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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.

3/1/2003 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.

3/1/2003 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.

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.

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.

2/26/2003 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 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: 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: 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: 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: Fearless Vampire Killer
Vampires are found in plenty of B-movies, and so are those devoted to killing them... Role: Fearless Vampire Killer Profile: Vampires, the lords of the undead, are a plague on…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

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.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
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…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
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,…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
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
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

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

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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.

4/21/2003 Drew Stevens: I just saw Six String Samuari...
*whimper* I have a physical need for high octaNe gaming now... Physical, heartfelt need. Which demands instant gratification. But- I like physical books too, and it's twice as long... What…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Drew Stevens, Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Morgan.

4/27/2003 wyrdlyng: House of 1000 Corpses
If you like over the top horror that's both disturbing and gory then I can highly recomend this film to you. It's a throwback to old grindhouse horror flicks with…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: wyrdlyng, Spooky Fanboy.

5/9/2003 Paul Czege: too many Agent Smiths
So, I just did a quick Google looking for a link to Red, White, and Blue (for my post here), and I discovered that the web is teeming with…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Paul Czege.

5/14/2003 AmazingJake: Squeam3
Howdy. Big Squeam3 fan, for some reason. I hang out with a group of people who really dig all the dead teener movies, and I've written a few really weird…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: AmazingJake, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/14/2003 AmazingJake: Jurassic Deliverance - Squeam3
Jurassic Deliverance A group of teenagers take a class canoeing trip down the Southern Muskogee River, which is heavily wooded and the object of much speculation. Dinosaurs from a nearby…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: AmazingJake.

5/14/2003 AmazingJake: Resident Feeble - Squeam3
Resident Feeble A group of teenagers volunteer to help out at the local old folks home. In the middle of their shift, all of them fall unconcious. They awaken in…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: AmazingJake.

5/28/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: InSpectres book
Hey, gang. Just a heads-up. The guys working on the art for InSpectres have sent me a few sample pics...really cool stuff. No teasers though, 'cause they want to refine…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Lxndr.

6/4/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Based on Feedback from octaNe play
Hi. I like octaNe. I really do. But I had a friend of mine run the game for me, and he came up with a nice elaborate backstory. My six…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/9/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: InSpectres: What now?
InSpectres is going to be available at GenCon (and off my site as well) as a punk-press paperback and yes, it will have art and interior graphics (courtesy of Ben…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Michael S. Miller, Mike Holmes, Jason L Blair, Jonathan Walton, Joe Murphy (Broin).

6/14/2003 Matt Steflik: Nifty octaNe-ish Images
Hopeful nobody has posted this before - if this is old hat, my appologies. The link below goes to a homebrew miniatures ruleset called "Axles and Alloys" - a game…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Matt Steflik, Jared A. Sorensen, arcadia.

6/19/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe: revved up and revised rules
After playing octaNe once and running it twice, I'm a bit concerned with how things work. Not game play, per se...I think that the game itself is pretty cool and…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Spooky Fanboy, Robert Leal.

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