The EPIC WIN Thread 3: SON OF EPIC

I'll let y'all know once everything is in place and set in stone ;)

I've never heard of the program, and a google search turns up nothing, so it's probably a one-shot show, and not a series or anything.
 
Albion Armitage's Astounding Arsenal from 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming.

I'm proud of this, because I came up with the idea for the project, pitched it to the editors, got approved, convinced the editors to use our own Will "Mangler" Rodriguez as the main artist, and wrote it - items, encounters, NPCs, the lot of it. This is our first piece that was my idea. It's an adventure module for the Pathfinder RPG with quite a bit of special equipment, and is 53 pages long, not including the cover.

Here's the press release:

4 Winds Fantasy Gaming has released its first adventure module, Albion Armitage's Astounding Arsenal, an adventure for 4 to 6 8th to 10th level characters. The adventure was written by Sean O'Connor and illustrated by Will Rodriguez. Will also did the overland map and the four battle maps as well.

AAAA is available via print-on-demand from our Lulu.com storefront for $10.95. It is also available in PDF from DriveThruRPG and Your Games Now for $4.99.

From the back cover:

A dying man uses his last ounce of strength to hand you a map. A magical map, showing the way to Albion Armitage's Astounding Arsenal - a mysterious and oft-disbelieved weapons arsenal that not only changes locations, but even moves from one plane of existence to another. Some say it even moves from one reality to another...

Only those with a map can reach the arsenal, and it's up to you to succeed where the first courier failed. But there are those who are willing to do anything to get that map - can you avoid the villains who would stop you at any cost?

Albion Armitage's Astounding Arsenal is an action-packed fantasy adventure designed to challenge a party of four to six 8th - 10th level characters. Information on scaling the adventure for higher or lower level parties is included.

Also included are battle maps, NPC stats, two new creatures, and a wide assortment of new magical and mundane weapons and armor.

"The Arsenal is real, my young friends. But even the best equipment doesn't make you immortal. Remember that..."
 

Cajungal

Staff member
*dances in*

HellooOOOOOO, you beautiful bastards! Here is a kiss! MmmmmmmmmmmmmWAH! Everybody havin a nice one?! Yes?! GREAT!

*dances out*
 
An old family friend is in the process of opening a high school for gifted students in bcn, and he needed a website made, so he contacted me. We met this morning to talk about it and decide specs and costs/salary. Me being only a cs student, and him being the main reason I'm studying in the US at all, I said anywhere up to 200€ would more than suffice. He counter-offered 1000€.

I'm dancin'.
 
Z

Zarvox

Wait, Null, that was you? I saw that thing in my DriveThroughRPG flyer this week, and thought it looked really cool. Any way I could pick up a copy at GenCon?
 
Monday, July 12th 2010 at 1825 hours, a 7 pound 10 ounce angel measuring 20.5 inches joined this world.

Rhiannon Mikayla Stephenson, my daughter is so adorable. Once I get the pictures onto my home computer, I'll share them on the photo thread.

But for now, I figured joining the ranks of fatherhood qualifies as some pretty epic win.
 
Monday, July 12th 2010 at 1825 hours, a 7 pound 10 ounce angel measuring 20.5 inches joined this world.

Rhiannon Mikayla Stephenson, my daughter is so adorable. Once I get the pictures onto my home computer, I'll share them on the photo thread.

But for now, I figured joining the ranks of fatherhood qualifies as some pretty epic win.
Congratulations, OC! Let's see those pictures so we can all "AAAAAAWWW" in unison!


As a side note, I'm pretty sure Rhiannon is the name I gave to a fairy in a short story I wrote... that's weird, as I thought I had made that name up? Maybe It wasn't like that, I should check it out.
 
Monday, July 12th 2010 at 1825 hours, a 7 pound 10 ounce angel measuring 20.5 inches joined this world.

Rhiannon Mikayla Stephenson, my daughter is so adorable. Once I get the pictures onto my home computer, I'll share them on the photo thread.

But for now, I figured joining the ranks of fatherhood qualifies as some pretty epic win.
Congratulations, OC! Let's see those pictures so we can all "AAAAAAWWW" in unison!


As a side note, I'm pretty sure Rhiannon is the name I gave to a fairy in a short story I wrote... that's weird, as I thought I had made that name up? Maybe It wasn't like that, I should check it out.[/QUOTE]

Rhiannon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's a very old name in Welsh mythology. It's also the title of a 1976 Fleetwood Mac song ;)
 
Monday, July 12th 2010 at 1825 hours, a 7 pound 10 ounce angel measuring 20.5 inches joined this world.

Rhiannon Mikayla Stephenson, my daughter is so adorable. Once I get the pictures onto my home computer, I'll share them on the photo thread.

But for now, I figured joining the ranks of fatherhood qualifies as some pretty epic win.
Congratulations, OC! Let's see those pictures so we can all "AAAAAAWWW" in unison!


As a side note, I'm pretty sure Rhiannon is the name I gave to a fairy in a short story I wrote... that's weird, as I thought I had made that name up? Maybe It wasn't like that, I should check it out.[/QUOTE]

Rhiannon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's a very old name in Welsh mythology. It's also the title of a 1976 Fleetwood Mac song ;)[/QUOTE]

Of course! My character was Rhiannon, the gray haired, Lady of the Sheannon (queen of the fairies, basically)... I think I looked for words in several languages and tried to mix it up. Apparently, I didn't do a great job... :p

Edit: I looked it up and I was wrong: The Fairy Lady was called Tannhyannon, and her daughters were Alledon, the dark haired, Nhadir, the red haired, and Assihing, the fair haired. But I'm pretty sure I've used that name in some story, maybe recicling one of the possible fairy names I had for this one.

Whatever. The name is still very nice!
 
Congrats O.C.!

Have a cigar.

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I got carded for ammunition last night. Feels good to be 41 and get carded for something you can get at 21.
 
I may have just committed myself to teaching English in Nepal for 4 months.

I love my home, but it's time to get out of here. Nepal is about as far away as it comes. I have no idea how I'm going to afford it, because it's a volunteer program and I have to pay to get there (among other costs), but I've got a little bit of savings and a few family and friends who have offered to contribute to the fund-raising effort.

Besides, it was about time to do something rash and adventurous. Nobody ever lived an epic life by playing it safe.
 
I may have just committed myself to teaching English in Nepal for 4 months.

I love my home, but it's time to get out of here. Nepal is about as far away as it comes. I have no idea how I'm going to afford it, because it's a volunteer program and I have to pay to get there (among other costs), but I've got a little bit of savings and a few family and friends who have offered to contribute to the fund-raising effort.

Besides, it was about time to do something rash and adventurous. Nobody ever lived an epic life by playing it safe.
:thumbsup: Silver Jelly likes this
 
I may have just committed myself to teaching English in Nepal for 4 months.

I love my home, but it's time to get out of here. Nepal is about as far away as it comes. I have no idea how I'm going to afford it, because it's a volunteer program and I have to pay to get there (among other costs), but I've got a little bit of savings and a few family and friends who have offered to contribute to the fund-raising effort.

Besides, it was about time to do something rash and adventurous. Nobody ever lived an epic life by playing it safe.
This is really awesome, if you can manage it. I had an offer once to teach english in Japan for a modest wage, but I didn't take it because I was already settled down with kids. You really should to do these kinds while you still have the chance! :)
 
I may have just committed myself to teaching English in Nepal for 4 months.

I love my home, but it's time to get out of here. Nepal is about as far away as it comes. I have no idea how I'm going to afford it, because it's a volunteer program and I have to pay to get there (among other costs), but I've got a little bit of savings and a few family and friends who have offered to contribute to the fund-raising effort.

Besides, it was about time to do something rash and adventurous. Nobody ever lived an epic life by playing it safe.
Wow! Awesome! Do it.

@OC, definitely some epic win there! Congrats :)

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Now, to my own win. I don't know if it warrants posting here, but it certainly feels too epic to me to post in the minor victory thread.

Last friday, my professor forwarded a mail to me which said... that our oral contribution (i.e. poster) to a scientific meeting has been accepted!! Wow!

Now, to prepare its contents! :p
 
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