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7/18/2002 TSL: For your amusement...
The Epic Level Handbook has an epic level spell listing that I thought you'd get a kick out of: DC 86 Memento Mori- A thought that kills.
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Participants: TSL, Dave Turner.

7/18/2002 Jhilahd: Broomstix - advancement and other quirks
Just out of curiosity(maybe I glazed over it too quickly), but how do we advance characters in Broomstix? I know, I know... they go on to the next school year.…
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Participants: Jhilahd, Jared A. Sorensen, Tim Denee.

7/14/2002 Jake Norwood: Confessionals in InSpectres
How often in a single game session should players be using the confessional? Once each? Once each per scene? No rule about it? I ask because when we did it…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir.

7/13/2002 Tim Denee: Small World
Are the insects full-on anthropomorphic, full-on insects, or somewhere in between (like, say, Antz or A Bug's Life)? Or is it a case of "whatever works for you; it's your…
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Participants: Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen.

7/11/2002 Galfraxas: Thought this was funny, had to share...
Okay, I'm a regular (uh.... lurker) here at the Forge, and I'm also a regular (again, lurker) at Bad Movie Reviews, http://www.badmovies.org/, and I found this one day while reading…
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Participants: Galfraxas, Jürgen Mayer.

7/10/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe: sneak peek at the driver's seat
[i]I'm a rocker / I'm a roller / I'm an out of controller[/i] Ben has done it again, ladies and germs... http://www.memento-mori.com/octane/octanesheet-lowres.gif
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Bailywolf, Matt, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, Jürgen Mayer, Bankuei.

7/9/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe, GenCon and the future of MMT
Wow, sounds dark and dire, eh? octaNe is really close to being done. I just sent out the (possible) final draft for editing. It's 55 pages of balls-out rockin'. :)…
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, TSL.

6/25/2002 Bailywolf: octaNe- the skinny please
Hey Jared, How about a quick lowdown on what the new octaNe looks like. As I understand, it will be using a variant on the system you used in InSpectres.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/24/2002 Bailywolf: InScoobies
I spent nearly the whole weekend curled up in front of the TV- Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the Complete Second Season) on DVD. With only a brief break for some…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf.

6/23/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe is frickin' done
Yikes! 53 pages, before edits and layout. But the game is "done" enough to start proofreading. Anyone have any questions or other stuff?
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Bailywolf, Galfraxas, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir.

6/20/2002 Bailywolf: InSpectres Throwdown Dustup and Slugfest
I reread the two Hellboy comics they had at Borders last night, and started watching the complete second season of Buffy on DVD (oh, the sublime pleasure, my heart trembles).…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/19/2002 Tim Denee: InSpectres bank dice question
In the text and on the character sheets it has a bank roll of 1 listed as "Account Overrun! Ignore all other results and lose all Bank dice rolled". I…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Morgan.

6/14/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Tooth & Claw: Extinct?
The Chronicle is an even better source for InSpectres. As for Age of Reptiles, yep. I have both books (they're fantastic). T&C (which has permanently shelved) was going to be…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Tim Denee, Valamir, xiombarg, Zak Arntson, Seth L. Blumberg, Ron Edwards.

6/14/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: New InSpectres ID badges from Ben Morgan!
Individual graphic http://www.ad1066.com/images/misc/badge.gif Full sheet http://www.ad1066.com/download/pdf/sheets/inspectresbadge.pdf
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

6/14/2002 Petter Sandelin: InSpiration
I've always seen the show Freakylinks as a very good source for InSpectres inspiration. I just ocurred to me that I don't think I've seen it mentioned around here. In…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Petter Sandelin, Tim Denee.

6/11/2002 Paganini: Indie Netgaming - SQUEAM!
Just a heads up that we played a big SQUEAM game in the #indierpgs IRC channel last night. Play report is up over in actual play.
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Paganini, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/9/2002 Henry Fitch: InSpectres: The Whispering Vault
Just a thought. Come to think of it, Nobilis might work too.
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Henry Fitch, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/8/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Shadow Boxers
I woke up with the word "shadow boxers" in my head. Only instead of being what a boxer does when training, it turned into a sect of martial-artists who fight…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Matt, Jürgen Mayer.

6/6/2002 Zak Arntson: Real Life InSpectre
[url]http://orlandosentinel.com/features/lifestyle/orl-livghostbuster060502jun05.story[/url] This woman screams InSpectres more than any real life ghost hunters I've ever read about.
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/6/2002 Tim Denee: Muscle cars. Oh, yeah.
Got my first OctaNe prop. When I play OctaNe, I want to drive this baby
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Participants: Tim Denee.

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7/25/2002 Matt Steflik: Inspectres - Interview variant
This is just the nugget of an idea, but I'd like to share it and see what folks think. Instead of starting with a franchise, player characters start the game…
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Participants: Matt Steflik, Bailywolf.

7/31/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe: free iNtro (chapter one)
Chapter 1 is now available to all you psychotronic boys and ghouls... It's a brief overview of the game, a few of the metagame "rules" (heh!) and a look at…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Jürgen Mayer, Seth L. Blumberg, Tim Denee, Bailywolf, Eddy Fate, Mike Holmes.

8/5/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: GenCon Swag 4 Sale
After some crazy "run around like a chicken wit his head cut off" antics, I'm finally getting 'round to finishing up pre-Con preparations. To wit, I'll have the following swag-in-tow…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

8/13/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Black Lipstick
It's still way in the formative stages but I'm working on a new free RPG called "Black Lipstick." It's a game about the goth scene and all it entails. Some…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, amiel, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch, Adam, Matt.

8/13/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe on sale now!
Yup, it's ready. http://memento-mori.com/octane/index.html Thanks to everyone for their amazing salescraft at the Forge booth, especially Mssrs. Blair, Luikart and Mayer for going above and beyond (and probably scaring some…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Bailywolf, Balbinus, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: octaNe dice question
Jared, When facing Hazards, do you reduce the number of dice rolled by the Hazard Rating, or do you roll your normal dice, and remove a number of dice (highest…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/14/2002 Bailywolf: Printing Question
Please forgive me this morning...I'm feeling like the last pumpkin in the patch (the one with the smooshed side and the strange odor). What is the best way to print…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Matt Snyder, Chris Passeno.

8/16/2002 Adam: You can't have just Luchadors. . . [Additional Roles]
Well, it was a given that I would buy octaNe when I read the blurb - mexican wrestlers? Shit, any game that includes wrestlers is a-okay in my books, and…
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Participants: Adam, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/16/2002 Bailywolf: OctaNe Resources online
Check this site out. http://www.pimpadelicwonderland.com/home.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, mahoux, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/16/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe screen-ready version
The screen version of octaNe has just been made available. And thanx to Clinton Nixon at http://www.anvilwerks.com, octaNe may be downloaded by paying customers! No more bouncing emails! Yaaay! While…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Adam, Seth L. Blumberg, Tim Denee.

8/18/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Rockin' new octaNe website
http://memento-mori.com/octane/index.html Yeah! To wit: the uncompleted sections will be for supplements, new Roles (ala Adam's cool new wrasslin' Roles) and other jazz, fan art/fiction/actual play examples and cool links. -…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Dave Turner, Jürgen Mayer.

8/19/2002 Tim C Koppang: octaNe errata
...and a question. First of all, just wanted to let you know Jared that I'm very happy with the game. At least three times while reading the rules, I stopped…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim C Koppang, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder.

8/21/2002 Adam: GPS?
Although I know you're a big fan of letting people wing it, I'm wondering about your thoughts about GPS in octaNe, Jared I tend…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Adam, Balbinus, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, TSL.

8/24/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: first look: black lipstick
black lipstick the goth roleplaying game by Jared A. Sorensen Nights Each Night (game session) is comprised of three stages: Getting Ready: the stage when preparation for the night’s festivities…
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Joe Murphy (Broin).

8/26/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Blood & Steel is now available!
Check out the octaNe site for this free download. http://www.memento-mori.com/octane/kustom.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Jürgen Mayer, Blake Hutchins.

8/26/2002 Seth L. Blumberg: octaNe character advancement
Okay, so you can spend Plot Points for new Skills. Is there any way to add Style Points? (I ask because the section on Styles in character creation says that…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Seth L. Blumberg, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/26/2002 Seth L. Blumberg: Getting up to speed with InSpectres
Finally getting around to posting about the InSpectres game I ran a few weeks ago. I've been too busy until now. Everybody enjoyed it, and agreed that they'd gladly play…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Seth L. Blumberg, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes.

9/3/2002 morien: Octane rules question and possible new themes
Hem. Hem. First post... Forgive me for my present and future broken english posts. Greetings all, When Octane was released, I quickly paid for it. This is the third game…
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Participants: morien, Jared A. Sorensen.

9/3/2002 xiombarg: Binding OctaNe
Okay, I just picked up OctaNe, and it's hellva cool, but I have to admit that the "print and fold into a tiny booklet" format was sort of a pain…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: xiombarg, Paka, Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen, Ferry Bazelmans, mahoux, drake113, Mike Holmes.

9/5/2002 Russell Hoyle: RPGNet review of Inspectres
MetalMan's Review of "InSpectres" by Memento Mori Theatrics He seemed to like it :) http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_7040.html Rusty
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Participants: Russell Hoyle.

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