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    05-16-2013, 05:28 PM
    jpatterson replied to a thread Hi Everybody! in Introductions
    Hey Doc, welcome. Saw you pop into chat the other night, but left. I know of someone who is wanting to start a Deadlands or at least an Aces and Eights online game sometime soon but I think it will be in a voice chat format. Are you specifically looking for only play by post forums games? I've had...
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    05-16-2013, 02:03 AM
    jpatterson replied to a thread Why hello there in Introductions
    Welcome to Pen and Paper Games. What kind of games do you like or play? Do you GM or play more? Do you do text chat games or forum play by posts or voice etc?
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    05-15-2013, 04:55 PM
    Downloads: A new gaming resource has been added by jpatterson: Savage Worlds Combat Actions Generator This is intended to provide some narrative resources and inspiration for GMs and Players for cinematic combat descriptions.
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    05-12-2013, 10:59 AM
    Gonna have to agree...Chaotic Neutral, very solidly CN.
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    05-12-2013, 02:21 AM
    Downloads: A new gaming resource has been added by Dalkiel: D6 Fantasy Creatures Our scholars have worked diligently to bring you information on over 80 different types of creatures — from alligators to Zombies. Of course, don’t feel that because we’ve included it in this tome that you need...
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    05-12-2013, 02:19 AM
    Downloads: A new gaming resource has been added by Dalkiel: D6 Adventure Creatures From Atlanteans to Zombies, our investigators have compiled a selection of well over 150 modern-day people, strange beings, and animals. Each entry provides information on a typical representative of the...
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    05-12-2013, 02:16 AM
    Dalkiel created an article New File Added: OpenD6 Magic in Home
    Downloads: A new gaming resource has been added by Dalkiel: OpenD6 Magic This supplement was one that never got published in print by West End Games before they closed their doors. Use this book to expand on the magic in D6 Fantasy or D6 Adventure.
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    05-12-2013, 02:13 AM
    Downloads: A new gaming resource has been added by Dalkiel: Open D6 Fantasy Locations The game mechanics in this book are based on the system found in the D6 Fantasy Rulebook, but the general information, including the random location generators, is suitable for any fantasy campaign.
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    05-12-2013, 02:07 AM
    Downloads: A gaming resource has been added by Dalkiel: D6 Space Ships The galaxy’s calling to you. Ancient artifacts to find, untouchedworlds to explore, raiders to defeat, military to outwit.Got a craft to travel the depths of space? Then start in chapter1, “Travel and Combat.” In this...
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    05-12-2013, 02:04 AM
    Dalkiel created an article New File Added: D6 Space in Home
    Downloads: A gaming resource has been added by Dalkiel: D6 Space When West End Games closed its doors, the creator of the D6 system released the game under the OGL. This book provides the fundamentals necessary to play in nearly any type of science fiction setting using West End Games’...
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    05-11-2013, 10:46 PM
    jpatterson replied to a thread Greetings. in Introductions
    Well hop in and tell a bit about yourself. Check out some chat and forum games. Look up local gamers in your area. That's how you really engage your curiosity. Welcome!
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    05-11-2013, 01:26 AM
    Downloads: A new gaming resources has been added by Dalkiel in the Sci-Fi / Futuristic section: Eclipse Phase: Gatecrashing From the website http://www.eclipsephase.com: Gatecrashing takes you through the mysterious Pandora Gates:
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    05-11-2013, 01:23 AM
    Downloads: A new gaming resources has been added by Dalkiel in the Sci-Fi / Futuristic section: Eclipse Phase: Rimward From the website (http://www.eclipsephase.com) Rimward brings you to the edge of the Solar System, including: The Main Belt
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    05-11-2013, 01:18 AM
    Downloads: A new gaming resources has been added by Dalkiel in the Sci-Fi / Futuristic section: Eclipse Phase: Sunward From the website (http://www.eclipsephase.com/): Sunward details the inner part of the solar system, including: The Sun, the Vulcanoids, and Mercury
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    05-11-2013, 01:12 AM
    Downloads: A new gaming resources has been added by Dalkiel in the Sci-Fi / Futuristic section: Eclipse Phase RPG (Core Rulebook) From the website (http://www.eclipsephase.com/) Eclipse Phase is a pen & paper roleplaying game of post-apocalyptic transhuman conspiracy and horror. An...
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    05-11-2013, 12:55 AM
    Downloads: A new gaming resources has been added by Dalkiel in the Sci-Fi / Futuristic section: Eclipse Phase: Panopticon v1 From the website (http://www.eclipsephase.com/) Panopticon surveys three areas of the Eclipse Phase setting: Ubiquitous surveillance and sousveillance—living in...
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    05-09-2013, 08:37 AM
    Watched Evil Dead, Jack Reacher and Oblivion in the last few days. All were good.
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    05-09-2013, 02:39 AM
    jpatterson replied to a thread last movie you saw ? in Off Topic
    Oh, good, apparently movies watched at home count, because I can't remember the last movie I saw at a theater. Literally. Definitely over a year ago. Okay so. Last movie. New movie I presume. The Hobbit? Yes that sounds right. I thought it was fairly solid. I was disappointed in the blatantly...
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    05-05-2013, 02:36 AM
    jpatterson replied to a thread Hello All in Introductions
    Hello Diane, I almost missed this post, as it was in someone else's thread instead of one of your own, but it's all good. What brings you to PPG and what kind of gaming have you done, and do you prefer? You looking for local groups or online play, etc?
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    05-03-2013, 07:31 PM
    jpatterson replied to a thread Good Day in Introductions
    Well, PPG site design is being overhauled which is leaving the dice rolling up in the air for now, but I normally run a live chat session every Sunday in the PPG chat here, which you're more than welcome to attend and observe and maybe even join if you'd like. But as I said, right now, the dice...
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    05-03-2013, 07:22 PM
    I have written a new article on how to make paper miniatures yourself, for free (well, not counting printing and maybe glue or tape). It covers choosing images, resolution, sizes, resizing, dimensions, scales, etc. Check it out at my site, Abstruse Decapod! Abstruse Decapod: Creating Paper...
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    05-03-2013, 09:27 AM
    jpatterson replied to a thread New Downloads Section in Feedback
    When you do, I have some feedback: I just uploaded a new thing, a miniatures equivalents table, and had to make it a PDF since images can only be added after the fact and I couldn't NOT add a file, which I know you already are aware of. As this is a "metagame" issue, being miniature sizes,...
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    05-02-2013, 06:32 PM
    jpatterson replied to a thread Good Day in Introductions
    Welcome! How did you get interested with tabletop gaming? Are you looking to play online or find local groups? You're welcome to drop by chat and say hi to anyone in there (usually 2-10 pm central time -6), though you have a day or so to wait after registration (anti-bot meaasure). What games do...
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    05-02-2013, 12:00 PM
    Also big on Pathfinder here if you are running one and I'm very much behind the real character vs min maxed one deal. Online though is probably how it would have to work with myself. We use a lot of Roll20.
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    04-27-2013, 11:16 AM
    Hey everyone, if you haven't seen it already, the PPG Administrator with the pointy hat, Farcaster, is wanting to do something to improve and update and revitalize this great site, and he has asked for input from its members, so please take a moment to read and hopefully offer your voice in this...
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    04-27-2013, 03:56 AM
    jpatterson replied to a thread New Downloads Section in Feedback
    Works. The Downloads section looks like a fantastic addition to Pen and Paper Games! Thanks so much for being so responsive to member suggestions - I wish more members would speak up and offer some ideas or at least some way-to-gos - or money, am I right? I'm here all week, folks!
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    04-26-2013, 01:52 PM
    jpatterson replied to a thread New Downloads Section in Feedback
    It may be because you're working on it, but I'm trying to upload a 385x500 jpg to my WH entry with the new upload image option, and it says The following errors occurred when this file was submitted: You may only upload or link to the following extensions:
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    04-26-2013, 12:53 PM
    jpatterson replied to a thread New Downloads Section in Feedback
    This looks like a terrific start! To me, I think if this is able to be maintained, this could make PPG a more consistently frequented stop and resource, but I'm sorta biased on the whole community-source idea. I'm running at 1280xwhatever and all the page elements seem proportional to me. The...
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    04-25-2013, 08:00 AM
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June 29, 1973 (39)
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Near Claremore
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USA
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20 miles
Availability
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No
Availability (Days):
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday
Availability (Times):
Afternoons
Desired Gaming Frequency:
Weekly - Once per week
Gaming Preferences
Player/GM:
Either
Preferred Genres:
Fantasy, Horror, Modern
Favorite RPGs:
CoC, WFRP, Feng Shui, Savage Worlds
Gaming Worlds:
Warhammer, Hellfrost
Preferred Playing Style:
50% Roleplaying / 50% Combat
Ideal Group Size:
Medium Groups (Between 4 and 6 players)
Online RPGs?:
Yes
What are you looking for?:
Play by post, online chat/vtt, group - rules lite-ish if possible.
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Jason J. Patterson (JP)
Biography:
Late 30s male, 3/32 Cherokee, have run tabletop, forum and chat games; Warhammer FRP2E, CoC and Feng Shui, Savage Worlds, Chill. Enjoy reading RPG.NET etc. Prefer online. Not D&D/D20 fan.

General Overview:
I enjoy rules-lite to rules-medium games; not necessarily "hack and slash", but cinematic and active when possible, both as a player and as a GM, cool is the rule - the more awesome, the better - implausible but applause-worthy stunts are terrific!

While I like players to feel free to do stunts and come up with big ideas, they need to share the spotlight with each other, and ALSO to remember there IS a plot/story backdrop to play against and solve also, and obstacles to overcome. The GM puts the obstacles and plot there FOR the players and their characters, for those characters to demonstrate their best qualities, whatever the players feel those are, however the players play them. The adventures are ABOUT the characters, because they are the ones DOING them, but their goal, is about whatever the objective of the adventure is.

What percentage of my games are RP vs Combat? 50%/50%? What do the other GM's say? I really want to win that car. Seriously though, what do you consider RP? Climbing a mountain or sneaking into a castle past the guards? Besting a wizard in a battle of wits? Winning a debate with the mayor, charming the princess, convincing the townsfolk not to lynch the witch? Planning out your next route to the Forbidden Mines? The amount of combat and RP is really mostly up to the players, so I can only say 50/50 because I can't really predict what will happen.

I'm not fond of fiddly rules, lots of fluff, convoluted restrictions and monotonous tactical quibbling - I like cool narrative and clever ideas - those win out every time.

Recent/Current Games I GM:
Feng Shui (Atlas Games), ~5, ~15 on
Solomon Kane (Pinnacle Games Savage Worlds), ~5 on (~10 SW total)
Wushu (Dan Bayn), ~3, ~10 on

Previous Games I've Gamemastered:
AD&D 2E (TSR), many sessions irl, but with no formality, structure or seriousness
Call of Cthulhu (Chaosium BRP), ~10, ~3 on
Chill (Mayfair Games), ~1-2, ~3 on
DC Heroes (Mayfair Games), ~1-2
Dungeons & Dragons Redbox/BECMI (TSR), many sessions irl, but no formality/structure/seriousness
Star Trek original series (FASA), ~1-2
Warhammer Fantasy Role Play 1+2E (Games Workshop/Fantasy Flight Games), ~10

Games I'm Interested In:
Basic Action Super Heroes - BASH (Basic Action Games)
Basic Role Playing (Chaosium)
Broadsword (Deep7)
Cartoon Action Hour (Zman Games, Cynthia Celeste Miller)
Hong Kong Action Theater (Guardians of Order)
Mini-Six (AntiPaladin)/OpenD6
Tri-Stat DX (Guardians of Order)

Games I've Played:
All Flesh Must Be Eaten (Eden Games), 1 session irl
Champions (R Talsorian Games), ~3
Dangerous Journeys (Gary Gygax, Game Designers' Workshop), 1
Dark Conspiracy (Game Designers' Workshop - also own), 1
Dragon Magazine's Boxed Collection, ~5
Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 (Wizards of the Coast), ~12, ~on
Dungeons & Dragons 4.0 (Wizards of the Coast), ~12 on
Ghostbusters (West End Games D6), 1
Middle Earth Role Playing (Iron Crown Enterprises), 1
Nephilim (Chaosium), 1
Paranoia (West End Games), 2
Pathfinder (Paizo), 1 on
Pendragon (Chaosium), ~2
Prime Directive (Task Force Games - also own), ~2
Runequest (Chaosium D100), ~8
Serenity (Sovereign Press Cortex), 1
Shadowrun (FASA D6 Dice Pool), ~4
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Last Unicorn Games), 2
Star Wars (West End Games D6), ~5 off
Tales of the Floating Vagabond (Avalon Hill), 1 (tipsy)
Toon (Steve Jackson - also own), 1
Traveler (Game Designers' Workshop), 1 (convention)
Twilight 2000 (Game Designers' Workshop - also own), 1

Games I Own But Haven't Played:
Batman RPG (Mayfair Games)
Expendables (Stellar Games)
GURPS, Car Wars (Steve Jackson)
Hahlmabrea (Sutton Hoo Games)
It Came From the Late, Late, Late Show (Stellar Games)
Judge Dredd (Games Workshop)
Marvel Superheroes (TSR)
Men In Black (West End Games)
Necroscope/Masterbook (West End Games)
Palladium RPG (Palladium)
Quick and the Dead, the (White Wolf)
Rolemaster (Iron Crown Enterprises)
Shades of Fantasy (HinterWelt Enterprises)
Super Squadron (Adventure Simulations)
Swordbearer (Heritage Models)
Tabloid (TSR Amazing Engine)
Talislanta (Bard Games)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Palladium)

The Horror:
And just in case you're curious, I also created a character for FATAL, using a spreadsheet and 3 hours of my life I'll never get back.

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How To Make Paper Miniatures for Tabletop Gaming

by jpatterson on 05-03-2013 at 07:22 PM
I have written a new article on how to make paper miniatures yourself, for free (well, not counting printing and maybe glue or tape). It covers choosing images, resolution, sizes, resizing, dimensions, scales, etc. Check it out at my site, Abstruse Decapod!

Abstruse Decapod: Creating Paper Miniatures
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Review - Babwatch RPG

by jpatterson on 08-28-2012 at 02:15 AM
Red speedos and bikinis, hunks and babes saving lives and surfing!

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Update to my Solomon Kane Savage Worlds Campaign

by jpatterson on 06-05-2012 at 04:57 AM
This is just to provide a guidepost for anyone, including myself, on my Solomon Kane campaign I started in Feb of 2011. Currently the site where all the game related information (or at least links to other such locations) can be found is:

https://sites.google.com/site/quietruckus/

The chatlogs may be found in the Adventure Journal section at the bottom, here:
http://www.peracles-rpg.com/guest/jp...g/sk/chatlogs/

The "series intro"

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Visual Building/Room Creation for RPGs: Sweet Home 3D

by jpatterson on 01-10-2012 at 10:15 AM
Although I posted this on my website, I feel like this is neat enough to reproduce as a blog post here:

So you'd really like to get a good representation of a building or room for your rpg session, to help immerse the players in their characters' situation? There are a number of ways to do that, but here I am going to tout Sweet Home 3D, a free 3d home design application, available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

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"True to Life" Experience in an RPG

by jpatterson on 07-01-2011 at 01:15 PM
Is it hard to find "realism" or "true to life" experience delivered in an RPG? First - do you want it?

I think, first of all, it depends on the game you're in, and what expectations you were given, before you joined. If you joined with the promise or idea that it would be "true to life", regardless of what the genre/setting was, then yes, it definitely should be as close to what you expect as possible.

However, the player also has a lot

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Miniature Measurement and Scale Equivalents : This is a simple .PNG of various useful tabletop gaming scales and measurements. I made this equivalency chart using various internet sites, but this one was the most helpful: http://theminiaturespage.com/ref/scales.html 05-03-2013 3
Savage Seed: Pregnancy in Savage Worlds : This is a Savage Worlds specific work for dealing with pregnancy in tabletop roleplaying, for active or passive NPCs or PCs. 05-08-2013 5
Worlds Hammer: WFRP2> Savage Worlds Bridge : This is what I call a "Bridge" (a conduit used to get from a departure point to a destination) - a mechanical conversion of Warhammer Fantasy Role Play 2nd Edtion (WFRP2) to Savage Worlds. It is an incomplete (though I'm working on further progress o ... 04-26-2013 9
Savage Worlds Combat Actions Generator : This is intended to provide some narrative resources and inspiration for GMs and Players for cinematic combat descriptions. 05-15-2013 38