... I apoligized in advance to those who got this joke. It refered to the film "A Clockwork Orange" or was it just "Clockwork Orange". Either way it was a...
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magel@...
May 1, 1998 7:36 am
Just seeing if this is working and if this *IS* the actual MERP mailing list or not. Cory Magel <magel@...> ... To unsubscribe, send 'signoff MERP'...
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Imandos
Imandos@...
May 1, 1998 7:49 am
This is it. All systems A-OK. Are you on the Rolemaster list too? Thomas Woodall Imandos@... ICQ # 5834343 ... To unsubscribe, send 'signoff MERP' as the...
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magel@...
May 1, 1998 8:01 am
... Yep. Have been for a long time (well, relatively). Just wanted to make sure I had gotten on the right list this time. First try ended up in me being...
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Robert Hudson
r_hudson2@...
May 1, 1998 11:44 am
... I've also seen these clockwwork celestial systems referred to as "orrerys" - your original questioner might try looking them up that way? Robert Hudson ...
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Mario M. Butter
mbutter@...
May 1, 1998 1:00 pm
Well, you should know that I run the only *official* MERP list... ;) Mario Mario M. Butter |GAT d-- H-- s:+ !g !p au !a w+++ v- C++++ ...
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Johan Svahn
jsv@...
May 1, 1998 1:45 pm
... Speaking of the Anglo-French 100 Years War: Actually the arrows were not fired _directly_ againt the french knights, as their heavy armor surely withstood...
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Aron Lindbergh
m-36029@...
May 1, 1998 2:07 pm
Hi! As I looked thru The Hobbit Recently I noticed the strange purse William(Or who it is) has, it's a speaking(!) purse. It squeaks: 'Ere, 'oo are you? when...
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Aron Lindbergh
m-36029@...
May 1, 1998 2:22 pm
... Well, if so were the case, wouldn't Legolas and Gimli had dicussed this once at least in LOTR? Aron. ...
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Mario M. Butter
mbutter@...
May 1, 1998 2:22 pm
New newsgroup... alt.fan.hank-the-angry-drunken-dwarf Mario Mario M. Butter |GAT d-- H-- s:+ !g !p au !a w+++ v- C++++ mmbutter@......
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Aron Lindbergh
m-36029@...
May 1, 1998 2:23 pm
... Well, another point that might have appealed the elves is that you can sneak around with your crossbow loaded, and ready to fire very, very quickly. Which...
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Steffen Solomon
steffen@...
May 1, 1998 3:14 pm
Finally university is over (for the summer)! Yahoo! So now I can stop lurking and participate in some discussion. Let me start this off with a question I've...
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Steffen Solomon
steffen@...
May 1, 1998 3:39 pm
I know I've waited too long to respond to this question but here goes: ... My players prefer power-levels that range from a low of 3rd to 10th and higher. They...
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Christopher Eloranta
cleloran@...
May 1, 1998 4:18 pm
... Most likely they would have, but Tolkien would not have bothered recording it in LotR. --Lhuinaur ... To unsubscribe, send 'signoff MERP' as the body of a...
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Scott Herod
sherod@...
May 1, 1998 6:02 pm
... Yes, Ada Lovelace. In fact, I believe that she was Lord Byron's daughter. If I remember correctly, she transcibed Babbage's notes and was the one that...
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JASON W VESTER
vester@...
May 1, 1998 6:16 pm
Hello fellow listers, Anyone looking for a wonderful spin on Babbage, Lovelace, and their 'Calculating Engines' is encouraged to check out one of the best RPGs...
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magel@...
May 1, 1998 6:56 pm
Hey all... Well, I just got myself subscribed to the list. So here's some general info... Been RPGing for over 15 years, started with D&D like most. To make a...
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CHRIS1224
CHRIS1224@...
May 1, 1998 9:57 pm
Hi Steffen, I too have felt the need to take on the challenge of GMing an unfallen Saruman. Sometimes I find Tolkien's portrayal of Saruman before his fall a...
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magel@...
May 1, 1998 10:46 pm
... Guys, really, it was a character in a book not a real person. I'm not saying you're mistaking him for a real person. It's just that Tolkien was likely...
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Steffen Solomon
steffen@...
May 2, 1998 12:26 am
... that the pre-fall Saruman was petty and vain. Those are characteristics of the smallness that the slide to evil engenders. It is true that Saruman had...
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Robert Mitas
mitas@...
May 2, 1998 1:11 am
... Of course! Unfortunately, he's our GMs favorite patron to run. He's not so evil, just very complex. Everything he does, or has the PCs do, is for a ...
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CHRIS1224
CHRIS1224@...
May 2, 1998 1:18 am
... you're mistaking him for a real person. It's just that Tolkien was likely quite intentionally casting him in a negative light. After all, he would become...
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Steffen Solomon
steffen@...
May 2, 1998 5:41 am
... Someone who is greedy for power, magical items and wealth, has no personal loyalty, makes those who serve him badly (through disloyalty) suffer and betrays...
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Martin Matre
marmatre@...
May 2, 1998 1:48 pm
I think the difference between Robert's problem and Steffen's, is that in Steffen's case, he is the GM, and he tries to make his players understand that...
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Martin Matre
marmatre@...
May 2, 1998 3:02 pm
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ... Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all I've noticed...
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Thomas Morwinsky
tmorwinsky@...
May 2, 1998 3:55 pm
Hello Martin ... In MERP there is no stat gain (e.g. a possible difference between a temporary and potential stat) like in RM. I think this deletion of the...
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Pearson, Douglas R.
PEARSOND@...
May 4, 1998 7:23 pm
... I've been out of town for a few days and am surprised that hasn't answered this. Wes, remember "Miami Vice"? Dig the clothes and the stubble on "Ronnie...
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Richard Flunker aka X...
xcrown@...
May 4, 1998 10:19 pm
I was just wondering what the difference between Arnor the lands and Rangers of the North is? Could someone who has em both please inform me if there is much...
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Richard Flunker aka X...
xcrown@...
May 4, 1998 10:19 pm
... No, please. No Hank!! xcrown ... To unsubscribe, send 'signoff MERP' as the body of a message to listproc@.... For help, send the word 'help'....
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Richard Flunker aka X...
xcrown@...
May 4, 1998 10:19 pm
... Hi Martin Something I have always allowed in my MERP playing is the raising of any stat by 5 or to 100 max. To achieve this the character would have to...
