01-06-2002, 01:46 PM
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| FRINK!!! I wish my mom would let me order stuff online...  i'd blow my paycheck there.. WOW!!! Got some nice stuff...  | 
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01-06-2002, 11:30 PM
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| [quote]Originally posted by Gav:
<strong>I hate pedantry but... it's Gollum not Golem. A golem is an animated staue made from clay (herbrew in origin I believe). Gollum is named after the sound he makes in the back of his throat. Sword looks pretty cool. Is it a hand crafted affair (made by a real weaponsmith)?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Actually from my D&D experience you can have golem's made from more than just clay. | |
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01-07-2002, 08:55 AM
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| my precious!
a direct lift from the Grinch Who Stole Christmas! | |
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01-07-2002, 09:33 AM
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| The folk history of the Golem is an interesting one.
Dating from the Middle Ages there are several versions, but they pretty much agree on the broad outlines:
A. The Golem is a manlike creature made of clay.
B. The Golem is created by a rabbi to protect the Jews in the ghetto.
B. The Golem's life-force resides in a Hebrew word or letter on its forehead.
C. When the Golem turns on those it purports to protect, the rabbi is forced to destroy it by rubbing out the word or character, thus returning it to just a mound of clay. This is done either by reasoning with the creature or deceiving it.
The basis of the story are the moral implications: trying to create life when this is a power reserved to God, struggles with whether it is justified to break religious law for the perceived sake of the greater good, whether it is a sin to destroy the Golem once it has life, etc.
It provides a fascinating look at the Talmudic tradition and thought of Eastern Europe.
What permutations (abberations?) of the creature might have been developed/created for modern D&D, I can't say.
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06-27-2002, 08:21 AM
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| Well, that was an interesting topic to look up. Sadly, a fair number of the links are now dead.
Yes, Zelda is an attractive girl, but I've only room in my heart for one girl.
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06-27-2002, 09:59 AM
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| Hah, I don't have any pictures of myself on the internet... even if i did i'd probably not post them, hehe.
If anyone can give me a link to a place where i cna make a site... then i'll try to get one, but its not like anyone wants to see what i look like anyways
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06-27-2002, 10:04 AM
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| if anyone would like their picture posted but do not a website to post it to, email me the attachment in an email and I'll send you a link to put in your profile.
go to my homepage and find my email address at the bottum of the page.
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... without remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for the future, [d'artagnan] went to bed and slept the sleep of the brave.
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06-27-2002, 10:05 AM
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| My address is the webmaster link that says,
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... without remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for the future, [d'artagnan] went to bed and slept the sleep of the brave.
- The Three Musketeers
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06-27-2002, 10:11 AM
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| Well, this is a pretty old thread, but just got some pics online so might as well
<img src="http://alanmayse.topcities.com/images/alan_vodka.jpg" alt=" - " />
really hope that pic works...
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12-30-2002, 04:10 AM
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| Here I am.
(extremely bad quality scan) | |
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12-30-2002, 05:16 AM
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| Fischer....nice pic......
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12-30-2002, 03:41 PM
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| Well here is a pic of me. About a year old. Now have facial hair and long long sideburns. will see if any of my friends will take a new pic of me. | |
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01-07-2003, 01:52 PM
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| Here's a pic of me at the Christmas Party, it's not very good. I'm the one with the plastic sword! | |
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01-07-2003, 02:58 PM
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| Craig: I scanned a pastel I did of someone who taught me fencing, it's probably totally unrecognizable, why not post it for me? [the guys will love it, please, it won't do anything to him, he has his own web page anyway] | |
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01-08-2003, 06:17 PM
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| the one i scanned was the second pastel, the first was less aggressive looking, more mild, i used a lighter palate, in the second drawing, it was more intensive, the forhead especially looks like him, why not?!
I entitled it "Freely Dispensing Advice" my first drawing is larger, and has no title. | |
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01-10-2003, 01:29 AM
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| Hi just though I'd share me.
Well I hope this works... some crazy virus has hidden all my pictures.
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01-10-2003, 01:17 PM
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| Here's a better pic of me! | |
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01-10-2003, 04:45 PM
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| Yeeow!
martycat at work on 10/31/02....just a one tooth old alley cat...with sharp claws. | |
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01-10-2003, 09:32 PM
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| Gav, you are positively wicked looking! Cat, you are just plain scary! LOL  | |
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01-10-2003, 10:42 PM
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#180 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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| Quote: Originally posted by Gav
Here's a better pic of me! | Heh, does the Devil know that one of his henchmen is AWOL? | |
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