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 Jun 17 2007, 08:35 PM
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Mr. Johnson  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314  |
I've added three adventures to my Shadowrun Resources page. They're one-shots I wrote for Gen Con 2006, and since they're not being used this year, I figured they might be of some use to somebody.
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Jun 17 2007, 08:46 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
Ping Time isn't loading; I'm getting a 404 error.
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Jun 17 2007, 09:05 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
That's because I'm dumb. It's fixed now. |
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Jun 18 2007, 08:05 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 12-December 06 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 10,351 |
Born to die looks really good.
Very good actually. I think I'll run this before part 2 of the SR Missions. I really like the horror feel for it... reminds me of the Haunted Hotel chapter in the video game Vampire: The Masquerade. |
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Jun 18 2007, 01:08 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Thank you.
Although one part I wrote before the rulings on manifesting were made, so part of it's a bit broken. I'll be fixing it Real Soon. EDIT: And by "Real Soon," I apparently meant "this morning." It's fixed and up-to-date. |
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Jun 18 2007, 08:43 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 25-March 07 Member No.: 11,306 |
Aaron, born to die looks very good. I have a brand new group of runners (second game), and this would be perfect for them.
Thanks!!!! |
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Jun 19 2007, 03:25 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
I'm gonna go ahead and run Born to Die after the second SRmission. Looks sweet. Thank you.
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Jun 19 2007, 03:45 AM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Y'know, Squinky, your sig just reminded me of something my adventures have, which is whitespace, and something that they lack, and that's interior art.
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Jun 19 2007, 04:04 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
Heh, It's the least I could do. I plan on using all the adventures on your site :)
I'll Pm you. |
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Jun 19 2007, 06:12 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
Okay, I just looked over Last Run and Born to Die, very nice indeed.
I just have one question of sorts: A) What's the program that you used to edit the pdfs from your site (i.e. the security forces and the NPC record sheet) or, B) if you don't use a program and you just edit it in the original file format (whatever that format may be) could you put up said original file format on your site as well? Just for the record sheets; my handwriting is terrible and being able to type up the info for my runs and print it out all nice and neat would be awesome. |
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Jun 19 2007, 06:53 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Oh, to get the forms? I used Corel to build the sheets, and to fill them in. I then copy and paste them into a Word or OpenOffice document, whichever I'm using to work on the adventures. If the stat blocks aren't embedded, I'll just print them to PDF and then stitch them together with Acrobat Pro.
I've got the grunt sheet and the NPC sheet on my site as blank forms. Or were you looking for the two-NPC version? |
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Jun 19 2007, 07:04 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
What I was hoping for was a means of having the blank forms that I've already downloaded from your excellent website (as an aside, the cheat sheets? A lifesaver during cons) and being able to add in my own stats and then print them up, as opposed to having to print up the blank forms and then filling them in by hand. So, looking at your stated process, would it be too much to ask to have the blank forms in either .doc or .odt format up on your site as well? |
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Jun 19 2007, 10:31 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 12-December 06 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 10,351 |
ANother quick question for Aaron as well.
I was looking at the 4up version of the cheat sheet.. and I'm confused as to how to get them to print 4up. I'm assuming that it's on 3 pages, with 4 of the cheat sheet on each page.. .But right now the PDF file is 12 pages. 1 cheat sheet per page. What's an easy method of getting it to print 4 up.. unless I'm completely missing the point? |
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Jun 20 2007, 12:35 AM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Ah. Got it. Acrobat claims to be able to make forms one can fill in. I've futzed around with it a bit, but it's been a low priority for me since nobody seemed to care. Now that somebody cares, I'll sit down and figure it out, and post fillable sheets. |
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Jun 20 2007, 12:36 AM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Acrobat gets cranky about my fonts when I try to build a PDF that's already 4-up. What you have to do is go into your printer settings when you print the file. There's a setting for four pages per sheet (usually under Page or Finishing or some such). |
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Jun 20 2007, 01:07 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 12-December 06 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 10,351 |
Aha! Yes.. there it is.. I can't believe I didn't think of that. Thanks a lot for your help. |
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Jun 20 2007, 01:22 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
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Jun 20 2007, 01:44 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 12-December 06 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 10,351 |
Sweet! I discovered booklet printing in there as well!
Now I have all the cheat sheets printed off in a little folded paper booklet style with staples in the middle holding it all together.. it's pretty sweet. Easy access to all the cheat sheets right there as one little booklet. |
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Jun 20 2007, 02:30 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
You can do printable fillable files. Savable fillable files require an extra-cost plug in. A several hundred thousand dollar plug-in. No, I'm not kidding. Otherwise you need acrobat pro or some of the assorted knockoffs. Some of the knockoffs are pretty cheap and pretty darn good. There are also web services that will do this for you for like $25 bucks or if you know someone who works for the IRS. . . |
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Jun 20 2007, 02:40 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
:eek: Perhaps just the .doc files then? |
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Jun 20 2007, 03:05 AM
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Cybernetic Blood Mage Group: Members Posts: 3,472 Joined: 11-March 06 From: Northeastern Wyoming Member No.: 8,361 |
I just wanted to drop in and say that I liked the adventures Aaron and plan on running them with a few minor tweaks (Although I'll wait until after the characters get into trouble with a major player before taking them through Last Run so the session can end with the Runners losing their entire share in exchange for their lives. :vegm: )
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Jun 20 2007, 02:59 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Currently working on the form version. It'll take a bit; I've got to add every single bloody little entry thing manually.
Also, it's not a .doc file. It's a .cdr file. |
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Jun 20 2007, 04:38 PM
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 |
I have acrobat pro at work. If I have a fillable document I can edit the permissions to make it a saveable fillable document, then re-save it, so then anyone can use it as a saveable fillable document. It wouldn't be illegal for me to do that, would it? I can't see how. Provided I have the permission of the original fillable document author, of course. I just don't know how to make a fillable document in the first place. |
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Jun 20 2007, 05:10 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
No, it wouldn't be illegal. But you need your company to have bought the Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions or be using acrobat pro version 8. The bit about pro version 8 being able to make fillable and savable forms was news to me. I've tried to edit PDF forms using pro 7x and it's really pretty awful, because the actual internal format isn't a PDF, it's in some sort of intermediate format that gets converted to a PDF on saving. Without that intermediate file it has to be reconverted, which blows the formating up. I fond it was easier to use some third party tools that directly edited the PDF. Nitro IIRC. There are services that will make forms saveable for you. |
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Jun 20 2007, 05:23 PM
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 |
I have version 8. I have successfully taken a fillable non-savable form (a shadowrun character sheet, in fact) and resaved it as a savable, fillable form, and then filled and saved it using only acrobat reader on another computer.
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