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in Featured Campaign of the Month June 2017

Always, ALWAYS have your towel. Thank you to all on the council for your work and your commitment to this community.
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in Insert same navigation on every page June 2017

I add the custom nav bar buttons on every page, every time, except on character or item pages. It's just a quick copy/paste job.
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in Linking within a Wiki Page May 2017

Yeah, I use this little trick a LOT.
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in Public GM Resources option May 2017

The only way I know to allow this is to invite specific OP users to join the campaign, then grant them Co-DM access. I don't think there's a way to do what you're describing. If for no other reason, all a player would have to do to access the info …
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in Extra newlines are inserted when creating bullet lists with subitems (possible CkEditor bug?) May 2017

Yeahhh, I don't ever use the CKEditor. Ever.
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in Multiple Groups within single campaign with viewing permissions May 2017

@cgregory is correct. Player secrets will let you do exactly what you're describing. However, you have to sign up for an Ascendant account to have access to this feature. In my opinion, it's absolutely worth it. This exact feature was specifically …
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in Alien: Covenant (Possible Spoilers Ahead!) May 2017

I thought most of the "surprises" were too telegraphed and predictable. Dammit.
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in Adding friends? May 2017

The easiest way I know to find someone on OP is either to find a campaign they're in, or to send them an invitation to join your campaign.
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... May 2017

I probably should have seen it coming, but somehow didn't expect my players to charge right back into the fray for a second session of nothing-but-combat-for-four-hours! Aendir led the charge this time, as he really wanted to get his hands on that C…
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in Whatcha working on? May 2017

Thanks ketherian. I spent some time reading up on it, talked to several experienced people, and typed up a rough draft strategy plan for next year's convention. I'll discuss it with the crew at the next meeting. And now, I'm prepping for tomorrow n…
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in Whatcha working on? May 2017

So our local gaming convention just happened, and that's now out of the way. (I'm a staff member, and I ran events in four out of the five time slots.) It was a fantastic weekend, attendance jumped up by a hundred people over last year (from 240 to …
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... April 2017

I kinda forgot to post it, but Session 8 happened. Next scheduled game is a week from Friday. :)
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in Clone an existing campaign April 2017

I have actually rebooted the old campaign rather than build anew - my initial Ptolus group imploded after about 12 sessions, but it made more sense to simply wipe those PCs from the campaign site and start fresh with a clean slate.
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in Preventing plus signs from causing emphasis (noob question) April 2017

Even though I have an Ascendant account, I use the add-a-space workaround, cuz' it's not hard to do and sometimes I DO want things underlined.
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in Featured Campaign of the Month April 2017

Yeah, I'm also still seeing it as March atop the All Campaigns page.
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in Featured Campaign of the Month April 2017

I agree that there should be some way to cull the default Campaigns listing. I'm just spitballing, but what about creating a new Archived Campaigns option, where any campaign that hasn't been updated in ___ years gets relocated? I'm no programmer/de…
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in How to play online? April 2017

Hi chem24! Welcome to Obsidian Portal, and welcome to the greatest hobby in this world (and most others)! As a veteran gamer, I would actually recommend playing first before you try to DM your own game. I think you'll learn a lot more, and enjoy a …
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in Please Help Convince OP That KillerVP is Not Crazy April 2017 edited April 2017
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in Print Character Sheets April 2017

Take screenshots and crop 'em, if you're that hard up. That's about the only option you're ever going to have here - Obsidian Portal isn't intended to be a repository for printable character sheets. There are already a lot of places online where yo…
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in Whatcha working on? March 2017

I just realized I hadn't posted the pictures! The beginning: Unfortunately we started this fight late in the session, so we took lots of pictures and are preparing to continue the Epic Rat Battle next Friday!
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... March 2017

Well that was fun!
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in Whatcha working on? March 2017

Of course, but not until after the session! I don't THINK any of my players read the forums, but just in case...
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in Whatcha working on? March 2017

Since my wife's out of town on a business trip, I'm getting myself into trouble. And by trouble, I mean I'm busily constructing a 3D set piece battlemap for the upcoming Friday night game session. :-D They're almost 100% certain that they're takin…
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... March 2017

Huzzah! We finally got back together for Session 6 last night. This time an ogre named Bubba, a scion of one of the Noble Houses, and a goblin prisoner were all a**holes of varying caliber. But there was also an epic battle against a horribly def…
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in Featured Campaign of the Month March 2017

Congratulations!
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in Former OP user question March 2017

Ditto. Obsidian Portal does its job far better than any other site I've encountered. It's not perfect, but it definitely works. I'm staying put.
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in YouTube Broken Again February 2017

The phone number probably won't garner you any results. It now goes straight to voicemail, and the damn inbox is full. I just opened a support ticket on Kaleidoscope's site and requested help directly through the parent company. Let's see if it help…
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in Featured Campaign of the Month February 2017

So we're two months into the new year. Any updates on a 2016 CotY happening any time soon?
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in Campaign Creation: Offline? Online? Both? February 2017

It could conceivably come back to bite me in the ass, but I do all of my prep here on OP. My laptop is now an integral part of my GM screen at the table. Essentially everything for the entire campaign is on here. Now you've got me sweatin' what wou…
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in Whatcha working on? February 2017

Holy CRAP that is cool, cgregory! Nicely done!

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