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2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Uncontrolled Psychic
Here's another... Role: Uncontrolled Psychic Profile: The powers you have were once weak, but the fools took you, they gave you those tablets and injections, treated you like an experiment.…
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Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Cannibal Hillbilly
You knew it had to happen... Role: Cannibal Hillbilly Profile: You were raised to be a proud member of your family, respecting your Ma and Pa, and always being polite…
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Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/25/2003 Derek Devlin: New Xbox game may be psychotronic
New for the Xbox is Kung-fu Chaos, a brawler/party game from British game developers Just Add Monsters. A semi-retired Hong Kong filmmaker is shooting his big comeback picture, using a…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Derek Devlin.

2/24/2003 Colin Chapman: Feral Kid
Hey, Yeah, I know it's an obvious Role, but one of my players wanted to be the Feral Kid ala Mad Max II. As I worked it up for him,…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose.

2/21/2003 reptile2k1: DECAY: Status update?
So how far is DECAY? Can we see some playtesting snippets? Just interested...
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: reptile2k1, Jürgen Mayer, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/19/2003 drake113: Roadmage
Well, I just got my copy of OctaNe and spent the entire morning basking in its chewy goodness (not to mention wasting a huge amount of company time doing it).…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: drake113, Jared A. Sorensen, Spooky Fanboy.

2/19/2003 Drew Stevens: InSpecteres question...
Question- Do all the Franchise dice earned from completing a mission go to the Company? Because if they do, it seems like companies grow at a gangbusters rate. I mean,…
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Participants: Drew Stevens, Jared A. Sorensen, jburneko.

2/12/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: Against the Reich! review
Against the Reich! gets 5/5 stars! http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=472
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

2/9/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe gear is oNline!
http://www.cafeshops.com/mementomorigear
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Colin Chapman.

2/6/2003 Timothy Moerke: Character Creation for a One-Shot
I'm planning on running a one-off game of octaNe using the Blood & Steel supplement at an upcoming con. I'm not sure, though, about how to hande the character generation.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Timothy Moerke, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/6/2003 ascendance: Playing/Running octaNe?
After looking through octaNe, I think its the perfect IRC game. The back-and-forth action resolution system is perfect for the back-and-forth nature of IRC. The system of total and partial…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: ascendance, Derek Devlin, gospog.

1/29/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: Wanted: octaNe reps
Man, I've been quiet lately. WELL ENOUGH OF THAT BUSINESS! Okay, so I've gotten in contact with a few stores across New England and they're all very interested in the…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, Gonster, Matt.

1/17/2003 Rob MacDougall: Miskatonic High: InSpectres variant w/ help from Dust Devils
Hi, folks. Been lurking for a while, but this is my first post to The Forge, and since I found this place via Jared’s very groovy games, it seemed appropriate…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Rob MacDougall, b_bankhead, Jared A. Sorensen.

1/11/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: The Lost Art of octaNe!
The Story: Back when I was getting octaNe ready for GenCon 2002, I was schlepping fake-punk merchandise at Hot Topic. Yeah, I know...the irony. Anyway, I met a very nice…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Derek Devlin, Ron Edwards.

1/10/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: New site design
Just a head's up that the Memento Mori Theatricks website has been re-designed. It's not 100% done...but when have I ever finished something?* Thanks to Zak Arntson for invaluable coding…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, gospog, Jürgen Mayer, Zak Arntson.

1/9/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: Heliopolice
I had a dream. Last night, I mean. In the dream, I was a forensic investigator...kinda like CSI or something. 'Cept instead of investigating crime scenes in order to determine…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Derek Devlin, Maurice Forrester, jburneko.

1/7/2003 Zebigone: InPotter's
Hi, I'm thinking about adapting InSpectres to a Harry Potter game. I think most elements are already here. Players would be students at Hogwarts (probably belonging to the same house),…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Zebigone, Jared A. Sorensen, gospog.

1/6/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: Prelininary peek at Hep Katz & Hell Kittenz
I just finished a really rough document of the basic rules and such. If you'd like to check it out, send me an email and I'll add you to the…
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

1/2/2003 Spooky Fanboy: www.biohorror.com
New sight up devoted to interesection of science, ethics, and horror, fantasy or science fiction films. Good as a resource for octaNe or Schism. Have a look. www.biohorror.com
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy.

12/23/2002 Jason L Blair: octaNe is Out of the Box
Check it out here at: http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
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Participants: Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen.

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2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Psycho Child
Inspired by Pet Cemetary and Child's Play, here is the... Role: Psycho Child Profile: You like to play, but your friends, they don't seem to last very long. You've had…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Righteous Sister
Because movies like Cleopatra Jones, Coffy, and Foxy Brown rock, we present you with: Role: Righteous Sister Profile: The Man is keeping your people down, but you're fighting the good…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Intergalactic Enforcer
My final new Role, this time inspired by the bounty hunters in the various Critters flicks, and (sickeningly) by Hulk Hogan in Suburban Commando: Role: Intergalactic Enforcer Profile: You're an…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman, Jared A. Sorensen, Drew Stevens.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Gun-totin' Nun
Got the sudden flash of inspiro for this one, so I whipped it up quickly before I turn in for the night: Role: Gun-totin' Nun Profile: Mother Superior always told…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Man-Thing
Hey, C'mon, you know this baby: Toxic Avenger, Swamp Thing, Dark Man, etc. Role: Man-Thing Profile: You were working hard on an experiment that would've helped so many people. But…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 quozl: Forge review of octaNe
I guess I'm a little late but I just read Ron's review of octaNe. I haven't bought octaNe yet and this review kind of shattered my image of what I…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: quozl, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Colin Chapman, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei.

2/28/2003 Drew Stevens: InSpecteres- Bugs or Features?
So, I ran a lil' InSpecteres one shot a few nights ago, and it went reasonably well. Some of the players much more clearly 'got' the mood and feeling and…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Drew Stevens, Jared A. Sorensen, Michael S. Miller, Tim C Koppang.

3/1/2003 Comte: le mon mori
recently I had my freind order a copy of the .pdf version of Le Mon Mori from the webpage...http://memento-mori.com/lmm/index5.html. We haven't received any news about it since. It has been…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Comte, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/1/2003 Colin Chapman: Carnivals in OctaNe.
Hey, I was just thinking that a wandering Carnival would fit OctaNe brilliantly. It'd have that entire freaky, weird, trash culture vibe. I can see it now: mutant hot dogs…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/2/2003 markb: Inspectres Suiting Up question
Hi, This may be a daft question (haven't managed to play yet) - but how does the "Suiting Up" phase work? It looks like the players could just make an…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: markb, Jared A. Sorensen, Tim C Koppang, xiombarg, Drew Stevens, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jason L Blair, Bankuei.

3/3/2003 Steve Dustin: octaNe soundtrack
So I'm preparing my octaNe soundtrack for my octaNe game in a couple of weeks. I'm taking the Rule of Rock'n'Roll very seriously. Anyway, I've got it all worked up…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Steve Dustin, Jared A. Sorensen, quozl, Valamir, Mike Holmes, clehrich, Rob MacDougall, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder.

3/5/2003 Matt Wilson: TV show offshoot idea
This game I'm working on depicts a space adventure TV show. While brainstorming ideas, I came up with a few that would work better as some sort of InSpectres spinoff.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Matt Wilson, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Jason L Blair.

3/5/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: NEW OCTANE ROLES HERE PLEASE.
Just a request that all new Roles for octaNe go in this thread. Thanks! - J
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Spooky Fanboy, Colin Chapman, Derek Devlin, b_bankhead.

3/5/2003 Spooky Fanboy: octaNe: Going to the mat for Might and Magic
I love octaNe. Because I love octaNe, when I see something in there that in any small way diminishes my love and enthusiasm for this diamond in the rough, even…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/11/2003 Bailywolf: Onion interview with Cronenberg
The Onion online's AV section has an interview with body-horror master Cronenberg... since he is so figural to Schism, I figured I'd provide a link where it would do the…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

3/12/2003 Spooky Fanboy: More Decay info...
RE: Decay Since I've read the thread again, and I still can't figure out quite what it's all about, could you, now that it's near completion, give us an expanded…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/19/2003 Bob McNamee: indie netgaming folks played a pickup game of Inspectres
The folks on the indie netgaming group- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indie-netgaming/- played a pickup game of Inspectres last night! Mike Holmes GMing, Nathan (Paganini), Bob McNamee, and Chris E(dwards?) playing. Fun stuff! High…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bob McNamee, Jared A. Sorensen, Paganini, C. Edwards, Mike Holmes.

3/27/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe now in print!
The psychotronic game of post-apocalyptic America is in print and on sale on April Fool's Day, 2003. This handsome tome is a 116-page digest-sized paperback and sells for $20 (shipping…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Tim C Koppang, Jason L Blair.

4/15/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: Decay - latest news
Jurgen (the Mad German who Walks) and I have finally hashed out the basic mechanics for Decay. I'm not sure when I'll be able to post additional info. (or send…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Spooky Fanboy, hardcoremoose, Jürgen Mayer.

4/21/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Schism: Unleashed
Curious as to how this was developing. I hope everything is gelling nicely, and I look forward to seeing what you've done with this.
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

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