The Book of Exalted Deeds...

is an interesting D&D book about the "Heavenly" or "Celestial" variants or opposites that are listed in the Book of Vile Darkness. Now, I started reading the Book of Exalted deeds (on a whim) and started getting a bit interested in many of the moral and ethical situations and descriptions presented in the book and have been given much food for thought about using such things in our campaign (for when I DM).

I have a tendency to believe, given the current status of our campaign world that various "Saints" and the like would be great additions to the current flow of things. Currently, the majority of our characters are 'Evil Outsiders" which entails being Evil and an Outsider (Extraplanar -As per, Demons / Devils / Tieflings and the like) and these "Exalted", "Celestial" or "Angelic" beings would provide our group with an incredible challenge to defeat, if they were to attempt to do so rather then simply bargain their way out, but that all depends on the group now, doesn't it?! I have already set in motion a large group called "The Army of the Dawn" although I have not completely specified what this group or army rather, is composed of, other then a few base beings / NPCs.

Ultimately it is the goal of this Army to scourge across the face of the Mainland (Faerûn - Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting© -WotC) and quell the recent insurgence of EVIL that has descended down upon the world. In lieu of the vacuum left behind by Kirianshalee and her minions (who had previously taken over our campaign world by force) certain gods have risen to a level of power that they had previously not had, some of these gods being Gods of Light and Goodness, others of course being of Evil and Darkness... However, certain other events (that I have engineered) have occurred since then which lead me to believe that this Book of Exalted Deeds will give me a lot of help when dealing with these Armies of the Dawn and so forth.

Well, enough of that.

I watched Naruto #100, and I will say that as ever, it was a great and very touching episode featuring the majority of the episode focusing on Rock Lee & Maito Gai (Macho Guy, heh) although there were appearances by the others, Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, Hatake Kakashi (Scarecrow, heh) and others. Mainly though it was about Lee struggling with his desire to go for the 'surgery' / 'healing' which could possibly kill him. I, Mr. Stoneface, not affected by much in the way of emotions, was strangely affected and nearly brought to tears considering the emotional levels that this episode played on. Hmms. Maybe I am becoming a pansy in my old age.

Anyhow, I have nothing much left to report.

Later

\Koltur