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The scenario starts when individual soldiers start going missing. The PCs are tasked to investigate. Eventually they learn, one way or another, that there's a presence, for lack of a better term, that doesn't want them [the army] in the valley.
So the question is, what could that "presence" be? From a thematic standpoint a druid ghost is almost perfect what I imagine to be the angry presence; the ghost was a druid who was killed when a battle was fought in the valley long ago, and now watches over the valley and won't tolerate a new army moving in. The problem is mechanically I don't know how well that will work: for example would the ghost of a druid be able to Wild Shape? (RAW undead aren't immune to polymorph effects, but incorporeal creatures don't have strength scores and Wild Shape doesn't change your physical stats.)
So, I'm wondering if there are any other possibilities for the nature of the angry presence that I haven't thought of.
Ooh.. I like the setup.
So, here's my take.
There is an idyllic woodland glen. Birds are chirping. Squirrels are rummaging for nuts. Fish jump in the pond.
Knowledge Nature: DC25
Survival: DC 30
Wild Empathy: DC 25
There's something.. weird about those squirrels, birds, fish...
Surprise round: Concealed ghost druid casts dispell magic and his baleful polymorphed little friends morph into a CR appropriate encounter.
Make the fish some kind of tentacle octopus that grabs spell casters and tries to bring them into the water. Have the incorporeal ghost druid start in the water as an additional impediment...
Yes, you could wild shape. It doesn't actually change your type from undead to animal- it just lets you assume the shape of an animal type.
Incorporeal sets your strength to 0. If it were a instanenous effect, you might increase it beyond 0 after you became a ghost. Since it is a continuous effect, it continues to set you to 0, even after new gains.
Yes, you could wild shape. It doesn't actually change your type from undead to animal- it just lets you assume the shape of an animal type.
Incorporeal sets your strength to 0. If it were a instanenous effect, you might increase it beyond 0 after you became a ghost. Since it is a continuous effect, it continues to set you to 0, even after new gains.
Here's where it gets interesting:
Polymorph: A polymorph spell transforms your physical body to take on the shape of another creature. While these spells make you appear to be the creature, granting you a +10 bonus on Disguise skill checks, they do not grant you all of the abilities and powers of the creature. Each polymorph spell allows you to assume the form of a creature of a specific type, granting you a number of bonuses to your ability scores and a bonus to your natural armor. In addition, each polymorph spell can grant you a number of other benefits, including movement types, resistances, and senses. If the form you choose grants these benefits, or a greater ability of the same type, you gain the listed benefit. If the form grants a lesser ability of the same type, you gain the lesser ability instead. Your base speed changes to match that of the form you assume. If the form grants a swim or burrow speed, you maintain the ability to breathe if you are swimming or burrowing. The DC for any of these abilities equals your DC for the polymorph spell used to change you into that form.
In addition to these benefits, you gain any of the natural attacks of the base creature, including proficiency in those attacks. These attacks are based on your base attack bonus, modified by your Strength or Dexterity as appropriate, and use your Strength modifier for determining damage bonuses.
If a polymorph spell causes you to change size, apply the size modifiers appropriately, changing your armor class, attack bonus, Combat Maneuver Bonus, and Stealth skill modifiers. Your ability scores are not modified by this change unless noted by the spell.
Unless otherwise noted, polymorph spells cannot be used to change into specific individuals. Although many of the fine details can be controlled, your appearance is always that of a generic member of that creature's type. Polymorph spells cannot be used to assume the form of a creature with a template or an advanced version of a creature.
When you cast a polymorph spell that changes you into a creature of the animal, dragon, elemental, magical beast, plant, or vermin type, all of your gear melds into your body. Items that provide constant bonuses and do not need to be activated continue to function while melded in this way (with the exception of armor and shield bonuses, which cease to function). Items that require activation cannot be used while you maintain that form. While in such a form, you cannot cast any spells that require material components (unless you have the Eschew Materials or Natural Spell feat), and can only cast spells with somatic or verbal components if the form you choose has the capability to make such movements or speak, such as a dragon. Other polymorph spells might be subject to this restriction as well, if they change you into a form that is unlike your original form (subject to GM discretion). If your new form does not cause your equipment to meld into your form, the equipment resizes to match your new size.
While under the effects of a polymorph spell, you lose all extraordinary and supernatural abilities that depend on your original form (such as keen senses, scent, and darkvision), as well as any natural attacks and movement types possessed by your original form. You also lose any class features that depend upon form, but those that allow you to add features (such as sorcerers that can grow claws) still function. While most of these should be obvious, the GM is the final arbiter of what abilities depend on form and are lost when a new form is assumed. Your new form might restore a number of these abilities if they are possessed by the new form.
Incorporeal is an extraordinary ability. Does incorporealness depend on your original form? If so then an incorporeal creature would lose its incorporealness when it polymorphed. So then what would it strength be?
While most of these should be obvious, the GM is the final arbiter of what abilities depend on form and are lost when a new form is assumed. Your new form might restore a number of these abilities if they are possessed by the new form.
Well, Undead is a type. By polymorphing, you'd lose any undead special abilties. Ghost isn't a type and isn't reliant on the original form of the character (much like polymorph). You can be a ghost aberation, ghost animal or ghost elemental. So, I'm suggesting that 'ghost' is not your original form- but a template upon your original form.
I'd say that the ghost template is a 'top-level' effect. It could perhaps be argued in a different direction- but would that meet the goals you're looking to achieve? If this druid could shapeshift into a non-ghost and just leave, wouldn't she?
Ok, so as thematic as a druid ghost would be mechanically it seems a lot less appealing, as a lot of a druid's abilities would be rendered moot by being a ghost.
Is there another type of creature that would fit what I'm looking for? I remember the Genus Loci from the old 3.0 Epic Hanbook, but I really don't want to go there.
Druids are not a one trick pony. You can still have a ghost druid with some good spells and work up some wierd idea that happened to it's animal companion. Maybe it's an undead form of what it used to be? Maybe the army has been seeing a fast zombie tiger drag a few soldiers away? And again, pick some spells that could enhance the scaryness of these attacks like fog cloud, call lightning, mad monkeys, rain of frogs, or other scary/creepy things.
Also, there are some special rules for haunts.
You could drop a few of them on your players (I imagine, each haunt could be a different aspect of the druid's personality, maybe personalize them to reflect the various animals he turned into. Or maybe it's not one druid but a whole convent that died). That could keep them busy for a while...
Then you could presumably bring the druid ghost at the end, maybe clearing the various haunts forced him to crystalize into a single entity to attack the players...
And, if you still find your ghost druid lackluster in a single fight... Cheat. Give them abilities the rules don't say he should have... Maybe he can still turn incorporal in his animal form. Maybe his presence is so infused in the local surrounding that he can use summon animals at will, even in his animal form, as a free action and an unlimited number of times a day.
Maybe he is ambushing the players in the middle of a stone circle that gives him a regeneration as long as the stones are standing... It's your game, you are free to bend the rule, especially for the BBEG...
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Is it a Paizo scenario? My knowledge of such is shamefully spotty...
Nope, homebrew game & world.
Epic or Alternate Wolf-in-Sheep's Clothing, House Hunter Mimic, Trapper pack(or whatever a group of trappers is called) or similar would be my thought, not a shapechanging druid ghost.
Extra points for well-done red herrings & surprise twists though.
I don't know what any of those creatures are. Source?
About 3 years ago, I made a stupidly overpowered character that I justly named Cheesinator. (Like Terminator but purely made out of cheesey overpowered abilities and level combination). He was a Drow Noble. Maybe an imposter to this dead druid - someone who is a hermit and wants to be left alone in his swamp, and will kill those who trespass, more out of the thrill of the hunt than anything else.
Throwing a Ghost Template over top of him would be op.
Cheesinator is a L2 Master of Many Styles - Kirin Style/Kirin Strike) (arcane strike)(with Monk's Robes), Synthesist Summoner / Vivisectionist. He picks up flight at ss 5 and perfect flight when possible. Fly by attack = awesomesauce. I don't know how high of a level you want your BBEG (at level 10, he would be L2 moms, L5 ss, L3 vivi - my version of this: if hitting 50% of the time would do an average of 76 melee damage a round without magical weapons, power attack, or any extra ability/feat not listed in this paragraph)
Eidolons can look like whatever you want them to look like. They are always translucent like a ghost. Hats of disguise can make the person inside blend almost perfectly with the eidolon and a necklace of non-detection means the players wouldn't see the outline of magical items within the beasts stomach. Unnatural aura makes the animals skittish like in the description. And a wand of dispel magic with 1 charge does the trick with the octopus.
Cheesinator had scent and eversmoking bottle - one of the most broken combinations imho.
First round. Open the eversmoking bottle of I Win. (Scent - can detect anyone within 30 feet, when 5 feet away, can detect exactly where they are - they are F.F. if they cannot see you, sneak attack - fly by attack-sneak attack if you are high enough level, if they guess the right square, they have 50% chance to hit you, if they kill the eidolon, stealth away and resummon it. Vivisectionists can make cure potions for personal use and the synthesist can summon monsters to fight the party right before starting the resummoning of the eidolon.)
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Ghost druid plus spells = lots of possibilities. There's also an animal companion (and its subsequent companions), charmed animals, awakened trees, etc, not to mention all the creatures allied with it when it was alive. But why just a ghost?
Presence = The First World
The fey made a pact in the ancient days of man long forgotten. They laid claim to this stretch of the Material, as a vacation spot to "decompress" after millenia in the roiling chaos of the First World. Recently the Shadow has begun seeping into both the First World and the Material here, tainting it with a subtle darkness.
Man has grown weary or ignorant of the pact and wish to seize back the valley, urged on in their pursuits by the hungry dark. The fey for their part no longer defend themselves with trickery and guile and instead the Invisible Glammer readies for war.
The party may well encounter both the fey and any number of natural creature "modified" by the energies of the valley, but they must ultimately find the migration of the Shadow and find a way to contain this taint.
TimD wrote:I don't know what any of those creatures are. Source?
Epic or Alternate Wolf-in-Sheep's Clothing, House Hunter Mimic, Trapper pack(or whatever a group of trappers is called) or similar would be my thought, not a shapechanging druid ghost.
Extra points for well-done red herrings & surprise twists though.
Apologies for the delayed response. I lost track of the thread for a bit.
A Wolf-in-Sheeps Clothing is a subterranean monster that typically lures its victims close by either having some sort of illusionary prey or the animated body of its last victim as a means of attracting attention. When I said epic, I meant perhaps several working in concert or a ring of them or one with greater abilities to entice its victims or manipulate its former victims, not actually using Epic / Mythic rules.
A House Hunter Mimic is basically a building-sized mimic, which (if I recall correctly) is a bit more intelligent than a common mimic.
A trapper is a creature that specializes in disguising itself as the floor or ground and attempts to trap and attack those who step on it.
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Where are all the C'ANToni lovers at now, i finally saw some damn plays tonight, C'ANToni been lost this team.They looked like they wanted to play tonight, it was refreshing.
Someone send D'Antoni a thank you card
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I'm Dunn…The Time Has Come
Jason Frasor surrendered the walkoff homer last night as the Sox winning streak ended at five, preventing them for reaching .500 and gaining another game on the Tigers. But the truth is that it wasn't Frasor's gopher ball or Phil Humber's mediocre start that was responsible for the defeat. And it's not what has separated a team that is now four games out of the division lead from being on top of the heap. We all know it's been the offense.
In the 6-4, 10-inning loss to the Orioles, it was apparent as ever. Despite a nice comeback which tied the game at 4-4, the bottom line is that the three players who have been the most disappointing this season had their chances to put the Sox over the top in clutch situations–but didn't. This time, I find it hard to blame Alex Rios and Gordon Beckham even though they both left multiple runners on base. Rios did collect a pair of hits and scored a run and Beckham had an infield hit and a run scored.
But friends, Adam Dunn is another story–a very, very old story. It's time, maybe well past time, to cut our losses. After another three-strikeout game and leaving five runners on the bases, Dunn continues to hurt our chances to win games.
It's time to put him on the bench permanently. With Paul Konerko unable to play first, we'll just have to live with Brent Lillibridge there for the time being. We know he's not a starting player and has the potential to be almost as deadly as Dunn a the plate, but as I see it we have no choice. Let's just put him on first until Konerko's injury heals and when Sept. 1 rolls around call up Dayan Viciedo to DH. And remember, Viciedo can play first if Konerko's return to first is delayed longer than we think.
Moving Dunn from the cleanup spot to No. 7 in the order is like moving the deck chairs on the Titanic. You can make a good argument that he's the main reason why we're not a first-place team. And even if there's just a bit of truth to that statement, the time is now: Dunn should take a seat on the bench.
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If the White Sox were smart, they would've traded Q for young prospects, which Kenny (Williams, GM) seems to have a good track record, brought up Viciedo, and sent Adam Dung down to the minors. Kenny is completely and totally to blame for ruining the White Sox. To compound this, Kenny and Ozzie don't communicate as well as they did in 2005, and after that, Kenny's ego fostered teams with nice guys who finish last (Griffey, Erstad, Peavy, Dunn, Thome, Rios) and traded guys with swag who didn't care who was on the mound. The beginning on the end was picking up Rios on the WAIVER WIRE. I know it's not Kenny's fault for picking up guys who, after signing the big contract, figure they can BS the rest of their careers away, but Kenny SHOULD NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, gamble on free agents. Thanks for the World Series, Kenny, but you know and I know it was communication (and not your own Stanford-educated baseball genius) that brought it here. Rick Hahn, make up proud, buddy.


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China and the United States have widely been seen as two of the top countries in the world since the demise of the old USSR. However, the relationship between these two countries has been a little bit on the cool side ever since the Chinese country has had so many drunk driving lawyer rights violations they have been accused of. This does not mean these two countries do not have any relations at all and a couple of the relationship sticking points between these two countries comes in the form of economic competition and security. In this article, it will mainly focus on the security issues that have started to become the major area of concern for the United States as they try to approach their relationship with the awakening red giant that is called China. More on economic issues at http://www.freemoneyfromthegovernment.net/default/grants/
Fishing A Security Issue?
Well, true fishing is never a problem, but when people are fishing in the territorial waters of another country it can quickly become a major problem. This is what China has done in the past off of the shores of South Korea, which has set up quite a bit of panic on the side of the Korean forces. One such incident led to a somewhat tense standoff in 2011. In 2015 the problems become more complicated, see: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/china/territorial-disputes/index.html
In the 2011 incident, the Chinese were illegally fishing off of the coast of South Korea. While this is normally not a major concern, the fishermen were confronted by the South Korean coastguard, who has a right to protect their water. However, the incident led to one of the South Korean coastguard men being killed. The Chinese apologized profusely for this incident, but it remains to be seen if the Chinese are doing what the Russians did during the Cold War and are using their fishing vessels to collect electronic information.
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As was already mentioned a main sticking point between these two countries is economic problems. Well, the Chinese do not help themselves out as they decided in the early 2000s to flood the South Korean markets with garlic. This was in violation of the tariffs that were supposed to be imposed on the garlic, but when it flooded the market, it drove the price down to the point the South Korean farmers could barely make ends meat.
Taiwan Still A Sticking Point
China took Taiwan back from Great Britain several years ago, but it is still a major sticking point between the relationships that are seen as a strategic importance for the United States and China to continue to have good relationships. When China took over the Taiwanese country it was seen as being an industry leader in electronics and production of electronic goods. The Taiwanese were also operating under a capitalistic society at the time as well. The Chinese in all their good nature, decided to allow Taiwan to keep their independence, but it is still a security issue between these two countries, why you are asking?
Well, the reason why this is a security issue is the countries that have supported Taiwan want to ensure they remain a capitalistic society. This way the people of Taiwan can continue to flourish as they had been under the rule of Britain. However, it is a constant struggle to keep the Chinese from oppressing the people of Taiwan like they have to so many of their own people. So people need to realize this is a sticking point in the security between these two countries as the one side wants to ensure that Taiwan does not fall under the concept of the Communistic rule that is presently happening in mainland China.
North Korea Issues
North Korea has been a major thorn in the side of America. The policing action that was meant to stop the spread of Communism in Korea in the 50's was pitting the North Korean forces against those of a combined South Korea and America. However, this did not lead to an end of the policing action as the war never really officially ended. The problem is China tends to back up its smaller Communist neighbor in most cases. This even includes the nuclear program that North Korea has been building up.
While China does not always support the North Korean country, it does support a lot of the policies that are present, even if it is seen as a security threat to South Korean and American interest in the region. So people need to realize this threat is present and is something that people do not want to deal with as they are going to find the issues can start to become a major issue for these two countries. Some people in positions of power speculate that China would end up coming to the aid of North Korea if they have some type of a shooting contest with the South Korean forces.
This speculation may not be unfounded as the Chinese have backed up North Korea in some respects with the missiles they have shot off. When these missiles have been shot, the world has went out to condemn the North Korean forces for their trying to goad the South Korean forces into launching a preemptive strike. However, the South Koreans were good and held themselves in check, even when the missiles that were being launched could reach Seoul.
A nuclear North Korea is something which is happening and this is one point that both the United States and China can agree on. Neither one of these two countries want to see North Korea or Iran become a nuclear power, but it is happening. The main difference is both of these superpowers are starting to put forth different ideas on how to keep North Korea and Iran both from developing the nuclear weapons that these countries feel are needed for their protection.
The difference between these countries is how they are going about to keep these two countries from gaining a nuclear arsenal. The United States is going the political and economic route by introducing sanctions on these two countries that are meant to penalize them for furthering their nuclear programs. However, the Chinese have went about it in a different route and that is by discouraging the development of these missiles, without really doing much in the way of sanctions to help contain the development.
Japan has been rattled lately by the way the Chinese have been mongering on the seas. In fact, China has performed several war games in the South China Sea that has set the little island nation on edge at times. While China claims to have no interest in mainland Japan, they have been seen staking claims on some of the outlying islands of Japan. These islands have been used in the past for observation posts and listening areas, but now are not really used that much.
For the United States this is seen as a major threat to the security of the region. Japan is one of the main allies the United States has in the region and is one of the reasons why the United States keeps troops posted in the region. However, the threats so far have been empty, but it is starting to come at a more common pace occurrence and this can easily lead to the Japanese, American, or Chinese forces making a mistake and taking a action that was meant to be peaceful in nature as threatening. This simple little action can easily lead to people taking the wrong turn and starting a firing war over a mistake.
To make matters worse, the United States has pledged to protect their allies in Asia, mainly South Korea and Japan. Both of these countries have been threatened in the past by China and these threats, while typically empty in nature can easily lead to people taking them real or even worse lead to an escalation in the talk that is happening between these two nations.
The talks are generally peaceful in nature, but it could break down over time. When the talks to break down, it is possible for one side or the other to push the other to far. Then people will start to see a development of the Chinese people they never want to see and that would be the mobilization of the war machine.
US Dependence On China For Weapons
Technology is a great way to improve the defenses of a country and the weapons. However, what most people do not realize is that while China does manufacture most of the items in the world today, they also have the rare resources that are required to make the products. This even includes some of the computer products the weapons systems the United States has developed. So a war between China and the United States could easily break down as the Chinese could cut off the supply of these rare materials to the Americans, which could lead to America losing some of its main resources to manufacture the weapons they need to protect themselves and produce any type of offensive action.
Nuclear Arsenals
China is a nuclear country, which is a widely known fact. However, the United States is also a nuclear country and both of these countries have a stock pile of nuclear weapons that if used could ensure the destruction of most of the world. To this end, the Chinese government has been pressuring both the American and Russian government to continue to remove the nuclear weapons from their arsenal. While both of these countries have been removing the nuclear weapons from their arsenal, it remains to be seen if they are doing so at a fast enough pace. Since this is the case, the Chinese government has started to continue to put pressure on these two respective governments to continue to dismantle their arsenals.
Development Of Weapons In America
Lets face it, when it comes to developing weapons that are used for defense America is one of the top nations at doing this. The problem is the weapons that America is developing may be seen as a security threat for some of the countries they have developed them for. You can think back to the Poland missile defense shield installation done by America if you want to learn more about this topic. However, a couple of weapons have really become a major sticking point between the relationships of these two countries.
Hypersonic non nuclear weapons is a major concern for the Chinese. These weapons will break the sound barrier and will take the weapons from being something that normally can be intercepted by jets, unless shot multiples at a time to something that the jets can watch fly by them and not be able to catch up to. This type of missile has been developed by America recently and even without a nuclear weapon on the tip, it can still cause quite a bit of damage and arrive well before anyone even knows the missile is en route.
A concern for the American security is the development of anti-satellite technology by the Chinese government. This technology is meant to keep the American spy arm in check and keep them from being able to intercept the information between the high command in China to the ground troops or ships. Either way, this is seen as a security concern by the American government and one they would like to see prevented from being developed.
While a lot of talk has been going on between the United States and Chinanot all of the talk has been about the economies of these two countries and how reliant they have become on each other. In fact, some of the talk has even revolved around the security issues these two countries have with each other. This has led to the countries having to talk with each other to resolve these issues or come to an agreement on what is going to be seen as the limit that is set.


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In an affidavit, Officer Doug Wright of the Winhall Police Department said the manager of the Fat Spy Tavern in Winhall reported April 10, 2013, that a van that belonged to the restaurant was missing. The manager said Mackey, a former employee of the restaurant, had been overheard saying he could sell the van easily either as a van or as scrap.
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In an affidavit, police said they had received reliable information that "Dan from Manchester" had "dog food" for sale April 9. The affidavit said "dog food" is slang for heroin.
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But when it came down to dividing up the $225 million associated with the County Transportation Infrastructure Fund Grant Program, many were surprised to find out that much of the funding would be given to counties that have very little oilfield activity, or none at all.
Karnes County, which has seen its county roads seriously damaged over the past four years, is at the bottom of the list, when the grant funding is expressed as a fraction of its annual oil and gas production.
For example, Milam County is slated to receive $2.74 per $100 of its 2013 oil and gas production, while Karnes County is only set to receive eight cents per $100 value of the $8.53 billion in annual oil and gas produced in Karnes County in 2013.
The reason for this disparity, according to Karnes County Judge Richard Butler, is that the amounts given to the different counties were not based on a system designed to be directly proportional to the volume of oil and gas produced within those counties.
According to information from TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) the amounts of the grant awards were based on a combination of ratios for weight tolerance permits, oil and gas production taxes, well completion, volume of oil and gas waste injected.
La Salle County sued TxDOT in May claiming that many counties who are slated to receive funding, did not follow the rules or complete the necessary paperwork required in order to be eligible for grant funding. As a result, the $225 million, has been diluted among a list of 191 counties, and in the meantime, the counties that need the money the most, are getting grant amounts that are only a small fraction of what they need to make the necessary repairs.
"The lawsuit is aimed at increasing the amount of money that will be allocated to the counties that have been affected by recent oil and gas activity, that have corporally competed and filed in a timely fashion the paperwork the state requires for eligibility under the program," Karnes County Judge Richard Butler said. "The lawsuit claims that La Salle County is in total compliance with this."
La Salle County has been affected adversely by the Eagle Ford Shale development, and the same can be said for Karnes County, as well, Butler explained. La Salle and Karnes both followed the rules and complied with all the requirements of the program.
"The way I understand it, a large number of counties submitted applications and asked to be put in the pool to receive these funds that either didn't properly submit an application – didn't get the correct information to TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) and should not be eligible for that reason, and/or were not really affected in the zone of recent drilling and energy related activities," Butler said.
"If the plaintiff prevails in the La Salle County case, the best case scenario for us would be for the court to find that we are one of the 'good guys' – one of the people truly impacted and we submitted our paperwork correctly, and they are going to take back the money they were going to give to some of those counties and then reallocate the funds," Butler said.
The problem however, Butler explained, is that no injunction has yet been obtained by attorneys representing the plaintiffs, and therefore the program is moving forward according to the original plan and timeline.
"The counties are submitting their applications and entering into their agreements with TxDOT and are actually now starting to get money," Butler said. "It is moving forward."
Another issue, Butler said, is that the money Karnes County is slated to receive – will only support about a year's worth of work. The $7.6 million dollars that Karnes County is expected to receive from the program, will only repair a small fraction of the damage that has been inflicted on Karnes County roads over the past several years.
Butler said it has hard to estimate the cost to bring Karnes County roads back to a "pre Eagle Ford oil boom" condition, but officials with other counties have come up with figures in excess of $100 million, and the grants awarded, in some cases have been less than five percent of what it would take to complete comprehensive repairs and reconstruction.
The damage to county roads is one of the "downsides" to the oil boom, Butler said, but there are many "upsides" as well, such as new opportunities and new jobs that pay far beyond the minimum wage. The flow of billions of dollars through these communities is leading toward an unprecedented transformation for thousands of people who live and work in the Eagle Ford Shale region.
Safety of the roads is a major concern to local officials, Butler said, as damaged roads are becoming more and more hazardous to drive. Butler said he is also hopeful the state will find funding for much needed repairs for federal and state highways such as the Farm-to-Market roads that cross Karnes County.
Repairs to both the state highways and county roads are in the state's own interest, county officials have stated, as they are needed to keep the flow of oil and gas production moving – an activity that feeds billions of tax dollars into state coffers each year and is expected to keep doing so for many years to come. Experts say this infrastructure is critical to sustaining the "cash cow" that from which the State of Texas is now reaping the benefits in the form of tax revenue.
As for now, Karnes County is hopeful to move forward in the near future with about $7.16 million in county road and bridge projects connected to the program.
If not the solution to the entire problem, county officials say it is a step in the right direction and they hope state leaders will take action in the future for more steps toward making much needed repairs and reconstruction of the county's roads and bridges.


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MORRISTOWN Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the communities of Morristown and Stowe and are looking for a pickup truck that they say may be connected to the crimes.
Authorities say seven houses in Morrisville and two in Stowe have been burglarized in the last month. The burglaries have taken place during the day and cash has been stolen.
Police are looking for a late model green Ford pickup truck with a yellow light displayed on the truck bed that is possibly mounted to a pole. They say the vehicle had been spotted in the area of some of the burglaries.
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When God commanded His people to celebrate the Passover annually, He wanted them to never forget what He did for them when He freed them from slavery and death in Egypt and led them safely through the wilderness to the promised homeland. God desires that none of His children should be separated from their true homeland with Him in heaven.
Jesus illustrates this Passover from spiritual death to life and from the slavery of sin to freedom with the longest parable recorded in the gospels. What is the main point of Jesus' story about two ungrateful sons and their extravagant father? Is it the contrast between an obedient and a disobedient son; or the reception given to a spendthrift son by the father and the reception given by the eldest son? Jesus does contrast the eldest son's cold and aloof reception for his errant brother with the father's rather lavish party and warm embrace for his repentant son. While the errant son had wasted his father's money, his father, nonetheless, maintained unbroken love for his son. The son, while he was away, learned a lot about himself. He realized that his father had given him love which he had not returned. He had yet to learn about the depth of his father's love for him. His deep humiliation at finding himself obliged to feed on the husks of pigs and his reflection on all he had lost, led to his repentance and decision to declare himself guilty before his father. While he hoped for reconciliation, he could not have imagined a full restoration of relationship. His father did not need to speak words of forgiveness to his son; his actions spoke more loudly and clearly! The beautiful robe, the ring, and the festive banquet symbolize the new life – pure, worthy, and joyful – of anyone who returns to God.
The prodigal son could not return to the garden of innocence, but he was welcomed and reinstated as a son. The errant son's dramatic change from grief and guilt to forgiveness and restoration express in picture language the resurrection from the dead, a rebirth to new life from spiritual death. The parable also contrasts mercy and its opposite – unforgiveness. The father, who had been wronged, was forgiving. But the eldest son, who had not been wronged, was unforgiving. His unforgiveness turns into contempt and pride. His resentment leads to his isolation and estrangement from the community of forgiven sinners. In this parable Jesus gives us a vivid picture of God and what God is like. God is truly kinder than we are. He does not lose hope or give up when we stray. He rejoices in finding the lost and in welcoming them home.
It is time that we recognize, that at times we are like the "Prodigal son" and return to our Father and repent of our guilt, asking that we be forgiven through the Passion of His Son, Jesus Christ. Then and only then will we experience the joy of repentance and the restoration of our relationship as a son or daughter of our heavenly Father.


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Keeping the lights on in Harman
Members of the Randolph County Commission took action Tuesday to ensure residents in the eastern part of the county have a place to go when the power goes out.
At a special meeting, the commission approved partnering with Pendleton Community Care – which recently opened Harman Health Center in Harman – to purchase a 60-kilowatt generator that will service both the Harman Health Center and the Randolph County Senior Center nutrition site in Harman.
Should disaster strike, the Randolph County Senior Center nutrition site is one of two designated emergency shelters in the Harman area; the Harman Volunteer Fire Department functions as the second emergency shelter site.
Randolph County Commission President Chris See said the commission had originally planned to install a 35-kilowatt generator at the Harman area senior center. However, given the Harman Health Center's close proximity to the senior center, the commission opted to partner with Pendleton Community Care to upgrade to a 60-kilowatt generator that will service both facilities.
The commission will contribute $16,450 to the project, and Pendleton Community Care will foot the remaining $29,000 portion of the bill.
County Commissioner Mike Taylor said Randolph residents will be the beneficiaries of the arrangement.
"The thing I like about it is you have a health care facility and a shelter right next to each other," Taylor said, "so people who are on oxygen or people who have other health needs can go right over and get a hot meal, get warm, get cool. That's right next door."
In an effort to improve emergency preparedness in the wake of the June 29 derecho and Superstorm Sandy, in 2012, the commission voted to purchase and install generators for all Randolph County fire departments so that every department could operate as an emergency shelter. (However, the Randolph County Senior Center nutrition site in Mill Creek will operate as an emergency shelter in lieu of the Huttonsville/Mill Creek Volunteer Fire Department, due to a manpower shortage at the fire department.)
The Randolph County Commission's next regular meeting is slated for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7.
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