Walsingham

I'm still boycotting Nestle because while I can cope with just about every realpolitik move up to and nearly including genocide I draw the fething line at poisoning babies for profit. And they really DO own everything.

Never mind the ones with a simple addition. There were ones there with "crown jewels" sprouting out all over their bodies. I believe the term "Freaky Deaky" was invented for just such an occasion. But just in case anyone cares, I'm perfectly happy for people to whatever they like with their own bodies, and if you feel you have to get a sex-change I'm not going to stop you. I feel I have to say that because one of my old colleagues is going through this, and I honestly think he/she is going to feel better off at the end. But if you just have a yen to draw pictures of it, keep it off the NET!

No offence taken. He wasn't completely stupid. He had a thing for supporting the little guy. Generally, bar fights being what they are its a fairly good bet that if you see a random fight, the guy who is being panned wasn't at fault. Not always truie, but good enough. And yes, he was a very good fighter, inasmuch as he fought all the time, but he had his looks intact. He was Irish, and travelled to the UK to sign up at the very start of the war, because he figured we'd start by losing, and sure enough he was right. He got invalided out of a British regt. with a whisky ulcer, which he decided was stupid (how fit do you have to be to get shot by Germans?), made his own way to South West Africa and re-enlisted where they couldn't know his medical history. We don't know what got him in the end, but he died on active service. He also canoed across the English channel prior to the war. A strange man, but not a bad chap.

Agreed. Am I right in thinking that this is the same gun the SS wanted to use on the Hungarians when it llooked like they might leave the Axis? Instead, Otto Skorzeny, cheeky sod extraordinaire took the entire Hungarian government citadel with a handful of men, using almost pure bluff. A great story there isn't time or space to tell here.

Aha. Thanks for clearing that up. I'd hate to think project New Jersey was some kind of futanari dance club manager for the xbox 360.

I'm confused now, and also disturbed, of course. My understanding of the net is that Obsidian (all hail Obsidian) must be hosting the futanari pages, if they are based on a www.obsidian.net server. If so, that's just creepy.

When I click on that I get obsidian entertainment.

Assassinating hitler certainly is. But the cthulhoid beasties and the mind-altering unstitching of reality were not so far as I know. Anyway, after that i made do with a cricket bat. If it couldn't be killed with a cricket bat then it was time to hit the books or run away.

I'm beginning to wonder if the logistic advantages of 5.56 standardisation are worth the crimp this puts on individual nations experimenting with new ideas...

On another board I am part of a futanari forum was suggested as a horrible website. www.obsidian.net were hosting it! What the sweet jibbly jesus is going on?

Start a cult. That way your minions foot the bill.

I agree that the best way is for them do everything 'right' to kill the bad guys and then get whacked. In my case the GM let me be part of a UK spec forces group in 1944, trying to kill hitler. We glider in near his holiday villa, go in straight down the line, best equipment, best men, he let me plan everything in detail. My men started turning inside out, and these streaks of barely visible darkness came crawling out of the remains. Men were screaming and babbling like children. SS men were pulling chunks of the sky and stitching them into people's faces. I had enough sanity tro make it into the Fuhrer's bedroom, but he just sat there while I tried every way I could think of to kill the s.o.b. His eyes were empty. I mean COMPLETELY empty. It creeped the hell out of me, so finally, I gave up, and ran howling out of the grounds, threw myself into a river and escaped. campaign began post-war. Never EVER tried the fighty option again except as a last resort.

NOt bad advice. My own experience is that no career is ever perfect. Pick good peopel to work with, however, and just about anything becomes palatable. Best option: recruit your own people and make up what you do.

Don't question US gun licensing. You are wasting your time. I'm not anti-gun, but I can't believe you need a license certifying basic skill, and awareness of a code of conduct for a car, but not a semi-auto rifle.

I know I'd fear an army of sheep. Unless we met in a field of mint. In which case I'd know the gods of war were smiling on me. "If I run out of ammunition and find myself face to face with the enemy I will BITE him ...on the features" - Warrior's prayer of dirty fighting.

Leaving aside the fact that the mob rarely stick to their precious code outside of the movies and purely social occasions... If you stick your own purely personal code of ethics buyt try to benefit the weak and helpless? My grandad mike was reknowned for the fact that whenever he saw a fight he would work out who was going to lose, and jump in on their side. Was he good, or just drunk? Family history indicates the latter. Should we have a new refinement? Drunk Good.? Hoboes might qualify as Drunk Neutral. Wifebeaters as drunk evil.

Absolutely spot on. You get real craftsmanship in a sword. Of course you also get craftsmanship in violins, but I wouldn't pick one preferentially over an old-fashioned workaday shotgun. Agree with you about the ridgeback also. Great dogs. The point with a cat is, you don't want to get into a fight with a cat. You just feel stupid. Unlike the dog.

Idea for BG3. I think most of us played with some sort of favoured character through the whole series. Now I say either 1) Let us play the same in the 'Now God/Goddess of Murder' role. Surely tonnes of potential plots here, not to mention humour. Try to put your stamp on murder in the realms, irritate bhaalist preists who try butt-snorkelling and try to avoid getting nailed by the other evil gods for your essence. 2) Have some fiendishly brilliant system for taking a BG2 character and creating from that seed a God of Murder personality that can set up a campaign for a completely new character. Get involved in similar shenanigans as above. I', not much in favour of a campaign where you try to be a little goody two shoes. Perhaps though, it could be the same as above. You don't really get to dodge your inheritance so easily. You become instead a weird amorphous source of good or neutrality, and everyone is trying to use that to their own ends. Dammmit, I'd kinda like to work this into aNWN module but have no idea what is involved.

Possibly more lawful evil. Bruce willis in the Die Hard movies was chaotic good. Wait, why not lawful neutral? Isn't that the description for honourable mercenaries or something?

I've no time to get it set up and played. But sounds like a good job of work. Kudos.

You just focused the whole being of modern rpg-gaming into one post. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You mean everyone treats a social encounter as a possible division level engagement circa 1943? Wow. Groovy. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, I do. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We should get together some time. I'll bring the Shermans if you bring the bolt action rifles. Humnaah humnaah humnaah.

I know I'm being a stereotype of myself, but I think you need to think clearly about who you are dealing with as an intruder. If they're fairly normal, then doing nothing is your best bet. make a lot of noise, turn on the stereo, thump around and let them know you are moving about, so they can exit. Shooting them with a BB gun is going to rile them at best, and turn an awkward situation violent. If they are psychotic, or on drugs, or have sadistic intentions - as with a home invasion - then doing nothing is a terrible plan. Either collect your family and get out, or shoot their ass dead. Again, shooting them with a BB gun will get you nowhere. In the Home Counties of the UK, I'd agree with a minimalist reaction. But outside of that... I'd not want to count on the goodwill of the intruder, or the police response. I've had houses burgled twice, and on each occasion there were people at home. I suppose we were simply lucky there were no confrontations. On a third occasion I nearly shot someone dressed in black climbing along the guttering of the house, with a knife in their hand. Fortunately I verbally challenged them and was stunned to discover my neighbour, the judge, had decided to clean the gutters because they couldn't sleep. Could have been awkward. But I'm neither a lawyer or a cop, so don't take my advice as gospel. :ph34r:

Do you mean stalinist (yes) or flowery goddamn hippie (yes)?

You could consider getting into building models and sims for other purposes. Corporations use them for logistics and other dull stuff. But like my military friend here says, the military also use them. It generally comes under the heading of Operational Research. The important thing to realise though is that a commercial game is designed to be entertaining. Military sims are supposed to get all the important stuff in and be realistic. Different folks find one area fun and the other tedious. Not sure what avenues there are open in Oz for this, but a friend of mine studied this in England. Otherwise I totally agree you should keep an open mind. Most people I know didn't plan to get into their best career path. They just found themselves there almost by accident. I'd also point out that all third years tend to go through a phase of hating their subject.

Sorry, kaftan. I guess I did over-react. I got the impression that you were saying 5.56 wouldn't kill you, but if I understand correctly you are saying it lacked quick stopping power. i.e. the ability to rip you to pieces, not cause lethal damage. I read the FBI's report debating stopping power they cam up with in the 90s. Their conclusion was that it is a very unpredictable thing. Surprise seemed to have as much to do with it as bullet size. My decision for using a shotgun, particularly for self-defence is that you've got a better chance of hitting with at least something. This will give the receiver pause for thought. Most times they will decide a tactical retreat is in order. The other reason is that if your nerves go and you start shaking, you still have some hope of hitting. I'd go for one of the south african riot guns.