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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.

5/14/2003 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 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 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.

5/13/2003 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.

5/12/2003 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.

5/12/2003 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 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 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.

5/11/2003 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.

5/11/2003 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.

5/10/2003 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.

5/10/2003 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 Morfedel: Woo hoo!
I just picked up my copy of TRoS!!! dive, dive, dive... :)
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Participants: Morfedel, Coplen, Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale, Thorbrin, Brian Leybourne.

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.

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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.

5/17/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: pc's getting injured/killed
I was wondering, how often in your campaigns do your players have charcters get seriously injured or killed? It rarely happens in my games and I tend to be a…
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Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Bob Richter, Draigh, Vanguard, Jasper the Mimbo.

5/17/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: Evolution of Weyrth
I was wondering what changes and evolutions have occured in your versions of Weyrth... In mine, savaxen became independent under its own high king, Stahl had a nasty civil war…
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Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Mayhem1979.

5/18/2003 Rattlehead: The Riddle of Errata?
Hi all! I'm still lurking (can't get rid of me that easily). But I've not been lurking well enough to know the answer to this question.... I still have the…
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Participants: Rattlehead, Bankuei, Ashren Va'Hale, Spartan, Brian Leybourne.

5/19/2003 gmouser: on wounding and healing
hi all, sorry for my poor english, but this isn't my mother tongue... please be patient! I love TROS, but one thing I don't like very much is that after…
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Participants: gmouser, Tywin Lannister, Brian Leybourne, Prince of Thieves, Wolfen.

5/19/2003 Eduardoh: CharGen
I´ve just instaled the Chargen and I keep geting a massage that says " You copy of the character generator seems to be corrupted ( you have been playing with…
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Participants: Eduardoh, Brian Leybourne.

5/19/2003 Valamir: Another RPGNet TROS thread
This one currently has a somewhat "big whoop" negative flavor to it so a few well placed comments might be a good idea. I'd caution against any bum rush of…
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Participants: Valamir, Eamon Voss, Durgil, Furious D, Ashren Va'Hale, Bankuei, Thorbrin, Wolfen, Balbinus, toli, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

5/20/2003 JESTER: GAMEX 2003 May 23rd-26th
Is anyone planning on running anything ROS at the game convention coming up this weekend? Late, Jester
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Participants: JESTER.

5/20/2003 Brassel: Questions about some Rules
In the topic about the Beat maneuver Salamander and me stated some questions concerning some TROS-Rules. I thought it might be time to present them clearly in a new topic:…
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Participants: Brassel, Salamander, Wolfen, Jake Norwood.

5/20/2003 gmouser: OBAM
I've heard a pdf version of OBAM will be available soon. Is it true? And... when? I can't wait anymore!!! :-) Grey Mouser
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Participants: gmouser, Jake Norwood, Darth Tang.

5/20/2003 Balbinus: Why should I split my combat pool?
Hi all, A remarkably simple question here, and one I imagine there is a very simple answer to. Let's say I have a 13 dice combat pool, my opponent has…
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Participants: Balbinus, gmouser, toli, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Jake Norwood, Bomilkar, arxhon, Salamander, Tywin Lannister, Brian Leybourne, Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Amy1419, Noon, Overdrive.

5/20/2003 Morfedel: Questions on a new owner of the book...
Ok, I have the book, and have been reading it for around a week and a half, and a large number of questions have arisen. I apologize for the great…
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Participants: Morfedel, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Spartan, Thorbrin, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Valamir, kenjib.

5/20/2003 Morfedel: Armor vs Dice Pools
I was wondering whether everyone thought the tradeoff of wearing armor and losing dice pools was adequate and balanced? I ask because I have been running some sample combats between…
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Participants: Morfedel, Overdrive, Jake Norwood, Durgil, Salamander, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Valamir.

5/21/2003 Prince of Thieves: Two attackers lead to a few questions...
I can think of no better way to present my questions then to explain the fashion in which they arose in the first place... please bare with me. 2 combatants:…
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Participants: Prince of Thieves, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Overdrive, Salamander, Jake Norwood.

5/21/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: really really wierd thing happened to my post
I was just reading the thread that was closed and I made a comment on it this morning that only showed up way later this evening and now it looks…
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Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Balbinus.

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