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    old rpg background to maybe be a novel?

    …………….Recording started July 17th 2030 2350………………………………………. This is Captain Collin Jackson, United States Marine Corp 3rd Space exploration Unit. It’s been about six months since we lost the earth and about three months since the last of the rescue shuttles have picked anyone up. Nobody is sure...
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    Background for possible novel,

    …………….Recording started July 17th 2030 2350………………………………………. This is Captain Collin Jackson, United States Marine Corp 3rd Space exploration Unit. It’s been about six months since we lost the earth and about three months since the last of the rescue shuttles have picked anyone up. Nobody is sure...
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    Birthright??

    So in everyone's opinion why did Birthright not take off? (Besides Corporate screw ups) I loved the game world and ideas behind it! I think that Forgotten realms was considered the main game world at that time, pushing everyone else out. I didn't always have PC regents, they usually played...
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    Hackmaster

    I picked up a few books for Hackmaster and so far the game looks really cool. Anyone else play it? What did you think of it?
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    Whats in your Setting!

    OK I plan on putting out a setting for 4E when I can, but since I have like a year now before that can happen, what do you guys want to see in a setting? Do you want a traditional setting with great history and locations or do you want something new like what Eberron had? Im trying to see if a...
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    Running a Kingdom

    Hey all, The setting that I was plannig on publishing got put on hold since WOTC delivered that 4E crushing blow. I wo't be able to put it out until Jan 2009 SOO that means a lot of time to polish it up. My playtesters have been talking about including a system for running a kingdom like...
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    D20 Combat mechanic

    I'd like some input on this. I converted my old zombie/ terminator apocalypse setting to D20 but I have a old combat system we used to use and it worked out pretty good. What do you guys think of its use with D20, pros and cons are welcome. First off I don't know if I should modify the HD or not...
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    SRD question

    OK, I want to write up a D20 Zombie type game and it will be the standard D20 game with some additional rules. Now can I print stuff from the SRD into the book? I know it basically has to be set up so the customer would have to buy the D&D core books, or is it the D20 modern book. This stuff is...
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    Book idea???

    Well I've been writing stuff (non published) for a bit, I literally have 10 to 20 leather journals full of short stories. Anyway I've been kicking the idea of getting my own zombie horror book self published but I want to know what you guys like. Me I like the traditional Romero type zombies...
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    Doing My own work

    OK I 've been writing in leather journals for years now for my campaign world. I have a ton of stuff that I want to edit for print into a game world. Now what program should I use to do this. I want to do a layout for it so I can then send it in to a publisher for print. I know it has to be pdf...
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    what would you want to see?

    Im currently writing a bunch of ideas for drafts for future modules. I'd like to know what you guys would want to see in a adventure. Now mind you that it can't be world specific. I need ideas like A zombie plague brought on by a group of adventurers that release it by opening a magical book...
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    Coolest game ran, homebrew

    The coolest game that I ever ran that became a real hit with my group was called Aftermath (not the published one). The story went like this, the world has just started space travel, there are space stations set up, a small colony on mars is established. A bio-weapon is released by a rogue group...
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    old songs

    some of my favorite old songs that kinda remind me of rpg days are *Judas priest. the Sentinel *Judas Priest, Blood Red Skies, reminds me of a post apocalypse game we used to play that was kinda like the future in the terminator movies. Manowar, The crown and the ring, Defender (great, great...
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    What were they thinking thread!

    ok youve all done it, you had this new guy who was just dying to DM and you just had to say yes, you'll play. well mine was an online game, I registered, had to make a character and all, it took a while before the game was even scheduled to kick off. I work a lot being a cop and all, sometimes...
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    is there a market?

    well im seriously thinking of taking the plunge and doing my rpg world in a digital published format. I'm not looking to make money, I just would like to have it out there. I hope there is a market since there are SOO many rpg worlds out there now. It will be for the people who just want a...
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    Lost Empires

    ok Im doing the background for a campaign world let me know if its good or cheesy! this is the first part. Yes its long. The Days before Days Contained below are excerpts from the Histories of Fasya written and compiled by Thinius Greenberry, chief librarian of Lands End In the 1,992 year of the...
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    homebrew history

    Im putting my campaign book together for a homebrew, but i need an opinion. Im doing sourcebook for each country like Birthright did and in the history section should I do the detailed history which could be quite long or should i just do like a quick timeline. Does anyone ever read the history...
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    campaign history

    Im putting my campaign book together for a homebrew, but i need an opinion. Im doing sourcebook for each country like Birthright did and in the history section should I do the detailed history which could be quite long or should i just do like a quick timeline. Does anyone ever read the history...
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    pdf questions

    OK I want to use microsoft publisher 2000 to create my books, now how in the heck do I convert it to a pdf? Do i need to download a postscript, and where do i get a converter Im trying to do this on the cheap since im in the process of closing on my house, any opinions would be welocome
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    title paragraph? any good?

    On a windswept battlefield A knight stands over his fallen horse gripping his bloodied sword ready to defend him to the end. he holds his banner high as it flutters in the wind and grips his blade tighter as he turns and prepares himself for the ranks of oncoming orcs. A pair of rogues talk in a...
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