Archive-name: games/roleplay/part4ãLast-modified: 3/26/93ããMAILING LISTS AND DIGESTS part 1/2ããIn addition to rec.games.frp, there are a number of mailing lists andãdigests on the net which may be of interest to role-playing enthusiasts.ãThe difference between a mailing list and a digest is that a digest isãcollected, edited, and distributed by an editor, while a mailing listãsimply forwards all incoming mail to a list of subscribers. Mailingãlists tend toward high volume with many digressions; digests tend towardãlow volume with high signal-to-noise ratios.ããNote that some forums are available only for a monetary charge. I do notãwish to include them in this posting, and will not do so knowingly. Iãappreciate anything you can tell me about the forums in this resourceãlist.ããContents:ã        The RuneQuest (tm) Digestã        MULTI USER DUNGEON (MUD) Listã        Flashlifeã        The Tekumel Digestã        The Elfinkind Digestã        The Pern Digestã        Stafnord RolePlayers (digest)ã        BattleTech digestã        Fimbulwinter Newsletterã        Abandon Babylonã        ADND-Lã        GMAST-Lã        ROBOTECH - Robotech Mecha Listserv Groupã        Conflict Simulation Games Listã        SHADOWRN -- discussion of the Shadowrun fantasy gameã        SHADOWTK -- Interactive fictionã        MYTHUS-L -- Dangerous Journeysãã     ãDigestsã-------ããName:           The RuneQuest (tm) DigestãContact:        RuneQuest-Request@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM (Henk Langeveld)ãTrouble:        Henk.Langeveld@Sun.COMãList:           RuneQuest@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COMãStatus:         ActiveãArchived:       FTP from Runequest Digest archives (q.v.)ã                Automated access via GRASS-SERVER (q.v.)ãInfo Updated:   21-Jul-1992ãNotes:          The RuneQuest Digest is courtesy of Henk Langeveldã                (Henk.Langeveld@Sun.COM). It is a collection ofã                articles, discussion, and source material for use withã                Chaosium's RuneQuest fantasy role-playing game.  Inã                July 1992, list maintenance has been taken over fromã                Andrew Bell (bell@cs.unc.edu) who started it as theã                RuneQuest Digest back in 1988.  ã                    ã                Current plans are to automate the separation ofã                "Discussion" and "Digest" as introduced early 1992.ã                Under this regime, the Discussion would become theã                plain mailing list,  would be an automated mail relay,ã                while reserving the Digest for longer articles andã                collections of Discussion articles.ãããName:           MULTI USER DUNGEON (MUD) ListãContact:        jwisdom@gnu.ai.mit.edu <Joseph Wisdom>ãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   4-Apr-1991ãNotes:          If you are new in the MUD world, or are simply looking for newã                places to get into, try subscribing to Internet Games MUD-Listã                today! Make sure to include the string "mud list" in theã                subject header.ããName:           FlashlifeãContact:        flashlife-request@netcom.com (Carl Rigney)ãList:           flashlife@netcom.comãStatus:         ActiveãArchived:       Mail from archive-server@veritas.comãInfo Updated:   15-Aug-1991ãNotes:          A Digest for GMs of Shadowrun and other cyberpunk roleplayingã                games to discuss rules and scenarios, ask questions, make upã                answers, and similar fasfax.ããName:           The Tekumel DigestãContact:        tekumel-request@ssdc.honeywell.comãList:           tekumel-digest@ssdc.honeywell.comãStatus:         ActiveãArchived:       anonymous FTP from:ã                rainbow.cse.nau.edu in /rpg/tekumel (uncompressed)ã                potemkin.cs.pdx.edu in /pub/frp/tmp (compressed)ã                quayle.mu.wvnet.edu in /pub/rpg/uploads (compressed)ãInfo Updated:   15-dec-1991ãNotes:          This mailing list exists to discuss the world ofã                Tekumel, the fantasy world invented by M.A.R. Barker inã                the roleplaying games "Empire of the Petal Throne" andã                "Swords and Glory", and the DAW novels "Man of Gold" andã                "Flamesong".ãã                Anything related to Tekumel is welcome: gameã                modifications, accounts of campaigns, questions,ã                fiction, tables, NPCs, tips for converting to new gameã                systems, etc. Listeners as well as contributors areã                welcome. This list is in digest format and is mailedã                when submissions warrant it (weekly if possible).ããName:           The Elfinkind DigestãContact         elflist@lorbit.UUCP (R'ykandar Korra'ti)ãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   2-Apr-1992ãNotes:          I run a small mail-based digest for elves and interestedã                observers. It has been in existence for a couple ofã                years now, but has not been posted about in publicã                before. We have an open membership policy, so if you'reã                interested in being added to the distribution list,ã                please let me know. Details will be made available uponã                request.ããName:           The Pern DigestãContact         pern-l-request@spec0.ee.man.ac.ukãList:           pern-l@spec0.ee.man.ac.ukãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   15-Mar-1992ãNotes:          For those who are interested: the Pern digest is now inã                existence. It's still in its very early stages so bearã                with the moderator -- it'll take time to get going.ã                Please put "Pern" or "Pern mailing list" in the subjectã                of any messages you send Malcolm about the mailingã                list/digest.ããName:           Stafnord RolePlayers (digest)ãContact:        pierre@prpa.philips.com (Pierre Uszynski)ãList:           No automated mailing. Send to the contact/editor.ãArchived:       Partial, no automated access yet.ãInfo Updated:   6-Mar-1992ãNotes:          Stafnord RolePlayers (SRP) is an open informal gamingã                group dedicated to role-playing games on the Sanã                Francisco peninsula (California, USA). SRP itself doesã                not organize games, the game masters do. SRP provides aã                forum for scheduling games, finding players, findingã                game masters, sharing worlds and systems, etc... SRPã                generates a weekly newsletter to keep everybody awareã                of upcoming and ongoing games. We email 3 pages weekly,ã                plus supplements at the beginning of new games.ããName:           BattleTech digestãContact:        lsdav9376%7669.dnet@east.gsfc.nasa.gov (Glen Davis)ãList:           No automated mailing. Send to the contact/editor.ãArchived:       mail to lsdun4044%7669.dnet@east.gsfc.nasa.govãInfo Updated:   2-Apr-1992ãNotes:          This list is a forum for the discussion of Battletechã                and related games such as Renegade Legion. Mail messagesã                are grouped and mailed out periodically.ãããName:           Fimbulwinter NewsletterãContact:        dfn@ccwf.cc.utexas.eduãTrouble:        dfn@ccwf.cc.utexas.eduãList:           dfn@ccwf.cc.utexas.eduãStatus:         ActiveãArchived:       All.  Request in mail.ãInfo Updated:   24-Sept-1992ãNotes:          Fimbulwinter is a playtester newsletter dedicatedã                to discussion of Ysgarth and To Challenge Tomorrow fromã                Ragnarok Enterprises.  It includes a question and answerã                section, articles on world background, examinations ofã                game mechanics and previews of upcoming releases.ã                It was originally conceived and designed as a newsletterã                for playtest groups, but it is now also available to theã                general net public.  It can also be subscribed to in hardã                copy at $5 for 4 issues from Ragnarok Enterprises atã                POB 140333, Austin, TX  78714.ããName:           Abandon BabylonãContact:        dfn@ccwf.cc.utexas.eduãTrouble:        dfn@ccwf.cc.utexas.eduãList:           dfn@ccwf.cc.utexas.eduãStatus:         ActiveãArchived:       All.  Request in mail.ãInfo Updated:   24-Sept-1992ãNotes:          Abandon Babylon is a topical news and info zine on Popes &ã                Princes and other strategy games from Ragnarok Enterprises.  ã                It includes a question and answer section, articles on worldã                background, examinations of game mechanics and previews of ã                upcoming releases.ã                It was originally conceived and designed as a newsletterã                for playtest groups, but it is now also available to theã                general net public.  It can also be subscribed to in hardã                copy at $5 for 4 issues from Ragnarok Enterprises atã                POB 140333, Austin, TX  78714.ããMailing Listsã-------------ããThe next few items are BITNET mailing lists. To join any of them, ãsend a mail file to the CONTACT address where the first line of the mail ãfile consists of the command:ãã        SUBSCRIBE <listname> <your-name-here>ãã        (e.g. "SUBSCRIBE GMAST-L John Doe")ããYour successful subscription request will prompt the list-server to sendãyou a mail message with complete information on how to sign off theãmailing list and make other changes to your subscription. Read it andãkeep it, or you'll be kicking yourself later when you're snowed under byãmail and don't know how to stop it.ããSend actual submissions to the LIST address. Do NOT send requests toãsign off, requests for help, etc. to the list--you'll only succeed inãannoying people. Do not send submissions to the contact address; it is aãsimple-minded program which will reject them.ããName:           ADND-LãContact:        LISTSERV@PUCC.BITNETãList:           ADND-L@UTARLVM1.BITNETãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   1-Feb-1991ãNotes:          The ADND-L mailing list is for the discussion of all aspects ofã                TSR's Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) and Advanced Dungeons andã                Dragons (AD&D) role-playing games. A full archive of thisã                list *might* be available through LISTSERV on UTARLVM1.ããName:           GMAST-LãContact:        LISTSERV@UTCVM.BITNETãList:           GMAST-L@UTCVM.BITNETãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   1-Feb-1991ãNotes:          The GMAST-L mailing list was originally created for theã                development of computer RPG aids, but it metamorphosed into aã                mailing list covering the concerns of the role-playing game GMã                (Game Master). Pretty much every role-playing game on theã                market has been discussed at some length, as have the variousã                facets of ole-playing game design. (Most D&D discussion goesã                to ADND-L, however.) Limited archives are available, if youã                know how to use the LISTSERV database search functions.ããName:           ROBOTECH - Robotech Mecha Listserv GroupãContact:        LISTSERV@USCVM.BITNETãList:           ROBOTECH@USCVM.BITNETãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   1-Feb-1991ããName:           Conflict Simulation Games ListãContact:        LISTSERV@UALTAVM.BITNET or LISTSERV@vm.ucs.ualberta.caãList:           CONSIM-L@UALTAVM.BITNETãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   1-Feb-1991ãNotes:          CONSIM-L is a new list to provide an unmoderated environmentã                for discussion of historical conflict simulation games,ã                particularly the games published in Strategy and Tactics andã                Command magazines, but also including boxed games from suchã                publishers as The Avalon Hill Game Company, Victory Games, andã                Game Designers Workshop.ãã                The explicit purpose of CONSIM-L is to provide a platform forã                discussion of recently published games, but discussion canã                range over the general topics of conflict simulation design,ã                military history, tactics and strategy, game collecting,ã                convention and club announcements, or any other topic relatedã                to conflict simulation games. As is the case on all unmoderatedã                lists, the discussion and topics are only limited by theã                participation and interest of its subscribers.  Subscribersã                are welcome to take an  active role by posting and/or anã                inactive role by monitoring the list. Although not necessaryã                for participation, it shall be assumed that all subscribersã                are basically familiar with board wargames.ãããName:           SHADOWRN -- discussion of the Shadowrun fantasy gameãContact:        LISTSERV@HEARN.BITNETãList:           SHADOWRN@HEARN.BITNETãList Owner:     Brett Barnhart <BARNHART@KNOX.BITNET>ãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   4-Mar-1992ã                SHADOWRN is a list for the discussion of the game Shadowrun.ã                This can be questions, comments, stories (fluff), anything toã                do with the game Shadowrun.ãã                Archives of SHADOWRN can be listed by sending the command INDEXã                SHADOWRN to LISTSERV@HEARN.BITNETããName:           SHADOWTKãContact:        LISTSERV@HEARN.BITNETãList:           SHADOWTK@HEARN.BITNETãList Owner:     R Andrew Hayden <aq650@slc4.INS.CWRU.Edu>ãStatus:         ActiveãInfo Updated:   January 22, 1993ãã                SHADOWTK, bitnet convention for ShadowTalk, is a Listservã                devoted to the role-playing game Shadowrun, which is publishedã                by FASA.ãã                Shadowrun takes place in the year 2054 and centers in the cityã                of Seattle.  ShadowTalk is an attempt to emulate the publicã                communications networks presented in the game.ãã                An FAQ is posted monthly and is available from the owner. ããName:          Dangerous Journeys: Mythus Mailing List (Mythus-L)ãContact:       LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDUãList:          Given when subscribedãList Owner:    mpearson@lynx.dac.northeastern.eduãStatus:        ActiveãInfo Updated:  1/8/93ãNotes:         This mailing list exists to provide free and available ã               support for the GDW Dangerous Journeys: Mythus Role ã               Playing Game System. An FTP site is forthcoming and weã               appreciate any files relating to the game youã               can send us! Please send all submission of files to theã               listowner.ãã               To Join:ã               Send a message to: LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDUã               Text of message: SUBSCRIBE MYTHUS-L <real name>ã               If you put HELP on another line in the text youã               will get some help on other listserv commands.ããã