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William of Waterdeep
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 22 Oct 2003 : 15:05:07
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Originally posted by Jander Sunstar
You are right Cardinal, maybe. Don't be evil though, resist temptation of money and power. Life is a challenge we have to accept. Life is a danger we have to dare. Life is a game we have to play. Life is a laughter we have to share.
My name is Jander, I m an alcholic and today is the first day of my remaining life.
Just kidding I m not that pathatic, yet
Life is a beach............during a hurricane. |
Courage isn't the lack of fear but rather believing in and doing what you know is right even though fear is present.
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2003 : 21:23:17
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| That's very good, William. |
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Jander Sunstar
Learned Scribe
Turkey
275 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2003 : 23:10:26
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Very wise, William
Mine is just a hot day in the beach with lots of pretty chicks around  |
Punish me if you will, for my hands are not clean. But deny me not my revenge!"
-Jander Sunstar |
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William of Waterdeep
Senior Scribe
USA
829 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2003 : 00:27:49
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Thank you,I seen Arivia with the quote and although I remembered writing it I couldn't remember where. You will understand someday
If you live long enough. |
Courage isn't the lack of fear but rather believing in and doing what you know is right even though fear is present.
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 24 Oct 2003 : 19:14:14
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Originally posted by Arivia
What is black moss tea?*Ducks blow*I'm in training!
Don't worry, Arivia. Since you're only 14, I'll let you slide for now. 
Seriously, it's from a [::checks to make sure Alaundo isn't around::] non-Forgotten Realms series by Rick Cook. A very funny fantasy where a computer programer is tossed into The World (no other name is given, which irks me), where magic works a lot like computer programs. Only it's a lot more dangerous, since, technically, you are part of the "system." (As in, you never want a General Protection Fault message there.)
Anyway, "black moss tea" is a moderately vile-tasting brew that the programers in the story say is a caffine addict's dream . . . .
The first two books are here, at Baen Publishing's Free Library. Completely legal. |
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William of Waterdeep
Senior Scribe
USA
829 Posts |
Posted - 25 Oct 2003 : 05:55:35
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| Bookwrym, I'll bet you have all kinds of resourses like this. |
Courage isn't the lack of fear but rather believing in and doing what you know is right even though fear is present.
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 05:18:44
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| Oh? What do you mean? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 05:31:09
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Oh, I remember reading them a while back, but I didn't realise Baen had any of Cook's works for download. Thanks Bookwyrm...
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 07:24:24
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Slacker. I check in every month! Check the Free Library and the schedual at the same time . . . read sample chapters . . . drool over the books I'm going to buy the moment I get my hands on them . . . . Ring of Fire . . . State of Disobediance . . . and -- oooo! -- There Will Be Dragons . . . .
I want that one and that one and that one and oh dear my wallet's empty . . . . Oh, why do they have to have the prices so high?
I might not like every book Baen has printed, but they're 100% quality SF&F. If I ever actually sit down and finish one of my books, they're at the top of my list of people to sell it to. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 07:24:36
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I know what you mean. Ever since you mentioned the Honor Harrington series (sorry again Alaundo... ) I have been slowly working my way through them, both from free online downloads, and the purchased copies I could find.
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 07:26:43
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| Yes! A successful convert! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 07:29:58
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Well, not so much a convert. I remember reading Basilisk Station back in high school. The Baen availability of some books from the series, coupled with your mentioning it, rekindled the enjoyment I felt when I read the first book. I only wish now, that I had followed the series from the beginning when it was first started instead of now playing 'catch-up'.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 07:33:06
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| I have the Honorverse CD, which has the ten main books and the first three anthologies on it. The fourth anthology and the "spinoff" (for lack of a better term) Crown of Slaves are later publications. As soon as I get it back from my astronomy professor, I can email you a copy . . . . (Yes, it's legal. Thank you, Jim Baen! ) |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 07:38:37
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Sorry if there was some confusion there. I was having some difficulty editing posts, and so had to repost and delete.  Nothing wrong with the site, just with my end. Usually when I have to do that sort of thing, I get to it before anyone ever notices, and more importantly, replies. You're just too quick for me, Sage.
Oh, and don't worry about missing out on it all. You've got it now, and you can read them all together without waiting two years in between.
Of course, by the time you've reached the end of book ten, War of Honor, the wait for the next one will be unbearable, simply because you'll be used to it being otherwise. |
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William of Waterdeep
Senior Scribe
USA
829 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 10:06:31
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Originally posted by Bookwyrm
Oh? What do you mean?
Free downloads. Free = magic... |
Courage isn't the lack of fear but rather believing in and doing what you know is right even though fear is present.
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2003 : 06:21:44
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| Ah, yes. Of course, I'm all for giving money to the deserving, but I'm often without the money to do so . . . . |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2003 : 07:33:55
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I know exactly how you feel. After all the hours I have worked this month, my wage seems small indeed, at least when I look at all the new release gaming material this month...sigh... .
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William of Waterdeep
Senior Scribe
USA
829 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2003 : 14:54:32
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Originally posted by Sage of Perth
I know exactly how you feel. After all the hours I have worked this month, my wage seems small indeed, at least when I look at all the new release gaming material this month...sigh....
I wish I had been working,can't make it much longer like this,Unemployment isn't enough even with the free schooling,soon may have to flip hamburgers to stay afloat since no good paying jobs are open and places closing down all around. So I take any free downloads I can get. |
Courage isn't the lack of fear but rather believing in and doing what you know is right even though fear is present.
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sabre_maccool
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 03 Dec 2003 : 16:54:22
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faygo............ al types from redpop to rocknrye
pizza.............. pappa johns or hussons they have an 18 in pizza
combos.............. again all kinds
hamburgers.......... i used to work at wendys
c. milk................ moo
everclear................ yum
bicardi silver.......... o3s suck
early times............. timah
thats just early morning dnd |
fromm my dear friend grizzly" i think i can take 'em" faceing an angry red dragon while drunk on elvish wine |
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Elrond Half Elven
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
322 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2004 : 16:58:58
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Originally posted by Rad:Doritos and dips always went down well, along with coke. Break would involve a chinese take-away or pizza.
Nowadays, id go for root beer (by the gallon!), probably a few glasses of baileys as the game goes on.......then a shot of two of absinth to finish the night (boy thatll finish the night off alright! )
Pizza is probably the easiest gaming meal (snacks aside) as you can continue gaming whilst holding a slice and munching
I'll join Rad for the Baileys or two. Man Absinth that stuff is lethal! 70% proof and contains essence of Woodworm! (Same Effect as LSD) Or so I've been told!
As for my Choices well, Midget Gems (Canny go wrong with them) some crisps- Lamb and Mint Sensations! Pizza or a pot of pasta for warm food! Or better chinese or indian take-away! When I am drinking either Magners (Real Irish cider don't you know!) or MGD followed by a baileys or two towards the end of the night. When I am not drinking coffee or soft drinks Irn Bru all the way or Cream Soda! When its been a rough night before its water my friends!
Hanx
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
-The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 09 Feb 2004 : 23:49:40
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In Ed's original Realms campaign, Stilton cheese and fresh pears for special occasions, glasses of cordial or beer (one of us owned and ran a brewery) for toasts of marriages, births, and graduations... and, at every play session, the regular: gallons of green tea, potato chips (had to be stout chips, for dipping), and chip dip. Both Ed of the Greenwood and Jim Clarke (Merith) made killer dips.
And I mean killer...filled up Ed's arteries and gave him angina, eventually. You start with a big bowl and whip three bricks of Philly Cream Cheese, add two tubs of sour cream, then Worcestershire Sauce, Hot Sauce, and a dash of Ketchup, then Knorr leek soup mix, then some secret seasonings known only to Ed....ah, heaven. Gross once it hardens, but...there has to be some left for it to harden.
Yummmmmm. Think I'll go drop in on Ed (it's his 24th wedding anniversary today!) and beg him to make some. |
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Crust
Learned Scribe
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - 10 Feb 2004 : 02:35:28
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My buddies and I survive on iced-tea and diet Coke. We munch on Combos, jerky, and packed lunches (I prefer turkey, mayo, and swiss on pita bread).
We typically take a break after about four hours to order a large pizza with green peppers, onions, buffalo chicken, and bacon. |
"That's right, hurl back views that force ye to think by name-calling - 'tis the grand old tradition, let it not down! Anything to keep from having to think, or - Mystra forfend - change thy own views!"
Narnra glowered at her father. "Just how am I to learn how to think? By being taught by you?"
"Some folk in the Realms would give their lives for the chance to learn at my feet," Elminster said mildly. "Several already have."
~from Elminster's Daughter, Ed Greenwood |
Edited by - Crust on 10 Feb 2004 02:52:53 |
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Crust
Learned Scribe
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - 10 Feb 2004 : 02:40:31
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Both Ed of the Greenwood and Jim Clarke (Merith) made killer dips.
So, which of the Knights did you play? I'm dying to know! |
"That's right, hurl back views that force ye to think by name-calling - 'tis the grand old tradition, let it not down! Anything to keep from having to think, or - Mystra forfend - change thy own views!"
Narnra glowered at her father. "Just how am I to learn how to think? By being taught by you?"
"Some folk in the Realms would give their lives for the chance to learn at my feet," Elminster said mildly. "Several already have."
~from Elminster's Daughter, Ed Greenwood |
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Elrond Half Elven
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
322 Posts |
Posted - 10 Feb 2004 : 09:38:21
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Good point Crust! Some how though I don't think that the face under the hood is going to be revealed . Well at least we got a recipy from this post!
Hanx
Elrond |
Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
-The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2004 : 03:50:00
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| Three bricks!? Yikes. It does sound yummy, though. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2004 : 12:24:14
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Hmm...it would appear now, that cooking up new Realmslore is not the only thing Mr. Greenwood is well known for....
I'll have to try that recipe, when I get the chance...
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 19 Feb 2004 : 03:29:57
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Now you KNOW I'm not going to tell. Faraer has guessed pretty close, but then (like the gentleman he is) refrained from pushing to a definitive answer. I have my own good real-world reasons for being coy.
How's this: of the regular players, I was one of the ones who looked pretty good clad only in chip dip (no, DON'T ask). :} |
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Shadowlord
Master of Realmslore
USA
1298 Posts |
Posted - 19 Feb 2004 : 03:38:32
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| Um, I don't think I will.....though even with your sly explanations, I still want to know what those mystery seasonings are....... |
The Chosen of Vhaeraun
"Nature is governed by certain immutable rules. By virtue of claw and fang, the lion will always triumph over the goat.Given time, the pounding of the sea will wear away the stone. And when dark elves mingle with the lighter races, the offspring invariably take after the dark parent. It is all much the same. That which is greater shall prevail. Our numbers increase steadily, both through birth and conquest. The dark elves are the dominant race, so ordained by the gods." Ka'Narlist of the Ilythiiri. |
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