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UselessTriviaMan
in Obsidian Portal Launch Feedback August 2015

Jerry, Thanks for the update. I kinda figured that you (like most of us) have a lot on your plate. Is there anything we the community can do to help with any of this? I'm no programmer or developer, but if there were some way I can help I'd gl…
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in WIKI: Really no links within pages? Really? August 2015

Anchors. I just tried Ikabodo's CSS fix, but it isn't consistently working. I've been gaming the system and placing the anchors a line or two higher in the text so it'll jump to the point I want. This is becoming ridiculously frustrating. (I k…
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in How Young is Too Young? (Introducing Kids to Gaming) August 2015

I introduced my son to Carcassonne when he was five. I left farmers out of the game to make it a bit simpler, and he absolutely loved it. Shortly thereafter I introduced him to Fuzzy Heroes, a miniatures war game that uses stuffed animals and action…
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in What system have you NOT played yet? July 2015

Going with games I own but haven't yet played, I have a couple of campaigns that are just awaiting the opportunity: - Mongoose Traveller with a Star Wars re-skin - Savage Worlds Fallout game I'm pretty excited about both of these, and we'll p…
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in Membership Question July 2015

Yep, my players are now beginning to discover the benefits of Player Secrets too. We really haven't used the Player Forums at all, and probably won't unless they buy into using OP a lot more than they have so far.
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in Gen Con 2015! July 2015

I've been there twice, and someday I'll go again. But not this year.
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in The "Review my Campaign" thread June 2015

Thanks guys. And thanks for the constructive criticism, Alex. That was exactly what I was hoping to receive, though I didn't realize until you gave it. ;-)
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in What's your geek cred? June 2015

I'd never heard of Radio Rivendell either; I've been enjoying it all day while working. Thanks from me as well, twiggy. Usually if I'm in a game-prep mood I'll put on my Alestorm Pandora channel (Pirate-themed heavy metal? Hell yeah!!), but this …
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in The "Review my Campaign" thread June 2015

Okay, I think I may have a bit of a... problem. In the last month or so, I've created over 200 wiki pages and 50+ characters on my campaign site. I've got cross-referenced maps, locations, organizations, deities, history... Well, so really the…
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in What's your geek cred? June 2015

You're absolutely welcome, twiggy. :-) I have to say, when I started this thread I really didn't expect to find myself in such illustrious company. Y''all have some _wayy_ impressive histories.
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in The Grindhouse Arena (LOTS OF PICTURES! Slow bandwidths, beware!) June 2015

Thank you @Savannah, that is *exactly* why I built this thing. :-) I wanted it to be more than just another game; I wanted this to be a convention-only Event that can draw in gamers to attend a really awesome game convention.
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in Border colour based on character tags June 2015

I wish I were able to offer assistance, but I just popped in to compliment you on a great Characters page. How did you apply different colors to the House tags like that? (I'm, uh, asking for a friend. Yeah, that's it. I totally won't steal it. M…
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in Obsidian Portal Launch Feedback June 2015

Looks good for me (the delete button, at least.). Thanks for being quick, and thanks for the awesomeness!
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in Obsidian Portal Launch Feedback June 2015

Oh please tell me we won't be down all weekend... My first campaign session is Sunday! :-)
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in Abandoned places - a goldmine of images June 2015

I've been toying with the thought of running a Savage Worlds Fallout game. Some of these images would be _perfect_ for a game like that.
UselessTriviaMan
in Obsidian Portal Launch Feedback June 2015

Thank you, thank you, thank you for communicating with us. I'm with SkidAce. Please, just keep talking with us and I'll joyously sing your praises across the Aether.
UselessTriviaMan
in Obsidian Portal Launch Feedback June 2015

Cool, thanks for posting the update!
UselessTriviaMan
in Obsidian Portal Launch Feedback June 2015

Well, it worked earlier today. I'm back in the lovely land of 502 again tonight.
UselessTriviaMan
in How do I join a campaign? June 2015

I'm pretty sure your GM has to invite you to be a player in his/her game. Have them click on Settings -> Players -> Invite New Player to add you to the campaign.
UselessTriviaMan
in Obsidian Portal Launch Feedback June 2015

Okay, it's WAYY better this morning. Thanks guys! :)
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in Obsidian Portal Launch Feedback May 2015

Yeah, I'm now fully experiencing the 502 slow crawl of undeath as well. It particularly sucks now that I'm newly Ascended and have all these new toys that I wanna try out. ;-)
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in The Grindhouse Arena (LOTS OF PICTURES! Slow bandwidths, beware!) May 2015

@Maesenko: Fair 'nuff, our little convention can't compete with the Geek Mecca that is Gen Con. @Bortas: Excellent! Steal away, amigo. I figured out a while back that this thing a hybrid crossbreeding, born from my love of both D&D and Battl…
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in Old games on LFG map May 2015

I concur. Is it possible to purge old, unused campaigns after a long period of dormancy? I see a LOT of campaigns on the map that were named but never actually filled out in any way.
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in Adventure Hook Thread May 2015

A well-liked NPC comes to the PCs with a sob story. Their child, wanting to emulate their heroes (the PCs), played Adventurer and snuck into the temple of an evil-aligned deity in the city last night. No one has seen them since. Please, rescue th…
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in The Grindhouse Arena (LOTS OF PICTURES! Slow bandwidths, beware!) May 2015 edited May 2015

Funny you should ask, @Maesenko. I have been talking to an acquaintance with access to an industrial shop/playground, including a laser cutter and 3D printer. We've been discussing the possibility of making a Grindhouse 2.0 with plexiglass instead o…
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in The Grindhouse Arena (LOTS OF PICTURES! Slow bandwidths, beware!) May 2015

My notes from the first-ever Grindhouse run: * Out of 56 available gladiator PCs, 20 of them appeared in the 7-1/2-hour battle. * In the playtests, the best we were ever able to accomplish was 20 combat rounds in four hours. We called it quit…
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in The Grindhouse Arena (LOTS OF PICTURES! Slow bandwidths, beware!) May 2015

Thanks guys, I'm kinda proud of this thing. *The Grindhouse PCs:* I've collected a pretty big pile of the plastic DDM pre-painted figures, and I realized they'd be perfect for this event. I based my PCs on the miniatures, and each character figu…
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in The Grindhouse Arena (LOTS OF PICTURES! Slow bandwidths, beware!) May 2015

As for the shiny bits, I came up with a plan for two squat metal posts to be on opposite sides of each ring (see above). These would be both functional and game-related; they're handles for turning the rings, and in-game they're magical trap generat…
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in What's your geek cred? May 2015

Don't sell yourself short, man. Morwindl is plenty of cred 'round these parts. ;-) I highly recommend online gaming, if you have a decent internet connection. The world of "Roll20":http://roll20.net and Google+ Hangout gaming has become far more …
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in What's your geek cred? May 2015

@ketherian: I'd love to swap small-convention-staff stories. I now love running convention games, and nothing gives me more thrills than introducing new players into the hobby. @abersade: I was an RPGA member in high school for a year or two - I…

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