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9/2/2002 Lyrax: Provo Game
We here in Provo (Utah) are starting a game of tRoS soon. We're planning to do this on the BYU campus at the Wilk (the only building that's actually open…
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Participants: Lyrax.

9/2/2002 Mokkurkalfe: Logistics
Could anybody come up with some good numbers on how much upkeep would cost in tRoS, including lodging, food, equipment maintenance and whatnot? And perhaps some end-of-the-week/month cost, like armor…
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Participants: Mokkurkalfe.

9/2/2002 Thirsty Viking: Questions, Chainmail, Warhammer
Is chainmail considered a hard armor for the bonus damage given by Mass weapons? Using the spike on a war hammer would be a swung puncture attack right?.... will these…
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Participants: Thirsty Viking, Mokkurkalfe, Wolfen, Durgil, Valamir.

9/2/2002 Shdwjack: Kopesh
I'm playing a guy from Ahr, and I was wondering what the stats for the Kopesh would be. Thanks.
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Participants: Shdwjack, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax, Mike Holmes.

9/1/2002 Shadeling: Simultaneous Attackers-none successful
What happens if Simultaneous Reds are dropped, and both attackers fail in their rolls-do you drop Initiative again?
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Participants: Shadeling, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen.

9/1/2002 Jaif: Questions: stealth & thrown dagger, from a recent sessio
I had a couple situations that came up in my last session that are making me think. Since thinking is bad, I thought I'd ask for some help here to…
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Participants: Jaif, Ace, Mokkurkalfe, Thirsty Viking, Lyrax.

9/1/2002 Jake Norwood: I'm Baaa-aack!
Uh, hey, I'm back. There are a lot of questions, probably. I think I've read up on everything, but I'm not sure. Be patient as I move stuff around, and…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Sneaky Git.

8/31/2002 Ben: the ART of TRoS
Howdy Strangers, GII: So what kind of art is everyone hoping to see in the upcoming supplements. Styles? Pencils, B/W Inks, Digital, ...(Jake really hopes you say B/W Inks) Subjects?…
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Participants: Ben, Mokkurkalfe, Nick Pagnucco, Jürgen Mayer, Sneaky Git, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Wolfen.

8/30/2002 Balbinus: Guns query
Does TROS have rules for guns of the (equivalent) period? If not, how difficult would that be to introduce?
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Participants: Balbinus, Mike Holmes, Lyrax, Shadeling, Ben.

8/30/2002 Balbinus: TROS in the real world
Cool as I understand the setting is, I have a great love of real-world settings. Has anyone tried adapting TROS to historical Europe? How hard would it be?
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Participants: Balbinus, Mike Holmes, Ace, Lyrax, Sneaky Git, Wolfen, Ron Edwards.

8/28/2002 Ed: Opponents as terrain
I was reading the rules about treating multiple opponents as terrain, and it wasn't quite gelling for me. Can somebody give a good example run-through? I guess my main question…
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Participants: Ed, Lyrax, Valamir, Wolfen.

8/28/2002 contracycle: Polearms
Well, I went to visit Warwick castle last weekend, and quite entertaining it was too. There was a brief bit of jousting and so forth, and more interestingly, a short…
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Participants: contracycle, ShaneNINE, Jasper, Mike Holmes, GhostShip Blue, Lyrax, Wolfen, Durgil, Mokkurkalfe, Valamir.

8/27/2002 Valamir: Out of the Box
Ken Hite had some great things to say about RoS in this weeks column http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
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Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes.

8/27/2002 Jaillir: TROS in Germany??
Hi! I´ve been trying hard to find TROS here in Germany. The German distributor listed at the official site (Ulysses) doesn´t answer to emails, nor does any of the local…
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Participants: Jaillir, Jürgen Mayer.

8/27/2002 Ben: Book 5, what's that?
Hi all, Sorry I haven't actually been around like Jake promissed. I've been busy with the move and all. For those of you who have no clue as to who…
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Participants: Ben, Jasper, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Sneaky Git.

8/27/2002 Spartan: Clarification about mass weapons
OK, I know these are kind of dumb questions, but I thought I'd ask just to make sure... Mass weapons and shock: It says in the weapon description that mass…
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Participants: Spartan, Shadeling, Jasper, Wolfen, Lyrax, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood.

8/27/2002 Shadeling: Conscience Spiritual Attribute
Ok, here is my question- Is Conscience always defined as do the right thing, or can it be modified based on characters?
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Participants: Shadeling, Unsane, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Mokkurkalfe, Nick Pagnucco, Jaif.

8/26/2002 Jasper: Backed into a corner... request for help
Hi, everyone. I ran my group's first full adventure with TRoS last night (they chose it, of their own accord, over Orkworld and Ars Magicka, which pleased me no end).…
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Participants: Jasper, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Lyrax, Sneaky Git, Wolfen, Thirsty Viking.

8/26/2002 Flash: Ambidexterity
Got a quick question about Ambidexterity. I don't understand what the last sentence of the Ambidexterity Gift is trying to say. "Other uses for this Gift are outlined in the…
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Participants: Flash, Jake Norwood, Thirsty Viking, Wolfen.

8/24/2002 Shadeling: Doubling Up on Skill Packages...
What is the advantage of this? What have any of you done?
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Participants: Shadeling, Spartan, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Lyrax, Sneaky Git.

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9/3/2002 Thirsty Viking: Issues About Alchemy ....
[quote] I'd love to see some alchemy rules for this game as well. Seems like the kind of thing that would really fit in with the general feel. :) --…
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Participants: Thirsty Viking, Spartan, Northcott, Silanthous, Apprentice of Steel, Lyrax.

9/3/2002 Spartan: Observation on bind and strike
OK, I'm sure this isn't news to anyone, but I thought I'd post what I figured out last night. Suppose you decide to use a bind & strike maneuver on…
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Participants: Spartan, Mokkurkalfe, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Thirsty Viking.

9/3/2002 ShaneNINE: Why die pools?
I haven't played TROS yet, but I've recently started playing Exalted. It's my first die-pool game. I think the idea of die pool mechanics is pretty neat and you can…
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Participants: ShaneNINE, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Spartan, contracycle, Enoch.

9/3/2002 Scotty: Familiars for non sorcerers
What if I had a non sorcerer character, but I wanted to take a sorcerer gift. Specifically a familiar. The ability to actually inhabit your familiars body greatly increases the…
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Participants: Scotty, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Mokkurkalfe, Thirsty Viking.

9/4/2002 Trav: Question about increasing proficiencies?
Maybe I missed it in the book, but is there anyway in the book to increase proficiencies after character creation? I see how to improve attributes and skills, but I…
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Participants: Trav, Spartan.

9/5/2002 svenlein: Parrying a punch with a sword
This is a question I asked earlier but the thread died Guy tries to punch me. I parry with my sword. As an added bonus to him not hitting me,…
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Participants: svenlein, Valamir, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood, Thirsty Viking.

9/5/2002 ShaneNINE: Indulge me for a minute
My gaming group is currently playing Exalted. I think it's cool. The other players and the GM are giddy stupid happy over it. So when it's my turn to run…
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Participants: ShaneNINE, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

9/5/2002 Nick Pagnucco: War question
I haven't seen a fun socio-political question in a while, so...... If I remember correctly, there are two major military conflicts starting up just as the official campaign year hits.…
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Participants: Nick Pagnucco, Mike Holmes, Mokkurkalfe, Brian Leybourne, contracycle, Thirsty Viking.

9/6/2002 svenlein: compilation of house rules
A while back Jake said he was going to put up all the house rules that have been developed on this list, I am really looking forward to this. If…
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Participants: svenlein, Jake Norwood, Thirsty Viking, viktor_haag, Mike Holmes, Durgil, Brian Leybourne, Lyrax.

9/7/2002 Akos Szederjei: Arming glove question
Did anyone come up with the statistics for arming gloves (I could find anything about them)? Or do they simply act as "quasi-bucklers" for gaming purposes? Thanks, Akos
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Participants: Akos Szederjei, Thirsty Viking, Wolfen, bergh, Salamander.

9/7/2002 Thirsty Viking: Proposed house Rule: Shield Charge
After posting on the orc attacks in Moria I have given some thought to this. Here is a rough working draft of a new house rule. Attack Manuver: Shield Charge…
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Participants: Thirsty Viking, Sneaky Git, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood, viktor_haag.

9/7/2002 Thirsty Viking: Convention Demo's Driftwood Policy?
Is there a policy on convention Demo's? Or perhaps more to the point, Those who do Convention Demos? I'm new to this system, but have DECADES of RPG experience... some…
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Participants: Thirsty Viking, Jake Norwood.

9/9/2002 Nick Pagnucco: Possible TROS game starting
Yay... i may actually be gaming in the near future. (50/50 odds) The good/interesting news its 4 people; 2 newbies and 2 others who gamed when they were in their…
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Participants: Nick Pagnucco.

9/10/2002 Thirsty Viking: Gladiators 2nd thread
Things were slow so i started working my way back through the old post pages.... Gladiatorial Team League..... Whats up with this... It's an awesome way for me to solve…
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Participants: Thirsty Viking, Mike Holmes, Wolfen.

9/11/2002 Scotty: World of Myria V2.0
Myria 2.0 is off of the ground now. Myria was a world origionally started for AD&D by myself and a good friend way back when we were in high school/early…
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Participants: Scotty, Jake Norwood, Shadeling, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Thirsty Viking, Mike Holmes, Asaraludu, The GM.

9/11/2002 Shadeling: Can you counter with a Dopplehander?
I know the maneuver is not listed under the Dopplehander proficiency, but when half-swording, could you use the Counter from another proficiency you know?
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Participants: Shadeling, Nick Pagnucco, Wolfen, Thirsty Viking, Jake Norwood.

9/11/2002 Shadeling: Half swording quandries
Just curious about halfswording. The description lists ATN/DTN that differ from say the Dopplehander's description and +3 Dmg against armor. Also, if you half-sword with a Dopplehander, can you bring…
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Participants: Shadeling, Nick Pagnucco, Thirsty Viking, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Jasper.

9/11/2002 svenlein: movement while fighting
Here is something I've been thinking about, it is intensely simulationist: Movement while fighting: randomly determine distance, direction, and new orientation. forward and backward would be more likely than side…
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Participants: svenlein, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Thirsty Viking, Jake Norwood.

9/11/2002 viktor_haag: Activation Costs questions
I have a few questions about activation costs, most specifically for feints. Costs for feints ================ The costs for feint&cut and feint&thrust are listed as variable, except for Rapier which…
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Participants: viktor_haag, Thirsty Viking, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Jake Norwood.

9/12/2002 Mayhem1979: Improvised weapons....
Simple enough topic, and for the most part it's pretty simple to figure out I guess... but what, for example, would be the damage rating for a thrown chicken? (live)
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Participants: Mayhem1979, Thirsty Viking, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Bladesinger, Vanguard, Draigh, Valamir, Lyrax.

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