text:
Once you're finished on our site, check out our sponsors and reel in the deals!
They were told they couldn't make the playoffs or really do anything in the Northwest Conference. But once again they have worked to gain a name for themselves in the NBA, during a season that was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the rose city. With an All Star caliber point guard in Damian Lillard and an amazing supporting cast, the Portland Trail Blazers have surprised even themselves. It has helped that they have a very low performing conference this year with only two teams with over 50% winning percentage.
Breastfeeding in public is a topic that has become very controversial in today's media. You would think that as today's society gets less and less conservative this issue would get smaller and smaller. However, this is not the case. Some countries have laws protecting breastfeeding in public and some countries have laws restricting it. This topic has been the feature story on many talk shows, social media platforms, and social experiments.
Demagoguery is an appeal to people that plays on their emotions and prejudices rather than on their rational side. Demagoguery is a manipulation approach often associated with dictators and sleazy politicians but appeals to the worst nature of people in general. This is a pretty good description of what our political parties do to expand their ideals and beliefs on to others.


text:
Recent Questions - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange most recent 30 from rpg.stackexchange.com 2016-05-06T15:04:31Z http://rpg.stackexchange.com/feeds http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/rdf http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79797 2 How does the amulet wearer control a Shield Guardian, and when does it act? PurpleVermont http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/12270 2016-05-06T14:15:40Z 2016-05-06T14:59:28Z
I'm unclear on several details of how a Shield Guardian works. (MM p. 271)

It is bound to an amulet wearer:

Bound: The shield guardian is magically bound to an amulet. As long as the guardian and its amulet are on the same plane of existence, the amulet's wearer can telepathically call the guardian to travel to it, and the guardian knows the distance and direction to the amulet. If the guardian is within 60 feet of the amulet's wearer, half of any damage the wearer takes (rounded up) is transferred to the guardian.

From the description (outside the stat block):

A shield guardian's solitary focus is to protect the amulet's wearer. The amulet's wearer can command the guardian to attack its enemies or to guard the wielder against attack. If an attack threatens to injure the wearer, the construct can magically absorb the blow, even at a distance.

And it can store a spell:

To do so, the wearer must cast the spell on the guardian. The spell has no effect but is stored within the guardian. When commanded to do so by the wearer or when a situation arises that was predefined by the spellcaster, the guardian casts the stored spell with any parameters set by the original caster, requiring no components.

My questions are:

Does the amulet wearer have to use a bonus action or anything to command the guardian?

If the amulet wearer does not issue any explicit commands, does the guardian act independently with the general goal of protecting the wearer, or does it act only as commanded by its amulet wearer?

Does the guardian act on its own initiative?

The text about storing spells states that the spell will be cast by the guardian with the same parameters as set by the original caster. Do we assume that the amulet wearer can choose a different target for the spell at the time it is cast by the guardian?

If the guardian casts "when commanded" -- does the guardian cast the spell on the owner's turn when commanded, or on it's own next turn? Especially if the former, does commanding it to cast a spell use any action on the part of the amulet wearer?

The guardian can also cast when a predefined situation arises -- does that mean the guardian can cast as a reaction when the situation arises? Or does the situation have to be something like "if on your turn...." ?

 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79786 4 Can a weapon (without an aspect) add "bonus" to a dice roll? Jo the Jocker http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28890 2016-05-06T05:49:29Z 2016-05-06T14:21:30Z
Say a player wants to break down a door and has a weapon that they think could help (a hammer, a small explosive, or something like that), how do you add that to the roll? Just say "sure, you get +2 to the roll"? And should that be a "create an advantage" roll or just a simple passive opposition roll?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79775 3 How to get dodge & mobility without feats? Momonga-sama http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28885 2016-05-06T01:05:05Z 2016-05-06T15:02:24Z
I want my 8th level character to become a Dervish on next level. Is it possible to get dodge and mobility without the need to get them as feats? I have several other feats, that I want to get earlier.

Gestalt rules, human 8th level swordsage/fighter.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79769 1 How does Level come to play with Fetishes? Envite http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/10435 2016-05-05T22:16:30Z 2016-05-06T03:28:38Z
I do not manage to understand how Level affects Fetishes. The rules (at least those which I have, H20 translated into spanish) talk about Gnosis several times, but I do not find anything about Level, except in the Fetishes descriptions.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79768 2 How many divination spells are scrying? Areadbhair http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/25299 2016-05-05T22:11:00Z 2016-05-06T04:04:24Z
I saw in the Pathfinder core rule book that there are specific spells called Scrying Spells, which allow the character to observe something as if they were there. However, there are just three of such spells in the core rules (Clairvoyance and Regular/Greater Scrying). Are there more scrying spells, or was this an edit so they didn't need to add lengthy descriptions to these spells?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79765 5 What Happens When Moving Existing Effects Between Paradigms? linkhyrule5 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/12052 2016-05-05T20:56:28Z 2016-05-06T02:14:31Z
Are there existing rules on what happens when you take an existing effect between two areas where the paradigms are meaningfully different? I'm playing oMage Revised, so M20 rules are deprecated but not entirely irrelevant.

The obvious example is something like, say, taking a hypertech padded vest (Corr 2/Forces 2/Matter 2 shielding) into a Verbena Chantry - it'd be coincidental in the rest of the world, but vulgar inside.

EDIT: So it seems there's a bit of confusion about this question. I am assuming that the vest is an Effect using a specially constructed vest as a focus, as opposed to a permanent Wonder that requires quintessence to create - maybe the Technocrat is replacing the insides with an unstable ballistics gel equivalent, I don't know. It's coincidental outside the Chantry and vulgar inside, due to the details of the paradigms involved. Given that that's true, what happens when you bring it in?

I suppose I should add the game balance tag (well, it doesn't seem like there is one), because "nothing" doesn't seem balanced - if that were the case, then there's nothing stopping me from piling up (Arete x Willpower) successes of wards in my own Construct, and then walking around basically untouchable outside.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79763 5 Is Lost Mines of Phandelver's Young Green Dragon too much for a group of level 3 characters? Costello http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28880 2016-05-05T19:32:53Z 2016-05-06T12:11:23Z
My group of 8 level 3 players are about to run through the Thundertree Ruins and will probably have a hand at fighting the dragon. My question stems from the fact that a single poison breath attack from the dragon will outright kill all but 1 player assuming they fail their saving throws.

I understand this encounter is supposed to be ridiculously deadly, but I don't want to be punishing my players for testing the lengths at which they can fight stuff. A fight should be challenging and they should be able to try and run away, but instant obliteration seems a bit much.

All PCs are level 3 (HP in parenthesis):

Wood elf moon druid (27)

dwarven frenzy barbarian (44)

fire genesai archer ranger (37) (pseudodragon pet (12))

wood elf assassin rogue (27)

human wild magic sorcerer (22)

dragonborn fighter (29)

human monk (24)

human fighter (32)

 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79762 6 How do bloodlines work with prestige classes that increase another class's caster level? Hey I Can Chan http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/8610 2016-05-05T18:30:44Z 2016-05-06T14:24:41Z
Unearthed Arcana on Bloodline Levels says

A bloodline level grants no increase in base attack bonus or base save bonuses, no hit points or skill points, and no class features. It counts as a normal class level (with no class skills) for the purpose of determining maximum skill ranks. Levels of bloodline never result in XP penalties for multiclass characters.

Include the character's bloodline level when calculating any character ability based on his class levels (such as caster level for spellcasting characters, or save DCs for characters with special abilities whose DCs are based on class level). The character doesn't gain any abilities, spells known, or spells per day from the addition of his bloodline levels, though—only the calculations of his level-based abilities are affected.

If a character has levels in two or more classes in addition to his bloodline levels, each class gains the benefit of adding the bloodline levels when calculating abilities. (19)

Emphasis mine. Based on the examples that follow, it's clear how bloodline levels interact with base classes. What's unclear is how bloodline levels interact with some prestige classes that also increase a base class's abilities.

If a creature with effective bloodline levels takes a level in a prestige class that increases the abilities of one or more of the creature's existing classes, does the creature add the effective bloodline levels to both the existing classes and the prestige class for determining the abilities of the existing classes?

That is, does a prestige class that grants +1 level to existing class or similar benefit also increase that existing class's effective level again because of the bloodline level's effective level increase?

I know that's complicated. A few examples should clarify.

Examples

Does a psion 5/elocator 1/metamind 2/uncarnate 2 with three fey bloodline levels have an effective manifester level of 11, 20, or another amount?1

Does a cleric 5/arcane trickster 1/assassin 3/mystic theurge 2/thaumaturgist 1 with three fey bloodline levels have an effective assassin caster level of 9 and an effective cleric caster level of 10 or, respectively, 15 and 17, or another amount?2

Does a binder 3/wizard 3/anima mage 3 with three fey bloodline levels have effective soulbinder and arcane caster levels of 9, 12, or another amount?3

I didn't know where to begin for an example of effective initiator level a la the Tome of Battle. That said, an outstanding answer also determines the effective caster level and initiator level of, for example, a cleric 2/crusader 4/ruby knight vindicator 5 with three fey bloodline levels.4

I don't think any reading will endorse bloodline levels increasing anything but the creature's caster level (or initiator level or manifester level or soulbinder level). That is, I don't think there's a reading that says bloodline levels increase a creature's spells per day, spells known, power points, maximum vestige level, manuevers and stances known, or manuevers readied.5 Instead, what's at issue is the level the creature casts its existing spells (or whatever it does) because of the bloodline levels.

For instance, in the first example the creature's powers known and power points will still be as a level 8 psion no matter what conclusion is reached about the creature's effective manifester level. However, the hard part is determining that creature's effective manifester level for those powers because of the bloodline levels and the prestige class levels.

I'm aware that this issue is hotly debated and that Internet brawls occasionally erupt over this issue, so I've not linked to existing threads in an attempt to keep this agenda- and violence-free. Also be aware that the suboptimal nature of the example characters isn't the issue; I know they need all the help they can get, but I'm looking for rules.

Notes

1 To further clarify, the result could be 11: 5 levels of the base class +3 effective level from the bloodline +1 level from each prestige class. The result could also be 21: 5 levels of the base class +3 effective level from the bloodline +4 levels from each prestige class.
 2 The result could be an effective arcane caster level of 9: 3 levels of assassin +3 effective levels effective levels from the bloodline +2 levels of arcane trickster +2 levels from mystic theurge; alternatively, it could be 15: (3 levels of assassin +3 effective levels effective levels from the bloodline) + (2 levels of arcane trickster +3 effective levels effective levels from the bloodline) + (2 levels from mystic theurge +3 effective levels effective levels from the bloodline). Likewise for the character's effective cleric level.
 3 Tome of Magic describes the base class binder (9-16) and the prestige class anima mage (50-4). To further clarify, the result could be 9: 3 levels of each base class +3 effective levels from the bloodline +3 levels from the prestige class. But the result could be instead 12: (3 levels of each base class +3 effective levels from the bloodline) + (3 levels from the prestige class +3 effective levels from the bloodline).
 4 My frustration stems from Tome of Battle's prestige classes maybe not saying explicitly that they increase (whether by +1 per level or otherwise) a creature's initiator level, so a Tome's prestige class levels might be halved for determining effective initiator level like a not-a-martial-adept base class. But I don't know.
 5 An answer could try, of course. Don't let me discourage you.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79757 5 How to tank up as a Paladin [on hold] RowlandB http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28878 2016-05-05T15:29:20Z 2016-05-06T02:17:25Z
Our last encounter was (apparently) 5 levels higher than us, and we killed it pretty quickly. That said, I took quite a chunk of damage (about half my health in one round), so I'm looking to tank up.

Our party just reached level 7 (currently leveling up to 7). I'm looking at the next few levels on the Paladin table, and they seem... kinda lackluster. Do I have any feat/spell/multiclass options?

Character-specific stuff:

Str 16, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 10, Cha 16

using shield + sword

I use the Smite Spells, but not often, and I tend not to use the status-effect generating ones

I've already spent a Feat on Inspiring Leader

splint armor + shield + magic items = 22 AC (this is my first 5e campaign, but I get the feeling our DM is being liberal with magic items)

half-orc (I never said I was good at being a paladin)

Oath of Ancients

Fighting Style: Protection

Our party tends to have enough battle-field control (wizard + druid + cleric). We also have enough healing between them and my Lay on Hands, but that doesn't necessarily help in-combat (no one wants to play the heal monkey).
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79752 6 Sutra of Tranquil thoughts, unclear how much XP Jeff http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/10551 2016-05-05T13:35:18Z 2016-05-05T15:11:29Z
I have question in regards to the

Sutra of Tranquil thoughts, ML20th

This monastic tome describes ancient techniques of mental focus and is highly prized by psionic practitioners. If a psionic character who is not evil studies the work during one week of solitary contemplation, he gains 17 bonus power points and experience points sufficient to place him halfway into the next level of experience. Those who use their powers for evil are punished for their impertinence in defiling the book; they are permanently drained of 1d4+1 points of Constitution and must atone (via the atonement spell) in order to gain any further experience. In addition, an evil psionic reader must make an immediate DC 15 Will save or become permanently confused as if affected by the psychosis power. Only psychic chirurgery or similarly extreme measures can restore sanity.

The minds of nonpsionic beings are too clouded to benefit from the secrets of this book. To anyone without psionic aptitude, the book's pages appear to contain nothing but elaborate patterns and drawings of mysterious beings. Once it is read, the book vanishes into the Astral Plane to an unknown destination. Even if it is found again, the same character cannot benefit twice from perusing its contents.

The DM and I are both non-native readers of English and are debating how this should be read. There are two ways we see this could be read:

Halfway into the next level. Meaning when you when you are Level 17, you will immediately go to Level 18 and receive half the XP needed to go to Level 19. Thus if you are at 1,300,000 xp, you will immediately go to 1,800,000xp and then receive (2,550,000 - 1,800,000)/2 = 375.000xp on top of a potential maximum of 500.000xp.

Half of the XP of your current level towards the next level. If you are Level 17 and are at 1,300,000XP, you will receive (1,800,000xp - 1,300,000xp) / 2 = 250.000xp

So in short, how much XP does the Sutra of Tranquil thoughts actually grant?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79751 -2 Looking for a homebrew class [on hold] Michiel g http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28873 2016-05-05T13:09:27Z 2016-05-05T13:09:27Z
I wanna make an ninja/cleric(assasins greed altiar with cleric healing) as an class we start lvl 1 and finish lvl 20 Just to make him not too op he can only have 1 cantrip and only healing spellslots(spellslots for heiling powers so no demage powers)

Class has to be divine

Pls give him aslo some nice class traits something like back stab or make somthing like that up

Ps I would prefere to have it in 2 weeks from 5-5-2016
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79747 6 Is Natural Armor doubled vs primitive weapons? Hydrargyrum http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/19473 2016-05-05T10:46:55Z 2016-05-06T02:32:49Z
In Deathwatch and other Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay titles, some weapons and armour have the "Primitive" quality. Armour that is not Primitive is doubled against attacks which are Primitive. Armour which is Primitive is halved against attacks which are not Primitive.

Does the "Natural Armor" possessed by beasts and some xenos (aliens) count as Primitive? It seems odd that a predator with Natural Weapons, which are considered Primitive, would suffer from doubled armour values when attacking another beast.

Particularly deadly beasts and xenos have the Improved Natural Weapons Trait, which is not considered Primitive. This is basically a requirement to harm someone wearing powered armour, like a Space Marine, but seems kind of overkill for a lion-equivalent.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79744 8 Can Lovecraftesque do one-room horror? BESW http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/4398 2016-05-05T10:09:52Z 2016-05-05T18:09:49Z
I'm planning an adventure which seems very suited to Lovecraftesque except for this one thing: all the horror takes place in a confined space which the Witness never leaves.

This seems like a problem, because Lovecraftesque's third act requires movement to a new location:

The Journey into Darkness is a scene in which the Witness moves from their current location to the location where the Final Horror will occur.

This movement may be voluntary or involuntary, mundane or mystical, but the game assumes that the movement itself is physical and the new location is a new physical setting. The exception given is mental settings, like dreamscapes, but I'm looking at an adventure where the horror is revealed as having "been there all along."

Does this mean that Lovecraftesque is a poor fit for horror where the Witness doesn't physically change his location at all over the course of the story?

Can Lovecraftesque handle one-room horror, and if so how?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79718 1 Aura of Vitality form power Thomas E. http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/15380 2016-05-04T20:36:02Z 2016-05-06T13:23:46Z
The writing for Aura of Vitality is a bit confusing for me.

Is it now so that despite the Aura in title it only affects 1 single target that you define? Or does it like all other Auras affect all targets within primum yards?

And how long does it work?

Edit: I'm talking here about this dtf power converted to dtd (as in the translation guide).
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79713 5 How to revert a dramatic failure on "Rite of slaying the truth"? Pedral http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28861 2016-05-04T19:16:04Z 2016-05-05T13:27:00Z
BIG PICTURE

(skip to "ACTUAL QUESTION" below if you just want the question)

I'm playing a ritualist (aspect from Signs of the Moon - SotM) bone shadow ithaeur. Needless to say, I'm very focused on rituals and sometimes I develop my own rites. Also, I have the "The wisdom of patience" wisdom gift (SotM, p67) and when roleplaying I favor patience over immediate action. Those are some necessary background infos.

I've performed the "Rite of slaying the truth" (Tribes of the Moon - TotM, p74) on a human who knew too much about something that was crucial for our enemies, but otherwise he was "kind of innocent" (won't get too deep into any of that). I got a dramatic failure on that rite and he lost all his memories. The book describes it as if the insect I used was too strong and killed all of the target's spirit-memories.

I want to revert that for two reasons:

First, it isn't like my character to leave that "kind of innocent" human like a walking brick. He should have lost only the intended memory and my character blames himself for what happened and will try his best to make things right.

Second, I want to use this whole situation (failing and then solving it) to fulfill the "Words of power" milestone gift's (TotM, p69) requisite of failing at something important, learning from that mistake and correcting it. As wise and patient as my character is, he wanted to get ready to perform the ritual by learning medicine (the rite has some mods based on that skill), but then he decided to rush it and, unprepared, performed it sooner than planned - storywise he thinks that's why he failed so hard.

ACTUAL QUESTION

Knowing that the rite of slaying the truth is about killing a spirit-memory, thus knowing that memories have spirits related to them, my character wants to undo the target's memory loss using other living spirit-memories. But how can he do that?

I've considered developing a new rite that transfers a spirit-memory from one person to the other. That way I could give that human my own memories about him (except the memory I originally wanted erased, obviously). Alternatively, I could make a small hidden scar fetish on the target (eg: his scalp) using said spirit-memory or even a consumable fetish (eg: something that could be eaten/drunk), therefore giving me more control over possible negative effects in case I fail (eg: if I fail at transferring my memories via rite, I could make myself amnesiac while the target gets all my memories; if it's consumable, I could leave a note to myself before performing the rite telling me to consume it if I'm feeling mindblank, thus getting my memories back).

That's all too beautiful, except that it revolves around using a spirit-memory that isn't the target's. That means the memories are from a third person, so the target wouldn't really get his memories back, but instead the memories someone has about him. It simply won't work well.

To get a first person solution, I've considered travelling to the Realm of Death (don't really know how it's called in english) to see if I can find the dead spirit-memory's phantom and somehow get the memory to myself and then use one of the solutions above. But I don't know if that's even possible, not even if dead spirits can become phantoms. I don't know how the Realm of Death works, but I've been there once during my bone shadow initiation and was taught that I shouldn't mess with the phantoms there, just let them "rest in peace" (or whatever that means for them). Maybe that won't work either and dead stuff is out of the scope.

So, what can I do to revert, to an extent, that nasty dramatic failure effect? How to reconstruct some of his memories so that at least he recovers his identity and personality?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79707 10 Can a mindless creature count as a willing target? LeesusFreak http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/14626 2016-05-04T18:19:55Z 2016-05-05T15:57:49Z
Can a mindless construct (let's say it was given motion by Animate Objects) or other mindless creature count as a willing creature for the purpose of spell effects and targeting?

Let's say, for example, a wizard animated a block of limestone. Can he then target said animated block with a spell that requires a willing target, like Telekinetic Charge?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79702 12 Are there no bonuses to two-handed weapons' damage? RafaelLVX http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9821 2016-05-04T17:54:35Z 2016-05-05T16:24:33Z
Back in 3e, there was a "one and a half" strength bonus to damage when wielding 2-handed weapons. I thought that made sense back then, but I see no such thing in D&D 5th edition. I understand this must be for simplicity's sake, but perhaps there's something I'm missing? Is there anything else that a two-handed weapon can do besides make it impossible to use a shield?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79682 11 Is there any monk compatible light armor? ayvango http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/8208 2016-05-04T09:08:31Z 2016-05-06T07:17:11Z
I'm searching for an armor that does not prevent monk from getting his bonuses. I do not care, if the armor would have 0 armor bonus, because I'm instrested only in enchantments. It should contain some kind of description that specifically allows monks to wear it
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79656 6 Can others refluff their weapons in AL, or are "Unique Weapons" exclusive to Monks? Z.Moe http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28711 2016-05-03T19:56:13Z 2016-05-05T13:37:18Z
As long as you use the stats of an existing weapon, is it legal to describe/name a weapon something else?

Monks are explicitly given this leeway (PHB page 79):

Certain monastaries use specialized forms of Monk weapons. For example, you might use a club that is two lengths of wood connected by a short chain (called a nunchaku) or a sickle with a shorter, straighter blade (called a kama). Whatever name you use for a mok weapon, you can use the game statistic provided for the weapon in chapter 5, 'Equipment.'

Adventurer's League officially condones a similar practice as far as races go (ALPGv4 page 3):

You can indicate that you are a member of a rare elf subrace for the purpose of roleplaying, but you can use only the subrace traits for elves given in the Player's Handbook

So as long as the stats match an existing weapon (and you don't use the same name as an existing weapon, to limit confusion), is it legal for any player to do the same thing as Monks with any weapon?

My thinking is that in AL you will likely have many DMs, so while "DM decision" would be a nice answer, it can be frustrating to a player who has built a concept around a custom weapon (for example a barbarian who uses a greataxe that is restyled as a Soul Calibur style zweihander to set it apart from a regular greatsword) to have to ask at every session if it's "okay to use his imagination" so that his character isn't "Generic Barbarian #2" (which is inertia you already have to fight in AL games). I think in most private games the DM would shrug and say "sure," because refluffing is generally considered legal, but is it "official" enough to do in an AL game with at least some degree of confidence? I've met many AL DMs who have never even heard of refluffing and might reject it just out of uncertainty and not because it's against the rules.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79578 6 Could you replicate a spell book using minor conjuration? Tobias Fizzlewig http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21781 2016-05-02T15:22:24Z 2016-05-06T08:27:27Z
The Minor Conjuration ability given to Conjuration Wizards allows you to replicate non-magical object you have seen, so could you theoretically create your own spellbook, or even the spellbook of a powerful wizard, and prepare spells of of it? To bypass the "You would have to remember the whole book" solution, assume this wizard took the keen mind feat.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79564 18 Is there a way to make a wyrmling dragon become an adult via anything from any book? Punkgeon http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28089 2016-05-02T07:17:22Z 2016-05-06T14:33:58Z
My party of adventurers have fought two black dragon wyrmlings now, for two different reasons, because of two different modules, maybe the authors from WoTC really dig the Dragon half of the game's name.

Both of them could flee, and fled, so I was trying to plot a "revenge" arc form both dragons to cause havoc in the world when they are powerful enough. However, according to the SRD, it would take around 96 years for them to be adults, and my fighters would be retired by then, if not dead way before.

So, what I ask is: Is there any "official" way to pull this off without waiting all that time? Any solution from any source that can make monsters grow older would be good. Or would I have to make something up?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/79507 32 Dislike how players accurately place fireballs. Is there an alternative? user28536 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/28536 2016-05-01T04:59:00Z 2016-05-06T15:01:04Z
I'm running 5e on a grid with minis. The one thing that I hate is when a sorcerer or wizards casts a fireball that perfectly hits enemies in the aoe. The player counts the squares on the grid to determine exactly where the fireball can hit and he knows that the perfect way for the fireball aoe to take effect. It will hit enemies but amazingly the blast stops just in front of an allies face. A player who was attacked by 2 melee enemies in my game cast a fireball behind the enemies so that the enemies were hit in the explosion but he wasn't. In my opinion, this lacks verisimilitude.

I am looking for techniques or playtested house rules for adding in this kind of verisimilitude with area effect spells.

I was considering making a house rule that wizards who cast area effect spells like fireball need to make a perception check if they are centering their fireball onto the middle an open space to accurately place a fireball. If they center the fireball on a creature then they do not need to do this. But I'm not sure how this would affect the game, and I'm looking for those with experience solving this problem to share the best solution.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/69456 6 What are the most important things magic items do for the players into higher levels of the campaign? Skyler http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/24944 2015-10-04T10:14:21Z 2016-05-06T13:08:05Z
Currently I am planning for a campaign that might essentially end up with no magic items, and I wanted to get an idea of how that tends to effect game balance with the PCs. The previous campaigns I've played (which are also the only campaigns my players have also played) have never gone past level 9, and didn't really include any magic items and often had their own custom creatures, so I'm not exactly sure how their presence actually tends to alter a game(in the higher levels in particular).

In other words:

"What are the most important things magic items do for the players as the game scales into higher levels of the campaign?

This setting boasts some steam punk technology and the players know that I greatly reward creativity, so if I have an idea of what is really missing missing I can compensate at least some of the essential components and avoid situations where the others arise.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/68460 15 Is the first printing of the D&D 5e PHB known to fall apart? Premier Bromanov http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/19464 2015-09-12T14:19:38Z 2016-05-05T15:31:01Z
Our Player's Handbook is quite literally falling apart. We've had it for about a year, but many pages simply aren't sticking to the binding. We take good care of it, we aren't throwing it around, we're just using it. Dozens of pages fall out at a time and it's not only frustrating to use, but disappointing to see.

I had heard that this was a common occurrence with the first printings for DnD 5e. Is that true? If so, what can I do about it as far as replacing or repairing it?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/61638 3 Do multiple castings of False Life stack? Tobias Fizzlewig http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21781 2015-05-05T23:53:13Z 2016-05-06T02:57:42Z
The spell False Life gives you a small amount of temporary hit points. If you cast it multiple times, does the temporary HP stack?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/55760 1 How do you show that a spell is prepared in Fantasy Grounds? Adrian http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/16178 2015-01-23T02:14:14Z 2016-05-06T05:48:13Z
Fantasy grounds has the column header 'Preparation', but how can you display whether a spell is prepared or not? Do you use the 'use column'?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/55751 5 How does Armor of Agathys interact with getting temporary hit points? Mala http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/2896 2015-01-22T22:04:37Z 2016-05-06T03:04:43Z
The spell Armor of Agathys states:

You gain 5 temporary hit points for the duration. If a creature hits you with a melee attack while you have these hit points, the creature takes 5 cold damage.

Now, assume my buddy uses Inspiring Leader to give me 10 temporary hit points — does the effect end?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/53556 3 How to heal undead Bailey http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/18209 2014-12-24T06:18:47Z 2016-05-05T21:15:29Z
Fifth edition seems to have removed any means of healing undead.

The positive/negative energy duality of 3rd edition seems to be gone. Negative energy spells now do necrotic damage; some undead are resistant or immune to necrotic damage, but it isn't listed as healing them. Classic negative energy spells like inflict wounds and harm don't list undead healing as a possible effect.

For zombies and skeletons it might not matter, but liches and vampires would never risk their necks if they didn't have some way to recover hit points. What is it?
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/25915 6 How can I use Psionic Wild Talents with a Dark Sun campaign in Pathfinder? Gamer Boy http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/8167 2013-05-26T06:31:03Z 2016-05-05T15:34:23Z
Using Pathfinder, is there a place or reference to help with Psionic wild talents for when a Dark Sun campaign is used?

My players don't want to be full psionic classes. Instead, they'd like to posses a Psionic wild talent, like in the AD&D 2nd edtion Dark Sun games. So many creatures on Athas are naturally gifted but not always fully Psionic. How does one find/create a table for this?

I do have the Psionics Unleashed and 3.5 Psionic Players guide with the expanded guide as well. But I haven't had any luck yet, perhaps looking for the wrong thing.
 http://rpg.stackexchange.com/q/8017 43 What is the purpose of old-school D&D class level limitations? rjbs http://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/54 2011-05-22T14:07:40Z 2016-05-05T13:45:24Z
When I played 1E and 2E, racial level limits was one of the first rules we decided to ignore. We decided that it would prevent us from playing (say) an Elven fighter for as long as the party might last, and that we couldn't figure out a reason for the rule to exist. Now I'm thinking about teaching some young relatives to play D&D, and I'm pretty sure that I want to go with 2E, which I know best and learned at their age. I might use 2E itself, or maybe OSRIC. I'm re-evaluating a lot of the rules that I used to ignore, and that's one that I'm curious about.

What is the purpose of that rule? Is it for balance, or flavor, or something else? Well-explained opinion is welcome, but I'd love to see historical evidence from the designers.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- Cooking Time:
- Servings:
- Preparation Time:
BackstoryThis is recipe altered from a cookbook about Frida Kahlo and the parties she made. I used fillets instead of a whole fish and sauted the onions before baking. It's very tasty and very forgiving. Also if you are counting calories which even I do occasionally you can substitute half of the olive oil with tomato sauce. My husband likes cutting it with wine which is the recipe I have included below.
- 1 lb. red snapper fillet
- salt and pepper
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 T.capers, rinsed
- 1 doz. olives, pitted (good ones)
- 1 sprig thyme
- 1 sprig oregano
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1 red onion, halved,sliced and sauted
- l jalapeno, minced
- 1 chipotle in adobo, minced
- 1/2 C. olive oil (a good one)
- 1/4 C. white wine( one you'd drink)
- Wash and dry fish.
- Season.
- Arrange in baking dish. I use a round one.
- Top with tomatoes, onions, chilies, garlic (can be sauted with onions), herbs and sprinkle with olive oil and wine.
- Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees, basting every 15 minutes or so.
- Delish!
Cupcake Wars Winning Blueberry Pancake Cupcake Recipe
L. Kayell presents: Cook with the WOW Characters of iN Education, Inc.
Eating for a Look Good Naked Fitness Life - time to feel good in your own skinSee More
Coffee Liqueur
Chicken Marsala
Cream Cheese CookiesSee More


text:
Welcome To CrossFit Valley Forge
Welcome to CrossFit Valley Forge! CrossFit is a core strength & conditioning program that delivers a fitness that is by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Elements of track & field, gymnastics, weightlifting, and strongman are combined in short intense daily workouts to maximize results for any individual. CrossFit teaches functional movement patterns, or, movements that you find in real life -pushing, pulling, squatting, jumping, throwing, carrying, and sprinting.
Workout of the Day
Like Clockwork
WOD For Total Reps: 5 minutes Row for Calories 4 minutes Sit Ups 3 minutes Box Up and ...
MOTU Rehearsal
Technique Primer 4 x 2 Lift Off to knee *Reinforce proper positioning to knee especially...
Athlete of the Month
May Athlete Of The Month: Amber Midgley How long have you been at CFVF? Just over 3 y...


text:
(By Balaseshan) Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CADX) said it has agreed to resolve pending Ofirmev (acetaminophen) injection patent litigation with Perrigo Co. (NASDAQ: PRGO).
Cadence has entered into settlement and license agreements with Perrigo and its subsidiary, Paddock Laboratories LLC,. The settlement agreement includes a stipulation by the parties requesting dismissal with prejudice of the lawsuit filed by Cadence in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
The lawsuit relates to the Abbreviated New Drug Application, or ANDA, filed by Paddock with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a generic version of Ofirmev (acetaminophen) injection. Litigation remains ongoing against Exela Pharma Sciences LLC, Exela PharmaSci Inc. and Exela Holdings Inc.
[Related -Japan Surges Near 5-Year Highs]
Under the license agreement, Perrigo has been granted the exclusive right of first refusal to negotiate an agreement with Cadence to market an authorized generic version of Ofirmev (i.e., a generic version marketed under Cadence's New Drug Application) in the U.S., in the event that Cadence elects to launch an authorized generic version of the product.
Additionally, Cadence has granted Perrigo the non-exclusive right to market a generic intravenous acetaminophen product in the U.S. under Perrigo's ANDA, after December 6, 2020, or earlier under certain circumstances.
[Related -Dividend Roundup: ADM, ATI, EL, FLR, PRGO, TYCO]
Currently, Cadence has listed two Orange Book patents covering OFIRMEV, the last of which, U.S. Patent No. 6,992,218, will expire on June 6, 2021, or December 6, 2021, if pediatric exclusivity is granted.
The license agreement also provides that, if the parties enter into an agreement for Perrigo to market an authorized generic version of OFIRMEV, during the license period, Perrigo would purchase the product exclusively from Cadence.
Cadence would receive product costs plus an administrative fee, as well as a royalty payment based on the net profits achieved by Perrigo from the sale of the authorized generic product. Other details of the settlement are confidential, and the agreements are subject to submission to the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.
The settlement and license agreements will become effective upon the entry by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware of an order dismissing with prejudice the litigation with respect to Perrigo.
PRGO closed Tuesday's regular session down 0.37% at $102.20, while CADX ended up 0.53% at $3.77.
In this current era of central planning, malincentives abound. We raced to frack as fast we could for the read on...
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged yesterday, as widely expected. But the possibility of a read on...
It was never supposed to be this daunting. At least that's what we were read on...
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged today. But perhaps standing pat read on...


text:
...Despite the name, the ACT Science section is actually a modified reading comprehension test. This unique test incorporates graphics such as charts, tables, graphs and diagrams to test a student's skills in data interpretation and basic scientific reasoning along with reading comprehension. As s...
Edison, NJView Tutor
...I have a huge passion for calculus and have taken up to Calculus 3 in college. I scored a 5 on the AP Chemistry exam in high school. In college, I have gone through and tutored college-level General chemistry courses.
Roselle Park, NJView Tutor
...I took AP calculus BC junior year of high school and really enjoyed physics. My biomedical engineering major required a lot of math (calculus, and differential equations). I recently self-studied for the MCAT 2015 and scored within the 95th percentile. It's important to learn and understand everything early on.
Edison, NJView Tutor
...If you want to be sure to do well on your first attempt, I will teach you how to approach problems, techniques, timing and approaches that cannot be found in any one single study guide but rather a compilation of years of experience and expertise. I have tutored students in many schools and coll...
New York, NYView Tutor
...I have helped many of my students realize that they can easily memorize most of the trigonometric formulas. I have tutored more than 20 students in a similar test. Most of them have taken the test successfully.
East Orange, NJView Tutor


text:
Dundee is just the second non-bank issuer, after Fortis Inc. to extend an outstanding issue of five-year rate reset preferred shares
Dundee says the acquisition is being financed through some $354-million in new mortgage debt and cash on hand as well as some of the proceeds of a major equity offering
Through its seemingly never ending flow of equity financings the three realty companies within the Dundee group have made significant contributions to the profit pool at the dealer and to its retail brokerage network
Ahead of its upcoming annual meeting, Dundee Corp. announced that Ned Goodman, the company's chief executive and controlling shareholder, has received a special bonus of $12-million
Barry Critchley: It may not be a first but the extra complications of a Canadian real estate investment trust buying another Canadian-based REIT with non-Canadian investors played out Wednesday when Dundee REIT closed a $231.8-million financing
What will Wednesday bring? That's one reaction to Tuesday's news that Dundee REIT has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding units of Whiterock Real Estate Investment Trust at $16.25 a unit — a $500 million plus transaction
Dundee Real Estate Investment Trust said Tuesday it reached a deal to buy Whiterock Real Estate Investment Trust for about $608-million, a move set to propel it to the rank of Canada's fourth largest REIT by market capitalization
Timing has worked its effect on Dundee International Real Estate Investment Trust, the first Canadian based company that has expanded outside of North America
The S&P/TSX Capital Markets index recently broke above its 40-week moving average both on an absolute basis and relative to the S&P/TSX Financials. This performance represents a trend change that is the result of a marked productivity upturn for asset managers, steady equity inflows into mutual funds, and peaking margin conditions for banks, according to […]
Looking for a quick return without the hassles of having a model portfolio held to maturity? Raymond James Ltd. can help. The investment firm has put out a mid-year update for its Best Picks 2010 list, which was originally compiled in January of this year. The Best Picks features eight new additions and seven deletions […]
During the 2015 Canadian election, the Liberals trounced their rivals not just at the polls but online, too. Here's how the 2016 U.S. presidential election is shaking out on social media
For Steven Auty, his family and two dogs, the way out of Fort McMurray was through a firestorm, on a packed highway and running out of gasoline
Moore's Law describes the pace of change in a manufacturing process that has made computers exponentially more affordable
Uncharted's fourth numbered entry sends the series' charming rapscallion off with an exciting and emotional bang
Paramount Pictures says a U.S. court doesn't need to declare that Klingon is a living language


text:
The hot stars of Star Trek Into Darkness - Chris Pine, Alice Eve, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch - take to the intergalactic white carpet for the UK premiere of the much-anticipated sequel in London, England. Star Trek Into Darkness opens in SA cinemas on 14 June.
Los Angeles - Zachary Quinto has split from Jonathan
The Star Trek actor and the Glee star are said to
have parted ways after struggling to make time for each other due to their busy
filming schedules.
A source told UsMagazine.com: "Zach being away and
filming was not easy on them. Now he's going to be in New York with his new
play The Glass Menagerie. They really loved each other, so it wasn't an easy
There are no hard feelings between the pair and they have apparently remained
The insider added: "It just ran its course. Zach has been out and about and he
seems fine."
A healthy relationship
Zachary, 36, and Jonathan, 28, went public with their romance in September
2012, just one year after Heroes star Zachary came out as gay.
He confessed at the time that he hadn't been in a healthy relationship with
anyone until meeting Broadway star Jonathan.
He said: "I'm incredibly happy, I'm incredibly lucky. In the past I found
myself in a pattern of being attracted to people who were somehow unavailable,
and what I realised was that I was protecting myself because I equated the idea
of connection and love with trauma and death."
Meanwhile, Jonathan - who played Jesse St James on Glee, the scheming male
lead of a rival glee club - has flown out to console his good friend Lea
Michele after the tragic passing of her boyfriend and his former co-star, Cory
A source added: "He flew to be with her as soon as he heard. His heart is
broken for her."
24.com publishes all comments posted on articles provided that they adhere to our Comments Policy. Should you wish to report a comment for editorial review, please do so by clicking the 'Report Comment' button to the right of each comment.
Captain America: Civil War actress Elizabeth Olsen has revealed details of a recent dream she had about Donald Trump, the US presidential hopeful. Read More »
Elizabeth Hurley is fighting the good fight to protect African elephants and she is doing it in Kenya. Read More »
Cape Town show pics.
New single.
All the deets.
Show review.
Live gig pics.
South AfricaCity Press
Johannesburg SouthAdendorff Machinery
Sea PointCape PlacementsR15 000 - R20 000 Per Month
TownhousesR 1 399 000
HousesR 6 050 000
Vacant Land / PlotsR 2 100 000


text:
D., who was released from prison this week, was incarcerated in one cell with six other girls; now she's dreaming about the boy she met for a moment in the prisoners van.19:00 29.04.16 | 1 comments
Israel will be held responsible for the break down of direct jokes. This is true, not because I or Abbas says it, but because of -- what people in the legal profession call -- circumstantial evidence. As much as I hate to reference another commenter, for the sake of clarity, I shall: It's very obvious what Israel has to lose from the establishment of a Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders, but what does it have to gain from it? Or, what does Israel have to lose if the direct jokes fail?... in other words, where's the accountability? People of wisdom know that when the hunky-dory continues, there is no incentive to change the status quo. I listened to a lecture in the past, where the lecturer spoke of the need of Israel to suffer a major military defeat for it to be grounded... I can understand his point of view.


text:
Dutch dollhouse
Dollhouses Cottages, Color, Dollhouses Artistic, Dollhouses Dutch, Dollhouses Ii, Barne Dollhouses, Dollhouses Outside, Dollhouses Miniatures
✽ vintage dutch dollshouse. Like like the color and simple design. .....Rick Maccione-Dollhouse Builder www.dollhousemansions.com
Dutch style dollhouse
Style House, Minature, Dutch Style, Granddaughter, Dollhouses Miniatures
Carolyn's Little Kitchen: first dollshouse for real dream home inspiration
Dollhouse Miniatures : Dutch style house Share, Repin, Comment - Thanks!
Dollhouse Miniatures : Catalog with lots of dollhouse trim
Carolyn's Little Kitchen: first dollshouse
Dutch style house- vines for character
Someday..... For my granddaughter ;-)
Modern dollhouse
Dollhouse Idea, Chic Dollhouse, Dollhouse Design, Dollshouse, Dolls House, Dollhouses Miniatures, Brookwood Dollhouse
Wow, amazing - modern dollhouse http://www.pinterest.com/singleparentsuk/great-stuff-for-kids/
✽ contemporary style dollshouse with conservatory and floor to ceiling windows
Greenleaf Brookwood Dollhouse - Bing Images
d.i.y. modern, chic dollhouse.
What an adorable doll house!
Clean dollhouse design.
antique dollhouse dolls
Antique Dollhouse Dolls, Vintage Dollhouse, Dollshouse, Dolls House, Dollhouses Miniatures
Collection of German Bisque Dollhouse Dolls ca, 1890 - 3-7 (7-18 cm). Fifteen dollhouse dolls,each with bisque shoulderhead,painted hair and facial features,muslin body,bisque lower limbs with painted shoes and socks.
Collection of German Bisque Dollhouse Dolls ca, 1890 - 3"-7" (7-18 cm). Fifteen dollhouse dolls
Collection of antique dollhouse dolls.
antique miniature dollhouse dolls
Antique Doll's House Dolls ....
porcelain dollhouse dolls
Dollshouse, Fairy House, Miniatures Dollhouse, Dolls House, Dollhouses Miniatures
Another pinner comments: This is amazing. It is the same dollhouse kit I have but it looks nothing like mine! This shows how unique you can make your own!
This is amazing. It is the same dollhouse kit I have but it looks nothing like mine! This shows how unique you can make your own!...............(The Pierce by Greenleaf)
Wow this is pretty amazing! I'm not positive but it looks as though it was a originally a dollhouse kit. But then they totally customized it into the fairy home it is now! Love it an very inspirational :)
This is amazing. It is the same dollhouse kit I have but it looks nothing like mine!
dollhouse turn of the century Victorian doll house
This would make an adorable fairy house!
Amazing doll house
dollhouse cottage
fairy dollhouse
Dolls Houses, Victorian Dollhouse, Antique Dollhouse, Doll S House, Doll Houses, Dollhouse Miniatures, Dollhouses Miniatures
dollshouse I LOVE my Dolls house and all minitures Visit & Like our Facebook page! www.facebook.com/...
teco-teco: Paul Cumbie,A�Doll House, 1883A�|A�Modeled after the Vanderbilt mansion at 660 Fifth Ave, New York | See more about Doll Houses, Victorian and Victorian Dollhouse.
Paul Cumbie, Doll House, 1883 | Modeled after the Vanderbilt mansion at 660 Fifth Ave, New York. (35) Tumblr
dollshouse I LOVE my Dolls house and all minitures Visit Like our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rustic-Farmhouse-Decor/636679889706127
i loved doll houses as a girl. monapaulina i loved doll houses as a girl. i loved doll houses as a girl.
i loved doll houses as a girl. http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/55943220340766468_pCmfOnfm_f.jpg monapaulina pretty things i love
dollhouse interior, without furniture
dollhouse #miniature
antique dollhouse
Miniature Dollhouses, Miniatures Dollhouses, Dolls House, Dollhouse Miniatures, Dollhouses Miniatures
Victorian Storybook Miniature Dollhouse.
White doll house - looking inside
Beautiful Victorian Doll House
Dollhouse interior
Dollhouse Interiors, Dollshouse, Dollhouse Ideas, Dollhouse Miniature, Vintage Doll, Blythe Doll, Dolls House, Doll Houses, Dollhouses
Blythe doll house but a barbiedoll will fit in well too, see some vitage Sindy furniture in there.
I'm going to run away and live in a doll house.
dollhouse; I never had a doll house
DOLL HOUSE! Jealous of the dolls!
Amazing Interiors for a Doll House
dollhouse interior
vintage doll house
Dollhouse ideas
love this dollhouse
Miniature Dollhouses, Dollshouse, Victorian Dollhouse, Miniatures Dollhouses, Dolls House, Victorian Doll House, Dollhouse Miniatures, Dollhouses Miniatures
A Victorian style doll house is something that, like a bowl of porridge, is just right for small bears ♥
Someday I will have this doll house and a little girl to help me pkay with it. :)
Doll house - I love the little hanging ferns! This dollhouse is gorgeous!
doll house...always wanted one as a kid but never had one!
miniature dollhouses | Dollhouses & Miniatures
Beautiful Blue Victorian Dollhouse
victorian dollhouses - Bing Images
A Victorian style dolls house
blue Victorian dollhouse
Greenleaf Dollhouses Glencroft Dollhouse
Decorous Dollhouses, Tudor Dollhouse, Dollhouse Ideas, Greenleaf Dollhouses, Dolls House, Glencroft Dollhouse, Dollhouses Miniatures
@Overstock.com - Dollhouse enthusiasts will love this Tudor dollhouse kit. This dollhouse is simple to assemble, and features authentic details such as beamed ceilings and window seats. A spacious interior lets you install dollhouse furnishings of your choice.http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys/The-Glencroft-Dollhouse-Kit/612799/product.html?CID=214117 $72.99
Greenleaf Glencroft Dollhouse Kit - 1 Inch Scale - Collector Dollhouse Kits at Doll Houses Galore
Glencroft Dollhouse found on Polyvore featuring houses, dollhouse, filler, doll house and toys
Glencroft Dollhouse Kit by Greenleaf Dollhouses. $97.81. Doll house assembly required. 8001 Features: -Reflects the designers' research into authentic English architecture.-Picket fence and half timbered exterior.-House is a visual delight.-Interior features are charming.-Has four spacious rooms, beamed ceilings, built-in bookcases, two window seats, and two fireplaces.-Winding staircase completes the mood of this wonderful English Tudor.-Material: Wood. Includes: -...
Greenleaf Dollhouses Glencroft Dollhouse Kit. My mom's dollhouse.
$ 80 bucks! Greenleaf Dollhouses Glencroft Dollhouse Kit
Dollhouse Kitchen
Barbie House, Dollhouse Kitchens, Miniature Kitchen, Barbie Dollhouse, Miniature Dollhouse, Dolls House, Dollhouse Miniatures
Barbie Dollhouse Kitchen view 1 by SS-Designs Doll Interiors, via Flickr - visit this awesome project at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ss-designsdollinteriors/
Barbie Dollhouse Kitchen view 1 by SS-Designs Doll Interiors, via Flickr 1:6th Scale
1:6 Dollhouse Kitchen - site has many more photos of doll house.
Barbie Dollhouse Kitchen view 1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Dollhouse Kitchen - love the appliances
Barbie Dollhouse Kitchen 1:6th Scale
Barbie Dollhouse Kitchen view 1
KITCHEN. Dollhouse Kitchen
Barbie house
Monochrome dollhouse
Dollhouse I M, Dollhouse Jeanie, Miniature Dollhouse, Miniatures Dollhouses, Dolls House, Dollhouses Miniatures
Stained wood dollhouse, not sure of the age, or where it came from, but it sure is a beautiful dollhouse. .....Rick Maccione-Dollhouse Builder www.dollhousemansions.com
Another Pinner Said--I have this! It is actually a dry bar cabinet, but I plan to turn it into a dollhouse. Jeanie
This is actually a dry bar cabinet. I bought one to convert to a miniature dollhouse cabinet.
It is actually a dry bar cabinet, but I plan to turn it into a dollhouse. Jeanie
Absolutely beautiful dollhouse! Artist/builder Unknown.
Such a beautiful dollhouse. I could move right in!
My Dollhouse Cabinet by Maitland
Absolutely beautiful dollhouse!
Beauty of a doll house
beach house dollshouse
Dollhouse Competition, Beach House, Dollshouse, Miniatures Dollhouses, Dolls House, Dollhouse Miniatures, Lego House, Dollhouses And Miniatures
Lempicka exterior | Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Div Williams House. The Lempicka Dolls House. Great inspiration for our dollhouse competition! www.littlehandsdesign.com
Lempicka exterior | Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Div Williams House. The Lempicka Dolls House.
Dollhouse, Miniatures. Lempicka exterior | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Flickr - Photo Sharing Div Williams The Lempicka Dolls House.
Amazing Lego house
Malibu beach house
Doll House
Dollhouses Elegant, Chanel Dollhouse, Dollshouse, Dolls House, Dollhouse Miniatures, Dollhouses Miniatures
Miniature doll house....I've always wanted to do one of these!!!
Chanel dollhouse...Where do I get one
Chanel dollhouse...DREAM!
Miniature doll house
Beautiful dollhouse!
Chanel dollhouse...
Dollhouse Idea, Diy Dollhouse, Modern Dollhouse, Dolls House, Doll Houses, Dollhouses
all my doll houses were made out of cardboard boxes growing up, i like this book case idea for my daughter!
This would be so easy to do. Bookshelf doll house. #Dollhouse #kitchen design #kitchen interior design #modern kitchen design #kitchen decorating before and after
This would be so easy to do. Bookshelf doll house. #Dollhouse #kitchen decorating before and after #kitchen design ideas
This would be so easy to do. Bookshelf doll house. #Dollhouse #living room design #kitchen interior design #kitchen interior
Bookshelf doll house! (Idea for turning something like this into a haunted dollhouse...)
Another simple bookshelf dollhouse idea - I would have liked this when I was younger
DIY dollhouse using a book case Great idea !
bookcase dollhouse!
modern dollhouse
Not your typical doll's house! The eerie model home inspired by Detroit's ruined…
Dollhouses are usually modeled after dream homes but a new design was inspired by the eerie, modern ruins scattered around Detroit (jt-not seen before.This wonderful imaginative house was created by Jen Spectacular. click through for more info and pics)
Haunted Dollhouse, Dollshouse, Victorian Dollhouse, Dolls House, Miniatures Dollhouses, Dollhouse Miniatures, Dollhouses Miniatures
Jen Spectacular, who created the Victorian dollhouse was inspired by the eerie ruins scattered around the city of Detroit.
"Victorian" - Dollhouses are usually modeled after dream homes but a new design was inspired by the eerie, modern ruins scattered around Detroit. The miniature three-story abode features blackened, moss-covered brickwork, climbing ivy and crackled window frames. - front and side
Not your typical doll's house! The eerie model home inspired by Detroit's ruined buildings The miniature three-story abode features blacken...
Not your typical doll's house! The eerie model home inspired by Detroit's ruined buildings The miniature three-story abode features blackened, moss-covered brickwork, climbing ivy and crackled window frames Jen Spectacular, who created it, says it's worth around $5,000 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2407273/Not-typical-dolls-house-The-eerie-model-home-inspired-Detroits-ruined-buildings.html#ixzz2iNFcWS5L Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
A doll's house modelled on a beautiful Detroit ruin #ToyTuesday
Looking for ideas to do up my girls doll house for Halloween
vintage doll houses for sale - Google Search
Love the outside of this doll house.
Haunted dollhouse
Custom OOAK Blythe type « Miss Piment and Pepita » Pièce unique réalisée par…
Beautiful dollhouse
Haunted Dollhouse, Vintage Dollhouse, Dollshouse, Dollhouse Miniature, Miniature Dollhouse, Dolls House, Dolls Dollhouse
Beautiful vintage doll house... i had one that my grandfather made for me and my brothers locked my cat in it ..alas !!1
Beautiful vintage doll house...reminds me of Beetlejuice
Beautiful, but sort of looks like a haunted dollhouse.
❤ vintage weatherboard dollshouse with shingle roof
Dollhouse and/or Miniature House
Dollhouse, Miniatures
miniature dollhouse
Haunted doll house
Vintage dollhouse
modern dollhouse
Beach House, Dollhouse Modern, Dollshouse, Dollhouse Miniature, Dolls House, Dollhouses And Miniatures, Barbie Dollhouses Miniatures
modern dollhouse by Dolls House Emporium Malibu Beach House KIT AUS$617.61 + postage:
Malibu Beach House Kit - Star Buys - Star Buys - Offers of the Month! - DHE Minis
modern dollhouse by Dolls House Emporium Malibu Beach House KIT
More images of the malibu Beach house. 1:12 scale
A Malibu beach house, for your lucky dolls!
Dolls House Emporium Malibu Beach House Kit
Malibu Beach House (Dolls House Emporium)
Dollhouses > Malibu Beach House
Inside Malibu Beach House
Orchid Dollhouse Kit
i think this would make a cute fairy house
Beautiful Dollhouses, Dreamy Dollhouse, Dollhouse Miniature, Miniatures Dollhouses, Dollhouses And Miniatures
@Overstock.com - Make this charming Victorian dollhouse with unfinished wood and give it your own personal touches to create a cherished family house.http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys/Orchid-Dollhouse-Kit/35429/product.html?CID=214117 $35.99
Orchid Victorian Dollhouse Kit with Divider Walls and Shingles | Overstock™ Shopping - Great Deals on Dollhouses
Greenleaf Orchid Dollhouse Kit - 1 Inch Scale - Collector Dollhouse Kits at Doll Houses Galore
Custom Styled Dollhouse Kits: Orchid Dollhouse Building Blog Days 1 - 3
Santas Tools and Toys Workshop: Toy: Greenleaf Dollhouse Kit-Orchid
Greenleaf Orchid Dollhouse Kit - 1 In... for only $24.04
Corona Concepts 9301 Orchid Wooden Dollhouse Kit
Greenleaf Dollhouse Kit-Orchid $34.50 #bestseller
Dollhouse Miniature Supplies
Tudor dollhouse


text:
- Anonimowy
- Anglia, Mężczyzna, 25-30
- Nowicjusz
- 1 Recenzja
Ganpati was a great place to stay in Varanasi, right on the river and in the heart of the old winding alleyways. It would be tricky to find without the free tuktuk guide that met us at the station. The place has a nice character with its recently painted courtyard, good free WiFi and the food at the restaurant was good. Staff were attentive, I would certainly recommend Ganpati as as place to stay.
- Anonimowy
- Włochy, dwójka, 31-40
- Zapalony podróżnik
- 11 Recenzje
Ganpati was the best place we stayed at throught our journey in India! They picked us up at the train station (even though our train had been delayed), the room was nice and clean, the bathroom also clean and modern and the service was 5 stars! They helped us arrange a couple of boat tours, a city tour, massage and also a transfer to the airport, all at convenient prices. The view is the best and their restaurant on the rooftop is very good. Would definitely go back!
- Anonimowy
- USA, Mężczyzna, 31-40
- Nowicjusz
- 1 Recenzja
Everything about this place was great, affordable, room with a great view, close to everything. Clean, I even got a massage right in my own room through the front desk. Staff was very helpful in getting me to the airport too. Highly reccomend
- Anonimowy
- Irlandia, Kobieta grupy, 18-24
- Zapalony podróżnik
- 13 Recenzje
We loved our stay here. It's right on the water. The staff were very friendly and helpful and organised lots of activities for us such as a boat ride and walking tour. There is a restaurant upstairs which we made use of every morning for breakfast which was lovely. Staff were very kind to me when I was feeling unwell! Would stay here again.
- Anonimowy
- Kolumbia, dwójka, 25-30
- Nowicjusz
- 6 Recenzje
Simply great, amazing customer service. We would come again gladly.
Mobilna aplikacja Hostelworld
Rezerwuj w dowolnym miejscu i czasie korzystając z nowej aplikacji mobilnej Hostelworld


text:
£620 pw
4 bedroom terraced house to rent Baldock Street, London, E3This charming FOUR BEDROOM HOUSE is set in a quiet and calm residential area in BOW E3. The property is situated within the bow conservation zone benefiting from period features and character with a historic surrounding. Conveniently the location is within a short walk to all the local amenities.... More details ›
£690 pw
4 bedroom terraced house to rent Ellesmere Road, London E3A simply stunning 4 bedroom Victorian house just moments from Victoria Park and Mile End Tube Station. Beautifully arranged over two floors and offering contemporary living whilst retaining plenty of classic features. Benefiting from huge amounts of light, and a tranquil rear garden. Located in t... More details ›
£3,000 pcm
4 bedroom house to rent Strahan Road, E3Located on this popular residential street is this fantastic two storey Victorian end of terrace home. Boasting four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spacious kitchen/diner, separate lounge, a further basement room and gated off street parking to the rear. More details ›
£850 pw
4 bedroom semi-detached house to rent Nightingale Mews, London, London, E3We are pleased to present this property in London. This rare three storey, four bedroomed townhouse property is located in a private gated mews; with its own secure off street parking; boasts a private garden which backs onto Regents Canal, and has less than 3 minutes walk to the famous Victoria Par More details ›
Added on 03/04/2016 by Housesimple Online Estate Agents, Nationwide. Call: 03301 110070 Local call rate
£900 pw
4 bedroom house to rent Tredegar Square, Mile End, LondonSoon to be completed an unbelievable four double bedroom end of terrace house set in the prestigious Tredegar Square, E3. This brand new home is almost 2,000sq ft and split across three levels featuring four double bedrooms, three bathrooms, a superb kitchen/dining room, separate reception room, ... More details ›
£600 pw
4 bedroom link detached house to rent Ridgdale Street, Bow, LondonFOUR BEDROOM Victorian terraced house, located in the ever popular Bow conservation area. The property benefits from having high ceilings, large separate lounge, fully fitted eat-in kitchen, Dining room, tiled bathrooms, large private garden, new floors and neutral decor throughout. Within minute... More details ›
Added on 07/07/2015 by Victorstone Property Consultants , E1. Call: 020 7426 5411 Local call rate
- 1
Thank you.
Your information has been sent to 0 out of 6 agents who have property to rent in the area you specified.


text:
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19, 2007 to December 17, 2012. Narrated by the omniscient blogger "Gossip Girl", voiced by Kristen Bell, the series revolves around the fictional lives of privileged adolescents living in Manhattan's Upper East Side.
The Big Bang Theory (also abbreviated as TBBT) is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers. The show premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007. The ninth season premiered on September 21, 2015.
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that began broadcast on CBS on September 22, 2003, and ended on February 19, 2015 after twelve seasons. Originally starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother Alan; and Alan's son Jake. After Alan divorces, he moves with his son to share Charlie's beachfront Malibu house and complicate Charlie's freewheeling life.
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones. It is filmed in a Belfast studio and on location elsewhere in Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Spain, Scotland, and the United States, and premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011. The series has been renewed for a sixth season, which will premiere on April 24, 2016.
True Blood is an American television drama series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional small town in northwestern Louisiana. The series centers on the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress with an otherworldly quality.
Sons of Anarchy is an American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter. It follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. The show stars Charlie Hunnam as Jackson "Jax" Teller, initially the vice president of the club, who begins questioning the club and himself.
30 Rock is an American satirical television sitcom created by Tina Fey that ran on NBC from October 11, 2006 to January 31, 2013. The series, loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live, takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show depicted as airing on NBC. The series' name refers to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, the address of the Comcast Building, where the NBC Studios are located. This series is produced by Broadway Video and Little Stranger, Inc., in association with NBCUniversal.
Modern Family (stylized as modern family) is an American television mockumentary that premiered on ABC on September 23, 2009, which follows the lives of Jay Pritchett and his family, all of whom live in suburban Los Angeles. Pritchett's family includes his second wife, his stepson, and infant son, as well as his two adult children and their spouses and children. Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan conceived the series while sharing stories of their own "modern families". Modern Family employs an ensemble cast. The series is presented in mockumentary style, with the fictional characters frequently talking directly into the camera. The series premiered on September 23, 2009 and was watched by 12.6 million viewers.
Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. The show originally aired on the AMC network for five seasons, from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013. It tells the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, who, together with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal world. The title is from a Southern colloquialism meaning to "raise hell". Breaking Bad is set and was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Pan Am is an American period drama television series created by writer Jack Orman. Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, the series features the pilots and stewardesses of the airline as it operated in the early 1960s at the beginning of the commercial Jet Age.


text:
CZECH: Budvar silent as privatisation issue reappears
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 20 February 2007
Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar has refused to be drawn on reports that the country's government could privatise the company.
According to Czech newspaper Hospodarske Noviny today (20 February), the Czech government's trade and industry minister is keeping an open mind on the prospect of a sale.
"The Budvar brand is worth CZK20-30bn (US$933m-1.4bn)," Martin Riman, minister of industry and trade, told the paper. "I don't see any reason why the state shouldn't sell the brewery."
The brewer, however, stayed silent on the reports. "Our company has no comment to make on this issue," a Budvar spokesman told just-drinks.
Last year, Budvar faced uncertainty regarding its future when opposing political parties in the Czech Republic became embroiled in a spat over the state-run brewer.
Sectors: Beer & cider
Companies: Budejovicky Budvar
CZECH: Beer production hits new high in H1 – figures
Beer production in the Czech Republic hit a record high in the first half of this year, according to recent figures....
CZECH: Budvar credits A-B with US export leap
Budejovicky Budvar has seen beer exports to the US leap in the first half of this year....
CZECH: Budvar see sales boost in H1
Budejovicky Budvar has sold 11% more beer in H1 than last year, according to reports....
EU: A-B, Budvar European trademark ruling handed down
Anheuser-Busch has claimed victory over Budejovicky Budvar in 12 European trademark decisions. The Czech-based brewer, however, has moved to play down the ruling, claiming it is "not a threat" to its ...
CZECH: Budejovicky Budvar considers Carlsberg distribution
Czech brewing company Budejovicky Budvar is considering plans to distribute Carlsberg beer in the Czech Republic....
US: A-B claims victory over Budvar in Hungary and Egypt
Anheuser-Busch says it has come out on top in the latest two rounds of its trademark row with Budejovicky Budvar....
EU: Budvar claims Budweiser success in Europe
Budejovicky Budvar has claimed victory in the latest twist in its long-running trademark battle with Anheuser-Busch....
CZECH: PM to visit Budvar for management talks
The Czech Prime Minister is to visit state-owned brewer Budejovicky Budvar on Friday (6 April) to hold talks on the company's future, just-drinks understands....
Most Popular
- Paddy Irish whiskey - The Facts
- A-B InBev and its SABMiller divestments - Focus
- SABMiller in Cent'l & E Europe - What is for sale?
- Is single malt the Great White Hope for Scotch?
- Is the wine industry confusing its consumers?
- Pernod Ricard to widen Our/Vodka sales reach
- Leonardo DiCaprio joins Runa drinks board
- Remy Cointreau names new Travel Retail exec
- Pernod in talks to sell Paddy whiskey to Sazerac
- US wholesalers point to Absolut decline - report
Market research
- Global Scotch whisky insights - market forecasts, product innovation and consumer trends
- Global travel retail insights - market forecasts, product innovation and consumer trends
- Global non-Scotch whiskies insights - market forecasts, product innovation and consumer trends
- Carbonates in India
- Consumer and Market Insights: Spirits Market in the US


text:
We are a community where lives are impacted by the love of God.
We believe in living the greatest commandment:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. We see a place where lives are impacted by the love of God and transformed through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Join our Service
We meet every Sunday at 10:30am
Upcoming Events
National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 5th at NOON, on the Steps of Orange City Hall & 7PM at St. John's Lutheran of Orange. Contact the church office for more information.
Lifegroups resume in May
These groups are intended to be small groups that allow us to deepen our relationship with God and with others..
Watch Live Message
Our Values
Biblical Teaching
Loving Others
Spirit-filled Worship
Join our Newsletter
We would love to share our latest news and updates with you.


text:
Doosan Buys 2 Fuel Cell Firms
South Korea's Doosan is acquiring the assets and operating debt of US-based ClearEdge Power for $32.4 million, reports Reuters.
ClearEdge Power shut its doors in April, and Doosan is purchasing the assets from its bankruptcy auction.
Earlier this month Doosan announced it was merging with South Korea-based fuel cell maker Fuel Cell Power for an unnamed price.
With the two new companies, Doosan will form a new unit – Doosan Fuel Cell America, reports Bloomberg.
- The World Resources Institute Scope 2 Guidance: A Verifier's Perspective
- 10 Tactics of Successful Energy Managers
- Choosing the Correct Emission Control Technology
- Addressing Regulatory Trends with UVC LED-based Sensors
- 6 for 2016: Global Energy Market Trends
- There's Money in the Trash
- How the IoT is Reshaping Building Automation
- Energy Manager Today Awards Top Products and Top Projects of the Year
- Practical Insights into the Implementation of GHS Around the Globe
- How to Thrive in Today's EHS Landscape


text:
Kang Returns Tonight
05.06.16 Posted by Chris
Filed under: Jung Ho-Kang, Terrible Photoshops
It's weird looking at a Pirates-Cardinals series and having it feel anti-climactic, but we've pretty seamlessly moved from one rival to the next in the Central. These games still matter, though, and after losing four in a row, they matter even more. The Cards may not be the threat they once were, and they may not be the biggest thing standing between us and a division title. But they're still a decent-to-good team, at least for now, that we have to play a whole lot each year
It would've been awfully nice to be able to trot Liriano out against the Cubs along with Cole, but he draws a pretty big matchup here instead, against Carlos Martinez. Martinez was very good last year but had workload concerns last year. It's not clear if they'll be an issue this year, but they're certainly not in May. And he's off to a good start, albeit one not supported by his peripherals. K rate's down, but so are the walks, and his BABIP against is way too low. The Bucs hit him pretty well last year in two of four starts, and they're better this year.
Liriano's unrealistically high HR/FB rate is always down 10% from his last start and should keep dropping. That ugly 5.5 BB/9 rate probably will, too, but is more of a cause for concern. I think Liriano is, at worst, still 90% of what he's been the last few years, and a good start tonight would go a long way towards reassuring me that this rotation is merely a work in progress, rather than actively on fire.
This year, I'll resign myself to playing for a Wild Card slot a lot earlier than last year. But not quite yet.
First pitch is at 8:15 PM.
In yesterday's preview, I wrote this:
Coming into this series it was reasonable to wonder if the Bucs were on the same level as the Cubs. Now, I think we have to retreat to asking if they will be when the last few pieces are added.
That's pretty much where I'm at now. The Pirates, as currently constituted, are probably not one of the game's very best teams, and are certainly not in the same league as the Cubs (though it's possible nobody has been).
Doesn't mean we can't be. Doesn't mean we won't be. Just means we aren't.
This score, like the 7-2 score in the first game, makes the game look more lopsided than it was: the Pirates got 8 hits off of Jen Lester, who didn't even complete the sixth, but they also loaded the bases with nobody out and failed to score. While it's been clear from this series that the Cubs are the better team, the Pirates have also made the gap look wider than it is by failing to cash in on virtually every opportunity, while simultaneously finding new and creative ways to allow the inverse to happen with the Cubs at the plate.
The Bucs are 15-13. That hot streak gave them enough margin that they're still at an 87-win pace (IE: right around what you'll usually need for one of the Wild Card spots) even after getting swept. The Bucs may have another big division hole dug already, but in terms of wins and losses this team has started better than each of the last two years. Let's just hope those additional pieces are here soon, and fit.
Losing two games in this series, but winning the matchup with Jake Arietta, would've felt like a moral split (which is one victory less than a moral victory, in case you were wondering). Instead, we're trying for the next best thing: beating their second best pitcher, and ending the series on a high note.
Most people will tell you a loss is a loss, but early in the season, how you lose matters. Which is why, as infuriating as tough-luck losses are, the beat downs like the ones we've suffered in the first two games of this series are a lot worse. They count as losses and they don't speak well of the team's core talent level.
Things are only slightly easier this afternoon, with Jon Lester on the mound. Juan Nicasio throws opposite, and this will be an interesting test for him. His last start was his best of the year, but the Reds aren't the Cubs. This is a pretty great opportunity for him to solidify his value in the rotation, though.
The following paragraph is not an intellectual conclusion, but purely an emotional description: it already feels like the Wild Card game is the most likely destination. It's a long season, and I think this is already about a 90-win team even before the improvements we can expect over the next two months, but this might just be another year where Very Very Good is also Not Quite Good Enough. End emotional interlude.
Of course, if they come out today and kick Lester around, it'll probably sweep away most of the doom (if not all of the gloom). And I think we've probably already seen this team's low point, especially given the additional talent coming. Coming into this series it was reasonable to wonder if the Bucs were on the same level as the Cubs. Now, I think we have to retreat to asking if they will be when the last few pieces are added.
First pitch is at 12:35 PM.
I'll say very little about this game, in part because most of what I'd say you could have guessed 24 hours ago: Jake Arietta largely shut the Pirates down (he threw in an RBI single for good measure), Jon Niese struggled, and the Bucs were never in it.
Arietta walked the first two batters of the game, but nothing came of it. Walks appear to be the one weakness in his game right now (relatively speaking), but this Pirate team's OBP has come more from its hits than its walks, and it didn't help that we were running David Freese and Matt Joyce out with those two guys on, instead of Kang and Marte (who took the night off save for a pinch hitting appearance).
The Pirates had three hits. Without looking it up, I'm pretty sure that's their lowest total of the year.
The Pirates' came into this series hot, which is good, because it's given them the margin to absorb these beat downs. It would've felt like something close to a split to lose two of three, but win Arietta's start, but instead it's May 4th and the Bucs are already five back.
Obviously, last night's game was particularly important because tonight's game is started by Jake Arietta, which means the odds are good the Bucs will find themselves having to face Jon Lester tomorrow trying to avoid a sweep, and another huge division deficit in the first fifth of the season.
On the flip side, if you offered me a split in the first two games, and let me pick which pitcher we'd win against, I'd have chosen to beat Arietta. Insofar as you believe in things like morale boosts (even if only for us fans), a win tonight would be way, way up there.
Talking about Arietta is difficult, because his numbers are absurd, and it sounds almost silly to point out that they're not sustainable. Nobody does this, and nobody can continue to do this, but his underlying numbers are still very good…just not superhumanly good. And it doesn't feel very satisfying to proclaim that he'll have to regress to merely very good, as opposed to very very very good. But he will.
And just from game to game, somebody's going to knock him around eventually. Why not us? Why not one (if not the) best offenses in the league? For all the talk of his dominance last year, those who paid close attention know how unbelievably close we came to busting that game open. Two of the hardest hit balls hit off him all year, in the same inning, somehow resulted in three outs.
The safe bet is that he'll be excellent tonight, though, and that even if he isn't he just has to be better than Jonathan Niese. But weirder things have happened. And, admittedly, I'll be pretty encouraged even in a loss if we manage to get to the guy on the mound.
There's a pretty decent chance a couple of people are getting hit by pitches tonight, too, so watch out for that. First hit by pitch is at 7:05 PM.
I'm not usually the type to think much of psychological explanations for on-field performance. The overwhelming majority of the time, it's just people trying to sculpt noise into narrative. But I do think there might be a little something to the idea that Gerrit Cole gets too amped up for his own good.
That certainly seemed to be the case last night, as he looked erratic, and apparently snapped at Francisco Cervelli a bit when he came to the mound to calm him down. All in all, you want your best starters to be fierce competitors, but this might be one thing that Cole needs to reign in to make full use of his considerable talents (though even the uneven version is among the best in the league).
Cole walked four last night, and combined with some rough calls in a particular important Rizzo at-bat, gave up five earned runs in 4.2 innings. It was one of those games where he never quite looked right, never settled down after a rocky first (which we've come to expect in both good starts and bad). Against a lesser team he'd probably have gutted out a quality start, but that's not going to work against the Cubs.
Hammel was neither good nor bad: two runs in five innings, which is slightly better than average against a lineup like the Pirates'. The real issue is the four scoreless innings the bullpen threw, when just a run or two in the middle innings might've made this a game again.
The Pirates managed seven hits even in a low scoring affair, and had the lead briefly when Andrew McCutchen homered in in the first, but they'd only manage one more extra base hit the rest of the game. The game was closer than the score looked, and the Pirates weren't bad in any one facet of the game…but they were below-average in basically all three, and against a good team, that's gonna lead to a loss.
The Bucs now have to face Arietta and Lester on consecutive days, and already it feels like they need one to avoid digging themselves into a huge hole in the Central early in the year. Again.
Let me be clear: we shouldn't throw dirt on the St. Louis Cardinals just yet. Not as a contender for the Wild Card, and certainly not as a possible spoiler to Pirate success in 2016 (there's an impediment/sediment joke here I'm too lazy to workshop). They're 12-13 and we swept them to open the season, but their run differential is actually better than ours, and they've actually scored a lot of runs.
That said, it's hard to argue that their franchise is finally trending down, that their amazing run of success is probably ending, and that the Pirates and Cubs have brighter presents and futures. Insofar as one can be confident about anything like this, it seems likely that our bitter rivalry with the Cards is just going to sort of peter out this year, and that our ire is going to be directed a little further north, and a little east, of the place it's been fixed like a laser for the last three seasons.
That place is Chicago, home of the Cubs. The Cubs are baseball's best team, and that doesn't have to be qualified: they have the most raw talent, the most wins, and the best run differential, and all this after being wildly heralded as the best team heading into this season. The Pirates, yet again, find themselves to be a very good ball club with the misfortune of being in a division with possibly the best team in the game. It's almost funny to emerge from two decades of losing so strong, so competitive, only to find yourself Rorschach'd in a division like this, year after year, now with an entirely different team, without even an intervening year to make a run.
None of that should be taken to mean the Pirates can't win this division: a lot of things have gone wrong in the early going, but the Bucs have a three game series against the Cubs, and they're only three games back. Right now, the Cubs are the better team, but as the last few years have reminded us, the better team doesn't always win. For once, that fact might prove useful.
I've written a few hundred words now without talking about the actual games we're about to play, but here's a general overview: everyone talks about the Cubs' offense, and it's very good (they've scored six more runs than we have). But they're winning because their pitching has been absurd: they've given up 61 runs, the fewest in the majors. That's 2.65 runs per game. And we're going against their top two pitchers, Arietta and Lester, after tonight. They'll face Niese and Nicasio, respectively.
The Cubs, on the other hand, are dodging Liriano. They face Cole tonight, opposite Jason Hammel. Cole looks more or less the same this year as last, albeit with a little more rust. Hammel has a sparkling 0.75 ERA, but it's largely a mirage: his FIP is 2.48 and his xFIP is 3.95, so he's pretty much exactly what he's been the last few years: a decent middle-rotation guy. His K rate is down, his walk rate is up, and an insane 92% left on base rate is largely responsible for the discrepancy.
We don't need to win this game, or this series, but it's hard to imagine the Cubs giving us too many openings. Several of their pitchers are bound to regress, but they're looking about as good as advertised. That means to catch them, we might have to over perform in our head-to-head matchups. That starts tonight.
This is far and away the best pitching matchup we have this series, so a series win almost certainly means winning tonight's game. First pitch is at 7:05 PM.
I really wanted the Pirates to win this game, because if they had, I'd have gotten to use this image as the masthead:
More on that in a moment.
Instead, I have to use Chris Stewart letting the ball come loose at home, not because that was the most egregious mistake (though it was pretty bad), but as a dramatic representation of the half-dozen defensive miscues that gave this game away.
The Pirates pitched well (more on that in a moment, too) and hit well, but their defense was probably as bad as it's been in every game this year. Or, as I put it on the Twitterwebs:
Pitching, hitting, defense. Pick two per game.
— No Doubt About It (@TWNDAI) May 1, 2016
And that's kind of how it's been: excelling in one or two facets of the game, per game.
Reality, wry minx that she is, underlined the defensive problems and their role in the loss in thick red marker by having the Pirates slightly misjudge two doubles that went just over the outfielders' heads, then head the Pirates hit two of their own in the 9th, only to have the Reds' left and right fielders just make the catch reaching over their heads. If they miss either, the Bucs probably win. If the Pirates catch either of theirs, the Bucs probably win.
Of course, the bright side is that things had to line up just right for the Reds to avoid being swept, and they still nearly lost. And the individual performances here were very encouraging: Polanco hit a bomb into the river to give the Bucs a 1-0 lead, and looks more intimidating by the game. His walk rate has almost doubled from last year, his K rate's down 50%, and his isolated power is higher than at any point in his minor league career. This might be it, ladies and gentlemen.
Less encouraging long term (but nearly as valuable in the here and now) is that Jeff Locke was good. Really good. Again! That's two very strong starts in a row for Locke, and again, he really only needs to be good occasionally to justify his existence at the end of the rotation.
Obviously, another sweep would've been nice. Obviously, seven wins in a row headed into the huh-ooge Cubs series would've been great. But the things that went right in this game are things that weren't givens: Polanco continuing to break out, Locke being disconcertingly competent, the offense continuing to roll. The things that went wrong (defensive lapses) probably aren't going to be a major long-term problem. Bad defensive play is infuriating precisely because it doesn't usually happen this often, but the flip side of that is that it's not necessarily indicative of a problem that needs fixing.
The Bucs are 15-10. This is a very good start to the season. The things that are working may plausibly keep working, and the things that aren't appear at least moderately fixable. There's work to be done, but this year, they can start doing it with a little margin.
I realize it's a stretch to call the Rockies' series a sweep, since we only played three of the four games. But hey, we won all three. And we have a chance to win all three against Cincinnati now. The Pirates have played eighteen innings against the Reds in this series and haven't trailed in any of them. And now the Reds, still with a massive starting pitcher deficit, are trotting out another emergency stopgapper in Time Adleman.
Adleman has never thrown an inning in the major leagues. He's not a top-tier talent thrust into an earlier debut by necessity, either: he's 28 years old and was drafted in the 24th round. He threw well in AA last year (2.64 ERA, 3.42 FIP), but at his age that ought to be a given.
I don't want to take this game for granted, because we've seen guys like this stymie big league lineups that have no book on them. It's happened to the Pirates a number of times over the last few years, against these Reds in particular when they were struggling with rotation injuries last year. I'm tempted to say this Pirate lineup is too good for that to matter much, and my money's definitely on us getting to him. But guys like this wave a big Cincinnati Red flag in the back of my mind.
Perhaps more relevant to our chances is that it's Jeff Locke's turn in the rotation. Two starts ago Locke looked as bad as most Pirates fans think he always is. Combined with Ryan Vogelsong's strong (relative to expectations) start, this lead to a slew of "is this Jeff Locke's last chance to stay in the rotation?" articles/tweets. He responded with six shutout innings…with eight strikeouts…in Coors Field.
I doubt we'll need anything of this caliber today. I think we'd all take two runs in five innings, or three in six.
The Bucs are going for their seventh straight victory heading into their first series against the Cubs tomorrow. It'd be huge to go in white hot, and with the bullpen getting a fourth consecutive day without being leaned on heavily.
It's rainy, so there's a good chance this doesn't happen at all, but people said that about last night, too. First pitch is, in theory, at 1:35 PM.