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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #30 on: July 19, 2012, 09:18:45 PM »
For Rules:  I think you can choose 3 players, and have then rotate turns on fielding questions and/or making rules calls.  For the most part, as has been said, many veteran players have a pretty good understanding of the rules, and many more actually understand the intent behind them.

Minor and/or Fringe Domains: There is a potential that some players might be able to run multiple domains with adequate supervision by the DM staff to ensure that things don't get wonky/crazy.  If fact, this might be another instance, where a few players trading DO submission of a domain, could ensure that a domain is played while mitigating the potential for meta-gaming.

Second DM: Any of the veteran players could potentially fill this role, and I think I can say that nearly all of them would be willing.  I think it is just a matter of you saying what you want done and asking someone to do it.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #31 on: July 23, 2012, 04:20:19 AM »
I am game to help in whatever capacity needed.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #32 on: August 09, 2012, 03:50:52 PM »
Week 3: I've got a special form of pneumonia. On medication. Not feeling very well at all.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #33 on: August 10, 2012, 03:46:07 AM »
Get better soon, Bjorn.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #34 on: August 11, 2012, 10:41:17 PM »
Swift recovery Bjorn!
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #35 on: August 13, 2012, 06:16:16 PM »
Week 4: Antibiotics working. But slowly. Another week away from work. The good news is that the sun came out. Finally!
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #36 on: August 14, 2012, 12:41:32 AM »
Awesome, B.  Get better dude.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #37 on: August 15, 2012, 01:03:29 AM »
First of all, I too would like to wish Bjorn a speedy recovery

The other reason for posting is to elaborate on my offer made last month. Since I am not a player and thus an unknown to you all, I thought I would treat this as sort of a formal application and make this a bit of an introduction and gaming resume.

I feel I have a lot to offer this game, and, to be honest, I think I am THE answer to your problems.
Experience
I have been running D&D/AD&D campaigns for 35 years now (I started just after the original 1st edition AD&D Monster Manual was published), and have been running Birthright campaigns on and off since it first came out.

Rule familiarity
I am quite familiar with the ROE rules, as I use them as the basis for my own current homebrew Birthright campaign.

Rules design
Like most DMs of my generation, I am an inveterate rules writer and tinkerer, having had to make things up as we went along for many years simply because there were no published rules for it.  Furthermore, I am a relatively skilled writer, proofreader, and editor. I have posted two examples of my work in the Regent Guide section.
http://www.twilightpeaks.net/forum/index.php?topic=2209.0
http://www.twilightpeaks.net/forum/index.php?topic=2210.0

Availability
As far as the time commitment required, I am retired, so I have lots of free time to put into this.

Neutrality
And finally, as a stranger to everybody here I have no biases or grudges.

The offer is there, and is genuine. I would very much like to do this.

Arpig - aka Bob.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #38 on: August 16, 2012, 10:58:10 AM »
Knocked back the last of the antibiotics today. Feeling much better, but I don't think I qualify as fully recovered yet. Haven't been ill for such a long time since I was 18, which is about 20 years ago. Hmm, getting old...

Did some more reading in the Regent Guide today. Opened up the P&H. Did I write all those data? I guess I did - except the stuff Brandon has added of course :)

Maybe I'll rummage through the DOs later today.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #39 on: August 17, 2012, 10:39:23 PM »
HE'S ALIVE, I TELL YOU...ALIVE!
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #40 on: August 18, 2012, 09:06:32 AM »
Cough cough...
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #41 on: August 25, 2012, 08:21:35 PM »
WOOHOO!!!!
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #42 on: August 26, 2012, 05:15:02 PM »
Update: I'm reasonably well. The second cure took care of the pneumonia. Resuming work tomorrow. I'll keep you posted.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #43 on: August 26, 2012, 07:51:21 PM »
That is good news; nice to hear you are really on the mend Bjorn.
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Re: The future of RoE and the need for a DM team
« Reply #44 on: September 27, 2012, 10:22:02 AM »
Current plans:

Complete Chapter 4 and 5 of the RG
Hire a Co-GM
Finish processing turn
Launch next turn
Resume work on RG

Hard to say how long that will take. Chapters 4-5 mostly done. So I'm guessing at some point during October, new DM permitting.
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