On February 12, 2013 at 04:57 AMJaymesBolton said:
Thank you everyone for the comments, favorites, support and help people have given over the last couple years. This includes my players who without them there would be no game.
Well done, Jaymes and co. A great interview too. I particularly liked “Getting my players involved is like fishing for sharks naked. It’s dangerous and rarely yields the desired results.”
(Real laugh out loud metaphor for a commonly discussed phenomenon)
I am so pleased to finally, finally see this win COTM. I was just noticing that my original nomination of your campaign was 3/3/12- almost a year ago! Hopefully you feel it was worth the wait! Well done!
Hey there, this is Atari from over at the Legends of Rokugan site. You have a very impressive site here, and I’d like to extend my thanks for the help you’ve given to our Storyteller (Chris Hand) on tricking out our site. It’s great to see so many other people enjoying the rich mythology that Rokugan has to offer. I started with the CCG back in 2000, and RP’d first in the second edition/D20 system(s). Chris and I were TO’s for the 2003-05 Region 11 Kotei’s for the CCG, and have really enjoyed coming back to the CCG and RPG alike. Sites like yours make it easy to appreciate what others have to offer the environment. Well done. ~(Shosuro) Atari, Voice of the Emperor Hantei XXXIX
The first impact of the site is WoW! It is bright and colourful and stands out among many others as potent and vibrant. I think the layout is neat and aesthetically pleasing, the pictures are well chosen and well sized and the background and fonts all lend towards a good thematic presence throughout.
I also enjoy the “HEAVYBUNE” music, which is brilliantly atmospheric. It’s a pity it just stops when one clicks onto the next page. House Rules of Karma Points, Called Shots and Raises and Manouevres all seem to be well worked out.
Generally the Wiki is good – well crafted combinations of pictures and info and each page a pleasure to behold. e.g. “Seven Virtues of Bushido” is crisp and clear, with just the right amount of information to command attention. Site navigation is easy and most “Guides” seem interesting and informative.
The maps are excellent and the adventure logs are well set out and well written.
I am surprised, being an Ascendant member, that your forums are so under utilized. I can only assume that you have only recently become an Ascendant member and have therefore only recently introduced them. Either way, I recommend using the IN SITE forums throughout your game!
All in all, a very good site, and one I am most pleased to include in my Favourites!
TolsimirWolfblood: I loved the way how your banners cleaned up and separated the adventure log so I freely admit to stealing the idea. I took the base concept of your banner and modified the colors and images to better fit my campaign.
Hey thanks for the fan,I went ahead and added my self to yours. How did you make you daventure logs with that background. I am fairly new to all of this so everything I have on my cite is the little things I know about photoshop. I want to make my characters logs more pleasing to the eye since they take the time to write them. And I extent the offer to you as well feel free to share the info I have on my OP if it fits for yours though my table is set in 1170 just before Iweko I takes the throne(actually it just happened in game). If I do figure out how to make my own cool video I will let you know.
Oh dude i got them all from the wikia! go to L5R wikia and in every section you can view ALL pictures they have. i have like hundreds now.
here is an example ^^
http://l5r.wikia.com/wiki/Special:NewFiles
then you can just flip through pages of all the images the wiki has
Thanks TolsimirWolfblood and wolfhound! (ok the similarity between your names amused me for a second!)
Wolfhound: Yes very much in part to your help! You have received a spot on my acknowledgements page (not sure if that means much but its the best i can do at this juncture)
TolsimirWolfblood: Thanks for the favorite as well. I noticed some of the art on your adventure logs (Yasuki trader and a Lion samurai). Regretfully its a bit hard to find images for L5R that are not separated from the cards and I am not known for my art editing skills so its sometimes a pain.
Belated congrats on your COTM!!
Lookin good! Congrats on COTM – well deserved!
Thank you everyone for the comments, favorites, support and help people have given over the last couple years. This includes my players who without them there would be no game.
Fantastic job on your site. Quite impressive. I love the overall look and design. Congrats on the well-deserved COTM!
Well done, Jaymes and co. A great interview too. I particularly liked “Getting my players involved is like fishing for sharks naked. It’s dangerous and rarely yields the desired results.”
(Real laugh out loud metaphor for a commonly discussed phenomenon)
L5R = Kool!
I am so pleased to finally, finally see this win COTM. I was just noticing that my original nomination of your campaign was 3/3/12- almost a year ago! Hopefully you feel it was worth the wait! Well done!
congrats on COTM!
it is amazing that your first five fans, you included, are all CotM winners. Should tell you something about your campaign.
grats on the CotM. I had been wondering when you would get this am am very happy to see the tides of fortune turn your way.
Love this Site, big Fan of the game. Just no one in my area that plays..But Again Awesome site
Again will say that this site deserves a COTM! Keep up the awesome work!
Great stuff! I really love how the logs are organized. I will definitely be referring here for some organizing ideas.
Hey there, this is Atari from over at the Legends of Rokugan site. You have a very impressive site here, and I’d like to extend my thanks for the help you’ve given to our Storyteller (Chris Hand) on tricking out our site. It’s great to see so many other people enjoying the rich mythology that Rokugan has to offer. I started with the CCG back in 2000, and RP’d first in the second edition/D20 system(s). Chris and I were TO’s for the 2003-05 Region 11 Kotei’s for the CCG, and have really enjoyed coming back to the CCG and RPG alike. Sites like yours make it easy to appreciate what others have to offer the environment. Well done. ~(Shosuro) Atari, Voice of the Emperor Hantei XXXIX
Really nicely done site. I love the overall feel and look of it all.
The first impact of the site is WoW! It is bright and colourful and stands out among many others as potent and vibrant. I think the layout is neat and aesthetically pleasing, the pictures are well chosen and well sized and the background and fonts all lend towards a good thematic presence throughout.
I also enjoy the “HEAVY BUNE” music, which is brilliantly atmospheric. It’s a pity it just stops when one clicks onto the next page. House Rules of Karma Points, Called Shots and Raises and Manouevres all seem to be well worked out.
Generally the Wiki is good – well crafted combinations of pictures and info and each page a pleasure to behold. e.g. “Seven Virtues of Bushido” is crisp and clear, with just the right amount of information to command attention. Site navigation is easy and most “Guides” seem interesting and informative.
The maps are excellent and the adventure logs are well set out and well written.
I am surprised, being an Ascendant member, that your forums are so under utilized. I can only assume that you have only recently become an Ascendant member and have therefore only recently introduced them. Either way, I recommend using the IN SITE forums throughout your game!
All in all, a very good site, and one I am most pleased to include in my Favourites!
TolsimirWolfblood: I loved the way how your banners cleaned up and separated the adventure log so I freely admit to stealing the idea. I took the base concept of your banner and modified the colors and images to better fit my campaign.
haha loving the new stuff! and the adventure log is looking great, the banners look a tid bit familiar ;)
Beautiful looking site!
Love the changes on the home page, and overall! Keep it up!
Hey thanks for the fan,I went ahead and added my self to yours. How did you make you daventure logs with that background. I am fairly new to all of this so everything I have on my cite is the little things I know about photoshop. I want to make my characters logs more pleasing to the eye since they take the time to write them. And I extent the offer to you as well feel free to share the info I have on my OP if it fits for yours though my table is set in 1170 just before Iweko I takes the throne(actually it just happened in game). If I do figure out how to make my own cool video I will let you know.
Getting even better!! Some great writing on the logs, loving the backgrounds!
Thanks Stephen! Its coming along slower then I would like because Law School takes more time then I would like…
this has grown a bit since I first saw it. Very nice work
Thank you Killervp for the favorite and encouragement!
This is seriously coming together!! Nice work!
Oh dude i got them all from the wikia! go to L5R wikia and in every section you can view ALL pictures they have. i have like hundreds now.
here is an example ^^
http://l5r.wikia.com/wiki/Special:NewFiles
then you can just flip through pages of all the images the wiki has
Thanks TolsimirWolfblood and wolfhound! (ok the similarity between your names amused me for a second!)
Wolfhound: Yes very much in part to your help! You have received a spot on my acknowledgements page (not sure if that means much but its the best i can do at this juncture)
TolsimirWolfblood: Thanks for the favorite as well. I noticed some of the art on your adventure logs (Yasuki trader and a Lion samurai). Regretfully its a bit hard to find images for L5R that are not separated from the cards and I am not known for my art editing skills so its sometimes a pain.
dude awesome stuff i love L5R!! and thnx for the favorite! Avatar and L5R have a lot of flavor in common i use a lot of the concept art =]
Looking great!