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5/9/2003 Angaros: Detailed armor stats and materials
Hi folks! :) I've just run a short mock combat with versus a templar squire and a guardsman. The combat lasted only a half-dozen rounds and ended in a mess…
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Participants: Angaros, toli, Mike Holmes, Jason Kottler, Gary_Bingham, arxhon, Wolfen, Eamon Voss, Durgil, Valamir.

5/9/2003 Flash: Warhammer - tRoS style?
Anyone done a conversions from the Warhammer Fantasy RPG to Riddle of Steel? Seems like they would be a perfect match.
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Participants: Flash, Jake Norwood, arxhon, JESTER, Jaif.

5/8/2003 Harlequin: A couple of questions - Re: foppishness and No Elves
Okay, strange subject line, I admit. First comment, nigh-obligatory... I finally picked up TROS and was very happy to find it basically everything I'd hoped it would be. I was…
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Participants: Harlequin, Jake Norwood, Morfedel, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, toli.

5/7/2003 Angaros: Skill success probabilities
Hi folks! I'm wondering if anyone has made any statistical calculations regarding skill successes? I've been doing some calculating on my own, but I'm not entirely sure if the outcome…
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Participants: Angaros, Wolfen, ruusu, Brian Leybourne, Morfedel.

5/6/2003 Mayhem1979: Looking for players in provo/orem area....
Pretty much what it says... if not players, anybody looking for one or two experienced players for their games in the area? Either Way I'm going through withdrawal here. :-P…
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Participants: Mayhem1979, Wolfen, Ashren Va'Hale.

5/5/2003 Jake Norwood: Portrait style charsheet added to web
www.theriddleofsteel.net/support/charsheetportrait.zip In MS word format, includes a font for use in the sheet. Jake
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Nick Pagnucco, Brian Leybourne, Angaros, Michael Tree, Wolfen, gnarf, Enoch.

5/5/2003 Eamon Voss: HarnMaster Combat review on rpg.net
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9298.phtml A friend pointed this out to me. The reviewer compares HarnMaster to TROS even though he has admitted never looked at the TROS system. He goes on to misrepresent…
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Participants: Eamon Voss, Stephen, Coplen, spunky, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Tuomo Aimonen, Daredevil, Morfedel, toli, Mike Holmes.

5/4/2003 Brian Leybourne: Always good to see...
There's a new thread on RPG.net called "Future RPG Purchases" and a number of the respondants have indicated that they want to pick up The Riddle of Steel. Very good…
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Participants: Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood.

5/2/2003 Waiwode: Frustrating Combat
Two "Roman" characters from the Riddle Combat Generator. Both wearing the 4pt Chain armour the template comes with, one with a short spear, the other with a short sword. I've…
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Participants: Waiwode, toli, Eamon Voss.

5/2/2003 Mayhem1979: Insanity and ways to handle it in a PC...
I just recently put together a character who I gave the major flaw Insane... Scizophrenic(sp?) to be exact. He literally hears voices. He has dealt with this by convincing himself…
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Participants: Mayhem1979, Draigh, Ashren Va'Hale, Sneaky Git, Bankuei, Nick Pagnucco, tetsugroo, Jake Norwood, Michael Tree, Rattlehead, Unsane.

5/2/2003 murazor: First Contact (And combat question)
And so I've finally made my first tentative steps into the world of TRoS, when I yesterday gathered two friends to create characters. I'm setting the game in France 1567,…
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Participants: murazor, Mayhem1979, Draigh, Ashren Va'Hale, Bankuei, Vanguard, Tywin Lannister, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

5/2/2003 Michael Tree: Using the Combat Simulator in play
I love the combat simulator, and have been playing with it for days (at the expense of of studying, even.) In fact, I'm considering using it for running TROS, since…
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Participants: Michael Tree, Brian Leybourne, Morfedel, Wolfen, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

4/30/2003 Jake Norwood: Brian's CHarGen is up!
www.theriddleofsteel.net/support or www.theriddleofsteel.net/support/troschargen.zip Enjoy!
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Jason, kanseg, Bob Richter, Ben Lehman, JESTER, Eamon Voss, Salamander, Ashren Va'Hale, SheWolf.

4/30/2003 Morfedel: How fast is advancement?
Reading the reviews, I can't quite tell, but how fast does advancement occur? I mean, if you are spending and refilling your SA, how quickly do characters advance? I realize…
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Participants: Morfedel, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Mike Holmes.

4/30/2003 Morfedel: ARGH!
I cant post topics or reply half the time! I keep on getting "invalid_session" messages!!! ARGH!!!!
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Participants: Morfedel, toli, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne.

4/30/2003 Morfedel: I've pretty much decided to pick up and try TRoS, but....
I have a few last questions. I've heard that magic is almost TOO powerful. In reading the playtest review on openRPG, and then the comments from the forum below, one…
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Participants: Morfedel, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Spartan, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Stephen, Vanguard, Ben Lehman, Caldis, kenjib.

4/30/2003 tunaman9000: The MOST BROKEN VAGARY???
I have been running a "high-magic" campaign in Riddle for about the last 3-4 months (can't tell exactly, time flies when you are having fun!). It's actually pretty fun, when…
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Participants: tunaman9000, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Caldis, Bankuei, Brian Leybourne, prophet118, Mike Holmes, Mokkurkalfe, Draigh, Bob Richter, Unsane, Gary_Bingham, Angaros.

4/29/2003 deltadave: TRoS at Gamex 2003
Is anyone planning on doing a TRoS demo at Gamex 2003 in Los Angeles? I'd love to see how the system works in use. Gamex is Memorial Day weekend if…
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Participants: deltadave, JESTER, jburneko.

4/29/2003 arxhon: The Riddle of Steel playtest review on RPGnet
There is a Riddle of Steel playtest up on RPG.net, by yours truly. :-) Check it out. Anyone know of any other sites where a review could be posted?
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Participants: arxhon, Salamander, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne.

4/29/2003 Calder: First post, thoughts on Eastern martial arts
First off, I have to give major props to Brian and Jake! I recently converted my d20 campaign to TROS, and it's been nowhere but up. (ben_lehman is one of…
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Participants: Calder, arxhon, Brian Leybourne, Salamander, Jake Norwood, Eamon Voss, Wolfen, r_callen221, Bankuei, Janne Halmetoja, tunaman9000, Ron Edwards.

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5/10/2003 Mortaneus: Death by Fire
Hello all, I've been reading through TROS and noticed something...as far as I can tell, according to the damage tables, it's impossible to kill someone through fire damage. The damage…
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Participants: Mortaneus, Mayhem1979, Jake Norwood, Drastic, Bankuei, arxhon.

5/10/2003 kenjib: Occult traditions for Sorcerers
I'm making my way through the book and have finished the sorcery chapter. I had a couple of rough ideas on making the system more compatible with my homebrew and…
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Participants: kenjib, Brian Leybourne, Stuart DJ Purdie.

5/11/2003 Jaeger: Skills by dice...
Several weeks ago it was firmly established that the standard ROS skill system is perfectly fine and there was no need to convert it to a stat+skill die pool system.…
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Participants: Jaeger, Wolfen, Mayhem1979, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Aaron, Ashren Va'Hale.

5/11/2003 Thorbrin: Trouble with Hit locations!
I am regretfully having problems understanding the process involved with determining hit locations. I understand that the attacker declares the area that he is attacking and how..ie I am attacking…
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Participants: Thorbrin, Bankuei, Angaros, Brian Leybourne.

5/12/2003 arxhon: TRoS Group Hug: Part 2
[quote="Thorbrin"]I must say that this seems to be a very freindly forum. It is a really nice change from the usual stuck up jerks that I tend to see at…
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Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood, JESTER, Salamander, Stephen, Wolfen, Tywin Lannister, Eamon Voss, Spartan, kanseg, Thorbrin, Brian Leybourne, Bomilkar, Ashren Va'Hale, Ilvarin, Vanguard.

5/12/2003 Eamon Voss: Simplifying initiative issues!
One of the few things I don't like about the TROS combat system is all that complexity involved in dealing with buying off initiative during simultaneous hits. I am cooking…
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Participants: Eamon Voss, Jake Norwood, Bob Richter, Wolfen, Aaron, Bomilkar, Mike Holmes, arxhon.

5/12/2003 Andrew Ciotti: Mixed Sci fi setting
I was wondering if anyone had done a Setting using TROS that Included Sci fi weapons, Blasters, Guns, Vibro Swords etc. I am thinking of a setting where these things…
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Participants: Andrew Ciotti, Jake Norwood, Bob Richter, Brian Leybourne, OriginalFlash, Furious D, Wolfen, Sneaky Git, Mayhem1979, Michael Tree.

5/12/2003 Jake Norwood: TROS at Warehouse 23
TROS is the featured game today at SJG's "Warehouse 23." Pretty cool, though--like all retailers--they're "currently out of stock." I find that sooooo dammmmmnnnn frustrating! Jake http://www.warehouse23.com/item.cgi?DFW1001
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Eduardoh, Brian Leybourne, Ashren Va'Hale, Mayhem1979, Durgil.

5/13/2003 Durgil: Social Combat Continued
There is an interesting topic that just started up here on the HârnForum. I'm not familiar with Dying Earth's quick start rules, but it sounded like it might be useful…
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Participants: Durgil, Brian Leybourne, arxhon.

5/14/2003 Prince of Thieves: A question about: Pain. From a new poster
I purchased Riddle of Steel quite a few months ago and was so busy over the holidays I had no time to read it, much less consider running it. But…
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Participants: Prince of Thieves, Salamander, Wolfen, Bankuei, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

5/14/2003 Brassel: Question about the Beat Maneuver
Hello out there, I am new to TROS, maybe the first german member of this forum(?) and I got a question about Beating. Is the beat maneuver not too good?…
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Participants: Brassel, Salamander, Ashren Va'Hale, Bob Richter, Jake Norwood, Prince of Thieves, Bomilkar, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne.

5/14/2003 Mortaneus: Faster Ranged Attacks
I've been thinking about how missile combat (bows and such) work in TROS. Currently, it's quite realistic, true, having to take a prep time, then wait a round or two…
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Participants: Mortaneus, Brian Leybourne, Ben, Wolfen, gmouser, Aaron, Ashren Va'Hale, Eamon Voss.

5/14/2003 Jake Norwood: TROS Supers
So this came up really briefly at RPG.net, but it got me going... TROS converted for super-heroes. Now in truth a lot would have to go--the whole "gritty and real"…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Mayhem1979, Stuart DJ Purdie, szilard, Mortaneus, Ashren Va'Hale, Blake Hutchins, Nick Pagnucco, prophet118.

5/15/2003 [FHE]dave: A tactics question, Or: The solution for poor Morgan
Hi! I have a simple but serious question: My character Morgan had to do some training fight against the Character of another Player, Corwyn. Both were in leather armour; Morgan…
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Participants: [FHE]dave, Overdrive, Mortaneus, Wolfen, Bankuei, Ashren Va'Hale, Mokkurkalfe, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne.

5/15/2003 Irmo: Stahl
I realize the first issue has been discussed in a previous thread on philosophies, but being back in Germany and pondering on Stahl a bit more, I'd like to discuss…
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Participants: Irmo, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Nick Pagnucco, A.J., Jake Norwood.

5/15/2003 Tywin Lannister: Arranging an (in-game) tournament.
In a few sessions' time, my players' characters will take part in a grand tourney, arranged by the local lord in honor of his recently deceased son and heir. From…
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Participants: Tywin Lannister, Brian Leybourne, Mike Holmes.

5/15/2003 Mike Holmes: TROS Handicap
[quote="I"]For example, I don't want to face Brian unless he's got a character with at least... 4 CP less than I have. [/quote] I was thinking. We could all rate…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Ashren Va'Hale, Fallen_Icarus, Bankuei, Mayhem1979, Wolfen, Jake Norwood.

5/16/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: the prolific nature of TROS
Just wondering if we could do a roll call for all board members, basically state where you are currently playing TROS. I am curious to see how far and wide…
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Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Bomilkar, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Draigh, Rattlehead, Eamon Voss, Salamander, Tuomo Aimonen, SheWolf, Tywin Lannister, prophet118, Thorbrin, kanseg, gmouser, Russell Hoyle, Jasper the Mimbo, Tim Falkenberg, LordFly, sirjaguar, Sneaky Git, kenjib, toli, Malechi, Darth Tang, ashampine, adamsmith, arxhon, AnyaTheBlue.

5/16/2003 Fallen_Icarus: Looking for good medieval history sites
'Ello, I'm trying to run a very realistic TRoS game in Weyrth and so I'm pulling in a lot of actual history from about 1066 to the 1200s. Does anyone…
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Participants: Fallen_Icarus, deltadave, Salamander, Spartan.

5/16/2003 DaGreatJL: Looking to buy
Hey, this is my first time posting to this particular forum, so I apologize is there is something that I should know yet don't. Anyways, I am interested in buying…
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Participants: DaGreatJL, Jason Kottler, Brian Leybourne, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, arxhon.

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