Day: Sunday 24 October 2004











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    Let's see, the 14th was Wayne's Thursday night game night.  I was the only one who showed, so we played a couple of rounds of Torches and Pitchforks before I left.  The 15th was my turn to host for the guys again.  Kitty was sick, so Monte, Rusty, Steve and I played Gem Quest.  The 16th was Steve's FR 3.0 campaign. One of these days I'll recap up to the present and you'll see just how hosed Cap is at the moment. 

     

    On the 17th I went to mass where Fr. O'Carrol had an above average homily.  Afterwards I went to the Shieldmeet @ Imperial Outpost for Living Arcanis.  1st slot was character conversion to 3.5.  In order to retain my Psionic Warrior with weapon specialization in flintlock pistols, I had to rebuild him with the Pistoleer prestige class in mind.  It's a rather cool new prestige class which fits well within my character concept, and I won't have to waste four levels of fighter to get it.  Besides the loss of weapon specialization, I had to deal with the loss of skill points, skills, and psionic powers.  So, the character is a little different, so much so that he's of a different Val bloodline (although I'm keeping his original name, because bloodlines breed true rather than crosspolinate). 

     

    On the 18th we canceled the 3rd Monday LepreCon XXXI Program Team meeting, and I was roped into being at-con program coordinator for Fred who cannot attend.  (My guess is that they either burned himout already, or he's cutting out just before burnout can happen.  Although I could be wrong.)  So, wish me luck in taking over at a week out.  So, with the meeting canceled Weirsch, Myers, and I went to see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban followed by dinner at Sonic. 

     

    The 21st saw me have the early shift at work.  One coworker commented that he didn't think I could wake up that early. Shows how much he knows.  I didn't have to wake up early to show up, I just didn't have any spare time for anything other than getting ready to go.  After work, I rode through the rainstorm to SET.  Along the way I saw the most beautiful double rainbow to the east and sunset to the west.  Both rainbows stretched from horizon to horizon unbroken.  The first was further away, smaller, and of sharp resolution.  The second was closer, larger, and of a very fuzzy resolution. 

     

    Safe Environment Training was as boring as could be expected.  On top of the boredom, I did learn a little, became frustrated with people's questions (as they usually showed failure to either comprehend or perhaps even listen to the presentation and any of the answers to previous questions), and became very cold.  I had been thinking about pulling the jacket out of my backpack (as I was shivering and had goosebumps) when the announcement was made that because people were hot, all of the double doors would be opened to the parish hall.  So out came the jacket, but the crossbreeze was too much and I was was shivering despite the jacket.  Eventually, near the end of the night, they made a disparaging remark about how now people were cold so that they were going to shut off the air conditioners!  Air conditioning plus four sets of double doors is a bit much on a cold rainy day. If people had been hot, maybe they should have taken their own jackets and sweaters off before subjecting the rest of us to such cold. 

     

    On the 22nd, Kitty, Monte, Rusty, Steve, and I hung out, and after Steve left we played Valley of the Mammoths.  Jackson had sworn off playing that game ever again, but it was pretty fun now that we played wth the correct game rules. 

     

    Today was an interesting day, but I keep falling alseep at my mom's computer so I'm going to go to bed (well, actually it'll be the couch tonight) instead.  Night all!

     

    Thanks to Chris for the set of quizes:
    M
    Secretive and wise, the Mekhet are masters of all things hidden. They hunt from the shadows, preying secretly on victims and unlocking secrets that no one should know. The only common thread linking Mekhet is an affinity for the night itself or some metaphorical darkness, such as a pained soul or a thirst for knowledge. Mekhet are tutored intensely by their sires so that they understand the nature of the clan and its duties. Some prefer to let their progeny discover the Kindred world on their own, but not even these sires stray so far that they cant watch a protgs progress.

    What Vampire: the Requiem Vampire clan are you?
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    Ordo
    The Ordo Dracul. The Ordo Dracul claims to follow the teachings of Vlad Tepes, Dracula himself. Dracula claimed to have no sire, struck by God with undeath for his abuse of faith. The Dragons, as they are known, comprise one of the youngest major factions of the society of the Damned. Their supposed founder has not been seen in over a century, and his absence further brings the Ordo Dracul into question with some Kindred. The Order teaches that nothing is permanent, that even vampirism can be overcome. The Dragons have developed a number of supernatural paths that lessen the effects of the Curse, paths they call the Coils of the Dragon. Although there is no evidence of any Kindred fully escaping the Requiem through the Dragons' rites, the Order's beliefs still attract Kindred of all types and ages into its ranks. All are welcome, so that their knowledge and experiences of the vampiric condition can be shared. This growing pool of knowledge is one of the Dragons' goals the more they know of the Curse, the better they can act against it.

    What Vampire: the Requiem Vampire Covenant are you?
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