machfront
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Post by machfront on Jul 25, 2009 6:04:33 GMT -5
I'm going to make up a little, simple T&T banner to put in my signature on other forums I frequent (to help spread the word a bit more).
I was going to just have the banner, but I though it should be a link.
With many other games this would be a simple matter. Link to the official site.
T&T's not so cut-and-dried.
FBI is the first choice, for obvious reasons, but honestly that website is not the best representation for the game.
Fiery Dragon, also for obvious reasons, but it has it's own issues. It's also poorly designed and there's no good info about the game and no info about the other editions still in print.
If FDP had a seperate and attractive section on their site, I just go with that, but there isn't.
"that company" is the other biggie, but no Fifth edition info, no 7.5 at present and linking to it makes me feel odd... for 'skipping over' the two big official company sites.
Linking here is a possibility, though.
If only FBI had a modern and attractive site, I could link directly to their T&T section. Especially since Rick has info on not only 5th , but also 7.x.
Any ideas?
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Hogscape
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Post by Hogscape on Jul 25, 2009 10:17:30 GMT -5
Indeed it is a tough choice. I would always go with the "that company" site though. It shows visitors that T&T is alive and kicking; FBI looks a little 'six-feet-under' to the casual observer...
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Post by Aramis of Erak on Jul 25, 2009 14:17:15 GMT -5
"that company" , then FDP, with FBI below them.
OP has plenty of 7.5 compatible stuff.... Gamma Trollworld, T&T Supers
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Post by mahrundl on Jul 25, 2009 18:32:54 GMT -5
Agreed, that's a tricky one.
I'd *like* to say that you should use the Flying Buffalo site, but I think that "that company" is probably a better choice. If you can fit two links, use those two.
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machfront
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"Let's go dark!"
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Post by machfront on Jul 26, 2009 7:07:26 GMT -5
I considered going with the 'stacked' approach, but then I wanted to make up a cool banner graphic and such things only allow to be linkable to one url.
I'm probably going to go with "that company" or the 'Bridge.
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machfront
11th level Troll
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Post by machfront on Jul 27, 2009 5:02:59 GMT -5
Ok. I ended up using OP and then listing another link for the 'Bridge. Here's the banner I whipped up in Paint.NET. I cut, resized and arranged "Tunnels", "& Trolls" and the demon face from a good image I have of the front sheet from the old yellow T&T character sheets.  Nice, elegant and oh-so-very '70s. Like T&T. ;D |
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Post by Porkbelly on Jul 27, 2009 7:59:14 GMT -5
Nice, elegant and oh-so-very '70s. Like T&T. Hear, hear! It's very nice - I'd click that link. An exalt is in order. Where are you advertising this? Dragonsfoot? I'm trying to think how I got back into T&T after all these years and I think it was when the new 7.0 rules and FBI solos went up in pdf on DTRPG. "that company" has a great mix of stuff, and I do shop there sometimes - but the lack of pdf and the higher prices put me off them for a long time. If you're adding a link to the trollbridge, would it work better if you linked into some meta post created here that consolidated and advertised all the great places to go buy or download products? |
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machfront
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Post by machfront on Jul 27, 2009 8:36:42 GMT -5
Yep. At Dragonsfoot. The majority of other forums I visit are specific to certain games only and it may not be kosher to loudly proclaim T&T! on a forum for Savage Worlds or somesuch. However, I now have the banner "at the ready" to fire away should I ever join theRPGSite or actually post on RPG.net.  I did actually consider linking directly to muhrundls "steaming pile of links" post, but I figured it may be a bit too forceful. I s'pose I thought it better to let someone do their own pokin' about. Oh, and thank you for the Exalt. (I'll probably 'need' it as I suspect I'll be smote muchly for another recent thread I started. -lol-) |
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Hogscape
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Post by Hogscape on Jul 28, 2009 3:12:34 GMT -5
Sizzlingly good banner Mach!
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machfront
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"Let's go dark!"
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Post by machfront on Jul 28, 2009 5:53:45 GMT -5
Thank ye, kindly.
Oh, and if anyone wants to grab it and use it, please feel free. ;D
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Post by ragnorakk on Jul 28, 2009 9:18:29 GMT -5
I may do just that, Machfront, as...
1. it is just lovely
2. it is goldenrod yellow, and
3. I do post on RPGnet somtimes...
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Hogscape
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Post by Hogscape on Jul 30, 2009 20:47:42 GMT -5
Thank ye, kindly. Oh, and if anyone wants to grab it and use it, please feel free. ;D Mach, I love it and would like to use it also. However, I have the computer skills of a beagle. How do I capture it??  |
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quoghmyre
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Post by quoghmyre on Jul 30, 2009 21:33:19 GMT -5
On a Mac??? you click on it and drag it to your desktop.
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Post by ProfGremlin on Jul 30, 2009 21:38:55 GMT -5
At the risk of stepping on toes, right click the banner and select Save Image As or Save Picture As. Then just save it to your hard drive just like you would an email file attachment. From there it'll depend on the forum you want to use it on. Some allow you to upload the image to the forum via your profile others allow you to post a link to the image you have uploaded to a picture sharing website such as Photobucket. |
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Post by ProfGremlin on Jul 30, 2009 21:44:35 GMT -5
On a Mac??? you click on it and drag it to your desktop. Oh, sorry, didn't realize Hogscape used a Mac. Yup, click and drag will work... hmmm... it's been a fair while but isn't a Ctrl+Click on a Mac the same as a right click on a PC? |
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