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Attached is a file for the ships of Midgard. In my campaign ships were essential for getting anywhere fast. I was never very happy with most ship rule booklets. Most were too complicated for a campaign that was more concerned about story than long, accurate depictions of specific naval combat. This table file contains a simple rules system compatible with 3.0 and 3.5 D&D.
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The bond of love between a man and his dog is so strong that no force in the universe can sever it. When I look into the deep brown eyes of my little white dog I am reassured that there is hope in the world. The universe makes sense. I pet her, not like I did when we were alive, but our energy merges in a very pleasant way reminding me so strongly of that wonderful tactile sensation that leaves hardened men with stupid grins. Her name is Sunny.
Sunny begs me to go outside and play. I refuse to look at the horror house I helped build as I get up and follow her through the door. Sunny's favorite game is running fast. We become a blur of oily-black and blinding white flying through the woods and brush like a whirling Tao symbol. Like all emotions, even bliss fades. I realize that Sunny and I have been locked in playful games for a long time. I begin to worry about Johnson and Berry. "Come on Sunny, I want you to meet some new friends of mine." I say. Sunny's tail wags super-speed in response and we race across the fields toward the Jeep. After a few minutes we arrive to find Johnson starting up the Jeep to leave. Berry is riding shotgun. The Jeep jerks to a stop just when I rush out in front of it. "Well, look what the cat dragged in!" says Johnson. "Actually, that would be look what the dog dragged in." I say. Johnson and Berry laugh. "What the hell are you talking about?" Berry asks. "I found my dog!!!" I say. Johnson and Berry look blankly at me and my stupid grin. "You told us your dog was killed. So, now you have a ghost dog?" says Berry. "Her name is Sunny. I am sorry you can't see her but I guess she can't just be visible all the time." I say. "Why not? says Johnson, So where is Scott?" "Scott is dead. I found him in a large building about ten miles from here. Cannibals got him. They have been eliminated and will cause no more harm to mortals." I say. "How did it happen?" asks Johnson. "They had poison tipped weapons and booby traps everywhere. Scott was overwhelmed and then driven to their camp." I say. "We should go pay our respects to Scott." Johnson says. "That place is a slaughterhouse. I say. "We're soldiers Miracle Man. We've seen worse." Berry says. "There are more of them in the area. We've already stayed too long. I am worried that we are going to get out of range of the turtle." I say. "I don't like leaving a man behind." Johnson says. "Sunny has much better hearing than any of us and she is upset. I think she is sensing enemies near." I say. "Get in and let's go before I forget you are on our side." says Johnson. We drive off following the winding course of the dried Huron River until eventually we come to the shore of Lake Erie. Lake Erie was never the most majestic of the Great Lakes but when I was younger it was teaming with fish, recreational boats and giant freight haulers. The rhythmic sound of waves crashing on the shore mixed with the high pitched squawking of seagulls and the fishy smell of the water always made me glad. Herb's trail stomps deep into the dried muddy surface of Brest Bay. A half mile out the tracks are lost in the muddy-green water. I can see the broken steam towers from the Fermi II nuclear plant to my left. There are no seagulls. The water smells like it has been mixed with oven cleaner. "Try the ham radio" I say. Berry begins turning dials like a scientist in one of those early black and white horror movies. A few minutes pass. "Hey, I think I've got something." "Can you get it tuned in any better?" Johnson asks. Suddenly the sound quality improves greatly and an image appears on the view screen. It is Fast Eddie. His eyes are red-rimmed and a joint hangs from his lips. "Hey!!! Dude, I knew they couldn't mess with you. I circled around as much as I could but the guys were getting impatient so we took off." "I have two friends with me. We are uncertain of your location. Can you assist?" I ask. A guitar riff blares through the radio. The sounds remind me of Eddie Van Halen's Eruption as it would sound underwater. Fast Eddie's voice cuts in before the guitar riff fully cuts out. "I'll send a shuttle. Locking on to your coordinates. Expect company soon, Fast Eddie out..." A few minutes later a black object, small at first but rapidly growing in size approached our Jeep at a very high rate of speed. This black object has gun turrets, is shaped like a medieval helmet turned on its side and moves with complete silence. "If it wanted us dead, we would be dead!" says Berry. "Speak for yourself Berry! For some of us that opportunity has already come." I say. Johnson laughs. "Must be your friends" he says. The object lands next to the Jeep and the back hatch opens. On the ground the size of this ship is more obvious. We could probably drive ten Jeeps inside it. Six men armed with Society pulse weapons approach cautiously. One of the men I recognize as Fast Eddie's Techno-geek, Franky. "The Old Man asked me to assist you Mr. Archer. Please load your Jeep onto the shuttle so we can get back to Herb." says Franky. "Nice to see you too Franky, these are my friends..." I say. "Save it Archer. We got problems. You got something to say, talk to the Old Man!" Franky says. I nod. Berry and Johnson exchange glances. I shrug and say, "Someone must have damaged his Wonder Woman poster." Berry and Johnson snicker. Franky and his men march back to the shuttle without saying a word. We embark the shuttle and park the Jeep, securing it into place with cables. Franky continues to the cockpit while his men lead us to seats. There is no gravitational pressure as the shuttle rockets across the lake. Within minutes we see Herb resting in a city in partial ruin. The first thing I notice is a street sign: Welcome to the Free Nation of Cleveland. Guardians of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Population 3,206 "Something about Cleveland has always given me the Hee bee Gee bees" I say. "The what?" Asks Berry. "The Willies! I have always found Cleveland to be a bit creepy. I think creepy lives in a cave somewhere nearby." I say. "Have you looked in the mirror lately Miracle Man?" Berry says. Johnson snorts in laughter. "Hmmf" I say. "If you guys are done with the comedy routine, we are here." Franky says. The shuttle has landed inside one of Herb's docking bays. We follow Franky and his men as they exit into the belly of the beast. Rodney is there to meet us. "Mr. Archer! I am so sorry I did not come to meet you in person. I hope you were treated well. We need to talk. My brother needs some tough love." he says. "These are my friends Mr. Johnson and Mr. Berry. I hope they will be welcome." I say. Rodney smiles and shakes their hands. "Welcome to Herb!" We are glad to have you aboard and hope that you feel welcome. Let me have you escorted to some rooms and have you shown to the mess hall." As the men escort Berry and Johnson to their quarters Rodney motions for me to follow him to his office. Silently we proceed, passing a few men along the way until we reach his room. Rodney motions for me to enter. Once we are inside, Rodney begins to speak, "Eddie lost his focus after the battle for Lansing. The Michigan marines, Cherokee, Society troops and even our own men expected we would take Herb on a path to the White House. They all thought we were going to restore democracy and justice. Instead, Eddie headed to Cleveland and sacked the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He looted some famous guitars from the museum and confiscated some marijuana plants from some local farmers. The marines have walked out on him. I am not sure where they are but they left and swore to protect the people of Cleveland from any further aggression from Herb. Chief Old Blanket informed me that his people were taking counsel and would decide today whether or not they could still work with us. They went for a walk around Cleveland and have not returned. We are working on a skeleton crew with our militia forces and some of the Society people who came along for technical support. Mr. Archer, Eddie sees you as a hero. A redeemer. You have to talk to him." "Rodney, I will talk to Fast Eddie but you may not like what I have to say. I am going to be honest with him. You were with us at the Capitol building and on the battlefield. You know what I have become. How can I be a hero when I am chained to vengeance? Once you taste revenge, feel its sweet power, it is only a matter of time before the hero transforms from savior to despot. When I am the Revenant, I am not thinking about democracy, humanity or justice. I am not thinking at all. " I say. "Please, from the moment I saw you, I knew you would change the world. Do it again. Every man is flawed. But every man can also rise up to become something better than they seem. I know you have killed, sometimes indiscriminately, but we need you right now. He needs you. It could be the difference between giving us a chance to survive and ending the human race." he says. "Rodney, I am not going to be melodramatic. I will talk to him. I will be honest. There comes a time when people have to stand up for themselves. When despair seems most gripping, people have to find a way to continue or it really is the end for mankind. Lead me to him. I will do my best." I say. Rodney leads me down the hall back to the familiar command bay where I faced Col. Daniel Cooper a second time and got some small measure of revenge. The door to the bay is open. I wave Rodney away and close the door behind me. Fast Eddie is lying on the floor with a Jimi Hendrix guitar in his lap, a joint hanging from his lip and a trail of Budweiser 40 oz cans drawing his outline like chalk on the floor as if he were dead at the scene of a crime. Eddie looks in my direction and motions to play a riff on his guitar. I shake my head negatively. "You here to piss down my leg?" he asks. "I am here to check up on a friend." I say. Eddie gestures with his joint. "Smoke one with me." I take the joint and do my best to inhale. The smoke dances around my form and comes out my neck and head. I hand the joint back to Eddie. Eddie laughs uncontrollably. When he composes himself a bit, he says, "Dude this stuff is rare, you shouldn't waste it like that." I can see Eddie is choked with emotions and a tear wells in one eye. "I can't take the responsibility dude. It's too much. You are badass. I told you that from day uno. Take Herb. We will do whatever you tell us. You can get the marines back. I'm too fucked up for all of this." "My friend, I am too fucked up for all this too. I'm not human. I'm a shadow of a memory of what it is to be human. Every life I take, every time violence is necessary I drift further away, further into the abyss." I say. "No! You are fucking awesome! You are going to save America and I can go back to being a washed up wrestler!" he says. "Eddie, I came here to tell you I am leaving. Col. Cooper, Pastor O' Kelly, Angelica Campton, the Governor of Michigan...all of them were human, all of them could have been redeemed when they still lived. I am a danger, a menace. If I continue to work with you I will kill you all. I will destroy the last hope for a return to democracy this nation has. It will drive me mad." I say. "We are fucked then!" Eddie says. "You are fucked if you choose to be victims. You can fight. You can get off your sorry, drunk ass and be the Old Man. These people will shit in their salad for you if you ordered it. You didn't ask for this. I didn't ask for this. Not everyone can lead. You are a leader. You can drink yourself to death feeling sorry for yourself or you can find your balls and face what is left of humanity." I say. Eddie laughs as tears run down his face. When he has exhausted himself he says, "I love you man". "Eddie, you were a friend when my wife and I needed a friend most. I love you too. But eventually, while in a rage you would die by my hand. I cannot have that. We have both suffered sucking chest wounds. We both need to find some gum and stopper that wound." I say. "Fuck" Eddie says. "Yeah. Fuck." I say. "Let me finish this blunt and have one more beer before I decide." he says. "Whatever floats your boat" I say. "Archer?" "What?" "What the fuck are you doing dude?" he says. I notice I am petting Sunny. "This is my dog Sunny" I say. "Dude, you must be high from that joint I gave you. What dog?" he says. "Sunny is my dog. Cooper killed her with his tank. She is the reason I was killed, the reason I am what I am." "You are one fucked up spook Archer." "I know, which is why I need to leave." I say. As I walk through the walls of Herb's command chamber I hear Eddie say, "Don't be pissed man, I'm high. I don't know shit." There once was a wall
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