OOC/Casting Call for Fred Saberhagen's Swords

[chewbacca71]

Red Temple guard eh? Cool, we have our tour guide to all the best dens of iniquity. hehehe

Chewey

 

[The GrandMage]

"Let me get this straight,...they have worms,....that burrow into them as drugs? Eeeggghhhh! And just who discovered this great breakthrough?"

 

[chewbacca71]

You know, my wife thinks there is little redeeming value to being on a website like this. But hell, look at all the books you have to read or reread just to be a participant in these threads. This is culture at its finest, with a few naked pictures thrown in........

Chewey

 

[The GrandMage]

It's like viagra, but the only side-effect is learning! Holy shit! It's a wonderdrug!

 

[The GrandMage]

Sooo,.....is this everybody?

 

[Gnarlemaine]

I'm in... sounds like fun... but I guess the old werewolf thing ain't gonna work... Hmmmm

Well, I guess I'll just be a grizly old drunk, who has a nack for locks and shadows. Loves stories, and them moving colour pictures in boxes from the past...

That okay?

I'll have a sword if one is going, if not <Shrugs> I don't mind... I still have a bottle.

 

[The GrandMage]

Ummm,.....it's been a long time since television. It's gone from their minds. I said no ruins. No one remembers anything about the technical world. It's been,...I think thousands of years? I can't remember how long it had been.


Anywho, yes! There are swords still available! Check the first ppost for a list of them, the ones with blanks are open, and Sheildbreaker if you'd like to take a chance. Check the links to learn about the temples and the powers of the different swords, yadda yadda.

Oh, and thanks for joining!

 

[Gnarlemaine]

I think I have found my sword... if it is allowed.

Sightblinder.

For an alcoholic, sightblinder could show me my worst fears. And since I will be spending time at the Red Temples (DRINK!!!) maybe it would suit.

 

[The GrandMage]

.........No. Sightblinder makes other people see you asthe person they love or most fear. You got it backwards. But consider the sword yours!

 

[Gnarlemaine]

That sounds good to me... so... would I know that I could use the abilities straight off? <Thinking of how he could use the skills to fool the Red Temple out of debts and for free drinks>

 

[The GrandMage]

On Sightblinder:

Actually, you don't do anything. The sword does it automatically, as soon as it is drawn. It also subtlely helps you see people's real nature. Sometimes the sword becomes invisible, but you won't automatically know this. So if it's sheathed, you won't know it's powers. You'll learn once drawn and people start addressing you by other names and looking at you weird.

But at the begining, it's just a nice sword with an eye on the hilt.

 

[Gnarlemaine]

<Makes a note to buy these books... all of them>

From just giving me that tidbit of information, my imagination has been caught, and now... I MUST BUY THESE BOOKS!

<watches his dwindling funds flowing once more on anoter series of books.>

I am looking forward to playing this so much now...

<mumbles and grumbles.>

Hey... ever read David Gemmel?

 

[The GrandMage]

Not I. But may I ask a question? Do you have a library? I find that to be a much cheaper way of doing things.

 

[Gnarlemaine]

Aye, a library is cheaper... but I so love the look of hundreds and hundreds of books piled in my own little domain... I am somewhat of a collecter of books. <Grins>

David Gemmel is a british, heroic fantasy author... and very very good. Legend is his first, If you enjoy that kinda thing, I suggest him greatly.

 

[The GrandMage]

I'll look into into it, thanks.

And I must agree, nothing better than the sight and smell of mountains of your own personal property. And I especially hate when someone borrows one of your books. No matter how big the collection of how small the gap, knowing it's gone just takes something out of you....

Of course, nothing better than old books. Ohhhhh,...the age, the ink,....Oh, damn. Now I have to go waste what money I have at the bookstore again.

 

[Gnarlemaine]

What *I* hate the most... is when you lend a book out, and they bend the spine...

the creases <Sob> the creases <Sob>

Where's that bottle...

 

[chewbacca71]

LOL you two. Actually, Fred Saberhagen is an easy read. I got through the first three books over a long weekend.

Chewey

 

[The GrandMage]

Yeah, that's true. But the 'Lost Swords' series is kind of long. I read the Complete Swords over a couple of days, and moved into Lost. Read all the libraries copies, what can I say? I was spending a lot of time over there. Still do.

"Oh, you've got some late charges, but,...well, just this one time we'll let them go."

 

[Gnarlemaine]

<Wonders what the hell kind of sexual favour he had to do to drop the late charges>

I know libraries love to grab money of late returners.... bloody Vamps... the local library were exstatic when a £20 note was finally handed to them.

 

[The GrandMage]

*punch right in the face*

I didn't do any sexual favors. I volunteer my weekends (except in the busy season) to the library, do the heavy lifting, get them to all know my name. They tend to look the other way.

And as for late charges, how the hell do you think libraries pay for everything? They've got a severly limited budget (no matter what country you're in.) and late fines and sales of books that are old, or have been mended too many times, or donated and they don't need are the only sources of money these people can have to get new material.

Besides, you volunteer your time there, find out just how hard that job is. It isn't easy. I've been known to donate some newer books into the system, ones that just came out and I didn't like very much, or got a second copy of as a present. ("We thought you'd love this, I mean, you like the author, right?" "Yeah, that's why I bought it myself.") And you should see the look of joy on their faces. It's really quite precious.

Like puppies that just got a treat. It's so cute. For a bunch of old women, that is. Sexual favors....*shivers* Uck!

 

[Gnarlemaine]

Erk... My apologies friend. I was out of order.

 

[The GrandMage]

S'okay. I hit like a little girl anyway. Never could let myself go into another human being. I always hold back. I dunno, I suppose violence just isn't in me.

Anyway,....boy, this is tiring, isn't it? Should I just start the main thread today, let things run as they may and pray?

 

[Gnarlemaine]

<Bending over forward, pinching his nose to stop the steady crimson flow, chuckling>

Girls smack pretty damn hard mate. And I was out of order.

 

[The GrandMage]

I said a little girl. I didn't mean small. I meant like, 5....months. If they had the muscle control, of even will to punch. I've dropped pennies onto my foot that hurt worse than my punches. In fact, I've taken to flicking pennies at people because they hurt more.

*flicks a penny right at ya*

Now stop whinning and walk it off.

Besides, I'm serious. Should we just start now?

 

[Gnarlemaine]

Of course... that last sword could be weilded by the villain or something. <Rubbing his eye> Yeah, them coins hurt...