https://forum.obsidianportal.com/categories/general-archive/p10/feed.rss Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:08:44 +0000 General Archive Discussions on Obsidian Portal Community Forums en-CA https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2281/okay-code-monkeys-lets-see-how-good-you-really-are Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:20:51 +0000 TheMazeController 2281@/discussions
http://stefanp.eu/blog/2009/10/weather-generator-ui-revamp-using-flex/

I wrote to the author of this app asking if I may see / use the code for a GM only page in OP. Alternatively I am gonna say that this community might be able to come up with a better solution maybe? Can anyone produce something like this that would also display the actual weather for each region in their campaign?Like have different versions running to give a weather report anytime you went into a page of the OP site.

I am pretty newb to all this web stuff so I don't know if what I am looking to do is impossible currently but I view that as a strength. Since I don't know the meaning of no, I am willing to try anything.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2261/first-time-mapmaking Sun, 04 Dec 2011 04:12:58 +0000 thorodinson 2261@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2264/what-i-m-doing-along-with-all-the-other-stuff Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:55:03 +0000 nightstorm 2264@/discussions starting a changeling the lost game, I play a D&D game in real time here in San Diego.

http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/greyhawk-1st-edition-ad-d]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1445/yet-another-rise-of-the-runelords-campaign Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:54:01 +0000 ketherian 1445@/discussions
I've noticed that there's a lot of Rise of the Runelord campaigns on Obsidian portal. Personally - I think that's great.
But I was wondering if any GM that runs such a campaign would like to set up a sort-of web ring. Effectively, I'll add a link on my wiki page (other Runelord campaigns) to your site, if you'll do the same.

I visit other ROTRL campaign pages to see how things are going; what the GMs have changed or specifically detailed for their campaigns. Sometimes I borrow (pointing people to the author's site), sometimes I modify (citing the originator), and sometimes I do both. It's fun and, in the long run, can really cut down on my workload.

Looking forward to replies (and hoping to hear more than crickets).]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2259/modeling-an-organization Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:37:56 +0000 bluesguy 2259@/discussions
I want them to update information on my portal to cover what their factions do. But.... I want there to be the public information, the information they keep to themselves & myself and also a GM section. In some ways that would mean modeling the organization like a character.

So far so good. But it would be nice to have an 'organization' log which tracks their actions each month. Keeping that all in the 'character area' is going to get messy after a while. Also I don't want to make them co-GMs because some of what they do will be interactions with each other. It would be best if they didn't know what the other faction is doing.

As for my table-top group all they would know is there would be additional information about what various factions are doing. Heck even I might be surprised.

Got any ideas on how to implement this on the Portal? Or do I need to ask for a new feature - Organizations & Organization Logs - which can be assigned to player?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2230/back-linking Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:09:37 +0000 Beaumains 2230@/discussions
In preparation for this (and other) possibilities, I thought I'd see if anyone knew of a way to find "all pages that link here" without A) manually creating immediate, individual back-links for every new (and pre-existing) page, or B) combing through every possible navigation option from the top. I figured I'd pose the question before things got completely out of hand, or before I started going through to manually complete the task. The second reason I have is that I hope it will serve as a way to ensure against pages lacking back-links, which I do intend to have (at least in some form) wherever it may be appropriate.

Of immediate concern is the issue of changing information on a page that may be referenced by other pages. For example, if I were to change the name of a class (for some strange reason) that was listed on the class reference page, and I had had other pages discussing the class in question by its previous name, but which linked through the class reference page, no link would be broken, but there would be a discrepancy in need of resolution. (The more likely scenario would be changing the name of a city or person or organization).

Thanks in advance!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2240/visibility-of-characters-and-items Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:02:27 +0000 The_Compass_Rose 2240@/discussions
Plus, I really can't have some of those things public. Some I just don't want my players to see ahead of time; some are things I'm hoping to sell in the future, and others are IP I made while at Mattel that can't be publicly shown, and are only intended to be seen by previous co-workers. Personally I'd be fine with the other extreme and make them all private, if there was a way.

Is there a way to make characters (and items) private? Fingers crossed! At the very least, couldn't we have the option to only have characters you make appear on your profile if the "player character" box is selected? That would instantly solve my problem as I currently only have one game I'm a player in, and all the others would disappear from my profile. Again, I don't *think* there's any issue with the character tab in the individual campaigns, since they also have a "GM only" box, and campaigns can be private. It's only things visible through my personal profile that I'm talking about.

If there's no option for that, it would force me to use the Wiki section for everything and skip the characters entirely. That's doubly bad because I've been desperately trying to get my players to sign up for accounts here; they're already resistant by what they see as too complicated to deal with, but if they can't use the character section for characters the notion's just going to turn them off to the whole thing.

I read in another thread, someone mentioned that OP started out as a way to share campaigns with the world and privacy isn't the point. To be fair, noble as that is, that wasn't in any of the marketing material that got me to join. I just wanted to pay for a service that I could use privately to help run my games. That's really all I was looking for.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2239/needing-a-new-level-class-feat-system Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:41:41 +0000 RobertBenton 2239@/discussions
Postscript: this was already posted under a different title, which may have been misleading.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1730/background-feature-ideas Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:03:09 +0000 calabacita 1730@/discussions
After seeing the announcement of the added background feature, I'm thinking about submitting a couple backgrounds. One I want to be of a desert; I am currently in a Dark Sun campaign and I think my DM will like adding that to the campaign pages. I was wondering what else do all the OP users want to see? A stone background with torches? Temple ruins? I'm looking for more generic environments that many people can use. I would love to hear your suggestions!

Thanks!

-Nicole]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2203/how-excellent-asics-made-in-olympic-games Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:57:38 +0000 bluemask 2203@/discussions
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I know you can post on Facebook when you make/edit a page on OP. My question is if there is a way, either here on OP or some weird Facebook settings that I can link it to only a specific group so I do not spam all my other friends with my campaign updates. Any help would be appreciated.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2169/campaign-listing Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:17:56 +0000 nightstorm 2169@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1892/campaign-maps-wip-thread Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:40:10 +0000 arsheesh 1892@/discussions
While a WIP thread already exists here at the forums, I decided to create a WIP page specifically for anyone wishing to submit their current map projects to the forums for critique. Also, for those of you wishing to create your own maps, if you are not already familiar with the site, I would highly recommend checking out the "Cartographers Guild":http://forum.cartographersguild.com/index.php?referrerid=15127. It's a site devoted to map making and there are tons of really helpful resources there for people just getting started and for experts alike. In addition, I would also recommend taking a look at "A Magical Society Guide to Mapping":http://paizo.com/store/games/roleplayingGames/m/aMagicalSociety/v5748btpy82tc, a free pdf resource to aid in fantasy map-making. There is also a helpful thread here at the forums on the topic of "Designing Fantasy Countries and Cultures":http://forums.obsidianportal.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=1171. That said, I look forward to seeing your contribution to this thread.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2156/size-of-a-character-image-question Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:45:52 +0000 Dyluth 2156@/discussions
Any input at all is more than welcomed as always:)]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2153/pending-online-campaigns Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:23:56 +0000 Vanawyx 2153@/discussions
I've lurked OP for a while during my time playing other campaigns. And although I do enjoy my face-to-face sessions, I'd really like to get into a new diverse group -- the easiest method is finding an online party, me thinks.

Anyway, if anyone has any interest or is perhaps searching for other members for their current online party, I'm all ears :)

Thanks!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2137/giving-a-player-administrative-ability Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:00:22 +0000 nightstorm 2137@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2138/dice-roller Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:08:45 +0000 nightstorm 2138@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/291/premium-accounts-discussion Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:06:26 +0000 Micah2 291@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2127/importing-monster-stat-blocks-from-dnd-insider Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:56:08 +0000 LeafyAcorn 2127@/discussions
I'd like to somehow get DD4E monsters from the DnD Insider Monser Builder into my characters section. Because the DDI uses Silverlight, the furthest I've gotten to exporting monsters from it is to print it to a .pdf. However, it doesn't seem like Obsidian has a tool to cut and paste / link to external files? Or upload files?

Banging my head against the wall here. If I can't store all my NPC info on here, that means I'll have to revert back to keeping/organizing this info on my computer, which is troublesome 'cause I do this work across three different platforms (home PC, iPad, work PC) and liked the idea of a "cloud-like" service for my campaign.

If anyone could please send me some help/suggestions/work-arounds, that'd be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2093/drama-cards-generic-version Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:09:12 +0000 Fivegears 2093@/discussions
http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/spire4e/adventure-log/musings013

There's also an entry on 1d4chan - http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Drama_Cards]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2102/online-gaming-community-for-4e Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:30:46 +0000 tpmiller08 2102@/discussions http://heroesofnentirvale.proboards.com/index.cgi

It will be an online game with multiple DM's running the same character 'pool.' So your character can be in multiple campaigns at one time. It is in the creation process, but it will be run on OpenRPG ( http://www.rpgobjects.com/index.php?c=orpg ) on a variety of nights. Much like RPGA or any of the Living campaigns.

You can DM, be a player, or both. We would like to hold weekly encounter type events, along with other tier specific special events where you can gain magical items as rewards and 'Get out of Death Free cards.'

Feel free to hit us up with any advice, or if your interested in being involved in the planning process, as we could use the help!!!


Thank you all!
-DmTmiller / Charmin]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2101/gaming-opportunity-metro-detroit Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:17:07 +0000 cooneypete 2101@/discussions
I am looking for players in Southeast Michigan interested in regular gaming in a rich game world, full of cool story and intrigue!

The system would be something pretty similar to 3rd edition D&D--a system called the Arcanis roleplaying game.

http://paradigmconcepts.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9&products_id=128

http://gettingmyheadonstraight.blogspot.com/2011/07/full-review-of-mechanics-and-crunch-of.html

I'm specifically organizing games of a living campaign called Legends of Arcanis, which you can also read about on the Arcanis website.

I'm willing to teach the system and have several GMs lined up, including me, but I need more players!

Please reply to this forum post or contact me at cooneypete at yahoo dot com if you're interested.

Thanks!

Pete C]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2079/play-by-post-dice-roller Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:54:28 +0000 jujitsudave 2079@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1420/does-anyone-else-use-op-for-pbp Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:48:42 +0000 marcdavignon 1420@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2072/song-of-ice-and-fire-d-d-3-5-rules-rp-in-vancouver-canada Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:39:08 +0000 OathKeeper 2072@/discussions
Looking to see if there is anyone running a Song of Ice and Fire RP here in Vancouver, Canada using the D&D 3.5 rules.
Basically looking for a game not magic heavy, set within the world of Song of Ice and Fire.

Cheers]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2067/congrats Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:06:50 +0000 GamingMegaverse 2067@/discussions killervp
"A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1954/gen-con-indy-2011 Mon, 30 May 2011 20:00:56 +0000 Leahcim 1954@/discussions
Gen Con Indy 2011 is approaching and I am curious who will be attending. I would ask the same about Origins but I can't make it this year.

Mike H]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2048/can-a-campaign-that-has-ended-still-win-featured-campaign-of-the-month Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:18:21 +0000 Dyluth 2048@/discussions