New Years Party 2010/2011

Alright everyone,

Brian has offered to host the New Years party this year. We're looking at a start time of 6pm. There are 3 checklists on the blog now, we're looking to make this a some-what-organized potluck. The untagged items have not been claimed as someone having bought them. We're looking to not make anyone pay out a whole lot, so if there's an unclaimed item you can bring, tag it and bring it. Don't see something you'll want? Add it and send out an email. This goes for all 3 lists.

We're looking at doing a bit of drink mixing, but as of this posting not all discussed combinations could be recalled. If anyone spots something missing, or has something they want to try add it. If your drink includes a Specific mixer, put it in the list item as well, as it may not already be on hand at Brian's place.

LAN setup is an option. Please answer the poll to the right. By default, I'm planning on bringing my setup for wired/wireless for the party. Not everyone has a machine for the party, and while there is possibility of extras coming into the mix, I would not count them as guaranteed. If the poll comes back as mostly No, then I'll leave my setup home and we'll work with the other games present.

Dinner is another matter. We can have it late, use snacks through the night to supplement, or replace it. Leave comments about dinner and what you would like to do for it on New Year's Eve.

That's all for now. Respond soon, there's less than a week left to prepare!

Diaspora

http://rapidshare.com/files/438421487/Diaspora_RPG__oef_.pdf

Here is the link to the book PDF of Diaspora.
I quickly skimmed the content of the book and I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand it seems quite open and free flowing. It seems you can do pretty much anything with the system, build any sort of character or ship.

However, despite how stream line this shit is, it has its own rules and unnecessary tables. All the equipment and all the weird skills as well as their convoluted need to include squad or company or even ship based battle systems.

We can certainly use this system for our game, however I feel that we would all need to read and understand the rules well enough to strip away any useless information. So go ahead and download the file, read through it and lets figure out if we need to move to a different game or if we want to work with this.

Letters from the Edge

(found folded and placed on an armor stand, somewhere in New Arkhosia.)

Hi Mom.

When you find this, I'll already be gone. I've gone west, towards the dwarven holds, and I've hired on as a caravan guard for a small-time merchant hoping to make it big in the human territories. I've dropped out of the Paladien. Big Sister was the shoe-in for them anyway. By the time you find this, chances are

The Errukhal that left isn't the one writing this - it's hard to explain, and I don't know if I should. A lot is going to happen in between when I first ran away and when I'm sending this message back to you. I can't tell you what happens in between, and I can't even really hint at it much.

I know you're angrier at me now than you've ever been, and you have every right to be. Be angry at me for running away, for abandoning my responsibility. But please don't write me off yet. Like I said before, a lot is going to happen, and I'm going to be at the center of it, for better or worse.

I can't even really tell you why it's going to happen the way it does. I could say that I'm going to make you proud, but that's not why I'm doing it. I could even say that I'm serving Bahamut in my own way, and it might be true, but it's not why I'm doing it. For friends, for justice, for vengeance... lots of reasons, but none of them are really right. Bahamut knows I'm not doing it the right way, but I'm trying.

After all is said and done, I still don't really know exactly what drew me in to all this, and I suppose that's never really going to change. But rest assured, Mom - I'm onto something good. Be angry at me, but give me a chance, and you'll see.

Errukhal bin sul Shivana

Son of Argothia ben Shivana, Champion of Arkhosia

Grand master of the meteor hammer

Servant of Bahamut

Honored of Corellan

Founder of the War College

Ascendant of the Citadel

Champion of the Shard

Rook.

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(found inside the handy haversack of a veteran paladin, somewhere in the infinite planes.)

CALLING ALL ADVENTURERS AND THRILLSEEKERS OF THE MULTIVERSE

Are you a planar hero, saint, champion, avatar?

DON'T BOTHER*

Are you just trying to get by in a multiverse where everyone is trying to own a piece of your soul (or better yet, kill you)?

YOU'RE INVITED**

to the Citadel of Ascension, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

and its GRAND RE-OPENING MEGAPARTY

FEATURING:

Catering by House Jorasco

Musical entertainment by whoever claims the stage***

Bottomless kegs from across the multiverse

Organized duels, contests, and free-for-alls in exotic and unique locations

First ever multiversal airship show

AND HUNDREDS OF RICH, ADRENALINE-FUELED VAGRANT ODD-JOBBERS LIKE YOURSELF

Directions on the back of this invite (to be given to your party arcanist to decipher)

DIRECT YOUR RSVPs in the form of Sending, messenger mephit, or hireling TO:

Messenger's House, Sivis extended service box 42

35 rimw Argent Av

Clerk's Ward, Sigil

OPEN TO MORTALS OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES AND SKILLS, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER****

COME AS YOU ARE***** - NO COVER CHARGE

BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS - DON'T SPLIT YOUR PARTY

Starts 28 Bator, 8:00 AP Sigil standard time

ENDS WHEN IT ENDS.

JOIN THE MULTIVERSAL PARTY OF THE MILLENIUM

*really, you're invited, it's cool. just no preaching.

**no being a jerk. that's the only rule. break it and we kick you out in the middle of the astral sea. getting home is your complication, not ours.

***bards recommended but not required. band battles not just allowed, but expected.

****sorry, we accidentally intentionally burned the guest list. if you know someone who hasn't been invited, bring them along.

*****shapeshifters caught in the act will be forced to do impersonations for the amusement of the guests