Friday, November 22, 2002

EQ - Alignments

So was thinking about the different ways that I play my different toons... as there are some distinct differences between how an evil troll shadowknight is played versus how a goodie-two-shoes high elf cleric is played.

Corish - High Elf Cleric - Ordelry Good - He believes in law and order, honoring agreements (such as not killing dragons on Claws of Veeshan faction which Corish has obtained ally faction with), helping others, only killing things that need killing, etc.

Sorish - Troll Shadowknight - Chaotic Evil - Sorish is the bad boy, a very very bad troll. If he can kill it, he will, unless it is an ally of darkness. His goal is to bring fear to the land and to be maximum KoS (kill-on-sight) in every good city in the lands of Norrath and Luclin. Although somewhat loyal to factions, his only true loyalty is with other players who follow the path of darkness. His favorite hunting grounds are cities, where he can lurk, hidden or invisible in the shadows, ready to spring on an isolated target when they let their defenses down. Wherever Sorish goes, there is sure to be a train of corpses from horizon to horizon. I've definitely carved out a distinct personality for him as my guildmates know to follow the trail of corpses to find where Sorish has wandered off to.

Narkel - Halfling Druid - Chaotic Good - Narkel is a prankster. Following the rules is for others if it means he won't have fun.

Xorish - Iksar Monk - Orderly Neutral - Although hated in all of Norrath, he has chosen to enlighten the ignoranant masses of their ways and seeks to be allied with all but the chaotic factions in Norrath.

posted by Wuphon's Reach at 1:40 PM

Thursday, November 21, 2002

More time without pay coming

Looks like I'll be taking a 3rd week this year without pay (unpaid vacation). At least it's optional (although there are some people in the company that the owner would prefer that they not see the offer as optional). It doesn't bother me too much, because I do try to stay about 4-8 weeks ahead of my expenses (maybe more) in my bank balances. So for me, it just means that I just cut back expenses and payments on revolving debt during that month to make up for the short-fall. I think I took 1 or 2 weeks without pay last year as well... the owner says he'll make it all up to us at some point once business improves.

posted by Wuphon's Reach at 12:54 PM

Odometer 006900 - More fun

So, did I remember to tell you that my car registration and inspection expired at the end of October? And that I had forgotten to send in my registration sticker renewal form? So, since Nov 1, I haven't been able to drive my car to do errands or get around town until I at least got the registration card and sticker so I could go to an inspection station and get THAT taken care of too.

Well, I got the sticker, put it on, then got in the car to go run a quick errand (risking the inspection sticker thing - at least I was registered at that point). Turn the key, nothing. Hmmm - I guess between not driving at all for 3 weeks (longer then usual, I usually run errands at least once a week) and the recent cold shocks at night (frost the past few days), the battery ran out of juice and I've got a dead car.

So, looks like I'll just pay to get it towed over to the dealer, let them fix the battery and get it inspected at the same time (two birds with one stone).

On the plus side, yesterday was a very nice day out, so I just walked to the grocery store (about a mile away).

posted by Wuphon's Reach at 8:57 AM

Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Your hosting company eyes you nervously

Well, looks like the server is back up and running after this weekend's problems.

posted by Wuphon's Reach at 11:18 AM