OOC THREAD

[Eclecticon]

I'll post today if I can. It's my son's birthday party, though, so I'm making no promises.

[tomcat]

Like STONE TAKE YOU ALL, I created these new Enemy traits, too (basically building them off of GREAT SIZE).

I just don't like the idea of only large to giant enemies are able to withstand their first wound. I think some enemies should be a bit tougher, even though they are not a Troll. That said, I do not want to follow the PC wound system for them where they are only slain IF wounded AND reduced to 0 END in the same attack. So, I created these - tell me your thoughts.

DARK STRENGTH (1) - The creature is so resilient and capable in skill that it is not knocked out or killed when reduced to 0 Endurance or if wounded once. The creature instead becomes Weary but keeps fighting at 0 Endurance or when wounded once, until wounded twice, or reduced to 0 Endurance AND wounded.

DARK STRENGTH (2) - The creature is so resilient and capable in skill that it is not knocked out or killed when reduced to 0 Endurance or if wounded once. The creature instead becomes Weary but keeps fighting at 0 Endurance or when wounded once, until wounded three times, or reduced to 0 Endurance AND wounded twice.

[Telcontar]

Makes sense, but I wpuld call them something like. Shadow Will or Dark Strength

[Eclecticon]

bandy is inside the hut in close combat with the troll.  The hostages are in there and Abrogast is in the doorway making himself a target for the troll who has enough hate left to hit him. This is where Doug earns his pay as LM, and sorts out this mess. 

I really don't want to nag, but I think we all need to read each others' posts a little better to avoid having to explain this kind of thing to each other. 

I don't claim to be any better than anyone else here - I know I've made my share of avoidable mistakes.  I also know that we're all busy people.  Still, though, I think that if we pay a bit better attention, we'll get a story that's worth attending to! 

[tomcat]

Hey guys,

I am studying for my Series 63 test which I will be taking on Thursday of this coming week. It is tremendously laborious for my older brain that doesn't like studying for memory content anymore.

I tell you all this because until Thursday around 1:30PM, I might be a little scarce.

Still - our game will ALWAYS go on...just give me some time.

[Eclecticon]

Best of luck!  I have a pair of 5000-word essays to write, so I probably should be a little scarcer as well.  I'm not exactly planning to be, though. 

[tomcat]

 

I have spent the last 5 hours going through the book and answering questions in my test bank and I still don't know if I am ready to go without an open text! I hate studying for preservation of facts - I would much rather study for formulaic results.

Meaning:

Instead of studying to know that the Uniform Securities Act sets minimum qualifications and standards for each state securities administrator, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseum.

I would rather study to retain content such as the ROI=Profit/Principal...et cetera, et cetera.

Anyway, going to post in the game thread and then back to the books.

[GandalfOfBorg]

Now, now... You can see how govt screwed over business and the free market in this country but languishing in this knowledge is a bit frustrating.

[Eclecticon]

Good luck on your test, Doug.  

Now, now... You can see how govt screwed over business and the free market in this country but languishing in this knowledge is a bit frustrating.

The unregulated free market is like Yog-Sothoth, a mythical being whose followers make bloody sacrifice to hasten its arrival to this world.

[tomcat]

Thanks, Paul!

I ran three sample tests last night from my test bank and scored two at 90% and one at 95%.

Here is hoping that things go this favorably at the testing center.

Either way, it will be nice to have the test done. If I fail, I have to wait 30 days to take it again but I will have had a first look at what to expect for the next try.

If I pass - well, that just means I have expanded my business and can also get back to writing stuff for our game!  

[tomcat]

Well it is over and I did not pass.

Tremendously disappointed in everything, right now.

The self-test bank questions appear to have been a joke, as the material that I solidly prepared for had little to do with the test.

Anyway, I can try again in thirty days.

I will get a post up tonight.

[Eclecticon]

Condolences.  I know how shitty that feels.  Are you able to seek feedback, or do you just have to guess where you went wrong?

[tomcat]

Unfortunately no, the testing center has proctors but they are there primarily to confirm that people are who they say they are and to oversee the test room - making sure no one is cheating. As for content, they do not know anything about it.

So, I am unaware as to which questions I didn't get right and those I did. There is no resource to go to to get the information.

It is just a bummer that 10 answers made the difference - it's just not a big number.

[Telcontar]

That sucks man, but while you cant target your study for a retest it also shows that you have an unerstanding of the material. Give it another go and dont let it deter you.

[Telcontar]

Since this is the game discussion/ quibble thread here I am.

3,000 silver coins is really not that much weight. As an estimate a silver coin would only be about 1/16th of a pound so we are really only dealing with 187.5 pounds of weight.

In US currency terms there are 80 quarters to a pound, so that's 37.5 pounds for 3k coins. 
Making my 1/16 estimate overly generous in terms of weight to coin.

Silver eagles ( US silver bullion) are one troy ounce of silver with 12 to a pound. So if the coins were current silver dollar sized it would be 250 pounds.

Silver Eagles are probably closest in terms of relative size and weight. So its heavy in terms of 'useless' travel weight, around 50 pounds each.

We could carry it, just not right now in a rush.