On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:27:51 -0000, "jcorey30"
<john@dragonquestadventures.com> wrote:

>I may have already posted this.... Does anyone actually play (run a
>campaign) with the 1st edition DQ rules? Just curious.

Not since 2nd edition was released!

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In the March '81 issue of Ares David Ritchie wrote in DragonNotes:

"SPI's MonsterQuest was, if anything, too successful..." He goes on
to talk about the amount of replies he recieved and refers to
MonsterQuest as "the fifth book of DragonQuest".

Anybody know anything else about this? Anybody wanna start sending
submissions in and try to put together DragonQuest's answer to the
Monster Manual?

I'm game if anyone else is.


Later,
R.

In the issue of Ares that I'd mentioned in my previous post (Nr. 7),
they describe a possible boardgame based on the works of H.P.
Lovecraft called, you guess it, The Necronomicon.

Now how cool would that have been?


Later,
R.

Someone had started this before... I am gonna look through old posts
and see if I can find who it was.... bbl :-) If there is not one out
there, I think it is a great idea... maybe for a web site.

John

On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 01:26 PM, Richard wrote:

> In the March '81 issue of Ares David Ritchie wrote in DragonNotes:
>
> "SPI's MonsterQuest was, if anything, too successful..." He goes on
> to talk about the amount of replies he recieved and refers to
> MonsterQuest as "the fifth book of DragonQuest".
>
> Anybody know anything else about this? Anybody wanna start sending
> submissions in and try to put together DragonQuest's answer to the
> Monster Manual?
>
> I'm game if anyone else is.
>
>
> Later,
> R.
>
>
<image.tiff>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

There are a couple of websites that had a few new monsters, and then
there is my own database of creature data (containing all the
monsters from the 3rd rules).

If there is a compendium of new creatures, I sure would like to know
where/how to get a copy.

Marty

>Someone had started this before... I am gonna look through old posts
>and see if I can find who it was.... bbl :-) If there is not one
>out there, I think it is a great idea... maybe for a web site.
>
>John
>On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 01:26 PM, Richard wrote:
>
>>In the March '81 issue of Ares David Ritchie wrote in DragonNotes:
>>
>>"SPI's MonsterQuest was, if anything, too successful..." He goes on
>>to talk about the amount of replies he recieved and refers to
>>MonsterQuest as "the fifth book of DragonQuest".
>>
>>Anybody know anything else about this? Anybody wanna start sending
>>submissions in and try to put together DragonQuest's answer to the
>>Monster Manual?
>>
>>I'm game if anyone else is.
>>
>>
>>Later,
>>R.
>>
>>
><image.tiff>
>>
>>
>>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

--


"If you haven't got your health, at least you have something to talk about."

"They say that everything happens for a reason. I am just tired of
that reason being to make me unhappy or embarrassed."

"You can't make a baby in a month using nine women! But it sounds
like it would be fun to try."

I have been working on a monster manual for the past few years (haven't
worked on it in about 6 months now) that included all the monsters in the
DQ book as well as all the monsters in 1st edition AD&D and some of the
monsters in later editions. (Pretty much any monster I didn't think was
lame or stupid). While not in 100% DQ format, they would be close to 100%
usable by DQ players. If anyone wants to take a look at a sample chapter,
I would be more than happy to send one out and see what you think of it and
perhaps get your opinions on how compatible you feel it is with DQ. I
would say the Monster manual is around 90% done at this point, with only a
few chapters left. Humanoids are only partially done and Fairies and
Demons/devils still need to be done. I could post a chapter here if there
is interest. I would actually like some feedback.



At 12:25 PM 6/29/2003, you wrote:

>There are a couple of websites that had a few new monsters, and then
>there is my own database of creature data (containing all the
>monsters from the 3rd rules).
>
>If there is a compendium of new creatures, I sure would like to know
>where/how to get a copy.
>
>Marty
>
>>Someone had started this before... I am gonna look through old posts
>>and see if I can find who it was.... bbl :-) If there is not one
>>out there, I think it is a great idea... maybe for a web site.
>>
>>John
>>On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 01:26 PM, Richard wrote:
>>
>>>In the March '81 issue of Ares David Ritchie wrote in DragonNotes:
>>>
>>>"SPI's MonsterQuest was, if anything, too successful..." He goes on
>>>to talk about the amount of replies he recieved and refers to
>>>MonsterQuest as "the fifth book of DragonQuest".
>>>
>>>Anybody know anything else about this? Anybody wanna start sending
>>>submissions in and try to put together DragonQuest's answer to the
>>>Monster Manual?
>>>
>>>I'm game if anyone else is.
>>>
>>>
>>>Later,
>>>R.
>>>
>>>
>><image.tiff>
>>>
>>>
>>>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
>
>
>--
>
>
>"If you haven't got your health, at least you have something to talk about."
>
>"They say that everything happens for a reason. I am just tired of
>that reason being to make me unhappy or embarrassed."
>
>"You can't make a baby in a month using nine women! But it sounds
>like it would be fun to try."
>
>
>
>
>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Jason Winter
Alarian@direcway.com
http://www.darkrealms.com/~alarian/

I may have already posted this.... Does anyone actually play (run a
campaign) with the 1st edition DQ rules?  Just curious.



Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

I would be very interested in looking at a sample chapter!
john@dragonquestadventures.com

On Sunday, June 29, 2003, at 02:01 PM, Jason Winter wrote:

> I have been working on a monster manual for the past few years (haven't
> worked on it in about 6 months now) that included all the monsters in
> the
> DQ book as well as all the monsters in 1st edition AD&D and some of the
> monsters in later editions.  (Pretty much any monster I didn't think
> was
> lame or stupid).  While not in 100% DQ format, they would be close to
> 100%
> usable by DQ players.  If anyone wants to take a look at a sample
> chapter,
> I would be more than happy to send one out and see what you think of
> it and
> perhaps get your opinions on how compatible you feel it is with DQ.  I
> would say the Monster manual is around 90% done at this point, with
> only a
> few chapters left.  Humanoids are only partially done and Fairies and
> Demons/devils still need to be done.  I could post a chapter here if
> there
> is interest.  I would actually like some feedback.
>
>
>
> At 12:25 PM 6/29/2003, you wrote:
> >There are a couple of websites that had a few new monsters, and then
> >there is my own database of creature data (containing all the
> >monsters from the 3rd rules).
> >
> >If there is a compendium of new creatures, I sure would like to know
> >where/how to get a copy.
> >
> >Marty
> >
> >>Someone had started this before... I am gonna look through old posts
> >>and see if I can find who it was.... bbl :-)  If there is not one
> >>out there, I think it is a great idea... maybe for  a web site.
> >>
> >>John
> >>On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 01:26 PM, Richard wrote:
> >>
> >>>In the March '81 issue of Ares David Ritchie wrote in DragonNotes:
> >>>
> >>>"SPI's MonsterQuest was, if anything, too successful..." He goes on
> >>>to talk about the amount of replies he recieved and refers to
> >>>MonsterQuest as "the fifth book of DragonQuest".
> >>>
> >>>Anybody know anything else about this? Anybody wanna start sending
> >>>submissions in and try to put together DragonQuest's answer to the
> >>>Monster Manual?
> >>>
> >>>I'm game if anyone else is.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Later,
> >>>R.
> >>>
> >>>
> >><image.tiff>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
> >
> >
> >--
> >
> >
> >"If you haven't got your health, at least you have something to talk
> about."
> >
> >"They say that everything happens for a reason. I am just tired of
> >that reason being to make me unhappy or embarrassed."
> >
> >"You can't make a baby in a month using nine women! But it sounds
> >like it would be fun to try."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
> Jason Winter
> Alarian@direcway.com
> http://www.darkrealms.com/~alarian/
>
>
>
<image.tiff>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:34:18 -0000, "Richard" <demon_star2002@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>In the issue of Ares that I'd mentioned in my previous post (Nr. 7),
>they describe a possible boardgame based on the works of H.P.
>Lovecraft called, you guess it, The Necronomicon.
>
>Now how cool would that have been?

Probably not as cool as Chaosium's ARKHAM HORROR ended up being.

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Melbourne, Australia MSTie #72759 SCA #80160
"Mike, if I run out of vomit, can I have some of yours?"
ASL FAQ http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/mantis/ASLFAQ

I kinda had an idea that's what they were asking for, not just home
made monsters. I'm thinking entries could be uploaded to the database
or files sections here and then we can argue ceaselessly over the
accuracy and validity of the posts. :P

I'll post my first at the earliest opportunity (I've got my eye on
the Killmoulis) and get the ball rolling, if nobody beats me to it.


Later,
R.


--- In dqn-list@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Robertson Jr"
<RobRobertsonJr@m...> wrote:

> As one who had a successful submission that garnered me a $10

Coupon off SPI merchandise (and they went belly up before I could use
it) I can somewhat describe the MonsterQuest goal. Each submission
was to have a creature based on literature - including current day
science fiction/fantasy - where a complete entry for the monster was
written up and the source book name/author provided so that it could
be confirmed and checked out.

>
> I am sure that most campaigns have home made creatures made up - I

know I did. Plus I converted both Harn and Empire of the Petal
throne (and their bestiaries) into DragonQuest. When you have a good
campaign going it's amazing the amount of effort you're willing to
put into it. Unfortunately that group broke up in 1986 and I haven't
really played much since.

>
> Rob

--- In dqn-list@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Probst <bprobst@n...> wrote:

> >Now how cool would that have been?
>
> Probably not as cool as Chaosium's ARKHAM HORROR ended up being.

Alas, I've missed out on both(?) printings of that game, but I'd
heard it was pretty good stuff.


Later,
R.

The stuff jason sent me looks great! Different take that i think works
really well.

On Monday, June 30, 2003, at 03:06 PM, Richard wrote:

> I kinda had an idea that's what they were asking for, not just home
> made monsters. I'm thinking entries could be uploaded to the database
> or files sections here and then we can argue ceaselessly over the
> accuracy and validity of the posts. :P
>
> I'll post my first at the earliest opportunity (I've got my eye on
> the Killmoulis) and get the ball rolling, if nobody beats me to it.
>
>
> Later,
> R.
>
>
> --- In dqn-list@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Robertson Jr"
> <RobRobertsonJr@m...> wrote:
> > As one who had a successful submission that garnered me a $10
> Coupon off SPI merchandise (and they went belly up before I could use
> it) I can somewhat describe the MonsterQuest goal.  Each submission
> was to have a creature based on literature - including current day
> science fiction/fantasy - where a complete entry for the monster was
> written up and the source book name/author provided so that it could
> be confirmed and checked out.
> >
> > I am sure that most campaigns have home made creatures made up - I
> know I did.  Plus I converted both Harn and Empire of the Petal
> throne (and their bestiaries) into DragonQuest. When you have a good
> campaign going it's amazing the amount of effort you're willing to
> put into it.  Unfortunately that group broke up in 1986 and I haven't
> really played much since.
> >
> > Rob
>
>
<image.tiff>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 19:10:36 -0000, "Richard" <demon_star2002@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>> Probably not as cool as Chaosium's ARKHAM HORROR ended up being.
>
>Alas, I've missed out on both(?) printings of that game, but I'd
>heard it was pretty good stuff.

You still have a chance. The second printing is supposedly occurring later
this year.

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Bruce Probst bprobst@netspace.net.au ICQ 6563830
Melbourne, Australia MSTie #72759 SCA #80160
"Ah, Mr. Claus -- you have a nasty habit of surviving."
ASL FAQ http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/mantis/ASLFAQ

Sweet! I thought they'd already done a second printing some time ago.
Lucky me!


Later,
R.

--- In dqn-list@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Probst <bprobst@n...> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 19:10:36 -0000, "Richard" <demon_star2002@y...>
> wrote:
>
> >> Probably not as cool as Chaosium's ARKHAM HORROR ended up being.
> >
> >Alas, I've missed out on both(?) printings of that game, but I'd
> >heard it was pretty good stuff.
>
> You still have a chance. The second printing is supposedly
occurring later
> this year.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Bruce Probst bprobst@n... ICQ 6563830
> Melbourne, Australia MSTie #72759 SCA #80160
> "Ah, Mr. Claus -- you have a nasty habit of surviving."
> ASL FAQ http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/mantis/ASLFAQ

<a href="http://www.quicktopic.com/22/H/dhkhHWCbZXR" >Discuss
DragonQuest</a>

====================

I just started a discussion forum at QuickTopic for our topic
"DragonQuest". To join in (or just to read) use your web browser
to go to:

http://www.quicktopic.com/22/H/dhkhHWCbZXR
You don't have to register or sign in, and you can choose to
receive email for newly posted messages -- just click the
Subscribe button when you get there.
QuickTopic is a free, extremely easy discussion space. You can
start your own topic or document review in about 20 seconds by
visiting:
http://www.quicktopic.com/

=====================

This is a test.

I've discovered this site, which might be a reasonable alternative to
this group (and its sister Yahoo groups) as well as WebRPG, which
seems to have lost 98% of the DQ activity it had before their format
change.

Take a look and see if you like it.

--Rodger Thorm

I was away from my computer this weekend, but it looks like about 15 of you checked on this so far. It didn't generate a lot of other comment, but there is a message from Vancrown indicating that there are some things in the works. Hopefully we'll hear more about this in the near future.

--RT

-------Original Message-------

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 19:50:09 -0000
From: "rthorm" <dqn@earthlink.net>
Subject: New Service TEST

<a href="http://www.quicktopic.com/22/H/dhkhHWCbZXR" >Discuss
DragonQuest</a>

====================

I just started a discussion forum at QuickTopic for our topic
"DragonQuest". To join in (or just to read) use your web browser
to go to:

http://www.quicktopic.com/22/H/dhkhHWCbZXR
You don't have to register or sign in, and you can choose to
receive email for newly posted messages -- just click the
Subscribe button when you get there.
QuickTopic is a free, extremely easy discussion space. You can
start your own topic or document review in about 20 seconds by
visiting:
http://www.quicktopic.com/

=====================

This is a test.

I've discovered this site, which might be a reasonable alternative to
this group (and its sister Yahoo groups) as well as WebRPG, which
seems to have lost 98% of the DQ activity it had before their format
change.

Take a look and see if you like it.

--Rodger Thorm

I just started a discussion forum at QuickTopic for our topic
"What does DQ need?". To join in (or just to read) use your web
browser to go to:

http://www.quicktopic.com/22/H/UXVxTqduPDm6f
You don't have to register or sign in, and you can choose to
receive email for newly posted messages -- just click the
Subscribe button when you get there.
QuickTopic is a free, extremely easy discussion space. You can
start your own topic or document review in about 20 seconds by
visiting:
http://www.quicktopic.com/

Hi

After GMing the new LOTR rpg I have finally found someone else to GM that.
This means I can now concentrate on writing a new DQ campaign. I have dug
out the parties character sheets from my DragonNewt campaign which they
finsihed years ago. Some of them have the skill 'weapon-mastery' on their
character sheets. I have no clue what this is (I assume it is some kind of
optional thing I have since 'lost'). Anybody else have a record of what
this is??

Thanks

John D
JRR-Talking@various things....

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Hullo, folks,

Well, after a year or so away from DRAGONQUEST and running one or
two other fantasy rpgs, I am back in the DRAGONQUEST rpg fold, and have
gone back to running the game as if I had never stepped away from it.
I figured that it was a sign that I should re-up here with the folks on
the list, so I just wanted to let folks know that I have come back to
the DQ fold, and will be launching my DRAGONQUEST RPG website some time
in the near future.

So, what have I missed? <g>

.....If you think no one cares for you, try missing a couple of payments.

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane

Hullo, folks,

Got a question for the folks here in the know...

I'm in the process of getting ready to re-launch my set of DQ
web pages, and wanted to know what happened to the old DQ Information
Network webring? Has it gone the way of the game, or has it moved
somewhere else, and if so, how do I join up and link my site to it?
Thanks in advance. :)

....."Diplomacy is fine, but these Unionists are crazy!" - Arisa Nerone,
diplomat

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane

Hullo, folks,

As mentioned here earlier, I'm in the process of re-launching my
DQ set of webpages. One of the things that I feel needs to be done for
the game is to set up a series of FAQ files on various subjects about
the game, and I'm in the process of doing so. I would appreciate any
folks out there who might have an interest in this to help me out with
any FAQs that they can think of, pertaining to different subjects, and
the answers (if at all possible). The subjects to this point will
include

General DQ FAQ
Character Creation
Game Mechanics
Weapons and Combat
General Magic
[Specific] Colleges of Magic
Skills
Flora and Fauna

Other specific FAQs will be added as needed. I'd like this set of
FAQs for the DQ game to be as comprehensive as possible, so please
let's all get involved in this and create a bunch of informative FAQs
that do their best to answer the pressing questions of DQ players and
GMs alike. Thanks. Looking forward to starting to hear from folks.
:)

....."When one of my species is bonded to a Leviathan, we give our lives to
the service of others. Ship first, then those who travel aboard her." - Pilot (FS; DNAMS)

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane

Hi John & everyone,


In July 1999 there were quite a few discussions on WebRPG. I compiled
everyone's answers on some subjects in FAQs that I put on my web site.
Since opinions as to how to handle such and such situation differed, I
put together "schools of thoughts", this way it helps people make their
own mind without enforcing a rule down their throats!


You can see these FAQs on my web site in the "DragonQuest FAQs" link, it
is also part of the DQOS (DragonQuest Open Source) project that you can
also look at on the site at http://www.iosphere.net/~eric/dq/ . In fact
the big thing about the DQOS project was to do something similar to what
John wants to do now as far as I can see. Also John Rauchert (DQPA
president) was onto starting "core rules" for DQ, that would be a very
interesting project too. But, those projects require a lot of time (I
gave up after about 100 hours of work). I had combed the web back then
for many nights for all DQ materiel and noted credits (this is a must)
at the same time and started building the DQOS... So, the problem with
such projects is not a lack of will, passion or interest... It is a lack
of time.


One big project that got accomplished is the "The Fourth Book: Arcane
Wisdom" which was done by Craig Brain and his team (all credits on
second page of the document) who provided a revised and complete edition
of this Book. If you haven't seen it, it is a must to look at, the guys
did superb work with this, download on same site.


It is a sad thing that the WebRPG discussions were just gone one day...
Anybody did a backup of it?


By the way, I'll take the opportunity to ask every member of the
DragonQuest Players Association to verify their e-mail addresses and
forward me the changes, I recently sent a mailout to all 221 members and
quite a few were not valid anymore. The DQPA is at
http://www.dragonquest.org/


And we can take more members...


Yours truly


Eric (Snafaru) Labelle
WebMaster in interim
DragonQuest Players Association
http://www.dragonquest.org/
e-mail: eric@iosphere.net



-----Original Message-----
From: John M. Kahane [mailto:jkahane@comnet.ca]
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 6:03 PM
To: DragonQuest RPG Mailing List
Subject: [DQN-list] FAQ Files for DQ


Hullo, folks,

As mentioned here earlier, I'm in the process of re-launching my DQ
set of webpages. One of the things that I feel needs to be done for the
game is to set up a series of FAQ files on various subjects about
the game, and I'm in the process of doing so. I would appreciate any
folks out there who might have an interest in this to help me out with
any FAQs that they can think of, pertaining to different subjects, and
the answers (if at all possible). The subjects to this point will
include

General DQ FAQ
Character Creation
Game Mechanics
Weapons and Combat
General Magic
[Specific] Colleges of Magic
Skills
Flora and Fauna

Other specific FAQs will be added as needed. I'd like this set of
FAQs for the DQ game to be as comprehensive as possible, so please let's
all get involved in this and create a bunch of informative FAQs that do
their best to answer the pressing questions of DQ players and
GMs alike. Thanks. Looking forward to starting to hear from folks.
:)

....."When one of my species is bonded to a Leviathan, we give our lives
to
the service of others. Ship first, then those who travel aboard her."
- Pilot (FS; DNAMS)

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane






Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Eric:

I captured a copy of all the WebRPG discussions that happened after the database crash and before the site was shut down.

JohnR

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Labelle [mailto:eric@iosphere.net]
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 9:14 PM
To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [DQN-list] FAQ Files for DQ

It is a sad thing that the WebRPG discussions were just gone one day...
Anybody did a backup of it?

Hi John,

I believe that Web Ring (the coordinating service
provider) went through some upheavals and changes. I
think whoever it was who had set up the DQ WebRing
didn't follow it through that period, and it has gone
away.

I haven't followed that all that closely myself,
though, so I'm not certain.

Snafaru is webmastering the DQPA pages, and I think
he's keeping the links pretty up-to-date. Contact him
about putting in new links.

I am also the DragonQuest area moderator for the DMOZ
search engine, so if you send me links, I'll update
the listings there, as well.

And welcome back! I'd realized you had dropped out of
contact a few months back, and was wondering what had
happened.

--Rodger

--- "John M. Kahane" <jkahane@comnet.ca> wrote:

> Hullo, folks,
>
> Got a question for the folks here in the
> know...
>
> I'm in the process of getting ready to
> re-launch my set of DQ
> web pages, and wanted to know what happened to the
> old DQ Information
> Network webring? Has it gone the way of the game,
> or has it moved
> somewhere else, and if so, how do I join up and link
> my site to it?
> Thanks in advance. :)
>
> ....."Diplomacy is fine, but these Unionists are
> crazy!" - Arisa Nerone,
> diplomat
>
> JohnK
> e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
> web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane
>
>
>

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I am also planning to become an editor of the DragonQuest entry on Wikipedia
 http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonQuest

I wonder if it would be a good idea for us to combine our resources into a tighter package (Webring/Directory/Encyclopedia) so that changes and updates can be shared together rather than made separately?

For instance we could make the DMOZ directory the official one and have a couple of editors maintain it.

JohnR

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodger Thorm [mailto:rodger_thorm@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:11 AM
To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DQN-list] DQ Web Ring

I am also the DragonQuest area moderator for the DMOZ
search engine, so if you send me links, I'll update
the listings there, as well.

John--

You are an absolutely invaluable asset to this
community!

How big is the file, and would you be willing to send
me a copy of it?

I've been doing a little work on a webpage to archive
the discussion from dqn-list, but if the old WebRPG
files are transportable, I think it would be a higher
priority to get those configured and made available
for reference once again.

One of the things I like about the new QuickTopic site
(which some of the rest of you have visited as well)
is that the discussion can be exported and saved in a
database-friendly format. (I haven't tried it out
yet, but I think it should be fairly easy to use.)
I'm planning on archiving those discussions and having
them available on the Web as well.

--RT

--- John Rauchert <john.rauchert@sait.ab.ca> wrote:

>
> Eric:
>
> I captured a copy of all the WebRPG discussions that
> happened after the
> database crash and before the site was shut down.
>
> JohnR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Labelle [mailto:eric@iosphere.net]
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 9:14 PM
> To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [DQN-list] FAQ Files for DQ
>
> It is a sad thing that the WebRPG discussions were
> just gone one day...
> Anybody did a backup of it?
>

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I think that it is one large text file that I have a little bit of work to clean up but I will make sure to get a copy to everyone who is interested as soon as I get that done later this week (probably Friday Night since I have been busy removing RPC Worms on people's home computers for the past two days).

JohnR

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodger Thorm [mailto:rodger_thorm@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:01 AM
To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [DQN-list] FAQ Files for DQ

How big is the file, and would you be willing to send
me a copy of it?

Hullo, JohnD,

On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 13:44:00 +0100, davis john wrote:

>After GMing the new LOTR rpg I have finally found someone
>else to GM that. This means I can now concentrate on
>writing a new DQ campaign.

Nice to see that someone else has resurrected their DRAGONQUEST
rpg campaign after a hiatus. I've come back to the game system once
more, after a 2-year long absence. Should never have left the game to
go to another couple of fantasy systems (since one of them didn't work
at all) for that time.

>I have dug out the parties character sheets from my
>DragonNewt campaign which they finsihed years ago.
>Some of them have the skill 'weapon-mastery' on their
>character sheets. I have no clue what this is (I assume
>it is some kind of optional thing I have since 'lost').
>Anybody else have a record of what this is??

I seem to recall that there was an article on Weapon Mastery in
one of the issues of the DQ Newsletter, but don't have them handy at
the moment. Is this what you have?

.....I got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane

Hullo, Eric,

On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 23:13:53 -0400, Eric Labelle wrote:

>In July 1999 there were quite a few discussions on WebRPG.
>I compiled everyone's answers on some subjects in FAQs that
>I put on my web site. Since opinions as to how to handle such
>and such situation differed, I put together "schools of thoughts",
>this way it helps people make their own mind without enforcing
>a rule down their throats!
>
>You can see these FAQs on my web site in the "DragonQuest
>FAQs" link, it is also part of the DQOS (DragonQuest Open
>Source) project that you can also look at...

Ah, okay...yes, I've got these files, Eric, since that was one of
the first things I remembered about during this whole thing about
putting together some of the FAQs for the pages.

>By the way, I'll take the opportunity to ask every member of the
>DragonQuest Players Association to verify their e-mail addresses
>and forward me the changes, I recently sent a mailout to all 221
>members and quite a few were not valid anymore.

I've still got the same e-mail addresses, Eric.

.....Everything will perish, save love and music. (Gaelic proverb)

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane

Hullo, JohnR,

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:46:09 -0600
RE: [DQN-list] FAQ Files for DQ


>I captured a copy of all the WebRPG discussions that

>happened after the database crash and before the site
>was shut down.

Any chance you can send me a copy of that at my laptop address (johnk-thinkpad@comnet.ca)? And out of curiosity, John, what format is the file in?

.....Whatever you're doing is *not* as important as petting the cat!

     JohnK
     e-mail:  jkahane@comnet.ca
     web page:  http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane   

Hullo, Rodger,

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 07:11:18 -0700 (PDT), Rodger Thorm wrote:

>I believe that Web Ring (the coordinating service provider) went
>through some upheavals and changes. I think whoever it was
>who had set up the DQ WebRing didn't follow it through that
>period, and it has gone away.

Aww, that's a damn shame, since the DQ Information Network webring
was a really useful site and source of DQ web pages. :( I take it no
one has resurrected it in any shape or form?

>Snafaru is webmastering the DQPA pages, and I think
>he's keeping the links pretty up-to-date. Contact him
>about putting in new links.

Well, my DQ website is listed there, and the pages are now
officially back on-line, so...

>And welcome back! I'd realized you had dropped out of
>contact a few months back, and was wondering what had
>happened.

It was a really odd situation, Rodger, to be honest, and I'm
actually quite glad I'm back in the DQ fold after a couple of years and
all that. The game is such a good game, and to be honest, I'd
forgotten just how good it was after this time (especially when
compared to the two fantasy rpgs that I thought I'd try out during that
hiatus).

So, what's going on with the DQN? Are we likely to see any new
issues of it?

.....We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (O. Wilde)

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane

Hullo, folks,

I would just like to announce that my set of DRAGONQUEST rpg
webpages is back on-line. For those who don't know, the URL remains
the same:

http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane/dq/dragonquest.html

The page has all the stuff that was up there before, and I will be
adding all sorts of new material. The JohnK DQ Fan Poll is back up,
and it's bigger and better than before, so I've relaunched the results
page from scratch. I hope that everyone, players and GMs alike, will
take the time to vote in the poll and answer the various questions
found there.

I would also like to encourage submissions of adventure seeds,
plots, beasties, characters, NPCs, and any material that folks would
like to submit to the site. All material will be credited in full, of
course. Look forward to seeing everyone voting in the poll. :)

.....If Reality wants to get in touch, it knows where to find me.

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane

----- Original Message -----

From: John M. Kahane

To: DragonQuest RPG Mailing List

Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:40 AM

Subject: [DQN-list] JohnK's DQ Website is Back!

      Hullo, folks,

      I would just like to announce that my set of DRAGONQUEST rpg
webpages is back on-line.  For those who don't know, the URL remains
the same:

                http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane/dq/dragonquest.html

The page has all the stuff that was up there before, and I will be
adding all sorts of new material.  The JohnK DQ Fan Poll is back up,
and it's bigger and better than before, so I've relaunched the results
page from scratch.   I hope that everyone, players and GMs alike, will
take the time to vote in the poll and answer the various questions
found there.

      I would also like to encourage submissions of adventure seeds,
plots, beasties, characters, NPCs, and any material that folks would
like to submit to the site.  All material will be credited in full, of
course.  Look forward to seeing everyone voting in the poll. :)

.....If Reality wants to get in touch, it knows where to find me.

     JohnK
     e-mail:  jkahane@comnet.ca
     web page:  http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane  




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I recently had a binge of Baldur's Gate. It got me to wondering how
it would be great if something like that could be done, but with the
(more sensible) DQ system.

I suspect that this idea has occured to most all of us, at one time
or another. I don't know when the computer technology (cost &
availability) would be to the point that the computer might do the
same thing for players as actually taking part a basic paper-and-
pencil game, but the 'solo adventuring' in what might be done in a
computer, today, would, perhaps, be a 'small step for us.' Even then
someone would have to put their time into such big project.

I think, perhaps, APA (action poit alowance) would make a
comeback! :)

"I can only be satisfied, if I a precipitate a debate." - Greg
Walters (I just made that up, though that too was probably thought of
before as well! )


The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which
is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under
the sun. - Ecclesiastes 1:9

Hi Greg,

I have good news for you, there is a DragonQuest game for the computer!

Well, to be more precise, I used the original engine for the Wizardry
CRPG to make a scenario with all DragonQuest stuff in it, be it
characters, weapons, armor, monsters, etc. with their stats reflecting
what's in the 2nd edition of DQ, so this is as close as it gets.

It is at http://www.iosphere.net/~eric/dq/ , click the "DragonQuest - a
Wizardry scenario by Snafaru" picture.

For those of you who have never played Wizardry, there is a user's
manual included with installation instructions and gameplay. Also, you
can write to me for free help to get you going.

Also my other web site is a source for Wizardry at
http://www.iosphere.net/~eric/wizardry/

Eric (Snafaru) Labelle
WebMaster in interim
DragonQuest Players Association
http://www.dragonquest.org/
e-mail: eric@iosphere.net



-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Walters [mailto:Greg_G_Walters@email.com]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:08 AM
To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DQN-list] I'd sure like to see DragonQuest on computer...


I recently had a binge of Baldur's Gate. It got me to wondering how
it would be great if something like that could be done, but with the
(more sensible) DQ system.

I suspect that this idea has occured to most all of us, at one time
or another. I don't know when the computer technology (cost &
availability) would be to the point that the computer might do the
same thing for players as actually taking part a basic paper-and- pencil
game, but the 'solo adventuring' in what might be done in a
computer, today, would, perhaps, be a 'small step for us.' Even then
someone would have to put their time into such big project.

I think, perhaps, APA (action poit alowance) would make a
comeback! :)

"I can only be satisfied, if I a precipitate a debate." - Greg
Walters (I just made that up, though that too was probably thought of
before as well! )


The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which
is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under
the sun. - Ecclesiastes 1:9







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As promised the Webrpg Townhall archive can be found at the
following location:

http://johnrauchert.brinkster.net/dq/archive/discussions/webrpg_townh
all_dqarchive.txt


It covers the period of 09/12/2001 to 01/29/2003 and is made up of
two parts: a listing of the discussions followed by the messages
themselves in the same order.

JohnR

--- In dqn-list@yahoogroups.com, John Rauchert <john.rauchert@s...>
wrote:

> I think that it is one large text file that I have a little bit of

work to

> clean up but I will make sure to get a copy to everyone who is

interested as

> soon as I get that done later this week (probably Friday Night)
>
> JohnR

Hullo, folks,

Just a reminder that I have got the new-and-improved JohnK DQ Fan
Poll up and running at the website. However, since I made the
announcement last week right before the blackout, just wanted to let
folks know that you can check out the webpages and take part in the fan
poll, now that my internet provider is back on-line. The URL is

http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane/dq/dragonquest.html

Please vote at the website...oh, and send your friends, enemies, and
your players! ;)

.....Sex tones the body and makes two people feel good.

JohnK
e-mail: jkahane@comnet.ca
web page: http://www.comnet.ca/~jkahane

Hullo, JohnD,

While I know this message is relatively old, I thought that it
would be interesting to reply to it, and perhaps start this
discussion over again. :)

--- In dqn-list@yahoogroups.com, "davis john" <jrd123@h...> wrote:

> Have to agree with the poster who stated facts that
> --everyone (PC's) eventually becomes and adept, and in DQ there
>ends up
> --being lots of one shot style invested items.

I don't know whether I honestly agree with either of these
points. Not every character becomes an Adept simply because some
players prefer not to play Mages, and the Experience Cost to become a
Mage is rather high, not to mention one has to learn the spells
individually, thus spending the points one has on magic spells and
rituals rather than on increasing one's Rank in specific other skills
and weaponry.

As for the invested items, I think this is something that is
dependent on the how the GM and players in a campaign view the nature
of magic. While the D&D "Monty Haul" approach can be used here, that
is not necessarily the approach that most of the folks take to magic
items here. Besides, invested items are not permanent in nature,
unless one has Shaping Magics being a common flavour of magic among
the NPCs (since not a lot of players are going to take the College).
And investing an item takes time... Since the ritual is primarily
based on Magic Aptitude, most Mages will only have a BC of around
20-23% (based on MA) to cast the investment ritual (+3 per hour
spent), plus my (Rank x 3)% plus an additional 5-8% (MA-15) on top of
that. So, with Rank 6 in the ritual, I can spend four hours casting
the ritual, and that gives me an extra +12% to my chance of doing the
ritual, giving me a final total of BC=[(20/23) + 12 + (5/8) + 18]%
for a cast chance of between 55% and 61% on average, and that's not
including any other modifiers. That's not a "great" chance of
investing the item, and it only give me 6 charges of the spell that
I've put into the item. Frankly, I don't think this leads to a lot
of invested items in a campaign, unless a) the GM is allowing this
sort of thing to happen regularly, and b) characters are taking high
Ranks with the ritual.

Oh, and for the record, DQ 2nd Ed., Section 32.3 states that "The
Investment Ritual is a Special Knowledge Ritual", so it is *not*
General Knowledge. But I suppose this depends on one's house rules
and which version of DQ one is using.

> Very much like rolemaster in both these respects, which id say was
>very high magic, even more sop than D&D style worlds.
>
> Guess the question is what is a high magic world?

I would say that a "high magic" world is one in which there are
lots of magic items that are truly powerful, not just minor
investments, and where magic is common and everyday. A world where
water jugs fill automatically or a jug where the cream always stays
fresh, and where magical servants constantly clean up the place would
be "high magic".

> Number of magic items?

Yes, to some extent. See above.

> Number of spell users?

Yes. If magic is common and people who can wield it are common,
then the world is "high fantasy".

> Number of fantastical beats and mythical sites?

I think so in terms of the magical sites, but it's possible that
a world is "high magic" now, but was "low magic" before until
something changed. Usually, of course, in fantasy literature this
works in reverse, where a "high magic" world becomes "low magic"
oriented because of what has happened.

JohnK

In a message of April 8th, 2003, J.K. Hoffman wrote:

> OTH, I seem to recall reading, either in the rules or an interview,
>that the designers of DQ set out to make a rule system that let one
>recreate any of the literary worlds found in fantasy fiction at the
>time. That's where the College of Naming Incantations comes from,
>Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea books.

This is, to me, one of the strengths of DRAGONQUEST, that one can
actually see some of the origins of the various Colleges of Magic in
literary and mythological sources, and it's what makes the Colleges
so realistic in many ways. One of the Colleges that I worked on for
some time (although I found someone else's variant of that College,
and revised my own to work in some of its elements) was that of
Mirror Magics. Magical mirrors are so common in mythology and
fantasy literature, and it was a variant that I really wanted to do
something with, so I did. I've only had a couple of Mirror Mages
over the years, but they brought a whole new dimension to the game;
heck, some of the stuff you can do with mirrors is kind of neat. :)

Hullo, Richard,

--- In dqn-list@yahoogroups.com, "Richard" <demon_star2002@y...>
wrote:

> Where can I find good information on Priests/devine/magic/
>religions/gods... in a word "cleric". I already know about the
> bit in Thieves World, but has anybody developed anything along the
> lines of a priest skill or, better yet, a full religion system?

For the record, I have worked for about 14 years on a Priest Skill
that was modeled on the one that was going to appear in the Religion
book and supplement that had been planned for DQ. I had seen way
back when the manuscript on Priest Skill and the Miracle system that
was going to be used, and I have laboured for a long time re-creating
from memory what I remembered about the piece. My version of the
Priest Skill is complete, and will go onto my website sometime in the
near future, as soon as I take care of a few other things.

JohnK

Hullo, folks,

One thing I forgot to mention in the
previous post is that the secondary
Characteristic Devoutness (DV) (which some
will remember from an article I wrote that
was published in DQN way back) originated in
the Priest skill material that I had seen, as
did the Knowledge Rank (KR) which all Priests
have, both good ones and bad ones. It is
used to determine certain elements of the
Priest's abilities as it pertains to their
religion and beliefs (for example, to
simulate the amount of damage done by "holy"
or "unholy" water blessed (or cursed) by the
Priest on a target such as a servant of Light
or an Undead of some type).

I suspect that there will be a lot about
this version of Priest skill that folks will
either really like or really dislike. :)

JohnK

Yeah!
We have been developing something in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonQuestCathedral/
but something "real" DQ is like gold dust

David

--- In dqn-list@yahoogroups.com, "john_kahane" <jkahane@c...> wrote:
> Hullo, folks,
>
> One thing I forgot to mention in the
> previous post is that the secondary
> Characteristic Devoutness (DV) (which some
> will remember from an article I wrote that
> was published in DQN way back) originated in
> the Priest skill material that I had seen, as
> did the Knowledge Rank (KR) which all Priests
> have, both good ones and bad ones. It is
> used to determine certain elements of the
> Priest's abilities as it pertains to their
> religion and beliefs (for example, to
> simulate the amount of damage done by "holy"
> or "unholy" water blessed (or cursed) by the
> Priest on a target such as a servant of Light
> or an Undead of some type).
>
> I suspect that there will be a lot about
> this version of Priest skill that folks will
> either really like or really dislike. :)
>
> JohnK

Hullo, JohnR,

In a message of May 27th, 2003, you wrote:

> Correct me if I'm wrong folks, but isn't

the Boxed 2nd Edition rarer than the
hardcover edition?

Indeed it is. I managed to find another
copy of the 2nd Edition boxed set through
Noble Knight Games, and paid a humble $50.00
US for it about four years ago. I considered
it a steal at that price.

JohnK

Hullo, JohnC,

In a message of June 26th, 2003, you wrote:

> I may have already posted this....

Does anyone actually play

> (run a campaign) with the 1st edition DQ

rules? Just curious.

For the record, I ran a campaign with DQ
v1 when it first came out that lasted about a
year. The characters started the 2nd Edition
campaign converting the characters, but this
didn't last long. I've been running 2nd
Edition since. Well, I guess what passes for
JohnK's DQ 2nd Edition, since I've added a
whole batch of stuff over the years.

Oddly enough, I've only heard of a couple
of other players I know who ran DQ using the
first edition. It was kind of neat, since I
got to play for about ten weeks in a DQ1
game. :)

JohnK

----- Original Message -----

From: John Kahane

To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:02 PM

Subject: [DQN-list] Re: 1st Edition

   Hullo, JohnC,

In a message of June 26th, 2003, you wrote:

>       I may have already posted this....
Does anyone actually play
> (run a campaign) with the 1st edition DQ
rules?  Just curious.

   For the record, I ran a campaign with DQ
v1 when it first came out that lasted about a
year.  The characters started the 2nd Edition
campaign converting the characters, but this
didn't last long.  I've been running 2nd
Edition since.  Well, I guess what passes for
JohnK's DQ 2nd Edition, since I've added a
whole batch of stuff over the years.

    Oddly enough, I've only heard of a couple
of other players I know who ran DQ using the
first edition.  It was kind of neat, since I
got to play for about ten weeks in a DQ1
game. :)

     JohnK





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----- Original Message -----

From: John Kahane

To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:48 AM

Subject: Re: [DQN-list] DragonQuest 2ed boxed set

    Hullo, JohnR,

In a message of May 27th, 2003, you wrote:

> Correct me if I'm wrong folks, but isn't
the Boxed 2nd Edition rarer than the
hardcover edition?

    Indeed it is.  I managed to find another
copy of the 2nd Edition boxed set through
Noble Knight Games, and paid a humble $50.00
US for it about four years ago.  I considered
it a steal at that price.

     JohnK





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Must say for a long time we here liked the AP system as well.

John

>From: "Don Hawthorne" <ravenglass@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com
>To: <dqn-list@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [DQN-list] Re: 1st Edition
>Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 12:43:10 -0400
>
>I guess I'm one of the few who actually liked First Edition DQ enough to
>play it extensively.
>At the time DQ was released, my gaming buddy was designing his own FRP
>using Action Points and an extremely detailed combat system which our group
>loved -- hey, when you're young, you have TIME to play extremely detailed
>combat systems! :-) Then along came DQ and we all switched over; the
>work was already done and our designer friend maintained that he liked the
>way DQ used Action Points better than the method he was working on. We
>played the First Edition with APs for a couple of years, even resisting
>changing over to Second Edition when it came out.
>But when I revived the game a few years back, I was about the only person
>in our group who still liked the APs, so I've let them slide have been
>playing 2nd Edition ever since.
>Don
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Kahane
> To: dqn-list@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:02 PM
> Subject: [DQN-list] Re: 1st Edition
>
>
> Hullo, JohnC,
>
> In a message of June 26th, 2003, you wrote:
>
> > I may have already posted this....
> Does anyone actually play
> > (run a campaign) with the 1st edition DQ
> rules? Just curious.
>
> For the record, I ran a campaign with DQ
> v1 when it first came out that lasted about a
> year. The characters started the 2nd Edition
> campaign converting the characters, but this
> didn't last long. I've been running 2nd
> Edition since. Well, I guess what passes for
> JohnK's DQ 2nd Edition, since I've added a
> whole batch of stuff over the years.
>
> Oddly enough, I've only heard of a couple
> of other players I know who ran DQ using the
> first edition. It was kind of neat, since I
> got to play for about ten weeks in a DQ1
> game. :)
>
> JohnK
>
>
>
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