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From: rg-frp-announce@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
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Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] BBSes of interest to roleplayers
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Date: 28 Feb 1994 21:59:44 GMT
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BBS's for Roleplayers
Contents:
The Steve Jackson Games BBS -- Austin, Texas, USA
The Red October BBS (Hero Games) -- Austin, Texas, USA
Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC) Internet Mail Address
Necropolis of Dreams (Ragnarok Games) -- Austin, TX, USA
The Broken Blade BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Seattle, Washington, USA
Astral Void BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Mesa, Arizona, USA
Red Star BBS (Vervan Net backbone) -- Burlington, IL, USA
Purgatory BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Salem, Oregon, USA
Bladerunner BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Waltham, Mass. USA
The DUNGEON BBS (Unaffiliated) -- western (?) NY State, USA
TeleDunjon III and IV (Unaffiliated) -- Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, USA
Smasher Land BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Athens, Ohio, USA
U Want What!?! BBS (Unaffiliated), Macon, GA, USA
StormGate Aerie BBS (Other Suns), L.A. CA, 310 area code, USA
The Fantasy Shop (Unaffiliated), Suitland, Maryland, USA
The Guild (Unaffiliated), Los Angeles, California, USA
Mindvox (Unaffiliated), New York, NY, USA
Dunkelzahn's Lair (Unaffiliated) Amherst, MA, USA
Pooh's Corner (Unaffiliated) Baltimore, MD, USA
** Tower of Magery (Unaffiliated) Helsinki, Finland
GateWay BBS (Unaffiliated) Netherlands
** Dagger Inn (Unaffiliated) St Johns Newfoundland, Canada
** The RPG BBS (Unaffiliated) Muenster, Germany
GAME COMPANY BBS's
Several RPG companies now run their own electronic bulletin boards. To
connect to them, you must use a personal computer and a modem.
(Exception: the BTRC and the new SJG addresses are not BBSes, but
a real live internet connection.)
Name: The Steve Jackson Games BBS -- Austin, TX, USA
Dial: (512)-447-4449
Comm Settings: 8-N-1 (7-E-1 may work too)
Baud: 300,1200,2400
Info Updated: 3-Dec-1991
Notes: Steve Jackson Games operates a two line BBS, named the
Illuminati BBS, with discussion areas for most of SJG's
games, including GURPS. Much of the playtest feedback
for new products comes from the BBS.
NOTE: Steve Jackson Games now also runs Illuminati Online,
Telnettable as io.com. While this is a PAY service,
the fees ($10 for 80 hours/month) seems not unreasonable.
Name: The Red October BBS (Hero Games) -- Austin, TX, USA
Dial: (512)-834-2548
Comm Settings: 8-N-1???
Baud: 300,1200,2400???
Info Updated: 1-Feb-1991
Notes: Red October is the semi-official BBS of Hero Games. Many Hero
games supplement authors regularly call and there are several
discussion boards about Hero Games.
There are also pre-release beta test versions of most of the
upcoming supplements from Hero Games, as well as up-to-the-
minute news.
Name: Necropolis of Dreams (Ragnarok Games) -- Austin, TX, USA
Dial: (512)-472-6905, (512)-472-6220
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 2400, 9600
Info Updated: 4-Dec-1992
Notes: Necropolis of Dreams has been online for almost 8 years. It
features over 50 message bases with a heavy concentration on
gaming and game design as well as alternative political and
arts topics. It is sponsored by Ragnarok Games (publishers of
Ysgarth, Suburban Slasher, To Challenge Tomorrow, etc), but
discussion is not limited by that and a wide variety of gaming
topics are addressed. The user base is very active and much
fun is to be had by all. Operating 24 hours on both lines.
NON-AFFILIATED ROLE-PLAYING GAME BBS's
There are quite a few Independent BBS's with a strong RPG slant out there in
the great land of telecommunications. Any comments on the suitability of
including them in this file are welcomed.
Note that the compiler of this list cannot check out these BBS's to
ensure that they work as described. If you send information about a BBS
to me, please make sure your information is *complete* and accurate.
Thanks.
Name: The Broken Blade BBS -- Seattle, Washington, USA
Dial: (206) 781-9424
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300,1200,2400
Info Updated: 31-Oct-1991
Notes:
Mike Owen <dunadan@milton.u.washington.edu> is the sysop
of the Broken Blade: a free access bulletin board
system.
Although the message base is oriented toward
general-purpose discussions (there are only a couple of
RPG-oriented message areas), quite a few files are
available of interest to RPGers.
Name: Astral Void BBS -- Mesa, Arizona, USA
Dial: (602) 834-6065
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300,1200
Info Updated: 6-26-1991
Notes: Tony Hamilton <thamilton@ch3.intel.com> runs a
Roleplaying BBS.
The Astral Void BBS is home to role-players who conduct
games on the message boards, and also PBeM games. The
BBS is single-lined, and currently is running 11 games.
New product information is posted for all the major game
companies, along with occasional reviews. There are
also various text files on-line concerning various
role-playing topics.
Name: Red Star BBS (Vervan Net backbone) -- Burlington, IL, USA
Dial: (708) 683-2390 -- (vervan net is at other sites too)
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 1200-9600 -- HST or V.32
Info Updated: 12/1/93
Status: No Longer the Backbone for Vnet, if the BBS is running
Name: Purgatory BBS -- Salem, Oregon, USA
Dial: (503) 370-9739
Sysop: N. Feldman
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 - 14400
Status: Up
Info Updated: 16-Mar-1992
Notes: Linked to Vervan's Gaming Network as well as half a
dozen other nets.
Main thrust of the BBS is gaming and there are online
games for about a dozen systems. In addition we also are
one of the biggest Occult BBSs in the Pacific North-West
with a great deal of files on the subject. The other
thrusts are Fantasy/Sci Fi, and current events debate
and discussion type echos.
Name: Bladerunner BBS -- Waltham, Mass. USA
Dial: (617) 891-7338
Sysop: Laird Popkin (laird@think.com)
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 - 2400 + PEP (Trailblazer Plus)
Info Updated: 14-Sep-1991
Notes: Connected to the Citadel and usenet networks (as
blade.via.mind.org). The BBS runs STadel (a Citadel variant)
on an Atari ST.
Topics discussed: Role Playing Games, GURPS, Warhammer,
AD&D, Call of Cthulhu, Hero/Champions, as well as assorted
Fantasy and SF and computer-related topics. There are
also a number of online games, and discussions of SF,
various computers, and whatever other topics arise.
There are no online time limits or upload/download rations.
Name: The DUNGEON BBS -- Buffalo, NY State, USA
Dial: (716) 656-8573
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Sysop: Master DaarKhan ???
Baud: 300 - 2400
Info Updated: 14-Sep-1991
Notes: Western New York's finest board devoted to fantasy role
playing. Features include over 50 message bases of all
types, most of which are WWIVnet, the world's second
largest private network.
WWIVnet @ 7653
Name: TeleDunjon III and IV -- Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, USA
Dial: (214) 960-7654 and (214) 238-1568
Sysop: ???
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 - 2400
Info Updated: 14-Sep-1991
Notes: The Teledunjon III and Teledunjon IV boards offer
play-by-modem roleplaying games. They also publish the
TeleDunjon Journal, an irregular online magazine for
modem RPG enthusiasts.
If you're in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (north
Texas) or can afford to call it regularly, check out the
Teledunjon systems and join a game (or run your own).
Name: Pyramid BBS, DC Metro Area, Virginia
Dial: (703) 912-9878
Sysop: Terilee Edwards
Suite 548, 7010 Brookfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 to 2400 ?
Info Updated: 1 October 1991
Notes: A free BBS, with two areas dedicated to gaming, with one
area for live action role playing gaming and discussion
and bulletins about the Interactive Literature Foundation
(a live gaming organization).
Name: Smasher Land BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Athens, Ohio, USA
Dial: (614) 593-8359
Sysop: Scott Mash <smash@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>
Comm Settings: 8-N-1 (Proboard v.1.17) Free
Baud: 300 to 2400
Info Updated: 29-Feb-1992
Notes: Smasher Land has textfiles and utilities for AD&D,
GURPS, Shadowrun, Fantasy Hero, Champions, Traveller,
etc. As well as a messagebase for each. Smasher Land
also offers a variety of online games that are
accessable by all users.
Internet/Usenet limited access is now available to all
users on Smasher Land BBS. You can send email to any
internet, bitnet etc. address.
Name: U Want What!?! BBS, Macon, GA, USA
Dial: (912) 471-7629 (soon 2 lines)
Sysop: Richard Weeks <rweeks@logdis1.wr.aflc.af.mil>
Comm
Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 to 2400
Info Updated: 15-Feb-1992
Notes: Several RPG doors are functioning including Barons,
Axoru (shareware for now), Steller Quest, Trade Wars
2002, and others. We have an AD&D and RPG message area
and I am a 14 yr Dungeon Master for AD&D, as well as
playing and GM for Dragon Quest, Champions, RIFTS, V&V
and others.
Name: StormGate Aerie BBS, Los Angeles CA, 310 area code, USA
Dial: 310-822-6729
Sysop: Nicolai Shapero
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300/1200/2400/9600HST/14400HST
Network: Fidonet
Info-Updated: 15-Apr-1992
Notes: OTHER SUNS (sf role playing game) headquarters.
Several multiplayer role playing games available
through echomail. (A FidoNet echomail conference
is similar to an unmoderated Usenet newsgroup.)
Name: The Fantasy Shop, Suitland, Maryland, USA
Dial: 301 967
1843
Sponsor: Washington Metropolitan Area Gaming Society
Contact: Jon F. Zeigler <jfzeigl@afterlife.ncsc.mil>
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300/1200/2400
Info-Updated: 2-May-1992
Notes: The Fantasy Shop is a new (less than 2 months old) BBS
sponsored and operated by the Washington Metropolitan
Area Gaming Society. It is devoted to discussion and
on-line play related to all aspects of the gaming hobby,
particularly role-playing games. There are as yet no
user fees, although access is greater for members of the
Society. The new-user's password is "WMAGS".
Name: The Guild [FTS]
Type: CNet 2.x (Amiga 2000)
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Admin: Guy Bartoli
To Contact: gbartoli@guild.socal.com
Ph#/Address: 310-641-6909 (5 lines)
Bps: 300/1200/2400
Bits/Par/stop: 8N1
Access details: RPG'ers, Cyperpunks, and opinionated people welcome.
Fees: RPG games and all local discussion groups are free of charge.
Access to UseNet requires a small donation to subsidize paying
for my feed.
Desc: The Guild [FTS] is approximately a year old. It was founded
with the premise that it would be primarily a RPG oriented BBS,
but has since evolved into carrying many different SIG's.
The Guild [FTS] >does< pick up the rec.games.frp.* hierarcy and
is also a member of the C-Link network (private FIDOnet, over
120 nodes world-wide), which also has forums on RPG games.
Notes: None - Give The Guild a call, and please mention that you saw
it advertised on the UseNet so that I know where you are coming
from.
MOD NOTE: As of 21-Jul-1993, it appears this number is out of service.
If there are no corrections, then this listing will expire
September 1.
Name: MindVox
Location: New York, NY
Administrator: Phantom Access Technologies, Inc.
To contact: info@phantom.com - 212-988-5987 (voice)
Ph#/Address: 212-988-5030 (or telnet phantom.com)
Access Details:24 local dial-ups @ 1200 - 19.2k / Live on Internet
Fees: Ranges from $10 - $15 per month - flat rate
Description: MindVox offers access to about a dozen single and multi
player games online, ranging from the classics like Adventure
Rogue, Hack, Empire, Larn and UltraRogue, to continuing work
on its custom object-oriented virtual world called MAELSTROM.
MAELSTROM is currently up and down depending on its testing
status but is expected to be solid by late 1992. Members can
also use MindVox to access a list of 10 different Multi-User
Dimensions throughout the United States, Germany and Sweden
(the latter two come with english-version toggles and various
MUD's include 3-d graphics and POV player location charts).
A huge variety of material and scenarios to deal with, their
development team at Phantom Access includes some of the
members of the original teams that designed the first online
multi-player games to ever exist.
Notes: MindVox is the system of Phantom Access. It's very large
and covers a wide variety of features and services that
are included in signing on (Usenet, worldwide Chat network,
online single and multi-user games, etc). The main focus
of MindVox is on Cyberspace and role-playing. They have
been covered in dozens of articles both hard-copy and
electronically. One of the principle owners is a writer
for Mondo 2000; most of the owners are ex-Legion of Doom
and other older hacker groups. Overall its a very
interesting place to hang out even discounting the games.
All new accounts are offered demo-time to look through the
system and get familiar with its features before subscribing.
Name: Dunkelzahn's Lair
Type: TinyMUD hybrid (With message bases, etc.)
Access: (413) 543-0148 During the School Year.
Location: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Description: For everyone who likes games. Also offers a
reactive environment for posting.
Note: Is run on a 286, so is not the true MUD, it is a
hybrid version.
Name: Toronto Twilight Communications (TTC)
Type: PCBoard v14.5 (IBM, AMIGA, MAC support)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Administrator: Rick DiLorenzo (SysOp), Various Co-SysOps
To contact: cs922056@juno.ariel.yorku.ca
Ph#/Address: (416) 733-9012 DATA
Access Details: All BPS rates, 6 Nodes, N-8-1 supported
Fees: FREE
Description: AD&D, Call of Cthulhu, D&D, GURPS, Paranoia, Lost Souls,
Rifts, many others.
Notes: Call - any games not listed may be set up and run!
On-line doors (20+, from Trade Wars 2002 to The Pit),
1.2gb file section (2 CD-ROM drives), 5+ mail networks.
Name: Pooh's Corner
Type: Maximus 2.01 [IBM]
Location : Baltimore, MD
Administrator : Mark Truelove
To contact : pooh@clark.net
Ph#/Address : 410-327-9263
Access Details : RPG players, special interests all welcome
Fees : Public access -- free at present
Description : The Corner has been around since Nov., 1991,
after I discovered play-by-email RPGs and just
_had_ to bring it into the area. Since then, I've
discovered BBSing is just _full_ of new surprises
<grin>, and am always looking for ways to expand the
experience (for my callers, and myself). Got some
ideas? Wanna play? Drop a line!
Name : Tower of Magery
Type : SBBS & Waffle
Location : Helsinki, Finland
Administrator : Ismo Peltonen
Status : Permanently Down
Name: GateWay BBS
Dial: +31-(3200)-45021
Settings: 8-n-1
Baud: up to 144k
Hours: M-F 10pm - 8 am, SA 10 pm - 6pm, SU 10pm - 10 am
Notes: GateWay is a growing BBS with files for the amiga
computer range and documents about various roleplaying
games. We also sport a wide selection of fantasy and
strategic door games.
Name: The Dagger Inn BBS
Type: General RPG
Location: St John's Newfoundland Canada
Admin: Midnight Roller aka MR and Chris Clarke.
To Contact: bpaquet@morgan.ucs.mun.ca or brian@garfield.cs.mun.ca
a co-sysop on the BBS who goes by the alias
Lumbering Ox
PH: 1-709-747-1870
Access Details: 2400 baud N-8-1
Fees: We don't ask, we don't even sugest it.
Description: The BBS is dedicated to RPG's only. No Doors
and no social message bases. The file base
is used to suport the games on the BBS only.
We Run ProBoard v1.3 soon to be registored.
Notes: You don't need to be validated to take part in the
games dispite what the new user screens say.
When you log on, to read all the new messages
try M G R. The BBS is very stable with ProBoard
and has yet to go down unlike when we ran Force.
Name : The RPG BBS
Type : Binkley-Term 2.50 EE/D + SBBS 1.16b (FTS-compatible)
Location : Muenster, Germany
Administrator: Michael Rueve
To contact: rueve@uni-muenster.de
Michael Rueve 2:244/1351.11 /FIDONet)
Michael Rueve 46:49/1 /VNET)
Phone-#: +49-251-394151
Settings: 8n1 uses Zyxel 16.800 (V32B and lower supported)
Access: Anytime except 2:30 - 4:30 local time (CEST)
Mailer is running round the clock.
Fees: none for normal users.
points may be charged a small amount (US$ 3)
Description: The central VNET system in Germany.
There are small filebases available, but main stress
is upon mail (VNET).
This is also the system to contact for further information
on VNET Germany (Europe and world is OK, but mind my English :-)
Notes: Info on VNET is fsc-requestable as VNET.ZIP
Name: Kasierpfalz/2 BBS
Type: Maximus 2.01wb, BT/2 EE-ISDN
Location: Stutensee, baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Administrator: Roland Lichti
To contact: fatman@kpfalz.schiele-ct.de
Roland Lichti, 2:2476/113 (Fido)
Roland Lichti, 46:9611/701 (VNet)
Roland Lichti, 142:103/201 (SFNet)
Ph#/Address: +49-7249-4617
Access Details: FTS-Mailer anytime, users 24h exept 02:30 -
03:30 GMT (Fido ZMH)
Fees: no charges
Description: A small bbs, offering rpg-files, access to
Internet, Fido, SFNet and VNet.
MORE LISTS OF BBS'S
If you find a BBS which is of interest to other games, let us know.
If possible, please use the following template. Multiple lines
for each entry are OK.
Name :
Type :
Location :
Administrator :
To contact :
Ph#/Address :
Access Details :
Fees :
Description :
Notes :
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