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=The place to ask your questions etc.=
 
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==Signature==
The place to ask your questions etc.
 
 
 
Remember, to sign your messages with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. [[User:Notafish|Delphine]] 00:46, 22 Nov 2005 (GMT)
 
Remember, to sign your messages with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. [[User:Notafish|Delphine]] 00:46, 22 Nov 2005 (GMT)
   
 
:To keep the thread of a conversation - use colons at the start of paragraphs (like this sentence) to indent replies. -- [[User:David|David]] 21:48, 10 May 2006 (BST)
:Creating new pages is simple: Just create a wiki link to the (as yet) non-existant page and click on the link to start editing the new page.
 
   
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==Another Meet==
:For example: [[Huerney's Bag of Holding]] -- [[User:David|David]] 17:58, 23 Dec 2005 (GMT)
 
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Shall we have another meet at my house at the end of March/beginning of April? -- [[User:Craig|Craig]] 19:49, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
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Could someone please let me know the location of the IRC server? My history window is playing up. Woe! -- [[User:Henry|Henry]] 17:15, 23 Mar 2006 (GMT)
 
:Server = irc.starchat.net; channel = #criticalhit :D -- [[User:Craig|Craig]] 09:37, 28 Mar 2006 (BST)
 
::This is now wrong - but I can't remember the server :P -- [[User:Craig|Craig]] 12:18, 31 May 2006 (BST)
 
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Some important 3.5e errata in the PDFs on the WOTC pages [http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20040125a here]. Loads of clarifications, but of particular interest will be the ones for Scout in the Complete Adventurer errata: Disable Device '''is''' a class skill, and there's a clarification of how skirmish works. -- [[User:Craig|Craig]] 11:02, 3 May 2006 (BST)
 
   
==Fate points==
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Use <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> to place a table of contents or <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> to supress it. Please don't go overboard removing them though; I find them useful. -- [[User:David|David]] 17:08, 11 May 2006 (BST)
Can we add those to the [[House rules]]? -- [[User:Notafish|Delphine]] 13:41, 10 May 2006 (BST)
 
:I was waiting for a session where everyone was present so we could dicuss whether to include the fate point rules or not. -- [[User:David|David]] 18:56, 10 May 2006 (BST)
 
   
==Signature==
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==General Stuff==
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*Location of the IRC server: chat.freenode.net; channel = #criticalhit ==> [irc://irc.freenode.net#criticalhit Direct link]
Why do you guys sign before? Ohhh, must be a chat deformation :P [[User:Notafish|Delphine]] 13:41, 10 May 2006 (BST)
 
:I'd suggest using colons at the start of paragraphs (like I have) to indent replies. -- [[User:David|David]] 21:48, 10 May 2006 (BST)
 
   
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* Stuff marked DM Only really just means it's of most interest to DMs. Stuff players shouldn't look at yet are tagged with a big red spoilers warning. -- [[User:David|David]] 08:55, 19 Sep 2006 (BST)
==Crazy Category Conundrum==
 
Notafish, perhaps you can explain the need for all these new categories? Particularly the "Main" category which seems somewhat useless. -- [[User:David|David]] 18:56, 10 May 2006 (BST)
 
:Methinks someone was bored at work. /me gazes longingly out the window at the blue sky... [[User:Bert|Bert]] 08:49, 11 May 2006 (BST)
 
   
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==Whispers==
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Is there any chance that we can change the way that we play so that whispers made to players who have gone off to reconnoitre etc. can be seen by all? If we were around a table we would all get to hear what's going on, and it helps those of us a bit bored in the waiting. I think that this should be OK provided that the players not there don't use the information that they read in their character roleplaying - e.g. "Maybe we should go and see what's going on over there". Opinions? [[User:Craig|Craig]]
Is there a way of suppressing the TOC for individual pages? -- [[User:Craig|Craig]] 13:07, 11 May 2006 (BST)
 
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:I supppose if its something the player is immediately going to tell the rest of the party then there's no real reason to keep it quiet. In the case of a sneaky rogue the situation is a bit more grey. A bit of personal judgement would go a long way. [[User:Bert|Bert]] 21:57, 21 Aug 2006 (BST)
:Use <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> to place a table of contents or <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> to supress it. Please don't go overboard removing them though; I find them useful. -- [[User:David|David]] 17:08, 11 May 2006 (BST)
 
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::I guess you can mix the two. For things that the other players are going to see anyway, or that the scout is going to tell, you can do the describing without whispering. For things that require the use of a skill by the player where he makes a succesfull roll (search and such) whisper should be used to allow the player to do what he wants. I like the use of whispering for short actions (spot, listen) so that the player can use and rephrase in their own words and choose how they tell the others. But it's true that for longer actions, it gets boring for those not playing. [[User:Notafish|Delphine]] 22:06, 24 Aug 2006 (BST)
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:::On the other hand: sometimes it is nice for the whispering/whispered player to not let the others know what's going on. Perhaps the DM could ask, in whisper, what the player wants to do: share now or share later. It might be an idea to tell the others there's a whisper going on and that the DM will be returning shortly. [[User:Hannele|Hannele]] 22:44, 2 Sep 2006 (BST)
   
==Summon Monster==
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Well, since the autoupdater wouldn't work I thought I try the manual install. This resulted in ORPG not starting at all. Turns out I've also got to upgrade Python, so I do that and wxPython. This then gives me a ORPG that starts, but wont open any character sheets!
Does anyone else have a problem with a good character summoning something like a Lemure when using Summon Monster? I'm guessing that all options are available to casters of all alignments, but it just seems odd to me. For some reason I have less of a problem with something like a Dire wolf (still evil) than a devil. Is it just me? [[User:Craig|Craig]] 12:18, 31 May 2006 (BST)
 
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Lucky enough I've still got 1.6.3 and the old Python stuff.
:It's just you ;). Some good wizards might only summon evil creatures as the consider compelling a good or neutral creature unethical whereas evil devils are fair game. [[User:David|David]] 22:08, 31 May 2006 (BST)
 
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Maybe its just my machine, but be warned!
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:These [http://forums.rpghost.com/showthread.php?s=8e9e238e970b1a301b18c1edee9a9a4d&t=52846 upgrade instructions] might be useful. -- [[User:David|David]] 09:43, 9 April 2007 (BST)
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::As Hannele had upgraded, and is the new DM, I thought I ought to too. Unfortunately, I can't get the editor to open for weapons on the d20 character sheets that we use, so I've had to do all my new characters in a 3.5e character sheet. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to do critical hits, and also does not have the spell lists for clerics ''How the hell am I going to enter all spells up to level 9 for a cleric??'' -- [[User:Craig|Craig]] 17:25, 9 April 2007 (BST)
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::Hmmm. Seems that the upgrade is *not* a good idea. I'll try it tomorrow (or later today)[[User:Notafish|Delphine]] 23:58, 9 April 2007 (BST)
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I tried the instructions and it made no difference. I tried the 3.5e char sheet as as far as I can see there is no way of doing spells at all. Tried to look on the ORPG wiki and could only find 1 result for 'spells' and that was in the Initiative section! -- [[User:Bert|Bert]] 18:04, 10 April 2007 (BST)

Latest revision as of 19:11, 5 May 2009

The place to ask your questions etc.

Signature

Remember, to sign your messages with ~~~~. Delphine 00:46, 22 Nov 2005 (GMT)

To keep the thread of a conversation - use colons at the start of paragraphs (like this sentence) to indent replies. -- David 21:48, 10 May 2006 (BST)

Another Meet

Shall we have another meet at my house at the end of March/beginning of April? -- Craig 19:49, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Table of Contents

Use __TOC__ to place a table of contents or __NOTOC__ to supress it. Please don't go overboard removing them though; I find them useful. -- David 17:08, 11 May 2006 (BST)

General Stuff

  • Location of the IRC server: chat.freenode.net; channel = #criticalhit ==> Direct link
  • Stuff marked DM Only really just means it's of most interest to DMs. Stuff players shouldn't look at yet are tagged with a big red spoilers warning. -- David 08:55, 19 Sep 2006 (BST)

Whispers

Is there any chance that we can change the way that we play so that whispers made to players who have gone off to reconnoitre etc. can be seen by all? If we were around a table we would all get to hear what's going on, and it helps those of us a bit bored in the waiting. I think that this should be OK provided that the players not there don't use the information that they read in their character roleplaying - e.g. "Maybe we should go and see what's going on over there". Opinions? Craig

I supppose if its something the player is immediately going to tell the rest of the party then there's no real reason to keep it quiet. In the case of a sneaky rogue the situation is a bit more grey. A bit of personal judgement would go a long way. Bert 21:57, 21 Aug 2006 (BST)
I guess you can mix the two. For things that the other players are going to see anyway, or that the scout is going to tell, you can do the describing without whispering. For things that require the use of a skill by the player where he makes a succesfull roll (search and such) whisper should be used to allow the player to do what he wants. I like the use of whispering for short actions (spot, listen) so that the player can use and rephrase in their own words and choose how they tell the others. But it's true that for longer actions, it gets boring for those not playing. Delphine 22:06, 24 Aug 2006 (BST)
On the other hand: sometimes it is nice for the whispering/whispered player to not let the others know what's going on. Perhaps the DM could ask, in whisper, what the player wants to do: share now or share later. It might be an idea to tell the others there's a whisper going on and that the DM will be returning shortly. Hannele 22:44, 2 Sep 2006 (BST)

OPRG 1.7.3

Well, since the autoupdater wouldn't work I thought I try the manual install. This resulted in ORPG not starting at all. Turns out I've also got to upgrade Python, so I do that and wxPython. This then gives me a ORPG that starts, but wont open any character sheets! Lucky enough I've still got 1.6.3 and the old Python stuff. Maybe its just my machine, but be warned!

These upgrade instructions might be useful. -- David 09:43, 9 April 2007 (BST)
As Hannele had upgraded, and is the new DM, I thought I ought to too. Unfortunately, I can't get the editor to open for weapons on the d20 character sheets that we use, so I've had to do all my new characters in a 3.5e character sheet. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to do critical hits, and also does not have the spell lists for clerics How the hell am I going to enter all spells up to level 9 for a cleric?? -- Craig 17:25, 9 April 2007 (BST)
Hmmm. Seems that the upgrade is *not* a good idea. I'll try it tomorrow (or later today)Delphine 23:58, 9 April 2007 (BST)

I tried the instructions and it made no difference. I tried the 3.5e char sheet as as far as I can see there is no way of doing spells at all. Tried to look on the ORPG wiki and could only find 1 result for 'spells' and that was in the Initiative section! -- Bert 18:04, 10 April 2007 (BST)