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5/22/2002 Shadeling: Guess the RPGnet thread is Dead?
Well got myself signed up here. Guess the discussion over at RPGnet has died then...so sad... :)
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Participants: Shadeling, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood.

5/22/2002 Jake Norwood: Qualities of Real Weapons
Someone mentioned this as a good idea, so I figured I'd get the ball rolling. What are the real qualities of the weapons we all love and adore? I know…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Brian Leybourne, Rattlehead, Ron Edwards, Ace, Clinton R. Nixon, contracycle, Wolfen, Valamir, Lyrax, Atomic Requiem, Jaif, Ben, Bob Richter, Furious D, Shadow.

5/21/2002 peterogers: FAQ ?
Hi all, I was wondering if there was an FAQ anywhere. I have a couple of questions from my reading through the book that I'm sure someone else will have…
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Participants: peterogers, Rattlehead, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Steve Danielson, Ron Edwards.

5/20/2002 Jake Norwood: Help with Spells
Hey all. I'm looking for a hand in updating (and perhaps editing several out of) the example spells in Book VI. The thing is...time...I need to do this now, and…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Casey Goddard.

5/20/2002 Ron Edwards: More prep help requested
Hello, After some delays, my ROS play begins this week. Here are some more questions that have arisen as I've prepared for it. ONE Anyone with knowledge of Hungarian or…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Christopher Kubasik, Rattlehead, Clinton R. Nixon, Jasper.

5/20/2002 Ace: Things for the Flower of Battle
I know I am jumping the gun a little on this (game isn't really out yeet, 2 supps in the pipe line before it) but I still would like to…
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Participants: Ace, Jake Norwood, Atomic Requiem, Wolfen, Julian Kelsey, contracycle, Valamir, The_Fey, Bankuei, Shadow, malum, Rattlehead, Mokkurkalfe, Salamander, arxhon, tauman, Noon, Brian Leybourne, Aaron, Bob Richter, Todd M. Sullivan, Vanguard, MrGeneHa, Ashren Va'Hale, Eamon Voss, Ben Lehman, kanseg, Ryuuko, svenlein.

5/20/2002 malum: permanent spells
can someone point me to the pages in the rulebook where it talks about how to make a spell permanent? i have heard it can be done, but dont see…
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Participants: malum, Casey Goddard, Jake Norwood, Atomic Requiem, Wolfen, The_Fey, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Lyrax, Sneaky Git, Bankuei, Silanthous.

5/19/2002 Atomic Requiem: Technical Questions Regarding Simultaneity
So I advanced to Step 2 in experiencing TROS (Step 1: Read about it on the Forum; Step 2: Read Rule Book and Duel Characters; Step 3: Play actual game…
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Participants: Atomic Requiem, Wolfen.

5/18/2002 Jhilahd: When is the site coming back up and...
is there any other sites on the web that sell RoS? Or how about fan sites. After reading all of the goodies on this forum and then all the thread…
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Participants: Jhilahd, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, ReverendCuster187, Ian Cooper, Rattlehead.

5/18/2002 Shadow: TROS Weapon Statistics (ATN, DTN, & Damage)
(*Long post, mainly focused on damage rating of the rapier) From my reading of the game rules, I find that TROS uses a (very impressive) combat system in which the…
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Participants: Shadow, Jake Norwood, Casey Goddard, Jaif, Rattlehead, Wolfen, Ron Edwards.

5/18/2002 Jake Norwood: Who's gonna be at some Cons this summer?
I'm going to be at Origins and GenCon, as well as some smaller Con down in Phoenix at the end of July...any chance I'll get to see some of you…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Jürgen Mayer, Valamir.

5/18/2002 Jaif: Defending against Sorcery
Ok, I mentioned this in another thread, so I'd like to pose a question to the viewing audience. 1) How do sorcerers defend themselves from other sorcerers? Let's be clear,…
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Participants: Jaif, Rattlehead, Wolfen, Ian O'Rourke, Shadow, Christopher Kubasik, Atomic Requiem, The_Fey, Jake Norwood, Lyrax.

5/17/2002 Brian Leybourne: Quick question.. moons?
So, assuming the gods are not really real (yes, it's up to the individual Seneschals to decide)... ... where did the five new moons come from? Ideas? Theories? etc...
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Participants: Brian Leybourne, malum, Rattlehead, Valamir, OllyG, Sneaky Git, Jake Norwood, J B Bell, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax.

5/17/2002 Ace: Learning to play and Run the riddle (and a humorous bit)
[quote="contracycle"]I agree with the above - when weapons are actually dangerous, much of the positive feedback powergamers seek vanishes.[/quote] That quote above got me to thinking how hard it is…
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Participants: Ace, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Jaif, jburneko, Wolfen, Rattlehead, contracycle.

5/17/2002 Jake Norwood: TROS T-Shirts
We've had growing interest in TROS t-shirts (hell, we want 'em). So here's my question... What should it look like? How much would you pay for them (so I can…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, Ace, Bankuei, Brian Leybourne, Henry Fitch, Wolfen, Casey Goddard, Rattlehead, Jhilahd, Jürgen Mayer, Ron Edwards, Shadow.

5/17/2002 Rattlehead: Getting together online
This might be bad form, but here goes... Lance (Wolfen) and I have been using OpenRPG, a free program, to stage duels, chat, and spread the word about TROS. Others…
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Participants: Rattlehead, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Draigh, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood, Bob Richter, Lyrax.

5/17/2002 Atomic Requiem: Balance
Hi there. I guess I'm committing an horrible breach of etiquette or else jumping into the midst of things, depending on how you look at it, by starting a new…
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Participants: Atomic Requiem, Rattlehead, Bankuei, contracycle.

5/16/2002 malum: riddle masters and attributes
two questions, and sorry if i ask something already posted, or in the book somewhere, for i havent got to read every word of it yet. first, if a character…
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Participants: malum, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Rattlehead.

5/16/2002 malum: siehe characters
i am a little confused about how to make individual siehe characters. the book gives them all the same bonuses, but it mentions there being many different kinds of seelie…
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Participants: malum, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood.

5/16/2002 Jake Norwood: TROS Contests
I'd love to run some contests on the forum at some point, rewarding folks for particularly insightful or meaningful posts and threads. Any ideas on how?
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen.

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5/22/2002 Furious D: Flexible Priorities in char gen?
I've been considering allowing players to downgrade some priorities in order to upgrade others, in order to make more midline characters (like with c, c, c, d, d, d sets).…
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Participants: Furious D, Bankuei, Bob Richter, Wolfen, ScarletJester.

5/24/2002 Bankuei: Grappling
Ok, two fold question here.... 1) What is the ATN to use for grappling? 2) How do you do a tackle? The rules are currently set for a set up…
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Participants: Bankuei, Jake Norwood, Jaif, Atomic Requiem.

5/24/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Questions, and more questions
Jake, 1) Grappling. What's going on there? Seriously. My real question: I want to tackle some random guy. What's my ATN? 2) Arming gloves. Cool as hell, but - what's…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jake Norwood, Jaif, Lyrax.

5/24/2002 Jake Norwood: Uglub, Gelure, and Sorcery
There have been some very interesting ideas about Uglub and Gelure on this forum. I just wanted to heat things up a bit, asking what you all think of Uglub's…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Ace, The_Fey, Jaif, Lyrax, Mokkurkalfe, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Ashren Va'Hale, Bob Richter.

5/25/2002 Casey Goddard: Armor Info
Hi all. I did a little research on armor and though I would post my findings here. I also added some info on how I feel the armor should apply…
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Participants: Casey Goddard, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, trevayne.

5/26/2002 malum: congratulations
a little off topic, but i just want to congratulate everyone for making this such a intelligent and productive forum, with no real flames or arguments.
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Participants: malum, Lyrax, Rattlehead, Jake Norwood.

5/27/2002 Jaif: Armor encumberance & shields
A couple of things seem a bit "off" to me about armor and shields. Note that I have limited experience here; I have worn a chain shirt, and I have…
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Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood.

5/27/2002 Jake Norwood: TROS First Printing SOLD OUT!
Just thought I'd give a big, warm, public thanks to all you guys on account of this nifty occasion. A call from a distributor in London took up the last…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Bankuei, ReverendCuster187, Jaif, Brian Leybourne, ScarletJester, Lyrax, contracycle.

5/27/2002 Jake Norwood: Revisions for August
I thought that I'd post a few of the meaningful revisions for the August edition. Remember, again, that the changes for August reflect: (1) copy editing and (2) some modifications…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Rattlehead, Brian Leybourne, Jaif, Mokkurkalfe, Bankuei.

5/28/2002 Jaif: Skill System Comments
I ran the game a few times last week, and it was a blast. I have a few negative observations that I wish to address, but please don't take that…
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Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Atomic Requiem, Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Rattlehead, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, contracycle, Lyrax, Henry Fitch, 655321.

5/28/2002 Mokkurkalfe: Questions on spiritual attributes
1) I have some problems coming up with different situations and examples where the SA can come into play(e.g. conscience bonus if knocking down instead of killing). Any suggestions? 2)…
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Participants: Mokkurkalfe, Jaif, Casey Goddard, Bob Richter, Wolfen, Valamir, Lyrax.

5/28/2002 Ace: A new spell
here is a nasty Spell of Three I just cooked up Thundering Throw Spell of 3 CTN 6 if formalized (60 seconds) T)1 R)1 V)1 D)0 Vagaries: Movement3 Summon 3,…
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Participants: Ace.

5/29/2002 Henry Fitch: Questions Stemming From Reviews
Just a couple. Keep in mind that I still don't have the book (can't stand to buy something when I know a new edition is coming out) so they're probably…
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Participants: Henry Fitch, Brian Leybourne, Jaif.

5/29/2002 Bob Richter: All right, I'm a believer.
At first I didn't think I was going to like tRoS. The biggest issue was that it uses d10s. Now, normally, I hate d10s and the feeling is mutual, but…
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Participants: Bob Richter, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Bankuei, Atomic Requiem, Valamir, Jaif, Lyrax, Rattlehead, contracycle, Shadow, Mokkurkalfe.

5/29/2002 Brian Leybourne: Quick favor
Hi all. I don't have a rulebook at the moment (stolen, as some of you know), can someone give me a quick heads up on a couple of things I…
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Participants: Brian Leybourne, Jaif, Mokkurkalfe, Shadow.

5/30/2002 Jake Norwood: Download Update
There's a new Download on at www.theriddleofsteel.com. It's a "Sorcerer's Reference Sheet" with room for spells, vagaries, etc. Jake
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, ReverendCuster187.

5/30/2002 Bob Richter: Fireballs
One of the things that's bothered me about tRoS sorcery is it says THERE ARE NO FIREBALLS, and yet there's an easy (at least as easy as Armor of Air)…
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Participants: Bob Richter, Wolfen, contracycle, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Lyrax, WhistlinFiend, Jaif, Julian Kelsey, Rattlehead, Bladesinger, Ace, Thirsty Viking, Apprentice of Steel.

5/30/2002 turgon: proficiencies, defaults, and the starting character
I have a question involving the above. I created my first character last night and it went a little haywire. Specifically, I put priority A into proficiencies (probably a mistake).…
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Participants: turgon, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Lyrax, Wolfen, The_Fey, Bob Richter, Jaif, Furious D.

5/31/2002 turgon: Insight Points and Bonus Priorities
From the rules, it says that "Higher Insight grants bonus Priorities" (pg. 68). If taken litterally, this would indicate that you gain additional Priorities. So if you had 76 Insight…
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Participants: turgon, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Jaif, Lyrax, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne.

5/31/2002 Julian Kelsey: Reading Recommendations
I'm enthused by the noise being made about The Riddle Of Steel, and looking forward to getting a copy when I can. In the mean time I'm thinking about the…
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Participants: Julian Kelsey, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Jake Norwood.

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