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by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:28 pm
Forum: Spam: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Topic: New ST:Enterprise Opening Sequence
Replies: 3
Views: 3374

New opening bit (no more submarines or sailing ships) and they canned that God damn song :D

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/videov ... 5&count=-1
by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:26 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246


[quote="mordraine"]'Course, it all depends on what Lowly would let me play, but The Eye sounds intriguing... I certainly wouldn't mind if you brought along those books next Wednesday.[/quote]

I'll narrow it down to Kilroy's, Harbingers, and uh, Scravers. Those are your options, mord.

by Lowly Uhlan
Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:30 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

Cool. Now I can can custom-tailor some plotlines. We'll all do chargen together in a session. But that won't be for a while yet. Now I have something to work with.
by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:22 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The technocracy at work.
Replies: 11
Views: 8530

Dude, TACHYONS!!!
by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:21 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

A human Knave would be better. Merc spy sounds good.
by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:15 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The technocracy at work.
Replies: 11
Views: 8530

[quote="BreakfastOfChampions"]By measuring variations in satellite orbits, scientists have found the first direct evidence of one of the hallowed tenets of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity -- that the Earth and other large celestial bodies distort space and time as they rotate. Einste...
by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:03 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

[quote="mordraine"]And as far as class goes, that I'd like to play, I've reviewed the book, and the classes I like the most are Living Weapon and Knave. Eric, your list didn't include Living Weapon, so if that's not available to me, I'll play a Knave Spy.[/quote] Living Weapon would depend on what ...
by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:49 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246


[quote="devlin1"]Children, let's not get into this again. Everything's just settled enough as it is. The important part is that we're all together now, and no one can take that away from us.[/quote]

*group hug*

by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:47 pm
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288


[quote="Skyman"]


Don't forget Gotetsu...but then he came back after he posted something similiar and trolled our boards as Gonadfan?[/quote]


I thought he was ConanFanatic. Nice user name, anyway. :wink:

by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:09 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

[quote="BreakfastOfChampions"]Oh, and I know I was joking around when I mentioned that I dissed the Conana game because of MtF* Remembering more clearly, the problem was the schedule, which was jumping all over the place. Unfortunately, if the day jumps around a lot, I can't do the game. If it stay...
by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:57 am
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288

(semi-related topic)

Hey Winter, will we ever have an ignore list function?
by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:47 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

Like I said before, this is a character-driven game. If and when it does become apparent the situation will unfold in a non-artificial way. And the warrior monk might end up being the only one who knows why.
by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:12 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246


[quote="cczernia"]I



Obon, Ukar, Vorox



or Shantor, Etyri, Ascrobite, Hironem, Gannock, Oroym.[/quote]


BONUS XP!



:P

by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:06 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246


[quote="BreakfastOfChampions"]


Is it even feasable? I've had my fill of the 'one of these don't fit' scenarios for a while.[/quote]


Leave that up to me. Things will fit and it will be plausible.

by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:57 am
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288

This thread is OFF THE HOOK
by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:53 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

[quote="mordraine"]I'm leaning towards psychic, but I really need to look through my Fading Suns book and let you know. I'll do that tonight. I like the alien races in the setting (don't recall their names).[/quote] No hurry. You can take up to 3 levels in Psychic (even though I originally said 2)....
by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:52 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: This Magic Shit.
Replies: 72
Views: 29315

[quote="devlin1"] Shade touches a clip and superheats the bullets within. That does not make sense. Of course, I didn't see that, but even if I did, it wouldn't mean I could suddenly go, "Ah, I see-- I can just do whatever I want!"[/quote] Shade is pretty vulgar. He's got a good handle on the force...
by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:50 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: This Magic Shit.
Replies: 72
Views: 29315

[quote="cczernia"]Ok, where to start. So, extremely powerful Mages don't need foci or paradigm at all. They just exert their will on reality. However, the overarching goal is to bend the concenses of reality so powerful mages will still hold to their paradigm to convince reality this is the way thi...
by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:26 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

So we've got cczernia as a Li Halan Noble, devlin playing a Charioteer, BoC as Brother Battle. I've got the 2 slots I was worried about filled. Any idea as to what you want to play mord?
by Lowly Uhlan
Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:31 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

Have you considered Iron Kingdoms?
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:24 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

Eat your pot pie.
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:43 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

It would be good to have you on board, mordraine. If you're going to run a game maybe we could switch off, you running one week, me the next.

And I guess it's ok that devlin wants to play

:twisted:

What's with BoC.
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:31 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

BTW multiple Nobles and Guilders would be ok. Not clones of each other though.
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:13 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: The Second Gate
Replies: 46
Views: 21246

OK, I'm beginning an outline for a short (5-6 session) Fading Suns D20 game. This would be a serial game that is very character-based, the whole game an extended story arc. My FS one shot I ran got a thumbs up from cczernia, and I know I can do the setting justice. Straight D20, I don't want to spen...
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:07 pm
Forum: Spam: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Topic: Farscape Mini-Series
Replies: 34
Views: 12320

[quote="cczernia"]I tried watching it the other night. A space ship flew over and everone freaked out screaming about the Peacemakers. Main character says he knows he it is. Marilyn Mason want to be walks out. All of a sudden he turns into Einstein and gets real stupid. I was completly lost and con...
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:04 pm
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288

[quote="mordraine"][quote:ae9483f898="Lowly Uhlan"]Something did change though. Specifically how drunk the homeless guys get when you give them money. If it wasn't for naive people, the bums would be sober all of the time.[/quote] Which assumes that all homeless people are drunks. I don't happen to...
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:00 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: Mage webpage
Replies: 72
Views: 32030

Gotta love bald headed psychos, I mean operatives. Something that didn't make it to the web page is that 3 of Shade's instructors died under mysterious circumstances right after his promotion to full agent.
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:54 am
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288

[quote="Count Zero"] Unless you count my willingness to hand a homeless guy a few dollars or buy them a few burritos when I see them. I just got the bug up my ass to start doing stuff. Giving a guy a few dollars wasn't enough. It doesn't really change anything. Jonathan[/quote] Something did change...
by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:06 pm
Forum: Spam: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Topic: ST: Enterprise Season Premeire
Replies: 9
Views: 5959

Part 2 tonight.
by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:05 pm
Forum: Gamers Wanted
Topic: October "A Call to Arms" Demo
Replies: 3
Views: 5442


[quote="Count Zero"]Hey Eric,



Do you ever do the demos on Fridays and Saturdays. I wanna check this game out.



Jonathan[/quote]


Not yet. Don't know what days next month's will be on.

by Lowly Uhlan
Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:04 pm
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288

[quote="Count Zero"] Don't want to do this and want to help your local community instead? Awesome. Do it. Don't talk about doing it. DO IT! Don't buy that $100.00 World Largest Dungeon that you don't really need. Instead go to a local school and buy some kids or a classroom $100 in school ...
by Lowly Uhlan
Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:53 pm
Forum: Gamers Wanted
Topic: October "A Call to Arms" Demo
Replies: 3
Views: 5442

Bump.

Tired of hiding behind an RPG rulebook during combat? Want to try some real tactical play? Hit the ACTA demo this Sunday.
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:32 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: Ocean's ... 4?
Replies: 27
Views: 11763

Maybe the Keep on the Borderlands could be the entrance to

THE WORLDS LARGEST DUNGEON :P
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:58 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610

Have you checked out the online adventures, BoC?
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:56 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610


[quote="BreakfastOfChampions"]


Don't forget nebelweed.


[/quote]


There's all kinds of dope. Scrape addicts=GM fun.

by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:54 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610

[quote="devlin1"][quote:a32d8f74d3="Lowly Uhlan"] No matter what you do you're still fucked [/quote] I think this was the bit that was starting to turn me off. I realize you're perma-fucked in Paranoia, too, but at least it's funny.[/quote:a32d8f74d3] It's a dark setting. there are rules for giving...
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:45 am
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610

Personal favorite bits of a/state: The Hundred Block War: High tech warzone in a clockwork setting. Gotta love corporate warfare. The Shifted: Scary shit. Big mystery. The prison I forget the name of: A huge prison. No one talks about the lower levels, there were problems there in the past. They sea...
by Lowly Uhlan
Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:54 am
Forum: Debate
Topic: A True Debate
Replies: 26
Views: 10289

Funnel cake.
by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:06 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610

I'd tell you, but it's way too much fun to fuck with Chris :twisted:

The campaign would be called "The Second Gate". What is the second gate? Is there a first gate? What byzantine plot is brewing in Known Space? The Church? The Emperor? The Noble Houses?
by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:46 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610


[quote="cczernia"][quote:496c889bde="Lowly Uhlan"]A short Fading Suns game is somewhere on the horizon.[/quote]

Bastard likes to tease me. :evil:[/quote:496c889bde]



This is assuming that Chris upholds his end of the "bargain".

by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:40 pm
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: Assorted Stuff For Sale/Trade
Replies: 26
Views: 21779

So Winter, did you catch that last part/
by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:39 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610

A short Fading Suns game is somewhere on the horizon.
by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:34 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610

[quote="BreakfastOfChampions"]I dunno if I'd call a/State Victorian. There's a lot there that wouldn't fit into a Victorian mindset. What you do have is a huge dispairity in classes (no, not fighter vs magic user!) but you also have horrors which should not be seen {TM} Super science, toxic waste, ...
by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:33 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610


[quote="cczernia"]



This would kick ass. The system wasn't that good (it worked, but could be better) so I could see this being a perfect setting to convert to EABA.[/quote]


The game mechanics are playable but not that hot. No rules for movement (!) or thrown weapons.

by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:31 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610

[quote="BreakfastOfChampions"]I'm bumming that I missed the one shot of a/State, but now that I have a copy, I think I could really work with this setting. One of the things I like about how the world is presented is there is something for all the senses. Descriptions incorporate sight, sound and s...
by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:30 pm
Forum: The Champions
Topic: a/State
Replies: 41
Views: 17610

[quote="mordraine"]I'm reading Perdido Street Station right now. Kinda reminds me of a/state. Seems to me like a/state would be more suited towards a long term game than a one-shot.[/quote] I would have to disagree. A long campaign of a/state would tax the shit out of me as a GM. One of those setti...
by Lowly Uhlan
Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:35 am
Forum: Spam
Topic: The Death of a Superman
Replies: 13
Views: 5602

[quote="mordraine"]And on the same day, Padre great Ken Caminiti died as well. Don't know how many of you are baseball fans, but I'm a huge one. Both deaths shocked me yesterday, but especially Cammi's. He was only 41.[/quote] Christopher Reeve is a bummer, but Caminiti more so. He took us to the s...
by Lowly Uhlan
Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:48 pm
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288

He was upset that no one would playtest his great new game that he made himself :D
by Lowly Uhlan
Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:40 pm
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288

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:D
by Lowly Uhlan
Sat Oct 09, 2004 12:06 pm
Forum: Debate
Topic: Wanna Help Out?
Replies: 108
Views: 37288


[quote="Gotetsu"]
Whatever happened to the "My character kicks your character's ass" threads? :D
[/quote]


They don't exist any more. :roll: :x