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You keep lighting up the Row like that, the Devil may have to look into the noise.:-)

My hero...:-)

Freeeeeeming! Takes me awaaaaaay to places I'd rather not go... Just a Freem and KB to carry me... Soon I will be freemed...

Yes. All of us at the Mighty Marvel bullpen have been hard at work scripting for the Amazing Engineria. A special No Prize goes out to all our readers! Excelsior, The Ever-Lovin' Crazy Crane

GET OUT OF MY MIND!:-)

My main characters are weapons-based vigilantes who operate in KR. I'd like to see an expansion of The Row to make it more Gotham-ish -- a dense, run down, city center, with darkened alleyways and all sorts of hidden nooks and stuff (including the really bad "business expansion" idea that resulted in a large, castle-like institution with various wings including a medical facility, and intensive treatment center). Basically, just turn the lights off, and it'd be closer to how I see it. Then we can really show our "moxie.":-)

I too thought the world was simple. Yeah... simple! Shut up, you moron.

You could definitely tell that was your angle on it. Having run this again myself (twice) in the last couple weeks, I'd say it's accurate as to how the superhero would react to everything. Of course, my main concern is whether... Appreciate the play and feedback, as always (as well as the Yeats allusion).:-)

I'm pretty sure Whipsmart has a battery of therapists.

I think the bigger issue with AI comes down to whether everyone responding in a chat forum is real. At some point, we won’t know the difference. AI is a nice tool. Really nice. But there’s grounds for aome questioning what is lost and what is gained, rather than blindly bowing before it (like Peter Thiel thinks we should).

Must be the season of the wiiiiiiiiiiiitch! (Yeah, Donovan on the radio earlier this week. Good tune).:-)

Reminds me of the Richard Pryor joke about foreplay. "I had time for one or two plays. That was it. Three and four was dead!"

Is Maestro here? Pft. Maestro is always here. In our hearts! (swoon)

"See that sign waaaay over there in the distance? Yeah. That's where Good is." Hehehehehe...Classic.

Added Lady M's bio. Here it is, for what it's worth:

Give Me Liberty [ID: 69444] by @Darmian So the guy takes, like, 50 years off, the comes back and writes another masterpiece. Do we hate Darm? Yes. Yes, we do (pst…we don’t…we’re just envious, and slightly in awe). This L33 has you working for a humorous lich (yes, you read that correctly) seeking out his lost (and somewhat crae-crae) master. It’s a typical Darmian arc in that it’s masterfully crafted, perfectly clean, well-written, detailed, and well-balanced. Really CLEVER use of clues that allows teams to get the details they normally miss. Plus, you get your CoT fix (assuming you needed a fix), some interesting customs (with a boss that can whammy you, if you ain’t careful), and a great, arcane story. Worth a play (as all Darm’s arcs are). We ran with a gun-toting blaster and had a…well, a BLAST. Verdict: 5/5, with a not-as-lich-gloomy-as-you-might-expect Seal of Approval. Enjoy the romp! PLAY IF: Just play it. (unless you have something against ancient Egypt?).

Of course I ran the damn thing, you fiend.:-) Really strong arc. Nice details (as usual). CLEVER use of clues to address teams. And the contact is one of your best. Extra points for Princess Bride ref.:-) I did find this ONE thing.

Can't believe I forgot Lady Macdeath's Bio. Derrrrrrrrr....

But how do you know he’s just not trolling you?:-)

Messenger of Death [ID: 4093] by @Corlagon This L1-54 arc from 2019 has you “putting a new vigilante in her place.” Sounds like a job for Solumbra (or someone…a lot of someones, considering that level range).:-) So, off we go. First off, Arachnos has appeared in Galaxy City! Or they’ve never left it after the Shivving stopped. We’ll see. (FYI: The contact is one of my favs, Kiros Nandelu. Unfortunately, his image has been replaced by the insidious (and shepchanging?) Mek Man, probably due to updates and such. No worries. A Kiros by any other name, and I’m still a Fandelu).We get some help from a cat-tailed Messenger (is THIS the Viggy?). By the end of the mish, we find out that, “Yep – it IS the Viggy! And she’s been running around KILLING the bad guys!” (GASP! Well, I nev-...okay maybe I have. I don’t know where they go after I’ve set them on fire). Of course, we find out that The Messenger is not who she appears to be. Or rather, she’s EXACTLY who/what she appears to be. I mean, she didn’t really lie about anything. Not that I know…I trust people (sigh) In any case, we follow the trail smack into the middle of assorted cultists and their machinations (or maybe “spellinations?”). There’s a LOT to do in the finale mission, but you have some help. If you want it. And it can keep up with you, when you forget you have sprint on and are running everywhere, leaving them behind like a douche bag (ahem…now who would do that?). Competently executed. Writing is clean and clear (though there’s some awkward syntax from time to time [“I’ve got to hand something to you!” {Ooh! Really? What is it?...Hey…where’s my SOMETHING, you bastard!..Ah! A punch to the chops. THAT something. Okey doke…”). Custom allies have VERY nice (sometimes interlinked) bios. Some stock vills, with a custom cult, and some bosses that could be trouble on higher settings/larger team sizes. A breeze on default with an incarnate (erm…yeah, that was me – taking no chances in the AE grinder today). Excellent placement of finale objectives (most every required thing in one place–bravo [I’d shorten the timers on the multiple glowies, though–they’re about 2 secs too long).:-) Verdict: Worth a play. Would recommend bumping level or team size if you’re playing one of your badasses through it. Reads like a an in-game arc. Has Kiros, so +2 Million gratitude points (Crane loves those lowbie contacts). An arcane Seal of Approval. No whammies!:-)

I wish Adamaster had some sort of debuff attack that emanated from his armpit.

"In the arrrrrrms ooooof the minotaur... Far awayyyyy frommmmm here, In the arrrrrms ooooof a minotaur, I have found true love, my dear..."

So, soulless minions of orthodoxy...

"Stop bragging about your sex life, Synapse."

Anky gets bonus points for the Rocky Horror Ref in the M4 title of Engineria's current run.:-)