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8/27/2007 Troels: [TSoY] Species metamorphoses
Hi there I bought TSoY last week, and it looks really great. I'm tinkering with a campaign idea for when my Mortal Coil campaign ends, and I want to build…
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Participants: Troels, oliof, shadowcourt.

8/26/2007 Rob Alexander: Dice Question
I'm running TSOY at a con soon, and there's a couple of things I've been confused about for a while that I want to get nailed down for that: 1)…
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Participants: Rob Alexander, Twobirds.

8/14/2007 Blessdevil: [TSoY] "painfull" question
I’m mastering a TSoY campaing and I’ve a strange problem. One of the player is an extremely noble and rich Ammenite, very skilled in poison making. He owns and rules…
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Participants: Blessdevil, thark, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, oliof, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt, shadowpriest.

8/2/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Zu Rules question
So, we were discussing syllables for Frank on that german rpg forum. A rules problem popped up. The rules explicitly state: only animate beings can be affected, and a…
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Participants: oliof, Frank Tarcikowski.

7/31/2007 Frank Tarcikowski: What TSoY really needs is a list of Zu syllables
Frankly. I know, the point is “make up your own”, but whenever I’m supposed to make up my own, I’m stuck for at least ten minutes. I toss it out…
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Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Eero Tuovinen, oliof.

7/27/2007 Clay: TSOY Supplements
Clinton, A couple of years back, you mentioned that you were at work on a TSOY supplement, something to do with religious groups and cults in TSOY.  Did that go…
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Participants: Clay, oliof.

7/11/2007 Aman the Rejected: Nuts and Bolts Rules Question
I have just a general question that I hope has a simple answer. Can anyone help me speculate on what would happen if Harm was always 1? This hypothetical would…
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Participants: Aman the Rejected, Twobirds, oliof, Gaerik.

7/7/2007 oliof: REIGN of TSoY
Inevitably, I had to mash up two of my favorite games. Since I didn't see a simple, non-artificial way to graft keys onto REIGN, I went out and "statted" up…
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Participants: oliof, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/4/2007 shadowcourt: [TSOY] Goblin Adaptability has never quite sat right with me
This was inspired by a comment I made on another threat about how abilities never really require Secrets to perform as written-- the assumption being that you don't have to…
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Participants: shadowcourt, Eero Tuovinen, Ludanto.

7/2/2007 xjermx: [TSOY] commanding NPCs via an ability
This may not be the first time this flavor of question has been asked, but I couldn't locate its twin, so - It occurred to me to have an ability…
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Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt, oliof.

6/27/2007 Rob Alexander: [TSOY] PCs can win if they want to?
In another thread, Eero said: For your concerns, I direct you to check out the resource odds the system of TSOY provides for players. There…
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Participants: Rob Alexander, oliof, Eliarhiman6, Eero Tuovinen.

6/26/2007 Frank Tarcikowski: [TSoY Prep] What is in the ancient Zaru capital?
So, in our World of Near, I am using Harald’s interpretation of the geography: The Zaru now live in the Zaru delta, but the peninsula to the north is the…
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Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Eero Tuovinen, Rob Alexander, oliof.

6/21/2007 Bret Gillan: [TSOY] Don't Make Me Fuck You Up With My Crane Style
Hey guys. I wanted a game that I could play while I listened to rap, so I tinkered with The Shadow of Yesterday (for its brilliance, tinkerability, and consistently awesome…
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Participants: Bret Gillan, xjermx, Eero Tuovinen.

6/20/2007 xjermx: Keys that tie in to other players
So I'm thinking about a TSoY game in which some of the players are bound to other players - something like the relationship between Warders and Aes Sedai in Wheel…
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Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen.

6/15/2007 thark: [tsoy] Zu...
So, I'm starting a new TSOY campaign, and it's set to potentially feature some Zu in it. Naturally, I'm having dreadful trouble coming up with anything that seems reasonable and…
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Participants: thark, Eero Tuovinen, oliof.

6/7/2007 Rob Alexander: various questions after second session
Hi all, I just ran a second session of TSOY after the one described here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24038.0. Glad to say it seemed to go a lot better this time, despite having…
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Participants: Rob Alexander, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt.

6/6/2007 Ludanto: [TSoY] Perception in BDtP?
Hi! Here's the situation.  Pick-Tooth the ratkin is sneaking past a guard (Stealth vs. React), but fails, so he Brings Down the Pain.  Now Pick-Tooth continues to try to evade…
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Participants: Ludanto, Gaerik, Eero Tuovinen.

5/31/2007 Rob Alexander: [TSOY] several beginner's questions
Hi, Finally ran the game I was talking about in http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23848. I raise some general issues in the AP thread (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24038.0), but I've got a few specific rules questions as…
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Participants: Rob Alexander, shadowcourt, Eero Tuovinen, Gaerik.

5/26/2007 Filip Luszczyk: [TPK] An official Polish website?
Browsing CRN Games site I've found a link to an official Polish website of TPK, here: http://www.crngames.com/the_princes_kingdom/links Only, it links to one news about the game and that's all. Also,…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk.

5/24/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Mystery and Suspense?
Hello, I was asked in another forum how mystery and suspense could ever work in a game where the stakes are set openly and there are no hidden checks whatsoever.…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt.

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9/2/2007 Falc: Donjon issues
Last Thursday I started GM'ing some Donjon sessions to fil in a gap between campaigns. It was the group's first time playing Donjon, mine as well, and while we had…
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Participants: Falc, The Dragon Master.

9/8/2007 Clay: TSoY Resource for Weapons & Armor
I've got a game coming up on Sunday, and I realized as I was going over my prep that I don't really have a uniform way to deal with weapons…
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Participants: Clay, Eero Tuovinen.

9/16/2007 Troels: [TSoY] Trained by a Master
Greetings unto you, Hidden Masters of TSoY! I'm tinkering with a campaign idea for TSoY, and I'm having a little trouble with the Transcendence mechanic. I get the concept and…
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Participants: Troels, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/19/2007 Troels: Converting campaign to TSoY
Hi there I was planning a TSoY campaign set in Near, but then something happened. My group got so fed up with the lack of dice in our Mortal Coil…
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Participants: Troels, Eero Tuovinen, Greis.

9/22/2007 Rob Alexander: Alternatives to BDTP, and some key trouble
I'm going to be running TSOY at a convention here in the UK (Furnace 2007, Sheffield, 20-21 October - link is here: http://www.rpgfurnace.com/) and I'm looking for advice on a…
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Participants: Rob Alexander, Frank Tarcikowski, Eero Tuovinen.

9/22/2007 Rob Alexander: two new keys - doubts
I've got a couple of idea for keys, one for the game I'm talking about here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24910.0 and one for another I'm planning. This is for a spoilt-rich princess and…
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Participants: Rob Alexander, Eero Tuovinen.

9/23/2007 Corvus69: [TSoY] parallel action priority, task difficulty and other confusing things
hello this is my first post here. I actually registered just to ask these questions. I study TSoY and I really like it. But there are things that really confuse…
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Participants: Corvus69, oliof, Frank Tarcikowski, Eero Tuovinen.

9/24/2007 Yokiboy: [TSoY] Lambert's Quest for Redemption
Hello, I am posting an actual play report from our 1-on-1 game called Lambert's Quest for Redemption. The game is played with me as the Story Guide, and one of…
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Participants: Yokiboy, Eero Tuovinen, Paul T.

9/28/2007 Lexonus: [TSOY] healing question
So I am going through the rules in anticipation of introducing a few friends to the game and I am puzzled by the healing rules.  The rules say: Healing works…
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Participants: Lexonus, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, shadowcourt.

10/3/2007 Myrmidon: Keys of Motivation vs Keys of Everything Else
Can anyone assist me achieve a better understanding of the how 1/2/5 keys (Motivation) differ from 1/3 keys (Everything else)? For example: Key of Conscience     Your character has…
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Participants: Myrmidon, Clinton R. Nixon.

10/9/2007 Aman the Rejected: [TSOY] The Shadow of the Abyss
On Saturday I ran a game for Eric and Lisa Provost and a new member of our local area, Eric Lofgren. It was intended to be a Conspiracy of Shadows…
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Participants: Aman the Rejected, oliof, Eero Tuovinen.

10/18/2007 Troels: [TSoY] Curses and necromancy
Hi A question and an idea I'm rather proud of. Question: Here's an idea for a Secret: Cursing. It's sort of Blessing in reverse. The idea is, you make an…
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Participants: Troels, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, lucky.

10/20/2007 Paul T: [TSoY] Help me poison my lover
Hello. I'm hoping to run a game of TSoY in the near future. I've been reading over the text that's just been put up on the CRN wikipage, and everything…
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Participants: Paul T, Clinton R. Nixon, oliof, shadowcourt, Eero Tuovinen.

10/28/2007 anders_larsen: [TSoY] Mass combat
Normally when I run games I try to keep away from mass combat - no matter what system I use - because I have a hard time handle them well,…
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Participants: anders_larsen, Eero Tuovinen, James_Nostack, shadowcourt.

11/3/2007 Uruush: [TSoY] Discern Truth
Is this a Reason or Instinct Ability? In my copy, it's listed as an Instinct Ability in the Ability section, but the example goblin character has "Discern Truth (R)".
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Participants: Uruush, Eero Tuovinen, oliof.

11/8/2007 Melinglor: Felexibility of Key Buyoffs?
I'm preparing to run Shadow of Yesterday and I've been thinking about Key Buyoffs. I love the wholeidea,but it nags at me that the stated Buyoffs for some of the…
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Participants: Melinglor, Filip Luszczyk, Eero Tuovinen.

11/19/2007 pells: [TSOY] - dealing with large groups
Context : I'm preparing a game with a couple of friends to play Avalanche using TSOY and I did come across some problems ... I've got mainly two situations that…
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Participants: pells, Eero Tuovinen.

11/21/2007 Paul T: [TSoY] Number of advances and Keys
I'm posting here as someone who wasn't played TSoY yet, in hopes of getting some basic advice. I may be playing with RPG newbies, and I want to simplify the…
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Participants: Paul T, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

11/29/2007 Troels: [TSoY] Shadows of Other Settings
I think I'm getting the hang of it now. I had been a bit worried that TSoY would be cool in Near, and not-so-cool elsewhere, because setting and system are…
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Participants: Troels, Ron Edwards, oliof, shadowcourt, Greis.

11/30/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Return to Oran
What follows is a back translation of my current vision of Oran, inspired by Clinton and Eero elsewhere on this forum. Onno Tasler helped a lot with making this Oran,…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt.

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