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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.

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.

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.

12/12/2002 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.

12/11/2002 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.

12/9/2002 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

10/26/2002 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.

10/24/2002 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.

10/23/2002 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.

10/22/2002 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.

10/21/2002 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.

10/18/2002 Matt Snyder: RONIN: Dust Devils in Feudal Japan (By Jason Blair!!!)
When it rains, it pours. As if the Dust Devils PDF release was not enough, get a load of THIS: Jason Blair has created RONIN -- A Feudal Alternative For…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, GB Steve, GreatWolf, hardcoremoose, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

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.

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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.

2/6/2003 Matt Snyder: Avatar-13
I've been working on a new game design (in addition to working on Nine Worlds! Phew!). After some discussion about character creaiton in the Indie Game Design forum, I decided…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Clinton R. Nixon, Balbinus.

2/12/2003 Matt Snyder: Deathwish -- Back in Action!
Deathwish, Espionage Role-playing on the Edge, is now available for FREE! Deathwish is super-spy modification of Dust Devils, a critically acclaimed indie RPG. Where Dust Devils finds inspiration in the…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Rob MacDougall.

3/7/2003 Matt Snyder: Nine Worlds art
OK, folks, some artwork is coming in, and I can't help but share. It really gets me excited about this game again. Check it out, these pics are amazing: Nine…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Spooky Fanboy.

3/23/2003 Matt Snyder: Simplifying Nine Worlds
I wrote this for my Live Journal, and thought I'd share here as well: I have just spent the last couple hours actually working on re-vamping the game design for…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Spooky Fanboy, Bob McNamee, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

3/24/2003 jburneko: PC v. PC In Dust Devils/Deathwish
Hello, I have a question regarding PC v. PC Conflict. I'm working up a Deathwish Scenario and I'm thinking of allowing PCs to be CIA, MI-6 or KGB. This puts…
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Participants: jburneko, Matt Snyder.

4/5/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Nine Worlds playtest
Need I even mention that I want one of these ASAP? BTW, if you'd like to include me in credits, or anything, my real name is Carl L. Congdon. Not…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder, coal, Kester Pelagius.

4/14/2003 Matt Snyder: Nine Worlds rules draft
Ok, folks (and Hello! Coal), this is the item I just posted in my LiveJournal: Well, thanks to my lovely Dana laptop thingy, the nice weather didn't keep me away…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, coal, Spooky Fanboy, Kester Pelagius, Jonathan Walton.

4/14/2003 Ron Edwards: Author recommendation: Luke Short
Hey, I was re-reading my issues of The Preacher prior to loaning them to a friend, and came across a reference or two in the letters pages to the novels…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Valamir.

4/16/2003 Matt Snyder: Fun With Real Art (Nine Worlds)
Just a bit of visual fun -- here's a kind of Nine Worlds logo image I've been tinkering with, including a cropped section of some of Eric Lofgren's kick ass…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, szilard, Jonathan Walton.

4/16/2003 Matt Snyder: Nine Worlds cover art arrives!
Wow, what a day. Just when I was tinkering with the Nine Worlds art, Eric Lofgren sends me his color proof for my approval. So, I re-did the art samples…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Valamir.

4/16/2003 Matt Snyder: Get your copy of Dust Devils now!
Howdy, pardners! Dust Devils is still available for purchase in both print and PDF formats. Print version, $12.00 + S&H The print version of Dust Devils is still available. This…
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Participants: Matt Snyder.

4/17/2003 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils: 2002 Indie RPG of the Year
Dust Devils has won the award for the 2002 Indie RPG the year! In a tight race with other excellent games, including a dead-heat with Jake Norwood's The Riddle of…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes.

5/10/2003 Andrea Gualano: Problems with RPGnow
I've bought DD from RPGnow, and the ZIP file is probably broken: I've downloaded it twice and tried to unzip it with different programs but without success. I was able…
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Participants: Andrea Gualano, Matt Snyder.

5/15/2003 Matt Snyder: Nine Worlds intro & layout-in-progress
I've been working more on Nine Worlds. Specifically, I've been working on the book layout, which is coming together quite nicely. Here's a sample of the work-in-progress: Layout-in-progress It's about…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Valamir, Spooky Fanboy, Kester Pelagius.

5/27/2003 jburneko: Bad News from the L.A. Con
Hello, I have some rather bad news concerning the L.A. Con. Deathwish was offered three different times and three different times I got ZERO players. Friday and Saturday night no…
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Participants: jburneko, Matt Snyder.

5/29/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Question about Nine Worlds
Namely: the whole permanency issue. The reason I initially wanted to keep Arete actions permanent and Hubris actions changeable unless Locked is because I had problems with killed opponents suddenly…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder.

5/30/2003 Matt Snyder: 9W Lexicon (long!)
Here's a sneak peak at the Lexicon that will tentatively appear in the introduction to the Nine Worlds book: Aether -- The aether is a cosmic sea of stars and…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Valamir, Spooky Fanboy, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes.

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