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August 22, 2007, 06:13:59 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Melvin
I guess this thread serves as a rudimentary default introduction. I am know across teh interwebz as Melvin. New to this site, by no means new to gaming (live or play-by-post). I was happy to find this site, as it not only provides a means to discuss a few campaigns I've thought of, but my campaign setting I've been working on for little over a year (I'm compiling it onto wikispaces, below in my sig. I've just started, so there's not much). I do, however, have a few questions about the site and its composition and policies. Namely:

What is your policy on hosting a game on the forum primarily for use of dice rolls (handling real time discussions with an instant messaging app), with people who may or may not necessarily become members?

A few of the subforums confuzzle me. Where, for example, do I garner support for a PbP game I'd like to start?

Which subforum do I post a campaign setting on? A campaign? Is there a distinction?

That's all for now, but I'm almost postitive I'll have more later.
www.ofdiceandmen.com

[spoiler=Eldion]When the world was young, and we had yet to walk its surface, there were only Four. They sculpted Eldion, and the places they held took to them, the land adapted their distinctions . Khain, Vel, and Sarlas went to Knowledge, Everon; he helped to bestow his knowledge upon the sentients who would live there. The Black Peaks and the northlands went to Death, Bane; he who is exiled here does not suffer long. Taredril and the easternmost of the explored continent went to Nature, Drua; the lands under her command flourished to be the most beautiful in the world. And beyond that went to Riddles, Strangeness, Mischief, and Chaos, one of the Four whose name was lost to his strange land; few mortals who ventured there have ever returned.

These places were commanded by the Four. Each crafted their homes to their likeness, but they were not content. The Jester had no one to joke with, Everon had no one to teach, Drua had no one to show the beauty of nature to, and Bane could only observe his barren lands from his castle. And so they created sentients. The Four would all take places in our lives. Bane took birth and death, the beginning and the end. He became the patron god of the dead and the death-giving. The Jester took joy, the base emotion that all intelligent life strives for. Everon was charged with the education and advancement of sentients, and Drua took it upon herself to form the natural beauty of the world.

And so they worked, and so it was done.

Excerpt from “The Creation”, Anonymous

[limk=http://eldion.wikispaces.com]Eldion[/link][/spoiler]

Ra-Tiel

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August 22, 2007, 06:37:55 PM
Quote from: MelvinI guess this thread serves as a rudimentary default introduction. I am know across teh interwebz as Melvin. New to this site, by no means new to gaming (live or play-by-post). I was happy to find this site, as it not only provides a means to discuss a few campaigns I've thought of, but my campaign setting I've been working on for little over a year (I'm compiling it onto wikispaces, below in my sig. I've just started, so there's not much). [...]
First, let me issue a hearty welcome to the CBG. :D It's always good to see new creative members.

Quote from: MelvinWhat is your policy on hosting a game on the forum primarily for use of dice rolls (handling real time discussions with an instant messaging app), with people who may or may not necessarily become members?
This question I cannot answer directly. I guess El(ven)Do(ritos) or Ishmayl may be more capable of answering that one. However, why not just use an online dice roller? Although I've never played in a PbM or PbP game, if I remember correctly there are online dice rollers that allow you to save your results or mail them to other participants.

Quote from: MelvinA few of the subforums confuzzle me. Where, for example, do I garner support for a PbP game I'd like to start?
PbP games and related threads usually go to the Play-by-Post Roleplaying forum.

Quote from: MelvinWhich subforum do I post a campaign setting on? A campaign? Is there a distinction?
Campaigns can be found in the Homebrews forum, while campaign settings (and generally speaking campaign specific crunch) go to the Campaign Elements and Design forum. General mechanical stuff goes to the Meta forum.

Quote from: MelvinThat's all for now, but I'm almost postitive I'll have more later.
Don't hesitate to ask your questions. And always remember: there are no silly questions, only silly answers. ;)

Hope I could help you a little.
Regards, Ra-Tiel.

Ravenspath

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August 22, 2007, 06:46:54 PM
Welcome! This is a great site to get questions answered. I also suggest you go to the Rogues Gallery and introduce yourself. You can read up about all of us and join in with your own brand of mayhem.
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Lmns Crn

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August 22, 2007, 07:44:19 PM
Welcome to our community. No trees were harmed for the making of this website, but numerous electrons have been inconvenienced.
Quote from: MelvinI guess this thread serves as a rudimentary default introduction. I am know across teh interwebz as Melvin. New to this site, by no means new to gaming (live or play-by-post). I was happy to find this site, as it not only provides a means to discuss a few campaigns I've thought of, but my campaign setting I've been working on for little over a year (I'm compiling it onto wikispaces, below in my sig. I've just started, so there's not much).
I do, however, have a few questions about the site and its composition and policies.[/quote]What is your policy on hosting a game on the forum primarily for use of dice rolls (handling real time discussions with an instant messaging app), with people who may or may not necessarily become members?[/quote]A few of the subforums confuzzle me.[/quote]Where, for example, do I garner support for a PbP game I'd like to start?[/quote]Which subforum do I post a campaign setting on? A campaign? Is there a distinction?[/quote]gestalt[/i]-type confections in the "Homebrews" forum, with a noticeable bias toward settings and away from individual campaigns in both cases.

QuoteThat's all for now, but I'm almost postitive I'll have more later.
Excellent. Glad to have you around.
I move quick: I'm gonna try my trick one last time--
you know it's possible to vaguely define my outline
when dust move in the sunshine

brainface

#4
August 22, 2007, 09:12:20 PM
QuoteWhat is your policy on hosting a game on the forum primarily for use of dice rolls (handling real time discussions with an instant messaging app), with people who may or may not necessarily become members?
active[/i] member. We don't allow anonymous posting just due to spam.
"The perfect is the enemy of the good." - Voltaire

Melvin

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August 23, 2007, 05:20:14 PM
The reason I ask about hosting the game here instead of using an online dice roller or gaming app is because all the members of my group have really wacky ISP and firewall settings; it's almost impossible to port forward.

And thanks to all for the warm welcome! It's good to be here.
www.ofdiceandmen.com

[spoiler=Eldion]When the world was young, and we had yet to walk its surface, there were only Four. They sculpted Eldion, and the places they held took to them, the land adapted their distinctions . Khain, Vel, and Sarlas went to Knowledge, Everon; he helped to bestow his knowledge upon the sentients who would live there. The Black Peaks and the northlands went to Death, Bane; he who is exiled here does not suffer long. Taredril and the easternmost of the explored continent went to Nature, Drua; the lands under her command flourished to be the most beautiful in the world. And beyond that went to Riddles, Strangeness, Mischief, and Chaos, one of the Four whose name was lost to his strange land; few mortals who ventured there have ever returned.

These places were commanded by the Four. Each crafted their homes to their likeness, but they were not content. The Jester had no one to joke with, Everon had no one to teach, Drua had no one to show the beauty of nature to, and Bane could only observe his barren lands from his castle. And so they created sentients. The Four would all take places in our lives. Bane took birth and death, the beginning and the end. He became the patron god of the dead and the death-giving. The Jester took joy, the base emotion that all intelligent life strives for. Everon was charged with the education and advancement of sentients, and Drua took it upon herself to form the natural beauty of the world.

And so they worked, and so it was done.

Excerpt from “The Creation”, Anonymous

[limk=http://eldion.wikispaces.com]Eldion[/link][/spoiler]
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