soltakss said:Well, I won't spoil the poll by revealing the answer.
But, as of Friday the 3rd of August, at around 10pm, I will be spending a lot less time on the forums.
soltakss said:Well, I won't spoil the poll by revealing the answer.
But, as of Friday the 3rd of August, at around 10pm, I will be spending a lot less time on the forums.
atgxtg said:You've made Rune Level and will have to spend 90% of your time and resources on your cult? :wink:
soltakss said:atgxtg said:You've made Rune Level and will have to spend 90% of your time and resources on your cult? :wink:
I made Rune Lord a while ago, but my High Priestess demands sacrifices, unfortunately.
Rurik said:Simon Phipp (aka Soltakss) manages to buy just about about every new release, read them all, and write pretty sizable reviews (very informative too - thanks Simon! - except now I have to buy Pirates).
soltakss said:I haven't bought Hawkmoon, as Wayland's Forge didn't have it for a few weeks and then my wife came back.
Over the weekend, I was looking at some RQ stuff when she came into the study/spare room, picked up 3 books, turned them over and said "Huh, £25", looked at the next one and said "Huh, another £25" and went to pick up another one, just to prove a point.
So I don't know when I'll be able to buy any more for a while. Maybe I can persuade her to go back to Russia again
CarlQ said:And her timing is impeccable; guess where she was when I wrote the "Wives are funny that way" comment? Yup. Right behind me. I swear, it's a gift.)
Rurik said:CarlQ said:And her timing is impeccable; guess where she was when I wrote the "Wives are funny that way" comment? Yup. Right behind me. I swear, it's a gift.)
It is a gift, literally. Her engagement ring to be specific.
I have figured out that diamonds are really magical crystals that link a woman to the man who gave it to her. That is how wives 'know things' and have that knack to be standing over your shoulder just as you type things about her. It is also why they covet diamonds so much.
CarlQ said:You know the solution to this one - next time she looks/comments at the price of a book, make her sit down and read it! Then she'll either a) accept the price is understandable given the content or b) have justification for her "huh, £25" jibes.
atgxtg said:A friend of mine had a similar problem justifying his RPG purchases to friends at work. His solution was to find something that the other people spent money on as a comparison. It turned out he spent less money of RPGs that they spent going out drinking, and he had something to show for it the next day other than a hangover.
What does the Mrs. spent money on?
soltakss said:Still, it's a moot point as I've just bought Hawkmoon without telling her (what a rebel). Now I've got to find a way of reading it without getting the Third Degree.
duncan_disorderly said:Tell her Darren bought it for you as a present....
soltakss said:CarlQ said:You know the solution to this one - next time she looks/comments at the price of a book, make her sit down and read it! Then she'll either a) accept the price is understandable given the content or b) have justification for her "huh, £25" jibes.
Well, she's from Russia and her English probably isn't up to reading an RPG book, unfortunately. That and the fact that she detests with a vengeance my "Crazy Hobby".
atgxtg said:A friend of mine had a similar problem justifying his RPG purchases to friends at work. His solution was to find something that the other people spent money on as a comparison. It turned out he spent less money of RPGs that they spent going out drinking, and he had something to show for it the next day other than a hangover.
soltakss said:Shoes, clothes, handbags. I tried the "Well, that's the same as a pair of shoes or a pair of jeans" gambit but that just didn't hold water. After all, I only read them once then they sit on a shelf gathering dust. As opposed to a pair of shoes that she only wears once and then gathers dust in a cupboard. But that didn't go down very well, either.