]> http://forum.rpggateway.com/taxonomy/term/58/0 Come in, sit down, grab a cup of coffee and talk about whatever interests you! OT discussions welcome here. en http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/introduce_yourself <p>Well, my full bio is in my profile, but I'm the infamous Effie. Good or bad depending on who you heard it from (Hmmm, I think that was a grammar error).</p> <p>Anyway, I'm a web designer by trade; I worked for years in the industry through the dot-boom and subsequent -bust. Now I use what I've learned to run my own shop of two and we're much happier for it.</p> <p>I started online D&amp;D tools in 1995, and they just keep growing. Every time I think I have a neat site ready to go, some new project catches my eye. The Nexxus is my attempt to keep up with all of that -- by putting all that information and all that code in one place where we can build on what we already have to come up with new stuff.</p> Overstuffed Couch Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:06:32 -0500 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/how_can_i_creat_the_worlds_best_rpg_with_this_site_and_how_does_this_site_help_im_not_saying_it_doesnt n/a Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/what_is_your_fav_series_mine_is_better n/a Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/do_any_of_you_have_brawl_or_mario_kart_wii n/a Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/judge_a_book_by_not_looking_at_its_cover <p>Book trailers are a great way to encourage people to read!And an easy way to judge a book by more than just its cover! You can see some book trailers on YouTube! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/booktrailers">http://www.youtube.com/booktrailers</a></p> Overstuffed Couch Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:12 -0400 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/it_s_not_easy_being_green <p><em>In the world of the eco friendly do you find that it isn’t easy being green?<br /> Are there too many rules to remember?</em></p> <p>The theme of round 2 of he Iron Webmaster competition is ‘Go Green‘. With a push for environmentally friendliness, organics and global warming.</p> <p>For my entry I entry I have produced a site promoting reduction of carbon emissions, and how you can contribute to this (with a humorous bent).</p> <p>Go visit the <strong><a href="http://www.ironwebmaster.com/~roaring/IWM3/" target="_blank">It’s not easy being green</a></strong> site, and find the Eco Message.</p> <p>Then go vote ‘Best’ for it on the <strong><a href="http://a.webring.com/go?ring=iwmround3;sid=13;id=13;prvw" target="_blank">Rate</a></strong> page. Remember to leave a comment before selecting the rating.</p> <p>Leefe.</p> <p>(You can find the original blog post about it <a href="http://leefe.ratestheworld.com.au/2008/02/28/its-not-easy-being-green/" target="_blank">here</a>)</p> <div style="border-top: 1px grey dotted; margin-top: 10px;"><p><strong>AusRPGer</strong><br /> Senior Editor, RPG Gateway</p> Overstuffed Couch Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:15:33 -0500 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/whatever_happened_to_webrpg <p>Just out of my insane curiosity whatever happened to WebRPG, the client? I miss the fun interactivity of it. </p> <p>Any chance of it coming back, does it have a community?</p> Overstuffed Couch Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:02:13 -0500 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/how_could_i_have_kept_away_for_so_long <p>Been a while since I last populated the forums with my posts!<br /> Anyway, going to try and visit more often over the vacation.<br /> Everyone doing all right??? </p> <p>-----<br /> -= AOM TealFox a.k.a Kim =-<br /> Administrative Ops. Manager</p> Overstuffed Couch Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:53:57 -0500 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/exert_from_kyasor <p>Below is an exert from my site Kyasor. It was written by my coowner Nicias and I think it is an excellant piece of writing. So if you think its as beautiful as I think it is you definately should stop by canticleofheroes.co.uk and give her kudos on it:</p> Overstuffed Couch Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:42:53 -0400 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/exsert_from_this_is_decadence <p>Featuring:Person Kent<br /> Location: July 1st, 2048<br /> Time: 9:28 am</p> <p>__________________________________<br /> :setting<a href="glossary#term66" title="setting: (s) The setting of a campaign is the game world where it takes place. For a historical campaign, the setting might be the court of King Louis XVI, whereas for a superheroes campaign it might be the fictional city of Metropolis. Many RPG publishers create settings for use with their products or the GM can create one from scratch. The setting is usually presented as an atlas or encyclopedia of the area where the player characters are expected to be, with lists of important people the PCs might meet and locations they can explore. The game tries to create a fictional reality. More flexible GMs will tweak details of the world to suit the players&#039; character concepts, but the larger and more complete the setting, the more difficult this becomes. On the other hand, a deep and well-developed setting such as Tékumel or Glorantha allows the players to feel that their characters are experiencing and exploring something larger than themselves."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>//Cog Work zone//( a large building with no windows):</p> <p>you see Person Kent is sneaking up to one of the Cog work Zone. he hugs close to the wall inching to the door to ovoid being seen by security cameras that are placed on the roof of the building. he eventually makes it to the door and pulls out a card key he pic pocketed from a passing Cog on his way to work.</p> Overstuffed Couch Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:04:37 -0400 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/this_is_decadence_new_pbp_rpg_has_started_0 <p>come join the game!</p> <p>This is Decadence is completely original story by Matthew Bearden,<br /> about a horrible future of slavery torward a corrupt world government and<br /> the people that stand against it and even for it.The game/story will try</p> Overstuffed Couch Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:12:34 -0400 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/gi_joe_roleplaying_game <p>Greetings, everyone. If there are any fellow Joe fans here, and they might be interested in roleplaying a Real American Hero, I'm thinking of setting<a href="glossary#term66" title="setting: (s) The setting of a campaign is the game world where it takes place. For a historical campaign, the setting might be the court of King Louis XVI, whereas for a superheroes campaign it might be the fictional city of Metropolis. Many RPG publishers create settings for use with their products or the GM can create one from scratch. The setting is usually presented as an atlas or encyclopedia of the area where the player characters are expected to be, with lists of important people the PCs might meet and locations they can explore. The game tries to create a fictional reality. More flexible GMs will tweak details of the world to suit the players&#039; character concepts, but the larger and more complete the setting, the more difficult this becomes. On the other hand, a deep and well-developed setting such as Tékumel or Glorantha allows the players to feel that their characters are experiencing and exploring something larger than themselves."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> up a site with a few friends of mine. And of course, more players make for better role play.</p> Overstuffed Couch Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:48:21 -0400 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/shadowrun_4th_ed <p>I have been a GM<a href="glossary#term48" title="game master: (n) In the world of the RPG, the GameMaster creates the setting, goals and stated conditions of the game, referees the rules, keeps track of the various game events, and controls the monsters and non-player characters that the players run up against. GMs running Dungeons and Dragons are typically called Dungeon Masters or DMs. GMs running White Wolf and some other games are called Storytellers. Other games also use referee, narrator or moderator."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> for Shadowrun since the 1st edition. I have liked the way things have changed (for the most part). Now we are into the 4th ed (the first edition for FanPro) and I was wondering what other GM's and Runners thought about the 4th ed rules/stories.</p> Overstuffed Couch Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:41:40 -0400 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/you_might_be_a_gamer_if <p>Add your own.</p> <p>When talking to a person on a messenger, you look at the typos and think - That would make a good character<a href="glossary#term53" title="character: A role-playing game character is a fictional person (or other entitiy) that inhabits the game&#039;s universe. They are typically divided into player characters, who are controlled by the players, and non-player characters, who are controlled by the GM. In any given game, there are far more NPCs than PCs, as NPCs comprise every individual in the fantasy world who is not playing at the moment. Both types of characters typically follow the same rules for creation, interests, abilities and hit points. Some monsters and odd creatures may not be available as player characters, depending on the game system. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> name.</p> <p>Zeta Thompson<br /> <a href="http://blackandgray.proboards54.com/index.cgi">Graycastle</a><br /> Part of the Zeta Entertainment Network ,a Subsidiary of Dogs of War.<br /> Dow and <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~zeta_thompson">Zen</a></p> Overstuffed Couch Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:48:29 -0400 http://forum.rpggateway.com/forum_topic/office_live <p>What do people think of Microsoft's Office Live as a free web hosting site. I have just transfered a site to them and was wondering what other people thought of Microsofts product.</p> <p>Digital Doom</p> <p>the creators may die, but the game lives on.</p> Overstuffed Couch Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:52:54 -0400