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OK, my puter had issues, and I had to dump and reload my software. Of course,,,, my son tossed the microsoft box with the freaking code key on it. Now, I have the software disk that came with the computer, but I don't have a code key.

What do I do now? Need to get this back up and running ASAP.

Walmart does not sell it, Piece goods is long gone,,,, so,,, where do you buy fabric? I have to put together a blanket sample or something like that in less than 48 hours, so retail is about my only option. I will be looking online for fabric later, if this girl scout project gets approved.

Anyone,,,, help,,,, who sells fabric retail. If it helps, I live in NC, near the Triad area.

OK, I'm a vintage player and DM from way, way back,,,, back to the days of Chain-mail,,,, I gave the game up when I was expecting my first child. Now, my second child is a teenager and getting into the D&D game. I just purchased for him the basic 4th Edition set with a DM guide, PHB, and MM.

The entire mechanics of the game have changed. The d20 system. I'm not complaining, just it's different.

While I can learn the new system, my ancient tomes are in the old system. I will be using the new system when I get to "guest" DM, but I'm really stuck at the limitations of having only the 4th E MM.

I want to dust off my original MM, MMII, and the FF. Give these teenagers a taste of monsters they have not faced, and inject a shot of new blood.

So, are there any suggestions on how to convert the old monsters into the new system. The biggest sticking points are:

Hit Dice to levels. They don't seem to match up very well.

Will Saves for magic, etc.

Hit Points, damage, attacks,

Armor Class,,,

does anyone have any suggestions or know of any resources that I can use to help me do some conversions and bring back some of the classic foes?

99 Dodge Truck - 318 - auto - air

Other than the normal tansmission woes, no problems. 1 week ago, it needed an inspection. I only drive the truck about once a week, for about 5 miles round trip, so I noticed the battery was getting weak because it didn't turn the engine over as fast as it normally does. Of course, I just drove the thing to get the inspection, figuring the miles would charge the battery. Got the inspection done, and needed a new belt. Changed that, still no problem. Truck sat for two days, would not turn over. Dead battery I figured. Put the battery on the charger, 12V, 6 amp, for about 2 hours, then the truck turned right over. In order to charge the battery fully, I turned the charger down to 2 Amp and left it overnight. Next day, truck turned over no problem. Good power. (here's the problem - the truck will not idle). Got about 100 feet from the driveway on my weekly trip to the dump and the engine shut off. I slipped it in neutural, cranked it right back up, but had to play the old keep the RPM's up the whole trip game by down shifting and left foot braking. Every time the RPM gets down to about 600, idle, the engine dies.

SO,,,, do I have just bad timing, did I pick up a code in the computer somehow,,,,,heck, I don't know and I'm really crunched to even find time to work on it. Suggestions to help cut down my diagnoistic time would be apprciated.

Thanks,