Just got the recipe for the Eternal Shadowspirit Diamond and I am wondering if it is working correctly it says that I block 31% of the damage, is that not supposed to be 35%?
Just wondering.
Well after 4-5 days of constant camping I got the Time Lost Proto-Drake, it was an awesome moment. Probably one of the more intense moments I have had in Wrath of the Lich King. I wanted to thank Ponderance’s online guide it helped immensely and NPCscan for helping me track down this illusive beast. Now I am flying in style. Of course screenshot or it didn’t happen.
Final Fantasy XIV takes me back, I played Final Fantasy XI back when it first came out it was my first real MMO game of any kind. I have some great memories of the game but I also have moved on as well and can recognize some of the more troublesome elements that I hoped Final Fantasy XIV would address. I am going to go down and cover my first impressions.
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D&D Fever
It’s back and I am glad to have it back. I really enjoy Legend of the Five Rings and want to continue playing it but I am absolutely chomping at the bit to run a Dark Sun game in the near future. I missed ye olde Dark Sun and I am glad to have it back in my life. I have so much stuff for D&D 4th Edition as well that I really want to utilize it. I am also intrigued by this Essentials line of products especially the Monster Vault and the DM’s Kit, both look rather awesome and will be available in October I think.
I really like the map tiles as well I have two sets of the Athas Desert tiles ready to go for the campaign I am building and itching to use them. The Dark Sun Campaign Guide and the Creature Catalog are awesome and are worth the money. I picked up the Demonomicon as well and really enjoy it and hope to incorporate some of the ideas into my Dark Sun game to give it a sinister twist. Also as a totally frivolous want, I want this Ravenloft boxed game like whoa.
So yeah I love D&D.
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Dark Sun 4E
I picked up Dark Sun and I love it so far. I am not sure I will get a chance to run it any time soon with my Legend of the Five Rings game going quite well we just added a third player. But when I get the chance I do want to try and run this game. It seems a lighter version of the original but with plenty of room and rules to make it fairly bleak and ruthless. Now if only Enemies of the Empire would come out for L5R 4E I would be set.
16th of the Dragon 1172 IC, Pale Oak Castle, home of Asako Shizu, Phoenix Daimyo
The Isawa karo speaks firmly, “If anyone has any information about this murder please speak up, the honor of the Phoenix is at stake.”
A stalwart Lion clan samurai Ikoma Katsu speaks, “Hai, Isawa-sama I did see Mirumoto Rai-san leaving Asako-sama’s chambers. He had a green cloth about his head. Hida Fuya-san saw it as well.”
Hida Fuya, a stern rugged crab bushi nods, “Hai, I will vouch for Ikoma-san’s testimony.”
Mirumoto Rai arrives just as he hears his name tied to this ghastly murder and protests his innocence, “No! I could not have done it!”
“Mirumoto-san if you claim innocence, then where were you?” Shiba Reikun scowls, “Answer that!”
The Isawa karo nods glaring at the young Dragon. Rai-san glances down, “I… I was wandering the halls alone.”
“Did anyone see you?” the Isawa karo demands.
“I don’t think so,” the Dragon bushi replies defeated.
[This is point that most of the rolling began with some Stealth rolls, Sincerity and such as the two samurai-ko attempt to steal, ahem, get inspiration for the poetry contest in the morning. I learned that being unskilled is very, very bad and that a TN of 15 is pretty hard to hit with two dice, so I kept most of the checks relatively low for this part. It was still entertaining though. – GM’s note]
16th of the Dragon 1172 IC, Pale Oak Castle, home of Asako Shizu, Phoenix Daimyo
It was three in the morning as Shiatari stood silently outside the Suzume Takeshi’s chamber. It was rather chill this morning as she waited for her companion to arrive, Mayako was running late.
For Mayako’s sake, she was doing her best to sneak away from her family and thought she was doing well until…
“Where you going?” Sukime whispered following her big sister.
[Mayako failed a Stealth roll and so I decided instead of running into a guard, she would have to deal with her nosy and mischievous little sister, Sukime. This was fun. – GM’s note]
“I… Sukime what are you doing here?” Mayako retorts freezing in place.
“I couldn’t sleep,” Sukime shrugs.












