Divinus The Unbreakable CR 10
hp 39 (1d12+7d10+2d8-20)
LN Medium Humanoid
Fighter4/PsychicWarrior2/Pious Templar1/Exarch2/Warblade1
Init +2; Senses Listen +1, Spot +1;
Languages Common
AC 44, touch 42, flat-footed 42 (+15 Armor, +9 Shield, +2 Natural, +2 Deflection, +2 Dex, +3 Defending)
Fort +18, Ref +10, Will +11
Speed 60 ft. (10 squares)
Melee +1 Longsword +13/+8 (1d8+4)
Ranged lol.
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft./5 ft.
Base Atk +9; Grp +12
Abilities Str 16, Dex 14, Con 06, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 14
Flaws Pathetic (Con), Solitary Paragon
Feats
F]Shield Specialization (Heavy)
F]Shield Ward
H] Combat Expertise
1] True Believer
F1] Weapon Focus (Longsword)
F2] Shield Bearer
3] Close Quarters Fighting
F4]Heavy Armor Optimization
Psy5]Armor Deflection
6] Leadership
Psy6] Greater Combat Expertise
9]Greater Heavy Armor Optimization
Skills
Tumble at least 5
Craft (armor)
Craft (weaponmaking)
Possessions
+2 Heavy Fortification Mithral Mountain Plate
+5 Adamantium Tower Shield
+2 Amulet of Natural Armor
+1 Ring of Protection
+1 Shield Spikes of Defending
+1 Armor Spikes of Defending
+1 Longsword of Defending
+1 Gauntlets of Defending
Boots of Interdiction (Perm. Expeditious Retreat)
Ring of Sustenance
+4 Cloak of Resistance
394 Gold for potions, etc
Notes::
Divinus' equipment is created under the assumption that he did not spend a drop of his gold on anything magic until 8th level (or that he somehow pawned it off for full market value) at which point he forced his Cohort, an 8th level Artificer, to use all of his gold to create all of Divinus' items. Divinus himself crafted the Adamantium Shield and the Mithral Mountain Plate.
Assuming Divinus somehow needs to get his AC even higher, he can combat expertise for 9, and make his longsword defending, as well as fight defensively for 3. This pumps his 44 to a 57.
Any mistakes, just point'em out.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
E. Gary Gygax (1938 - 2008)
Rest in Peace, Gary Gygax.
For those of you who haven't heard, Mr. Gygax died today. I know I have a few readers that won't know who he is, so for your sake, Gary Gygax is the man who co-invented the tabletop roleplaying game "Dungeons and Dragons", and has widely become an cultural icon for the game.
I can't really speak for anyone else, but I can say that D&D has had a profound impact on my life. I credit roleplaying with helping develop my social skills and providing me with a tool to improve my creativity and writing. Dungeons and Dragons has cultivated my dreams and fantasies, forged friendships. and is the source for many of my favorite stories.
It might seem like a silly nerd thing to some people, but Dungeons and Dragons means a lot to me, and the passing of Ernest Gary Gygax is a day to be marked and remembered. I know that I wouldn't be the same without him, and I promise you that his influence on your life is probably much more impactful than you realize.
Tomorrow: Divinus the Unbreakable.
For those of you who haven't heard, Mr. Gygax died today. I know I have a few readers that won't know who he is, so for your sake, Gary Gygax is the man who co-invented the tabletop roleplaying game "Dungeons and Dragons", and has widely become an cultural icon for the game.
I can't really speak for anyone else, but I can say that D&D has had a profound impact on my life. I credit roleplaying with helping develop my social skills and providing me with a tool to improve my creativity and writing. Dungeons and Dragons has cultivated my dreams and fantasies, forged friendships. and is the source for many of my favorite stories.
It might seem like a silly nerd thing to some people, but Dungeons and Dragons means a lot to me, and the passing of Ernest Gary Gygax is a day to be marked and remembered. I know that I wouldn't be the same without him, and I promise you that his influence on your life is probably much more impactful than you realize.
"...when you help create something as big as D&D, you're changing the world in a billion tiny ways that are out of your control." - Rich Berlew
"Well, it was just great. I had done something that so many people were having a great time with. I obviously love the game and I loved sharing with so many people. It's a great sense of camaraderie." - Gary Gygax
Tomorrow: Divinus the Unbreakable.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Amotivational Syndrome
So I've been a bit busy over the last few days. Personally, I can't be blamed. I've been suffering from Amotivational Syndrome. It's a very serious condition, I'll have you know, and I'll not tolerate any mocking. (For those of you who don't know, Amotivational is an entirely made-up condition that means "laziness". For a while, the big scary word was used as a symptom of smoking weed because dumb/stoned people couldn't fanangle the meaning, but anti-drug activists have wizened up in recent years and cut that out of their ads.)
If you haven't noticed, I've added a little bit of music to the side of my blog - I encourage you to put on some headphones, close your eyes, and pump up the volume. It's beautiful. Also, it's a perfect segway into
Spontaneous Nerditude
The last week or so of my time has been entirely dominated by a new nerdy obsession of mine - EVE Online. It's a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Space Simulation Game.
That's right, I'm playing a MMORPSSG. And I got Rita into it, too! Its main draw? Its got British people on headsets. And god knows that Americans love the British accent. Aside from that, the MMO is actually quite different from many I've played - possessing both a strong, unique, award-winning PvP system and a rich, detailed economy for those who aren't interested in battle to manipulate. Experience isn't gained through combat - rather, the players assign skills to train, and they do so in real-time, even when the player isn't logged in.
A Definite Improvement.
Most of my other posts haven't included a beautiful girl next to me. :P Rather than blog, i'm going to go spend time with her.
Until tomorrow. [Unless the AMS strikes again!]
If you haven't noticed, I've added a little bit of music to the side of my blog - I encourage you to put on some headphones, close your eyes, and pump up the volume. It's beautiful. Also, it's a perfect segway into
Spontaneous Nerditude
The last week or so of my time has been entirely dominated by a new nerdy obsession of mine - EVE Online. It's a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Space Simulation Game.
That's right, I'm playing a MMORPSSG. And I got Rita into it, too! Its main draw? Its got British people on headsets. And god knows that Americans love the British accent. Aside from that, the MMO is actually quite different from many I've played - possessing both a strong, unique, award-winning PvP system and a rich, detailed economy for those who aren't interested in battle to manipulate. Experience isn't gained through combat - rather, the players assign skills to train, and they do so in real-time, even when the player isn't logged in.
A Definite Improvement.
Most of my other posts haven't included a beautiful girl next to me. :P Rather than blog, i'm going to go spend time with her.
Until tomorrow. [Unless the AMS strikes again!]
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
A Nod to You, Dashboard Confessional
It is not often that my minority views are actually vindicated by real life. This isn't to say that my opinions are by and large wrong or outlandish, just unpopular at times.
Vindication has come, at last.
After a year of the new generation of video game consoles being on the market (two for the Xbox 360), it turns out the Wii games have exceptionally low rating scores compared to other systems. Compared to all the consoles in both last and current generation video gaming, Wii games appear to be consistently worse than their counterparts.
I have long held that the Wii is a console built on gimmicks. Nintendo, an aging empire, attempted to avoid competition with current console king Sony and underdog bruiser Microsoft by completely skirting traditional gaming and making a "revolution" in gameplay.
Except it's not a revolution. It's a mouse. That you point at the TV. This is not a revolution; this is Duck Hunt, except now every game is forced to use hypersensitive and nonsensical controls that are less precise than my mouse.
The whole point of gaming is that you generate a lot of output for very little input. I press a button; my dude does something really fucking awesome. In order for you to to increase the input, you should increase the output - games like Guitar Hero are prime examples, which make you feel like a rockstar badass as you whale on the guitar. Wii games, on the other hand, are exciting for the better part of an hour, and then you just feel like a noob. An intern for a Wii software development company gave me this advice:
In the article, the man tries at the end to dismiss the findings as reviewers looking at the Wii's "poor graphical output" and prematurely rating the games as suck because they just "don't understand Wii games."
It seems more likely to me that reviewers, who review games for a living, just aren't fooled. Consumers, on the other hand, are gobbling up the Wii like crazy, and companies like Ubisoft are scooping up large bundles of cash off of poor games like Red Steel. The Wii has become a media frenzy and people have looked at games like Wii Sports (which, I hear, is pretty good.) and just churned out minigame generators for people who buy games based on the pictures on the back of the box.
When Wii developers realize that shaking a Wiimote back and forth isn't a game, then I think the system will be put to good use. Unfortunately, the quality of games doesn't seem to matter from a business standpoint, because the Wii is making more money than ever.
Vindication has come, at last.
After a year of the new generation of video game consoles being on the market (two for the Xbox 360), it turns out the Wii games have exceptionally low rating scores compared to other systems. Compared to all the consoles in both last and current generation video gaming, Wii games appear to be consistently worse than their counterparts.
I have long held that the Wii is a console built on gimmicks. Nintendo, an aging empire, attempted to avoid competition with current console king Sony and underdog bruiser Microsoft by completely skirting traditional gaming and making a "revolution" in gameplay.Except it's not a revolution. It's a mouse. That you point at the TV. This is not a revolution; this is Duck Hunt, except now every game is forced to use hypersensitive and nonsensical controls that are less precise than my mouse.
The whole point of gaming is that you generate a lot of output for very little input. I press a button; my dude does something really fucking awesome. In order for you to to increase the input, you should increase the output - games like Guitar Hero are prime examples, which make you feel like a rockstar badass as you whale on the guitar. Wii games, on the other hand, are exciting for the better part of an hour, and then you just feel like a noob. An intern for a Wii software development company gave me this advice:
"When you play the Wii, rest your arm against something stable and comfortable, like a table or an armchair with a pillow on it. This should help you reduce the excess movement from things like breathing."Breathing.
In the article, the man tries at the end to dismiss the findings as reviewers looking at the Wii's "poor graphical output" and prematurely rating the games as suck because they just "don't understand Wii games."
It seems more likely to me that reviewers, who review games for a living, just aren't fooled. Consumers, on the other hand, are gobbling up the Wii like crazy, and companies like Ubisoft are scooping up large bundles of cash off of poor games like Red Steel. The Wii has become a media frenzy and people have looked at games like Wii Sports (which, I hear, is pretty good.) and just churned out minigame generators for people who buy games based on the pictures on the back of the box.
When Wii developers realize that shaking a Wiimote back and forth isn't a game, then I think the system will be put to good use. Unfortunately, the quality of games doesn't seem to matter from a business standpoint, because the Wii is making more money than ever.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I'm not a nigger, I'm from niger!
If the topic confuses you, Youtube "Star Trek Hood". It's a little crude but getting to see spock say "I'm not a nigger, I'm from niger" like every 5 minutes is absolutely awe-inspiring.
OH SNAP!
If, like I suspect, you know Marz, then you probably know about his beaten-up old piece of shit car. We affectionately called it the "Buttermobile", because of...
Well, I'm not sure why, but we did. And yes, I did say called, because unfortunately, the buttermobile is no more. Surf on over to Ghost in the Machine, on my right, for pictures and more info.
For. The. Win.
Thank Solange Minstein for that wonderful video - she alerted me to that.
Valentine's Day.
Is coming up - and this is an excuse to beg for comments, because none of you lousy readers ever comment, even though I know you're there, lurking! - and I desperately need ideas for romantic things to get for Megan. Make it creative.
OH. And Megan :P No peeking, or you'll just ruin the surprise! [not that I won't add my own touch to this.]
...And for the Nerds.
To all of you who play D&D, this is just a hilarious taste of Kriss Morten.
May I present the Disciple of Metal, the Heavy Metal Bard.
OH SNAP!
If, like I suspect, you know Marz, then you probably know about his beaten-up old piece of shit car. We affectionately called it the "Buttermobile", because of...
Well, I'm not sure why, but we did. And yes, I did say called, because unfortunately, the buttermobile is no more. Surf on over to Ghost in the Machine, on my right, for pictures and more info.
For. The. Win.
Thank Solange Minstein for that wonderful video - she alerted me to that.
Valentine's Day.
Is coming up - and this is an excuse to beg for comments, because none of you lousy readers ever comment, even though I know you're there, lurking! - and I desperately need ideas for romantic things to get for Megan. Make it creative.
OH. And Megan :P No peeking, or you'll just ruin the surprise! [not that I won't add my own touch to this.]
...And for the Nerds.
To all of you who play D&D, this is just a hilarious taste of Kriss Morten.
May I present the Disciple of Metal, the Heavy Metal Bard.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Meow?
It's so true.
Work Update.
So if you know me, you'll know that I've been looking for a job. Best bet so far?
Payless Shoe Store.
Wow -.-
Friday, February 1, 2008
I never sleep these days.
So I've gotten away with not having to deal with school long enough - today I finished up preparations and I am just waiting on the system to finish processing me. That means a return to doing schoolwork - even if it'll only be at my house, it's still work.
I was stumbling and found a nice little list, entitled:
DRAGONFORCE. NOW!
I was stumbling and found a nice little list, entitled:
How to write a paper in college/university:
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your computer.
2. Log onto MSN and ICQ (be sure to go on away!). Check your email.
3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it.
4. Walk down to the vending machines and buy some chocolate to help you concentrate.
5. Check your email.
6. Call up a friend and ask if he/she wants to go to grab a coffee. Just to get settled down and ready to work.
7. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lit place.
8. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you understand it.
9. Check your email.
10. You know, you haven't written to that kid you met at camp since fourth grade. You'd better write that letter now and get it out of the way so you can concentrate.
11. Look at your teeth in the bathroom mirror.
12. Grab some mp3z off of kazaa.
13. Check your email. ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR YET?!
14. MSN chat with one of your friends about the future. (ie summer plans).
15. Check your email.
16. Listen to your new mp3z and download some more.
17. Phone your friend on the other floor and ask if she's started writing yet. Exchange derogatory emarks about your prof, the
course, the college, the world at large.
18. Walk to the store and buy a pack of gum. You've probably run out.
19. While you've got the gum you may as well buy a magazine and read it.
20. Check your email.
21. Check the newspaper listings to make sure you aren't missing something truly worthwhile on TV.
22. Play some solitare (or age of legends!).
23. Check out bored.com.
24. Wash your hands.
25. Call up a friend to see how much they have done, probably haven't started either.
26. Look through your housemate's book of pictures from home. Ask who everyone is.
27. Sit down and do some serious thinking about your plans for the future.
28. Check to see if bored.com has been updated yet.
29. Check your email and listen to your new mp3z.
30. You should be rebooting by now, assuming that windows is crashing on schedule.
31. Read over the assignment one more time, just for heck of it.
32. Scoot your chair across the room to the window and watch the sunrise.
33. Lie face down on the floor and moan.
34. Punch the wall and break something.
35. Check your email.
36. Mumble obscenities.
37. 5am - start hacking on the paper without stopping. 6am -paper is finished.
38. Complain to everyone that you didn't get any sleep because you had to write that stupid paper.
39. Go to class, hand in paper, and leave right away so you can take a nap.
Family, Friends, and Girl
So Megan's friend Amy and I got in a conversation last night about music, which led to the realization that she'd never heard of Dragonforce. At first, I thought this an isolated incident, but then a startling, cold realization came upon me - she is probably one of many! After all, if my former supervisor at Subway can manage to never hear of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, then Dragonforce is an easy task.
DRAGONFORCE. NOW!
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