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9/14/2004 Michael S. Miller: Customizing Setting in BW
I've played in a number of Luke's melee demos over the last year and a half, but never run the game. Toying with the idea of doing so, I started…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Paka, taepoong, Bob Goat, abzu, Thor Olavsrud.

9/9/2004 bcook1971: Action Reaction: Stump the Experts
[b]RE: Forfeiting Actions (pp. 75-6)[/b] Q: Is forfeiture limited to the next volley? Q: If other players have declared actions but the player in question has not, may he forfeit?…
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Participants: bcook1971, taepoong, abzu, rafial, Mulciber, Thor Olavsrud.

9/1/2004 Albert of Feh: Do leads accumulate?
A point of confusion popped up in my BW group during pre-game prep. Basically, do leads only count as paths from one life-path to the next, or do they accumulate…
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Participants: Albert of Feh, abzu, Negilent, taepoong, Eric Minton.

8/31/2004 joshua neff: Monster Burner
I've finished reading the first third of the Monster Burner, the section titled "Monster Burner." (I've skimmed the other two thirds, "Lifepaths" and "The Illustrated Bestiary," but I haven't read…
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Participants: joshua neff, Andy Kitkowski.

8/25/2004 hive_mind: Any word on a new print run?
Still can't get a copy, hoping a new print run is in theworks. Hey, wasn't there supposed to be news at GenCon?
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Participants: hive_mind, rafial, abzu, Smithy, Grover.

8/24/2004 Don D.: Burning Wheel Middle Earth
Has anyone came up with special rules/ character creation modifiers for using Burning Wheel in Middle Earth? It seems like a perfect fit other than some added material for races…
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Participants: Don D., Paka, abzu.

8/14/2004 Don D.: Gencon
Will Burning Wheel be highlighted at Gencon? I would love to get in on a demo. I was intrigued with it at Origins but was with a couple dudes who…
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Participants: Don D., jrs, abzu, Michael S. Miller.

8/14/2004 Don D.: Character Attrition
With the combat system so deadly in the Burning Wheel, are players libel to lose their characters frequently? Do adventures tend to be light on combat scenes because of this?…
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Participants: Don D., abzu, taepoong, Negilent.

8/13/2004 dyjoots: A few questions after one read-through...
(x-posted to RPGnet) The other day I went to one of the gaming stores in town to check and see if, by some miniscule chance, they had any Pirates od…
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Participants: dyjoots, abzu.

8/5/2004 DaGreatJL: Can't access webpage
For whatever reason, I can't seem to get into any part of the Burning Wheel homepage except for the very front page; I can't get into the news section, and…
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Participants: DaGreatJL, abzu.

7/31/2004 newsalor: A possible armor rules variant
I was thinking about the armor rules and I am thinking about tweaking them a bit. Now, it seems to me that the armor rules have been built to counter…
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Participants: newsalor, Durgil, abzu, taepoong, rafial, Negilent, Thor Olavsrud.

7/29/2004 newsalor: 2-H sword
I just bought Burning Wheel #740 . . . The game looks good, though there are a lot of minor details that would have needed some fixing. Anyway, I can't…
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Participants: newsalor, Durgil, abzu.

7/29/2004 Eamon: Burning Wheel at DragonCon?
You guys gonna be there this year? I'll be there and I've been curious about Burning Wheel for some time now.
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Participants: Eamon, LordSmerf, drozdal, abzu.

7/18/2004 abzu: BW Ltd Ed T SHIRTS
Ok folks, I'm doing a limited run of Burning Wheel T-Shirts: http://www.burningwheel.org/tshirt.html I did a run of 14 shirts last christmas at this same printer and they came out very…
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Participants: abzu.

7/14/2004 efindel: Arg...
Anyone know if there's still anywhere selling copies of Burning Wheel? My car got flooded, and my books were in it. They're still usable... but they have that wrinkly quality…
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Participants: efindel, Claymore.

7/13/2004 Bracken: Is the Annual set in Stone yet? (New Suggestions/wish list)
Hello Abzu, Sorry I didn't comment earlier, but I had a couple of suggestions about the upcoming BW annual that's supposed to be coming out. 1) New Lifepaths One of…
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Participants: Bracken, Claymore.

7/12/2004 Ron Edwards: Questions in prepping my BW game
Hello, I'm prepping for our upcoming Burning Wheel game, which is planned to be a pretty extensive set of sessions. I'm doing this mainly by dumping as much into the…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, abzu, Eero Tuovinen, Paka, rafial, taepoong.

6/29/2004 Negilent: Mass combat
In my game there has been one big battle and more are brewing. So inspired by this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=11668 I would like to pick your collective brains on an idea…
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Participants: Negilent, rafial, Claymore, taepoong.

6/25/2004 Albert of Feh: LeGuin-style naming magic
I recently re-read Ursula K. leGuin's Earthsea books, and realized that there's a lot I really like about the world's approach to magery. Rather than just people who can throw…
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Participants: Albert of Feh, Thor Olavsrud, Negilent, taepoong.

6/3/2004 Albert of Feh: Open-ended probabilities?
Hey there. My copy of Burning Wheel just arrived a few days ago, and I've been rather enjoying poking around in it. Now all I need are some players... Anyway,…
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Participants: Albert of Feh, Durgil, taepoong, LordSmerf, Henri.

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9/15/2004 Paka: extra rotam nulla salus
The subject header is from the opening page of the BW book. What does it mean?
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Participants: Paka, Thor Olavsrud, jrs, taepoong, abzu, rafial, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Jason L Blair.

9/16/2004 bcook1971: Some Review, Some Questions
Hello. Things are starting to come together for me in understanding BW. I'm mostly focused on the combat at this point. This is my second read-through of book one, with…
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Participants: bcook1971, abzu, drozdal, Thor Olavsrud, Ron Edwards.

9/20/2004 Ben Lehman: A Note on Terminology
Hey. So I'm reading the Burning Wheel book and I'm like "why do they call values 'exponents?' That doesn't... Oh, wait..." Luke. Thank you. You actually know the math. Thank…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, abzu, Valamir.

10/7/2004 dyjoots: Script Templates
[URL=http://rpg.net/showpost.php?p=2995453&postcount=54]Here[/URL] it was suggested that one way of making running combats easier on the GM of Burning Wheel would be to create combat templates for different types of NPCs. basically,…
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Participants: dyjoots, taepoong, abzu.

10/13/2004 bluegargantua: PDF Format
Hey, Quick question: I'm too late to get a nice thick book to hold in my hands (sob), but the PDF samples on the website show the pages landscape style…
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Participants: bluegargantua, abzu.

10/27/2004 bcook1971: Tying Tests Together
A knight and squire, travelling on horseback, pass through the woods of a baron's vassal. They ride late into the night, intent on delivering a message from their lord. Up…
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Participants: bcook1971, abzu, rafial, Thor Olavsrud, Negilent.

11/4/2004 bcook1971: Invalidating the Script
In Action Reaction: Stump the Experts: It is my understanding that though actions may oppose one another, potentially preventing the other's desired effect, they may not resolve to…
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Participants: bcook1971, Thor Olavsrud, abzu.

11/4/2004 bcook1971: Resolving Combat Distance
More questions .. (This seemed unrelated to the other thread I have going right now, so I started this one.) Judging by the example text in the bottom two paragraghs…
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Participants: bcook1971, Thor Olavsrud, taepoong.

11/8/2004 bcook1971: Playtest Results
I was trying, in solo playtest, to resolve striking distance in a duel by pace counts. That was about as effective as bluffing in solitaire. So I called up some…
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Participants: bcook1971.

11/11/2004 abzu: Burning Future questions
http://burningwheel.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=783 The shadowy force behind the throne of BW actually reared his head and came forth to consult the kids. He wants to know your thoughts on near-future sci fi…
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Participants: abzu.

12/6/2004 Sean: Duel of Wits?
I just read a post of Thor Olavsrud's about this on rpg.net. When will it be available for download/sale? I'm sort of fixated on social combat right now...I'd love to…
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Participants: Sean, Thor Olavsrud, abzu.

12/11/2004 Yokiboy: Sell Me on the Burning Wheel
Hello, I've been close to ordering the Burning Wheel based on the high number of mentions it gets here at the Forge and at RPG.net, however I have yet to…
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Participants: Yokiboy, Eero Tuovinen, Thor Olavsrud, rafial, Negilent, Paka, Jake Norwood, Leningrad, Zachary The First.

12/12/2004 bluegargantua: Discreet Spell Casting
Hi, So, I'm reading through the magic system in BW. The section gives a spell out of the book to illustrate the different components of a spell description. Sitting here…
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Participants: bluegargantua, Thor Olavsrud.

12/21/2004 jc_madden: Burning Wheel Online?
Where might I find and join a Burning Wheel game online? A forum game is best but PBEM would be okay too. I need to get my feet wet on…
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Participants: jc_madden, abzu, DaGreatJL.

1/6/2005 taepoong: The Arena
http://www.burningwheel.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=13 I've created a new forum to have online combats! The first one is taking place now and it's a doozy! Come join the mayhem and bring a 4 LP…
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Participants: taepoong, bcook1971, abzu.

1/13/2005 abzu: Busy as a One-Legged Orc in an Elf-Kicking Contest
Sorry this forum has been so dead, but I've been busy trying to get you guys some game to play! I've posted a pdf of the revised Orc chapter from…
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Participants: abzu, bcook1971, rafial, Bob Goat, Thor Olavsrud, slowdin.

1/13/2005 dunlaing: Why I am going to buy Burning Wheel
In this thread, Thor Olavsrud wrote: It sounds like instincts are macros. And action-oriented play targets. Absolutely, that's one level. I think of that as the Mechanical level. In…
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Participants: dunlaing, abzu, Thor Olavsrud, mrjam, Roger Eberhart, Paganini, joshua neff.

2/8/2005 abzu: 05.05.05 -- you shall come and burn!
Ok, I'm inviting you all to a party at my place. Yes, you. 5 is the number of the Wheel. 555 is a holy number. 05.05.05 is a cosmic event…
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Participants: abzu, Eero Tuovinen, xenopulse, Gary N. Mengle.

3/4/2005 abzu: Revised Edition Preorders (plus Duel of Wits!)
Hi All! Preorders for the Revised Edition of Burning Wheel begin March 5th at 12:01 am. (05Mar05). Thank you all for your patience and continued interest. If you'd like three…
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Participants: abzu, joshua neff, Trevis Martin, Leningrad.

4/21/2005 abzu: It's On!
The Burning Wheel Revision is available for general order! http://www.burningwheel.org/order.html -L
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Participants: abzu, Ben Lehman.

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