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Where can I buy original edition and out-of-print roleplaying books and accessories? [closed]
I know of a few online retailers that specialise in out-of-print (OOP), second-hand, and original editions of RPG books and accessories. Let's make a definitive list of them!
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What RPG systems work well online?
I have a number of RPG-loving friends, but they're unfortunately scattered around the world. I'd like to run a game with them online, using emails or message boards or something of that ilk. (like ...
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Are there any tricks to a successful play-by-post/play-by-e-mail game?
I've played in a couple of play-by-post games over the last couple of years, and they've all ended more-or-less unsatisfactorily. Usually posting would slowly wind down until we hit a bottleneck of ...
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Is there a campaign wiki solution with mobile support?
I've been looking around for a campaign wiki for a Dawn of Worlds game my group is in the middle of. I've looked at the usual sources (Obsidian Portal, Epic Words), but they don't really have support ...
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Online PnP RPG Software [closed]
I am currently using Fantasy Grounds to play D&D online with friends around the country. I am looking for some alternative software that handles character sheets, maps, die rolls, etc., all in one ...
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Are there any systems that are specifically designed for online real-time text play?
Lately I've been doing a lot of gaming online, via chat rooms -- with a regular group and a regular time for a session each week, just through text rather than in person or via Skype or something. ...
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What table-top games are best-suited for online play?
The type of play I'm talking about here is using Skype as well as an online dice roller.
The differences between this kind of play and standard play is that it can be very chaotic, especially for the ...
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How can I make D&D 4e work as a “play by post” game?
I'm trying to start a play by post game with my friends. I was thinking about using D&D 4th Edition (it's the game we play the most). We really know the system and it would make for little work ...
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How to reveal initiative dice simultaneously online?
Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to phrase this.
I'm going to run an online game of Riddle of Steel. Part of its combat mechanic is that at the beginning of a round, each player picks either a red ...
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What are some good, free, hosted services to use for a Play-By-Wiki game?
Aside from a highly specialized and purpose-built website, perhaps the best option I can think of for managing an asynchronous online RPG is "Play By Wiki". I've found there's a great number of ...
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What are the advantages of Tabletop Roleplaying Games over MMORPGS and CRPGs [closed]
Normally this question would be highly subjective. But it cuts to heart of the current state of the hobby. When Dungeons & Dragons and RPGs developed in the 70's there was nothing else like it in ...
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Rules for a play-by-post forum?
With my RPG group we decided to setup a private online forum to play in differed time together (and other reasons that are not the subject of the question).
Installing and setting the forum itself ...
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Running Microscope for the first time using online
I'm planning to run a game of Microscope for the first time with players who've never played it before as well (hello deep end!) and it's going to have to be online as my players of choice are ...
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What is the name of this specific, online DM (4e) tool?
I used this tool, albeit briefly, maybe a year ago. Now, I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.
First, it was an online/web based tool, not something you download. Everything was set ...
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In-Game Calendar
I play Shadowrun with my group. We have a blog and I as GM wish that we could somehow track our in-game calendar.
How many days have gone by? When does lifestyle have to be paid? How many days 'til ...
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Is there a way to salvage print distribution or put it out of its misery?
I thought I'd try a publishing-related question.
Print distribution for hobby games has been in trouble for a long time. Especially since the collapse of Wizard's Attic, distribution seems to be on ...
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What online collaborative communication tools have the most components for roleplaying away from the table?
I run a lunchtime game session once a week. Due to temporal constraints, we try to keep our sessions around the table limited to the more active aspects of encounters; for example, those that require ...
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Which role playing games/systems are being successfully used with/have been successfully adapted for use in virtual reality systems? [closed]
Which table-top games have been adapted for use in a virtual-reality emulator, such as Second Life?
That is, I'm looking to find out about table-top games which have been adapted/are being played ...
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best place to find RPGs on skype? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Sites for finding online RPG players for a play-by-chat RPG Campaign?
What's the best way to find an RPG on skype? I play AD&D 2e, Rifts, a few others, but I'm ...
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Free roleplay sites/application [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What software is available for virtual table tops?
I am new but love to do Roelplay
is there any free site or chat application to do role play ?
