tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post3247379150402310966..comments2019-08-25T01:06:40.266-04:00Comments on BugBear's Pulpit: Chain LetterMcBugBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795694520541527082noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-83463668114422126482010-06-02T00:12:35.038-04:002010-06-02T00:12:35.038-04:00I already pay for knowing the both of you... and p...I already pay for knowing the both of you... and pay.... and pay.... in a coin of mental taxation.... <br /><br />(Oh, woe is me....)<br /><br />Well, okay, you're decent enough friends. Maybe better than most. But that's all the credit I'm allowing today.Lux Mentishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188286486649909678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-64107290700852634592010-05-16T19:57:27.453-04:002010-05-16T19:57:27.453-04:00"True friends would say money is no object.&q..."True friends would say money is no object."<br /><br />So....you're offering to pay any amount Derek wants?Laserlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410066397664711673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-2875080329029028032010-05-13T00:43:00.447-04:002010-05-13T00:43:00.447-04:00Derek has Scottish roots.
Whether usury is a bad...Derek has Scottish roots. <br /><br />Whether usury is a bad thing depends entirely on if he is the one benefiting from it or being leeched by it. For all the Scots' used to say 'never a lender or a borrower be', they did do a lot to invent commercial banking. <br /><br />-----<br /><br />To the other point: Friendship apparently comes with some sort of price tag! Scandalous. <br /><Lux Mentishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188286486649909678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-73829929309766733122010-05-11T21:19:14.173-04:002010-05-11T21:19:14.173-04:00You say "usury" like it's a bad thin...You say "usury" like it's a bad thing.Laserlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410066397664711673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-90581627500833318572010-05-11T11:33:31.396-04:002010-05-11T11:33:31.396-04:00I'm more than willing to share time and talent...I'm more than willing to share time and talents. But expecting me to cheerfully spend ~$250 + 300hrs on a gift seems to go past friendship straight to usury.<br /><br />The reason I'm making my three year old daughter a mail shirt is that she's small and my daughter.<br /><br />I'd cheerfully provide a couple of hours instruction and information on sources though. For free even.McBugBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795694520541527082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-66990248094636799242010-05-11T01:44:12.718-04:002010-05-11T01:44:12.718-04:00I simply think good friends share of their time an...<i>I simply think good friends share of their time and talents. But apparently you seem to think good friends <b>invoice one another</b>....</i><br /><br />And if we're in that mode, I think your account is past due!Lux Mentishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188286486649909678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-88622210823420797702010-05-10T08:28:45.266-04:002010-05-10T08:28:45.266-04:00You think you're entitled to the sweat of my b...You think you're entitled to the sweat of my brow, the fruits of my labor without compensating me...Socialist/Communist knob :-PMcBugBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795694520541527082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-37572706043197071052010-05-09T22:07:09.078-04:002010-05-09T22:07:09.078-04:00Some friend you are! Mercenary bugger....<i>Some friend you are! Mercenary bugger....</i>Lux Mentishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188286486649909678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-39894203588751199562010-05-08T14:03:04.794-04:002010-05-08T14:03:04.794-04:00I'll make you a hauberk or scale mail, my labo...I'll make you a hauberk or scale mail, my labor rate is $50/hr, I'd estimate that it'll take about 200hr to make a hauberk, coif and Bishop's Mantle for Marion and about $100 in materials. Are you sure you want to commision me to make you a hauberk? Are you good for it?McBugBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795694520541527082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-23187500640240482512010-05-08T04:46:53.370-04:002010-05-08T04:46:53.370-04:00Well, I guess we'll have to grant you
Craft ...Well, I guess we'll have to grant you <br /><br />Craft (Armourer), INT, 1 Rank, +3 Modifier (1 Rank + 2 from INT)<br /><br />When you are ready to tackle making me a chain hauberk or some scale mail, let me know. <br /><br />Or if you want to try to figure out how to do Jaffa armour....Lux Mentishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188286486649909678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-3882506223285565422010-05-07T08:18:21.980-04:002010-05-07T08:18:21.980-04:00Thanks for the clarification, I've updated the...Thanks for the clarification, I've updated the blog to reflect the correct terminology.McBugBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795694520541527082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-62564051076867880522010-05-06T21:29:45.485-04:002010-05-06T21:29:45.485-04:00Tassets are plate. I'd call what you're ma...Tassets are plate. I'd call what you're making dags.Laserlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410066397664711673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-25967124505696027212010-05-06T10:52:42.471-04:002010-05-06T10:52:42.471-04:00It's too bad it was your mind's eye and no...It's too bad it was your mind's eye and not your mind's tongue that was affected.McBugBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795694520541527082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-4295239272913621832010-05-05T23:41:45.772-04:002010-05-05T23:41:45.772-04:00I see your plan is a chainmail loincloth for you. ...I see your plan is a chainmail loincloth for you. <br /><br />The mind's eye is blinded by the image.Lux Mentishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188286486649909678noreply@blogger.com