https://forum.obsidianportal.com/categories/general-discussion/p32/feed.rss Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:26:20 +0000 General Discussion Discussions on Obsidian Portal Community Forums en-CA https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2333/arsheesh-is-now-a-kiwi Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:58:43 +0000 arsheesh 2333@/discussions
It's been a while since I've been able to check in with everyone here at the Portal, and I've missed my friends here. My wife and I just moved from the U.S. to Auckland, New Zealand where I will be pursuing my PhD, and the past month and a half has been spent with family. As such, I've not had much time to drop by, and, sadly, will not likely have much time to regularly check in here at the forums once I begin my PhD in earnest. However I will drop by from time to time since I really do love this community and can't bear the thought of not being a part of it. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the forums here, in my estimation this is one of the very best RPG forums out there.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2355/win-an-obsidian-portal-dice-bag-a-set-of-dice Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:12:30 +0000 DreadGazebo 2355@/discussions
Check it all out, "here.":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/tell-us-about-your-character-contest/ Enjoy yourselves, and may the coolest two characters win!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2335/i-used-to-be-indecisive-now-i-m-just-not-sure Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:33:27 +0000 TheMazeController 2335@/discussions
Now I am trying to decide on layout. I am supposed to work with HurstGM on it when he gets a chance, we had a minor scheduling conflict last time and I am waiting to hear back from him so I can get this new layout up.

While I wait I thought I would gauge the temperature of the crowd since you guys were helpful when I was working on my banner.

Which Layout do you Favor?

"Option 1":http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff300/A-G-A/MockUp1-1.png - Internal navigation bar

"Option 2":http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff300/A-G-A/MockUp2-1.png - External floating nav bar

Vote and be heard!

Please disregard the sloppiness of my mock up it is just pasted together images (some buttons are missing as well). I am sure the actual layout will be elegant enough (I pray).

Also I wont have to re-size the buttons right? I just made them all huge size in gimp and figured when we place them via code we can re-size as needed?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2346/does-this-support-using-2-systems Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:46:07 +0000 Scrynor 2346@/discussions
Specifically, I saw I am supposed to put in what system I use when starting the campaign. I also saw that you can get character sheets specific to that system. Is there a way to put in two systems so that my characters can have a Pathfinder sheet and a FATE sheet?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2338/hiding-you-campaign Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:47:41 +0000 Baalshamon 2338@/discussions
-Steve
"Star Trek Late Night":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/star-trek-late-night
"Duskreign's CotM December 2011":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/wyrmshadow/wikis/122011
"CotM January 2012":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/star-trek-late-night-januarys-cotm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=star-trek-late-night-januarys-cotm]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2341/hack-master Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:51:08 +0000 Baalshamon 2341@/discussions
-Steve]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2323/grant-second-wind-to-unconscious-character Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:51:29 +0000 ninjazombie42 2323@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2321/art-for-arts-sake Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:14:50 +0000 TheMazeController 2321@/discussions
I thought I posted this last night but dont see it up - perhaps the forum hamsters ate it.

Since I am getting better with Gimp as I struggle along learning it (was doing work on creating buttons) I decided to take a stab at a few other banner options.

I am going to mirror the text in the banner with my buttons so bear that in mind while voting. (I hate you - stop posting on the forums is not a vote by the way.)

Option "one":http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff300/A-G-A/Banner7.png gloss BWF, no glow, glowing runes, centered text.

Option "two":http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff300/A-G-A/Banner6.png BWF in caps, offset, glow effect.

Option "three":http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff300/A-G-A/Banner5.png centered BWF in glow text.

Option "four":http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff300/A-G-A/Banner4.png centered BWF, no glow.

Still a little weak I know, but better than the crap I have up by far I think. Vote and be heard!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2313/campaign-of-the-year Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:29:09 +0000 WolfLord 2313@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2315/evil-for-the-sake-of-evil Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:32:11 +0000 Baalshamon 2315@/discussions
I often find that players wish to be evil but then don't truly play evil characters. They take all the disadvantages like cruel, sadistic, caulous, etc but when push comes to shove they don't have the characters act in a truly evil manner. They always default to their own personal set of out of game morals. When someone does actually indulge in being truly evil, the rest of the group tends to react in a "WTF" manner. This bugs the hell out of me. If you are going to take the EVIL tag then be evil for evil's sake. Do the bad deeds and relish in the results.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2310/happy-new-year Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:27:34 +0000 Baalshamon 2310@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2320/great-podcast Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:12:41 +0000 GamingMegaverse 2320@/discussions killervp
"A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt
Duskreign's "COTM for November 2011":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow/wiki_pages/112011]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2317/are-there-any-non-english-campaigns-here Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:00:28 +0000 ninjazombie42 2317@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2280/old-school-tables-as-an-android-app-for-player-or-dm Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:06:35 +0000 ddrector 2280@/discussions
We have posted a beta version on the android market. I submit it to you for your approval. It is still heavily influenced by the way my group plays (currently no assassin, bard, cavalier, barbarian or thief acrobat info as we don't play them - may add it in if there is a demand. Didn't include weapon specialization or a lot of other stuff from the arcana era as we don't use it. Did include most all the spells I knew existed - even orisons. Working on getting more data in there asap, but no guarantees when. Just keep updating it from the market. The interface is where we want it pretty much, I am working on inputting spells - its an ongoing thing.

I believe all of the stuff I used is covered by the open gaming license and don't believe I am stepping on anyone's toes - but if I am please tell me. It is not as polished as it will be and I am also sure there are typos and broken links so please yell if you see something. I did reword things where I thought it needed it and remove all references to copyrighted trademarks (Per the open gaming license and WOC) I found. It will run on a phone but at least a 7" tablet is best to run it and a 10" is better. Its a free download, there is no spyware or other nasty stuff, so try it out - if you don't like something or something is broken let me know here and I will try to fix it ASAP.

Old School RPG Tables Link -

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appbrewers.tables&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmFwcGJyZXdlcnMudGFibGVzIl0

Thanks
Doug

http://www.appbrewers.com]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2298/merry-christmas Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:06:40 +0000 GamingMegaverse 2298@/discussions killervp
"A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt
Duskreign's "COTM for November 2011":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow/wiki_pages/112011]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2297/tis-the-season Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:50:31 +0000 Baalshamon 2297@/discussions Enjoy the videos of caroling at the mall and may 2012 bring you a taste of the madness

"Video 1":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG9nBuUmWSE&list=UU-4MydbcGCrU7tcScQS88YQ&index=5&feature=plcp
"Video 2":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qYj-WnvYJ0&list=UU-4MydbcGCrU7tcScQS88YQ&index=6&feature=plcp
"Video 3":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMHTiom6GiQ&list=UU-4MydbcGCrU7tcScQS88YQ&index=4&feature=plcp
"Video 4":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4Ia8YMGxM&list=UU-4MydbcGCrU7tcScQS88YQ&index=3&feature=plcp
"Video 5":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rENSd9QTfaU&list=UU-4MydbcGCrU7tcScQS88YQ&index=2&feature=plcp
"Video 6":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNVqM6zav4w&list=UU-4MydbcGCrU7tcScQS88YQ&index=1&feature=plcp
"Video Prologue":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNrrwtp0cWY&list=UU-4MydbcGCrU7tcScQS88YQ&index=7&feature=plcp


And dont forget to check out "Star Trek Late Night":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/star-trek-late-night
The Campaign begins Friday December 30]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2294/victoriana-actual-play-podcast Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:50:59 +0000 EricAusley 2294@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2271/revealing-npcs-stats-an-op-incentive Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:05:42 +0000 KMcCollam 2271@/discussions
Has anyone ever tried this? If you haven't, then please steal it if you like it, and if you have, tell me how it went. Even if you haven't, tell me your opinions on it. Do you think it will work? Would it motivate you? Any other comments/observations? (For example: this works well for Pathfinder, what my group is playing at the moment, but wouldn't work on less crunchy systems). Let me know!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2283/avatar-winter-vacation Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:04:24 +0000 WolfLord 2283@/discussions
Happy Holidays everyone!!!
and good gaming
- Dan]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2282/just-like-a-writer-s-group-helps-authors-do-we-have-a-plot-group-for-gm-s Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:40:48 +0000 AugustusGloop 2282@/discussions
I could use some objective help, but I don't want to post details in a public place, since my efforts to get them involved in the campaign site here have resulted in a couple of signups and one guy telling me he's a long time member.

Do we have a place for GMs to share their campaign details privately with other GMs and offer/receive advice? I thought a little bit about hosting a campaign and inviting people in order to use the campaign resources to collaborate. Any thoughts?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2251/interest-in-gaming-over-skype Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:12:19 +0000 legend_forge 2251@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2267/drama-deck Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:04:02 +0000 Baalshamon 2267@/discussions
When navigating the page you will only see 27 cards at a time. Look to the bottom right side of the screen for the more button to see the next 27.

-Steve
"Star Trek Late Night":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/star-trek-late-night]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2258/kingmaker-trailer Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:10:45 +0000 FrankSirmarco 2258@/discussions
Any input y'all might have would be welcome...

Thanks!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2269/solo Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:43:34 +0000 Black_Vulmea 2269@/discussions
I was playing around with a dice roller awhile back, and I asked it to spit out a set of character stats, 3d6 in order. I liked the stats, and turned them into a _Flashing Blades_ character, Urbain de Foresta, chevalier de Saint-Sauvan, a knight with a checkered family history and a penchant for games of chance and women of easy morals.

So this afternoon, I fired up the "flash-based version of the emulator":http://artifex0.50webs.com/GMEmulator.swf to see how _monsieur le chevalier_ would fare.

The chevalier visited a Marseillais tavern to do some gambling. He was invited to play cards by a debauched marquis, and after cleaning the libertine's clock, found another man's rapier slapped across his coins. The tavern keeper told them to take it elsewhere, and the chevalier followed the bravo out of the tavern, after collecting the coin _and_ one of the cheap trollops -servicing- fawning over the marquis.

Outside the chevalier was ambushed by the bravo, then attacked by the trollop he picked up in the tavern and another ruffian, one of the marquis' lackeys.

A three-on-one fight did not look good for the chevalier. The bravo was a better swordsman, so the chevalier would not be able to defend himself against the other two. The chevalier decided to try a trick, entangling the bravo in his cape, then running him through. In a flash the most dangerous of the three opponents was down, but the chevalier didn't count on the trollop, who managed to grapple him and try to choke the life out of him as the other guy bashed away at him with a bastinado. Unable to fight back due to the deathgrip of the trollop, he took a hard shot to the ribs.

Once the chevalier broke free from the trollop and brandished his sword, the lackey decided he'd had enough and ran away. The trollop, on the other hand? Again she tried to choke the chevalier, and when he broke free again, she aimed a vicious kick straight at his junk, then tried to tackle him! Unwilling to cut down a woman, but hemorraghing hit points from her relentless attacks, he smacked her twice with the flat of his sword, and she backed off at last, screeching insults.

The commotion attracted an audience, three cutpurses with drawn daggers. The chevalier, weary and hurt from the attacks, decided to beat a retreat, but the cut purses followed, so he looked for a place to make a stand, finding a stairway where the thieves could only come at him one at a time. Faced with the prospect of fighting a swordsman by turns, the three slunk away in the darkness to find easier prey.

The chevalier made his way back to his lodgings, his winnings stuffed safely in his doublet.

I used a mix of rules, from the _Flashing Blades_ core and some _Traveller_ rules I ported over for my campaign, and the emulator, and I have to say, it was much more fun than I expected it to be. The emulator allows me to throw out ideas as they come up and kick back replies that often take the action in unexpected directions - that's perhaps the hardest thing to come by in solo play.

Frex, I never considered that the trollop the chevalier picked up for a roll in the hay was in league with the bravo and the lackey until the encounter began; I tossed the question to the emulator, and in short order she was kicking the chevalier's ass.

At one point the chevalier was about to lose what little coin that remained to him; at another his life came down to making a parry successfully as a rapier slashed at his head. The 'session' was exciting and funny, and I found myself hanging on the die rolls to see what would happen next.

I've done the solo dungeon exploration thing with _D&D_ and the solo merchant trader thing with _Traveller_ , and I can say this was a notably different experience, fun in ways I didn't expect. I've been "using the emulator when I referee":http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?574031-Using-Mythic-Game-Master-Emulator-as-a-refereeing-tool-two-actual-play-examples my regular game, and it proved to be a fascinating tool for solo play.

You can read the solo log I kept as I played "on my wiki":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/le-ballet-de-l-acier/wikis/solo-game-log-6-dec-2011 .

I'm getting together with the guys again this weekend for our regular campaign. Nothing can replace the social aspect of gaming, the back and forth between the players and the referee. But I'm also acutely aware of the fact that that social time can be very hard to come by. A little fix of solo play now and again seems like a good way to keep the fire burning.

Mike aka Black Vulmea
"_Le Ballet de l'Acier_":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/le-ballet-de-l-acier - swashbuckling adventure in the age of the Three Musketeers and Captain Alatriste
Featured Campaign of the Month - August 2011]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2268/gm-arrgggghhhh Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:42:46 +0000 HurstGM 2268@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2263/feat-pools Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:12:01 +0000 RobertBenton 2263@/discussions Cleave [Aggressive] (Stackable)
Diehard
Empower Channel(Spell) [Internal]
Enlarge Channel [Internal]
Extend Channel [Internal]
Far Shot [Aggressive]
Great Fortitude [Passive] (Stackable)
Improved Critical [Passive] (Stackable)
Iron Will [Passive] (Stackable)
Lightning Reflexes [Passive] (Stackable)
Many Shot [Aggressive]
Dodge [Aggressive]
Mobility [Passive]
Mounted Combat [Passive]
Power Attack [Aggressive]
Precise Shot [Aggressive]
Rapid Reload [Passive]
Rapid Shot [Aggressive]
Proficiency (Armor/Weapon/Shield) [Passive]
Guerilla Tacktics [Passive]
Toughness [Passive] (Stackable)
Track [Passive]
Two Weapon Defence [Aggressive]
Two Weapon Fighting [Aggressive]
Weapon Finesse [Passive]
Weapon Expertise [Passive]
Weapon Focus [Passive]
Weapon Specialization [Passive]
Rage [Agressive] (Stackable)
Trap Sense [Passive] (Stackable)
Damage Reduction [Passive] (Stackable)
Inspire Courage or Fear [Aggressive] (Stackable)
Evasion [Passive]
Fast Movement [Passive]
Favored Enemy [Passive] (Stackable)
Sneak Attack [Agressive] (Stackable)
Haggle [Passive] (Stackable)
Hide in Plain Sight [Passive]

Anything I've missed? Anything I've severely messed up on?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2238/i-need-alot-of-help-3-5e Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:29:54 +0000 RobertBenton 2238@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2257/star-trek-late-night Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:11:25 +0000 Baalshamon 2257@/discussions
"The Video - STLN":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ5Y7hE0kZ0

-Thanks
-Steve
"Star Trek Late Night":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/star-trek-late-night
"Duskreign's Campaign of the Month - December 2011":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/wyrmshadow/wikis/122011]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2246/something-fun Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:26:03 +0000 Baalshamon 2246@/discussions
"Captain Kirk vs Columbus":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBzoBgfm55w]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2243/happy-thanksgiving Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:47:51 +0000 Baalshamon 2243@/discussions
-Steve
"Star Trek Late Night":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/star-trek-late-night]]>