Sugar And Pixies don't mix!

Drathorin · Post by **Drathorin** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 12:38 pm

I assume that's true. =) *Evil grin* And I think we all know what's going to happen next!

Tarsier · Post by **Tarsier** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 3:41 pm

Drathorin wrote:I assume that's true. =) *Evil grin* And I think we all know what's going to happen next!

Nah, they mix just fine, it's just like mixing it with any other hyper active child.

I get the feeling Mitch was never a child though, since he fell for that.

Drathorin · Post by **Drathorin** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 4:17 pm

Um No =) It's going to be something totally unexpected and different? o.O: who knows. Only time will tell *Bangs the foreshadowing drums*

Tarsier · Post by **Tarsier** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 4:36 pm

Drathorin wrote:Um No =) It's going to be something totally unexpected and different?

Well, It sure is starting like the normal hyperactive sugar rush.

First they start vibrating, next they should start shooting around at high speed, bouncing off walls and furnature (doing large amounts of property damage in the progress) Finally, after many futile attempts to capture or contain them. They should collapse as the sugar high wears off.

Totally unexpected and different mightbe nice, but ... that one's a classic!

Drathorin · Post by **Drathorin** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 6:20 am

Oh No! Take cover! *Wonders how mitch is going to handle this one*

Tarsier · Post by **Tarsier** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 12:13 pm

Wow, It's Classic with a new and different twist

The Best of Both worlds

I bow in the general direction of your Greatness!

Jeiden · Post by **Jeiden** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 6:13 pm

Too bad this version of the chars dont have that the RPG version got. The end result of 1200 sugar mad pixies meeting a sorceress known as Auntie Fauna.

PIXIE TREATS! Each with the taste of a barrel of sugar but in fact having zero sugar content

Of course Mari feel free to find a way to get them da treats.

Drathorin · Post by **Drathorin** » Sun Aug 11, 2002 6:23 am

Uh. . . ..What?

Tarsier · Post by **Tarsier** » Sun Aug 11, 2002 6:50 am

Drathorin wrote:Uh. . . ..What?

Elevenbane mentioned that another version of Hazel was a D&D (?)character of hers. (in her Elfwood gallery I think). Apparently Jeiden is familiar with that version of the character (and others in the comic I guess). It would also appear in the game someone created pixie treats to give the pixies (most likely as bribes

) Tastes like lots of sugar, but none of "side effects".

Am I close?
Kevin

Jeiden · Post by **Jeiden** » Mon Aug 12, 2002 3:32 pm

Tarsier wrote:Am I close?

Quite close basically the whole concept of the treats was to give the roleplaying (ELA NOT D&D!) characters Mitch and Iganna heart attacks before my character Torr gave them the recipe one of his relatives created in response to 1200 sugar mad pixies leveling her home.

Tarsier · Post by **Tarsier** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 12:40 pm

Jeiden wrote:Quite close basically the whole concept of the treats was to give the roleplaying (ELA NOT D&D!)

Glad to hear it! Never was a fan of D&D. (I liked several other systems better.

)

Elevenbane · Post by **Elevenbane** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 2:44 pm

Yeah, I never really got into DND or any other of those level, kill based games. I prefer the story stuff much more. And as long as you're coming up with with a new charactor, why not make it a fun/funny charactor that you can have a blast RPing? Heck, why not come up with a whole new species just so everyone will wonder just what you're on...

I had fun with ELA because it really helped me define my characters in my mind more and be creative about designing their world... If you're going to have your characters in another world, make it your own world. Make it Unique. But most importantly, make it FUN. (Or at least interesting)

Just wait until I explain the pixies... heheh... Just. You. WAIT.

Drathorin · Post by **Drathorin** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 3:11 pm

BUT I CAN"T WAIT! I Have no patience ^^ I'm kidding. I'm just very very very very hyper at the moment. ... Think of the bouncing pixies! And this time it was hotdogs!

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 11:53 pm

I would encourage anyone who was previously underwhelmed by D&D to take a look at the Third Edition core rules. I've never had much respect for Dungeons and Dragons, but they basically took out all the rules that were pointless and added in all the house rules that were cool. It's just plain silly how easy it is to customize EVERYTHING. For the player and DM. You really can make the numbers match the concept, instead of the other way around. (And if it's just hack and slash roll-playing, that's ALWAYS been the DM's fault. Good rules are no substitute for a good storyteller.)
Of course, this is a reccomendation from a guy who loves Shadowrun, a system that practically REQUIRES house rules.

Anyway, that wasn't what I really wanted to post about. I'd like to know if anyone can point me to some actual data about a "sugar rush", since I can't really think of why a hefty dose of complex sugars would make a little kid (or anyone else) hyper. I mean, sure, it's a lot of carbohydrates, but that doesn't necessarily translate to an instant case of the jitters. I'd think that the simple sugars in bread or fruit would be broken down and absorbed a whole lot quicker than the giant molecules that make up table sugar. Don't you start breaking down the starch in bread with saliva? Besides, look at the people who need tons of energy/carbs. You don't see someone noshing on a Hershey bar before they lift weights or go on a long run. I shudder to think of what a donut or piece of birthday cake would've done to me during track season.

I'm more inclined to think that it's just the situation in which kids ingest a lot of sugar that leaves them hyper. "Yay, I got a really good treat!" Even better, when do you give lots of kids lots of sugar? Birthday parties and the like. The little ankle-biters are going to be hyper no matter what they eat.

::looks up:: I don't get it. The later it is and the more tired I am, the longer my posts on message boards seem to grow. I seriously meant to just type two or three lines. I hate it when I'm trying to be lazy and end up making an effort by mistake. ::grumble::

Starliss · Post by **Starliss** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 4:01 am

I think pixies and kids are creatures unto themselves, completely exempt from all the ordinary rules

--that and they're REALLY bouncy-- 'sigh, cousins'

That and i think the pixie kids not knowing any better (or not caring

) ate like an amount of sugar roughly equalivant to the size and shape of an elephant

Tarsier · Post by **Tarsier** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 3:29 pm

Redline wrote:I would encourage anyone who was previously underwhelmed by D&D to take a look at the Third Edition core rules.

Srry I found Hero System before I even found D&D. D&D never had a chance. I'm betting it's still level based (something I didn't like.) and probably still requires several core books to run. I'm never spending more money to replace my first edition AD&D books which I don't even use. So there isn't much point in looking the new AD&D rule in my case. I was more then underwhelmed by D&D.

Redline wrote: Anyway, that wasn't what I really wanted to post about. I'd like to know if anyone can point me to some actual data about a "sugar rush",

Uhh, you're on a Comic Forum. Much of what you see refers to classic comedy bits, not real events.

(Sorry, it looked like you were serious about that.

) However, if you would like such information... in the 70's, I think it was there were some studies linking high suger diet to some hyperactivity learning problems in children. Later studies indicated that sugar wasn't tha culprit (and might even have a calming affect) but the belief that sugar was responsible has held on. Now then sinc ethis is a comic and joke like sugar powered Hyper active behavior can be funny... well there's your "Actual" Data. Pixie+Sugar=Funny=USE!

for further reference material on that formula you can check

http://yinandyang.keenspace.com/d/20010711.html
then
http://yinandyang.keenspace.com/d/20010713.html

Like I said in an earlier post it's a classic.

Elevenbane · Post by **Elevenbane** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 7:45 pm

I remember watching an informative thing on the Discovery channel or Public TV that showed that when kids act up, it's often because of how their parents expect them to act. They took a group of kids at a party and gave some kids sugar while keeping it away from others. When the parents came back, they all thought their kids had had sugar, and tried to be more restrictive to the children causing them to act wilder.

I'm not sure if I'm remembering this correctly or not, but you can see the action/reaction thing going on there.

But with pixies at least, bouncing off the walls does happen. The effect gets controlled a bit more when a child reaches maturity, but even with adult pixies something happens with their metabolism to really give them power. I'm not just talking energy here folks, I mean POWER. It gives them a boost physically AND magically. Over the years it's developed as almost a defensive mechanism with children (much like that magical hypnosis) and a tool for the adults.

As you might imagine then, pure sugar is very precious to pixies. Part of the reason Flora said they didn't have any sugar was partly due to how they couldn't afford to get any.

But you also have to keep in mind that also, like Lenalai pointed out, pixies don't HAVE to eat anything. Why? Oh, I think I'll save that for another day... 8)

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Mon Aug 19, 2002 11:55 am

Gotta agree with you about level-based development. The karma system of skill development was one of the few things about Shadowrun that didn't need invasive surgery.

Much of what you see refers to classic comedy bits, not real events. (Sorry, it looked like you were serious about that.)

Silly person, I'm well aware that it's a common joke. I was just wondering if they actually happened. However...

Now then sinc ethis is a comic and joke like sugar powered Hyper active behavior can be funny... well there's your "Actual" Data. Pixie+Sugar=Funny=USE!

One of the things I love about WoC is that it never quite follows that formula. Whether it's serious or a one-shot joke, Elevenbane's usually carefully thought out or can come up with the reasons for any given facet of her universe, as well as the ramifications of its existance for both the plotline and the universe in general. (Or at least, she's able to give off that impression most of the time.

) Her above post is a good example.

...now about that Starship Enterprise plate assembly and the Scotty impression...

Tarsier · Post by **Tarsier** » Mon Aug 19, 2002 3:37 pm

Redline wrote:
Silly person, I'm well aware that it's a common joke. I was just wondering if they actually happened.

Silly Person

,the Wink smilie was supposed to indicate I didn't really think you meant it the way is sounded, but on the off chance you really wanted to know I also supplied the reason, and why it wasn't really true. So no, they don't really happen.

Redline wrote: However...

Now then since this is a comic and joke like sugar powered Hyper active behavior can be funny... well there's your "Actual" Data. Pixie+Sugar=Funny=USE!

One of the things I love about WoC is that it never quite follows that formula. Whether it's serious or a one-shot joke, Elevenbane's usually carefully thought out or can come up with the reasons for any given facet of her universe, as well as the ramifications of its existance for both the plotline and the universe in general. (Or at least, she's able to give off that impression most of the time. ) Her above post is a good example.

...now about that Starship Enterprise plate assembly and the Scotty impression...

Uhh to follow that formula, all that was need was pixies, sugar, and something funny that had already happened, the vibrating thing with Mitch's worried look, which started this thread. I agree Elevenbane is excellent at twisting things just out of what's expected while keeping the continuity. Howvever I took that formula from what she had already done so I'm pretty sure she followed it in that case.

Jika · Post by **Jika** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 4:11 pm

I've heard about D&D but never actually got around to trying it. Could someone tell me some web sites to ELA and D&D. Bye for now.

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