Hala

Poetry:

Seamus for his haunting prayer for men at sea

Coran for her engaging "Tail of the Blue Wolfy"

Storytelling:

Jenai for her true tale of true love, as befits a gathering in honor of Sune.

Elundel for his tale of the lengths to which the gods will go for a good ale.

Is there any way to find out whether or not a crafting recipe is bugged? I've been trying to advance in cooking and brewing, especially brewing, and I have tried a lot of stuff and am getting nowhere. I don't know whether it's because the recipes are bugged or because I just haven't tried the right ...

I saw that too! Sure did look like there was going to be a part two; hope
I didn't miss it!

And I would be interested in a Green Goblin Guide to pretty much anything at all.

Just in case it isn't already known, i've seen volumes 1 and 3 of "The General of Rumar", but not volume 2; is volume 2 out there somewhere?

Hurry back; you're sorely missed!

Happy birthday, and thanks for everything.

I like her already, so I hope you'll be able to pull her off without the RDD stuff.

Mirtho Rest on Hala is probably the best place to start a new character. Look forward to seeing you in game, whoever you decide to play!

My point is that no matter where you stand on the current U.S. president (my personal preference: Anywhere, as long as you jump up and down real hard...) the Declaration of Independance is a masterful document, and among America's founding fathers were some amazingly brilliant men. To me, patriotism...

Who knew the squidheads could boogie down? Made me laugh a lot; thanks!

And thanks as well for the Gildan pictures. I periodically scroll back and marvel.

Happy 4th, evryone! Here's to passionate idealism (and water fights, and backyard fireworks, and ice cream made with liquid nitrogen)! Sung by the character John Adams in the musical "1776". Lyrics by Sherman Edwards: Is anybody there? Does anybody care? Does anybody see what I see? They w...

Wow. As everyone who has been lucky enough to have had a portrait done so far knows, it is amazingly cool to see your character brought to life like this. It's the perfect pose for Gildan, with the horse. Even your caption is great! I can't wait to see the finished product, and the portrait of Gil a...

Whatever attributes the player wants his character to have, other players should respct that by RPing them. The concept of "do unto others" applies. You would not want your characters talents and skills ignored or belittled, neither does anyone else. This means that if a character is stron...

I agree pretty much with what Akai said. This is a game where pretending to be something you're not is a major factor in the fun, and whatever you are pretending to be should be respected by the other players. Therefore you should react appropriatly to a high charisma score, i.e. RP that you notice ...

Akai wrote: << Look up charisma in the dictionary (*envies Chuk's Shorter Oxford*)... >>

Envy is understandable; my Shorter Oxford is enormous!

<< The entire 'setting to hostile' was ooc and therefore I couldn't blame my actions on it by saying "I sensed he was going to attack," or anything else. >> As I understand it, Tholoth (and others) are saying exactly that. That setting someone to hostile is or can be considered an IC actio...

And now, an actual answer! Just checked my shorter oxford; the definition stressed good sense and sound judgement. Someone who is good at problem solving; i.e. seeing the best way to achieve a goal. Also practical. Gildan has a higher-than-average wisdom, and I try to play him as a wise man. His wis...

<< I would also think this would give the character an almost haughty attitude... >> That's where I disagree, and this is my point: Whether or not a person has a haughty (or almost haughty) attitude has nothing to do with how wise they are, in my opinion. << ...if not for him being so wise he would ...

<< We got a couple ppl in our guild who RP pretty much the opposite of thier high stats, but they will whip out a die roll to show off the modifier and just expect folks to kiss thier asses. >> Yeah; what I said applies to people who are really trying to RP the stat or the area of expertise; if you ...

<< And that is my argument that a players character always reflects themselves. If you rp an evil bastard, no matter how much you deny it, you are either an evil bastard or you could imagine being one. Same thing goes for being a goody two shoes, even if you're a mean, cold hearted jerk, you could s...

A couple of quick responses to what's been written so far: I definitely do not agree that having a very high wisdom would make a character have or tend to have a haughty mindset. That would depend on othr factors in the character's personality. Certainly the stereotypical "Wise One" archet...

Err...wait...it does that automatically, doesn't it...

One other point. Setting someone to dislike is a completly OOC action. So I disagree with the idea that you should react to it at all, such as if you are talking face to face with someone and they set you to dislike, you should not assume that means that character is getting agressive or looking hos...

Actually, these are old pix...hope this works...first pic is "sitting pretty", second pic is "we're outta here!" Not easy to get 4 huskies to hold still at the same time... From left to right: "Ace", "Strider", "Isabeau", "Bets". Or to get ...