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Archive-name: games/roleplay/part6πLast-Modified: 3/29/93ππ                         BBS's for RoleplayersππContents:π        The Steve Jackson Games BBS -- Austin, Texas, USAπ        The Red October BBS (Hero Games) -- Austin, Texas, USAπ**      The Harnline BBS (Columbia Games) -- Vancouver Canadaπ        Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC) Internet Mail Addressπ        Necropolis of Dreams (Ragnarok Games)   --   Austin, TX, USAπ        The Broken Blade BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Seattle, Washington, USAπ        Astral Void BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Mesa, Arizona, USAπ        Red Star BBS (Vervan Net backbone) -- Burlington, IL, USAπ        Purgatory BBS  (Unaffiliated) --  Salem, Oregon, USAπ        Bladerunner BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Waltham, Mass. USAπ        The DUNGEON BBS (Unaffiliated) -- western (?) NY State, USAπ        TeleDunjon III and IV (Unaffiliated) -- Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, USAπ        Smasher Land BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Athens, Ohio, USAπ        U Want What!?! BBS (Unaffiliated), Macon, GA, USAπ        StormGate Aerie BBS (Other Suns), somewhere, 310 area code, USAπ        The Fantasy Shop (Unaffiliated), Suitland, Maryland, USAπ**      The Guild (Unaffiliated), Los Angeles, California, USAπ**      Mindvox (Unaffiliated), New York, NY, USAπ**      Dunkelzahn's Lair (Unaffiliated) Amherst, MA, USAππGAME COMPANY BBS'sππSeveral RPG companies now run their own electronic bulletin boards.  Toπconnect to them, you must use a personal computer and a modem.π(Exception: the BTRC address is not a BBS, but a real live game designerπwith an internet connection.)ππName:           The Steve Jackson Games BBS -- Austin, TX, USAπDial:           (512)-447-4449πComm Settings:  8-N-1 (7-E-1 may work too)πBaud:           300,1200,2400πInfo Updated:   3-Dec-1991πNotes:          Steve Jackson Games operates a two line BBS, named theπ                Illuminati BBS, with discussion areas for most of SJG'sπ                games, including GURPS. Much of the playtest feedbackπ                for new products comes from the BBS.πππName:           The Red October BBS (Hero Games) -- Austin, TX, USAπDial:           (512)-834-2548πComm Settings:  8-N-1???πBaud:           300,1200,2400???πInfo Updated:   1-Feb-1991πNotes:          Red October is the semi-official BBS of Hero Games. Many Heroπ                games supplement authors regularly call and there are severalπ                discussion boards about Hero Games.π                There are also pre-release beta test versions of most of theπ                upcoming supplements from Hero Games, as well as up-to-the-π                minute news.ππName:           The Harnline BBS (Columbia Games) -- Vancouver CanadaπDial:           (604)-998-1703πComm Settings:  8-N-1πBaud:           300,1200,2400πInfo Updated:   20-Sep-1992πNotes:          Columbia Games (makers of the Harn series of campaignπ                supplements and the fantasy RPG system Harnmaster) has a BBSπ                called Harnline. There are currently about 50 files, mostlyπ                unpublished material or revisions of published material.  Userπ                contributions are encouraged.ππ                The home of Harnline is Duffle Board - Rob Duff runs the board.ππName:           Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC) Email AddressπInfo Updated:   19-Nov-1992πNotes:          Greg Porter of BTRC is available for any and all questionsπ                relating to the BTRC's line of games and game productsπ                (TimeLords and SpaceTime RPG's, Macho Women with Guns, 3G,π                CORPS, WarpWorld, etc.). BTRC is an AMERICA ONLINE (AOL) π                account, Internet readers can use [e-mail]   .ππName:           Necropolis of Dreams (Ragnarok Games)   --   Austin, TX, USAπDial:           (512)-472-6905, (512)-472-6220 πComm Settings:  8-N-1πBaud:           2400, 9600πInfo Updated:   4-Dec-1992πNotes:          Necropolis of Dreams has been online for almost 8 years.  Itπ                features over 50 message bases with a heavy concentration onπ                gaming and game design as well as alternative political andπ                arts topics.  It is sponsored by Ragnarok Games (publishers ofπ                Ysgarth, Suburban Slasher, To Challenge Tomorrow, etc), butπ                discussion is not limited by that and a wide variety of gamingπ                topics are addressed. The user base is very active and muchπ                fun is to be had by all. Operating 24 hours on both lines.πππNON-AFFILIATED ROLE-PLAYING GAME BBS'sππThere are quite a few Independent BBS's with a strong RPG slant out there inπthe great land of telecommunications.  Any comments on the suitability ofπincluding them in this file are welcomed.ππNote that the compiler of this list cannot check out these BBS's toπensure that they work as described.  If you send information about a BBSπto me, please make sure your information is *complete* and accurate.πThanks.πππName:           The Broken Blade BBS -- Seattle, Washington, USAπDial:           [phone]πComm Settings:  8-N-1πBaud:           300,1200,2400πInfo Updated:   31-Oct-1991πNotes:          Mike Owen <[e-mail]> is the sysopπ                of the Broken Blade: a free access bulletin boardπ                system.ππ                Although the message base is oriented towardπ                general-purpose discussions (there are only a couple ofπ                RPG-oriented message areas), quite a few files areπ                available of interest to RPGers.ππName:           Astral Void BBS -- Mesa, Arizona, USAπDial:           [phone]πComm Settings:  8-N-1πBaud:           300,1200πInfo Updated:   6-26-1991πNotes:          Tony Hamilton <[e-mail]> runs aπ                Roleplaying BBS.ππ                The Astral Void BBS is home to role-players who conductπ                games on the message boards, and also PBeM games.  Theπ                BBS is single-lined, and currently is running 11 games.π                New product information is posted for all the major gameπ                companies, along with occasional reviews.  There areπ                also various text files on-line concerning variousπ                role-playing topics.ππName:           Red Star BBS (Vervan Net backbone) -- Burlington, IL, USAπDial:           [phone] -- (vervan net is at other sites too)πComm Settings:  8-N-1πBaud:           1200-9600 -- HST or V.32πInfo Updated:   15-Nov-1991πNotes:          There's at least one BBS network devoted solely toπ                playing RPGs that you might want to look into. It'sπ                called V-Net. For information about V-net, contact:ππ                Joel Veenemanπ                P.O. Box 7π                Burlington, IL 60109ππ                Internet: [e-mail]π                UUnet:    uunet!devcom!marcal!redstar!joelπ                Fidonet:  1:115/639.0ππName:           Purgatory BBS  --  Salem, Oregon, USAπDial:           [phone]πSysop:          ???πComm Settings:  8-N-1πBaud:           300 - 14400πStatus:         Down ??? I've heard reports that Purgatory is downπInfo Updated:   16-Mar-1992πNotes:          Linked to Vervan's Gaming Network as well as half aπ                dozen other nets (including Usenet through a Fidoπ                Gateway operated by Joel Veeneman -- see entry forπ                Vervan Net).ππ                Main thrust of the BBS is gaming and there are onlineπ                games for about a dozen systems. In addition we also areπ                one of the biggest Occult BBSs in the Pacific North-Westπ                with a great deal of files on the subject. The otherπ                thrusts are Fantasy/Sci Fi, and current events debateπ                and discussion type echos.ππName:           Bladerunner BBS -- Waltham, Mass. USAπDial:           [phone]πSysop:          Laird Popkin ([e-mail])πComm Settings:  8-N-1πBaud:           300 - 2400 + PEP (Trailblazer Plus)πInfo Updated:   14-Sep-1991πNotes:          Connected to the Citadel and usenet networks (asπ                blade.via.mind.org). The BBS runs STadel (a Citadel variant)π                on an Atari ST.ππ                Topics discussed: Role Playing Games, GURPS, Warhammer,π                AD&D, Call of Cthulhu, Hero/Champions, as well as assortedπ                Fantasy and SF and computer-related topics.  There areπ                also a number of online games, and discussions of SF, π                various computers, and whatever other topics arise.π                There are no online time limits or upload/download rations.ππName:           The DUNGEON BBS -- Buffalo, NY State, USAπDial:           [phone]πComm Settings:  8-N-1πSysop:          Master DaarKhan ???πBaud:           300 - 2400πInfo Updated:   14-Sep-1991πNotes:          Western New York's finest board devoted to fantasy roleπ                playing. Features include over 50 message bases of allπ                types, most of which are WWIVnet, the world's secondπ                largest private network.ππ                WWIVnet @ 7653ππName:           TeleDunjon III and IV -- Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, USAπDial:           [phone] and [phone]πSysop:          ???πComm Settings:  8-N-1πBaud:           300 - 2400πInfo Updated:   14-Sep-1991πNotes:          The Teledunjon III and Teledunjon IV boards offerπ                play-by-modem roleplaying games. They also publish theπ                TeleDunjon Journal, an irregular online magazine forπ                modem RPG enthusiasts.ππ                If you're in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (northπ                Texas) or can afford to call it regularly, check out theπ                Teledunjon systems and join a game (or run your own).ππName:          Pyramid BBS, DC Metro Area, VirginiaπDial:          [phone]πSysop:         Terilee Edwardsπ               Suite 548, 7010 Brookfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150πComm Settings: 8-N-1πBaud:          300 to 2400 ?πInfo Updated:  1 October 1991πNotes:         A free BBS, with two areas dedicated to gaming, with oneπ               area for live action role playing gaming and discussionπ               and bulletins about the Interactive Literature Foundationπ               (a live gaming organization).ππName:          Smasher Land BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Athens, Ohio, USAπDial:          [phone]πSysop:         Scott Mash <[e-mail]>πComm Settings: 8-N-1 (Proboard v.1.17) FreeπBaud:          300 to 2400πInfo Updated:  29-Feb-1992πNotes:         Smasher Land has textfiles and utilities for AD&D,π               GURPS, Shadowrun, Fantasy Hero, Champions, Traveller,π               etc.  As well as a messagebase for each.  Smasher Landπ               also offers a variety of online games that areπ               accessable by all users.ππ               Internet/Usenet limited access is now available to allπ               users on Smasher Land BBS.  You can send email to anyπ               internet, bitnet etc. address.πππName:          U Want What!?! BBS, Macon, GA, USAπDial:          [phone] (soon 2 lines)πSysop:         Richard Weeks <[e-mail]>πComm Settings: 8-N-1πBaud:          300 to 2400πInfo Updated:  15-Feb-1992πNotes:         Several RPG doors are functioning including Barons,π               Axoru (shareware for now), Steller Quest, Trade Warsπ               2002, and others.  We have an AD&D and RPG message areaπ               and I am a 14 yr Dungeon Master for AD&D, as well asπ               playing and GM for Dragon Quest, Champions, RIFTS, V&Vπ               and others.ππName:          StormGate Aerie BBS, somewhere, 310 area code, USAπDial:          310-822-6729πSysop:         Nicolai ShaperoπComm Settings: 8-N-1πBaud:          300/1200/2400/9600HST/14400HSTπNetwork:       FidonetπInfo-Updated:  15-Apr-1992πNotes:         OTHER SUNS (sf role playing game) headquarters.π               Several multiplayer role playing games availableπ               through echomail.  (A FidoNet echomail conferenceπ               is similar to an unmoderated Usenet newsgroup.)ππName:          The Fantasy Shop, Suitland, Maryland, USAπDial:          301 967 1843πSponsor:       Washington Metropolitan Area Gaming SocietyπContact:       Jon F. Zeigler <[e-mail]>πComm Settings: 8-N-1πBaud:          300/1200/2400πInfo-Updated:  2-May-1992πNotes:         The Fantasy Shop is a new (less than 2 months old) BBSπ               sponsored and operated by the Washington Metropolitanπ               Area Gaming Society.  It is devoted to discussion andπ               on-line play related to all aspects of the gaming hobby,π               particularly role-playing games.  There are as yet noπ               user fees,  although access is greater for members of theπ               Society.  The new-user's password is "WMAGS".ππName:          The Guild [FTS]πType:            CNet 2.x (Amiga 2000)πLocation:      Los Angeles, CAπAdmin:           Guy BartoliπTo Contact:    [e-mail]πPh#/Address:   310-641-6909 (5 lines)πBps:             300/1200/2400 πBits/Par/stop: 8N1πAccess details: RPG'ers, Cyperpunks, and opinionated people welcome.πFees:            RPG games and all local discussion groups are free of charge. π                 Access to UseNet requires a small donation to subsidize payingπ                 for my feed.πDesc:            The Guild [FTS] is approximately a year old. It was founded π                 with the premise that it would be primarily a RPG orientedπBBS,π                 but has since evolved into carrying many different SIG's. π                 The Guild [FTS] >does< pick up the rec.games.frp.* hierarcyπandπ                 is also a member of the C-Link network (private FIDOnet, overπ                 120 nodes world-wide), which also has forums on RPG games.πNotes:           None - Give The Guild a call, and please mention that you saw π                 it advertised on the UseNet so that I know where you areπcomingπ                 from.πππName:          MindVoxπLocation:      New York, NYπAdministrator: Phantom Access Technologies, Inc.πTo contact:    [e-mail] - 212-988-5987 (voice)πPh#/Address:   212-988-5030 (or telnet phantom.com)πAccess Details:24 local dial-ups @ 1200 - 19.2k / Live on InternetπFees:          Ranges from $10 - $15 per month - flat rateππDescription:   MindVox offers access to about a dozen single and multiπ                 player games online, ranging from the classics like Adventureπ                 Rogue, Hack, Empire, Larn and UltraRogue, to continuing workπ                 on its custom object-oriented virtual world called MAELSTROM.π                 MAELSTROM is currently up and down depending on its testingπ                 status but is expected to be solid by late 1992.  Members canπ                 also use MindVox to access a list of 10 different Multi-Userπ                 Dimensions throughout the United States, Germany and Swedenπ                 (the latter two come with english-version toggles and variousπ                 MUD's include 3-d graphics and POV player location charts).π                 A huge variety of material and scenarios to deal with, theirπ                 development team at Phantom Access includes some of theπ                 members of the original teams that designed the first onlineπ                 multi-player games to ever exist.πππNotes:         MindVox is the system of Phantom Access.  It's very largeπ                 and covers a wide variety of features and services thatπ                 are included in signing on (Usenet, worldwide Chat network,π                 online single and multi-user games, etc).  The main focusπ                 of MindVox is on Cyberspace and role-playing.  They have π                 been covered in dozens of articles both hard-copy andπ                 electronically.  One of the principle owners is a writerπ                 for Mondo 2000; most of the owners are ex-Legion of Doomπ                 and other older hacker groups.  Overall its a veryπ                 interesting place to hang out even discounting the games.π                 All new accounts are offered demo-time to look through theπ                 system and get familiar with its features before subscribing.πππName:            Dunkelzahn's LairπType:            TinyMUD hybrid (With message bases, etc.)πAccess:          [phone] During the School Year.πLocation:        University of Massachusetts, AmherstπDescription:     For everyone who likes games.  Also offers aπ                 reactive environment for posting.πNote:            Is run on a 286, so is not the true MUD, it is a π                 hybrid version.ππName:            Toronto Twilight Communications (TTC)πType:            PCBoard v14.5 (IBM, AMIGA, MAC support)πLocation:        Toronto, Ontario, CanadaπAdministrator:   Rick DiLorenzo (SysOp), Various Co-SysOpsπTo contact:      [e-mail]πPh#/Address:     [phone] DATAπAccess Details:  All BPS rates, 6 Nodes, N-8-1 supportedπFees:            FREEπDescription:     AD&D, Call of Cthulhu, D&D, GURPS, Paranoia, Lost Souls, π                 Rifts, many others. πNotes:           Call - any games not listed may be set up and run!π                 On-line doors (20+, from Trade Wars 2002 to The Pit),π                 1.2gb file section (2 CD-ROM drives), 5+ mail networks.ππMORE LISTS OF BBS'Sπ     π     If you find a BBS which is of interest to other games, let us know.π        If possible, please use the following template.  Multiple linesπ        for each entry are OK.ππ        Name            :π        Type            :π        Location        :π        Administrator   :π        To contact      :π        Ph#/Address     :π        Access Details  :π        Fees            :π        Description     :π        Notes           :πππ