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Ilrim, Achlys, Lia, turn back now!

Having just heard of Matt's (Jim's) Teeth of the Dragon lore, I decided that was something I'd love to build into my own campaign. Only problem is, my players are in Ravenloft, so I needed a good explanation for why they might find the first sword there.

As I pondered the list, I thought, "two of the swords are lost....why shouldn't they be lost in the land of Barovia?"

With this as my inspiration, I think the names of the lost swords fit perfectly with the idea, and how I want to give them to my players.

*During his conquests, Strahd heard whispers of swords of old. Swords of legendary power. He discovered the first, Scorpius, in a temple long forg

After seeing this post a few days ago, I decided that I'd like a pressure mat to let my house know when I get out of bed in the morning.

Turns out the mat is just a sheet of crappy anti-bacterial hospital grade material covering two sheets of conductive gridding separated by foam. I sliced the gridding out of the mat, cut it down to the size I wanted and put it under a bath mat so that it'd be nicer to step on in the morning and a little quieter (it crinkles).

The connector for the mat is an RJ-11 connector, which I promptly cut off to get at the bare wires. In this particular model

I have 2 extra tickets to the AF/NM game in Dallas today. If anyone wants them, PM me. I'll be driving up from San Antonio at 8, but if I see your message I'll try to respond quickly. I'm hoping to get into Dallas around 12.

I've seen this come up in several threads this week, so I thought I'd just share this link

TL:DR Kwikset used to have a major security flaw where the deadbolt could simply be forced open. They have fixed this vulnerability and massively upgraded their locks' internals.