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in Compact Stat Block February 2010 edited February 2010

Falchen, Oh, if only my players had the ability / motivation to do that! Most of my players are 1st-timers to tabletop gaming, and have only recently started independently updating their character sheets. Even after a year, they still frequently …
gnunn
in Request editable character sheets February 2010

If you're just looking for a way to host downloadable character sheets, I've heard Google Docs now allows you to upload and share documents without altering them to the Google format. You could host your files over there and simply include links in …
gnunn
in Compact Stat Block February 2010 edited February 2010

Glad you like it! Here's the code for a slightly more extensive version that I have developed for my PCs... as opposed to creatures. The main difference is the position of the ability scores at the top of the block and the inclusion of multiple atta…
gnunn
in Self Sorting Tables February 2010

If you do this, I will TOTALLY use it! especially for my party's loot tables. I currently keep an Excel spreadsheet that allows me to sort by who is carrying what, or which items need to be Identified and I try to include tables on a session by sess…
gnunn
in D&D 3.5 Character Sheet February 2010

Okay, now that I am looking at your code somewhere other than on my phone, I can tell it needs quite a bit of work. To make things easy on you, might I suggest using the code I use "here":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/the-westerlands/wik…
gnunn
in D&D 3.5 Character Sheet February 2010

WadeL did you make sure to begin and end each table row with a == | == like so: ==| cell1 | cell2 | cell3 |== because i'm not seeing the leading =="|"==
gnunn
in Speed Run campaigns February 2010

I think this is a very interesting idea... I actually think the biggest challenge to game flow would be keeping the leveling process from bogging everything down. I know whenever my players level in my regular game, they take for-e-ver to figure out…
gnunn
in D&D 3.5 Character Sheet February 2010

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what WadeL was referring to, but I thought the thread-formatting issue was worth noting. I have also submitted a bug ticket.
gnunn
in D&D 3.5 Character Sheet February 2010 edited February 2010

"screen cap":http://picasaweb.google.com/geoffnunn2/GameImages#5433565053652144754 of this thread displaying incorrectly. I am viewing the thread in Firefox / Windows7
gnunn
in Compact Stat Block February 2010

Thanks Chain!
gnunn
in Designing Fantasy Countries and Cultures January 2010

TheImpossibleMan: I definitely agree that collaborative world-building is fantastic, and my players have definitely influenced my campaign world both directly, and indirectly, and even in ways that they cannot know... yet. *Example of direct c…
gnunn
in Have you made your Donation to Gamers Help Haiti? January 2010

So, I downloaded all the stuff in the megapack last night... It took hours just to get all the files, though individual items downloaded quickly. The end result was almost 3gigs worth of stuff. It looks like there is some pretty cool stuff in the…
gnunn
in "Family Tree" January 2010

Hey, how about this as a low programming solution!? 1. Create a tree using Power Point's flow chart shapes and upload it to Google Docs or alternately, just create it directly in Google Docs. 2. Put a link in the tree that will take you back …
gnunn
in The Tao of Campaign Management January 2010

Indeed! The ongoing discussions are the ones I like best!
gnunn
in Designing Fantasy Countries and Cultures January 2010

Oh, I also like to revert to puns and ridiculous pop-culture references as inspiration for my cultures. Here's my favorite "example":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/the-westerlands/wikis/catfolk I have to tell myself to use this particular…
gnunn
in The Tao of Campaign Management January 2010

Falchen, My group also does a lot of their basic housekeeping (shopping runs, information gathering, etc.) between sessions. I usually run these via email and it seems to work fairly well, especially when the group wants to split up and do their …
gnunn
in The Tao of Campaign Management January 2010

Sewicked I like the flash card idea, especially the part about motivations! I usually try to include at least 2 character traits and a catchphrase or common expression for each of my NPCs (my favorite catchphrase so far is for "Ipswitch":http://w…
gnunn
in The Tao of Campaign Management January 2010 edited January 2010

OOH! That reminds me! I've been wanting a calendar function for my Obsidian Portal wiki! I have a basic timeline laid out in excel, but a proper calendar with customizable month names/lengths would be fantastic! Also, AutumnsChild... I really lik…
gnunn
in The Tao of Campaign Management January 2010 edited January 2010

Oh, and on a zen note... I find it is very useful to keep "this":http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/11/2/ in mind. Now I will pose a related question that I have been thinking about a lot lately. What techniques do you use to keep from railro…
gnunn
in The Tao of Campaign Management January 2010

Also, as far as the general nuts and bolts of campaign management... I have tried software like DM Secretary and the like, but I find that nothing works better than good, "old-fashioned" Excel. I have developed a system of 2 spreadsheets for run…
gnunn
in The Tao of Campaign Management January 2010

When I started my current campaign, I decided to do my world-building from the inside-out. I had a sort of super-objective in mind, which I used as little more than a muse at first to determine how my story would develop, but I only built the world …
gnunn
in Guest Blogger Articles: Musical Lairs: Using music and sound in your campaign January 2010

Hey, I'm glad you like the site! I would totally be down for exchanging notes! In terms of my initial thoughts on sound design... my gameplan is to sit down with softrope and ask myself, "Okay, what scenes would be most useful" then # set up b…
gnunn
in Aligning Tables January 2010 edited January 2010

Do you want to center the whole table? or the words in each cell? To center the whole table on the page, put it in tags. eg. ==| Put | your | table | here |== To center the text within an individual cell, use the "=." textile co…
gnunn
in Guest Blogger Articles: Musical Lairs: Using music and sound in your campaign January 2010

I have downloaded softrope and I definitely think it has potential. Plus, now that you have tipped me off to freesound, I can build up a library of effects and potentially combine the two for a more affective soundscape. Of course, when it comes …
gnunn
in Guest Blogger Articles: Musical Lairs: Using music and sound in your campaign January 2010

Okay, so I think one important thing to keep in mind when incorporating sound effects into a game is to have them prepared in advance like any other element of your campaign. Tonight, I tried to pretty much wing things using the Freesound website. U…
gnunn
in Guest Blogger Articles: Musical Lairs: Using music and sound in your campaign January 2010

Wow! Thanks drubixcube! I checked out the "freesound":www.freesound.org website this morning and I am definitely going to try to incorporate it into my game tonight! On another note, I totally agree with what you are saying about playlists. I've …
gnunn
in Guest Blogger Article: My Dearest Emma: Letters from home and abroad. January 2010

@ Aggroman Well, it's not quite so bad now. During our last session I acquired a book of lovely orcish poetry that should work just fine for instruction.
gnunn
in Guest Blogger Articles: Musical Lairs: Using music and sound in your campaign January 2010 edited January 2010

I just picked up the soundtrack to Akira. The Taiko drums used in that would also make an excellent background for an Asian-style setting or even a tribal type environment.
gnunn
in Guest Blogger Articles: Musical Lairs: Using music and sound in your campaign January 2010

You make a good point, and I do very much enjoy soundtracks like Gettysburg and have used other electronically generated soundtracks... specifically Last of the Mohicans during game sessions. I guess if you are going to have it quiet enough to not d…
gnunn
in Guest Blogger Articles: Musical Lairs: Using music and sound in your campaign January 2010

I totally forgot about Gettysburg! I even have that soundtrack! I've been meaning to get __Hunt for Red October__ and __Pirates__ into my collection as well. The one downside with some of these soundtracks, like __Gettysburg__, __Dragonheart__ a…

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