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7/8/2008 agony: Poison'd Hack: Cruel Fortunes for Crime Drama
Think Martin Scorcese's "Mean Streets" and you got it. I have all of the modifications I had in mind already penned, I just need Rotten Fate (Cruel Fortunes) ideas. So,…
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Participants: agony.


7/2/2008 rycanada: Laborious Wicked Age dice map
I expanded on my Wicked Dice Map because I wanted to emphasize a few things to my players and really break down the action into concrete steps for absolute beginners. …
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Participants: rycanada, Eliarhiman6, lumpley.


6/28/2008 rycanada: [IAWA] Profiling approaches to the Owe List
I'm very slowly working on a random generator to shake out consequences of a conflict.  One element of doing so is profiling player approaches to the owe list.  Disclaimer: All…
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Participants: rycanada, Ben Lehman, Eliarhiman6, Alan.


6/25/2008 Arturo G.: [Poison'd] No soul, no consequences on bargains?
After reading Poison'd something came to my mind. If my Pirate is really a ruthless bastard with very low Soul and I keep on committing sins (which is easy) I…
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Participants: Arturo G., lumpley.


6/24/2008 agony: Poison'd new ambitions
Any opinion on the following new ambitions? I want to be (name another Pirate's position under Brimstone Jack) I want to be (name another NPC's position under Brimstone Jack) E.g.…
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Participants: agony, Arturo G., lumpley.


6/23/2008 GreatWolf: [IAWA] Rules question about multi-character action sequences
We played In a Wicked Age last Thursday and Friday, getting us through two more Chapters. You're absolutely right, Vincent. This game is way better as a campaign game. At…
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Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley.


6/21/2008 rycanada: Wicked Age -corner case clarification
Let's say three people are in a conflict: Alex is rolling d12/d10 Bert is rolling d10/d8 Charlie is rolling d8/d6 Charlie lucks out and gets 7/5 (7 on the d8,…
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Participants: rycanada, lumpley.


6/20/2008 rycanada: Doing game probabilities in Excel
Hey Vincent, you mentioned a few times that you had an excel sheet you used to check on probabilities for IAWA.  How did you go about constructing that?  I know…
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Participants: rycanada, lumpley.


6/18/2008 Valamir: [IaWA] Chapter 3 Question
So, we're about to embark on Chapter 3 and my character tops the We Owe List.  I have a question about the new Chapter 3 rule on Significance. Here's the…
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Participants: Valamir, agony, Eliarhiman6, David Artman, lumpley.


6/8/2008 jessecoombs: IAWA Cop variant?
I thought I remembered reading some post or listening to some podcast where Vincent was talking about doing an official Police/LA Cop version of In a Wicked Age. I'm guessing…
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Participants: jessecoombs.


6/6/2008 wishbone: Nighttime Animals?
Hi, I'm a homeschooling mom who's a former rpg player and I'm looking to get my kids into rpgs now. I'd seen Nighttime Animals Save the World mentioned on a…
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Participants: wishbone, Eliarhiman6.


6/2/2008 nevermore: Update on Afraid
Hey Vincent, I've been working my way through every post on here that deals remotely with Afraid and the last news I'd heard about its completion/ release was that it…
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Participants: nevermore, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen, devonapple.


5/16/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [IAWA] Action vs Maneuvering
I need a couple of examples that illustrate the practical difference between Action and Maneuvering. Or, a foolproof formula for deciding which of the two should apply.
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk, lumpley.


5/8/2008 Tommi Brander: In a wicked age, kinda
Greetings. The story: I read a few reviews and such of IAWA, built a game that, to my best knowledge, resembles it, played the hack and enjoyed it a lot.…
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Participants: Tommi Brander, Eero Tuovinen.


5/7/2008 ptevis: [IaWA] Two-on-one conflicts and making people answer
Two cases came up last night that we weren't sure how to handle. First: Ted and Christina decide to team up on me. We roll dice, and the order is…
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Participants: ptevis, lumpley.


5/7/2008 LandonSuffered: Otherkind -- Still Available?
...and if so, where? I only recently heard about this game and was hoping to look it over. Thanks!
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Participants: LandonSuffered, jenskot, lumpley.


5/6/2008 GreatWolf: [IaWA] What might end up being a completely obvious question
Hey, Vincent! I've been reading the recent threads, and something occurred to me. I seem to recall your describing some of your old Ars Magica freeformish games as being negotiated…
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Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley, Mike Holmes.


5/4/2008 agony: [Poison'd] Bargains Causing Problems
A player made a Bargain with another, vowing to keep him out of the upcoming fight and make sure he was not part of the boarding party.  But see, the…
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Participants: agony, lumpley.


5/4/2008 dyreno: [DitV]Just a fun thing to throw out to the masses
So the other day i was play testing a scenario with a few friends of mine. We were having a good ole time and decided to spice things up a…
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Participants: dyreno.


5/3/2008 Eliarhiman6: [IaWA] the game text, some observations
Hi Vincent! After reading the last threads on IaWA (than changed a lot of my impression on the way the game is played), and seeing that next Thursday my group…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, David Artman, lumpley, jenskot.


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7/10/2008 azeilstra: [Mechaton] Typographical Tweaks, and simpler builds
Dear Vincent, Time for some feedback. I've played the game against myself, slowly, and taking notes. I used the army you described in the manual as one side, and some…
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Participants: azeilstra.


7/18/2008 Willow: Best Dogs Towns?
I know there's a collection of towns, but there isn't much of a idea of what the towns are like, or if they play well. Any towns out there that…
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Participants: Willow, 5niper9, lumpley, cdr.


7/19/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [IAWA[ Challenge without an Answer
Say, my and your character are in the middle of a sequence of actions. I don't name you as someone who has to Answer my Challenge, and you choose not…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk, lumpley.


7/22/2008 AXUM: One Dawg, not enough towns
Hello! Anyone experienced playing DITV w/ only one player?  How did you do it? Thanks AXUM
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Participants: AXUM, lumpley.


7/29/2008 David Artman: [IAWA] At Trinoc*coN, Durham, NC
In spite of Trinoc*coN having NO advertising or promotion of gaming other than a handful of RPGA games, I managed to corral a group of four (plus me) to run…
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Participants: David Artman, lumpley.


8/4/2008 Archdaimon: [DitV] Using this system in other plot themes
Hello all... I am all new to this forum, and cannot be regarded as an experienced roleplayer, so please take that into consideration when you read the following. I have…
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Participants: Archdaimon, Willow, dindenver, David Artman.


8/5/2008 WildElf: [IAWA] Will it work with 8 or more players?
My open invitation to some friends works a little too well. Just about everyone is coming.  Now, I could uninvite people and split up the group.  My place is too…
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Participants: WildElf, jburneko, Christopher Weeks, Willow, veritascitor.


8/9/2008 anansi: [FitV] Help me out with my Moontown
So, I'm preparing my first game of FitV, and its my first attempt at town creation using DitV. I'm planning on using it as a test game for my local…
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Participants: anansi, Falc, Selene Tan, Warren.


8/16/2008 Mark D. Eddy: [DitV] An old-book Traveller experience, almost
So, I've finally gotten a group together to play Dogs. Five Dogs, which is just slightly insane, and we're halfway through our first town. In the Accomplishments phase, one of…
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Participants: Mark D. Eddy, oliof, Filip Luszczyk, Eliarhiman6, lumpley, David Artman, Ramidel.


8/20/2008 Helix: [Poison'd] Character Sheet / Cheat Sheets?
Hi. I just demoed and bought this game at Gen Cont his year. It should be a blast to play with my group. I remember seeing a character type sheet....had…
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Participants: Helix, lumpley.


8/21/2008 dindenver: [ditv[ Say yes or roll the dice question
Vincent,   Are there any tips, tricks or nuances to "Say yes or roll the dice"?   I am designing a game that is going to rely on it heavily…
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Participants: dindenver, lumpley, daniel_yokomizo, Roger.


8/24/2008 jessecoombs: New version of Poison'd?
Alas, I was not able to make it to Gencon. After hearing about a new version of Poison'd, I got excited and bought the existing pdf. There was a note…
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Participants: jessecoombs, lumpley.


8/26/2008 Graham Walmsley: Poison'd: Some thoughts on violence
The new GM advice section has helped me a great deal. It's cleared up some problems I had in GMing Poison'd. Here are a couple of thoughts/questions. 1. If you…
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Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley.


8/27/2008 anonynos: [DITV] Negative traits and how to use them
So after looking at this game  for awhile, I picked up a copy at this last Origins and last night got a couple of friends together and tried out char…
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Participants: anonynos, David Artman, dindenver, lumpley, LordAsteroth, Axhead, Paul T.


8/31/2008 jmhpfan: Gunslingers in the Dark Tower
I will be running a hack on Dogs at MACE con set in the universe of Stephen Kings Dark Tower series.  It is mostly a strait setting hack with the…
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Participants: jmhpfan, rycanada, lumpley.


9/1/2008 Khuxan: IAWA Oracles as Campaign Settings
It occured to me that an IAWA game could create a campaign setting by having each player contribute a suite for an oracle. As long as basic rules (genre, tone,…
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Participants: Khuxan, lumpley, David Artman, rycanada.


9/1/2008 lumpley: New Poison'd PDFs
Hey Poison'd people, the first edition PDFs are now online. Go back and download them afresh. There's also a nice Poison'd character sheet here that you can use. -Vincent
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Participants: lumpley, Yokiboy, higgins.


9/2/2008 ZenDog: [IaWA] Oracle of the Rising Sun
Hey, I made an Oracle. Give it a spin if you like the look of it. Oracle of the Rising Sun Diamonds A  - A Sorcerer, a Kappa, a Bakemono,…
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Participants: ZenDog, David Artman, rycanada.


9/4/2008 David Artman: [IAWA] Everway Cards as Oracles
Just wondering if anyone's tried to use Everway cards as Oracles and how it worked out. I haven't looked at mine in a coon's age, but I'd imagine some might…
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Participants: David Artman, rycanada.


9/10/2008 Paladin3970: new here, waiting for my copy of DitV
Hello all, I ran across a reference to DitV on rpg.net. It has been over 20 years since I last played an RPG - D&D Basic/Expert, a little Gamma World…
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Participants: Paladin3970, Graham Walmsley, Rustin.


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