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7508 justin
justin_borges Send Email
Dec 5, 2011
5:33 am
Hey, I'm going to start running an open campaign for my gaming club, TABS, starting early next year. I'll be running the games at various regular club events...
7509 Jeff Siadek
jeff_siadek Send Email
Dec 5, 2011
8:40 pm
The red shirt program? Well, Virginia, every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings. Each one of us is a red shirt in his (or her, or its) own way. As...
7510 permachubb Send Email Dec 8, 2011
5:11 pm
If someone targets a piece of equipment a character is wearing or holding with an energy weapon, can the victim then use the energy deflection ability to...
7511 matthew penkava
exidor001 Send Email
Dec 8, 2011
5:48 pm
If your character does not say jedi, then the ref made a good decision. Only jedi can deflect energy shots. Or your ref was having a hard time because you were...
7512 Jeff Siadek
jeff_siadek Send Email
Dec 8, 2011
8:36 pm
I support the referee's right to make their own ruling. I would rule that you could use the energy deflector ability to block something targeting you which...
7513 Jason Siadek
gigapede Send Email
Dec 10, 2011
5:54 pm
That's a great suggestion, since true HTML5 isn't supported broadly on smart phones or consistently on all browsers. I don't want to go into the details of the...
7514 justin
justin_borges Send Email
Dec 17, 2011
6:23 am
Thanks for the reply. I was just hoping for signage or some other type of support. Looks like we gotta do it the old fashioned way! :) Justin...
7515 andstrauss Send Email Dec 20, 2011
5:20 pm
Experienced players can be very successful in their missions. I suggest some nerfing of abilities (nimble, Overloader) and choose the proper MD, enemy level,...
7516 andstrauss Send Email Dec 20, 2011
5:54 pm
Dont forget drugs and chips and patience! Cheers,...
7517 Norson Botrel Listas
norsonbotrel Send Email
Dec 20, 2011
9:48 pm
"drugs and chips and patience" are a very nice combo, even for real life... Lt. Norson out 2011/12/20 andstrauss <andrew.strauss@...>...
7518 curufea Send Email Dec 20, 2011
11:01 pm
Makes me think of the currently major plot thread in the Starblazer game I'm in (an RPG based on old UK comics using the FATE system) - where there are...
7519 Jeff Siadek
jeff_siadek Send Email
Dec 21, 2011
1:58 am
That sounds like good creepy fun. Cheers, js Jeff Siadek (310) 994-5189 Gorilla Games Have Fun! www.gorillaboardgames.com From: Curufea Sent: Tuesday, December...
7520 exidor001 Send Email Dec 29, 2011
3:33 am
It has been awhile since I played BS and now my son wants to go on a adventure. I remember there was character generators and ship generators out. Is any of...
7521 Andrew Hows
andrewhows Send Email
Dec 29, 2011
7:03 am
These are still up; if you run into problems and drop me a line I'll try and fix them. I recently found a bug with the character prestige setup, but if you're ...
7522 Printed by
printedbyseth Send Email
Jan 7, 2012
9:38 pm
Unity Games XVIII is coming up on the 4th of February in Woburn, MA. Are there any referees in the Boston area who would consider running a session or two?...
7523 digitalraccoon Send Email Jan 11, 2012
2:34 am
For the last few months I've been working on a framework for Battlestations using the Maptools software. While it's still a work in progress. My friends have...
7524 curufea Send Email Jan 11, 2012
4:57 am
Excellent work there!  Do you have 4 orientation images for each module, or do you rotate them within maptools somehow?  I've heard of maptools, but haven't...
7525 digitalraccoon Send Email Jan 11, 2012
11:33 am
Maptools allows anything on the Token, Hidden, or Object layer to be rotated, so I just need one image per module. Maptools has a configurable image library...
7526 curufea Send Email Jan 11, 2012
10:35 pm
Sadly I never got around to buying 2nd edition, so they may not be that uptodate.   Peter Cobcroft curufea@... Main: http://www.curufea.com/ ...
7527 Walter Mcgovern
waltermcgovern Send Email
Jan 12, 2012
3:43 am
Hi there, Maybe I missed it in the rule book, so I'm hoping all you Battlestations Guru's can help me out. How do you "man" the battlestation in each module?...
7528 Jay Shaffstall
jshaffstall Send Email
Jan 12, 2012
4:20 am
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Walter Mcgovern ... I'm not sure I understand the question, but here's my attempt at an answer: You stand on a battlestation...
7529 mouthdrummer Send Email Jan 12, 2012
4:54 am
Definitely strong strong interest here! I travel a ton for work, so having online access, whether turn based or live on the web, would make it much easier to...
7530 Walter McGovern
waltermcgovern Send Email
Jan 12, 2012
2:13 pm
Thanks Jay,   I'm new at this game and really didn't understand that concept until you explained it. I'm looking forward to playing this, thanks for sharing...
7531 Jay Shaffstall
jshaffstall Send Email
Jan 12, 2012
2:15 pm
It's a blast to play and to run. If you get the opportunity to play a game first, it helps a lot with running it. I owned the game for a year waiting to play...
7532 Walter McGovern
waltermcgovern Send Email
Jan 12, 2012
2:19 pm
Yes, it looks fun, I can tell that a 4 man (being) crew will have their hands full running a ship and coping with decisions, all the while dealing with...
7533 socialturd Send Email Jan 12, 2012
9:04 pm
Hi Jason, I would be interested in this project, both as a player and a developer. While I'm primarily an iOS developer, I have some experience in web...
7534 Jason Siadek
gigapede Send Email
Jan 13, 2012
5:48 pm
That's awesome! Let's take this conversation offline. Please e-mail me your phone number and a good time to call and we can talk about a way to make this...
7535 andstrauss Send Email Jan 14, 2012
5:45 pm
How much automation do you get with Maptools? Using http://www.vassalengine.org/ didn't help much with automation of the rules, like skill. Hacks, damage and...
7536 digitalraccoon Send Email Jan 15, 2012
5:38 am
I got a good bit and pulled back from having more. Every character has a button for each skill. When clicked a text box pops up with a place to put the...
7537 socialturd Send Email Jan 16, 2012
4:15 pm
Great! Soooooo, how do I do that? I clicked on "send email" link under your profile and it posted a message. I've sent emails to gigaped@... in...
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