Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal

Originally Posted by Bren

It's not like he was being at all subtle. He named the NPC Rick and the casino bar Rick's Place. Does no one in that group actually pronounce the NPCs' names?

Subtle? What subtle? I did everything except do a miniature billboard saying "Welcome To Morocco!", hoist a Tricolor (they gave a fictional one, but still), and wore a fez. I did do all the NPCs voices, and pretty well at that, and they still didn't get it over several weeks of game sessions. I used all the film's dialog, too. Word for word.

You got me as to why they didn't catch it. I'm still baffled, decades later.

I've had a very pleasant afternoon; got the window air conditioners in, so I could say I was doing something useful, but the real fun of the day is pictured below. Got the ovals at the crafts store for a whole $4, everything else came out of stock. The arched brackets were salvaged from a project that never got off the ground, and the brass rod for the railings were left over from a project we did for Prince a lot time ago. Everything else is from the parts bins.

Control stands and weapons mounts are on, and the supports with the steel plates for the magnets for the flight stands are all on and coat of black primer on the top side. I still have to add the lower detail, flagstaffs, and build some accessories - these, things like radium cannon and such, will be on steel / magnets so I can trade them out for different games. The two large skiffs can carry up to 12, the four small ones up to six based figures. No railings for the bows, so the weapons can be traversed and the players can jump off more quickly.

Grappling hooks? Do I need grappling hooks?

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Quite whining; at least you got some cash. I got poisoned with Zu'ur, because they thought that it would be funny. Had to have very stern words with Phil over that one, but there were advantages to the plot. Tsahul and Nyssa, to name two; their barge, to name another. Lovely trip down the Missuma to Jakalla, where we picked up the boat (and Vrisa) and went off to the Southern Continent.

SHIT! I'd forgotten about that.

For those of you not up on Tekumelyani pharmaceuticals this is roughly like injecting somebody with pure heroin "as a joke."

We left that group soon after, as I recall.

I mean, shortening one of the legs on your war merino is one thing; what those clowns did wasn't even close to funny, though.

Folks, now you know why Chirine and I responded with undisguised glee when Qutmu took the high ride.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

I've had a very pleasant afternoon; got the window air conditioners in, so I could say I was doing something useful, but the real fun of the day is pictured below. Got the ovals at the crafts store for a whole $4, everything else came out of stock. The arched brackets were salvaged from a project that never got off the ground, and the brass rod for the railings were left over from a project we did for Prince a lot time ago. Everything else is from the parts bins.

Control stands and weapons mounts are on, and the supports with the steel plates for the magnets for the flight stands are all on and coat of black primer on the top side. I still have to add the lower detail, flagstaffs, and build some accessories - these, things like radium cannon and such, will be on steel / magnets so I can trade them out for different games. The two large skiffs can carry up to 12, the four small ones up to six based figures. No railings for the bows, so the weapons can be traversed and the players can jump off more quickly.

Grappling hooks? Do I need grappling hooks?

You've not lost your skill, Montressor.

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Sounds familiar...too bad he couldn't keep it up!!! What came later, was a big disappointmet to me...☹️ I had such grand visions as a young lad! Instead, I got a silly alien(among other things). Very different from "comic sidekicks". But that's for another thread and my opinion.

H:0)

PS Akira is fantastic. Yojimbo is one of my all time favorites!!!

"Ran". "Kagumusha". And of, course, "Seven Samurai". All my favorites!

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

SHIT! I'd forgotten about that.

For those of you not up on Tekumelyani pharmaceuticals this is roughly like injecting somebody with pure heroin "as a joke."

We left that group soon after, as I recall.

I mean, shortening one of the legs on your war merino is one thing; what those clowns did wasn't even close to funny, though.

Folks, now you know why Chirine and I responded with undisguised glee when Qutmu took the high ride.

Yep. It was, as they say, the last straw. Jim Danielson and Rick Bjugen kind of read Phil the Riot Act, and we all moved away from the 'New Men' and let them stew in their own juices. Gaming was a lot more fun, the room was nicer, and we laughed a lot more.

They still think they're really funny, too.

And now for something completely different.

About ten miles away is a small hamlet called Cavour. Sadly, they do not mine Cavourite there.

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

You've not lost your skill, Montressor.

(Bows to audience)

Thank you, thank you! This is bit of fun, like all the game stuff I do; the heroes have to be able to jump from deck to deck in mid-air, otherwise it just isn't Barsoom. I think they are both generic and Art Deco enough to get by in Tekumel, as well, considering the number of times we went hither and thither by air. I mean, I have really good Tekumelyani ships - they even light up and wobble around, just like the real thing!

We aim to please, and run fun games.

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

And now for something completely different.

About ten miles away is a small hamlet called Cavour. Sadly, they do not mine Cavourite there.

Straight out US 14 from Rochester, too. And you can't fool us; you don't mine Cavourite, you catch it in nets as it is released. Luckliy, we use the eighth ray to support our flyers. Other-planar energy for the air cars, of course. Nothing like modern science, I say!