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(...) Hello all! Sorry for not responding sooner...i was away all day at an eyedocters trying to get a piece of wood bark out of my eye. ugh. >:p Thanks for beggining some brainstorming. I like Matts idea for combat with the different partys. Yes, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for joining the group! Yes, its similer to D&D, but its more of a conquer/combat game. the point of it is is to gather up as much land, loot etc. then build houses and towns on the land you have gotten. Then, govern it, and defend it (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Have a look on my website if you want... I have a few custom torsos you can download. www.ozbricks.com/andrastavia go to "The Village" section.... then click on the door to "Customs" you will find all kinds of FREE torsos to download. Kev...: (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, nice to hear you have your priorities first :) (...) Thanks. Nice to know it's appreciated. (...) My DraKen game actually supports elements, but chosen abilities as of now only affect the casting ability of a spell. Incorporating (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Very well thought out Jon! I have a feeling Lego Direct may already be up to something like this, considering both of their classic castle re-issues are from back in the modular castle days. It also fits into the modular My Own Train and Super (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Maybe they should have had Jon design the HP sets. That way if you bought them all, you could snap 'em together into a giant Hogwarts Castle. I wonder what genius dropped the ball on that one? (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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OK, I would buy this. I would buy all of these. They're fun, they're "real Lego", they're modular, they're open to possibilities. AND they're all priced within a lower price range, which would oddly encourage me to spend more overall in buying each (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I was just wondering: what do you mean, integrate? I did look oat the DraKen page, but didnt read it closely. Looks Good! Congrats. But i thought DraKen was a game....I have a realm...how do you propose this would work together? Oh, and i do (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Oh, yeah, i forgot to say in the last post.... I am not saying it will happen, but any character in a campaign can die. It doesnt matter if you want it to or not, but if the game master thinks that something has happened and that character gets (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You know, combine. As uldeseen is a realm, some of the rules to DraKen could also apply. (DraKen, though, is more of a wargame platform to play through the realm. This could serve as the inner mechanics of the combative and character creation (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, this is good since this eliminates the 'I'm invincible' thought process that invaded IOM, which leaves room for plenty of suspense :) (and that might serve to actually draw in more potential players.) And it's a good prospect that (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Count me in. i joined the community to late for I.O.M and castle world but this will be cool. time to start ordering more samuria of Bricklink. coulple of questions: 1.will magic be aloud? 2.will clock-work vieicles or mecha be aloud? (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice to see you've joined in the discussion as well. (...) Well, with the job classes, some forms of magic are allowable, whilst others are not permittable for use. I'm guessing taking the 'easy way out' like using annihilation spells or (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) hmm not liking that too much...... how about this suggestion: If a character dies, why not (if) the player didnt want his character dead, make him pay X amount of funds to have him revived at a church or something. .....or make the player do a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Sinners Beware! If you transgress, God will grind you between the gears. Here is my latest MOC, submitted (as always) for your approval. Features inclued a pre-battle ceremony where the City-State's division of Spyrius Regulars receive the blessings (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle) !
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(...) its a good idea but it would have to cost alot or people would just be able to be indestructable if they were near a church. Also the churches would have to be a good guy church or bad guy church depending on the character. Finally could you (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It doesnt matter if the player doesnt want one of his characters dead. This isnt the IOM. you have control over the character, but if it comes to combat or harsh elements or something, he dies. The gamemaster desides. I guess an expediton to (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello, all, again. i spent a good long time yesterday making up some rules. Here is a loooooooong list of brainstorming i did. NOTE: these are proposed ideas, and can change and be refined etc. MOVING: for moving over all areas, town and plain (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The problem with ressurrection lies in the infinite amount of technicalities and 'what if' questions, which would result in headache for the game master. So basically, if someone gets killed, there isn't a way to ressurrect them unless in a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow, beutiful design! It looks really creepy I think, very "Thief: the dark project"ish. Couple questions: Are there any interior pics? Do you have any more in this theme? If not please continue it! As far as it not being strictly castle, I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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great ideas, couple of things though: 1. can u have like a party of your own that only you controled liek that guy in i.o.m that had an entire army of guys 2. (...) How? through email? Chat? (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I see you've spent a lot of time on this :) (...) About moving grids on the map: Maybe movement would differ based on the method of transport. Walking would be the lowest value of grids moved per day, compared to an aerial vehicle or creature, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey Alex, great idea. I like the fact that the characters are supposed to be fresh & unlinked to other worlds. I also like the setting for it, but I should probably introduce myself fist huh? Well HI every body I'm Micah Berger. You don't know (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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NELUG hosted a BrikWars superhero game last weekend. I built a few dragons (called the Doragon) for the game. Each one is a different color which corresponds to the ninja who conjured it. If you want a storyline, you can go to (URL) here are the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) The only downside to working with an army is that statistics are needed for the force, which could generate headaches when processing an event. For combat as of now, I would say to use smaller skirmish parties. (you can keep track of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yep, unlinked genres are always the best and keeps the content fresh. (besides, if a character dies or something, at least you don't have to explain how the character miraculously got ressurected if he's active in a story :) (...) A De-lurk, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Alex Polimeni writes: <snipped> Sorry I didn't summarize the rest in the previous response. (...) Interesting. Regarding the communications with other players, I'm guesing this would be done either by email, or by an instant (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello, everybody. Im going to spend a while working this thing out for myself, combining the restrictions of the internet etc to it, while still having all the elements of a complete d@d or something adventure. there are two things that keep popping (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank you - just putting some thoughts out there! Scroll down for the link to the few pictures I have posted. (...) Wow. Planning in advance. I am jealous. (...) Wow again. I just uploaded 10 and it took me an hour. (...) :) I'll be looking (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, hope to see the reuslts sometime soon. (I have good expectations for this project.) (...) Interesting aspirations at that. (how long do you prospect it will be before you establish a site? (...) Draken simply serves as the basis for (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) They're sole indicators of that. (little time I have is spent on lego...and y'all thought I posted far too much! Such interesting discussion as of late, though :) Just wanted to chime in as well that I appreciate your efforts! (We definitely (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) somebody, I was planing to try my hand at some WoT creations. The tough part is deciding how to build things without a DVD you can pause. I mean, how would one go about building the white tower in Tar Valon? I like the figures. I have other (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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[aragog] (...) Yeah, Duelling Club is horrible for the price. I guess the spring loaded wizard ejector is the cause of that. The spider is sorta useless to me, but the pic on the back of the box wth all of the spider leg parts put into a tree looks (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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<snip> (...) That White Temple is really cool! Great use of an otherwise almost useless peice. The entire design combines a simple look, while being structurally interesting. over all a great success! I look forward to more! -lenny (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient)
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Rocco, I plan on making some of my own WOT minifigs as well, now that I'm almost done Fires of Heaven I'm so inspired! True, without a visual reference it may be hard to create some places in WOT world, however I suggest a wonderful book called (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It seems that the brickshelf "problem" was actually a problem with my own computer, but either way, I have made a page answering these two questions. (URL) some of the pictures are in a smaller size. I hope they will load quicker this way. (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) First, the White Temple: Very impressive! The roof is very original, and I like the way it opens. The upside-down V-things underneath the roofline a very cool as well. What piece is used for the little arches along the sides? So.... who are (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks very much! That roof is heavy, heavier than the whole rest of the building. Upside down v-things? White hinges two fingers on one side, three fingers on the other. (...) The lower sides below the window arches? They are another silly (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) white, and the statues look great. In the castle, I am impressed with the wall of casks/barrels. Is it meant to be wine? Ale? Maybe alchemist's fire? (...) I felt the pics were well sized. Allowed me to see most details without having to wait (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) taking your advise, i have desided after 5 months of lurking since my last post, I will present somthing to the comuntity 1) HI!!! 2) Knock, Knock 3) this is a cool brickshelf folder (MINE!) (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Though I am no authority on Brickshelf, I shall explain as best I can. Anything uploaded to Brickshelf has to be moderated (approved) by one of the Admins (which I believe is just Kevin Loch). Anything that goes against the Brickshelf TOS (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hmm. I'm not much of a castle builder, but I LOVE to make Castle minifigs. I'd be willing to post pictures of the little fellers so others can RP them, if you like. I can't really offer any other support, largely because I'm a rank newbie. Take (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) This is a sure thing. tons of people have sighned the roll call, and ive only seen about ten of them...so i think they are still lurking... (...) well, i went around .space before writing this, and as far as i can tell, their hard core (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, Returning to the game project, Alex & I tried to come up with a name for the new game project and we came up so far with 'CastleVanture' or 'CastleQuest'. So tell us what you think and if anybody have any other suggestions... Thanks Love (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, How about abreviations: L.C.A (lego castle adventur), M.L.G (medievil lego game) ,or decide on a name for the realm and name it that Eg: Legonia, Halavance. I know its not very good but try it Also, one night while I was catching up on (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) [Sorry for any typos. I'm wearing gloves because it is rather cold here.] I would stray away from any game name that includes the trademark word Lego. Unless the game is sanctioned by TLC, you could risk trademark infringement. IMO, Yaron's (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I personally like the idea of including resurrection of characters if this is a fantasy game. However, I would place huge restrictions on it. The kind of magic that can bring back the dead would be tremendously powerful magic (for presumably a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'll be posting something soon! ;) (...) Hard core maniacs? Yeah, that's us. (...) I get mine from other lugnet.castle creations, and from my own head. If I just think of a cool way to build a little house into a cliff or something, I just go (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Without a doubt, death of a character is a normal part of most RPGs. Anyone who plays should accept, in fact enjoy, the fact that such fictional characters can go into high-risk situations that would be impossible in real life, and much of the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Although I agree there is a time lag with email, I would argue that programs like AIM and ICQ are problematic for some people who have low speed connections, firewalls, or other system issues. Additionally, if people are in different time (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And some of us are just plain not allowed to use any instant messager or chat room. :) I think that using a message board along with email will work just fine. It isn't like this is going to be played in real time or something... -JHK (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Trying to catch up on this thread, but running out of time to post right now. Gonna go quick... Another suggestion: How about a third type of monster: Diplomatic. Thus, Non-Aggressive would be like elk, Aggressive would be like wolves, but (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Speaking of combat, what about after combat? looting should be aloud, as well as taking prisoners. you could sell them at the market place. on the line of the market place, how about these as some costs fo weapons: Standerd sword 5gp Katana (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree, (...) Sounds like Necromancy, I myself think that this sort of stuff should be included in the game, gives it more of an edge, take the Necromancer for instance, who wouldn't want a spell, where you can raise a skelaton or two to do (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) This might cause conflict between players, (...) I agree, (...) I think that if a character has earned a blacksmithing skill they should beable to modefy their weapons, make the weapons a lil stronger, which is where the custom weapons come (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ahh...how did I pass that up?! Okay...sounds interesting enough as is, so that should be supportable. (...) Skills only...only certain character types, like mercantalists could communicate. (they possess the diplomatic skills to communicate (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm i like 'CastleQuest' that is a good one, I'd say go with that one (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Scene: A village, a twilit evening, a quiet street, a dingy tavern. A figure cloaked against the elements hurries toward the beckoning golden light spilling through the windows and onto the cobbled street. Upon entering the thin warmth inside the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi tonya, Very impressive, I can see a great story unfolding here. One question; are you planing on playing it out with lego characters? cuz that would be pretty cool, well keep it up. Laterz Joey (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | A Gentle Plea
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I am all for people having their own cup of tea when it comes to fun. My husband rebuilds classic cars. I don't get it. But, he thinks it's fun. Great. Some of you posters to .castle are also into role-playing games. I don't get it. But, you think (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle) !
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(...) Nope. My thought was to have a "virtual" Tavern for us .castle folk to write on, add to, and have fun with right here online. Tatyana The master mason or the petulant queen (depending on the moment) ;) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) OOPS! (...) I _love_ that book, but I haven't read it in years.... Hmmm...mmm.... Right over there, dusty and lonely on the shelf. I should reread it, save my book money for more bricks. ;) Tatyana (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'd have to say 'Coalasce', which basically means fusion, since this is kind of like a combination of starship, IOM and an online war game. 'Boundaries of Dominion', 'Provincial', and 'Realm: Assimilation' also sound interesting. <<_Matt (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank you! On the design, I started out trying to build a chapel/church for my castle, but it just didn't work out that way. It took a long time to collect all of those little white bits. (...) Wine, I think. I have grape arbors built, too. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) their name. If I don't have a straight edge and a triangle, there is some serious funkiness going on in my drawings. (...) Have you bought Phantasies & Delusions yet? (Maybe Billy Joel is not your thing, but he wrote a clasical album.) I keep (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Tanya K. Burkhart writes: <snipped> I'm guessing you wrote this to initiate an interesting story thread, so here's my response to your prompt... (...) As the small, but quaint tavern stood at the entrance to the city, the silver (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) From MSN Encarta Dictionary: coalesce merge or unite things: to merge or cause things to merge into a single body or group (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Is that not what I said? To fuse means to merge as well...we've basicaly merged the MM project, Uldeseen, and several DraKen concepts into it, so I really don't see many problems. (but I bet some will contest it anyway...) FUT (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Matt Hein writes: <snip> (...) <snip> If he was approaching stealthily, why would it seem as though the locals tried to avoid him? surely if he's approaching stealthily, he'd be (at least) avoiding the attention of the locals, (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh...you're really picky about detail, aren't you? Well, when you have only a few minutes to type something, and I have my annoying siblings jabbing at me to get on the computer, the chances for error are far greater. Try writing something (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Dark green minifig, NBA
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In set 3562, NBA figures, the Payton fig is in solid dark green color (like the Slytherin shield). Now that TLC has started using this color, might it be that we will be seeing more normal bricks in this cool color?!? By the way, the dark green legs (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) De-lurk... ...Maybe permanently with this project!!! I think this is a great idea, Aramir (uh, I mean Alex). So, naturally, I want to be involved. I think the whole thing should be based online. First, I think the game masters should create (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I do like this idea, the reports I mean. ... (...) I'm not saying that anything is being stolen, only suggesting that we try to be original with our ideas. Not that we haven't been somewhat. Yes, other RPGs use similar ideas too, not just D&D. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A Gentle Plea
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(...) I do get it and I do think RPGs are fun but... (...) I agree. Frank (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Here, here! (or was it hear, hear?) -JHK (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I do apologize. I am partly to blame. I thought I had FUT'd to .fun.gaming earlier in that thread, but subsequent threads remained in .castle. Sorry for the hassle. -Hendo (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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"John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:H9HuD6.8rr@lugnet.com... (...) This one used to always trip me up too. I'm pretty sure it's "Hear Hear!", as in "hear my support." [ j o n ] -- | Lego - (URL) Shipyard - (URL) Moonbase - (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | LEGO influence in the design of Helm's Deep?
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Greetings, I finally saw The Two Towers on the weekend. I couldn't help but think that the designer(s) of Helm's Deep had been strongly influenced by LEGO. After all, someone had put what looked liked a pair of BURPs outside the wall: apparently (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Ikros
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Hey Mr. Sava, I just finished reading your Ikros saga....it was awsome! Whens Chaos Skies coming out????? william (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Okay, but I guess that would mean less posts in .castle. (I would like to see some activity as well, but I guess I can take it to email with Arimir and anyone else who wants to work on the rules.) <<_Matt Hein_>> Fellow lego enthusiast O s p r (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Is D&D really due that much credit for establishing the so called 'standard' for RPGS? And what types of stats are you speaking about? Dexterity, Hp, Mp and magick, Skill, Agility, etc... Okay...I only have three types of stats, Ap, Attack and (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yep...and I always have some sort of incentive to keep improving. (when I view other people's drawings at school.) I'm always driven to achieve higher every time. (but even failure counts as practice, so that's good...I'm just not the person (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Why does this have to be in .fun.gaming? its not like everybody who comes to .castle goes to .fun.gaming... so not all could see it... and it would lose a decent bit of its following due to the lack of people looking at it. i didnt even know (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I don't want to be picky, but if you're going to complain about people developing gaming rules in here, then I would think this is also the wrong place for an open-ended story/role-playing session. I initially clicked on the link thinking it (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Congrats, not many people have the stamina or patience to finish my story, and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. As for Chaos Skies, well, real life has gotten in the way. I'm jobless. I've been so since graduation over eight months ago. In (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Because fun.gaming was created for all talk of big rules-based games. .Castle is for discussions on MOCs, inspiration, stories, and the like. (...) The argument that "not everyone will see it" has been used to justify most improperly placed (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, stories are implicitly allowed. Also, there is a difference between "role play" and a "role playing game". :) This kind of thing could also be used as inspiration for MOCs or other stories, or better yet, a way for people to refine their (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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FYI, I just posted towards this thread, but placed it in .fun.gaming. I agree that is where it belongs. Anyone who wants to mix Lego Castle with gaming is welcome to follow there. Thanks! -H. (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Oh dear. I think I have to agree with Rocco on this one. I really think the "chat pub" is a great idea. And I can see it having a place in the Castle community. But it is somewhat hypocrytical considering who started it. I mean no offense to the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I wish there was less emphasis on number of posts. I have reduced my reading of .castle because of things like the roll call and other posts that just seem to be there to increase the number of posts. I want to see MOCs. I want to see (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Okay, I opened a big can of worms and then got sick, so I've been away from the computer. First, what is LARPing? I've never seen that one before. Second, yes, I said I don't get RPG's, but then, I don't get a lot of things. (My brothers' (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Live Action Role Playing, I believe... (...) I'd be more of the mind to say that if this does indeed get to be a high-volume thing, it belongs in its own area. Perhaps a .fun.gaming subgroup or a .castle subgroup... Technically, posts of this (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) As Dave answered, Live Action Role Playing. Not unlike the SCA, from what little I know of SCA... (...) And on that point, I agreed with you entirely. ...So, it would seem fair to say that you enjoy to role play, but prefer freeform with no (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I see how this can be argued both ways, on the matter of where to post almost any non-MOC Castle related subject (including those recently mentioned). If the Tavern idea takes off, perhaps we could seek out an alternate group here in lugnet. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) My proposed idea: make CastleQuest a sub group of Castle. this is where it belongs, because, as i stated in my last post, it is not just a game. if it cant fit in castle OR gaming, put it in between. Also, your putting this in .fun.gaming (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I am just stirring up trouble left in right lately. Maybe my thoughts are not in line with some of the other posters in .castle or this thread. Should I just stop and not contribute? (I mean these comments with a touch of humor, though if (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like this idea. The Blacksmith shop could be turned into a tavern pretty easily. For personalized constructions, people could build surrounding homes and businesses. Frank (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Voting is not an accurate way of deciding much of anything, especially when fairness is the goal. Being that we are on Lugnet, a site owned by the 'tyranny' of Todd Lehman and Suzanne Rich, we are subject to their rules. please see below. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm not sure how appropriate a vote is. Ultimately, people can do what they feel like, and if things get out of hand, a Lugnet admin will step in. I feel that a pretty good case has been made that game mechanics discussion belongs in (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) First off, Well, .castle would be pretty dry if It wasn't for the discussion revolving around the RPG project. I'm not saying we need a whole lot of posts in .castle, but all the discussion we can get is important. One important purpose of (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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