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Fiffergrund wrote:
Hammer and Anvil is probably going to need art soon

Just for reference, in addition to layout and graphic design, I do produce actual Art seriously man, I got pencils and paints and even crayons

Rhuvein wrote: I think many artistic types are fooled into thinking that MACs are better for artists, teachers and the like. That's because every art or design class in America participates in an active campaign of pro-Mac propaganda. When I was studying Graphic Design, the instructors would consta...

I retract my earlier remark about "none of them" impressing me half as much as CC3 because I just visited the Dundjinni site and took a look at their Gallery. That's some mighty impressive output. Maybe even better than CC3.

<t>I highly recommend Campaign Cartographer 3. It's easy to use, it produces great-looking maps, and it has a huge number of expansions and add-ons.<br/> <br/> Its only drawback is its price: $44.95 (US) for the core program, and each of the add-ons and expansions has another price tag to boot.<br/>...

serleran wrote: A ToC maybe? Ask and ye shall receive 1 - How It All Happened ("Wild Bookworms," by Gary Gygax) 2 - Alea Iacta Est ("It's All In The Hunt! - Pitting Characters Against Time and Deadly Foes," by Stephen Chenault) 3 - Hammer & Anvil ("Taking Survival Into ...

Buttmonkey wrote: I did enjoy reading Paranoia materials. They were hilarious, but I can't imagine how it could have been playable. I agree and if you'd like to see the world of Paranoia done in a way that is playable, try the Paranoia Mandatory (!Bonus Fun!) Card Game. It's way more fun as a card ...

<t>Oh, and by the way, I was misremembering the low level grunt characters are called "Grogs," not "Turbs." A Turb is a group of Grogs.<br/> <br/> A few other notes, for those totally unfamiliar with Ars Magica<br/> <br/> A "Covenant" is a sort of communal village/fortress, populated by some number ...

moriarty777 wrote: With regards to Ars Magica ... it is a shame because at one point you could download the 4th edition book for free off RPG Now! I don't know if there are many differences between the editions but I did check to see if it was still available as a Download and it's no longer listed...

Omnipotence.

Inkpot wrote: I'd like (Ars Magica) a lot more if you didn't *have* to be a mage....I mean, if they offered other classes in addition to the magic-wielding ones. But you don't have to be a mage (or at least, you didn't in the edition I used to play). Every party consisted of one Magus, one or more ...

<t>Try searching on YouTube for "sukeban kyoko."<br/> <br/> You won't be able to fully enjoy it unless you speak Japanese, but you'll probably find it pretty amusing even if you don't.<br/> <br/> And yes, that's a guy.<br/> <br/> BTW, Omote: You ain't the only J-Pop addict on here. <br/> Utada Hikar...

<t>Ars Magica<br/> <br/> Although I haven't played it since a couple editons back, I loved the setting of (semi)historical Europe and all the glorious baggage that came with it the Church and the Inquisition were present, for example, which meant that most player characters were pretty much automati...

<t>Rakshasas.<br/> <br/> Or more accurately, rakshasa's hands.<br/> <br/> I still have my original hardcover Monster Manual (circa 1981), in which the picture shows the rakshasa with perfectly normal hands, and not one word of the description says anything about the hands being backwards. Furthermor...

3rd Eye wrote: You may even have written some yourself. If so, I strongly urge you to SUBMIT THEM. Greg Ellis wrote: http://www.trolllord.com/newsite/lejendary/3377.html Ah. Well now, that's what comes of not really knowing who anybody is. However in a way, you sort of just proved my point, didn't ...

Greg Ellis wrote: I guess the idea that puts me off the most is the suggestion that published modules are somehow "better" than the sort of material that your average "Joe Dungeon Master" could produce. I think that's an elitist attitude with no basis in reality. So my impressio...

Arioch wrote: Can one learn to be an artist, or is talent required? "An artist" is just someone who produces art, and anyone (with or without talent) can produce art. Whether the art they produce is good is another matter because there's a difference between "an artist" and &quo...

Greg, if I may offer my own 2 here Joseph Goodman wrote: "The job of a published author is to produce material that the typical Dungeon Master at home could not produce." Greg Ellis wrote: No. That's not right. People who buy modules fall into three general groups - Collectors, Plunderers,...

sieg wrote:
Hey 3rd eye,

Where do I send stuff? Do you have an email addy or should I just FTP it to the TLG site? If the latter, which forum?

I've just sent you my e-mail address in a PM, but uploading to the Troll Lord FTP will work too. Whichever is more convenient for you.

serleran wrote: Well, since I'm not one of them... tough. Ahhh, but you could be! I imagine Steve might be happy to receive some new articles, if they're well-written stuff that people will like. Give it a shot! Just be prepared to send a nice picture, too. I've been give permission to fabricate au...

<t>You know those pictures of you that I put in the little sidebar-bios next to your articles?<br/> <br/> Well, most of those pictures suck. They're low-res, and half of them are out of focus. I had to use a variety of artistic filters in Photoshop just to make you people look presentable. <br/> So ...

An announcement for the ravenous hordes, drooling with anticipation (just in case you missed Steve's announcement in the TLG Products forum):
Crusader #6 is being printed right now.

So y'all can stop sending me those death threats now.

Rhuvein wrote: Hmm, why vol 3? "Volume" is used differently by different publishers; Troll Lord uses it (as many, perhaps most do) to indicate the year of publication. So for example, last issue was Volume 2, Issue 5 -- until a certain unpleasant event in my personal life caused a delay -...

Breakdaddy wrote: I just wanted to mention how much the quality of the new Crusader 5 has improved over previous crusaders. This thing is top notch Glad you like it, Breakdaddy; and I hope everyone else agrees with you. I guess we'll find out once those issues start reaching everyone else's mail bo...

<t>Oh, then you definitely don't want to hear about that Hammer & Anvil article, and those Mysterious Places that would make such cool focus points for adventures<br/> <br/> You probably don't want to hear about those cool One Night Stands adventures, either all ready and waiting there for you, ...

Excellent! I think you'll like it. (Bill Webb's One Night Stands adventures are probably worth the price of admission all by themselves.)

Of course, you can't use the PDF version to swat those emo LARP freaks but not surprisingly, it can still make 'em cry.

Nifelhein wrote: What is the magazine and what is in it? - Is it meant to present only rules? Does it have articles? Of What kind? This often has to do with the whole line, but i do like to know what to expect of each issue. Having just read all of Issue 5 about a dozen times over while I was layin...

<t>Greetings again, everyone. Sorry for my absence from the board, and for the extra delay in getting Crusader 5 finished. I normally work incredibly fast but as one might imagine (if one has read my first post here), the last two months have certainly not been normal for me.<br/> <br/> Life moves o...

Treebore wrote: Even though it is really none of our business, thanks for letting us know. Much better than being "kept in the dark". You're right, technically it's nobody's business; and at first I tried to write something generic like, "I've had some family trouble lately," bu...

<t>I'm that new person Steve hired to do Crusader's layout; and as anyone can see, that date he mentioned went by without a release. I have to beg everyone's forgiveness, and I feel obliged to offer an explanation my mother fell very ill near the end of November, and died on December 6th. So as you ...

<t>Greetings, all <br/> <br/> My name is Alvin Helms. My age annoys me; but I was born in the Year of the Fire Horse, so if that tells anyone how old I am, you win a lollipop (but you forfeit the lollipop if you mention the cursed number). I was born in Wiesbaden, Germany (although it was still West...