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7/21/2004 Paka: Gamer's Log: Mario's Vendetta
A friend of mine is in town for the summer and he's running a TRoS mini-campaign set in Renaissance Italy. He's calling it Vendetta and we learned the combat system…
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Participants: Paka, Emiricol, Sir Mathodius Black.

7/21/2004 Bracken: TFoB Blurb
I just found this on the back of my main RoS rulebook: >> Rules for mass combat, naval battles, castles and sieges, and advanced stances and maneuvers. << Does this…
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Participants: Bracken, Irmo, Jake Norwood, Dain.

7/20/2004 Stephen: Science in Sorcery: good or bad?
I broke this out to a new thread from the "Stealing from Sorcerer for RoS magic" thread below, because I was interested in the discussion but didn't want to derail…
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Participants: Stephen, Mike Holmes, Dain, Irmo, Ian.Plumb.

7/20/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Large purchases
Hey all, Sorry if this was covered already but I couldnt find it anywhere. I was wondering about costs of large scale purchases, such as land, manors/castles, construction projects, paying…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, hkdharmon, toli.

7/18/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Gaining Insight
There are two situations where I'm not sure whether a character would gain insight from SA spending. The first is when they spend 2 pts. outside of play to get…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, hkdharmon, Dain, Deliverator.

7/18/2004 Darcy Burgess: A little help for the search-impaired!
I'm digging back through the forums, looking for a few threads. And I'm coming up with nothing. Specifically, I'm looking for the Riddle of the Force thread, and that cool…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, Sneaky Git.

7/16/2004 Vagabond Elf: Modern Firearms
So, being the unrepentant geek that I am, I hacked out some rules for modern firearms using the basic RoS mechanics. Take a look & tell me what you think.…
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Participants: Vagabond Elf, Rattlehead, toli, Salamander, Overdrive, Turin.

7/16/2004 MikeJW: Help with Roman weapon.
I'm thinking of running an Imperial Roman campaign and I need help rules-wise for the pilum. A pilum is an iron headed javeline that was used as an anti-shield weapon.…
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Participants: MikeJW, Sneaky Git, Deliverator, MonkeyWrench, hkdharmon, Mike Holmes, Ashren Va'Hale, Drifter Bob, Turin, Degamer, Matthew Amt.

7/15/2004 chade0: Question about skill selection
After choosing skill packets, you can use your MA to pick new skills or lower the ones in the packets. My question is: Can you lower the same skill with…
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Participants: chade0, Sneaky Git, Jake Norwood.

7/14/2004 bergh: Stealing initiative, i think the rules are to slow.
Stealing initiative, i think the rules are to slow and the machanics the hard to remember. All that about rolling against/with reflex and such, always craps up by me and…
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Participants: bergh, baumi, Poleaxe, Sneaky Git, Salamander, Brian Leybourne.

7/14/2004 bergh: TRoS: Japan (samurais and ninjas), this would really make...
TRoS: Japan (samurais and ninjas), this would really make TRoS a popular game i think, until now i think that the systems used for these warriors don't function very well,…
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Participants: bergh, Fleinhoy, Sneaky Git, MonkeyWrench, MikeJW, Turin, Caz, casinormal, Eamon, Malechi.

7/13/2004 Tom: Alternate Sorcery Mod published
A while ago, Stephen J. Barringer posted his alternate sorcery system to this forum. I've taken it, turned it into a .pdf and added some more modifications, then I went…
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Participants: Tom, baumi, Muggins, Stephen, Claymore.

7/13/2004 Muggins: What's in a name?
Dear Jake (and don't take this too seriously), I was working last night on the handout for my latest and greatest campaign (the one that's been percolating through my brain,…
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Participants: Muggins, Valamir, Caz, Dain, Tash, MikeJW, Stephen, Jake Norwood.

7/13/2004 hkdharmon: Yet another alternate magic system, Longish
The big thing with this one is that I did not change anything but the vagaries, really. Alternate TROS vagaries All other rules are handled like the normal TROS magic…
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Participants: hkdharmon.

7/12/2004 Degamer: Master Screen
Anyone know where I might pick up on of thoose Master Screens mentioned on the main TROS site? The web site is down, and I would love to get ahold…
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Participants: Degamer, Tash, Jake Norwood, MikeJW, Richard_Strey, Jason L Blair, Dain, Claymore, Salamander, Tywin Lannister.

7/11/2004 hkdharmon: SAs and overlap
If someone has more than one SA that applies to a situation ("Conscience: Protect women" and "Passion: Love for Susan" in a fight to save Susan) does he add both…
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Participants: hkdharmon, Bankuei.

7/10/2004 stardog: Movement
How does tactical movement in TRoS compare with d20? I'm interested in purchasing the system, but in every other 'independent' game I've looked at, combat movement is inadequate or non-existent.…
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Participants: stardog, Tash, hkdharmon, Jake Norwood.

7/9/2004 hkdharmon: mAGIC AND SPRITUAL ATTRIBUTES
So do SA add to your spell pool in a manner similar to adding ART or DISC?
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Participants: hkdharmon, Stephen.

7/9/2004 Charles Smith: TROS: The Americas
Guys~ I've had an idea brewing in my head for a little while now and have decided that TROS is the system for my game. I have wanted to do…
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Participants: Charles Smith, Ben Lehman, Muggins, Vagabond Elf, Stump, Valamir.

7/8/2004 Claymore: TRoS Review in August 2004 Realm of Fantasy Magazine
I didn't see mention of this on the board so I thought I'd let you guys know that the The Riddle of Steel recieved a pretty positive review in the…
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Participants: Claymore, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, ZenDog.

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7/21/2004 olivera: Shock and pain questions
I have several questions about how shock and pain works, as the books is very ambiguous in these areas: 1) According to the book if an "area" is hit multiple…
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Participants: olivera, Dain, ultraviolet, Bob McNamee, Brian Leybourne.

7/23/2004 deltadave: The Future
Given that Jake is out of things for the next year and a half, are there any plans in place for order fulfillment and new material? Is it worth discussing…
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Participants: deltadave, Brian Leybourne, Tywin Lannister, Claymore, Edge, Ashren Va'Hale.

7/12/2004 Rick: Magic as Science (Split from "stealing from sorcerer...
[i]"As many others, I'm not terribly thrilled with Riddle's magic system. It feels too clunky, the science speak is jarring, etc etc. "[/i] What can I say? I was 23-24…
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Participants: Rick, greyorm, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Tom, Ian.Plumb, Irmo, Dain.

7/25/2004 jone: About maneuvers
Hi, a couple of questions about combat maneuvers. 1. Why can't you use Beat with Sword and Shield? 2. Am I right if I say that activating Feint and Thrust…
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Participants: jone, Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale.

7/26/2004 Jake Norwood: Press Release: Driftwood Publishing Purchased!
For Immediate Release:     July 26, 2004 Driftwood Publishing Purchased   Empire Games announced today the purchase of Driftwood Publishing and the acquisition of The Riddle of Steel Role…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, abzu, Claymore, shoplifter, greyorm, timfire, deltadave, Brian Leybourne, Morfedel, Wolfen.

7/26/2004 Claymore: The Flower of Battle Update
[b]The Flower of Battle Update[/b] I just wanted to give everyone a head's up and let you know that we have received the manuscript for TFoB and are preparing it…
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Participants: Claymore, Brian Leybourne, Tywin Lannister, Irmo, Richard_Strey, Ashren Va'Hale, Vagabond Elf, Valamir, Dain, Ian.Plumb, Peregrine Dace.

7/26/2004 Claymore: Alternate TFoB Logo?
One thing we are thinking about doing for TFoB (well, it was Brian's idea actually ;-) was to continue the tradition of altering The Riddle of Steel logo slightly in…
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Participants: Claymore, Valamir, Stump, Brian Leybourne, kanseg, Jake Norwood, Poleaxe, Paka, Durgil, Vagabond Elf, Richard_Strey.

7/27/2004 Caz: Fire Arms Rules (another set of)
I've been using these quite successfully for quite a while now, so figured I'd share these too, and take any suggestions. The only things I've changed from here are the…
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Participants: Caz, jone.

7/27/2004 Jaeger: Yet Another alternate magic tweak
I posted this in the yahoo tros elist a month or so back - I was hoping for feedback for good or ill... Guess I'll try here. I wanted to…
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Participants: Jaeger.

7/27/2004 jone: Missile pool refreshing speed
So, MP refreshes at speed of Wit MP in a round. The refresh speed is always about your Wit, not about your skill.. An example: We have a professional knife…
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Participants: jone, Poleaxe, ultraviolet, Ashren Va'Hale, Dain, Jaif, Brian Leybourne, Mokkurkalfe, Turin, Claymore, Deliverator, Darcy Burgess, Vagabond Elf.

7/27/2004 jone: Historical army organisations (slightly off topic)
Hi! I have tried to find information about medieval armies from many sources.. and since I still don't have a clear picture, I decided to post here in the forum.…
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Participants: jone, Caz, Salamander, Irmo.

7/28/2004 ZazielsRephaim: Shock and Pain in reference to Missle Pools.
I assume it is in the book, but I can't recall it right now. Mostly because I have not needed to know till just the other night... When your archer…
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Participants: ZazielsRephaim, Brian Leybourne.

7/28/2004 Irmo: TFoB Cover posted
[color=red]This was split from the Flower of Battle Update. You can check out the new cover at www.theriddleofsteel.net -Claymore[/color] [quote="Claymore"][b]The Flower of Battle Update[/b] A cover image (without logos or…
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Participants: Irmo, Claymore, Salamander, Jake Norwood, tauman, Brian Leybourne, arxhon.

7/28/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Income
Just a little quesiton regarding the income depending on social class. On page 18 it states, for example, that landed nobility recieve 3d10x10 gold per months (average of 150/month), yet…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Irmo, Salamander.

7/29/2004 Jake Norwood: Signing off
Well, all, I'm headed off. I've got a few more days before shipping out, but I'm packing up my computer and spending the time with my wife before monday, when…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Claymore, Tywin Lannister, arxhon.

7/30/2004 Fleinhoy: Conversions
'ello blokes. Lately I have been playing with the thought of changing my Warcraft RPG from the much detested DnD system and over to TROS. Changing the rules for the…
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Participants: Fleinhoy, BirdMan, Edge.

7/30/2004 silentounce: Looking for California Gamers
Hey all. I've been playing TROS every chance I get since I first discovered it a little over a year ago. Unfortunately that hasn't been that often. I'm currently in…
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Participants: silentounce, hkdharmon, Atomsk, Ben Lehman, deltadave, spunky, Degamer, TheLHF.

7/31/2004 Darcy Burgess: Lightsabre Damage Tables
Guess what...yet another person (me) is trying a Star Wars / RoS adaptation. I've got some good stuff going re: skill packets and the force. However, I'm running into some…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, hkdharmon, Ashren Va'Hale, Vagabond Elf, John Harper, Deliverator, Mike_Oracle, Durgil.

8/1/2004 Paka: The Riddle of Blood
The Starless Crown worn on the brow of a powerful lich rallied the undead hordes to war with the living. The power of the crown forced even our own Grand…
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Participants: Paka, Deliverator, Tywin Lannister, Negilent, Valamir.

8/2/2004 Claymore: Please see our new forums: http://www.trosforums.com
Our new forums site: www.trosforums.com is now live! Please go over and take a look. We will still be using our Forge forum until the end of the month…
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Participants: Claymore, Sir Mathodius Black, Paka, Durgil, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Emiricol, Ian.Plumb, silentounce, Dain, Sneaky Git, ultraviolet, Valamir, Richard_Strey.

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