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Apollo’s Character Sheet Version 1.2

2009-09-24T08:47:42-08:00

Apollo’s Comments:

I have released Version 1.2(project page/design philosophy) of my character sheet. It vastly improves the first page both in organization and utility. Please give me any input or criticism on these forums or on my website forums by clicking here.

Changes:
- Spacing for eyes, hair, height, skin, etc. enlarged on the first page.
- Portrait space enlarged.
- Mannerisms, Allies, Enemies, Quotes, and Goals sections removed.
- Layout changes on page 1.

Known Issues:
- The line just above the Languages/ Background boxes on page 1 doesn’t get printed by some printers.
- Size of pages in the .pdf are huge.
--Make sure to fit the pages to printable area before printing:

Future:
- I plan one last revision to change the character sheet purely aesthetically. I don’t like the background gradient.

Current Release:

Apollo’s Character Sheet

2009-09-10T09:51:24-08:00

I decided to try to make my own 4th edition character sheet. It is based off of Shado’s character sheet and as such it has some elements and style that resemble his sheet. But all of the work is my own with the exception of the D&D logo which I got from dogstargames.com.

Here is a link to the page where my character sheet can be found:

http://www.chesterfieldexplorer.com/projects.php

Also you can discuss my character sheet on my forums there, I welcome any input or criticism.

I just uploaded an attachment for Version 1.1.1 which corrected some errors in version 1.1.

The Pathfinder Database is LIVE!

2009-08-13T02:09:15-08:00

First of all, welcome to the release day of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. I hope you’re as excited as I am.

The Pathfinder Database aims to aid the community by providing an organized outlet for fan-created Pathfinder RPG content. It’s been a considerable amount of work to get the site as user-friendly as possible. If you’ve got a lot of content you’ve created for your own game, or simply have that one necessary feat that seems to have been overlooked, I invite you to stop by, get registered, and submit away.

Ladies and gentlemen… the Pathfinder Database.

Hexographer: Free web-based hex map generator/editor

2009-04-30T09:30:20-08:00

Over the past 2 months in my “spare” time I’ve been working on a program that allows a user to create hex maps like those in “The Voyage of the Princess Ark” Dragon magazine article series.

I had previously created hex map brushes for GIMP based on those maps, but the core architecture of this hex map tool came to me and I wanted to do it for a number of reasons.

The software is web-based at: Hexographer

Here’s a sample map snippet so you can easily see what it does:

Some key points:
-It starts as an applet in a web page so many people won’t have to install anything. (You may need to install/upgrade Java, however.)
-You can choose to start with map of random terrain or a map of all one terrain.
-You set the map’s width and height in hexes and the size of the hexes.
-You can customize the random terrain generator to give a different mix of land.
-Then your map opens in a pop-up window.
-There you can select terrain buttons then click on the map to change a hex into that terrain. You can also drag over hexes to change all of those hexes.
-You can select generic line and text buttons to draw lines or add labels and there are also preset line a text buttons that have settings appropriate for coastlines, rivers, roads, country borders, etc.
-You can optionally turn on/off hex borders, hex numbering, terrain icons.
-Hex numbering is very customizable: font name/style/size/color; rows then columns vs. columns then rows; set the separator character; what number to use to start the rows and columns.
-If you add text and lines and note if each is a political feature, natural feature or infrastructure, you can turn each of these on and off as if they are layers. (The preset road/river/boundary line and text buttons are set up for this.)
-You can save it to a native format for later editing and export it as a regular PNG image so it can be edited in an image editor or printed.
-It also includes some planet/star/asteroid/etc icons to create a starmap. (Coming in the next couple of days is a feature to change the colors of those icons.)
-You can also import a map to trace over it if you want to use an old map or part of a map as a guide.
-And probably a whole bunch more.

Please let me know what you think, if you encounter any issues, and what you’d like to see added.

4.0 D&D Combat Manager

2009-06-30T14:59:34-08:00

Do you play D&D4E;? Have an Insider subscription and use the Character Builder?

There’s a new app out today on the internet. It’s called, rather imaginatively, the “D&D Combat Manager”. This application can open and read the XML files that the Character Builder generates in order to provide you with a ‘digital’ character sheet, which can vastly simplify your tabletop gaming experience.

Key Features:
•Works off your D&D Character Builder character data; you don’t have to import any extra data or data sources!
•Connects to the D&D Insider Compendium to retrieve data so that YOU don’t have to look it up!
•Automatically capable of rolling your attacks and spitting out the damage dealt; no more having to add up all those small numbers!
•Able to properly handle multi-target attacks, giving a seperate attack roll per target and then a singular damage amount!
•Able to track your HP, and properly handle temporary hitpoints and healing!
•Displays your powers in a convenient list format; click the ‘attack’ button to activate!
•Uses the Microsoft Voice Engine to read aloud what is happening when you attack or roll a skill; turn up the volume so the DM can hear!
•Automatically updates itself every time there is a new release!
•COMPLETELY FREE!

Get the app today, at http://www.gelworksonline.com

This application is still under development. If you find any bugs or have any constructive feedback, drop us a line at gelworkssupport at gmail dot com. Your feedback is important to us; let us know how to make this app better!

RPG Game Find Site

2009-05-20T14:39:49-08:00

Finding a role-playing game in your local area used to be a daunting task but not anymore! We help connect players with new or existing role-playing games in your local area.

http://www.rpggamefind.com

This site focuses on all types of role-playing (rpg) games, rpg/fantasy card games, RPG board games, and miniature games!

If you have an existing RPG game or starting a new role-playing game and need players, just submit a game listing in your local area.

I created this site to help players connect with games in their local area and for game masters to find more players. The site is totally free.

I know when I started to go to my game shop to find a game, there were no games available, I still went to them but something like this would have saved me a lot of time looking for a game. Personally I think more people would play games if they could actually find them. So far the feedback I have gotten from others has been very positive.

The website officially launched 5-1-09 so it’s brand new. It’s a tad bare since it just launched and I have just started promoting it. I have ramped up my campaigns nationwide to start driving traffic to the site.

10 reasons you should use RPG Game Find

1. Easy to post your game
2. Free of charge
3. Easy to find games by zip code or browsing
4. No signup or registration required
5. Game postings are no more than 3 months old so you always get current games
6. Post multiple games in different categories
7. Site is easy to navigate
8. Site includes Role-play games, board games, miniatures, and fantasy card games.
9. Access to forums
10. New Games looking for players are being added daily

What sets our site apart from the others is:

1. Easier to navigate than the others
2. The ads are up to date
3. Not forum based
4. Not map based
5. Based on newer code, the others are older and outdated.
6. Has a RSS feed
7. Has sections to easily see your state
8. Has Zip code Radius search based on the latest data
9. Able to post multiple games in different categories
10. Has more categories for different gamers such as Fantasy Card Games, Live Action Role-play, and Miniatures.
11. Free advertising slot on the site
12. We actively market and spread the word about the site

I honestly believe that the site will be the one stop shop for gamers once they know about it and it catches on.

http://www.rpggamefind.com

PhoenixLore Issue 2 is out!!

2009-02-23T13:00:14-08:00

Excellent news, gamers! We’ve just released Issue 2 of Phoenix Lore Magazine!

If you downloaded the preview (or even if you haven’t!) then it’s time to download the full issue. We’ve packed Issue 2 full of everything you need to reincarnate your game, including:

• Brand-new Dungeons&Dragons;adventures written by members of the community
• Port Hallward, a fantastic new setting to explore and enjoy
• The first installment of City of Dreams. This is a series of short stories following the “impossible adventures” of one man living in a version of the 1930’s much different than we learned about in school!

Those are just three of the amazing features to be found in the full version! There’s something for everyone in Issue 2 of Phoenix Lore Magazine, so don’t wait! Visit PhoenixLore.com today to download your copy of Issue 2!

Phoenix Lore Playtest 2/2/09

2009-01-31T10:09:48-08:00

Phoenix Lore magazine would like to invite everybody to a playtest being run by Skip Williams on Monday, February 2nd, 2009. We want to test run the newest monster that the Phoenix Lore community has dreamed up.

The test will be run Monday night (February 2nd) at the following time:
@05:30pm PST, 06:30pm MST, 07:30pm CST, 08:30pm EST, 09:30pm ADT, 01:30am GMT / UT

To join the test (or just to come and watch), please visit the following URL:

http://embed.mibbit.com/?channel=#Playtest&server=irc.ca.webbnet.info&forcePromp;t

Enter a nickname and then join the chat. From there, our staff will direct you to the room you need to be in.

Make sure to visit phoenixlore.com regularly to check out the latest gaming goodies being put up. Also, don’t forget that the preview for Issue 2 of Phoenix Lore Magazine is available for download now!

We hope to see you all there on Monday night!

SnowCon 2009 - Central & Northern Maine Gaming Convention - January 17 & 18

2008-12-03T13:54:59-08:00

Please help spread the word about SnowCon. We’re really excited about this first annual event and hope to draw many of you from not only Maine, but the rest of New England and the Canadian Maritimes. Check out the website http://www.snowconmaine.com and let us know if you have any questions by emailing info at snowconmaine dot com

We still have room for more games if someone is interested in running a game or campaign. See the website for details.

Also, to those of you in the immediate area—We are having a small SnowCon float in the Bangor Festival of Lights Parade this Saturday at 4:30. Anyone who would like to walk the parade with us in costume (any sci-fi/fantasy costume will do) is welcome. Use the email above and I’ll talk to you soon.

-Gibran Graham
Executive Director
BangPop!
http://www.bangpopmaine.com
http://www.snowconmaine.com

News: UI Improvements made to the Coat of Arms Visual Designer

2008-11-10T11:04:38-08:00

I’ve made a few major recent updates to the Coat of Arms Visual Designer I’ve been creating, particularly to the user interface.

If you haven’t seen it yet, the software allows you to easily and quickly create a coat of arms.

For a game setting, you may want to create a coat of arms for the key nobles in the game or maybe for each government or for other key organizations. Players of knights or other noble characters may want to create that character’s arms. Outside of gaming, you may want to create a personal coat of arms as an avatar for the forums or you want to recreate an ancestor’s coat of arms.

If you are interested, take a look at the examples to see what’s possible, then open the instructions in one tab/window and then open the software designer in another web browser window.

Main Page: http://www.inkwellideas.com/heraldry/

Please send me feedback (see the link on the website) or post constructive criticism or positive reviews here. Thanks! I’m planning on adding to it and making improvements every week or so for a while yet. I’ll definitely be adding more creatures, symbols, and objects to include in a coat of arms.

Latest changes:

* You can now re-position and re-size the creatures (like Lion Rampant, Dragon Statant, etc.) and symbols (such as many crosses, Cannon Balls, etc.) by dragging them or dragging the corners of the images.
* You can also quickly create several copies of a creature or symbol in a chosen pattern. You can tweak the locations of these copies individually, but changes to the colors change the colors of each copy. This makes the software more consistent with the rules of heraldry.
* The design graphic updates more quickly and uses less memory.
* And a bunch of minor enhancements.