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What do you offer at The Grange?
We provide short breaks by the sea which can be simply enjoyed on a bed & breakfast basis. There are also options to take part in a variety of courses from creative writing to yoga and salsa. We also offer health and beauty treatments as well as one-to-one tuition in subjects including personal fitness training, yoga and Alexander Technique.
Why did you choose to set up The Grange in the Isle of Wight?
Well, it's such a beautiful island with lush countryside and, although it's only two hours from London, it feels as if you've gone across the sea to a far away place. Crossing the water has something symbolic in it as it marks a clear break away from the everyday routines. The island itself, despite its laid-back looks, is a hotbed of activity. There are all the outdoor sports and activities you can imagine. Then there are the many festivals including walking, cycling, sailing, jazz and the return of the rock festival. Check our Links page to see what's going on locally. We're based in Shanklin on the south east coast of the island, which boasts the best weather in the UK so it's a great destination all year round!
Is it suitable for single people or for those travelling on their own?
Yes, it's the sort of place you can feel comfortable right away with its friendly, easy-going atmosphere. More than that, coming to The Grange gives an opportunity to meet like-minded people and make new connections.
Does The Grange attract a particular age range?
If you would like to relax, unwind, have some fun, meet great people and maybe learn something new, then age is irrelevant and you're always welcome at The Grange.
Are children welcome at The Grange?
The answer is yes, although there are courses that are not suitable for children. Please call to check before booking. We can recommend childcare if required and we have cots and high chairs available for use.
Can I bring my pets? What is the smoking policy?
We regret that we can't take pets and we also request no smoking anywhere indoors.
On the Courses page, you include a price beside each date. What does it include?
Prices include course fees and VAT. Book accommodation on a bed & breakfast basis for now and we will be in touch with you to check your dinner requirements.
Do you offer any discounts?
Yes, if you are a past course participant of either The Grange or Skyros you are entitled to a 20% discount on the course fees and this is taken into account by our secure online booking system.
Do I need to pay these fees in full when I book?
No, you can secure your place with a deposit of £50.00 payable by cheque or credit/debit card with the balance payable on departure.
What is the schedule for a typical weekend including courses?
4.00pm onwards: Arrival and welcome drinks 7.30pm: Dinner and introductions
8.00 - 10.00am: Breakfast 10.30am - 12.30pm: Courses 5.00pm - 7.00pm: Courses
8.00 - 10.00am: Breakfast 10.30am - 12.30pm: Courses
Do I need to join in all activities on the programme?
No, this is your break after all and you can opt in or out as you please. You might choose to take it easy some days or perhaps you would like to take the day out to explore the island. Please feel free to take part in The Grange activities and enjoy the facilities here as much or as little as you feel inclined.
How do I reach The Grange?
The simplest way is by train as you can book a ticket direct to Shanklin including the 15-minute journey by catamaran from Portsmouth Harbour. See Getting There on our Locations page which will give you access to National Rail online bookings as well as Wightlink and Red Funnel ferries if you choose to travel by car.
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I'm not trying to be argumentative. I didn't know that rule, but I was wondering why can't fan art be the main image? Isn't all comic art, fan art? What counts as "official" art? Does it have to be made by the "official" artist at the time? Does the artist have to be famous? Furthermore if Greg Rucka draws a picture of Renee Montoya and posts it on a blog, is that a fan pircture? Isn't all art special and beautiful without some formal validity. Where does the area from "official" art to fan art begin and end? Isn't any picture not in a comic, technically fan art. Because if it was official it be bound by the comic. Or is it official promotional art? Even if Jack Kirby drew a picture of Superman, that'd technically it be fan art. Again I don't want to be viewed as me attacking the rule or anything. I just don't understand the validity of the rule.
@Jnr6Lil: I get that. But any art could be appealing. What's the different.
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The difference is fans vs professionals working for the publishers. If someone who is in the industry and has at any time worked for the publisher or worked on that specific character their art is not fan art it is official art that can be used. If it is a professional and they have never officially worked on the character or even worked for that publisher then they would be considered a fan in that instance and their art would not be official and can't be used. Fans are not comic professionals, their work is not published in the classic sense so they have no legal right to be making official art so it is fan art and not allowed to be used.
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Published: Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 10:07 a.m.
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Gov. Bobby Jindal spends more time on the coast than in the Capitol these days, and rightly so. Like all other politicians on up to the president, there is nothing he can to stop the oil gushing from the BP blowout. But he could have better luck achieving something rare in government: getting the Corps of Engineers to move faster than at its usual glacial pace. He is not letting up on his demand for federal approval of the plan to build up sand barriers to block the oil from getting into coastal marshes.
He and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser would deserve ample credit if the dredge work gets started in days instead of months, and on BP's dime.
Back at the Capitol, the allegedly co-equal branch of government, the Legislature, is trying to get used to doing its business without the governor there to hold hands and twist arms, to pass bills that his staff wrote and to kills ones that displease him, as did governors before him, to the astonishment of counterparts in other states.
But the enormity of the coastal ordeal and the depth of the state's fiscal woes are straining his dominance over the usually compliant Legislature.
Two of the heftiest pieces in the governor's otherwise light legislative agenda — to give college boards more leeway to raise tuition and to tap into trust funds to close budgets holes — are far from winning two-thirds support, especially in the House.
Worse still, some lawmakers have the gall to question, even to try to gain oversight, on long-term contracts to privatize public functions, from mental health services to risk management. The Senate actually wants to confirm appointments to the board of the planned $1.2 billion academic medical center in New Orleans.
Then there's the crusade of Sen. Joe McPherson. The Democrat from Rapides Parish, the longest serving member of the Senate, has the stick-in-the-eye bill of the session, SB 407, to repeal the $15, 70 percent fee increase on the four-year driver's license, which the Jindal administration imposed in March without a vote of the current Legislature. Besides challenging the governor's authority, the senator's measure would subtract $13.6 million in revenue from the coming year's deficit-ridden budget.
McPherson bears a resemblance to another Joe, name of Stalin, but instead of the Red Army at his back, the senator is an army of one, attacking any issue with determination, grit, barnyard wit and preparation, preparation, preparation.
When the administration insisted that a 1989 statute gave it future authorization to boost the driver's license fee, McPherson dug up the minutes of the committee meeting 21 years ago to show that legislators did not intend for all fees to rise, then or in the future.
He doesn't disagree with opponents of his bill that the increase is not onerous, a penny a day for four years. His complaint is with the sneaky procedure to bypass the Legislature, all the while the governor claims to maintain his tax virginity.
The administration's chief fee defender, State Police Col. Mike Edmonson, has found his former task, accompanying the LSU football coach onto the field, much pleasanter than running interference for this governor, who is staying way in the background.
With momentum building for the bill, Team Jindal has resorted to stall tactics, twice using the oil spill as an excuse to try to delay votes from being taken. The best they could do on the Senate floor was to get eleven solons to take timely walks from the chamber. McPherson mocked his colleagues ("They had to run to the bathroom all at the same time") but he still managed to pass his bill with one vote to spare, 21-7.
McPherson's bill now sits on the House calendar, one step away from the governor's desk, where the real fun begins. If passed within the next two weeks, Jindal could only stop the repeal by vetoing it. To do so would not only provoke the people's anger but would invite the rarest of legislative responses, to override the governor's veto pen.
This type of thing happens all the time in other states, where legislatures exercise a modicum of independence. But here it would be tantamount to a leak in the dominating flow of power from the governor's office, which, going forward, could prove very difficult to plug.
John Maginnis is a statewide political writer and author of "The Last Hayride." His website is www.lapolitics.com.
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Forsikring simple and easy jigsaw puzzle.Company: Forsikring
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A floating food bridge along the Duwamish River. What better way to reuse the old 520 Bridge pontoons once the replacement span opens in 2014? This was the winning proposal selected by a jury of experts in the Transforming Seattle's 520 Floating Bridge design competition. And why not? The idea can't be any more far-fetched than driving a car across Lake Washington on top of floating concrete…
The winning project, South Park Food Bridge by Nicole Lew and David Dahl, proposes towing the pontoons to the banks of the Duwamish River and putting them to dual use, as a floating wetland and community farm. From the project description:
Garden plots are excavated from the pontoon's upper layer. Operable and removeable greenhouses enhance growing capabilities in Seattle's climate as well as providing protection from nearby wildlife.
The boardwalk creates a buffer between the agricultural plots and the wetland ecosystem, and creates a public promenade along the river.
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Attempting to use the "Automatic Update" feature to update to 3.5.1 on a shared server running Red Hat 5 and PHP 5.1.6-39.el5_8.
I entered my FTP user name and password when prompted by the "Automatic Update" feature and received this error:
Download failed. Destination directory for file streaming does not exist or is not writable.
Installation failed.
I visited the Master List post at http://wordpress.org/support/topic/download-failed-destination-directory-for-file-streaming-does-not-exist-or-is-n?replies=20 and followed StephenWise's solution:
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define( 'WP_TEMP_DIR', ABSPATH . 'wp-content/tmp/') ;
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No joy, I received the same error.
I experimented with permissions on the wp-content and tmp directories.
Both directories were set at "755". I changed both to "775" but received the same error. I then changed both to "777" and SUCCESS - the upgrade process ran flawlessly.
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Hmm there were some previews from the Micromania Game Show in France, but they're in French sorry.
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pictures dont need translating
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The best defence against software piracy is producing a game worth buying.
Previews.... like what? hmmm how about that gameplay video shown? Can we get a download in HD of that?
How bout a piece of concept art that made the cut to the game or a piece of a story board?
Let's keep the hype going, it would be nice to start building some momentum through holiday and get potential players interested and signing up at these practically DeAd boards ;p

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Hmm there were some previews from the Micromania Game Show in France, but they're in French sorry.

Hmm, I generally like it if devs leave us in the dark a bit and only tantalise us with the odd bit of info/media. Otherwise our appetites get spoiled.
Having said that though, I think it must be about time for a small batch of hi-res screens or a good-quality demo vid.
that filmed demo from about a month back was awesome, just a shame about the low quality.


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This book lets actions and reactions speak for themselves. Unlike pure fantasy books like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, for example, where fantasylands are described in loving and exquisite detail, in this book Terabithia exists only in the characters' minds. We readers can't see Terabithia except as Jess and Leslie perceive it – we have to imagine it along with them. Paterson's understated tone enables us to take part in that transformation along with Jess and Leslie, and to follow along as they create a fantasyland where other people might just see an ordinary patch of forest. Paterson's use of understatement is particularly poignant when bad things happen. There's no need to go into detail about why the bad things are so awful: we, and Jess, already know.


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Friday, 28th August, 2009, 04:04 AM #11
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Claude Francois GrignardCode:
Class: Paladin Race: Human Size: Medium Gender: Male Alignment: Lawful Good Deity: None (Paladin's code) Str: 9 -1 (1p.) Level: 2 Dex: 16 +3 (10p.) BAB: +2 HP: 19 (2d10+2) Con: 14 +2 (6p.) Grapple: +1 Dmg Red: 0/0 Int: 10 +0 (2p.) Speed: 30' Spell Res: none Wis: 14 +2 (6p.) Init: +3 Spell Save: N/A Cha: 16 +3 (10p.) ACP: -1 Spell Fail: N/A Base Armor Shld Dex DB Nat Misc Total Armor: 10 +3 +0 +3 +1 +0 +0 17 Touch: 14 Flatfooted: 13 Base Mod Misc Total Fort: +2 +2 +3 +7 Ref: +0 +3 +3 +7 Will: +0 +2 +3 +5 Weapon Attack Damage Critical Longbow +5 1d8 20/x3 Dagger (melee) +1 1d4-1 19-20/x2 Dagger (thrown) +5 1d4-1 19-20/x2 Languages: Common Abilities: Light armor prof., Smite with bow, Smite Evil 4/day, Detect Evil, Aura of Good, Divine Grace, Lay on Hands (9hp) Feats: Point Blank Shot, Percise Shot, Negotiator Skill Points: 20 Max Ranks: 5/2 Skills Ranks Mod Misc Total Diplomacy 5 +2 +2 +8 Knowledge(religion) 5 +0 +4 Knowledge(nobility) 5 +0 +4 Ride 5 +3 +7 Sense Motive 5 +2 +2 +8 Equipment: Cost Weight Longbow 75gp 3lb Quiver (20arrows) 1gp 3lb Dagger (3) 2gp 3lb Backpack 2gp 2lb Studded Leather 25gp 20lb Hooded Lamp 7gp 2lb Signet Ring 5gp -- Mirror, Small 10gp 1/2lb Soap 5sp 1lb Total Weight:34.5lb Money: 22gp 5sp Lgt Med Hvy Lift Push Max Weight: 30lb 60lb 90lb 90lb 450lb
Age: 42
Height: 6'2''
Weight: 185lbs
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Skin Color: Dark
Eye Color: Green
Apperance: Claude is a tall and lean individual who always walks with confidence but is now showing the signs of aging and is beging to stoop slightly. He has a small goatee and his hair is long but is braided so it doesn't effect him in combat, his age is showing in his hair with little flecks of grey. His eyes are a very intimidating to most people due to the brightness of them and how they seem to see through you. Claude perfers to dress in simple clothing and never shows off his signet ring, it's a personal reminder not jewlery.Claude speaks in a with a french accent due to the Reygurians having a different dialect of Common. When he speaks he perfers to ask the questions but is always pleasent in conversation. Claude always has a dagger on him which is straped on to the back of his belt loop.
Backstory: Claude Francois Grignard was the son of a mercenary capitan father and a seamstress mother and lived on family land that was given to them because of his fathers time spent in the military. His father was not a mercenary by choice but it was the only way he was capable at the time. Claude's Father taught him that honour in combat and off the field off battle was the proper way to live. Claude grew up on the farm and was taught to hunt game with wits and bow. One day, the Lord of the town was walking through the town after his son died at birth. As the Lord walked Claude saw the lord coming and knelt with his hand over his heart. The lord looked at the boy stunned at the reaction, at that moment he knew who was going to be his adopted son, Claude was ten at this point.
His parents were honoured that their boy was now part of the noble chaste. The Lord was fairly young but in Reygur coups are common so the need for a child to take the land is neccesary. Claude grew up to become a politician but he never was a capable liar, so he spent every moment he could with a longbow (givien to him by his father as a parting gift) training his aim. The lord began to see that his son could be used much morre efficiently as a bodyguard. Claude understood what was happening but stayed by his fathers teachings and honoured his adopted father. This allowed for the lord to grow old without fear of a violent coup.
When Claude was 38 there was a famine that hit the town but the Lord did nothing to aid the people of the town. Claude asked him to take some of his wealth to aid the towns folk but his words fell on deaf ears. The people revolted one day and broke into the lords manor. Claude managed to talk to the crowd and allow him and the Lord to be exiled, the townsfolk agreed. Claude rode with the Lord to the next town, rode with him to the inn and then kept on riding. he now looks for repentance for all of the towns folk that he did not help in that plague.
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Aidan's advancement:
Level 2 - HR'ed Monk variant
Skills: Tumble +2, Craft(Bowmaking) +2, Spot +2, Listen +2
Bonus Feat: Combat Reflexes
Flurry of Blows (-1,-1)
0 AC bonus
1d6 Unarmed damage
+1 base to all saves
4 HP 1d8=4
Level 3 changes
Level 3 - HR'ed Monk variant
Skills: Knowledge- Arcana +2(CrossClass), Spot +2, Listen +2
+10 Feet Movement Speed
+0/+0 Flurry of Blows
Feat: Dodge
Still Mind - Swapping for the feat "Defensive Throw"
4 HP 1d8+2=4
(Invisible Castle hates Aidan.)
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Aidan's quiet time was pondering his current path. After all, he'd done nothing to truly help the party besides take a hit or two. Perhaps he was nothing more than a farmboy, and couldn't rise above it? Even if that were the case, he could not abandon Lora as it is, as he still felt that she needed him around whether she knew it or not, and he still did not have the money for his father. With that in mind, Aidan knew he had to push harder. He'd get where he needed to be faster. He HAD to hit when he attacked. When he was defending, he would not be hit, instead he'd trip his opponent and hit them, hard. He couldn't fail. No. This wasn't the time for Aidan to give up. He'd simply learn from his encounters. After his experience with Rathman, his memories went back to his father's circlefighting days.
The man hadn't fought much in Aidan's memory, but the man had always capitalized on his opponent's mistakes, throwing them off balance and swiftly ending things should they become too clumsy to present a true challenge. Whenever they'd miss, his father would throw them to the ground. He'd never gotten the hang of the technique, but his father had told him one day he'd learn. That time had to be now. He would master it, or his name wasn't Aidan Burke!
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Characters in Living Worlds
Source Materials I am able to access:
Accessible at almost any time:
Complete Arcane
Complete Scoundrel
Complete Mage
Complete Divine
Libre Mortis
Heroes of Horror
Drow of the Underdark
Monster Manual 3.5E
Monster Manual 2
Psionics Handbook
Expanded Psionics Handbook
Spell Compendium
Tome of Magic
These I can access rarely:
Complete Adventurer
Complete Warrior
Complete Psionic
Races of Stone
Complete Champion
A few assorted Monstrous Manuals... I can't recall which ones.
I MAY be able to access the Forgotten Realms and Eberron Campaign settings.
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Domain Wizard: WitchcraftWitchcraft Domain:
0. Create Water - Witches are known potion brewers, have bubbling cauldrons, are in tune with nature.
1. Speak with Animals - A Witch living in the forest usually allies herself with the critters dwelling there, protecting their habitat in exchange for their eyes and ears.
2. Alter Self - Has to be able to turn into a black cat!
3. Phantom Steed - but we swap the horse for a broom. Lol
4. Freedom of Movement - she is supernaturally unaffected by terrain. And grappling.
5. Baleful Polymorph - A HEX ON YOU!
6. Heal - because a Witch has to be able to undo her own curses.
7. Control Weather - A very Witch like spell methinks.
8. Polymorph Any Object - the ultimate in Witch hexing or form manipulation.
9. Gate - When a Witch is so powerful, she can travel to other planes. Or summon servants who can rip armies apart.
Lora levels up to level 2:
Class: Wizard
HP: 1d4=1
Saves: Will +1
Spells per day: 0 level: 4, 1st level: 2 + 1 [int] / day
Spells learned:Benign TranspositionConjuration (Teleportation)
Level: Sorcerer/wizard 1
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Targets: Two willing creatures of up to Large size
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
Calling out the arcane words, you suddenly stand where your companion was, and he has taken your place, outside the reach of his foes.
Two target creatures, of which you can be one, instantly swap positions. Both subjects must be within range. Objects carried by the creatures (up to the creatures' maximum loads) go with them, but other creatures do not, even if they are carried. The movement is instantaneous and does not provoke attacks of opportunity. Source: Spell CompendiumBackbiterNecromancy
Level: Sorcerer/wizard 1
Components: V, S, F
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One weapon
Duration: 1 round/level or until discharged
Saving Throw: Will negates; see text
Spell Resistance: Yes (object)
The weapon you indicate during the spell's casting briefly shimmers with a black aura that disappears in an eyeblink.
You cast this spell on any melee weapon. The next time that weapon is used to make a melee attack, its shaft twists around so that the weapon strikes the wielder instead. The weapon hits automatically, and no attack roll is made.
The wielder gets no warning or knowledge of the spell's effect on his weapon, and although he makes the attack, the self-dealt damage can't be consciously reduced (though damage reduction applies) or changed to nonlethal damage. Once the weapon attacks its wielder (whether successfully or not), the spell is discharged. Magic weapons targeted by this spell receive a Will save. An item in a creature's possession uses its own Will save bonus or its wielder's bonus, whichever is higher.
Speak with animals (Witchcraft Domain)
Focus: A dagger. Source: Spell Compendium
Skills: 4base + 4Int mod. + 1 human bonus
Concentration +1. Craft (Drawing) +1, Knowledge (Arcana) +1, Knowledge (History) +1, Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) +1, Knowledge (Religion) +1, Knowledge (Local) +1, Spellcraft: +1, Tumble +0.5 (cross-class)
Lora levels up to level 3Class: Wizard
HP: 1d4+2=6
Saves: Fort +1, Ref + 1, Will +3
Spells per day: 0 level: 4, 1st level: 2 + 1 [int] / day, 2nd level: 1+ 1 [int]
Spells learned: Glitterdust,Cloud of BewildermentConjuration
Level: Bard 2, sorcerer/wizard 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area: 10-ft. cube
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates; see text
Spell Resistance: No
As you exhale the last syllables of the incantation, your breath forms an invisible spray of noxious air.
This spell creates a small cloud of nauseating vapors. Any living creature in the area becomes nauseated. This condition lasts as long as the creature is in the cloud and for 1d4+1 rounds after it leaves. Any creature that succeeds on its save but remains in the cloud must continue to save each round on your turn.
The cloud obscures sight, including darkvision, providing concealment to creatures within the area or against attacks made through the cloud.
Material Component: A rotten egg. Source: Spell Compendium
Alter Self (Witchcraft Domain)
Skills: 4base + 4Int mod. + 1human bonus
Concentration +1. Craft (Drawing) +1, Knowledge (Arcana) +1, Knowledge (History) +1, Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) +1, Knowledge (Religion) +1, Knowledge (Local) +1, Spellcraft: +1, Tumble +0.5 (cross-class)
Feats: Sculpt Spell
Lora levels up to level 4Class: Wizard
HP: 1d4+2=5
Saves: Fort +1, Ref + 1, Will +4
Attribute: +1 INT
Spells per day: 0 level: 4, 1st level: 3 + 1 [int] / day, 2nd level: 2 + 1 [int]
Spells learned:Create Magic TattooConjuration (Creation)
Level: Bard 2, sorcerer/wizard 2
Components: V, S, M, F
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 24 hours
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
You finish the last detail and lean back to look at your work. The tattoo looks good. It should prove useful.
This spell creates a single magic tattoo. You determine the exact type of tattoo, though the selection is limited by your caster level, as indicated below. You must possess a modicum of artistic talent to sketch the desired tattoo—at least 1 rank of Craft (drawing), Craft (painting), Craft (calligraphy), or a similar Craft skill. Inscribing a magic tattoo requires a successful Craft check. The DC varies with the kind of tattoo, as noted below.
If you are a 3rd- to 6th-level caster, you can inscribe a tattoo that generates any one of the following effects (Craft DC 10).
• +2 resistance bonus on one type of saving throw (Fortitude, Reflex, or Will).
• +1 luck bonus on attack rolls.
• +1 deflection bonus to AC.
At 7th to 12th caster level, you can add the following tattoos to the list that you can inscribe (Craft DC
• +2 resistance bonus on saving throws.
• +2 competence bonus on attack rolls.
When your caster level reaches 13th, you can add the following to the list of tattoos you can inscribe (Craft DC 20).
• Spell resistance equal to 10 + 1 per three caster levels.
• +2 enhancement bonus to any one ability score.
• +1 spellcaster level. This effect increases the subject's effective level, but not the total number of spells. For example, an 11th-level caster who receives this tattoo functions as a 12th-level caster for the purpose of determining level-based spell variables (such as range, area, effect, and so on), but he does not receive any extra spells.
A single creature can have only three magic tattoos at a time. Any attempt to apply more than that automatically fails.
A successful erase spell removes a single magic tattoo. A successful dispel magic spell can remove multiple magic tattoos if targeted on the creature bearing them.
Material Component: Tattoo inks in appropriate colors costing at least 100 gp.
Focus: Tattoo needles. Source: Spell CompendiumRay of StupidityEnchantment (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]
Level: Bard 2, sorcerer/wizard 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect: Ray
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
A bright yellow beam bursts from your extended fingertips. The beam emits an "uh" sound, like someone trying to think of a word.
This ray clouds the mind of your enemy, damaging its intellect. You must succeed on a ranged touch attack with the ray to strike a target. A subject struck by the ray takes 1d4+1 points of Intelligence damage. If the target is a wizard, she might temporarily lose the ability to cast some or all of her spells if her Intelligence drops too low.
Material Component: A miniature cone-shaped hat. Source: Spell Compendium
Skills: 4base + 4Int mod. + 1 human bonus
Concentration +1. Craft (Drawing) +1, Knowledge (Arcana) +1, Knowledge (History) +1, Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) +1, Knowledge (Religion) +1, Knowledge (Local) +1, Spellcraft: +1, Tumble +0.5 (cross-class)
Lora levels up to level 5Class: Wizard
HP: 4 + 3 (Con)
Saves: Fort +1, Ref + 1, Will +4
Spells per day: 0 level: 4 + 1 (Domain), 1st level: 3 + 1 [int] + 1 (Domain), 2nd level: 2 + 1 [int] + 1 (Domain), 3rd level: 1 + 1 [int] + 1 (Domain)
Spells learned: Stinking Cloud, Wind Wall, Phantom Broom (Witchcraft Domain)
Skills: 4base + 4Int mod. + 1 human bonus
Concentration +1. Craft (Drawing) +1, Knowledge (Arcana) +1, Knowledge (History) +1, Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) +1, Knowledge (Religion) +1, Knowledge (Local) +1, Spellcraft: +1, Tumble +0.5 (cross-class)
Trade: Wizard Bonus Feat (level 5) for Spontaneous Divination (CC, pg. 52)
Spontaneous DivinationYou can use your connection to the divine to inquire about mysteries beyond mortal ken.
Level: 5th, 10th, 15th, or 20th.
Replaces: This benefit replaces the bonus feat gained by a wizard at 5th, 10th, 15th, or 20th level.
Benefit: You can spontaneously cast any spell of the divination school by sacrificing a prepared spell of equal or greater level. For example, if you suddenly have need of the 2nd-level spell locate object, you can sacrifice a prepared 2nd-level spell (such as mirror image) or any prepared spell of a higher level to cast it on the spot.
Last edited by Myth and Legend; Wednesday, 16th May, 2012 at 01:02 PM.
Thursday, 1st October, 2009, 12:35 AM #14
Thaumaturgist (Lvl 9)
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Jareth Kyras, Human Duskblade
Here's Jareth, with the trades I made and you okay'ed, HM, in the sblock below.
Name: Jareth Kyras
Player: Dragonwriter
Race: Human
Class: Duskblade (PH2)
Level: 7
XPs: 24,545 current/28,000 next level
Patron God: None
Alignment: Neutral
Str: 17 (10 points +1 level)
Dex: 14 (6 points)
Con: 14 (6 points)
Int: 16 (10 points)
Wis: 11 (3 points)
Cha: 8 (0 points)
HP: 42 (7d8+14)
AC: 19 (+2 Dex, +4 Armor, +3 BAB Dodge)
Init: +2
Speed: 30 feet
Mel: +10/+5
Rng: +9/+4
Fort: +5+2
Refl: +2+2
Will: +5+0+2
Special Abilities
Race: Bonus Feat, Bonus Skill Point (x4 at 1st level)
Class: Arcane Attunement (6/day), Armored Mage (light), spell casting, Arcane Channeling, Quick Cast 1/day
Feats: Magical Aptitude (bonus HR) Exotic Weapon Proficiency (spiked chain) (Human), Combat Expertise (1st), Dodge (bonus trade, Armor Prof.), Mobility (bonus trade, Shield Prof.), Improved Trip (bonus trade, Weapon Prof.), Combat Reflexes (bonus trade at 2nd Combat Casting ), Knock-Down (3rd), Spring Attack (bonus trade at 4th Armored Mage Medium), Sidestep Charge (bonus trade at 6th Spell Power +2), Power Attack (6th), Iron Will (bonus trade at 7th Armored Mage Heavy Shield)
Languages: Common, Draconic, Elven, Orcish
Skills (8/level (2+2 HR+1+Int), x4 at 1st)
Trained or Untrained: +X (=Rank + Stat Mod + Other)
Climb +8 (=7+3-2)
Concentration +12 (=10+2+0)
Jump +11 (=6+3+2)
Ride +12 (=10+2+0)
Sense Motive +10 (=10+0+0)
Swim +9 (=6+3+0)
Trained Only: +X (=Rank + Stat Mod + Other)
Knowledge (arcana) +13 (=10+3+0)
Spellcraft +17 (=10+3+2+2)
Tumble +14 (=10+2+2)
Magic Items (location, weight): +1 Spiked Chain (belt or hands, 10 lbs), CMW potion (CL 9) (belt pouch), Seal of Kem (Medallion of Thoughts)
Other Equipment:
Weapons: +1 Spiked Chain +11 melee (2d4+5 piercing, 10 lbs, 2,325 GP), MWK Dagger +11 melee (1d4+3 slashing or piercing, 19-20/x2, 1 lb, 302 GP), Light Crossbow with 30 MWK Bolts +10 ranged (1d8 piercing, 19-20/x2, 4 lbs, 35 GP)
Armor, Clothes: Mithral Chain Shirt (+4 AC, +6 max DEX, -0 ACP, 12.5 lbs, 1,100 GP) Travelers outfit (free), Signet Ring on his left index finger (5 GP, 0 lbs)
Container: Backpack
Contents: bedroll, hemp rope (50 ft.), 2 sunrods, 8 days of trail rations, bolt cases (3)
Container: Belt Pouch 1
Contents: flint and steel, waterskin, Cure Moderate Wounds potion (CL 9)
Container: Belt Pouch 2
Contents: coins
And a spell component pouch on his belt as well.
Gems/Other: 0
Light: 0-86 lbs.
Medium: 87-173 lbs.
Heavy: 174-260 lbs.
Current: ~64 lbs.
Caster Level: 6 (DC 13+level)
Spells per day: 6/7/6
Lvl 0 Spells: Touch of Fatigue, Acid Splash, Ray of Frost, Disrupt Undead
Lvl 1 Spells: Color Spray, Shocking Grasp, Burning Hands, True Strike, Ray of Enfeeblement
Lvl 2 Spells: Scorching Ray, Touch of Idiocy, Bulls Strength
Description (include Age, gender, height, weight, physical description):
Jareth is a young man, barely 19 years of age, standing at 510 and weighing about 115 pounds. His short red hair frames a soft-looking face, while his bright green eyes seem to always be searching for something. He cuts a reasonable figure, taut muscles in his arms and chest, a slim waist and all-around athletic build. However, his face is regularly scowling (no matter what he is thinking) and he has a tendency to hunch a little.
He generally wears his slightly-beaten suit of studded leather armor, and coils a vicious-looking length of spiked chain at his hip. The chain never leaves his side, though he does remove the armor at times. The strange weapon is not the only thing that tends to set him apart A signet ring with the blazoning of a sword lying across a book can sometimes be glimpsed on his left index finger, though he usually wears gloves which cover the ring itself.
Jareth was born the second son of four (and had two younger sisters) to Peshs ambassador to the elves. While he was a good kid, he was lazy, despite his parents trying to instill a work ethic in him. Much to their own detriment, his father tried to get young Jareth interested in the magic of the elves. The kid was too lazy for all that book-studying, though he did enjoy the results of magic. He preferred to play around, running, climbing and mock-fighting with his brothers. His father appealed to a half-elven friend, a skilled duskblade in his own right, to help him and find a path for his son. This friend, Tharivol Ilphunodel, watched the boy and learned more about him and his interests, then offered to train him in the ways of the elven warrior-mages, the Order of the Duskblades. The child (actually, by this time he was 12) was skeptical, but agreed to watch Tharivol show what he might be able to learn.
The half-elven sword-wizard hugely impressed the boy, throwing small blasts of fire at a simple dummy and slicing expertly through the air with their razor-sharp swords, leaving glistening arcs of lightning in the air when they missed and vicious blasts of electrical discharge when they landed. He thrilled at the opportunity! Over the next six years, Tharivol trained him in secret, though his own understanding and teaching was different from his own instructors, teaching Jareth a different fighting style. The boy demonstrated an uncanny knack for the art of the duskblades, even learning how to skillfully wield the unusual spiked chain (though his first try ended with him badly spraining his wrist). However, he didnt care for his parents nigh-constantly pushing him to do more. He would occasionally lash out at them verbally, not thinking of what he would say. His training wasnt quite done when his father was recalled by Peshs government to speak with the Treylor Empire, to try diffusing the slowly growing hostilities. Tharivol offered to keep the boy on and finish his training, then send him along to his father, to which they all agreed, though Jareths father left with some regret.
The next year saw Jareth finish his training, upon which his half-elven teacher presented him with a new chain to use as a weapon, one he said had been commissioned by his father as a gift for him when he was finished. Tharivol gave him a mount and directions to reach his father in Treylor. The young man, though, had different ideas. He rode back to Pesh, sold the horse and started working as a bodyguard for merchants and the like. Two months after his arrival, soldiers appeared at the small apartment he was staying in. They brought grim news His father had been executed in Treylor as they mobilized for war, and of the rest of his family, there was no word. The soldiers handed him a consolation letter from the government and his fathers signet ring, then left abruptly. Jareth was stunned
He sat there, ignoring hunger and the passage of time, simply in shock. Then he realized what he needed to do. His father had been the reason for his talents and his current work. He would use them against Treylor, would make Treylor pay in blood! He immediately went to the nearest army garrison, volunteering to head straight to the front lines
And here's the trades I made (class features, skills and profiencies)
Duskblade ChangesTraded Medium and Heavy Armor Proficiency and Shield Proficiency for Dodge and Mobility feats.
Traded Proficiency with all Martial weapons for bonus feat (Improved Trip).
Traded class skills Craft, Decipher Script, and all Knowledge except Arcana for Tumble as a class skill.
Last edited by Dragonwriter; Tuesday, 15th May, 2012 at 11:11 PM. Reason: XPs
Thursday, 1st October, 2009, 07:08 PM #15
Scout (Lvl 6)
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Trinham Level up to Level 2Class: Battle Sorcerer (2)
HP: 11 = 9 + Level 2 Hit Points (1d8=1) + 1
Grapple: +2
Will: 3 +0 +0 +3
Weapon Attack Damage Critical
Crossbow, Light +3 1d8 19-20/x2 80'
Dagger +2 1d4+1 19-20/x2
Dagger (Thrown) +3 1d4 19-20/x2 10'
Longsword +2 1d8+1 19-20/x2
Skills: Concentrate +1, Intimidate +1, Knowledge (Arcana) +2, Spellcraft +1
MoginsCode:New Spells: Sorcerer Level 0 Spells - Ghost Sound Level: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Spells Per Day: 5 4 - - - - - - - -
Will: +3 +1 0 +4Trinham Level up to Level 3Class: Battle Sorcerer(3)
HP: 13 = 9 + Level 2 Hit Points (1d8=1) + 1 + Level 3 Hit Points (1d8+1=2)
Grapple: +3
Fort: 1 +1 +0 +2
Ref: 1 +2 +0 +3
Crossbow, Light +4 1d8 19-20/x2 80'
Dagger +3 1d4+1 19-20/x2
Dagger (Thrown) +4 1d4 19-20/x2 10'
Longsword +3 1d8+1 19-20/x2
New Feat: Skill Focus (Spellcraft)
Skill Points: 30 Max Ranks: 6/3
Concentration 6 +1 +0 +7
Concentration (Cast defensively)6 +1 +4 +11
Intimidate 6 +4 +0 +10
Knowledge (Arcana) 4 +0 +0 +4
Spellcraft 6 +0 +3 +9
MoginsCode:New Spells: Sorcerer Level 1 Spells - Sleep Level: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Spells Per Day: 5 5 - - - - - - - -
Int: 07 -2
Ref: 2 +2 +0 +4
New Special Ability:Code:Base Armor Shld Dex Size Nat Misc Total Armor: 10 +0 +0 +2 +2 +2 +0 16 Touch: 16 Flatfooted: 14
- Deliver touch spells
HM. Mogins' update was wrong. Also, I seemed to have the Ref Saving Throw were wrong in the Character Sheet.Trinham Level up to Level 4Class: Battle Sorcerer(4)
Con: 14 (+2) = 13 (05p) + 1 (for 4th lvl)
HP: 20 = 9 + Level 2 Hit Points (1d8=1) + 1 + Level 3 Hit Points (1d8+1=2) +3 (for 4 lvl Con Increase) + Level 4 Hit Points (1d8+2=4) [/url]
Grapple: +4
Fort: 1 +2 +0 +3
Ref: 4 +2 +0 +4
Crossbow, Light +5 1d8 19-20/x2 80'
Dagger +4 1d4+1 19-20/x2
Dagger (Thrown) +5 1d4 19-20/x2 10'
Longsword +4 1d8+1 19-20/x2
Skill Points: 35 Max Ranks: 7/3.5
Concentration 7 +2 +0 +9
Concentration (Cast defensively)7 +2 +4 +13
Intimidate 7 +4 +0 +11
Knowledge (Arcana) 6 +0 +0 +6
Spellcraft 7 +0 +5 +12
MoginsCode:New Spells: Sorcerer Level 0 Spells - Detect Magic Sorcerer Level 0 Spells - Protection from Arrows Level: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Spells Per Day: 5 6 3 - - - - - - -
[b]Will:{/b] 4 +1 +0 +5
Trinham Level up to Level 5Class: Battle Sorcerer(5)
Level: 5
HP: 23 = 9 + Level 2 Hit Points (1d8=1) + 1 + Level 3 Hit Points (1d8+1=2) +3 (for 4 lvl Con Increase) + Level 4 Hit Points (1d8+2=4) + Level 5 Hit Points (1d8+2=3)
Skill Points: 40 Max Ranks: 8/4
Concentration 8 +2 +0 +10
- Cast defensively 8 +2 +4 +14
Intimidate 8 +4 +0 +12
Knowledge (Arcana) 8 +0 +0 +8
Spellcraft 8 +0 +5 +13
MoginsCode:New Spells: Sorcerer Level 1 Spells - Grease Level: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Spells Per Day: 5 6 4 - - - - - - -
natural Armor Adj: +3
Int: 8
Special: Speak with Master
HMIn line with your PM, I suggest putting Master/Familiar speech in [spoiler]spoiler blocks[/spoiler]
Trinham Level up to Level 6Class: Battle Sorcerer(6)
Level: 6
HP: 30 = 9 + Level 2 Hit Points (1d8=1) + 1 + Level 3 Hit Points (1d8+1=2) +3 (for 4 lvl Con Increase) + Level 4 Hit Points (1d8+2=4)+ Level 5 Hit Points (1d8+2=3) + Level 6 Hit Points (1d8+2=7)
Grapple: +5
Fort: 2 +2 +0 +4
Ref: 2 +2 +0 +4
Will: 5 +0 +0 +5
Crossbow, Light +6 1d8 19-20/x2 80'
Dagger +5 1d4+1 19-20/x2
Dagger (Thrown) +6 1d4 19-20/x2 10'
Longsword +5 1d8+1 19-20/x2
New Feat: Mind Over Body
Skill Points: 45 Max Ranks: 9/4.5
Concentration 9 +2 +0 +11
Concentration (Cast defensively)9 +2 +4 +15
Hide 3 +2 +2 +7
Knowledge (Arcana) 9 +0 +0 +9
Spellcraft 9 +0 +5 +14
MoginsCode:New Spells: Sorcerer Level 0 Spells - Replace Daze with Prestidigitation - New spell Acid Splash Sorcerer Level 3 Spells - Fireball Level: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Known Spells: 6 3 1 1 Spells Per Day: 5 6 5 3 - - - - - -
Int: 8*
Will: 5 +1 +0 +6
* Int should have been increased at Level 5
Trinham Level up to Level 7Class: Battle Sorcerer(7)
Level: 7
HP: 36 = 9 + Level 2 Hit Points (1d8=1) + 1 + Level 3 Hit Points (1d8+1=2) +3 (for 4 lvl Con Increase) + Level 4 Hit Points (1d8+2=4)+ Level 5 Hit Points (1d8+2=3) + Level 6 Hit Points (1d8+2=7) + Level 7 Hit Points (1d8+2=6)
Grapple: +6
Crossbow, Light +7 1d8 19-20/x2 80'
Longsword +1, Dragonbane +7 1d8+2 19-20/x2
Masterwork Dagger +7 1d4+1 19-20/x2
Masterwork Dagger (Thrown)+8 1d4 19-20/x2 10'
Skill Points: 50 Max Ranks: 10/5
Concentration 10 +2 +0 +12
Concentration (Cast defensively)10 +2 +4 +16
Diplomacy 1 +4 +0 +5
Knowledge (Arcana) 10 +0 +0 +10
Spellcraft 10 +0 +5 +15
Longsword +1, Dragonbane - 4lbs
Ring of Sustenance/ with Pearl of Power - 0lbs
MoginsCode:New Spells: Sorcerer Level 1 Spells - New spell Feather Fall Sorcerer Level 2 Spells - New spell Gliterdust Level: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Known Spells: 6 4 2 1 Spells Per Day: 5 6 6 4 - - - - - -
Int: 9
New Ability: Speak with Animals of Its Kind (Feline)
Weapon Attack Damage Critical
Claw +7 1
Bite +7 1
Reavers' EquipmentArmor: 10 +3 +0 +2 +0 +0 +0 15
Touch: 12 Flatfooted: 13
Crossbow Masterwork Bolts +7 1d8 19-20/x2 80'
Masterwork Dagger +6 1d4+1 19-20/x2
Masterwork Dagger (Thrown)+7 1d4 19-20/x2 10'
Magic Longsword +5+? 1d8+1+? 19-20/x2
Equipment - Removed
Equipment - AddedCode:- Waterskin (Filled) 1gp 2lbs - Torch 1cp 2lbs - Bolts, Crossbow (10) 1gp 1lbs - Dagger 2gp 1lbs - Leather Armour 10gp 15lbs - Longsword 15gp 4lbs
Code:Masterwork Bolts (Crossbow/10) 1lbs Masterwork Dagger 1lbs Masterwork Studded Leather 20lbs Magic Longsword (Properties unknown) 15lbsTrinham RebootHP: 43 = 9 + Level 2 Hit Points (1d8=1) + 1 + Level 3 Hit Points (1d8+1=2) +3 (for 4 lvl Con Increase) + Level 4 Hit Points (1d8+2=4)+ Level 5 Hit Points (1d8+2=3) + Level 6 Hit Points (1d8+2=7) + Level 7 Hit Points (1d8+2=6) +7 (for Toughness Feat)
Remove Feat: Mind Over Body
New Feat: Toughness (Pathfinder)
Last edited by ghostcat; Saturday, 19th May, 2012 at 02:55 PM. Reason: Changes for Reboot
Monday, 30th November, 2009, 03:33 AM #16
Acolyte (Lvl 2)
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Male Human Fighter 2
Lawful Good
Representing Sphyh
Strength 17(+3)
Dexterity 12(+1)
Constitution 16(+3)
Intelligence 12(+1)
Wisdom 10(+0)
Charisma 10(+0)
Size: Medium
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 195 lb
Skin: Light
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Brown; Straight; Light Beard
Total Hit Points: 23
Speed: 20 feet [armor]
Armor Class: 18(19) = 10 +4 [scale] +1 [buckler] +1 [dexterity] +1 [natural] + 1 [dodge (applicable to one enemy)] + 1 [1/2BAB bonus]
Touch AC: 12
Flat-footed: 15
Initiative modifier:+1= +1 [dexterity]
Fortitude save:+6= 3 [base] +3 [constitution]
Reflex save:+1= 0 [base] +1 [dexterity]
Will save:+0= 0 [base]
Attack (handheld):+5= 2 [base] +3 [strength]
Attack (unarmed):+5= 2 [base] +3 [strength]
Attack (missile):+3= 2 [base] +1 [dexterity]
Grapple check:+5= 2 [base] +3 [strength]
Light load: 86 lb. or less
Medium load: 87-173 lb.
Heavy load: 174-260 lb.
Lift over head: 260 lb.
Lift off ground: 520 lb.
Push or drag: 1300 lb.
Languages: Common, High Speech
Greatsword [2d6, crit 19-20/x2, 8 lb., two-handed, slashing]
+2 (BAB) + 3 (STR) + 1 (Weapon Focus) – 1 (buckler) = +5
2d6 + 4 (STR x 1.5)
Spear [1d8, crit x3, 6lb., two-handed, piercing]
+2 (BAB) + 3 (STR) - 1 (buckler) = +4 (melee)/ 1d8 + 4 (STR x 1.5)
+2 (BAB) + 1 (DEX) - 1 (buckler) = +2 (ranged)/ 1d8 + 3 (STR)
Scale Mail [medium; +4 AC; max dex +3; check penalty -4; 30 lb.]
Buckler [+1 AC; check penalty -1; hardness 10; hp 5; 5 lb.]
Total Modifier = -5
Magic Items:
Amulet of Natural Armor +1
Power Attack
Weapon Focus: Greatsword
Alertness (+2/+2 Listen/Spot)
Skills – class skills in red
(Total Modifier = Ability + Ranks + Misc)
Appraise.............. - Int 1 = 1
Balance............... - Dex* -4 = 1+0-5
Bluff................. - Cha 0 = 0
Climb................. - Str* 2 = 3+4-5
Concentration......... - Con 3 = 3
Craft_1............... - Int 1 = 1
Diplomacy............. - Cha 0 = 0
Disguise.............. - Cha 0 = 0
Escape Artist......... - Dex* -4 = 1+0-5
Forgery............... - Int 1 = 1
Gather Info........... - Cha 0 = 0
Handle Animal(^)...... - Cha 0 = 0
Heal.................. - Wis 0 = 0
Hide.................. - Dex* -4 = 1+0-5
Intimidate............ - Cha 5 = 0+5
Jump.................. - Str* 2 = 3+4-5 [speed 20]
Listen................ - Wis 2 = 0+0+2
Move Silently......... - Dex* -4 = 1+0-5
Prof: Blacksmith(^)... - Wis 5 = 0+5
Ride.................. - Dex 1 = 1
Search................ - Int 1 = 1
Sense Motive.......... - Wis 0 = 0
Spot.................. - Wis 2 = 0+2
Survival.............. - Wis 2 = 0+2
Swim.................. - Str* -2 = 3+5-10
Use Rope.............. - Dex 1 = 1
* = check penalty for wearing armor
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49 lb - Weapons / Armor / Shield (from above)
2 lb - Backpack
5 lb - Bedroll
0 lb - Flint and steel
2 lb - Hammer
1 lb - Lamp (common)
1 lb - Oil flasks x1
2 lb - Rations (1 day) x2
10 lb - Rope (50', hempen) x1
1 lb - Torches x1
4 lb - Waterskins x1
1 lb - Whetstone
0 lb - Amulet
78 lb Total
Gp – 27
Sp – 1
Cp – 7
A recount of things past…
I am a slave, born a slave. A slave of a noble from Pesh named Gomar. Gomar is a somewhat pompous but wise man. Growing up in a small community of slaves on the estate of the nobleman we were treated well enough. Gomar provided a place to live and basic education for the children until they were old enough to work. He said an educated and happy slave produced better work. He allowed the slaves to work under their fathers. My father, Trayson, a blacksmith taught me the trade from the age of 13. Being a blacksmith was all I knew. Seven years later and all I have to my name are two reputations – The Blacksmith and the Defender of the weak. From an early age my Father instilled in me a keen since of morality, not religion, but a respect for my fellow man. That it was necessary to defend the weak above all else and in return somewhere down the line the favor would be returned. I found myself in the fighter's circle on others behalf's more than once. I learned my fair share of hand-to-hand combat and sword play (with wooden swords of course).
I am now 20 years old and the Great King is calling upon us all to serve. I'm a slave. I'm unknown and ultimately I follow Gomar's law, for he has the whip and the Great King doesn't know I exist – why should I fear him? Because the Great King demands so many soldiers from each estate Gomar has proposed to me a proposition. Because he is to advanced in age to fight and his son to weak to wield a sword he will offer me my freedom in return for fighting in his stead. I will earn my freedom if I survive this war. I will not die a slave.
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Claude level 2
Class: Paladin 2
Hp: 19 (1d10+2=7)
Grapple: +1
Fort Save: +3
Will save: +2
Ref save: +2
Skills: Diplomacy +1, Knowledge(nobility) +1, Knowledge(religion) +1, Ride +1, Sense Motive +1
Class Abilities: Divine Grace, Lay on Hands
Claude level 3
Class: Paladin 3
Hp: 29 (1d10+2=10)
Grapple: +2
Fort Save: +4
Will save: +3
Ref save: +3
Skills: Diplomacy +6, Knowledge(nobility) +6, Knowledge(religion) +6, Ride +6, Sense Motive +6
Class Abilities: Aura of Courage, Divine Health
Feat: Mounted Combat
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Jareth Level 2 Changes
Jareth Level-up
HP (d8+2): +10
BAB increases to +2.
Fort and Will saves increase to +3.
Gain one more 0-level spell per day (total 4/day) and one more 1st-level spell per day (total 4/day). Learn new 1st-level spell (Burning Hands).
Gain bonus feat Combat Casting. Swap Combat Casting for Combat Reflexes.
Gain 8 skill points (2 base +2 House Rule +3 INT +1 Human): Concentration +1 (total 7), Sense Motive +1 (total 5), Ride +1 (total 6), Swim +2 (total 6) Knowledge: Arcana +1 (total 8), Spell craft +1 (total 10), Tumble +1 (total 6). Skill increases grant a +2 on Spellcraft checks and a +2 bonus on Jump checks due to synergies (Know: Arcana and Tumble, respectively).
Jareth Level 3 Changes
Jareth Level-up
HP (d8+2): +5.
BAB increases to +3.
Reflex save increases to +1.
Gain one more 0-level spell per day (total 5/day) and one more 1st-level spell per day (total 5/day). Learn new 1st-level spell (True Strike).
Gain Arcane Channeling class feature (see main character post).
Gain Knock-Down feat.
Gain 8 skill points (2 base +2 house rule +3 INT +1 Human): Concentration +1 (total 8), Knowledge (arcane) +1 (total 9), Spellcraft +1 (total 13), Tumble +1 (total 7), Ride +1 (total 7), Sense Motive +1 (total 6), Jump +2 (total 8). Gain synergy bonus from Jump on Tumble checks, raising Tumble to 9.
Jareth Level 4 Changes
Jareth Level-up
Attribute Increase: +1 to STR.
HP (d8+2): +4
BAB increases to +4 (increasing AC by 1, due to HR).
Fort and Will saves increase to +4.
Gain one more 0-level spell per day (total 6/day) and one more 1st-level spell per day (total 6/day). Learn new 1st-level spell (Ray of Enfeeblement).
Gain Armored Mage (Medium) class feature, trade for Spring Attack as bonus feat.
Gain 8 skill points (2 base +2 house rule +3 INT +1 human): Climb +2 (total 7), Concentration +1 (total 9), Knowledge (arcane) +1 (total 10), Ride +1 (total 7), Sense Motive +1 (total 7), Spellcraft +1 (total 14), Tumble +1 (total 10)
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Jareth Level 5 Changes
Jareth Level-up.
HP increase in attached die roll (d8+2). +5 HP
BAB increases to +5.
Learn 1 2nd-level spell (Scorching Ray) and gain 2 base 2nd-level spell slots, with extra 1 slot for high INT.
Gain Quick Cast 1/day class feature (cast any spell known as a Swift action).
Gain 8 skill points (2 base +2 house rule +3 INT +1 human): Concentration +1 (total 10), Knowledge (arcana) +1 (total 11), Ride +3 (total 10) Sense Motive +1 (total 8), Spellcraft +1 (total 15), Tumble +1 (total 11).
Jareth Level 6 Changes
Jareth Level-up.
HP increase in attached die roll (d8+2). +5 HP
BAB increases to +6/+1. AC bonus increases to +3, according to HR.
Saves increase by +1 each (to +5 Fort, +2 Ref, +5 Will).
Learn 1 2nd-level spell (undecided) and gain 1 extra 1st-level and 1 extra 2nd-level spell slot.
Gain Spell Power +2, trade for Sidestep Charge feat.
Gain Power Attack as 6th-level feat.
Gain 8 skill points (2 base +2 house rule +3 INT +1 human): Climb +2 (total 9), Concentration +1 (total 11), Knowledge (arcana) +1 (total 12), Ride +1 (total 11), Sense Motive +1 (total 9), Spellcraft +1 (total 16), Tumble +1 (total 12)
A change of status
Jareth Level 7 Changes
HP increase in attached die roll. (d8+2). 3
BAB increases to +7/+2.
Learn 1 spell (of 2nd-level, Bull's Strength) and gain 2 extra 2nd-level spell slots.
Gain Armored Mage (Medium), trade for Iron Will feat.
Gain 8 skill points (2 base +2 house rule +3 INT +1 human): Concentration +1 (total 12), Jump +1 (total 11), Knowledge (arcana) +1 (total 13), Ride +1 (total 12), Sense Motive +1 (total 10), Spellcraft +1 (total 17), Swim +1 (total +9), Tumble +1 (total 14)
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PADRES: Report: Boston's Hoyer to interview for Padres' GM job
SAN DIEGO ---- The Padres will reportedly interview Jed Hoyer of the Boston Red Sox for their vacant general manager opening.
Multiple baseball sources believe Hoyer, Boston's assistant general manager, is the top choice of Padres CEO Jeff Moorad to fill the job vacated by Kevin Towers, who was fired earlier this month. On Tuesday ---- nearly 48 hours after the Red Sox were swept out of the American League playoffs by the Los Angeles Angels ---- the Boston Globe reported that the Padres have received permission from Boston to interview Hoyer.
Both Hoyer and Red Sox GM Theo Epstein declined to comment or confirm the Globe's report via e-mail on Tuesday. Moorad and Boston CEO Larry Lucchino didn't respond to e-mails seeking comment. Earlier this month, Moorad said he hoped to have a new GM in place by the end of October, and Boston's exit from the postseason could help to expedite those plans.
In other team news, the Padres removed infielder Luis Rodriguez, catcher Eliezer Alfonzo, outfielder Drew Macias and starting pitcher Josh Geer from their 40-man roster on Tuesday.
All four players cleared waivers and were given the option of accepting an assignment to Triple-A Portland. Rodriguez and Alfonzo declined, making them free agents. The moves bring the number of players on the Padres' 40-man roster to 36, though pitchers Chris Young and Mark Worrell still must be removed from the 60-day disabled list and added to the 40-man.
In his rookie season, Geer made 19 appearances for the 2009 Padres, including 17 starts ---- the third most on the team. He was 1-7 with a 5.96 ERA and allowed 27 home runs in 102 2/3 innings. Only four National League pitchers allowed more home runs than Geer in 2009.
Considered a stop-gap to replace Khalil Greene, Rodriguez began the season as the Padres' starting shortstop. But by mid-June, Rodriguez had lost his job to rookie Everth Cabrera. Rodriguez hit .202 with two homers and 16 RBIs in 93 games.
Macias hit .197 in 51 games for the Padres after making five trips back and forth between Triple-A Portland.
Alfonzo started the season at Portland but appeared in 37 games for the Padres, hitting .175 with two homers and eight RBIs.


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The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area tells the whole story of America's greatest challenge, 1860-1875: the powerful stories of vicious warfare, the demands of the homefront and occupation, the freedom of emancipation, and the enduring legacies of Reconstruction.
We provide leadership and support to organizations across Tennessee, creating opportunities for education, interpretation, preservation, and economic development.
Leveraging federal, state, local and private funding, we empower communities and individuals to serve as good stewards of their historic places and stories. Professional Services and Outreach helps property owners and organizations develop heritage programs and projects. Through Collaborative Partnerships, organizations, local governments, and non-profits can apply for 50/50 matching funds for projects including interpretive tours, exhibits, educational materials, and preservation planning. For a copy of the application and instructions, click here.
Civil War Sesquicentennial
The Heritage Area serves on the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, which plans events, educational opportunities, and heritage tourism opportunities for the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. For more information on how to participate as well as the next signature event in Knoxville in May 2015, visit www.tncivilwar150.com. To read Dr. Van West's remarks from the most recent signature event in Franklin, click here.
Tennessee Civil War Trails
The Heritage Area partners with the Tennessee Departments of Tourist Development and Transportation to implement the statewide Tennessee Civil War Trails marker and signage program. To follow the Trail, visit
Tennessee Civil War 150 Series
Nashville Public Television and the Renaissance Center have created a number of documentaries that explore life in Tennessee during the Civil War. These award winning documentaries focus on a number of topics, including music, religion, the role of women, the experiences of African-Americans, and railways. To watch these documentaries, visit http://www.nptinternal.org/productions/civilwar/home/.
National Heritage Area designation was conceived by community and National Park Service leaders looking for a new approach to conserve and develop the historic Illinois and Michigan. The National Heritage Areas approach was ground-breaking. Continued interest in the NHA approach is a testament to the benefits of community-driven, landscape-scale preservation, conservation, and development.
According to an NPS/ANHA 2013 economic impact report, the 49 NHAs contribute $12.9 Billion to the U.S. Economy annually, primarily through increased visitation and tourism. Funds are used to carry out diverse preservation, conservation, recreation and education projects.
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First Tee of San Joaquin participant Anitra Khoth won the closest-to-the-pin award Oct. 7 during the Ricky Barnes tournament Oct. 7 at Stockton Golf and Country Club.
Khoth beat pros Charlie Wi, Charlie Hoffman and others to hit her ball closest to the pin on hole No. 3.
The tournament was held to benefit the Ricky Barnes Foundation which promotes healthy lifestyles for young people. Ricky Barnes, a PGA golfer and former Lincoln High standout, and his foundation have been huge supporters of The First Tee of San Joaquin.
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STOCKTON - About 200 people gathered at City Hall late Saturday morning before marching along two of downtown Stockton's busiest streets in one of hundreds of simultaneous demonstrations in support of gay-marriage rights planned throughout the state and country.
Protestors - drawn by the thousands to events in San Francisco and Los Angeles - met at civic buildings to rally against Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California after voters approved it 53 percent to 47 percent nearly two weeks ago.
Since then, marches and vigils have been organized by the measure's opponents throughout the state.
"I just think that it was important to bring something like this to Stockton," said Sarah Amaton, the Manteca resident who coordinated San Joaquin County's rally.
Another is planned for 6 p.m. Monday, also at City Hall.
Those who supported the measure have criticized such demonstrations as well as the legal challenges to Prop. 8 that were launched almost immediately after Election Day.
In a statement Friday, leaders from Protect Marriage, which led the Yes on 8 campaign, denounced what they described as "lawlessness, harassment" and "trampling of civil rights," from gay-marriage supporters.
Advocates on both sides of the issue spent more than $30 million each on campaigns for and against Prop. 8, the most contentious measure on this year's ballot.
Locally, the proposition passed by a much larger margin than in the state as a whole: 65 percent to 35 percent.
County residents contributed nearly $220,000 to the Yes on 8 effort, records from the California Secretary of State's office show. Local opponents of the measure gave close to $10,000.
"I saw my friends' marriage become illegal last Tuesday," said Ben Cervantes, who marched Saturday, carrying his 2-year-old son on his shoulders.
He said he is optimistic that same-sex couples eventually will win marriage rights.
"It's getting so close," he said, "It's going to happen."
Contact reporter Jennifer Torres at (209) 546-8252 or email@example.com.
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Fifty-nine fall student-athletes named to America East Honor Roll
Men's cross country paces Stony Brook with 16 honor roll recipients; 20 named to Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School:A four-year letterwinner at Westhampton Beach High School for coach Jim Ford ... three-year team captain.
Personal:Born Forest John Gilbakian on October 26, 1993 ... son of Doug and Moira.


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UWA tennis duo downs Auburn pair
Published: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 3:30 a.m.
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TUSCALOOSA | The University of West Alabama men's tennis combo of Adam Drysdale and Anton Ivanov defeated Lucian Gheorghe and Michael Wardell of Auburn, 8-2, in the doubles second round Friday at the 2012 Crimson Tide Fall Championships.
Nestor Vargas posted the Tigers lone singles victory in the first round on Friday, defeating Ian Van Cott of Tulane, 6-4, 7-6(5). Drysdale lost to Becker O'Shaughnessey of Alabama in singles, 6-0, 6-2. Ivanov also went down in singles, losing to Auburn's Lukas Ollert, 6-0, 6-1. Samford's Austin Akers defeated Simon Bardell, 6-2, 6-1.
Drysdale and Ivanov did not fare as well in the first round at the Alabama Tennis Stadium, losing to Tulane's Adam Berstein and Joe Young, 8-3. Vargas and Bardell lost in the doubles first round, 8-3, to Alabama's Stuart Kenyon and Brian Conlon and then to Tulane's Van Cott and Takuma Ohashi, 8-5, in the second round.
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Tastes Broaden, and Sellers Follow Suit
HONG KONG — An understated green vase from China's Qianlong era is expected to fetch as much as $4.5 million at this weekend's Christie's sales. Only a few years ago, it might have gone unnoticed by Chinese buyers amid bright-yellow imperial robes, diamond-studded watches and other flashy items.
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But different kinds of work — including ones that are minimal in design or from previously unfamiliar regions and periods — are attracting more attention from the mainland Chinese buyers who have made this city a global powerhouse in the auction world.
"They're looking for more from the outside, the West, other parts of Asia," said Beijing-based collector Richard Chang. "At the beginning, you want something big and bombastic. A lot of Chinese art is like that. But over time, you want something more subtle, more reduced."
Chinese collectors today "have a much greater idea of what's good and what's rare," said John Berwald, a London-based art dealer. "They're appreciating more categories."
That goes for modern and contemporary art as well. Mainland collectors earlier stuck with realist portraits by artists such as Ai Xuan, who paints peasant children, and Chen Yifei, known for his depictions of classical musicians. It wasn't until later that more stylized artwork from the likes of Zeng Fanzhi and Zhang Xiaogang, who based his "Bloodline" series on '60s-era family photos, became prized.
Buyers are also looking outside China's borders to artists such as Lee Ufan from South Korea and Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita from Japan. Just five years ago, a Chinese buyer seeking a Japanese work was unheard of.
Christie's intends to capitalize on these diversifying tastes in its spring sales with a greater roster of contemporary art from non-Chinese artists, as well as more ancient bronzes from the Warring States period (around 475 B.C. to 221 B.C.) and huanghuali furniture from the 1800s, both of which were popular among Chinese collectors at New York auctions earlier this year. The Christie's sales follow a similar round of Hong Kong auctions held last month by Sotheby's, which generated $316 million in sales.
But there are signs that the Chinese art binge could be abating. Sotheby's said mainland-Chinese buyers accounted for only 20% to 25% of those sales, down from 44% at its last major Hong Kong event in the fall. Collectors from elsewhere in Asia, such as Indonesia and Taiwan, picked up the slack, Sotheby's said.
François Curiel, president of Christie's in Asia, dismissed the notion of a slowdown. "I see no sign of the market weakening," he said, noting that Chinese buyers were big players at a recent Christie's jewelry auction in Geneva, with one picking up a ruby brooch for $4.3 million.
Regional dealers remain upbeat as well, pointing to strong sales results during last week's art fair in Hong Kong, where a painting by abstract artist Chu The-Chun sold for more than $3 million. "I sold a lot at Sotheby's at the last sale, and it sold very well," said Meg Maggio, director at Pékin Fine Arts in Beijing. "The top five living artists in China are still less expensive than the top five in the U.S., France, U.K. or Germany. There's still room to appreciate."
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Mayor of London's housing strategy 'woefully inadequate'
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Mayor of London's housing strategy 'woefully inadequate'
The Mayor of London's new housing strategy has been branded "woefully inadequate" for failing to prioritse enough homes to meet the captial's needs.
The London Assembly will today question Boris Johnson on the strategy and vote on whether to reject it.
The mayor is currently delivering a third of what his own research says the city needs. Last year 21,000 homes were built in London, the mayor's new target is 42,000 but his own research shows that we actually need 62,000 new homes each year. This is to match current demand and to cover the backlog that has built up over the past few years.
The lack of housing supply has led to a range of problems in London, including: average house prices nearing £500,000; private sector rents increasing 13% in the past year with increasingly poor conditions; and over 300,000 families in London stuck on council waiting lists for housing.
Tom Copley, housing spokesman for the London Assembly Labour Group, said: "Housing is now the biggest crisis facing London. Yet the mayor's new housing strategy doesn't propose the necessary bold action that Londoners need to solve it.
"Today I hope that all parties on the London Assembly vote against the mayor's new housing strategy for London. It fails to tackle the crucial issue that is driving London's housing crisis – the lack of homes being built. On Boris' watch we've seen house building fall, including the building of much needed affordable homes.
"Vast swathes of London are becoming unaffordable, even for those on 'good' incomes.
"The mayor's target of 42,000 homes a year is not enough, his own research shows we need 62,000 new homes each year to meet demand and make up lost ground.
"Unless these homes are built, then Londoners will continue to struggle with soaring house prices and private rents. The result will be London becoming ever more unaffordable for the people who work here and make our city the success that it is.
"Ultimately, London's economic competitiveness will suffer as businesses move to cities with a lower cost of living."
Speaking after the mayor's housing strategy was voted through, Conservative London Assembly Member, Andrew Boff, said: "The root of many of London's housing problems is the longstanding problem of a lack of supply. The mayor's strategy addresses this with a bold plan to build at least 42,000 high quality homes per year – double what has been achieved in the last 20 years.
"It includes, for the first time, targets for purpose-built homes to relieve pressure on London's private renters. It provides for a huge expansion of low cost homes for first time buyers. And we will see funding for the much-needed larger family homes that we have consistently been calling for, as well as building new homes for downsizers – freeing up more family housing for where it is really needed.
"However, we must learn lessons from the 1960s and '70s and stop building affordable housing for families above the third floor. In the 21st century, in a highly developed city such as London, it is nothing short of a scandal that children are being rammed into these high rises.
"Tower blocks are concrete warehouses for families – they fail to create strong communities, lead to isolation and a poor standard of living. Families with kids need gardens and neighbours they can interact with."
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Black Friday will be here before you know it. Retailers are busy slashing prices, and stocking shelves to get ready for the crowds.
For the first time, Best Buy will be open Thanksgiving day at 6 p.m.
They hired extra staff for the big shopping weekend and sales manager Nina Boutte from Best Buy in Metairie said this is a good chunk of their annual business.
"It's about 30 percent of our business and when we say that number, we plan the entire year for this day," said Boutte.
She says some of the best deals will include a Samsung 56-inch flat-screen television. You can get it for $999, which is a savings of $500.
You can get an iPad 2 for $299, which is $100 off.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is free with a two-year activation, and all Dyson products are 25 percent off.
"Dyson never goes on sale. The price is what the price is. To see Dyson go on sale, that's hot," said Boutte.
Sam's Club on Airline Highway will be opening 7 a.m. on Black Friday.
Developmental Market Manager Ryan Cruz said you'll find huge bargains in electronics and jewelry. Diamond stud earrings, which are appraised at over $1,200, will be on sale for $499.
iTunes Gift Card Multi-Packs will be reduced to $79.88. Regular price is $100. Cruz said they sell like hotcakes because they make great stocking-stuffers.
Sales managers also said you can get great deals online.
Black Friday will be the biggest day of the shopping frenzy with approximately 97 million planning to flock to the stores.
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German Aguilar, choir director at San Joaquin Delta College for the last four years, died Saturday while performing in Florence, Italy.
He was 34.
Aguilar was singing at the time and appears to have had a stroke, according to a spokesman inside Delta's Arts & Communication Division.
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After a public dust-up six weeks ago, the A's and their landlords at O.co Coliseum are nearing agreement on a 10-year lease extension for the team to stay in Oakland.
The joint Oakland-Alameda County board that oversees the Coliseum complex has scheduled a special closed door meeting Friday morning to review recent lease negotiations with the team, said Oakland Councilman Larry Reid, who also sits on the Coliseum board.
A's co-owner Lew Wolff said Thursday that a lease extension could be inked within two weeks.
"Everybody is cooperating now on both sides," Wolff said in a telephone interview.
In April, the two sides traded barbs after the A's quickly rejected a 10-year lease extension that Coliseum board officials emailed to reporters.
This time around both sides refused to divulge details of the extension including whether it would come with any commitment from the A's to further explore building a new ballpark in Oakland or whether there would be an escape clause should the A's get permission to move to San Jose.
John Reeves, the Cal softball team's pitching coach for 21 years, will retire July 1.
"I'm just really appreciative of the opportunity to have coached at a great Division I softball program and a great school in the University of California," Reeves said. "I was able to meet and interact with so many good people in the sport and at Cal throughout the years, and I'm grateful for those memories."
In his more than two decades on the Cal staff, Reeves helped the Bears to a 928-428 record (.688 winning percentage), including 10 trips to the women's World Series
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The San Jose SaberCats activated defensive lineman Joe Sykes from the refuse to report list. The SaberCats also were assigned rookie defensive lineman Ernest Owusu (Cal) and placed defensive lineman Luis Vasquez on injured reserve.
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Definition of meanness in English:
noun[mass noun]
1chiefly British Lack of generosity; miserliness.
Example sentences
- He has written to the Berlin-based national association of advertising agencies telling them their obsession with Scottish meanness is damaging.
- Nothing but meanness is stopping us having homes like the Jetsons.
- He censures the cruelty of slave masters, the dodges of legacy hunters, and the meanness of the wealthy, but the targets of his criticisms are normally anonymous.
miserliness, niggardliness, close-fistedness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, penury, illiberality, greed, avarice, acquisitiveness
informal stinginess, tight-fistedness, tightness, minginess
North American cheapness
archaic nearness
2Unkindness, spitefulness, or unfairness: all the hatred and meanness, despair and sorrow surrounding us
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- I stand shoulder to shoulder with all denouncers of meanness.
- The same apprehensions, in every situation, regulate his notions of meanness or of dignity.
- Most of the time meanness is more dangerous than civilized standards.
nastiness, mean-spiritedness, spitefulness, disagreeableness, unpleasantness, unkindness
2.1North American Aggressive character; viciousness: he is also callous, with a streak of meanness
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- He manages his household with a mind free from the taint of meanness.
- He just seems to bring out the meanness in them.
- I want to show the level of meanness people are capable of.
3Lack of quality or attractiveness; shabbiness: the meanness of that existence
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- Even in her shock, she was appalled by the meanness of the men's living conditions.
- In Iraq, the distinction between wheaten and barley bread is identical to that in Europe: it is synonymous with poverty or meanness.
- She struggles with the poverty and meanness of her surroundings to keep herself and her family 'respectable' and is determined that her boys will not become miners.
squalor, squalidness, shabbiness, dilapidation, sordidness, seediness, sleaziness, insalubriousness, wretchedness, dismalness, dinginess, poverty
informal scruffiness, scuzziness, crumminess, grunginess, tackiness
British informal grottiness
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having headache since 2008, its dosnt go away . Then sometimes feels like someone hit me in head with rock . The pain was on left side of head ,now it was back of head. when the pain sharpens it causes right side to go paralyzied with drooping right side of mouth(slurred talk) ,right eye shut .These things are like a stroke. always treated as stroke when in hospital. takes weeks to months to get better . Dont ever ge to be 100% better. had cat scans mri eegs no test ever show anythings. Doc. not sure what causes this.READ MORE
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Pretty much same answer for you too that I gave for your cousin. Sounds like it is time to see the experts who treat one disease - ours - Migraines and headache disorders. If your doctor isn't able to help you, it may well be time to consult a Migraine and headache specialist. It's important to note that neurologists aren't necessarily Migraine and headache specialists. Take a look at the article Migraine and Headache Specialists - What's So Special? If you need help finding a Migraine specialist, check our listing of Patient Recommended Migraine and Headache Specialists.
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Hu, YS, Jia, GS (2010). Influence of land use change on urban heat island derived from multi-sensor data. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, 30(9), 1382-1395.
AbstractRegional climate change was demonstrated to be likely influenced by anthropogenic dominated land surface processes. Urban heat island (UHI) is one of the important outcomes of such land surface processes induced by urbanization, and it is an urban climate phenomenon influenced by land use pattern and it represents the difference in albedo, roughness, and heat flux exchange of land surface. This study tries to examine the influence of land use change on UHI in greater Guangzhou from 1980-2007 by analysing Landsat MSS/TM/ETM+ and MODIS satellite data, meteorological records, and census data. All integrated and modified single-channel method was used to retrieve land surface temperature (LST). Decadal changes in land use fraction and UHI pattern show that cropland decreased in parallel to the increase in built-up area and the correlation coefficient reached 0.97. The UHI effect expanded from urban areas to surrounding suburban areas and countryside with an increase in land surface temperature (mean LST increased by 2.48 from 1990 to 2007) and a decrease in the green vegetation fraction (GVF) (mean GVF decreased by 0.16 from 1990 to 2007). The spatial heterogeneity of UHI expansion can be explained by spatial patterns of economic development, population increase, and abundance of vegetation cover. In addition, remarkable changes in air temperature due to relocation of meteorological stations are significant signals for detecting the influence of urbanization on urban heat island. Copyright (C) 2009 Royal Meteorological Society
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