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Why punish good players?
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The attack helicopter is OP like mad and it goes for the best player which is avaliable... take this senerio; One person has 1,000 points, the other has 900 points. The attack helicopter will go for the guy with 1,000 points, if he's not avaliable, it'll go for the next best player.
Soloution? Make it random!
Dead mans hand and final stand are so damn anoying, martydom I can live with... I'm a shotgun user so dead mans hand punishes me for doing well.
And final stand... when a guy is killed and falls down into it and kills me, not only does he have the ability to get up again but a teammate can kill him resulting in me gaining an assist.
How does a death streak help anyone?
I just went against a team of awful players, but there was this one guy who had final stand, he died constantly, I killed him twice but my team mate got the final bullet which meant all my hard work qent to waste... it's as if it's a perk for them.
This is complete BS, how can anyone have any dignity crawling along the floor like a complete amature, I use juiced as that's the only self respecting death streak there is.
Why pubish good players?
One strela and the attack heli is down. One switch of classes and it won't even touch you, you know? OP nope. Ineffective against good & team players? Yes.
I also believe nuke man's hand and final stand not in the game would make the game 100 times better. Btw shotguns with extended mags and damage on are good imo. Luckily most don't go all the way to that, especially the striker is insane then.
Stingers, if you died to a cobra it's probably your fault for not taking it out. It doesn't even have flares.
is there proof that the attack helicopter goes after TOP player????
i just figure if your in its radius it attacks or if you shoot it, it'll shoot you
First, I use an AA12 extended mag damage... almost gold camo 5K xp away.
Next... I don't have a stinger on that class, I have a pistol incase I get in a situation.
I have stingers on other classes, but that'll mean I'll have to be killed.
I'll lose my killstreak.
tgi, it's a known fact it goes for the top player.
Make a blind eye shotgun class.. not that hard to do..
I have AA12, I'll run out of ammo.
Without the extra pellets in the shell with extended mags, the AA12 isn't easy to use.
Low mag, long reload, low ammo.
The extended mag extra pellets is good, it makes them balanced compared with other weapons.
The shotguns are already heavily underpowered.
I've been wondering about that attack chopper. Does it go after the top player? There have been several matches where I can't even take a step outside without being targeted.
lol, really, like serious guys!??!?! it goes for top player!?!??!!??!?!?! FAWWWWWK
no wonder i hate those dam choppers.......
(not bragging) just everytime im on a bad team its cause they play stupid, or are new
while i play safe and adjust to how my team acts, then i see a chopper, and the thing nails me asap lol
lol thats hella stupid.... why not just put a radar vacinity like the recon drone
and have the helicopter attack anyone within that circle thats so gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Mar 19, 2012 8:29 AM
Riot shield pointless?
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Hey hey gamers!.
thought i would make a thread about the riot shield, basically i have been playing with the RS today in a few games and have noticed it does not work..
people can both stab and shoot through me RS :-/
And yes i know this is due to lag comp.. as on my screen im pointing my RS directly infront of the enemy, but on the kill cam i havnt even got the RS out!
lag comp has effected the RS in a dramatic way IMO
what do you think about the RS and have you got any pointers on how to use one?
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ive use the riot shield a canny bit , i only used it to get the titles but yeah it is **** people can kill you no matter what , i think the RS should curve around your side (body) a little bit more but no tips tbh its a hard thing to use.
Yeah I find it pretty useless. Let's be realistic sure there are good secondaries but rs has 80% movement or something, so that kind of kills that...then if you want to overkill it you sacrifice quickdraw pro which is extremely useful for the riot shield...
I guess it's a good thing that it's underpowered rather than overpowered though.
Who gets killed in a riot with 2 bumps of the riot shield anyway?
Who gets killed by a throwing knife bounced off of the ground hitting you in the foot? Who doesn't get killed by a .50 cal bullet to the stomach?
Unless it's a KRYPTONITE bullet! lol
the roit shield can great if used the right way. the player using the roit shield should be causing distractions and pulling gun fire towards them so others in your team can pick up easy kills.
going for kills with roit sheild should be a last resort.
its kinda hard to pull gunfire for any amount of time useing a peice of glass to block the bullets
I do understand that it isn't too do and can be made harder by the cracks that appear after being fired upon. But if the guy the shield takes the lead and has someone behind him with a gun supporting them, most times players will shot at the in front(shield guy) giving the guy behind time to line up their shot.
tips I found that help
1 the left of your body is usually the side that is exposed so try keeping that against a wall
2 you need to have a team beside you at all times
3 smoke cause a great distraction
4 pistols work better that machine pistols due to the swap speed
5 C4 or throwing knife works well with the shield
When using the RS, use cover as much as possible. If the enemy sees you, often times they'll think you're an easy kill. If you can duck behind something, and sping out when they're coming to get you, you can get your first bump on them. The second "death" bump is easier to get as they're still dazed from the first. Melee is a must, and I prefer a pistol as my secondary as it increases your mobility.
The lag can definitely cause some frustrations, but the shield is a lot of fun. If you have a teammate, have him hang out behind you and he'll get some easy kills.
I don't think the RS is going to make your K/D go up, but it can be used effectively in objective games.
thetizzleguy wrote:
And yes i know this is due to lag comp.. as on my screen im pointing my RS directly infront of the enemy, but on the kill cam i havnt even got the RS out!
I've said before, the riot shield has problems beyond lag. I've used it in four-player split-screen, an offline game mode where lag and lag-compensation shouldn't be factors (though it likely introduces new factors), and I've still sometimes seen bullets pass through the shield. It still has the knifing issues. It still has the issue of being slowly killed through sustained fire.
One other interesting thing with offline split-screen is that third-person models can sometimes get out of sync with the first-person view. I don't know if this is only an offline split-screen multiplayer issue, or if this is happening in online play as well. If it is happening in online matches, it would obviously be mistaken as a lag-related issue.
RS is great for hardcore. I definitely got cussed out one match for using it in HC Dom with a trophy system and blast shield. People want their easy tube kills...
But usually I'll use the RS with slieght of hand, quickdraw, and steady aim. I'll have a throwing knife and trophy system along with dual .44 magnums. It works pretty well, but I get kills from the magnums more than the RS.
It's also nice in things like Team Defender.
I agree with copester1963 I don't understand how you die from a piece of plastic! Two bumps and your dead!? Hmmm...
I think it should work more like a stun, two bumps from the RS and your dazed, then you switch from your RS to weapon for the kill.
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I agree with copester1963 I don't understand how you die from a piece of plastic! Two bumps and your dead!? Hmmm...
I think it should work more like a stun, two bumps from the RS and your dazed, then you switch from your RS to weapon for the kill.
It is called balance my friend. Why have it as a primary weapon then if it doesn't kill?
Because it doesn't kill, unless your using like Captain America!
It's a good point tho, they should change it and use it as equipment instead.
Or maybe a perk. That is what I was thinking could go along with your idea.
Are you seriously saying that someone couldn't mess you up with a riot shield? Because I feel like that is just as unrealistic.
No, I'm saying you wouln't die from two bump's from one, you would be dazed at best, unless you were some sort of warrior from 300 and swinging it round your head or something, not squatting and slowly moving forward.
monkianolog wrote:
I agree with copester1963 I don't understand how you die from a piece of plastic! Two bumps and your dead!? Hmmm...
I think it should work more like a stun, two bumps from the RS and your dazed, then you switch from your RS to weapon for the kill.
How do you die from being knifed anywhere on your body, even from the most glancing blow, received at the edge of range or given in almost careless passing?
The game is streamlined and exagerated for fast combat, not realistic combat.
And for balance reasons, the shield has to be seen in competition with the knife. The knife is a OHK, fast attack, easy to use, has amazing targeting/strike-area, carrying it does not adversely affect movement speed, and is guaranteed for nearly all of the closest ranged combat. The current shield is already at a disadvantage, as a slower two-hit kill is a much different beast to manage than a one-hit kill. And that is without even getting into how the knife's ability to lunge through bullets somewhat negates the shield's defense advantage.
If you want a weaker shield, then you really need to weaken the knife as well. Otherwise you end up with silly or degenerate situations such as hitting with the shield to stun and immediately switching to knife for the kill, or even switching to the knife directly without ever doing the shield attack at all.
First point, how do you die from two pushes from a sheet of perspex? Out of all the BS in the game, this is the one death I stuggle to get my head round!
I accept a knife death over a RS death simply because a knife, in my mind, is more lethal than a RS, and I never asked for a weaker shield. The point I was trying to make was I just don't see how it's a primary / lethal weapon unless your using it in an aggressive manor which it isn't. I think it would be better suited in the equipment slot as a non-leathal item. You could stun at CQ and then kill with a primary or what ever, and it would have damage so you can only use it a few time before it breaks, so it's in keeping with the other items in this slot.
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First point, how do you die from two pushes from a sheet of perspex? Out of all the BS in the game, this is the one death I stuggle to get my head round!
It's an arcade shooter "video game." Video game is the key words there. This is not a simulator. They need things called balance.
Dude, seriously. I'm not a retard. I get its a computer game. The reason I know this is becuase I'm in my room, and not a war zone, and I'm holding a controller and not a real gun.
My comment was in response to the guy who said "How do you die from being knifed anywhere on your body, even from the most glancing blow, received at the edge of range or given in almost careless passing?".
Perhaps you should message him about balance.
A RS is a non-leathal piece of kit compared to explosives, guns, and knives regardless if real life or video games IMO.
I didn't say the knife is balanced. I said that the shield needs some strength to compete with the knife. After all, when you use a shield, you lose access to the knife.
There are alternatives.
If you reduce the power or effectiveness of the knife, then you can justify reducing the power of the shield as a melee weapon.
You could, as you said, change the shield from a Primary to a non-lethal Equipment. With it no longer classed as a weapon, it becomes a support item and it becomes much easier to do away with any direct lethality.
You could replace the shield melee with a regular knife melee. If someone can easily do a knife swipe while holding a light machine gun or two machine pistols, then why shouldn't they be able to do a knife swipe while holding a shield? (Why? If you asked the people who put the Riot Shield in Call of Duty, they'd say "balance". Defense with an insta-kill melee was most likely considered too powerful to allow, and thus the two-hit shield kill was born in the first place.)
Its bullet-proof, not plastic. Its also not the correct riot shield, there is one made out of titanium with a slit to see through. And another slit to shoot a handgun out of. They didnt put that one in due to crap vision
Riot shield useless ,
Have you not seen the riotsheildman man series
He doesn't seem to have a problem with using it
I use the Riot shield every now and then mostly while playing SND. My usual class setup would be:
Primary: Riot Shield
Secondary: Akimbo Mp9's
Lethal: C4
Tactical: Portable Radar or Flash
Perk 1: Sleight of Hand Pro
Perk 2: Quick Draw Pro
Perk 3: Steady Aim Pro/Dead Silence Pro
Support Streak: UAV and Ballistic Vests (Adds extra support for you and teammates)
It's simple to use as deflecting bullets and once you see the enemy stop shooting ( that mean thier either reloading, pulling out secondary, or throwing a stun/flash/grenade) at this point you should pull out your akimbo's and spray it right on him. The C4 you use it when enemy's are trying hiding around corners or when they go behind something for cover I just throw the C4 and BOOM! It's very fun to use and sometimes get like 3 ballistic vests 3 times in a game!
I get so many people calling me a noob for using this tactic. =P
You have to use you noggin to use a RS, stall and strafe while closing in on youe enemy and time when they will run out of bullets...I use the riot shield a lot. and for the people who complain about halo jumpers, you can raise your RS upwards and attack....I do it all the time.
Lag. Just lag. Not everything has to be a conspiracy.
Too much lag in this game for the RS to be really effective, and its just cannon fodder in HC. All kinds of things work against RS users: nube tubes, rockets, nades, even UAV spam kills it since overkill is almost required. Akimbo FMGs are unreliable especially with all the nerfs they have deservedly gotten. And if your team isnt playing the objective then it really is worthless.
The Riot Shield definitely has its downfalls. I use it fairly consistently, gamertag is my forum name. I put a few videos in my vault, as well as one of it utterly failing due to lag comp, etc.
I especially seem to have trouble with stalker, it seems to break my shield, even allowing people 30ft away firing at the center to have their bullets pierce it.
Another issue is the random 180/360 spin I'll get that completely throws me off balance.
Currently around rank 150 in the Crowd Control Accolade, .62 KD last time I checked. #1 in Crowd Control is like .47.
well a couple things...
don't be poor. meaning get a better higher speed internet.
shut off options like recording.
learn how to use the riot shield effectively.
RS is great for some game modes and not for others learn which
Use alimbo deagles with quickdraw and get back to me
I scared of shields. Never lost a game cause of one. But dey are scarey,
Okay, have a bit more time here now.
The setup I run with my Riot Shield is
Riot Shield - Melee
412's or Magnum
Throwing Knife
Concussion Grenades
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Know when to back off. Use objects and corners as extra coverage for yourself to help keep the enemy from strafing around your shield.
After your first melee, try to take a step back. This will help prevent knife through shield, headshot through shield, etc at point blank. Somehow when it's that close, the game acts as if your shield doesn't exist.
Try to only move when they are reloading or switching weapons. If they are continuously firing and moving forward, back up rather than moving towards them.
Practice with the throwing knife to get used to the angles. One of the easiest ways to kill someone is when they're not firing and waiting for you to move or switch to your secondary. Line up your shield where you know the throwing knife will hit them and throw. They may get 1-2 shots off before it kills them, but you'll usually win.
If you face overwhelming odds like 3 enemies running at you from one direction, you're pretty much going to die. Your best bet is to throw your throwing knife, which will usually get you at least one kill. Sometimes this has allowed me to actually get in and kill the other two enemies off with my shield melee after.
Try not to flash/stun yourself. Somehow I always seem to be stunned/flashed more even with Blast Shield Pro than the enemy I threw the grenade at. It makes a major disadvantage for turning your shield.
Be careful when picking up your throwing knife. I really wish they would make it optional to change buttons for picking them up, as I often end up picking up the weapon of the enemy who I just killed and their teammate decides to walk around a corner as I'm shieldless and in the weapon drawing animation.
A Semtex stuck to your shield with Blast Shield is not supposed to kill you. That doesn't mean that it won't. You are sometimes able to negate the blast of the Semtex by pushing your shield up against a wall or aiming it at the ground. Blast shield is pretty lackluster in this regard. You'll die pretty easily to most explosives even with it. When it does work, though, it's nice to hit them once, get the Semtex stuck to your shield, and then chase them until it explodes, giving you an assisted suicide kill and keeping you alive.
If you know you're in a connection where either you have 3 bars or your enemy has 3 bars, just try to not use the shield. It ends up not being worth it, because the lag affects it even worse. Not only are you less likely to be able to hit someone (often shield lunging towards their body, being against it, and getting no hit marker), but you are also less able to defend yourself.
Personally, I feel that the shield needs a bit of fixing. There are definitely times when I get killed by center shield shots or crouching still but the edges don't protect properly. I also fail to see why Riot Shield movement is slower than running with a Javelin out. I would love for an option for Scavenger to repair my shield or let me hold a button as long as it takes to get an enemy care package to repair it.
If faced with a Riot Shield, I find that hipfiring has a tendency to work better than aiming. Dual machine pistols tend to not care that a shield is there. Also, waiting for them to hit you once and then sprinting behind them and knifing them is an effective strategy.
the riot shield is awesome if you know how to counter your opponent before they make their move.
i have a 2.70 ratio and constantly use the Shield.
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no one wants to see ur video of a riot shield >_>
why? you jelly? =)
When I run up in the spot them suckas sucking on them sickles
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I get these rappers dripping jelly to the third degree
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Aladdin of the Azlanti |
Male Human Sorcerer 2/ Summoner 1 |
Holding action while talking
"Please fair warrior, hasn't this sparring gone on long enough? Blood has been shed, and has gone to waste. You have clearly shown that you can defend against many, will you not stop now to keep yourself in pristine condition in order for the pursuit of perfection?"
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
Is everyone else waiting? You need to say so. Aladdin's already said quite enough for his six-second round. She doesn't want to stop fighting, yet.
"Do you want protection from the storm or not? I did not ask you to intrude on my sanctuary. By fighting me, you agreed to the terms I set: The winner of this contest will sleep inside. If you forfeit now, I must send you away."
By her tone, the idea of sending the adventurers away seems mildly disappointing. As though to emphasize her point, lightning flashes and thunder rumbles over the mountains. The driving rain continues to pelt Aladdin and the outdoors.
Aladdin of the Azlanti |
Male Human Sorcerer 2/ Summoner 1 |
Since no one else is moving, stop holding action and casting Acid Splash (Ranged touch attack) 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 201d3 ⇒ 1 I talk really fast in six seconds.
"As you wish, my dear, but know if we do win, I'm inviting you to a warmer bed than the ground outside could provide."
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
The monk sweeps at Rolg's feet, and swings again from her injured side. Her fist bangs against the hobgoblin's shield as he falls to the stone floor.
Trip 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 1 = 24 Attack 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 1 = 17 for 1d10 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9
"Yes, dwarf. He rests." She looks to both Simon and Jamie. "I expected too much of either of you. Here, see what you can do."
Her arms drop to her sides.
Jamie does not hesitate.
Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 for 2d4 + 12 ⇒ (1, 1) + 12 = 14
Simon also lashes out with his blade.
Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 for 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
The noble misses completely, even with the monk's attention on Jamie. The heavy falchion shears the woman's already wounded side, but she deftly uses momentum of the mighty swing to knock Jamie onto her back.
Trip 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 2 = 21
The sellsword releases a litany of curses as she thumps against the ground. The monk's grey tunic is blotched black from the blood that runs from the wounds sustained.
"Well done," she keeps an even voice while smiling smugly down at Jamie. Simon stares wide-eyed at this unusual, perhaps deranged, woman.
You guys are up! Rolg and Jamie are prone!
Bolgrith |
Male Dwarf Cleric of Irori |
"ENOUGH." Bolgrth rises to his feet and looks up into face of the warrior woman. "Are you not content?" He focuses on her wounds. [b]"It looks to me that if you achieve much more 'perfection' you won't be around to enjoy it much. Let them rest now, and allow me to tend you're wounds. Please." He looks into her eyes trying to see what it is she really wants.
Diplomacy 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16
Sense Motive 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
1d3 ⇒ 1
She flinches as acid burns her leg.
The woman wavers in her stance as she turns a hard gaze to Bolgrith, ignoring Rolg as he rises. "You disappoint me, as one of the faithful. My master taught me The Open Hand was a mistake, and likewise I must teach you."
She raises a fist and blood runs between her fingers. The fist is clenched so hard it quivers.
"Irori's Fist needs no one. It is perfect alone. A perfect mind brooks no distraction, and you, dwarf, have stones tied to your feet."
She shifts to a more defensive posture, and does not attack. Her resolute gaze moves from Bolgrith to the combatants. She tensely waits, slowly exhaling.
Bolgrith roll a Kno: Religion. You guys are up.
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
Bolgrith |
Male Dwarf Cleric of Irori |
Bolgrith pulls a large book from his pack and begins to read aloud.
"There are many Paths to perfection, but a mind cannot progress in isolation. Knowing that you are one of many allows the fervent heart to know that it, among many, is one." He rustles the page as he turns to a different passage. "To seek perfection is the highest Path, yet also the height of hubris. One must not forget that divine ascendance is a gift meant to be shared with all. To bring another on your Path, to help when they struggle, it is the greatest honor one can seek while walking the Path."
Looking up from the tome, his face betrays a mix of pain and compassion. He slowly closes the distance between them and gently reaches out a hand, resting it on the woman's arm. "Sister, how long have you been alone?"
Profession (Priest) 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
A grim look covers her face as she shakes off Bolgrith's hand. She replies darkly, "Since I defeated my master ten years ago. You will find that your compassion is misplaced, dwarf-"
She pauses as she looks down at her wounds, as though noticing them for the first time. Her face pales. "We are done here. I am beaten. Enjoy the shelter for the night, I expect you to be gone at sunrise."
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
The woman shakes her head, though a small smile breaks over her face when she looks to Aladdin.
"No. I must honor the agreement. And I must stay to train –it is clear I am far from perfection…"
She walks away from Rolg, Simon, and Jamie. The woman crosses the room to the rough-surfaced wall where stairs were once in place.
"I will return with your woodsman friend. Magician, we can discuss the future when it draws nearer."
A few minutes later, she returns with the limp body of Balion and rope. She lays him near the edge of the opening. She begins to pray, and a blue flame roils over Balion's bruised body.
Cure Light Wounds 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4, Cure Light Wounds 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7. Balion is healed 11 points of damage, I think that brings you conscious at 0 hp. You gain the staggered condition.
Balion's eyes blink open. Before the ranger can act, the monk sternly instructs. "Stop. Take this rope. I will lower you to your companions."
And assuming Balion cooperates…
Balion is lowered onto the stone floor. The warrior woman calls down in a monotone voice.
"I shall rest on the roof, under the rain."
Simon Wyldote |
Simon sheathes his longsword. "I've better luck with a bow. Though, I guess your sister in the faith has a point, Bolgrith. Always working to improve, or something like that? Yeah…"
The young noble brandishes the dull tourney blade and meets Rolg's eye, grinning. "That is, if she didn't take the fight out of you…"
Again, we don't have to go hit for hit if you don't want to, IF you want to train with Simon.
Rolg Naxdag |
Male Hobgoblin (Shielded) Fighter 3 |
Rolg doesn't catch Simon's intent at first as he moves about the keep gathering up his strewn weapons. When he finally turns and sees the boy-man standing sword-in-hand, he sighs and smiles slightly.
"Very well, but you should know I'm not in a very 'teachy' mood. I will not hold back this time."
Rolg scoops up the other blunted sword and raises his shield.
Initiative 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Bolgrith |
Male Dwarf Cleric of Irori |
Bolgrith watches the two at their dueling, only speaking up during the breaths between blows. "Aye the line goes: Always seek to improve oneself," Taking a seat at the edge of the room his eyes slowly begin to drift. "Though the more important part is the second half; 'in everything'. One cannot reach perfection by only one skill alone." The dwarf nods to Rolg as the dancing continues. "There are a great many things one can accomplish with a blade. But so too there are things only won with the mind." With this the Priest taps one finger to his bald scalp. Leaning back once more Bolgrith, called the Faithful, closes his eyes and listens to the clang of steal on young noble.
Eventually he rises and walks over to the sellsword woman. "If I may." he asks as he begins to examine her wounds. Retrieving his medical kit from his traveling pack he says a quick prayer and goes to work as his hands begin to glow.
Cast Guidance on self.
Heal on Jamie 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 = 22
Doing as much as he can for the girl he moves over to where Balion snores shake the foundations of the keep. Careful to not wake the slumbering ranger he tends him as best he is able.
Cast Guidance on self. (AGAIN!)
Heal on Balion 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 = 21
Simon Wyldote |
Initiative 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Simon grunts as he falls flat on his back. Despite the closeness of Rolg's blunt sword, he eagerly vaults back to his feet and slashes away.
Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 for 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
The young noble springs too far forward. His attack whiffs through the air and his stance is very off balance.
Rolg gets to include an attack of opportunity with his turn. Simon is flat-footed (what he gets for rolling 1).
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
The storm rumbles outside the keep all night. When the adventurers wake the next morning, they find themselves more capable of overcoming the challenges ahead. As Rolg readies his pack, he finds Bolgrith's shield among his things, moreover, the hobgoblin's coin purse seems much heavier than before. When Balion wakes, he cannot find his wonderful hat, and every gold bit in his pack is missing. Bolgrith rises to be missing his shield, and to his amusement, finds a shaving kit in his pack. As Aladdin gets ready to go, he finds a familiar, high-quality hat with his things, and without his shaving kit. The amount of gold Rolg finds and Balion is missing is 1614 gold bits.
You guys leveled up! Advance your characters to level 3. Remember that you heal your number of hit dice (now 3) when you get 8 hours of rest. Also see Discussion.
Bolgrith |
Male Dwarf Cleric of Irori |
Rising with the sun, Bolgrith heads out into the yard for his morning stretches and a moment of meditation. Feeling refreshed and loose for the day, the bald Priest heads back inside when he hears the normal morning noises of camp breaking. Donning his armor, Bolgrith sorts his pack before hefting it to his shoulders. Finding the razor and cream, a small smile takes his face. "My thanks to those who wish to help me with my upkeep, but I'll tell you true, a dwarf with a beard is a far less upsetting sight than a dwarf without a beard." Smiling fully now, he stands and holds the shaving kit up for the benefit of the joker.
Stowing the rest of his gear he makes ready for the door, it is only then that he notices the absence of his shield.
"Has anyone seen where my shield is? I must have misplaced it last night."
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Aladdin of the Azlanti |
Male Human Sorcerer 2/ Summoner 1 |
Aladdin looks bewilderingly at his things and deposits the wonderful hat on Balion's head stating, "I believe this belongs to you. It seems someone had fun during the night switching things around." He packs up his things and then meditates in the corner to summon Squall.
Will level when I get home.
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
Balion Greyhands |
Male Human Ranger |
Balion stares at the odd wizard who just placed a hat on his head, but says nothing a cold look creeps over his face. Walking to the center of the floor he grabs his gold and carefully rolls it in a clothe before placing it in his pack. After adjusting his hat he walks out of the keep and places his mace above his head. Holding his mace firmly in both hands he shouts at the top of his lungs, "I AM COMING FOR YOU FOUL ENCHANTRESS!"
The Ranger stands there a moment before lowering his mace and waiting for the rest of the party to depart. His gaze fixed on the horizon.
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
The adventurers step out of the aged stone tower to see the lady monk sitting crosslegged just past the gate, her eyes closed in a meditative state. She is looking significantly healthier than last night, and her blood-soaked tunic, washed by the rain, is grey with light brown stains. Before her lie three coils of rope, and behind her a thick tree branch free of leaves and shoots, straight and ten feet long and six inches thick. She calmly opens her eyes at Balion's outburst, whose voice echoes off the stone-walled ravine over the morning quiet.
"I believe these belong to you," she states curtly, rising to her feet as she gestures to the rope. She picks up the branch.
"I find it odd for four of mankind and a dwarf to be this far north," she inclines her head to Rolg, "though your northern kind have made repeated attempts on this keep."
"Brother, when your mind is cleared, you are welcome to return as my apprentice. I hope to never see the rest of you again –" she stops suddenly, glancing at Aladdin.
"Well, most of you, that is," she amends.
Aladdin of the Azlanti |
Male Human Sorcerer 2/ Summoner 1 |
"Don't show dishonor to someone who clearly was superior to you. Take your inferiority some place else. Learn from Rolg, and maybe one day you'll be half the warrior Sorah is. We invaded her home, and she laid out her rules for the house. Show some respect worthy of a so called warrior" Aladdin retorted to Jamie's show of disgust.
GM Netherfire |
Game Master |
Sorah's smile turns smug as she regards the pit fighter. She hefts the lumber onto her shoulder and strides toward the Oldkeep.
"Safe travels, brother," she says to Bolgrith. She catches Aladdin's eye, "Stay out of trouble."
After the gate closes, the adventurers can hear the rumble of wood sliding into the bar slot. Jamie scowls. The party is left outside the stone tower.
The tall mountains around them keep the rays of sunrise from reaching them, but a mist over the mountaintops makes for a cool, serene morning in pinks and blues. The chirp and twitter of birds can be heard, and the bends in the path taken thus far conceals the realm of the Ytramond Commonwealth. With exception of the tower, and the vague, overgrown resemblance of a path at the bottom of the pass, this part of the island looks to be completely untouched by civilization. Ahead, the pass weaves between steep, grassy and tree-dotted slopes that graduate into sheer stone face. It is impossible to see further ahead than two hundred feet, as the pass turns around stone or dense wood.
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Congrats on selecting Kuchar to win this week.
Wins on the PGA Tour:
Kuchar 4
Woods 72
Difference 68
Now Von.....why the comparison? I don't think anyone here needs to be told that Tiger is lightyears ahead of everyone else currently on tour. Let Kuchar have his moment of glory without being compared to anyone!
I did it for two reasons.
First, as a way to keep Matt Kuchar's win in its proper context. Matt has won only 4 tournaments including the 2012 Players. His golfing career has been weak.
Secondly, I did not like Kuchar's failure to observe golfing etiquette. Kuchar failed to inform his family on Saturday evening that if he won, they were not to come on the final green to celebrate before he shook hands with Na or in case of a playoff any other golfers. Kuchar's two sons, wife and other family members came rushing onto the 18th green and Na had to wait on the side to shake Kuchar's hand.
This can happen since Kuchar (4) has won so few PGA Tour tournaments in comparison to the great Tiger Woods (72). ha ha!
Truly do not believe that is necessary.......Yes, Kuchar was my pick, but I would have preferred Tiger raising that trophy. But you cannot deny that Kuchar played well and the victory belongs to him alone. Do you know how many players on tour have won more than one tournament? Very few. There is no one, in my belief, who will every match Tiger's records. I hope you realize that, accept it, and when congratulating someone else on a victory do it with all sincerity. Good play deserves to be recognized no matter who the player is!
I saw that blip on the 18th hole. Na was waiting for Kuchar's putt to drop, started to extend his hand and two little boys who escaped from their mama ran to him. Kuchar scooped up one and then reached for Na's hand. He said something to Na which I will assume was "sorry".
Yes it is proper etiquette to congratulate the winner.....but sometimes things get in the way. Remember when Yang beat Tiger......when Yang's putt dropped he grabbed his golf bag, hoisted it over his head and Tiger still had not putted out??
I view the PGA Tour for the opportunity to watch the great Tiger Woods. Each week I go to the PGA Tour website to learn the field so I can make my picks @ Club Tiger w/in Peadar's thread. Once Tiger finished at the Players Championship, I would have turned it off but there was a chance of a playoff so I struck around until the end. Am I happy for Matt Kuchar? No. Was I happy for Rickie Fowler @ Wells Fargo? Yes. Here, I go again but Fowler is only 71 wins behind Tiger on the list of PGA Tour wins. lol Clearly, as a golfer, you know its history and know what it takes to play the game. As a fan, I discovered golf only due to the career, skills and greatness of Tiger Woods. Tiger leaves the game, I'll just move onward. It is about the process. :) Finally, if I could have watched Serena and Roger this weekend play in Madrid, I would have dropped the Players Championship.
Once again, Matt Kuchar had adequate time on Saturday evening to prepare his family for his eventual victory at the Players. So, IMO, there is no excuse for his wife etc. to allow his sons to run prematurely onto the 18th green before Matt shooked Kevin's hand.
Yes, I recall Y.E. Yang's poor golfing etiquette at the 2009 PGA Championship where he finished play before Tiger. Tiger made a bogey at the 18th on that Sunday in 2009. And, I know you recall what Tiger did about it? He played Y.E. Yang in a singles match during the 2009 Presidents Cup and won by a score of 7 & 6. Go Tiger Go :)
Too bad that you only have such a narrow view on the world of golf! No matter what anyone could say, you would never be able to understand the emotions that flow at the conclusion of a tournament. Just very, very sad!
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QUESTION: Patty in Cincinnati is having issues with budgeting. Her husband is in construction, so their income is varied. She doesn't know how to plan for this variable income. Dave explains how to handle an irregular income.
ANSWER: I suggest you make a list of what you would put into a budget, which you already have—you've got that list—and it's what we need to spend on food. It's what our lights and water are going to be this month. It's what our rent or house payment is this month. Make a list of everything you need to spend money on or want to spend money on with a dollar amount beside it. Then you look at that list with your husband and you say, "If you have a horrible month and we only make enough to do one thing, what would we do?" And you put a "1" beside that. I'll help you with that. That one's food. If you only make enough to do one more thing past food—we can't do anything on this list but two things—what's the second thing we're going to do? I'll help you with that. It's utilities—lights and water. You keep asking that question, and the next time you ask it, it'll be pay your rent or your house payment.
We've got food, shelter, clothing, transportation. You take care of basic necessities first at a base level—nothing fancy. Then you keep going down the list from there and say, "Well, if we make enough to do one more thing, what would we do?" You keep putting a number beside it. Then you rewrite that list in order of number one through whatever—the most important thing to the least important thing.
You could do the budget every week if you wanted to, but certainly at the first of the month, what you're going to do is make that list down the page. When the money comes in, you're going to go as far down the page as you can go. If you paid the house payment, you can just mark through that one and pick up next week where the other one left off. You might have to break your food budget into four different items on there or start every week with food before you do anything else or something like that, but the idea being that you have a prioritized spending plan, and as much money as you make, you go down the page as far as the money goes until it runs out.
Sharon and I lived on that plan forever—for a decade—until we got our income stabilized to where we had enough income coming in every month no matter what to pay our bills. What happens is you could go down the page and the money runs out before the list runs out. It needs to run out. The list needs to be longer than the money. No matter what you make, every dollar has a name.
It's fine that you haven't saved anything the last four months because his income's struggling right now. That's what that means. If you didn't save anything because you went on a cruise, then we've got a problem. You've got your priorities wrong. But if you didn't save anything because you kept food on the table and lights and water were paid and you kept the rent paid, then you shouldn't save anything. You should take care of necessities first. Then you'll get to the other things.
I think what you need to do more than anything is be more organized and prioritized like I'm talking about, and you were attempting to do that with the Gazelle Budget. Congratulations for attempting, but I'm with you. That'll drive you nuts the way you were trying to do it. I agree with you.
I'm going to send you a copy of the book The Total Money Makeover. Remember, it's got the budget forms in the back of the book, and one of the forms is the irregular income planning form. It'll walk you through again what we just talked about in case you forget what we just covered. It'll get you set up and get you going.
You've got to do two things for this to work. He's got to be involved and agree with you on the spending and go along with it or have a vote in it—that kind of thing. The second thing is you've got to get a little bit more organized and very purposeful. No money is spent—period—except what's on that paper. If you left something off, you've got to rewrite the paper and prioritize it again. You have to start from scratch to do that. The irregular income planning sheet in the budget forms. For those of you that have been through Financial Peace University, you've got the sheets. Those of you that have a Total Money Makeover or Financial Peace book, you've got the budgeting forms. They're always in the back of those books, and you're set up to win with that. You're set up to be able to put together a game plan.
Let me just tell you money will leave and go to other people if you don't manage it. Money leaves those who do not manage it, and it goes to someone else. You do not get to keep money if you don't manage it. It leaves. It moves away from people who don't manage it and toward people who do. The budget is the way you manage it. It's the whip and the chair. It's the money tamer. You're making the money behave.


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May 20, 2011
I once was told, "Don't have sex on the beach or you'll get sand in your ears." That joke stayed with me and is what caught my interest in seeing Roy Arias's new play about prostitution in Latin America. When I entered the theater, I was immediately transported to another world and was excited to see how the evening would unfold.
Arias bursts onto the stage as a drag queen named La Caramelo. She is a veteran and admits that the oldest profession alive has taken its toll on her. She is witty, sassy, and confident. But as her story unfolds we quickly learn that she has a heart that has been broken by family, lovers, and friends. Arias's portrayal is both comical and poignant.
Throughout the evening, it is clear that Arias, author and actor, is catering to a Latin demographic. As such there are numerous times when Spanish references are used. Most of the audience got these "inside jokes," but I did not and was wondering if any of the other audience members felt this way. Arias's heavy accent and infusion of Spanish words and humor made me feel left out at times. It felt like I was at a great party where everyone was in on the joke, except me. This made it difficult to completely engage in his story. In essence, I was an outsider looking in.
Next, Arias plays a "Macho Man," Brazo E. Nino, who is gay for pay. Again, Arias's use of language inhibited me from fully engaging in this man's story. Brazo is supposed to appear to be "straight" as he has a wife and only sleeps with tourist men as a financially beneficial arrangement. However, Arias is too flamboyant to be believable and some of La Caramelo's nuances creep in. Usually, I find that actors don't bring enough physical life to their work, but this time Arias was so alive in his body that it became distracting and made it hard to follow his story. He would clap as a character choice to highlight certain moments, but it was very disconnected and deflated the impact of the story.
Unfortunately, this held true for his last performance as Esperanza, a classy madam who prostitutes out of necessity to feed her child. Esperanza is a dentist-turned-call-girl. Arias breaks up her story so much by taking heavy breaths and pauses, that it lacks continuity and focus. Arias repeats himself a lot. Perhaps he could streamline their stories in a revision, which would help us follow him on his journey.
Sex on the Beach has the potential to be extremely moving and could create a great social awareness about prostitutes in Latin America. Sadly, it is not there yet and left me disappointed.