Michael Crichton (1942-2008)

This sucks, really. Had no idea he had cancer.

I'm going to have to go buy some of his books now. I've fond memories of reading them from the local library in high school.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

A very Damage Output oriented Mag build. Please advise.Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.4006

http://www.cohplanner.com/

Level 50 Technology Tanker

Primary Power Set: Ice Armor

Secondary Power Set: Ice Melee

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Fitness

Power Pool: Speed

Power Pool: Leadership

Ancillary Pool: Arctic Mastery

Hero Profile:

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Level 1: Frozen Armor

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 53

(3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 53

(3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 53

(5) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

Level 1: Frozen Fists

(A) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(5) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53

(7) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

(7) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

(9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

Level 2: Ice Sword

(A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

(9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

(11) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(11) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53

(13) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

Level 4: Frost

(A) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 53

(13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 53

(15) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53

(15) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(17) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53

Level 6: Wet Ice

(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50

Level 8: Chilling Embrace

(A) Pacing of the Turtle - Range/Slow: Level 53

(46) Pacing of the Turtle - Endurance/Recharge/Slow: Level 53

(48) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 53

(48) Tempered Readiness - Endurance/Recharge/Slow: Level 53

Level 10: Jump Kick

(A) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(17) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53

(19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(19) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

(21) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

Level 12: Combat Jumping

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 53

(50) Gift of the Ancients - Defense: Level 40

(50) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance: Level 40

Level 14: Super Jump

(A) Jumping IO: Level 50

Level 16: Hurdle

(A) Jumping IO: Level 50

(21) Jumping IO: Level 50

Level 18: Health

(A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 53

(23) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 53

(23) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40

(25) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30

Level 20: Stamina

(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50

(25) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50

(27) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50

(27) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50

(29) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50

Level 22: Icicles

(A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53

(29) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 53

(31) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53

(31) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 53

Level 24: Glacial Armor

(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50

Level 26: Build Up

(A) Adjusted Targeting - Recharge: Level 50

(31) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance: Level 50

(33) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff: Level 50

(33) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge: Level 50

(33) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

(34) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50

Level 28: Energy Absorption

(A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50

(34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50

(34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50

(36) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50

(36) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance: Level 50

(36) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 53

Level 30: Freezing Touch

(A) Neuronic Shutdown - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge: Level 30

(37) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge: Level 53

(37) Essence of Curare - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge: Level 53

Level 32: Hibernate

(A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 53

(37) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge: Level 53

(39) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 53

(39) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 53

(39) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50

(40) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50

Level 35: Greater Ice Sword

(A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

(40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance: Level 53

(40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

Level 38: Frozen Aura

(A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53

(42) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 53

(42) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(43) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 53

(43) Call of the Sandman - Accuracy/Sleep/Recharge: Level 53

Level 41: Block of Ice

(A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53

(43) Devastation - Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(45) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 53

(45) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53

(45) Hold Duration IO: Level 50

Level 44: Hasten

(A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50

(46) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50

(46) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50

Level 47: Maneuvers

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 53

(48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 53

Level 49: Assault

(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50

(50) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50

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Level 1: Brawl

(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

(A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

(A) Empty

Level 1: Gauntlet

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Set Bonus Totals:

22% DamageBuff(Smashing)

22% DamageBuff(Lethal)

22% DamageBuff(Fire)

22% DamageBuff(Cold)

22% DamageBuff(Energy)

22% DamageBuff(Negative)

22% DamageBuff(Toxic)

22% DamageBuff(Psionic)

2.5% Enhancement(JumpSpeed)

2.5% Enhancement(FlySpeed)

2.5% Enhancement(JumpHeight)

45% Enhancement(Accuracy)

41.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

2.5% Enhancement(RunSpeed)

5% FlySpeed

231.9 HP (12.4%) HitPoints

5% JumpHeight

5% JumpSpeed

MezResist(Confused) 7.5%

MezResist(Held) 7.5%

MezResist(Immobilize) 20.7%

MezResist(Sleep) 10.3%

MezResist(Stun) 7.5%

MezResist(Terrorized) 9.7%

8.5% (0.14 End/sec) Recovery

86% (6.73 HP/sec) Regeneration

1.58% Resistance(Fire)

1.58% Resistance(Cold)

1.26% Resistance(Energy)

7.51% Resistance(Negative)

5% RunSpeed

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Set Bonuses:

Luck of the Gambler

(Frozen Armor)

10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration

21.1 HP (1.13%) HitPoints

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Mako's Bite

(Frozen Fists)

MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%

28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

3% DamageBuff(All)

Mako's Bite

(Ice Sword)

MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%

28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

3% DamageBuff(All)

Positron's Blast

(Frost)

2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery

1.58% Resistance(Fire,Cold)

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Pacing of the Turtle

(Chilling Embrace)

MezResist(Sleep) 2.75%

2.5% Enhancement(Slow)

Mako's Bite

(Jump Kick)

MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%

28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

3% DamageBuff(All)

Luck of the Gambler

(Combat Jumping)

7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Gift of the Ancients

(Combat Jumping)

2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery

Numina's Convalescence

(Health)

12% (0.94 HP/sec) Regeneration

Performance Shifter

(Stamina)

5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed

35.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints

2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery

2.5% DamageBuff(All)

Scirocco's Dervish

(Icicles)

10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration

3.13% Resistance(Negative)

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

Adjusted Targeting

(Build Up)

2% DamageBuff(All)

1.26% Resistance(Energy,Negative)

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Status Resistance 7.5%

Efficacy Adaptor

(Energy Absorption)

21.1 HP (1.13%) HitPoints

1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery

10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration

2.5% DamageBuff(All)

Luck of the Gambler

(Energy Absorption)

7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Numina's Convalescence

(Hibernate)

12% (0.94 HP/sec) Regeneration

Doctored Wounds

(Hibernate)

MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%

Mako's Bite

(Greater Ice Sword)

MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%

28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints

3% DamageBuff(All)

Scirocco's Dervish

(Frozen Aura)

10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration

3.13% Resistance(Negative)

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

Devastation

(Block of Ice)

12% (0.94 HP/sec) Regeneration

42.2 HP (2.25%) HitPoints

3% DamageBuff(All)

Luck of the Gambler

(Maneuvers)

10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration

7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

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Edit: Fixed - was over-5-ing some set bonusses.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

While at the same time perfectly right.  Sadly, after watching it, I don't think I'm going to ever enjoy [link=//%[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIkCTGoE4DY]www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIkCTGoE4DY]"Maxwell's Silver Hammer"[/url] the same way again.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

per your reccomendation, I picked this up from our private source -

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!?!

who's the dude? Why's he ripping parts of bell out? Why's he look like Keiichi? Who's the goth chick with butterfly wings? where are my pants?

....wow.

what was this from? I need to get me this OVA/season...
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

http://www.theonion.com/c...tm_source=onion_rss_daily

Heh.

People who know me do not often see me whoop and dance but I did that tonight.

Unabashed joy and happiness!

Thank you, America. After the non event of our election I needed this, I really did.

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Epsilon

I finally got around to taking some pics of my general lurking
area

Further detail pics available upon request, should anyone ask.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

Come with us and you will see....Ops's haul of
clearance candy post-Halloweeeen.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

I saw http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.php? ... ostcount=5]this posting over on the SJGames forums, and thought "okay, that's yet another reason why we don't let The Professor run Fenspace..."

Anybody got any more?
--
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

As Bob has said that completely instrumental or a capella songs don't trigger Doug's metagift, here's a version of "Thriller" Looney can
listen to:

François Macré - Thriller (reprise A'cappella 64
pistes)

http://mediaservices.myspace.com/servic ... 1,mt=video
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll