Experienced in complex upstream, midstream and downstream disputes.
The procedural clash: case management stay, or can I go now?
Malcolm Jarvis specialises in commercial and EU law. He acts in commercial disputes arising in a variety of sectors including energy, natural resources, international trade and shipping (including shipbuilding). Malcolm acts as advocate in the High Court (Business and Property Courts) and the appellate courts in England. He also represents clients in commercial arbitrations, institutional (e.g. ICC and LCIA), trade (e.g. LMAA, GAFTA and FOSFA) and ad hoc. He is instructed as sole advocate or part of a team.
Malcolm's practice often involves cross-border disputes and he has considerable specialisation in jurisdictional and conflict of law disputes and in obtaining and opposing interim applications for anti-suit and freezing injunctions. He is regularly instructed on challenges to arbitration awards in the High Court.
Malcolm's EU law practice compliments his commercial practice (e.g. under the Commercial Agents Regulations) and covers competition law (including follow-on damages claims), State aid and public procurement.
Malcolm is ranked by the Legal 500 as a leading practitioner for commercial litigation, energy and commodities and by Chambers UK as a leading junior for energy and natural resources. He is described as "efficient and approachable" and "extremely diligent and focused; a first port of call for instructing solicitors". He "handles large cases with ease" and is noted for being "charming and unflappable" and for having "a measured style of advocacy, which judges appreciate".
Malcolm accepts appointments as an arbitrator.
London Arbitration (2017): arising out of the cancellation of a contract to design, build and deliver a semi-submersible drilling rig.
Assuranceforeningen Gard Gjensidig v The International Oil Pollution Fund  EWHC 3369 (Comm): Existence of legally binding agreement for funding interim compensation payments for oil pollution damage; intention to create legal relations; whether IOPC Fund is immune from suit under the terms of a Headquarters Agreement with the UK Government incorporated into English law by an Order in Council made under the International Organisations Act 1968.
Assuranceforeningen Gard Gjensidig v International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund  2 Lloyd's Rep. 219: Freezing order in support of claims arising out of an oil spill in Venezuela; whether IOPC Fund enjoys immunity from freezing order relief; dissipation of assets in advance of winding up.
Petromec Inc v Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras and Others: Complex litigation arising out of the upgrade and then sinking of the oil rig, "Petrobras-36" off the coast of Brazil in 2001. The Petrobras-36 was the world's largest offshore production platform and this litigation has been aptly described as "the world's largest oil platform dispute" (The Times).
Court of Appeal  EWCA Civ 150: Construction and effect of deviations to the specification for upgrade of oil rig (relating to the gas compression system and risers).
Commercial Court  EWHC 1443 (Comm),  1 Lloyd's Rep. 629: Claims for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation.
Commercial Court  EWHC 1589 (Comm) and Court of Appeal  EWCA Civ 1371,  1 Lloyd's Rep. 305: 'Global' claims for damages; necessity to plead and prove causal nexus.
Court of Appeal  EWCA Civ 156,  1 Lloyd's Rep. 629: Loss payment due following actual total loss of semi-submersible production platform; proper construction of agreement for sale and purchase of semi-submersible production platform and of security agreements.
Commercial Court  All ER (D) 10 (Feb) and Court of Appeal  EWCA Civ 89,  1 Lloyd's Rep. 121: Claims arising out of upgrade of semi-submersible production platform; dispute in relation to finality of sums paid pursuant to Variation Orders; enforceability of contractual obligation to negotiate in good faith.
Commercial Court  EWHC 1180 (Comm),  1 Lloyd's Rep. 219 and Court of Appeal  EWCA Civ 89,  1 Lloyd's Rep. 121: Claims in relation to entitlement to insurance proceeds following loss of the rig; whether company appointed to upgrade platform retained title to materials and equipment; passing of property in a contract for work and materials.
Ardila Investments NV v ENRC NV  EWHC 1667 (Comm);  2 B.C.L.C. 560: various interlocutory applications (anti-suit injunctions; attachment orders; summary judgment, security for costs and stay of execution) arising out of SPA in relation to iron ore mine in Brazil.
Various arbitrations concerning Production Sharing Contract and JOAs (2011), a long-term coal off-take agreement (on Standard Coal Trading Agreement (SCoTA) form) (2016).
Supplytime 89 charter of offshore support vessels (2016) and the transport and sale of condensate (2011).
W.H. Newson Holding Limited and others v IMI plc and others v Sanha GmbH & Co KG and others (2014): Follow-on claims for damages and for contribution in Chancery Division (copper fittings).
Jersey Produce Marketing Organisation Limited v The States of Jersey (Case C-293/02)  ECR 1-9543,  1 CMLR 29: European Court of Justice: Legislation on the export of Jersey Royal potatoes from Jersey to the United Kingdom; Whether a measure that applies only to trade within an EU Member State is subject to the free movement of goods rules; Protocol No. 3 to the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom.
George Moundreas & Company SA v Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd: Commercial Court claim concerning the application of the Commercial Agents Regulations to an agency agreement between a shipbroker in Greece and a yard in Korea.
Commission v Atlantic Energy Ltd (Case T-182/08): Court of First Instance: Contract for financial assistance concluded under a specific Community programme in the field of non-nuclear energy; reimbursement of sums advanced; statutory set off; procedure for judgment by default.
R (on the application of Angliss (UK) Ltd) v London Port Health Authority, Administrative Court  EWHC 1106 (Admin);  All ER (D) 159 (Apr): European Community; free movement of goods; judicial review of Defendant authority's notice to re-dispatch or destroy meat products; EC Directives 64/433 and 97/78.
Confidential Early Neutral Evaluation in Commercial Court arising out of alleged State aid to the defence sector.
Advising on impact of EU requirements for the reduction of the sulphur content of liquid fuels (Directive 2005/33) on four shipbuilding contracts.
Advising on challenges to tender process by an NHS Trust under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and by the Scottish Executive under the Maritime Cabotage Regulation.
Shulman v Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov  EWHC 3182 (Ch): Article 6(1) of Lugano Convention; Whether and when it is appropriate to stay determination of a jurisdiction challenge by co-defendant following dismissal of claim against anchor defendant, pending appeal.
Lehman Brothers Finance AG v Klaus Tschira Stiftung GmbH  EWHC 2782 (Ch): Stay of proceedings pursuant to Article 27 of Lugano Convention 2007; whether the initiation of conciliation proceedings by the lodging of a written request for conciliation constitutes "proceedings" before a "court" within the meaning of Articles 27 and 30 of the Lugano Convention 2007.
Wright v Deccan Chargers, High Court 2010: Challenge to jurisidiction, forum conveniens, mandatory jurisdiction under Article 18 of Brussels Regulation.
Onstream International Ltd v Actebis Computer Deutschland GmbH, High Court (QBD) (HQ02X01443): challenge to jurisdiction of English Courts under Brussels Regulation; whether English Courts have special jurisdiction under Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation in a contract relating for the sale of goods.
Fehn Schiffahrts GMBH & Co KG v Romani SpA  EWHC 1606 (Comm);  2 Lloyd's Rep. 385: Title to sue for loss caused by unauthorised fumigation of a cargo of organic wheat and sunflower seeds; assignment of claim under bill of lading; whether assignee seeking to recover more from owners than assignor could have done had there been no assignment.
LMAA Arbitration (2017): Claim for commission due, and damages for breach of, exclusive agency agreement between shipyard and brokers; claims under Commercial Agents Regulations.
LMAA Arbitration (2017): Dispute as to whether representations made by release of "freight prepaid" bills of lading to charterers.
Taokas Navigation SA v Komrowski Bulk Shipping KG (GmbH & Co) (PAIWAN WISDOM)  2 Lloyd's Rep 416: Construction of CONWARTIME 2004 clause to justify refusal to proceed on a voyage to Kenya if no material change in the risk between date of charterparty and date of order; whether the owners had, by the terms of the charterparty, construed in their factual context, accepted the risk of trading to Kenya.
Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd v Fortescue Metals Group (KILDARE), Commerical Court,  2 Lloyd's Rep. 360: Repudiation of a five year consecutive voyage charter for carriage of iron ore from Australia to China; measure of damages; whether available market for a subsitute period charter. Damages awarded c. $80 million.
Golden Fleece Maritime Inc v ST Shipping (ELLI and FRIXOS), Commercial Court,  1 Lloyd's Rep. 262 and Court of Appeal,  2 Lloyd's Rep. 119: Shelltime 4 charter; change in international regulations (MARPOL) rendering carriage of fuel oil by vessel unlawful without flag exemption certificate; whether owners in breach of charter by not modifying vessel to comply with new regulations.
Fortis Bank SA/NV v Indian Overseas Bank, Commercial Court  1 Lloyd's Rep 227 and Court of Appeal  2 Lloyd's Rep. 33: Letters of credit, documentary discrepancies, definition of confirming bank under UCP 600; preclusion from relying on discrepanices.
Marine Trade SA v Pioneer Freight Futures Co Ltd BVI, Commercial Court  1 Lloyd's Rep 631: ISDA Master Agreement, forward freight agreements (FFAs), bankruptcy event of default, availability of netting, mistake, restitution.
Soufflet Negoce SA v Fedcominvest Europe SARL, Commercial Court  2 Lloyd's Rep. 537: Proper construction of the "Notices clause" in GAFTA Contract No. 64. Whether provision that notice received after 16:00 hours is deemed served on following business day applies in all cases or only in the case of resales or repurchases.
Bunge SA v. Nibulon Trading BV, Commercial Court  1 Lloyd's Rep. 393: Whether claim admitted for determination by the first-tier GAFTA tribunal so that Board of Appeal obliged to consider it on the merits. Interplay between the respective discretion of first-tier tribunals and boards of appeal to admit claims that are time barred under the GAFTA arbitration rules.
Fortis Bank SA/NV v Indian Overseas Bank, Commercial Court  2 Lloyd's Rep. 190: Claim for damages in respect of port storage costs and container demurrage as a result of failure to honour letter of credit.
Arbitrations concerning long-term agreement for sale of coal on SCOTA terms (2016) and GAFTA arbitration concerning sale of medium grain rice (2016).
Arbitration concerning disputes arising out of the US PA and Workers' Compensation market, acting for retrocessionaires.
Fehn Schiffahrts GMBH & Co KG v Romani SpA  EWHC 1606 (Comm): Appeal on a question of law arising out of an award under s. 69 of Arbitration Act 1996; remittal of award to the tribunal for reconsideration in circumstances where it is not clear on the face of the award whether the tribunal made an error of law.
GAFTA Arbitration (2016): Circumstances in which an arbitration reference automatically ceases to exist on the dissolution of the original party to the arbitration following assignment of claim.
Enercon GmbH v Enercon (India) Ltd, Commercial Court  1 Lloyd's Rep. 519: Determination of seat of arbitration; stay of proceedings; discharge of anti-suit and freezing injunctions.
Reliance Industries Ltd v Enron Oil and Gas India Ltd, Commercial Court  1 Lloyd's Rep. 645: Statutory criteria for grant of permission to appeal against arbitration award; contract governed by law of India; parties agreed that Indian law the same as English law; whether appeal raises 'question of law of England or Wales' under s 82(1) Arbitration Act 1996.
Ardila Investments NV v ENRC NV  EWHC 1667 (Comm);  2 B.C.L.C. 560: Anti-suit injunctions; Attachment orders; Contracts of sale; Debts; Due process; Loan agreements; Offsetting; Security for costs; Stay of execution; Summary judgments.
Koch Shipping Inc v Richards Butler (a firm), Commercial Court,  Lloyds Rep. PN 201, Court of Appeal  EWCA Civ 1280,  2 All ER (Comm) 957, The Times, 21 Aug 2002: injunction to prevent breach of duty of confidentiality to former client; arbitration.
Petromec Inc v Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras and Others, Commercial Court,  EWHC 2430 (Comm), Court of Appeal  EWCA Civ 1038 : Circumstances in which a non-party may be ordered to pay costs of proceedings under s.51 Supreme Court Act 1981; whether non-party controlling, funding and having interest in proceedings.
Intertrade Lines SA v Mohammad Shafiq, Commercial Court  EWHC 3150 (QB): application to discharge freezing order; applicable principles when considering successive applications for similar relief, allegation of non-disclosure.
"Force Majeure and Causation" (2019) International Energy Law Review 18.
"Should I stay or should I go?" (2019) Commercial Litigation Journal 20, January/February edition.
"Obligations and failures to deliver or take under long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements" in Liquefied Natural Gas: The Law and Business of LNG (Third Edition, Globe Law and Business, September 2017) with Paul Griffin.
April 2016 20 Essex Street Bulletin: 'Liability for 'spread costs' excluded by consequential loss clause' - Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources PLC  EWCA Civ 372.
October 2015 20 Essex Street Bulletin - Article discussing shutdown of North Sea oil & gas field: some contractual consequences - Scottish Power UK Plc v BP Exploration Operating Company Limited & others  EWHC 2658 (Comm) Judgment of English High Court (Leggatt J), 25 September 2015.
"The Proportionality Test: Constructive Dialogue between the English and Scottish Courts" in Exceptions from EU Free Movement Law (Hart, 2016).
Oliver on "Free Movement of Goods in the European Union" (5th Ed, 2010) Hart Publishing.
"Application of EC Law by National Courts: The Free Movement of Goods" (Oxford University Press, 1998).


Select Wyndham® hotels will introduce the new uniforms beginning this fall by job category. Front desk and other customerâ€"facing employees are required to begin wearing the new uniforms by the end of 2009 and housekeeping and other backâ€"ofâ€"house staff by 2010. All new properties are required to provide the new uniforms upon opening.
The textiles are produced from postâ€"consumer products, including recycled plastic beverage bottles, which are processed into flakes, then filaments that are spun into yarn and ultimately woven into very soft fabrics. Recycling polymers keeps more plastics out of landfills.
Cincinnatiâ€"based Cintas Corporation will design and manufacture the uniforms and continue to introduce new ecoâ€"friendly fabrics for the Wyndham apparel program.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is the first national upscale lodging chain to mandate the Cintas ecoâ€"friendly uniforms systemwide.
The end result is a "fashionable suit that is costâ€"effective and extremely comfortable," added Taylor.
The program offers two collections: Trend, an urban line with solid and pinstripe styles emphasizing dark and light blue colors with red accents; and Fresh Air, geared at resort locations, featuring natureâ€"inspired earth tones with a core color palette of brown, coral, yellow and celery hues.
Hotels may select among several design options within each job category to create a customized uniform program based on location, climate and décor.
The new Wyndham uniforms will be displayed at the 2008 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show to be held in New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Nov. 8â€"11, at the Cintas Corporation trade show booth.
In addition to its "green" uniforms, the Wyndham chain incorporates several ecologicallyâ€"friendly initiatives including use of energyâ€"efficient compact fluorescent lighting; lowâ€"flow water practices; an "Earth Smart" guest linen reuse program; and numerous recycling efforts. The chain recently announced its Wyndham ClearAir(sm) initiative to offer allergyâ€"friendly guest accommodations designed to remove up to 98 percent of allergens. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is the first national upscale lodging chain to mandate allergyâ€"friendly rooms systemwide.


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Here, at last, is an indexing update; all the Eclipse-Style Races, Templates, Power Packages, and Sample Characters on the blog.
If you're building a character, the usual sequence will be Race – Template (if any) – Basic Build, so that's how this is organized. If you're looking for "how-to" information, next up is the level-by-level class breakdowns and the general power-package information and examples. After that, for inspiration, swiping power packages from, and use in other games, comes the sample higher-level characters.
+0 ECL Player's Handbook Races; Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes, Half-Elves, Half-Orcs, and Halflings.
+0 ECL Human Variants: Revised Human (how humans are different from other species), Spirit-Touched Humans (natural shaman), Elan (psychicly augmented humans, scroll down), God-Touched Humans (spirit channels).
+0 ECL Human Variants/10-point Package Deals: Star Wars, Polluted Future, and Technical Expert Humans and Men of Faith (humans who draw strength form their religion).
Elven Variants: High Eves (+0 ECL), Aquatic Elves (+0 ECL), Drow Elves (+2 ECL), Classical Drow Elves (+2 ECL), Gray Elves (+0 ECL), Noble Elves (+1 ECL), Wood Elves (+0 ECL), Wildwood Elves (+1 ECL), Xin Elves (+0 ECL), and 100 types of Affinity Elves (+1 ECL, 10 choices each of Terrain and Arcane affinities). Also, the Primal Elves.
+0 ECL Wildfolk – generic anthropmorphic animals.
+0 ECL Android: For when you want to play a construct.
+0 ECL Half Plant-Fey. An example for making various half-fey templates.
+0 ECL Ur-Human (Golden Dragon Heritage).
The Blink Dog (+2 ECL), Bugbear (+2 ECL), Gnoll (+1 ECL), Goblin (+0 ECL), Hobgoblin (+0 ECL), Janni (multiple possible), Lizardfolk (+1 ECL), and Ogre (+2 ECL).
+1 ECL Ri'aal: Non-humanoid cats with innate magic in lieu of tool use.
+1 ECL Werewolf. As a species of their own, rather than as an infection, with assorted variants.
+1 ECL Sentient Office Device for Battling Business World. This uses the half-price attribute rule, but the ECL would remain the same if it didn't.
+1 ECL : Gargoyles and Bat-Winged Electric Cat Mutates. Yes, from the Gargoyles cartoon.
+1 ECL Transhuman – for characters in post-cyberpunk settings.
The Lesser (+1 ECL), Greater (+2 ECL), and High (+3 ECL) Fey.
+2 ECL Satyrs and Centaurs (scroll down, note that the Centaurs are easily tweaked to +1 ECL).
+2 ECL World Tree Races: Cani (Dog-Folk), Gormorror (Bear Folk), Herethroy (Insect Folk), Khtsoyis (Flying Octopi), Orren (Otter-Folk), Rassimel, Sleeth (Big Cats), and Zi Ri (Minature Dragons), all with innate spellcasting abilities.
+2 ECL Dark Reaper, responsible for capturing evil spirits which have escaped into the mortal world.
+2 ECL Rad'Egion, Initiates of the Arcane Forge – creatures reborn as things of magic.
+2 ECL Race or +3 ECL Template: Darkchilde', children of tempter-demons.
+4 ECL Dream Entity. A creature born of popular belief.
Genegrafting, Genetic Engineering, and Anthropomorphics in d20: Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV.
High-Powered Races. Those marked with an "*" use the half-price attribute rule; if this rule is not in use, their attribute modifiers should be reduced appropriately. Others are simply built for extreme efficiency.
+0 ECL Basic Dragon: A minimalist dragon.
+0 ECL Fedyra: Dragon-Fey hybrids.
+0 ECL Neanderthal*: Quasi-ursine cave dwellers with natural magic.
+0 ECL NeoDogs and NeoDolphins*: Genetically-engineered animals.
+0 ECL Pureblooded Humans*: Genetically enhanced humans.
+0 ECL Atherian Races/Magical Birthrights*: Blood, Crystal, Death, Dimensional, Elemental, Forest/Plant, Ice, Illusion, Life, Light, Lunar, Order, Shadow, Solar, Totemism, and Dragon, Absolute Command, Divination, Venom, and Warding.
+1 ECL Twilight Isles Hahn Beastmasters.
+1 ECL Cartoon Pureblooded Human. For when you just need to get animated.
+1 ECL Cinematic Hero*: +1 ECL movie-style action hero.
+1 ECL: Childe of the Starborn Fire*. The offspring of a dimension-walking draconic power.
+1 ECL Demonically Infused Pureblooded Human*. This is your character on demonic power.
+1 ECL Loup-Garou: Another variant on the werewolf, this time as a very powerful nature spirit.
+1 ECL Number Lord Template: For when a crazed mathematical spirit who cannot even exist in sane universes seems appropriate.
+2 ECL Generic Evil Outsider. For mighty demons and the like.
+2 ECL Alien Symbiont. For turning your familiar into something REALLY strange.
+1 ECL Chthonic Invested: Warrior-Mages, Assassins, and Black Knights.
+2 ECL races/templates from Monte Cook's World of Darkness White Wolf adaption: Vampires, Werewolves, Demons, Awakened and Mages (with sphere-based magic and notes on the innate specialization of the various White Wolf games).
+2 ECL Greater Undead Template and +4 ECL Knight of Hades Template. For when you really want some horrors running about.
+2 ECL Scion of the Damned: The offspring of life-draining horrors and cursed demons.
+2 ECL Promethean Revenant: When Dr Frankenstein starts digging up Angels and Devils.
+3 ECL Krell Psychic Adept*. Malevolent natural psychics, +4 ECL without the half-price attribute rule.
+4 ECL Light Military Cruiser An example of stretching things for people who want to play a warship.
+4 ECL Stormlord Template. Heirs to the Thunder Gods.
+5 ECL Praetorian*: +7 ECL without the half-price attribute rule. An atrocity of raw physical power.
Building Monstrous Races Level-By-Level: The Minotaur (and general principles) and the Succubus.
In general, races may be used as templates at +1 ECL. This is especially handy with the Atherian Magical Birthrights and the Fey provided above. Here we have some note on Stacking Templates, just in case there are any questions.
Negative ECL Races: Why they're a bad idea, how to do them, and how to account for segments of templates which cancel each other out.
+0 ECL Party Template and samples – the Knights of Yggdrasil, Forest Stalkers, Company of Kardeon, Angbokor Guild, and Royal Cartographic Society.
+0 ECL Low-Level Hero Template: Using Eclipse to run low-powered, slow-advancement, d20 games.
+0 ECL Talking Teapot Template: For creating animated utensils and furnishings.
+0 ECL God-Blooded Template: For those unfortunate Greek heroes who are stuck with quarrelsome divine parents – along with some additional power packages.
+1 ECL Generic Lesser Outsider: for minor angels, demons, spawn of chaos, jinn, etc.
+1 ECL Allomancer or Talismanic Mage.
+1 ECL Time Lord Template. For those who like Dr Who.
+1 ECL Anime Character Template.
+1 ECL Cyborg Super-Soldier*. The effects will vary with the available equipment.
+1 ECL God-Favored, +1 ECL Noble-Blooded, and +2 ECL Divine Ruler – divinely-chosen nobles and rulers.
+1 ECL Elemental "Bender", along with the +5 ECL "Avatar" template.
+1 ECL Ciarkian Anthropomorphic "Adventurer Template". For making venturesome animal-people. Also Part II with power-signs, Part III with a city and it's Ward Major, and their Guilds and Knightly Orders.
+1 ECL Basic Vampire. For playing vampires at a reasonable ECL.
+1 ECL Minimal Lich. For undead spellcasters who want to continue adventuring.
+1 ECL Spirit. Spirits of the dead acting from the Outer Planes.
+1 ECL Contagious Piracy. A template that's better than Ninja!
+2 ECL Ancient One – a mortal suddenly infused with many lifetimes worth of ancient memories.
+2 ECL Magical Girl (or Boy) Template. For those who simply must.
+2 ECL Spirit Binder. For those who wish to channel spirits.
+2 ECL Elemental Infusion Template, for heroes and creatures filled with elemental power.
+2 ECL Darkling Template: for making creatures of living darkness.
+2 ECL Heritage of Darkness Template, for partial heirs of divine power. (Also usable for non-dark heritages).
+3 ECL Wyld Magic Template. For when you're infused with vast – but mostly uncontrollable – powers.
Eclipse handles Pathfinder just fine – so here are Eclipse breakdowns for Pathfinder –Basics and Races and the class breakdowns for the Alchemist, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer and Summoner. The sample characters are pretty much all compatible with Pathfinder; if they don't already have the Pathfinder Package Deal from Basics and Races simply add +2 to an attribute and +3 to their skills.
Iron Dragon: unarmed and unarmoured tank.
Shamanic Adept: a speaker to spirits.
Vedic Master: a matter transmuter and self-enhancer.
The Bulwark : a MMORPG – or 4′th Edition D&D – style tank/controller.
Kabalistic Ritualist: a ritual mage. Includes the Priestly Scholar, Demonologist, Expert Ritualist, and Canny Spellblade variants.
The Street Rat: a roguish street kid. Includes the Black Marketeer, Spellthief, Street Survivor, Gang Leader, and Wiz Kid variants..
The Wraith: a short-range teleporter.
The Swashbuckler: an unarmored fighter. Includes the Cinematic Hero, Experienced Duelist, Agile Master, Florentine Fighter, Demon Hunter, Dilettante Noble, Golden One, Shadow Adept, Military Man, Spirit Speaker Magical Dabbler, and Ruthless Questor variants.
The Primal Warrior: a shapeshifter-berserker.
Animist: a non-spellcasting wizard who speaks with creatures and objects.
Harbringer of Doom: an optimized skirmisher, and what NOT to do.
Alarian Legionaire Build and some Sample Legionaires (these characters use the half-price attribute rule).
Courtly Witch: a noblie intriguer with hidden psychic powers.
The Battlerager: a totemistic warrior with rage-based augmentations.
The Witch: a low-powered but extremely flexible psychic.
The Gifted Psion: a second-edition style psion build.
The Dweomer Master: a master of particular psychic fields.
The Revised Psion: variants on the standard Psion build. Psychic Knight, Expert Psion, Natural Psion, Tower Resident, Fatebound Psion, Spirit Warror, and Psychic Artificer.
Transhumans: mutants and superheros with limitless use of some specific powers.
Scholarly Priest: a master of channeling aid to his or her friends.
Runesmith: a caster who builds up spells a bit at a time = along with some additional explanations of their abilities and limitations.
Mystic Adept: a design-it-yourself spontaneous spell point caster available in many different flavors.
The Tech Wiz: a build for hackers, security breakers, and tinkerers. Includes the Technical Hero, Kit-Basher, Robot Master, Intuitive Expert, Expert Technician, Wondersmith, and Hacker variants.
The Hotshot Pilot: a master of some type of vehicle.
The Investigative Reporter: the truth is out there. Includes the Hard-Hitting Detective, World Traveler, Intuitive Reporter, Lucky Intern, Magical Dabbler, and Tough Reporter variants.
The Bloodmarked: a victim of his or her own innate powers. Essentially consists entirely of variants.
Khamsin The Wanderer, a warrior-mage designed to buy each of his spells, and their casting level, individually.
Inaro Montban, a mystical agent of the Limbo Wheel built using a house rule I don't recommend – but found irresistably amusing.
The Paladin of Death, a guardian of life's cycle.
Ruth Gelman: A young – if very deadly – level one sharpshooter from the Federation-Apocalypse setting.
Ishinomorel. Shadow Elf Archer-Runemaster. Level Two Upgrade.
Tristan. Shadow Elf Pirate-Elementalist. Level Two Upgrade.
Ysmir. Shadow Elf Scout-Firemaster. Level Two Upgrade.
Vehn Rageclaw: Veltine Warrior-Mad Scientist.
Rudra Mogzul, Thunder Dwarf Warrior. Level Two Upgrade (offsite link).
Orin Markala: A Wildfolk mage-priest and his Level Two Upgrades.
The Children's Crusade – building starting child-characters for children and making a suitable setting and adventures. Part I with Julia Winters (a mystic warrior) and Georgina De'Flower (a positive-energy channeler and healer), Part II with Talios Asrian (swordmaster) and Horace of the Burning Blade (warrior-firemaster), Part III with Roland Huntley (skill monkey / trickster mage), Part IV with Nikoli Verburger (mystic archer), Melinissa (a ghostly dybbuk), and Tamlin Cooper (youthful shaman).
"Ghost" the Shadowwalker. A shadowy trickster, her Level Two Upgrade and her Level Four Upgrade.
Lerona Vendrith (Scroll Down): A youngster with a demon trapped inside her.
Lucas Arwin, the Master of the World. A young master of battle magic and his steam dirigible.
Verdigrised Forge, Ironclad Pragmatic Engineer and Honorable Defender. A sapient golem-warrior and living artifice-furnace.
Eliki Montari: An enthusiastic Kitsune Pirate.
The Merchant: A complete level 1-20 point-buy example.
Basic Classes: Barbarian, Bard, and Cleric, Druid, Fighter, and Sorcerer, Paladin and Ranger, Rogue and Wizard, Psion and Psychic Warrior, and Monk.
Star Wars d20 Base Classes broken down for Eclipse.
The Blade Dancer / Wuxia Adept.
Compiled Martial Arts: All the martial arts from the sample characters and site, given alphabetically.
Specialized Martial Arts Techniques – Daiken Vior (versus Undead), Silver Forge Kung Fu (versus lycanthropes), and other highly-focused forms.
24 CP Sith and Jedi power packages, and translating Force Powers into Eclipse.
(Mostly) 24 CP Star Trek Power Packages: Ensign, Infiltrator, and Engineer, Captian and Second In Command, Transporter Officer, Counselor, Mystic Counselor, and Doctor, Chief Security Officer, Cosmic Wedgie, Annoying Brat, the Mudd, and Holographic Characters.
Eclipse Power Packages. Answers to requests on how to build particular powers with Eclipse.
Building Spellcasters. Various magical options in point-buy.
Building Psychics: Power Sources and Basics, Types of Psychics.
Advanced Companions: Templates for Companions, Familiars (Spirit Fetches, Liflings, and Shadow Guardians and the Wealth Level Templates from the Practical Enchanter), Mounts and Companion Creatures (Flying Steeds, Firehawks, Stormcrows, and other beasties), and Animal Companions.
Literary Magic Items and Sample Relics: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, and Part VII (with Index and Summary). The Tongues of Heaven: Combined enchantment-relics and quest objects. Excalibur: The Blade of Kings. The Lives of the Saints: for preaching powerful sermons. Tolkien's Rings of Power and the Silmarils.
Political Positions: some rules for playing a politician, ambassador, general, or other influential individual.
Martial Arts: Celestial Martial Arts, Harpist of the Weave Mystic Martial Art.
Building Reserve Feats in Eclipse.
Building Incarnum Weilders in Eclipse.
Building Weapon Specialists in Eclipse.
Building Narrative Powers in Eclipse.
Building the Thaumaturgist in Eclipse; a more detailed look.
Revised d20 Skills System: An option for making rarely-used skills more attractive by reducing their cost.
Sample Thaumaturgy and Dweomer fields.
Character Types – The Expert: General requirements and limitations of such characters, and how to build one in Eclipse.
The Witchery and Negative Energy Domains.
The Fellowship of the Ring d20: Converting characters from the books.
You Have No Power Over Me!: Purchasing immunities to particular foes and types of foes.
Companions: Notes on Companions: Appendums to the articles on Companions.
Alchemical Magic: A spell list and spells for alchemical hedge magicians.
Sample Package Deals: The Obsidian Order and the Crystal Seers: Two orders with opposing viewpoints on keeping secrets. Kadian Package Deals; training packages for youngsters. The Sarkari Seekers of Wisdom.
Epic Spell Conversions: Part I; Spells and Stunts, Part II, Part III, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven, Part Eight.
The Society Mind and Psionic Focus: Building psychic networks in Eclipse.
Hedge Magic Heroes: Practical magic for low-level characters: Part I, Part II and Part III (level zero spells), Part IV (level one spells), Part V and Part VI (level two spells and technological hedge magic), and Part VII (summary list and sample enchantments).
Old School Skills: How to make skills a backup check in Eclipse.
Village Heroes: Building A Campaign (the basics of building an Eclipse campaign – and a sample setup for a low-level low-powered campaign setting), Village Hero Package Deals Part I and Part II (background package deals for low-powered local characters), Argius and Jamiel (a hedge mage and a village smith), Ethan and Kordov (an apprentice forester and a militia trainee), Tarvel and Raymund (a streetwise youngster and a scholarly initiate), Nagindeyu (a wannabee adventurer), and Maylindarin Vrilnassyr (elven archer-mystic).
Character Optimization and Broken Builds: Ways to build overly-efficient characters – and ways to restrain those builds.
Over-Optimized Builds – and what to look out for – in Eclipse.
The Shonen Jump: Sudden power-ups in Eclipse.
Teenagers from Outer Space: Making such characters in Eclipse d20.
The Trickster Magi power package: Building mages with unlimited use of relatively minor powers.
Mutants of the Eclipse: A guide to using Eclipse to run a "Mutant Superhero" game. The Basic Templates, The Element Master, The Feral, The Strongman, The Gadgeteer, The Blaster, The Speedster (and his spells), The Exokinetic, The Stealth Expert, The Healer, The Paragon, Minor Mutants, Weres, Alter-Egos, Metamorphs, Power Mimics, and Shapeshifters, The Duplicator, The Adept, The Channeler (and the basis of "Mutant Powers"), The Long-Range Teleporter, Power Duplicator, and Power Negator / Manipulator, Guardians and Monotalents, The Stuntman, The Armorsmith, The Immortal, The Combat Expert, and Adept Themes.
Designing Subraces and the Mothu – sample human empaths.
Role Playing Disadvantages – With Teeth. Why vague social disadvantages are NOT the soft option.
Using Theurgy: How to use the Theurgy advanced magic system. Also, in the same category, Amnesia Magic.
The Gravespeaker: Assorted necromantic power packages.
The Serpent Master. A snake-themed dark magic package.
Advanced Armor Training. For those who want their armor to be more than a bonus to AC.
Leveling Intelligent Items. Turning your magic items into henchmen.
Retraining and Exchanging Old Abilities: When you want to rewrite your character a bit.
Making "Skill Tricks" in Eclipse. Part I and Part II.
Playing Half-Dragons and High-ECL Races. Breaking down races into levels.
Megalithic Magic. How to use massive structures to work very high-level effects.
Atherian Package Deals: Landkeepers and Adopted Imperials.
Immunity: The Fourth Wall. How to buy in-character metagaming abilities, or just to justify snarky remarks.
Spellcasting Modification Feats. Giving characters signature magical knacks.
Character Traits Explained. How to play effectively with the Character Trait system.
Peasant Powers: A six=point power package to turn scrabbling medieval peasants into contended d20 peasants.
Building Unlimited-Use Shapeshifters, Players Handbook II or Pathfinder Style.
Reducing Action Types: Doing more in the same time.
Building the Possessed: Making characters like Naruto or Etrigan – with some powerful beast trapped in them.
Creating Troublesome Relics: For items with drawbacks.
Maker of Potions, Talismans, and Scrolls: For characters who stock up on minor magic items between adventures.
Building Mad Scientists and Inventors: For when you've just got to invent something new.
Occult Talent Builds: For characters who have just a touch of magic.
Military PC's and Fantasy Armies: Functional fantasy-style military groups for PC's, to go with Mass Combat Made Simple.
Building True Love: When you want the power of heart.
Gear and the Big Six Magic Items: How to buy extra gear, stipends, and wealth in various settings. Also Wealth in Eclipse Part I and Part II.
The Oath of the Postulant: Religious Training through Spiritual Guidance. Includes the +1 ECL Spiritual Guide template.
Condensed d20 Skills List: with magical skill applications.
United We Stand and Group Magic: Two different takes on how to build characters who pool their magic for greater effects.
Building Dragons: Part I (the basic small dragon), Part II (a playable ECL 5 Dragon), and Part III (a level one golden dragon hatchling).
Building the Thrallherd in Eclipse: And why it's a bad idea.
The Sacerdos Pastor: A high-efficiency 24 CP package for village priests and wise men.
Building Complete Gear-style Influence Points in Eclipse.
The Houngan Conjurer: Enhancing your party with Conjures.
Uses for Leadership – buying traps and tomb guardians, acting as a mentor to children, and improving intelligent items.
Effective Castles; as bought with character points on the cheap.
Do =-it-yourself Charms and Talismans: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, and Part VIII. Exotic proposals for more Charms and Talismans.
Gun Fu. Yes, just like in all those movies.
Narrative Manipulation: How to buy the ability to get bonuses for describing wild stunts.
True Names and Nymic Magic: In a system that makes them worth using.
Using vehicles in the game and buying them as followers and companions.
Spirits in Eclipse: Building classical not-easily-killable spirits in Eclipse.
Arcanist Casting in Eclipse: How sorcerer-types can swap out their known spells.
Time-Manipulation Power Packages. How to meddle with that Timey-Wimey Thing.
Buying Basic Survival Magics as Innate Enchantments and Crafting In The Game.
Making Skills Magical – and why Craft and Profession (say… Demonologist) are not wastes of skill points.
. . Note that these characters were generally built for particular campaigns, and so are sometimes built using campaign-specific variants – usually a price break on especially-relevant abilities. These are covered in the Campaign Sheets for the relevant campaigns – Federation-Apocalypse Campaign, Ironwinds Campaign, Atheria Campaign, Twilight Isles Campaign, and Darkweird Campaign.
Abigail Saunders-Tabard, Iron Homemaker. Housewife, Mystical Cook, and Martial Artist.
Ahriman, a second level Thunder Dwarf.
Arnold Jeremyn: a cyborg superhero.
Benedict: a mystic swordsman of the manifold, and his Homeworld.
Lotus Lefarge: an influential on-the-spot reporter who can influence what happens with what she says.
Jarvian Mitchell: a wandering mechwarrior (and his mech).
Kevin Sanwell, unseelie knight and would-be demon lord.
Marty Tabard, a cartoon businessman from Battling Businesss World.
Rudra, A thunder dwarf warrior from the twilight isles.
Terin Aderath, mystic ritualist and martial-artist assassin.
Flowing River, an Ankorath Smuggler.
Sem the Sin-Eater, an oathbound "Paladin" from Kharidath.
Fauve, a Chelmian Adventurous Scholar.
Killers, Diplomats and Technomagi: Eclipse Sample Characters, Jarek Zindel (assassin), Boran Nong (half orc apologist), and Rochar Lindolfsen (dwarven technomage).
Professor Arcane: Level two anime-themed human occultist with the Respected Academic, Psychic Mastery, and Shamanic Lore power packages plus the Arnis-Barang and Kulam-Kali Occult Martial Arts. Also, some Alternate Power Packages: Frankenstein and his Monster, Alchemic Mastery, and Magic Theorist.
Taric the Pit Fighter: A simple warrior build for Eclipse.
Olivia Marcanti: Level zero Ancient One, visionary, and secretary.
The Red Knights of Iskarin in the Twilight Isles: Hilsaryn Rollyn (Ikam Thief), Temorath Marbane (Veltine Runemaster), Serrulan (Thunder Dwarf Ranger), and Obian Bloodwrath (Shadow Elf Barbarian).
Zachary Marron, Level Zero (ECL 2) Darkchilde' Alchemist. A dark-blooded young adventurer.
The Fey Swordsman: a very tricky warrior.
Heng Xia: a mutant panda martial artist and c'hi master.
The Servant of a Fallen God: A Sorcerer-Priest and his Companion Deity.
Sir Laurent Onn, a knight who channels celestial energies into magical auras.
Kysen Nial, a nemesis for low-level characters.
John Jack: a paranoid James Bond-style gadgeteer/secret agent.
Kesara Galano: a delusional shadow elf who thinks she's a dragon.
Tarlin Malority: a death-affinity Thunder Dwarf Assassin and his History. Also, a version of him as transformed into a magma elemental; Tarlin "Magma" Malorty.
Volund Saril, budding thief-lord and Dreamspawn Companion.
Coran Mordant, Thief of Scrolls: a villain who steals magic from dying magi.
Wildfire: A fire-projecting cheetah-morph superhero.
Dante Allegori, the Divine Comedian. A Catman-mystic weaponsmaster.
Cadmel, Anime Sorcerer. A roguish anime-style sorcerer with unlimited use of his spells.
Ithulsin the Outcast: a powerful mentalist with the Krell Psychic Adept template.
Li Kao, a d20 Samurai and Shintoist mystic. Exchanges favors with spirits for his magical talents.
Lingering Smoke, a quick conversion of a Sidereal Exalted character to Eclipse.
Jamie Wolfe – a MLELF Cyborg Super-Soldier.
Dr Solomon Brenner: A highly skilled, if monstrously immoral, surgeon from the Linear Realms.
Rahne Diende, a human runemage healer.
Anatolia Demonslayer, a modern demon hunter.
Kelelawar, Vigilante Hero a mystic martial artist with skill-powered magic.
Doctor Wrath, a power-armor supervillian who can fit nicely into most d20 parties.
The Iron Raptor, a basic superstrong / flying / super-tough superhero build.
Julius Gaius Maximus, a healer-priest of the Imperium.
Charles Stevenson. An exceptionally deadly martial artist and master of C'hi Manipulation via Acupressure.
Kristin Stanwell. A cyborg firearms expert.
Matthew Carrington. An anime-styled paladin-archer and servant of the light.
Shadow-of-Dark-Wings. A Dark Reaper, responsible for capturing evil spirits which have escaped into the human world.
Terry Jenkins (offsite link). Battling Businesswoman, occult accountant, and Champion of the Numbers.
Jim Corrigan, psychiatrist, road rager, and Battling Businessman.
Aumakua Puka, the guardian of the Wolf Wood and his Companions.
Sylthis Torr, a Sapient Leopard Warrior-Adept of the Obsidian Order.
Baron Ectar, a supervillian and master of vocal powers.
The Toller of the Darkness: A fifth level "Warlock" build for Eclipse.
Variations on the Monk: The basic "Monk", the C'hi Master, and the Exorcist at level five for Eclipse.
Ifhitel the Assassin and Chandia the Snakewitch: Snake-themed bad guys.
Marhandur the Son of the Serpent. A would-be hero with a dark heritage and some inherent supernatural gifts.
Yuki Tendo, Mystic Ninja (relies strongly on Atherian world laws).
The Walker in Darkness: a devilish warlock-styled priestess of Asmodeus.
Noita Verduur, psychic shapeshifter and special agent.
A'ikana Kalil, a psychic monk, a dimension walking chi master, and agent of the Unified Church.
Thrall, a jackal-barbarian Lesser Dark Lord.
Amber the Dragon Sorceress. A young (ECL 6) dragon-sorceress.
Edward Elric, the Full Metal Alchemist.Yes, it's the anime character. Someone wanted to know how to build him in Eclipse.
Akio Matsuda: A sentient humanoid robot from Battling Business World and the Humanoid Sapient Device Template.
Bernie "Coach" Thompson, Floorherd: A Battling Business World Stockbroker.
Todd Jenkins, Battling Business World English Traditionalist-Archer.
Howl-of-Death, Level Six Hyena Gravespeaker. A Bandit Queen, Demonologist and Necromancer, and all-around unpleasant person.
Lynxi Abysinia: World-Conquering Sorceress Super-villainess Catgirl. Need I say more?
Little Bear, Wrestler of Magic: A mage who pounds magic into submission, with the Spellbreaker martial art.
Taric of Alderdale, Dragon Warrior. Taric the Pit Fighter is growing up – and into his draconic heritage.
Esteria, a slightly senile old woman with poor control of her magic and entirely too many dragon-cats.
Kelsaru Ana'Nasu, a crystal dragoness, powerful telepath, and Kevin Sanwell's girlfriend.
Xaliotl, an obsessive fire mage.
Marty Tabard (offsite link), Battling Businessman and dimensional wanderer.
Yuki Tendo – L5 to L7 Update. A slight upgrade to the original mystic ninja.
Tomonoko ("Tomo") Sayuki, a Power-Armor Superhero.
An Arcane Rogue: A mystical thief and a very complex conversion.
Dallyn Vortys, Ebonthane of Nidhogg the Devourer, Would-Be Dark Lord. A Warrior-Priest of Nidhogg.
Illurion Voice-Of-Nightmares, Bard of the Unmaking. A Bard specializing in the music of destruction.
Kivan Lark, Biologist and Monster-Maker.
Lukas Scourgeson, a human prince – and a rampaging monster.
Rake and Rokean, a dark druid and his aberrant familiar.
Heir to Darkness, a partial vessel of a fallen god.
Gandalf and the Balrog. Surely I don't need to explain who these are?
Haurgrim the Sagacious, a magus, mystical artist, and demonstration of how to build an advanced skill.
Arith Lewauken, a tribal warrior and witch-doctor turned mecha pilot.
Ragnar the Questionable, a prismatic warrior from the Illusion Domain.
Fred Gelman (Offsite Link), battling businessman and friend to sentient office devices.
Ulric Kyrie Dunholtson, a mystical guardian, wielder of the Dragon Path, and hedge mage.
Brendalen Kathin: a mid-level Loup-Garou.
Level Ten: Raven, a druid/thief/dragon who's wandered in from older editions.
Level Ten: Darius Metaxis, Siege Engineer. Along with his portable castle.
Level Ten: Building the Kensai or "Sword Saint".
Level Eleven: One, the Number Lord of Identity.
Level Eleven: Dark Lord Kevin, an ascending godling specializing in bestowing power on his minions. Also his bestowed Power Package from fairly early on.
Level Eleven: Conley Mac'Gregor, a master shapeshifter.
Level Twelve: Peter Leland (Offsite Link), a cartoon business raider and possum breeder.
Level Twelve: Ryan "Tools" O'Malley. A tinkerer-engineer-artificer.
Level Twelve: Anek Borez, Lord Goth: A fallen Paladin, now an undead Knight of the Abyss. With an ECL 16 Upgrade.
Level Twelve: Haurgrim the Sagacious, Magus-Politician. Moving up in level and into politics.
Lord Zero: The Number Lord of Eternity. A crazed godling.
Level Thirteen: Adam, Praetorian Nightmare: a melee death-machine nightmare for entire high-level parties.
Level Eighteen: The Atrocity Build: A grossly abusive build designed for raw sorcerous power – and his Companions.
Epic Level: Amilko Moonshadow: History and Character Sheet. One of the few epic-level squirrels out there.
Epic Level; King Dorsian, ECL 30 Warrior-Mage. Not an especially efficient build, but at this point who cares?
The Warlock (and variations thereof).
The Crusader, Swordsage, and Warblade from the Book of Nine Swords.
The Soul Archer (ten-level prestige class).
The Empiric Masquerader: A ten-level build that can impersonate many other classes.
The Soul Knife: Along with how to upgrade them to make them usable.
The Mastercrafter, Artificer, or similar.
The (Totally Revised) Truenamer. For when you want a character like this who's actually useful.
The Soul Eater. When the flavor text is at war with the mechanics.
Christopher West has put up a fair number of Eclipse character designs over on his RPG Blog – so here are some links. His notions of how to build things tend to be very different from mine – and that's a very good thing; original approaches and differing interpretations create interesting characters.
The Battle Sage (Basic Concept, Build, and an Adventure Log). I really like this one; I've always been rather partial to the notion of including a scholar in a group as something other than a primary spellcaster – and this character (a scholar so knowledgable that he can call forth a weapon designed to work against a particular opponent) works in that role very nicely.
The Planer Mage-Assassin: Some notions for a magical assassin specializing in destroying extra-planar beings. The things certainly make enough trouble to justify a small society of such people after all.
Building Warlocks in Eclipse: Basic Thoughts and Greygin the Render – a Warlock-style build using Spirit Weapon. Both definite contrasts with the way I was building a Warlock and (in Greygin's case) an EXCEPTIONALLY nasty specialization.
The Jester: A basic layout for creating that old second-edition April-Fools favorite class.
Star Wars Eclipse – thoughts on converting the Saga Edition.
Dark Era Priests – a partial design for priests as a medieval player might have viewed them. Most suited for a low-magic world.
Burnt Meat – an (extremely) troubled young woman with flame powers.
The Anti-Magus. A few possible designs for a character who's very presence negates magic – a powerful, but not-especially advantageous ability.
The Healer: A dedicated healer – and an exceptionally good one.
The Dagger Master: A roguish specialist in Daggers in a second-edition style – back when daggers were faster, and got more attacks, than other weapons did.
The Arch Mage: A youthful mage who is being consumed by her own, terrible, powers.
The Blood-Fueled Mage: A notion for creating a mage who draws power from blood and slaughter. Sadly, I have some serious doubts about the first option on this one; a requirement for killing other creatures doesn't really effectively substitute for a personal cost. Most of the others look good if you can get the speciality spells past your game master.
Creating A Monster: This one is a massively deadly barbarian-type, mostly revolving around using Augmented Bonus to get massive numbers of hit points. I'd – as usual – want a good explanation for why you got to add your strength modifier to your constitution modifier for calculating your hit points – but there are certainly more atrocious builds out there, even in standard d20.
The Elder Scrolls Hero: Here we have a generalist adventurer – some skills, some combat, and some magic – but not too much of anything.
Wasting Time with 3.5: More or less a short review of Eclipse (and why Mr West is enjoying it more than 3.5).
The Squirely Squire – Here we have a classic young squire – a student who specializes (at least for the moment) in working as a part of a combat team, rather than as a solo warrior.
The Summoner Controller – A summoner who can seize control of other people's summoned monsters, rather than taking the usual course of augmenting his own.
The Specialist Sniper – RPG's tend to be designed to make life difficult for snipers: yes they're cool – but they're only at their best in specialized situations and the players tend to really hate it when a sniper blows away a few of the more vulnerable PC's at the start of a battle. Fortunately, in Eclipse, the easiest way to build a "sniper" is to simply make a more effective ranged combatant – and that's no worse than any other specialist.
Hunter of Magus Basically a witch-hunter who gains power from resisting spells.
The Apprentice – A spellcaster with a wide range of tricks – and the ability to cast spells spontaneously from his or her spellbook.
Spell Touched Mind – A spellcaster with random access to magic, rather than control.
A Perfect Thief – Here we have an actual fantasy thief – someone who specializes in getting in, stealing stuff, and getting away again and uses enough magic of their own to counter magical defenses and help with emergency escapes.
An Eclipse Review: A quick review of Eclipse here. OK, it's not a character build – but there's no reason to get out of order with the Eclipse topics on the blog.
Saboteur – Destructor – Here we have a blaster / trapsetter who is very good at blowing things up – starting with inanimate objects. Of course, such things are often in the way.
Desert Dancer Elementalist – A character who persuades the elemental forces of the world to produce effects using the Rune Magic system. A nice idea and an excellent bit of background here.
The Fallen Mage – A once-powerful spellcaster who has lost much of his or her power.
Dead Sight – A sort of a medium, who gains strength when creatures die nearby. I haven't read the story it's based on, but the build works just fine.
Spy vs Spy – A fairly straightforward deep-cover secret agent.
Infernal Seduction – A demonic seducer in service to his/her/its demonic masters.
Fearmonger – A specialist in raw, primal, terror.
Skyborne Archer – Another semi-sniper build, favoring shooting from somewhere well out of reach.
Mage – Assassin – A spellcaster who specializes in getting in, eliminating a target, and getting out.
The Sneak Thief – A character who can use his or her skills very swiftly indeed. An interesting idea, but perhaps a bit over-specialized.
The Draining Wilder – A psionic expert who goes berserk when out of power. An entertaining surprise for people who think that running the psion out of power points is the optimal strategy.
Kinetic Mage Apprentice – A specialist in telekinetic powers.
Dark Priest of Misty Dawn – A warrior-priest who drains the souls of those he kills.
Alzrius has also put up quite a few Eclipse characters on his Intelligence Check blog – including quite a few interpretations of popular characters from a variety of sources. Pretty much all of them are written up for Pathfinder, and usually use the Pathfinder Package Deal.
Rinoa, from Final Fantasy via Dead Fantasy, a powerful 15'th level spellcaster – along with the Hyne Witch template and a discussion of many of the other characters.
Pyrrha Nikos, a 7th-level Huntress-in-training, along with statistics for Vytal Humans, three Martial Arts, and some world background and discussion.
Sharalia, a Level One Fire Dancer – a character who controls flame through dance.
A 20'th level breakdown for an Antimage – a "class" that specializes in negating the powers of dangerous spellcasters.
The Maedar – a racial template breakdown for a male medusa.
Sailor Saturn – a fragile young woman from the Sailor Moon anime with some exceptionally over-the-top powers.
Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, written up at the peak of his powers – along with the Netherrealm Ghost template and three Martial Arts.
Sam Winchester, a level three paranormal investigator from the Supernatural television series.
Varek, a Level Six Cleric with some support abilities.
Abraham Lincoln, Level Twelve Civil Warrior of the United States of America – with a touch of Vampire Hunter and including his Martial Art.
Agent Spin – a Second Level Elite Beat Agent who gets sent… to encourage people in trouble.
Gargamel, a First Level Incompetent Ritualist and Bumbler – perhaps fortunately, without statistics for Smurfs.
Malecite, a Level Ten Villainous Mage from Suburban Knights, along with Malecite's Hand, a vastly powerful relic and various new spells.
Dirk Markson, a Level One Dark Witch – and possible hero.
Barney Stinson (Scroll Down), a Level One Sitcom Inhabitant – from How I Met Your Mother.
What an incredible index! I can't imagine the amount of work this took to construct, but this is quite the resource! Thanks for making it!
My one nitpick would be that the listing for the Runesmith level one sample build also mention that it gets some later discussion over at Forging the Runesmith, which can be helpful for understanding how the class's magic was built (certainly, it did for me).
Well, that's easily added – and so are your selection of builds!
Well, I'm glad you're finding some useful stuff!
As a general rule, spirit PC's are easy enough to build – but are hard to keep involved with a party since most spirits "live" in other dimensions and only project their powers into the material realms. If stuff is happening in that other dimension… you have a more-or-less permanently split party which cannot get back together – which is VERY awkward. If they can switch back and forth… incorporality has a LOT of applications.
If not, you have a near-invulnerable character. If they can manifest enough power to have a real impact, this really messes up most games. If not, the player will have very little to do and will likely become bored or irritated.
Keeping up the balancing act is a dreadful nuisance.
Could you give me a little more on what you had in mind? There are several examples of people who deal with spirits, can take a spirit form, or have spirit advisors on the site, and with a little more detail I might be able to help more.


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40 men, women from arts, letters, sciences named as Fellows of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
OTTAWA (Nov. 1, 2011) – The Royal Canadian Geographical Society announced today 40 distinguished individuals were inducted into the College of Fellows.
The College of Fellows is the voting body of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. This body also receives and approves reports by the President, Treasurer and Auditors at the Society's Annual General Meeting. The Fellows also elect the Officers, Governors and Fellows of the Society at the AGM.
The 40 nominees were formally inducted into the College at the 2011 AGM on Thursday, November 3rd in Ottawa. See biographies in backgrounder below.
Among the 40 new Fellows are playwright and author Dan Needles, James Marsh, the original editor-in-chief of The Canadian Encyclopedia, renowned psychologist Frederic Jackman and public affairs consultant Jaime Watt.
Also included are Rudyard Griffiths, a founding member of the Historica-Dominion Institute, author and historian Shelagh Grant, Victoria publisher Don Gorman, Edmonton journalist Todd Babiak, Quebec businessman Gaétan Boivin and Mike Beedell, the Chelsea, Que.-based photographer and explorer.
From the U.S., nominees included Gregory Copley of Alexandria, Va., an acclaimed scholar in geopolitical studies, and Paul D. Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky), the New York musician and multimedia artist.
The College has also named retired NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger as an Honorary Fellow.
"All the nominees are extraordinary men and women who believe in the Society and are dedicated to informing Canadians and the world about this country," said John Geiger, President of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Only Fellows of the Society are able to bring nominations forward to the College. There are 413 active Fellows, including 71 Honourary Fellows.
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Grant Abbot, Whitehorse, YK. Now retired from his decades of service as Director of the Yukon Geological Survey, he began his career with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development as a project geologist responsible for regional mapping and metallogenic studies. Under his leadership the Geological Survey significantly expanded its outreach and public information role.
Jean Andrey, Waterloo, ON. Professor in the Department of Geography at Waterloo University and Director of the Waterloo-Laurier Graduate Program in Geography. She developed the "Becoming a Geographer" fundamentals course for first-year students, and in 2008 founded the Canadian Association of Geographers' (CAG) Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning. In 2012 she will begin a two-year term as president of the CAG.
Kenneth Armstrong, Peterborough, ON. As the head of History and Social Sciences at two Peterborough secondary schools he worked tirelessly to infuse in his students an appreciation of the natural and human historical events that have shaped Canada. He is the Past-Chair of the Peterborough Historical Society, and in 2003 received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
Todd Babiak, Edmonton, AB.An Edmonton Journal columnist and bestselling novelist, his book The Garneau Block was long-listed for the Giller Prize. He is the co-founder of Story Engine, a company that helps organizations and individuals build brands, visions and strategies through story. He has served on the boards of PEN Canada and the Canadian Literature Centre.
Owen Beattie, Edmonton, AB.An Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, Dr. Beattie received international acclaim for Frozen in Time, his investigation of the disastrous Franklin Expedition to the Arctic. He has been involved in hundreds of forensic investigations, including crucial work in Rwanda following the 1994 genocide. He has participated in a number of humanitarian missions in Somalia, Cyprus and Georgia.
Mike Beedell, Chelsea, QC. A veteran photographer, explorer and guide, he has been involved in several important Canadian conservation initiatives, such as the creation of Gwaii Haanas National Park. He has taken part in a number of historical expeditions, including the first sail-powered journey across the Northwest Passage and a 1,000-kilometre kayak circumnavigation of Bylot Island.
Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Merrickville, ON. A research scientist and boreal forest conservationist, she advocates for the importance of forests to global ecosystems and human well-being. She is involved in fundraising initiatives for a number of charitable and humanitarian-aid organizations, such as Médicins Sans Frontières, and in 2010 was elected a Wings Fellow by Wings World Quest.
Gaétan Boivin, Trois-Rivières, QC. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Trois-Rivières Port Authority. He is on the Canadian Committee for Germanischer Lloyd Ship Classification, and is a Board Member for the Trois-Rivières Regional Hospital Foundation.
Don Boyes, Toronto, ON. A Senior Lecturer and GIS expert in the Geography Department of the University of Toronto, Dr. Boyes also served on the Board of Directors for LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests). In 2008 he received the Arts and Science Outstanding Achievement Award for Teaching from the University, and is a four-time recipient of the Dean's Excellence Award.
Meredith Brown, Ottawa, ON. Official Riverkeeper for the Ottawa River since 2004, she works relentlessly to advance awareness of the human right to clean local water and the responsibility to protect such sources. She has extensive experience designing and implementing watershed restoration projects, applying a scientific method to her preservation and advocacy efforts.
Jacques Chauvette, Trois-Rivières, QC. Hydro Québec's Regional Director for Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec areas. He works in training development and oversees the nuclear power plant in Bécancour. He has been an integral fundraiser for Hydro Québec's United Way/Centraide campaign since 1997.
Gregory Copley, Alexandria, Virginia. An acclaimed scholar and theorist in geopolitical strategic studies, he has advised many international governments on border dispute resolution, and in 1999 founded the Global Information System (GIS), a strategic intelligence database employed by governments worldwide. His latest work, Energy Security 2.0: How Energy is Central to the Changing Global Balance in the New Age of Geography (2011), further illustrates the strategic role of geography.
Alison George, Toronto, ON. Vice-President of Argyle Communications, she is the former Director of Communications and Events for NBA Canada. She has earned more than 20 awards from Canadian and international PR and communications societies.
Don Gorman, Victoria, BC. Publisher of British Columbia-based Rocky Mountain Books. Under his guidance RMB has become a highly successful and dynamic publisher, focusing on works of Canadian non-fiction and photography. He is committed to developing and working with Canadian and international authors, and to cultivating a strong sense of what it means to be Canadian.
Shelagh Grant, Peterborough, ON. An accomplished historian and celebrated author, she has conducted much of her research in the North, from the Yukon and Baffin Island to Greenland and the Svalbard Islands. She is the first historian and woman to win the Government of Canada's Northern Science Award. She has actively demonstrated a passion for Inuit culture and education.
Rudyard Griffiths, Toronto, ON. Director of the semi-annual Munk Debates and co-director of the Salon Speaker Series. He is a founding member of the Historica-Dominion Institute, Canada's largest history and civics NGO. He is co-host of the Business News Network's SqueezePlay, and author of Who We Are: A Citizen's Manifesto, which was a Globe and Mail Best Book in 2009.
Mryka Hall-Beyer, Calgary, AB. Dr. Hall-Beyer is an Assistant Professor and the undergraduate advisor for the University of Calgary's Department of Geography. She focuses on drawing young people, especially young women, to the discipline. She has served the Canadian Council for Geographic Education for several years, acting as a judge in the Great Canadian Geography Challenge.
John Hovland, Toronto, ON. Divisional Finance Head for Corporate Real Estate and Procurement and Strategic Sourcing for the Bank of Montreal. He acts on the board of directors for Nexus social entrepreneurship consulting firm at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
Frederic (Eric) Jackman, Toronto, ON. A renowned psychologist and past Chancellor of the University of Windsor, Dr. Jackman is involved with multiple community, cultural and educational organizations. He is Chairman of the Jackson Foundation and President of the Psychology Foundation of Canada. Among his many honours are the Order of Ontario and the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
Jane Kerr-Wilson, Burlington, ON. A Halton District high school geography teacher, she has written and been consulted on a number of student and teacher geography resources, and was lead writer for the Canadian and World Studies Curriculum Review. She is the Ontario Regional Representative for the Canadian Council for Geographic Education.
Emlyn Koster, Chatham, New Jersey. Dr. Koster gained international recognition as Director-General of the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto and as the current President and CEO of the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey. His extensive list of publications and awards reflects his ability to demonstrate the connection between human and natural history and to maximize the external impact of his museums.
André Lapierre, Ottawa, ON. A Professor of Linguistics and the former Vice-Dean and Secretary of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa. One of his interests is the evolution of French-origin place and family names. He is the French Academic Community representative for the Geographical Names Board of Canada, and belongs to the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names.
David Livingstone, Yellowknife, NT. The former Director of Renewable Resources and Environment for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the Northwest Territories. He was the lead federal architect behind the Protected Areas Strategy, a community-based plan to establish a network of protected zones across the Northwest Territories, and he also created the environmental monitoring agency responsible for overseeing Canada's first diamond mine. For these and for many other important conservation initiatives he has been awarded the 2011 Massey Medal by the RCGS.
James Marsh, Edmonton, AB. The original editor-in-chief of The Canadian Encyclopedia, he continues in this role for the online versions of the concordance and for The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. He is Director of Content for the Historica-Dominion Institute, and has authored several books on Canadian History. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1988.
Cheryl McKenna-Neuman, Peterborough, ON. A Professor of Geography at Trent University since 1989, Dr. McKenna-Neuman has also served as President of the Canadian Geomorphology Research Group. She is a world-renowned expert on wind erosion, and has installed monitoring stations on Baffin Island and in the deserts of Nevada. She is known for her mentorship of young women in science.
Paul D. Miller, New York, New York. A Professor of Music Mediated Art at the European Graduate School in Zurich, Switzerland. He travelled to several of the main Antarctic ice fields to gather material for his symphonic multimedia performance piece Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica. In 2011 he published The Book of Ice, an avant-garde print presentation about the present and future of the Antarctic.
Lynn Moorman, Calgary, AB.A founder and past board member of the Alberta Geomatics Group, she is particularly interested in the relationship between geographic technologies and how people think in a geographic sense. She is an Assistant Professor of Geography at Mount Royal University, and is the Faculties of Education Representative for the Canadian Council for Geographic Education.
Frederick (Fritz) Mueller, Whitehorse, YK. An award-winning photographer and former researcher and wildlife biologist in Canada's North, he uses his images of landscapes, wildlife, people, and environmental themes to tell the public about the values—and value—inherent in Canada's wild Yukon. His new book, Yukon: A Wilder Place, was published in fall 2011.
Dan Needles, Ottawa, ON. Playwright and author of the beloved Wingfield Farm comedies and spokesperson for the quiet rural life, his works have been performed on stage thousands of times since 1985, and were broadcast on CBC as the Wingfield series. In 2003 he won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. His most recent book, Wingfield's World, will be published in fall 2011.
Phil Nuytten, North Vancouver, BC. Founder of the undersea and diving technology companies Nuytco and Can-Dive, Dr. Nuytten is a distinguished pioneer and revolutionary in the diving industry. His technology has enabled divers to make safer, longer-length expeditions at full continental shelf depths. His submarine rescue system "Remora" is a standard in almost a dozen navies worldwide.
John Pollack, South Slocan, BC. A historical archaeologist and a prolific explorer, one of his areas of expertise is underwater and underground site mapping. He is a fellow of three exploration societies and has led a number of scientific mapping and exploration teams, including an initiative by which the Lake Labergewreckage of the A.J. Goddard was declared the first underwater heritage site in the Yukon.
Bob Ramsey, Toronto, ON. A communications and marketing authority, he was president of Stephenson, Ramsay, O'Donnell Ltd., Canada's first company dedicated to marketing the performing arts. He has designed communications programs for a number of major organizations, and chairs a number of cultural and social institutions, such as the Women's College Hospital Foundation.
Lindsay Staples, Whitehorse, YK. An expert in natural resource management, socio-economic and environmental impact assessment and land-claim negotiation. He serves as the Yukon North Slope Wildlife Management Advisory Council Chair, and works as a private consultant.
Steve Thomas, Toronto, ON. Founder of Steve Thomas Limited, Canada's first direct response fundraising agency for the not-for-profit sector. His company has worked with thousands of Canadian and international philanthropic and not-for-profit organizations. He is chairman of the Amnesty International Canada's Human Rights House campaign.
Frank van Biesen, Mississauga, ON. Vice-President of Technology for Canada's top tissue manufacturer Kruger Products, he guides his company towards sustainability on all fronts. He initiated the installation of Canada's first commercial biomass gasification system at the Kruger tissue mill in New Westminster, B.C. The system cuts half of the mill's greenhouse-gas emissions and supplies half of its energy needs. For his commitment to advancing green technology use in the industry the RCGS and 3M Canada awarded him the 2010 Canadian Award for Environmental Innovation.
Jaime Watt, Toronto, ON. The Executive Chairman for the strategy and public affairs firm Navigator Ltd., he makes weekly appearances on CBC News' "Point of Order on Power and Politics," and is an influential advisor to business leaders and political parties across the country. He has served as a chair of Casey House, Canada's first AIDS hospice, and on the board of St. Michael's Hospital Foundation in Toronto.
Grace Welch, Ottawa, ON. Vice-Chair of the Ontario Geographic Names Board and former Chief of the Map Library at the University of Ottawa, she continues to work as a reference librarian and library consultant, and volunteers for the Champlain Region Family Councils Network Advocacy Committee.
Ray Zahab, Chelsea, QC. Founder of Impossible2Possible, an organization dedicated to inspiring youths to embrace exploration as a means of empowerment, environmental awareness and education. He has taken part in several running expeditions, including a 1,200-kilometre traverse of Chile's Atacama Desert. He ran across the Sahara Desert for the National Geographic documentary Running the Sahara.
Andrew Zimakas, Toronto, ON. Vice-President of Marketing for ING Direct, he oversees the institution's entire marketing team and strategy. He has managed and consulted for major brands for decades, and brings this wealth of experience to the Brand and Strategic Planning Council of the Canadian Marketing Association. He has worked with the non-profit organizations Junior Achievement and BoardMatch.
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Jerry Linenger, Houston, Texas. A former NASA Astronaut and a retired U.S. Navy flight surgeon, he flew on three Space Shuttle missions and spent five-months aboard the Russian space station Mir. He has travelled approximately 50 million miles in space, and is the first American to have performed a spacewalk from a foreign space station. Among other honours, he has been decorated with a National Defense Service Medal and two NASA Space Flight Medals.

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Sister Rita Hayes sgm, a Good Samaritan nun, who has worked tirelessly in the in Railaco Mission with the Jesuits in East Timor for the past nine years, inspired the congregations at two of the Sunday Masses at St Canice's in Elizabeth Bay this morning.
Sister Rita Hayes and Parish Priest Father Chris Jenkins sj and Caroline, Chair of the Parish Pastoral Council with parishioners after the Mass.
The Railaco Mission is the East Timorese sister parish of St Canice's, an integral part of our Mission as Catholics reaching out to those in need.
Sister Rita had the St Canice parishioners in her thrall as she told of the East Timorese people, of "their being poor in a way we can't conceive. Life up there is about survival", she said as she thanked us for our ongoing love and support.
Most of the people in the mountains around Railaco are mostly subsistence farmers. Some have coffee crops that bring in more cash. The Parish of Railaco makes a great difference to their lives with outreach activities – a Children's Feeding Program, a Mobile Medical Clinic, and a Secondary School..
In the Children's Feeding program, we take a nourishing meal three times a week to pre-school children in mountain villages. Older children hang around hoping they might get something to eat. Stipends for the local women involved in preparation and serving of the cauldron of food, and for the driver of the old Toyota 'troop-carrier' come from St Canice's.
Fr Martin Bong sj, Jesuit priest and medical doctor provides a service of a Mobile Medical Clinic also driving the 'troop-carrier' with a pharmacy in the back. This is the only medical care for these people in the mountains, many of whom walk hours for a consultation and some medicine. "The stoicism of the children and the mothers is touching", Rita says. St Canice's provide the funds to buy the 4WD and for the people working with Fr Bong.
The Senior Secondary School looks after nearly 200 students in just six basic classrooms. "Children are desperate to learn and improve", she says. The government pays for twelve full time teachers, but St Canice's pays the salaries for twelve part-time teachers, and has provided money to expand the buildings. Helping these people to help themselves, the parents pay a nominal few dollars a month towards the education of their children.
Sr Rita spoke glowingly of the 'Ignatian Men' with whom she worked. Father Phuong sj, the indefatigable parish priest of Railaco is "a little bit like a sheepdog in Australian terms" is forever busy visiting people in the far-flung reaches of the parish, who need the Sacraments
Fr Bong's daily routine starts with consultations of the long line of people waiting at the Clinic in Railaco. Then he undertakes the hazardous driving out into the far-flung mountain villages with his helpers in the 4WD. It's an exhausting time treating people.
Fr Roberto Boholst sj (Fr. Bert) is the Filipino Jesuit educationalist providing professional development for the local teachers, and responsible for running the secondary school.
Rita couldn't finish her inspirational talk without mentioning the role of brave East Timorese, who assisted two hundred Australian soldiers left behind when all other Aussie forces were evacuated as the Japanese invaded Timor. These Aussie soldiers referred to as 'the Sparrow Force' were all allocated an East Timorese man to help them hide, to provide food, and to tell them of the movements of the Japanese. "Every Aussie remained alive thanks to the friendship, courage and loyalty of these East Timorese helpers", she said.
Sr Rita concluded, "We are all called not only to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, but also to repay those brave Timorese".
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Arden, North Carolina (March 29, 2019) — The Kingdom Heirs are sharing some of their favorite Gospel songs on Something Good Volume Two, a collection of newly-recorded music from one of Southern Gospel's top quartets. It's a joyful reminder of all the Lord has done with songs retelling classic Bible stories and others about our own experiences with Christ in everyday life.
"We recorded Volume One when Loren came with us — as something quick, really, with some of our favorite old and new songs. But everyone loved it so much it's become one of our most popular albums, so we decided to do Volume Two and hopefully have the same magic," says Arthur Rice, The Kingdom Heirs' lead singer.
The album starts with, "What A Beautiful Day," a song about longing for the day Christ returns, that stays true to the well-known Happy Goodman Family version.
On "The Lovely Name Of Jesus," Rice takes the lead with Martin, Loren Harris, and Jeff Chapman, joining him on the chorus. Rice says this song, written bySquire Parsons and originally recorded by The Kingsmen, has energy and sincerity with a message that simply the mention of Jesus can calm tumultuous situations. This is also the first single to radio.
The album ends on a joyful high note with "Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho," a lively, upbeat instrumental with the award-winning Kingdom Heirs band of Andy Stringfield on piano, Dennis Murphy on drums and Kreis French on bass joined by a big band brass section.
Something Good Volume Two will be available from Sonlite Records on April 26. Pre-order it HERE.


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Loka Brunn is a spa town located in Hällefors Municipality in Örebro County, Sweden, south of Grythyttan, and north of Karlskoga, at the southern shore of lake Norra Loken.

History
Established during the middle ages, Loka Brunn, served as a resting site for pilgrims.
Granted mineral rights in 1720, by Conrad Ribbing, governor of Örebro County, in the historical province Västmanland, near the border of Värmland, surrounded by conifer forests, and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1746.

Since its establishment, it has served as a site for recovery, and treatments. In the 1700s, Gustav III stayed at Loka Brunn.

In the 19th century, people suffering from the effects of rheumatic disorders, sought treatment at Loka Brunn.

In 2007, the Spendrup family acquired Loka Brunn.

See also

 Spendrups
 Ramlösa Hälsobrunn

References

Further reading

Frih, Anna-Karin (2003). ""Sjuk nästan jemt-": klorotiska flickor och kvinnor vid Loka och Porla brunn ca 1880-1910". Kvinnor i Örebro län (2003):  sid. 111-126 : ill..  Libris 9649863

External links

 Lokabrunn.se – homepage (in Swedish)

Springs of Sweden
Populated places in Hällefors Municipality

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Colar cervical é um equipamento de saúde destinado à imobilização das articulações da região cervical, mantendo-as em posição anatômica e neutra. Existem dois tipos de Colar Cervical, São eles:

a) Ortopedico: Existem dois modelos, sendo que os mais comuns são fabricados em espuma, mantém a espinha cervical em posição neutra ou anatômica, proporcionando leve imobilização e auxiliando no tratamento de traumatismos, torcicolos e artrites. O formato anatômico e o acabamento em fecho aderente garantem o ajuste preciso do Colar, que possui ainda capa em tecido atoalhado para aumentar o conforto durante o uso.

b) Resgate: Fabricados em poliestireno de alta densidade e polietileno injetado. proporcionando Alta imobilização da região cervical (neste fim, deve-se sempre ser utilizado acompanhado de Imobilizador de Cabeça), equipamento imprescindível nos atendimentos de Atendimento Pré-Hospitalar e Inter-Hospitalar os quais seja necessária a imobilização e contenção desta região.

Equipamentos médicos
Medicina de emergência


As the opiate epidemic continues to claim lives all across the country, scientists are scrambling to find solutions. While medications such as naltrexone and bupropion are certainly a huge step forward, and can be incredibly helpful in weaning an addict off of heroin or other opiate (and minimizing the uncomfortable side effects), they are problematic in themselves. Finding non-pharmaceutical and non-narcotic treatment options for recovering addicts is a major focus in much of the drug abuse research that is being conducted in universities, research facilities, and government agencies all over the country.
In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers at the Scripps Institute found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) significantly reduced compulsion to use heroin in a rat model of addiction. Normally in the standard rat model of addiction, a time lapse after use (such as that experienced by humans in inpatient addiction treatment) is typically followed by a rapid escalation in intake when the drug is made available again. This model is particularly relevant when it comes to the possibility of relapse. But in this study, rats that received DBS kept their intake at low levels even after a two-week abstinence period. The researchers found that by stopping and starting DBS, they could see the rats escalating and then de-escalating drug intake, as if a switch was being flipped. The study not only showed reduced heroin intake after DBS, but also reduced motivation for the drug, indicating a reduction in its rewarding value.
DBS involves sending weak electrical signals to specific portions of the brain; in this case, the subthalamic nucleus. This brain region is still under study to determine its full function, but it seems to modulate several functions, including movement disorders such as Parkinsons, as well as compulsive behaviors. In this study, rats that were already addicted to heroin (that would normally continue to self-administer more and more of the drug as time went on), stopped increasing their drug intake when DBS was employed to this brain region. DBS in this region is already being studied or has been approved for use in treating both Parkinson's and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Some research has also shown promise for this technique in reducing cocaine-seeking behavior. While preclinical research is obviously a far cry from clinical trials in humans, this study does highlight a promising new possibility for a non-drug way to treat heroin addiction and improve addicts' chance at successful recovery. It is also encouraging that research is being done that focuses on alternatives to "medical maintenance," and that there may soon be ways to help addicts stay sober.


Most manufacturers have already shot out, releasing their flagships devices. Samsung, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Sony and others, and now, Huawei joined the party. Huawei introduced the much awaited flagships Huawei P30 and its advanced version of the P30 Pro. Today we would like to briefly talk about the Huawei P30 Pro model, since the P30 version is not much different from the Mate 20 Pro smartphone that has been on the market for some time. Sure, P30 Pro has excellent design and top end processors, screen etc. What we really want to discuss is the Huawei P30 Pro's innovative camera, because the competitors have nothing of the kind and close.
First impressions are half the battle won and this is true for this unit, it looks so gorgeous. Huawei did not come up with some kind of new design, the notch from front camera remained, no mechanisms for slider or periscope cameras. Everything is simple and concise and clean. As it is already accepted, the smartphone is made of tempered glass and metal, but the device is more interesting with the its color variation: blue-green gradient, white-pink gradient, white-blue-violet gradient, black and red.
The screen and the processor of the smartphone are nothing outstanding what what is already launched from their competitors. Huawei P30 Pro has a display with a diagonal of 6.47 inches, AMOLED matrix and a resolution of Full HD +. A fingerprint scanner is integrated under the display, while the display itself also acts as a speaker, since the classic set up will not fit due to its ultra-slim smartphone frame. But we have already seen all this in Huawei.
The Kirin 980 processor is also well known to everyone on the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro smartphones. This is really a great solution, powerful, flagship. They did not stinge on the memory of the smartphone and Huawei P30 Pro offers at least 8 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of ROM. As usual, the company has equipped the device with a large 4200 mAh battery for excellent usage life.
Now let's move on to what this smartphone surprises and puts competitors under its shoulder.
Selfie camera: 32 MP sensor, f / 2.0 aperture, focal length 29 mm.
In short, the Huawei P30 Pro shoots best at night and darkness, is capable of producing an excellent result. While competitors show almost a black screen instead of a photo. Also, the device deserves respect for the 5x zoom without the slightest drop in quality, 10x zoom (optics + electronics + artificial intelligence) with practically unchanged quality and 50x electronic zoom. The ToF-camera used in the device allows you to make amazing portraits, since this sensor is most accurately able to separate the background from the front. As for the main camera, the technology of combining 4 pixels in 1 with a decrease in resolution to 10 MP just makes it difficult for competitors to compete in these difficult shooting conditions. Huawei has once again proved that they are the leader in terms of photos and this is their most significant advantage.


Here's a picture of Michael Phelps at Concrete Cowboy in Uptown last night.
Based on some serious investigative journalism, we learned the highly aquatic 18-time Olympic gold medal winner-winner-chicken-dinner spent yesterday at the Hank Haney golf facility in Dallas, where he took part in The Hank Haney Project. It's essentially where famous people go to get their crazy golf swings all sorted out. Because after you've conquered one sport, what else is there to do but hone-in on another?
That's all. Carry on now.


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Smithsonian Air and Space Museum: Lecture, Film and Comments on "Time and Navigation" exhibit
Cast members get ready to film the video for "Time and Navigation," which will explain concepts from the point of view of five characters from different historical periods(Smithsonian image)
"GPS for Humanity-The Stealth Utility" is the title of a lecture by GPS pioneer Brad Parkinson that will be webcast live at 8 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 21 from the Lockheed Martin Imax Theater at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on the Mall in Washington D.C.
Parkinson's lecture is part of a special event that includes a film on space junk and commentary on the museum's new exhibit, Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting Here to There.
The new exhibit will open on April 12.
Parkinson's speech is part of the museum's GE Lecture Series. He will discuss the history, applications and future of the U.S. Global Positioning System, and the critical relationship of navigation to time.
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This weekend, I re-learned something wonderful about comedy. I was at a wedding filled with groups of families from different parts of the US, whose next generations spread across the world but who all met to celebrate the pair making themselves into a couple.
I figured the ever-present religious divide might be a challenge. The gentleman conducting the wedding ceremony practices a religion that many attendees (including me) did not. I knew that the formal nature of the wedding ceremony would be beautiful (as they usually are), but assumed that certain ideas and philosophies would not pertain to me and others of different religions.
Sometimes being wrong is great!
Comedians choose to be inclusive or divisive, and there's a strong call for both. Those who base their acts on personal, political, religious, sexual jokes of extreme nature don't appeal to everyone because typical audiences may contain people who are targets of the divisive comedian's jokes or who are uncomfortable with blunt commentary about sexual activity, politicians, and other hot button topics. But these comics can gain a following that can grow over time and have long, lucrative careers.
I've always preferred to be an inclusive comedian, but I can spot an "us vs. them" aspect to many of my jokes. It's fair to say I never attempt to wound, but always playfully call out the antagonists in my material (like the company that sells candles with less-than-logical instructions).
But back to the wedding: The officiant was funny, serious, moving, and spoke powerfully of God—in a way that let each wedding guest ponder God in our own way. There were only a few moments that reflected specific religious beliefs. Love is uniting, there was no reason to point out any divide.
His wonderful inclusive approach was the perfect example of my lifelong "we're all in this together" approach to humor. I was lucky and inspired to see it played out in a formal setting. Someday, I hope to be as skillful as this man of the cloth.


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