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Yesterday, 09:13 PM

jpatterson created an article New File Added: Snake Features Generator in Home

Downloads: A new file has been added by jpatterson: Snake Features Generator This PDF has tables to help you generate various information about snakes, including multi-part name, colors, patterns on their skin, length, etc.

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Yesterday, 09:11 PM

jpatterson created an article New File Added: Potion Features Generator in Home

Downloads: A new file has been added by jpatterson: Potion Features Generator This was originally created for Warhammer Fantasy Role Play 2nd Edition, but should be usable for most fantasy games.

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06-13-2013, 10:08 AM

jpatterson commented on blog entry Feng Shui Sample NPCs in The Dungeon Master's Journal of the Unquiet Lands

WHAAAT?! Umiushi the guy that runs D&D4? Running FENG SHUI? Did I fall through a hole in space time?!!!

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06-06-2013, 06:10 PM

jpatterson replied to a thread Mathy Help Question: Newtons/Pound Force/PSI Question in General RPG / Industry Discussions

It is more not knowing what I do need, which terms give what, and which formulas to use to get them. One of the bits of data I didn't have is the distance hail would travel, if I were doing that example, and how long it takes to do so - because of the varying densities of different weights, the...

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06-05-2013, 06:57 PM

jpatterson replied to a thread Mathy Help Question: Newtons/Pound Force/PSI Question in General RPG / Industry Discussions

I've been all over the net and have a lot of calculators and such bookmarked and they're useful to various extents. Never hurts to have another one, thanks Nijineko. =) I have someone in chat that has been helping teach me about the physics stuff too so that's been quite helpful.

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06-04-2013, 04:20 AM

jpatterson replied to a thread Are They Really Games? in Your Opinion Wanted

Alan, I think your topic and pursuing comments and argument are somewhat tenuous due to some of what you say being matters of terminology and semantics, essentially technicalities. Obviously the two words have SOME difference, or they wouldn't be different words; however, the interrelation and...

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06-03-2013, 08:08 PM

jpatterson started a thread Mathy Help Question: Newtons/Pound Force/PSI Question in General RPG / Industry Discussions

Hello, I am looking for some info from anyone more well versed in this type of math and physics question. I know you cannot directly convert pressure and force from one to the other without extra information, but I have a set of values below and I'd like to get some info on what to do with it and...

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06-02-2013, 11:23 PM

Malruhn replied to a thread Are They Really Games? in Your Opinion Wanted

Alan, I have to say that I disagree with you on most of your points... How can you actually - with a straight face - answer the manner in which you did? EVERY session of playing an RPG has a goal - save the princess, slay the dragon, heck - it can even be to SURVIVE! Conflict? It's like...

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05-30-2013, 06:32 PM

jpatterson started a thread PPG Chatroom Error May 30, 2013 in Feedback

Pen & Paper Games members may notice the chatroom on the site has been returning errors on login attempts as of May 30, 2013. The Administrator is aware of the issue - please be patient. Pen & Paper Games apologizes for the inconvenience and very much appreciates your support and understanding on...

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05-30-2013, 01:32 PM

jpatterson replied to a thread Variant rules: Successes and failures in General RPG / Industry Discussions

I never used variant rules specifically for the d20 system, but the probability obviously changes when you use multiple dice instead of a single. Each face of a d20 has the exact same 5% chance of occurring, making percentile distribution perfect by-five increments, while summed dice, because there...

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05-30-2013, 01:21 PM

jpatterson replied to a thread Variant rules: Successes and failures in General RPG / Industry Discussions

(double post)

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05-29-2013, 07:43 PM

jpatterson replied to a thread Are They Really Games? in Your Opinion Wanted

I think that is probably the telling point and possibly the most important one. A hobby or entertainment without competition doesn't require rules because it is either a completely collaborative experience, such as acting, or simply "play", like freeform "making stuff up" - mutual storytelling. ...

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05-28-2013, 05:40 PM

jpatterson replied to a thread Are They Really Games? in Your Opinion Wanted

RPGs are games in the grand sense of the word, in that they are imaginative and social play, which happen to lead to learning better interaction with others. In the more specific connotation of the word "game", RPGs still hold up as quite valid examples of games, the only somewhat dubious...

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