I have a question for the biggest D&D geek in the Lounge. (Question now included in reply #6)

Orrex

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Tue May-20-08 11:14 PM
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I have a question for the biggest D&D geek in the Lounge. (Question now included in reply #6)

Edited on Tue May-20-08 11:52 PM by Orrex

Question will follow.

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madinmaryland

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Tue May-20-08 11:20 PM
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1. Orrex, i have a question that you might be able to answer, cause i can't answer yours

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

:hi:

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Orrex

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Tue May-20-08 11:23 PM
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2. That's easy

Between those fabled rivers once there stood
The Garden wherein woman brought to man
Acquaintance both with evil and with good,
And Paradise thereafter fell to sand.
Today are met commanders and their Chief,
Reporting on the rising, bloody tide.
Each death is tallied daily in his brief,
As yesterday, when three Brazilians died.
The President, a man profound of thought,
Received this news in dignified repose,
Reflecting on the carnage he has wrought,
The many yet to die before its close.
And when he spoke, his words bore sorrow's touch:
"Remind me. A brazillion is how much?"

Sure, I've posted it before, but I don't often get to post in iambic pentameter, so why not?

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Tue May-20-08 11:26 PM
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3. "...tallied daily in his brief,..."

:rofl:

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Orrex

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Tue May-20-08 11:35 PM
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4. What can I say? The subject inspires me!

:evilgrin:

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Fleshdancer

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Tue May-20-08 11:47 PM
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5. but if you don't post the question, how will you know who the biggest D&D geek is?

I think the true geeks are waiting on the sidelines for the question first. :D

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Mojambo

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Wed May-21-08 12:04 AM
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7. The only DUer I've ever seen post multiple times on D&D related stuff is NewJeffCT

I'd put money down that he will be the one to answer this question.

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NewJeffCT

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Wed May-21-08 08:10 AM
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11. nope

I haven't got a clue.

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Orrex

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Tue May-20-08 11:52 PM
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6. Okay, here it is

I've heard that there's a module that, in a way, explained or justified the shift from 1st Ed. to 2nd actually within the game itself. Not just information for the players and/or DM, but some kind of encounter that validated the move for the characters themselves.

Is this true? Which module is it?

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NewJeffCT

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Wed May-21-08 08:08 AM
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10. no clue

if it's true or not.

I can post the question in the forums on enworld.org and/or rpg.net. You'd most likely get an answer there.

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DarkTirade

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Wed May-21-08 08:12 AM
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12. Strong I am in the dork side of the Force...

but not that strong.

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NewJeffCT

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Wed May-21-08 08:17 AM
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14. you did name my unicorn!

Dawn Strider.

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DarkTirade

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Wed May-21-08 10:15 AM
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21. I do have a way with words sometimes.

Then once I'm done having my way with them, they usually charge me 50 bucks.

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NewJeffCT

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Wed May-21-08 08:16 AM
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13. If she still posts here, Chovexani might be able to help

I haven't seen her in a while online, but I know she plays 1e/2e D&D, so she might know the answer better than me.

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Hong Kong Cavalier

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Wed May-21-08 08:17 AM
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15. There was one for the transition between 2nd and 3rd.

It was called http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Advanced-Dungeons-Dragons-Adventure/dp/0786916141">The Apocalypse Stone.
I've never used it, but judging on it's name, I bet it causes the end of the world
I know of no such module that exists for a 1st to 2nd Edition transition.

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Orrex

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Wed May-21-08 11:03 AM
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22. I asked an ubergeek friend about it, and he suggested it might have been published in Dragon

As opposed to a standalone module. That's possible, I suppose, but in that case I'm way beyond my own limited sphere of knowledge on the matter.

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madinmaryland

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Wed May-21-08 08:06 AM
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8. Recommended for a brazilian reasons.

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Wed May-21-08 08:30 AM
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16. Thats cause

you ARE the biggest geek, period.:P

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madinmaryland

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Wed May-21-08 08:37 AM
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17. I thought I was a dork!

At least according to my wife!!!

:rofl:

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Midlodemocrat

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Wed May-21-08 08:07 AM
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9. NewJeffCT comes to mind. I think he plays D&D.

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Frank Cannon

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Wed May-21-08 08:45 AM
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18. Is this it? (Fate of Istus)

The Wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate_of_Istus_(module)

I never used the Greyhawk realm.

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Orsino

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Wed May-21-08 09:22 AM
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19. That must be it, if Wikipedia can be trusted on this point.

My wife was a diehard Greyhawk collector. I'll have to read through our copy.

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NewJeffCT

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Wed May-21-08 10:13 AM
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20. I guess that makes you

the biggest D&D geek in the Lounge?

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Orrex

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Wed May-21-08 11:04 AM
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23. Holy moley, that's it!

Wow--I bow to your geekiness!

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Frank Cannon

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Thu May-22-08 12:53 AM
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24. Over the years, I have changed my geeky ways

I haven't rolled 2d10 in probably 15 years. Marriage/family put an end to all my D&D pursuits. :(

But back in the day, that game was about all I ever thought of...

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Orrex

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Thu May-22-08 09:12 AM
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25. I'm much the same--haven't played in a long time

I still have the books, and I page through them every now and again. Also, when I meet up with a certian one of my friends, we often get to chatting about our former hobby.

Thanks for answering the question, though--it was vexing me.

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