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(...) That is right, but in CQ there is no "mission". You go through the IOM- see my example by searching my name- gathering the stuff you would need. Then you set out in a direction into the wilderness. The point of the RPG is to claim and colonize (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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(...) I know ZERO about gaming, most probably. The sum of what I know is that people begin with characters and a scenario; the characters have certain "power" levels and the action is dictated by the throw of different kinds of dice. A "dungeon (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. I'm always a little worried that crowd scenes will just look like a big muddle. (...) I've had the most fun with lighting effects in underground scenes (e.g. Moria). On the ceiling, I was trying hard to not get a square boxy effect. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, Does anyone happen to have any 2x2 blue, round, tiles that they could part with? My understanding is that these only came in the "#6090 the Royal Knight's Castle" set (hence the cross-post to .castle). I'm looking for a couple dozen of (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would like to announce that i am back, im busting my butt on the CQ rules, and i dont plan to turn lurker again. Well, i dont plan to, doesnt mean i wont, at some point in the future, of course. First off, I volenteer to become a NCW (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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Hi, Bruce. I had fun checking out your latest installment. I particulary liked the action scene of the orcs charging up the wall, and the following scene of them bursting through the breach. I also liked the eerie lighting in the cave, and the use (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) So cool! I had that book as a kid too. I must have been 8 or so. But I remember looking at it for hours. I wore it out infact, I think it fell apart and my mom threw it away. It was always such a cool idea book, the way they mixed the themes, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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To all Europeans, I just found out at work on Friday that my company is sending me to Japan for at least a year (the guy who was originally scheduled to go had a freak accident so I suddenly have to fill in), so if you want to take advantage of the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thats cos' Jack is the coolest and the child was clever enough to know this (I've had a Samurai Jack on my monitor for a few months now (URL) that Aku is just great. Spot on. Muchos Kudos to Jim Green on that one. -- James Stacey ---...--- (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think I'd also like to see a section for articles written by Balladeers about the ballads they write, much like the discussion held on Saturday at Brickfest. Topics could include 'How to get started on a Ballad' or 'How to create a Sig-Fig' (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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Hey George! I'm glad to hear about your interest. Last weekend a group discussion at Brickfest 2003 created a castle village standard that would aid in creating displays. In many ways it is inspired by the Train and Space standards, but in other (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I am new to the world of AFOL and only recently have begun to work my way throught the maze of LUGNET News but I wonder if anyone could help me out. I was very interested in the disussion of a standard for building modular castle scenes like the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's so cool! I remember looking at that great idea book for hours way back when... aaahhh the memories of classic LEGOLAND. Thanks for the pics, Robin Werner GFLUG (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello! It took me only 20 years of waiting and I'm already able to build the Castle scene from the Idea Book 6000 (which I herewith upheave into the Olymp of all-time legendary LEGO releases. Worship!) [LEGOSet 6000] When I was a child I never had (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi all, I actually put this up this past weekend but figured I'd wait a bit for Brickfest buzz to die down before announcing. Anyway . . . I present to you the next two chapters in my Lord of the Rings project: (2 URLs) and the corresponding (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle) !
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I'm very glad CW is getting a facelift. I'm willing to help in anyway I can (provide images, input etc.) (URL) (yes - I'm not just a .spacer!) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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BTW, I've still got (URL) which now points to the new CW site... It's really only a forwarder at present, but just letting people know it's still out there... DaveE (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Links and buttons from past ideas, wonderful! As to the new site this is what I would like to see. 1. Castle World is all about castle fans, make it based on what .castle wants, maybe try some new polls 2. New look, brighter, crisper, more eye (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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(...) having seen this in person.. all i've got to say is: what is up with the markered floor? go buy some 1x1 trans-red tiles and make a proper LEGO pentagram! sheesh. -lenny (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi I agree that a completely new site for castle world should be the best option, include a link to the old site and you're done. Sitedesign is a thing that changes very fast, so something that's been made some time ago isn't up to date anymore. No (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Here's another thought - Have any of you tried the links on the CW pages lately? Most of them don't work. Maybe there should be a new CW. Jeff (long time Castle reader - dreams of laying seige to the moonbase next Brickfest)...oh, and small (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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Hi all, Just a thought I was having, but if we could tweak the original logo a little bit. Maybe alter the colors or something minimal like that. This way it would still hearken back to the original (to keep with tradition and all that) but would (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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(...) The "button" is only for others to link to Castle World, as on the sidebar for this newsgroup. Everything else is up for discussion/grabs. It's only the link buttons I wanted to retain as a nod to the old CW. Just to be sure of what I am (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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(...) No no, please don't misunderstand me. I'm perfectly happy with keeping an archive of the old CW. Like I said, it's healthy to look back at the past and what others have done. (...) I don't object to Craig's artwork, and in fact would be (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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Although I am not an especially prominent member on Lugnet, I would like to state that a new Castle World would be something I would full-heartedly support! Whatever may come of this discussion, I would be willing to help the new site in any way I (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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Do you object to maintaining the archive as a completely separate link from the new site? If yes, why should it disappear? Just because people are now long absent, doesn't mean that their existing contributions aren't worth preserving in some way. I (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:HJMnCH.829@lugnet.com... (...) while (...) was (...) shot (...) were (...) 'dragons'). I (...) (2 URLs) (...) playing (...) :) (...) Damn! What a *great* idea! We'll definitely have to 'take (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I have no problem with the idea of keeping the old website in tact, but all it is at the moment is a museum for the days gone by anyway. (...) I mean no disrespect, and I'm sure that Craig is a great artist, but so what? IOM never revealed (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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(...) Was probably a bit hard to get all of 'em into one shot, but IIRC there were about 16 dragon-type things in the room? (3 of them being 1-piece 'dragons'). I counted: Joe Comeau (6 dragons) (URL) Eaton (2 dragons, 2 POOP dragons, 1 baby T-Rex (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi. I was in the castle room, and keeping a close eye on the kids in there while some of the other participants were doing stuff elsewhere. There was a boy, who was probably between 5 and 8. (Didn't find out exactly how old he was), and when he saw (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, I've enjoyed looking at everyone's pictures from BF. It looks like while last year's castle theme was (by design) village life, this year's theme was (by chance) dragons, dragons, and more dragons! Did anyone get a group shot of these (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I declare this subject now open to discussion. Please post all of your thoughts on the subject here in this newsgroup. Noise or not, this is our home. Nothing is sacred, everything is permitted. I propose: 1. That we maintain the former Castle World (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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I came, I saw, I built! Here are my pictures and comments from BrickFest 2003! •General Pics and folders to the rest (after moderation): (URL) of my favorites: (URL) story behind this is that they had a bubblegum machine that you could put four (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.general)
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(...) I only want to preserve the existing CW as an archive, that's all. (...) No compromise is necessary, we could start from scratch. It could be totally revamped -- a NEW Castle World. (...) Yeah, I have to agree. (...) Two problems here: a) we (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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(...) James, The "pins" for the visor are reversed. The helmet actually has the "bumps" for attachment. I personally didn't want the divets on the helmet. So when the helmet is worn(without visor), it looks like rivets on the sides. But that's just (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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<Snippage> Anthony Sava's original message to Richard Marchetti: (...) I don't find it too bad. The overall site navigation is fine. The initial welcome screen looks flat and slightly boring. The artwork is fine, though. The real problem, I find, is (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Richard, First let me say that I'm glad you stepped into the CW admin role when you did, and am glad the site has been preserved. But I don't think we need to respect the wishes of people who haven't been apart of the community for 1 year +. Nothing (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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(...) Also does that visor fit on a minifig crash helmet. That would be so shweet! (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) I am not sure if we are thinking along the same lines. When I said that there should be a community castle site I was not thinking of a "castle standard page" but a website similar to iltco or fbtb. A site with many different castle related (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) (URL) (...) (URL) The Little Armory> That's simply Awesome!!! I'd love to see more of those quality pictures with Jeff's weapons. Especially the dagger (which wasn't shown) and the inside of the helmet. Oh, and the back of the body armor too. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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