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12/16/2005 Tobias: PTA for non-fiction shows?
Has anyone ever used PTA for the following types of non-fiction shows? - documentary/news story - reality tv (a day in the life of, extreme makeover, survivor, paradise hotel) If…
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Participants: Tobias, Paka, ScottM, Danny_K, JarrodHenry, jasonm.

12/14/2005 RobNJ: Number of uses of traits (plus number of decks)
In several places in the rules, there are references to something like "marking off one use of the trait."  But I can't seem to find the rule that indicates how…
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Participants: RobNJ, Matt Wilson, IMAGinES, Ben Lehman, Paka, Sindyr.

12/12/2005 bcook1971: First Read
Hey, I just finished reading PTA, 1st ed. I bought it several months ago, along with DitV and TSOY. It's just taken me a while to get to it. Man,…
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Participants: bcook1971, Matt Wilson.

12/7/2005 spikexander: Dog Eared Downloads
At GenCon this year, I picked up a copy of Primetime Adventures Second Edition, which was the single best gaming purchase I made (if this ever becomes a forum for…
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Participants: spikexander, Matt Wilson, cstarr.

12/5/2005 Matt Wilson: PDF!
So only ONE MILLION YEARS after releasing the book, I now have a pdf of Primetime Adventures available for sale at www.dog-eared-designs.com. Just in time for your virtual holiday shopping.…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, ricmadeira.

12/2/2005 lokis wrangling: Dice for Cards?
Hi, my copy of PtA arrived yesterday, and it really looks like a lot of fun! Only catch for me is, I'd like to play it with my online group…
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Participants: lokis wrangling, Eero Tuovinen, Matt Wilson, BlackSheep, Chris Goodwin, oliof.

11/28/2005 Matt Wilson: Galactic: still working
About ONE MILLION years ago, I started working on this space adventure game. Holy crap, it's taking me forever, it seems like. Mostly it's in the waiting for someone PLEASE…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, pfischer, Sydney Freedberg, demiurgeastaroth, philaros, JarrodHenry, John Harper.

11/22/2005 SabreCat: [PTA] Minor newcomer questions
Greetings! I've not yet had the privilege of playing in or producing a game of Primetime Adventures, but I hope to soon.  On my first read of the book, I've…
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Participants: SabreCat, demiurgeastaroth, Matt Wilson.

11/22/2005 JarrodHenry: How To Advertise?
I've got this game on the way, or so I've been told.. and I have a question.  The gamer/friends of mine are all on a mailing list.  This mailing list…
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Participants: JarrodHenry, Chris Goodwin, Matt Wilson.

11/7/2005 Aman the Rejected: [Stranger Things] Status?
I'm chomping at the bit for Stranger Things. Any word?
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Participants: Aman the Rejected, Blake Hutchins, John Harper.

11/5/2005 Paka: Kvelling
[i]KVELL: To beam with pride and pleasure, Jewish parents are prone to kvell over their children's achievements.[/i] I'm going to kvell over Primetime Adventures, after running it twice this week…
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Participants: Paka, John Harper, rafial, komradebob, Matt Wilson.

11/5/2005 Alan: Introducing Traditional players to PTA
Hi, This coming Monday, I'm slated to present PTA to a mixed bag of players I don't know very well.  They're members of the wider Seattle community that meet once…
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Participants: Alan, TonyLB, Jasper Polane, demiurgeastaroth, Paka, Landon Darkwood, Matt Wilson, Frank T.

10/27/2005 dunlaing: [PTA] Hi, we're the Replacements!
So we finished up our Over the Edge campaign last night (I got the final line of the campaign..."Maybe I'll take them with me to Ottawa!"). We had decided earlier…
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Participants: dunlaing, Bret Gillan, Jonas Karlsson, Supplanter, BlackSheep, Clint, SabreCat.

10/26/2005 Chris Goodwin: Retroactive fan mail?
I think I know what the answer is gonna be, but can you give fan mail (when there's something to give) for that cool thing they did in the teaser…
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Participants: Chris Goodwin, Bret Gillan.

10/21/2005 Dev: [PTA] Maximum number of participants?
What's the highest number of active players that have ever worked in a PTA game? How many more audience members (a la those audience rules) could fit in?
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Participants: Dev, Blankshield, Ben Lehman.

10/19/2005 Alan: Multiflip option on pg 100
Hi Matt, I was just reading up on the multiflip conflict resolution - both in the thread http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16587 and in the revised rules. I wondered why you chose to have…
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Participants: Alan, Matt Wilson.

10/17/2005 Bret Gillan: A PTA Session is Born, Shudders, and Dies
So I tried to run some of my pals through a session PTA the other night. It was aborted three scenes in due to communal frustration and a dislike of…
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Participants: Bret Gillan, Paka, Tim Alexander, Matthew Glover, TonyLB, John Harper, Jeremiah Lahnum, Frank T, pfischer, Landon Darkwood.

10/14/2005 Lisa Padol: Munchkiny Play?
I'm not actually sure this is a problem, but I'm curious to know what folks think. In the second session of Keruton, Matt Stevens joined up and we worked with…
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Participants: Lisa Padol, Chris Goodwin, BlackSheep, Matt Wilson, Bret Gillan, MarcoBrucale, John Harper, Valamir.

10/10/2005 Thor: 2 player game
I am setting up our first series and only have two players with myself as producer. does anyone have helpfull advice about how things will be different?
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Participants: Thor, Matt Wilson.

10/9/2005 Pol Jackson: [PTA] Sleepy Hollow - First Playtest Notes
I ran a game of Primetime Adventures for the first time last night. (My first game of PTA ever! My first indie RPG, too!) Our pitch: "Dawson's Creek" meets "The…
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Participants: Pol Jackson, Matt Wilson, John Harper.

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12/27/2005 Norbert Matausch: Thank you, Matt!
Hi there, Matt, I wanted to let you know that we've played PTA two days ago. This time (it was our second try), your game worked! No, let's make this…
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Participants: Norbert Matausch, Matt Wilson, Mr. Sluagh, Christopher Kubasik, Everspinner.

1/1/2006 ragnar: Playing it a bit loose.
We've been playing our first PTA game recently (see http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18058.0 ), plus a second episode not posted there. We've had lots of fun with it, but have been playing a…
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Participants: ragnar, cj.23, Arturo G., John Harper.

1/3/2006 Norbert Matausch: Revisiting the What-show-do-you-want-to-run thread
Hi all, though I clicked the "New Topic" button, it's not, but I'm always interested in what other producers have in mind... What shows do you want to run with…
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Participants: Norbert Matausch, Chris Goodwin, Bret Gillan, John Harper, Sydney Freedberg, Pol Jackson, Paka, Twilight Jack, Frank T, BlackSheep, DainXB, IMAGinES, cpeterso.

1/4/2006 dimitkan: when will we see the PTA sheets?
Hello, I come from Greece. I like very much the PTA. I'm waiting  for the Reference Sheets and the Series Creation Sheet. When will they be available for downloading?
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Participants: dimitkan, Matt Wilson.

1/5/2006 cj.23: PTA and the New American Screenwriting
As a new convert to the joys of PTA, I am still astounded at just how enjoyable my first game was. I cated as Producer, and while I made loads…
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Participants: cj.23, John Harper, spikexander.

1/5/2006 Karasu: The TV Tropes Wiki: A PTA Resource
I just thought I'd share a link to this wiki, an excellent reference for time-tested television tropes, genres, plots and much, much more. Definitely an excellent resource for any…
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Participants: Karasu, matthijs, foucalt.

1/16/2006 Iskander: I'm so lucky.
My darling boyfriend listened to my hint/demands and got me PtA. We'll be starting a season soon - although he's still very reluctant to play (something I'll post AP about…
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Participants: Iskander, Matt Wilson.

1/17/2006 Aman the Rejected: Admiration and Adulation
I played my first game of Prime Time Adventures this weekend, and it was my first Forge game ever (despite years of reading about them and having purchased quite a…
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Participants: Aman the Rejected, Matt Wilson, Kintara, Glendower, Chris Goodwin, Bret Gillan.

1/18/2006 Doc Blue: A Modest Proposal for an Origins Event....
I early-bird registered for Origins earlier this month. At the time, I largely figured I wouldn't be running any events. Naturally, because I made a conscious decision, my subconscious decided…
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Participants: Doc Blue.

1/23/2006 ricmadeira: Some publicity photos!
So this Sunday my gaming group gathered around the table to brainstorm about a new PTA series, and at some point my wife joined us with our six-month-old daughter Diana…
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Participants: ricmadeira, Blake Hutchins.

1/24/2006 Glendower: First time game, suggestions?
Hello everyone, I've convinced one of my gaming groups to give Primetime Adventures a go, we'll be playing on Jan 24 during one of our "between campaign" sessions.  I'm very…
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Participants: Glendower, Paka, Joe Dizzy, Adam Biltcliffe, Nathan P..

1/25/2006 Paka: My Pattern
I really want to go back and re-read PTA because I've run it three or four times now and how the rules work for me is in my head but…
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Participants: Paka, Glendower, Joe Dizzy, Arturo G., Krista E, Nathan P., Chris Goodwin, Iskander, Ben Lehman, IMAGinES, RobNJ, Jason Newquist, Danny_K.

1/31/2006 Dev: More Granular House Rules?
Are there any house rules for "more granular" conflict resolution within PTA? He liked Dogs' system by which new elements were introduced into the conflict in play, changing the conflict.…
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Participants: Dev.

2/3/2006 RobNJ: The Audible PTA
Jeff recorded our Dreamation 2006 session of the show Life on Mars.  It's a little tough to hear everything, but I think that the brainstorming stuff (which is about half…
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Participants: RobNJ, Adam Biltcliffe, Paka, Yokiboy, newsalor.

2/9/2006 bcook1971: Reads Like PTA
Check out Warren Ellis' Ocean series, now collected in graphic novel format. As I was reading it, I kept thinking, this has that spunky character focus contrasted with a larger…
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Participants: bcook1971, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Mark Woodhouse.

2/15/2006 Matthew Glover: Explicit Rewards for the Producer
"Man, I know you're the Producer, but you oughta get Fanmail for that." After "Man, I wish this was a real show so I could watch it," that's what our…
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Participants: Matthew Glover, Arturo G., Matt Wilson, Paka.

2/19/2006 Karasu: [PTA] Nation
Here's a show I'm thinking of pitching to my group. Think of a cross between Battlestar Galatica and the book of Exodus as you read the following: ---- "Our motley…
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Participants: Karasu, ScottM, Paka.

2/23/2006 sourflower: A few quick questions...
After reading the reviews and play reports PTA sounds like something I could get into. A few questions though... What is the most number of players you would ever play…
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Participants: sourflower, Eero Tuovinen, Arturo G., komradebob, John Harper.

2/28/2006 Naarsael: PTA with switching Producer
Me and my roommate just bought PTA and i've spend most of the night reading it !!!!!! WOW!!!!! good job !!!! it might be the end of all the problem…
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Participants: Naarsael, Matt Wilson, Sindyr.

3/6/2006 stefoid: confused about the scene process
Hi.  I whipped out the PTA book while my HeroQuest group was waiting for a late player to turn up so we could start.  I explained a bit about it…
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Participants: stefoid, Matt Wilson, Valamir.

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