FrankSirmarco

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FrankSirmarco
in Hello all July 2010

Hi. You've pretty much met everybody. Enjoy the site!
FrankSirmarco
in A Couple of Nominations for August July 2010

Arsheesh does all the work so I don't have to. I second that emotion...
FrankSirmarco
in One-off Design July 2010

I haven't run a one-off before, but I've played in several. The best advice I can give is to move the start time up one hour to allow for players to read their pre-gen character, pick skills and feats, and hit the ground running. Excessive banter …
FrankSirmarco
in Dynamic Character Sheets July 2010

*runs in to forum thread...clears throat* "Call of Cthulhu Dynamic Character Sheet, please!" *runs out*
FrankSirmarco
in Calling on all CSS-savvy Web designers - Create your own campaign theme! July 2010

If I didn't already say that I loved this idea, I'll take the opportunity now... I LOVE THIS IDEA! MAKE IT SO! Of course, since I am not CSS-savvy, someone else will have to make it so. Now, I play the waiting game...
FrankSirmarco
in Duskreign seeks to win friends and influence people July 2010

Sweet baby Jeebus, Dusk reign. That is a very ambitious undertaking, and one I solute you for. I remember coming across your site awhile ago and thinking, "My gods, this dude has a lot of time on his hands." As for your spleen, don't let that pu…
FrankSirmarco
in Problems with ratings - official thread July 2010

Dusk reign, while you are not a man of few words, you have probably made the best point in this thread. Amen!
FrankSirmarco
in Problems with ratings - official thread July 2010

I don't have a problem with having your hard work acknowledged. And positive feedback is wonderful. But having an arbitrary rating system that is based on opinion, has no established set of criteria, and can be used to sabotage someone's campaign …
FrankSirmarco
in Problems with ratings - official thread July 2010

My apologies, arsheesh. You're right. I assumed the "Most Popular" campaigns were being sorted by this info: 4.8/5 Stars (137 votes) Instead, I see that they're being sorted according to the number of fans. So, what the heck is the point of…
FrankSirmarco
in Problems with ratings - official thread July 2010

Arsheesh & Gaaran, wouldn't it make sense to eliminate the rating systems and make the "most popular" campaign pages the ones with the most followers? I might be wrong, but it seems that as of right now, the "most popular" campaigns are based o…
FrankSirmarco
in Problems with ratings - official thread July 2010

The rating system is completely arbitrary, totally open to opinion, and useless for anything except sorting by "most popular". And as much as I like Obsidian Portal, using the rating systems as a means of ranking campaigns is a MAJOR misstep. I …
FrankSirmarco
in Dealing with Dangerous Encounters & PC Death in Your Campaign July 2010

I've been pretty up-front with my Cthulhu investigators. Death and insanity are commonplace. In fact, I'm surprised that one of them hasn't gone insane or died yet. It's a testament to how well they've been role-playing. However, the end game i…
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in Dealing with Dangerous Encounters & PC Death in Your Campaign July 2010

Arsheesh: I can't say it much better than Jonathon. I firmly believe that if your players are giving their best, and you're giving your best, that the death of a character needn't be a source of contention in the group. Sometimes, the good guys…
FrankSirmarco
in How do you do, OP? July 2010 edited July 2010

Welcome, Jonathan. I did the same thing - I kind of laid low for a while, read various posts, and mined the wealth of knowledge that "ChainsawXIV":http://forums.obsidianportal.com/account.php?u=11693 and "gnunn":http://forums.obsidianportal.com/a…
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in Forum Etiquette Guidelines July 2010
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in FACEPALM!: Learning from your mistakes July 2010

When I was putting together the banner for my "campaign":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/cthulhusupremusest, I misread the requirements and made it 700 x 350 instead of 750 x 300. I spent 3-4 hours working on the banner, and when I uploaded…
FrankSirmarco
in Dynamic Character Sheets for Popular Systems July 2010

Definitely would love to see Call of Cthulhu. Pathfinder would be great, too.
FrankSirmarco
in Two New Nominations for Jully June 2010

I second the nominations - both are great choices! Good work, guys!
FrankSirmarco
in Depth June 2010

Mongo has strong feelings for sheriff Bart... It's like they say - imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Books, movies, songs, video games - all are great jumping points for the imagination. Think of it this way - there probably wouldn't…
FrankSirmarco
in Depth June 2010

I would give my firstborn to have Bill Shatner play a gnomish fighter in our Pathfinder campaign.
FrankSirmarco
in Depth June 2010

Dealing with 1920s NYC in my Cthulhu campaign, I am very aware of the people and events that shape the era. One of the investigators is a Beowulf expert, and has an ongoing correspondence with J.R.R. Tolkien who, at the time, was a professor at Oxf…
FrankSirmarco
in Loving the Portal! June 2010

Thanks for the code, gnunn! I ended up doing something a little different "here":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/cthulhusupremusest/adventure-log. I didn't use columns, but I think it captures the feel I was going for. Let me know what …
FrankSirmarco
in Music in your game June 2010

I've used Midnight Syndicate's, _13th Hour_ (find it "here":http://www.amazon.com/13th-Hour-Midnight-Syndicate/dp/B0009S52ZG) for my Cthulhu campaign and find it works nicely, particularly because it's instrumental. They've also done a bunch of D&a…
FrankSirmarco
in Loving the Portal! June 2010

Thanks for all the positive feedback, everyone! I've updated my "wiki":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/cthulhusupremusest/wikis/main-page page to include a side bar and some character-specific images. Let me know what you think. gnunn,…
FrankSirmarco
in A question for the DMs June 2010

I write a flow sheet in Word before every session. It's a quick reference of the NPCs, enemies, information, saving throws, and skill checks the PCs will encounter during the session. I also have a HP tracker that I've created in Excel that I use …
FrankSirmarco
in Congrats, Arsheeh! June 2010

Congrats!
FrankSirmarco
in How to request a feature June 2010

As a few people have mentioned, some sort of calendar option would be nice. The site already ties in with Google Maps - how about tying in to Google Calendar? The ability to schedule gaming sessions from OP would be quite useful. I also agree wi…
FrankSirmarco
in Loving the Portal! June 2010 edited June 2010

Morrinn, you can find the newspaper clipping generator "here":http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
FrankSirmarco
in Loving the Portal! June 2010

Thanks for the input, guys. It was definitely a conscious decision to go with a monochrome theme - I thought it best captured the 1920s. I've definitely thought about doing the adventure logs as newspaper articles (if you look at my "handouts":h…
FrankSirmarco
in How-to: Custom Wiki Sidebar June 2010

Thanks for the code and the constant good work, gunn and chainsaw! I know I'm the 400th person to say this, but I'll be utilizing this on my campaign page.

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FrankSirmarco

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