The Old Hack

Because 1) if Box's story is true, that means they will have to get rid of the magic clog that is allowing his devices to work so well, and 2) because of the possibility of others among the recently Marked having Awakened as well beyond just Justin. (Notice his phrasing: 'someone like Justin'.) This could include Rhoda. She doesn't need five billion ways. She just needs one.

I wonder if that means Miss Piggy would have an affinity for spells affecting boars?

Well, you have us, too. So there.

Seconded! Good to see you. The place just isn't the same without a resident God-King to benignly gaze down from His exalted and elevated throne!

I greatly prefer that to the 90s opposite extreme of guns constantly blaring and no leaving anything behind alive for any reason.

I greatly prefer that to the 90s opposite extreme of guns constantly blaring and no leaving anything behind alive for any reason.

Knowing Dan, that is why. This must be a little like how it feels to think you have just invited a mildly talented novice to your magic school and gotten Harry Dresden instead.

I do not normally comment in person but once again I feel compelled to make an exception. Whatever other issues of policy may be at hand, I am greatly concerned by the president-elect's apparent intention to disengage from old alliances across the world. NATO in particular has been of obvious importance to my homeland. Denmark is a small nation with little in the way of military power and is situated in a position of immense strategic importance to Russia. NATO has helped ensure a long peace in Europe, one which has lasted most of my lifetime with few interruptions. On such occasions where other nations have attacked the US, my homeland has every time reciprocated by placing forces, planes and naval vessels at the disposal of the US. Also, it is worth noting that the esteemed JML of this forum has served the US in Europe for a number of years and thus aided in extending this peace, for which I owe him my thanks and gratitude. No alliance lasts forever, of course. But I must confess to feeling strong pangs at the thought of NATO coming apart, not to mention considerable worry at the thought of what Putin and similar strongmen might do to take advantage of it. That other similar detentes around the globe are also in danger does nothing to reassure me, I fear.

Take heart in the fact that you are not alone. True, many of us have lost or been injured by this decision. But we have one another and we will support one another. You are not forgotten and you may rely on your friends, me included. My wife is very unhappy now. The unrelenting misogyny and and hatred that blighted the election took a harsh toll on her and she is, to put it mildly, not willing to trust the president-elect. I have supported her as best I can and for now at least she sleeps, aided by that old sovereign from the Old Country, whisky. We can only take one day at a time. To all my friends here, you are in my thoughts no matter where you live. I trust we shall overcome the challenges ahead of us if we stand together and help one another.

The Moderator: Less of the passive-aggressive, please. JML knows a good deal about copyright law and he was giving you a fair warning. I suggest you rephrase this as a request for assistance with avoiding copyright issues. If you do so, you may find that he can be very helpful.

Which Godzilla? I absolutely refuse to vote for the 1998 one. I have long been suspicious of the Size Does Matter movement.

Three quarters of a century ago, the Nazis, the Gestapo and all its odious apparatus overran my homeland Denmark. Ignoring peace treaties and all civilised decency they stripped my home of its freedom and independence, reduced it to a mere cog in their war machine, a stepping stone for its conquest of Norway. As time passed, they gradually tightened the screws, taking away all our own mechanisms of government, arresting and imprisoning our police force and eventually inflicting their merciless acts of genocide on Danish homosexuals, Gypsies, disabled, Jews -- anyone that did not meet their nightmarish ideals of Aryan perfection. My family had to flee to Sweden to survive and not everyone made it to safety. Of those that did not, few survived, none of them unmarked. But the darkness that had fallen across Europe did not last. Eventually a restless giant stirred in its sleep, awoke, and rose to come to the rescue of the Old World. Many nations fought the evils of the Nazis. Of those, few brought as much, sacrificed as much as America did. That war is long gone now, but I have not forgotten. I and my family directly owe our lives, home and freedom to America and her people. To the soldiers who fought so long and hard, to the working men and women in the factories, to the ordinary people who made the marvelous industry of the giant work and run when it was needed the most. To fathers and mothers and brothers and sisters who sacrificed so much, lost so many they loved. To all of America's people, whatever race or creed, for all of them paid for that war, for that freedom I now have today. Many years have passed since then. America has changed, since. Grown, and suffered growing pains. She is not perfect and never has been, but she still struggles to improve and make herself better. And precisely this is why America is great: because she always tries to be better. I will give the last word to my father, who feels this debt as keenly as I do. He is certain that whatever troubles America is enduring she will in the fullness of time rise above them -- because Americans are their own harshest critics, because they cannot rest while they believe injustice reigns. It has been so for two and a half centuries. And that much, at least, has not changed. And so, in this dark time of vitriol and partisanship and division, do not forget your roots. America IS great. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. I believe in you. Thank you all.

I didn't think you were. On the contrary, I was trying to absolve you of responsibility. It was hardly your fault that I was in a bad spot at the time. Nonetheless, your sympathy is appreciated

The Moderator: I reopened the political thread last month. Also, you did not 'shut down' the political thread. I myself chose to shut it down because I felt I was too stressed to do a good job moderating it in the aftermath of losing a close friend to terminal cancer. Edit: Please move above post to political thread.

My wife asks if you can use either Benadryl or Zyrtec without it interfering with the lamictal. Benadryl also comes as a creme. And she strongly urges you to stay hydrated as well as possible. She warns that she is no medical expert, she is merely using what she has learned from her own experiences. She also wishes you well.

Take care of yourself. Maybe spoil yourself with one of your favourite foods. I hope you'll adjust soon.

This sort of creative weaponry has always been a favourite topic of my gaming friends. One of my favourites happened the time when, purely by coincidence and in the middle of a large and chaotic combat, a Silence spell, a Darkness spell and a Blade Barrier got plopped down in the same area. As a result, those who charged into the Darkness got minced by the Barrier but due to the Silence spell no-one heard either any death screams or yells of warning. And due to the tactical situation, a lot of NPCs and PCs managed to charge through the 'Darkness' in that combat...

Give them electronic hell. Make a list of them and feed it to your dishwasher.

Let's not jump to conclusions. It doesn't have to be an Elder God. It might just be a couple of Chthonians or maybe a Hound of Tindalos.

I am bloody well giving to it if we do. I am so fortunate as to live in a country where my health insurance as a citizen covers most of the cost of the medication that would otherwise cost me $500 a month. I can damn well afford to give some of my savings to others who need it.

The gender you identify as need not have anything to do with what you are attracted to.

Are the Black Hawks down again?

No matter what, I wish you luck and hope you feel better soon. As always, take care of yourself and please keep us posted.

Possibly, but it might still add to a subconscious sense that 'leaving town is unpleasant/unsafe.' And that is all we really know about Elliot not liking to travel -- that he doesn't like it, that is.

All of a sudden his reluctance to leave becomes perfectly comprehensible. Who knows what might happen the next time? Cheerleadra gets snatched by a dragon looking for a virgin and then has to fight her way free past an army of Puritan clothiers?