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| "I never lied about why I came to Beacon Hills. I'm here for a pack. I came for the Werecoyote, the one whose first instinct is to kill. I came for the Banshee, the girl surrounded by death. I came for the dark Kitsune, the Beta with anger issues. I came for Void Stiles! That's the pack I want. Unfortunately, it doesn't include Scott. Your heartbeat's rising, Stiles. The Nogitsune's gone, but you still have more blood on your hands than all of us."
"I'm about to get more."
— Theo Raeken and Stiles Stilinski before Stiles attacks Theo
Status Asthmaticus is the tenth episode of Season 5 and the seventieth episode of Teen Wolf.
Synopsis Edit
Scott and the pack face what may be their biggest threat yet.
Plot Edit
The episode picks up right where Lies of Omission left off, with Scott, Liam, and Theo at the Beacon Hills Animal Clinic with Hayden Romero, who is seemingly dying from an overdose of the Dread Doctors' Modified Mercury. Scott has just denied Liam's request to give Hayden the Bite, much to Liam's anger. When Liam begins to argue that Scott promised to do everything that he could to save her (a promise made in Season 5's Strange Frequencies), Scott insists that giving her the Bite would likely kill her, since she's already weakened from the mercury (and Peter Hale implied in Season 3's De-Void that those who have been weakened by illness or injury are unlikely to survive the Bite) and they have no idea how it will affect the transformation process.
Liam's argument sends Scott into an anxiety-induced asthma attack, causing Theo to toss him a mysteriously-procured inhaler, which Scott immediately uses to subdue his wheezing, too overwhelmed by the fighting to question it. Scott states that he has another idea of how to save Hayden, and Theo, who is holding the weakened Chimera upright, insists that they need to figure it out soon due to her rapidly-deteriorating condition.
The scene cuts to Stiles, who is frantically driving through Beacon Hills in his Jeep. He becomes overwhelmed with emotion when he looks over and sees the bloody wrench he used to fight Donovan Donati (in Season 5's A Novel Approach) sitting on the passenger seat. Suddenly, the Jeep's engine overheats and fills the inside with smoke, forcing Stiles to pull over in a residential area to check it out. Stiles goes to fix it with his new toolbox, but when he sees the empty space where the blood-covered wrench should be, he becomes so upset that he grabs the wrench and chucks it at the windshield, shattering it before he collapses onto the pavement in despair.
Meanwhile, at the police station, Sheriff Stilinski, Valerie Clark, and several other deputies are communicating with dispatch over the radio about reports of a large animal or man running around town. Deputy Clark informs them that she sees the suspect and describes it as "loping" on all fours like an animal as she chases behind it. She pursues it so closely that she ends up totaling her cruiser.
Knowing that the suspect was heading for the high school, Clark runs nearly a full mile to get there, where she finds the entrance hall destroyed after something threw the stone school sign through the roof, creating a large hole in the ceiling and crushing the electrical wiring. She meets up with the Sheriff, who assures her that her life is more important than her police cruiser before the two assess the damage to the school. The two don't notice the nearly-full supermoon through the roughly-made skylight above them, or the Dread Doctors standing around the corner behind them, who have just determined that the last Chimera's success is imminent, though who or what the Chimera is remains a mystery.
The next day, at the animal clinic, Melissa has just arrived with a bag of chelation solution, a treatment used intravenously to to remove heavy metals such as mercury from the blood, in hopes that they can use it to save Hayden. However, the supermoon's affects is already affecting Liam, who is already barely keeping control over himself as a result of his fear of losing Hayden; when Hayden winces as Melissa inserts the IV line into her hand, Liam roughly grabs Melissa by the wrist, hurting her until Theo advises him to let go. Theo reminds them that they're trying to save a life, not kill each other, before they discuss the upcoming supermoon that night.
Out in the clinic's reception area, Theo and a despondent Scott sit in the chairs and discuss their current dilemma. Theo brings up the fact that they're going to need to keep an eye out for Liam, reminding him that Hayden is Liam's first love before asking Scott if he remembers what that is like; Scott, heartbroken over the reminder of his first love Allison Argent's death and his current love Kira Yukimura's absence, insists that he remembers. Theo continues on to say that Scott needs his pack to fight the Dread Doctors and the last Chimera, and Scott, devastated by everything that has happened recently, states that he's not sure he has one anymore, leading Theo to assure him that he will talk to the rest of the pack members on his behalf.
Back at the Sheriff's station, Stilinski finds an envelope on his desk and opens it to find Stiles' school library card with a note from Melissa McCall stating that the maintenance staff found it in a trashcan at the hospital. (For reference, Stiles, afraid that his father would find out that he was in the school library when the so-called "prank call" occurred-- which in reality was Stiles calling the police after he accidentally killed Donovan-- threw the card away in Season 5's Ouroboros). The appearance of this card causes Stilinski to become confused about what this means for Stiles and his involvement the night of Donovan's death.
At the clinic, Hayden, fearing the worst, asks the pack members to find her sister, Valerie Clark, stating that she didn't want to die without her sister there. When they are unable to reach Valerie by phone, Scott assures her that he will find her himself and leaves to do so, heading first for the high school due to the news that the deputies were still investigating the damage to the entrance hall by the last Chimera.
At the station's holding cells, Lydia is sitting on the floor outside of the cell where Parrish locked himself up as a result of the revelation that he had been going into trances as a result of his still-unknown supernatural nature and stealing the bodies of the dead Chimeras in order to bring them to the Nemeton. The two begin discussing their connection, with Parrish remarking that he, like Lydia, is drawn to death and wondering aloud if he's some kind of Banshee. When Parrish asks Lydia if her powers ever scare her, but Lydia replies that they scare her less now that she knows more about who and what she is.
He then informs her that he had a vision of Lydia appearing after he was attacked by Belasko in Creatures of the Night, and that he was initially afraid that she was there because he was about to die. Lydia laughs and points out that she was at the high school that night, trying to stay out of the rain, before she references the Wild Hunt and their connection to storms like the one that was occurring the night Parrish was talking about, which Kira told her about earlier on. This causes Lydia to have a revelation when she describes the Ghost Riders's horses and hounds, and she quickly informs him that she needs to research something and will be back soon.
Over in the residential area of Beacon Hills, Malia has just arrived to pick up Stiles where the Jeep broke down the previous evening. She looks concerned as Stiles sadly watches a tow truck pick up the Jeep to take it to the shop before asking him why he let the Jeep's condition get this bad. Stiles points out that he's been a little preoccupied with everything going on lately, to which Malia replies that she has noticed, cryptically adding that she notices a lot more than he thinks. When the two get into Malia's car, Malia asks him if she's taking him home, but Stiles instead asks to be taken to the Sheriff's station because he has something he needs to tell to his dad.
Once they get there, Malia, in a shocking twist, asks Stiles if he plans on telling Sheriff about Donovan Donati, which shocks Stiles, who had no idea that anyone aside from Theo knew what had happened. Malia admits that she saw the bite on his shoulder when he was sleeping and put it together before adding that she never said anything because it doesn't matter to her. However, Stiles insists that it matters to him, getting out of the car and heading into the station without another word and leaving a sad and confused Malia behind.
When Stiles enters the Sheriff's station, he is told that Stilinski had left and would return in a half-hour, leading Stiles to decide to wait for him in his office. Meanwhile, Parrish is laying on the bench in his holding cell, sleeping soundly on his back and dreaming about bringing more dead Chimeras to the Nemeton. At the front desk, the deputies on duty begin sweating and remarking how hot it was in the building, not realizing that it was Parrish's power of Thermokinesis that was increasing the temperature. Suddenly, Parrish's eyes fly open, revealing his fiery, glowing reddish-orange irises.
At the high school library, Lydia has just found a book on mythology, where she reads an excerpt aloud to herself: "Woden's Hunt, also known as the Wild Ride or Wild Hunt. A myth of devilish riders in the sky accompanied by black dogs, spectral beasts whose eyes glowed with fire. A Bearer of Death and Guardian of the Supernatural, the black dog is also know by its more common name-- the Hellhound." Just as Lydia realized that Parrish is indeed a Hellhound, she experienced an auditory premonition of Scott and Liam fighting each other in the library, with Scott anxiously pleading, "I can't let you kill me!"
Before Lydia can even react, Theo appears behind her and states, "You know what's coming, don't you?" Lydia informs him that someone is going to die there tonight, which Theo confirms, though he adds that he can't let her tell anyone. Lydia, confused, asks him why, Theo smiles and tells her that he wants her and the others in the McCall Pack before snarking that he'll give her time to think about it and backhanding her across the face so hard that he knocks her out.
Back at the Sheriff's station, Parrish, in Hellhound-mode, breaks himself out of his cell by using his thermokinetic abilities to melt the bars and pull them apart before leaving to go retrieve the newest bodies (Corey Bryant and the unnamed female Chimera killed by Kira Yukimura in a fugue state) and take them to the Nemeton.
Melissa, with help from Mason Hewitt, has brought Hayden to the hospital, setting up a makeshift ICU room down in the morgue in the wing currently under construction in hopes of discretely giving her further treatment, since the chelation has had no effect. Mason and Melissa become concerned when they see jaguar spots that look like bruises appearing on her neck and chest and grimly admit that she's getting worse.
Some time later, Malia, who has come to her old coyote den in the woods to think, looks at her sister Kylie's baby doll when sudden, a dark brown wolf trots into the den behind her. Malia looks at Theo in shock and asks him how he's able to full-shift, and he tells her he can show her how. Malia remarks on Theo's shameless nakedness, but he retorts that he has nothing to hide before asking her if Scott knows she's planning to kill her mother, the Desert Wolf. When Malia shoots him a look, he assures her that he's not judging her, and that he actually wants to help her, adding that if Scott isn't willing to do so, then someone else needs to take the lead. He goes on to inform her that Melissa and Mason are taking Hayden to the hospital and that there were still two more dangerous Chimeras that needed to be taken care of before insisting that the pack needs her help.
However, when Theo asks Malia to come with him, he sneakily locks her up in a room in the wing that is currently under construction at the hospital, which serves to prevent her from interfering with his plans for Scott, just like how he incapacitated Lydia, knowing that there was no way he could convince her to turn on Scott and join him. Theo then throws away the key to the supply closet in a sewer at the high school, where he then makes his way to line the majority of the library with Mountain Ash, both inside the library and outside of the building.
At the Sheriff's station, Parrish, still in Hellhound-mode and in a trance, walks into the bullpen, causing the deputies to aim their guns at him and demand that he stop what he's doing. However, Stiles, not wanting anyone to get hurt, jumps in and begs them to stand down, knowing that the Hellhound, while not an active threat, will fight back against those who get in the way of his mission. When Parrish peacefully walks out of the station without a word, Stiles follows after him to see what he's planning to do.
Scott, who has so far been unable to find Valerie for Hayden, receives a text message from Lydia's phone that tells him to go to the library. Once there, Scott finds Lydia's phone laying on a bookshelf, which, when combined by the fact that he has just noticed an unfinished Mountain Ash barrier around the room, causes him to realize he has just walked into a trap. Unfortunately, he is unable to escape before Theo appears and finishes the barrier, effectively trapping Scott inside the library. Scott, dumbfounded, remarks that Theo handling Mountain Ash isn't possible just before realizing that Theo is actually a Chimera, a fact that Theo confirmed before smirking and informing him that he's the first Chimera and is both part-Werewolf and part-Werecoyote.
He commends Scott on his use of the word "Chimera" to describe the creatures like him, because not only does it mean "a creature with incongruous parts," (an apt description of humans turned into pseudo-supernatural hybrids), but it also means an "unrealizable dream." Scott assumes that Theo must be the successful Chimera due to the fact that he is both alive and unaffected by the rejection process that all the other Chimeras went through, but, Theo, much to his chagrin, admits that while he successfully transformed into a Chimera, he wasn't what the Dread Doctors ultimately wanted, adding "We can't all be True Alphas." When Scott lunges for Theo and is thrown backward by the force of the barrier, Theo laughs and says that even he felt the pain from it before turning on Parrish's cell frequency jammers so that Scott can't call anyone for help. Theo goes on to bid him good luck in "what comes next" as he walks away from the school, leaving Scott imprisoned and helpless.
Overwhelmed and uneasy about Theo's threat, Scott sees the door to the stairway to the roof is open and heads to it in hopes of finding a way to escape. However, he finds that the mountain ash barrier exists outside of the library as well as inside, preventing him from jumping down to safety. He attempts to try to break through it (like he did in Season 3's Lunar Ellipse) but the exertion quickly triggers yet another asthma attack and forces him to use the inhaler in his pocket, and Scott is too preoccupied to remember he got it from Theo. After his wheezing has subsided, Scott becomes so angry and frustrated by what has happened in the last few days, he screams as he crushes his inhaler into a twisted piece of metal in his hand, releasing a cloud of purple vapor to be released. This causes Scott to realize that Theo has been weakening him for weeks by giving him purple wolfsbane-laced inhalers, which is why his asthma returned despite his Accelerated Healing powers typically rendering that impossible.
Scott looks up at the supermoon overhead for a moment until a growling noise catches his attention. It's Liam, who is shifted into his Werewolf form and is glaring at Scott with loathing, indicating that the supermoon in conjunction with the stress of Hayden's illness is heightening his anger and aggression to overwhelming levels, and that Theo allowed Liam entry before resealing the library with Mountain Ash. Liam reveals that he intends to kill Scott so that he can become an Alpha and give Hayden the Bite himself in order to save her before tackling him, causing the two to fall through the library skylight and land on one of the library tables at the ground level, smashing it to pieces.
Meanwhile, at the hospital morgue, the chelation therapy continues to do nothing to help Hayden recover from the mercury poisoning, to the point where Mason and Melissa begin to believe that the treatment has actually made her worse. Realizing that her death is imminent and that Scott has yet to return with Valerie as Hayden requested, Melissa sends Mason to go get Liam so he can say goodbye to his girlfriend, not knowing that he's in the middle of a smack-down, drag-out fight with her son and his Alpha.
Back at the library, Scott is struggling with the battle going on between himself and his only true Beta Liam, as he's both weakened by the weeks of unknowingly inhaling purple wolfsbane and is desperate not to seriously hurt Liam, as he knows the pain of potentially losing one's first love and understands that the full moon is making him behave this way. When Scott is unable to incapacitate Liam, he slams Liam to the ground before running to the wall of windows, bathing himself in the light of the supermoon and finally allowing himself to shift into his Werewolf form, an urge he has been repressing all day.
Scott goes on to tell Liam that he can't let him kill him, just as Lydia heard in her premonition earlier in the day, pointing out that Theo needs Liam to kill him and steal his power, because a True Alpha's power can only be taken by a Beta of his own making, and that if Liam does kill him, Theo will then kill Liam to take the Alpha power for himself. Unfortunately, Liam is still too overwhelmed by grief, stress, and heartbreak amplified by the moon to listen to him, and he insists that Theo isn't forcing him to kill Scott-- he wants to do it himself. Their battle starts up again, even more brutal than before as Liam attempts to kill his own Alpha.
After hours of pounding on the door, Malia finally breaks herself out of the room Theo locked her in, only to find a trail of what appears to be blood on the floor. She uneasily follows it to find a brand new Chimera, Noah Patrick, feasting on a bag of donor red bone marrow in the wing that is currently under construction. She immediately shifts into Werecoyote form and starts to fight him; though she initially overpowers him, he demonstrates the power to extend bone claws out of his wrists and hands and uses them in the fight, swiping Malia across the cheek with one and gaining the upper-hand.
Fortunately for Malia, Braeden, having just arrived back in Beacon Hills, appears and briefly incapacitates Noah by shooting him with a taser bolt from her modified military-grade stun gun; though it does not harm Noah for long, it scares him enough to snap himself out of his violent state and flee the scene. Braeden then looks at Malia in exasperation before asking, "What the hell was that?" As the two make their way outside in the parking lot, Braeden reveals that not only does the Desert Wolf know that Malia is alive, but she knows Malia plans to kill her and is now coming to Beacon Hills.
Elsewhere, Stiles is continuing to tail Parrish, who has just arrived at the Sheriff's Department Impound Lot, where Stilinski had hidden the bodies of Corey Bryant and the unnamed female Chimera found at the McCall House. Just as Parrish found and taken the bodies and left to go to the Nemeton, Stiles calls Theo to ask for a ride. However, when Theo arrives, he brings Stiles' library card, which he found in Stilinski's office; Theo remarks that even the son of a Sheriff can make stupid mistakes and mentions that when Stilinski was looking for Stiles, he ran into Theo instead, implying that he had caused Stiles' father harm and revealing to Stiles that Theo was playing him and the rest of the McCall Pack the whole time.
Theo goes on to say that he was telling the truth about coming to Beacon Hills in order to find a pack, and insists that he wants Malia ("the Werecoyote whose first instinct is to kill"), Lydia ("the Banshee surrounded by death"), Kira Yukimura ("the Dark Kitsune"), Liam ("the Beta with anger issues") and finally, Stiles, who he refers to as Void Stiles. Theo goes on to add that unfortunately for the others, the pack he wants doesn't include Scott, implying that his intention is to become a real Werewolf and an Alpha so he can take over control of the McCall Pack's powerful and resourceful members.
When Stiles becomes overwhelmed by anger, Theo remarks that his pulse is rising, but not because of fear, and adds that though the Nogitsune is no longer possessing him, Stiles still has more blood on his hands than anyone in the pack as a result of all those who died due to the Nogitsune's machinations while in his body. Stiles furiously retorts that he's "about to get more" before lunging toward Theo and tackling him as he punches him in the face numerous times. This attack only causes Theo to laugh as he gets back to his feet, revealing that his intentions have always been for Stiles and the rest of the pack members to embrace their violent dark sides. He then informs Stiles that he has a choice to make-- he can either find and save his father, or he can find and save his best friend Scott, though he cruelly reminds him that they no longer seem to be best friends and that Stiles never needed him anyway. When Stiles becomes enraged once again, Theo assures him that he can still save his father, but only if he leaves Scott for him.
As expected, Stiles chooses his human father, leaving Scott to be overpowered and nearly mauled to death by Liam, who was only stopped from giving the killing blow by the arrival of Mason, who managed to break through Liam's rage and stop him. He then sadly informed Liam that Hayden had died, causing Liam to panic so badly that he shifted back into human form and rushed to the hospital to see her one last time. Mason stays behind to pick up the exhausted and badly injured Scott, and when he asks Scott what happened, he simply states that it was the supermoon. Mason was about to remark that the events of the last day were "bad timing" when suddenly, Theo arrives, furious at the fact that Liam has left and Scott is still alive, and finishes the sentence for him. Theo then aggressively asks Mason why he couldn't have waited five more minutes before backhanding him hard enough to knock him out.
He turns to Scott, who, without Mason's support, is swaying on his feet, and states that he should have stayed to make sure Liam would finish the job. Scott, who at this point, is so depressed and self-loathing regarding his fractured relationships with his packmates that he's passively suicidal, smiles and replies, "Because now you're going to have to kill me yourself." When Scott adds that the pack is still is, Theo admits that they may not be his own right now, but is sure that they will eventually come around. Scott maintains that they'll never follow him, and when Theo, in a rare display of his own insecurities about his pseudo-supernatural nature, retorts, "Because I'm a Chimera? Because I'm not a real Werewolf?", Scott weakly smirks and states, "Because you're barely even human."
This remark angers Theo so much that he flicks out his claws and plunges them in the space under his sternum and between his ribs, twisting his hand viciously before pulling his hand out and allowing Scott to fall to the floor. After a moment, the glowing crimson light fades from his eyes, indicating that Scott has died, ruining any chance of Theo being able to steal Scott's powers. Mason, finally awakening from his concussion, frantically crawls over to Scott's body as Theo leaves the library.
Back at the hospital, Liam has just made it to the morgue in the closed wing and is sitting on the floor, cradling Hayden's dead body in his arms as he cries. After a moment, Parrish, in full-Hellhound-mode with eyes blazing with reddish-orange fire, silently appears in front of him and waits patiently as Liam, heartbroken, leans down and kisses Hayden on the forehead before reluctantly allowing Parrish to take her to the Nemeton without protest.
Melissa has just arrived to the school to find Mason kneeling by Scott's body, dazed and devastated as he silently stares at his blood-soaked hands. Melissa immediately goes into denial mode as she assesses his injuries, murmuring "No, no, no, no, no..." When Melissa begins to perform CPR, Mason, who is clearly just as distraught as Melissa, sadly informs her that he already tried, and that he hasn't had a pulse in over fifteen minutes, but Melissa is not deterred by this information. He gently reminds her that bringing someone back who has been dead this long is impossible, Melissa argues that Scott isn't someone-- he's her son, and an Alpha, and she maintains that he's too strong to die like this.
She continues to alternate between chest compressions and rescue breaths as she begs Scott to wake up and roar, and just as she and Mason are close to giving up, Scott, revived by his mother's loving efforts and the power of the supermoon, awakens and roars at the top of his lungs, causing both Mason and Melissa to stare at him in awe.
Meanwhile, Lydia wakes up in the Doctors' operating theater, finally revealing what events occurred to cause her to be admitted to Eichen House in the flashforwards in Season 5's premiere Creatures of the Night— the untrained Theo uses the Werewolf memory sharing ritual on Lydia for the first time in order to learn the location of the Nemeton. While the ritual is successful in that Theo gets the information he was seeking, the trauma causes Lydia to slip into a catatonic state.
At the McCall House, the still-injured Scott is laying on his bed as Melissa tends to his wounds. He looks devastated as he admits that he lost this battle, but when Melissa reminds him that all leaders suffer loss that they believe is unbearable, Scott insists that this time, he lost everyone. She assures him that he'll get them back, and when Scott despondently wonders why they would ever come back to him, Melissa argues that even when a leader has lost everything they have to give, they still have one thing left-- hope. She urges him to "give them hope" as Scott ruminates on the events of the last few days.
Theo, with Lydia's barely-conscious body in one hand and a syringe gun filled with the Dread Doctors' green serum in the other, has finally made it to the Nemeton, where he exclaims, "You think you've lost your mind, Lydia? Well, watch this!" and walks toward the pile of bodies on and around the Nemeton, dropping Lydia onto the ground in the process. He then takes the syringe gun and injects a significant amount of the serum into the necks of Josh Diaz, Corey Bryant, Tracy Stewart, and Hayden Romero, causing them all to be resurrected and awakened back to life. When the confused Chimeras ask what happened, Theo informs them that he is their Alpha, and they belong to him as his new packmates before walking away, leading the Chimeras back to town and leaving the still-catatonic Lydia behind to fend for herself.
In the finale's final moments, the Dread Doctors return to the operating theater, where The Surgeon uses his sword cane to break through the tile wall, revealing a fresco painting of what appears to be a bestial Werewolf fighting against a flaming Hellhound. The Doctors then begin to chant "La Bête. La Bête. La Bête.", revealing that they may have resurrected the famed Beast of Gevaudan.
Cast Edit
Main CastEdit
- Tyler Posey as Scott McCall
- Dylan O'Brien as Stiles Stilinski
- Holland Roden as Lydia Martin
- Arden Cho as Kira Yukimura (credit only)
- Shelley Hennig as Malia Tate
- Dylan Sprayberry as Liam Dunbar
Supporting CastEdit
- Cody Christian as Theo Raeken
- Linden Ashby as Sheriff Stilinski
- Melissa Ponzio as Melissa McCall
- Ryan Kelley as Jordan Parrish
- Kelsey Chow as Tracy Stewart
- Michael Johnston as Corey Bryant
- Henry Zaga as Josh Diaz
- Victoria Moroles as Hayden Romero
- Khylin Rhambo as Mason Hewitt
- Benita Robledo as Deputy Clarke
- Aaron Thornton as Deputy Strauss
Continuity Edit
Trivia Edit
- Theo Raeken reveals his plans in this episode, which are to manipulate Liam into killing Scott and taking his Alpha power so that Theo could then kill Liam and take the power from him, becoming an Alpha and a real Werewolf in one strike. From there, Theo intended to take Scott's pack as his own.
- However, since Liam failed to kill Scott, Theo lost his temper and killed Scott himself, but since he wasn't Scott's own bitten Beta, he couldn't take the power.
- Theo is revealed to be a Chimera, part-Werewolf and part-Werecoyote. It is also revealed that his Werecoyote and Werewolf abilities merged together, giving him the Werecoyote ability to full-shift, but instead of shifting into a coyote, he shifts into a dark brown wolf, similar to the form that Derek Hale takes in Smoke and Mirrors.
- Scott dies, but is resurrected by Melissa's medical intervention and the supermoon's power.
- Hayden dies in this episode, but she is also resurrected by Theo several hours later using the Dread Doctors' green serum from the tank with the body in their laboratory. They also used this serum to resurrect Tracy Stewart (who had been dead for several weeks), Corey Bryant (who had been dead for a day), and Josh Diaz (who had been dead for a week).
- Lydia figures out that Parrish is a Hellhound, a black spectral dog with fiery eyes who is known for being a Guardian of the Supernatural and a Bearer of Death, and is also associated with the Wild Hunt. However, Theo attacked her before she could share this information with him or the pack.
- The Wild Hunt has a basis in the mythology of various cultures, including Irish, Scottish, and Welsh culture, as well as Germanic culture, where it is known as "Woden's Hunt." Woden is the Germanic/Anglo-Saxon version of the Norse god Odin.
- It is revealed that Deputy Clarke's first name is Valerie.
- Since Mason was the only one who could break Liam out of his supermoon-induced rage and stop him from killing Scott, it's possible that Mason and their friendship may be his anchor.
Body Count Edit
- Scott McCall* - intestines clawed out; killed by Theo Raeken
- Hayden Romero** - mercury poisoning; killed by the Dread Doctors
(*=Scott was then resurrected by Melissa McCall and the supermoon roughly 15 minutes later)
(**=Hayden was then resurrected by Theo Raeken hours later)
Locations Edit
- Beacon Hills Animal Clinic
- Reception Area
- Exam Room
- Beacon Hills Suburbs
- Beacon Hills High School
- Entrance Hall
- Library
- Roof
- Bus Bay
- Beacon County Sheriff's Station
- Bullpen
- Sheriff's Office
- Holding Cells
- Beacon Hills Preserve
- Coyote Den
- Nemeton
- Beacon Hills Memorial Hospital
- Morgue
- Supply Room
- Elevator
- Impound Lot
- Abandoned House
- Basement
- Dread Doctors' Operating Theater
Soundtrack Edit
- "Everything's Not Gone" by Vancouver Sleep Clinic
- Malia gives Stiles a ride to the Sheriff's station after they watch the Jeep be towed away by a tow truck.
- "Ghosts" by BANNER
- Scott dies as the red fades from his irises. Stiles finds Sheriff gravely injured at the abandoned house. Liam holds Hayden in his arms and cries as Hellhound-Parrish arrives to take her body to the Nemeton.
Gallery Edit


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5. She had cancer all over her hip joints.
6. She had cancer all over the bones in both of her legs.
C. began coming to the Healing Rooms of South Florida for prayer ministry on May 30th, 2002. As our ministry prayer team prayed for C. the Lord opened C's heart to receive Him as her Lord and Savior. C. was literally glowing with the presence of the Lord upon her. She stated that the pain had left her legs and she was walking much better. C. would come to the Healing Rooms twice a week for prayer ministry. Her cancer markers were extremely elevated, yet C. was feeling much better. She declared that she believed that the Lord was indeed healing her, we concurred. It was a joy to watch as the Lord began restoring health to C. as she is only 42 years old. On August 30th, as we ministered to C. she had an intense heat come upon her body--she literally experienced the tangible presence of the Lord coming upon her. The Lord was ministering His healing Virtue to C.
C. came to us this past Saturday, November 16, 2002, she was rejoicing in that which the Lord had accomplished in her body. She had brought her Nuclear Studies of July and the latest one that was taken on November 4th. Her physicians can find no trace of cancer in her liver, her lung, her vertebra, as well as both of her leg bones. She only has four little spots on her sacrum and hip joints that are resolving. Her physicians have delcared that it is truly a MIRACLE. There is nothing medically that can explain what they have seen taking place in C's body. Her cancer markers have gone from 2000 to 72. Hallelujah! C. feels as though the Lord has given her back her life, and indeed He has. The Lord declares in John 10:10 "Satan has come to rob, destroy and to kill you. But I have come that you might have life and life abundantly." It is a joy to see the abundant life that C. now has in the Lord Jesus. She shared with us that she has completely finished reading the New Testament. It is a blessing to watch her growing in the Lord."
- Rich & Dottie K. on November 20th, 2002
"Before I could not read without my reading glasses. The Lord had healed my eyes and I can see clearly. Thank you, Jesus."
- Mary F. on September 26th, 2003
"The middle of November I noticed blurred vision. The blurry vision increased by the day and on Ddec. 1 I went to the eye doctor. The doctor said I would have to wear thick eye glasses permanently. Shortly after the doctor's examination I went ot the Healing Rooms and then I went again two more times. During the following two weeks after the first time at the Healing Rooms I could see slightly better and during the next week I noticed a slight improvement in my vision. The following week I suddenly could see everything clearly except for small print, but within a few days I could even read small print. After I was prayed for the first time my vision didn't instantly come back. It was gradually coming back. Even though my vision didn't instantly come back I never doubted. I told Jesus you healed my vision. I will do anything for you. I will serve the Lord Jesus everyday forever."
- Caroline N. on December 3rd, 1999
"The Lord is and has healed my wrist and back from serious pain and weakness and just blessed me with His Spirit."
- Ron S. on July 9th, 2005
"It has been seven months today since I last took the medicine I was taking for Bi-Polar. I have no (absolutely none) symptoms. I am healed completely!"
- Denise P. on October 15th, 2005
"I came in July 2, 2004 with an outbreak of Shingles. It occurred after I'd disposed of witchcraft items placed on my property. (I hadn't worn gloves or gotten them away from the perameter. I then did and prayed and anointed the areas). Shingles errupted in the shape they had drawn on my right shoulder. While here waiting it felt like cool water being poured over the weeping blisters. I was prayed for and the feeling continued all day and into the night. My anxiety eased. The next morning, most signs of shingles were GONE. All signs were gone in 24 hours! God is amazing, real, and to be praised! (The miracle is that they are supposed to last for weeks). I now dance and sing and am learning to pray for both healing and propheticaly with FAITH!"
- Ruth Anne A. on September 30th, 2005
"I came in for prayer and healing for petit-mal epilepsy. While I was being prayed over the Holy Spirit said that the seizures were gone. I haven't had any since. I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was eight, and I am now 36. Thank you, Lord for your amazing grace. I'm now free!"
- Heather D. on September 29th, 2005
"My husband had walked out of our marriage after three months. We are back together and we have renewed our vows and our marriage in in God's hands and being blessed daily. We are both committed and very happy. I have my husband back and I have fallen in love with him. God has broken Satan's attack and his ex-wife's attacks to break up our marriage. Praise Jesus. Amen! Happiness is a blessing. Grace is a gift. Be joyous in all things. Praise be to our Lord for we are healed by His stripes."
- Joy M. on February 4th, 2006
"My back was hurting when I came in to the Healing Rooms -- the Holy Spirit came to me and I was healed. It hasn't hurt since. Praise God!"
- Martha C. on February 3rd, 2006
"It is amazing to me -- amazing to my oncologist's nurse practitioner -- my stage IV lung cancer ('hopeless-inoperable-incurable') has regressed* NOT advanced. I credit this to the believing prayers of my friends and the folks here at the Healing Rooms. I've also been watchign what I eat and exercising. I am fully convicted that the Lord Jesus Christ can heal. Praise His Holy Name! Thank God for believrs in Christ. I am continuing in faith to take medicine, but more than that to take God at His Word. (*This was the first hopeful word from the medical people in the 2 1/2 years since the cancer was diagnosed. Praise the Lord!)"
- Kathleen C. on February 2nd, 2006
"After coming to the Healing Rooms I have been saved from my meth addiction. Thank you Lord. Thank you, Jesus!"
- Donna R. on February 2nd, 2006
"I had a big lump on the ball of my foot, calcium deposit or bone spur. Painful to walk on. God dissolved it. My foot feels wonderful. No more pain! "
- Pauline W. on October 12th, 2000
"I came in last year for healing in my feet. I had pain in my heels and was prayed for twice. Healing manifested both times, but went away. I kept standing for the healing. I confessed my healing daily. After several months the Holy Spirit stopped me and asked when I was going to stop confessing my healing and walk in it. I removed my arch supports from my shoes and I've been walking pain free ever since."
- Terry D. on September 4th, 2004
"After a nine hour flight from Amsterdam to Seattle my left foot was swollen with redness and great pain that radiated part way up the calf of my leg. The symptoms reoccurred for two days until Thursday morning in the War Room (Healing Rooms) when team members prayed for me. Symptoms subsided and I was able to minister all day Thursday. Friday morning all the symptoms were gone."
- Dick M. on June 12th, 2003
"God healed my feet. They were crooked and now they are straight."
- Eric R. on July 13th, 2001
"On July 5, 2002, my husband and I were prayed over by one of your healing teams. I hve had serious foot pain that has greatly limited my abiity to walk for the last ten years. X-rays have revealed that the cartilage in the first metatarsal phalangeal joints (where the big toes connect to the foot) is almost completely gone in both feet. Also, the cartilage in the second metatarsal cuneiform joint bilateral (bones over top of the arch) of both feet is almost completely gone. Also, over the top of the arches there has been a great deal of swelling from an unknown origin. I have visited a chiropractor, four general practitioners, three physical therapists, two podiatrists, and one rheumatologist seeking reief; none of them have been able to discover what is causing my pain. I have tried numerous pain medications that I had to stop using because they raised my blood pressure. I have used four different types of orthodics with varying degrees of success. But, none helped me walk more than a block or so. And, the pain persisted. I recently started water aerobics, but because my feet would cramp, I had to wear a weight belt to keep my feet from touching the floor of the pool. Since our visit to the Healing Rooms I am walking over a mile with little or no pain, the swelling over the top of my arches has decreased significantly, and I am able to do water aerobics without the weight belt. Praise God! Thank you for being there for me."
- Patty S. on July 5th, 2002
"When I was at the Healing Rooms the first time I was healed from five different things all at once, maybe more. I just know in my heart that I was healed from more and just don't realize it. Maybe it's spiritual healing from my past. All I know from that experience in the Healing Rooms that I am a new man and I am changing to be what God wants me to be. God was working on my heart two weeks before I came up. Well, let me share with you that the heals of my feet were smashed for about a year and the prayer team prayed over my feet and I felt like there was a cast over the right foot and I felt the Holy Spirit give tingling vibrations in my foot. That's when I just knew that my feet were healed. Also when I got home from my vacation I noticed my back was healed. I had tendonitis for three months or more, and I am free from my six year depression. Praise God."
- Joshua W. on February 2nd, 2000
"The ache in my back from the compressed vertibrae is gone. The burning and pain in my feet is gone! Praise God! "
- Sylvia R. on August 8th, 2003
"Swelling left my right foot and both legs as they went into alignment. Stress left my body; peace filled my being as I was being set free of past burdens. Pain left my body. Glory to God!"
- Almira M. on April 3rd, 2002
"The last time I was here the hearing was restored in my left ear. Praise the Lord! He is so great! Also my left foot and leg which was shorter than my right leg actually grew in length. Today I had terrible pain in my left shoulder and even believed that perhaps I was having a heart attack. I was prayed for and began to gradually feel tension and pain leave my shoulder."
- Maxine M. on May 2nd, 2003
"Healing Rooms of Kalamazoo isn't quite open yet...but God!! We were picking out colors for the court rooms (prayer rooms). When finished Christy asked if we could pray for her; she was feeling sick..flue like symptoms, back ache, sore throat, etc.. We prayed; used the word of knowledge about some things, then prayed and released the power of God into her body! The next day Christy testified all symptoms were gone! Praise God..."
- Christy B. on February 15th, 2006
"At approximately 12:30 I was waiting to be prayed for. I had tried to walk with persevering faith in God -- When a friend told me to get a prayer cloth from off the table by the receptionist. I asked and she said yes. I took two and put them in each shoe. I was reading the Healing Rooms bulletin in the hallway about John G. Lake and Cal Pierce's testimony and sayind a prayer trying to keep my mind off the pain in my feet, back and legs when all of a sudden my feet feel like they are on fire."
- Bonnie L. on April 26th, 2001
"I came in with lower back pain. I went for prayer and they prayed that my short leg would grow out and that my spineand skeleton and muscles and ligaments would come into alignment. I walked out pain free!"
- Mary S. on July 28th, 2005
"The Lord has healed my wrist and back from serious pain and weakness and has just blessed me with His Spirit."
- Ron S. on July 9th, 2005
"It has been seven months today since I last took the medicine I was taking for bipoliar. I have no (absolutely none) symptoms. I am healed completely!"
- Denise P. on October 15th, 2005
"I had a great pain in my right heal and ankle. Praise God I am healed! No more pain!"
- Carla P. on August 17th, 2005
"Last Monday I was at my physical therapist's office and I was three inches shorter than she was. Then I went back, on Wednesday, after receiving prayer and I was five inches taller than she is and she was even wearing her tall shoes!"
- Naomi M. on October 22nd, 2005
"In 2001 I came into the Healing Rooms to receive prayer for insecurity and poor body image. Praise the love, power and faith of Jesus. I have received a good measure of confidence and security in how God sees me and who I am in Christ as a new creation. I find that my body image is better, also. Hallelujah!"
- Juda H. on December 10th, 2005
"Part of my head where I experienced shooting pain inside was humb to the touch. This week feeling returned. On Saturday when they prayed the prayer minister felt heat so she is sure the Lord did a work. I am too, because of the fact that feeling returned to that part of my brain. Many other things happened that I cannot testify to yet. Doublemindness gone -- He is making me whole. "
- Cassie H. on September 2nd, 2005
"Praise the Lord for your prayers! It has been six months since our prayer session. I was delivered from my anti-depressants and anti-psycotics and the expense of it all. I have a church and I'm learning to walk in obedience to those the Lord has placed over me. How frightening this has been in the past, but today I don't trust what I see, I trust the Word that gives life. Circumstances--trials, I'm taking to Him and trusting in more growth in Him the only God who is Holy to be praised. Thank you for your prayers!"
- Karen H. on April 4th, 2005
"Generational curses and sins were broken off of me through the grace and power of Jesus Christ! I "saw" a huge cross behind me, separating me from past behavioral patterns of control, fear, lying and rage. I am a new creation -- and I actually feel the freedom! Thank you, Jesus!!! Also, the Lord spoke to me of not getting complacent again--"Behold the bond servant fo the Lord; may it be to me as you have said.""
- Lecia G. on November 3rd, 2005
"My leukima has gone down to 8-18 and I'll go back in a year. I was thrilled by the power of Jesus' stripes. I feel that He has good things for me."
- Clara G. on August 19th, 2005
"Bless God, my deliverer. I came in for prayer for "frozen" shoulders with pain. The power and anointing during prayer was beyond words. I felt the Lord's presence fill the room and completely empty me and fill me up. The peace of the Lord is still manifested in my body. As I put on my jacket, my arms were working without any pain or stiffness -- completely movement free! I haven't been able to put on a coat in six months or longer without pain. Now it is gone! Praise God!"
- Susan F. on January 17th, 2006
"Vickie brought her cat in a few weeks ago. The cat had an eye problem for eight months or so. She had spent a lot of money and time taking it to the vet to no avail. AFter prayer the cat came home and began to shake her head a lot. This went on for several days. When she was sitting on Vickie's lap a few days ago two large balls (the size of the tip of your thumb) fur and water came out of the cat's ear! Guess what' Itty's eye is all better now!"
- Vickie D. on September 22nd, 2005
"I was healed! Full restoration! I was due for a total right hip replacement. Then a knee and a left hip replacement. My right leg was rotated out 45 degrees and my right leg was 2 1/2 inches shorter than my left. My eg and knee and hip have been fully restored. First my leg rotated back in and then my right leg extended out and my right knee popped and my leg grew 2 1/2 inches. Then my right hip was restored and God was not through. I felt heat all over my body -- putting it into full alignment. Praise the Lord! Our Great and Mighty Healer. "
- Judy D. on July 22nd, 2005
"My spiritual gas-tank went from empty to full! I received a clear vision of how the Lord really sees me. Also encouragement and hope for the future. Thank you to all at the Healing Rooms."
- Robin D. on June 25th, 2005
"I have dealt with rejection and being unloved for many years. I was being prayed for and realized that I had put a wall up with God and people when my parents divorced. When she started praying for me about God I couldn't breathe. I felt as if something grabbed my lungs so they took authority over me and helped me to breathe again. Plus, great deliverance in realizing God's love and his forgiveness."
- Lori C. on August 1st, 2005
"The stripes Jesus took on His back paid for the healing of my back. By Jesus' stripes today -- my back was totally and completely healed. The lower sciatica pain is gone and the pain in the middle of my back is gone. All my vertebrae are properly aligned and I no longer cower in shame and unworthiness, but I stand tall and strong in the power of the Holy Spirit. I am worthy by the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ. All my debts have been paid fy the finished work of Jesus on the cross. I walk in the authority and joy of resurrection life! I am totally 100% loved and accepted by Jesus. Thank you, Jesus! Be glorified in me."
- Holly C. on November 2nd, 2005
"I wanted to thank all of you for sharing God's gifts of healing with me. It has been a huge blessing to my soul. I am taking back the fire of the Spirit to stand in the gap--to be Jesus, for so many men that are not living for Christ. For so many who believe in Jesus, but their flames are only a flicker among the shadows. God has healed me, he will continue to strengthen me and help me to take my faith, my healing, my passion for a "life worth living" to any who will listen. Thank you, Jesus, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. My heart is new, but my soul has been released to serve God again. I lost that spark and now it's a flame!"
- Sean T. on September 23rd, 2005
"Tightness and pain in my lower back was loosed and healed. God gave me confirmation of who to pursue for marriage."
- Ryan W. on August 13th, 2005
"I was worried about my mom being in Iraq. I was wondering what she'd be like. I was so worried about her and I didn't know what to do. It was so hard being without her. I felt like I was being attacked by the enemy. My grandma talked to me about it and she tried all sorts of things to help me. For a little while I listened to the enemy. I started asking how could God love me if He told my mom to go to the Army. But I finally got over it and love came into my heart."
- Ariyah W. on March 29th, 2006
"Since coming to the Healing Rooms my life is changing for the better. My health has improved and my faith is growing stronger. I am now seeking a relationship with God and I am attending a church and learning to pray. Before I came to the Healing Rooms I was desperate and headed for serious health problems. I was depressed and out-of-control. I have made great strides since first coming. Each time I come to the Healing Rooms healing takes place. Thank you all and God bless your service."
- Leah M. on October 17th, 2005
"God showed me today why I hold resentment toward certain people. He has given me completely forgiveness and ability to forgive through the Holy Spirit. He has shown me direction towards being a man after Jesus and ways to be a better husband and father figure in our household. It has been a miraculous deliverance today. Praise God!! Thank you!!"
- Caleb C. on September 1st, 2005
"Powerful time of prayer. The insight into my life by those praying for me was right-on and amazing. I am excited to walk in the healing that was imparted to me today."
- Thomas L. on March 25th, 2006
"The sciatic pain in my left thigh and calf are gone. I have been unable to work or lead a normal life for four months. God has healed me -- Praise the Lord!"
- Patti F. on March 22nd, 2006
"While sitting in the waiting area I started to pray for the Lord to open my heart to hear from Him. While praying I was healed of my headache, neck ache and sinus infection and sore throat. Praise God!"
- Glena W. on March 22nd, 2006
"I had pain in my pelvis. I came in to get prayer and I was totally healed by faith and the power of God. I will keep speaking and believing for my healing. The enemy will not have his way in my body any more. My knees are also totally healed. My relationships are healed and fear is gone!"
- Kim H. on March 23rd, 2006
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I got a Polaroid Spectra 2 camera for cheap off of Kijiji seven or eight years ago. I loved that thing, but finding film for it was difficult. They weren't making it anymore, and they hadn't made it for a long time. At first I was able to track down expired packs of film through marketplace sellers on Amazon. Then even the expired stuff grew scarce.
A little while back I found out about The Impossible Project. They make and sell new film for every Polaroid camera you can think of. It's expensive beyond all reason — when you factor in shipping charges, the shrinking scrotum of the Canadian dollar, and the sad truth that you're only getting eight exposures in a package, it's enough to make you cry — but I thought it would be worth it just to be able to shoot with that camera again. I ordered some black and white film with a black border, because I liked the way it looked.
Ended up wasting half a pack before I figured out my Spectra 2 was dead. Bought a different Spectra 2 for cheap, again through Kijiji. The guy who sold it said it belonged to his mother. She sold used cars and took a Polaroid of every customer after making a sale. Sometimes in the space of a few seconds you hear a small story that has so many larger stories tucked inside of it you know you'll never get to hear. This was one of those times. Can you imagine the photo album that woman had, and all the memories it held?
I wasted another few pictures in the process of discovering Impossible film is aptly named. It's very sensitive to light. If you don't cover up a picture in the first few seconds after it leaves the Polaroid womb and then keep it covered for at least a good ten minutes before peaking at it, it's not going to turn out at all. All you'll get is a milky haze, maybe with the ghost of what you saw through the viewfinder lens hidden in it, maybe not.
After all of that was sussed out, I started taking some pictures that were more than haze. I think it was Steven who first came up with the idea of taking a picture to represent each proper song (not counting the "afterthoughts" that act as segues, siblings, and rhythm-breakers) on the O-L West album, with an aim toward making a collage out of them. I wasn't expecting the temperamental black and white Polaroid film to become a part of this, but there's something there — a quality to the image when everything lines up right with a well-enough-composed shot that develops the way it's supposed to. You get something that looks like a picture taken a very long time ago and forgotten for decades.
It's been an interesting challenge trying to come up with images that play off of the songs. You don't want to hit it too hard on the nose, but some things are just too good to pass up. I wanted to take a picture of the abandoned Walker Power Building, because it was the inspiration for a lot of the imagery in the first verse of a song called "Trespassing".
I shot it from a bit of a distance. The picture didn't turn out. Then I got closer and saw a No Trespassing sign, framed by vines. Maybe a little obvious, but it made for a good picture.
With other songs it's been a little more difficult. What kind of picture do you take to represent a song that's a pitch-black story of two brothers murdering their abusive father and hitchhiking out of town? I came up with an image I liked that commented on the theme without getting too obvious, but it took some time to get there.
Of the twelve songs that need pictures, there are only two stragglers left. One of those is easy. I already know what the picture's going to be. I just need to take it. The other one's been a bit of a pain in the ass.
Some of these pictures are more striking than others. A few didn't turn out as well as I hoped and only really work in the context of the collage because they're small enough not to call too much attention to themselves. But there are a few I'm really happy with as standalone images. That's one of them up there.


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How To Invest in Your Children This Summer
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
My neighbor recently purchased a four-hundred-dollar sandbox for his young children. How can anyone spend four hundred dollars on a sandbox you might wonder. Simple. It's a state-of-the-art sandbox with a swing set and slide attached to it. It's high quality through and through.
With all due respect to my neighbor (who loves his children and has the best of intentions when making major purchases for them, I'm sure), children do not need a four-hundred-dollar sandbox. What they do need is the experience of going out to the backyard with their parents and building a sandbox. They need to hold boards together while we pound, and do the pounding while we take a turn holding the boards together. They need to get a sliver and have it removed and bandaged. They need to help us sand the boards so slivers are less likely. They need to rub
shoulders with us, sweat with us, smell us, see us, touch us, and hear us. They need the experience of building a sandbox much more than they need the sandbox.
So the number one summer rule for parents is this: When investing in your children, invest in experiences, not in things.
1. Instead of buying another stuffed giraffe for your children, take them to the zoo and let them experience a real giraffe up close.
2. Buying a new fishing pole is fine, but using it is better. Take your children fishing this summer.
3. Have your children seen a horse, touched a horse, ridden a horse? Purchasing the Disney movie Spirit is one thing. Getting in touch with the spirit of a live horse and feeling its breath on your face is another.
4. Take a blanket and pillow outdoors at night. Count the stars. Look for satellites.
5. Take a walk in the woods. Look for animal tracks. Notice trees and flowers.
6. Play catch, shoot baskets, volley a ball or a badminton bird. Challenge each other to see how long you can keep the ball going rather than who can score the most points.
7. Have a water balloon fight. Get wet. Get wild. Get silly. Get with your children.
8. Catch fireflies and put them in a jar. Later, let them go.
9. Go to a parade. Get there early. Stake out your territory with folding chairs and blankets. Invite a friend or relative.
10. Pick cherries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, corn, apples, beans. Get stained, dirty, and sweaty.
11. Sit around a campfire. Talk. Listen. Roast marshmallows.
12. Plant a tree.
13. Write and send postcards—from home or from out of state.
14. Clean a closet. Collect unused and outgrown clothes. Donate them to an appropriate charity.
15. Take a trip to the library. Let your children choose several books. You choose some, too. Read to your children over the next several weeks.
16. Go on a photo journey. Allow each family member to take a set number of photos. Create a family album with the developed photos.
17. Do loving service. Bake cookies for someone in military service. Mow the grass for an elderly couple. Pick up litter from a roadside picnic area.
18. Go garage sale hopping with five dollars in your pocket. Give your children a similar amount. Come home when everyone has spent all of their money.
19. Walk in the rain. Sing in the rain. Skip through puddles. Take your shoes off. Take your adulthood off.
20. If you live in the country, go to a big city and walk around. If you live in a city, go to the country and walk around.
21. Check out a college campus.
22. Make popsicles with Kool-Aid and toothpicks.
23. Visit a post office. Mail a letter.
24. Bring out old photo albums. Take turns saying, "I remember when . .."
25. Cut and paste. Staple and glue. Color and paint. Make a mess. Then clean up.
Let your children experience a farm, a skyscraper, a fire engine, a campground, or a foreign country. Let them smell flowers, look for birds, feed ducks, or bake cookies. Help them find a four-leaf clover, shuck corn, wash the car, or open a savings account. Whatever you do, remember: When investing in your children, invest in experiences, not in things.
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The movement of water, a trembling soul, have never expected, but always have known.
A serene lake, ones so lively, but the last wrinkle faded.
But his waves stand like statue, to mark the memory of a man, a loved one.
A heart divided over those who care.
This inheritance not to be forgotten.


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If you were a Veggie Tales watcher, I've just gotten this song stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
Two of my kids have had issues with nightmares when they were little. They'd scream, "Mommy!" or come running into my room and wake me up. There was no rhyme or reason to their nightmares. They hadn't watched a scary movie or read a mystery book before bed, but they'd be scared to the point of visibly shaking. While I didn't love my children having nightmares or waking up in the middle of the night, it allowed me an opportunity to sit down and tell them about how God's love for them shines brighter in darkness, and He's more powerful than any boogieman.
In The Merchant's Yield, the hero, Nathan, struggles with his view of God. Nathan had a curse spoken over him when he was a young man, and it continues to plague him as he gets older. He wages an inner faith battle to determine what/who he believes is stronger, a curse, or God.
It might be easy to say God is bigger than a silly curse, but we must take a deeper look at ourselves. Do we believe God is bigger than a doctor's diagnosis? How about poor test scores that make you seem unqualified? Is God bigger than harsh words spoken by someone you admired, a friend, or a spouse? Is God bigger than your worries, fears, the Coronavirus?
In Matthew 9:14-29, A father brought his son to receive healing from Jesus. His son had seizures, lost his speech, and at times the episodes threw him into fire or water. I can imagine his father had already taken him to every possible doctor and had tried every available medicine. The boy's father heard about this carpenter, Jesus, who could heal, and so he held onto the hope that this might be a chance to save his son. The father tells Jesus, "If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."
Jesus, being God, would have known all the past letdowns the father had already faced. He would have seen the war between desperation and doubts in the man's heart, and Jesus called him out on it. I can imagine Jesus eyeing the man with a kind smile, maybe even arching a brow, and repeating, "If you can?" Jesus could have paused to let His next words sink in, "Everything is possible for one who believes."
The boy's father immediately repents and says, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
When doubts creep in, which they will, and we allow our fears and worries to grow big in our own minds, sometimes we need to cry out like the boy's father, fall on our knees and exclaim, "Lord, help me overcome my unbelief."
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Hello Everyone. After some great help in playtesting, the rules Iron & Honor have progressed to the final stages. The core rules have been written and I am need of additional playtesting to fine tune the character and force creation system in place.
As a summary of what Iron and Honor entails (and hopefully wet your appetite to give them a go):
Iron & Honor is a table top miniature war game for fighting skirmishes with fantasy figures. The game was designed around two core premises.
First, it was important that the game allowed players to use any miniatures in their collection. Thus, the game is not specific to any particular manufacturer or to any particular setting or time period. Plate armored knights can battle against musket wielding pirates. Witches can throw spells at nimble ninja. It is up to the players to decide the narrative behind the conflict and what models to use to enact that narrative.
Second, it was important that the models on the table be the focus of the game. In the end, miniature gaming should be about miniatures. Iron and Honor is about telling a story and fighting a battle with well-painted figures on an aesthetically appealing table top. The game is played at the skirmish level, so players can field recognizable individuals rather than masses of infantry. And, the character creation rules are designed to be quick to use but allow for individuality amongst the various characters.Of course, players are encouraged to use their imagination to create a setting and choose models that have a coherent theme within that setting. Creating a story and reason for the models on the table can be part of the fun.
If you are interested, the current rules PDF can be downloaded at the following:
PDF link
This is a full color pdf but lacks the images that will eventually be added in the final version.
Thanks for your help!
Downloaded. I'll give it a look while at work tonight.
Glancing at it, though, I really like the weapons breakdown and the what-you-see-is-what-you-get aspect.
Thanks for posting.
I came here today looking for this very thing. It seems that "build your own" Fantasy skirmish is limited to Song of Blades these days
I hope I am not inserting foot into mouth here, as I have not looked at your rules yet, but SoB is waaayy too simplistic for my taste.
Thanks for the link
downloaded and looking thru it
but one thing I really feel the need to comment on: The Cover.That has to be, without a doubt, the worst female armor I have seen in
well I honestly can't recall a set of female armor that looks worse. Impractical doesn't even begin to describe that. I understand it's fantasy
art comments aside
Really cool concepts. I might run down to the FLGS this afternoon and buy some models I have been looking at, just to put them on the table as a playtest for this.
My initial reaction to the rules are positive. I think Undead is WAY overpowered (only 2 cost more than Tough, has a better Invulnerable save, plus gets the benefits of the 4-cost Monstrous (so saving 2 points by buying the Undead package!) Yes, Holy counters it BARELY (costs 2 and is Heroic, so would be the only Heroic trait a Hero could buy – that's quite a gamble), and there is no Common trait to counter it.
But my actual concern was the writing of the mechanics. I read it straight through. I got to the end (Combat, p.24) and it said that in Step 2, a model attacks with his Available dice. Hmmm
I flipped back a few pages (Actions, p.22) and see that under Close Combat Actions, it doesnt say what I roll. I KNOW I read this somewhere
Flipping backwards more
all the way back to Character Profile, p7? Nope
Game Concepts, p.6? Nope
Oh THERE it is
Basic Mechanics, "Rolling the Dice", p.4. Yikes. Silly me. Please repost these mechanics in the relevant section, to prevent massive cross-referencing from happening.
I'll be trying this soon!
Female armor has always been a pet peeve of mine
I understand the cheesecake value, but at least make what little bit they are wearing make sense.
Melee Attack, Page 7: As a character's fighting prowess can involve(d) a number of different variables, (Spelling issue)
Ranged Attack, Page 7: This measures a character's specific skills with a particular weapon (e.g., bow, throwing stars, matchlock pistol, etc.) and the mental steadiness and acuity of vision to do so effectively. Sentence doesn't
Example, Page 11: He puts (4)5points in Melee Attack to reflect her fighting ability; (Spelling/Numbering Issue)
Also, At no point did you say that we had to add points to all attributes. For example: All attributes must have a value of at least a 1. So, in your example Chad could have spent 0 points on ranged attack (not going to use a ranged attack, ever) and make his hero model with a 4 Willpower, instead of a 3.
Worry about the artwork another time
this is the wrong place to bring this fight up. We all know the impracticalities of "fantasy armor", but the industry supports it.
Regarding the rules themselves, I gave up 28mm ages ago, but ran down to the FLGS this afternoon to pick up some models to give this a shot. Forwarded it to a few friends as well
The more I think about this, two things stick out to me:
1. Morale. Needing a 10+ on 2d6+Willpower means you need a 7+ with a WP of 3. Most mooks arent likely to have this, if for nothing more than wanting to benefit from friendly spells (resisting friendly spells seems silly, as there is a chance for fizzle inherent in the casting rules). I dont remember seeing any bonuses to morale
maybe banner and musicians have a place here as well?
2. Wounds. With mooks only having 1 wound, and only one opposed roll all that stands between them and death, it seems that in a skirmish game where all models count, that everyone should get 1 more HP. Mooks would still be killed on the overkill result, but it gives clerics a roll (a spell type that could be added) and doesnt end a game before it's even begun.
Because Im strange and tend to do things like this, I wrote up a Quick Reference Sheet for this. It isnt pretty, but should help me get through my first game:
I really believe that Undead needs to be toned down a splash, or Holy needs to REALLY be vamped up (without affecting its cost), such as:*Brutal Attacks versus undead negate the invulnerable save*Invulnerable save on undead is reduced to a 6
Played a small scrimmage today against my son. Sadly, he is the only competition I've been able to wrestle up, and he's only 7. So it was mostly me playing against myself, but it let me see the game in action.
Some thoughts:There is really very little reason to not give your average model a ranged attack, even if it is only a small thrown (non-visible) weapons. There are a lot of times that you just can't charge, but moving 12" is a tad bit too far
so a small ranged attack is better than nothing.
Knowing 2d6 as I do (I grew up on Battletech), it is tempting to stack max stats when you can
but spreading them out (Followers with a 3,3,2,2 are more versatile than a 4,3,2,0).
I cheated myself by not enforcing Courage checks when we played, because I didnt want to complicate the little guy's experience (he was beaming while he was playing). I can see, as mentioned above, that Courage checks will likely result in a LOT of running
and I gave everyone, at minimum, a WP2.
Its easier to get bonuses on Attack than on Defense. We didnt use Abort to Full Defense
but I can see it as a major component of a "competitive" game.
Edge Points: Rules as Written say that EP can only be used "once per activation". However, when a model runs up and spends 1 EP for +1d6 on attack, I allowed the Defender to also spend +1d6 for Defense if he wanted to. It was a workaround to the Abort to a Dodge mechanic, and seemed to work fine.
Equipment: There isnt enough options! Magic items, banners, musicians
so many MORE things that can be added
my human force was just blah feeling :)
Otherwise, not as bloody as I thought it was going to be, but maybe that's because my dice were cold
so cold
I guess I'm the only idiot interested in this? LOL Oh well
some call me "stalker"
I felt like there werent enough Heroic traits available to me. My Human's only real option was "Tactician", as Holy is too weak and Witch Hunter is as situational (although probably a really good option, power-gaming wise) as Holy. Tactician is good
but more variety is clearly needed.
A Drain/Mounted/Large/Undead hero would be the wickedest thing
of course that would cost 25 points with no equipment and therefore isnt allowed :P
A second quick playtest showed that characters, especially Followers, have a fully 1/3 chance of being stuck only inches from a target but only getting 1 Action Point
this left them with only a single Move action, or shoot someone. Take ranged weapons! :) (I gave my Giant a 2H Ranged so he could "throw boulders"
Speaking of Move, p.22 states that "Enemy models must remain 1" apart unless they are engaged in melee combat". This is too nebulous. In the example above, my 1-AP character doesnt have enough actions to actually close and engage (whether by Charge, or a single Move + Basic Attack). However, I could move into Base to base in preparation for next turn, or to give another model a Gang Up bonus, or hoping to receive an Action Point from my Hero
so this needs to be refined more; otherwise, it is too limiting.
Making sure I understand a combo correctly. On the rare chance that a model gets 3AP, and qualifies, he could Charge for 2AP (getting 1 free attack) and then perform a Basic Melee attack for 1
but if he was stuck in already, getting 3AP is a waste because he can only Furious Attack and then be done
he can't even move away, because Break Away seems to be the only way to do that, and it costs 2AP, and ends the model's turn
kind of a shame, really. A hero could just delegate one of the points to someone else via Impetus.
Courage checks and LOS
if a model has its back turned to his own Hero, who then dies, does the model have to make a Courage check if he is in range? Technically he isn't in LOS
and a 10
oof! :P
Wow. Thanks for all the feedback. This is what I need in terms of fixing things up. I'll make adjustments and post my thoughts once I have digested this. Thanks again!
The one thing I can quickly say before running off to work (real life sucks), is that the edge points were played correctly. I ned to re word that. The idea is that "once per activation" means each player may spend 1 edge point per activation, regardless of who the actual activating player is.
P.S. With regard to the armor -- the cover is changing. I really like the example images. :)
Any further advancement on this?
Sorry, been away on vacation out of the country. I have made progress on the project. Actually taking the feedback suggested into consideration.
There have been changes to the spellcasting, clarified rules on edge points, combat, and added new traits.
Also, I wold like to discuss the feedback in more detail, Kealios (and look at the quick reference you made). If you don't mind, could you contact me via the email in the PDF?
Thanks again!
Cool! I've been looking for a fantasy equivalent of Infinity!
2. Wounds. With mooks only having 1 wound, and only one opposed roll all that stands between them and death, it seems that in a skirmish game where all models count, that everyone should get 1 more HP. Mooks would still be killed on the overkill result, but it gives clerics a roll (a spell type that could be added) and doesnt end a game before it's even begun.Thoughts?
I would suggest having an unconscious state (that can only be healed during the game by a healer), and requiring a second attack to kill. Coup de gras on a model in Infinity is a spent action, but no dice rolled. This also gives you the option to make weapons that do multiple wounds or even outright instant death.
If you don't mind, I'm going to share the link to these rules on the Infinity boards. I'm not the only person looking for a small party skirmish game in the Infinity community, so hopefully you will get some good feedback from the Infinity community.
Will do!
SidtheSingh – Can you clarify whether it is possible to use the walk or run actions to move into base contact, or is the only way to move into base contact with an enemy by using the charge action?
If you can only do it by charging, it makes having terror extremely powerful, as unless you specifically build your warband with heaps of Fearless models, you'll never be able to get into melee with terror causing models (undead warbands spring to mind).
Sorry for the length in responding, but most feeedback so far has been via email. My apologies.
You can walk or run into melee combat. Charging merely grants you a bonus in your attack.
@Lion in the Stars
I like the idea of an unconscious state before death. That really works well. Great idea!
Not sure how I missed this thread before now, as I've been looking for a new fantasy skirmish rule set for a while!
I've not had chance to read through much yet, but so far I'm liking the flavour! I'll continue reading over the next couple days, and hopefully give them a whirl at the weekend.
There has been an update to the skirmish rules set. With the feedback received so far, a few changes have been made:
1. The rules are now in a printer friendly format, without the artwork and such.
2. Attribute tests and a morale check have been removed. First, it added a complication to the rules without any real benefit. At a skirmish level, morale didn't seem to be very useful.
3. The character and party skirmish rules have been changed to increased clarity and structure.
4. Edge Points have been cleaned up and reworked as "Fate" to add at least some flavor to the setting. Edge seemed to suggest a more science fiction feel, so was shifted to a more "fantastic" element. The rules mechanics remain the same, so more of a language shift.
Thanks again for taking a look!
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