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Now that we have PM's I think a the ability to make custom list would be nice. As an example I could select certain posters, and add them to my "pbp" mailing list. That would allow me to click one button or type in "pbp", and send one message to several people.

I am thinking of starting a 3rd pbp. I might even catch up to Wareeagle. :)

It can be 3.5 or PF. As long as the characters don't advance more than 10 levels over the course of the module/adventure it will be considered.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Many people including myself would like to delete aliases. Well I actually only want to get rid of PbP aliases, but right now they are weighted(lack of a better word) just like any other alias.

My first idea was to have the option to mark an alias as a pbp alias so it could be deleted later, but I thought of a lot of issues with that.

Before I go into my final idea I will say that when I go into my account I see all those aliases I have. Yeah I know that compared to others I don't have a lot. Anyway the idea is to be able to hide certain alias, and if I need access to them maybe having a way to be able to see them again could be made available. The ones from failed PbP's are the ones I want to hide or if I ever get into PFS, and the character reaches level 12 I would like to be able to hide those also.

Disclaimer-->This might be in the wrong area.

With that out of the way I will get to the heart of the matter. Many of us have tried to get into PbP games, and go through a lot of trouble including writing long background stories to get in them in the hopes of being selected.
I think the only thing worse than people having to not be selected is when nobody is selected because the GM decides not to run the PbP. I understand life gets in the way. I hold no ill will towards such situation, but to just abandon a thread without even making a mention of doing so is nothing short of being inconsiderate.
Yeah, this has happened recently. It is quiet sad because people are still trying to get into the thread, meanwhile the author continues to be a player in another game, and just refuses to acknowledge anyone's postings. Now they could say they forgot, but I actually dropped in on his PbP, and left a spoiler message for him to check his thread. As of right now(7:18 pm EST) there has been no post.
My point is simply this if you can't run a game or decide you just don't want to, stopping in to officially cancel it is ok. To ignore the thread however is not ok.

PS: I dropped out of the thread that is being ignored already so there are no hurt feelings on my part. I just think the action is jerkish in nature.

edit:The message was left for him about 2 days ago at least.

Scenario: You are all a members of a party. Your primary goal as a group was to help Dr.Throme Frennel a professor/archeologist working for a museum in Absalom. He was trying to find a relic lost long ago in the Mwangi Expanse. The professor met you all in Quantium, a city in Nex. From there you traveled to the Mwangi Expanse. After 3 years of searching the relic was proven to be a myth so you are on your back to Quantium. When the story begins you are on the way to Navinia(not on the map because I made it up), to get some rest in an actual bed. In short it is an R&R stop.

One last thing: I have never ran a PbP before so feel free to speak up. My main concern is pacing right now.

I keep getting sent back to the home page for the site--->the thread in question

I don't know if this is the right section, and I am glad nobody was hurt, but I was lol'ing once I found out the kid was ok. The attack is not funny, but the to be that pathetic is.

Man attacks kid because the kid killed him in an online game

when people are asked what they would like most they never ask for more common sense.

The above is not how the quote is written, but I think it is close. I am trying to find the original or at least the author. Does anyone know who it might be?

link
It is being covered on local television also.

We have players leave every year because they are marines and we are normally lucky enough to get good players to replace them. It is time for recruiting again.
Right now we are deciding between Star Wars Saga, and Mutants and Masterminds. We also play Pathfinder of course, and are open to other systems.
If you want to DM that is even better, but we at least would like to have some new players.

If you are looking for a game feel free to email me.

Put: "New DM/Player" in the subject line.
[spoiler=email]concerro@aol.com[/url]

PS:You can contact me here also in case your email gets sent to the junk folder.

All I can say is click on the link.

Haunting of HarrowStone
Trial of the Beast
Broken Moon
Wake of the Watcher
Ashes at Dawn
Shadows of Gallowspire

Haunting of HarrowStone
Trial of the Beast
Broken Moon
Wake of the Watcher
Ashes at Dawn
Shadows of Gallowspire

Haunting of HarrowStone
Trial of the Beast
Broken Moon
Wake of the Watcher
Ashes at Dawn
Shadows of Gallowspire

Haunting of HarrowStone
Trial of the Beast
Broken Moon
Wake of the Watcher
Ashes at Dawn
Shadows of Gallowspire

Haunting of HarrowStone
Trial of the Beast
Broken Moon
Wake of the Watcher
Ashes at Dawn
Shadows of Gallowspire

Haunting of HarrowStone
Trial of the Beast
Broken Moon
Wake of the Watcher
Ashes at Dawn
Shadows of Gallowspire

What are some good suggestions/info for those that want to start a 3PP company?
A sample question and one I would like answered is do I need to buy Adobe or can I just use Microsoft word to convert a document into a pdf format, and have it sell on RPGnow or Paizo.com, and trust they will do the encoding needed for their sites. I have no idea now to use Adobe to that extent.
Another question is how much to artist usually charge for illustrations(for each illustration)?

I think the paladin class is too restrictive so I am proposing a group of tenets that every paladin(lawful good) should have to follow. How much a paladin can ignore these and still keep his powers should decided by his deity, which means the player and the DM. These may differ from what is in the book.

These are not in any particular order. Many come from the Book of Exalted Deeds.

Your laws are based on your deity, and your country, and they come first. If you are in another country try to work within a country’s laws as long as the laws are not designed to promote evil. Breaking someone else’s laws will still land you in jail so be smart about it if you HAVE TO DO IT.

Protect the innocent, and defend the weak.

Thou does not have a license to kill, unless certain circumstances specifically give you that power. The license to kill does mean kill at your leisure. The individual must be guilty of something. Undead, and outsiders with the evil subtype will not count against you when it comes to killing without provocation.

Prisoners are to be treated well. You are now responsible for their well-being.

Evil kills because it’s convenient. Good kills because it has too*. How does this affect taking prisoners, good question? You have to decide who to take prisoner, and who to kill off. It may be a good(alignment wise) thing to offer quarter, but it may not be the smart thing to do. *Yep, that one is mine.
Oh yeah, you must accept quarter from any creature that does not have the evil subtype if it ask for it, but that does not mean you have to offer it.
I won’t be making every monster give up just to stab you in the back later. Doing so would just be me going out of my way to make life hard for on class, which is wrong.

Frontal assaults don’t make you any more of a paladin. They may make you more dead however.

There will be times when doing a good act conflicts with the local law, or even the church. Being good takes priority, you may be thrown in jail, but you will still be a paladin.
Another example is if you capture someone, and you know local law dictates turning them in to be tortured. If I were a paladin I would not turn them in to the local authority. Yes, it may place a bounty on your head for helping a fugitive escape, but that is the life of a paladin.

The book has some nonsense about how if some criminal keeps escaping prison, killing people, and surrendering before the party can finish him off; the party still has to take him prisoner every time. The bad guys should get one free surrender. If they want to cause trouble after that, off with their heads. That one free surrender assumes you are a paladin of course. Other good types are supposed to take the bad guy prisoner, but I think common sense has to step in sometimes, and quarter is not always a good idea.

If it is reasonable try to convert the evil person.This will probably never ever happen in a game. If it does it will probably only works with someone who wants to be good on some level, but circumstances may not allow them to do so and thrive(or at least stay alive).

More on this subject: The greatest act of good is redemption of an evil soul. Getting evil to see the error of their ways helps the innocents, and gains them a blessed afterlife in the Upper Planes. Converting someone by sword point is not a real conversion. A real conversion begins in the heart and soul of the individual. If you put a sword to my throat I will “convert” to any religion you tell me to convert to, and not ask any questions about it.

The ends never justify the means for a paladin. If you torture the bad guy to get the information you may save many lives, but you will probably be a warrior(NPC class) soon, or at least or at least feel like one. As a paladin you must not only do the right thing, but do it in the right way. This does not mean you are excused if you allow a party member to do so. You must make a valid attempt to stop them. Torturing is evil, and you WILL NOT stand for it.

Chaotic paladins are just as good as Lawful paladins, but they will break a law here and there to get things done. They will also not enforce a law that infringes on personal freedoms. Well, maybe if it is for the good of everyone, but they still would not like it.

Closing: I would not be a paladin for long if I had to play one.

I am basically looking for feedback.

1. For some reason I am jonesing* for my own(unique)avatar. What are that chances if someone were to make it far enough that it could happen?

*Is this word outdated now. I hope I am not turning into one of those old people who no longer knows what

2. For the sake of argument if we have to create a villain, and we just happen to make it to the final round would it be a bad idea to have that villain be the focus of the adventure?

Are the avatars ever going to get names or some other means of identification? Currently it is difficult to find a particular avatar. Even having them grouped by them would be ok, if individual names would be to bothersome.

Are the avatars ever going to get names or some other means of identification. Currently it is difficult to find a particular avatar. Even having them grouped by them would be ok, if individual names would be to bothersome.