[Lacynth40]

I lurve the Wayback Machine....

[CanRay]

*Looks around*  Where's Peabody and Sherman?

[beowulf_of_wa]

Hey! You should've used Big Red Letters to warn about spoilers. Those tags don't work here. Or just use this image:

major spoiler? too bad the "major" is wearing captains bars.

[bigity]

Someone obviously thought rank goes onto the name tag.

He is probably promoted by now, I bet there is another pic out there somewhere

[beowulf_of_wa]

so he's Captain M Spoiler who deployed with the 101st Brigade, HQ (Finance)

poor bastard. what a crappy last name.

[CanRay]

Not as bad as Mike Harris, the Curler.  He never did figure out why so many Ontarians hated him.

[The_Gun_Nut]

Or the poor fellow who went through Navy boot camp around the same time as I.

Seaman Sample.

[bigity]

My last name is Butt.  My roomie in basic, his last name was Morehead.

The door said Butt and Morehead on it.

I think Spoiler is an ok name, but Seaman Sample, that poor bastard has my sympathy.

[CanRay]

Especially after Seaman Sample gets promoted a few times and becomes Leading Seaman Sample. 

[The_Gun_Nut]

There is no "Leading Seaman" in the U.S. Navy rank system.

Seaman Recruit.

Seaman Apprentice.

Seaman.

None of those worked terribly well with his name.

[CanRay]

Ah, right.  Remembering the Canadian Naval Ranks.

BTW:  About to have a separated military again!

[beowulf_of_wa]

and then there are the older terms, able seaman and deck seaman or deckhand

[Krypter]

For what it's worth, I was there when what became the Dawn of the Artifacts was being drafted, and I ended up writing the blueprint for the (now dropped) sequel, Harlequin's Gambit. I was signed up to write half the book, and we were in first drafts when I left. You can read the drafts online here:

• Ch. 2 London Calling
• Ch. 4 End of Journey
• Cast of Shadows

I ran Harlequin several times, back in the day, though I modified it heavily too. It's one of my most beloved SR adventures.

Thanks for the links, old dawg.

[Prime Mover]

Good times, good times.  Fondly remember the first Harlequin adventure a kicking off point for a nearly decade long campaign.  Harlequin 2 wasn't as much of a success due to a few poorly fleshed out scenes and took some work to kick it into shape.  But still a fave.  From the first time I heard Gambit mentioned I was hooked, when the chapter roughs showed up I knew we lost what was shaping up to be a great third chapter in what really deserved to be a trilogy. 

Now....  we've lost Harlequins Gambit and Advanced Magic and get Artifacts Unbound a loose collection of info for putting together a flashy end for DotA.  I'm not usually very critical but for this book I expect I will be.  I'll try to reserve judgement but some info that's been discussed on other sites does not bode well in my opinion.

[FastJack]

Good times, good times.  Fondly remember the first Harlequin adventure a kicking off point for a nearly decade long campaign.  Harlequin 2 wasn't as much of a success due to a few poorly fleshed out scenes and took some work to kick it into shape.  But still a fave.  From the first time I heard Gambit mentioned I was hooked, when the chapter roughs showed up I knew we lost what was shaping up to be a great third chapter in what really deserved to be a trilogy. 

Now....  we've lost Harlequins Gambit and Advanced Magic and get Artifacts Unbound a loose collection of info for putting together a flashy end for DotA.  I'm not usually very critical but for this book I expect I will be.  I'll try to reserve judgement but some info that's been discussed on other sites does not bode well in my opinion.

Just remember, things being discussed on other sites usually aren't "in the know" to current projects.