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Jedi_Dajuan Title: Admiral keeps forgetting to change her title! Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 3/16 6:19pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	To start we're going to be invite only. Hothie and I want to get the hang of things before we start adding strangers or people we're luke-warm about (or trying to all out avoid). We're going to start playing at our place so we can control who is welcome, but may move to our local store later. I'm the only one in the group who has ever played before so I get to be GM for a while. We'll learn together -----signature----- EV got me demoted, a winnar is him "you will quickly be known as the cool teacher. just be sure to start of the clas by explaining to all students they are to address you as the admiral." -- jedi_knight_birr
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FlareStorm Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 3/16 8:16pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	what system?
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Jedi_Dajuan Title: Admiral keeps forgetting to change her title! Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 3/17 6:35am Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	Newest one, the Saga. That's what all the new source material is for at the moment. -----signature----- EV got me demoted, a winnar is him "you will quickly be known as the cool teacher. just be sure to start of the clas by explaining to all students they are to address you as the admiral." -- jedi_knight_birr
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Koohii Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 3/19 12:12pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	I think the big problem is the general lull in the market. 1987-1995 saw a massive upsurge in RPGs in general. Lots of major games got overhauls (D&D 2nd Ed, SW 2nd Ed) while independant companies provided tons of new game systems. But, seems like something happened in the late 90s... Guess a bunch of us graduated from collage... but games fell flat. Indie companies folded. Interest wained. D&D 3.0 and 3.5 brought minor upswings, but it was no where near what it had been. RPGs, once a major source of revenue at the local hobbie shop, occupying 3 aisles, now have 3 shelves and a display case for miniatures. Oh, for the days when those aisles will be filled with RPG books again... When finding a gaming group was as easy as walking onto a school--any school--and looking for the flyers. Maybe the upsurge will come again... -----signature----- Create happy mediums: Free prozac to all psychics & Jedi I'm met 6yo adults and 36yo children Still working toward Ni-Kyu Go Ju Ryu
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Rogue_Thunder Title: FanForce CR, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 3/19 1:15pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	They used to say that it was Magic: The Gathering that pulled interest away from RPG's, but M:tG has kinda waned, but interest hasn't really picked back up in RPG's. Maybe it's the availability of computers and consoles and the massive amount of CRPG's and games like WoW, which I know has pulled me away from RPG's quite a bit, even slowing down my posting in my online game. -----signature----- "You look so tiny down there... like a little mean pepper shaker" - Palpatine to Darth Vader "I gotta say Boba this is one beauty of a ship... not crazy about the name though" - Lando to Boba Fett
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Jedi_Matt Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 3/19 2:54pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	It's Bioware's fault! Just kidding, but I agree, definitely the increased power of computer consoles which has led to pen & paper dying off. -----signature----- Excellence - "'Cause some American-accent informed me Kun is Koon and Yun is Yoon doesn't mean I'm going to Megazord myself into robotic obediance."
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FlareStorm Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 3/19 3:22pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	Anyone need any maps? I'm playing with creating them and finding them interesting
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Rogue_Thunder Title: FanForce CR, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 3/19 3:35pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	Gabe from Penny Arcade has just gotten into D&D and DMing, and has been experimenting with 3d terrain maps for his games. Some cool stuff there and some good ideas for your own games. Check out the archives for the past month or so and you'll see what he's been using. -----signature----- "You look so tiny down there... like a little mean pepper shaker" - Palpatine to Darth Vader "I gotta say Boba this is one beauty of a ship... not crazy about the name though" - Lando to Boba Fett
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Koohii Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 3/26 5:04pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	Well, the create/build a character contest has been a total flub. Perhaps someone else can start that ball moving. Anyone have other ideas for upping the flow of information? -----signature----- Create happy mediums: Free prozac to all psychics & Jedi I'm met 6yo adults and 36yo children Still working toward Ni-Kyu Go Ju Ryu
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FlareStorm Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 3/27 12:28am Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	because you choose something weird, Green Lantern. I don't know how you would do that in d6 or d20 or anything but Mutants and Masterminds, and there's already tons done for that system And I don't really like working on stats unless I could possibly use it someday How about a generic "Build a villain/creature/race (for SW)" Stats and background. I'd participate
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Koohii Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 3/27 10:10am Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	Well, feel free to take over. Yeah, it probablly was a goofy choice. I did change it to something else. Not sure anyone noticed. -----signature----- Create happy mediums: Free prozac to all psychics & Jedi I'm met 6yo adults and 36yo children Still working toward Ni-Kyu Go Ju Ryu
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Koohii Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 5/11 7:02pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	Hmmm... Seems like not just this forum, but a large amount of TF.N is quieter these days. finals approaching? -----signature----- Create happy mediums: Free prozac to all psychics & Jedi I'm met 6yo adults and 36yo children Still working toward Ni-Kyu Go Ju Ryu
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Rogue_Thunder Title: FanForce CR, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 5/11 7:23pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	I dunno, but fanforce's all over the place are just dying off lately. Think there'd still be interest all over with the animated series... -----signature----- "You look so tiny down there... like a little mean pepper shaker" - Palpatine to Darth Vader "I gotta say Boba this is one beauty of a ship... not crazy about the name though" - Lando to Boba Fett
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Jedi_Dajuan Title: Admiral keeps forgetting to change her title! Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 5/11 7:34pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	Yeah, we've been on a slow spiral downward for a while. I think people are just prequel-ed out. -----signature----- EV got me demoted, a winnar is him "you will quickly be known as the cool teacher. just be sure to start of the clas by explaining to all students they are to address you as the admiral." -- jedi_knight_birr
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Koohii Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 5/12 12:22pm Subject: Drumming some life into RPG/Minis
	Maybe if the live-action TV show ever pans out, and is written by someone competent, life would return. Heck, I'd settle for a decent cartoon of the X-Wing novels... -----signature----- Create happy mediums: Free prozac to all psychics & Jedi I'm met 6yo adults and 36yo children Still working toward Ni-Kyu Go Ju Ryu
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