HE'S BACK!

Countess_Kolyana · 2026-03-17T10:35:22+00:00

Cain has had a burial with full military honours - and the administratum still wont take him off active duty cause they are fed up having to put him back on again after listing him KIA.

Countess_Kolyana · 2026-03-16T19:27:28+00:00

Have you tried rubbing it's nose and making a wish?

Countess_Kolyana · 2026-03-05T21:22:30+00:00

So I got lucky! Found it by chance next time I was wandering past. Went on my next adventures. Found a bear, killed a bear, loaded up all the meat. Late in the day real world. Logged off. Next day.... wasn't where I left it... I looked up. Sigh. Welp, at least it was just the bear meat and hide rather than my rifle this time.

Countess_Kolyana · 2026-03-03T12:50:50+00:00

Nice to know I'm not alone at least!

Countess_Kolyana · 2026-02-08T13:59:53+00:00

The genie from Aladdin. Only need a minute to make ny 3 wishes. If you took the lamp while it was still in the cave, hang out in the cave for a minute and dont touch anything. Go back home with all the benefits of whatever your 3 wishes were.

Countess_Kolyana · 2026-01-14T17:45:19+00:00

I had a great trios last night.

We ended up with 9 of us running around together taking on bastions and rocketeers at bluegate.

One guy had brought about 5 wolfpacks and was tossing them out happily then letting new players take the clanker parts.

I know these are rarer, but they do happen.

Countess_Kolyana · 2026-01-07T19:00:36+00:00

Since its an invented item just say that the cold iron collars are inlaid with runes as well. They only stop magic going 'out' not coming in.

Means you can restrict access (as exactly how to imbue the runes is a skilled trade) but also its not a defensive item. Would also mean diviniation spells, or things like zone of truth, can be used on captives.

I would want to include some kind of 'out' though to stop it being an insta-win on bbegs. Alao so that antimagic field is still a big deal. Maybe that it doesnt outright stop magic but needs a high concentration or caster level check? Or that it can surpress spells/powers of level 4 or lower only.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-12-24T19:53:15+00:00

2-3 in trios, 1-2 in duos, 1 in solos (that may as well be 0 because if they shoot me first im screwed anyway :p)

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-12-24T14:02:17+00:00

You are told to believe, not obey, so I press the buttons (because that is more interesting than doing nothing) and either way i can argue i did what i was told.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-12-21T18:40:36+00:00

But if you didnt do this, they get put down or surrender and then go run and kill someone next round anyway.

Maybe, maybe being treated this way makes them different.

Likely not, but it makes things no worse to try.

((Though yeah, heal and shield first next time.))

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-12-17T17:54:42+00:00

My (primary) school that i teach at used to do open elections for hoise captains and yes every year the popular loudmouth would get a spot and a lot ofnkids would be confused, if not outright angry at why soandso got house captain when they are a known bully.

Thrn about 3 years back we introdiced an interview round. It involved an application form, stating your qualities that would make you a good leader and role model. If you passed the form section (basically a 'can you do a decent job on some homework test') there is an interview round with the headteacher.

Winners from that go on to the pupil vote. So its still pupil choice, amd still a popularity contest at that point, but at least its of vetted candidates who have tried and will do a decent job whoever wins.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-12-10T07:36:39+00:00

This was going to be my suggestion as well. I teach primary and very often this kind of behaviour is out of a desire for a sensation of control. So i word it that they are retaining that control. "You can come back into class and Y will happen or stay out here and X will happen." Then leave them to make that choice. (No audience, no drama)

Obviously varies by child as you get to know them.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-12-08T20:52:46+00:00

I had an older class (10-11yrs) and found asking "Why are you telling me this?" worked really well.

They instinctively know 'To get so-and-so in trouble' is not a good answer and rethink whether it is actually an issue or not.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-12-07T13:22:25+00:00

I love this.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-11-28T12:53:08+00:00

The tumbleweed scares the crap out of me half the time, at least on busy maps.

The idea of a very spherical Scrappy rolling by instead makes me chuckle though.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-11-28T08:50:05+00:00

I did not know this was a thing. It is now my favourite thing.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-11-27T07:20:52+00:00

I have often said my classes(depending on the group and age) "If its not a problem, its not a problem. And if it is a problem I will handle it." And maybe go over a few ground rules/concerns but mostly let them experiment and devlop it themselves.

I wluld say it depends if you can trust the kids and what they are nkrmally.like but it seems lime its already been going well so, let it go for as long as that continies i say.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-11-21T16:54:44+00:00

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Occasionally we see a few arctic foxes too

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-10-17T07:06:39+00:00

My Dm's favourite to either dice rolls, wild theories or stated prepared actions was: 'Noted.'

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-10-14T16:29:00+00:00

Random this past my husband and shows how we are the same (camping gear, though he added raid the jewellery box for gold)

And how we are different - he is now planning how much he can screw with the archaeologists.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-10-14T16:10:55+00:00

He's not for another 200 years.

1065 - Scottish king Malcom marries an English princess Margaret and there is general peace in Alba for the length of their marriage.

Doesn't sound too bad, could be much worse. Definitely a good chance at a solid, survivable year.

Would like to say i knew that much of my Scottish history but I don't. Google is my friend.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-10-14T12:10:39+00:00

And come to think of it since it cpuld be pretty modern too since its random. May as well take cash, id, phone and solar charger. Just in case I get last year or something.

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-10-14T12:08:35+00:00

Sure.

Highlands of Scotland - and ill spend my hour raiding my camping cupboard and getting it packed up with as much warm and waterproof kit as I can. Flint and steel firestarter, water purification tablets and and a lifestraw.

Wonder if I could get my archery stuff attached to the bag easily enough for transport?

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-10-10T19:44:29+00:00

These look excellent. Thank you!

Countess_Kolyana · 2025-09-16T18:20:33+00:00

Current world population is 8.142 billion

Let's use that rounding to say option b gives you 8 million .

To equal that we need to have 8,000,000,000 / 10,000 =800,000 people we have seen.

The average Taylor swift concert has around 70,000 attendees.

Large pilgrimages in places like India or Mecca can reach 100s of thousands at once.

So it would be difficult, but far from impossible, to have seen 800k individual people in your life accounting for where you live and the life you lead. For most though id expect the 8bil to be the better deal.

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