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Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cix.compulink.co.uk From: rg-frp-announce@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers,rec.answers Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] BBSes of interest to roleplayers Followup-To: rec.games.frp.misc Date: 28 Feb 1994 21:59:44 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Lines: 464 Approved: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Distribution: world Expires: 4/30/1994 Message-ID: <2ktpgg$5c5@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> References: <2ktp3d$5b1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Reply-To: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: bottom.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Keywords: roleplaying games, official & unofficial BBSes, administrivia Originator: cwatters@bottom.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu rec.games.frp.announce:852 news.answers:15774 rec.answers:4268 Archive-name: games/roleplay/part6 Last-Modified: 1/3/94 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 : =============================================================================== The rec.games.frp general FAQ is maintained by Coyt D. Watters cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Free or at cost distribution rights granted in all instances, for profit or cost+ distribution rights require a signed release.