https://forums.obsidianportal.com/categories/general-archive/p12/feed.rss Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:45:34 +0000 General Archive Discussions on Obsidian Portal Community Forums en-CA https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1749/hello Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:58:53 +0000 Cornelius 1749@/discussions https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1746/starting-a-game-in-iraq Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:07:29 +0000 SSveter 1746@/discussions I wanted let you all know that I am starting a game here at Camp Taji, Iraq. Since I retired from the Army I got a contractor job over here and still have the gamers itch. I will be posting to my adventure log http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/savagetideadventurepath about the game. Most likely my players will be service men and women stationed here. The one thing we will be short of is dice. Everything else I got covered. So if anyone can hook us up with some stuff that will be donated to the soldiers here that would be way cool.
My address is as follows
Scott Sveter
AMC-TND Bldg. 691
APO AE 09378]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1751/come-join-us-on-facebook Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:20:37 +0000 Duskreign 1751@/discussions
I would take it as a big personal favor if everyone could spread the word about this. Thanks, guys!

"Duskreign":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Duskreign

"Wyrmshadow Campaign Setting":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow

"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic

"The System":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/system]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1701/congrats-to-brandonsweet-and-honor-among-thieves Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:08:01 +0000 Dyluth 1701@/discussions https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1738/should-one-create-a-campaign-page-for-a-one-shot-adventure Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:35:45 +0000 Dyluth 1738@/discussions
It was a complete success, and plans are already underway for yet another such weekend. My question is, would it be appropriate to set up a campaign page for one of these one shot adventures? If I were to do it it would be for the purposes of sharing characters and what not with others so that other GM's might run a similar one shot or borrow the characters for their own adventures. Is this already done here on OP or is this sort of thing taboo?

Any feedback or thoughts would be most welcome indeed!]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1729/ddxp Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:38:17 +0000 Leahcim 1729@/discussions
Mike H]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1708/the-middle-isles-campaign Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:46:43 +0000 zacharythefirst 1708@/discussions
With the new year I decided to really try and formalize my long-planned Middle Isles Campaign. The system's changed a couple of times, as has the start date, but our group's finally read for this game in 2011.

I've worked on backgrounds, using Creative Commons and Public Domain images to liven it up. I've garnered a lot of inspiration from other sites here on just making things look nicer. I don't have the technical know-how that a lot of you guys have, and am frankly in awe of your abilities. But I hope it's servicable, easy to navigate, and works for my campaign.


*To-Do List*

-Change system to OpenQuest once its added by OP
-Standardize background parchment image for all pages
-Finish character (NPC) list
-Complete wiki entries for deities, locations, and people
-Add combat example page
-Finish adding artwork where needed
-Think about adding a YouTube intro on the front page

Anyhow, I thought I'd put it up for your review here:

"The Middle Isles Campaign":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/the-middle-isles

Cheers,

Zack]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1698/congrats-duskreign Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:13:49 +0000 arsheesh 1698@/discussions
Cheers,
-Arsheesh]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1692/merry-christmas Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:34:46 +0000 arsheesh 1692@/discussions
Cheers,
-Arsheesh]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1685/deleted-the-first-map-to-uploade-another-but-cant Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:54:16 +0000 Warming 1685@/discussions
Any idears to solve this?]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1653/dynamic-character-sheets-via-the-api Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:37:43 +0000 Micah2 1653@/discussions
I'd love for someone to step up and create an actual desktop application to handle this. If you're interested, please speak up and let's figure out a way to make this happen.

Some references:
* "The blog post":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/?p=1330
* "The DST API page":http://help.obsidianportal.com/faqs/api/api-dynamic-sheet-templates]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1656/looking-for-players-pathfinder-once-month-on-weekend Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:07:44 +0000 gancis 1656@/discussions
I am looking for 3 to 5 player for a home brew campaign. I would prefer players to be mature, ahem, over 21+.

About the game: I will be using the Pathfinder system. I run the game more as a story teller than a DM. The world is my own. I do not in general force players into "modules" rather prefer them getting into trouble on their own. I set the stage, do a phenomenal job playing multiple NPC for all to interact with. The game is about playing roles/personalities of your characters. Which means that what you create should at least have a personality. I keep very tight reins on Magic Use. Starting alignment is irrelevant, I can make anything jive. PCs should not be afraid of having characters killed. It happens, deal with it. Its a game.

The game will consist of only about 40% combat. The rest will be investigations, and PC and NPC interactions. If you are interested and want to pre-make a character you start with 83 points for your attributes. Attributes can not exceed racial max. Attributes can not exceed -2 bonus. If you prefer to roll them wait for the first session.

World primary races, that is races that are everywhere, are human, elves and half elves. That is not to say that others do not exist but that will be the area were you start from.

I have veto power on all game rules and character possessions/creation. Start at 1st level and we will re-scale at the beginning of first session.

We now have 3 players and would like 2 more. The game will run once (1) per month on a weekend. We are generating characters and backgrounds at this time. I am not sure about location but I think we can find some place in the Manhattan where no one will mind.

Thanks,
Eric]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1597/magic-resistance Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:35:30 +0000 Joettle 1597@/discussions https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1599/congrats-to-franksirmarco Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:29:10 +0000 JimTriche 1599@/discussions
"Cthulhu Supremus Est":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/?p=1222]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1612/question-about-sourcing-in-the-wiki-pages Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:48:56 +0000 Dyluth 1612@/discussions
What is the proper way if any to source or credit a book or website you've drawn at least some information from while writing an entry for a wiki page in your campaign site, be it just a little factoid or a whole set of stats. Is there a set format or standard here on Obsidian? If anyone has any ideas or thoughts please let me know, I'm curious to see what the community thinks.]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1547/obsidian-portal-additiction Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:42:33 +0000 RaseCidraen 1547@/discussions
The Pie God officially has his server's in me.]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1574/looking-for-volunteers Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:56:42 +0000 JimTriche 1574@/discussions
It's called RONIN, and is set in the Shadowrun universe. It's the story of a man who seems to have some pretty rotten luck.

Our goal is to flesh out some story arcs and at least 4-6 endings.

"Give it a try to see what I'm babbling about here.":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/ronin

Thoughts and ideas welcome!

Give me or Duskreign a message if you wanna be added to the campaign directly!]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1575/first-time-dm-running-ad-d-2-0-npc-thief-question Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:40:48 +0000 Joettle 1575@/discussions
I'm a first time DM running a solo adventure in AD&D 2.0. I'm about to have a thief break into my player's room and I'm not sure what skills I need to check for breaking and entering, chances for noise and all that. Can anybody guide me where to look or give me a quick rundown?

Thanks]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1453/new-emissary-organizer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:26:33 +0000 autumnschild 1453@/discussions
This is Dan, your humble Content Director. I'm taking over the role of Emissary Organizer from Micah. Let me know if you have any questions about the program!

Dan



"PM Dan (AutumnsChild)":http://www.obsidianportal.com/messages/send?message%5Brecipient%5D=autumnschild]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1418/flickr-group Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:12:49 +0000 Micah2 1418@/discussions
Here's the group: "http://www.flickr.com/groups/obsidianportal":http://www.flickr.com/groups/obsidianportal

Post your flickr username and I'll see if I can invite you to the group.

Note, we'll also be cross-posting these to our Facebook page, so I hope you don't mind being in the spotlight for over 2000 people ;)]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1559/pie-my-ride Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:27:36 +0000 RaseCidraen 1559@/discussions
What car do my fellow friends here drive? Something awe inspiring? A loved jalopy?

Dream Car: Any Deusenberg
Currently driving: Mini Cooper (HOORAY! My first car, and it's awesome! Not bad for someone who just got their license 2 weeks ago...)]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1536/farewell-cool-world-but-not-for-long Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:34:47 +0000 RaseCidraen 1536@/discussions https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1530/help-with-chainsaw-s-tables Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:41:38 +0000 SkidAce 1530@/discussions
Now what happens is I can go to a page with a beautiful table, hit edit, then hit save WITHOUT changing anything, and the cells and contents stack under each other instead of across.

I.e. what it used to look like...

Deity Alignment Spheres
Ubergod Unaligned Everything

now looks like this...

Deity
Alignment
Spheres

Ubergod
Unaligned
Everything


and this happens without changing a single thing...just hitting exit and then saving the page.

good page (haven't messed with it)
http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/alfaysia/wikis/powers-in-landfall

bad page (merely hit edit and then saved page)
http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/alfaysia/wikis/old-faith


I'm scared I'm going to have to retype everything...]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1529/printing Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:20:18 +0000 DMChris 1529@/discussions
I was just wondering, is it possible to print characters from the character sheet page on here? Using the D&D 4E provides a perfectly acceptable and usable sheet to look at on screen but can it be printed out?]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1531/en-party Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:05:21 +0000 pelwer 1531@/discussions
The "Party" listing on the campaign pages is now titled "en,Party"

I'm guessing there's a typo somewhere....]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1524/mortal-funkbat Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:37:11 +0000 RaseCidraen 1524@/discussions
Also, if anyone wants the recipe for a great birthday cake-pie, I've got one!]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1516/online-forum-based-games Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:55:44 +0000 okami00 1516@/discussions - what do you use for mapping software? (I am using Dunjinni and Gimp)
- what do you use to host the maps (and other stuff like documents)? (I am using Obsidian Portal for most of this at the moment)
- how did you find players? (I used friends but am considering just advertising here)
- did you have a requirement that people post every so often? What if they did not? Alas, Real Life does get in the way of gaming.

Thank you for your responses]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1476/inspirational-pics-for-all-you-steampunker-s-out-there Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:39:44 +0000 arsheesh 1476@/discussions
"DATAMANCER, the Steampunk laptop":http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/steampunklaptop.htm]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1495/graphing-calculator-programming Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:14:39 +0000 JimTriche 1495@/discussions
Anyone have one or know where to find the code so I can type it in manually?]]> https://forums.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1485/number-of-players Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:36:11 +0000 PathfinderGM 1485@/discussions