Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Oct 2009 to 16 Oct 2009 (#2009-74) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 17/10/2009, 18:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 2 messages totalling 69 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. eBook Reader & RPG PDFs, Anyone? 2. Yeppers ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:48:58 -0700 From: Joaquin Menchaca Subject: eBook Reader & RPG PDFs, Anyone? I couldn't care less about any of that. If is isn't PDF, then I don't care to touch it with a long pike. I just print out sections PDF. The DRMs do get annoying, but those are easy to remove/bypass. The more obtrusive they are, the more I avoid the product. Typically, I purchase everything I am able to purchase that I use. Paizo has a lot of goodies I bought for my Mystara campaign. ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:02:33 -0700 From: Joaquin Menchaca Subject: Re: Yeppers > > with American, Canadian, and German players.=0A>=0A> How are you playin= g this?=0A=0AAt local coffee shop called Lucycato in person, using dice, Ko= rean pennies, and print out PDF material on my laser printer.=0A =0A> They= are starting to get into it, and may come up against=0A> the beastmen=0A> = > (bugbears) in western Karameikos.=A0 I'll also=0A> introduce the world of= Fey=0A> > creatures and Lycanthropes.=A0 I was thinking of=0A> creating=A0= a Bugbear-Werebear=0A> =0A> > villian and associating him with Iron Ring f= or an=0A> alternative twist for B10=0A> > Nights Dark Terror.=0A> >=0A> =0A= > Have you got anything about it yet?=0A=0AIf I get anything exciting, I'll= republish on the list for interests. Right now most of my NPCs are on Exc= el Spreadsheets. I have auto-calculations that automate some parts of crea= ting NPCs. I also use a spreadsheet the creates table statistics from the = other spreadsheets, so I can see all of the opponents hitpoints, etc. This= allows me to do more with less. =0A=0AI might create a VBScript that can c= onvert it to a text write-up, but I'll do that in January. If I do that, I= 'll have a lot of stuff to publish.=0A=0A> > Everyone is loving it, because= we relive the nastalgia=0A> of DnD from high=0A> =0A> > school days.=A0 I = love introducing them to Karameikos,=0A> especially with=0A> > contribution= s of our community in the form of maps.=0A> This also got my brain=0A> > ju= ices flowing in making automation with spread=0A> sheets, learning DnD 3.75= =0A> =0A> > edition (Pathfinder),=0A> =0A> =0A> What is that?=0A=0ASomeone = else did a good explanation. In modern gaming you can choose a d20 version= of DnD, which is dnd3e, dnd3.5e, and pathfinder (aka dnd3.75e). The new D= nD 4e is so different, that is doesn't look like any DnD that we are famila= r with. A lot of people are rejecting it. Also Hasbro is being a stink on= the openness of it.=0A=0A> =0A> > and creating custom Karameikos d20 mater= ial to tailor=0A> the rules to Mystara=0A> > setting...=0A> >=0A> >=A0 - Jo= aquin=0A> >=0A> =0A> What have you done about it yet? Please share it.=A0 ;= )=0A=0AThe material I have is draft mode. I only finished the dwarf, which= I published in part earlier, other material I just sort of ad-hoc it on th= e fly, as I pretty much know Karameikos. I'll flesh it out after I return.= Right now, my Korean course is 20 hours class time a week, and at least m= inimum 10+ hours of study, and two online courses with 6-8 hours of work ea= ch.=0A=0A=0A ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Oct 2009 to 16 Oct 2009 (#2009-74) ***************************************************************