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10/18/2002 Matt Snyder: Durn Foreigners!
You know, I'm absolutely amazed at how many overseas folks have purchased Dust Devils. I've had sales in the UK, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, and one or two others (with…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Paul Czege, Clay, Mikko Kauppinen, Tim Denee, Mike Holmes, Jon H, Ron Edwards, UnSub, Valamir, edomaur.

10/17/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils PDF now available!
Howdy, pardners! I'm pleased to announce that Dust Devils is now available on PDF. This 24-page document features everything found in the print version, including color cover artwork by Jon…
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Participants: Matt Snyder.

10/17/2002 GreatWolf: RPGnet review by Guy McLimore
[url]http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_7364.html[/url] Way to go, Matt! Seth Ben-Ezra Great Wolf
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Participants: GreatWolf, Matt Snyder.

10/15/2002 jllama: Pdf Questions and Books
Hola, I've been reading about Dust Devil and I'm really excited to try it out. I'm a big pdf fan, though, so I thought I'd wait for it. Now I'm…
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Participants: jllama, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Clay, Matt Snyder, Bankuei, edomaur.

9/25/2002 Clay: Dust Devils arrived
I picked up my copy of Dust Devils last night. The rules expansions and the appearance of the printed product are great. It's great to find a game this complete…
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Participants: Clay, Tim Denee, Matt Snyder.

9/20/2002 Nick Pagnucco: DD PDF and other stuff
Hiya I don't post much in this part of the forum, but I was just curious: is there still a plan to release a PDF version of Dust Devil, and…
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Participants: Nick Pagnucco, Matt Snyder.

9/16/2002 Paka: 1st Game of Dust Devils
We played with the Wyrding West setting I've been posting on RPG.net and the game went really well, really fun. The system was good and I will re-write the game…
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Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder.

9/12/2002 Paka: Dusty Ka, Wyrding West, or Destinatus in the Dust
I am going to playtest Dust Devils using my Egyptian/Norse/Roman (and Greek) Western that I've been chipping away with some enthusiasm and feedback at on RPG.net. I am thinking of…
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Participants: Paka, Matt Snyder.

9/11/2002 Jason L Blair: Out of the Box: Dust Devils
To say the review is favorable is to understate the obvious. http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
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Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder.

9/6/2002 Mike Holmes: Potential Resource
Hey, check out this RPG.net review: http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_7076.html Could make for a great resource for the Dealer to come up with random details. Mike
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Valamir.

9/5/2002 Paka: Excited to see this game work.
I have given alot of thought about what makes a game work and what makes it fail but I had not ever thought about the narrative structure underlying our hobby…
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Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, Eddy Fate, Jared A. Sorensen, mahoux, xiombarg, Mike Holmes.

8/27/2002 Valamir: Out of the Box Redux.
Well Ken didn't get to review Dust Devils this time around. But he promises next week for "his other favorite game from GenCon" http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
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Participants: Valamir, Matt Snyder.

8/23/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils for sale!!!
Howdy, pards . . . I'm pleased as hell to announce that the Dust Devils Web site is up and running, and it now offers Paypal purchasing of the Dust…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Bailywolf, Balbinus.

8/20/2002 Gordon C. Landis: Dust Devils: The Indian Wars
It's insane, I shouldn't be thinking about variants/supplements until I at least own the damn game, but . . . this notion is riding me like a devil, so I…
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Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Matt Snyder.

8/16/2002 Matt Snyder: Tough as ails ... ahem
Well, folks, I've good news and (somewhat) bad news. I always like to start with the bad news, so here it is. I haven't got the darn Paypal system set…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Gordon C. Landis, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, Adam, Jason L Blair, TSL, Valamir.

8/14/2002 Ron Edwards: Publishing Dust Devils
Hi Matt, Um, I advise caution. I agree that the "next commercial step" is called for, for Dust Devils. But slamming it into the stores? Remember, retailers give Not One…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, jburneko.

8/14/2002 Matt Snyder: Out of the box, into the fire
Holy Frijoles, compadres! Ken Hite has called out Dust Devils in his Out of the Box GenCon wrap-up, including a final note that he'll review the game soon. Which means,…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, Gordon C. Landis, Clay, GreatWolf, Jason L Blair.

8/1/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils: Altering the Devil Rating
Now that I've got the very funky octaNe layout (mostly) underwraps, I'm making my last pass through Dust Devils. It now weighs in around 9,000 words, and will include an…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

7/29/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils: Last Stand!
Howdy, folks. After getting away from the computer for a weekend, I sat down for a feverish last leg on the Dust Devils rewrite. The text is nearly complete and…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Bailywolf, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Demonspahn.

7/11/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils storm a brewin'
Ok, folks, GenCon is almost here. I'm up to my neck in freelance design, with Universalis and octaNe up to bat next. Just finished Trollbable, and Ron's going over revisions…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Valamir, Mike Holmes, TSL, Jason L Blair, Clay, Jürgen Mayer, James.

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10/21/2002 unodiablo: Firefly - Western in Space!
Has anyone been watching the new Fox show Firefly? It's the one done by the 'creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer'. I don't watch Buffy, but Firefly has been very…
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Participants: unodiablo, Matt Snyder, joshua neff, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/22/2002 Matt Snyder: Seeking Art Nouveau-style artist
I'm looking for an artist for a PDF game I'm working on. Specifically, I'd like someone who can do something in the vein of an Art Nouveau portrait, rather like…
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Participants: Matt Snyder.

10/23/2002 UnSub: Alternate settings for DD
I've seen a bit of discussion about alternate settings than Westerns for the DD rules mechanic and thought that I'd throw a few ideas in the ring. So far I've…
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Participants: UnSub.

10/24/2002 Matt Snyder: New game: Nine Worlds
I'm working on a new game called Nine Worlds. Please feel free to check out my initial, somewhat scatterbrained thoughts in this thread in the Indie Game Design forum: New…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Spooky Fanboy, J. Backman, Flash.

10/26/2002 furashgf: Devil to Fate to Power to Alienation
I haven't purchased Dust Devil's yet, but had a question first about the "Devil" mechanic. The source "mythology" seems to tie the protagonist's "devil" to... - their alienation; - their…
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Participants: furashgf, Valamir.

10/28/2002 jllama: Crazy Character Idea
Hey everybody, I'm hoping to run a one shot Dust Devils game this weekend, so I've asked my players to start thinking of character ideas. One of my players, we'll…
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Participants: jllama, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Bankuei, Clay.

10/28/2002 Bankuei: The Peace Hotel
Just watched another HK flick I hadn't seen for about 5 or 6 years, and only had a vague memory of. The Peace Hotel, starring Chow Yun Fat, directed by…
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Participants: Bankuei.

10/28/2002 Matt Snyder: Free Character Sheet PDF now available.
Hey, folks, after several requests, I've finally put together a nice character sheet for Dust Devils. It's a PDF file, naturally. You can get a color version here: Color character…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Ben Morgan, Jason L Blair, Tim C Koppang.

11/17/2002 b_bankhead: Dust Devils Box Copy Idea
Over in the publishing section we are running an exercise, 'what kind of copy should you put on a boxed set of Dust Devils in an ordinary (Non gamer) store…
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Participants: b_bankhead, Matt Snyder.

11/27/2002 Matt Snyder: Who's playing Dust Devils?
You know, I get lots of feedback about Dust Devils being a good idea, or doing something different. That's very encouraging. I hear little to NO feedback on ACTUALY PLAY…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Clay, edomaur, Adam, Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes.

12/9/2002 Matt Snyder: 12 Days of Christmas
As you may have read on the Key 20 board, Key 20 will be offering up the 12 Games of Christmas starting December 13 through Christmas eve. Each day, free…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Jason L Blair.

12/11/2002 Alan: Conflicts with multiple participants
Hi, I'm reading over DD for the second time, preparing to run a demo game. I'm not quite clear on a few things. Here are the rules as I understand…
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Participants: Alan, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

12/12/2002 xiombarg: We played, and we have questions...
Well, we finally got to play Dust Devils. We had a great time. But some issues came up. 1. What happens if you run out of cards? As I mentioned…
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Participants: xiombarg, Matt Snyder.

12/14/2002 Clay: New Group for Dust Devils
I played Dust Devils with my regular group last night. The game was a great success, and we have added it to our permanent repetoir of games. We played the…
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Participants: Clay, Matt Snyder.

12/19/2002 jburneko: Greedy Selfish Request
Okay, so the joy that came to me when I saw Deathwish is indescribable. So in the words of Oliver Twist I say, "Can I have some more, please?" Any…
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Participants: jburneko, Matt Snyder.

1/17/2003 Rob MacDougall: Deathwish?
Howdy, pardners. Hope this isn't a stupid question: I've seen a couple of threads around here talking about a supplement to Dust Devils called Deathwish (about spies/espionage, I understand, and…
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Participants: Rob MacDougall, Matt Snyder.

1/23/2003 Shadeling: How is Dreamspires coming?
How is it coming along?
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Participants: Shadeling, Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder.

1/28/2003 marknau: Seeking Dealer Advice
I plan on Dealing a DD session using the sample scenario. My players will all be veteran RPGers, but they are all used to the GM-as-sole-director paradigm. I feel totally…
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Participants: marknau, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

1/30/2003 Jason L Blair: Dare Devils? Interested in your thoughts.
I have no ideas on this of my own, but I'm interested to hear how others would use/abuse the Dust Devils theme and mechanic for various the supers genres? Any…
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Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Blake Hutchins.

1/31/2003 Matt Snyder: Chimera site maintenance
The Chimera Creative website may be down periodically for server maintenance this weekend. Fortunately, my provider informs me it should take no longer than an hour, likely on Friday evening.…
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Participants: Matt Snyder.

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