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Once again I will be attending the flagship Dragonmeet in London, which happens on November 28th. I would have said that I was happy to be going and left it that. However, I am indebted to spencerpine, who kindly reminded me via the Twitter earlier this week, that certain persons react with profound unease to simple declarations of happiness. Knowing that some of these folks might be of the English persuasion, and thus the target audience for this message, I hereby aim to oblige by listing a number of factors which could conceivably mitigate my, or someone else’s, pleasure during or after this trip:

* I will miss the sterling company of boon compadre Kenneth Hite, who regrettably will be doing something sensible instead of hanging out in London with me.
* My travel this year occurs under the promotional largesse of Pelgrane Press, as opposed to the show itself. Attendees primed to complain about the convention spending their admission fees to invite the same person twice in a row may find this inconvenient fact saddening, perhaps even disconcerting.
* Undoubtedly I will be struck by crushing jet lag at some point—perhaps right in the middle of a panel, as happened last time round.

[Potential Dragonmeet disappointments, Christmas Sandwich sub-category]
* I may eat too many delicious Christmas sandwiches, afterwards feeling vaguely guilty about their delightful, bacony decadence.
* Christmas sandwiches may prove to be suddenly unavailable, perhaps as a fad that has passed me by.
* After returning to Toronto, where purveyors of Christmas sandwiches are not to be found, I will greatly miss them.

Despite the effort of shouldering the above Job-like burdens, I look forward to meeting, reconnecting, and chatting with everybody at the UK’s Friendliest Convention.

http://www.dorktower.com/2009/11/06/dork-tower-friday-november-6-2009-wow-coming-up-with-captcha-titles-is-hard/

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Here are the rest of the blood elementals; their buddies appeared yesterday.

Whitecell Blood Elemental, Level 12 Soldier
Medium elemental humanoid, XP 700
Initiative +11 Senses Perception +9
HP 120; Bloodied 60
Immune gaze; illusion; Resist 15 acid; Vulnerable 10 radiant
AC 28; Fortitude 25; Reflex 24; Will 24
Speed 6
M Arterial Disruption (at-will; standard) • Acid
+19 vs AC; 2d6 + 5
Arterial Shatter (recharge 5 6; standard)
+19 vs AC; 4d8 + 5
Bloodspatter (at-will; no action)
When Whitecell Blood Elemental is damaged by a melee attack, the attacker's square becomes bloodspattered terrain until end of encounter.
Arterial Harmonization (at-will; no action)
Gains Combat Advantage against targets occupying bloodspattered terrain.
Alignment Unaligned, Languages —
Str 22 (+12) Dex 16 (+9) Wis 16 (+9)
Con 16 (+9) Int 16 (+9) Cha 16 (+9)

Veinshatter Blood Elemental Level 12 Lurker
Medium elemental animate, XP 700
Initiative +16 Senses Perception +9
HP 94; Bloodied 47
Immune gaze; illusion; Resist 15 acid; Vulnerable 10 radiant
AC 26; Fortitude 24; Reflex 25; Will 24
Speed 6
M Veinstrike (at-will; standard) • Acid
+17 vs AC; 2d6 + 5 plus 1d6 damage if target occupies a square of bloodspattered terrain.
Veinshatter (recharge 5 6; standard) • Acid
+17 vs AC; 4d8 + 5 plus 1d8 damage if target occupies a square of bloodspattered terrain.
Bloodspatter (at-will; no action)
When Veinshatter Blood Elemental is damaged by a melee attack, the attacker's square becomes bloodspattered terrain until end of encounter.
Course Through (at-will; move)
Veinshatter Blood Elemental may teleport from any square of bloodspattered terrain to any other square of bloodspattered terrain within 10.
Alignment Unaligned, Languages —
Str 16 (+9), Dex 22 (+12), Wis 16 (+9)
Con 16 (+9), Int 16 (+9), Cha 16 (+9)