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Wrote this up in the wrong thread:
CH and I played our day 2 champs game yesterday and the score line ended tied at 2-2 after a lot of back and forth action between his mutant freak stat Pro Elves and my Necros.
The cas line was quite different though with 2-0-0 for his elves and 4-3-2 for my necros. The deaths were his blodge kicker lino and an accurate, safe throw, sure hands thrower. And as a bonus another unskilled lino picked up -1 str. Hooray for dead elves!
Unfortunately his freak catchers (8447, 8356, 8347, and 10-4-5-7 (!!)) escaped with only some BHs and KOs.
As you can imagine form the above CH did his freak elf thing leaping into cages (which I always manage to mess up the guard spread) and staying competitive with only half his team on the pitch. I did my best to hurt elves and keep him away from the ball. In the end we both scored 2, but CH almost stole the ball away at several points to make it 3-1 (or worse).
Jolima - it's up to you to kill off some of the freak catchers
Jiiiim - Again we play for the championship, and your team is still scary.Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
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Read in Tooth and Claw (Necro, me) vs Altdorf Army XI (Human, Alistair Hutton)
Claw won the toss and elected to kick, with the rain falling steadily all around (and in the game). Humans are more adept at scoring quickly than Necro but with a lot of tackle available the Army was an alarming prospect - better to thin their ranks a little first. A short kick was rewarded with a blitz result but some dim play didn't really take advantage of it other than getting a wolf next to where the ball would land, leaving the field largely clear for the Armies drive. Then Nuffle made his presence felt for the first, but by no means the last, time.
First the blitzer failed his GFI, eating a re-roll. Then he couldn't push the wolf away from the ball despite getting a two dice block, then finally the AG4 catcher flubbed the pickup and spilled the ball to a slightly clearer spot. A little careful blocking left it surrounded by the dead, allowing the Ag4 ghoul to sweep in and grab it (albeit with a reroll). Despite some bold efforts to break in, including a very ambitious blitz from the ogre with a dodge into three tackle zones, there was nothing the humans could do to stop the ghoul running it in on turn 3, 1-0 to Claw.
Recieving again the Army changed their setup a little, weighted towards the left. The kick went short about as far to the right as it was possible to go, gently bouncing next to the sidelines as it came to rest. A blitzer and catcher sprinted through down both edges, waiting for the pickup but unfortunately the thrower hadn't read the script - despite having sure hands he spilled the ball into the crowd, who promptly threw the ball onto the half way line between three zombies. The Necros quickly took advantage, caging up around the ball before the Ag 4 ghoul went for the pickup. This time he dropped it, but much to his own surprise the ball scattered onto a zombie who dropped it before bouncing back to him, and this time he caught it. He was even more surprised when the ogre burst through on a blitz, but fortunately he was only pushed back. Taking a risk the humans swamped the ghoul, drowning him in tackle zones but leaving themselves open to be blocked. A little careful pushing saw the ghoul able to break free but on his own, hotly pursued by a human catcher. The inevitable blitz only saw the ghoul pushed back, giving him the chance to dodge out through a couple of tackle zones on the following turn and sprint over the line, 2-0 to Claw on turn 6.
Kicking off again Claw once again got the ball next to the sidelines, and once again the thrower flubbed the pickup (although the scatter went onto the pitch rather than into the crowd). This time the wolf failed the GFI needed to get next to the ball, potentially freeing it up for a huge sprint from the MV9/Ag4/Sprint catcher-thing the humans had been sheltering. Nuffle still had other ideas though, as for a third time in quick succession the thrower flubbed the pickup, leaving it 2-0 at half time.
The second half kicked off with no injuries or KOs on either side, but at 2-0 up and receiving Claw were feeling confident. A high kick to the end zone was spilled by one ghoul, but luckily he dropped it into the crowd giving a touchback that went to the other. A fairly feeble half-cage was formed on the left of the pitch around the half way line that proved too tempting for the Army to resist, but it was ultimately to prove their final downfall. Swarming in from all sides the humans managed to get the ball spilled but couldn't knock down the rest of the cage, leaving a lot of blocks open for the following turn. Sure enough the pain was delivered, first with the ogre getting KO'd on a one dice block, then with three of the humans getting crowd surfed in short order.
Running out of players on the pitch the Armies options were dwindling rapidly, leading to a series of hero plays that never quite came off. A catcher was injured (the Apo helpfully offering to cure a pinched nerve by breaking the poor mans neck), then the star blitzer Wulf got crowd surfed and badly hurt. After that there simply wasn't enough left in the tank to stop Claw from taking a gentle jog into the end zone on turn 16. A brave attempt at a one turn touchdown came within a gnats of working, only for a failed GFI to bring the catcher down one square away from the end zone - 3-0 to Claw at full time.
The Army got severely Nuffled. While Claw's dice weren't spectacular outside blocking (which nearly always brought someone down, though armour wasn't broken very often), the Army were lucky if they were allowed to string two or three moves together without a turnover. The first half was unfair - especially with the ball - but the second was downright cruel. Thanks to Mr Hutton for being a joy to play against throughout, albeit with some moderate to heavy hexing (largely ineffective thankfully). Claw are now two for two, with the terrifying possibility of actually winning a division for the first time in their history well within their reach...
Players of Note: Fido the Werewolf - 30SPPs, every single one from touchdowns. Less a werewolf, more an overexcited puppy playing fetch.
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It's all very, very accurate lies!
NieA7 has quite the active imagination there. Of course, there's too much detail to really be convincing.
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I'm hoping to take out last games frustrations on Preston's Elves this coming week. The only good elf is a dead elf reanimated and drafted into my roster.Jaketucker.com
Looking at my next opponent I decided to "think globally and act locally" by getting skills that would help me in the next game, but were generally good.
In turn I got mighty blow on my Wight and Grab (hello chain blocks) on my mummy.
Another team of AV7 Elves, lovely.
Note: I brought up Fodder 5B as he broke his neck(-1 AG) 2 games ago, and I am trying to decide whether I can justify keeping him on the roster. He has no skills and only 2 SPP, would it be wrong to retire him and rehire a skeleton by the same name?
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Another frustrating and demoralising loss for the Comics. You'd think a match where I think 6, or maybe 7, Skaven were in the injury pit including one dead Linerat, would be a good match for the Khemri...
Rattatatz (Skaven - mrpier) vs. Dead Comics Society (Khemri - Me)
3 - 1
The first two drives were nothing more than anger-inducing at how inept the skeletons were at doing anything other than falling over and failing on the simplest of Blocks, putting the Skaven 1-0 up in a handful of turns. Despite a touchback giving a TG the ball, the Comics were unable to clear a path through the Skaven nor even withstand a Gutter Runner who Blitzed the ball away, and the Skaven soon managed to run in their second TD. Both teams were taking a battering on KOs and injuries, with a Tomb Guardian picking up Niggling + MNG (yay for Decay...) and a dead 0SPP Linerat plus a handful of BHs on the Skaven, and some KOs on both sides. The Comic's fouler-skeleton at least managed to KO someone before being sent-off, giving him a reprieve from latrine duty for another match.
The second half started better for the Comics, and a ridiculous number of KOs and BHs soon left them with nearly a 2-to-1 player advantage which finally overcame their incompetence and they clawed back a TD. Kicking off to the Skaven, who at this point could only summon 8 players, everything looked fine, except of course a crapass kick gives the Skaven a touchback placing the ball in the hands of a GR on the halfway line. Despite stunning the GR and getting no less than 4 players to the ball the Comics were utterly unable to recover the ball nor prevent a GR from walking in, snatching the ball, and walking out to a simple TD.
The final drive fizzled out quickly with the Comics unable to move the ball more than one square.
Ugh. I've never had a more demoralising first-half in any Bloodbowl match, with a star TG going down to a Linerat and taking a niggle, and in a bizzare situation the Skaven seemed more able to Block than the Khemri. Of course since I'm a retard I allowed a Blitz-Ra to get surfed by that bloody Rat Ogre twice. The Skaven proved as resilient as they normally are, i.e. not-at-all, and took a lot of hard hits, but usually on Linerats and not on the important positionals. Mrpier had his fair share of poor luck; with some easy dodges failing, and a suitably karmic moment when a re-roll on an important Block brought up double-skulls, just after I'd failed with 3 2D Blocks to knock over a Gutter Runner.
With a team that can move faster than a one-legged sloth and has some actual ability to move the ball a draw could have been on the cards; but once again the Khemri proved how bloody hard it is to deal with a loose ball, making the third TD almost inevitable. I'm trying to think how I could have done any better but without Tackle or Grab I just could not clear a solitary GR from the ball to enable me to collect it. Perhaps I could have risked a 5+ pickup followed by a Dodge, but I know how pickups go with Khemri and I thought 3 2D blocks would at least given me one Pow. Should have learned I can't roll Pows for toffee when it's important ><
Despite a ludicrous 12/14 SPPs for injuries I think only a single player levelled who was only 1 SPP from levelling anyway. I'm fairly sure I've still got 3 skeletons sitting on 5 SPPs, and I think my second Blitz-Ra is going on for the World Record in the number of matches played without getting a single SPP.
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Just played Deesnos high elves, it was a pretty close game with both teams threatening the others scoring chances. But luck was with my skaven and they won 2-1.
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As Gorm said, a tight game between my High Elves and his Skaven where some bad dice at crucial moments prevented me from getting a result. My 5th 2-1 loss from 11 games, it's becoming quite the bad habit with this team >:(
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I skaven'd my skaven til skaven.
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I've tried contacting Rhylok for our Div H match, but no luck yet...
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Could a kind admin roll on day 3 for Div C, if they have not done so already? Hoping to get my game in early this week.
Looking at The Brain's regular elves (no AG5 leap monstrosities here) I really need to think carefully about my formations. Last game I played with a "Maw" formation (essentially a large semi-circle I tested out against 2lab without conclusive results when receiving but my kicking formation is much less certain. With MV4 zombies simply getting walked by is a clear and present danger.
I also need to figure out how I feel about fouling them so hard he rage quits.
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Ok! Pretty much everyone on day 3, couple of defaults, but not too bad, all told - get going with your third and final matches everyone, you have... 8 days (because i am slow at validating - too many players!)Steam, PSN, Xbox Live: Groovychainsaw. Speak 'RPS' and enter.
WEHEHEHEHE, S4 on a Wight. Lovely stuff. I'm entirely sure he'll be punched into the ground at the soonest opportunity, but till then I intend to enjoy the S4. The Blodge werewolf got side-step and I gave a Zombie block as well. All in all a rather successful roll-on.
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The replacement for the st3 ulfwerener turned out to be a st5 ulf. Not bad.


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Okay, I have no idea how this is going to work, but I am going to give it a shot. I am not new to GMing games, or to PBP, but here I am doing something new, GMing PBP. I know there are a lot of people interested in gaming right now who have the capacity for great character development, and so I thought I would give this grand experiment a try. Helpful suggestions are welcome but attitude out of character is a quick way to get ignored or booted.
Concept: A friend of mine told me about a game like this, it sounded like fun and I thought I would give it a go. It is an extremely low powered game where everyone is a kid. (This is basically E0.) You will have to deal with various childhood challenges and handle harrowing situations that sometimes grownups would not find near as exciting. There will be some adventures given to you, and you being kids might just find them on your own. Someday, you will be a real grownup with all of the privileges that come with it. As most characters will be starting out between the ages of 8 and 12, this game will be rated PG.
Even though this is in the midst of a revolution torn area, this adventure will be relatively light hearted dealing with the innocence of youth and the opportunity of extremely normal things to happen in the middle of horrendous situations. There may be some legitimate danger involved, and I don't intend on killing any kids, but accidents happen sometimes, and dice get ugly. And sometimes, sometimes, people stop paying attention to their characters. But at least you will have plenty of people attending your funeral.
Setting: You will be having your adventures in the small town of Picket (which I completely made up), which is east of the city of Isarn in the country of Galt next to the Boarwood. This village was settled by some regular folk from the capital city who tired of all the bloodshed and political upheaval, and thought that if they just left the city alone and try to live peacefully in the country, it would be much safer to brave the wilderness. And so far, they have been right. Many of the people they had left behind as well as family in the city have already been killed or imprisoned. The village has mostly been left alone for some strange reason.
The village has about a hundred people in it, and has a nice birch wall by which the town gets it's name. It's primary industry is logging, but it has all of the amenities of a small village can afford: general store, smithy, butcher, etc. The kids of the town have opened a "'Dventurer's Gild" to solve town problems in an abandoned house. The grownups currently tolerate it because it keeps them busy and does about as much good as it does harm, but mostly because it keeps them busy.
Ability scores: This is a 7 point buy game. (don't spend it all in one place, kids) You will also be forced to take the Young template.
Money: You don't have any. Not only do you not have any money, but you are required to do 4 hours of chores per day by your parents. You can solicit NPC's to do your chores, with a DC 10 Diplomacy or Intimidate check, although there is a +1 circumstance increase to this every time you do it with an individual. You can reduce this DC for -1 for every silver piece you use to sweeten the deal. If you don't do your chores, you will be punished in a particular way that suits my purposes.
Classes: All characters will start out as commoners. Other NPC classes are allowed to be purchased with traits. Aristocrat and Expert can be purchased with one trait. Warrior can be purchased with two. Anyone who wants to become a magic user can spend a trait to gain a non damaging cantrip to be able to use at will (grownups don't want you whipping out acid splashes until you are old enough to know what not to melt). Your hit points will be max. This means if you don't do anything with your traits or con score, you start at 4 HP. This might seem crazy, but if you get hit with a club as a kid, you are going to go down.
Feats: none. No character will have any feats except humans who get a bonus feat. The feat they must take with their bonus feat is the "Extra Traits" feat.
Skills: You get half skills for your class but full from your intelligence bonus or race. You can only choose skills from your class skill list. Class skills give you a +1 bonus instead of a +3. Even though your stats and scores might actually be quite bad, remember that perserverance and boldness is often the key to success.
Racial Traits:
Half- Elf: You retain your racial immunity to sleep effects, and you only need 4 hours a night to be rested. You can pick any skill to be a class skill and you get a point in it..
Half-Orc: You are hardier than the other kids, and can see in the dark. You gain +2 hit points and Darkvision 30 feet
Aasimar: You have always been good looking and grownups love you. You gain a +1 to Charisma and Diplomacy is a class skill for you.
Changeling: You gain two claw attacks per round and low light vision.
Ifrit: Your fire blood hasn't fully manifested itself yet. You gain low light vision and you can cast Spark 3 times a day as a spell like ability.
Kitsune: You look like a normal kid, but you are far from it. You gain low light vision, Dancing lights 1 a day, and a primary bite attack.
Oread: Your earthen blood hasn't fully manifested itself yet. You gain low light vision and you can cast Root 3 times a day as a spell like ability.
Samsaran: Having wisdom beyond your years, you gain a +1 to your wisdom score and you can pick any knowledge skill as a class skill.
Sylph: Your airy blood hasn't fully manifested itself yet. You gain low light vision and you can cast Message 3 times a day as a spell like ability.
Tiefling: People think that bad things are your fault even if they aren't. Bluff and Stealth are class skills for you. You get a -1 to diplomacy and have darkvision 30'
Undine: Your watery blood hasn't fully manifested itself yet. You gain low light vision and you can cast Drench 3 times a day as a spell like ability.
Campaign Traits: These traits are available to anyone, providing you have a trait available. Everyone must take one of these feats or if you are feeling clever, make up another one that fits your character subject to my approval of course.
"Mommy says I'm good with a knife!": Due to a lot of work chopping or in the kitchen, you have a +1 trait bonus to hit in melee with a knife or dagger like weapon. But you also have 6 hours of chores a day instead of 4.
"I gots a popped blister, wanna see?!": Your family needs your able hands for hard labor even though you are still young. You start with a hand axe or hammer and are proficient with it's use. But you also have 6 hours of chores a day instead of 4.
"Pops let me kill da pig!": Your family farm has animals that you are used to killing for food. Pick a weapon with just a X2 modifier, and attack rolls used by that weapon are considered 1 higher for the purpose of determining whether or not you critted with that weapon.
"'S better than goblins can do!": You can craft items without material cost, but they have a negative quality. Weapons get a -1 to hit or damage, Armor gets a -1 to AC or +1 to ACP, etc.
"Farmer Jozet is EVIL!": You see things that grownups don't, but they don't listen to you either. You gain a +4 trait bonus to Sense Motive Checks, but a -2 to Diplomacy rolls toward any adults or middle aged people.
"I'm boooooooooooooooooored!": Your parents don't require you to do chores.
"It was my birfday last week!": Due to a growth spurt, you are a lot taller than your friends. You don't take the size penalty from the Young template and reduce your penalty to your Strength to a -2. But you are also awkward, and only gain a +2 to Dex from it instead of the +4. This trait can be taken even if you have another Campaign trait.
"You don't get an allowance?!": Whether your parents try to smooth bad relationships over with money or they are just plain richer than other people, you get 5 silver a week from them and start with whatever you can buy with two shiny gold pieces!
"It's spelled 'g-U-i-l-d', dimwit!": You are smarter than some of the other kids or your parents cared about your education. You gain 3 skill points that can be non- class skills, but one of them has to be spent in a Knowledge skill.
"My uncle taught me something cool": You gain a +1 to an ability score that isn't currently your highest or your lowest, unless you have a tie for either.
At the end of a completed "'Dventure" your character acquires an additional trait. As seen above, you may trade in traits for a different NPC class. You will also get a hero point. There will be no limits on the number of Hero Points you can hoard.
I suspect that when you have taken the birthday campaign trait, have advanced to an NPC class (or have 3 cantrips), and have a trait from every category as well as a feat, you are too old for the "'Dventure Gild" and are expected to act like an adult. If you happen to be ahead of the other kids, we can work out some solution at that time.
Future: Will we go on after the kids grow up? I don't know. There are a lot of variables. I think it would be cool, and I really don't know how long this game will interest the players, so I won't be committing to any length of campaign at this time. It is really just for some fun role play and kicks and giggles right now.
Requirements for application: Post a few paragraphs about your family and what you like to do as well as what you want to do when you grow up (perhaps a desired class?). Out of character, I need your stats and trait(s). Try not to make any grammatical or spelling errors outside of your character's quotes. Feel free to make up things about the town in your application, I only have a base idea of exactly who is there and will fill in gaps as needed. If your application contradicts one that came before, I can only pick one of you to be in the "Gild". Applications will be done in a week or less, and I will pick 4-6 players.
|Hadrian Al'Tesh
|Grand Moff Vixen
twilsemail- Root was a cantrip suggested by a Paizo blog a while back. Here's a link.
joerice- only if it is granted by the Simple Young Template, which it isn't. But the +4 to Dex granted by the template gives them a bonus of+2 beyond other humans, so that's not too bad.
|Jaeryll Poulain
"Da an' I live right insidd-a tha woods. It's really great in our house, it's really big. Da hunts for whatever he can find, but he says that the logging keeps scaring stuff off.
"Ma died when I was real small. I mean reeeeaaaal small. Da says I'm all he's got left and he worries about me. I don't know why he worries. I never get caught. Well, almost never. Besides, I gots people looking out for me.
"I go out wif him sometimes. He shows me things. I know what deer poop looks like and how it's different from 'coon poop.
"What do I like to do? There's a cave nearby and I swear I'm going in it next time. I wanna find out what that noise is. Also, Da takes me to Erastil's shrine out in the woods. I like it out there. Sometimes there's a priest and he tells me stuff.
"He thinks maybe Erastil likes me, but I'm not really sure what that means."
Meet Fred'ick. He's a young, human troublema- er, He's a young adventurer. I'll stat him out eventually. I'd liket o see him go one of three routes: Cleric, Druid or Ranger. That really depends on how life treats him, neh?
Proposed new trait: "My Da Took me Huntin' last week." Choose 1 (Throwing Axe, Long bow, Short bow) and gain proficiency.
Are orisons fair game for the Trait = lvl 0 spell?
Jaeryll, you have one too many traits. Everyone starts with one, and humans get an extra two. Otherwise your build looks great.
twilsemail, I have no problem with your new trait, it seems to be balanced pretty well with the other feats. Just remember that you will be starting with nothing, and I can't guarantee you will be able to get/borrow/own an appropriately bow of your own right away.
And yes, Orisons are cool. You get use of the 0th level spell at will, but it can't be a damaging one.
twilsemail, I have no problem with your new trait, it seems to be balanced pretty well with the other feats. Just remember that you will be starting with nothing, and I can't guarantee you will be able to get/borrow/own an appropriately bow of your own right away.
That just means I'll get to say, "Man... 'f I had my bow right now..."
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|Edward Sobel
funny that this is open I am currently playing a young character in a carrion crown adventure
anyway the young template does give +4 to dex but it is also -4 to strength and -4 to Con.
you are considered 1 size category smaller so human would be size small.
there are no stat adjustments made for the reduced size (it is already considered in the template stat adjustment)
you gain the size small advatages and disadvateges also.
+1 size bonus to attack
+1 size bonus to AC
-1 size penalty to CMB and CMD
+4 size bonus to stealth
base speed becomes 20'
just thought I would throw that out there.
remember with a 7 point buy you may be ending up with a 6 strength and 6 con which, as a commoner, will put you at 2 HP. so remember to make good use of your racial bonuses as well as carful consideration where you spend those points.
I have several ideas to use, I will need to do some thinking on which way to go for this.
|Jaeryll Poulain
Ah, good catch, Osterisk. Here's the write-up:
Jaeryll's father was a charmer back in Isarn, but he never had much use for family, and they've gone on fine without him. Jaeryll is the second youngest girl out of four, and is the last one to remember city life with any useful detail. She mostly remembers that it was more inherently interesting there. She loved listening to speakers rile the public up. Such power, without a weapon or even magic.
She's preternaturally bright and social. She can converse with adults as easily as kids her own age, and is not quite at the point in development where that will get her into trouble she doesn't want. Her eldest sister has moved back to the city and sends home money when she can. The next oldest is in her mid-teens and already working in the village; she likes it there. This leaves Jaeryll with the often-unfortunate duty of babysitting. Her little sister Clara, a butterball of a six-year-old sometimes seems to be the bane of her existence, but she takes good care of her anyway.
Jaeryll always got along very well with her mother, but lately the relationship has strained. Her mom clearly isn't sure what to do with her miniature adult that is already smarter than her. There is occasional tension due to this. Jaeryll, for her part, just wants to find interesting things to do and learn until she's old enough to move back to the city. Her occupational plans change by the day and sometimes by the hour. She's wanted to be an animal doctor, a wizard, a Queen (never a princess), a soldier, a hunter, a builder ...whatever latest thing has fascinated her, she puts her whole being into.
twilsemail- As long as you don't mind, I don't mind.
Edward- A fine reminder for all those who are building characters. Remember that Tiny Halfings are also available for those who are really interested in being sneaky.
Ptolmaeus- Please do.
Jaeryll- I like the backstory, but please spell my name correctly. I don't know why so many people tend to get it wrong...
|Jaeryll Poulain
Browsing through the archives of Nethys, I found a trait that fits the character as I wrote him and allows me to take one of your spiffy campaign traits.
Hunter's Eye: Your parents had you blessed by Erastil. Ignore the second increment range penalties and gain proficiency with either the long bow or the short bow.
If I'm able to take that, I think I might also take "Farmer Jozet is EVIL!"
Just a thought as I'm looking at this, ranged characters will have an extreme advantage once they get a ranged weapon (be human and get a free dex of 14 or 16 with your +2 or dump 5 of your points into dex and end up with a 20 for a net AC of 16 and a net to hit of +6 at lvl 0).
Would it not make sense to give melee some kind of counter like being able to take weapon finesse? that way, they still have damage penalties from strength, but are able to hit just like those that go ranged?
With regards to that, perhaps you could do it as a trait that just gives you weapon finesse with one finesse weapon (light weapon, natural weapon, elven curve blade, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category) rather than the whole lot.
EntropyRules- I specifically made it difficult for people to be in melee combat because it doesn't play to the strengths of children. We will likely need at least one front line character in case things get heavy, so if you can come up with a trait with flavor text that suits the campaign and is balanced, I will consider it.
|Jaeryll Poulain
|Hadrian Al'Tesh
Oterisk, I think that your campaign trait
"I gots a popped blister, wanna see?!": Your family needs your able hands for hard labor even though you are still young. You start with a hand axe or hammer and are proficient with it's use. But you also have 6 hours of chores a day instead of 4.
Could be used as a front line trait if tweeked a little bit. Just a thought. Usually I would pair axe's and hammers with str just cause of the nature of their use.
|Cash Albner
|Jaeryll Poulain
|Grand Moff Vixen
|Cash Albner
Got my character finished. Let me know if there is any issues but I've got to drop off for a bit.
His mother was a small time spell caster and his father worked with horses back in Isarn. In Picket, their skills are still in demand so Cash has to divide his attentions between helping his father with the horses and a mix of lessons and chores assigned by his mother. When he does have some time to himself, he has to submit himself to his mother's worried gaze, letting her tuck his tail out of sight and making sure the bony nubs cannot be seen. Most of the other adults know what he is already so her efforts are mostly to protect him from the ridicule of the children.
Cash is a intelligent boy, taking to his mother's lessons well and possessed of a rampant curiosity. Increasingly, he finds strange words popping into his head from an unknown source. His mother tells him that she will explain them when he gets older. He knows the area around Picket pretty well due to his near constant exploring. He does not have much in the way of friends since he feels he always has something to hide from other kids but the 'Dventurer's Gild piqued his interest enough to bring him out of his shell.
Fred- Nice. I loved how you made your mundane gear seem awesome.
Hadrian- Again, you are welcome to come up with your own trait if you want. I have written some that I thought were cool and offered for others to come up with their own if they wish. They can be similar to other traits, but as one of the entrants has already used that trait it would not be fair to everyone to just change it.
Cash- I like your build except for one thing. As a Tiefling, you only gain one trait at level one plus your racial trait. It may make it a little harder to start, but I promise that the first 'Dventure will not be too tough. It will take me a little while to get used to the system myself.
GMV- Fair enough, this is a volunteer position. We plan to!
|Cash Albner
Sorry about all these questions, but it just so much fun to think about different possibilities, would it be possible to give up the +2 stat bonus on a tiefling or assimar and instead take one of the variant abilities that would usually replace there spell like ability? I was looking at a few of them and thought it might be fun to use in a small game like this, but since you said to stat them like a human, they dont have anything to really give up for the variants except the +2 stat (the trait wouldn't be a fair trade, it'd be better for the player).
Anyways, just let me know.
|Arkus Balin
Entropy, questions are fine. I might be fine in switching a racial trait in exchange for the +2 to one stat or possibly the +1 skill point per level. It would depend on which one you wanted. Why don't you pick one and ask specifically about that, and I will let you know.
Arkus, nice entry. It is fun to see what people come up with.
That would be one tough kid. That would also mean that I would have to adjust all of the encounters as well as some of them would be incapable of even harming you. I think it would be unfair to the other kids.
I would be willing to allow you to give up your skill point and your +2 modifier for a trait that would allow you to trade your first point of lethal damage to non-lethal damage. That way, it would be much easier to knock you out and you would definitely be more durable than the other kids without being as unbalanced.
So, I am looking at using the Indentured Blacksmith trait (not super important, but fun for backstory), but that would mean I'd have to be a slave to gnolls.... would it be possible to ignore that tidbit and just be an apprentice blacksmith? That's what I'm looking at being back story wise and it would fit really well. with the other 2 traits that I'm looking at getting: Rough and Ready (I'll be used to using a blacksmith hammer) and "You don't get an allowance?!" (I'll be playing it as that's what I get from working for the blacksmith).
|Cash Albner
|Edward Sobel
Coming up with a concept not detailed yet
Alejandro Mondragon II
he likes to call himself "the dragon"
Trait I plan on taking:
"You don't get an allowance?!" Whether your parents try to smooth bad relationships over with money or they are just plain richer than other people, you get 5 silver a week from them and start with whatever you can buy with two shiny gold pieces!
Bonus feat: extra traits
Bonus trait #1: class: Expert
Bonus trait #2: undecided yet
Str: 8 (-4 young, +2 points)
Dex: 14 (+4 young)
Con: 10 (-4 young, +2 points, +2 Human)
Int: 11 (+1 point)
Wis: 10
Cha: 12 (+2 points)
AC: 13 (+2 Dex, +1 size)
Skill points 4 (+3 classes, +1 Human)
Class Skills:
Acrobatics: (1 rank, +1 CS, +2 Dex = +4)
Bluff: (+1 Cha = +1)
Climb: (-1 Str = -1)
Knowledge (local) (1 rank, +1 CS = +2)
Knowledge (history)
Knowledge (nobility)
Perception (1 rank, +1 CS = +2)
Sense Motive
Sleight of hand
Stealth (1 rank, +1 CS, +4 size, +2 Dex = +8)
His wooden sword (club)
His whip (took from his dad's stable) (1gp)
Fancy clothes (1gp)
CMB -2 (-1 Str, -1 size, +0 BAB)
CMD 10 (-1 Str, +2 Dex, -1 size, +0 BAB)
Melee wooden sword (club): +0 (1d4-1 20/x2)
Melee Whip: -4 (1d2-1 {non-lethal} 20/x2, 15' reach)
Concept: not quite detailed
Alejandro was born into wealth
Lives on his parent's Plantation just outside of town
His father was an expert swordsman and had Alejandro begin his training at the age of 4.
His mother always educated him on how to be a gentleman but he had a wild nature and liked to sneak out of the house to pretend he was some daring and dashing rogue saving the damsel in distress.
When he attended school he would frequently get into trouble causing disruptions in the class and letting his imaginary persona get the better of him often being picked on by some of the older kids as well as getting in trouble with the adults.
His wooden sword is what he used to practice with but it has no combat value except as a club. The whip he stole from the family stable when he head about this guild and he wanted to join. Especially when he found out that *** was joining.
(*** inserts another female PC name here)
Hmm... Interesting. I'm thinking of a kid who dreams of being a Pathfinder in the future. You know, the kid who alway goes exploring and has the treehouse in his back yard.
Hmm... Let me see what I can do... Probablly can post something up by 4:00pm tommorow, assuming that spots are still open that is.
Edit: One question I want to ask, the "Mommy says I'm good with a knife!
trait, does my character start with a knife if I take that? Or do I have to roll and try to smuggle one out of the kitchen?
|Cash Albner
Alrighty, So I've got a character built, should be interesting to see how this all works out. Ironically, I don't think anyone has gone ranged yet. This is Chico, I still need a back story but basically he's a kid that's taking an apprentice ship from the local blacksmith (he-he, Guess that would mean that I know Arkus being that his dad is the Blacksmith).
Edward- You might consider taking the second trait plunge to get the Warrior. If you are worried about skill points I might add more available through traits later.
Harark- Sounds like a cool idea. I would love to see it implemented.
Cash- Cool. The more developed idea you have, the more fun it is.
Chico- Back story is good. Also, not stepping on toes is good. It keeps more people in the game.
Ooooh, this looks great! Got an idea for a tiefling that the adults don't want around cause of all the trouble he makes and refuses to exaplain why.
Yeah, he put a mouse in Ol' Man Dirk's boot.
Yeah, he cut the Hunter Coren's snare one day.
But he saw Dirk kissing someone that wasn't his wife though, and Coren kicked a dog just because it was there. As far as he's concerned, that got what they deserved and he "don't hafta 'plain nothing!"
I love this idea. Have even played kids before though this is the first time I've heard of the young template so I'll look it up. Will be back with a concept.
Thinking a tiefling aristocrat (have a mother who doesn't talk about the father so don't ask. Might be the reason for having moved out here) Looks mostly human with just a pair of stubby horns and a tail to distinguish her from normal people, though she usually hides these when not at home.

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A recent United Nations study within India revealed that the entire Indian population has greater access to mobile phones than toilets – highlighting the growth of mobile technology whilst pinpointing sanitation issues.
At the last count the number of mobile phones subscribers in India totalled 563.73 million serving almost 50 percent of the country's entire population. Somewhat worryingly in comparison, only a third of the population had direct access to proper sanitation in 2008.
UN University Director, Zafar Adeel said: "It is a tragic irony to think in India, a country now wealthy enough that roughly half of the people own phones," so many people "cannot afford the basic necessity and dignity of a toilet."


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A woman who is in remission from aggressive skin cancer is fundraising for the charity which helped her in her time of need.
Aileen Pawley understands only too well the importance of Macmillan Cancer Support, after fighting the disease herself and losing both her dad and her aunt to cancer this year.
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She said: "I was diagnosed with aggressive squamous cell skin cancer three years ago on my scalp which spread to my neck and my lymph glands. I had two tumours removed from my head and one from my neck including my neck muscle and sixty lymph gland nodes followed by 7 weeks of radiotherapy to my head and neck. I am now three years into remission and hope that in another two years I will get the all clear. I am extremely fortunate and try and live life in a positive way since my experience."
She added: " Macmillan helped me after I had separated and was struggling to pay for petrol etc for my regular hospital visits everyday for seven weeks for my radiotherapy. They gave me an allowance of £320 and this made a huge difference at a time when I was really struggling. The Macmillan nurses also helped look after my dad before he passed away in April."
She said: "I felt it was important to give something back to this wonderful charity and so last year and again this year we are holding an event which consists of a cake stall, a large tombola and a raffle. We are very lucky to get the prizes from all of the local businesses around Yeadon, Ilkley and Otley mainly. Without their generosity this event could not take place."
Aileen is organising the event with her friends Karen Coburn and Joanne Holmes. Her mum, Janice Waite, who is also a Macmillan fundraiser, will be there on the night to help them out.
Aileen said: "Last year we raised £1380 and Santander who employs me doubled this. My colleague Mark Hayes helped me achieve this."
She is being supported again by the bank this year and she said she had been inspired by the fundraising carried out by her mum and by the other women in the Macmillan Otley group.
The event at The Clothiers (Wetherspoons) will take place from 4.30 pm until 9 pm.
Aileen said: "This is our second year of doing this and with the help of all the amazing local businesses and not forgetting our family and friends we hope to make this a big success again. Everyone is so supportive. It's incredible.
"I am truly grateful to have another chance and also to my two friends Joanne Holmes and Karen Coburn. They are simply amazing."


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Sorry. Had some technical difficulties with the new computer system at the paper … so I missed most of the lockerroom.
Here's a quote from Brian Boyle about his shot-blocking at the end of the second period:
"That's old news for our team. That's what we do. That's a big part of how we defend. We get over there and we block it. That's how we play. Everyone buys into that."
Henrik Lundqvist:
"What's good about this team, especially this year, is we expect a lot from each other in the room here. It doesn't matter if you won two in a row or four in a row. We come back with the same effort, and that's what we need if we want to be a top team. That's where it starts. It was tough today coming back with two days off. I think the first half we were trying to get going and after that the speed clicked up a little bit and the intensity picked up."
And Lundqvist on being first in the East:
"It's a good feeling, no question. It doesn't mean a lot, but it feels good. Obviously, it's good for your confidence, knowing you're doing good stuff here. We're doing the right things and we're winning. That's what it's all about."
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Did you just put on some clip on's?
TT Man
Well...I spent 4 hours at the Bike Pedlar last night after everyone had gone home and locked up (except for the one guy who stayed) while Stephen fit my bike into the appropriate position. He said it's the same position the Olympians use? He called it something abbreviated...I forgot the letters. Anyway, he spent a lot of time getting it right.
I had to buy everyone beer for keeping them out late. So technically, yes, I did ride them while drinking....but on a trainer.
Thunder smash!
Hey Jeff- open water Friday?
So you have time to post here, but not answer your phone. I see how it is.
BTW, had my first therapy appointment yesterday. The people at Vandy sports medicine seem to really know their shit. I'll be working with the trainer that works with the track athletes there. Plus, she's HOT. Always an added bonus. I know I'm not going with Jim, but you pushing me is a big reason why I've ended up getting help and not being a passive hippie. So, thanks. Mom.
Andrew - you're about 5"10" aren't you? I've recently realized the bike I bought is way too big (I think it's a 63 cm). I guess that's what I get for buying one from someone who's 6' 3".
Do you have a road bike that you want to sell (or do you know anyone about 5' 10" who has one)? I only paid $100 for the bike I have now and it's done ok to get me started, but I think I really need one that fits.
BTW - are you doing the Manchester triathlon this weekend?
Jeff - I hope they get you running again soon. I'd like to see what the first 50 yards of a 2:38 Flying Monkey Marathon looks like in November
The Logic of Long Distance
I have a time trial (TT) bike that I've been using for Tri's that I can sell you. I'll sell it for $1500.
(Probably not what you're looking for)
I'd suggest checking out Craigslist for a good used bike. You could probably find something decent there. What do you want it for, cross training, Tri's?
I will not be doing Manchester. I'm done with Tri's for this year, focusing on trying to get my BQ now, and then I'll start trying to get ready for Tri season in January. I'm going to try to take it a lot more serious next year. But for now, it's just running baby!


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So I had lunch the other day in this restaurant, I ordered the Char-Grilled Chicken breast. Very good by the way, was done with Dijon mustard.
Anyway, I was thinking after I ordered. What really is Char-Grilled? Does it mean the restaurant grilled it over Charcoal? I mean vs a grilled chicken sandwich?
Sorry if that's a dumb question.


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The SDN market is quickly emerging as one of the key architectural elements required for the next-generation public cloud and private virtual data center. SDN abstracts away the underlying hardware from the network, making it easier to program and more simple to manage. And let's be honest: It's arguably the most exciting thing to happen to the network market in the last 10 years. Research firm IDC has forecasted that the broader SDN market will see rapid growth, reaching $168 million in 2013 and growing to $2 billion by 2016.
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A collaborative article with Cajek and me. In-depth review please! User:Fag/sig
Hea, It's either I do this or something else... MrN Fork you! 21:39, Dec 18
- It's been through Cajek's washing machine, MrN. • <-> (Dec 19 / 01:31)
- Putting it back in for another spin? Best to get one of the other chaps to take a look at it I guess... I'm always going to say the same kinda stuff I guess... OK, I was a bit tight with the scores, have 2 more... :-) MrN Fork you! 01:38, Dec 19
- Did you notice the added sections and image? • <-> (Dec 19 / 02:02)
- Yes. It's getting better. I still think you can trim out a lot of the more wordy bits keeping the content intact, but hea, what do I know, I have only written like 6 or 7 articles... Best you get one of the other guys to check it out... I have to go to bed now, so good luck with this one... MrN Fork you! 02:07, Dec 19
- Did you notice the added sections and image? • <-> (Dec 19 / 02:02)
- Putting it back in for another spin? Best to get one of the other chaps to take a look at it I guess... I'm always going to say the same kinda stuff I guess... OK, I was a bit tight with the scores, have 2 more... :-) MrN Fork you! 01:38, Dec 19
|It's OK. But only OK. This can be a roller-coaster of laughs, but it's not yet. People will be able to relate their own experiences to the things you describe as well as remember films which cover the same subject matter.
I like how you break down the necessary things quite nicely, that's a good use of this style. I'm sure there are some other 'necessary people you need'. How about the older brother who pretends to be cool but is not really? Younger brother who tags along and you try to get rid off? What about the Nerd? I guess your covering him in the virgin section, but perhaps talking about Nerds might be better than virgins... What about the ridiculously hot chick who's there, but no one really bothers to notice her cos they are trying to get drunk? And the computer nerd who does the necessary hacking into the computers..
I think you could perhaps change the "A Crazy Party Guy" to be "The wise man" or maybe make a section for the wise man of it's own. The wise man is the guy who's done it all before and everyone looks up to. He's really the "jedi master" and the others are the Padawan learners if you get my drift. The wiseman guides the others through the experience, but does not stop them from making fools of themselves, cos that's the whole point.
I can tell you guys have seen Road Trip, but have you also seen Animal House? If not, you need to. Animal House is the classic which us old timers followed before Road Trip came along. Homework assignment for you two :Watch Animal House...
No reference to accidental bestiality? Well, there's always some of that on my normal wacky nights out I can tell you...
Setting things on fire?
I think you need more on 'experimental use of drugs' also.
I think your biggest problem generally is that the humour does not quite flow as the prose needs working on, see below.
|It's a great idea. Lots of potential for you guys to make this into something really, really good. You have obviously taken your motivation from films like Road Trip and the Bill and Ted's series. Did you guys check that this idea has not been done before? If not you're definitely onto a good original idea, but I would put some effort in to make sure this concept has not been covered before, It could have been.
|Prose and formatting:
|What's with the different font? Your obviously trying to create a 'different' effect than the normal, but maybe try some different formatting styles rather than using code for everything. I'm not a fan of messing with fonts as you both know, so take my comments with the necessary pinch of salt, but to me using code just makes everything a bit hard to read, without adding to the effect.
To me it looks like you guys are talking in the first person generally, like it's a friend explaining it to you sitting in a bar or something. In places your language looks a bit too formal for me. There are a few places where you say "there is" when you could say "there's" and you have things like
There's gonna have to be some booze involved when you could have:
There's gonna be booze involved
But hea, I always tell people to stip out a lot of the unnecessary words, so there's nothing new in that. I think you can re-write almost all of the paragraphs and still say the same things creating the same effects using less words. That's always a good idea.
I think you guys need to make a decision as to whether you are writing this in the "formal serious" style, or the casual talking to a friend style. To me it looks like you're caught between the two. Do one or the other. Personally I think this would work best if you went the "really encyclopaedic" style and wrote using your most formal and perfect English, the contrast to the amusing content would work well, but hea, that's just my opinion. Whatever you do, go one way or the other. :)
There are a few grammar, and wording errors, but it's so new that I'm sure you have just not bothered to proof read it yet.
|I like the formula. Bet you stole that didn't ya! It's great if you did it yourself, but hea, it's good. How come the pictures are so small? They look kinda like they are just posted there without really much thought to me. Maybe make them a bit bigger? I'm also not a fan of putting all the images down the one side, it makes it look better if some are on the left, and some on the right I think. That's what you get in a real encyclopaedia and I think it makes the page look more attractive.
I'm not really happy with any of the pictures if I'm honest. I hope you don't think I'm being unfair with this it's just that I think this idea can be VFH and currently all these images are really just the 'standard' what you might expect. The shades? Maybe better if you had a picture of an example guy for each of the categories? The picture of the virgin? That was cajek right? Dam man, your going over the top with the random again. The jocks? Come now Fag. Any excuse eh?
OK, I'm being a bastard as usual, but the pics are not helping much, and just look like you put them in without too much thought. I think you can have each section be large enough to have it's own picture (for the necessary people anyway) and a good accompanying pic for each of these will help a lot.
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|This can be a great VFH article in my view. It's a great idea with huge potential, but I think you possibly need to fundamentally rethink your strategy. Decide to either do the whole thing in the style of say "The wise man" talking you through the process, in which case make it less formal, or go with a more encyclopaedic style which will contrast well with subject matter.
Don't be too disheartened with my scores. I'm always a tight bastard as you both know. This just needs more work and I'm not interested in giving you good scores just to encourage you both. I know you both know what your doing enough to not need that, so I'm being as honest as I can for how it is now. This can be much, much better, and if I don't see this much improved and on VFH sometime soon your going to both get a nasty stare from MrN9000. :)
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A former Prince Henry's pupil has been awarded a CBE in Queen's New Year's Honours list.
Cancer expert Professor David Neal, whose team at Addenbrooke's introduced a robot that performs intricate surgery on men with prostate cancer, has been awarded a CBE for services to surgery.
The Cambridge University professor of surgical oncology, who is at the heart of the worldwide drive to improve treatments for people with aggressive forms of cancer, said he was "honoured and delighted".
He also paid tribute to the "wonderful colleagues" he has worked with over the years, including those at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, and said he was humbled by the patients he helps treat.
He said: "Working with people with cancer is extremely inspiring because of their courage in dealing with this difficult disease and because they are determined to help us with our research to improve things for those who come after."
Prof Neal is the eldest of Beth and Norman Neal's four children and is married to Deborah with three daughters and six grandchildren. He attended Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley from 1962 to 1969.
Meanwhile, Ilkley resident and Bradford College chairman, Mr Richard Wightman has spoken of his delight at receiving an OBE for his outstanding contribution to Further Education and Voluntary Services to Bradford.
Mr Wightman said: "I am delighted to receive this award. I wish to thank the staff and governors of Bradford College for their continued commitment to educational success for students from all walks of life. Our combined achievements are an example of the great work that happens within the national further education sector, which quietly transforms lives, communities and the economy."
Mr Wightman added: "It's one of the greatest colleges in the country and I'm thrilled this honour will raise the profile of the college and young people in Bradford."
His chairmanship at the college has seen boosts for education and training in Bradford and he has backed Bradford College's new multi-million pound campus, which will add to the regeneration of Bradford.
Mr Wightman is due to be bestowed at a special investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace later in 2014.


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A-Level results; the National Student Survey; what does it mean for higher education?
August 15, 2013
Mark A'Bear, UK Education Manager discusses the need for institutions to provide good value for money on the back of this week's A-Level results and National Student Survey
Today thousands of students across the UK receive their A- Level results, with a record numbers going through the clearing process to get their place at university.
However, while Universities may have filled places for the next academic year, the hard work has only just begun. With students now paying up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees, their expectations are understandably higher, so retaining students is now just as important as attracting them in the first place.
Interestingly, the National Student Survey results were also out this week, which showed that whilst universities are moving in the right direction, more needs to be done to ensure that students are getting value for money. Our own Digital Campus 2013 data echoed this sentiment, as it revealed that for 55% of the 2012/13 student intake, university didn't live up to their expectations, with a lack of suitable libraries and technology named the main reasons why. It also showed a worrying gap between the ICT provision students expected to have before they started their course, and what they actually got. 82% expected their university to go above and beyond a basic technology provision (internet, email and basic programmes) – but only half actually got that.
Students also had concerns over how employable they will be when they graduate, with a third (33%) admitting they don't feel their university is equipped to help them get a job and almost a half (49%) saying they didn't think their chosen institution had good enough links with business. This comes at a time when 96% of students identified 'increasing their chances of employment' as the number one reason behind their decision to go to university in the first place.
It's worrying that there are still many students who only have access to basic tools and technology and aren't confident that the money they are spending on their education will result in a job. I'm therefore calling on institutions currently going through the clearing process to use this as a wake-up call and provide students with the digital tools needed to help them succeed in today's tech-driven workplace – or risk leaving them sorely disappointed.
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Ricky Gervais to skip Golden Globes
The Office star has hosted the glitzy awards show for the past three years and sparked outrage among famous guests with his acerbic put-downs, famously mocking the likes of Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Mel Gibson.
Former Saturday Night Live co-stars Fey and Poehler are taking over the job to oversee proceedings at the 70th annual prizegiving in Los Angeles on 13 January (13), but they won't be able to take revenge on the Brit as he will be absent from the audience.
Gervais will miss the ceremony because he is scheduled to start shooting the latest installment of The Muppets movie franchise.
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By Ben Ellison
DSC Revisited
|It's really here, it really works, and a few savvy fishermen are taking advantage of it.
Who's surprised that the DSC (Digital Selective Calling) aspect of VHF marine radio has gotten off to a slow start? Let's review the technology and the major impediments it's faced since introduction in the late 1990's. First of all, even as the first pleasureboat radios able to send a one-button distress signal with owner ID and location came to market, we all knew that the U.S. Coast Guard might not be able to hear those calls for many years. They still can't. Then there's the ongoing debacle known as MariTEL.
As you may recall, perhaps with a grimace, MariTEL promised to use the non-distress properties of DSC to revolutionize the coastal ship-to-shore communications business. We were going to be able to direct-dial private calls from up to 50 miles offshore with our boat radio, even hook up to the Internet using the digital modem that is at the hardware heart of DSC. MariTEL had bought up almost all the existing U.S. coastal VHF commercial stations, won more frequencies in FCC auctions, and partnered with several high-flying tech companies to build out a multimillion-dollar network of fiber cable, tall towers, and state-of-the-art digital gizmos. The company even hinted strongly that it would soon provide the Coast Guard with its much needed communications upgrade. I know the story all too well and also grimace in embarrassment because I wrote with great enthusiasm about how MariTEL's fantastic new system would fuel our adoption of DSC.
Of course MariTEL's vaunted network turned out to be almost entirely smoke, mirrors, and hype. The company crashed so badly that as of last summer it even shut down all the old regular voice stations. (Today its main hope of revenue seems to be to charge the Coast Guard and/or us boaters for use of the A.I.S. frequency it controls, an ugly story for another time.) MariTEL's fall was due in part to the wild turnaround in its partners' larger tech businesses. The other part was the way so many of us stopped using ship-to-shore VHF in favor of our cellphones, and therein lies a lesson.
The very first person who bought a cellphone could call anyone who had a regular old landline. Picture the early adopter who installed the first DSC-VHF, hooked it up to his GPS, acquired an MMSI identification number, and figured out how to enter it into his radio's now-more-complicated menu system. He got diddly for his efforts. The Coast Guard wasn't listening; MariTEL wasn't listening. If you log on to www.maritelusa.com today, you'll find this terse message: "Note: Standard Horizon radio purchasers, the free, one-year MariTEL service offer has been discontinued." The damn service never existed anyway! In the words of Homer Simpson, "Doh!" Why bother with DSC when it's like a Zen paradox, the sound of one hand clapping?
But it's Standard Horizon that I credit with the inventiveness and determination to show us how—despite these problems—DSC could make boating better. Besides being one of the first to build a "MariTEL Ready" VHF (doh!), the company took a lead in designing recreational radios with useful commercial-grade DSC features like a directory of friends' names and MMSIs (i.e. speed dialing), position send and request, and call waiting—useful, that is, if you had friends within VHF range who also had DSC radios onboard. But Standard Horizon persevered, developing the first pleasureboat radios that could output the NMEA DSC caller position string and the first plotters that could read it.
I admired this innovation the first time I saw it at a boat show, but last fall Standard arranged for me to do some striper fishing off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to really see how well it all works. Once two or more boats have each other's MMSIs programmed—which is a one-time job that's fairly quick with the unit's twist-and-push-to-enter knob—several neat communications tricks are possible. You can turn to a little-used channel, pick your friend's name off the directory, and his radio (and his alone) will ring and switch over to that channel (where your actual conversation is not private, but then again no one heard you going there). It's just as easy to ask for your buddy's lat/lon position, and that's when the plotter magic begins. His position immediately snaps up on the electronic chart, and a dialog box asks if you'd like to navigate to him (see photos on page 52). Bada bing! Electronics just reduced several minutes of radio chatter, scribbling, and pain-in-the-rear manual plotting to a couple of button pushes. And the position passed is totally private, encoded in a DSC signal that can only be decoded by your radio.
Next page > Part 2: Sport fishermen around the country are getting into DSC. > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
This article originally appeared in the February 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Great Britain have finalised their selection for next week's road World Championships in Holland, although Bradley Wiggins' participation could be in doubt.
Tour de France winner and four-time Olympic champion Wiggins was named in the nine-man road-race team for the Worlds on the day he withdrew from the remainder of the Tour of Britain with a stomach bug.
The situation will be monitored ahead of the September 23 road race, when Mark Cavendish will line up to defend the title he won in Copenhagen 12 months ago.
Cavendish, who is unlikely to retain the rainbow jersey on an undulating 261-kilometre route, and Wiggins are joined in the nine-man men's team by Tour de France runner-up Chris Froome and British champion Ian Stannard.
Froome and Alex Dowsett are named as Britain's entrants in Wednesday's 45.7km time-trial, with Wiggins earlier announcing he would not be participating in the race against the clock.
Emma Pooley and Wendy Houvenaghel are Britain's female entrants in the 24.1km time-trial, which takes place on Tuesday. Houvenaghel, who recently won the British title, was selected despite voicing her unhappiness after failing to win a place - and therefore a gold medal - in the Olympic team pursuit squad.
Joanna Rowsell, Laura Trott and Dani King won Olympic gold in August with a sixth successive world record and despite being on the long list none of them made final selection for Limburg.
Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead spearheads the six-rider women's team for the 144.9km September 22 road race, which also includes 2008 Olympic champion Nicole Cooke.
Elite men - road race squad: Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings, Alex Dowsett, Chris Froome, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Ben Swift, Jon Tiernan-Locke, Bradley Wiggins. Elite men - time-trial: Dowsett, Froome.
Elite women - road race: Lizzie Armitstead, Katie Colclough, Nicole Cooke, Nikki Harris, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley. Elite women - time-trial: Wendy Houvenaghel, Pooley.


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A New Executive Order Places Women and Girls at the Forefront of Foreign Policy
The Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls Globally executive order is a major step toward a better future for girls across the globe.
-Diana Denza
Back in January, the media flocked to cover the painful story of Sahar Gul, an Afghan child bride who was held captive in a basement bathroom and tortured for six months. Though her life took a turn for the better once her abusive in-laws and husband were jailed, millions of girls and women around the world will never see the same justice.
Over 60 million girls under 18—many of whom live in South Asia—are currently child brides, according to the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. Perhaps even more shockingly, anywhere from 100 to 140 million girls around the world have been forced to undergo genital mutilation.
And though women in the United States fare far better, millions of us have been affected by horrific acts of violence. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 18.3 percent of women in this country are survivors of rape or attempted rape.
Read Can You Imagine? The Brutal Rights VIolations of Afghanistan's Girls
These stories and statistics have had women's rights proponents calling for an end to the violence—and it looks like their hard work may finally pay off. Last month, President Obama signed an executive order titled Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls Globally.
"For many years, violence against women was treated as a side issue or a private issue," Alyse Nelson, CEO of nonpartisan women's empowerment organization Vital Voices, told us in an exclusive interview. "We are thrilled that our government has committed itself to ending violence against women. Not one country can say that women are free from violence. Whether it's domestic violence, human trafficking, honor killings, or genital mutilation, we are faced with a whole range of issues. And this is hurting countries socially and economically. We cannot achieve our foreign policy goals if we don't protect the rights of women."
Find out more about the specific objectives of the Preventing and responding to Violence Against Women and Girls Globally order, up next.


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The Art of Being a Dad
de Mark Wagner
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The Art of Being a Dad is a creative collaboration between a dad and his two small kids, and a glimpse into their relationship for the first seven years.
It's one man's journey as he navigates the colliding worlds of babies and career, awe and exhaustion, innocence and responsibility, boundaries and freedom.
It's also an artist's visual journal of his relationship with his kids; who they are, what they do, how they do it, and who is he in the face of being a parent, an artist, a man, and their DAD.
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- Categoría Familias y paternidad
Cuadrado pequeño, 18×18 cm
120 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación jun. 07, 2011
- Etiquetas men's issues, family, baby, babies, journals, creativity, artist, men, children, parents, dads, parenting, fatherhood, fathering
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MARK WAGNER – BIO Mark Wagner is a traditional and digital artist, teacher, and father. Mark's mission is to "Enchant the World Through Art." Mark has been as a professional artist for over 25 years. He works in the film industry as a concept artist, as well as in illustration, graphic design, fine art, and music video. Recent clients: Smithsonian Institution, Pixar, Genentech, SpaceX. Mark received a Master's Degree from JFK University in "Arts and Consciousness" and a BFA in Art & Design from Pratt Institute. He has taught art and creativity classes in graduate school, prison, and created core curriculum for computer art schools. Mark is Founder of the nonprofit DRAWING ON EARTH. In 2008, children from the Alameda CA and the community collaboratively set a Guinness World Record for the largest chalk drawing. Their mission is to inspire art and creativity in youth and communities around the world. Current project is a Global Illustrated Story. www.drawingonearth.org
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State Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, has filed a joint resolution that would repeal the state's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Coleman has filed a similar resolution in each session since the constitutional amendment was placed on the ballot by the Legislature in 2005.
In order to pass, the resolution would need a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate. Needless to say, this isn't going to happen, but hey, you've gotta start somewhere. If Coleman's resolution were to pass, repeal of the amendment would still need to be approved by a simple majority of voters and would appear on the ballot in November 2011.
Unfortunately, a repeal of the constitutional amendment is necessary before Texas can grant same-sex couples any form of relationship recognition, including civil unions or domestic partnerships. That's because the broadly worded amendment prohibits the state or a political subdivision from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage.
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Hello there, I have an enquiry on blood clot in the head. My mother, currently at 62 years old, have headache many years ago. Recently, those headache have increased. The pain is great that even painkiller, at times, does not seem helpful. Besides, her head also have swollen here and there and those swollen parts is not fix to one part, it seem moving from one place to another. Western medical practitioner's prescription have not been helpful, thus she opted for acupuncture. Though acupuncture is generally painful, but as compared to her headache, it is a lot bearable to her. And according to my mother, the acupuncture is to release the blood clot (which someone said that it is blood clot in her head). Further to our little website searching done, blood clot is a symptom or early sign of stroke, right? My mother besides the above, have the signs of minor stroke also that she feels sudden numbness on her whole left side of her body. And that happened twice as I can recalled. To prevent stroke or to cure it, what is the best method? Would you mind to give me guide on that? Thank you.
It is very important that your mother seeks medical attention by a neurologist with stroke expertise soon, especially when she has been experiencing stroke symptoms. Before we attribute the cause of her headaches to migraine or other benign headache types, a stroke neurologist must perform a thorough work up for stroke. Again, it is important that she seek medical attention by a stroke neurologist soon. Best Regards.
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We were out of town the other day, and we decided to stop and get a bite to eat for dinner. We had frequented this restaurant many times before, and we knew the food was great, reasonably priced and quick. We ordered, and within just a few minutes, the food was served. We ate, and at just the right time, the waitress appeared with the bill.
I didn't mention it, but this wasn't a prissy restaurant. Rather, it was the kind of place where you can go in a pair of jeans and feel totally comfortable and at home. While there's a place and time for fancier fare, this was just one of those down-home places that always delivers a good meal.
Let me preface this by saying I never mind paying for good food. It's even better when I don't have to cook it, and particularly great when I don't have to clean up after it. All in all, I consider it money well spent.
But something kind of got me the other night when the waitress delivered my bill. The food total was right around $15 — clearly a bargain for a good meal, where we certainly weren't going home hungry.
But then I looked at the total for our drinks — two Diet Cokes, which they served in what I believed to be 12-ounce glasses. Are you ready for this? The total for our drinks was ... $4.80. It doesn't take a mathematician to figure out that's $2.40 each. Taking it a step further and ignoring the fact there was probably about half a glass of ice— that's 20 cents for each ounce.
Stay with me, folks.
A two-liter bottle of Diet Coke at the grocery ranges in price from 99 cents on sale to $1.69 regular price. I don't have any idea how much a fountain drink costs a restaurant owner, but I have to believe it's far less expensive than a bottled drink.
But here's the kick: Doing the math ... If that two-liter bottle of Diet Coke was priced the same way as the drink I was served that night, well ... many of us wouldn't be buying much soda, since that two-liter bottle of Diet Coke would cost $12.80, using that 20 cents an ounce scenario.
What the heck!
OK, I've never confessed to being a quick learner, and this confirms it. About a week later, I added some salt to my mealtime wound. Out to eat again in that same town, we ordered two cups of decaf coffee instead of those Diet Cokes.
My fault. I really didn't even look at the price on the menu. I mean, come on! How much could a couple of cups of coffee really cost? The answer: $5. No kidding. It was OK coffee, but at $2.50 a cup, I should have been at Starbucks or Neiman Marcus on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. I don't mind paying that at Starbucks or a prissy restaurant, where I might get a great cup of Kona coffee or the like, but this was just a little nothing cup of coffee ... for $2.50 each. I won't do the math again, but you get the idea.
At the risk of having somebody spit in my next bowl of soup when I'm dining out, let me say I wouldn't want to own/operate a restaurant. OK ... I might want to own a restaurant, but only for about a week. After that, the fun would be gone. In other words, I tip my hat to restaurant owners because I know it's a thankless job and the profit margins are slim, not to mention the work involved. Please don't write me letters about how tough it is to own a restaurant; I get it, but I guess I'd rather you charge me an extra $1 or $2 for my meal, rather than the blatantly overpriced drinks.
But it's a restaurant's prerogative to charge whatever they want ... So I guess it's up to us, the consumers, to decide how much is too much. As for me, I'll still go out to eat, but when it comes to my drink order, I think I'll just pocket that extra $5 and say, "Water, please."
Note: Remember ... your waiter/waitress don't set the prices. Please remember to tip these hard-working folks.
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Launching the GUI
From Geoqo
To launch the Graphical User Interface (GUI) you should simply be able to double click on its icon or from the command line run geoqo without any arguments. If you installed it under windows, it should be available in your Start menu.
The main menu should look something like the screenshot below. It may look slightly different on your system, but the functionality should be the same:
Next you will likely want to Import some data