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Digest - 30 Aug 2010 to 31 Aug 2010 (#2010-162)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010
There are 6 messages totalling 410 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. My very first FK video (2)
2. WAR: Susan's War Tutorials: 11 Reaction Post
3. War: Preferred War Length?
4. WAR: Susan's War Tutorials: 12 Reaction Post
5. Admin: I"m back on Facebook
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:09:02 -0700
From: Amanda Berendt <debrabant_foundation@y.......>
Subject: My very first FK video
Hey -
I've been making videos for several years now. (got inspired by Kristin) and lo
and behold I've never made a FK one. Sadly my computer has been resistant to
ripping dvds so I've had to scrounge stuff from places. (if anyone has high
quality rips I'd love the avi files and will pay for shipping or whatever for
data dvds)
Anyhoo... I have several ideas, this is the first. Just a basic montage of
Nick's journey through the centuries. (hence my asking for the timeline info)
Not bad considering I haven't watched a full episode in ages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQqMK6b3XU
Please comment and feel free to pass it on to people not on here.
-Amanda
"This dark gift brings enlightened sight, as if the sun's bright rays illuminate
sweet mortal forms to take my breath away."
http://www.darksideoftheglass.com
http://lestat.darksideoftheglass.com
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:00:20 -0400
From: Don Fasig <argent@c.......>
Subject: WAR: Susan's War Tutorials: 11 Reaction Post
With discussion flowing about the upcoming War I thought some of you
might be interested in reading Susan Garrett's War Tutorial posts.
There are 14 in total - I'll send two or three a day so nobody get's
overloaded.
Disclaimer: These are not official War rules - but they are a great
starting point and an historical perspective on FK Warring.
Regards,
- Don
listgardener@p....... ---,-<@
------- Forwarded message follows -------
Date sent: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 17:03:07
To: phase3@g.......
From: "Susan M. Garrett" <susang@v.......>
Subject: WAR:11 Reaction Post
WAR: IS THERE A ROMAN CIRCUS?
Toronto, Cousin HQ
MONDAY (DATE), EARLY EVENING
(after CLOWNING AROUND)
by ANCIENT1 (a Cousin)
"Could you believe that chariot race?" said LtScruffy. She held her
hands straight out to either side. "This big! I've never seen
anything like it." The movie over, the Cousins headed down the street
to their HQ, talking enthusiastically about having seen "Ben Hur" on
the wide screen. They walked up the steps to the HQ and LCRules
started to punch in the security bypass codes. "And what about the
slave galley?" noted Ancient1. "Wow! And all that armor . . . ."
"You've always been a suckers for a man in uniform." LCRules
hesitated a moment. "Hmmmn--I think we've had mice. LT, you wanna
take a look at this?" LTScruffy leaned forward and peered over
LCRules' shoulder. "Looks okay to me." "Trust me, someone's been
trying to get through our systems. It's not messy, but it's not a
clean job, either." The door clicked open and LCRules straightened,
then looked at LTScruffy and Ancient1. "We have to go in sooner or
later." "Better make it now," said LTScruffy. "We've only got an
hour until dark and that's when the party starts." "How'd they find
out about the party?" asked Ancient1, following them into the
building. "I thought we'd kept that secret among the invitation only
group?" "Somebody spilled the beans. We'll have to track that down."
LTScruffy flicked on the lights, then stopped dead in her tracks. It
was horrible. It was sacrilege. It was . . . the scariest thing she'd
ever seen in her life. She couldn't suppress the shudder that ran
through her body at the sight of LaCroix's bust decorated like a
demented refugee from a non-Roman circus. "Clowns," she muttered
under her breath. "Why did it have to be <clowns>?" "How--?"
sputtered Ancient1. "Why--?" She staggered forward, struck by the
enormity of the horror that had been perpetrated upon the image of
their beloved general. LCRules walked over to one of the columns and
pressed against a certain spot that didn't look very different than
any other on the column. A small door slide back and an opening
appeared. She withdrew a video tape from the recorder, ignoring the
continued exclamations of shock and anger from the other two, and
headed directly for a Raphael painting hanging across the room. Once
there, she touched a portion of the frame and the painting slid up
the wall, revealing a large screen and a video player inserted into
the wall. She popped in the tape and rewound it, then watched the
assault through once before calling over the others. "Uh, guys. I
think we were DPed." LTScruffy and Ancient1 joined her as she rewound
the tape and they watched it again, fast-forwarding through most of
it. "That's Hair2Day," noted Ancient1, when the redhead came into
view. "She's a Vaquera. I know her." "Well, that's definitely
DKBlonde," added LTScruffy. "So it must be a combined DP and Vaq
effort. You wanna guess this has something to do with Tracy being
missing?" LCRules nodded. "That's a good call." A clock chimed six
times and they all looked at one another, startled. LTScruffy clapped
her hands together. "Ancient, you get the soap and water; Rules, you
get the makeup remover and a bag to put all this stuff in. We've
gotta declown LaCroix before the original article gets here and makes
us his party appetizer for falling for a stunt like this!" They
scattered, then regathered at the bust and set to work immediately.
LCRules set to work disrobing the bust, while Ancient1 and LTScruffy
started removing the makeup. They'd just tossed the wig into the
bag, wiped the final streak of greasepaint from the face, when they
heard the front door opening behind them. LaCroix walked into the
hall, nodding his greeting. "We're ready, of course." "Of course,"
said LTScruffy, with only the slightest break in her voice. She and
the others automatically moved closer together, side by side, to hide
the statue from LaCroix's view. "The caterers will be here in
fifteen minutes. The place is cleaned. Everything's ready." LaCroix
paused for a moment and fixed her with a steady gaze. "Everything?"
LTScruffy swallowed hard. "Uh . . . yeah." He walked past them and
headed around the circumference of the room. Reaching into his
pocket, he withdrew a white glove and placed it on his hand, taking
an occasional swipe along the tops of the cases, the columns, even
bending to touch the floor. When he frowned at the sight of a piece
of paper and a pencil on top of a display case, Ancient1 scurried
forward and removed it quickly, not daring to look at him. Finally,
he nodded and returned to face them as they stood again before the
statue. "Excellent." LTScruffy cleared her throat. "Thank you,
sir." "Now, move aside?" The three looked at one another in a panic.
"Sir?" asked LCRules. He merely waved a hand, indicating that they
step aside. There was nothing else to do. They stepped aside,
Ancient1 hurriedly kicking the bag of clown refuse back behind her as
she moved. He stepped up to the statue, glow still in place, and ran
his finger from the eye down one cheek. LaCroix stared at it, then
looked directly at LTScruffy and raised the glove for her inspection.
There was a faint smear of a white less than white against the glove
and a pink streak that had come from the red cheeks with which the
statue had been pasted. He didn't say anything, just stared at them
each in turn. LCRules swallowed aloud. "We were attacked by the Dark
Perks." "I see you fended them off admirably," LaCroix noted, taking
the glove from his hand. LTScruffy stepped forward. "We weren't
here." When he looked over at her, she stood her ground. "We
finished early. They were showing the restored widescreen version of
"Ben Hur" around the corner and we decided to go." "A diversion,"
noted LaCroix, with a grim smile. He walked back to the statue, then
motioned Ancient1 aside and peered into the bag. Reaching in, he
picked up the rainbow colored wig and examined it as if it were a
strange animal. "Watch out for the smiley face button," warned
Ancient1. When LaCroix glanced over at her, she gestured toward the
damp spot on her blouse.
"It bites." "So I see." Nodding, LaCroix dropped the wig back into
the bag. Hands behind his back, he walked away from them. "I think
you should all get prepared for the party, now." "You mean, we're off
the hook?" asked LCRules. When he turned, the look in his eyes set
her straight on that. "I think you should take care of this
situation on your own. Make certain that it never happens again. Is
that understood?" Each of them nodded and said, "Yes," aloud. "I'll
expect results." Then LaCroix left them, heading through the hall
and to a doorway on the far side of the room. A sigh of relief was
all the Cousins could manage--they knew they'd gotten off lightly.
"What now?" asked Ancient1, picking up the bag of clown materials.
"We get dressed for the party, like the General ordered," said
LTScruffy. She headed toward another door, then turned and smiled.
"And we plan our revenge--just like the General ordered."
Ancient1
Ancient1@romanvilla.com
%%%%%%%
In some ways, a reaction post is just as important as an attack post.
There are a number of ways to respond to an attack--acknowledge the
attack as successful or show how the attack was unsuccessful.
At various times, all of the reaction options are valid. In fact,
sometimes an attack post will INCLUDE a reaction, with the permission
of the 'victim' or the 'victim' affiliation. Remember when you plan
to respond to an attack not to dismiss an attack out of hand. Weigh
your actions. Think of the how different responses will affect the
overall story line. What makes the most sense? What's the most
imaginative option you can come up with? What makes the best story?
Did you notice that the Cousins never mentioned the video tape to the
DPs before the attack? They didn't have to. It didn't affect how
the DPs got in or that they could get in--what it did was give the
Cousins an easy explanation as to who was responsible. Sometimes,
you can keep secrets. Or come up with something after the fact that
you could have chosen NOT to tell your attackers which will make life
easier for you . . . and harder for them.
Another important point--notice how the Cousins assume that someone
spilled the beans about the party and how that's a point to be
investigated in a later post. In real time and in the story, the DP
attack force didn't attack because of the party, the timing just
worked out that way. But the Cousins can use this as an opening to
further the story. At the party, any other affiliations are going to
be watched very closely. Questions may be asked. Someone might even
authorize and undertake an investigation.
Anything can be used to make story. Anything.
susang@v....... -- http://www.vitinc.com/~susang
EVER Faithful Ravenette.
"Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies."
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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:35:14 -0400
From: Shelley <shelley721@v.......>
Subject: Re: War: Preferred War Length?
> I thought two weeks was traditional and here I was thinking that ONLY
> ten days was too short. I really want
> to play again so I'd accept anything, but I definitely want LONGER not
> shorter.
I agree, I was thinking two weeks as well, but then I thought I had it wrong
when 10 days was called for this war. I honestly don't remember, but I too
would prefer longer over shorter.
Going back to lurkdom :).
Cousin Shelley
Fang of Cerberus
Survivor of Wars 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and counting!
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:04:43 -0400
From: Don Fasig <argent@c.......>
Subject: WAR: Susan's War Tutorials: 12 Reaction Post
With discussion flowing about the upcoming War I thought some of you
might be interested in reading Susan Garrett's War Tutorial posts.
There are 14 in total - I'll send two or three a day so nobody get's
overloaded.
Disclaimer: These are not official War rules - but they are a great
starting point and an historical perspective on FK Warring.
Regards,
- Don
listgardener@p....... ---,-<@
------- Forwarded message follows -------
Date sent: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 17:03:20
To: phase3@g.......
From: "Susan M. Garrett" <susang@v.......>
Subject: WAR:12 Reaction Post
WAR TRAINING SESSION - post 12
Revenge Planning Post
The Cousins have dropped their response to the list. Now it's time to
begin the discussions of attack.
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To: CousinLOOP
From: LTSCRUFFY (Cousin Loop Leader)
Subject: Attacking the DPs
Anyone have any idea of what we can do to the DPs? We've been
ordered to do this, remember. Our honor is at stake!
*************
To: CousinLOOP
From: LCRules (a Cousin)
Subject: Re: Attacking the DPs
Why don't we try to sedate them? They're so hyper! Maybe if we can
knock them out for a while, we can keep them from causing trouble.
*************
To: CousinLOOP
From: Ancient1 (a Cousin)
Subject: Re: Attacking the DPs
> Maybe if we can knock them out for a while, we can keep them from
> causing trouble.>
We can't keep them comatose for the rest of the war. Maybe we can
put something in their water supply that will slow them down but
won't hurt them. What do they live on, anyway? Pop rocks and
caffeine?
*************
To: CousinLOOP
From: LCRules (a Cousin)
Subject: Re: Attacking the DPs
> What do they live on, anyway? Pop rocks and caffeine?>
Probably jolt cola, surge, and caffeinated water!
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To: CousinLOOP
From: LTSCRUFFY (Cousin Loop Leader)
Subject: Re: Attacking the DPs
>Probably jolt cola, surge, and caffeinated water!>
I know they drink coffee and soda. Maybe instead of knocking them
out, we could send them into hyper mode and let them burn themselves
out? If we substitute all their regular soda and coffee and designer
water with the high-caffeinated stuff, they'll have to crash and burn
eventually.
What about it? Think that could work?
*************
To: CousinLOOP
From: LCRules (a Cousin)
Subject: Re: Attacking the DPs
Sounds like a plan to me. I'm in.
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To: CousinLOOP
From: Ancient1 (a Cousin)
Subject: Re: Attacking the DPs
>Sounds like a plan to me. I'm in.>
Me, too.
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To: CousinLOOP
From: LTScruffy (a Cousin)
Subject: Re: Attacking the DPs
>Sounds like a plan to me. I'm in.>
>Me, too.>
Okay. I'll contact the DP Leader and see if we can arrange this
right away.
*************
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They've got a plan formulated. Now it's time to contact their
victims and set up the attack.
susang@v....... -- http://www.vitinc.com/~susang
EVER Faithful Ravenette.
"Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies."
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:29:37 -0700
From: NAT <nat1228@c.......>
Subject: Re: My very first FK video
At 06:09 PM 8/30/2010, Amanda Berendt wrote:
>Anyhoo... I have several ideas, this is the first. Just a basic
>montage of Nick's journey through the centuries. (hence my asking
>for the timeline info) Not bad considering I haven't watched a full
>episode in ages.
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQqMK6b3XU
This was beautiful, Amanda! I hope that you're inspired to do more FK videos.
Nat
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Nancy A. Taylor -- Knightie, N&NPack
http://www.squidge.org/~nat1228/fk.htm
http://www.knightwatchman.net/
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:47:48 -0400
From: L McDavid <mclisa1014@g.......>
Subject: Admin: I"m back on Facebook
I suppose this counts as an OT message, and yes, I gave myself permission. I
would do so for anyone else in my predicament.
I'm back on Facebook with a new account from a new address. I'm still Lisa
McDavid in Indianapolis, and my picture is still Fragonard's La Liseuse.
McLisa
mclisa1014@g.......
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