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5/22/2004 haunted: Combat Strategies
I've just read through the core rule book and I must say that I'm really excited about taking the game out for a test spin. Like most newbies, I'm still…
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Participants: haunted, nsruf, Sir Mathodius Black, Eric J-D, Turin, Tash, bottleneck, toli, Bankuei, Phoenix, Mike Holmes, James Buchanan.

5/21/2004 Jake Norwood: IRL: Multiple Combatants
Here's a new article (exerpted from an upcoming book I'm very excited about) which provides a lot of useful input on how multiple opponents might attack a superior fighter...and it's…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Mokkurkalfe, [MKF]Kapten, Tash, Durgil, Edge.

5/20/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Geography Issues
Ok, so ive been reading over the World of Weyrth section and theres still some thigns I cant figure out... 1) The book keeps talking about how Otamarluk is waging…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Jake Norwood.

5/19/2004 ReverendCuster187: TRoS: Gangs of New York
OK, i'm going to be running a one-on-one game of TRoS for my dad within the next few weeks. Having both just watched Martin Scorceses brilliant 'Gangs of New York',…
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Participants: ReverendCuster187, Tash, sirogit, Stephen, Edge.

5/19/2004 nsruf: First impressions [long]
My group finished their second TROS session on Monday (third if you count character creation). So far, their impressions are mixed, and I am wondering what I could do to…
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Participants: nsruf, Mike Holmes, Stephen, Malechi, Andrew Mure, Bankuei, Edge, Overdrive, MiB, Trevis Martin, Ashren Va'Hale, bensei, Valamir.

5/19/2004 Tom: Light wounds and healing
Last session, we suffered our first PC injury, two light wounds (Lvl 1 and Lvl 2). Since then I've been thinking about healing times. Both wounds are mostly cosmetic -…
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Participants: Tom, [MKF]Kapten.

5/19/2004 6inTruder: Porting Spiritual Attributes into non-Dice Pool systems???
Yeah, I suck for not posting anything other than this question, but has anyone seen/done anything for this?
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Participants: 6inTruder, MonkeyWrench, Trevis Martin, arxhon, greyorm, toli.

5/18/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Some new gifts/flaws
Recently ive been toying with the idea of a new flaw called Enemy. Basically, in its minor version, you have either a not so great enemy eagerly seeking you out…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, bottleneck, Starshadow, Poleaxe, Mokkurkalfe.

5/18/2004 xiombarg: The Castle: A TRoS Mini-Setting
I came up with a little mini-setting for TROS that might interest some of y'all: http://www.livejournal.com/users/xiombarg/530091.html Obviously, chargen would have to be modified somehow to match this, perhaps by eliminating…
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Participants: xiombarg.

5/18/2004 Malechi: Katanapunk: Zanshin and the Armour question
Hey guys, We've been having some discussions regarding Katanapunk and in particular the issue regarding armour. As Katanapunk is set in an era where armour was quite rare we've tried…
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Participants: Malechi, Ashren Va'Hale, Tash, Ashton.

5/18/2004 RexGator: Campaign prep help request
To All Been thinking about starting up a TROS campaign to while away the summer doldrums. Anyway I am leaning towards a "historical setting" of the 1400s (just started reading…
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Participants: RexGator, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Andrew Mure, Tash, Ian.Plumb, [MKF]Kapten.

5/17/2004 ReverendCuster187: Example Combats
I'm hoping to run my first game of TRoS quite soon, but i'm still finding it difficult to wrap my head around how combat actually plays out - any example…
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Participants: ReverendCuster187, Tash.

5/17/2004 [MKF]Kapten: Just out of curiousity
What SAs would you think that these characters from movies or litterature would have? Assign the usual 7 points and 5 cathegories. *Conan the barbarian *Elric of Melniboné *Mouser (by…
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Participants: [MKF]Kapten, Brian Leybourne.

5/17/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: TROS is Greece
After seeing the movie Troy (which, by the way, I thought was excellent), it got me thinking about the possibility of a ROS campaign set in a world similar to…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, bergh, Valthalion, Tash, Caz, Edge, Valamir, Irmo, Jake Norwood, ZenDog, Andrew Mure, contracycle, tetsujin28, Turin, toli.

5/17/2004 Valthalion: Backhand Forehand
This is a question for you real sword fighters out there. If you are right handed is it more difficult to slash to the offhand side. (where the shield isn't).…
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Participants: Valthalion, Tash, Overdrive, Ashren Va'Hale, Caz, Jake Norwood, Andrew Mure, aaronharmon.

5/15/2004 Rick: Now we see the violence inherent in the system...
I'm just curious. Has anyone destroyed the world, slaughtered their gaming group, fallen prey to the spiral of death, or had any other catastrophe predicted to occur upon engaging in…
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Participants: Rick, Tash, Jake Norwood.

5/14/2004 Malechi: Katanapunk Art
Artist Daniel Danborg has joined the Katanapunk! project. For a sample of his work check out the Shigira story here http://members.westnet.com.au/manji/shigira.html let me know what you guys think? Jason K.…
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Participants: Malechi, tetsujin28, Edge.

5/14/2004 Tash: Akira Kurowsawa
After the recent mention of Hidden Fortress in a thread on these boards I decided I needed to see some more of this director's work (I've only seen Seven Samurai).…
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Participants: Tash, Valamir, Malechi, Uber_Munchkin, Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, ZenDog, tetsujin28, Valthalion, Brian Leybourne, Fleinhoy.

5/13/2004 Malechi: Settings and Unused/Pointless Priorities
I'm currently working on Katanapunk! and I've been thinking about the priorities and what to place in the character section of the book. As this game is set in 18th…
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Participants: Malechi, Tash, nsruf, kenjib, Tom.

5/12/2004 Prince of Thieves: Seneschals Lets share some stories. (Long Post)
Lets share some story ideas and outlines. Some people have suggested that it is fruitless to share story ideas for RoS because of the Spiritual Attributes. But I disagree, I…
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Participants: Prince of Thieves, James Buchanan.

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5/22/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Allies gift question
I may be missing something here, but wouldn't most poeple have at least the minor version of the Allies girft? For those who have connections to their family, and at…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Tash, Ian.Plumb, bottleneck.

5/24/2004 Tash: Had an awesome TRoS session today.
I got to play TRoS for the first time today as one of my group mates took over being Seneschal for the day. It was a long session that climaxed…
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Participants: Tash, Valamir, Jake Norwood.

5/24/2004 Malechi: Katanapunk Playtest
For those who don't step out of the TROS forum into the wider-Forge world I've posted a quick run-down of the playtest session we had last week in the Actual…
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Participants: Malechi, ReverendCuster187, greedo1379.

5/24/2004 El Mik@: Questions about system
Hi all, TRoS has managed to interest me and only a few RPG books have managed to do that lately, so I have a questions: I have been searching a…
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Participants: El Mik@, Valamir.

5/25/2004 James Buchanan: Epic Scale TROS
Has anyone had much success running a game of TROS that has the characters involved in the games of nations? I have an idea for a campaign which leads from…
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Participants: James Buchanan, Tash, Sir Mathodius Black, Negilent.

5/26/2004 Dain: Spell Duration vs Summoning Vagary Level
Hey guys, Reading the book I'm getting a little confused, and I can't find a thread talking about the thing I'm confused about. The book says under the Summoning vagary…
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Participants: Dain, Rick.

5/26/2004 RexGator: Recap on recent Missile Combat discussions
To All Here is my recap of various missile topics that have been kicked around the boards recently. I am offering it in the hope that I have correctly interpreted…
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Participants: RexGator, Overdrive.

5/28/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Social Class: Royalty
In an upcoming game my character will be a warrior prince, and after reviewing the description of landed nobility, it does not seem fit for "Royalty" as much as for…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, James Buchanan, RexGator, Ian.Plumb, Tash.

5/30/2004 bergh: Modern firearms - Medieval Plate/chain armour....
Modern firearms - Medieval Plate/chain armour.... How does this work? I know it does not has much with TRoS to do, but i posted it here becouse i know that…
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Participants: bergh, btrc, Tash, Caz, Frank, Irmo.

5/31/2004 Tywin Lannister: "The Riddle of Steel" Resource Thread
I think it's time for a resource thread. A thread where we can pool links which can be helpful when it comes to our beloved RPG. Please add a link…
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Participants: Tywin Lannister, Irmo, StahlMeister, haunted, Prince of Thieves, Salamander.

6/1/2004 Caz: Me, myself + I
I've seen this done in just about every other game forum, why not here and now? Has anyone here ever tried to put yourself on a ROS character sheet? Post…
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Participants: Caz.

6/1/2004 Malechi: Twilight Samurai...
Hey guys, Just wanted to make sure everyone's heard of and intends to go see "Twilight Samurai". If you haven't seen it yet go and find a copy soon. SAs…
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Participants: Malechi, Loki, Tash.

6/2/2004 Valthalion: Help wargamer from long back
Hi guys Here is my problem. The way I see TROS running is more abstract than a minatures based game. Terrain rolls are used to decide who fights who. When…
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Participants: Valthalion, James Buchanan, Ian.Plumb.

6/2/2004 Dr_Pete: Various rules bits
Hi, I've got a couple of sticky questions about rules bits. I don't have the book in front of me at the moment, so please forgive any mistakes. 1) Movement…
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Participants: Dr_Pete, Caz, Prince of Thieves.

6/2/2004 bensei: Mounted lance charge
I am new to TROS and would like to hear some experience and hints on the following setup: Setup: A mounted (destrier) full plate knight with a lance wants to…
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Participants: bensei, Caz, toli, Valamir, Prince of Thieves, nsruf, Mokkurkalfe, Turin, Starshadow, Brian Leybourne.

6/5/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Most memorable characters
Hey All, This is just a thread for anyone to post a character(s) that they have played that are very memorable to them in one way or another. Ill get…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Salamander, Spartan, Ashren Va'Hale.

6/6/2004 Tom: New Maneuver Cards
I made a bunch of maneuver cards for my group, and well, here they are, please tell me what you think and especially if you find any mistakes: Offensive Maneuvers…
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Participants: Tom, Mike Holmes, Poleaxe, bottleneck.

6/7/2004 Poleaxe: questions, armor penalties, and mass weapons
questions, armor penalties, and mass weapons First, on the footman's pick: Where is the rule for picks getting stuck? I see the reference in the damage chart, but can't find…
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Participants: Poleaxe, Malechi, Ashren Va'Hale, James Buchanan, Andrew Mure.

6/7/2004 greyorm: The Riddle of the Fading Suns
I just recieved my TROS books (thanks Jake!) and besides indulgence in a sudden and growing addiction to Dungeon Siege that I blame on my gaming friends, I've been pawing…
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Participants: greyorm, Matt Wilson, montag, Caz, jeffd.

6/8/2004 MonkeyWrench: Tweaking with the dice mechanics
I've got a question for all the systems tweakers and number crunchers out there - What effect would changing the dice mechanics of TROS have on the game? In my…
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Participants: MonkeyWrench, Sir Mathodius Black, Starshadow, nsruf, spunky, Durgil, Jaeger.

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