Several of these sites have garnered interest from readers. I would very much like to hear your opinions, as well as what brought you to these.
This is a sub-index page of the Index to the Writings of Mark Joseph Young, which cover many areas of thought and life, including, law, bible, rpg's, time travel, fiction, and many other subjects.
About Multiverser®: The basic concepts of a true multi-genre game are presented, along with a few other points that make Multiverser: the Game unique.
Art and Illustrations in Multiverser RPG Books: How much artwork is in the Multiverser books, and who created it, is answered in this page in the Multiverser information center.
A Beginner's Guide to Role Playing Games: This page in the Multiverser information center gives a quick look at how real role playing games work, in contrast to computer role playing games, and also discusses to what degree players and referees must be familiar with the rules in order to play a game.
Bias System and Skill Use in Multiverser RPG: Part of the Multiverser information center, the way magic, technology, psionics, and body skills are integrated into worlds with particular concepts without destroying the concept of the world.
A Bit About Valdron Inc: This brief glance at how Valdron came to be also looks at where it would like to go.
Brief Biography of E. R. Jones and M. Joseph Young, Creators of Multiverser: Giving some background on the creators of the game, this page snapshots their experience in RPG's and the development of the ideas which became Multiverser.
But Isn't Multiverser an I-Game?: This page explains why the play yourself concept promoted in Multiverser is not a problem, including giving examples of several characters who have developed during play of the game.
Conned Into Having a Good Time: The Apartment!Con Adventure: A major departure for the author, this is a telling of his trip to a rather humorously small gaming convention as guest of honor, and the events surrounding the Multiverser game and other games played there.
Conversions to adapt Multiverser to other RPG systems: Part of the Multiverser information center, it describes in brief the methods used to integrate Multiverser into other RPG's and other RPG's into Multiverser.
Death, Scriff, and Survival of the Multiverser Character: Part of the Multiverser information center, this explains how the game maintains the fear of death while assuring the survival of the character, and looks at the mechanism which moves characters from one world to another.
Dice Tales - Multiverser: The premier game stories site has published a tale from one of my game sessions as told by me, a very funny string of events in a Multiverser® campaign.
Dice Systems used in Multiverser Role Playing Game: This page in the Multiverser information system identifies the dice needed for normal play of the Multiverser game, and also announces that the game can be played entirely without dice, using other methods of random number generation described in the rules.
E-mail Links for Valdron Inc. and the Multiverser RPG: The best way to find out where to write for more information about the game.
Excerpt from Multiverser: Multiple Staging and the Gather: These pages from the Multiverser® Referee's Rules explain the game's movement between individual and group adventures, and the complications which are posed by each type.
Excerpt from Multiverser: Details of Gameplay: These pages from the Multiverser® Referee's Rules comment on much of what is involved in the game, and some of what is not included in the game system.
Excerpt from Multiverser: Outline of the Game Rules (Edited): These pages from the Multiverser® Referee's Rules outline the entire book; although some portions have been deleted, other entries have become hyperlinks to other material on the web which is excerpted from the same text.
Excerpt from Multiverser: The Bias Concept: These pages from the Multiverser® Referee's Rules introduce the mechanic which controls the skills used in different worlds in the game.
Excerpt from Multiverser: The Game Concept: These pages from the Multiverser® Referee's Rules introduce the Multiverser game, RPG's in general, and some of the terminology used by them.
Excerpt from Multiverser: The Multiverse Concept: These pages from the Multiverser® Referee's Rules explain the game's conception of many universes, and introduce the variety of universes possible.
Excerpt from Multiverser: The Scriff Concept: These pages from the Multiverser® Referee's Rules explain the mechanic by which characters move between universes in the game system.
52 Pick-up: Games and Conversions: Another game designer put together a few games, and invited people to expand on the ideas; M. Joseph Young did, showing how these could be used as part of Multiverser play, on the official Multiverser forum. This page links the original game ideas and the adaptations.
Frequently Asked Questions About Multiverser Artist Bill Kozak: A few questions about the artist are answered.
Frequently Asked Questions About Multiverser Artist Dimitrios "Jim" Denaxas: The artist with the odd sense of humor is profiled through a series of questions and answers.
Frequently Asked Questions About Multiverser Author M. Joseph Young: The author of these pages and co-author of the Multiverser game is profiled through a series of tongue-in-cheek questions and answers.
Frequently Asked Questions About Multiverser Creator E. R. Jones: The conceptual creator and co-author of Multiverser is profiled in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek series of answers to questions.
Frequently Asked Questions About Valdron Inc: A few of the questions that come in our e-mail are answered here.
Game Ideas Unlimited: The Alien: Deconstructing the Bah of Bah Ke'gehn in Multiverser: The Second Book of Worlds, the weekly Gaming Outpost subscriber series shows how a truly alien being can not only be designed by made playable.
Good Tippers: Sites Displaying the Tip of the Week: Valdron Inc. offers to provide a free role playing game tip for display on web sites. These are the sites which have included the tip, linked and described.
How Does Armor Affect Damage in Multiverser?: An answer to a question to the referee's support site, this addresses the impact that the single-roll hit-and-damage system of the game ties damage to chance to hit.
How do 2nd and 3rd Level Damage Values Work?: A question from a referee called my attention to the fact that the text concerning injuries to game characters could be misunderstood, so this clears it up. Part of the referee's section, it's not generally available to others.
How Do You Turn a Book Into a World?: A Multiverser referee wanted a bit of advice on the process of creating story worlds, which Multiverser is quite able to do, and suggested that it would be worthwhile to make it available on the referee's site. Access to this section is restricted to Multiverser referees.
How Long Will It Take to Deliver?: Shipping times are discussed briefly--the effects different payment methods have on the turnaround time of orders, and a reminder to include the zip+4 code to speed delivery.
How to add the Valdron Tip of the Week to your web site.: This page includes instructions for including the Valdron role playing Tip of the Week to your web site, including HTML coding and a registration form to have your page listed/linked from the Good Tippers page.
Incomplete Games and Necessary Supplements: Why do role playing game companies publish these? Some of the reasons behind them are examined by one who dislikes them as both publisher and consumer in this contribution to Gaming Outpost.
Index of the Papers: A Multiverser RPG Story Collection Page: The center of the web for the Stories from the Verse Collected Papers section, this page summarizes and introduces each of the documents which recount the adventures of Multiverser characters in the on-line games, as recorded in various forms by native observers. RPG Stories are listed elsewhere in this index.
Interview - M.J. Young: Doomtower Productions' Dak conducted this interview for Gaming Outpost, discussing principally role playing and Multiverser.
Journals of the Architect: A Multiverser RPG Story Page: Index to the stories of my Multiverser character in several worlds.
Links within the Verse: Pages Connected to Multiverser Characters and Games: The major Multiverser role playing game sites are linked from here, including my own and those of others.
Martial Arts Rules for Role Playing Games: This sub-site contains many pages of rules on the use of martial arts within Multiverser side by side with those for AD&D, including a number of styles created for use in these games and making it possible to compare aspects of the two systems.
Materials for Multiverser Referees: Revamped home page of the referee's support site, the URL for this page is in the materials which came with the Multiverser game. It provides links to support materials for Multiverser referees.
Mission Statement of Valdron Inc., Home of Multiverser Role Playing Game: This home page for the company which has published Multiverser presents the goals and intentions of the corporation in a clear and concise form. It also serves as a web center for pages related to Multiverser, download material, and links to other sources.
Multiverser Bias and Skills Rules Support: Part of the referee's support site, this links materials which answer questions related to bias and the use of skills in the game.
Multiverser Combat Rules Support: Part of the referee's support site, this connects to materials related to combat, including how higher levels of damage value work, how armor reduces damage, and more.
Multiverser Downloads: Free Accessories for Role Playing: This page is what it says, a brief introduction to materials linked to it which are available for download from Valdron Inc. to enhance Multiverser and role playing game play.
Multiverser® evaluation version Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format zipped files download: This page links to the file which contains the demonstration version of Multiverser in PDF format. You should read the materials here before downloading.
Multiverser® evaluation version Rich Text Format file download: This page links to the file which contains the demonstration version of Multiverser in RTF format. You should read the materials here before downloading.
Multiverser® evaluation version Word 7 format zipped files download: This page links to the file which contains the demonstration version of Multiverser in Word Document format. You should read the materials here before downloading.
Multiverser: Evolution of a Game: This article in the premiere issue of The Way, the Truth, and the Dice tells something of the history of the development of Multiverser, including the contrasting gaming styles of its two authors.
Multiverser First Book of Worlds Review by Justin Bacon: Having praised Multiverser, this RPGnet reviewer goes on to say even better things about the accompanying book. The review is annotated with references and observations.
Multiverser First Book of Worlds Support: A new section of the referee's support site, this page links materials which will help referees running scenarios from Valdron's first settings book.
Multiverser General Worlds Support: Links and advice for referees looking for more worlds to play in their Multiverser campaign, this is part of the referee's support site.
Multiverser Information Center Frequently Asked Questions: A collection of questions dotted with artwork, with links to the answer pages, provides extensive information about the Multiverser game.
Multiverser® Magic Skills Worksheet: This page is provided for the exclusive use of Multiverser® referees, and is only linked from the accompanying Referee's Key, connected from the Materials for Multiverser Referees page, the URL of which has been given to them.
Multiverser® Magic Skills Worksheet--Referee's Key: This page is provided for the exclusive use of Multiverser® referees, and is only linked from the Materials for Multiverser Referees site, the URL of which has been given to them.
The Multiverser Novels: Information about the fiction written by M. Joseph Young based on the concepts of the game is presented here.
Multiverser On-the-Fly Character Creation: Part of the referee's support materials site, this gives basic instructions and printable papers for the fastest way to launch a verser character yet developed.
Multiverser Other Referee's Rules Support: This page in the referee's support site provides links to questions raised by referees that don't fit in other categories on the site.
Multiverser Review by Breton Stron: This Valkyrie Magazine and RPGNet reviewer says the game is "well worth it", credits us with "good writing style", and much more. His review is copied from the RPGNet site on which it originally appeared, and annotated.
Multiverser Review by Grover Penn: Another RPGNet review calls Multiverser "a breath of fresh air", and declares "This book has got the most promise as anything I have seen in 20 years." Again, the review is copied from RPGNet and annotated.
Multiverser Review by Justin Bacon: This RPGNet reviewer calls Multiverser "unlike anything I've seen before", and praises it on several points. This review is copied from RPGNet and annotated.
Multiverser Review by Willard Bowzer: This RPGNet reviewer gave Multiverser the highest rating for content a game can have. His review is copied to the Valdron site, and annotated; there was very little in it which wasn't positive.
Multiverser Review of Player Chris Jones: Most of the text on this page is the unedited published opinion of a gamer in New Jersey, who has been playing Multiverser for a few years while it's been under development, and now has received his own copy of the rules. I've made a few observations on the text, but overall he's very pleased with it.
Multiverser RPG Books Described and Compared to Other Games: A description of the books included in the Multiverser role playing game package, including physical attributes and an outline of the contents, along with a comparison to what gamers get for their money from other games, is given as part of the Multiverser information center.
Multiverser(R) RPG Download Accessories: As the Valdron clearing page for accessories for the Multiverser role playing game, this page will be expanded as more material comes on line.
Multiverser Second Book of Worlds Support: Even before this second book of settings has been released, a section of the referee's support site has been created for support materials for it.
Multiverser: The Experience: This page, redesigned in July, presents the Multiverser game from the perspective of what it's like to play.
Multiverser Worlds Review by Grover Penn: Having already praised the Referee's Rules, this reviewer found much to extol about the First Book of Worlds in this review from RPGNet, with my annotations.
New Multiverser Evaluation Version--FREE for Download: This is the introductory page for downloading a demonstration game.
Orc Rising Free Multiverser RPG World from Valdron Inc.: Here for a limited time, this is the description of a downloadable game world for use in role playing games, geared especially for Multiverser, already praised by critic Willard Bowzer.
Ordering, Cost, and Shipping of Multiverser RPG: The pricing and ordering information for the latest concept in role playing is given here as part of the Multiverser information center.
Other Products from Valdron Inc: Although these are not yet available, Valdron has more in store than just Multiverser.
Pages Related to Multiverser and its Authors and Artists: A number of web sites have been set up to talk about Multiverser; we've tried to keep track of them here, along with other web sites that showcase the contributors to Multiverser.
Pages Related to Multiverser, RPG's, and other materials: This Valdron links page has been redesigned into several pages, dividing links by type, with this as the control page.
Pages Related to Role Playing Games, including Multiverser Retailers: Some of the better role playing game sites out there are catalogued here, including web sites of retailers who carry Multiverser products.
The Perpetual Barbecue: This short story originally published in The RPG Review e-zine plays with time travel and the theories developed originally in the Multiverser role playing game. It has been reprinted on the award-winning Temporal Anomalies site, and is now also in Multiverser: The Second Book of Worlds.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 1: First page by this name on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this shows the earliest ten tips shown through the program on pages on web sites across the Internet.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 2: Second page of tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays the second batch of ten tips used in the tip program.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 3: Third tips page on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 21 through 30.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 4: Fourth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays more game tips.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 5: Fifth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays more game tips.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 6: Sixth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 51 through 60.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 7: Seventh page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 61 through 70.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 8: Eighth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 71 through 80.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 9: Ninth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 81 through 90.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 10: Tenth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 91 through 100.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 11: Eleventh page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 101 through 110.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 12: Twelfth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 111 through 120.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 13: Thirteenth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 121 through 130.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 14: Fourteenth page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays tips 131 through 140.
Previous Role Playing Tips page 15: Current page of role playing game tips on the Valdron role playing game Tip of the Week site, this page displays the most recent game tips.
Referee's Help with Character Creation: Linked from the Materials for Referee's site which is listed with the Multiverser game, this links to character papers, character creation help, and similar aids for referees.
Review of Multiverser's First Book of Worlds, by Breton Stron: The RPGnet reviewer gives high praise to the worlds supplement that was released with the game. Annotations do little more than point up the highlights.
Review of Multiverser's New Ice Age Free World: Grover Penn so liked the game and the worlds that he decided to review one more, the free world which has been available for download for several months. He liked it, and I republished his review from RPGNet with a few annotations.
"Second Book of Worlds" Blowout!: The current special from Valdron Inc is offering steep discounts on the new worlds book.
Shipping Costs for Multiverser RPG Orders: This expanding supplement to the Multiverser information center gives the shipping costs to be added for orders of the latest role playing game.
Stories from the Verse: A Multiverser RPG Story Page: The prologue to a collection of tales of role playing game characters in many different worlds, told by me under the name of my own Multiverser character.
Stories from the Verse: The Collected Papers: I want to thank Jim Denaxas of Sinister Grynn Productions for the idea for this sub-site. He suggested that the Stories from the Verse would be more interesting if the style varied and the narrator changed. When the on-line games began, I decided that this was the material I needed for a new creative effort, stories told through official reports, log entries, diaries, and other documents not of versers themselves, but of those "indigs" they encounter. This page introduces this section.
Stories from the Verse: Contents of the Stories: This serves as an index page to the various stories recounting the adventures of friends in the Multiverser role playing game.
Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies: This is the contents page for the temporal anomalies site, (indexed elsewhere in this index) applying the timeline principles expressed in the Multiverser game system to unravel the time tinkering in films.
Thanks for your Credit Card Purchase: If you purchase a Multiverser product by credit card over the web, Valdron thanks you, and offers you a few links to resources you might find useful.
Valdron Inc Returns Policy: Information about returning Multiverser game books purchased directly from the company.
Valdron Inc. Tip of the Week: The home page for the Tip of the Week program, this page presents the current role playing tip, and links to other significant pages on the site, including previous tips, a directory of pages including the tip, and instructions for adding the tip to your site.
Valdron/Multiverser Site Visitor Survey: It's a quick and simple questionaire: tell us how close you are to being a Valdron customer (from bought it to don't want it), then choose three possible products from the list, with a space for your comments. It's there for a limited time.
Valdron Postal Address: Can't be any clearer than the title: this page gives the mailing address for Valdron Inc.
What Gamers are Saying about Multiverser: These excerpted quotes come from web pages, e-mail, and ICQ responses, all praising the new role playing game concept of which I am pleased to have been part. My contribution to this page is strictly editorial.
What is an RPG?: This material was excerpted from the Multiverser role playing game Referee's Rules. It explains the gaming phenomenon in a way which is brief yet revealing.
What's Being Done About the Index Problem?: Well, we're working on it--and this page, for referee's, explains what we know about why the first printing index was wrong and what we're doing to fix it.
What's the Normal Bias of Earth?: Multiverser uses bias to define the differences between universes; one referee asked how to define the world we know in Multiverser terms, and this page, for referee's only, provides the answer.
Where Will You End Up Next?: The mystery page, not described anywhere else, and only reached through this banner:
With Thanks for Their Support: A handful of web sites with no role playing game material on them, but which have helped promote Multiverser with a link to us, are linked from here.
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