A bit about the Adventurer's Guild of Elthos and how it operates for your interest... http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/showpost.php?p=152592&postcount=16 -...
The Hosts of Faery ... White shields they carry in their hands, With emblems of pale silver; With glittering blue swords, With mighty stout horns. In...
You know fitchnell? Wow...I learned how to play from my college roommate during my sophomore year. I actually prefer it to chess. -J ... [Non-text portions...
Jarod, you never fail to amaze me. My studies have carried me far and wide, but not so far and wide as to find a worthy opponent of Fidchell. I challenge you!...
I have found this book to be of particular interest in regards to the development of what I'm now calling Deep BackStory. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic...
... Looks like a pretty standard plot for a Call of Cthulhu module to me. :) -Tim -- Play. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free...
Sure does, Tim. Still, it depends on which direction you take the source material, but I could definitely see that connection. In my World this kind of...
Mark, If you're interested in seeing an example of "deep backstory" then I suggest that you read the "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn Trilogy" by Tad Williams--the...
Now that you mention it, I think there's probably a good deal of Deep BackStory in quite a few fantasy literature sources. I'll definitely check this one out,...
Well, this revolves around the whole question of crunchy vs. simple RPG Conflict Resolution. I'm in favor of simple. The thread, for ... Originally Posted by...
I didn't think I'd like it. I went to see it with grave reservations. I knew they would change the story. They did. HOWEVER - I really did like it after all....
Welcome to the Literary RPG Society of Westchester. Our main focus is on the question of how to make our worlds higher quality, both in terms of building...
Well I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was great. Things are going fabulously now that I have my new apartment. Thanks for the support earlier...
This thread on Alignment is located here: http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/showpost.php?p=160940&postcount=3 For your convenience, knowing full well how Yahoo...
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19817/?a=f "Academics are flocking to use virtual worlds and multiplayer games as ways to research everything from...
... Meaning, D&D and it's spin offs? ... It's not antiquated at all...FOR D&D. D&D alignment is a practical, simple and efficient way to separate friend from...
Hey Mark, I haven't seen it yet, but love to see just because one of my favorite actors (Ray Winstone, any remember him as Will Scarlet in Robin of Sherwood). ...
Haven't seen the other version, no. Is it worth checking out? ... Well, you could take it that way. I almost did, but only almost. My take on it was that...
Hi Tim, Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure if you're speaking directly to me, or the world at large with your reply. As far as I'm concerned the Alignment...
Hi everyone, Well, things sure have slowed down on the old LRPGSW lately. I guess we're all busy with the holiday season and whatnot. I myself have been...
Hi, I'm doing some finishing work on the Elthos game. I've got a set of Elkron (Elthosian deities), many of whom are associated to zodiac signs and planets....
Hey Mark, I would think those names are okay Christian ... From: LRPGSW@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LRPGSW@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of vbwyrde Sent: Friday,...
Thanks Christian. I tried to make most of them evocative in some sense to the meaning of the sign they are associated to. Examples: PALAMIR - LEO - combination...
Ok... this is just for you guys (so please don't pass this link around - I'm not done yet - this is just one small piece of the work) ... for those who think...
Um, well, sort of. The fact is that some of them were researched and some of them just happenned. Obitus was researched straight out of the Latin for the...
I only got more questions: Is the ancient, academic, religious or common language in Elthos similar to Latin? Do any of these gods have cultural ties and...
The Elthos Universe takes as a given that there are such things as Elkron which exist in the absolute sense. What they are exactly is a little bit beyond...
