rec.games.pbem FAQ errata From: Brandon Blackmoor <bblackmoor@spamcop.net> Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:17:55 +0000 Play by Mail Games Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Errata Last-modified: 2006-07-19 7) How can I generate trustable dice rolls? 9) What are some free, advertising-free web sites for finding and announcing PBEM games? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) How can I generate trustable dice rolls? Many boardgames and other self-moderated PBEM games need lots of dice rolled. One good way to do this is to use an email server: you tell it the address of your opponent, and it rolls dice and sends a mail message to both of you. This way, both sides can trust the answer. One such email server is at pbm.com: dice@pbm.com Send mail with "help" in the body of the message, and it will send instructions. Another source for trustable die rolls is RPG Library's "Secure Dice": http://www.rpglibrary.org/software/securedice/ RPG Library Secure Dice is a free online dice roller which will generate random numbers, generate a MD5 checksum of the results, and email those results to the email address(es) you specify. You can type the checksum into the verification page to ensure that the dice results are genuine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) What are some free, advertising-free web sites for finding and announcing PBEM games? PBM/PBEM List http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/ PBEM News http://www.pbemnews.org/ PBEM Portal http://www.pbem.tapirdesigns.co.uk/ PBEM Nexus http://www.pbemnexus.com/ -- bblackmoor@blackgate.net Up