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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS);faqs.310 order to see what the mailing list produces. Anyone can use the mail archive server to retrieve articles or discussion logs. Archives may be retrieved via GRASS-SERVER. To use the GRASS-SERVER, send mail containing the command HELP within the subject line and/or the body of the mail message to: GRASS-SERVER@wharton.upenn.edu ********* Name: CyberRPG Status: inactive (but replaced by rec.games.cyber) Notes: NetNews readers should subscribe to rec.games.cyber. This entry will be deleted in the November FAQ. Name: Champions mailing list Contact: champ-request@elysium.esd.sgi.com List: champ@elysium.esd.sgi.com Status: Active: Info Updated: 1-Feb-1991 Notes: The list manager asks that new subscribers include their address (preferably in domain notation) in their subscription request. Name: TORG Contact: torg-request@morticia.cnns.unt.edu List: torg@morticia.cnns.unt.edu Administrator: torg-owner@morticia.cnns.unt.edu Archived: FTP from morticia.cnns.unt.edu. Status: Active Info Updated: 15-Aug-1991 Notes: An Internet mailing list to discuss the possibilities of the Infiniverse. For information, send email to the contact address. On the subject line, type the single word "help". This mailing list is also gatewayed to the usenet newsgroup alt.games.torg. To subscribe, send email to the contact address. On the subject line type "subscribe" (or "sub"). No parameter is necessary for the subscription command. Optionally, you may type your name after the subscription command. It will be visible on the list along with your address. Optionally, also, you may give the command "subscribe -". This hides your address from others on the list. To unsubscribe, send your request to torg-request. The subject line and/or the first line of the mail should read: unsubscribe {user} where {user} is the address that you wish to unsubscribe. Torg archives are available via anonymous ftp in pub/lists at morticia.cnns.unt.edu. You may make submissions in the directory pub/lists/submissions The list is coordinated by Clay Luther (cluther@morticia.cnns.unt.edu). Name: Call of Cthulhu Mailing List Contact: cthulhu-request@cs.qmw.ac.uk Status: Active Info Updated: 12-May-1991 Notes: A mailing list for discussion about *the* horror frp. CoC. Name: The Warhammer Mailing List Contact: wfrp-request@morticia.cnns.unt.edu List: wfrp@morticia.cnns.unt.edu Administrator: wfrp-owner@morticia.cnns.unt.edu Status: Active? Info Updated: 30-May-1991 Notes: For the discussion of Games Workshop's Warhammer Universe, the Old World, Warhammer Fantasy Role Play, and Warhammer Fantasy Battle. The Warhammer mailing list is running ListMan 1.0b List Manager software. To subscribe, send email to the above request address and as the first word on the subject line or any line in the text of the message put the word "sub". You may also include a parameter with the sub command. This parameter will be treated as your *real* name, not your address (which is determined from your mail headers). You may also send wfrp-request other commands, not the least of which is "help". Name: The Stormbringer Mailing List Contact: stormbringer-request@ocf.Berkeley.EDU,appel@soda.Berkeley.EDU List: stormbringer@ocf.Berkeley.EDU Status: Active Info Updated: 25-Feb-1991 Notes: The Stormbringer mailing list exists for both the fans of Michael Moorcock's books and those who enjoy Chaosium's games, STORMBRINGER and HAWKMOON. Name: CAMELOT mailing list Contact: camelot-request@castle.ed.ac.uk List: camelot@castle.ed.ac.uk Status: Active Info Updated: 15-Jun-1991 Notes: A new mailing list on the subject of Arthurian legend and Grail Lore. The 'Matter of Britain', as it is known, in all its guises and all related subjects will be discussed in an unmoderated mailing list. Camelot is a forum for discussion of all Arthurian fields of interest. The mailing list is new (started on 11 Jun 1991) and is run by Chris Thornborrow, a (new) member of the Pendragon Society who has studied Arthurian legend and Grail Lore for quite a while. Name: VAMPIRE Mailing List List: VAMPIRE@math.ufl.edu Contact: VAMPIRE-REQUEST@math.ufl.edu Administrator: Bob Slaughter <bss@math.ufl.edu> Archived: anonymous ftp to soda.berkeley.edu in pub/vampire Info Updated: 5-jun-1992 Notes: There is now a mailing list dedicated to the White Wolf Role-Playing game, "Vampire". To subscribe, send a message containing "sub <addr> vampire" to LISTSERV@math.ufl.edu. To UNSUB, send a message containing "unsub <addr> vampire" to the listserver as well. The <addr> is optional, in case you want to receive the list at a different mailing address. Name: IFGS, International Fantasy Gaming Society Contact: Greg Trotter <greg@slinky.fidonet.org> List: ifgsrpg@slinky.fidonet.org Status: Active Info Updated: 03-Sept-1991 Notes: This is a FidoNet/Internet email list for the promotion and discussion of Live Action Roleplaying games, mainly of the IFGS variety (but we LOVE to hear about other games like SIL/ILF, The Fantasy Alternative, The Great Escape, etc.) Name: The Forgotten Realms Mailing List Contact John Feldmeier <johnf@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu> List: fr@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu Status: active Info Updated: 12-Jan-1992 Notes: Anything involving the Forgotten Realms is accepted. Name: Interactive Literature Foundation (ILF) mailing list Contact: ilf-info-request@han.paramax.com List: ilf-info@han.paramax.com Status: Active Info Updated: 20-Sep-1992 Notes: This mailing list is for the discussion of live action role playing, most often the type not covered by IFGS-style games, but open to all discussions of interactive literature (another name for live action role playing games!). US Mail address for the ILF: PO Box 196 Merrifield, VA 22116-0196 The ILF's quarterly journal is called METAGAME and articles about live action role playing are always welcome! Send articles to: jim@visix.com. Other questions about the ILF should be sent to: Terilee Edwards <tnc!m0054@uunet.uu.net> Ilf-info is NOT a function of nor is it sponsored by the Interactive Literature Foundation and never really has been. It is a mail repeater run by Tom Jewell of Cruel Hoax Productions (an IL game production group) as a public service. Tom is not associated with the ILF and merely sponsors the list for fun. Name: The Warhammer 40K Mailing List Contact: war40k-request@bismarck.gatech.edu List: war40k@bismarck.gatech.edu Admin: Greg Williams <gw18@prism.gatech.EDU> Status: Active Info Updated: 12-Jan-1992 Notes: Reviews of 40K books as they come out, preferably from more than one source. Other people's armies in detail. A section on paint schemes and markings. New equiptment. Houserules. Discussions of tactics in 40K. What's worked for you in the past, Space Marine, etc. Name: The San Francisco Bay Area Gamer's Mailing List Contact: bag-request@gomez.intel.com (D. J. McCarthy) List: List adress made available once a new member has subscribed. Archived: No Info Updated: 23-SEP-1991 Notes: The Bay Area Gamer's mailing list is for discussion and information-spreading about various role-playing, board, and war games and conventions throughout the 408, 415, and 510 area codes. Name: The Miniatures Mailing List Contact bell@cs.unc.edu or ...!mcnc!unc!bell (Andrew Bell) Status: Active Info Updated: 31-Jan-1992 Notes: The Figures Mailing List is a courtesy of Andrew Bell. It is a forum for the discussion of painting, converting, and sculpting of miniature figures. Name: Ravenloft Mailing List Contact: rl-request@ais.org List: rl-list@ais.org Archived: ftp from tybalt and greyhawk Info Updated: 2-May-1992 Notes: Chat about doomful things in general, centered around TSR's campaign world of Ravenloft. Archived materials include reviews, discussion, monsters, magic items, computerized sound files, etc. Name: Amber Mailing List Contact: oberon-request@amber.uchicago.edu List: oberon@amber.uchicago.edu Listowner: cliff@uchicago.edu Moderator: Cliff Winnig Archived: not at this time Info Updated: 11-Nov-1992 Notes: This list is for the discussion of the Amber Diceless Role-Playing Game and the Amber novels, and is completely unmoderated. Mod-Quote: I'd like to publicly thank Dave Martin for doing a wonderful job as the list's founder and first administrator! Name: The Wizards of the Coast announcement list Contact: wizinfo-l-request@wizards.com Moderator: Peter D Adkison <mavra@wizards.com> Notes: This mailing list is used for general announcements and press releases for products from WotC. Membership on this list will keep you informed of forthcoming WotC products, changes in management, and so forth. Mail volume is kept light, and all messages clearly state the intent of the message right at the beginning so people can skip to the next message if they're not interested. Name: The Talislanta discussion group Subscription: talislanta-l-request@wizards.com Posting: talislanta-l@wizards.com Moderator: James E Hays <emreal@wizards.com> Notes: Free form discussion of the Talislanta game system and universe. Name: The Primal Order discussion group Subscription: tpo-l-request@wizards.com Posting: tpo-l@wizards.com Moderator: Peter D Adkison <mavra@wizards.com> Notes: Free form discussion of *The Primal Order.* The author of the book is the moderator of the group. Name: The Experts development group Subscription: experts-l-request@wizards.com Posting: experts-l@wizards.com Moderator: Peter D Adkison <mavra@wizards.com> Notes: This group focuses in on the task of writing integration notes for converting gaming stats from some system-independent platform to various game systems. The integration notes for *The Primal Order,* and the upcoming *Pawns: The Opening Move* were written by this group. If you're a rules-lawyer this is the place for you. Req: Thorough knowledge of at least one game system in print. Name: The Art of Game Mastering development group Subscription: taogm-l-request@wizards.com Posting: taogm-l@wizards.com Moderator: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@wizards.com> Notes: Development group for discussion, critique, and research involving the forthcoming book by Ken McGlothlen, *The Art of Game Mastering (TaoGM).* Name: gurps-announce-ext Subscription: laird@think.com Posting: on approval of subscription Moderator: Laird Popkin (laird@think.com) Notes: gurps-announce-ext, is for occasional GURPS product and playtest announcements and things along those lines. Name: gurps-ext Subscription: laird@think.com Posting: on approval of subscription Moderator: Laird Popkin (laird@think.com) Notes: gurps-ext, is for general GURPS discussion. It's a small list right now, intended for "serious" discussions of GURPS issues. The current topic of discussion is "what should be in the next edition of the GURPS Basic Set." Xref: bloom-picayune.mit.edu rec.games.frp.announce:302 news.answers:4701 Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu!uw-beaver!cs.ubc.ca!destroyer!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cwatters From: rg-frp-announce@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] BBSes of interest to roleplayers Message-ID: <1992Dec18.182401.7070@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Followup-To: rec.games.frp.misc Originator: cwatters@top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Keywords: roleplaying games, official & unofficial BBSes, administrivia Sender: news@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Organization: The Ohio State University References: <1992Dec18.175405.6503@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 18:24:01 GMT Approved: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Lines: 378 Archive-name: games/roleplay/part6 Last-Modified: 10/23/92 BBS's for Roleplayers Contents: The Steve Jackson Games BBS -- Austin, Texas, USA The Red October BBS (Hero Games) -- Austin, Texas, USA ** The Harnline BBS (Columbia Games) -- Vancouver Canada 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), somewhere, 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 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 address is not a BBS, but a real live game designer with an 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. 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: The Harnline BBS (Columbia Games) -- Vancouver Canada Dial: (604)-998-1703 Comm Settings: 8-N-1 Baud: 300,1200,2400 Info Updated: 20-Sep-1992 Notes: Columbia Games (makers of the Harn series of campaign supplements and the fantasy RPG system Harnmaster) has a BBS called Harnline. There are currently about 50 files, mostly unpublished material or revisions of published material. User contributions are encouraged. The home of Harnline is Duffle Board - Rob Duff runs the board. Because of the cost of calling Vancouver, Canada, from various parts of North America and Europe, Columbia joined Vervan net (see below for information on how to use it). Name: Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC) Email Address Info Updated: 19-Nov-1992 Notes: Greg Porter of BTRC is available for any and all questions relating to the BTRC's line of games and game products (TimeLords and SpaceTime RPG's, Macho Women with Guns, 3G, CORPS, WarpWorld, etc.). BTRC is an AMERICA ONLINE (AOL) account, Internet readers can use BTRC@aol.com . 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: 15-Nov-1991 Notes: There's at least one BBS network devoted solely to playing RPGs that you might want to look into. It's called V-Net. For information about V-net, contact: Joel Veeneman P.O. Box 7 Burlington, IL 60109 Internet: joel@redstar.marcal.com UUnet: uunet!devcom!marcal!redstar!joel Fidonet: 1:115/639.0 Name: Purgatory BBS -- Salem, Oregon, USA Dial: (503) 370-9739 Sysop: ??? Comm Settings: 8-N-1 Baud: 300 - 14400 Status: Down ??? I've heard reports that Purgatory is down Info Updated: 16-Mar-1992 Notes: Linked to Vervan's Gaming Network as well as half a dozen other nets (including Usenet through a Fido Gateway operated by Joel Veeneman -- see entry for Vervan Net). 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, somewhere, 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.