Yeah, that’s right, I’m a nerd. After seeing it on a number of other blogs, my curiousity finally got the better of me and I found out what D&D character I’d be. The results are posted below, but before I get to that, you may have noticed the new look for the site. I think I’ll be sticking with this theme for a while, mostly because I like it, but also because it took way too much time fiddling with CSS to make sure it works right with Firefox, IE7, and stupid IE6. You may also have noticed the first post by Joe, right before this one. Since I’m no longer actively playing EQII, Joe has volunteered to step up and post about his exploits in Norrath.

That said, I know you’re dying to know, so without further ado, here is the D&D character I would be, which happens to fall in line pretty well with the kinds of characters I like to play in RPGs:

I Am A: Lawful Good Human Paladin/Sorcerer (3rd/2nd Level)

Ability Scores:
Strength-14
Dexterity-17
Constitution-17
Intelligence-16
Wisdom-15
Charisma-12

Alignment:
Lawful Good A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Lawful good is the best alignment you can be because it combines honor and compassion. However, lawful good can be a dangerous alignment because it restricts freedom and criminalizes self-interest.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Primary Class:
Paladins take their adventures seriously, and even a mundane mission is, in the heart of the paladin, a personal test and opportunity to demonstrate bravery, to learn tactics, and to find ways to do good. Divine power protects these warriors of virtue, warding off harm, protecting from disease, healing, and guarding against fear. The paladin can also direct this power to help others, healing wounds or curing diseases, and also use it to destroy evil. Experienced paladins can smite evil foes and turn away undead. A paladin’s Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that they can cast. Many of the paladin’s special abilities also benefit from a high Charisma score.

Secondary Class:
Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than wizards do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a school of magic. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons. Charisma is very important for sorcerers; the higher their value in this ability, the higher the spell level they can cast.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

Up until now I have been using Spam Karma 2 in order to control comment spam here at Timesink.  To be honest, I pretty much installed it, activated it, then forgot about it.  I’ve used it on a few other blogs and have been happy with the results, that is to say, I never saw spam comments at all.  I just noticed today however, that it has been eating a number of legitimate comments as well.  Shame on me for not checking the logs more diligently, and by “checking the logs more diligently” I actually mean, “checking the logs at all.”

Anyway, I’ve decided to give Akismet a try as I’ve heard good things.  The reason I never tried it in the past was because it needed a WordPress.com API key, which required creating an account and blog on WordPress.com.  I prefer to use my own host so never bothered, but now I see you can create a WordPress account and specify a user account only, no blog.   So, I’ll give this a try for the next while, and sift through the spam logs and try to find any legit comments.  Sorry to those who may have had their comments eaten, I wasn’t shunning you!

As an aside, wouldn’t it be great to live in a world where you didn’t need things like spam filters, firewalls, and virus scanners?

I’ve changed the site address to http://www.timesink.ca

For those with bookmarks or links, please update accordingly.  In the meantime, there may be some linkage hiccups for the next day or so, as I hunt down any references to the old address.

Here I sit, staring at the WordPress screen, starting a blog.  Another gaming blog is just about the last thing the internet needs, yet I continue unabated.  On a personal level, this is also a terrible time to be starting a blog given that my free time has dwindled to almost none on account of my baby daughter.  This lack of free time has been somewhat of a blessing in disguise however, in that I appreciate any time spent playing games even more.  Perhaps my inability to play has increased my desire to talk about games.  Who knows?

Regardless, here I am.  My aim for this blog is to discuss the game(s) that I’m playing at the time of writing.  For the immediate future, that means Everquest 2.  I really like the idea of using the blog to follow my in game characters quests and progress, so that’s what I’ll do for the immediate future.  One of my first posts will be an introduction to my main EQ2 character and my alts.  Where I go from there is left to be determined.

I can’t promise daily updates, but I’ll sure as heck try.  In the next few days I’ll try and find the time to create my own style/theme for the site.  I’m not putting a high priority on that however, as content is king, or so they say.

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