(rec.games.frp) BBSes of interest to roleplayers
mil...@wilma.wharton.upenn.edu
Archive-name: roleplay/part6
Original-archive-name: rgf.6
BBS's for Roleplayers
Contents:
The Steve Jackson Games BBS -- Austin, Texas, USA
The Red October BBS (Hero Games) -- Austin, Texas, USA
The Harnline BBS (Columbia Games) -- Vancouver Canada
Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC) Internet Mail Address
Necropolis of Dreams (Ragnarok Games) -- Austin, TX, USA
The Broken Blade BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Seattle, Washington, USA
Astral Void BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Mesa, Arizona, USA
Red Star BBS (Vervan Net backbone) -- Burlington, IL, USA
Purgatory BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Salem, Oregon, USA
Bladerunner BBS (Unaffiliated) -- Waltham, Mass. USA
The DUNGEON BBS (Unaffiliated) -- western (?) NY State, USA
TeleDunjon III and IV (Unaffiliated) -- Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, USA
Dave P. Martin's list of BBS's
GAME COMPANY BBS's
Several RPG companies now run their own electronic bulletin boards. To
connect to them, you must use a personal computer and a modem.
(Exception: the BTRC address is not a BBS, but a real live game designer
with an internet connection.)
Name: The Steve Jackson Games BBS -- Austin, TX, USA
Dial: (512)-447-4449
Comm Settings: 8-N-1 (7-E-1 may work too)
Baud: 300,1200,2400
Info Updated: 3-Dec-1991
Notes: Steve Jackson Games operates a two line BBS, named the
Illuminati BBS, with discussion areas for most of SJG's
games, including GURPS. Much of the playtest feedback
for new products comes from the BBS.
Name: The Red October BBS (Hero Games) -- Austin, TX, USA
Dial: (512)-834-2548
Comm Settings: 8-N-1???
Baud: 300,1200,2400???
Info Updated: 1-Feb-1991
Notes: Red October is the semi-official BBS of Hero Games. Many Hero
games supplement authors regularly call and there are several
discussion boards about Hero Games.
There are also pre-release beta test versions of most of the
upcoming supplements from Hero Games, as well as up-to-the-
minute news.
Name: The Harnline BBS (Columbia Games) -- Vancouver Canada
Dial: (604)-877-7752
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300,1200,2400
Info Updated: 3-Jun-1991
Notes: Columbia Games (makers of the Harn series of campaign
supplements and the fantasy RPG system Harnmaster) has a BBS
called Harnline. There are currently about 50 files, mostly
unpublished material or revisions of published material. User
contributions are encouraged.
The home of Harnline is Duffle Board - Rob Duff runs the board.
Because of the cost of calling Vancouver, Canada, from various
parts of North America and Europe, Columbia joined Vervan net
(see below for information on how to use it).
Name: Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC) Email Address
Info Updated: 1-Apr-1991
Notes: Greg Porter of BTRC is available for any and all questions
relating to the BTRC's line of games and game products
(TimeLords and SpaceTime RPG's, Macho Women with Guns, 3G,
CORPS, WarpWorld, etc.). He can be reached on GMAST-L (see
above), or directly via email at:
Greg Porter <por...@jade.vcu.edu>
Name: Necropolis of Dreams (Ragnarok Games) -- Austin, TX, USA
Dial: (512)-472-6905 (2400bps), (512)-472-6220 (1200bps)
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 1200, 2400 (see above)
Info Updated: 1-Feb-1991
Notes: Necropolis of Dreams has been online for almost 7 years. It
features over 50 message bases with a heavy concentration on
gaming and game design as well as alternative political and
arts topics. It is sponsored by Ragnarok Games (publishers of
Ysgarth, Suburban Slasher, To Challenge Tomorrow, etc), but
discussion is not limited by that and a wide variety of gaming
topics are addressed. The user base is very active and much
fun is to be had by all. Operating 24 hours on both lines.
NON-AFFILIATED ROLE-PLAYING GAME BBS's
There are quite a few Independent BBS's with a strong RPG slant out there in
the great land of telecommunications. Any comments on the suitability of
including them in this file are welcomed.
Note that the compiler of this list cannot check out these BBS's to
ensure that they work as described. If you send information about a BBS
to me, please make sure your information is *complete* and accurate.
Thanks.
Name: The Broken Blade BBS -- Seattle, Washington, USA
Dial: (206) 781-9424
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300,1200,2400
Info Updated: 31-Oct-1991
Notes: Mike Owen <dun...@milton.u.washington.edu> is the sysop
of the Broken Blade: a free access bulletin board
system.
Although the message base is oriented toward
general-purpose discussions (there are only a couple of
RPG-oriented message areas), quite a few files are
available of interest to RPGers.
<<updated: 6-26-1991>>
Name: Astral Void BBS -- Mesa, Arizona, USA
Dial: (602) 834-6065
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300,1200
Info Updated: 6-26-1991
Notes: Tony Hamilton <tham...@ch3.intel.com> runs a
Roleplaying BBS.
The Astral Void BBS is home to role-players who conduct
games on the message boards, and also PBeM games. The
BBS is single-lined, and currently is running 11 games.
New product information is posted for all the major game
companies, along with occasional reviews. There are
also various text files on-line concerning various
role-playing topics.
<<added: 4-15-1991>>
Name: Red Star BBS (Vervan Net backbone) -- Burlington, IL, USA
Dial: (708) 683-2390 -- (vervan net is at other sites too)
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 1200-9600 -- HST or V.32
Info Updated: 15-Nov-1991
Notes: There's at least one BBS network devoted solely to
playing RPGs that you might want to look into. It's
called V-Net. For information about V-net, contact:
Joel Veeneman
P.O. Box 7
Burlington, IL 60109
Internet: jo...@redstar.marcal.com
UUnet: uunet!devcom!marcal!redstar!joel
Fidonet: 1:115/639.0
<<added: 5-2-1991>>
Name: Purgatory BBS -- Salem, Oregon, USA
Dial: (503) 370-9739
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 - 14400
Info Updated: 18-Sep-1991
Notes: Linked to Vervan's Gaming Network as well as half a
dozen other nets (including Usenet through a Fido
Gateway operated by Joel Veeneman -- see entry for
Vervan Net).
Main thrust of the BBS is gaming and there are online
games for about a dozen systems. In addition we also are
one of the biggest Occult BBSs in the Pacific North-West
with a great deal of files on the subject. The other
thrusts are Fantasy/Sci Fi, and current events debate
and discussion type echos.
<<added: 5-2-1991>>
Name: Bladerunner BBS -- Waltham, Mass. USA
Dial: (617) 891-7338
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 - 2400 + PEP (Trailblazer Plus)
Info Updated: 14-Sep-1991
Notes: Connected to the Citadel and usenet networks (as
blade.mind.org). The BBS runs STadel (a Citadel variant)
on an Atari ST.
Topics discussed: Role Playing Games, GURPS, Warhammer,
AD&D, Call of Cthulhu, Champions, as well as assorted
Fantasy and SF and computer-related topics.
<<added: 14-Sep-1991>>
Name: The DUNGEON BBS -- western (?) NY State, USA
Dial: (716) 656-8573
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 - 2400
Info Updated: 14-Sep-1991
Notes: Western New York's finest board devoted to fantasy role
playing. Features include over 50 message bases of all
types, most of which are WWIVnet, the world's second
largest private network.
WWIVnet @ 7653
Sysop: Master DaarKhan
<<added: 14-Sep-1991>>
Name: TeleDunjon III and IV -- Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, USA
Dial: (214) 960-7654 and (214) 238-1568
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 - 2400
Info Updated: 14-Sep-1991
Notes: The Teledunjon III and Teledunjon IV boards offer
play-by-modem roleplaying games. They also publish the
TeleDunjon Journal, an irregular online magazine for
modem RPG enthusiasts.
If you're in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (north
Texas) or can afford to call it regularly, check out the
Teledunjon systems and join a game (or run your own).
Name: Pyramid BBS, DC Metro Area, Virginia
Dial: (703) 912-9878
Comm Settings: 8-N-1
Baud: 300 to 2400 ?
Info Updated: 1 October 1991
Notes: A free BBS, with two areas dedicated to gaming, with one
area for live action role playing gaming and discussion
and bulletins about the Interactive Literature Foundation
(a live gaming organization).
Sysop: Terilee Edwards
Suite 548, 7010 Brookfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150
MORE LISTS OF BBS'S
In addition to this list, David P. Martin <b...@ignem.Corp.Sun.COM> has
decided to compile a more complete list much like it. This is an extract
from his notice.
If possible, please use the following template. Multiple lines
for each entry are OK.
Name :
Type :
Location :
Administrator :
To contact :
Ph#/Address :
Access Details :
Fees :
Description :
Notes :
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