[dungeoncrawl] Re: No discussion today
- From: "Robert Deibler" <rdeibler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:58:58 -0500
No that would be a cool idea... But first I would like to start small.
The 1st Idea woudl be Making a database and populating it with random monsters
based on certain criteria, Like city, ocean forst ect.. Then have the system
pull a monster and refrence page. (in the ling run I would love for it to pull
up a sheet for the monster.
I would like to take the idea and move it to magic items and creation
After thats tackled make up a NPC generator..
-----Original Message-----
From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Fri 12/13/2002 7:51 AM
To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: No discussion today
But of course! What do you have in
mind? The only project I'm interested
in is some sort of campaign world
idea "workbook" that could be run off
of a free service like brinkster.com.
> Hey Jim could I snatch some of your
mighty and unlimited VB knowledge? I am
going to start
to work of 2 or three VB Ideas I have
related to D&D. If I have some
questions coudl I
throw them out to you?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Fri 12/13/2002 6:14 AM
> To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:
> Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: No
discussion today
>
>
>
> I realized something else about
Baromir
> the second time I saw the film
in the
> theatre - he put himself in a
supremely
> high-risk situation after
betraying
> Frodo as a way of atoning for
what he
> did.
>
> That was why he was blowing the
horn -
> he wanted to attract all the
Uruk-Hai
> to him so others could
regroup. Cool
> character -
>
>
> >
> > I have to say something
else
> about the extended version,
since Keith
> > mentioned it. The extra time
with
> Gimli was well worth it. His
reaction
> to
> > Galadriel was somewhat
glossed over
> originally, and by focusing on
it more
> in
> > the extended version, he
comes off as
> a much more developed character.
> > I don't know about
Boromir. I'm
> not saying you couldn't do it,
but he's
> not
> > quite a Jim character in my
mind.
> Honestly (and this could be an
> interesting
> > discussion thread), I could
see you
> playing Strider/Aragorn before
Boromir.
> > Someone born to power who
doesn't
> want it, someone stuck in a
love affair
> that
> > is forbidden, someone forced
into
> playing the leader and being
the gruff
> strong
> > guy all the time. It's part
of
> Ambrosia, part of Kage... The
only
> problem is
> > that Strider doesn't have
much of a
> sense of humor. But then,
neither does
> > Kage.
> > I do agree that you could
play
> Merry or Pippin. They just
scream "Jim
> > character!!!!" :)
> >
> > Jim and Karen wrote:
> >
> > > Now I really want to watch
the rest
> of the extended version! If
only time
> > > would allow -
> > >
> > > By the way, who agrees that
if we
> were to play the Fellowship in
D&D, I'd
> be
> > > playing Pippin and
Boromir? :)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Grogan, Keith"
> <Keith_Grogan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To:
<dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December
12, 2002
> 8:23 PM
> > > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re:
No
> discussion today
> > >
> > > >
> > > > We ended up closing early
on
> Wednesday, not sure why it was
mostly
> just
> > > > raining. I only worked
for about
> 4 hours. I left work about
5:30. I
> headed
> > > > over to the salon to see
Tim and
> ended up getting my birthday
gift from
> > > > Julie. My one hour
massage that
> she promised me in b-day card
at my
> party.
> > > > It felt sooooooooooooooo
> goooooooooooooood. I felt like
jello
> when she was
> > > > done. Got my neck, arms,
hands,
> legs, feet, chest and back deep
tissue
> > > > massaged. I highly
recommend her
> to anyone.
> > > >
> > > > I also loved the extended
version
> of Lord of the Rings. The
entire section
> > > > they put back in when the
> fellowship was w/ the elves
after
> getting out of
> > > > the mines made so much
more
> sense. Well to me at least. I
got lost
> at that
> > > > part in the original
movie.
> Probably because of never
reading the
> book. I
> > > > figured more happened
there than
> what was shown. It wasn't unitl
I saw
> the
> > > > extended version that I
noticed
> that the whole fellowship had
the
> matching
> > > > cloaks and noticed
Lelagas' new
> bow since I now knew they had
them. I
> also
> > > > loved Bilbo's narration of
> hobbits and the shire after the
> narrator's back
> > > > story. Like John I liked
the
> insight more into Boromir's
character.
> In the
> > > > original I felt he was
there to
> be killed because someone had
to die in
> > > the
> > > > film. I ended up liking
him as
> much as the others in this
version. It
> was
> > > > like watching a totally
new
> movie, almost. It was very well
done.
> > > >
> > > > > ----------
> > > > > From: Johnathan Detrick
> > > > > Reply To:
> dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Sent: Thursday,
December 12,
> 2002 7:31 AM
> > > > > To:
dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [dungeoncrawl]
Re: No
> discussion today
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I decided to take
yesterday
> off. I don't mind driving in
snow (and
> > > I
> > > > > was
> > > > > here last Thursday when
we got
> our first snowstorm), but I
hate ice.
> > > Add
> > > > > to
> > > > > that the fact that Brad
and I
> have been tremendously busy and
just
> > > needed
> > > > > a
> > > > > day off, and the
decision to
> stay home was a little more
simple (and
> I'm
> > > > > not
> > > > > too busy this week).
> > > > > So we spent the day
> studying for his Real Estate
Exam
> (which he
> > > takes
> > > > > the
> > > > > 23rd). It was great to
have a
> whole day to study, and we got
a lot
> > > > > accomplished. I still
maintain
> that, by the time we finish, I
could
> > > take
> > > > > the
> > > > > damn test and get my
real
> estate license if I wanted
to! :)
> > > > > We also did
something else
> that I didn't think I would
have time to
> > > > > do; we
> > > > > finally watched the
Lord of the
> Rings! This is the first time
I have
> > > seen
> > > > > the
> > > > > movie in almost a year,
and I
> have to say; I couldn't stand
the damn
> > > > > thing!
> > > > > No, I'm kidding....I
have
> visions of Jim and Matt coming
to my
> house to
> > > > > burn
> > > > > me as a heretic! No, I
find
> the film endlessly fascinating,
and
> > > increased
> > > > > running time was
incredible. I
> usually say most films need an
editor
> > > and
> > > > > should be shorter, but
the
> extra time was great. Middle
Earth
> feels
> > > like
> > > > > a
> > > > > place you could
actually go,
> and the scenery is gorgeous.
> > > > > What really struck
me about
> the movie though, and what made
it
> > > better
> > > > > than
> > > > > it was the first time
(and
> better than the book when I
read it),
> was the
> > > > > characterization of
Boromir.
> When I read the book, he came
off as a
> > > total
> > > > > spaz and a jerk, and to
me, it
> was always a foregone
conclusion that he
> > > > > would
> > > > > cause trouble for the
hobbits
> eventually. However, the movie
makes
> him
> > > a
> > > > > real
> > > > > person. He's not a bad
guy; he
> simply isn't as strong as some
of the
> > > > > other
> > > > > characters, especially
> Aragorn. In fact, if Aragorn
were not
> in the
> > > > > group, I
> > > > > feel Boromir quite
easily could
> have been the hero of the
tale. I felt
> > > > > his
> > > > > death even more
strongly this
> time, not just because I found
him to
> be a
> > > > > very
> > > > > real character, but
because I
> feel the further story of his
adventures
> > > (as
> > > > > he
> > > > > tried to come back from
what he
> had done) would have been
fascinating.
> > > > > But there is an even
> greater reason why the
portrayal of
> Boromir
> > > made
> > > > > the
> > > > > movie truly great for
me. When
> I first read the book (as a
teenager), I
> > > > > remember one thought
that drove
> through my mind; Frodo is an
idiot! He
> > > > > goes
> > > > > off on his own, and how
stupid
> is that?! He's a freaking
hobbit, with
> > > > > nary a
> > > > > level in sight (does he
ever
> contribute to any fight in the
movie?
> > > Heck,
> > > > > Merry and Pippin are
more
> useful than Frodo in a
brawl!). So,
> what does
> > > > > wussy
> > > > > ass Frodo do? He
abandons all
> of his powerful companions, and
goes
> > > > > running
> > > > > off alone. That always
drove
> me crazy, and I saw it only as
a plot
> > > > > device.
> > > > > When I saw the movie
last year,
> my feelings were confirmed.
Frodo
> > > > > shouldn't
> > > > > have gone off alone,
because he
> was King of the Wussies, and it
was
> > > simply
> > > > > to
> > > > > move the plot along.
> > > > > But yesterday it
finally
> gelled for me. Boromir was a
good
> man. A
> > > > > trifle
> > > > > rash, perhaps, and
sometimes a
> wee bit obnoxious, but he was
good in
> his
> > > > > heart. He wanted to
help his
> people, and he did not want to
hurt his
> > > > > companions. Yet the
power of
> the Ring seduced him. Finally,
I saw
> it!
> > > > > He
> > > > > was seduced first,
because he
> was the weakest. But the
others would
> > > have
> > > > > been
> > > > > seduced eventually. So
Frodo
> had to go alone. And it all
made sense.
> > > > > Ok, LoTR talk is
over for
> now. Everyone else have a good
day?
> > > > >
> > > > > Damon Kline wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Well, I was going to
see if
> anyone else had made it to work
and get
> a
> > > > > D&D
> > > > > > discussion started,
but now
> that they gave us a two hour
delay and
> we
> > > > > came
> > > > > > into work, they have
decided
> to close the office. So, my
attempt at
> a
> > > > > > discussion will have
to
> wait. See you guys later and
if you
> are at
> > > work
> > > > > > today, be careful
driving
> home!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Damon Kline
> > > > > > Legal Systems
Technician
> > > > > > Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania
> > > > > > 5035 Ritter Road
> > > > > > Suite 700
> > > > > > (717) 795-2028
> > > > > >
damon.kline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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