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Ars Magica
« on: April 04, 2003, 06:16:08 AM »
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<p>This game is set to move to a new core edition in the semi-near future, and so its core ruleset/material has been "released" to be downloaded as a .PDF from a website that handles net-sales of RPGs.  The download supposedly is here <a href=http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=774>http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=774</a>, but I haven't been able to get it to work yet personally, and it doesn't look like it is downloadable without surrendering your name, address, and email, to who knows what junkmail lists or other foul entities, or maybe even then.</p>
<p>In any case, I remember playing this with an old RPG group way back when, and think that it should be commented upon in light of recent developments.  Certainly, word of (dubiously) free stuff goes down well on most websites, so I'm sharing the info.</p>
<p>I tried submitting this, along with a review, to the article submission a week ago, and nobody posted it for whatever strange reason.</p>
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2003, 12:07:02 PM »
It didn't show up. Try again, and I'd be happy to take a look at it.
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2003, 03:49:33 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2003, 12:49:43 AM »
I just tried to post it again.  It is 8416 bytes long, and has some paragraph lengths so long that they wrap around in your input textbox when I C&P the article in.  Are there line-length issues or some codes like <HR> which might be illegal in your submission engine?

As for the link, that's where I've gotten to and I don't see a download link on the page.  I've tried in both Opera 7.01 and Netscape 4.77, and don't see a download link in either.  Thanks for trying though.
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2003, 09:27:12 AM »
That's mostly because it doesn't accept HTML, in case you do it wrong. It accepts YABB code which uses square brackets and some differences. You don't need anchor tags and you DEFINITELY don't need <P> tags. If lost, use the "Add YABBC tags" section above the posts.
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2003, 03:10:57 PM »
If it would be easier, just email the article to me directly. My address should be in my profile somewhere.
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« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2003, 08:51:41 PM »
I suggest you could change your submission page/code, I see the following above the main text submission box.  :)
"Body: (You must include your own HTML in this section.)"

Also, a preview function would be nice, although I accept that this would require someone who knows serious web development to make or steal it.  I'm more familiar with the sourceforge style forums which have their own style of codes (similar to or the same as the ones in Livejournal, etc).
Tell ya what, I'll strip the codes and let you folks add 'em.  :)
If you want, I can email the HTMLed version, but there weren't all that many codes in it - I added them in my text editor in under 5 minutes.
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2003, 02:03:40 AM »
Saint's comments apply to the boards only--if you're submitting an article, HTML should be fine (there's no YaBB involved).

Questions such as this, however, should be answered by Tage. I don't know why he hasn't commented yet, but I'll be sure to flay him soundly next time I see him.
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2003, 02:10:04 AM »
By the way, I read a lot of ARs Magica when I was a kid, and I always thought it was really cool. Never got to play, though--maybe I'll have to take a crack at it now. Thanks for pointing this out.
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« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2003, 07:44:51 AM »
Hey, no problem.  I'm hoping mostly that I can get someone to actually manage to download this thing, and set up a mirror so I can get it too.  :)  If it doesn't happen, at least I've embarrased these folks for putting up a link that is confusing at best in a press release.  ;)
I stand by my warnings in my review though - it takes real players to avoid the munchkinism and min-max sinkhole that is always a risk.

It's received, or should I send it in an email?
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2003, 04:27:15 PM »
Send the email, I can't find the article submission anywhere.
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2003, 11:50:31 PM »
Sent it in the body from a mail account to your timewasters.com email account.  Successful?

P.S.  I would appreciate my email account not being shown in the author info on the article - I've had bad spam experiences, and worse experiences being tracked down by ex-girlfriends....  :(
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2003, 11:57:13 PM »
Tage needs to check that submit articles page, I think certain deparments are bugged.  I've had problems with the RPG section too.
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2003, 02:01:48 AM »
I got it, I'll post is Monday...unless it's full of rabid political diatribes or porn or something. I haven't read it yet.
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Re: Ars Magica
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2003, 05:22:05 AM »
*joke*
Well darn, I guess I'll never manage to subvert this site for use in spreading my cult-doctrinal reworking of Dadaism.  ;)
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