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Ja, -n
(an extremist)

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"Puripuri puripuri... Bang!"

Wind across Salisbury plain
Ancient stones stand in the rain
Silhouettes against the stormy night
I walk in a counter spiral
Outside of this sunless dial
Waiting, hoping, watching for a sign
I see shadows form and disappear in shades of grey
The flicker of a thousand minds
Voices are calling from another time and place
The name that echoes here is mine
Circle of stone
I step inside
Calling through the window of time
Oh, circle of stone
Circle of stone
It starts to spin
No beginning and no end
Oh, circle of stone
As I turn the storm above me grows away
To reveal a dome of stars
The milky way seems to wink at me as if to say,
"We know exactly where you are"
Circle of stone
It turns inside
Falling through the window of time
Oh, circle of stone
Circle of stone
Forever spins
No beginning and no end
Oh, circle of stone
Rising to the highest plane
Nothing's left undone
In the universal plan
All things are one
Circle of stone
It turns inside
I reach back through the window of time
Oh, circle of stone
Circle of stone
Forever spins
No beginning and no end
Oh, circle of stone
Oh, circle of stone
Wind across Salisbury plain
Ancient stones stand in the rain
Silhouettes against the stormy sky
I walk in a clockwise spiral
Step out of this sunless dial
Back into the darkness of the night
Back into the darkness of the night
-- Laura Powers, Circle of Stone
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...

Hey, Bob?
Did I miss a notice somewhere? I haven't seen the random quote on your Drunkard's Walk page for at least the past few days, possibly longer. Did you remove it for some reason, or is something else the matter? Are others still seeing it?
Feinan

I just noticed that both of these books are available as PDFs on e23. Oddly, Robin Hood is listed as "An e23 Original", while Camelot isn't.
Bob, did you know that you have a page there? They want you to send them "a blurb about yourself" - the appropriate e-mail address is on your page.
Edit: Likewise, on both counts, for Peggy.

-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

That In Nomine For Dummies page linked in the ROTFL thread made a LOT of stuff in DW5 finally make sense for me! Who's betting that the temple is a tether based around love? I know who Jean is! And I understand why Paradox is even more testy then usual when it comes to their pantheon. That is some rather brilliant, but rather fuscked up stuff. And it also jogged my memory about a certain point people were wondering, on why the sisters are trying to hide Chris's own universe hopping escapades from him. I went back and check the story, and Urd mentions something about Chris stumbling on to his true divine nature before he's ready.
"If Chris realized the truth about the dreams he didn't remember, he might
try to access his full nature, whatever that was, before he was
ready, and only Kami-sama knew what the results of that would be."
I assume that this has means that his full manifestation is different, perhaps drastically so, from the standard inserting avatar system used by the rest of the gods. Perhaps he doesn't have a greater form or incarnations in other universes simultaneously, and has something similar to Hexe, where all of his power is sealed in one body, but he's unable to access a significant amount of it? Depending on which universe he's in, the seal will change slightly allowing him to access different power levels or forms? Hmmm... Maybe, but I don't think so, given that Bob's mentioned that Hexe has little more relevance to the story. So in what is the secret to Paradox's godhood? Does he not have a greater nature like the others? Or given his universe hopping exploits, does he have something greater? I'm dying to see how this turns out. Plus the way Paradox sort of briefly channels one of his experiences and then seems to instantly forget about it in DW5-2 says to me that we'll soon find out what the whole deal is, as he appears to be beginning to remember his jumps. Hmmm... Maybe kami-sama needed a champion or hero that he could exert a reasonable amount of control over? I mean with Doug, all the gods can really do is ask, "Please could you do this for me?" And given his general attitude to gods it's very likely he'd just say screw you and walk off. But kami-sama is in control of where Chris goes and what powers he has when he's there, and given his whole speech on how sometimes an man, not an incredibly holy champion but a least a relatively good guy is needed in the multiverse, he knows within a reason what Chris will do in a given situation. It also makes me think that he's using Chris as a kind of an agent of deniability , just so he can say hey, it wasn't me, I didn't FORCE him to do it, when Chris does whatever his task is in the other universe.
Anybody else have any thoughts along these lines?
Given that one page in particular started this particularly twisting train of thought in my head, I'd better link it. haru_in.tripod.com/INforDummies.html (Bear in mind this is just about In Nomine, and not Drunkard's Walk)

Anyway to wrap it up, most great props to both Bob and Chris on writing something that stimulates the mind and imagination so much. I apologise if I'm being in any way irritating or rude, but is there any more news on when the next chapter will be out? The series is so good and so full of ideas at just a two chapter mark that I have a serious feeling the whole thing will be simply cool as hell(or heaven).
Regards,
David Plywood Lewis

"Playing with GURPS Powers" plus "looking at Bob's website" equals "updated character sheets"... although this is the first conversion from GURPS Third Edition that I've done, so I may have goofed somewhere.
I'm still working on a conversion of Alvin Russet, but my conversion of Ogden Matthias is finished, so here it is. Bob, if this conversion is correct, it's yours to do with as you see fit.

Ogden Matthias
691 points
ST 11 (10)
DX 13 (60)
IQ 16 (120)
HT 15 (50)
HP 15 (8)
Will 16 (0)
Per 16 (0)
FP 11 (-12)
Basic Lift 24
Damage 1d-1 th / 1d+1 sw
Basic Speed 4.5 (-50)
Basic Move 4 (0)
Social Background
TL: 8 (0)
Cultural Familiarities: Western (0)
Languages: English (native) (0)
Advantages
Charisma +10 (50); Patron: powerful individual, generic (+100%), appears on 15- (60); Reputation: +3, everyone, all the time (15); Status 5 (20); Voice (10); Wealth: Filthy Rich (50).
Powers
Mind Control: area effect 60yd (+300%), independant (+70%), no signature (+20%), reliable +9 (power roll is 25; +45%), suggestion (-40%), telepathic (-10%), power can be transmitted through audio signals (+40%), targets must hear his voice (-20%), only one message: "You will obey me" (-40%) (233)
Disadvantages
Fanaticism: God's Kingdom of Supers (-15); Secret: leader of a subversive revolutionary movement (-30); Sense of Duty: to supers (-10); Vow: If he can prevent it, supers will never be persecuted (-10).
Quirks
Subtle and careful -- a long-term planner for everything; Always carries a brass-handled cane; Insists on good PR, no matter what; Knows enough to trust expert opinions, if they're experts he can trust; Rationalizes evil deeds done for a good cause. (-5)
Skills
Administration-16 (IQ) (2); Area Knowledge: NYC-18 (IQ+2) (4); Bicycling-14 (DX+1) (2); Broadsword-15 (DX+2) (8); Computer Operation-16 (IQ) (1); Detect Lies-18 (Per+2) (12); Diplomacy-19 (IQ+Voice+1) (8); Economics-14 (IQ-2) (1); Intimidation-19 (Will+3) (12); Leadership-20 (IQ+4) (16); Occultism-16 (IQ) (2); Performance-21 (IQ+Voice+3) (12); Public Speaking-21 (IQ+Voice+3) (12); Psychology-17 (IQ+1) (8); Savoir-Faire: high society-20 (IQ+4) (12); Strategy: land-17 (IQ+1) (8); Swimming-15 (HT) (1); Theology: Christianity-19 (IQ+3) (16).
Non-Super Equipment
Tactical Vest (DR 12, 9 lbs.), worn only during public appearances.
Brass-handled cane (Can be used in combat as a light club, +2 to damage from the metal head: Damage sw+3 cr, Reach 1, 5 lbs.).

(Edit: Left off a couple of point costs...)
(Edit: Changed "accurate" to "reliable".)
-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Yeah, that's the way to get rid of all those dirty pirates!
Subtitled YouTube video of Swedish news:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6DBn0BncMk

Artist: Blessid Union of Souls
Album: Walking Off the Buzz
Song: That's the Girl I've Been Telling You About
Power: Allows Doug to create a simulacrum of any female he cares about (friendship or above)
Limitations: He must tell another person about who he wants to create a simulacrum of, tell about her even if it is a token sentence in the midst of a melee.
I dont know what I was thinking when I seen her
I just had to find a way I could meet her
Cause Ive been dying for the chance just to treat her
Like the ripe little peach she is
Wouldnt even cross my mind to deceive her
But she could lie through her teeth and Id believe her
I dont know her but I know that I need her
And I dont think shes got a notion but
Thats the girl Ive been telling you about
Aint she everything I said and a whole lot more
She got it going on and I never want to be without her
Thats the girl Ive been telling you about
Shes been spinning in my head like a revolving door
Her smile is like the sun and my whole world revovles around her
I dont even think she knows how she moves me
I cant explain it but she does something to me
If she ever looked shed see right through me
And I dont think that I could keep my cool
I could tell her that I want to get to know her
Take her the places that Id really like to show her
But I hear shes got somebody and he loves her
And I dont think hes got a notion but
Thats the girl Ive been telling you about
Aint she everything I said and a whole lot more
Shes got it going on and I never want to be without her
Thats the girl Ive been telling you about
Shes been living in y head like a recurring dream
Her smile is like the sun and my whole world revolves around her
She lives in my head from the start of my day til the night
And every word that she says Im hanging onto so tight
Thats the girl Ive been telling you about
Aint she everything I said could you need much more
Shes got it going on and I never want to be without her
Thats the girl Ive been telling you about
Shes been reigning in my head like a pouring storm
Her smile is like the sun and my whole world revovles around her
Like a soul in the wind Ive been lost since the day I found her
What Id give to be everything she needs like the air around her
Got my arms open wide wish she knew they belong around her
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
--Dr. Seuss

When darkness falls,
Leaving shadows in the night,
Don't be afraid,
Wipe that fear from your eyes.
If a desperate love
Keeps on driving you wrong,
Don't be afraid,
You're not alone.
You can run with us,
We've got everything you need.
Run with us,
We are free.
Come with us,
I see passion in your eyes,
Run with us.
When the cold wind blows,
Turn your collar to the cold.
Don't be ashamed
If you need someone to hold.
If you're sinking in quicksand,
And it's dragging you down,
And you feel you're going under,
We'll be around.
You can run with us,
We've got everything you need.
Run with us,
We are free.
Come with us,
I see passion in your eyes,
Run with us.
When you're behind closed doors,
All alone by yourself,
And you're longing inside,
To be somebody else.
You pick up the telephone,
And there's no one on the line,
Don't be afraid,
'Cause there's still time.
You can run with us,
We've got everything you need.
Run with us,
We are free.
Come with us,
I see passion in your eyes,
Run with us.
You can run with us,
We've got everything you need.
Run with us,
We are free.
Come with us,
I see passion in your eyes,
Run with us.
Oh, run with us...
-- Lisa Lougheed, Run With Us (from The Raccoons TV show)-- Bob
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I loot faster. -- Peggy Schroeck, D&D game, in response to a crisis situation that arises while she's searching the bodies of four recent opponents.

I forgot to mention yesterday that I made a minor update to the DW FAQ page. Nothing big -- I fixed an image link, and expanded the list of known students at the Warriors Academy with the latest info.-- Bob
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I loot faster. -- Peggy Schroeck, D&D game, in response to a crisis situation that arises while she's searching the bodies of four recent opponents.