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In Universalis 9/2/2002 Ayrizale: Alternate Startup Idea that we were kicking around
Hi,
A friend and I were talking about an alternative way to get the game started and one idea that we came up with that sounded like it might be…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Noah Wan.
9/2/2002 Ayrizale: Men-In-Black
Ok, let me see what I can make of this past weekend’s game. I’ve got a half-inch thick stack of index cards that I need to go through and see…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, Roy, Mike Holmes, Noah Wan.
9/2/2002 Roy: Roy's First Game
Wow! That's the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Universalis. Ralph and Mike, Universalis just takes my breath away!
I can honestly say I've never…
In Universalis
Participants: Roy, Valamir, J B Bell, Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes.
9/1/2002 Ayrizale: Does this sound about right? :)
Just a doodle I worked up while playing a game tonight. Will post some more details of the game once I can sort it all out and make some sense…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, Mike Holmes.
8/29/2002 Jürgen Mayer: Universalis Review at rpg.net
Look what I found:
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_7015.html
In Universalis
Participants: Jürgen Mayer, Andrew Martin, Ayrizale, Mike Holmes.
8/23/2002 Ayrizale: Lael's Game
[quote="Mike Holmes"]Lael, I hope you get your play in. Looking forward very much to your review.
[/quote]
Actually, I'm planning to shanghai a small group of players (me and two…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, Mike Holmes, Valamir.
8/21/2002 Mike Holmes: Web Site
Ralph and I continue to try and improve our web site for Universalis, and already we have quite a bit of support up.
Check out Ralph's essays that didn't make…
In Universalis
Participants: Mike Holmes, Roy, Valamir, Ayrizale, Matt, Fabrice G., Tony Irwin, Jason L Blair, Bob McNamee.
8/19/2002 Valamir: Universalis is now available
Universalis is now in print and available for purchase.
After a successful Gen Con launch, the full print version is available from
http://universalis.actionroll.com
The price is $15 plus $2 S/H.…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, sben, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, quozl, James V. West.
8/13/2002 Ron Edwards: Universe Alice art contest
Ha!
My first post in the new public forum.
Here's my deal: Adept Press will pay (Dr. Evil moment) $50.00 to the artist who delivers the best portrayal of ...…
In Universalis
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.
7/9/2002 Ron Edwards: Universalis play at Origins
Hi there,
So I finally lost my Universalis cherry, thanks to Mike's "No means Yes" approach to running a demo. Here are some of my thoughts and questions, and bear…
In Universalis
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
6/26/2002 Valamir: Universalis goes to layout ---> ATTN Playtesters
The final version of Universalis has been sent for layout (we snagged Matt Snyder for the job which means it will look a hell of alot better than the draft…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir.
5/15/2002 Mike Holmes: Final Draft Feedback
Hello all,
Well, Ralph and I feel that we want to write the final beta and move to Actual Version 1.0. We're looking closely at all suggestions so far. Given…
In Universalis
Participants: Mike Holmes, Ayrizale, amiel, Bankuei, joe_llama, Blake Hutchins, Valamir.
4/11/2002 Valamir: Capitalization
[quote="joe_llama"]
[quote]There's way too many Capitalised Words of No Real Importance. [/quote]
Yeah man. Drop the Capitals. Do it for real this time.
[/quote]
Ok, I'm listening. Convince me.
I've…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, joe_llama, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin.
4/11/2002 Andrew Martin: Questions and Comments
How does one create X-use items, like fuel, healing potions, firewood, lack of health (injury)? There seems to be five different methods in the rules, which are the example for…
In Universalis
Participants: Andrew Martin, Valamir, Ayrizale, joe_llama, Mike Holmes.
4/10/2002 Andrew Martin: Alternative mechanics
From Universalis 6.1:
For example: The game is set in a dark and twisted future. Andrew has framed a scene where two characters, Croc and Rat, are exploring a ruined…
In Universalis
Participants: Andrew Martin, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
4/3/2002 Valamir: Refreshment
I'd like to ask playtesters to really look hard at the Refreshment mechanic because as it is completely new to V6 it has never been tested. Particularly the amounts given…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir.
4/2/2002 Valamir: True Story
I have this non gamer girlfriend. For the last nine years she's been amazingly indulgent of my mistress...er...hobby, and while she occassionaly will join us for a board game or…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Ayrizale, joe_llama, Bankuei.
3/31/2002 amiel: Playtest info
I finally got down to it, myself and the space monkeys.
First the social contract, we decided to do a fantasy game. We also decided on few silly elements. Next,…
In Universalis
Participants: amiel, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
3/30/2002 Valamir: Version 6.1
Well, it took me almost a week longer than I thought it would, but that was primarily because I decided to go back in and add alot of the stuff…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir.
3/24/2002 Ayrizale: First Playtest, First thoughts
Hi,
We got to play for a little while yesterday and I just wanted to pass along the general first impressions.
Overall it played very well. My first concern on…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
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In Universalis 9/4/2002 Roy: Roy's First Game -- The End
Well, we ended up finishing the game tonight instead of last night. We just got finished and it was a blast!
I'm just going to post the scenes we created…
In Universalis
Participants: Roy, J B Bell, Mike Holmes.
9/4/2002 Noah Wan: Another Alternate Idea
[color=darkred]Good Morrow,
If I remember correctly I have brought this up with Lael durring one of our Universalis sessions. I'd like any comments I can get on the idea.
I…
In Universalis
Participants: Noah Wan, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ayrizale.
9/6/2002 Noah Wan: Universalis "Starter Box"
[color=darkred] Hello All,
I'm either cracked or I like this game very very much.
I went out today and bought index cards and an Index Card Box (hence 'Starter Box').…
In Universalis
Participants: Noah Wan, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ayrizale, Bob McNamee.
9/6/2002 Valamir: Universalis Art Contest
Due to certain logistics issues, we are extending the "Universe Alice" Art Contest.
Ron Edwards of Adept Press has graciously offered a $50.00 prize to the winner.
The rules are…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Jason L Blair, Bob McNamee.
9/7/2002 Matt Gwinn: Universalis, D20 and The Wheel of Time
For the last month or so my Friday gaming group has been playing The Wheel of Time. Things where not very exciting and we didn't accomplish very much in the…
In Universalis
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin.
9/9/2002 J B Bell: IRC add-on
Just a few minutes ago I wrapped up a nice session of online Universalis. An invisible world, laid over our own, with inhabitants bound to unbreakable laws and vows; 1920s…
In Universalis
Participants: J B Bell, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Paganini.
9/9/2002 Bob McNamee: Bob's First Game (2 player)
Hi all!
I finally got the chance to play Universalis. It was a two player game with just myself and my wife (who is fairly a novice to roleplaying, but…
In Universalis
Participants: Bob McNamee, Valamir.
9/12/2002 J B Bell: Role vagueness & cost to change
My last (and first) game of Universalis had me coming up with the excruciatingly boring Roles of "Man #1" and "Man #2". I characterized them with dialogue (talking for two…
In Universalis
Participants: J B Bell, Bob McNamee, Roy, Mike Holmes, Valamir.
9/13/2002 Tony Irwin: Tony's first game
Greetings from Scotland folks. You'll be pleased to know that you now have 6 "Universalis Otaku" on the other side of the world. Nice (and perhaps a little weird) to…
In Universalis
Participants: Tony Irwin, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
9/16/2002 Tony Durham: The "PC Gimmick"
What exactly is the PC Gimmick I keep seeing mentioned in other posts? I've gotten hold of the rules, and think I might be able to get a small group…
In Universalis
Participants: Tony Durham, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Tony Irwin.
9/16/2002 Paganini: Universalis
Okay guys, I'm going to have to demand a refund. The occaisoinal missing apostrophe I can put up with, but when you start misquoting Star Wars dire things must happen.…
In Universalis
Participants: Paganini, Valamir, Bob McNamee, Tony Irwin, Roy, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Jason L Blair.
9/17/2002 Paka: After-School Universalis
Bought Universalis about an hour ago.
I run an after-school program for grades 7-12 and I just bought Universalis in hopes of putting it out there and seeing if they'll…
In Universalis
Participants: Paka, Mike Holmes.
9/17/2002 Roy: Chateau de Sorcerie -- First Session of Universalis Serial
Hey, everyone!
Here's the first session of our Universalis serial, "Château de Sorcerie".
This is our first attempt at a campaign game of Universalis. Has anyone else been playing one?…
In Universalis
Participants: Roy, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin, Valamir.
9/26/2002 Jason L Blair: Just in case you missed it (Out of the Box)
http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
Nothing too supercool, yet, but check out the very last paragraph.
In Universalis
Participants: Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir.
9/26/2002 Bob McNamee: Add-on idea
Its Better to Create than Destroy
This is an add-on similar to "PC Plot Protection", but with more far reaching effects. All aspects of the game require double the number…
In Universalis
Participants: Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes.
9/30/2002 Bob McNamee: Temple of Bast - Session 2 - Narrative
Temple of Bast – Universalis Game – Session 2
Players: Bob, Pat, Sue (visiting player)
Scene 4
Location: The Temple of Bast
Time: immediately following Scene 2/3
Characters present from…
In Universalis
Participants: Bob McNamee, Valamir.
10/1/2002 Bob McNamee: Temple of Bast - Session 1- Narrative Revised
Rewrite of Session 1
Temple of Bast – Universalis Game – Session 1- (2hrs approx)
Players: Bob, Pat
Scene 1
Location: The Temple of Bast
Time: Midnight
Characters: Pi Wa…
In Universalis
Participants: Bob McNamee.
10/6/2002 Bankuei: Enigma Trait Add-on idea
This rule allows players to simulate the hidden fact about a character. You can buy traits for characters that you create, or other character's that the creator agrees to, that…
In Universalis
Participants: Bankuei, Bob McNamee, Valamir, Mike Holmes.
10/8/2002 Mike Holmes: Plot Components
Just thinking a bit today, and I realized that there is a simple and effective way of introducing a lot of plot and pacing to a game that uses the…
In Universalis
Participants: Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Tony Irwin, Valamir.
10/9/2002 Alan: Questions: Scene Framing & Event Complications
Hi,
I was reading over the rules and discovered some things I'm not clear on.
1) The rules say that "the framer can't be interrupted until at least one character…
In Universalis
Participants: Alan, Paganini, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin.
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