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April 11, 2004
happy easter!
Raise Dead
Conjuration (Healing)
Level: Cleric 5
Components: V, S, M, DF
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Target: Dead creature touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
You restore life to a dead creature. You can raise a creatre that has been dead for no longer than one day per caster level. In addition, the subject's soul must be free and willing to return. If the subject's soul is not willing to return, the spell does not work; therefore, a subject that wants to return receives no saving throw.
Happy Easter! Today I met up with Todd, Seamus, and Jimmy for some Easter brunch at Annie's. I wore my official Peeps hat and shirt, and Seamus brought a phallic Easter basket to share with everyone. Again, my afternoon is shot from a few too many big gurl bloody marys.
Last night's Blowoff was fun, and a bit more diverse than ususal, like how it was back in tha day on U Street. While I like the alternabear™ contingent that frequents Blowoff with regularity now, it's also good to see an occasional queer punk and and the pretty ones who are taking a break from the JRs scene, which is good to see happen. Super-dreamy man from the gym with the jawline that could cut wood was there, but my big pink heart for him burst when I saw him light up a cig. Total turn off. Well, maybe after a chlorophyll-spearamint mouthwash gargle I could go there. I got to dance for a bit and had some yummy Guiness too.
During the day I got what I needed to get done, washing my new sheets, workout, and some garden clean-up before the rains start next week. Lots of playing Temple of Elemental Evil PC game, which I've had for over a year but am now only just getting around to playing. It's a nearly identical computer adaptation to the old skool Advanced Dungeons and Dragons role playing game from 1985, which I've run with two separate gaming groups. Although it's set in the Greyhawk campaign setting, I may adapt it for our next Forgotten Realms adventure.
In the game, you start out with up to five characters you've created, and can add members you meet along the way. In the pirate town of Nulb, I came across an openly gay D&D character, Bertram the gay pirate! He was one of the pirate bringand mob's cabin boy bitch, whom you can rescue by offering to take the guy off an abusive boyfriend's hands. He's only 1st level though, with pretty wimpy stats, and he's stealing everything when we polish off the bad guys. I had my 1/2 elf bard Connor marry him. My human female monk Arien is now jealous of Connor. The pious cleric Peller wants nothing to do with the drama, and my 1/2 orc sorceress Bubbles thinks it's funny. The 1/2 elf druid Rowan believes it's natural and that we should encourage diversity in the party, because the main issue here is stopping the Temple of Elemental Evil, not stopping a committed relationship. Fantasy mirrors reality, and vice verse.
Posted by jimbo at April 11, 2004 3:31 PM
Comments
How do you actually play D&D? Forgive my ignorance, but is it a board game?
Posted by: Ed at April 13, 2004 9:14 AM