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7/25/2003 coryblack_666: Combat
I STILL don't have the book, and i don't got the money to get it right now either. I was wondering about some combat stuff. When i played with some…
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Participants: coryblack_666, Brian Leybourne, Russell Hoyle.

7/25/2003 mrgrimm: Here's a question....
Hi All. I just ordered the game earlier this week (and still haven't received it yet...darn darn darn darn darn darn!) and I was wondering how well suited would this…
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Participants: mrgrimm, Brian Leybourne.

7/24/2003 SNJ_Namek: Am I doing this right? Missile weapons and Toughness
I just started learning tRoS, and had my friends make up some characters. We made up a general test on Missile combat. (A) sits on top of a Small House…
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Participants: SNJ_Namek, Caz, Morfedel, Overdrive, Brian Leybourne.

7/23/2003 Morfedel: Destiny SAs in game play
I wanted to move this to another thread, as I thought it would be more appropriate. How would you deal with difficult SAs, in terms of when they trigger, involving…
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Participants: Morfedel, Draigh, Brian Leybourne, buddha, Jake Norwood, Valamir.

7/23/2003 toli: Chargen prints blanks or won't print
I've been having a problem with the char gen. It works fine up to trying to print a character. At this point it either indicates that there is some problem…
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Participants: toli, Brian Leybourne, SNJ_Namek.

7/23/2003 Jake Norwood: Going to Gen Con
Hey all. I'm off to Gen Con, so I won't be able to participate here until monday. Have fun, play nice. Brian's in charge. Wish me luck on the Diana…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Durgil, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Lxndr.

7/23/2003 Caz: Changing your social class
Hey all, I was just wondering if there were rules for changing a characters social status in the game, or if you just do it with no worries. Example: A…
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Participants: Caz, Jaeger, Overdrive, contracycle, Lebo77, Salamander, Irmo.

7/23/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: doing things wrong to get it right
I just now learned that I was fubarring a basic rule for the last year and whatever that I have been playing, and the game was still damn fun and…
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Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne.

7/23/2003 mrgrimm: Just ordered TROS.
Long time lurker, first time poster (for any Bob & Tom fans out there) I just ordered TROS. Should be here in a week. Woo Hoo! I have a story…
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Participants: mrgrimm, Brian Leybourne.

7/22/2003 Lebo77: Wyrms
The intro story for the Wyrm implys that the wyrm has some form of flame breath yet this is not detailed in the creature description. If this is a specific…
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Participants: Lebo77, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

7/22/2003 hyphz: So how DO you interpret SAs?
Ok, I know I've been confused about this before, but seeing OBAM and thinking about TROS in general has brought it back to my mind again. The original thread -…
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Participants: hyphz, Mike Holmes, Ashren Va'Hale, Bankuei, jburneko, contracycle, Jake Norwood.

7/22/2003 Overdrive: Reach question
My favourite topic, rules questions regarding combat :) Does weapon length affect in any way the reflex contest if both combatant throw red? Specifically this question comes up when a…
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Participants: Overdrive, Jake Norwood.

7/22/2003 Franklin11Hour: Question about Combat
Ok I am asking more questions (thanks for any help!)... Is what I am about to say the right way to do combat? Berac: ST of 6 TO of 4…
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Participants: Franklin11Hour, Overdrive, Jake Norwood, Valamir, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Kaare Berg, Morfedel.

7/21/2003 Morfedel: A New Campaign....
Well, I've started a new campaign, and we just made characters. The made: Two brothers from Angharad, both having SAs that pretty much focus on battle and fighting. Things like…
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Participants: Morfedel, Nick Pagnucco, Gary_Bingham, Lebo77, buddha.

7/20/2003 Draigh: TFoB
Jake and or Brian: Are you guys taking submissions for The Flower of Battle? If you are, what are you looking for?
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Participants: Draigh, Jake Norwood.

7/19/2003 Lebo77: Check my math on a spell
I had posted thin in another thread but got no response, so here I repost it in it's own thread. Oh yeah, what would the CTN be for the following…
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Participants: Lebo77, Jake Norwood, prophet118, Brian Leybourne, Ben Lehman, Spartan, Valamir, kenjib, Anthony I, Morfedel.

7/19/2003 Chris Passeno: Jared Sarason is a Loup Garou?
I should have know. It explains a lot of things. -Chris
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Participants: Chris Passeno, Brian Leybourne.

7/18/2003 Sir Mathodius Black: Question on Countries
Ok, so this is probably a stupid question with the answer right in front of my face but ill ask anyway. im confused with some of the modifiers for certain…
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Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Lebo77, Mike Holmes, Ashren Va'Hale.

7/18/2003 Jake Norwood: TROS character submissions
I was playing around with Brian's TROS CharGen program, and I thought it would be neat if people could swap characters back and forth or download them via the TROS…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Nick Pagnucco, Sir Mathodius Black, Salamander, Ashren Va'Hale, Draigh, Bogie_71.

7/18/2003 taalyn: multiple combatants
I just can't figure this out - how does stance and initiative work if you have several people involved? For example, if Bob hits Carl, and Doug hits Bob, and…
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Participants: taalyn, Jake Norwood.

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7/26/2003 Caz: Berserk
Hey, sorry if this is a little of topic, but I just watched a japanese cartoon series called berserk. It seems tailor made for the riddle of steel feel, and…
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Participants: Caz.

7/27/2003 Irmo: *slaps himself silly*
And here I am, rummaging through my moving boxes.... Lo and behold! What is this? Didn't I leave that in one of those boxes still on the other side of…
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Participants: Irmo, Brian Leybourne.

7/28/2003 Wolfen: Jake is one cool guy
So, I've been gone for the past two weeks to Camp Williams, UT for training in my Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). It turns out that Williams is situated just south…
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Participants: Wolfen, Lxndr.

7/28/2003 prophet118: Converting D&D Paladins?!
ok... i know we have had some discussions on divine magic.. but thats not really my concern.. im in the process of trying to convert my D&D amalgamation over to…
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Participants: prophet118, Brian Leybourne, Paka, Lxndr, Draigh, contracycle, Jake Norwood, Rattlehead, MonkeyWrench, Anthony I.

7/28/2003 ejh: Why I Didn't Buy TroS at GenCon
So it's Sunday, I'm at GenCon, and I've bought all the "first tier/gotta have" games I have on my list, and I'm ready to spend a few more bucks on…
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Participants: ejh, grot, Stephen, kenjib, 6inTruder, Draigh, Morfedel, mrgrimm, Ben Lehman, Lxndr, Caz, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Gordon C. Landis, Wolfen, Valamir, xiombarg, Jared A. Sorensen, toli.

7/28/2003 coryblack_666: The Combat Simulator
This thing is kinda fun, im wondering what it is missing from the actual game beside's terrain roles.
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Participants: coryblack_666, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, grot, Caz, prophet118, Ben Lehman.

7/28/2003 Jake Norwood: New and Current Driftwood projects
Gen Con and OBAM have really opened my eyes to some great possibilities. Before OBAM we were waiting for the Distribution chain to get their act together. OBAM, which ignored…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Gordon C. Landis, Matt Snyder, Lxndr, ethan_greer, Durgil, Shadeling, kenjib.

7/28/2003 mrgrimm: Gen Con.
Since I couldn't go, Derned Real Life interceded into my fantasy one, Bummer! How was Gen Con for the people who did go? This question is for anyone who went,…
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Participants: mrgrimm, Jake Norwood, grot, Bogie_71, abzu, tralese, Brian Leybourne, spunky, Charles Smith, Wolfen, Salamander.

7/28/2003 MonkeyWrench: Just a quick question
I'm new here to the boards (though I've been lurking for a week or so) and I'm fairly new to TROS. I'd just like to know how many other people…
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Participants: MonkeyWrench, mrgrimm, Mike Holmes, Ashren Va'Hale, Ben Lehman, Brian Leybourne, Sneaky Git.

7/29/2003 SNJ_Namek: Who got the last OBAM?
I ordered one on the 24th, and was wondering who got the last OBAM and when it was sold. :) And the estimated time for those of us that Didn't…
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Participants: SNJ_Namek, Jake Norwood.

7/29/2003 SNJ_Namek: Thank you -tRoS Support Rocks!!
Just a -HUGE- Thanks to all those involved! The Downloadable Support Files, totally made learning RoS easy. It took me and my Friends only one hour to learn(the basics) the…
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Participants: SNJ_Namek, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

7/29/2003 Valamir: Mini Combat Tourney at Gen Con
Warning: this post contains pointless bragging and celebratory dancing. A few of us decided to do a little TROS combat tourney during a lull in the booth at GenCon. We…
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Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Jake Norwood.

7/29/2003 Jake Norwood: TFOB: Wish List
We're starting preliminary work on TFOB right now. Here's your chance to give a single post wish list of the things you do and don't want to see there, and…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Matt Snyder, Valamir, kenjib, prophet118, Ashren Va'Hale, Ashton, Bankuei, Ben Lehman, MonkeyWrench, Irmo, Mokkurkalfe, Brassel, toli, Jasper the Mimbo, Salamander, Rattlehead, Durgil, Swordmagnet, Sneaky Git, Morfedel, Krammer, Shadeling, Amy1419, Brian Leybourne, Janne Halmetoja, wpbarr, deltadave, contracycle, LordSmerf, Caz.

7/30/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: mass combat
I was wondering what people might think of my current method of dealing with mass combat. First I decide the numerical values of each forces manpower and weapons. I do…
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Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Ben Lehman.

7/30/2003 Ben Lehman: Questions about TFoB combat rules
Split from: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7354 refers to http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5194&highlight= Brian, what is the present state of Mass Combat rules, given our discussion in that thread? They still need a fair bit…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Brian Leybourne.

7/30/2003 MonkeyWrench: Looking for a group
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but ......does anyone here play in Austin, TX, or at least within reasonable driving distance. I have a…
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Participants: MonkeyWrench, tralese.

7/30/2003 Jake Norwood: Gods of War or whatever
I'm working on a quirkly little game based on the Gods of War mechanics I came up with last year. It's almost done being written (I've been working on it…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Farmer, Mike Holmes, Morfedel, Shadeling.

7/31/2003 DanW: armor rule question
Hi, I'm new to TROS and a little confused about the armor rules. It seems to me that armor provides no protection unless you're covered head to foot. Because the…
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Participants: DanW, tralese, toli, Jake Norwood, Morfedel, Shadeling, coryblack_666, Durgil, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Ben Lehman, Salamander, contracycle, Caz, Farmer.

7/31/2003 tralese: Question on Spells
I noticed in Chapter six of your book, there are a few examples of spells. One of them is Mesmerize, which has the following casting attibutes: Target:3 Range:2 Volume:0 Duration:0…
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Participants: tralese, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen.

8/1/2003 mrgrimm: Now that just stinks!!!
I got my money in the bank and was going to buy OBAM and they seem to be out of stock of it. Only PDF's. This is a major bummer!…
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Participants: mrgrimm, Brian Leybourne.

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