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by ironbull
Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:30 am
Forum: Player's Haven
Topic: Adventure Games Journal #1 Previews
Replies: 20
Views: 7785

James, I'm diggin' this stuff. Good work!
by ironbull
Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:22 am
Forum: Player's Haven
Topic: Subscription Deadline for Issue 1
Replies: 20
Views: 7310

jamesmishler wrote: Ironbull, Thanks! I'm being lenient on the whole "pay by mail" thing, accepting payments postmarked by the 9th [EDIT: Gah! Tomorrow is the 7th already, on a Sunday, and Monday is a holiday? Jeeze, I need to check the freaking calendars. Sorry about that... postmark it ...
by ironbull
Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:33 pm
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: The Children's Crusade
Replies: 34
Views: 12604

<t>Session 6 September 25, 2007<br/> <br/> The adventuring party consists of:<br/> <br/> Lilly the Wizard 1st level human female wizard, played by nine-year-old Olivia<br/> <br/> Robert the Snake 1st level human male thief, played by six-year-old Lucas<br/> <br/> Myra Black 1st level human female fi...
by ironbull
Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:31 pm
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: The Children's Crusade
Replies: 34
Views: 12604

<t>Session 5 September 22, 2007<br/> <br/> The adventuring party consists of:<br/> <br/> Lilly the Wizard 1st level human female wizard, played by nine-year-old Olivia<br/> <br/> Robert the Snake 1st level human male thief, played by six-year-old Lucas<br/> <br/> Myra Black 1st level human female fi...
by ironbull
Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:28 pm
Forum: Player's Haven
Topic: Subscription Deadline for Issue 1
Replies: 20
Views: 7310

Hi, James-

My first payment for my one year subscription went out in yesterday's mail. I hope I make the deadline. Sorry to be so slow with doing this. Been a little cash strapped recently.

thanks!
by ironbull
Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:25 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Miniature Painters
Replies: 45
Views: 997

Omote wrote: Oh my, shipping my miniatures to Shri Lanka for painting. Looks like a nice set up this guy has. Turanil, have you used this service before? Do you know anybody that has? ......................................Omote FPQ Omote, I played a couple games of WAB with a guy from Lafayette, In...
by ironbull
Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Crusaders in Central Indiana!
Replies: 15
Views: 588

Nuts! I'm busy that weekend or I might have been able to help. I'm north of there about an hour and twenty minutes. Hope all goes well!
by ironbull
Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:08 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Yesterday Wasn't A Good Day
Replies: 16
Views: 533

DD - I'm sorry to read of this. My condolences to you and yours.
by ironbull
Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:04 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: The Children's Crusade
Replies: 34
Views: 12604

<t>Session 4 September 17, 2007<br/> <br/> The adventuring party consists of:<br/> <br/> * Lilly the Wizard 1st level human female wizard, played by nine-year-old Olivia<br/> <br/> * Robert the Snake 1st level human male thief, played by six-year-old Lucas<br/> <br/> * Myra Black 1st level human fem...
by ironbull
Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:00 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: The Children's Crusade
Replies: 34
Views: 12604

<t>Session 3<br/> <br/> The adventuring party consists of:<br/> <br/> * Lilly the Wizard 1st level human female wizard, played by nine-year-old Olivia<br/> <br/> * Robert the Snake 1st level human male thief, played by six-year-old Lucas<br/> <br/> * Myra Black 1st level human female fighter NPC<br/...
by ironbull
Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:19 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Take a look at these minis!
Replies: 14
Views: 542

Rhuvein wrote:
Anywho, do you have to do anything different with resin or just the usual like you would with metal?

Thanks.

No, not really. I always give them a quick wash in warm water with a little soap, but otherwise just prime and paint.
by ironbull
Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:34 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: The Children's Crusade
Replies: 34
Views: 12604

<t>Thanks, Rhuvein!<br/> <br/> Hey, I thought I might share a few things I have tried that have worked well for the kids and me in our C&C campaign.<br/> <br/> Tokens - I have a variety of tokens that I use in the game. I made up some tokens for gold, silver, and copper pieces. All I did was cre...
by ironbull
Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:18 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: The Children's Crusade
Replies: 34
Views: 12604

<t>Session 2<br/> <br/> The adventuring party consists of:<br/> <br/> * Lilly the Wizard 1st level human female wizard, played by nine-year-old Olivia<br/> <br/> * Robert the Snake 1st level human male thief, played by six-year-old Lucas<br/> <br/> * Myra Black 1st level human female fighter NPC<br/...
by ironbull
Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:54 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: The Children's Crusade
Replies: 34
Views: 12604

Jynx wrote: Questions... - Did you use the C&C rules as is or have you house rulled anything for your kids?? I am pretty much using the C&C rules as they are. I think the only thing I have done is add a critical hit and fumble rule for rolling a natural 20 or 1 in combat. Jynx wrote: - Did ...
by ironbull
Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:05 am
Forum: The Crusades
Topic: The Children's Crusade
Replies: 34
Views: 12604

The Children's Crusade

<t>The Childrens Crusade<br/> <br/> Following are the annals of the adventures of my kids player characters as we try out Castles and Crusades for the first time. Niether of them have played any sort of formal RPG, though making up stories and playing board and card games is something both are very ...
by ironbull
Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:35 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: New Campaign Started Tonight
Replies: 12
Views: 410

<t>We used to play interactive story telling games too. When the kids were much smaller - Liv was 6 and Lucsas was 3 - we used to set up this huge wooden train set I bought them. It was kinda like those Thomas the Tank Engine train sets, but not nearly as expensive! <br/> Anyway, we had enough sets ...
by ironbull
Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:34 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: New Campaign Started Tonight
Replies: 12
Views: 410

<t>My little guy is quite a game player. I can't get him to do the 10 minutes of homework his teacher sends home with him ("Dad, it's boring!"), but he'll play any game I teach him until he understands it and learns how to beat the Old Man. (Honestly, I never was much for doing homework when I was a...
by ironbull
Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:19 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: New Campaign Started Tonight
Replies: 12
Views: 410

New Campaign Started Tonight

<t>Greetings all-<br/> <br/> Started my first ever C&C campaign tonight. I have two players - my 9 year old daughter Olivia and my 6 1/2 year old son Lucas. Liv played a Wizard (Sally the Wizard) and Lucas played a Thief (Robert the Snake).<br/> <br/> They made their way to the keep which will s...
by ironbull
Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:50 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Crusader Madness
Replies: 11
Views: 381

<t>Reminds me of an eBay auction from several years ago. My brother sold an extremely large Frosted Flake for about 10 bucks. Now, I dig Frosted Flakes and the flake was indeed very large, but 10 bucks for a cereal flake?!?! I thought he was nuts when he told me he was going to put it on eBay, but i...
by ironbull
Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:00 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Beginners #1
Replies: 9
Views: 471

B2 Keep on the Borderlands - My all time favorite!
by ironbull
Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:49 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Joy or Lament.
Replies: 12
Views: 1032

<t>Joy and lament here too - but mostly joy. My daughter started 3rd grade and my son started 1st grade two weeks ago. It does seem like the time has zipped by, but I am glad to see them grow up. Both are interested in daddy's gaming stuff and want to play "that adventure game". I think I am gonna s...
by ironbull
Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:33 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Stormy Thursday
Replies: 21
Views: 886

<t>My son and I had to make a trip to the hell that is WalMart earlier tonight. Did our shopping and went through the checkout when huge thunderstorm hit. Power went out, sky turned black. We were freakin' stuck in Wally World. Eventually the storm eased up and we ran for the car. <br/> <br/> Suppos...
by ironbull
Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:03 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: What makes Greyhawk so cool?
Replies: 54
Views: 2044

<t>For me it was the maps - the big freakin' maps. As a kid I had those things hanging on the wall of my bedroom for many years. Looking at those maps and reading the descriptions of the nations, geographical features, etc. was what really inspired me to create my own worlds. I think that Greyhawk f...
by ironbull
Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:52 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Troll Lord Games -- Gen Con -- Moving Forward
Replies: 16
Views: 810

Thanks for the report. I was there Friday morning and early afternoon and picked up a bunch of stuff at the TL booth. Things were quite busy then and I am glad to hear you were busy all through the Con. Keep up the great work!
by ironbull
Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:15 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: A BRIEF GENCON XL REPORT
Replies: 23
Views: 741

<t>Thanks for the overview, sir! It was great to meet you at the Troll Lord booth. You have certainly had a strong positive impact on many of us. Of course you are also the reason I got a B in high school calculus - too many nights with my head in the DMG instead of the textbook. All in all though, ...
by ironbull
Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:50 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: CKG to the rescue
Replies: 14
Views: 753

I can't wait for the CKG to come out. Glad you guys are taking the time to do it well and I have no doubt it'll be a great book.
by ironbull
Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:10 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: My quick trip to Gen Con - a brief and rambling report
Replies: 3
Views: 283

My quick trip to Gen Con - a brief and rambling report

<t>Greetings all-<br/> <br/> Well yesterday (Friday), I took the day off work and made the 2 hour drive to downtown Indy for Gen Con. My main goal was to buy stuff and check out stuff to buy later. In short, I accomplished my mission.<br/> <br/> While there, I picked up several things at the Troll L...
by ironbull
Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:50 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: The price of being a cool dad? My hearing.
Replies: 17
Views: 564

<t>This High School Musical 2 thing is being shown at the local theater for free tonight. My wife is taking our 8 year old daughter to it and told me eariler today I didn't need to join them. My wife is a gem. <br/> My son and I will stay home tonight and play a board game or something instead...</t>
by ironbull
Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:04 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Special powers for clerics
Replies: 26
Views: 3321

I second that. I'll be lifting a few ideas from this thread...
by ironbull
Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:11 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Know any good sources of 28mm Minis?
Replies: 12
Views: 2164

<r>Check out Discount Hobby. They have a whole line of 99 ccent stuff from Mega Miniatures. Some of it is pretty darn good - very good for 99 cents. So far I have picked up the Swords for Hire and the Townsfolk. I'll be getting most of this line in the coming months. They are just too good to pass u...