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Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
-Robert E. Howard, "The Tower of the Elephant"

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Couldn't find the fanart thread for some reason, so thought I'd post this here.

Wanted some artwork for my game room, so I had a piece commissioned. I'm happy with the result. :)

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That's awesome!

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Nice! Who's the artist?

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The Betterlude Acronym is 

garimpamotintioritwamhitp

for those who wanted to know.


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....And then you wake up?"
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Sanderson is amazing, easily my favorite author.

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neoadvent89 wrote:

Sanderson is amazing, easily my favorite author.

Yeah, he's one of my favorites as well.

"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?"

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If you like Sanderson, consider Brent Weeks' Black Prism series.

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I've actually read the first book.  I keep meaning to read the rest, but haven't gotten around to it yet.


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Matchstickman wrote:
I have started reading the Kingkiller Chronicle after hearing all of you wittering on about it for long enough.

Reading was the wrong word as I have been listening to an audiobook. I stopped for a week or so at chapter 58, and today I have "read" up to chapter 70, I am still waiting for something to happen that will grab me.


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Has anyone here read any Iain M. Banks? I started picking through his Culture series a few months ago and have been enjoying it quite a bit, but I don't hear his name come up much.

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HUZZAHS!

You have no idea what this means to me.


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They are pretty amusing.

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I kinda wanna disappear from Sentinels for a year, just so when I come back, I'll have all this awesome info and like 50 episodes of the Letters Page.

Relatable?

 


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No.

You are a horrible person and I wish you would go away for a year.


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"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?"

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Well it's been 3 weeks and I've "read" no further chapters of The Kingkiller Chronicle, so it's time to drop it... which is so rare for me, I read a book all the way through 999/1000 even if I hate it. The last book I did this to was The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross, which was so boring I couldn't get even 2 chapters in.

So that's the end of that chapter.


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I used to think that once you started a book you should finish it. Then I found that if I didn't like a book, I just wouldn't read it as often, and it would take forever to finish and move on. Now, I have a similar policy, if I don't pick it up for awhile, it is time to put it back.


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Twilight Imperium Legacy:  good idea, or great idea?


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Nopenopenope

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"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?"

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If you understand, say "I understand".  If you don't understand, say "don't understand."  But if you understand and say "don't understand" how will I understand that you understand?

Understand?


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That man is playing Galaga! Thought we wouldn't notice. But we did.

 

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Matchstickman wrote:

That man is playing Galaga! Thought we wouldn't notice. But we did. 

laugh

That is awesome. It really is amazing how many little (and not-so-little) references are in the art.

Just another reason to love this game!!! cool

And thanks for sharing this, Matchstickman! I don't remember that having been shared before. How did you even find it?!

 

(FYI: Added to the wiki entry. yes)


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I needed to check some wording and just looked at the card on my PC, and there it was!

Time to check every single card in painstaking detail for new easter eggs!


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Matchstickman wrote:

That man is playing Galaga! Thought we wouldn't notice. But we did. 

I just assumed that's how they pilot the MDP.

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Is it Thursday yet?

Interlude!


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Keep going east for a while and it will be.  


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People sometimes neuter pet rats. Which is normally not a very interesting thing to know, but it becomes much more entertaining when taken in the context of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.


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I got the Spooky Horror bundle on Humble bundle today. I accidently clicked to give me the steam key for Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location. So if anyone wants it, here it is:

7PHK7-QP76N-ZRRC3

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Started running a roleplay recently. Having a go at the Pathfinder Iron Gods adventure path. I'm enjoying running, especially now I have a side story where two of the characters have discovered bacon


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I wish somebody wrote an instruction manual on how to make friends.


"If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon."

Not always the best at social skills; I apologize in advance. I don't apologize for any corny and morbid jokes, though.

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On a happier note, after I finish 6-player Sentinels and the mechanics for my own hero, I'm starting work on my Flesh war game. with cards such as An Old RIval, Troubled Overlords, and Improve PR Dept.


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Also (sorry for double post), can someone point me to that comment that reminds me how to make spoilers invisible?


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It's [ color=white ]some text[ /color ].

(Also I feel flattered that we're going with the Flesh War nomenclature. XD)


"If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon."

Not always the best at social skills; I apologize in advance. I don't apologize for any corny and morbid jokes, though.

Resident Argent Adept and Biomancer fangirl, be forewarned.

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A convo I had elsewhere recently reminded me of how when I was a kid I used to read about parapsychology and occult stuff for fun.

But that's not the notable thing. The notable thing is that the reason I did this was because I discovered as a kid that my elementary school library had an entire section devoted to parapsychology and books about the occult and got curious.

Massachusetts: We don't burn witches any more, we train them.


"If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon."

Not always the best at social skills; I apologize in advance. I don't apologize for any corny and morbid jokes, though.

Resident Argent Adept and Biomancer fangirl, be forewarned.

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Not sure If I can convice my role playing group to do a SC RPG with out any books, just inferring with what is out and acouple of the pdf we seen. Having them trust me on how things should be because I followed everything they have out so far. 

I think I can start it but the leveling up is the problem. . . Still will not stop me.

 

*Also Jeysie, you have internet Friends. Just go out, be positive and friendly and you wil lmake friends*


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Lord Flash Fire wrote:

I kinda wanna disappear from Sentinels for a year, just so when I come back, I'll have all this awesome info and like 50 episodes of the Letters Page.Relatable? 

I kinda did that. Except news? None in particular. Catching up on The Letters Page was fun though. Now I have to wait like everyone else.


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No.


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Sometimes I post things purely for my own amusement.

And sometimes I do it for future reasons...


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Maybe


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I don't know.

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No, he's on third base.


"If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon."

Not always the best at social skills; I apologize in advance. I don't apologize for any corny and morbid jokes, though.

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Can you repeat the question?


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Wait, who's on first?


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You're not the boss of me now


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Careful, people. We shouldn't cross the streams with all these references.

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You're not the boss of me now and you're not so big.  


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Life is unfair. :(

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