Ooooooooooo....they're pretty.  And they come with that "new book smell" at no extra charge! 

Fred and the Evil Hat team have produced a thing of beauty.

#338 and no evil hat love yet.  I'm shooting for today or tomorrow since I won't be home.

And the mail carrier stalking has begun!  As long as it shows up before Monday, I'm going to need some hospital waiting room reading, I'll be a happy camper.

The typical military agreement (US) is for 8 years of service.  The first portion you fulfill after your initial sign up, the remainder is the period that they can recall you to service.  National emergencies might be the exception to this rule (and of course anything that you might want specifically in your campaign).  After the 8 years you are under no obligation to return to service.

Looks like a good explanation of why having enchanted items will help keep your character contributing in a long series of exchanges (Mental stress will take out a wizard if they have to keep throwing around spells since you have to use a higher rated box for even low power spells after the first shot).

Falling damage is nothing to be scoffed at.  Even parachute training in a saw dust pit can leave you pretty bruised up.  Actual falling onto a hard surface will likely result in broken bones (just ask that kid we all knew growing up who jumped off the roof and broke his arm/leg/etc).

I can just hear his American counterparts referring to him as Iggy...

For a future tie in it might be worth taking a look at the character interaction from The Da Vinci Code between Bishop Aringarosa and Silas.

1. I think that is correct
2. Yes...this is what makes creatures with built in weapon values (Claws) and above normal stregnth so dangerous.
3. Dunno, linkage to this wiki critter?

Thanks for sharing that, any additional orgaization is a good thing!