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10/20/2005 Roger: [3:16] Roger's Analysis and Review
3:16 By Gregor Hutton 16 pages, pdf. I've divided this into two parts.  The first is an analysis of the design of the game.  The second is a review of…
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Participants: Roger, Troy_Costisick, greyorm, Sydney Freedberg, Gregor Hutton, CSBone, Dumirik.

10/20/2005 Negilent: [Source Code]Structured story quandry
I need some feedback on a little issue with the game I am designing, now called Source Code (hoping that no one used this yet, finding a name is…
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Participants: Negilent, Shreyas Sampat, Troy_Costisick, Roger.

10/19/2005 Roger: [Contenders] Roger's Analysis and Review
Contenders By Joe J. Prince 16 pages, pdf. I've divided this into two parts.  The first is an analysis of the design of the game.  The second is a review…
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Participants: Roger, Dantai.

10/18/2005 Smithy: [Today] Conceptual Realignment
[url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/Today.php][i]Today[/i][/url] fell into Ron's "Parlor Narration" category in the October Ronnies, about which Ron said the following: [quote author=Ron Edwards link=topic=17287.msg183003#msg183003 date=1129653501] PARLOR NARRATION These games raise an interesting issue.…
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Participants: Smithy, Matt Snyder, Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards.

10/18/2005 Graham Walmsley: [Cosmos] Unofficial Ronnies feedback
Since I got feedback on my game, I wanted to pass the favour on. So here's some quick feedback on Owen Anderson's Cosmos, which was one of my personal favourites.…
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Participants: Graham Walmsley, resistor, Ron Edwards.

10/18/2005 JSDiamond: All's quiet... excerpt of player stance
Here is an excerpt from the main rules about understanding the character's relationship to the setting and system. http://www.orbit-rpg.com/alls_key.pdf I hope this clarifies the Player's role better. 
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Participants: JSDiamond, Noon, mutex, EllePepper.

10/17/2005 Jasper: [Geomancer] Conflict Resolution as Negotiation
I first posted about Geomancer in this thread. Now I'm doing a major rework of the conflict resolution system, so that's what this thread is about. First a recap of…
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Participants: Jasper, Vaxalon, SPDuke, Bill Masek, Nogusielkt, TonyLB, Everspinner, Shreyas Sampat, Ben Lehman.

10/15/2005 heironymous: Seven Leagues (a fantasy RPG of Faerie) reawakens (split)
so after a long hiatus (part but not all of which was spent in a private group) i think i'm ready to move forward. the latest (or close to the…
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Participants: heironymous, Technocrat13, Ron Edwards, Green, Bill Masek.

10/15/2005 Matt Wilson: [Reality Cops] Ronnies Feedback, the unauthorized version
Actually, dangit, Ron totally authorized it, so instead you just have to pretend it's the feedback "they" didn't want you to see. Anyway, previously today I wrote up a monster…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, Blankshield, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

10/14/2005 JasonPalenske: Frontier: No Limitation as Limitation
In regards to settings your only limitation is what you impose upon yourself. I say this because I have purposefully left the Frontier settings wide open. By wide open I…
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Participants: JasonPalenske, mutex, Shreyas Sampat.

10/14/2005 Bob Goat: [Untitled RPG] Non-standard Scene Framing
I've been thinking long and hard about this statement Ron made here: I'm assuming standard scene-conflict presentation and basic play, but that does seem boring. It does seem boring and…
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Participants: Bob Goat, Gregor Hutton.

10/14/2005 Wormwood: Retooling the Bug ["Firefly d20"]
About a year ago I was asked to write a d20-based game for playing in the universe of the Firefly TV series. Since d20 was part of my design constraints…
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Participants: Wormwood, SPDuke.

10/14/2005 JasonPalenske: Frontier: No Way as Way
First off I really want to apologize if it seemed Frontier slipped off the face of the Earth without intent to publish. Unfortunately as it can happen with all people…
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Participants: JasonPalenske, Joshua BishopRoby, gsoylent.

10/14/2005 Matt Snyder: [Red Rain] Oct. Ronnies Boxing RPG
Get in the ring, folks. I wrote a 24-hour game for the Oct. Ronnies called Red Rain. It's a boxing game, and I'm really proud of this sucker. Of course,…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Bob Goat, Smithy, Dantai.

10/14/2005 Certified: [6th World] Short Stories
What follows are six short stories along with the introduction to the setting of 6th World. I am hoping for in feedback is what you as readers with no other…
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Participants: Certified, Troy_Costisick.

10/14/2005 J. Tuomas Harviainen: [Dirty Fucking Freaks] feedback
[quote author=Ron Edwards link=topic=17096.msg182247#msg182247 date=1129127012] 5. Finally - anyone who's not involved in the contest - I formally request that you nominate yourself as an informal judge. Pick a game…
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Participants: J. Tuomas Harviainen, Graham Walmsley.

10/14/2005 JSDiamond: All's quiet... preliminary GM's draft
Here's a rough and incomplete draft of the GM's info. http://www.orbit-rpg.com/alls_GMs.pdf
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Participants: JSDiamond, SPDuke, mutex.

10/13/2005 JSDiamond: "All's quiet..." draft 5
Slowly but surely... getting it all worked out.  This time taking a cue from the earliest posts about environment modifier values.  Got them dialed in good --hopefully you will think…
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Participants: JSDiamond, JasonPalenske, Noon, mutex.

10/13/2005 SPDuke: [Smiling Friendship Alpha Squad] New Game overview and a ?
Hi, folks!  Longtime lurker, here, finally ready to lay it on the line.  The following is a brief description of a game I've been working on a lot lately.  This…
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Participants: SPDuke, mutex, jasonm, Bill Masek.

10/13/2005 Nev the Deranged: Need some advice on terminology
Okay, recently I've been working on an arena combat system for a MMORPC that I am sometimes on. I've run a few previous versions of the system there, this particular…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, WhiteRat, SPDuke, Dev, ironick, Trevis Martin, Mike Holmes.

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10/20/2005 EllePepper: Creating a new Tabletop RPG...
I need to understand the basic mechanics behind the dice and points systems.  I have played before, but I'm still not sure where to begin.  I have the original idea…
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Participants: EllePepper, talysman, Blankshield, mutex, Sydney Freedberg, Noon, Selene Tan, Everspinner, daMoose_Neo.

10/21/2005 Gregor Hutton: [Space Rangers] Unofficial Feedback
Well, I had a flight to London and back today which gave me plenty of time to read and make comments on Space Rangers. So, here we go... Introductory fiction,…
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Participants: Gregor Hutton, CSBone, Wolfen.

10/21/2005 JSDiamond: Debris: A Guide to the city of Ruin --setting info for All's quiet...
Here is a draft for the setting info for the All's quiet... thieving rpg.  Although it is setting material (flavor text, etc.) there are also guidelines for role-playing in this…
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Participants: JSDiamond, mutex.

10/21/2005 Chris Geisel: [HPL inspired] Core Concepts, call for Mechanics/Reading
Inspired by Drifting to R'lyeh, Bryan B's design notes, Cthulhu's Clues and Hot Lead & Hypocrisy. Also Burn Sanity and thoughts about the genre for the idea of Sanity as…
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Participants: Chris Geisel, Darcy Burgess, Halzebier.

10/21/2005 Sean: [Class/Level Fantasy Game] Player-Driven Adventure & Campaign Mechanics
I've posted some mechanics which are both for a system I'm working on and system-portable to various popular class/level fantasy games here: http://1.myfreebulletinboard.com/calithena-about21.html I would be interested in people's feedback…
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Participants: Sean.

10/22/2005 shehee: Resolution Mechanic Questions
Searches haven't helped me, so I'm posting. I'm a beginner, be kind. I want a simple dice system for a resolution mechanic. I played with some friends the other day…
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Participants: shehee, TonyLB, demiurgeastaroth, Matthew Chan, Rob Carriere.

10/22/2005 daMoose_Neo: [Imp Game] Traps & Mishaps, Adventurers, Monsters & more
Still plodding along! Traps & Mishaps, a companion to my earlier released Mischief & Mayhem, is taking pretty solid shape right now and I have enough pieces of the puzzle…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo.

10/23/2005 Melciber: [Visions of Gaslight] I Cast Magic Missle!
While working on material for VoG I noticed that Thaumaturgy was beginning to move too close to center stage, and this simply would not do. While the game is meant…
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Participants: Melciber, Shreyas Sampat, Jack Aidley.

10/23/2005 Cyrus Marriner: [Adrift] Going beyond "Parlor Narration"
This is about my Ronnies entry, Adrift, which can be found at http://www.spacklecube.com/press/adrift.pdf. In the results, my entry was one of the ones categorized as Parlor Narration.  From the …
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Participants: Cyrus Marriner, Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Noon, Gregor Hutton.

10/23/2005 Ron Edwards: [Left Coast] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Well, as announced, this game has won a $25 Ronny for October. From my notes: Oh god, talk about the 70s!! I'm getting Synanon flashbacks. The subject matter works…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, hix, talysman, Graham Walmsley.

10/23/2005 OddballE: Website for GUILDS
After months of trying to handle making my game and my full time job I have finally been able to get a website up and running.  it is oddballe.com.  The…
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Participants: OddballE, Bill Masek.

10/24/2005 Ron Edwards: [3:16] Ronnies feedback
Hello, This one gets a full Ronny. I'm taking a very different approach from Roger's Roger's analysis and review thread, although it's a fine discussion. My take is emphatically…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Frank T, Ben Lehman, Gregor Hutton.

10/24/2005 Ron Edwards: [Cycle] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Hooray, a Mortal Kombat game! It's pretty strong for only four pages. Player-character creation is very neat, even exciting, with its colors. I really like the variety available in…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

10/24/2005 e1ven: [Usus] System Design
Good Morning, I'm working on a system that I can use for two or more settings, both a Western-style game, as well as a Gritty city, Sin-City style. In working…
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Participants: e1ven.

10/24/2005 Arturo G.: [Hierarchy] Splitting the SIS for a large group of players
Hi there! I want to express a couple of thought about Hierarchy. One of the October Ronnies entries. The game is designed for a large group of people (8-15 players).…
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Participants: Arturo G., Troy_Costisick, Ben Lehman, Blankshield, Ron Edwards.

10/24/2005 Ron Edwards: [Sphear] Ronnies feedback
Hello, I'll say it again. Jared was robbed, or very nearly robbed, of a Ronny. Even if the game wasn't as good as it is, there's his blatant and accurate…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/25/2005 nikola: [Shock:] Request for feedback
Shock: Social Science Fiction has just gotten to its coming out party at the tender age of 0.1.0. You can download it here</a>. I should very much like feedback on…
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Participants: nikola, TonyLB, CSBone, Graham Walmsley, Paka, Everspinner, Jonathan Hastings, Spooky Fanboy, Negilent, Tim Alexander.

10/25/2005 Dumirik: [The Inquisition] Not fruitful, just wierd.
This thread is directly related to the discussion currently going on at Lumpley's pad here: http://www.lumpley.com/comment.php?entry=119 Also, for newcomers, you will want to check out the previous thread related to…
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Participants: Dumirik, knicknevin, Joshua BishopRoby, Noon.

10/25/2005 Shreyas Sampat: Mere Sapnon ki Rani: Conflict System Queries
I talked about this game some time ago on my blog. I'm trying to work out the way that its conflict procedure works. The system proceeds like this: (I like…
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Participants: Shreyas Sampat, Tim Alexander, jasonm, Bill Masek.

10/25/2005 Jack Aidley: [Chanter] Rules for the things that matter
Lately I've returned to Chanter and been working on turning it into a complete and finished game. To be honest, when I first wrote the game I didn't really think…
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Participants: Jack Aidley, Darcy Burgess, Bankuei, Bill Masek.

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