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6/28/2005 Smithy: RPGNet PTA Discussion
For those interested, here's a link to a discussion of PTA on RPGNet. PTA's got quite a number of defenders chiming in already (myself among them), but more discussion never…
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Participants: Smithy, Matt Wilson, rafial.

6/28/2005 Warren: Sold Out!
Just as I my resolve weakened enough (and my resources grew enough) for me to order another Indie-RPG, I go to the site to discover that PtA is sold out!…
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Participants: Warren, BlackSheep, Matt Wilson, rafial, Bob Goat, ScottM, Chris Goodwin.

6/27/2005 Joe Dizzy: Help me design a Star Trek show
I'll be running a Star Trek one-shot at the next gaming convention using PtA with pre-gen characters. The game will be just like TNG in tone and structure, but on…
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Participants: Joe Dizzy, Alan, Matt Wilson, ashmoo, azrianni, dyjoots, Chris Goodwin.

6/15/2005 Lord_Steelhand: PTA - Guest Players Idea
I have read several posts where there was some question on how to include guests in on a PTA game without setting them up with permanent characters. The preferred solution…
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Participants: Lord_Steelhand.

6/14/2005 Alan: Show Issue and Screen Presence
Here's an idea for the second edition: Give the Show itself an "Issue" and Screen Presence rating. The show's SP deterined the Producer's base dice in a conflict. Show SP…
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Participants: Alan, Lord_Steelhand.

6/14/2005 Kenway: PTA episode flow
I'm am a particpant in the 2 pbp games of PTA that DannyK has been discussing. In the first game (a supernatural crime family) we sort of kind of got…
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Participants: Kenway, Alan, Danny_K.

6/9/2005 CCW: producer and one protagonist?
Has anyone tried playing PTA with only two people? Are there any special techniques for making this work? I ask because I may have the opportunity to play with only…
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Participants: CCW, Mike Holmes, Victor Gijsbers, Danny_K, Kenway.

6/9/2005 Danny_K: How big a Cast can you have?
A quick question here. I'm re-booting the PTA game on RPG.net, this time using superheroes and making it much lighter and more anime-like. Thing is, there are a whole bunch…
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Participants: Danny_K, TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Trevis Martin, BlackSheep, Frank T.

6/5/2005 BlackSheep: PTA for wuxia? PTA for supers? PTA for everything?
I was thinking that PTA might work well for wuxia. Even though it's a genre more traditionally connected with movies than with television, I think it'd work. There's a lot…
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Participants: BlackSheep, KingstonC, Matt Wilson, Danny_K, Doc Blue.

5/27/2005 jasonm: Variable Cast Size?
So I just got PTA (Thanks, Matt) and after my initial reading, my first thought was, "Oh, man, you need a stable group to make this work." I don't have…
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Participants: jasonm, Matt Wilson, apparition13.

5/16/2005 Chris Goodwin: Cool fight scenes
I'm very curious to see how people have played out fights using PTA. Mainly I'm interested in the narration leading up to a conflict roll, the aftermath, and how the…
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Participants: Chris Goodwin, Mike Holmes, Frank T.

5/7/2005 Trevis Martin: PTA - The Cards Option
Okay, my group played a little session of this gem of a game and I really like it. The question I have is that I've seen it mentioned around these…
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Participants: Trevis Martin, Alan, Eero Tuovinen, Frank T, Matt Wilson, Kenway, John Harper, Rob Donoghue, rafial.

5/5/2005 DrDNA: A very basic question....
I have a very basic question regarding the "play-out" of each scene. Do players truly make things up as they go along? For example, Bob, a player, requests and acts…
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Participants: DrDNA, Matt Wilson, Alan, Jasper Polane, TonyLB, Mike Holmes.

5/3/2005 Matt Wilson: Updated Protagonist Sheet
There was some puzzlement recently about reading the info on the protagonist sheet, so I've revised it a bit. You can download it by doing the right-click on this link…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, Yokiboy.

4/29/2005 Norbert Matausch: Question regarding Scene Framing
Hi all, before we're giving PTA a new (and, hopefully, this time successful) try, I'd like to ask you a question: Is a player allowed to request a scene that…
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Participants: Norbert Matausch, Joe Dizzy, Matt Wilson, pete_darby, Mike Holmes, Emily Care.

4/28/2005 Joe Dizzy: dry swimming thread (thread o' examples)
Hi everyone. I noticed that a lot of people asked for more in-game examples in the PDF wishlist thread. This is a great idea, I think and I'd like to…
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Participants: Joe Dizzy, Chris Goodwin, Danny_K, Matt Wilson.

4/27/2005 Doc Blue: Just Finished My First Read Through.... Several Questions
I recieved my copy of PTA in the mail yesterday (great service, btw!) and have been reading through it in my spare time since. As others have said, this may…
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Participants: Doc Blue, Joe Dizzy, Danny_K, Alan, John Harper.

4/26/2005 Danny_K: Idea for consideration: Nemesis Dice
Possibly dumb idea, but I'd like to put it up for discussion. I was watching the Incredibles for the twentieth time or so with my kid, and I was thinking…
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Participants: Danny_K, xenopulse, TonyLB, Ben Lehman, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

4/26/2005 craytonc: A Question and an Idea
I've only run one episode of PTA so far, which I put up in actual play (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=14970). However, we're about to start the main season, and I've found that in…
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Participants: craytonc, Matt Wilson, Alan.

4/25/2005 Andy Kitkowski: PTA to run Manga, Part Deux
Why do I even bother sometimes? :-) http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=3854202 Basically, my take on how PTA is The Greatest Manga Roleplaying Game, EVAR. I guess the best way to prove this would…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, b_bankhead, Danny_K, Matt Wilson.

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6/29/2005 dyjoots: How to prepare an episode
I've run and played in a couple of PTA games, but I've always had trouble figuring out exactly how to prepare for an episode as the Producer. There is so…
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Participants: dyjoots, Alan.

7/5/2005 James Holloway: Probably kind of a dumb question
But when resolving a conflict, what happens when participants have an equal number of successes? I can't seem to find the reference, and it's very likely (we're only in our…
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Participants: James Holloway, StalkingBlue.

7/14/2005 mofarme: Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
Hi, I recently got PTA (probably just before it sold out!), and while I am positively delighted about the game, I would like to have a PDF version, so, even…
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Participants: mofarme, Matt Wilson, KingOfFarPoint, John Harper.

7/20/2005 Rob Donoghue: Quick Dice Questions
Is there any particular reason to count odds rather than, say, count 6+, or whatever number happens to give you a 50% outcome?  I ask because I was considering switching…
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Participants: Rob Donoghue, Ron Edwards, BlackSheep, Chris Goodwin, johnmarron, demiurgeastaroth.

7/22/2005 Frank T: Spicing old shows up, PtA style
I really love the new Battlestar Galactica show. I was sceptical about it because I always watched the old show as a kid. But the new one is just so…
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Participants: Frank T, Chris Goodwin, Matt Wilson, IMAGinES.

7/25/2005 Matt Wilson: the next printing
I'm a hair's breadth from getting the next books printed. Just waiting on a couple edits to the cover. Any actual 'rules' changes will be available on the web site…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, Miskatonic, xenopulse, John Harper, Bob Goat.

7/28/2005 demiurgeastaroth: Timing
In a typical session of 3-4 hours, with 4-5 players, how many scenes can I expect to get through? How many times will the Producer get a scene (that is,…
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Participants: demiurgeastaroth, Alan, Jasper Polane, Frank T, Ron Edwards.

7/28/2005 Chris Goodwin: Connections
How exactly do you bring in a connection?  Can it be something like this:  "Pete remembers some advice Father Joe gave him.  Flashback to Pete and Father Joe discussing..."  Or…
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Participants: Chris Goodwin, ashmoo, Matt Wilson, IMAGinES.

7/29/2005 StalkingBlue: Rules questions: No cooperation?
"If more than one protagonist is involved in the conflict, each player should compare his or her dice results separately with the producer." (p. 49) I read the above to…
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Participants: StalkingBlue, Joe Dizzy, Matt Wilson, Frank T, Ben Lehman, Rob Donoghue, John Harper, demiurgeastaroth, MarcoBrucale, Ron Edwards.

8/3/2005 Andy Kitkowski: A PTA game that went horrible south, but not for the expected reasons...
I declared that I wanted a drama. We batted ideas around, and settled on an exciting Roman epic in the decline of the empire. As the producer, I demanded that…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, IMAGinES, bcook1971.

8/4/2005 Matt Wilson: New Books Update
I saw a proof of the new books just an hour ago, and they look great. Woo hoo!
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Participants: Matt Wilson, Rob Donoghue, Erik Ny, pfischer, Brand_Robins, IMAGinES.

8/5/2005 Norbert Matausch: Hong Kong Action PTA
As a longtime fan of HK action movies, and as a longtime GM of very freestyle HK action movie roleplaying, I find the idea of a HK action PTA series…
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Participants: Norbert Matausch, dyjoots.

8/11/2005 demiurgeastaroth: Using Traits
Can a single player, in a single conflict, use multiple Traits. Example: if the player could someho justify it, could Nate Spisak use both of his Trained Paramedic and Underworld…
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Participants: demiurgeastaroth, Eero Tuovinen, Matt Wilson.

8/23/2005 Yokiboy: PtA Revised?
Hi Matt, How do I go about purchasing a copy of the revised PtA? TTFN, Yoki
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Participants: Yokiboy, Matt Wilson.

8/24/2005 Judaicdiablo: Non-standard Scene Settings
I am curious what peoples experiences have been with unusual scene settings and I am also looking for some suggestions on ones that I haven't thought of. Examples of the…
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Participants: Judaicdiablo, hix, John Harper.

8/25/2005 iago: The Tower over on Actual Play
I'm starting a thread over in Actual Play about the game I was in last night, The Tower: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16523.0
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Participants: iago, John Harper.

8/25/2005 Judaicdiablo: Scene Structure - length and structure
I come from a D&D background and thus have a much more Task oriented frame of reference.  That being said, I have been reading PTA and I am a little…
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Participants: Judaicdiablo, Matt Wilson.

8/26/2005 Matt Wilson: Revised Edition: Preorders
New books will be available to ship starting September 1. The price is $20 plus shipping and handling. However, if you can't wait until then to give me money, I'm…
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Participants: Matt Wilson.

8/27/2005 ricmadeira: Multiple Conflicts in one scene
I've just posted this on Actual Play: Dirtside - A moment to remember It describes one scene where I used simultaneous multiple conflicts to force a player to divide…
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Participants: ricmadeira.

8/29/2005 Lisa Padol: Questions on Revised PTA
I picked up a few copies of 2nd ed PTA at GenCon and emailed Matt a couple of questions which he said to post here. (Note that my experience with…
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Participants: Lisa Padol, Matt Wilson, demiurgeastaroth, ricmadeira, Chris Goodwin, avram, John Harper.

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