tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post8023531724364065543..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: an exemplary campaign hand-outJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-92203358886021777812010-11-19T21:32:32.410-06:002010-11-19T21:32:32.410-06:00I played the hell out of Ultima III BITD and I thi...I played the hell out of Ultima III BITD and I think Ultima IV was the first CRPG my brother & I actually bought (pooling paper route money, no doubt!). The booklets were amazing; I still have some of that stuff, including the cloth map and funky coin.<br /><br />But anyway you are right, that is a fairly prefect presentation, and something to aspire to. Every homebrew game should have one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-85622492814004503602010-11-19T17:56:01.216-06:002010-11-19T17:56:01.216-06:00For those who actually want to try this at home, t...For those who actually want to try this at home, the staplers are usually called "long reach" or "deep throat" (yes, really) staplers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-46271389215961688922010-11-18T21:43:13.368-06:002010-11-18T21:43:13.368-06:00Here's a link to the book online -- http://www...Here's a link to the book online -- http://www.paradroid.net/u4/history/history.html <br /><br />It's well put together!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158916950442942918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-87336518861321879722010-11-18T19:46:03.813-06:002010-11-18T19:46:03.813-06:00There is a scan of the document online, which I am...There is a scan of the document online, which I am looking at for ideas for my own sandbox.JasperAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890051828893516478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-83886600001156981802010-11-18T16:55:04.507-06:002010-11-18T16:55:04.507-06:00Wish I'd played these when I was younger, beca...Wish I'd played these when I was younger, because I've tried more recently and found them difficult to get into. But they seem like cool games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-66748019171317664932010-11-18T15:36:31.324-06:002010-11-18T15:36:31.324-06:00The Ultima books also bridged the gap between the ...The Ultima books also bridged the gap between the limitations of the game's "tile" graphics and a player's desire to want virtual 3d depth when playing. It worked beautifully.Cameron Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659549078009511670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-28232787489718918192010-11-18T12:43:47.579-06:002010-11-18T12:43:47.579-06:00I miss this aspect of video games. Back in the day...I miss this aspect of video games. Back in the day, it was difficult to have material like this in the game itself -- remember the rpgs which didn't have location descriptions, but instead sent you to a numbered paragraph in the handbook for the info? -- but as technology has improved, this kind of thing has been dropped, with nothing to replace it.<br /><br />Stuff like the Bioware rpgs and the latter <i>Final Fantasy</i> games include gazetteers and bestiaries in the game itself, which is a step in the right direction, but I miss the days when you'd get a whole bunch of stuff with your video game purchases. Proper useful stuff, too, not just a <i>Halo</i> artbook free with the limited edition, or whatever. They're expensive enough nowadays.<br /><br />Sorry, wandered off topic a bit there.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-20600656157720810152010-11-18T11:31:13.738-06:002010-11-18T11:31:13.738-06:00Oh man, that takes me back. As a kid I spent hour...Oh man, that takes me back. As a kid I spent hours poring through the pages of the History of Britannia and the Book of Mystic Wisdom, writing secret messages in the runic script, admiring the cloth map... <br /><br />I would be enthralled if any referee gave me a campaign handout that was even half as awesome as this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-89261239647019696592010-11-18T11:27:44.238-06:002010-11-18T11:27:44.238-06:00I'm a fan of printed paper myself, but I did f...I'm a fan of printed paper myself, but I did find this using the googles:<br /><br />http://home.zipworld.com.au/~hong/dnd/britannia/history.htm<br /><br />Though the headings don't quite match up to what you posted.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-89183380061065228302010-11-18T11:10:00.557-06:002010-11-18T11:10:00.557-06:00Ask a scrapbooker- I have loads of untold resourc...Ask a scrapbooker- I have loads of untold resources for finding some of the most bitchin' paper ever.Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-3510562061507180012010-11-18T10:49:16.488-06:002010-11-18T10:49:16.488-06:00That's pretty coolThat's pretty coolLoneIslanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162172122869453950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-56689909016831878322010-11-18T09:59:50.507-06:002010-11-18T09:59:50.507-06:00Oh, hell yeah. Loubet can really put the pencil t...Oh, hell yeah. Loubet can really put the pencil to the paper.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-8404085811012367092010-11-18T09:54:57.497-06:002010-11-18T09:54:57.497-06:00Denis Loubet's artwork is a big part of the ap...Denis Loubet's artwork is a big part of the appeal, too.letsdamagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145102722055581254noreply@blogger.com