Re: Newcomer...

rivera86@?????.net wrote:
>
> Now that someone has mentioned it... we should put a NETBOOK together,
> then leave the site at Geocities or something (someplace free).
>
	Well, there are two netbooks already out, Rhyme of the Spelljammer and
Temporum.  Both are kinda old, but can still be used to get ideas from.
I suppose my three recent projects (Lionheart, Gamero, Twilitespace)
might qualify as netbooks from sheer size alone:)

> I was think about starting a jammers netbook, just because i have most
> of the "cannon" material, a computer and a scanner.  The problem is that
> I need a good word recognition program for the scanner.  A program that
> will let me scan a page and translate it into html (without all the
> words being misinterpeted into garbage).  Any suggestion?
>
	Errr, pardon me, but are you talking about scanning in OOP stuff?  If
so, I *STRONGLY* advise against it.  It's just a little illegal, and TSR
does not take too kindly to that kind of action.  (I'm no big fan of
TSR, but it does have the right to protect itself).
	Besides, why bother?  Paul Westermeyer has an excellent primer on SJ,
which has most of the rules you need to get started (I think:).  Leroy
has a ship construction system of his own, which works just as well as
the half-assed offical one.  I know there's a world generator out there
somewhere, so that's covered.  The deck plans are on TSR's website.
There are numerous net-generated sphere guides out there, and Paul's
Realmspace updates work just as well as Realmspace.  So basically, the
only thing that is *really* left is the ship descriptions.  That's about
it.  If we could convince TSR to put them up with the deck plans (or let
us do it), then all the important bases are covered.

> Is this a good idea?  Does anyone else have the resources and or time to
> start/complete this project?
>
	Well, I've got time, but I'm working on numerous projects myself
(Twilitespace, more sphere guides, etc.:)
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Night Druid