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9/23/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Orbit concerns and comments
I've got a quote on the back of Orbit that says "This rocks." It's a strong statement, and one I was a little wary about, only because I hadn't seen…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, JSDiamond.

9/22/2003 Ron Edwards: Tis mine
Hi there, I got it! I own Orbit! Those of you who've arrived at the Forge in the past couple of years may not know the story behind all of…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, JSDiamond, ethan_greer.

9/22/2003 xiombarg: Grammar nitpick... or something
So, I got my copy of Orbit. I like most of it so far. But the pendant in me wonders about constructions like this: "You can eat cheese, meat, -or…
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Participants: xiombarg, Lxndr, ethan_greer, Valamir, Ben Lehman, JSDiamond, quozl, Gordon C. Landis, Matt Wilson, JohnK.

9/19/2003 JSDiamond: Orbit is 99% mistake free! And now...
Not too serious, but here's the other 1% On page 118 the armor table is missing the center column that shows the armor ratings for each type of armor. I've…
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Participants: JSDiamond.

9/16/2003 JSDiamond: ORBIT is here!
I received my books back from the printer today! They look awesome. Aside from a few production problems I encountered along the way, I must say that Central Plains Book…
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Participants: JSDiamond, Valamir.

9/15/2003 JSDiamond: Orbit shipping TODAY!
That's it, Orbit is finished! The books are on their way as of this morning. 272 pages of planet hopping, alien hottie, boozing, gun-fighting goodness!
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Participants: JSDiamond, Mike Holmes, Catalyst.

9/8/2003 JSDiamond: Orbit is ON SCHEDULE!
It's a GO! The printers just emailed to assure me that Orbit is on schedule to roll off the presses on the 10th, this Wednesday!
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Participants: JSDiamond, Ron Edwards, Catalyst.

8/18/2003 JSDiamond: ORBIT release date
It's official. The printers tell me September 10th. After many problems they promised me a galley proof by this Friday, and after my 'okay' the presses are turned on and…
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Participants: JSDiamond, Valamir, Catalyst.

7/9/2003 Bailywolf: Orbit by July's end
What else can one say? BOO-YAA!
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Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Catalyst, JSDiamond.

3/31/2003 Spooky Fanboy: So, how's it going?
Saw the new web page, looks nicely organized. Definitely gets the feel of the game across. How's the game itself coming along?
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, JSDiamond.

12/4/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Setting and purpose
Okay, so I know how the mechanics work. I know it's a sci-fi game. What I don't know is some more meat of the setting and what makes it stick…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, JSDiamond, James V. West.

11/20/2002 Robert Leal: Status Check
Jeff-- I ws home with my family over Veterans' Day weekend, and my brother and I were chatting about science-fiction--he was selling me on Cowboy Bebop; we discussed Firefly; and…
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Participants: Robert Leal, JSDiamond, Spooky Fanboy, Bailywolf.

5/31/2002 JSDiamond: Critical Hits and other hoary rules of the ancients
Since Orbit recognizes degrees of success (previous thread) it follows that a stupendous result should equate a stupendous effect. This occurs on a die-roll that results in a (51+) degree…
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Participants: JSDiamond, Clinton R. Nixon, Blake Hutchins, Valamir, JohnK.

5/31/2002 JSDiamond: Orbit's Core Mechanics
Orbit has undergone some changes, -a lot of them with many thanks to Ben Baugh. Here is the system: 2d10 That's it for dice, you'll need no more. All skill…
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Participants: JSDiamond, Ron Edwards, JohnK.

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1/20/2004 Silvermane: Ammunition
Greetings! First of all, let me congratulate you; Orbit is one of the best Sci-Fi RPGs that I had the pleasure of reading in the last years. The setting is…
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Participants: Silvermane, JSDiamond.

1/30/2004 Malechi: New ORBIT review at RPG.net
Not that I'd heard of this game before today, but after reading the review and a few posts I'm damn near close to shelling out the clams for it... http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10058.phtml…
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Participants: Malechi, Jason L Blair, JSDiamond.

2/6/2004 JohnK: The Universe of ORBIT
Hullo, Jeff, The setting is a *not* bleak space opera, sci-fi western, future where everything went dazzlingly well. In fact, so well, that core space is over crowded and…
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Participants: JohnK, JSDiamond, Valamir.

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