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Which way leads to the
land of green white
Which way are we
A country the wicked
bears the rulership, and
the people sighing
A terrible thing sprouts
beneath the sun: a
pregnant woman
delivering not.
Imps come to lime-light
by snuffing air from the
goose that laid the
golden eggs.
The blind guiding the un
The weak suppressing
the strong-a terrible
Like the overthrow of the
gods at Mt. Olympus by
the Titans.
A country where also
thieves appear as men of
Land of green white
green,which way?
A land where the
enlightened ones are
overshadowed and
peanuts given to them.
The masses are dogs that
eat the crumbs.
Which way to go you
Iliterates stand on
podium of power
bellowing orders as milk
of sorrow known as
dividends of democracy
is passed around.
The machine of progress
manned by the
"There is better
tomorrow" we hear.
Land of green white
green,my country
where rule of law walk
beside anarchy.
The proles are sentenced
to adversity,and there
endured death-like trials.
Chai! Aru! People
dancing on thorns
whimpering as they
I see a new sun rising
from the horizon,hope is
rekindled as its rays
grace on hopeless bodies.
Look!! there soon be
Morning Shower
This morning I have carefully slumbered into the bathroom to start the shower
Groggy and tired I turn the control counterclockwise to a satisfying temperature
I step inside the cubical and shiver with the initial shock of water pouring on me
My body starts to melt as the warmth covers me like a warm blanket
Worries and agendas come seeping through the shower tiles like unavoidable green monsters
Clouds of steam give a ferocious roar and the mischievous scoundrels scamper off into hiding,
Knowing that they will return once again
I'm taken to some place new
A beach with sand white as snow and the sun's rays kissing every inch of my skin;
With the sounds of a soothing melody and a reggae beat off in the distance
I don't recall the song but find myself knowing every word and sing along,
As my mood is calmed and contented
i look to stars and wishes flew through space never to be heard again
fun to friends hearts do meld and break facing until time ends
this loop that plays and beats that syncopate become but a gem
pleasure a chest opened in surprise feeling no need to defend
galaxies away lonely planets please keep me in mind
distance could grow something fond or lost between the lines
gps my love you can see its still where I left it behind
thoughts fade away with life love lives forever in my rhyme
Im sorry, I wanted more,with all this space between
disconnected and I still look to that day
we talked on the phone, our separate homes
the love we had seemed so far away
without air i couldnt breathe squeezed until I'm passing by
no water flow my skin would dry and I return to the sky
sunny days would blacken out, attracting need for desperate lies
to make up for the beauty lost from death slowly closing my eyes
that fire once sparking motion snuffed in huffs slipping away
dwifting I sway shaky grounds where once I sat easily and stay
upon my feet I still float drowning out all thoughts that stray
Tho these ends can come swift its worse to miss and hear you say
Im sorry, I wanted more,with all this space between
disconnected and I still look to that day
we talked on the phone, our separate homes
the love we had seemed so far away
down the road,flying free, I ride the wave and hope for your return
through several seas and cloudy peaks, storms of sand, I will not turn
helpless to fate and future events, nothing prevents something to learn
sights may not sore, nothing much looking more, isn't my concern
I hope the best and happyness is true to bless you, not just in dreams
we can meet when we sleep discussing life while sleeping seems
thanks for trying Im not exactly dying, banes of sentient beings
real enough moving on is rough, i'll love you forever, writting my means
Hood fellow, pull her hair like I do the trigger
Plenty of cash, don't care if she's a gold-digger
She broke-up with her ex and got me, lost and found
Get in bed, take out my pistol, let off a round
Shoot her up, shoot her up, bang, bang
Blowing on my mic', the best song she ever sang
The chick's riding me, she started to pant
She dropped down low, started giving brain, transplant
She's eating that wood, like she's a termite
Got something to quench her thirst, but it's not sprite
I think I might go down-town, to get some dessert
She's like a water gun when she climax, squirt
Always takes showers, but she's oh so dirty
Started at three, it's going on four-thirty
Make sure I meet her needs, you're a minute man
She say I got flavor, but you're kinda' bland
I'm speeding, you get home at six, it's rush-hour
Gotta' clean up for you, hit it in the shower
She's so wet, it's like swimming in the ocean
Hop out the shower, dry off, wipe her down with lotion
Starts to get upset, said she wanted me to stay
Ain't in Florida, but she might go M.I.A
Girl your love is like Picasso's work of art
For U etched your prints into the canvas of my heart
And they're forever branded in the walls of my soul
Timeless as Rembrandt and Michelangelo's
But I know you're unlike any of these artist's
Cause on my heart is where your art is
Here upon my heart U left the evidence
a perfect picture of love's testament
Here upon my heart U know U etched your prints
and U hold all precedence
Because this love is meant
Girl your love is like the stars that shine so bright
Sweet impressions of affection shining in heavens delight
They're forever etched into the galaxies of time
Just like the prints U left on this old heart of mine
But I know that love's not written in the stars
Cause the love U wrote is written in my heart
Here upon my heart U left the evidence
and your touch is so eminent
Here upon my heart U know U etched your prints
and it's of no coincidence
This love is heaven sent
Copyright2008 by Kenneth J Thompson
Her devilish eyes beat at me
taking flesh with every blow,her
rendered heart beat sounds like
tribal drum rolls an her skin
drips venom from its pores , I
find myself helpless and
paralyzed , everything else
seems trivial and meaningless
to this moment,..she exhales
smoke and lightning flows from
her finger tips ,she is the
antichrist the source of my
device, but I can't help but give
her my heart,I question my gift
but remain entranced caught in
her red moonlit ritual
dance,sight of her is blinding ,
she is what Every man desires
but can't reach, it feels like
heaven but I sweat from the
heat,the pain she inflicts is
bitter sweet an burns like salt
in a wound ,she is gods most
regretted creation born for the
night with a hunger that cannot
be fed,hold her down chain her
up she cannot be contained ,
pentagrams burn white in her
eyes,she's a shape shifting
voodoo angel that sleeps with
vipers ,yet I seek her and
desire her with every thread of
my existence and have turned
into an insomniac who day
dreams of her , cut by the
thorns of the rose she wears in
her hair , always the day of the
dead and raining razorblades,
the tree limbs reach out for my
embrace but every one of them
are shadowed with her face,I
close my eyes I can always find
her there , lay with her in the
ground every breath she takes
is sin ,she's a black rosé that
cannot be changed a black rosé
that cannot be contained ,
ashes to ashes dust to dust I
cut my heart to be with her and
bleed undying trust,it's only
her....everything else I feel is
not real .....
Click clack; Sole on soul.
Swaying shoes to the rhythms
The beat makes you whole.
Pop may be catchy
But not lyrically deep
Case in point: Chris Brown.
(N.B. Poem written after hearing "Don't Wake Me Up")
I was your never ending composer
We spent many a nights, and many an hour together
But now you're lost inside
And I can't find my way, again.
( chorus )
Cause I can't say it without you
It hurts to be without the feeling
Never knowing when it will return
But I know that you would stay with me
If you came back, again some day
But till then I'll wait till you appear.
I really miss the way you make me feel
People said we were meant to be together
Why'd you leave me so unexpectedly
I hope you come back soon.
( Chorus )
It's been two months since I've written you
All I've got to show is crumpled bits of paper
The passion and creativity is now gone
So come back home so I can work it out.
You belong to me mate ( Intro )
And that be that!
Get on board
And grab your hat!
The ship was aghast at its new passenger ( Verse )
Like disdain for the lives that they now left behind,
Newcomers were scarce
And they never would last
But I held up my chin nice and high.
The bloke who took me screamed ( Pre-chorus )
"Mop up the deck we've got things to do!"
But I said sir,
I'm just a boy and don't know what's to do.
And he said ( Chorus )
"Drifting mainly
Sailin the shores
Taking what's mine
And leaving what's yours
Cause you know, we ain't dead yet."
Taking the seas for more than eight moons
We found islands and loot
That was bigger than most.
The taste of sea air
With its wind in my hair
Took me away to this new life I lead.
After mopping the deck
He grabbed my hand and screamed
"Steer this ship boy!"
But I said sir,
I'm just a lad and don't know where to go.
So the crew yelled ( Chorus )
"Drifting mainly
Sailin the shore
Taking what's mine
And leaving what's yours
Cause you know, we ain't dead yet."
Surprising to me
Was my unshaven face
The captain looked on
And smiled with grace,
We stopped at a place
Where the women were loose and didn't mind
If we took a peak.
He said "Now you're a man so let's get on that boat,
We got places to be and some people to rope,
So grab that sword and drop that mop
Cause you're no longer a boy in my eyes."
I practiced the duel with the men in the crew
The captain took eye to my devilish pride,
And he took me aside and said
"Even in death I'm gonna miss you boy
But don't let it strike you
Or kill your spirits
Cause even time can beat out the Grim."
Then in the darkness came fire and screams,
Our vessel had stopped after fourteen years,
The crew fought hard and beat most of the men
But now, my Captain was dead.
We took the new ship watching ours sink deep
Saying goodbye to our drowning escape,
The crew turned towards me and asked
"What do we do?" and I smiled,
And they did to.
And we yelled ( Chorus )
"Drifting mainly
Sailin the shores
Takin what's mine
And leaving what's yours
Cause you know, we ain't dead yet."
Written February 26, 2013
Its all this new slang
Got them banging their heads
Against their bicycle beds
And the foolhardy pledge
To ride tricycles instead
We are the kings and queens
Of the wonderful yard
Of the street corner dancers
And panhandling bards
A generation will rise
So duck and cover your eyes
We're building up through the night
No need to put up a fight
Godspeed to those approaching death
They won't get to see
What we've got coming next
You'll faint from holding your breath
This cold case is closed
No need to stay in repose
To dwell on precious regrets
That are laced with vellocet
A life of beauty and happiness denied, of innocence
smothered like a flame, I have always lived; but when
I hear your lovely voice, my Lisa--
now I am free.
I was dead before I even entered into this world, a
place cruel and without feeling, cruel and without
the love and understanding I finally know in the rich
harmonies of your voice, my Lisa--
which sets me free.
Before I could even hope to bloom like a sensual
flower caught breathless and naked in the first, rainy
sunbeams of spring a great evil--the threatening,
inner hostility of a dark figure overflowing with
bigotry--transformed me into a joyless
waste of ashes.
From that terrible moment on I fought all the ugly
and horrible assaults as his unwilling possession, a
gladiator in the arena of his constant abuse and
myriad threats, subject to his occasional hostile
looks from
across the dinner table.
But when I hear your voice and imagine its tender-
ness and compassion as an unearned gift meant for
me despite him and my child-like self-loathing:
I feel the love and self-worth denied me, taken from
me simply because it was too easy to not rape from
a child whose only fault was that he was born
defenseless and
O Lisa! Because of the music of your lovely voice--
now I am free! Free from my years as a gladiator in
the arena of his constant abuse and attacks;
free to bloom like a sensual flower caught breathless
and naked in the first, rainy sunbeams
of Spring again!
Twenty years of playing that same old song
Not once did anything ever go wrong
Hitting all the notes, playing in key
Making one beautiful harmony
The band is no longer together
Couldn't withstand the stormy weather
That song is no longer played
Because he was betrayed
Searching for a song of his own
Making up for chances he had blown
He found a song that was just right
Couldn't play it for he had stage fright
A dream that dances in waves, and mirrors all you do
So you dance, and hope that some day the song will come from you
This dream is all that exists, and all you've ever known
The song is picking up speed, so it's follow or fail alone
A flame that flickers in sync with the shadows by your side
The rain puts out the light, and causes you to hide
This nightmare is all that exists, and all you've ever known
But this song still hasn't stopped, and so you dance alone
You cherish sand on the banks of a path winding through a storm
This desert trail is all that you see; too blinding to look beyond
This path is all that exists, and the only way to go
Holding close the sand as you sing, just so you're not alone
The sand is part of the storm that makes you close your eyes
But now the wind starts to slow, and the scenery makes you cry
This life is all that exists, and the only way to go
The sand falls through your hands, and you carry on alone
A love that blooms into being beneath the darkest skies
Is a life that will venture out despite the lonely nights
So scared, but so unafraid to find what you need to be
Despite the fear that prevails, and tells you what to see
The flames steady and still, and a shadow kneeling down
The rain cleansing your heart as all your fears drown
The sand creating a path, and shielding you from pain
And now, with the wind at your back, you remember why you came
To dream a light shining out for all the world to see
To be more than you think, and beyond all that will be
To create a desire to be the creators of our dreams
To become the mirror of self, and reflect our unity
Take a walk along the side of the tracks
And you'll be getting all that you've been driving at
With your, snake like grip
And ruthless eyes that despise
There ain't no compromise
You're slithering
Just like an animal
It gets me worked up
Hard with just a little pull
So let's skip the bull
And cut right back
To the fact
You been teasin me without a please
Hugging me without a squeeze
Pushing over boundaries
Just one time too much
Verse 2
Ya know ya asked me once
If I could be your apple
I said "teacher please"
But you said "See me after"
But I've got work to do
And a mouth to feed
Know what I mean?
And she said "Take a bite!"
You know it's all in the rhythm
Take a bite
Just thrust with your hips now!
Take a bite
Don't squeal like a pig
Ya know it's all so good, cause it feels so right
Take a bite!
Ya know it's all in the wrist now
Take a bite!
You know it's all in the kiss now
Take a bite!
Don't squeal like a pig
Ya know it's all so good, cause it ain't so right
You whispered in my ear,
a breathy secret, hushed.
"I love you", you murmured.
I said nothing,
lost, in your arms,
I found a home. At last.
"I love you", you said,
I said nothing,
lost in my thoughts,
I found peace. At last.
"I love you", you said,
words failed me then.
They still do.
A parcel came to my address
But it was wrapped in colorful papers.
It looks so splendid.
With card of value a hard board tagged.
Gift offered indeed.
Where love of ray sets smile for a long.
Gift is a book of song.
She knows that I can sing a song with tune of melody.
When searched song of melancholy.
Her splendid gift wrapped with colorful paper reached to long.
She knew it very well that splendid gift will be book of song.
When my mail will be reach for receipt of gift.
Will whispers to friends and colleagues that my song will be broadcast.
Again letter will come to telecast.
S he will be near television to look me fast.
Saroj khan[sakha]
The one for whom literati's at quiet,
Mysterious, invisible could only imagine at sight,
Enchant beauty captivate hundred hearts,
Naïve glimpse can bewilder this world site,
The best Eden abode where thee dwell,
Essence with flipped pain might be well,
Beginning to end, hoped this to befell,
Cause intruder thoughts can't be Quell,
The worth of whom is pre-written,
Won't thou catch thee, with desultory walk in,
Endow of her to follow Almighty Will,
Synoptic praise of her is not hidden,
Will wed to a paradise women,
Blue eyes, fluffy cheeks and intact human,
Of which there be the distinct one,
Assumed to be with her, not an omen,
Ideate, if she put on silk attire,
Cosmos world burn to fire,
Enriched with pure affection and sublime beauty,
Of before worthless the charm of Hawaii pier.
M. Shahid H. Chouhdry
I have a song in my heart,
that has yet to be given notes.
Notes that should kiss piano keys,
and give wings to grace.
Commit wind to pass over
tender chords, and reveal
her beauty to the world.
She inspires tones that
whisper in my mind.
She alone can sing them.
Only her voice will do.
-James K 2013, All rights reserved.


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Rule 104: Preliminary Questions A. Questions of Admissibility, Generally. 1. all preliminary questions determining the qualification of a person to be a witness, the existence of a privilege, or the admissibility of evidence shall be made by the judge, who will not be bound by the rules of evidence (except those w/ respect to privilege) 2. Relevancy Conditioned on Fact: Rule 105: One way of reducing unfair prejudice is by limiting instructions to the jury. Rule 401: All Relevant Evidence is admissible Rule 403: Even though evidence is relevant, it may be excluded if its probative value is Substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence. Rule 404: Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes a. Character evidence generally. Evidence of a person's character or a trait of character is not admissible for the purpose of proving action in conformity therewith on a particular occasion, except: 1. Character of Accused: Evidence of a pertinent trait of character offered by an accused, or by the prosecution to rebut the same; 2. Character of Victim: Evidence of a pertinent trait of character of the victim of the crime offered by an accused, or by the prosecution to rebut the same, or evidence of a character trait of peacefulness of the victim offered by the prosecution in a homicide case to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor; 3. Character of Witness: Evidence of the character of a witness as provided in rules 607, 608, 609 b. Other crimes, wrongs, or acts. Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identify, or absence of mistake or accident . . . Rule 405: Methods of Proving Character a. Reputation or Opinion: when character evidence is allowed, proof may be made by testimony as to reputation or in the form of opinion. On cross-exam, inquiry is allowable into relevant specific instances of conduct. b. Specific Incidents of Conduct: in cases where character is an essential element of a charge, claim, or defense, proof may also be made of specific instances of that persons conduct Rule 406: Habit/Routine Practice Evidence of habit of a person, or routine practice of an organization, whether corroborated or not, is relevant to prove that conduct on a particular occasion in conformity w/ the habit. Rule 407: Subsequent Remedial Measures Subsequent Remedial Measures may not be admitted to prove negligence, culpable conduct, or defect, but may be offered for other purposes such as proving ownership or the feasibility of precautionary measures. Rule 408: Compromise and Offers to Compromise Evidence of offering or promising/accepting or offering to accept, a compromise which was disputed is NOT admissible to prove liability for or invalidity of the claim or amount. Evidence of statements or conduct made during compromise negotiations are not admissible. This does not exclude evidence otherwise available through discovery, merely because it was also presented in the course of negotiations, or offering the evidence to prove bias, prejudice, etc. Rule 409: Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses Evidence of furnishing or offering or promising to pay medical bills is not admissible to prove liability Rule 411: Liability Insurance Evidence that a person was or was not insured is not admissible upon the issue of fault, but may be admitted as evidence of ownership, agency, bias or prejudice Rule 501: Privilege Privilege shall be governed by the principles of common law, in light of reason and experience Rule 601: Competency Every person is competent Rule 602: Lack of personal Knowledge A witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced Sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter. Rule 607: Impeachment Credibility of a witness may be attacked by any party, including the party calling the witness Rule 608: Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness a. Opinion and reputation evidence of character: credibility of witness may be attacked or supported by evidence of opinion or reputation, but: the evidence may refer only to the character of veracity; and the evidence is admissible only after the witness's veracity has been attacked b. specific instances of conduct: may be admitted for the purpose of attacking/supporting the witness' credibility, other than convictions of crime (Rule 609), and may not be proved by extrinsic evidence. They may however, in the discretion of the court, be inquired into on cross-exam. – Bias is never collateral, and thus may always be proven by extrinsic evidence Rule 609: Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime Evidence that a witness Other than the accused has been convicted of a crime, shall be admitted, subject to Rule 403, if the crime was a felony, and evidence that an accused has been convicted of such a crime shall be admitted if the court determines that the probative value of admitting this evidence outweighs its prejudicial effect to the accused, and: a. evidence that any witness has been convicted of a crime shall be admitted if it involved dishonesty or false statement regardless of felony status.(crimen falsi crimes) b. Convictions from more than ten years since the date of conviction shall not be admitted, unless the judge determines its probative value substantially outweighs its prejudicial effect. Rule 611: Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation b. Scope of Cross-exam should be limited to the subject matter of direct c. leading questions should not be used on direct EXCEPT: Preliminary matters Matters not in dispute Inconsequential matters Witness w/ communication difficulties (v. young, old) Forgetful or reluctant witnesses Adverse parties Hostile witnesses Directing witnesses to new matters Rule 612: Writing used to Refresh Memory [present recollection refreshed] a witness may have their recollection refreshed by anything (writing, picture, etc.) that triggers the recollection. The witness may then testify from refreshed present recollection. a. The opposing party is entitled to inspect the object, and cross examine the witness about it and the opposing party may introduce into evidence the thing used to refresh memory Rule 613: Prior statements of Witnesses a. Examining witnesses concerning prior statements: Whether written or not, the statement need not be shown, nor its contents disclosed to the witness at that time, but upon request shall be shown or disclosed to opposing counsel b. Extrinsic evidence of prior inconsistent statements: is NOT admissible unless witness is afforded the opportunity to explain or deny (does not apply to party admissions) Rule 701: Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses If the witness is not testifying as an expert, the witness' testimony in the forms of opinion or inferences is limited to those opinions or inferences which are a) rationally based on the perception of the witness and b) helpful to a clear understanding of the witness' testimony or determination of a fact at issue Rule 702: Expert Testimony If scientific, technical, or otherwise specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify thereto in the form of opinion or otherwise Rule 703: Bases of Opinion Testimony By Experts Facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion may be those perceived by or made known to the expert at or before the hearing. If of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the particular field in forming opinions upon the subject, the facts/data need not be admissible into evidence. Rule 704: Opinion on Ultimate Issue a. testimony in the form of an opinion otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it embraces an ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact. Rule 801: Hearsay Definitions a. Statement: an oral or written assertion; nonverbal conduct of a person, if it is intended by the person as an assertion b. Declarant: a person who makes (or adopts) a statement c. Hearsay: a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial, offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted d. Statements which are NOT hearsay: 1. Prior Statements by Witnesses The declarant testifies at trial and is subject to cross-exam concerning the statement and the statement is (A) inconsistent w/ the declarant's testimony and was given under oath subject to the laws of perjury, (B) consistent w/ the declarant's testimony and is offered to rebut a charge of recent fabrication or improper motive, (C) or is one of identification of a person made after perceiving the person 2. Admission by party-opponent The statement is offered against a party and is (A) the party's own statement in either an individual or representative capacity (B) a statement of which the party has manifested an adoption or belief in its truth, (C) a statement by a person authorized by the party to make a statement concerning the subject, (D) a statement by the party's agent or servant concerning a matter within the scope of the agency or employment, made during the existence of that relationship, (E) a statement by a co-conspirator of a party during the course and in the furtherance of the conspiracy. Statements which are NOT hearsay, because they are not offered for the truth of the assertion offered: 1. Effect on listener 2. Impeachment 3. Verbal Acts 4. Inferential statements not offered for their proof ("X is the best wife in the world – infers love) Rule 803: Hearsay Exceptions, Availability of Declarant Immaterial 1. Present sense Impression: a statement describing or explaining an event or condition made while the declarant was perceiving the event, or immediately just after 2. Excited Utterance: a statement related to a startling event made while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by the event 3. State of Mind: A statement of the declarant's then existing state of mind, emotion, sensation, or physical condition, but not including a statement of memory or belief to prove the fact remembered unless it relates to the execution/terms of declarant's will 4. Statements made for Medical Diagnosis: For the purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment and describing medical history or past/present symptoms/pain insofar as reasonably pertinent to diagnosis or treatment 5. Recorded Recollection: A memorandum or record concerning a matter about which a witness once had knowledge but now has insufficient recollection to enable the witness to testify fully and accurately, shown to have been made or adopted by the witness when the matter was fresh in the witness' memory and to reflect that knowledge correctly. If admitted, the record may be read into evidence but may not itself be received as an exhibit unless offered by an adverse party. 6. Business Records: Any report/data/record in any form of acts/conditions/events/opinions/diagnoses, made at or near the time by, or from information transmitted by, a person w/ knowledge, if kept in the course of regularly conducted business, and if it was the regular practice of that business activity to make a report, unless there is reason to indicate lack of trustworthiness. 7. Absence of Records: evidence that a matter is not included in the data, kept in accordance to rule 801(b)(6), to prove the nonoccurrence of the matter, if the matter was of the kind of which a report was regularly made and preserved, unless there is an indication of lack of trustworthiness. 8. Public Records: reports, statements, in any form of public offices/agencies, setting forth (A) the activities of the office/agency, (B) matters observed pursuant to a duty imposed by law as to which matters there was a duty to report [excluding, in criminal cases, matters observed by law enforcement], or (C) 9. Records of Vital Statistics: birth, death, marriage, etc. 10. Absence of public record 11. Records of Religious organizations: marriage, baptism, annulments, etc. 12. Marriage, baptismal, etc. certificates 13. Family Records: genealogies, tombstones, etc 14. Records affecting an interest in property: purporting to establish an interest in property, if it is a public record 15. Statements in records affecting an interest in property 16. Statements in ancient documents: documents from 20years ago or more, authenticated 17. Market reports, commercial publications 18. Learned Treatises: To the extent called to the attention of an expert witness upon cross-exam, or relied upon by the expert in direct, statements contained in published treatises, periodicals, or pamphlets on a subject of history, medicine, science or art, established as a reliable authority by the testimony or admission of the expert or by other expert testimony or by judicial notice. If admitted, statements may be read into evidence but not received as exhibits. 19. Reputation concerning family 20. Reputation concerning boundaries or general history 21. Reputation as to character 22. Judgement of previous conviction: Evidence of a final judgement, entered after a trial, or upon a plead of guilty (but not a plead of nolo contendere), adjudging a person guilty of a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year, to prove any fact essential to sustain the judgement, but not including, when offered by the prosecution in a criminal trial for purposes other than impeachment, judgements against persons other than the excused. 23. Judgements as to personal, family, or general history or boundaries Rule 804: Hearsay Exceptions, Declarant is Unavailable a. Unavailability includes when the declarant: 1. is exempted by ruling of the court on the ground of privilege 2. persists in refusing to testify, despite a court order 3. testifies to lack of memory 4. is unable to be present or to testify due to death or physical/mental ailment 5. is absent from the hearing and the proponent of a statement has been unable to procure declarant's attendance. b. Exceptions (admissible) 1. Former Testimony: given as a witness at another hearing of the same or a different proceeding, or in a deposition taken in compliance w/ the law in course of the same or another proceeding, if the party against whom the testimony is now offered had an opportunity and similar motive to cross-exam 2. Dying Declarations: in a prosecution for homicide or in a civil action, a statement made by a declarant while believing that the declarant's death was imminent, concerning the cause or circumstances of what the declarant believed to be impending death 3. Statement against Interests: a statement which was at the time of its making so far contrary to the declarant's pecuniary or proprietary interest, or so far tended to subject the declarant to civil or criminal liability or to render invalid a claim by the declarant against another, that a reasonable person would not have made the statement unless believing it to be true. A statement exposing the declarant to criminal liability while exculpating the accused is not admissible unless corroborating circumstances clearly indicate the trustworthiness. 4. Statement of personal or family history 6. Forfeiture by wrongdoing Rule 806: Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant When a hearsay statement (or non-hearsay out of court statement) is admitted, the credibility of the declarant may be attacked, and if attacked may be supported, by any evidence which would be admissible for those purposes if the declarant had testified as a witness. Evidence of a statement or conduct by the declarant at any time, inconsistent w/ the declarant's hearsay statement is not subject to any requirement that the declarant must be afforded a chance to deny/explain. Rule 807: Residual Exception: A statement not specifically covered by Rule 803/804, but having circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness, is admissible, if: (A) the statement is material; (B) it is more probative than any other evidence; (C) and the general interests of justice will best be served by admission of the statement. Rule 901: Requirement of Authentication/Identification For real evidence: show the object is unique OR show the object was "made" unique OR show a chain of custody, accounting for the object from the time it was found, until trial Self-Authentication: trade inscriptions, public documents, newspapers Written Documents: call a W who recognizes the handwriting call a W who saw the document be written call an expert W w/ an undisputed sample of the handwriting use Circumstantial evidence (contents known only to X) Voice Verification call W who knows caller's voice call W who knows voice of who caller says they are Outgoing calls: person identifies themselves and it matches listing w/ phone co. CONVICTION Crimen Falsi Felony, not crimen falsi WITNESS Anyone Anyone EXCEPT defendant Felony, not crimen falsi Conviction over ten years old, even crimen falsi (notice required) misdemeanor, not crimen falsi Criminal Defendant Anyone Anyone WEIGHT Always Admissible Does prejudice substantially outweigh the probative value? Probative value is greater than prejudice (discretionary) Doe probative value substantially outweigh the prejudicial effect? Never Admissible
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Room was tiny but enough space to be serviceable. Don't plan to spend a lot of time inside here.
Lower cost
Hard to find. Not a lot of amenities.
Family suite, 3 rooms with a bed in each
Bathroom has to be remodeled. Window used for ventilation could not be closed completely and cold air from outside was coming in when we took shower. Bathtub is old and rusty as well as everything else in the bathroom
its a place to crash
yupp - the hotel and panguitch both are very depressing places in general.
The pool and hot tub were great to offset the winter chill from hiking around Bryce. They are well chlorinated, though; our eyes burned from the vapors coming out of the hot tub. The bed was comfortable. It's cheaper if you don't stay in the main lodge. There's parking and a back entrance to the pool area, so you can drive between buildings to enjoy the pool.
The clothes line in the shower/bathroom pulled out of the wall. The faucet knob in the shower was really hard to pull. And one of the lights blinked every few seconds when it was switched off, indicating some sort of creative electrical work. The TV remote was missing, but they brought us a new one quickly.
It was very close to the Bryce National Park, so the location was great. The lake view was nice as well.
The room looked just like an ordinary motel. The receptionist was not very polite. She did not smile, and did not explain that there would be a $25 security deposit.
Very friendly staff and cute super clean rooms!
The rooms were tiny even though they were very organized and clean.
Location was good for our needs. Managment needs to address water damage issues in the bathroom. And clean the carpet.
Had the basic needs. Was quiet. Does need some simple cleaning and fixing up.
Very old, not clean, sheets haven't been changed, bad smell, refrigerator was not connected to save electricity, dirty bathroom. Couldn't wait to get out of there.
Nice, small clean motel.
Town was lacking services for travelers, restaurants were not open on a Saturday night at the end of September.
The breakfast was amazing! Perfect location for a trip into Bryce Canyon!
I had to produce an email with my confirmation (actually had to send it to the clerk at the registration desk) in order to check into the motel.
I liked the location, clean room, and facilities. Good breakfast.
Unpleasant front desk staff at check-in. Were frequently awakened because walls were thin and we could hear staff cleaning, neighbors talking, microwaving, watching TV, and other extra-curricular bedroom activities...
Well placed to visit Bryce Canyon - 15 min far. Room clean and comfortable. Try the inn - owner is great and careful.
Clim a bit noisy
great location ~ neat wood all over ~ nice & clean
nope but the restaurant closes after breakfast so be fast
Very basic breakfast.
The customer service was appalling. There were no spare blankets and climate control did not work. When enquiring about this the front desk was incredibly rude and suggested that I should return to 'my country'. Very disappointed.
It served its purpose. An inexpensive place to sleep somewhat near Bryce Canyon. Also, the clerk/owner was very helpful in suggesting a scenic drive and places to go as I was traveling through the area.
It was a sh%t hole for the most part.
Rooms were decent.Staff was really hospitable and sincere.
Washroom did not have an exhaust fan.
Just 30 minutes from Bryce staff was very friendly, rooms are a little dated but very clean. I would stay again if I was in the area
Parking is somewhat limited
Rooms were clean and roomy. Bedding was very nice.
Continental Breakfast was really bad. Juice from dispenser was warm and brown colored showing signs of going bad. Milk for cereal was left out in gallon jug and was warm. Not much variety to choose from.
We ended up having to leave a day sooner than expected due to a family illness and the hotel was very understanding
It appears the owners are slowly renovating and should be really nice by the next time we get down there. The hot tub was not in service and the BBQ / smokers did not look too inviting.
Location to Bryce Canyon
Electrical plugs worn out. Needs replacement.
Central to business.
Very Cold, wind came in around the door. Heater was so load Semi trailers made less noise THE BATHROOM WAS FREEZING, never did warm up even with heat on. The staff even wore parkas in the office.
Nice owner and manager. Tried very hard to help out.
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Is it worth buying Maedreds and spirit stone?
I yelled at my friend for that yesterday. Is that where he got it from?
Bad idea since you can only have one gold-generating item, and both Madred's and Spirit Stone build into gold items.
I saw people do it early on when s4 was out, but imo it's a waste of gold. All you do when you buy them both is just gain sustain vs jungle creeps, which is pretty pointless since you should be able to do it without dying with just one of them anyways.
Its not bad, I've seen some do it when I was playing some soloque. The whole idea is that both unique passive ARENT the same so you get both the healing from attacking camps so you never need to leave the jungle. If you are farming effectively then you can get feral, if you arent doing as well but you are ganking decently you can go tankier instead or just go a spirit item. This way you wont be stuck getting a wriggles and being really squishy because you went madred and you cant get feral around 15-18 mins. You have to be really good at pathing in the jungle though, use your time effectively.
If you get wriggles because you are farming well then you will have the spirit stone for the constant hp and mana regen which helps alot, which is also really strong.. I've seen players get dragon right when it spawn with those 2 its with just the support help.
And if you arent do so hot with your farming then you can be tanky and help your team with Spirit Lizard or Golem. And you will still have that madred for sustain in the jungle and do ALOT more damage to jungle camps then you would with just a spirit item.
Note to yourself that wriggles stacks to feral starts the moment you buy Hunter's Machete
the guys above are way too quick to dismiss it.
hes actually explained his reasoning pretty well behind getting madred/spirit stone while only upgrading one of them.
getting spirit stone + madreds lets you stay in the jungle pretty much indefinitely. if you only get madreds, your mana suffers, and if you only get spirit stone, your clear time suffers. getting both gives you sustain in both regards, and with good pathing, you can get your flare 11-15 minutes, something he's done regularly on stream.
I can see the value in it. I might have to try it. BUT, it does seem like a waste of about 300 gold and an item slot you might need later.
The farming was nice. But lost some other uses like gank potential and finishing FF so that I could still ganks and get stacks on FF.
The trade off is great ... if you plan on staying in jungle longer. though. If you did gank. you didn't have to B to get the health back before continuing to jungle.
I tried it, and it's very strong. If you're going to build feral and afk farm the jungle, you might as well do it quickly as possible. I built it on Vi, and was able to spam spells on every camp without recalling. 50 stack feral flare, doing so much damage that I could go full tank otherwise.
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closeness to the interstate and quietness of the hotel. Nice breakfast and public area.
No paper, coffee at night was cold, no cookies on this visit. A/C did not cool room down enough.
Great hotel and staff. Room was quiet, clean and nicely appointed. Hot coffee, cookies and paper at check-in priceless. Nice public space and breakfast. Close to restaurants and freeway access.
nothing was good about this hotel
the pillows were dirty black with stains - had to get new ones
The staff was not particularly friendly. The room was dingy. The bathroom had a lot of mold
The staff was extremely friendly and the breakfast was very good with a lot of choices. I have kids so it was nice that they could all find something they liked.
We wanted a room with a door between the bedroom and couch area. We had one previously at this hotel. The description on priceline did not state the difference between this room and the step above which would have had the door.
The room and bathroom were spotless, no hotel smells. And how to regulate the heat was great, no loud fan or heating unit kicking on to keep us awake at night.
The young lady who checked us in had trouble with the priceline receipt I had. Had to give her another credit card, double charged. Called the hotel and I was assured it would be taken care and we would not be double charged.
The price was right and access was easy from the highway.
The place was a real dump! The carpet was filthy, the sheets were yellowed and had holes in them, the pillows were about 3 inches thick and towels were a yellowed. My first impression when I walked into the room was 'jeez, I hope I don't catch anything'
Free WiFi and cable
Lobby stunk like mold. Room could have been cleaner. There was duct tape holding shower head on. But bed was comfy and that's all we needed
Everything about this stay was great. The staff were friendly, the rooms were clean and comfortable.
Beautifil hotel. Very clean. Staff was very helpful and curteous. Great breakfast.
The staff were really nice and the breakfast was ok.
The room was terribly cramped. I could hardly get out on my side of the bed next to the air conditioner. I would much rather have had the couch gone and more room for the bed. Very bad to try to plug in our c-pap machines also. The temperature in the room was also hard to set because it blew right into the bed and not in the room where you needed it. Difficult to get the luggage cart in and out of the room because of the placement of the closet.
Nice sized king suitr and good breakfast
The furniture was extremely dirty and wouldn't sit on it. The carpet was also stained, in the room and in the hall. Terrible small in the hall of the floor we stayed on.
The staff was friendly and helpful.
The mini fridge in the room wasn't working.
Clean and quiet.
The three flights of stairs to the smoking rooms.
This is an older style Holiday Inn with a large atrium. It is close to the freeway, has a large parking lot, and a large portico (the cover protected us from precipitation while we unloaded the car). First impression of the lobby is pleasant, we were walking in from a blizzard - a blazing fireplace and comfortable chairs made for a welcome arrival. There is a large quantity of luggage carts and the elevators are high speed. Our room was spacious and the bed was very comfortable.
Blizzard conditions drove us off the road for the night. When it began to snow we made an on line reservation for a king bed room. When we arrived we had to wait because, "it is shift change". We arrived at our room to find two full size beds. My wife called the front desk and explained that we had a king bed room reserved - the answer was, "it is shift change and we just gave away our last king bed room". My wife explained that we have a confirmed reservation for a king bed room - so, pull a room out-of-reserve. The night manager took over the phone conversation and explained, "it is shift change and I cannot see what rooms are available". He had our luggage moved to a king room - and the rest of the stay was pleasant.
I specifically wanted a room with pool access. However, the pool was not functioning appropriately.The room key did not work adequately, with the door sticking upon opening attempts.
Ease of locating hotel
Noisy bathroom fan when light turned on
I was tired and they had a bed
Dirty sheets, no TV channels, no breakfast
The innkeeper was friendly and knowledgeable about activities in the area that fit his guests interests.
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I bought these chairs for a condo I have in St. Martin. There is a small deck off one of the bedrooms and I wanted 2 chairs and a small table so one could have a cup of coffee or drink outside. The chairs are not that comfortable for a long period of time but certainly good for extra chairs or an area used only occasionally. They are best for a small to medium sized individual - not for a very large person because the seat is not that deep. But, overall, I am very pleased because they serve my purpose well, look nice - the design/style is very attractive. Best of all, the price was right
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? it was white
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. quality was good but there was one little area where the material was coming loose - had to reglue
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? very accurate
This chair is sturdy, contemporary and very comfortable. They are small and nonintrusive for the space where I will use them. I would absolultely recommend this chair to anyone interested in buying it.
The style of this chair is modern; looks great; however, they do not last. I decided to wait to write my review to see how the chair hold up over time. I can honestly tell you they are poorly made, I have used these approximately three time during the past two years. The wicker is broken in multiple areas resulting in an unraveling. I really like the style; I think they would be more suited for in doors. Please note I bought a very good quality cover for them, additionally they are store under my closed patio.
Have these chairs in the sun. The caning has lasted less than 2 years and has broken in multiple places. They seemed like a great deal but honestly, the quality is not there. Better to spend a bit more for something that will last.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? accurate
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. Does not hold up in the heat
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? Accurate
If you need contemporary outdoor furnishings for small spaces, these chairs are perfect! They arrived just as advertised and fit my small patio space just as I had expected. One of them was missing a little foot, but overstock.com sent a replacement right away. Excellent customer service, and excellent product!
good quality, sturdy, but smaller than I thought and too expensive
I've been looking for a good looking small chair to put on my front porch and these fit the bill perfectly. I wanted something a little unusual, sturdy but small enough that they wouldn't get in the way. I absolutely love them, a little funky in design just like I wanted. They are well made and even though they are small, they hold a good size guy without the least bit of give.
We are thrilled with the two chairs, they are comfortable to sit in, lightweight and stylish. The design is unique at a great price.


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Butch Thompson at Holmes Theatre for Aug. 21 concert
Jazz pianist and clarinetist Butch Thompson, well known for his long association with Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" on public radio, will bring two friends to Detroit Lakes for an 8 p.m. concert at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes on Thursday, Aug. 21.
Thompson is well-known as a ragtime and traditional jazz master, and the Detroit Lakes concert will feature music by Scott Joplin, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton and other American legends.
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The Usual Suspects
I've been playing with GameTable and TokenTool recently, and one thing I'm doing is to create pogs based on photographs of my players. It's immediately clear who they are, for one thing; and for another, they are transferrable between campaigns.
Here's one of me as an example. I've used square tokens rather than round, since I plan to print them on giant sticky labels, stick the labels to foamcore boards, and trim them to shape – that's a lot faster with square tokens than round ones.
Review of Ptolus
This is Monte Cook's City by the Spire for D&D 3rd edition, all 800 pages of it. I daresay it would run as well under Pathfinder. Mr Cook ran this setting under 2nd edition D&D for a time, then evolved it in parallel with working on the 3rd edition, so the two developed in parallel.
Add in the adventures and other stuff that you get with it, and the whole package is literally the size of Tolstoy's War And Peace.
I've had my eye on Ptolus for some time, and a sale by Malhavoc Press dropped the price point for the PDF to the level where I didn't feel too guilty about buying it, even though it's unlikely I'll run it. This is why I'm so far behind the curve; Ptolus is from 2006 or so.
What we have here is a setting aimed at both urban and dungeon adventures. It's written like a guidebook, with broad sweeps of information at a high level, drilling down into detail for things that the players are likely to be interested in.
Ptolus has been described as "D&D with the volume turned up to 11". The conceits of the game are the conceits of the setting; for example, adults believe in monsters and magic because they see both on a daily basis. The dungeon, a series of labyrinths below the city, draws adventurers like the goldfields of 19th century California; and the citizens of Ptolus are used to that.
Ptolus has the look and feel of a late-Mediaeval German city. I blame Warhammer, although I have no evidence that Mr Cook plays it, because since the emergence of WHFB fantasy settings have moved gradually away from pulp fantasy and high fantasy towards clockpunk. But I digress.
Wherein Monte Cook explains how and why Ptolus came to be, its symbiotic relationship with D&D 3rd edition, and how to use the book.
The next 22 pages are the player briefing; the remaining 750+ pages are GM-only territory. The player briefing is available as a separate file so you can distribute it to the group.
- The world of Praemal itself only gets 8 pages – the setting is the city, not the world around it. There is a brief gazetteer at the nation-state level, and descriptions of some materials unique to the setting.
- PC and NPC races get 11 pages. The standard ones, a few less common races, and a chart showing who likes, dislikes and tolerates whom.
- Cosmology and religions: 16 pages. The most innovative view here is of the Galchutt, and why they are on Praemal. The assorted chaos cults are also worth reading.
- History: 14 pages. Eleven millenia of the history of Praemal, as it relates to Ptolus.
- Organisations: 54 pages. This is where I started to perk up and take interest. Ptolus is defined more by the groups which inhabit it than the maps (pretty though they are); there are dozens of them, with goals, motivations, statblocks for NPCs, and interactions with other groups, summarised on a colour-coded chart.
12 chapters, 203 pages. The first of these chapters covers the city in general (flavour, government, economy, layout, climate, inhabitants, etc); after that, each district has its own chapter (flavour, how to run it, people, rumours, locations in varying levels of detail, specific NPCs, adventure seeds). These are interspersed with sidebar snippets about tavern etiquette, gambling and so on. Each district chapter also has floorplans of key locations and a few minor dungeons.
Likewise, there is a chapter on the dungeon below the city in general, followed by another for each major area of the dungeon. 5 chapters, 69 pages. The dungeon – actually a collection of caverns, complexes and underground cities, connected in various ways – isn't fully mapped in detail; there are a variety of modules that the DM can use for adventures, but there is also a lot of empty space to fill in. Whether that's good or bad is your call.
This describes the two major locations in the Spire itself, which tower over the city throughout the campaign. Two chapters, 51 pages. These chapters contain location keys and descriptions for the two redoubts, which are best tackled by high-level, well-prepared adventurers; they refer to a poster map, which it took me a while to realise is actually in the download, about page 680 or so.
Five chapters, 31 pages. What it's like to live in Ptolus; daily life, crime and the law, technology (more Warhammer-style dwarven clockpunk), being an adventurer, and chaositech. This last is the evil twin of dwarven or Imperial technology, and again calls Warhammer to my mind, as well as the organic technology from Dark Conspiracy.
This part is often written in the second person – "You know the laws of the city and avoid breaking them, at least obviously so, as often as you can." for example. I could see the chapter on life as a delver being a player handout. The chapter on crime, law and punishment is useful, in particular because it details what illegal activities adventurers can and cannot get away with, and why.
This section has 78 pages of campaign advice in 6 chapters, covering general advice, urban campaigns, adventures, monsters, magic, and prestige classes.
This begins by considering the types of campaign a DM might run in Ptolus (and given the size and cost, you'll probably run more than one if you take to the place at all). Story arc vs episodic; dungeon crawling vs criminal syndicate adventures a la Grand Theft Auto vs wars vs intrigue; campaigns focussed on a specific feature of the city; prophecies and their fulfilment; character goals and their interaction with any of the above; recurring villains.
It then moves into scenario creation and balance with the thoroughness I have come to expect by this point.
Next, we have a chapter of episodic adventures which should take the characters up to about 4th level, and a suggested outline weaving together the various adventures from the book into a path taking the PCs from level 1 to level 20.
Then, there are the obligatory chapters of setting-specific monsters, spells and prestige classes. I tend to glaze over at these, because it's my habit to stick to the core rules for such matters.
This review is already pretty long, so I have skipped over the glossaries, the two adventure packs (Night of Dissolution and The Banewarrens), the maps and keys at the end of the book, the handouts (calendars, broadsheets, tavern menu, random encounter matrices, city-at-a-glance, where to go to buy stuff, proclamations, wanted posters, character sheets, Imperial Citizenship Papers, want ads and so on. Suffice to say they are many and entertaining.
Things I like:
- Above all, the concepts. Evil as a physical and infectious substance, and the implications of that idea. The spire and the reason for its existence. The conceits of the game being the conceits of the setting.
- The level of detail. If this takes your fancy, you could run your players around Ptolus for a decade without needing anything other than this and the core rulebooks.
- The cross-referencing. When a location or NPC from another chapter is mentioned, there is a page reference so you can flip directly to the detail.
- The chart of relationships between groups, and the groups themselves. I particularly like the Sisters of Silence – female vigilante monks patrolling the streets.
- There are all manner of invisible or extraplanar places to find and explore, if you can. In Ptolus, there is always another layer beneath or behind what the players think they have found.
Things I don't like:
- There's more Renaissance and clockpunk technology than I prefer in a fantasy setting; firearms, ID papers, broadsheets, steam-powered airships.
- The setting has its own calendar. I know it adds to the flavour, but it also adds to the difficulty of playing in and running the setting.
- A 22-page player handout. You should be able to put the key facts of the setting on one page. Most of my players won't read even that much.
- There's a lot of material to familiarise myself with, as the DM, before I could start running it.
This is the go-to setting for the total immersion D&D 3E crowd; it's better at retaining the feel of D&D than its stablemate Eberron, and I can see that you could easily run several entire campaigns here without ever touching the world outside the city walls.
Or, you can ignore most of the city, and focus in on Delvers' Square, which is constructed to have everything a dungeon-crawling party needs. I think that would be the answer to my concern about how much study I'd have to do before running Ptolus; start with the Square, and work out gradually.
I'm unlikely to run the city in its current form, but it's a fine example of how to create a city, and there are a wide range of ideas, characters, maps and situations I can repurpose. Plus, I enjoyed reading it in its own right.
It's impressive.
I'm impressed.
The Corinthian Scout Service
I have lots of ideas for factions, and also a view to using them in other games; but I'll start small, to make sure I understand things. The Antares Sector will start with three factions; the Celestial Empire, which is a stock Regional Hegemon; the Halfway Combine, a stock Mercantile Combine; and the Corinthian Scout Service, which I shall now create. All of them start with 0 experience points.
Every faction has a homeworld, six statistics, one or more tags, and a goal. The homeworld is easy; that's Corinth. Likewise the faction objectives, those have been developed in play so far.
I see the CSS as a minor faction with aspirations of growth; the advice on p. 126 of Stars Without Number tells me that the faction should have 4 in its primary attribute (probably Cunning – it's a survey and espionage outfit), 3 in its secondary (Wealth, because it can afford to hand out constructive possession of scoutships) and 1 in its tertiary (only Force is left), which gives it 15 hit points. The CSS also has one asset in its primary attribute, and another in some other attribute; browsing through the lists on pp. 118-123, I select Covert Shipping/Cunning 3 (which includes Arion and the Dolphin), and Surveyors/Wealth 2 (which seems to reflect their official purpose as a Traveller-style scout service).
Browsing through the tags section, I see a few that look appropriate, and although most factions should have only one tag, I note that especially versatile organisations can have two. Scouts are nothing if not versatile, so I pick Secretive and Technical Expertise as the best fit to my intentions for the faction.
That whole process took about 15 minutes, and gives me a faction looking like this:
Officially an organ of the Corinthian government dedicated to interstellar exploration and communications, forming a "cultural bridge" between the worlds of the Attica Cluster, the CSS also operates various intelligence assets. These are normally small groups of deniable operators based on a CSS scoutship; in order to make it harder for opponents to work out what it is actually doing, in a kind of interstellar "shell game", the CSS offers exemplary former members constructive possession of a scoutship, to do with as they wish so long as they keep it in good order and periodically report their findings. Yes, some former CSS crews are spies; but which ones? Usually, not even they know for certain.
Attributes: Force 1, Cunning 4, Wealth 3.
Hit Points: 15.
Assets: Covert Shipping/Cunning 3, Surveyors/Wealth 2.
Tags: Secretive, Technical Expertise.
Goals: Long-term – preserve the safety and independence of the Attica Cluster in general, and Corinth in particular (Peaceable Kingdom). Short-term – establish a Base of Operations on Halfway Station (Expand Influence).
Friendly Know-It-All
Last Saturday my post referenced Richard Bartle's player archetypes. I've since found a test to determine one's orientation on a Kingdom of Loathing fansite. So naturally, I took it.
I came out with a high score in spades (Explorer) and almost as high in hearts (Socialiser), which according to the site makes me a "Friendly Know-it-All".
That actually fits quite well. I'm more interested in understanding the game, and relaxing with friends, than I am in winning. Perhaps this explains my focus on the minutiae of the rules, and thus the didactic posts on this blog.
Gods of Irongrave
"As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods; they kill us for their sport." – Shakespeare, King Lear.
A few Savage Saturdays ago, I talked about the Chosen. Now I turn my attention to those who choose them; the players and the GM, as perceived by characters in the game.
Characters in the game are controlled by the players, the GM, dice and a deck of cards. I'll refer to the GM as the Adversary, the dice and cards as the Fates, and the players as mixtures of Richard Bartle's player archetypes: The Achiever, the Explorer, the Socialiser and the Killer.
SW is designed so that the players control some of the Extras even if their PCs do not control those NPCs. However, the dice and cards can throw any plan into disarray.
- There are beings outside normal experience, who select the Chosen as their avatars. They have many names, but each is a complex mixture of several primeval forces, one of which is generally dominant at any given time.
- These beings manipulate people and events to make the lives of the Chosen more meaningful and memorable, although what that actually means depends on which force is dominant in the being.
- The Fates are also involved, and support or hinder these manipulations at random; nothing is preordained, nothing is certain.
- If you are Chosen, you are an avatar of one or more of these beings. If you are not Chosen, you may still be under their control from time to time; this is especially true if you are in the retinue of a Chosen.
- One of these beings – the Adversary – is more powerful than the others. He generally opposes the other beings. Heroes are made by surmounting obstacles, and it is the Adversary's role to place these obstacles in the hero's way.
- Anyone, however ordinary, can overcome the Chosen if the Fates are on their side. Alas, the Fates are fickle and immune to influence.
- None of the higher powers are entirely good or wholly evil, but they all strive either to create obstacles for the Chosen, or to overcome them by acting through one of the Chosen; except for the Fates, who are simply not interested in what happens in the mundane world.
- The Chosen are lightning rods. If (as an ordinary person) you crave power, wealth or abnormally high prowess in any field, you ally yourself to one of the Chosen. If all you want is a quiet, comfortable life, you avoid the Chosen like the plague.
Pathfinding in Anger
My son caught me reading the Pathfinder rulebook the other day, and we got to talking about it.
Nick's first exposure to D&D was 3rd Edition, and he loves the mechanical complexity of 3rd Edition combat, as well as the visual key that for his characters, each die type has a defined purpose (d20 for rolls to hit, d12 for damage, or whatever). He has never really been happy with 4th Edition or Savage Worlds.
The idea that Pathfinder is a modified version of 3rd Edition really attracted him. As ever, I have my favourites, but I'm more concerned about who I play with than what we play; so expect some Pathfinder posts shortly.
Review of Pathfinder RPG
So, I cracked and bought Pathfinder from Paizo. $20 got me a 578 page core rulebook, and a 330-page bestiary, both as PDF downloads – the hardback dead tree versions are roughly five times that price, so maybe later.
A detailed review of a 900 page game in the space of one blog post isn't viable, so here are the headlines…
- The core rulebook equates to the D&D player's handbook and dungeon master's guide combined, and the bestiary equates to the monster manual. I think it would be viable to run an urban/intrigue style campaign without the bestiary, using the races and classes in the core book only.
- The rules engine is essentially D&D version 3.5, but the character classes have been buffed to bring their capabilities in line with basic 3.5 plus splatbooks.
- I can buy all of the components as PDF downloads. This is essential for me these days.
- The downloads arrive with one version in a single file, and another version where each chapter is a separate file. Nice touch.
- Pathfinder preserves my investment in D&D 3.5, rather than making it obsolete. Statblocks are pretty much identical, and there is a free 3.5 to Pathfinder conversion guide on the Paizo website.
- The classes encourage players to stay within a single class. (Rant) Most game systems spend a lot of effort limiting which characters can do what, and then even more effort on adding ways to get around those limitations, which makes character design an exercise in splatbook mastery. Either have character classes and stick with them, or don't have 'em at all. (End rant. I feel better now.)
I expect my dislikes are irrelevant to the Pathfinder target audience, which is 3.5 players who don't want to migrate to 4E.
- No pregenerated characters, setting information, or sample adventure. I'd like half a dozen pre-built PCs so my players and I can just dive in and get on with it. I can live without the setting and adventure stuff, but this suggests to me Pathfinder isn't aimed at drawing in new players. However, there is a beginners' boxed set out later this year (2011) which might address that point.
- No free quickstart edition of the rules. Even WotC eventually realised this is a must.
- No printer-friendly version of the PDFs. This is a minor niggle as realistically I'm not going to print out 900 pages of rules and lug them around with me anyway. (I would do that for the quickstart version if it existed.)
- None of the iconic D&D monsters – beholder, mind flayer, carrion crawler etc. This is for copyright reasons, the OGL doesn't allow their use and Pathfinder depends on the d20 OGL.
$20 well spent, even if I'm not quite sure what I'll do with it yet; Ptolus or Dungeon Bash, maybe. I'll probably get one or more of the setting books as well.
WotC, this is how you should have done 4E. 'Nuff said.
As you may remember, I intend to drop CT-style trading entirely, as it's too much like the day job.
For face-to-face play, I eventually came to the conclusion that like space combat, trading wasn't much fun for most of the group, as they had no direct involvement in it. My final ruling was that trading happened in the background, and the profits it generated exactly balanced the ship's upkeep – life-changing amounts of money could only be acquired through adventuring.
However, trading serves another function, in that the goods the PCs buy direct them to their next stop. You look for the place where your cargo will get the best resale DMs, and head that way.
In Stars Without Number, the activities of the factions should replace that; but if not, I will need to find some way of turning Stars Without Number world descriptions into Classic Traveller ones, to determine trade classifications.Shouldn't be too hard; if it turns out to be necessary, I'll give it some thought and post my findings.
How Old is that Liche?
Yeah, I know, as old as he needs to be for the storyline.
Still, I wanted to work that out from the Savage Worlds Rules As Written. That would give me a minimum age, and thus allow me to describe the liche better in play ("You see a long-dead corpse in the regalia of a court wizard of the Empire of the Wolf. As you creep closer, its red eyes open, and the apparition speaks…")
See, I started with the impression that liches would have to be hundreds, maybe thousands of years old. I was wrong.
If you look at the SW liche, and assume it started off with the same stats as a Novice PC, it needs 61 advances to get to the statblock in the rulebook. My assumption from earlier posts is that it takes about 18 months for NPCs to earn an advance. Assuming he started racking up advances about age 18, then, the stock liche is about 110 years old. He could be older, and have used more advances to bump up things not listed in the statblock – Connections, for example, or other skills.
So, the liche could be dressed in the fashions of your great-grandfather's time, or any earlier period. Or a later one, if he wanted, I suppose.
Review of CSP and Paratime
This review is just to alert you to the fine cartography available at two sites; Crooked Staff Productions and Paratime Design. Assuming you didn't already know, that is.
Crooked Staff Productions offers a wide range of free downloads, mostly aimed at Tolkienesque fantasy. These include, but are not limited to:
- Interior maps of common mediaeval structures.
- A range of 30 modular, greyscale dungeon maps, 100′ x 100′. Each is available as a 5′ to 1" battlemat, or as a one page dungeon style sheet for the GM. These are delightful, and my only complaint is that the GM version should have had the rooms numbered.
- Similar modules for science fiction "dungeons". These ones are coloured and numbered, but JPEG files rather than PDFs.
- Continental and regional scale maps of the artist's own campaign world, which mimic the look of the endpaper maps in The Lord of the Rings.
- Detailed small settlements and adventures from that campaign world, ready to drop into your own campaign
Paratime Design also has a number of free downloads, which are governed by the Creative Commons licence. They include, but again are not limited to:
- Dungeons. Literally hundreds of dungeons of all sizes, in numerous formats; greyscale, coloured, textured, old-school blue, with numbers, without numbers, it's all here.
- Interior maps of common mediaeval structures. To my mind these complement the CSP ones rather than duplicating them.
- Starship deck plans.
I intend to use the CSP modular greyscale dungeons as complexes within the Irongrave megadungeon, and both those and the Paratime dungeons as one-off, smaller labyrinths.


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No more falling through the cracks
Dropping out of DL High School?
They'll track you.
High School Principal, Steve Morben, and his staff are implementing a new tracking system for students who choose to leave the district.
In an effort to find out why students transfer out of Detroit Lakes, Morben began four years ago with the class of 2011 when they were just entering the ninth grade.
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Amendment of the rules to delete AM application acceptance cri-teria, to revise assignment standards, and to clarify the relationship be- tween AM/FM radio; petition for rule making filed by NRBA.
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