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Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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BSG
I'm in favor of assigning a mission specialist so Anders, if you don't have an XO I suggest either drawing more cards or firing on Scar.
Well, we've observed another parenting milestone.
This past weekend, we started playing DragonLance with Mal.
Random is running it, and Mal and I are the only players. We're using a simplified ruleset (Castles and Crusades), and having a great time.
It's really stealth education (quick addition, rough probability, adding two-digit numbers together, vocabulary, action/consequence), but Mal doesn't know that.
I have to say, though, I think he could teach the Democrats a thing or two about how to negotiate. He's familiar with the first part of the story from watching the (gawdawful) animated movie, so we said "You can be whichever one of the heroes you want, or make your own character. You don't have to be one of the heroes like in the movie."
Mal, who had recently learned what a morningstar is, said "OK. I want to use a morningstar.
"And I want to use a shield.
"And I want to wear black armor."
At this point I stopped Random from taking notes and said "NO. You can't be Verminaard."
Yeah.
So then he says, "OK. What about...there's this girl, and she can do magic? I want to be her. She can turn into a dragon with FIVE HEADS!!!"
"No. You can't be Tiamat either."
BSG
so Anders, if you don't have an XO I suggest either drawing more cards or firing on Scar.
Wait, is it my turn? I thought it was NoiseDesign's turn? So confused.
BSG
I am the one who is confused. Was posting before coffee.
BSG
It's my turn. I got knocked out by food poisoning for the past day and a half.
oh yuck! {{{ND}}} that sucks
BSG
We're low on Food, Gaeta! Stop eating things!
BSG
So I'm thinking an XO to Apollo is the way to go.
BSG
I play my XO-2 on Apollo