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VAN · Post by **VAN** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:41 am

Don't worry Tarlyn, Dadrag has ranger's levels and Hiro is a samurai so I guess they can watch their steps (even not so good) as well.

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:18 am

No problems at all Sharon

and no worries here, VAN

Rotipher of the FoS · Post by **Rotipher of the FoS** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:58 am

Good to hear it. BTW, any chance you could include more translations of George's drow vocabulary in your posts, Tarlyn? I know I'm curious, and I expect the others are also. Especially Pam: she'd probably like to know if your PC was mentally complimenting Gertrude earlier, or insulting her!

Just put the translations as OOC comments at the end of your posts, so we can get the joke too, okay? Thanks!

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:34 am

Done! Take a look.

Rotipher of the FoS · Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:33 am

Nathan: Hope you don't mind the liberty I took with my last post. After the Frat officers confiscated everything Buchvold, Serd and Kingsley brought with them to the Maison, I figured it was the least I could do to help re-equip the gang, if only with minor items.

Nathan of the FoS · Post by **Nathan of the FoS** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:40 am

Rotipher of the FoS wrote:Nathan: Hope you don't mind the liberty I took with my last post. After the Frat officers confiscated everything Buchvold, Serd and Kingsley brought with them to the Maison, I figured it was the least I could do to help re-equip the gang, if only with minor items.

Sure, that's fine.

Pamela · Post by **Pamela** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:55 pm

@ Roti: I thought Tarlyn's comment was probably complimentary (only because he still wanted to bother to talk to her afterwards) but better safe than sorry.

And an early happy birthday to you, Sharon! I was going to try to wait till Tuesday, but I didn't want to trust my memory and end up being inconsiderate. Hope it's a good one, and at least it'll only be two more days to the long weekend when you can celebrate it properly!

Nathan of the FoS · Post by **Nathan of the FoS** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:11 pm

You can finish up anything you wish to say in the Marais de Tarascon thread, then the action continues in the Maison d'Sablet!

VAN · Post by **VAN** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:06 am

Happy early birthday from me too Sharon, I don't trust my memory either and I do care to wish you the best!

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:00 am

Happy Birthday Sharon before I forget LOL. Hope it's a good one

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:33 pm

Hey um here's an odd question. Since I really am more familiar with 2nd edition Ravenloft(mostly by memory that is), is Van Richten dead? Just curious is all, thanks

P.S - his miniature is horrible from the new set!

Rotipher of the FoS · Post by **Rotipher of the FoS** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:45 pm

Van Richten disappeared ten years ago in-game, and so he is generally presumed to be dead. Precisely what happened to him depends on how the adventure "Bleak House" concluded, in any particular Ravenloft campaign, so the later products (both TSR and Arthaus) have always kept silent on the details.

Following his disappearance, the Weathermay-Foxgrove twins (Laurie and Gennifer) compiled his previous works into three-book sets and had them re-released as printed [as opposed to handwritten] volumes, the Monster Hunter's Compendia (also released IRL by TSR). The last one included a ninth volume VR had been working on before he died, a book about hags that the twins edited and released in his honor.

Since then, the twins (and Arthaus) have authored three more monster-books -- one for lesser corporeal undead, one for fey, and one for Mists-type creatures -- as well as the generic monster-hunter's manual, Van Richten's Arsenal. They still use their "Uncle Rudolph's" (he's not truly related, but he treated them like nieces) name in the titles, but are doing their own field-research now... and are hunting their own monsters, albeit not (yet) such powerful ones as Van Richten routinely tackled.

This explains Gertrude's harsh opinion of the twins, BTW, since they're the heirs to the ruling household of Mordent, and will leave it leaderless if they and their (real) Uncle George (also a monster-hunter) manage to get themselves killed.

And yes, that miniature is absolutely awful.

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:13 pm

Speaking of mini's isn't Strahd's kind of crappy as well?

Nathan of the FoS · Post by **Nathan of the FoS** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:41 pm

Rotipher of the FoS wrote: This explains Gertrude's harsh opinion of the twins, BTW, since they're the heirs to the ruling household of Mordent, and will leave it leaderless if they and their (real) Uncle George (also a monster-hunter) manage to get themselves killed.

Or even if they don't--they can hardly govern Mordent if they're gallivanting across the Core.

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:42 pm

Nathan please do check out the new member's profile

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