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Coop considers that his luck is back to normal, while congratulating:
Jolly: 44,000 B/P
Bahamut: 31,000 Experience
Auz: 12,000 Posts
Haggard: 100,000 Total Points
VJF: Brigadier General
BlueHippo: Level 51
Chrausner: Captain
Metal-Therapy: 42,000 B/P
Bahamut7: Level 46
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 82,000 B/P

Listening to:
Foo Fighters - End Over End
House Of Pain - Jump Around
REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling

Thank you to:
Metal-Therapy

At 3/17/13 02:38 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/16/13 10:04 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/10/13 01:40 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/9/13 07:25 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/5/13 04:14 PM, Haggard wrote: Don't you own an air mattress?

No, I sleep in a bed - why would I need one?

So, you take your bed with you when you go out camping? :P

You sound like my ex - She always wanted to go camping, I wanted to spend the night in a nice hotel.

Hotels are expensive and you miss the whole party.

I did my camping with the scouts, when I was a kid. I see nothing to be gained from it now that I'm half a lifetime removed from that.

At 3/17/13 06:56 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/16/13 12:57 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/16/13 10:04 AM, Coop wrote: I just hope that I'm elsewhere if and when it does...

Just make sure you're positioned BEHIND him, you know, to avoid any unwanted surprises in the night.

You want to be gay with him so much, you share the bed with him >:(

I hate to rain on your parade, but there's not going to be any gay love going on with either one of you.

Don't knock it until you've tried it :3

At 3/17/13 11:24 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/17/13 06:56 AM, Coop wrote: You want to be gay with him so much, you share the bed with him >:(

How about we all just have a slumber party and talk about stats all night. It doesn't have to be about who wants to be gay with who. XD

*who wants to be gay with whom. There is never a time to allow your grammar to slip!

Well, last season's breakdown went like this:

Sunday - lost every match, except a friendly. I was captain.
Wednesday - finished mid-table, runner up in the senior cup, winners of the invitation plate.
Saturday - Won the league (1st XI); Runner up in the league (2nd XI).

I was scorer for the most part on the Saturday team. I did play two games and took a couple of wickets.

Sounds like you did pretty well, overall. Good luck this year! Out of curiosity, is there any video of you playing on YouTube, or something? I'd be curious to see it.

There are a couple of videos of us celebrating after winning. From 2011 2012 and hopefully one for next season ;)

At 3/18/13 09:58 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/16/13 10:04 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/9/13 07:39 PM, Bahamut wrote: I've been able to see her today. Although things may be getting more and more intense right now, we were able to enjoy seeing each other. Plenty of hugs were given so we're still close to each other. I've spoken to a few friends today and they feel that I have done what I can to help her out but perhaps I shouldn't pressure myself to respond to her to every little thing she says on Twitter, Facebook, etc. However, for now it's a matter of giving her space and give her time to recover which I have agreed to do starting from earlier this week.

Try not to rush in. You can seem over the top and clingy if you do.

Well I tried to give her time but nothing was made any easier for us.

Just take your time, the right one is out there.

At 3/18/13 11:45 AM, Auz wrote:

At 3/18/13 09:58 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/17/13 06:49 PM, Auz wrote:

As a result of getting 30k posts, though, I now have FOUR stats with 30k+ and I'm the first of that kind to do that. It'll be ages before you even see anyone else with four 30k stats

Coop is about the only likely other candidate to reach that anywhere within the next few years.

And my posting has fallen off a cliff of late.

At 3/23/13 03:35 PM, jonthomson wrote: Congratulations! You just destroyed someone else's hard work! This Flash has been blammed.

wow, haven't seen that in years

Great feeling, isn't it?

At 3/17/13 02:04 PM, Gagsy wrote:

At 3/17/13 01:21 PM, Coop wrote: Wow, that's a deep song. On the day he died, I drove home from my then-girlfriend's and had to pull over, as "I just can't stop loving you" came on the stereo and I couldn't see for the tears.

I don't think I cried but I know I very upset by the news, especially as I had tickets to go see him at the O2. I can't tell you how excited I was about that before he passed away :(

I'd heard on the morning after, as it was overnight when it happened, but when I heard on the morning, I was stunned. Went over to see Bex in the evening after work and it was on the way home, that the song came on (my iPod has a sense of timing / humour), so I let my emotion out.

But yeah that song. It never used to be my favourite, Beat Up had the number 1 in my heart but then one day I just listened to it properly and god its just so beautiful. I love every single aspect of that song. Not just my ultimate favourite MJ song but one of my very favourite songs that I will listen to every single time it comes on. I got it played once on the radio, that was a good day.

One of the good things about the radio stations that we listen to at work, they occasionally put Man in the Mirror on. A shame for my colleagues, because they get no work out of me for 6-7 minutes, as I sing :P

Again, I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment. He never had a traditional childhood, so when he tried to cut loose and do the things that we don't think are a problem for our own children to do with their peers, people were going to raise eyebrows.

Yeah and with the constant media attention on him every hour of the day, he had no freedom to venture out and grow any differently. He was trapped by them and by his past. It was very tragic really and I don't have time for people who think differently.

It seems like no-one in authority realised this and the media just looked down their noses at him for it. Bastards.

I only have one Elvis song on my iPod, Freddie Mercury was awesome and John Lennon was only the second most talented musician in The Beatles, behind George Harrison. You heard it here first.

I didn't hear it here first Mr Coop! I always proclaim George Harrison as my favourite Beatles actually. Writing the song 'Something' has a lot to do with that.

Something is good, but I have a soft spot for While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Old Brown Shoe.

Oh and as for my favourite song? Jeeze, where can I possibly begin? Ben was probably the earliest song of his that I liked, though perhaps Rockin' Robin was up there as well. Blame it on the Boogie from the Jacksons was pretty great as well.

If we're picking favourite Jacksons songs while we're here (cannot resist), then there is only one for me - Lookin' Through The Window. I mean just listen to him. Its actually ridiculous how fantastic his voice was aged 13. It makes no logical sense really.

Why not? You use your voice most days of your life and with 13 years of practice, you should be able to sing well, especially with the training that he received.

He said it best - if you wanna make the world a batter place, take a look at yourself and make a change.

I thoroughly enjoyed going through this post and smiling remember certain songs that don't straight away come to my mind when I think of Michael Jackson :) I think I have some intensive listening to do later.

Well, if you want to talk more Michael, you know where to find me - he's an inspiration to me.

At 3/17/13 05:52 AM, tha-chiller wrote: 1970's...would've been a Black Panther & Anthropology/History professor...at night i would do cool illegal Black Panther-shit & eventually marry a white woman

I'd say the 1970s as well - I'd have been growing up as Iron Maiden and Metallica were rising to prominence and I'd have probably been a very different person, because of it.

At 3/16/13 11:45 PM, Gagsy wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRqYVFr7sL4

Wow, that's a deep song. On the day he died, I drove home from my then-girlfriend's and had to pull over, as "I just can't stop loving you" came on the stereo and I couldn't see for the tears.

RIP RIP RIP

Indeed.

MJ was amazing back in the day and the only thing he was guilty of was having a pretty fucked up childhood which warped him into the confused adult we sadly remember him as now.

Again, I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment. He never had a traditional childhood, so when he tried to cut loose and do the things that we don't think are a problem for our own children to do with their peers, people were going to raise eyebrows.

Awesome awesome musician though and a giant loss, just as Elvis was, John Lennon, Freddie Mercury :(

I only have one Elvis song on my iPod, Freddie Mercury was awesome and John Lennon was only the second most talented musician in The Beatles, behind George Harrison. You heard it here first.

Oh and as for my favourite song? Jeeze, where can I possibly begin? Ben was probably the earliest song of his that I liked, though perhaps Rockin' Robin was up there as well. Blame it on the Boogie from the Jacksons was pretty great as well.

Then you move onto the later stuff, the tunes that were around when I was born and into my childhood. Thriller, Billie Jean, Beat It - all iconic, all part of the seven singles from the greatest album of all time.

Bad produced Dirty Diana and Smooth Criminal, but the best tune and possibly his magnum opus was Man In The Mirror, as it always makes me stop and think for a while, even as I belt it out on the karaoke stage.

Dangerous gave us Black and White and Heal the World - another tune in a similar vein to Man in the Mirror, but something that appeals more to my dad than I. The best track on that album for me has to be Jam, mainly because I mastered the rap on that, before the tape got chewed up by our stereo - fortunately I have a better copy now.

HIStory gave us Scream and Stranger in Moscow, plus another number 1 in You Are Not Alone - I wasn't such a fan of the dress. Childhood had me asking a few questions about Michael's apparent lack of one that I alluded to earlier in this post, but there was still more to come.

Blood On The Dance Floor gave us a decent title track, but little else to show for it. Morphine starts the documentation of his struggles, which few of us saw until it was sadly too late for him.

Invincible went on to prove that he really was not, but not before You Rock My World and Hearbreaker, both tunes, which flick a switch in my psyche, allowing me to get out there and express myself. After all of that, I still don't own a copy of Michael, but I will at some stage. It's been nearly four years since he left us, yet I remain grateful to him in structuring my musical development, as I have always had a place close to me for the great vocalists, such as Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, MeatLoaf and Bruce Dickinson, to name but a few from my personal collection.

He said it best - if you wanna make the world a batter place, take a look at yourself and make a change.

At 3/14/13 11:53 AM, MattTheParanoidKat wrote: This topic hasn't been active since August, did all you nerds go into hiding?

Not necessarily - I've just been really busy, keeping a sub-plot going between DM and player in one D&D game that I'm currently playing. Oh and I'm running two games at present, depending on who shows up to play on a given evening.

Yeah, I need to spend some more time writing up the fourth chapter of the story that I'm writing about Werewolf the Forsaken, where we have a bunch of people from very different backgrounds all gathered together into a pack, who are now busying themselves with saving the Welsh borders from perils that humanity at large hasn't got a clue about.

Oh yeah, I made this achievement yesterday, but I deposited after the site updated...

Top 85 experienced

NO-ONE TELL ME THE GRAND PRIX RESULT! I WON'T GET TO SEE IT FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS!

At 3/16/13 12:57 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/16/13 10:04 AM, Coop wrote: I just hope that I'm elsewhere if and when it does...

Just make sure you're positioned BEHIND him, you know, to avoid any unwanted surprises in the night.

You want to be gay with him so much, you share the bed with him >:(

I play in various leagues (Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. This season, I will be playing solely for a Saturday team.

Wow, that sounds pretty demanding. I'd think you would preform better now that you can focus all your effort on just the one league.

Well, last season's breakdown went like this:

Sunday - lost every match, except a friendly. I was captain.
Wednesday - finished mid-table, runner up in the senior cup, winners of the invitation plate.
Saturday - Won the league (1st XI); Runner up in the league (2nd XI).

I was scorer for the most part on the Saturday team. I did play two games and took a couple of wickets.

Title: Emperor - The Gods Of War
Author: Conn Iggulden
Genre: Historical Fiction
ISBN: 978-0-00-743715-3
Publication Date: 2006

Beware the Ides of March, Caesar.

Following the Dictator of Rome, Gnaeous Pompey across Greece, Julius Caesar uses his superior tactics and soldiers to defeat all enemies before him. Pompey runs and eventually leads the chase to the shores of Alexandria, seat of a once great empire, aware, but unfeeling about the dealings of Rome. When they present the head of the dictator to Julius on the docks, he weeps for his once friend.

Politics being what it was at the time (and some would say still is), alliances are formed and disolved almost instantly, with Caesar striking a legendary blow, adding Alexandria and the Nile territories to his growing empire.

Yes, we all know how the story ends and that by the end of the book, Caesar will be dead. However, as the story of Julius Caesar is winding to a close here and I feel that while this is told a lot better than Shakespeare could ever have told it, with the leisure of the sheer amount of detail that Iggulden can lavish upon us, combined with a good deal of poetic licence, it really paints a dramatic picture, that really does teach us some fantastic facts about life in Ancient Rome. As always, the real trick is making sure that you can tell the historical facts from the fiction. Of course, now that I've reached the end of the tale, I can look at Wiki and achieve a greater grasp on accepted fact, as opposed to what the author wants us to hear.

To be utterly fair though, Iggulden is not someone who writes to alter history - he is interested in the facts, yet his tweaks may well be put in place to cover slight continuity errors, the obvious exception being the age of Marcus Brutus, whom was the same age as Caesar in the tale, as opposed to 15 years his junior in reality.

It was the reading of the historical note at the end that brought a smile to my face:

"In years to come, I may have to write the story of the aftermath of the assassination. Not a single man, who stood with bloody hands in Pompey's theatre died a natural death. In a way, it is a tale as great as any other, but it will have to wait for another day." Here I am, seven years after publication of this book and I look at Waterstones, where we see an advert for book 5 being just 67 days from publication. That's uncanny.

I may not have shed a tear at the death of Ceasar, as I did for Ghengis Khan, but then I did not feel such a connection for the cold man, as I had for the actions of the Mongol khan, whose actions seemed less selfish than those of Caesar. Both names are synonymous with great leaders these days and I feel that it is testament to both that their tales can be remembered so readily these days.

Up Next : Calico Joe, by John Grisham

At 3/6/13 01:02 PM, greatwh1teshark wrote: Hi there, I saw your book review thread and I was wondering if it is possible for me to submit a book to be reviewed and it is this:

You're very welcome to submit a review for a piece - the more, the merrier. I think that you should write more on the content of the book, the writing style and actually review it, rather than presenting a plot synopsis.

At 3/6/13 04:12 AM, The-Great-One wrote:

At 3/5/13 04:12 PM, Coop wrote: That's about the scale of things. Any questions?

No, I don't have any questions. That is a tricky situation that you're in. From the looks of things a character is going to have to die off. You could bring in the possibility of bringing them back to life somehow. As for emotional problems with your ex-girlfriend, if she knows that you're a fair player then there is no victimizing. Remember, when you get down to it, it's just a game.

I think that while the other players realise this, to a greater or lesser extent, my ex just doesn't realise or care. As it is, I will spend my time making a plot that gets her to do what I want, while allowing her a degree of free will.

The plot will get there, I just need to work out some way of integrating her character into it as a way forward.

Coop realises that he's not posted on the LUL for a week. Congratulations to:
Metal-Therapy: 30,000 Saves; 10,000 Medal Points
Bloodthrone: Level 56
DiMono: 9,000 Experience; 33,333 B/P
Bahamut: 15.00 Total Voting Power; 30,000 Posts; 140,000 Total Points
SmashLuigiFan1: Level 20
LiquidFire: 26,000 Saves
LegolaSS: Lieutenant General; 13.00 Total Voting Power
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 17,000 Experience
VJF: Level 21; 160,000 Medal Points
Jolly: Top 50 Protector
SCTE3: 17,000 Experience
gamejunkie: 58,000 B/P; 6,000 Medals
reverend: Level 47

Listening to:
Rush - Tom Sawyer
The Beatles - Across the Universe
The Sword - Lords
Foo Fighters - Summer's End

Thank you to:
Bahamut
Metal-Therapy (x2)

At 3/9/13 04:03 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/9/13 07:25 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/5/13 04:14 PM, Haggard wrote: But apart from that, I can assure you that I am 99,99% straight. So you don't have to worry about anything if you'd share the same bed with me. ^^

lol

Never know, that 00.01% could just rise up at any time. :O

I just hope that I'm elsewhere if and when it does...

At 3/9/13 07:25 AM, Coop wrote: Done to a tea?

Yes, sir. Just don't let it steep for too long. ;)

Timing is everything - I'm still batting with my old bat and last night, I was hitting drives more crisply than ever before. Hopefully, I will be able to get some mileage out of these shots I've learned this winter.

Do you play in a league, or just with friends?

I play in various leagues (Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. This season, I will be playing solely for a Saturday team.

At 3/9/13 07:39 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/9/13 07:25 AM, Coop wrote: Damn.

I've been able to see her today. Although things may be getting more and more intense right now, we were able to enjoy seeing each other. Plenty of hugs were given so we're still close to each other. I've spoken to a few friends today and they feel that I have done what I can to help her out but perhaps I shouldn't pressure myself to respond to her to every little thing she says on Twitter, Facebook, etc. However, for now it's a matter of giving her space and give her time to recover which I have agreed to do starting from earlier this week.

Try not to rush in. You can seem over the top and clingy if you do.

At 3/9/13 11:35 PM, Gagsy wrote:

At 3/9/13 07:25 AM, Coop wrote: I'm sure there's a sticky innuendo stuck in there...

Don't make me accuse you of having a stick up your ass Coop!

Stop trying to insert words into my mouth (amongst other things, other places)!

At 3/10/13 10:47 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/10/13 06:02 AM, Coop wrote: Level 55

Groovy.

Nice job! Just wait until a time when we're both level 60. Still a few years off but we're gonna be there before we know it. For now, 25 days until my next level up.

I've got to still be here for that to happen. I'm hoping that I can maintain my presence, even as limited as it currently is :(

At 3/10/13 01:40 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/9/13 07:25 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/5/13 04:14 PM, Haggard wrote: Don't you own an air mattress?

No, I sleep in a bed - why would I need one?

So, you take your bed with you when you go out camping? :P

You sound like my ex - She always wanted to go camping, I wanted to spend the night in a nice hotel.

At 3/14/13 10:53 AM, Bahamut wrote: Slight improvement with things on my end. I'm still talking to her a lot and last night I have managed to gone without the talk of relationship or saying that I love her or anything like that. Our conversation felt smooth and although I can't know every single thing that goes on in her daily life, I'm sure that made her feel better in one way. Roll on Saturday for the fancy dress birthday party. Considering what she's set me up to go as for the party, she better have a smile on her face! :)

That sounds positive. I expect to see pictures!

At 3/13/13 10:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: Oh man, we've lost Clive Burr.

RIP

A most devastating loss to the Maiden Family. Hallowed Be Thy Name was one of the greatest demonstrations of his drumming talent.

On a lighter note, Iron Maiden has a beer! It will be called "Trooper" and will be available soon.

At 3/12/13 01:40 AM, Grotty wrote: Cut it off.

Your welcome.

At 3/12/13 01:43 AM, Xenomit wrote: Fuck a horse

All your problems will go away

Wow, just wow. The problem solving of Newgrounds has never been better, has it (It's never been worse, either, but that's beside the point)

Level 55

Groovy.

9th Most B/P on Newgrounds

Well, that's taken about a year to get and so will the next position, as ViceFullBuster is about 15k further up the road.

Coop gets his laptop back, before congratulating:
Jolly: 38,000 Saves; 5,555 Blams
Cyberdevil: Level 46
LadyX: Level 43
Hacsev: Level 41
Painbringer: Level 58
SCTE: 20th Birthday
Odyssic: 21st Birthday; 7th NG Berfday; 35,000 B/P
Dream-of-Duke: 14.00 Total Voting Power

Listening to:
Iron Maiden - Coming Home
Foo Fighters - Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running
Alice Cooper - I'll Bite Your Face Off

At 3/5/13 04:14 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/5/13 03:42 PM, Coop wrote:

At 3/3/13 08:50 AM, Haggard wrote: And I just can't tell you how glad I am. :P

So am I - I'd either have to sleep on the floor or share my bed with a married man. I'm not sure what's worse at the moment, as that floor is pretty cold.

Don't you own an air mattress?

No, I sleep in a bed - why would I need one?

But apart from that, I can assure you that I am 99,99% straight. So you don't have to worry about anything if you'd share the same bed with me. ^^

lol

At 3/5/13 07:31 PM, Gagsy wrote:

At 3/5/13 03:42 PM, Coop wrote: Maybe you're doing it because you've not found the right guy yet. I've not found the right woman yet, despite trying over the past 10-12 years to get things right and failing miserably.

Nah, I just have too many hangups still and I find it rather impossible to get over them or to just say fuck it and try to enjoy myself. I am the most stickiest stick who ever sticked in the mud.

I'm sure there's a sticky innuendo stuck in there...

At 3/6/13 07:52 PM, Bahamut wrote: Going through some tricky times right now but I keep telling myself to soldier on and I managed well today. Long story short, my girlfriend just needs a break from things so apart from a birthday party we're both going to next week, we won't be seeing each other for a while. I can't say how long it will last but it's all down to when she feels she's settled down with her life problems.

Damn.

At 3/5/13 03:42 PM, Coop wrote:

At 3/3/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, you appear to be busier than I am. If you happen to be up here, hopefully I haven't got a week packed with stuff to do.

We'll see. I've got to get the time to come to Scallyland first ;)

It's not a high priority but you never know what you'll plan in life.

Well, ther last time I was over there, Bex and I just passed through (past) on the M6, heading to the Lake District. 4 years time, we are planning some sort of family trip to the Lakes for my mum - she announced this yesterday and she plans to leave dad at home, because he's a miserable old fart, plus he can babysit the chickens.

Cock jokes are still a thing? Even some at the meet have been wondering that.

I thought it was called for. I've not seen a good meme in years.

One could say they've not seen a good meme ever. :P

I felt it was called for :(

My girlfriend makes plushies as well as various other things.

What, you're dating MoriChax?

Does MoriChax make various things like bracelets?

Don't know, I've never asked her...

At 3/7/13 02:16 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/5/13 03:42 PM, Coop wrote: Kick a man when he's down :P

It was nicely done, I must say.

Done to a tea?

I wield a bat for a reason. When I field, that's what your hands are for.

And your reflexes.

Timing is everything - I'm still batting with my old bat and last night, I was hitting drives more crisply than ever before. Hopefully, I will be able to get some mileage out of these shots I've learned this winter.

At 3/7/13 04:17 PM, Haggard wrote: I stubbed my toe last week, REALLY hard. I thought it was broken at first, but I could move it around without any trouble. But it still hurt like hell and it turned blue and stuff. Now, that I can walk normal again... I hit my toe on MY OTHER FOOT! It begins turning blue and I guess I cannot walk properly for the next couple of days. FUCK!

Man, that is harsh, beyond measure...

At 3/4/13 09:15 AM, The-Great-One wrote:

At 3/3/13 04:26 PM, Coop wrote: Obviously you lot don't know much of the setting, I believe, but if you could give me any more suggestions, I would be grateful.

From one DM to another I see your plight. Truth be told, I'm not sure where you should go next either while still keeping them alive. Since you are the storyteller it is your story. It could be shifted over to her, as the evil encounter, but that's all I got.

Right, the issue here is twofold - I don't want to kill a player character. Nor do I wish to have a player "trade in" a character for a better one, because they messed up. I expect them to role play out of this mess, as it's what we have to do when we fuck up - you can't press the reset button on life.

Secondly, this character is that of my ex-girlfriend. I don't want to be seen as victimising her.

We don't know much of the setting and truth be told I'm gonna need to know more about your setting to be able to help you. What has the adventure been so far, in a small synopsis if you please.

Alright, the dragon blooded (terrestrial) exalts are a group of once human beings, imbibed with a magical "essence", which enables them to perform superhuman feats (see films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; House of Flying Daggers and Kung-Fu Hustle for reference. At some stage during their late childhood, or early adulthood, they exalt, taking their gifts of the elemental dragon (earth, air, fire, water or wood). Their society is ruled from the seat of power on the Blessed Isle (earth pole), where the Scarlet Empress once ruled from. The trouble is, the Scarlet Empress has disappeared, leaving a power vacuum, which her children struggle to fill.

The five players have been dispatched to fight on the eastern frontier of creation, where the world ends in a swirling mass of chaos, known as the wyld. These entropic forces strive to destroy creation and rend all life from its fleeting existence. The forces of the Fourth Legion man the Wyld Hunt, where they strike down creatures of Wyld taint and with them, "Anathema", the remnants of powerful exalted culture before the Dynasty took control. Solars and Lunars mostly comprise these Anathema and indoctrination from an early age has taught the dragons to kill these powerful agents without thought.

On their journey, they (unwittingly) killed their commanding officer, allowing him to burn to death in a house that they had set alight in order to subdue the villagers who had captured him. One of their number was arrested and when he breaks out of jail, with a relatively young man, they are happy to see one another. Unbeknown to them at this point, they are harbouring a shape-shifting Lunar exalt. Quite capable of dispatching two of these dragons before the rest overwhelm him, they remain unaware of his presence.

Aura (Air dragon) threatens Tarvant (Lunar) at one stage and his act is that good, that she believes she could willingly have spilled his life blood unless he gives some answers. Tarvant confides in Aura that he is Anathema, but he is unwilling to kill her there and then. He does not say why.

Tesuli (Water aspect) hears this and reports to the commanding officer of a Fourth Legion patrol. The Wyld Hunt returns and Tesuli reveals her ploy, garnering a promotion in the process. All hell breaks loose and many men are slain by the traitors, in their bid for freedom. They escape and Aura chases Tesuli for a long while, Tarvant loping after her.

Tarvant calms the situation, claiming that a premonition that he has had requires five fingers of the hand, adorned with silver and gold. These portents would indicate that each element, coupled with a Lunar and Solar exalt would be able to save creation.

The group at large now deeply mistrusts Tesuli and Nenret (Wood aspect archer) has a crisis of faith, relinquishing his title "The Unrelenting". Tarvant introduces the group to a few friends of his and their suspicions are confirmed, when Selavar eventually is forced by a hostile situation with bandits, to click her fingers and bring forth an eight foot blade of burnished gold, seemingly from nowhere. Her demonstration of power is quick, merciless and brutal.

Finally, the seven make their way to a massive mountain, where Nenret's compass indicates a powerful source of essence is located. Like the crossing of ley lines, there is an intersection here, where a hearthstone grows. A powerful artifact gemstone, which enhances an essence users abilities somehow. Granite (Earth caste, in case you had not guessed) claims the manse as his own and the series ended in a volcanic cataclysm, caused by a massive fight with a hostile essence user.

Now the team must decide where to go. The Fourth Legion mission is out of the question, as they are traitors, as sanctioned by the Scarlet Dynasty.

That's about the scale of things. Any questions?

Coop ploughs through some unfinished business, while congratulating:
SCTE3: Level 40
LegolaSS: Base Voting Power 9.00
Haggard: 43,000 Saves; 28,000 Experience
Dream-of-Duke: Level 47
AbyssalDarkness: Level 14

Listening to:
Guyz Nite - Die Hard
Alice Cooper - Burning Our Bed
Evanesence - Everybody's Fool
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Thank you to:
Metal-Therapy

At 3/3/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/2/13 11:22 AM, Coop wrote:

At 2/27/13 07:48 PM, Bahamut wrote: Ah yes. Well, if you happen to be in Liverpool for whatever or I'm in Worcester for more than just an hour or two, maybe something can happen.

Indeed. I just hope that I have time if you're in my neck of the woods.

Yeah, you appear to be busier than I am. If you happen to be up here, hopefully I haven't got a week packed with stuff to do.

We'll see. I've got to get the time to come to Scallyland first ;)

At 3/1/13 08:27 AM, Bahamut wrote: RebeccaRose? I know the one that holds that alt.

Cock Joke!

Cock jokes are still a thing? Even some at the meet have been wondering that.

I thought it was called for. I've not seen a good meme in years.

I'm sure you'll find someone else who would marry, conveniently owning a plushie collection.

My girlfriend makes plushies as well as various other things.

What, you're dating MoriChax?

At 3/3/13 08:50 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/2/13 11:22 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/1/13 06:29 PM, Haggard wrote: Sorry, I still think it's fucked up. :P

Well, you don't have to sleep there.

And I just can't tell you how glad I am. :P

So am I - I'd eithert have to sleep on the floor or share my bed with a married man. I'm not sure what's worse at the moment, as that floor is pretty cold.

At 3/3/13 08:57 PM, Gagsy wrote:

At 3/3/13 06:54 AM, Coop wrote: Sure he does. You've just got to stop looking for him.

But I'm not Coop, not really and I believe that is half of my problem. I shy away from any notion of romantic entanglement.

Maybe you're doing it because you've not found the right guy yet. I've not found the right woman yet, despite trying over the past 10-12 years to get things right and failing miserably.

At 3/4/13 05:26 AM, Cyberdevil wrote: I got a blam points! Been a long time since I saw that message...

I saw it a few weeks ago, when the portal was flooded, no less. I just need to see it a lot more often, to be vaguely satisfied.

At 3/4/13 07:25 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/3/13 08:57 PM, Gagsy wrote:

At 3/3/13 06:54 AM, Coop wrote: Sure he does. You've just got to stop looking for him.

But I'm not Coop, not really and I believe that is half of my problem. I shy away from any notion of romantic entanglement.

It's a shame you keep feeling that way. I'm sure you can find someone who's perfect for you.

Here's a thought - perhaps you and I should go on the pull together, Gagsy? I mean a single guy with a lack of confidence and you. Concentrate the bad luck and one of us might get lucky, who knows?

At 3/4/13 05:54 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/3/13 06:54 AM, Coop wrote: I've stopped any cricket ball from getting close to my balls, though I've had a few altercations with ball to face action (Though not in a Bahamut sense :P)

LOL!

Kick a man when he's down :P

I can see it happening this season that I get one in the spuds.

Lets hope it doesn't? Just thinking about this is making me uneasy. >.<

I wield a bat for a reason. When I field, that's what your hands are for.

They are autonomous AI characters, but you can god-mode them a little, telling them what to do and working around their own desires. I gave one of them OCD, making them shower after literally every activity.

I don't know if I could get into a game like that, though it does sound like a fun game to be overly silly in. I'd probably end up in prison within the first week for some kind of hilarious crime. :( Hell, I was caught pick pocketing in Skyrim the other day and ended up going on a rampage, killing a whole slew of guards, a gaggle of chickens and two elderly farmers who were innocently toiling away in their fields.

If it's not your thing, that's fine. I'm still excited for the 8th of March, if I get the game then...

At 3/5/13 09:00 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/4/13 05:54 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/3/13 06:54 AM, Coop wrote: I've stopped any cricket ball from getting close to my balls, though I've had a few altercations with ball to face action (Though not in a Bahamut sense :P)

Oi!

Teabagged sounds much worse when you add a cricket ball to the mix ;)

Much maligned, the town of Kidderminster is an historic industrial town, famous for the carpets we produce and for one Rowland Hill, the inventor of the penny post, which most people use today for sending and receiving goods bought on the internet.

His statue is on the left of shot, with the town hall in the background, adjacent to the recently redeveloped Weaver's Wharf shopping area.

Yes, we have just been invaded by Starbucks as well. Deep, deep joy...

85,000 Saves

For all of the waiting yesterday, I accelerated away, while I was asleep...

At 3/3/13 11:32 AM, Bahamut wrote: EXP update #61 is now available!

Thanks for the update, Bahamut. I see I failed in reaching 85th before this came along. Oh well.

As for the rest of the stats, thank you to Mr-Trivia, for allowing me to Coop him. Inertius remains an infuriating 2 deposits ahead of me, but I'll catch him eventually. Who I can really focus on now is Myst (13 days to pass) and DaFreak (22 days to pass)

Oh, that and getting my hands on the golden chainsaw. Groovy.

As some of you may be aware, I'm a Dungeon Master - I run Dungeons & Dragons, Werewolf, Exalted, various other games, where you create situations for your characters and they give you their interpretation of what they would like to do and you build a story around them.

I've got my work cut out for me now - five characters, each of which is "dragon blooded", representing one of the five elemental dragons (earth, air, fire, water & wood). The thing is, I allowed one of the characters to screw my game over royally and now I'm working on bringing her back into line. She is the water caste and basically she sold the others down the river, turning them in as traitors.

A bit of faff later and they are all back together and they somehow avoided killing one another. What I'm trying to do is find the compromise that will allow the game to continue, while giving me some inspiration of where to take it.

And so, I've come to a dream sequence - drawn out and underlining the points that made her decisions poor in the face of her comrades. As a terrestrial level exalt, her powers are not as great as the celestial, whom I am using to manipulate her.

Basically, the dream sequence will show portents of what may be to come for her and her comrades, including her untimely death in a gladiatorial arena. The only way for her to avoid this is to accept that her decision was wrong and that everything that she has learned about the "anathema" (celestial exalts, two of which have infiltrated the group and are working alongside them, not having killed them, despite the obvious chances to do so.)

Obviously you lot don't know much of the setting, I believe, but if you could give me any more suggestions, I would be grateful.

Title : Emperor : The Field of Swords
Author : Conn Iggulden
Genre : Historical
Publication Date : 2005
ISBN : 978-0-00-743714-6

The slave rebellion of Spartacus lies crushed and sent to Spain in the position of Governor for five years, Julius Caesar is allowed to brood over the death of his first wife and that hsi dreams have been dashed. The return of his mistress, Servillia gives him renewed drive and he dedicates himself to the new course, expanding his holdings in Spain and garnering riches with which to make a stand politically in the city of his birth.

The politics of Rome have always been partisan and the early return of the Governor of Spain causes consternation among the senate. Gambles are made and money is spent freely, with Caesar eventually emerging as a consul of Rome, taking over from the two incumbents, as rewarded by the Spartacus Rebellion - Generals Crassus and Pompey.

Garnering more favour with the populous, Caesar holds a sword tourney, eventually won by Brutus, though the strain on their relationship is beginning to show through. We all know how the story ends, but it is still fascinating to watch the drama unfold, piece by piece.

Having sated the Roman population's desire for order, bureaucracy and blood sports, Caesar enters into the first Triumvirate, granting Pompey Caesar's political "power of attorney" and Crassus a chance to make even more money, as a monopolising merchant prince, commanding a massive fleet, to strangle the market. Meanwhile Caesar assembles the Tenth legion - his own personal men - and marches them north from Rome.

Setting his sights on lands that are but myth to his people, he dreams of becoming a match for the legend of Alexander of Macedonia. They cross into Gaul and do battle with various tribes from there, subduing as they move, with as many as a million Gauls are sold into slavery, as well as another million killed. Not stopping at Gaul, Caesar commences his trips to Britain, taking the fight to the blue skinned warrior celts who live on an island north of Gaul.

The cold winters and a rebellion from the Gaulish king, Vercingetorix call Caesar back to mainland Europe, where he crushes the resistance under iron-shod sandals once more. In the wake of the capture of Vercingetorix, Caesar crosses the Alps with four legions. As he is still in mourning for the death of his healer / soothsayer, Cabera and his mentor, Renius, the news of the death of the Merchant Prince, Crassus hits him hard. With that, comes a letter from Pompey, ordering his return to Rome, alone and unarmed.

A few weeks later, on the banks of the Rubicon river, four legions stand with their generals, at a crossroads - do they march on Rome and become traitors, or do they allow their leader to walk off alone, to certain death at the hands of Gnaeous Pompeius Magnus?

Will he beware the Ides of March? Will Brutus be his undoing? Will Pompey put up a resistance in Rome?

It remains to be seen, though we can all see it coming.

I love this series. Yes, it has inspired me to play as the Romans in Civilisation V, but it's more than that. I feel inspired to read more into the history of Caesar and Rome, particularly with how the Republic seems to have survived on luck, more than any other reason, through its storied history. With men of ambition like Julius Caesar and those such as Crassus and Pompey pulling at her strings, a few false moves could have a very different version of events taking us forward.

Next up: Emperor : The Gods Of War, by Conn Iggulden

At 2/27/13 05:12 AM, lukefoster1 wrote: i can write a review but every time i try to send it i need to give it a star rating but for some reason i can't. Does any one know why this keeps happening.

It's working alright for me, is it still down for you?

I'm using Firefox v.19 and that hasn't posed any problems today.

At 2/25/13 06:59 PM, Bahamut wrote: Got time right now so why not get the late update out of the way?

Got time right now, so let's get the late reply to the late update out of the way :P

Thanks for the update, Bahamut.

008) 115479 0000 000.0 courtday
009) 115005 0488 037.5 Coop

Holy hell, I might even be moving up to #9 on the B/P list by the next (on time, I hope) update. courtday will have his day and I shall judge him. Then move on to chasing... ViceFullBuster, who is another 16k ahead. Damn, this could take a while...

Coop sorts out his birthday meal, before congratulating:
LiquidFire: 28,000 B/P
Pokemonpoeguygcn: Level 40
LittleWashu: Level 45

At 3/2/13 12:36 PM, StopArguing wrote: I created a Newgrounds account, reached level 2 (what a great feat), and I reviewed my first submission. The best and worst part is that I still have so much to do here.

Level up, indeed; I hope to remain active as I continue to use Newgrounds.

Welcome, may your accomplishments on here be worth a lot to you, when you look back on them.

At 3/2/13 01:02 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/2/13 11:22 AM, Coop wrote: Technically, I have two to fall back on. I could push that to three, but I don't want to try posting on here with my phone...

Oh. I was not aware of your depth in internet-capable devices. ;)

Well, I had the laptop, but before that, there were already two computers in the house. I just use the desktop one upstairs for me and let the rest of the family use the other one for their stuff.

Good - you wear a box (or a cup?) while playing sport like Baseball, then :P

Yeah, I've had the good fortune to have never taken more than a glancing blow to my balls. (even those hurt.) I've had a baseball take a high hop and hit me in the mouth once, though I'd much rather it hit me in the face than down below, anyway. ;)

I've stopped any cricket ball from getting close to my balls, though I've had a few altercations with ball to face action (Though not in a Bahamut sense :P) I can see it happening this season that I get one in the spuds.

Sim City was the original game, where your sims lived in the city, making you simoleans to build the city even better. Then they launched the Sims, where you could micro manage a family's life, but this latest game is an improvement of the original concept and I'll be giving it a go at some stage.

Ah, I see. I have enjoyed some simulation games (mainly Harvest Moon/Rune Factory for the various Nintendo systems I've owned over the years.) Do you actually play as a character in these games, or are you simply making decisions and overseeing everything?

They are autonomous AI characters, but you can god-mode them a little, telling them what to do and working around their own desires. I gave one of them OCD, making them shower after literally every activity.

At 3/2/13 09:49 PM, Gagsy wrote:

At 3/2/13 11:22 AM, Coop wrote: I'm sure you'll find someone else who would marry, conveniently owning a plushie collection.

I don't know Coop. I'm starting to think that man doesn't exist.

Sure he does. You've just got to stop looking for him.

At 3/3/13 03:25 AM, Sir-Nuts wrote: So... yeah, any good things I should try with my brother in those cities? Sports to watch, pubs, gaming, odd places, gigs, Ryan Gigs, why not?

If you can, I'd suggest that you take in a game of Rugby. Bearing in mind that the 6 Nations tournament is on now and England play Italy on March 10th, with a trip to Wales on March 17th, there will be a lot of Guinness flowing on those days.

I'm too far away from London to make the trip myself, but if you're around Worcester, let me know.

Coop tries to make the cricket club more efficient. Congratulations to:
Decky: Level 29
KNuckstrike: 240.000 Medal Points
gamejunkie: 36,000 Saves
Winrar1337: 20,000 B/P
Martin: 54,000 Saves; 63,000 B/P
LegolaSS: Top 200 Experienced
Metal-Therapy: 41,000 B/P; Ranked #111 for B/P
Chrausner: Level 22
VJF: Deity Whistle
Knuckstrike: 10,000 B/P
Dream-of-Duke: 500 Reviews (Movie)
Gagsy: 95,000 B/P
UVSoaked: Level 22
PenisFromHell: Level 13

At 2/27/13 02:19 PM, DiMono wrote: 32,768 B/P

Programmers and mathematicians will recognize that as 2^15. Because why should multiples of 1,000 get all the attention?

Because I make lists and I say so. The door is that way, smart arse *points*

At 2/27/13 04:05 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/26/13 04:11 PM, Coop wrote: Well, I have the desktop computer in the study set up and I've just had the time to do it. Hell, it's even 4 days now...

Good thing you have another computer to fall back on. ;)

Technically, I have two to fall back on. I could push that to three, but I don't want to try posting on here with my phone...

Yes, because you'd be up for the electronic version of a Darwin award >:(

Yeah, that would be pretty foolish. Thankfully, I always take good care of my valuable items.

Good - you wear a box (or a cup?) while playing sport like Baseball, then :P

I used to be into that, but I'm talking Sim City. The better version of the game, that was once fantastic, shall rise!

I didn't even know there was a difference. :(

Sim City was the original game, where your sims lived in the city, making you simoleans to build the city even better. Then they launched the Sims, where you could micro manage a family's life, but this latest game is an improvement of the original concept and I'll be giving it a go at some stage.

At 2/27/13 07:48 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 2/23/13 08:57 AM, Coop wrote:

At 2/17/13 11:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: You know, I always hoped we could meet outside the NG events.

You talk as if one of us is dead - there is still a chance that it could happen.

Ah yes. Well, if you happen to be in Liverpool for whatever or I'm in Worcester for more than just an hour or two, maybe something can happen.

Indeed. I just hope that I have time if you're in my neck of the woods.

At 3/1/13 08:27 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/1/13 08:22 AM, LegolaSS wrote:

At 3/1/13 07:44 AM, Bahamut wrote: And I'm reminded that one alt of mine is in the top 200 for EXP. That's really good considering how much you actually need to get to top 200 now. When my main got it, I was level 43 three years ago.

I know, me and rose have been battling to stay ahead of each other

RebeccaRose? I know the one that holds that alt.

Cock Joke!

At 3/1/13 06:29 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/26/13 04:11 PM, Coop wrote:

At 2/26/13 03:33 AM, Haggard wrote: But you still have a green wallpaper. That's fucked up, man!

I disagree. I sleep there and I'm absolutely fine.
From the wider angle, the pic looks better.

Sorry, I still think it's fucked up. :P

Well, you don't have to sleep there.

At 3/1/13 11:11 PM, Gagsy wrote: 95,000 bp. That feels like a lot. I didn't want to celebrate this but in about 1000 bp time I will be dropping the saves so it will take me a long ass time to get to 100,000 if ever just on blams alone. So woo I guess.

Also Bahamut, congrats on the girlfriend! Though this ruins my plans to marry you and steal your Futurama plushies. What the hell man?!

I'm sure you'll find someone else who would marry, conveniently owning a plushie collection.

At 2/26/13 01:04 PM, PsychoGoldfish wrote: Anyone effected by the outage should now be able to publish their projects. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Corporate Newgrounds at it's finest!

The Portal is back and it allowed us to clear some of the backlog, though we still feel that there is too much garbage getting through these days - can we make the lasers more intense?

kthxbai

Coop watches the portal go from sublime to ridiculous. Congratulations to:
iGranadoz: Level 14
Mihoshi: Level 40

At 2/26/13 03:33 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/23/13 08:57 AM, Coop wrote:

At 2/20/13 04:31 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/20/13 01:55 PM, Coop wrote: My laptop is kaput :(

My first thought was: Nice wallpaper... on your wall and on you laptop. ^^

The flash increased the intensity of the green, methinks. But that's good and the fucked laptop is bad :(

But you still have a green wallpaper. That's fucked up, man!

I disagree. I sleep there and I'm absolutely fine.

From the wider angle, the pic looks better.

At 2/26/13 12:26 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/25/13 01:39 PM, Coop wrote: Coop makes it 3 days in a row (OMG!), of congratulating:

I've noticed; and here I was fearing we'd see you less, after seeing that pic of your laptop.

Well, I have the desktop computer in the study set up and I've just had the time to do it. Hell, it's even 4 days now...

Electronics never suffer from mercy killings, especially if you kill them because they don't work right.

Maybe, but this laptop was ancient and I was only using it as an auxiliary computer at the time (it wasn't even online) so I didn't really blow a gasket when I broke it. Now, if I spilled Red Bull on my expensive custom-build, THAT would be a different story. ;)

Yes, because you'd be up for the electronic version of a Darwin award >:(

I will. I need to plan how to conquer the world and how to get more sims into my new city, which will be being built soon. March 8th is release date, it's still not available for pre-order on Steam...

Never got into The Sims.

I used to be into that, but I'm talking Sim City. The better version of the game, that was once fantastic, shall rise!

Coop makes it 3 days in a row (OMG!), of congratulating:
Spretnaz: Sergeant Major

At 2/24/13 03:43 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Oops, I forgot to quote the rest of your previous post, Coop. Sorry.

Shocking.

At 2/23/13 08:57 AM, Coop wrote: Trust me, the endorphins released upon achieving it for Blams are a lot better!

Oh, hell yeah, but too bad that's never going to happen for me!

Shouldn't that be [D:]?

It would have been, if the laptop wasn't nearly 10 years old and in its death throes at the time, anyway -it was more of a mercy-killing, really.

Electronics never suffer from mercy killings, especially if you kill them because they don't work right.

At 2/24/13 06:17 AM, Coop wrote: Well, so long as I'm not hardening your e-penis, we're onto a winner :P

My epenis is always hard; only looking at the top blammers list can render it flaccid.

Well, I've not finished book 3 of Emperor yet. Less than 100 pages to go there, but I'd rather conquer the world on Civ V... or wait for Sim City to come out.

Fine, be that way. x_x

I will. I need to plan how to conquer the world and how to get more sims into my new city, which will be being built soon. March 8th is release date, it's still not available for pre-order on Steam...