Re: Newby here, reporting...

> hi guys, i hope this does not get too off topic, because i don't wanto to
> get banned as soon as i got in the list. ^_^

dont woryr i talk about off-topic stuff all the time (well not all the time
but occasionally), just dont make it big or to often ;)

> I'm an italian player and i've been sort of dragged into Spelljammer
by....
> hell i think anybody would just get at least a little curious about
> spaceships that are actually space-SHIPS-.

i got into the novels mself ;)

> That was 4 years ago, now, the Spell jammer setting did really help me
also
> in building my campaign world (and the rest of the cristal sphere), but
> lets get to the point... i mean the questions:
>
> 1) Is it on-topic to post here stuff like ship designs, cristal spheres
> (not the entire worlds but just a very brief description of each world and
> their orbits, some peculiarities of the system, etc. etc.)?

its on topic to create your own topic, so basically yes :)  people post all
sorts of stuff all the time, sometimes with warning, sometimes without,
sometimes when were expecting nothing at all ;)

> 2) If the answer to the previous question is "NO" i'm sorry, anyway, could
> you give me a few sites that would be interested in them?

Give that some time because the main site is being a bit revamped etc atm

> 3) do you know where i could buy books from spelljammer? I just have the
> boxed set, but looking on the 'net i found that there should be at least 5
> or 6 other books that i had never even heard of. Naturally it is
impossible
> to find them here. BTW i'm talking about rulebooks, not campaigns or
> novels, i prefer to make my own campaigns and novels ARE dangerous to my
> imagination (i kind of slip on and copy the entire book if i happen to
like
> it. This makes me poredictable. I hate it.)

i got most of mine from Ebay.com  its very good, just dont pay too much, i
got most of mine for around 10 to 20 dollars american, all in very good
condition, and very fast - and i live in australia, so dont worry about
shipping ;)

> 4) Is anybody interested into a PBEM? (please mail me, not the mailing
> list)

im in two sorry mate i dont wanna get too confused ;)

> 5) I'm making up a conversion from "Star Control" into "Spelljammer" it is
> kind of easy since most of the mecanics are similar (holes in
> hyperspace/flogiston that drag you into tactical speed, absurd ships with
> many races that look terribly similar to some of the AD&D races, etc.
etc.)
> I've already converted a few ships into spelljammer mechanics (the story
is
> already finished), but i need help because university is heavy and i am
> having lesser and lesser time to spend on it. Any ship designer that would
> like to help me just mail me. BTW after we finish, could we post the work
> here or do we have to send it somewhere else?

post it here, although i have no idea what star control is, if its SJ, its
ok :)

> P.S.: My sign is very big so i'll just see that i post only one message
per
> day, if it still disturbs you guys just let me know and i'll cut the sign
> (*sigh* T_T) In case anybody wonders i'm 21, male, getting a degree on
> electronic engineering (italian schools are kinda hard...)

dont worry theres worse (not mine, but ive seen much worse)

Tilaurin
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