From: [agl 1] at [le.ac.uk] (A.G. Lowe-Norris) Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.misc Subject: List of Lists v4.14 Date: 19 Sep 1995 15:05:58 +0100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is the new edition of the RPG List of Lists. Sorry if you get this more than once, it is being cross-posted to a number of rpg lists. Please distribute fully to any other lists or persons who would like it. NOTES: 1) Wizards.com have been moving over to new LISTSERV software. A large number of WIZARDS.COM lists have been expired during the move to the new software and a general cleanout I expect. If anyone knows different or knows of new locations please let me know. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- T h e L i s t o f L i s t s : Roleplaying Related Lists, version 4.14, 19th-September-1995 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Background ========== In addition to rec.games.frp.*, there are a number of mailing lists and digests (or newsletters) on the net which may be of interest to role-playing enthusiasts. There is also an RPG web page where the most recent copy of this list can be found: http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/adnd Internet Tutorials can be found at: http://www.le.ac.uk/CWIS/AS/CC/TU/RM/ccrm.html The difference between a mailing list and a digest is that a digest is collected, edited, and distributed by an editor, while a mailing list simply forwards all incoming mail to a list of subscribers. Mailing lists tend toward high volume with many digressions; digests tend toward low volume with high signal-to-noise ratios. The way of subscribing is the same for both, so I won't differentiate between them in the remainder of this message. As usual, an explanation about listservers in general before I list the lists. Read this before trying anything. How to use this list ==================== There are basically three ways in which you could subscribe using email to a mailing list or digest: through a "listserv/listserver/listproc" address, through a "majordomo / PMDF Mailserv" address, or through a manual address. With each mailing list, however, only ONE of these will work correctly. Each list given below has a code next to it which tells you which one will work. Listservers, Majordomo & PMDF Mailserv -------------------------------------- To subscribe to a list, DON'T send mail to the [l--tn--e] at [yyy] address that you wish to subscribe to. Instead, send mail to [x x x] at [yyy], where you have substituted the name for the type of server according to the code next to the list. For example, if we use the AD&D list below: [adnd l] at [utarlvm1.uta.edu] (li) Advanced Dungeons & Dragons RPG the (li) code indicates a 'listserv' server, so you would send email to [l--ts--v] at [utarlvm1.uta.edu], essentially substituting 'listserv' for xxx. You need to use the [l--tn--e] at [yyy] address only later, once you have subscribed. If you have never used a listserver before, send a message with a blank subject line and with the message body saying just "HELP" (without the quotes) to the server. It will send you back a HELP message. Subscribing =========== Listservers ----------- If you were interested in joining the spelljammer list, you would send mail to [l--ts--v] at [le.ac.uk], with a blank subject line and the main message body saying, for example, "SUBSCRIBE spelljammer Mr. Bill Clinton" (without the quotes). You would then wait for confirmation from the listserver and then you would be subscribed to the SpellJammer discussion list. Majordomo / PMDF MailServ ----------------------- As for listservers, but you put your email address in the SUBSCRIBE message and not a personal name, for example: "SUBSCRIBE chaos-info [b--l] at [whitehouse.gov]" (without the quotes). You would then wait for confirmation as above. Manual addresses ---------------- Manual lists come in four types below: 1) Send email to "[listname request] at [yyy]" with a message as for listservers 2) Send email to "[listname request] at [yyy]" with a personal message to a user 3) Send email to a user's account - the list is run from the user's account 4) Send email to the user's account, but the list is at another address. More Info from automatic lists ============================== There are two ways for finding more information on an automatic list depending on the type of mailing-list software running. For 'listserv' lists try sending a "REVIEW listname" message (without the quotes) replacing listname with the list you are requesting info on. For 'majordomo', 'listproc' or 'listserver' type lists, try sending an "INFO listname" command in the same way as the REVIEW command. Lists ===== Each type of list is indicated by a one to three letter code in brackets after the list name. These correspond to: li = listserv ls = listserver/listserv lp = listproc/listprocessor m = majordomo pm = PMDF Mailserv rq = NOT necessarily an automatic list. These may be answered personally, use [x x x request] at [yyy] (subscription address) & [x x x] at [yyy] (list address). rqs = Simple Perl Mailer - uses "SUBSCRIBE", "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the SUBJECT field of the message and so is different to all the others. Send "HELP" as the mail Subject field for more info. Use [x x x request] at [yyy] (subscription address) & [x x x] at [yyy] (list address). ps = NOT an automatic list. These ARE answered personally. There are two forms, either the list is run from the person's account (one address listed below) OR the mailing list has one address and you must use the second address given for a personal subscription message. [adnd l] at [utarlvm1.uta.edu] (li) Advanced Dungeons & Dragons RPG [alarums l] at [io.org] (m) Pencil & paper RPG's - chatty list [alterego l] at [wizards.com] (li) Alter Ego Games Discussion List [a--b--r] at [hagar.ph.utexas.edu] (rq) Amber RPG (managed manually) [amtgard list] at [scf.nmsu.edu] (ps) Amtgard, a live-action RPG [v g hilcri] at [nmsu.edu] -- for subscriptions or help [a--p--l] at [erzo.berkeley.edu] (ps) Chaosium Games digest [arduin l] at [wizards.com] (li) Arduin RPG products [ars magica] at [csua.berkeley.edu] (m) Ars Magica RPG [ars magica l] at [wizards.com] (li) Ars Magica Discussion List [babylon 5 creative] at [netcom.com] (m) Babylon 5 net stories list [b--g] at [gomez.intel.com] (rq) San Francisco Bay Area Gamer's list [b r s members] at [monosys.com] (rqs) List for British RPG Conventions [camarilla l] at [wizards.com] (li) Vampire RPG fan club [c--p--a] at [gojira.monsta.com] (rq) Capra, an Aria-based fantasy world [c--rp--a] at [whytel.com] (rq) CAR-PGa - Game research/advocacy list [champ l] at [omg.org] (rq) Champions and Hero RPGs [changeling l] at [wizards.com] (li) White Wolf's World of Darkness [chaos info] at [erzo.berkeley.edu] (m) Chaosium Press Releases list [chess l] at [grearn.bitnet] (li) Chess game [c--i--l] at [callamer.com] (m) Chill Horror RPG [comics l] at [unlvm.unl.edu] (li) Comics [consim l] at [vm.ucs.ualberta.ca] (li) Conflict Simulation Games [convocation l] at [wizards.com] (li) Duelist Convocation & Tournaments List [cryptych l] at [wizards.com] (li) Cryptych mailing list [c t hulhu] at [rfhsm.ac.uk] (rq) Call of Cthulhu RPG (managed manually) [dark sun] at [leicester.ac.uk] (ls) Dark Sun world (AD&D) [dipl l] at [mitvma.mit.edu] (li) Diplomacy [d--d--r] at [wtcpost.daytonoh.ncr.com] (ps) DragonQuest newsletter (monthly digest) [d--ag--n] at [monosys.com] (rqs) The Dragons of the East (oriental RPGs) [duelist l] at [wizards.com] (li) The Duelist, quarterly magazine on Deckmaster games [e--h--n] at [magellan.iquest.com] (m) Earthdawn RPG [e--e] at [gojira.monsta.com] (rq) Over the Edge RPG [elysium l] at [netcom.com] (m) In-character discussion forum [equest l] at [psuvm.psu.edu] (li) Elfquest comics [everway l] at [wizards.com] Everway Discussion List [falken l] at [duke.poly.edu] (lp) Castle Falkenstein (R. Talsorian) mailing list. [f--t--y] at [unicorn.acs.ttu.edu] (lp) Fantasy fiction readers list [f--t--n] at [psuvm.psu.edu] (li) Fiction writers workshop [f--u--s] at [mmu.ac.uk] (ps) Figures and Painting s.hamby ** -- for subscriptions or help [f k fic l] at [psuvm.psu.edu] (li) Forever Knight TV show stories [f n n] at [le.ac.uk] (ls) The Fantasy News Network, RPG News Stories [forkni l] at [psuvm.psu.edu] (li) Forever Knight TV show [f--t--s] at [uidaho.edu] (m) Star Frontiers RPG list [fudge l] at [southwind.com] (m) Fudge Roleplaying Game Discussions [g--a--d] at [leland.stanford.edu] (ps) SORD RPG system discussions [games l] at [brownvm.brown.edu] (li) Computer Games [glorantha digest] at [hops.wharton.upenn.edu] (m) Glorantha Digest [gmast l] at [utcvm.utc.edu] (li) Game Masters interest group [grass server] at [wharton.upenn.edu] (rq) GRASS (Generic Religions and Secret Societies) - back issues and help. The list has shut down (1994). [gurpsnet l] at [io.com] (m) Steve Jackson Games' GURPS [gurpsnet digest] at [io.com] (m) Steve Jackson Games' GURPS [gwor l d] at [saranxis.ruhr.de] (m) Gamma World RPG list [harn l] at [mitvma.mit.edu] (li) Harnmaster List [highla l] at [psuvm.psu.edu] (li) Highlander Movies & TV Series [h--t--y] at [psuvm.psu.edu] (li) General History [h--rr--r] at [pacevm.dac.pace.edu] (li) Horror Films and Fiction [ilf info] at [han.paramax.com] (rq) Interactive Literature Foundation [isaga l] at [uhccvm.uhcc.hawaii.edu] (li) Int'l Simulation & Gaming Assoc. Forum [j--ac--n] at [ftp.com] NERO National Rules (put "request-nero rules" in the subject line) [jorune l] at [io.com] (rq) Skyrealms of Jorune [j--s--m] at [gnu.ai.mit.edu] (ps) Multi User Dungeon (MUD) digest [kult l] at [wizards.com] (li) Kult RPG discussions [libran 18] at [kepler.poly.edu] (ps) MechWar/BattleTech [mage l] at [wizards.com] (li) "Mage: The Ascension" discussion list [m--er--k] at [gojira.monsta.com] (rq) FRPs including Torg, Shatterzone, Bloodshadows, and World of Indiana Jones [mastvf l] at [psuvm.psu.edu] (li) Martial Arts & Swords on TV & Film [mediev l] at [ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu] (li) Medieval History (AD285 - AD1500) [mer p l] at [plearn.edu.pl] (li) MERP and Rolemaster RPGs [m t g l] at [wizards.com] (li) General public discussion of Deckmaster Games [m t g strategy l] at [wizards.com] (li) Advanced MTG strategy discussion list [m t g auction l] at [wizards.com] (li) Magic: the Gathering Auction list [m t g trade auc l] at [wizards.com] (li) Magic: the Gathering Trade Auction list [m t g trading l] at [wizards.com] (li) Magic: the Gathering Trading list [mud l] at [vm3090.ege.edu.tr] (li) Multi User Dungeons (AD&D) [mythus l] at [brownvm.brown.edu] (li) Mythus Fantasy RPG [n--o] at [xyplex.com] (rq) NERO National, NERO Mass, and Wildlands [nero ashbury] at [world.std.com] (m) NERO NY/Ashbury Live Roleplaying talks [nero ashbury announce] at [world.std.com] (m) NERO NY/Ashbury announcements [n--r--s] at [hearn.nic.surfnet.nl] (li) Net enhancements for RPG Shadowrun [nexus l] at [io.org] (m) Nexus, the infinite city (Daedalus Games) [ods l] at [wizards.com] (li) Optimus Design Systems discussions (Battlelords o/t 23rd Century) [p--a--m] at [soda.berkeley.edu] (rq) Palladium Games [p--er--e] at [prpa.philips.com] (ps) Stafnord Roleplayers digest - local to California, USA. [p--es--e] at [le.ac.uk] (ls) The Planes - not only PlaneScape (AD&D) [plot d] at [hearn.nic.surfnet.nl] (li) SHADOWTK (see below) plot & admin. forum [psi l] at [vm.its.rpi.edu] (li) Parapsychology forum [qadim l] at [metu.edu.tr] (lp) Al-Quadim setting (AD&D) [r--n--t] at [le.ac.uk] (ls) Ravenloft world (AD&D) [r--al--s] at [ossi.com] (m) Forgotten Realms world (AD&D) [realms digest] at [ossi.com] (m) Forgotten Realms daily digest (AD&D) [r--ot--h] at [list.gatech.edu] (rq) Robotech Mecha listserv group [r--ma--r] at [tower.clark.net] (lp) Rolemaster RPG [rq rules] at [hops.wharton.upenn.edu] (m) RuneQuest Rules Discussion [rq rules digest] at [hops.wharton.upenn.edu] (m) RuneQuest Rules Digest [s--a] at [mc.lcs.mit.edu] (rq) SCA [s--hr--s] at [pucc.princeton.edu] (li) SCA Heraldry [s c rye l] at [wizards.com] (li) Scrye Magazine discussions [sf lit] at [loc.gov] (lp) Fantasy & Science Fiction literary discussions [s f lovers] at [uga.cc.uga.edu] (li) Science Fiction Lovers [shadow r n] at [hearn.nic.surfnet.nl] (li) Shadowrun RPG [shadow t k] at [hearn.nic.surfnet.nl] (li) Shadowrun Interactive Fiction [sla l] at [wizards.com] (li) Discussion of SLA Industries game [soe l] at [io.com] (m) Mage:The Ascension 'Sons of Ether' list [sp 1889] at [mitvma.mit.edu] (li) GDW's Space 1889 [s--j--r] at [le.ac.uk] (ls) SpellJammer world (AD&D) [s--rt--k] at [leicester.ac.uk] (ls) Engage: Star Trek (European list) [jae sw r p g] at [drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu] (pm) Star Wars Role Playing Game [s t range aeons l] at [wizards.com] (li) Cthulhu, Lovecraft and aspects of gaming as an art form [s t reet l] at [wizards.com] (li) White Wolf's Street Fighter game list [s t ripe l] at [netcom.com] (m) X-men's Rogue discussions [s t ripe digest] at [netcom.com] (m) X-men's Rogue discussions digest format [talislanta l] at [wizards.com] (li) Talislanta RPG discussions [taogm l] at [wizards.com] (li) The Art of Game Mastering development group [t--u--l] at [boombox.micro.umn.edu] (rq) Tekumel/Empire of the Petal Throne [t--k--n] at [jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu] (li) Works of J.R.R. Tolkien [t--kl--g] at [dcs.ed.ac.uk] Linguistic aspects of Tolkien's works tolklang-request=server ** -- for subscriptions and help [t--e--r] at [mpgn.com] (lp) Traveller Mailing List [t--el--n] at [tower.clark.net] (lp) Traveller: The New Era RPG [t--mw--f] at [cm.cf.ac.uk] (rq) Trumwulf's Rest interactive fantasy fiction [ufo l] at [brufpb.bitnet] (li) UFO sightings / Forum for UFOlogy [ufo l] at [psuvm.psu.edu] (li) UFO related phenomenon [va l] at [io.com] (m) Mage:The Ascension 'Virtual Adepts' list [vampire l] at [wizards.com] (li) White Wolf's Vampire RPG discussions [v--py--s] at [guvm.ccf.georgetown.edu] (li) Vampire lore, history and facts [virtr p g] at [monosys.com] (rqs) Internet RPGs via IRC or MUDS [visionary l] at [li.net] (li) Visionary Publishing announcements/discus- sions of myths,legends,rpg+storytelling [voices l] at [wizards.com] (li) Voices in my head list [vtes l] at [wizards.com] (li) Vampire: The Eternal Struggle [vtes strategy l] at [wizards.com] (li) Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (strategy) [vulcan l] at [netcom.com] (m) Star Trek Vulcan discussions [us l] at [wizards.com] (li) The Primal Order's Unorthodox Strategies [werewolf l] at [wizards.com] (li) White Wolf's Werewolf RPG discussions [wizinfo l] at [wizards.com] (li) Wizards of the Coast announcements [w f rp] at [gojira.monsta.com] (rq) Warhammer Fantasy RPG [wraith l] at [wizards.com] (li) White Wolf's Wraith discussions [who rpg l] at [uel.ac.uk] (li) Dr. Who roleplaying [who rpg l] at [lists.pipex.com] (lp) Dr. Who roleplaying [wod l] at [netcom.com] (m) World of Darkness (White Wolf) [world design] at [hops.wharton.upenn.edu] (m) Designing Settings/Worlds [world design digest] at [hops.wharton.upenn.edu] (m) Digested Design of Settings/Worlds [x--o--t] at [mpgn.com] (lp) Xboat Classic Traveller Mailing List ** This address is located at the same site as the list proper, so use the same "@yyy" address as the list. Expired Lists ============= Each list below has potentially expired. The lists will remain below for a brief period for me to verify this before being removed completely from the list-of-lists. If there are no recently expired lists, then the contents will be void. [cafe l] at [wizards.com] (li) PBEM game list [churches l] at [wizards.com] (li) Bishops: The Eternal Crusade [experts l] at [wizards.com] (li) Experts game system development group [gg auction l] at [wizards.com] (li) List for auctions for MTG cards [gg trading l] at [wizards.com] (li) Trading cards from Deckmaster [jyhad l] at [wizards.com] (li) List for Jyhad Deckmaster game [jyhad strategy l] at [wizards.com] (li) List for inner strategies of Jyhad [loc l] at [wizards.com] (li) Lords of Conquest development group [networld l] at [wizards.com] (li) Internet Roleplaying Environments development group [rag l] at [wizards.com] (li) Ragnarok Games list [ragboard l] at [wizards.com] (li) Ragnarok boardgames list [rivals l] at [wizards.com] (li) Rivals of Estedhil development group [tmo l] at [wizards.com] (li) The Military Order development group [tpo l] at [wizards.com] (li) The Primal Order discussion group [uk sf] at [lists.pipex.com] (lp) UK Science Fiction/Fantasy List [uk sf books] at [lists.pipex.com] (lp) UK Science Fiction/Fantasy Book List [us l] at [wizards.com] (li) Discussions on Ryk Spoor's TPO supplement "Unorthodox Strategies" [woofer l] at [wizards.com] (li) Various products by Lisa Stevens Changes since the last List of Lists ==================================== Below I am including a new section on all the changes to the list of lists since the last version (or versions if a couple come out within weeks of each other). [alterego l] at [wizards.com] (li) Alter Ego Games Discussion List [changeling l] at [wizards.com] (li) White Wolf's World of Darkness [convocation l] at [wizards.com] (li) Duelist Convocation & Tournaments List [elysium l] at [netcom.com] (m) In-character discussion forum [fudge l] at [southwind.com] (m) Fudge Roleplaying Game Discussions [soe l] at [io.com] (m) Mage:The Ascension 'Sons of Ether' list [uk sf] at [lists.pipex.com] (lp) UK Science Fiction/Fantasy List [uk sf books] at [lists.pipex.com] (lp) UK Science Fiction/Fantasy Book List [va l] at [io.com] (m) Mage:The Ascension 'Virtual Adepts' list [voices l] at [wizards.com] (li) Voices in my head list [who rpg l] at [lists.pipex.com] (lp) Dr. Who roleplaying Finally... ========== If you know of any more lists, or you know of one above which has expired, tell me and I will modify the list. If you need any help with a particular list, give me a shout. Thanks go to Boudewijn Wayers, the originator of this list for his hard work and diligence in maintaining this list of rpg-related lists. Alistair G. Lowe-Norris, [agl 1] at [le.ac.uk]