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A friend shot me this link from the Onion.  I guess I missed it on Kotaku the other day.  Now this is a game I’d buy.

Enjoy.

NG Halfling Ranger/Wizard

Thanks to Oakstout and Scott at Pumping Irony and others.  I finally got around to taking the What D&D Character Are You? quiz:

I Am A: Neutral Good Halfling Ranger/Wizard (3rd/2nd Level)

Ability Scores:
Strength-13
Dexterity-14
Constitution-16
Intelligence-16
Wisdom-14
Charisma-16

Alignment:
Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. However, neutral good can be a dangerous alignment because it advances mediocrity by limiting the actions of the truly capable.

Race:
Halflings are clever, capable and resourceful survivors. They are notoriously curious and show a daring that many larger people can’t match. They can be lured by wealth but tend to spend rather than hoard. They prefer practical clothing and would rather wear a comfortable shirt than jewelry. Halflings stand about 3 feet tall and commonly live to see 150.

Primary Class:
Rangers are skilled stalkers and hunters who make their home in the woods. Their martial skill is nearly the equal of the fighter, but they lack the latter’s dedication to the craft of fighting. Instead, the ranger focuses his skills and training on a specific enemy a type of creature he bears a vengeful grudge against and hunts above all others. Rangers often accept the role of protector, aiding those who live in or travel through the woods. His skills allow him to move quietly and stick to the shadows, especially in natural settings, and he also has special knowledge of certain types of creatures. Finally, an experienced ranger has such a tie to nature that he can actually draw on natural power to cast divine spells, much as a druid does, and like a druid he is often accompanied by animal companions. A ranger’s Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that he can cast.

Secondary Class:
Wizards are arcane spellcasters who depend on intensive study to create their magic. To wizards, magic is not a talent but a difficult, rewarding art. When they are prepared for battle, wizards can use their spells to devastating effect. When caught by surprise, they are vulnerable. The wizard’s strength is her spells, everything else is secondary. She learns new spells as she experiments and grows in experience, and she can also learn them from other wizards. In addition, over time a wizard learns to manipulate her spells so they go farther, work better, or are improved in some other way. A wizard can call a familiar- a small, magical, animal companion that serves her. With a high Intelligence, wizards are capable of casting very high levels of spells.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

Blog Rules

Just in case he’s unaware, there are some of us forced to read Tobold’s blog:

“Please! Not one more Warrior POST!! I…. can’t…. take…. it…..” Who am I kidding. That’s some of the best stuff! ;)

Peeps (not Peeps(tm)) often confuse freedom of association, freedom of the press and freedom of speech. A newspaper editor friend of mine once said in response to the same kind of angry ranty you-must-publish-me/this/anti-this letter to the editor: “You want freedom of speech? Go give a speech. You want freedom of the press? Go buy a press.”

Tobold, your blog, your rules. That also means that you can rant about people who don’t get that too. However, since I AM forced to read your blog (see above), I’d like to see a little more effort on your part when you’re on holiday and not just “here’s-two-paragraphs-from-an-internet-cafe-now-back-to-the-beach” either. ;)

Have I Been Here Before?

Amazing how even after more than 3 years in Azeroth, there are still a few places I run across that I some how happened to miss.  So imagine my surprise when I ran across the remains of the Ravencrest Monument in Azshara.

Somehow this is all eerily familiar…

Chuck Norris the only WMD in Iraq, say U.S. troops

Flipping between dozens of “real” news sources and gaming world news sources can make for a confusing day sometimes.  Sometimes its hard to tell where one stops and the other begins.  Still, I had to laugh when I came across this AP story with the headline above.