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9/21/2006 Sovem: Confusion with new scenes
If this question has been addressed somewhere else, forgive me. I'm a bit confused as to components and starting new scenes. The book states that when framing a new scene…
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Participants: Sovem, Valamir.

9/12/2006 REkz: Re: Comments on Uni as a "storytelling game" vis-a-vis an RPG
[quote="Valamir"]Split from [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17301.0]this thread[/url][/quote] Arturo, I was waiting to hear you say if you liked UNIVERSALIS or didn't like it after getting open-minded and buying it? My copy just arrived. …
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Participants: REkz, Mike Holmes.

9/12/2006 Sovem: Dying to play
I am absolutely dying to try this game out, but I can't get my players to give it a chance for the life of me. To be fair, we're in…
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Participants: Sovem, Trevis Martin, Mike Holmes.

8/18/2006 Karasu: Revised Edition?
Please excuse me if this has been answered elsewhere but, what are some of the key differences or clarifcations that would behoove an owner of of the first edition to…
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Participants: Karasu, Valamir.

7/21/2006 Valamir: UNIVERSALIS REVISED NOW AVAILABLE !
The long wait is over at last.  The books came in from the printer last week and are now available for purchase. I'm pleased to announce that in addition to…
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Participants: Valamir, hix, Nathan P., Aaron Smith, Tony Irwin, pigames, Zamiel, Nev the Deranged, oliof, Zatt, Valvorik.

6/1/2006 Valamir: Tell me about the physical quality
I'm in the process of collecting quotes for the Universalis Revised print job.  So far one of the most competitive quotes is from the same shop that did the last…
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Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Aaron Smith, Andrew Morris, Arturo G., tetsujin28.

5/25/2006 Valamir: Universalis Revised Update
The first pass at the layout is back from Matt Snyder.  I think it looks very sharp with some new graphical elements giving it a more updated look. Right now…
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Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin, Aaron Smith, tetsujin28.

4/11/2006 matthijs: Ramshead site makes browser implode
I've had this problem in the past, and am having it again now: The Ramshead site causes IE to hang, with just a blank browser window. Wuzzup?
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Participants: matthijs, Valamir, Heraldic Game Design, GreatWolf, wburdick, joshua neff.

4/11/2006 Equilibrium: Newbie
Hello I discovered Universalis about 2 years ago, I read the rules and my son and one other friend had a crack at it. We all enjoyed though my son…
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Participants: Equilibrium, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

3/26/2006 Tony Irwin: 2nd edition
Hi folks, Any news on a second edition? Thanks, Tony
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Participants: Tony Irwin, Valamir, Thunder_God, komradebob, kayl.

3/13/2006 Aaron Smith: Gaming in another system's Setting
Just an idea I had, idly leafing through my copy of Univeralis. Has anyone thought of, or done, a Univeralis game in an already established setting? A soap opera done…
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Participants: Aaron Smith, komradebob, Mike Holmes, Sovem, Valamir, Zatt, demiurgeastaroth, Robotech_Master.

2/27/2006 wburdick: tri-stat to Universalis and back
I experimented with transferring my tri-stat campaign to Universalis and it worked out swell.  The Universalis game took place in the future of the tri-stat campaign (campaign was modern and…
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Participants: wburdick, Mike Holmes.

1/22/2006 Danny2050: Activity during Complications
"Complications proceed regardless of other Events that may be narrated around them. Players continue to Interrupt and take their turns normally." Uni 2nd Ed page 64. My group has come…
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Participants: Danny2050, Mike Holmes, Arturo G..

1/22/2006 Danny2050: Coins in support of Facts
In the rules about "Using Facts in Challenges" it states that a coin spent in defence of a fact is doubled. This doesn't seem to give any extra weight to…
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Participants: Danny2050, Mike Holmes.

12/29/2005 foucalt: How exactly does one get a copy of Universalis?
Bear with me here. I'm looking for a copy. Willing to pay a reasonable amount for it. It just doesn't actually seem to be possible. Here's what I've tried: Key20…
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Participants: foucalt, komradebob, Andrew Morris, Tony Irwin, Valamir, xternal, SirWesley, Aaron Smith, REkz, Vaxalon.

12/15/2005 wburdick: Anyone interested in a Universalis mud?
Anyone interested in helping to make an online version of Universalis in mud-form?  The plan I have is turn-based, real-time interaction.  I.e. not a forum -- the players would all…
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Participants: wburdick, Mike Holmes, CPXB, Nev the Deranged, Gaerik, Robotech_Master.

12/13/2005 CPXB: Problem with Universalis
My Uni game ran into what, to the group I'm playing with, at least, is considered an insurmountable problem. We're in 10 sessions into a Uni game and what is…
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Participants: CPXB, Kintara, Valamir, wburdick, Arturo G., Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin.

12/9/2005 wburdick: Universalis settings books -- possible? sellable?
Is there a market for Universalis-related books, like setting or source books?  Players love examples to work from -- look at the myriad D20 books out there.  Lords of Madness…
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Participants: wburdick, Valamir, Christopher Weeks, Danny2050, Nev the Deranged, Aaron Smith.

12/6/2005 wburdick: Universalis and semantic nets
I searched the web a bit for this, but no luck. Has anyone else noticed the similarity between Universalis and semantic nets (or Aristotelian logic, or object-oriented models) used in…
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Participants: wburdick, Mike Holmes.

11/10/2005 George Moralidis: Reasoning behind dialogue cost
Hello there. I am trying to modify Uni to suit my needs. Just a quick question: what is the reasoning behind spending coins to use dialogue? Have ppl noticed any…
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Participants: George Moralidis, Andrew Morris, Mike Holmes, Valamir, CPXB, Tony Irwin.

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10/3/2006 Sovem: 2 player Universalis?
Is it possible to play Universalis, as written, with only two people? I tried it once, but it seemed that between two people, there just weren't enough coins to get…
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Participants: Sovem, Aaron Smith, Valamir, Tony Irwin, Robotech_Master, Mike Holmes.

10/12/2006 Zamiel: Complications and Stake-Setting
One of the things I've found particularly of interest in the new wave of indie RPG design is the idea of "stake setting," that is, conflicts are entered into with…
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Participants: Zamiel, Valamir, Adam Dray, komradebob, Eero Tuovinen, pete_darby, Robotech_Master.

10/13/2006 Zamiel: Theoretical Battlestar Galactica Play Example
One of the things I do when I'm trying to get a handle on how a game is played is work up a session / scene, with mechanical notation and…
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Participants: Zamiel, Valamir.

10/17/2006 aedaren: My First Uni Game + Confusion about complications
Hey everybody, I've been having a good time playing Universalis for the first time with some guys from the indie net gaming group.  We're using a wiki to play, and…
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Participants: aedaren, Valamir, Trevis Martin.

10/20/2006 GreatWolf: New Universalis review...on Boardgamegeek?
Weird but true.  Here is the link.
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Participants: GreatWolf.

10/23/2006 GB Steve: Universalis spotted in Forbidden Planet
I was browsing in Forbidden Planet on Friday night. It's the largest comic book, DVD and genre fiction outlet in London. They have a selection of RPGs, about 3 IKEA…
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Participants: GB Steve, Salar, Tony Irwin, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Alex Fradera.

11/13/2006 aedaren: More Complication Questions
Hey guys, I have a couple of questions about complications.  I read the rules (revised) thoroughly, and as far as I can tell, once the complication has started, anyone can…
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Participants: aedaren, Mike Holmes, kayl.

12/5/2006 Zatt: First game's lessons…
Well, I played my first game of Universalis tonight, and was highly entertained to say the least. A couple of things that I learned from the experience: When framing a…
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Participants: Zatt, demiurgeastaroth, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

12/5/2006 Zatt: Laptops with Universalis
Just a question: How many of you use a laptop when you're acting as the recorder? It came to me that I type much faster than I can write, and…
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Participants: Zatt, Mike Holmes, demiurgeastaroth, Curufea, Robotech_Master, David Artman.

12/19/2006 Zatt: Using pre-made scenes.
One thing that I thought of while I've been readying myself for my upcoming Universalis story arc for our Warhammer 40,000 campaign was the idea of readying scenes. Here's the…
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Participants: Zatt, Mike Holmes.

1/8/2007 TheGroog: My First Impression
Hello I first met Universalis about 2 years ago, with the first (?) edition. Myself, son and buddy merely dipped our feet but we had an underwater laugh with dolphins…
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Participants: TheGroog, Valamir, Robotech_Master, hix.

1/20/2007 Robotech_Master: Interrupt interrogative
I was reading through the rules on Interrupts and something wasn't quite clear to me. Say there are four players, A, B, C, and D. It is player A's turn,…
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Participants: Robotech_Master, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

1/21/2007 Robotech_Master: 2-page Play Aid: Free Dialog?
I was glancing at the 2-Page Play Aid on the Resources page, and happened to notice, under its list of things you could do at any time, it says that…
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Participants: Robotech_Master.

1/23/2007 Robotech_Master: Looking to start chatserver game
I'm looking at starting a chatserver game of Universalis, to get better acquainted with the rules in the hope of running some live demos soon. In order to play, you'd…
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Participants: Robotech_Master.

1/23/2007 Robotech_Master: Seeing Universalis everywhere I look...
It's funny--I've been so immersing myself in Universalis over the last couple of days that I'm starting to think of movies and TV shows and things in Universalis terms. "Luke…
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Participants: Robotech_Master, Mike Holmes.

2/4/2007 Robotech_Master: First game: Slaves of Springfield
My first session of Universalis went pretty well, for all that there were only two players in it. I had arranged to give a "demo" at MetaGames, the local gaming…
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Participants: Robotech_Master, Mike Holmes, Valvorik, Valamir.

2/7/2007 Robotech_Master: Ideas for Rules Gimmicks for Chatserver Play
I was just thinking about possible rules gimmicks for chatserver play, made necessary by the lack of visual contact. For instance, a shorthand for making clear how many coins you…
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Participants: Robotech_Master, Mike Holmes, David Artman.

2/12/2007 unexpected: Another way to start a Confrontation?
Hello! I'm quite new to Universalis (one session so far), I really like it, but - of course - my gaming group has encountered a situation, were we are not…
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Participants: unexpected, hix, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

2/14/2007 Robotech_Master: Unclear on groups
I'm having a little trouble understanding the groups trait. On page 33, in the mini-scene example, it mentions the creation of a "team of Slytheran" and that it's "1 Coin…
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Participants: Robotech_Master, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

2/14/2007 Robotech_Master: Mini-scenes vs. interruptions
It says in the rules that a mini-scene only lasts until the end of the turn of the person who created it. What if he's interrupted?
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Participants: Robotech_Master, Valamir.

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