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Post by order99 on Jan 3, 2008 3:46:10 GMT -5
RPGnet has its moments...it's just that the signal-to-noise ratio is far, far too high.
Knights and Knaves Alehouse(primarily AD&D 1st ed.) has a small T&T board-but any posters over at that board invariably end up here...
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Post by Fenris on Jan 3, 2008 12:31:28 GMT -5
Knights and Knaves Alehouse(primarily AD&D 1st ed.) has a small T&T board-but any posters over at that board invariably end up here... Everybody keeps mentioning all of these other forum boards but nobody ever includes the links.
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Post by mahrundl on Jan 3, 2008 14:16:13 GMT -5
Knights and Knaves Alehouse(primarily AD&D 1st ed.) has a small T&T board-but any posters over at that board invariably end up here... Everybody keeps mentioning all of these other forum boards but nobody ever includes the links. Oh, you want links: When I get a chance, I'll see what else I can find. And probably post it into the Resources sub-board...
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Post by Fenris on Jan 3, 2008 14:49:06 GMT -5
Oh, you want links: ... When I get a chance, I'll see what else I can find. And probably post it into the Resources sub-board... Woo-hoo! Yeah, Baby! Oh yeah! That's the stuff right there, baby! Do a little dance... Make a little love... Get down tonight! Get down tonight! Get down get down get down get down get down tonight! (And yeah, that was me that put the new exalt on there... all the work done to post those links deserves some reward, even if only a small one).
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Post by Fenris on Jan 3, 2008 20:02:03 GMT -5
Knights and Knaves Alehouse(primarily AD&D 1st ed.) has a small T&T board-but any posters over at that board invariably end up here... My thanks to mahrundl for giving me the K&K Alehouse link; because I'm short of time I had only brief moments to peruse it, but honestly, I can see why the T&T'rs come over here. You know, this is a T&T board, and we love T&T and discuss it pretty much exclusively, but I have to admit that it's nice to be able to mention another game without worrying that we're gonna be banned. Don't get me wrong; I fully agree there's a place for everything... but as we here get to know each other and enjoy talking to each other, I think it's natural to want to expand our conversations, and I'm glad that we've never had a moderator sit on our heads every time someone utters the letters D and D (or any other letters, for that matter).
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Post by order99 on Jan 4, 2008 4:02:28 GMT -5
It IS nice, isn't it? Oddly enough, every post i've ever read here mentioning other games(movies, music etc.) always seems to be trying to mine them as a T&T resource or houserule! Rather than banning other games or topics, we Assimilate them!
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Post by Fenris on Jan 4, 2008 8:12:00 GMT -5
Oddly enough, every post i've ever read here mentioning other games(movies, music etc.) always seems to be trying to mine them as a T&T resource or houserule! Rather than banning other games or topics, we Assimilate them! All Shall Love T&T! Resistance Is Futile! (I wonder if we could get a Borg emoticon?).
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Post by uburoi on Jan 4, 2008 9:16:15 GMT -5
(And yeah, that was me that put the new exalt on there... all the work done to post those links deserves some reward, even if only a small one). I agree, Fenris - I just gave my first Exalt for that list.
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Post by mahrundl on Jan 4, 2008 20:19:59 GMT -5
Glad you all liked the list! ;D Here's another one: www.chimerae.it/principale.htmlThe site is mostly in Italian, so it's not for everyone. But since the wonders of the internet allow at least rough translations these days, you don't *need* to know Italian! There are a number of downloads available, on the Prodotti (Products) page. They are all in Italian, but if you click on 'La Collina delle Ombre' near the bottom, you'll note that there is an English translation available*. There are Italian versions of some of Andy Holmes' dungeons (all done with his blessing, as far as I know), and various other things for T&T and other systems. Some of it is original work by the site owner and his friends, some of it is translations from existing English products. Take a look around! * Yes, the translation was done by me. That's not why I'm pointing you to the site.
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Post by mahrundl on Jan 4, 2008 20:51:36 GMT -5
It IS nice, isn't it? Oddly enough, every post i've ever read here mentioning other games(movies, music etc.) always seems to be trying to mine them as a T&T resource or houserule! Rather than banning other games or topics, we Assimilate them! And why not? It's not like players and creators of other systems can't have good ideas! As the great Tom Lehrer put it: Plagiarize, Let no one else's work evade your eyes, Remember why the good Lord made your eyes, So don't shade your eyes, But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize... Only be sure always to call it please, "research". More seriously, one reason why I think T&T creates less 'holy wars' than many other systems is because virtually no-one feels the need to defend it. It's been happily extant for over 30 years, has just had a new edition released (or 2.5 new editions if you count 7th, "that company"' 6th edition and 5.5 as a half edition), and doesn't have to prove anything to anyone. (The fact that it is so very light-hearted doesn't hurt either.) Besides, fighting over which system is better leaves you with less time to play T&T... ;D
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Post by Fenris on Jan 4, 2008 22:17:02 GMT -5
As the great Tom Lehrer put it: Plagiarize, Let no one else's work evade your eyes, Remember why the good Lord made your eyes, So don't shade your eyes, But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize... Only be sure always to call it please, "research".Actually, I think Tom stole that... it was originally written by Glenn Poshard.
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Post by Fenris on Jan 4, 2008 22:38:15 GMT -5
one reason why I think T&T creates less 'holy wars' than many other systems is because virtually no-one feels the need to defend it. And besides, even if we felt the need, we don't know how... does each side make a Saving Roll, and if so, at what level? Or do we make a total of our IQ and 2d6 DARO and compare it directly? Or perhaps we should just fight it out; if so, do we use skills? Or do we even have skills? And if we have skills, how are they used in the attack? As additional adds, or in specialized SRs? We can't disagree on any topic because we haven't agreed upon a system for disagreement yet!
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Post by order99 on Jan 5, 2008 3:43:57 GMT -5
You hit it right on the head Fenris! Unlike the original D&D, which became inflexible and codified for Tournament play, T&T never really left the Toolkit stage...not the "assembly required" version so much as the "yeah, why NOT?" one... T&T 5the ed. has DEX SRs for Missle fire, MM and 4th have a chart for 1D6, MM has a rated SPD(Slow, Medium, Fast) where 5th includes a numerical score, 5.5 and MS&PE have Skills, 7th ed. has Talents, STR vs. WIZ vs. KREMM, etc. etc. etc....not counting the Houserules and New Games from "that company". Discussing T&T/MS&PE here is like having a discussion about cars-where every participant has unlimited funding, access to manuals/guides/blueprints and a fully stocked portable garage apiece! Half a dozen old 1968 Beetles show up, we attack them en masse and end up showing each other our new dune buggies, roadsters, off-road adaptions and a very surprised motorboat.... It's what keeps me coming back.
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Post by Fenris on Jan 5, 2008 8:43:04 GMT -5
Discussing T&T/MS&PE here is like having a discussion about cars-where every participant has unlimited funding, access to manuals/guides/blueprints and a fully stocked portable garage apiece! Half a dozen old 1968 Beetles show up, we attack them en masse and end up showing each other our new dune buggies, roadsters, off-road adaptions and a very surprised motorboat You know, Order, my original reply actually had a car metaphor in it! But, for some reason, I was unable to draw the line between the two well enough to make the point, so the paragraph "hit the cutting room floor." Interesting that you found it and figured out how to make it work! If nothing else, it lets me know that my idea in the post was understood (I was still afraid that it might get lost in all the silliness).
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Post by order99 on Jan 5, 2008 22:32:14 GMT -5
Anyone surfing THIS forum should become used to navigating Silliness quickly enough. Just in case though, here's a virtual compass: (/)
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