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10/31/2005 dimitkan: Snowball campaign
Hello, I've tried last Saturday night Snowball and everybody liked it, so I 'm gonna start a campaign in Middle Earth with Snowball. I have one question. Do you create…
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Participants: dimitkan, Lxndr.

9/10/2005 Halzebier: [Fastlane]Hypothetical Play (yeah, I know)
Hi again! I'm still having a hard time getting my head around Fastlane, so I created a test character to play around with (i.e., I was the croupier and the…
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Participants: Halzebier, Lxndr, GB Steve, Wolfen, Ron Edwards, Tim Alexander.

9/3/2005 Halzebier: [Fastlane]Questions about roulette
Hi there! I'm considering using Fastlane for a game of Shadowrun (one of the settings recommended by Alexander, no less). All cybergear color and Sixth World flavor aside, relationships (double-crossing,…
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Participants: Halzebier, Eero Tuovinen, Lxndr, Wolfen, demiurgeastaroth, Mike Holmes.

8/26/2005 matthijs: Review up at rpg.net
My review of Fastlane can be read here.
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Participants: matthijs, Mike Holmes, Lxndr.

5/4/2005 Lxndr: [Shangri-la] Thread Design
A word document of the game as it stands can be found here: http://www.twistedconfessions.com/files/shangri.doc Specifically, right now I'm looking at the concept of threads (and, as an extension, knots). I…
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Participants: Lxndr.

3/16/2005 Lxndr: [Shangri-La] A New Project #1
This is the first of several posts I hope to make over the next few days about things that are boiling in the Twisted Confessions background. So, here goes... ----…
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Participants: Lxndr, gorckat, Valamir, Mike Holmes, TonyLB.

1/21/2005 ejh: Example Rules Query & Big Suggestion For Next Edition/Er
Here's an example of the kind of question I have been bugging Lxndr with in instant messages (I haven't asked him this one yet, it's new) -- * If someone…
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Participants: ejh, Lxndr.

1/21/2005 Dev: New Fastlane Review
...by me. See! http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10989.phtml
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Participants: Dev, ejh, Lxndr, Eero Tuovinen, Wolfen.

1/20/2005 Lxndr: Twisted News
Hi! This is the Twisted Confessions news/updates/announcements thread, which is long overdue. I don't plan on being a one-and-a-half hit wonder, and while upheavals in my life (motorcycle theft, job…
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Participants: Lxndr.

1/12/2005 Dev: Fastlane - minisized play report (and questions!)
Played Fastlane with three friends, and had an excellent time! We played out the equivalent of a fun heist movie, and although the pace was a bit rushed, we finished…
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Participants: Dev, Lxndr, Mike Holmes.

12/29/2004 Dev: Fastlane - minor rules explanations
Firstly, the handicap: how important is that really, in the balance of things? I'd feel more aesthetically pleased if I didn't have to bother with that. Secondly, would things still…
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Participants: Dev, Lxndr.

12/27/2004 Jürgen Mayer: Fastlane Review at rpg.net (link inside)
[url]http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10930.phtml[/url]
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Participants: Jürgen Mayer, Dev, Lxndr, Yokiboy, Spooky Fanboy.

12/9/2004 Lxndr: Online Sales
Since May of 2004, Fastlane's online sales have been... well, dismal. In total, since May 1st, I've sold 8 copies of the print version of Fastlane through Lulu (including one…
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Participants: Lxndr, ethan_greer, Yokiboy, Eero Tuovinen, Dev, matthijs, inthisstyle.

10/19/2004 Spooky Fanboy: [Fastlane] taking submissions for supplements?
I'd like to do a modern magic and/or superpowers supplement for Fastlane. Sound interesting? Or should I simply post it in this forum?
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Lxndr.

9/2/2004 Trevis Martin: A question on handicap.
Hey Alex, I've been reading Fastlane and its really good. (Plus I think its just a little bit cool that I get to be thanked, thanks for the thanks.) I…
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Participants: Trevis Martin, Lxndr.

7/19/2004 Lxndr: [Fastlane] In Preparation for GenCon, Questions
My first game, Fastlane, hasn't sold well so far (10 sales over 2 months). It's a niche product, using a roulette wheel and all, and I understand that, and I…
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Participants: Lxndr, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee.

6/20/2004 Lxndr: [Shangri-la] An attempt to overview
Shangri-la has gone quite a bizarre and remarkable distance from its first manifestation as a simple FUDGE rip. The die system I am planning to use can be found here:…
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Participants: Lxndr, Jonathan Walton.

6/18/2004 NikkiN: Fastlane
I was lucky enough to be a play tester for Fastlane and in spite of my doubts about using the roulette wheel, I can strongly endorse it's use. It added…
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Participants: NikkiN, Paganini, Lxndr, Bob McNamee.

6/17/2004 Mike Holmes: Hi, and what's for the future?
Congratulations on a forum of your own, Alex. Best ta gets ta publishin. :-) That said, do you have any more projects that you haven't let us in on yet?…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, C. Edwards, Lxndr.

6/15/2004 Lxndr: Twisted Confessions Forum Sticky - Please Read
Hello, and welcome to the discussion forum for Twisted Confessions Game Design and the various games associated with that label, both those published and those slated for future development. Also…
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Participants: Lxndr.

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8/1/2006 Lxndr: Fastlane: 2nd Printing
There is an ever-dwindling amount of copies remaining from my "too big for my britches" Fastlane print run back in 2004, and by either the end of this year or…
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Participants: Lxndr, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Yokiboy, iago.

8/24/2006 Lxndr: [Fastlane] A Call To Arms
[b]Fastlane[/b] is an excellent game.  I have no doubt in my mind about that.  [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20901.0]In a recent thread[/url], Ralph agreed, saying "This is a game that needs to be promoted…
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Participants: Lxndr, C. Edwards, Wolfen.

10/25/2006 Filip Luszczyk: Themed roulette sheets
Making myself ready for running Fastlane (and I hope to get down to it this week) I've put together some themed roulette sheets, to "soften" the impact of casino imagery…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Lxndr.

4/2/2007 Hans: GenCon: will the Wheel be there?
I have just one question, Alexander...will the roulette wheel be at GenCon this year?  If so, I want to know when and where, because I and two friends will be…
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Participants: Hans, Lxndr.

6/11/2007 Yokiboy: Fastlane on the RPG Index
Hey Alexander, I submitted Fastlane to the RPG Index. I still don't have a roulette wheel, or I'd have played the game by now. It still ranks highly on my…
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Participants: Yokiboy, Filip Luszczyk, Lxndr.

6/17/2007 Wolfen: About Alex - IMPORTANT
I am posting at the request of Alexander Cherry. Some of you may know that he was headed to Spain for the summer, for a foreign education program. Unfortunately, his…
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Participants: Wolfen, Lxndr.

7/17/2007 Filip Luszczyk: How many conflicts?
The procedure for initiating conflicts given on page 22 seems contradictory. In the second paragraph: Most scenes in which the protagonists find themselves should involve at least one, if not…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Lxndr.

12/20/2008 Spooky Fanboy: [Fastlane] Shirking favors
For some reason, the text of FASTLANE resists my reading comprehension. What happens, in plain English, when I shirk a favor in game? And what would change in the game…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Lxndr.

12/27/2008 Spooky Fanboy: Fastlane: a sword&sorcery setting at RPG.net
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=430715 Any feedback would be welcome.
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Lxndr.

4/4/2009 Spooky Fanboy: [Fastlane] Another setting, this time with psychics
Ever wanted to be a veteran from the psychic wars? Here's how to do it the Fastlane way!
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Lxndr, Wolfen.

4/7/2009 Lxndr: [Fastlane]: Chip Strategies
This has come up a number of times in a lot of threads (including the most recent one by Spooky Fanboy). So, to give people a break from thread-diving to…
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Participants: Lxndr.

4/10/2009 Lxndr: Fastlane: Changes
So, with my illnesses and the like, I've been distracted when it comes to Fastlane 2nd edition and getting it to layout, then printed and out the door. However, a…
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Participants: Lxndr.

4/12/2009 Bullbar: Fastlane Changes
I've been looking at the list of changes you posted and I have to say I really like them all so far. It makes everything feel more focused and... I…
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Participants: Bullbar, Lxndr, Spooky Fanboy.

5/19/2009 Lxndr: (Fastlane) Recommended Media
This was going to be a 'recommended reading' list for a while, then I started thinking of movies. Books * The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch) * Anansi Boys…
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Participants: Lxndr, Eero Tuovinen.

5/27/2009 Kersus: Fastlane on Triple Oak Leaf
I just thought I'd throw you a heads up that I'm pimping Fastlane for you at the Furiously Eclectic Triple Oak Leaf forums.  It could never hurt for you to…
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Participants: Kersus.

6/22/2009 Omar_Ramirez: quick question about favours called in from secondary characters
[color=navy]Hi there! I just bought the game friday night, spent all night reading half the book (I know, I could have read the whole thing but I was kinda sleepy)…
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Participants: Omar_Ramirez, Lxndr.

12/22/2009 Trevis Martin: Maybe a good roulette wheel for your Fastlane Games
For those of you with an iphone or ipod touch there are a couple of apps that will work for you.  One is free and is just Roulette Free, from…
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Participants: Trevis Martin.

5/12/2010 Lxndr: On Fastlane
I'd appreciate anyone interested in the future of Fastlane to read this post on livejournal, ideally, and answer over there. http://lxndr.livejournal.com/138084.html Thank you!
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Participants: Lxndr.

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