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Kno
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 13:12:11
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Poll Question:
Previous poll was interesting, 4 percent of the people were 100+ years old  . In this one you can say where's your character from in the Realms.
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Saxmilian
Learned Scribe
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 13:47:49
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| USA. Currently trapped in Ohio. |
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Apex
Learned Scribe
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 14:16:13
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| Sax - where in Ohio. I am near Toledo. |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
4448 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 15:15:16
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| USA for this guy, hailing from the Hills of Iron AKA Pittsburgh. Gotta love us Yinz-ers! lol |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31792 Posts |
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Halidan
Senior Scribe
USA
470 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 17:07:56
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| USA and although I don't want to copy Saxmilian, I have to say that I missed a spot check and I've been trapped in Michigan for far too long now. Send rescue dogs please. |
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
1190 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 18:49:17
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Yhm... is Poland Eastern Europe or Western?
And this poll is ... (lack of words). If it is for my character, why put real world continents here. And if not, well, most people have their country chosen in their profile. |
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Mr_Miscellany
Senior Scribe
545 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 18:59:55
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| I'm from California, USA, where you never feel trapped unless there was an earthquake or you like to be dominated by a lusty friend who knows what she's doing. ;) |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
4448 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 19:04:05
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quote:
Originally posted by Zireael
Yhm... is Poland Eastern Europe or Western?
And this poll is ... (lack of words). If it is for my character, why put real world continents here. And if not, well, most people have their country chosen in their profile.
Because where ever you go, there you are and it's good to remember where you come from? That'd be my guess. Plus its neat to see where people are in the world. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 19:04:18
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| USA, Indiana ...about 25 minutes north of GenCon |
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Lord of Bones
Seeker
United Kingdom
78 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 19:06:56
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quote:
Originally posted by Zireael
Yhm... is Poland Eastern Europe or Western?
And this poll is ... (lack of words). If it is for my character, why put real world continents here. And if not, well, most people have their country chosen in their profile.
I think it counts as Eastern Europe.
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
638 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 19:35:33
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USA, northeastern Connecticut. Damn, it gets lonely up here. 
[Edit] I did a little research, and supposedly, Poland is considered "Central Europe." Personally, this may or may not make sense. Granted, Poland is bordered by Germany (a western European country) to the west, and to the east by Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania (all three being Eastern European). An interesting conundrum, for sure. |
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Edited by - Galuf the Dwarf on 15 Sep 2010 19:43:34 |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 20:04:38
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Born and bred New Yorker.
We refer to the rest of the planet as 'the suburbs'.  |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2010 : 21:28:48
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Other: Midkemia |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Aulduron
Learned Scribe
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 01:28:34
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| Detroit |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36814 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 04:31:43
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quote:
Originally posted by Zireael
If it is for my character, why put real world continents here.
Yeah, that confused me, as well. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36814 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 04:36:30
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Originally posted by The Sage
Other:- Capellan Confederation.
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Oooops! Wrong site. 
You know, I still find it a bit disappointing that no one's ever commented on my "location" on the HMP forums... My location there is "The FedBuns -- New Avalon's Best Bakery!"
As for me, I'm in the USA. I was born in southern California, spent most of my life in various parts of the South, and now I'm on Florida's Space Coast. And oddly, central Florida is not part of the South. Some of north Florida is part of the South, but not this area. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31792 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 04:44:52
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Other:- Capellan Confederation.
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Oooops! Wrong site.
You know, I still find it a bit disappointing that no one's ever commented on my "location" on the HMP forums... My location there is "The FedBuns -- New Avalon's Best Bakery!"
I really would've thought that'd be in the Outback territory of the Suns, somewhere. Eh?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36814 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 05:00:25
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Other:- Capellan Confederation.
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Oooops! Wrong site.
You know, I still find it a bit disappointing that no one's ever commented on my "location" on the HMP forums... My location there is "The FedBuns -- New Avalon's Best Bakery!"
I really would've thought that'd be in the Outback territory of the Suns, somewhere. Eh?
Wow, that was bad... I salute you!  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31792 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 05:05:50
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Other:- Capellan Confederation.
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Oooops! Wrong site.
You know, I still find it a bit disappointing that no one's ever commented on my "location" on the HMP forums... My location there is "The FedBuns -- New Avalon's Best Bakery!"
I really would've thought that'd be in the Outback territory of the Suns, somewhere. Eh?
Wow, that was bad... I salute you!
As a Capellan, I'd expect nothing less. |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 05:20:33
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
As for me, I'm in the USA. I was born in southern California, spent most of my life in various parts of the South, and now I'm on Florida's Space Coast. And oddly, central Florida is not part of the South. Some of north Florida is part of the South, but not this area.
 That's just... weird. What kind of criteria are used to define "the South" anyway? But after the Y2K presidential election, I expect weird from Florida, so it's all good... besides, what's not weird about a giant space hamster living in Florida? At least you're on the Space Coast...
I'm in southern British Columbia, about an hour away from the border crossing in Abbotsford and about two or three hours away from the Pacific Ocean (depending on traffic; they're rebuilding the Highway 1 bridge into Vancouver right now, so construction delays can be nasty). Most of my gaming books are still in the Okanagan Valley three hours away from me, where I spent the first 37.5 years of my life. (Yes, I'm a computer geek... does it show?) 
As far as my character... which one? The two I'm most attached to are brothers from the North, descendants of the last chieftain to rule the Grey Wolf tribe before they were taken over by evil lycanthropes. One is a ranger who worships Uller, and the other is a paladin of Tyr. (The entire Norse pantheon is present in my Realms, in case you were wondering; has been since my original Realms DM, in whose campaign these characters were originally played.) |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
Edited by - Jakk on 16 Sep 2010 05:23:06 |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 05:58:26
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Florida is NOT considered 'the south' by us northerners either, for whatever weird reason, yet we have to drive south of 'the south' to get to it.
We consider Florida part of 'the East Coast', so I suppose we cut the coastal states some slack in that regard. Virginia is even losing its 'southerness' to us (they don't even have much of that southern twang there).
I suppose as a displaced Californian Wooly, you would call it "the right coast".
Now Australia... that's the DEEP south. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31792 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 06:06:46
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quote:
Originally posted by Jakk
Most of my gaming books are still in the Okanagan Valley three hours away from me, where I spent the first 37.5 years of my life. (Yes, I'm a computer geek... does it show?)
Only when, like me, you can say that you've designed and developed your own operating system. In my case, SageOS. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 06:20:54
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quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
Florida is NOT considered 'the south' by us northerners either, for whatever weird reason, yet we have to drive south of 'the south' to get to it.
We consider Florida part of 'the East Coast', so I suppose we cut the coastal states some slack in that regard. Virginia is even losing its 'southerness' to us (they don't even have much of that southern twang there).
I suppose as a displaced Californian Wooly, you would call it "the right coast".
Now Australia... that's the DEEP south.
Australia is DEEP South?! I thought that was Hell- you, know, where Little Nicky was from, LOL!! And it can't be much worse than Texas- we're South AND West. So we get ALL the crap... Not to mention everyone seems to think that all Texans go around in boots and cowboy hats saying things like "Y'all come back now, y'hear?" And listening to country music.... I was BORN here, and I don't even LIKE country!!!  |
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Knight of the Gate
Senior Scribe
USA
624 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 06:40:33
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quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
Florida is NOT considered 'the south' by us northerners either, for whatever weird reason, yet we have to drive south of 'the south' to get to it.
We consider Florida part of 'the East Coast', so I suppose we cut the coastal states some slack in that regard. Virginia is even losing its 'southerness' to us (they don't even have much of that southern twang there).
I suppose as a displaced Californian Wooly, you would call it "the right coast".
Now Australia... that's the DEEP south.
In the words of a platoon sergeant of mine from Georgia: 'There's parts of Georgia further South than anythin' in Florida'.
It was one of those statements, that immediately upon hearing it, you knew it to be True.
I'm from PA and we have a microcosm of that sort here, as well- except in our case, it's East/West. Eastern PA is East Coast, whereas Western PA is thought of as 'midwestern'. |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 07:06:25
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quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
Virginia is even losing its 'southerness' to us (they don't even have much of that southern twang there).
You must drive through all those carpet-bagger highway stations eh?
I'm from Virginia. I graduated from Rocky Gap High School in Bland County Virginia...and if you can find ANY county in ANY state in the south that is more rural than that, I'd LOVE to know about it.
I remember the first time I saw a cartoon, I asked my big sister what language they were speaking...because it didn't sound like English to me. I later learned once I was in school that what I spoke was "Appalachian" which has many roots that are considered "English" but in no way sounds like people on the T.V.
I'm now learning Arabic at the University of Montana, and when I gave my Arabic instructor a taste of MY English (he learned what he called "proper English" at a rather prestigious academy in Jerusalem...he is an Arab that went to an Anglican School) he simply looked at me and said "What language is that?" No joke.
It would be impossible for me to write Appalachian; but try to imagine English with lots of Irish/Welsh/Scottish thrown in and jumbled all together.
At any rate...I live in Missoula Montana now.
If anyone is ever through the area...throw me a shout.
EDIT: oops...my current character.
I'm currently trying to decide on a new 3.5 character to play in the area of the Moonsea. A fella here in Missoula is starting a game, I'm going to be playing in it; but I can't decide whether I want to play a former Pirate of the Nelanther Isles who is originally from Calimshan (a level one Rogue who is FAST on the draw, total initiative modifier of +8, will be +12 at level 3) OR a brutal warrior from Zhentil Keep that is an aspiring Military Genius (his high stat, the 18 would be Intelligence)...OR a Barbarian from the Ride with some serious anger management problems. |
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Edited by - Dalor Darden on 16 Sep 2010 07:35:44 |
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Kno
Senior Scribe
452 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 08:24:30
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I don't have a character (DM), most npc's are from Lantan, Halruaa and Mars.
In this poll Poland is Eastern Europe (everything that was behind the Iron Curtain).
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Originally posted by dennis
Other: Midkemia
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2010 : 10:01:41
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I don't know, eastern or southern Europe, a northwestern part.
When I play, it's about 1/3 of the games, the character was originally from Axis, a planar city in Golarion's cosmology, but he's mind is mysteriously human, speaks old Zazesspurian, aka Zaz-Karlag. |
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Wispr
Acolyte
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - 20 Sep 2010 : 10:12:58
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USA... Ohio.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 20 Sep 2010 : 10:47:08
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Dallas (Irving really) Tx.
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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