Greywind

A systems designer I went to school with lamented about change. They implemented a new system for a company and while trying to teach the employees the new system often ran into "I have to get back to doing my job", not understanding what they were being taught was their job.

DVD release is expected in Oct/Nov.

If intent is not part of the power explanation in the book it has no bearing.

The river had brought with it much that day, From driftwood to blood from the ember Some things were hidden While others were seen Yet the man somehow could not remember… Having ambled away from the water’s banks To return to his tribe and their lights, He soon found a failing, Of flesh, and of mind – They were no longer robust or bright What he could not have seen Was the sickness upstream; Those abandoned remains of the wasted What he could not have known Was the blight of the bone In each ebb and each flow he had tasted Dawn found him ailing, delirium rife Those he loved feared his illness would wander With time wearing thin, His young eyes clouded in As the odour of smoke became stronger It was then that he heard the sharp crackle of torches, Carried past him by men from his clan A panic cut through All the life that he knew It was over before it began Rope looped his wrists and held tight to his veins As beside him his relatives sagged And with tears in their eyes, Through confusion and cries, Out towards the wild flames he was dragged Like billions before him, regardless of form, It ended as chance had decided So briefly contained, An inferno’s refrain, Having powered and angered and guided At the heart of the blaze, awareness dissolved Light ascended devoid of desire From a trail intertwined, Life and death strewn behind, To the stars, it returned, from the fire

Want some whiskey in your water? Sugar in your tea? What's all these crazy questions you're askin' me? This is the craziest party that could ever be Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see Mama told me not to come Mama told me not to come "That ain't the way to have fun, no" (uh-uh!) Open up your window, let some air into this room I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scare me half to death Open up the window, sucker, let me catch my breath Mama told me not to come Mama told me not to come "That ain't the way to have fun, son" "That ain't the way to have fun, son" she said The radio is blastin', someone's knockin' at the door I'm lookin' at my girlfriend, she's passed out on the floor I seen so many things I ain't never seen before I don't know what it is, I don't wanna see no more Mama told me not to come Mama told me not to come She said, "That ain't the way to have fun, son" "That ain't the way to have fun, no" Mama told me, mama told me Mama told me, told me, told me Mama told me, told me, ooh, yeah, yeah Mama told me not to go Mama told me, mama told me Ain't that the truth "That ain't the way to have fun, no" "That ain't the way to have fun, son" "That ain't the way to have fun, no" "That ain't the way to have fun, son" "That ain't the way to have fun, no" "That ain't the way to have fun, son" "That ain't the way to have fun, no" "That ain't the way to have fun, son"

Live every moment Love every day 'Cus before you know it Your precious time slips away Live every moment Love every day 'Cause if you don't You might just throw your love away I walked for seven miles this mornin' Footprints in the sand Washed away without a warnin' When the water hit the land But I will walk on until I can no longer stand And I'll take you by the hand and we'll... Live every moment Love every day 'Cus before you know it Your precious time slips away There's water in the wind tonight There's a chill in the air It's coolin down my skin tonight Soakin' through your hair There's warmth enough within tonight for both of us to share We can take it anywhere and we'll... Live every moment Love every day 'Cus if you don't You might just throw your love away Sometimes I wish we could take a trip far away Leave all this trouble, heartache and pain for another day I will search for that place But till I find it all I can say is.. Live every moment And love every day Oooh, sometimes I wish we could take a trip far away Leave all this trouble, heartache and pain for another day I will search for that place But till I find it all I can say is... Live every moment Love every day 'Cus before you know it Your precious time slips away Live every moment Love every day 'Cus if you don't You might just throw your love away You might just throw your love away You might just throw your love away Live every moment You got to move every moment Don't don't...throw your love away

That's the definition of cash grab.

Didn't you get the memo?

They made that clear when they announced the decision to release it both in theaters and stream.

Life goes on day after day Hearts torn in every way So ferry, cross the Mersey 'Cause this land's the place I love And here I'll stay People they rush everywhere Each with their own secret care So ferry, cross the Mersey And always take me there The place I love People around every corner Seem to smile and say We don't care what your name is, boy We'll never turn you away So I'll continue to say Here I always will stay So ferry, cross the Mersey 'Cause this land's the place I love And here I'll stay And here I'll stay Here I'll stay

In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' Now my girl, you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true You'll be dead before your time is due, I know Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' grey He's been workin' and slavin' his life away, oh yes I know it And I've been workin' too, baby (yeah!) Every night and day (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!) We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place 'Cause girl, there's a better life for me and you Now my girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true, yeah You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' grey, yeah He's been workin' and slavin' his life away I know he's been workin' so hard Every day baby (yeah!) Whoa! (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!) We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Somewhere baby Somehow I know it, baby We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Believe me baby I know it baby You know it too

Listen to the wind on the water Listen to the waves upon the shore Try to sleep, sleep won't come Just as I begin to fade Then I remember When the moon was full and bright I would take you in the darkness And do the tango in the night Tango I keep the dream in my pocket Never let it fade away Inside, outside No loneliness in this dream Then I remember When the moon was full and bright I would take you in the darkness And do the tango in the night Tango

Way out here, working on the docks Everyone sees the long day through Now what would I do without the nights and the phone And the chance just to talk to you Oh, what would I do now Hey, just to talk to you, a thousand miles away, hey hey What I wouldn't give for only one night A little relief in sight Someday when times weren't so tight When the day goes down on water town When the sun sinks low all around That's when I know I, I need you now Yes you're what I miss, every little kiss Every little one, every little one Everybody here's a number, not a name But I guess it's alright with me As I stood alone, after a long day In the absence of company Oh, I let my mind wander A thousand miles away hey hey What I wouldn't give for only one night A little relief in sight Someday when times weren't so tight When the day goes down on water town When the sun sinks low all around That's when I know I, I need you now Yes you're what I miss, every little kiss Every little one, every little one What I wouldn't give for only one night A little relief in sight Someday when times weren't so tight When the day goes down on water town When the sun sinks low all around That's when I know I, I need you now Yes you're what I miss, every little kiss Every little one, every little one Every little one, every little one...

Sometimes I feel I've got to Run away I've got to Get away From the pain that you drive into the heart of me The love we share Seems to go nowhere And I've lost my light For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night Once I ran to you (I ran) Now I'll run from you This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you Take my tears and that's not nearly all Oh tainted love Tainted love Now I know I've got to Run away I've got to Get away You don't really want it any more from me To make things right You need someone to hold you tight And you'll think love is to pray But I'm sorry I don't pray that way Once I ran to you (I ran) Now I'll run from you This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you Take my tears and that's not nearly all Oh tainted love Tainted love Don't touch me please I cannot stand the way you tease I love you though you hurt me so Now I'm going to pack my things and go Tainted love, tainted love Tainted love, tainted love Touch me baby, tainted love Touch me baby, tainted love Tainted love Tainted love Tainted love

For your eyes only, can see me through the night For your eyes only, I never need to hide You can see so much in me, so much in me that's new I never felt until I looked at you For your eyes only, only for you You'll see what no one else can see, and now I'm breaking free For your eyes only, only for you The love I know you need in me, the fantasy you've freed in me Only for you, only for you For your eyes only, the nights are never cold You really know me, that's all I need to know Maybe I'm an open book because I know you're mine But you won't need to read between the lines For your eyes only, only for you You see what no one else can see, and now I'm breaking free For your eyes only, only for you The passions that collide in me, the wild abandoned side of me Only for you, for your eyes only

I found a picture of you, o-o-oh, o-o-oh Well it hijacked my world at night To a place in the past we've been cast out of, o-o-oh, o-o-oh Now we're back in the fight We're back on the train, yeah (ho-ah) O-oh, back on the chain gang (ho-ah) Circumstance beyond our control, o-o-oh, o-o-oh The phone, the TV and the news of the world Got in the house like a pigeon from Hell, o-o-oh, o-o-oh Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies And put us back on the train, yeah (ho-ah) O-oh, (ho-ah) back on the chain gang The powers that be That force us to live like we do Bring me to my knees When I see what they've done to you Well, I'll die as I stand here today Knowing that deep in my heart They'll fall to ruin one day For making us part I found a picture of you, o-o-oh, o-o-oh Those were the happiest days of my life Like a break in the battle was your part, o-o-oh, o-o-oh In the wretched life of a lonely heart Now I'm back on the train, yeah(ho-ah) O-oh, back on the chain gang(ho-ah)

Vixen Tangerine Been a while since I've had it out to listen to.

Or your health in general.

Very simple reasons: 1) I'm working from the original character sheet which was circa Champions III 2) I can't find my black book. The version I am working on would be for 5th, as are all the characters in my thread. The 6th versions go into the second, later character thread.

BBB p93?

I am currently neither playing nor running. The overhaul process is bringing the stats and abilities up from the more lethal approach that GM used to be inline with a more standard campaign. As such, not all campaigns use Hit Locations. Thus, those skills will be wasted.

Longbow Bryce Callahan stared at the monitor long moments after he had disconnected from Jason. Jason's girl reminded him of his own lost daughter. Maybe it was the way she looked sprawled across the front seat of her car reminding him of how Carlie had looked in the crime scene photos he had been shown. “Poor Bryce. Wallowing in it. Unable to move forward.” “Shut up, bitch,” he said pushing himself away from the desk. He turned his attention to the work bench. Trick arrows were sometimes a necessity for dealing with problems. He much preferred the simple expedient of a broad-head through his target's heart. “Like I did with you.” Slash laughed. “And now you've got a ghost you don't know how to exorcise.” She wore gray knee boots, gray leather pants, tunic, gloves. A gray band around each bicep. Her mask was gray. She had been a Caucasian. The only color about her was her blondish hair, piercing blue eyes, red lipstick, and the bloodstain around and below the black hole where her heart had beaten. “Take your mask off.” “Wouldn't you rather I took this off?” Her hands went to closures of her tunic. “Then you can fantasize about doing wicked things with me.” She laughed. “Take your mask off.” She smiled lasciviously. “If you insist.” She pulled the mask down. Her blue eyes blinked in the mask. Her upper face was blank. “I never looked at any of the pictures of you they shoved under my face. I never bothered to learn your name. Leave me the hell alone.”

I am in the process of overhauling Longbow. Longbow started out as one of my characters in a friend's campaign. The GM wanted a more dangerous world. Starting BODY was 6 if I recall rightly. This also put a limit of defenses and whatnot. One of the things I did for that reality since Hit Locations were in use, was to take 8 skill levels only for reducing Hit Location Penalties. GM agree and the limitation was set to -1. What I am thinking of now is expanding that so that "aiming for unarmored locations" would in effect also reduce the target's activation roll on their defenses. Thoughts?

A wise man once said: "There are no perfect men in the world; only perfect intentions."

Bloodbath Royce Gideon Hgt: 6' 7” Wgt: 250# 25 STR 15 31 DEX 63 25 CON 30 18 BODY 16 15 INT 5 20 EGO 20 20 PRE 10 18 COM 4 20 PD 15 15 ED 10 7 SPD 29 10 REC 50 END 44 STUN 11 RUN 2 SWIM 5 LEAP Char: 217 Skills Acrobatics 15- Breakfall 15- Shadowing 12- Stealth 15- Streetwise 13- Survival 14- Tactics 12- Tracking 12- Defense Maneuver I-II Skills: 33 Talents Fast Healing (Combat Luck) 9 PD/9ED Combat Sense 12- Lightsleep Talents: 36 Martial Arts Defensive Strike Offensive Strike Martial Block Martial Dodge Martial Escape Martial Arts: 22 Powers Clinging (Normal STR) Discriminatory with Smell/Taste Group Ultrasonic Hearing Infrared Sight Sight Group Flash Def (10 points) Tracking with Smell/Taste Group HKA 2d6-1 (3d6+1w/STR) Life Support: Immunity: All terrestrial diseases and bio-warfare agents Immunity: All terrestrial poisons and chemical warfare agents Healing (Regen) 2 BODY Running +5” Powers: 110 Disads Distinctive Features: Animalistic Appearance: distended canines, claw-like fingernails Tall Bestial Fury: Berserk in combat 14-/8- Phys Lim: Color Blind: sees everything in black/white/shades of gray Psych: Killer (C/S) Psych: Hunting Longbow (VC/S) Rep: Wanton Killer 8- (Extreme) Soc: Secret ID (O/S) Disads: 130 Bloodbath is an enigma. No one knows where he came from or how he got his powers. There is some speculation that he is a mutant. His first encounter with the Guardians was when he was part of the crew that kidnapped Comm. Grayson's grandson for ransom. Later, he formed a loose partnership with the assassin Slash. That ended during a cross-country killing spree. They ended up killing the wife and daughter of Bryce Callahan (Longbow). Longbow ended their partnership by killing Slash. Longbow was captured by police, tried, and acquitted. Since then they have both been on the lookout for the other.