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5/26/2009 rycanada: [IAWA] Particular Strength idea "Defensive" - 2 options
So I had an idea for a kind of particular strength; basically the opposite of Consequential.  This is especially for characters dipped in the Styx, held by the ankle, IYKWIMAITYD. …
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Participants: rycanada, David Artman.

5/21/2009 Falc: [DitV AP] White Stag
The town of White Stag was founded way back when, when Brother Zacharias went hunting in the woods that existed there and shot a bone-white deer stag. Feeling that this…
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Participants: Falc, Noclue, jburneko, lumpley.

5/18/2009 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] Cunning and Ferocity
Hi! If a Sorcerer has both powers (Cunning and Ferocity) , he can add his relationship with demons to a conflict that he start as social. If then he turn…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

5/14/2009 Paul T: What's at Stake in Dogs -- who leads?
I have this intuition, and it's really just a guess, that the game plays better when the players are naming the "What's at Stake" in a conflict. Like, "Does the…
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Participants: Paul T, Filip Luszczyk, lumpley, Eliarhiman6, Noclue, Supplanter.

5/11/2009 jlarke: [DITV] Suggestions for one-shot play
I have plans to spend Memorial Day weekend with several friends, and one of them suggested it might be a good time for a one-shot adventure to introduce people to…
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Participants: jlarke, lumpley, Eliarhiman6.

5/10/2009 Supplanter: [DITV] Simple Healing Conflict Question
Can Dogs team up in a healing conflict? Best, Jim
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Participants: Supplanter, lumpley.

5/1/2009 Halfred: [DitV] How to challenge Dog teams
I got to run my first real session of Dogs on Saturday. I ran Kettle Lake Branch for three of my four players (the other will join for part 2),…
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Participants: Halfred, Noclue, Eliarhiman6, Supplanter, KuroFluff, David Artman, P1NBACK, lumpley, Brand_Robins.

4/27/2009 watergoesred: [Poison'd] Ambitions of longer-term play
Is Poison'd really only good for a session or two? Sure it's fun to play some awful brutes, but when we played it soon started to feel there was nothing…
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Participants: watergoesred, Graham Walmsley, agony.

4/23/2009 Doyce: [IAWA] Two dice questions and an ONYFD question.
Hi all, let me get right to it. 1. Dice Question One: Player 1 and 2 are about to throw down. Player 1 is rolling a d12 and a d6.…
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Participants: Doyce, jessecoombs, Filip Luszczyk, Paul T.

4/21/2009 agony: Alternative Poison'd Starting Situations
So I'm working on a Poison'd hack and I'm wondering if anyone has put any thought into alternative starting situations for Poison'd? The default situation is just so perfect I'm…
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Participants: agony, Eero Tuovinen, watergoesred, Graham Walmsley, Marshall Burns.

4/16/2009 Graham Walmsley: Apocalypse World last night
It was kind of like this. http://www.catchyourhare.com/images/cloud-to-dice.jpg G
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Participants: Graham Walmsley, Supplanter, Everspinner.

4/12/2009 Supplanter: [IAWA] My ONYFDA Question
We're gearing up for an IAWA campaign round here and I realized there's a very basic thing I don't understand. I'd appreciate an education on the matter. 1. There's no…
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Participants: Supplanter, Brand_Robins, Wolfen, Ouroboros, Thomas Lawrence, jburneko, lumpley.

4/8/2009 fnord3125: [Poison'd] Steal ships and recommended player numbers
Two questions about Poison'd! 1) Is it cool for the crew to decide to start using a ship they attack and capture instead of their original ship?  This seems like…
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Participants: fnord3125, lumpley, Graham Walmsley.

4/7/2009 Jasper Flick: Seeing when everything depends on the future
We're having a little trouble with narrating a See ahead of rolling dice for traits and things. Here's an contrived example: GM raises with the guy punching you in the…
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Participants: Jasper Flick, lumpley, jburneko, Filip Luszczyk, David Artman.

4/6/2009 Ayyavazi: Dice for Dogs
Hey there, Lets say I want to start a game of Dogs in the Vineyard. Lets also say I have to supply all of the dice for the game. How…
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Participants: Ayyavazi, David Artman, Falc, oliof, Jasper Flick, Filip Luszczyk, newsalor.

4/1/2009 lumpley: Vector movement in Mechaton
For anybody who's not following my blog but interested: I've just posted my vector movement rules for Mechaton, here. -Vincent
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Participants: lumpley, chance.thirteen, Eero Tuovinen.

4/1/2009 Ayyavazi: Dogs by the Numbers
Hello, I was wondering, how did you arrive at the die allocations for character creation in Dogs in the Vineyard? Was there a concern for "balance" in order to make…
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Participants: Ayyavazi, lumpley.

3/30/2009 Ayyavazi: With Your Permission?
Hello Lumpley. So, I'm going to make a long story short. I started seriously developing a game system, and devised a conflict-resolution mechanic I wanted to term "rampaging d6s" After…
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Participants: Ayyavazi, lumpley, Paul Czege.

3/30/2009 Willow: [Storming...] What if the Monsters Win?
So, I think I'm just about ready to run Storming the Wizard's Tower.  I've got a town, an adventure, and I'm going over the rules.  I should be running it…
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Participants: Willow, lumpley, Melinglor.

3/29/2009 David Artman: Ultimate Mechaton LEGO Set
Folks, RUN, don't walk, to buy this set on sale at LEGO.com: Space Skulls - http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10192 956 mostly Mechaton-sized bits for $20 + shipping! I just got mine and opened…
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Participants: David Artman, Mantisking.

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5/29/2009 P1NBACK: [DitV] Play by Post Game?
Hiya. I've just recently discovered this amazing game called Dogs in the Vineyard and I'm quite entranced by the game. I found this forum and I've been even further enamored…
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Participants: P1NBACK, lumpley, Rustin, Eliarhiman6, Filip Luszczyk.

5/29/2009 P1NBACK: What do your Mountain People look like?
Haven't played yet, just kind of stumbled upon DitV, but I'm looking into getting as familiar with the setting and rules as I can until I can run a game…
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Participants: P1NBACK, Brand_Robins, Supplanter.

5/30/2009 P1NBACK: [DitV] "Unopposed" Conflicts
What kind of dice pool do I use for Conflicts that have no one to struggle with the Dogs? For example, the Dog comes upon a wounded child about to…
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Participants: P1NBACK, Noclue, Filip Luszczyk.

5/31/2009 Age of Fable: does Vincent Baker have a site for his artwork?
..and if so, what's the address?
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Participants: Age of Fable, lumpley, Paka, Eero Tuovinen, Marshall Burns, Philotomy.

6/1/2009 Darcy Burgess: [Mechaton] - Why yes, it *is* Lego. And no, I didn't have to paint them!
That was pretty much my elevator pitch about Mechaton at CanGames 2009.  I ran one game, and had a hell of a lot of walk-up traffic.  (Note to self and…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, lumpley, David Artman, Mantisking.

6/7/2009 Omar_Ramirez: [DitV] Assassin's Creed, please?
[color=navy]Hi there, prople of the Forge! I'm happy to be here, this is my firs of what I hope will be a lot of posts. This especific post, however, is…
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Participants: Omar_Ramirez, lumpley.

6/8/2009 Dustin of the Dead: Firefly setting for Dogs in the Vineyard rules set
I know this has been covered in other threads before, but I had an idea and was curious what people think about trying to use the whole Dogs rule set…
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Participants: Dustin of the Dead, lumpley, Falc.

6/9/2009 P1NBACK: [DitV] When do you invoke the "I'm a Dog" trait?
I mean, seems like in EVERY conflict you would invoke this trait... Is this how it's meant to be used?
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Participants: P1NBACK, jburneko, David Artman, oliof.

6/16/2009 Dr_Pete: [DitV] Multiple opponents and high stakes
I played in an awesome game of Dogs, my first, over the weekend.  A point came up which seemed like kind of a tough call, and I was curious to…
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Participants: Dr_Pete, lumpley, craggle, Paul T, Falc.

6/19/2009 Charlie Gilb: [Mechaton] Played it, LOVE it, have some questions
Hey! I played my first game of Mechaton last night with a friend of mine. What a great game! We did have a few rules questions that cropped up: 1.…
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Participants: Charlie Gilb, lumpley.

6/24/2009 szelest: Letter from Poland:)
Hi Vincent, on the 27 march 2009 I have ordered following books in Un-store: In a Wicked Age and Dogs in the Vineyard. I have paid through Pay Pal and…
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Participants: szelest, lumpley.

7/3/2009 lumpley: Atomic Array
Go check out the current Atomic Array. It's an interview with me and John Stavropolous about Dogs in the Vineyard. -Vincent
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Participants: lumpley.

7/16/2009 SAW: [DitV] A few questions from a new GM.
Hi there! My name is Scott and I'm completely new to the game, but I'm planning on GMing it, so, naturally, I've got a couple of questions even after reading…
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Participants: SAW, Eero Tuovinen, lumpley, cra2.

7/23/2009 derthnada: [DitV] Pullouts mismatch
I'm getting to host my first DitV game tonight, so I went to print the pullouts for easy reference...only to discover that the page numbers don't match the copy of…
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Participants: derthnada, lumpley.

7/27/2009 cra2: DiTV actual play AUDIO ?
Does anyone know of any audio recordings of DITV actual play? thanks, Cra2
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Participants: cra2, Noclue.

7/29/2009 Salar: [DiTV] Jedi in the Vineyard
Hi all, Got together with 2 friends last night and ran a game of Jedi in the Vineyard. A jedi master and padawan caught up in the turmoil of the…
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Participants: Salar, Narmical, lumpley, watergoesred, mike_the_pirate, henebry, Gareth_Lazelle.

8/1/2009 Rafe: Bringing in the Coat and Guns
Hi, all, I've got two questions.  First, when can a Dog use his coat as a belonging to bring those dice into a conflict?  One of my players brainstormed using…
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Participants: Rafe, Lance D. Allen, Web_Weaver, Simon C.

8/3/2009 cra2: Organizing Conflict
Hi, Am reading over the rules again trying to get comfortable before I run my first game. Could some of you experienced Dogs GMs chime in and sort out how…
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Participants: cra2, lumpley, Noclue, jburneko, Eliarhiman6, Web_Weaver.

8/5/2009 cra2: The Law: Territorial Authority vs Steward vs Dogs
I've done a search on Territorial Authority and still haven't quite come to a concrete picture in my head. Was hoping someone could help me... In terms of "law enforcement"…
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Participants: cra2, Lance D. Allen, lumpley, jburneko, Noclue, Danny_K, hix.

8/7/2009 Simon C: [Dogs] A couple of questions
I ran a pretty intense game of Dogs last night, and it was super fun, but a couple of things came up that I didn't quite know how to deal…
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Participants: Simon C, cra2, Noclue, Lance D. Allen.

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