Do you think we could end at 8:00 tonight. Lori wants to use the time to get some things done....? Matt Mckeehan Citrix LAN Supervisor Admin Office of The PA Courts PA Supreme Court (717)795-2063 (717)514-9446 mobile -----Original Message----- From: Johnathan Detrick [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 1:53 PM To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Tonight If Jim's for it, I'm still in Matt. The three of us can hang together. Besides the new EW for Matt, I remembered to bring the Tae-Bo DVD for Jim, and I have a plate of Christmas cookies for us to share. Unless I hear differently from Matt, I'll plan on being there. jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Sorry to hear that Damon's sick. I'm > definitely up for getting together > still - just let me know what you guys > want to do! While we're hanging > around, maybe we could work a bit on > the new campaign - > > > I will decline for that tonight, > thanks for teh offer. Crista called > this morning and is > not feeling all that well. So I will > use tonight to earn some Brownie points > to bank for a > later evening. I can never get enough > brownie points. :) > > > > I hope Damon feels better, tell him > the best way to get rid of the virus is > to put Cyndi > on the back porch. :) > > > > You folks have a great night... I > will see ya next week or talk with ya > later this via > email. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt McKeehan > [mailto:matt.mckeehan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ] > > Sent: Mon 12/9/2002 1:01 PM > > > To: 'dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > > > Cc: > > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: > Tonight > > > > > > > > We can do a movie, we could > play some xbox, I'm up for that..., I > always > > like seeing jim destroy people > in fighting games .... > > > > Matt Mckeehan > > Citrix LAN Supervisor > > Admin Office of The PA Courts > > PA Supreme Court > > (717)795-2063 > > (717)514-9446 mobile > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Johnathan Detrick > [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 > 12:54 PM > > To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: > Tonight > > > > > > It's up to everyone else. > I have the time to do something > tonight, and > > I'm > > more than willing to do > something. I don't care what. Movie, > games, etc. > > However, if everyone else wants > to cancel because of time, that's fine > too. > > Moving to another night > would be very problematic for me as > well. This > > month is just so darn busy! > > > > Matt McKeehan wrote: > > > > > Hey good afternoon. Damon is > sick and will be canceling tonight. His > > > stomach is upset and he has > barely gotten out of bed. My question > to you > > > all is do you want to do > something tonight? The rest of my week > is booked > > > with Christmas stuff so > moving to another night is not an > option for me. > > > I'm up for anything..... or > nothing... > > > > > > Matt Mckeehan > > > Citrix LAN Supervisor > > > Admin Office of The PA Courts > > > PA Supreme Court > > > (717)795-2063 > > > (717)514-9446 mobile > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Johnathan Detrick > [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Monday, December 09, > 2002 11:33 AM > > > To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: > Magic items > > > > > > I think that's my biggest > problem when I'm DMing; I want the > players > > to > > > know what the item is, > because I don't feel like doing the > bookeeping. > > Let > > > them write it down. If I > don't tell them, I'll forget. > > > > > > widderslainte wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: dungeoncrawl- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > [mailto:dungeoncrawl- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > > > Johnathan Detrick > > > > > Sent: Monday, December > 09, 2002 11:05 > > > > > To: > dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] > Re: Magic items > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering what > had happened to you! Glad to hear > > > > > you are still among the > living. > > > > > > > > Too many little things. > Damn real world interfering with gaming. > > > > I have a stack of half- > finished emails that I never got to. > > > > > > > > Has anyone look at the > falling damage in 3E? 400lb rocks > dropped from > > > > heights make dracohydras go > splat. > > > > > > > > > How we do item > identification depends on the DM, how > > > > > close we are to quitting > time, and how everyone's day went. > > > > > Honestly, it varies that > much. Most of the time we let the > > > > > > > > In campaigns after the > Riders it came down to this: > > > > > > > > - Detect Magic will give > you a hint (school of magic, etc) > > > > - Identify will tell you > everything, but I enforced the 8 hour > casting > > > > time, and the need for the > 100gp pearl. I had a little chart > somewhere > > > > giving % roll availability > of these pearls in communities of > different > > > > sizes. > > > > - Depending on the nature > of the item, playing around may give > you some > > > > idea - I allowing > spellcraft or appropriate skill > checks. In the case > > > > of weapons or armor, using > it in combat would tell you whether the > > > > "plus" was better or worse > than a similar weapon. That way > characters > > > > weren't trying to carry > around a stack of swords. > > > > - I kept a list of items, > identified by color, material, and/or ID > > > > number, so I knew what > players had. "I drink blue potion #3" > > > > > > > > Since you guys are short on > playing time, you could try doing > spellcraft > > > > (or appropriate) skill > checks against a DC based on the item's > > > > obscurity, rather than the > straight 40%. > > > > > > > > S. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Binary/unsupported file stripped > by Ecartis -- > > -- Type: application/ms-tnef > > -- File: winmail.dat > > > > > > > >