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Predicting Change and Understanding the World

#241

The Tarot and I Ching have the same purpose. They are used as tools to expand consciousness, allowing people to understand the pattern and flow of cosmic forces in the universe... allowing them to understand the present and have insights into the future.

Every game world should have a similar system- mysteries hidden in the mundane. They will impact philosophy and magic in their realms... serving as the foundation mysticism can be built upon. So learn a little about the real ones... so you can create your own (or just use these).

Tarot
http://www1.visionarynet.com/about-tarot/library/index
http://www1.visionarynet.com/about-tarot/library/essays/

Cool and Pretty
http://www.taodeck.com/his.html#basic

Mystic
http://www.themysticeye.com/ click occult information
http://www.tylwythteg.com/
http://www.friesian.com/elements.htm

Agents of Change 5
http://www.ichingwisdom.com/IChingWisdom/hsing.html

TriGrams 8
http://www.ichingwisdom.com/IChingWisdom/trigrams.html

Hexagrams
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ddiamond/table.html
http://members.austarmetro.com.au/~lofting/myweb/icpoints.html
http://www.cfcl.com/ching/
http://www.compassionatedragon.com/home.html
http://pacificcoast.net/~wh/Index.html

Graph and Hex Paper PDFs

#242

http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/

They have a variety of graph paper options. They have hex paper options. They have dots options (allowing you to draw in your own lines) for both hex and graphs. There is also paper line ups for Celtic Knots.

This is handy for mapping, dungeoning, and designing/ drafting. A top knotch resource for paper products.

Net Sword

#243

http://netsword.com

How could I have missed this?

NetSword is an Internet discussion group for medieval and renaissance swords, daggers and associated weapons of war. In this series of forums we discuss modern replicas of historical swords along with many other types of weapons and their related fighting techniques. We also discuss all types of historical swords, and the artifacts and events surrounding weapons and warfare from medieval and renaissance times. In addition, we have forums on religion and politics to cover general history, and another one on culture.

NetSword participants are always open to discussions with people that are new to this area of interest, so if you have a questions about swords or history, don't hesitate to ask.

NetSword has no hard and fast rules beyond not condoning the use of profanity. You can post whatever you like as long as it related to swords, and medieval weapons or the history of weapons and warfare in the weapons forums, and medieval history and culture in the other forums. Here we concentrate primarily on swords and weapons of European origin. However, as we have now have a forum called the Archaeology of Weapons (following the work of Ewart Oakeshott, the worlds formost expert on swords), we are certainly open to discussing swords, and weapons and warfare from other parts of the world, and from earlier than medieval times.

NetSword has swordsmen, sword smiths, armourers, weapons makers, collectors of swords, re-enactors, historians and enthusiasts -- (lovers of swords) all posting to our discussion group, so come and join in. You are always welcome!

Mini-Maps and Templates

#244

Mini-Maps and Templates

http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/dungeonsunlimited/

Normally I try to avoid angelfire pages (have your pop-up blocker set to full strength). Yet this is a nice little collection of maps and templates.

You know, the rest of you can post in this thread to. Really you can. You have browswers. You have been to sites I have not (or haven't posted). So post them up if you think others would benefit from reading them. Just remember to give the link and an EXPLANATION of the page... so people will know why they want to go there.

Virtual RPG TableTops

#245

Virtual table tops allow people to play table top RPGs, in real time, over the internet. This is an ideal solution for people with players that have temporarily left or have dispersed to schools across the country. Some of the ones I know of...

http://www.webrpg.com
The oldest running virtual table top site.

http://www.openrpg.com/
Opensource rpg virtual table

http://www.fantasygrounds.com/
Nicer and prettier webrpg

http://www.ghostorb.com/
technically superior virtual table

http://www.opnpw.com/about.php
new kids

The Ancient World Web

#246

This site is sadly deceased

http://www.julen.net/ancient/
An excellent index for historic topics relating to our main interest area.

This site can not and does not index all resources relating to things ancient on the web. That would be impossible, as sites appear and disappear with astonishing rapidity. There is an astounding amount of information about some topics out there (not all of it accurate or useful), and next to nothing about others. Please bear that in mind as you use the sources you find on-line. Just because one person says something doesn't make it true (or accepted as true).

More Fonts

#247

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/1557/fonts1.htm

Well organized list of all kinds of fonts with examples. Tons of links to other font resources as well.

All Avatars all the time

#248

http://www.allavatars.com/index.php

About ALL Avatars.

"Authorized avatars with amazing character." What exactly does that mean?

Most internet users do not realize that the beautiful artwork they see online is copyrighted material, owned by the artists who created them. Unfortunately, it is common practice for these individuals to take the artwork and modify it according to their needs to create personal avatars and signatures, without ever crediting the original artist. All Avatars.com was created to give artists a way to control the quality and appearance of avatars created from their artwork, and to give them the credit they deserve. Every avatar posted on All Avatars.com is posted with the artist's permission.

All Avatars.com was inspired by the artists at Epilogue.net, who desired a way re-gain quality control over the use of their artwork as avatars and icons. Their amazing works of art have inspired tens of thousands of art lovers around the world. Visit Epilogue.net to see full-size versions of the fantasy, sci-fi, horror and anime artwork seen on All Avatars.com!

Interesting Gaming Websites

#249

We normally do not like to have commercial sites posted up in the IGW. There is too much in the way of free and fan generated material on the net to bother with commercial sites. Yet I had to post this one. To quote Neo, "Woah". Check this one.

http://www.hirstarts.com/

Hirst Arts is a small business owned and operated by Bruce and Joanne Hirst. We make all of the molds by hand and ensure that each is of the highest quality. Each order receives our personal attention and usually ships out the day after we receive it.

Our Mission Statement
To create molds that can be used for customers to express their architectural dreams and make those structures come to life.

To make molds and kits simple enough that most people can understand how to use them in creating models.

To supply easy-to-follow instructions that are clear and allow a person to picture themselves successfully using the molds.

To ship the molds in a timely manner and ensure customer satisfaction with every product.

To increase my own skill as a modeler and express my architectural visions through each new mold and project. -Bruce Hirst

Void Gamers

#250

http://www.voidgamers.com/index.html

The web site is intended to be a central repository for miniature gaming related materials - from miniature painting, terrain building, casting, and all other facets of miniature gaming.

Are you tired of waiting for some webmaster to update your favorite site with new information? Well that wait is now over. This site is entirely member contributory, and access is completely free. You can contribute your images, fiction, rumors, links, battle reports, and all sorts of interesting information without having to wait for the webmaster to do it for you!

Your registration information will remain confidential and will not be sold or given away for any reason.

By registering with VOIDGAMERS.COM you will have access to contribute to any section of this site.

This site is best viewed in 1024x768 resolution.

Super Links

#251

Hero Games
http://www.herogames.com/
Champions Rocks

http://www.guardiansorder.com/games/sas/
Silver Age Sentinel - got to love this game. I like tri-stat better than the D20 version, but they come a close 2nd to champions in my book.

http://www.evilhat.com/sas/
Evil hat gets into the SAS act.

http://www.mutantsandmasterminds.com/
GreenRonin's SuperHero game site.

http://www.heroesandhenchmen.com/links.html
M&M uberfansite

Project Genesis
http://members.lycos.co.uk/genesisproject/
Articles, Forums, Forum Games, and more on this a one stop super hero site. The system emphasis is on Classic Marvel.

http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=shrpg
Super Hero Webring of varying quality.

http://www.thecentralnexus.com/
Lots of gaming goodness

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/archive/index.php/
Comic Books resource's forum. You can go to comicbookresources.com for more

http://www.geocities.com/timessquare/alley/1557/freerpgs.htm
Free RPGs

Interesting Gaming Websites

#252

http://fitz.jsr.com/roleplay/roleplay.html

Probably. In fact, if you look really closely, you can see the very Image of Lucifer reflected in the dice pictured above! That's right, we roleplayers have sold our souls to the Evil One in return for Earthly Power and Riches! After all, how else can you explain why roleplayers are all rich, beautiful, self-confident jet-setters....

Hang on, there's something wrong with that picture. I wonder what it could be?

Some sweet articles. Good one on the undead.

Interesting Gaming Websites

#253

http://www.monstrous.com/

You will find here more than 500 monsters that haunt our history and culture.

Most might be imaginary but they reflect the archetypes upon which are built our dreams and our society. Find your own monster, and you will find your true place in this world.....

Interesting Gaming Websites

#254

Looks like this is the place...

www.RPGRM.net/forums
This is a site dedicated to online Play-By-Post and Chat roleplaying, in any and all systems not branded with a 'd20' logo or a 'D&D' logo.
There are 18 games running at the moment, in a wide variety of systems and genres.

(I'm off to put a link to Strollen's over there - hey is it OK if I link to your banner?)

GameTable Online

#255

http://www.gametableonline.com/

Okay. I do not like to hawk pay sites. But this one can be worth it. If you want to play some quick boardgames, but don't have people to play them with, this is it. It has a free 14 day membership.

Even if you don't play the games, the site hosts several features for GAMA lists of links. (If you enter the site, click game resources, then rpg resources, you can get back here to Strolen's)

http://gamestoredirectory.com/wwwthreads/index.php?url=%2Fwwwthreads%2Fhtdocs%2Fcommon%2Fstore_directory.php&vars=%3Fstore_id%3D5084

GameTable Online was incorporated in Massachusetts in January 2001.

It is a privately held corporation whose mission is to:
Provide an Internet game playing service for the strategy board, card and dice gaming market.

Strengthen the industry by introducing players to hit games that they may never have played before.

Provide a place for gamers to learn about the industry, enjoy their hobby and talk with each other.

Establish an Internet revenue stream for game publishers as a further recognition of their great work

Front for Organised Gaming

#256

http://www.community.fogonline.com/

Not that active of a community, but interesting enough

Welcome to Chablis Roleplaying ProductionsÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ F.O.G on-line community. Our goal is to provide useful and reasonably priced products and services for gamers and as a part of that we've provided this site as an on-line community for gamers of all stripes.

This site is intended for use by you, the gamer at large. This is not to say that there won't be any content set up or posted by us, we intend to use the site as well and it has largely taken over from the "main" F.O.G site while I decide what to do with that. Thus you can find Fishy (ie me) serving as administrator here and trying hard to keep that identity seperate from my responsibilities as a Partner in CRP and thus F.O.G. Fortunately I am a gamer and that makes me an old hand at simulating Multiple Personality Disorder.

Orcs

#257

http://www.orcs.ca/

A well laid out and organized site full of anything and everything you could think of associated with orcs. From some great essays on laguage to orc ranks you can spend a lot of time here.

The Giant

#258

http://www.giantitp.com/thegiant.html

The web comic is admusing.

Rich Burlew (Giant in the Playground): The founder of this site and the guy who writes almost everything here, Rich first broke into game writing with Wizards of the Coast's Fantasy Setting Search in late 2002, where he was one of only three finalists asked to prepare a full 125-page bible for their setting. Ultimately, he was defeated by his archnemesis, Keith Baker, for whom his fiery wrath still burns like the heat of a thousand suns. Rich has since gone on to contribute to Wizards' Monster Manual III and Paizo's Dragon Magazine, as well as working on top secret projects that, were you to learn of them, would almost certainly spell your doom.

In the summer of 2003, Rich founded www.GiantITP.com as a thinly-veiled means of promoting himself as a game designer. It met with middling success until he invented his now-signature webcomic, The Order of the Stick. Since then, the site has been growing by leaps and bounds, leading Rich to believe he is destined to crush the world political order with an unstoppable army of zombie webcomic readers.

While it shocks anyone who sees the Order of the Stick before they meet him, Rich actually attended design school and has a degree in Illustration and Graphic Design. He has absolutely no formal training as an author, however, which only leads to periodic panic attacks when he realizes he has committed to produce a few thousand words within a short span of time. In addition to his obvious interests in gaming and comics, Rich watches Iron Chef religiously and has a DVD collection that is on the verge of achieving sentience. Tragically, he lives in Queens, NY.

The Illuminator's Guild

#259

http://illuminatorsguild.com/index.php

What is the Illuminators' Guild?

The guild is a voluntary coalition of semi-professional and professional freelance artists who specialize in character art based on roleplaying game worlds such as AD&D, Shadowrun, EverQuest, or Ultima Online. The primary goals of the guild are:

to showcase the work of member artists in a centralized location

to serve as an interface between the artists and the many gamers interested in obtaining one-of-a-kind, custom character portraits based on their own descriptions

to provide artistic advice and instruction to neophyte artists

We are here to make the process of locating a portrait artist as quick and painless as possible.

Please read the rest of the FAQ before you rampage through the site.

The Burning Wheel

#260

This game is one of those secret gems. Few people have heard of it, but those few seem to become fanatical about it. While I loathe to plug pay games/ sites, this one is worth looking at. Honest. Have I lied to you? Have I lied to you and got caught? Have I lied to you recently?

Open: http://www.burningwheel.org/
Reviews: http://www.burningwheel.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index
Hub: http://www.burningwheel.org/html/index.php

Oh and if you live in San Diego
http://rpg-sandiego.org/

BRRRRRRR

#261

Imagine...
A place where everything is made of ice.

There are no trees. There are no rocks. There is only ice.

Imagine a place unchanged since the end of the Great Ice Age -
over 20,000 years ago.

A place where the mighty Woolly Mammoth might still roam!

Imagine a place where the sun shines every hour of every day -
for almost half of the year! Then - darkness for the rest of the year.

This is the home of the Throps - rulers of the long summer day.
This is the home of the Squallhoots - rulers of the long winter night.

This is Athropolis

Have you ever wanted to run a game in a world of perpetual winter? In a world of Ice and Snow? Did you tinker with it, then stop because you didn't know much about this kind of environment... and the setting didn't seem to have verisimiltude? Well here is the information you need.

The information could be used for a simple travel story arc as well.

Here is the information in easy to digest bits. Sure most of these sites are geared for kids. But you can breeze through the site's information and still get the important pieces you need to know to set up such an environment.

http://www.athropolis.com/index.htm
Web Site of the Throps and the Squallhoots ( and all things COLD, ICY and ARCTIC )

http://arcticwebsite.com/Index.html

http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/index.shtml

http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/rwpark/ArcticArchStuff/index.html

http://www.arctic-images.com/
Image intense, but good for inspiration....

and of course
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic

WEB CAM!
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np.html

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http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
This is another good site for information about biomes and ecology in general

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/explorer.html
More Planetological information

Martial Traditions that you kind of forget happened.

#262

http://ahfaa.org/

American Heritage Fighting Arts Association 18th-19th Century Martial Arts

The AHFAA is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Western fighting arts as they evolved in America, and as they were practiced in the countries that the New Americans were leaving behind.

This includes both academic research and practical training with a number of historical weapons; blackpowder shooting, unarmed combat skills, physical culture, and traditional health exercise are practiced as well.

Alliance Director Pete Kautz founded the original American Heritage Fighting Arts curriculum back in 1998. Now, with an International Counsel of Advisors, the AHFAA is taking things to the next level in the promotion of both the American martial arts and American history and culture, as well!

http://ahfaa.org/wsff.htm
World Stick Fencing Federation - So very interesting.

One of those things you miss

#263

http://www.cursedempire.com/index.php

I don't like to plug pay sites and companies, but this is another little game gem you might of missed. It has many positive qualities.

Cursed Empire Fantasy Roleplay provides a dark, comprehensive medieval fantasy game system with subtle undertones of the heroic age of Ancient Greece. This game offers Players and GMÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s detailed and flexible rules to suit their gaming style for combat, movement, magic, aptitudes and a host of other gaming situations.

CERPG endeavours to capture the thrill of realistic situations through its game system without compromising playability as well as providing a modular approach to the way that situations are handled, enabling MTÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s (Masters of Tales) to personalise the level of intrusion of magic and fantasy within their campaign.

Note: CERPG Offers the basic mechanics through the Spartans Unleashed Game system to develop your own campaigns through a host of settings. More material will develop this further in future publications.

One Thousand Monkeys, One Thousand Typerwriters

#264

http://www.1km1kt.net/

1KM1KT, or one thousand monkeys at one thousand typewriters, was founded in early 2001 as an independent web-based publishing group. The initial goal was to establish a web based community where authors and fans could come together to share their passion for role-playing games and to serve as a showcase for their individual projects.

After an overwhelming response, 1KM1KT was redesigned in February of 2004 to include the genres of science fiction and fantasy writing as well as artwork and other forms of general fiction. The goal of 1KM1KT today is to promote independent writers seeking public exposure and introduce them to devoted fans and publishers around the world.

1KM1KT features an open submission policy, a discussion forum for topics of the day, and an online art gallery. They provide free promotion to contributing authors in the form of online publishing; and serve as a resource for brick and mortar publishing companies, online newsletters, magazines, and commercial websites seeking content for their publications.

1KM1KT hopes that this site will further the ambitions of writers and artists today and continue to foster goodwill and encourage growth within the community.

Ars Magica rocks!

#265

http://www.redcap.org/

Project Redcap is a World Wide Web site devoted to Ars Magica and run by David Chart. Geoff Grabowski founded it in 1994, and it now contains links to 264 Ars Magica resources, 161 of which are in English. We always welcome new additions, so please, if you know of any other pages not listed here, send the URL at to me at redcap@redcap.org.

Current ArsMagica company site
http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php

And for those that do not know it:
Ars Magica
1st ed by Jonathan Tweet, Mark Rein*Hagen (1987) Lion Rampant
2nd ed (1989)
3rd ed by Ken Cliffe, Mark Rein*Hagen (1992) White Wolf
4th ed by Jeff Tinball, John Nephew (1996) Atlas
5th ed by David Chart (2004) Atlas

An RPG set in "Mythic Europe" where hermetic magi work secretly in hidden covenants. The system is fairly simple: attribute + skill + 1d10, but the main rules are in the innovative magic system. The magic works by a "noun + verb" system. Magi have ratings in 10 "Forms" (nouns) and 5 "Arts" (verbs), given in Latin as fits the setting. Any spell corresponds to a noun/verb combination (like "Creo Ignem" meaning "Create Fire"). Resolving a spell means comparing (Form rating) + (Art rating) + 1d10 vs level of difficulty.

Interesting Gaming Websites

#266

http://www.whale.to/

[Whale is a search for the truth (and the fun of exploration), and a collection of information towards that aim, and this quote gives some idea about the reasons for doing that: "The truth may hurt for awhile - and usually does -but it heals forever - without fail." It may be unpleasant to see parasites like big brother but you don't kill parasites and gain freedom by ignoring them, however large and powerful they appear when you first see them.]

Specifically

http://www.whale.to/b/mc_qh.html

You can click on any subject in this section and it almost explodes with useable ideas that can translate into game ideas. Their search for the "truth" is a treasure chest of phobic ideas.

Fate - Another Gem

#267

http://www.faterpg.com/

FATE: Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop EntertainmentÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢

Fate is a free RPG that focuses on telling stories and balancing characters based on story significance, rather than points and cool powers. It's the system of choice for GMs who are looking for rules that get out of the way of the story, but still provide enough structure to get the job done.

The Fate system is based on the Open Gaming License version of Fudge, and was previously based upon the Fudge License version. A rich text system reference document, and the PDF version of the game, are available in our downloads section

If you think you'd be interested in using Fate for one of your own projects, free or commercial, please contact us and let us know!

The authors of Fate are currently hard at work on The Dresden Files RPG, which will use Fate. Check it out!

some somewhat related links
http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~sws99dsc/rpg/isis/ ISIS sytem
http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~sws99dsc/rpg/

Urban Planning

#268

http://www.citymayors.com/index.html

In this century (as it was centuries past), metropolitan areas, rather than nation states, will (have) shape the worldÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s social, cultural, technological and economic agendas. This process will lead to increased competition for human, intellectual and material resources but, also, force cities to co-operate with and learn from one another. City Mayors promotes constructive competition and acts as a forum for cooperation and communication between cities.

The site explains a great deal on how cities are run, designed, and develop. While most of the entires are "modern" they can be used for explanations of ancient cities.

A few others:
http://www.cities.com/
More modern city info, but very well organized

http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/
Ancient city information: This site contains maps, literature, documents, books and other relevant material concerning the past, present and future of historic cities and facilitates the location of similar content on the web.

http://content.lib.washington.edu/buildingsweb/
The Cities and Buildings Database is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web.

http://www.sikyon.com/index.html
Ancient Greek Cities

Sim city is the best GM education tool I know of.
http://pjrp.unleashed.ws/interests_games/simcity.html

http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/eng/historical/1200.html
kyoto information

http://www.bijapur.net/
Just a cool city site

google ancient cities and ancient city and see what they are like. Historical city and city information will also produce fun results.

Sci Fi Writers and Gamers UNITE!

#269

http://www.technovelgy.com/index.htm

Explore the wide variety of inventions and ideas of science fiction writers - over 850 are available on Technovelgy (that's tek-novel-gee!). Use the Timeline of Science Fiction Invention or the alphabetic Glossary of Science Fiction Technology to see them all, look for the category that interests you, or check Science Fiction in the News and watch sf come to life.

|| One of PC Magazine 2005's Top 100 Sites You Didn't Know You Couldn't Live Without ||Sci-Fi Site of the Week - "a unique fusion of practical science and unadulterated dream" Sci-Fi.com || "If you're a scientist into science fiction, this site is a must for you..." Kevin Ahern, Genetic Engineering News || "Mine not-yet-practical ideas" BusinessWeek Innovation Issue || "Great fun..." halfbakery ||" Hot Site!" USA TODAY || " ...this site is way cool." Edward Willett, children's sf writer || " On the Radar" - New York Times Online Diary || "...has a cool database of science fiction inventions...Knock yourself out." - Spacecraft Blog, Prof. Christopher Hall, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech || "Bien fait ce site, intÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©ressant, plein d'hyperliens" (This site is well-done, interesting and full of hyperlinks) Les PensÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©es de ZÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©non || "ein unerlÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¤ssliches Tool fÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¼r jeden Patentanwalt und fÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¼r Nerds aller Arten." (...an essential tool for patent lawyers and nerds of all kinds.) De:Bug || "...entertainment with smarts!" floccinaucinihilipilificate

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/BELLAMY/toc.html
A small tract you might be interested in reading.

www.scifi411.com

#270

It is not a very professional site, but it is pretty complete in many area and they are trying really hard.

Gaming
http://www.scifi411.com/rpg.html

General
http://www.scifi411.com/index.html

Welcome to Scifi 411. If youÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢re reading this, then you are probably wondering what this website is all about.

IÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢m a big fan of science fiction and fantasy, in all of its mediums. IÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ve made it a habit to be "up" on the latest news on my favorite science fiction/fantasy shows and movies. So, I figured I would share the love and post the information on the web. But hey, donÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t let me take all the credit. I also welcome any articles, letters, reviews, and news scoops that you would like to send me.

Let us have a moment of silence

#271

re: http://www.strolen.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=33984#33984

World History research has taken a great blow.

A great site has left us. Let us mourn. There are some legacy links left behind: Here they are...

Ancient History
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook is a companion to the Internet Medieval Sourcebook and the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. The Medieval Sourcebook is both a classroom resource and the largest collection of online medieval texts. The Ancient and Modern Sourcebooks have a different role: since there are already ample online repositories of texts for these periods, the goal here is to provide and organize texts for use in classroom situations. Links to the larger online collections are provided for those who want to explore further. The distinctive feature of the Sourcebooks' layout remains here - the avoidance of images and multiple "clicking" to find texts.

Anthro studies
http://www.anthro.net/
On the World Wide Web there are an estimated 250,000 sites that have content relating to the subject matter of anthropology. Unfortunately an estimated four-fifths contain little useful information. There are tens of thousands of anthropology sites containing redundant links to other pages that are collections of redundant links. Anthro.Net cuts through all of this by using advanced search technology to hunt down sites that contain useful content and information relating to anthropology.

Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/
Please enter the award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. Here you will find everything from A-gskw to Zveda Vechanyaya, with plenty in between.

The Labyrinth
http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/
A great source we have mentioned two other times in this thread.

LacusCurtius: Into the Roman World
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html
The title says it all.

The Perseus Library
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Perseus is an evolving digital library, engineering interactions through time, space, and language. Our primary goal is to bring a wide range of source materials to as large an audience as possible. We anticipate that greater accessibility to the sources for the study of the humanities will strengthen the quality of questions, lead to new avenues of research, and connect more people through the connection of ideas.

Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu/
This is a Humanities based search and research engine.

Thank you CP

#272

http://www.orionsarm.com

Orion's Arm is a bold new shared worldbuilding and creative writing project, creating and exploring a new vision of the future of humanity and other sentient beings, ten thousand years hence.

Our goal is to create a dramatic far-future universe that is internally consistent and abides as much as possible with the accepted facts and theories in the physical, biological, and social sciences. Thus matter cannot travel faster than light, matter and energy are conserved, no evolved humanoid aliens have been discovered, future ultratech social issues are likely to be very different to those of today, and so on. We embrace speculative ideas like drexlerian assemblers, mind uploads, posthuman intelligences, femtotech, magnetic monopoles, wormholes, as it is proposed that future sciences, technologies, and developments will make these possible. And we attempt a logical explanation for even the most fantastic-seeming elements in OA. We aim to paint a future that is plausible at every level, from the scientific to the social to the psychological.

Like all good art, this project is never complete but ever growing and evolving. We know that our duty is to create a universe that is interesting, inspiring and provocative - to theorize on a future that may, or may not, come to be. And we invite you to join us on this adventure.

To quote Arthur C. Clarke's Second Law:

The only way to explore the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

Interesting Gaming Websites

#273

By odd coincidence, I had a page on the Orion's Arm site opened as I read this thred (looking up meme-allergies).

Ecentric Cinema

#274

http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/

Most gaming plots are a little better than a "good" bad movie. So why not go to the source and pick out plots and ideas from some of the best (of the odd and bad). Besides you may find things for your DVD collection.

This website is a true labor of love, not a business venture. EC's only compensation is the commission fees earned from sales of DVDs, videos and books purchased via the links we provide. Eccentric Cinema recommends Amazon for its selection, service & reliability.

BRIAN LINDSEY BRIAN LINDSEY
Creator ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â¢ Editor ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â¢ Head Writer ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â¢ Webmaster
Hope you like the site! I've been in love with horror, sci-fi and exploitation movies since I was a wee lad growing up on Air Force bases across America. This was back in the pre-cable days of four TV channels, when I had to sneak out of bed to catch the midnight monster show with volume turned way down as to not awake the parents. A ravenous film collector in this digital age, I'd be buying and watching these flicks anyway... so why not write about 'em and put it on the web? Thus the genesis of Eccentric Cinema. My other interests include politics, current events, and military history. (The Napoleonic Wars and World War II being the areas of keenest study.) Although a southern white male, I'm an agnostic, left-of-center Democrat who doesn't own any firearms. I currently reside in the Citadel of Elvis, by the banks of The Mighty Muddy, with my wife Catherine and our three cats.

Interesting Gaming Websites

#275

http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/

Another of the "hate to plug a pay site/ company, but there are some gems you could of missed.

Indie Press Revolution (IPR) is a radical new way of selling RPGs and RPG-related products. Founded by Ed Cha of Open World Press and Brennan Taylor of Galileo Games, IPR is a "direct sales first" network of quality creator-publishers. That means we only carry the best of the best in the independent press, selling directly to you, the customer, first.

This approach serves two purposes. First, customers know that whatever they order from us meets a certain standard of quality because we selectively recruit the creator-publishers listed on our site. Second, creator-publishers receive a greater portion of a sale on our site than almost anywhere else because we sell direct. They also have greater control over pricing and better access to direct communication with customers.

We founded IPR as not only a business venture, but an artistic endeavor as well. Our goal is to provide the right business model, a profitable business model, for creator-publishers, so they can continue publishing their work. We've seen far too many great creator-publishers come and go and we want that to stop! By providing not only the right plan, but also the right place, to sell their products, we want to establish a community in which creator-publishers can flourish and share their ideas and visions together in a cooperative environment.

In addition, we want to help anyone with the right manuscript and funding get their work published and into the hands of as many people as possible. Since we both have "hands-on" experience in the publishing business, we can help you along the process as you get started. By joining our network, you will also have access to some of the brightest minds and most experienced souls among today's creator-publishers.

IPR is committed to bringing you great products directly from the people who create and publish them. You can help us continue to do this by supporting the independent creator-publishers on our site and join us in spreading the word.

Welcome to the Revolution!

Officially launched on December 1, 2004, IPR is growing rapidly and now has 18 members.

On an alternate note:
http://www.contestedground.co.uk/astint.html

Spheres

#276

http://www.jiawen.net/spheres.html

Spheres is my main science-fiction gaming setting (trying to figure out what you call this sort of thing is a bit of a headache). I guess you could say I started writing it in about 1993, when I started to brew some ideas about cyberpunk in combination with star-spanning communications. I've been developing it, in one form or another, since then.

Spheres is set in the year 2221 CE (or AD, if you prefer). Humanity has finally broken the lightspeed barrier, and has also discovered a handful of sentient races out among the stars. The area of space known to humanity, Known Space, is approximately 50 light-years in radius, roughly centered on the solar system.

I have tried to make the background pretty realistic, though with a few flights of fantasy (FTL starships being the main one). To keep it feeling real, I've often used real names, especially of countries and companies. These are intended in no way to make fun of or slander the parties mentioned; they are mentioned in satire only.

Spheres is also an RPG.

Two for One Special

#277

http://www.hema.freehomepage.com/

HISTORICAL EUROPEAN MARTIAL ARTS

Welcome to HEMA. This site is dedicated to the almost-lost arts of unarmed combat, dagger fighting and close-quarters sword combat as they were practiced throughout Europe centuries ago.

Over the past ten years there has been an explosion of interest in reviving the ancient European martial arts. Many written and illustrated records of the fighting arts of Europe, especially during the Medieval and Renaissance periods, have now become freely available via the Internet. Groups and individuals all over the world are working together to translate and interpret their lessons.

Consistently, what has been discovered represents a rich and sophisticated tradition, equal in all respects to the classical Asian martial arts. Just as modern practitioners look back with respect upon the ko-ryu (ancient schools) of Bujutsu, so too may they draw inspiration from the Masters of old Europe.

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http://ejmas.com/
InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences ISSN 1492-1669
Journal of Combative Sport ISSN 1492-1650

Journal of Non-lethal Combatives ISSN 1492-1634
Journal of Theatrical Combatives ISSN 1492-1626
Journal of Western Martial Art ISSN 1492-1642
Journal of Manly Arts: European and Colonial Combatives, 1776 - 1914 (a subsection of JWMA)
Physical Training: Fitness for Combatives ISSN 1492-1685
The Iaido Journal ISSN 1492-1677
Kronos: A Chronological History of the Martial Arts and Combative Sports

Steam Punk

#278

Steam Punk that ellusive setting that nobody seems to do well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk
Most steampunk is set in the age of steam, the Victorian era, but you can put it almost anywhere.

General
http://welcome.to/steampunk
http://www.angelfire.com/tv/sarahlegend/
http://www.philm.demon.co.uk/Steampunk/
http://www.spookylibrarians.com/steampunk.html

A very cool site, if you can read it
http://republika.pl/steampunk/chrono02.html

Robots from the Era
http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/index.html
Robots of Oz
http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/oz.html

Best Gaming:
google for Castle Falkenstein or look for the CF post in this thread
CF: http://homepage.mac.com/bowman/cf/bib.html
CF: http://k.webring.com/hub?ring=babauthleague ***

Victorian Era
http://www.geocities.com/victoriana_webring/
http://www.jimskipper.com/victoria/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/victorians/victorians.shtml
http://www.thelondonhouse.co.uk/
http://www.victorianlondon.org/
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
http://users.bathspa.ac.uk/greenwood/
http://www.geocities.com/jessnevins/vicintro.html
http://www.effingpot.com/
http://www.victorianweb.org/

Victorian characters
http://www.geocities.com/jessnevins/vicintro.html
Fantastic, Mysterious, and Adventurous Victoriana A compendium of fantasy characters from the Victorian age.
http://www.geocities.com/jjnevins/pulpsintro.html
Pulp and Adventure Heroes of the Pre-War Years

Steampunk 1920
http://www.heliograph.com/trmgs/trmgs1/steampunk.shtml

writing

#279

So I read a number of "writing magazines". Here is a list that came up in a recent article

www.writermag.com (I think I posted this up before), but this is where this list comes from.

www.fwointl.com (Writing resources)

www.poewar.com HUGE

www.anotherrealm.com (Link source and lots of resources.)

www.steven-acre.com (sci-fi fantasy genre emphasis)

httpe://freelancewrite.about.com (What does about.com not do well besides RPGs?)

More focused:
www.fundsforwriters.com (Info for contests and such)
www.writersweekly.com (Newsletter well recommended and free)
www.writergazette.com (Articles)
http://writesuccess.com (well rounded site)
www.writing-world.com (Articles and cheaper books on writing)
www.worldwidefreelance.com
www.sellingwritingonline.com (self explanatory)
www.absolutewrite.com (much of everything... though hard to find)
www.writerscrossing.com
www.freelancewriting.com (for working writers)
www.oncewritten.com (Inspiration)
www.writerswrite.com ***

Movie
www.creativescreenwriting.com
www.moviebytes.com
www.wordplayer.com

fiction emphasis
www.marketlist.com
http://fictionaddiction.net

Fan Fic A place to begin
www.fanstory.com
www.fanfiction.net
www.fantasy-fan.org
www.ogaming.com/ A little fan fic is hidden in here.

Darkover

#280

So somewhat was trying to explain this idea they had for a psuedo fantasy world. After listening it, "So this is a simplified Darkover?" They had no idea what I was talking about. Others I have asked have no idea what I was talking about. I really could not believe it. Has cultural illiteracy gone so far in the gaming community that we have forgotten one of our roots? So here is some information you might want to have.

Darkover is a mysterious world where a long-forgotten colony of humans have developed powerful mental abilities and resist being reintegrated into the mainstream of humanity.Darkover is the locus of the Darkover series of fantasy and science fiction novels and short stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley and others published since 1962. According to the novels, Darkover is only human-habitable of seven planets orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkover
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkover_series
Yes Wikipedia does have everything a computer using gamer might need.

http://darkover.cx/
Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust

http://darkover.apiacoa.org/index.en.html or
http://www.darkover.com/new/darkover/index.en.html
Older site

The Encyclopedia has been moved a lot. This is not the best version, but it is available without long sever lag times.
http://darkover.apiacoa.org/encyclopedia/index.en.html

http://b.webring.com/hub?ring=darkoring
Webring. Most are active. Pretty good for a series that has had no new books in about 5 years.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/darkover-lovers-l/
Yahoo group

http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/8567/Links.html
Follow the Links...Follow the Links

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5916/darkover.html
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