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4/30/2006 Sindyr: Only one conflict per scene?
I know that sometimes Scenes can occur with no conflicts - do they ever occur with 2 or more conflicts? What is the signal that a scene is over and…
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Participants: Sindyr, Matt Wilson, Glendower.

4/30/2006 Sindyr: Nitpick error?
In the appendice on page 101 it says that Alan/Alice has four cards. On page 102 it says that Josh spends a point of fan mail to bring her to…
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Participants: Sindyr, Matt Wilson, Alan.

4/30/2006 Sindyr: Question: Brining in a character
First of all, I was going to open the PTA pdf, and copy the relevant section of text, and paste it here. The PTA pdf is aparently locked, and won't…
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Participants: Sindyr, Matt Wilson.

4/16/2006 REkz: Card vs Dice mechanic
Matt & PTA'ers, I just got my copy.  Hoorah!  Finished reading it in 3 days. Great book, seems like a great game.  I'm psyched to run it. I would've liked…
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Participants: REkz, BlackSheep, jasonm.

4/13/2006 Sindyr: Authentic TV season possible? How?
I have just read through the PDF, and have just received my hardcopy.  I need to read it at least another 3 to 5 times. That being said, one of…
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Participants: Sindyr, jburneko, John Harper, joshua neff, Matt Wilson, spikexander.

4/10/2006 jenskot: Just played 7 sessions. Questions: Producer Role, Player vs. Player
We just completed a 7 episode series of PTA as part of the Gotham Gaming Guild. After the first session and reading this forum, we realized we had drifted the…
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Participants: jenskot, John Harper, Matt Wilson.

4/9/2006 Zamiel: PDF Edition
I'm already a very proud owner of the 108pg print edition of PTA, but I find myself on the go a lot, and I make frequent reference to my PDF…
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Participants: Zamiel, Mike Lucas.

4/4/2006 pfischer: 60 minute convention demo - any thoughts?
Hi, I am doing a solo indie games track at a Danish convention during 5 days over Easter, trying to expose as many people to good, solid games as possible.…
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Participants: pfischer, Matt-M-McElroy, Matt Wilson.

3/24/2006 Sindyr: Backordered?
How can I get my hands on a physical copy of this game, as the website says it is backordered? Thanks.
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Participants: Sindyr, Matt Wilson.

3/21/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [Demo] Games of Berkeley is demoing Primetime Adventures this April!
This coming April, Games of Berkeley on Shattuck is holding Indie Press RPG night every Saturday evening at 5 pm.  On the 8th and the 29th, we'll be doing Primetime…
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Participants: ElliottBelser MKII, Matt Wilson, REkz.

3/21/2006 stefoid: need issue idea
Hi , just had a pilot episode of a 'firefly-like' series called  'Haven' (because thats what the spaceship appears to be to the characters that live on it). It was…
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Participants: stefoid, Matt Wilson, Danny_K.

3/13/2006 Aaron Smith: Gaming in another system's Setting
Just an idea I had, idly leafing through my copy of PTA. Has anyone thought of, or done, a PTA game in an already established setting? A soap opera done…
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Participants: Aaron Smith, Matt Wilson, John Harper, Danny_K, joshua neff, Landon Darkwood, dyjoots, spikexander, nellist.

3/10/2006 Matt Wilson: more shameless cafepress products!
If you had a newborn baby, wouldn't you feel better knowing the light switch to the baby's room had a Primetime Adventures Switch Cover on it? Probably it would ensure…
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Participants: Matt Wilson.

3/10/2006 mtiru: Resolving an Issue
In our recent game of Primetime Adventures, Quantum Bums, I resolved my character's issue during his spotlight episode. It was unclear to us whether he picks another issue, or continues…
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Participants: mtiru, JMendes, Matt Wilson, Czar Fnord.

3/8/2006 Itai Greif: Running PTA in a convention
I’m going to run a PTA game in a convention, and the game is set for 4 hours. I don’t want to start with creating the show – I want…
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Participants: Itai Greif, Andrew Morris, Joe Dizzy, Michael S. Miller, Paka, John Harper, Frank T, Ben Lehman.

3/7/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: Play By Forum PTA game - Ranma 1/2
Hello.  Elliott Belser MkII, same as MkI, only I forgot my old password.  Oops.  \ Anyway, I'm going to be running a PTA game on rpg.net.  It's going to be…
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Participants: ElliottBelser MKII.

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.

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.

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.

2/19/2006 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.

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5/5/2006 Yokiboy: Non-Ensamble Cast Series
Hello, Does anyone have experience playing a Non-Ensamble Cast Series in Primetime Adventures? How did it impact the play? Without an ensamble cast how does one ensure that the Problem…
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Participants: Yokiboy, Alan, Sindyr, Adam Biltcliffe, Glendower, dpetroski, Call Me Curly.

5/7/2006 Sindyr: Question: Use of fan mail to use used-up traits?
It's in the beginning, under Basic Rules Concepts: Traits, it says: "After the player must spend…
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Participants: Sindyr, drnuncheon, Gabe McKean.

5/7/2006 Sindyr: Uneven Screen Presences
Thought I would break this into it's own topic. Has anyone ever played PTA with different players having different and uneven distributions of Screen Presence?  That is, with each character…
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Participants: Sindyr.

6/15/2006 BabbageCliologic: 3/2 traits instead of 2/1 traits
Hello: I saw in the Changes part of the website that the traits were changed from 3/2 to 2/1 for 2nd Edition (which I own). What is the reasoning for…
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Participants: BabbageCliologic, Ben Lehman, Valamir.

6/21/2006 komradebob: Why the change to cards? Player Reaction?
Hopefully, after having bought PTA months ago, I'll be getting to actually play soon. I did have a question about the change from dice to cards, however. As I understand…
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Participants: komradebob, IMAGinES, Lisa Padol, gwangi, Arturo G..

7/12/2006 Lisa Padol: PTA at GenCon?
I'm probably not making GenCon, but a friend has offered to do my shopping via proxy. Will PTA be available there? I want to buy a copy for Lee Gold.…
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Participants: Lisa Padol, Matt Wilson.

7/12/2006 Matt Wilson: Galactic!
Hey, school's out for a while, and I finally took care of that giant printing job, so maybe I have a little time to spend online for the next couple…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, Michael McAleese, Thunder_God, hix, Doyce, Glendower, John Harper, Hans, Sydney Freedberg, Joe Dizzy, Phil Bordelon, Adam Wells, Mychal, Pyromancer, Snarls-at-Fleas, Claudia Cangini, monsterfurby, xenopulse.

7/14/2006 mystic_philosopher: High Low rules?
Hi I just played a pilot episode with my family. It was fun. We came across the rule pg 65 that when deciding stakes between a tie "victory goes to…
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Participants: mystic_philosopher, Matt Wilson.

7/22/2006 joshua neff: [PTA] St. Sebastian
The first thing: I haven't actually played PTA since it was a playtest document, but I've wanted to play it more. The second thing: As soon as we moved back…
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Participants: joshua neff, Matt Wilson.

7/24/2006 ColinC: Galactic Soundtrack
I hope to be playtesting Galactic sometime soon, and am trying to think of music to play while we're playing.  Here's what I've got so far. (all of these are…
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Participants: ColinC, Dev, joshua neff, Matt Wilson, Michael McAleese, ironick, Andrew Morris, Joe Dizzy, Frank T.

8/1/2006 Matt Wilson: Two Anniversaries
Two anniversaries, kinda. First, it’s now three years to the day since I brought Emmett home from the Humane Society. He’s snoozin’ nearby on his little blue doggy bed. Hooray…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, coffeestain, Ron Edwards, Thunder_God, Troy_Costisick, John Harper, joshua neff, oliof, Arturo G..

8/2/2006 thwaak: [Praise & Shipping] Matt Rocks!
Just wanted to say that I ordered PTA on July 26, and got it August 1. That's excellent turn around time (considering that I ordered some stuff from IPR on…
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Participants: thwaak, Matt Wilson, 1000buffalo, ejkong, Dave Versace, dragavan.

8/3/2006 thwaak: Bring It On!
Heya, Last night I was talking up PTA to my gaming group after our session ended, so we didn't have a lot of time to discuss it, and interest in…
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Participants: thwaak, Matt Wilson, joshua neff.

8/16/2006 Thomas D: [PTA] Actual Play Actual Examples?
I just posted something similar to this over at story-games.com, but thought I'd ask here. I'm in the process of selling PTA to my current gaming group as a game…
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Participants: Thomas D, Aaron Smith, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6, John Harper, Cabbagetom, Doyce, Christopher Kubasik, Alan.

8/18/2006 Doyce: [Galactic] Question about the Goals update
Over here, Matt said: Pursuing goals as written in the game is a little hazy. This update tightens it up nicely and provides a good visual resource for dramatic…
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Participants: Doyce, Matt Wilson.

8/23/2006 Aaron Smith: PTA demoing at Con?
I'm looking to run several demo games of PTA at the San Fransisco bay area KublaCon on the memorial day weekend. I'd like to have a small stock of books…
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Participants: Aaron Smith, Matt Wilson, 1000buffalo.

9/6/2006 Christopher Kubasik: Questions about Conflict
Hi guys, I posted thes on another thread (I'm just so excited about PtA I lost my mind). Realizing things could get really cloudy, I'm starting a new thread. I…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Matt Wilson.

9/9/2006 Christopher Kubasik: Running Out of Budget
I know this has been covered. But my Search-Fu is failing me. What happens when the Producer's budget is eptied out? Does game play change in any way? Or do…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ben Lehman.

9/11/2006 Garth: Playing Without a Producer?
Here's our situation:  We came up with a great premise and set of characters and issues... then the Producer had to bow out.  Can't run the series. We hate to…
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Participants: Garth, Aaron Smith, John Harper.

9/14/2006 Thomas D: d20 PTA: a dice mechanic variation
Oh, and just because this might have been missed by some people interested in PTA that don't read the Actual Play forum, here's a bit on a d20 dice mechanic…
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Participants: Thomas D, Chris Goodwin, Vaxalon, Mychal, Jhulae.

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