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#1
onesickgnome
Dec 21, 2006 8:22:09 So no posts in more than 30 days.....I cant get the site to come up either.....sad.....

I would figure this would have been one of those campaigns with more staying power.....
#2
onesickgnome
Dec 21, 2006 8:42:39 I found this:

Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:16:25 -0700
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From: Gary <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: New home for birthright.net
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OK, folks, as you may have gleaned by surfing around for BR related
information, birthright.net was recently hacked. Apparently some
schmuck from Brazil got in through a backdoor of the birthright.net
software and wound up with access to all kinds of stuff on the server
itself. The folks maintaining the server have apparently had some
trouble with the birthright.net site in the past and it represents a
pretty big amount of bandwidth for them, so they've decided to nix
their hosting of the official Birthright website. Oh, well.

So Arjan and crew are looking for a new home for
birthright.net. Does anyone on the list have information, a service,
etc. that might get birthright.net a new home?

Gary

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#3
ozbirthrightfan
Dec 21, 2006 17:52:11 www.birthright.net is working fine for me just now.
#4
arjan
Dec 22, 2006 12:42:30 well the forums here on wizards are not really used by the birthright community. this may be the cause that i have made a web-interface for the official mailinglist since not all fans like to use a list, but rather post on a forum like.

so i have made a mailinglist connection that sends the mailinglist posts to the forum on birthright.net and vice versa. this way both groups can communicate with eachother

and a little scoop: we are currently working very hard on a wiki site for birthright, which we will launch approx first week of 2007
#5
yellowdingo
Dec 30, 2006 23:19:00 The prospect of birthright being a dead game offers some opportunities to start a new campaign setting. Perhaps one that lacks gods (or immortals) and can focus on a medieval setting which is a land in turmoil.

How about Pax Britanicus?
Various baronies at war over the entire british isles as we look at a 1066AD where the would-be king is dead and saxon and normans who would be its masters. No magic, no clerics, no gods, no monsters, just brutal overlords who must negotiate and fight and plunder and poison their way through a thousand rivals to claim the Siege Perilous.
#6
stsword
Jan 24, 2007 18:25:32 Something I wish someone would do is to emulate the "how to use this book in eberron" series of articles.

It would help spark debate too I would think.
#7
silverhawk
Jan 28, 2007 13:51:04 Was it ever alive?
#8
ORC_Sinister
Jan 30, 2007 13:19:07
Was it ever alive?

it won the best new rpg in 1996. Personally it was the most fun I've ever had with D&D. From 1999 - 2001 I ran a group consiting of over 40 players, 5 kindgoms meeting every other week.

It was the most amazing RPG event I have ever seen. It spanned the gap between AD&D and 3.0 survived the conversion and still I have players tell me that's the most fun they have ever had. The focus wasn't on killing and looting, it was on forging a successful kingdom and dealing with the challenges and threats I presented to their nation.

It was a wonderful product, in fact I have just launched a new campaign of it, and although it's only 5 players they are enjoying it.
#9
yellowdingo
Jan 31, 2007 20:24:58 I'm Using the Move Troops Regency Spell in my Mystaran Campaign (Empire of Sar: Located in the Armpit of the Immortals-a geographical location) The Magic Level in Mystara allows for it so what the hey, birthright fits into the Mystaran Campaign.
#10
zombiegleemax
Feb 01, 2007 8:51:55 Birthright is not dead as long it remains in the hearts of the fans.
#11
zombiegleemax
Feb 10, 2007 17:26:59 I do not know much about the world. What was the premise behind it?
#12
ozbirthrightfan
Feb 11, 2007 6:35:21 In a nutshell, Cerilia (the Birhtright world) is a low-magic setting with a very "medieval" feel. PCs can be common heroes or become powerful rulers who dabble in politics diplomacy or warfare to advance their realm.

You can read my review over on dragonsfoot.org:
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12183

and/or read the intro available here:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/brintro.rtf

Also check out the other Birthright downloads on the wizards OOP downloads page:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads

or check out the forums at www.birthright.net
#13
onesickgnome
Feb 12, 2007 9:08:44 HHHHHmmmm,

Thought of running a Birthright campaign.....3.5 of course.....

But cant get the webpage to work.....
#14
Mortepierre
Feb 24, 2007 4:01:56 Weird, Birthright.net works fine for me
#15
alder_fiter_galaz
Feb 26, 2007 18:47:19 I wonder if I can download the released 3.5 material (or the betas for that matter) of Birthright 3.5 without logging in birthright.net
#16
silverfalcon
Feb 27, 2007 0:33:03 At the moment, no. I suspect it is a security measure. But there is nothing complicated about setting up an account, even if you never use it again.

Sorontar.
#17
zombiegleemax
Oct 02, 2007 16:28:16 How do I make an account that can download the 3.5 conversion?
#18
silverfalcon
Oct 02, 2007 18:43:50 www.birthright.net was misbehaving yesterday but things seem to be back now.

To make an account on www.birthright.net, go to http://www.birthright.net/forums/register.php and follow the instructions.

Once logged into your account, go to http://www.birthright.net/forums/downloads.php?do=cat&id=4 to access the D&D 3.5 version of the Birthright Campaign Setting (aka the BRCS).

I suggest that you download the full BRCS document, and chapters 1 & 2, which have been completely reviewed and revised by the BR.net community (ie. "sanctioned"). The remaining chapters will still work but still need synchronising with Ch 1 & 2, and further revisions to smooth out a few things and finish the step from 3ed to 3.5.

* Full document (originally designed for D&D 3ed) http://www.birthright.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=26

* Chapter 1 http://www.birthright.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=27

* Chapter 2 http://www.birthright.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=28

Have fun!

Sorontar
#19
OrionDariusSilverbane
Oct 02, 2007 20:46:45 Birthright in my opinion is the best-written campaign TSR ever produced. The game material, artwork and ideas contained in the original series is definitely the best gaming material I ever invested in. There is a good mix of detailed information and brief story threads that allow any DM with a little imagination to conceivable run a campaign forever without running out of things to do.

Our group has always taken the view that Cerilia is just another campaign world. We have played a couple campaigns as regents but mostly we enjoy leaving the domain turns as a sidebar or tool for the DM to use and allow the group as players to play as a party just as they would in Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Dragon Lance or any other game world.

Even though our group prefers to use a modified 2nd Edition AD&D, Player’s Options rule set combined with a good mix of house rules. We have tried D&D 3.0 & 3.5; it was not to our liking.

Just a few thoughts
.............................

Rule #1: If the rule does not work get rid of it and make one up that does.
Rule #2: GM has discretion over all rules.

Wolf Guard moto "We kill things because we know how"

Personal favorite game quote: "Assign the enemy stats, give me a hot D20 and WE SHALL BE VICTORIOUS"
#20
zombiegleemax
Oct 06, 2007 23:57:06
it won the best new rpg in 1996. Personally it was the most fun I've ever had with D&D. From 1999 - 2001 I ran a group consiting of over 40 players, 5 kindgoms meeting every other week.

It was the most amazing RPG event I have ever seen. It spanned the gap between AD&D and 3.0 survived the conversion and still I have players tell me that's the most fun they have ever had. The focus wasn't on killing and looting, it was on forging a successful kingdom and dealing with the challenges and threats I presented to their nation.

It was a wonderful product, in fact I have just launched a new campaign of it, and although it's only 5 players they are enjoying it.

dont forget the novels...The Iron throne was the first TSR fantasy book I ever...and one of the best, led me in DL, FR and all that fancy stuff
#21
ampolitor
Feb 04, 2008 10:38:13 Well Im starting up a new campaign, so far I have 4 people that will be the regents of the areas of Ilien, Medeore, Roesone and Tuornen. IT should be fun, playing as a regular group and using the Kingdoms as a sidebar when we are away form the table. I can't wait! Of course we are using the AD&D rules, not 3.5
#22
squidyak
Feb 07, 2008 15:17:37
Well Im starting up a new campaign, so far I have 4 people that will be the regents of the areas of Ilien, Medeore, Roesone and Tuornen. IT should be fun, playing as a regular group and using the Kingdoms as a sidebar when we are away form the table. I can't wait! Of course we are using the AD&D rules, not 3.5

How do you get rulers for different kingdoms to adventure together? I've always found that the most difficult campaign to justify. It's much easier to have them split law, temple, source, and guilds.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 onesickgnome Dec 21, 2006 8:22:09	So no posts in more than 30 days.....I cant get the site to come up either.....sad..... I would figure this would have been one of those campaigns with more staying power.....
#2 onesickgnome Dec 21, 2006 8:42:39	I found this: Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:16:25 -0700 Reply-To: Birthright RPG Discussion <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Birthright RPG Discussion <[log in to unmask]> From: Gary <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New home for birthright.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed OK, folks, as you may have gleaned by surfing around for BR related information, birthright.net was recently hacked. Apparently some schmuck from Brazil got in through a backdoor of the birthright.net software and wound up with access to all kinds of stuff on the server itself. The folks maintaining the server have apparently had some trouble with the birthright.net site in the past and it represents a pretty big amount of bandwidth for them, so they've decided to nix their hosting of the official Birthright website. Oh, well. So Arjan and crew are looking for a new home for birthright.net. Does anyone on the list have information, a service, etc. that might get birthright.net a new home? Gary **************************************************************************** The Birthright Homepage: http://www.birthright.net Birthright-l Archives: http://oracle.wizards.com/archives/birthright-l.html To unsubscribe, send email to [log in to unmask] with UNSUB BIRTHRIGHT-L in the body of the message.
#3 ozbirthrightfan Dec 21, 2006 17:52:11	www.birthright.net is working fine for me just now.
#4 arjan Dec 22, 2006 12:42:30	well the forums here on wizards are not really used by the birthright community. this may be the cause that i have made a web-interface for the official mailinglist since not all fans like to use a list, but rather post on a forum like. so i have made a mailinglist connection that sends the mailinglist posts to the forum on birthright.net and vice versa. this way both groups can communicate with eachother and a little scoop: we are currently working very hard on a wiki site for birthright, which we will launch approx first week of 2007
#5 yellowdingo Dec 30, 2006 23:19:00	The prospect of birthright being a dead game offers some opportunities to start a new campaign setting. Perhaps one that lacks gods (or immortals) and can focus on a medieval setting which is a land in turmoil. How about Pax Britanicus? Various baronies at war over the entire british isles as we look at a 1066AD where the would-be king is dead and saxon and normans who would be its masters. No magic, no clerics, no gods, no monsters, just brutal overlords who must negotiate and fight and plunder and poison their way through a thousand rivals to claim the Siege Perilous.
#6 stsword Jan 24, 2007 18:25:32	Something I wish someone would do is to emulate the "how to use this book in eberron" series of articles. It would help spark debate too I would think.
#7 silverhawk Jan 28, 2007 13:51:04	Was it ever alive?
#8 ORC_Sinister Jan 30, 2007 13:19:07	Was it ever alive? it won the best new rpg in 1996. Personally it was the most fun I've ever had with D&D. From 1999 - 2001 I ran a group consiting of over 40 players, 5 kindgoms meeting every other week. It was the most amazing RPG event I have ever seen. It spanned the gap between AD&D and 3.0 survived the conversion and still I have players tell me that's the most fun they have ever had. The focus wasn't on killing and looting, it was on forging a successful kingdom and dealing with the challenges and threats I presented to their nation. It was a wonderful product, in fact I have just launched a new campaign of it, and although it's only 5 players they are enjoying it.
#9 yellowdingo Jan 31, 2007 20:24:58	I'm Using the Move Troops Regency Spell in my Mystaran Campaign (Empire of Sar: Located in the Armpit of the Immortals-a geographical location) The Magic Level in Mystara allows for it so what the hey, birthright fits into the Mystaran Campaign.
#10 zombiegleemax Feb 01, 2007 8:51:55	Birthright is not dead as long it remains in the hearts of the fans.
#11 zombiegleemax Feb 10, 2007 17:26:59	I do not know much about the world. What was the premise behind it?
#12 ozbirthrightfan Feb 11, 2007 6:35:21	In a nutshell, Cerilia (the Birhtright world) is a low-magic setting with a very "medieval" feel. PCs can be common heroes or become powerful rulers who dabble in politics diplomacy or warfare to advance their realm. You can read my review over on dragonsfoot.org: http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12183 and/or read the intro available here: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/brintro.rtf Also check out the other Birthright downloads on the wizards OOP downloads page: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads or check out the forums at www.birthright.net
#13 onesickgnome Feb 12, 2007 9:08:44	HHHHHmmmm, Thought of running a Birthright campaign.....3.5 of course..... But cant get the webpage to work.....
#14 Mortepierre Feb 24, 2007 4:01:56	Weird, Birthright.net works fine for me
#15 alder_fiter_galaz Feb 26, 2007 18:47:19	I wonder if I can download the released 3.5 material (or the betas for that matter) of Birthright 3.5 without logging in birthright.net
#16 silverfalcon Feb 27, 2007 0:33:03	At the moment, no. I suspect it is a security measure. But there is nothing complicated about setting up an account, even if you never use it again. Sorontar.
#17 zombiegleemax Oct 02, 2007 16:28:16	How do I make an account that can download the 3.5 conversion?
#18 silverfalcon Oct 02, 2007 18:43:50	www.birthright.net was misbehaving yesterday but things seem to be back now. To make an account on www.birthright.net, go to http://www.birthright.net/forums/register.php and follow the instructions. Once logged into your account, go to http://www.birthright.net/forums/downloads.php?do=cat&id=4 to access the D&D 3.5 version of the Birthright Campaign Setting (aka the BRCS). I suggest that you download the full BRCS document, and chapters 1 & 2, which have been completely reviewed and revised by the BR.net community (ie. "sanctioned"). The remaining chapters will still work but still need synchronising with Ch 1 & 2, and further revisions to smooth out a few things and finish the step from 3ed to 3.5. * Full document (originally designed for D&D 3ed) http://www.birthright.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=26 * Chapter 1 http://www.birthright.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=27 * Chapter 2 http://www.birthright.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=28 Have fun! Sorontar
#19 OrionDariusSilverbane Oct 02, 2007 20:46:45	Birthright in my opinion is the best-written campaign TSR ever produced. The game material, artwork and ideas contained in the original series is definitely the best gaming material I ever invested in. There is a good mix of detailed information and brief story threads that allow any DM with a little imagination to conceivable run a campaign forever without running out of things to do. Our group has always taken the view that Cerilia is just another campaign world. We have played a couple campaigns as regents but mostly we enjoy leaving the domain turns as a sidebar or tool for the DM to use and allow the group as players to play as a party just as they would in Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Dragon Lance or any other game world. Even though our group prefers to use a modified 2nd Edition AD&D, Player’s Options rule set combined with a good mix of house rules. We have tried D&D 3.0 & 3.5; it was not to our liking. Just a few thoughts ............................. Rule #1: If the rule does not work get rid of it and make one up that does. Rule #2: GM has discretion over all rules. Wolf Guard moto "We kill things because we know how" Personal favorite game quote: "Assign the enemy stats, give me a hot D20 and WE SHALL BE VICTORIOUS"
#20 zombiegleemax Oct 06, 2007 23:57:06	it won the best new rpg in 1996. Personally it was the most fun I've ever had with D&D. From 1999 - 2001 I ran a group consiting of over 40 players, 5 kindgoms meeting every other week. It was the most amazing RPG event I have ever seen. It spanned the gap between AD&D and 3.0 survived the conversion and still I have players tell me that's the most fun they have ever had. The focus wasn't on killing and looting, it was on forging a successful kingdom and dealing with the challenges and threats I presented to their nation. It was a wonderful product, in fact I have just launched a new campaign of it, and although it's only 5 players they are enjoying it. dont forget the novels...The Iron throne was the first TSR fantasy book I ever...and one of the best, led me in DL, FR and all that fancy stuff
#21 ampolitor Feb 04, 2008 10:38:13	Well Im starting up a new campaign, so far I have 4 people that will be the regents of the areas of Ilien, Medeore, Roesone and Tuornen. IT should be fun, playing as a regular group and using the Kingdoms as a sidebar when we are away form the table. I can't wait! Of course we are using the AD&D rules, not 3.5
#22 squidyak Feb 07, 2008 15:17:37	Well Im starting up a new campaign, so far I have 4 people that will be the regents of the areas of Ilien, Medeore, Roesone and Tuornen. IT should be fun, playing as a regular group and using the Kingdoms as a sidebar when we are away form the table. I can't wait! Of course we are using the AD&D rules, not 3.5 How do you get rulers for different kingdoms to adventure together? I've always found that the most difficult campaign to justify. It's much easier to have them split law, temple, source, and guilds.