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I Am A: Lawful Good Human Cleric (4th Level)


Ability Scores:

Strength-10

Dexterity-10

Constitution-12

Intelligence-13

Wisdom-12

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 when 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.


Class:
Clerics act as intermediaries between the earthly and the divine (or infernal) worlds. A good cleric helps those in need, while an evil cleric seeks to spread his patron's vision of evil across the world. All clerics can heal wounds and bring people back from the brink of death, and powerful clerics can even raise the dead. Likewise, all clerics have authority over undead creatures, and they can turn away or even destroy these creatures. Clerics are trained in the use of simple weapons, and can use all forms of armor and shields without penalty, since armor does not interfere with the casting of divine spells. In addition to his normal complement of spells, every cleric chooses to focus on two of his deity's domains. These domains grants the cleric special powers, and give him access to spells that he might otherwise never learn. A cleric's Wisdom score should be high, since this determines the maximum spell level that he can cast.


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Tarot Meme


You are The Star


Hope, expectation, Bright promises.


The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised


The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.


What Tarot Card are You?
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Secular Cantiga Class at Noisemakers?

Poll #1808128 Class at Noisemakers?
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5

Would you be interested in a survey class about the Galician/Portuguese trovador tradition? (Catigas de Amor y Amigo)

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Yes
4 (80.0%)
No
1 (20.0%)

How much of this class should be recorded examples?

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More than 3/4
0 (0.0%)
About half
3 (60.0%)
Less then 1/4
2 (40.0%)

Should there be time to sing through a few of the songs together?

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Yes
5 (100.0%)
No
0 (0.0%)

How much should focus on the poetry forms/language?

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More than half
1 (20.0%)
Less than half
4 (80.0%)
This should be the main focus
0 (0.0%)

How much do you already know about the Cantigas de Amor?

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I'm an expert
0 (0.0%)
I know a lot but would like to learn more
0 (0.0%)
I know a little and would like to learn more
1 (20.0%)
I hardly know anything about them
3 (60.0%)
I don't know about them and wouldn't care to learn more
1 (20.0%)
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Leonor of Portugal Gown (fabric hunt, corset?)

So now begins the hunt for fabric. I'm hoping to do a good deal of this out of materials I have at home, and keep the main expense limited to the fabric for the gown itself.

I happily still have quite a bit of good quality linen at my house. Most of it is medium weight, however, which I'm fine with for the chemise and coat, but I will need a very light weight linen or silk for the partlet. I'll be watching for sales on that in the future.

I also happily have a good amount of this green fabric with gold stripes, which I think will work perfectly for the sleeves. Yay fabric stash!

green striped fabric

So, for the gown itself: I still haven't found what I'm looking for. Joann's used to have this cotton woven dot stuff, I used it for a Turkish robe, and I can't find it now.

Something like this below, a "figured" taffeta that is pure silk would be pretty. But I know the gown in the image probably isn't silk just because of the way the color is uniform on the gown.



So then there are the following upholstery type ones, which are the best color, but not bad either. I would lean more toward the pinkish one (3rd one), if only because its more than half cotton, not completely polyester. The the first one looks fuzzy. :)






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I am both orderly and instinctive. I value community and group identity, defining myself by the social group I am a part of. At best, I'm selfless and strong-willed; at worst, I'm unoriginal and mindless.

SCA Meme

- Been an officer? Nope
- Do you have an SCA name? Yes
- Do you have an SCA persona? Yes
- Changed persona because of different garb? Sort of, changed time periods, but I wasn't very deep into the first one before I changed
- Been adopted by a person, household or clan? Does a canton count?
- Had a name and/or device accepted by the SCA College of Arms? Yes to both
- Had a name and/or device rejected by the SCA College of Arm? No
- Been taken or taken an apprentice, protege or squire? No.

EVENTS
- Been an Event Steward/Autocrat? Yup!
- Cooked an Event? I've worked in a few kitchens
- Taught a class at an event? Yes, but not very well.
- Run an activity at an event? Yes
- Ever fought at an event? Not yet
- Ever fought at Pennsic or another War? Not yet, this will be my first!
- Done a different martial art at an event? No
- Ever run a martial activity at an event? No
- Fought at an event tourney? No
- Ever fought in a Crown Tourney? No
- Won a tourney or contest at an event? No
- Made your own armor? Yes
- Made your own weapons? No
- Been a squire? No
- Have rank as an archer? No
- Have rank as a fencer? No
- Created a siege weapon? Not yet

ARTS & SCIENCES
- Have you ever entered an A&S contest? Yes
- Have you ever won an A&S contest? Yes
- Ever run an A&S contest? Yes
- Ever judge/critique items in an A&S contest? Yes
- Ever Wordsmithed a scroll? No
- Illuminated a scroll? No
- Done the Calligraphy for a scroll? No
- Made your own paper? No
- Made a book? No
- Make someone's order medallion? No
- Write someone in for an award? Yes
- Have you ever sewn your own garb? Yes
- Sewn Garb for others? Yes, yes
- Ever been sewing on the way to an event? OMG yes
- Ever finished an outfit before an event? Yes
- Researched and completed an outfit from said research? Not yet, but I've started one
- Ever taught a class on sewing? Not yet
- Finished a hat? No
- Do you know how to spin? Yes
- Ever woven your own fabric? Not yet
- Do you know how to knit? Yes, but I hate it
- Do you know how to crochet? Yes
- Have you ever dyed your own yarn or fabric? Yes, yarn, with berry juice!
- Embroidered a garment? Yes
- Beaded a garment ? Not yet
- Ever entertained at a feast? Yep
- Ever ran a bardic circle? No
- Ever performed in a bardic circle? Yes
- Had songs requested from you at such? Yes
- Ever competed in a formal bardic? Yes
- Know any period songs? Yes
BONUS: Have you ever translated a scroll? No

COURT IN THE SCA
- Ran a court as Royalty? No
- Ran a court as Herald? No
- Heralded at Court? No
- Been an Attendant, Guard or Champion at court? Yes
- Been called to court to receive an award? Yes
- Been called to court to present something? Yes
- Been called to court for punishment? No
- Been part of a court "shtick"? No
- Done something while watching court, e.g., spin, sew, embroider? Yes
- Had a royal comment on what you're doing? No
- Have awards from more than one Kingdom? No

PENNSIC
- Have you ever gone to Pennsic? Yes
- Ever done Zero Night? No
- How many Pennsics have you gone to? 3
- Ever Taught a class at Pennsic? No
- Taken a class at Pennsic? Yes
- Gone to Opening ceremonies? Yes
- Been a waterbearer? Yes
- Placed in a Pennsic tournament? No
- Worked a shift at Chirurgeons Point at Pennsic? No
- Worked a shift as security at Pennsic? No
- Volunteered in any other capacity? No
- Ever merchanted at Pennsic? No
- Gone to the swimming hole, Classic or Family? No
- 'Trolled the Bog for parties?' Yes, in a farthingale too!
- Hosted a party at Pennsic? No
- Been part of a 'Pennsic building project'? Yes

l TRAVEL IN THE SCA
- Ever traveled more than 8 hours each way for a one day event? No
- Gone to a different Kingdom for an event? No
- Lived in a different Kingdom? Yes
- Have trailer hitch and trailer, mainly because of the SCA? No
- What ridiculous lengths you've gone to get to an event? Got drivers license and bought car inside of a month to get myself to Pennsic and back.

THE MUNDANE OF THE SCA
- Run out of closet space because of garb/gear? Yes
- Ever crammed more than 4 people into a hotel room? No
- Met your future spouse at an SCA event? No
- Met most past significant others in an SCA setting? No
- Have better research books than your public library? On some topics
- Is your tent bigger than your first apartment? No
- How many sewing machines do you have? 1
- Own an anvil? No, I borrow my dad's
- Added something to the YKITSCA-When lists? Probably no
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Leonor de Portugal Gown Project (inspiration)


My last attempt at reproducing a whole look from a portrait was disappointing. I rushed myself and compromised and picked far too ambitious of a project. The end result was good, I still wear it and proudly, but it was not what I had envisioned.

So I thought I would pick something a little more attainable, something that I would give myself permission to take time over, and really make it what I would like to make it. And actually document it this time. Hah!

So in looking though my favorite resource (Anderson's Hispanic Costume 1480-1530) I decided on the portrait below. Its a style of clothing I know I like and look good in, does not look like it would involve learning a new technique, uses fabrics I think I could find reasonable look alikes for on eBay or at JoMar, and I just all around think it's cool. So without further ado, here is the inspiration:
Image and Breakdown )

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Pirate Monkey's Harry Potter Personality Quiz
Harry Potter Personality Quiz
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My Moon Phase



You were born during a Third Quarter moon

This phase occurs in the middle of the moon's waning phases, after the full moon and before the new moon.





- what it says about you -


You like to make up your own mind. You may find it hard to relate to mainstream opinions on issues, and you definitely don't always like what's popular. You can work out solutions and give birth to big ideas when left to yourself, and other people will be impressed with your conclusions even if they're not sure how you arrived at them.

What phase was the moon at on your birthday? Find out at Spacefem.com

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Lavender Variations

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Lavender Variation 3 )

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