OOC and MIA

[The Bindoner]

If you want a simple AD&D 1e game for a couple of months, I've started one here. Nothing to over-think, just go into a dank place and kill bad things. Relieve holiday stress.

Background is posted, action starts Monday. I enjoy gaming with you all.

I haven't played AD&D this century, so out of nostalgia I'll give it a look. Thanks for the invite.

[BackworldTraveller]

If you want a simple AD&D 1e game for a couple of months, I've started one here. Nothing to over-think, just go into a dank place and kill bad things. Relieve holiday stress.

Background is posted, action starts Monday. I enjoy gaming with you all.

Possibly a bit over-extended as is...Thanks for asking

[Leitz]

Wow, I was "receive-only" yesterday and figured there would be dozens of fun posts to sort through.

[The Bindoner]

I've noticed weekends are often surprisingly quiet.

[Tiglath]

I'll post something tonight but I'm transitioning between computers which has taken some time...

[The Bindoner]

Urgh, I'm dreading the day I have to do that.

The power jack on this machine only works if the cable is propped in a very precise ( and precarious ) way, and no local engineers will touch it.

[shaidar]

good luck with that

[Leitz]

Sorry, no real sympathy. I use Linux and keep a backup of my home drive. Getting a new machine up and running is pretty easy.

[shaidar]

I converted to Linux in the last year, after windows 10 dragged my not that old laptop to a crawl. Linux gave it a new lease of life, and I havne't booted into windows for months.

[Tiglath]

Aaaannnnddd ... we're back!

Apologies for the intermission but you'll immediately notice while reading this that the background whirr of the cogs on the old PC is now absent!

Various preparations were in hand just in case Jess' trip for racing and spares went awry but as per my last IC these seem to have been overtaken by events.

[Leitz]

(OOC: This latest as something of a PS - that'll teach me to leave posts to proof read in the morning! )

Yeah, I'm not complaining, but sometimes this game moves so fast that I have to spend time thinking about a response and hoping someone else doesn't respond before I can! I also tell new players to *not* look at this game for a posting rate expectation; we're a bit "above and beyond".

[The Bindoner]

The LBBs are on Bundle of Holding:

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/LB ... vellerLBBs

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/LB ... vellerLBBs

Though, if you were going to buy both, you might prefer to get the disc from Mr Miller himself ( The Classic traveller CDROM ):

https://www.farfuture.net/FFE-CDROMs.html

[Leitz]

Marc sells the CDs with a 443 deal; buy 4, and he refunds one so you only pay for 3.

[Tiglath]

Happy New Year All!

We'll gently resume directly...

[The Bindoner]

A Happier New Year, I hope.

Looking forward to getting back to normal. Here and IRL.

[shaidar]

Yes, Happy New Year one and all

[The Bindoner]

I'd like to recommend a book. Originally printed as The Middle Parts of Fortune: Somme and Ancre 1916, it was reprinted in bowdlerised form as Her Privates We for the mass market.

It's a really good depiction of the experience of men in and out of the trenches in WW1, up there with Some Desperate Glory, definitely top 5 of any list. Top 3 for me.

It's common soldiers dialogue is part of the inspiration for Jess' style, but it is very much saltier. Fs and Cs in abundance.

Here's the description: https://www.westernfrontassociation.com ... k-manning/

An appreciation: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/ ... ic-manning

Here's a free Kindle edition: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Middle-Parts-F ... 8&qid=&sr=

And, of course, the physical book exists too. Some editions of Her Privates We ( the earlier ones, not the modern reprints ) are the expurgated version, shorn of profanity:

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Sear ... %20fortune

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Sear ... ning&sts=t

[The Bindoner]

Power cut, no internet except by ‘phone ( and I don’t have much data on that ). Hopefully I’ll be able to post later, but it’s been over an hour so likely not ‘til tomorrow. Assuming the storm doesn’t bring down more lines overnight...

[joertexas]

Power cut, no internet except by ‘phone ( and I don’t have much data on that ). Hopefully I’ll be able to post later, but it’s been over an hour so likely not ‘til tomorrow. Assuming the storm doesn’t bring down more lines overnight...

Hang in there...

[Tiglath]

Ah, a chance to embrace winter sports!

Oh, wait we're not allowed out...

Bah, humbug!

However, could be a useful alibi as to not being here when Erica and Prerna broke the PG rating!!!!