Favorite Thrown Weapon:
*Real Men* throw Spears
*Real Roleplayers* throw Bolas
*Loonies* throw their friends' magic items
*Munchkins* throw whatever gives the most plusses

Favorite Missile Weapon:
*Real Men* shoot Composite Bows
*Real Roleplayers* shoot Crossbows
*Loonies* shoot Catapults loaded with offal
*Munchkins* shoot whatever gives the most plusses

Favorite Improvised Weapon in Barroom Brawl:
*Real Men* use bare hands/tables
*Real Roleplayers* use chairs, chair legs or pokers
*Loonies* use plastic Pepsi bottles or toothpaste
*Munchkins* use, you guessed it, whatever gives the most plusses

Favorite Improvised Thrown Weapons:
*Real Men* throw Munchkins
*Real Roleplayers* throw beer mugs, pool balls and rocks
*Loonies* throw Nerf frisbees
*Munchkins* throw whatever gives the most plusses

Favorite RQ3 Spirit Spell:
*Real Men* cast Bladesharp 10 on their swords
*Real Roleplayers* cast Demoralize on their foes
*Loonies* cast Befuddle on their friends
*Munchkins* cast Fireball

Favorite RQ3 Sorcery Spell:
*Real Men* cast Dominate Human on others
*Real Roleplayers* cast Damage Resistance on their familiars/themselves
*Loonies* cast Dominate Human on themselves
*Munchkins* cast Meteor Swarm

Favorite RQ3 Divine Spell:
*Real Men* cast Berserker on themselves
*Real Roleplayers* cast Heal Body
*Loonies* cast Face Chaos on the Crimson Bat
*Munchkins* cast Timestop

Favorite Alignment:
*Real Men* are Lawful Good
*Real Roleplayers* don't use alignment
*Loonies* are Amoral Silly
*Munchkins* are whatever gives the most plusses

Favorite Religious-type Character:
*Real Men* play Paladins
*Real Roleplayers* play Clerics
*Loonies* play street preachers
*Munchkins* play Demigods

Favorite Non-Human PC:
*Real Men* play Dwarfs
*Real Roleplayers* play Morokanths
*Loonies* play a Dwarf-Elf halfbreed
*Munchkins* play Asmodeus

Favorite Undead to Summon:
*Real Men* summon Ghosts
*Real Roleplayers* summon Wraiths
*Loonies* send in an AD&D troll wearing a sheet
*Munchkins* summon Cerberus

Favorite Way of Extracting Information from the Goblins:
*Real Men* torture them
*Real Roleplayers* cast Legend Lore/Telepathy/Mind Read
*Loonies* tell puns to them
*Munchkins* peek behind the GM's shield

Favorite Way of Dealing with a Dragon:
*Real Men* Slay it. Preferably alone and with bare hands.
(Is this a trick question?)
*Real Roleplayers* Con it out of all its treasure, leaving the dragon
(and the GM) thinking it got the better deal.
*Loonies* Summon the Sta-Puft marshmallow man.
*Munchkins* Kill it, make armor out of the hide, and then resurrect
it as a familiar.

Favorite Demon/Devil:
*Real Men* like Asmodeus
*Real Roleplayers* like Cacodemon
*Loonies* like Spiro Agnew
*Munchkins* like Satan's grandfather

Favorite God:
*Real Men* worship Humakt/Orlanth
*Real Roleplayers* worship Issaries/Lhankor Mhy
*Loonies* worship Hare Krishna
*Munchkins* worship whoever gives the most plusses

Favorite Shield:
*Real Men* wield two-handed weapons
*Real Roleplayers* use a Kite Shield
*Loonies* use a panty shield
*Munchkins* use a Shield of Automatic Parry

Favorite Mount:
*Real Men* ride heavy war horses
*Real Roleplayers* ride palfreys
*Loonies* ride sheep
*Munchkins* ride heavy war tyrannosauri

Favorite NPC:
*Real Men* like Tarl Cabot
*Real Roleplayers* like Medea
*Loonies* like Doctor Who
*Munchkins* like Darth Vader/Teela Brown

Favorite Animal to use as a Familiar:
*Real Men* have Black Cats
*Real Roleplayers* have Owls
*Loonies* have Slugs
*Munchkins* have Ancient Red Dragons

Favorite Kind of Elf:
*Real Men* like the Pinis' elves
*Real Roleplayers* like Tolkien's elves
*Loonies* like Santa's elves
*Munchkins* like Storm Giants with pointed ears

Favorite Kind of Dwarf:
*Real Men* like Tolkien's Dwarfs
*Real Roleplayers* like Glorantha's Dwarfs
*Loonies* like the Seven Dwarfs
*Munchkins* like Earth Elementals with beards

Favorite Food to take on Expeditions:
*Real Men* bring along iron rations
*Real Roleplayers* cast create food and drink
*Loonies* bring along aluminum rations
*Munchkins* no longer need food to live

Favorite Fantasy Author:
*Real Men* read J.R.R. Tolkien ``Lord of the Rings''
*Real Roleplayers* read Robert Asprin's ``Thieves' World'' series
*Loonies* read Robert Asprin's ``Myth'' series
*Munchkins* read E. Gary Gygax

When they encounter a sleeping dragon:
*Real Men* wake it up and THEN attack it.
*Real Roleplayers* sneak away quietly.
*Loonies* tie its shoelaces together.
*Munchkins* kill it instantly and then carry off all its treasure in one
backpack

Favorite Town Activity:
*Real Men* drink ale in the tavern and start bar fights.
*Real Roleplayers* drink wine in the tavern and talk to everyone.
*Loonies* order watermelon daquiris and start food fights.
*Munchkins* say ``What's a town?''

Favorite World/Setting:
*Real Men* play in Sanctuary
*Real Roleplayers* play in Glorantha
*Loonies* play in Southern California
*Munchkins* play wherever has the most magic items

=== AD&D ===

Favorite Spell:
*Real Men* cast Fireball
*Real Roleplayers* cast Find the Path
*Loonies* cast Otto's Irresistible Nose-Picking
*Munchkins* cast Smite Ruler and Transfer Loyalty of Populace

Favorite Psionic Ability:
*Real Men* use Body Weaponry
*Real Roleplayers* use Shape Alteration
*Loonies* use Sea Anemone Hypnosis
*Munchkins* use Assume Godhood

Favorite Specialist Mage:
*Real Men* If they have to play a mage, they'll be an Invoker w/ lots
of fireballs
*Real Roleplayers* play Enchanters
*Loonies* play Illusionists with ventriloquism, audible glamer, and
spectral force; Conjurers specializing in create banana peel spell;
or transmuters specializing in polymorph self into a random object
*Munchkins*: a multi-classed abjurer/conjurer/diviner/enchanter
/illusionist/invoker/necromancer/transmuter

Favorite Miscellaneous Magic Item:
*Real Men* love Adamantine Claws
*Real Roleplayers* love Repulsor Rays
*Loonies* love +3 Kleenex
*Munchkins* love Uru's Hammer

Favorite Potion:
*Real Men* drink potions of Superheroism
*Real Roleplayers* drink potions of Animal/Plant Control
*Loonies* drink potions of Jell-O
*Munchkins* drink potions of Deity Control

Favorite Ring:
*Real Men* wear rings of Elemental Control
*Real Roleplayers* wear rings of Free Action
*Loonies* wear rings of Smurf Control
*Munchkins* wear the One Ring

Favorite Stick (Rod/Staff/Wand):
*Real Men* wield staves of Striking
*Real Roleplayers* wield wands of Healing
*Loonies* wield shower curtain rods
*Munchkins* wield the Wand of Orcus

Favorite Armor:
*Real Men* wear Plate Mail
*Real Roleplayers* wear Elven Chainmail
*Loonies* wear Horse Barding
*Munchkins* wear powered armor

Favorite Helm:
*Real Men* wear a Helm of Brilliance
*Real Roleplayers* wear a Helm of Telepathy
*Loonies* wear a Helm of Blindness (``Works great against medusas'')
*Munchkins* wear a Helm of 360-Degree Vision with Force Field

Favorite Glove/Gauntlet:
*Real Men* fight bare-handed
*Real Roleplayers* wear Gloves of Dexterity
*Loonies* wear THE Glove of Michael Jackson Charisma
*Munchkins* wear Gauntlets of Infinite Ring-Wearing

Favorite Footwear:
*Real Men* wear Seven League Boots
*Real Roleplayers* wear Boots of Stealth
*Loonies* wear bunny slippers
*Munchkins* wear Boots of Infinite Speed

=== Miscellaneous ===

Favorite Bar to Hang Out In:
*Real Men* hang out at the Vulgar Unicorn
*Real Roleplayers* hang out at the White Hart
*Loonies* hang out at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe/
the Floating Vagabond
*Munchkins* hang out wherever they don't get carded

Favorite Superhero:
*Real Men* like Batman (The Dark Knight)
*Real Roleplayers* like Jericho/Sandman
*Loonies* like Bat-Mite/Flaming Carrot/Cutey Bunny
*Munchkins* like Galactus

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