Archive-name: games/roleplay/part5πLast-modified: 3/10/93ππMAILING LISTS AND DIGESTS part 2/2ππThe next large group of entries describe Internet mailing lists.πSome of them allow automated subscriptions and/or archive retrieval,πothers do not. To join, send electronic mail to the address listed underπ"Contact:". Send submissions to the "List:" address.ππContents:π Traveller Mailing Listπ Ars Magica Mailing Listπ GRASS (Generic Religions and Secret Societies )π Champions mailing listπ TORGπ Call of Cthulhu Mailing Listπ Warhammer Mailing Listπ CAMELOT mailing listπ VAMPIRE Mailing Listπ IFGS Mailing Listπ Forgotten Realms Mailing Listπ Interactive Literature Foundation (ILF) mailing listπ Warhammer 40K Mailing Listπ San Francisco Bay Area Gamer's Mailing Listπ** Miniatures Mailing Listπ Ravenloft Mailing Listπ Amber Mailing Listπ** The Wizards of the Coast announcement listπ** The Talislanta discussion groupπ** The Primal Order discussion groupπ** The Experts development groupπ** The Rivals of Estedhil development groupπ** The Art of Game Mastering development groupπ** The Military Order development groupπ GURPS Announcementsπ GURPS discussion groupπ** Chaosium Digestπ** The FRP Portable Tools Projectππ** - new or changed entry.ππName: Traveller Mailing ListπContact: traveller-request@engrg.uwo.ca (James T.Perkins)πList: List address made available once a new member has subscribed.πArchived: FTP from ftp.engrg.uwo.ca (129.100.100.12)πInfo Updated: February 5, 1993πNotes: The Internet Traveller Mailing List is intended for theπ discussion of the Traveller Science Fiction Role Playingπ Game, published by Game Designers' Workshop. All variants ofπ Traveller (Traveller 2300, MegaTraveller, The New Era), andπ Traveller games (Snapshot, Trillion Credit Squadron, etc.)π are included, too. Discussion is unmoderated and open to allπ facets and levels of Traveller discussion. Listeners as wellπ as contributors are welcome.π Past messages are available via anonymous FTP fromπ ftp.engrg.uwo.ca (129.100.100.12) in the /pub/travellerπ directory. The list manager can retrieve old articles, tooπ (but try the automated sources first, please). The archiveπ site is graciously administered by Dan Corrinπ <dan@engrg.uwo.ca>.πππName: Ars Magica Mailing ListπContact: ars-magica-request@soda.berkeley.eduπList: ars-magica@soda.berkeley.eduπArchived: FTP from soda.berkeley.eduπInfo Updated: 12-Mar-1992πNotes: An FTP-able archive exists at soda.berkeley.edu in π the pub/ars_magica directory. Send requests for archive info toπ Shannon D. Appel <appel@soda.berkeley.edu>.ππName: GRASS (Generic Religions and Secret Societies)πContact: GRASS-SERVER@wharton.upenn.eduπList: GRASS@wharton.upenn.eduπAdministrator: GRASS-REQUEST@wharton.upenn.eduπArchived: Mail to GRASS-SERVER@wharton.upenn.eduπInfo Updated: 29-Jun-1992πNotes: The GRASS (Generic Religions and Secret Societies) mailing listπ is a small working group formed in order to write up religionsπ and secret societies for use in role-playing games. Bothπ real-world and fictional religions and secret societies areπ covered. Before you join GRASS you must demonstrate that youπ are serious about at least occasionally producing somethingπ useful by producing a substantive original writeup of aπ religion or secret society in some format or another andπ sending it to grass@wharton.upenn.edu. Once you have sent yourπ first writeup in you will be added to the mailing list. We doπ have a preferred format for write-ups. In order to get a copyπ send mail to GRASS-SERVER@wharton.upenn.edu with a subject lineπ of GET GRASS.FORMAT You do NOT have to join the mailing list inπ order to see what the mailing list produces. Anyone can use theπ mail archive server to retrieve articles or discussion logs.π Archives may be retrieved via GRASS-SERVER. To use theπ GRASS-SERVER, send mail containing the command HELP within theπ subject line and/or the body of the mail message to:π GRASS-SERVER@wharton.upenn.eduππName: Champions mailing listπContact: champ-request@elysium.esd.sgi.comπList: champ@elysium.esd.sgi.comπStatus: Active:πInfo Updated: 1-Feb-1991πNotes: The list manager asks that new subscribers include theirπ address (preferably in domain notation) in their subscriptionπ request.πππName: TORGπContact: torg-request@morticia.cnns.unt.eduπList: torg@morticia.cnns.unt.eduπAdministrator: torg-owner@morticia.cnns.unt.eduπArchived: FTP from morticia.cnns.unt.edu.πStatus: ActiveπInfo Updated: 15-Aug-1991πNotes: An Internet mailing list to discuss the possibilities of the π Infiniverse. For information, send email to the contact π address. On the subject line, type the single word "help". Thisπ mailing list is also gatewayed to the usenet newsgroupπ alt.games.torg. To subscribe, send email to the contactπ address. On the subject line type "subscribe" (or "sub"). Noπ parameter is necessary for the subscription command.π Optionally, you may type your name after the subscriptionπ command. It will be visible on the list along with yourπ address. Optionally, also, you may give the command "subscribeπ -". This hides your address from others on the list. Toπ unsubscribe, send your request to torg-request. The subject π line and/or the first line of the mail should read: π unsubscribe {user} π where {user} is the address that you wish to unsubscribe. Torgπ archives are available via anonymous ftp in pub/lists atπ morticia.cnns.unt.edu. You may make submissions in theπ directory pub/lists/submissions The list is coordinated byπ Clay Luther (cluther@morticia.cnns.unt.edu).πππName: Call of Cthulhu Mailing ListπContact: cthulhu-request@cs.qmw.ac.ukπStatus: ActiveπInfo Updated: 12-May-1991πNotes: A mailing list for discussion about *the* horror frp. CoC.ππName: The Warhammer Mailing ListπContact: wfrp-request@morticia.cnns.unt.eduπList: wfrp@morticia.cnns.unt.eduπAdministrator: wfrp-owner@morticia.cnns.unt.eduπStatus: Active?πInfo Updated: 30-May-1991πNotes: For the discussion of Games Workshop's Warhammer Universe, theπ Old World, Warhammer Fantasy Role Play, and Warhammer Fantasyπ Battle. The Warhammer mailing list is running ListMan 1.0b Listπ Manager software. To subscribe, send email to the aboveπ request address and as the first word on the subject line orπ any line in the text of the message put the word "sub". You mayπ also include a parameter with the sub command. This parameterπ will be treated as your *real* name, not your address (which isπ determined from your mail headers). You may also sendπ wfrp-request other commands, not the least of which is "help". ππContact: camelot-request@castle.ed.ac.ukπList: camelot@castle.ed.ac.ukπStatus: ActiveπInfo Updated: 15-Jun-1991πNotes: A new mailing list on the subject of Arthurian legend and Grailπ Lore. The 'Matter of Britain', as it is known, in all itsπ guises and all related subjects will be discussed in anπ unmoderated mailing list. Camelot is a forum for discussion ofπ all Arthurian fields of interest. The mailing list is newπ (started on 11 Jun 1991) and is run by Chris Thornborrow, aπ (new) member of the Pendragon Society who has studied Arthurianπ legend and Grail Lore for quite a while.π πName: VAMPIRE Mailing ListπList: VAMPIRE@math.ufl.eduπContact: VAMPIRE-REQUEST@math.ufl.eduπAdministrator: Bob Slaughter <bss@math.ufl.edu>πArchived: anonymous ftp to soda.berkeley.edu in pub/vampireπInfo Updated: 5-jun-1992πNotes: There is now a mailing list dedicated to the White Wolf π Role-Playing game, "Vampire". To subscribe, send a messageπ containing "sub <addr> vampire" to LISTSERV@math.ufl.edu. Toπ UNSUB, send a message containing "unsub <addr> vampire" to theπ listserver as well. The <addr> is optional, in case you want toπ receive the list at a different mailing address.πππName: IFGS, International Fantasy Gaming SocietyπContact: Greg Trotter <greg@slinky.fidonet.org>πList: ifgsrpg@slinky.fidonet.orgπStatus: ActiveπInfo Updated: 03-Sept-1991πNotes: This is a FidoNet/Internet email list for the promotion andπ discussion of Live Action Roleplaying games, mainly of the IFGSπ variety (but we LOVE to hear about other games like SIL/ILF,π The Fantasy Alternative, The Great Escape, etc.) π ππName: The Forgotten Realms Mailing ListπContact John Feldmeier <johnf@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>πList: fr@ccwf.cc.utexas.eduπStatus: activeπInfo Updated: 12-Jan-1992πNotes: Anything involving the Forgotten Realms is accepted.πππName: Interactive Literature Foundation (ILF) mailing listπContact: ilf-info-request@han.paramax.comπList: ilf-info@han.paramax.comπStatus: ActiveπInfo Updated: 20-Sep-1992πNotes: This mailing list is for the discussion of live action roleπ playing, most often the type not covered by IFGS-style games,π but open to all discussions of interactive literature (anotherπ name for live action role playing games!). US Mail address forπ the ILF: π PO Box 196π Merrifield, VA 22116-0196π The ILF's quarterly journal is called METAGAME and articlesπ about live action role playing are always welcome! Sendπ articles to: jim@visix.com. Other questions about the ILFπ should be sent to: Terilee Edwards <tnc!m0054@uunet.uu.net>π Ilf-info is NOT a function of nor is it sponsored by theπ Interactive Literature Foundation and never really has been. π It is a mail repeater run by Tom Jewell of Cruel Hoaxπ Productions (an IL game production group) as a public service. π Tom is not associated with the ILF and merely sponsors the listπ for fun.ππName: The Warhammer 40K Mailing ListπContact: war40k-request@bismarck.gatech.eduπList: war40k@bismarck.gatech.eduπAdmin: Greg Williams <gw18@prism.gatech.EDU>πStatus: ActiveπInfo Updated: 12-Jan-1992πNotes: Reviews of 40K books as they come out, preferably from π more than one source. Other people's armies in detail. A π section on paint schemes and markings. New equiptment. π Houserules. Discussions of tactics in 40K. What's worked π for you in the past, Space Marine, etc.ππName: The San Francisco Bay Area Gamer's Mailing ListπContact: bag-request@gomez.intel.com (D. J. McCarthy)πList: List adress made available once a new member has subscribed.πArchived: NoπInfo Updated: 23-SEP-1991πNotes: The Bay Area Gamer's mailing list is for discussion andπ information-spreading about various role-playing, board, andπ war games and conventions throughout the 408, 415, and 510 areaπ codes.ππName: The Miniatures Mailing ListπContact minilist-request@cs.unc.eduπStatus: ActiveπInfo Updated: 5-Feb-1993πNotes: The Figures Mailing List is an archived mailing list forπ discussion of painting, sculpting, converting, andπ displaying of miniature figurines, generally forπ wargaming or fantasy role-playing games, and generally inπ the smaller scales (15mm-30mm).ππ To subscribe, send e-mail toπ minilist-request@cs.unc.eduπ with subjectπ SUBSCRIBEπ You should receive a help file in acknowledgement.ππName: Ravenloft Mailing ListπContact: rl-request@ais.orgπList: rl-list@ais.orgπArchived: ftp from tybalt and greyhawkπInfo Updated: 2-May-1992πNotes: Chat about doomful things in general, centered around TSR'sπ campaign world of Ravenloft. Archived materials includeπ reviews, discussion, monsters, magic items, computerized soundπ files, etc.ππName: Amber Mailing ListπContact: oberon-request@amber.uchicago.eduπList: oberon@amber.uchicago.eduπListowner: cliff@uchicago.eduπModerator: Cliff WinnigπArchived: not at this timeπInfo Updated: 11-Nov-1992πNotes: This list is for the discussion of the Amber Dicelessπ Role-Playing Game and the Amber novels, and is completelyπ unmoderated.πMod-Quote: I'd like to publicly thank Dave Martin for doing a wonderful π job as the list's founder and first administrator!ππName: The Wizards of the Coast announcement listπContact: listserv@wizards.comπList: not applicableπModerator: Peter D Adkison <mavra@wizards.com>πNotes: This mailing list is used for general announcements and pressπ releases. Posting to this list should only be done by WotCπ personnel. Membership on this list will keep you informed ofπ forthcoming WotC products, changes in management, and so forth.π Mail volume is kept light, and all messages clearly state theπ intent of the message right at the beginning so people can skipπ to the next message if they're not interested.πRequirements: None. We recommend that everyone who has any interest inπ Wizards of the Coast at all join this mailing list.πππName: The Talislanta discussion groupπSubscription: listserv@wizards.comπPosting: talislanta-l@wizards.comπModerator: Beverly Marshall Saling (persistence@wizards.com)πNotes: Free form discussion of the Talislanta game system andπ universe.ππName: The Primal Order discussion groupπSubscription: listserv@wizards.comπPosting: tpo-l@wizards.comπModerator: Peter D Adkison <mavra@wizards.com>πNotes: Free form discussion of *The Primal Order.* The author of theπ book is the moderator of the group.ππName: The Experts development groupπSubscription: listserv@wizards.comπPosting: experts-l@wizards.comπModerator: Peter D Adkison <mavra@wizards.com>πNotes: This group focuses in on the task of writing integration notesπ for converting gaming stats from some system-independentπ platform to various game systems. The integration notes forπ *The Primal Order,* and the upcoming *Pawns: The Opening Move* π were written by this group. If you're a rules-lawyer this isπ the place for you. πRequirements: Thorough knowledge of at least one game system in print.ππName: The Rivals of Estedhil development groupπSubscription: listserv@wizards.comπPosting: rivals-l@wizards.comπModerator: Jonathan Tweet <jot@aol.com>πNotes: This group is for playtesting and critique of the *Rivals ofπ Estedhil* module being written for Wizards of the Coast byπ Jonathan Tweet (*Ars Magica, Talislanta, Over The Edge*). Thisππ module is for the Primal Order line.πRequirements: Familiarity with *The Primal Order.*ππName: The Art of Game Mastering development groupπSubscription: listserv@wizards.comπPosting: taogm-l@wizards.comπModerator: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@wizards.com>πNotes: Development group for discussion, critique, and researchπ involving the forthcoming book by Ken McGlothlen, *The Art ofπ Game Mastering (TaoGM).*ππName: The Military Order development groupπSubscription: listserv@wizards.comπPosting: tmo-l@wizards.comπModerator: Peter D Adkison <mavra@wizards.com>πNotes: Development group for discussion, critique, and researchπ involving the forthcoming capsystem by Peter Adkison, π *The Military Order.*ππName: gurps-announce-extπSubscription: laird@think.comπPosting: on approval of subscriptionπModerator: Laird Popkin (laird@think.com)πNotes: gurps-announce-ext, is for occasional GURPS product and π playtest announcements and things along those lines.ππName: gurps-extπSubscription: laird@think.comπPosting: on approval of subscriptionπModerator: Laird Popkin (laird@think.com)πNotes: gurps-ext, is for general GURPS discussion. It's a smallπ list right now, intended for "serious" discussions of GURPS π issues. The current topic of discussion is "what should be π in the next edition of the GURPS Basic Set."ππName: Chaosium DigestπContact: appel@erzo.berkeley.edu πNotes: The Chaosium Digest shall specifically be a forum for all π of the great Chaosium games that do not already have a π place of discussion.ππ This includes (but is not limited to): Basic Role Playing,π Call of Cthulhu, Elric!, Elfquest, Hawkmoon, Pendragon,π Ringworld, Stormbringer, Superworld, Worlds of Wonder, π Arkham Horror, Perilous Encounters and Stomp!ππ The Chaosium Digest will NOT include articles for games π which already have forums of discussion. As far as I know,π this only includes Runequest right now (all discussion onπ Runequest should be directed to the excellent RuneQuest π digest, administered by Henk Langeveld).ππName: The FRP Portable Tools ProjectπContact: listserv@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.caπTrouble: pascal@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.caπList: character-gen@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.caπStatus: ActiveπArchived: Automated access from listserv (above)πInfo Updated: 13-Mar-1993πNotes: The goal of this project is to become the GNU of theπ FRP world. We are a group of primarily AD&D playersπ who have gotten together to write programs in portableπ ANSI C for everyone to use.ππ Being tired of substandard shareware, this group desires π to create quality software for both the players and the π GMs that is completely free to the user.ππ Programmers and documentation writers are always π welcome, but if you don't feel like contributing inπ those areas, your ideas are valuable also!ππ
