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1/12/2009 Brother: More Crunch
Has anyone devised some house rules to give the game more crunch? I love this game, but I also have a nagging feeling that perhaps it should have more rules…
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Participants: Brother, Welkerfan, Eero Tuovinen, Alan.

1/4/2009 Brother: Absolute Beginner
Hi all I've just read through PTA, and one of the first things that struck me was, 'I never have to buy another roleplaying game again'. No need, PTA covers…
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Participants: Brother, Matt Wilson, oliof, Ron Edwards, Valamir, BlackSheep, chance.thirteen.

12/16/2008 darquehope: Players as protagonists and villains
Ever since I read someone's post proposing Silverscreen Adventures, (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=22692.0) I've been thinking about how to make PTA play more like a movie.  One convention that sparked my interest is…
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Participants: darquehope.

12/13/2008 Welkerfan: A way to frame shows with a single "star"
I was watching a couple of series from the old Doctor Who, and an idea clicked in my head. It has sometimes been frustrating that a lot of the shows…
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Participants: Welkerfan, Ron Edwards.

11/9/2008 relaxingnap: [PTA] Beginner needs help...
Hi everyone, I am returning to rpg's after being heavily into them as a teenager 25 years ago. I've been looking around alot and checking out different games, and am…
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Participants: relaxingnap, Matt Wilson, Theo, Eliarhiman6.

10/22/2008 BlackSheep: [PTA Hack] Fanmail as Trust
This came up in a discussion on RPGnet about running a "One of us, one of them" Heroes game, and I thought I'd share. For those who don't watch the…
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Participants: BlackSheep.

9/24/2008 Matt Wilson: the 4-year overhaul
My big print run only lasted two years. I thought it'd last three. So I'm out of books, and I figure I'd address a few things rather than just do…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, jasongreeno, jonsan, jessecoombs, Welkerfan, HighmoonMedia.

9/23/2008 steppen: IPR Out of Stock?
Hi, Sorry if this has already been discussed.  I looked around but couldn't find it anywhere. Indie Press Revolution says that they are Out of Stock on the PrimeTime Adventures…
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Participants: steppen, rafial, Matt Wilson, Kapsberger, stannex, hansel, mjbauer, Irminsul.

9/18/2008 Territan: [PTA] "Rockheart"
It's the barest shred of a concept, for a group that's awfully indie-ambivalent, but there might be potential in it. Could I get a little help polishing it up, please?…
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Participants: Territan, Matt Wilson, relaxingnap, Ron Edwards.

9/13/2008 GB Steve: [PTA] is well regarded in Spain
I was mooching around and found this review of the game on a Spanish gaming portal. It's gets 9/10 but I couldn't say what it all means.
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Participants: GB Steve, Arturo G..

8/29/2008 pippo_jedi: [pta] Primetime Exalted for "newbies"
Hello, I'm a longtime rpg player, like my game group, but we always played white wolf's game, D&D and that sort of games. some were better than others, but never…
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Participants: pippo_jedi, Matt, Matt Wilson.

8/7/2008 jburneko: SP 1 and Scene Requests
I just saw in another thread that if your Screen Presence is 1 that you don't get to request scenes.  Is that correct?  Is that in the book?  Page Number?…
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Participants: jburneko, Eliarhiman6, Matt Wilson.

8/5/2008 WildElf: [PTA] The maximum number of players, or Will it work with 8 or more?
I know this has been asked before, but only for 6-7, and I'm pushing 8-9. Cross posted from Story-Games: Has anyone played PTA with this many? I made an open…
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Participants: WildElf, Matt Wilson.

7/27/2008 jinchoung: long time rpg fan - just found PTA... wondering where the heck it came from....
howdy, so i'm a longtime rpg fan and have done a lot of reading (less playing) of d&d and shadowrun and d6 and starwarsd6 and d20 etc... stats heavy kinda…
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Participants: jinchoung, Andy Kitkowski.

6/4/2008 Shane Boone: Producer wins narration?
If the Producer draws the highest card in a conflict, does he get narration rights?  There was some confusion in my group over the text which says "Narration authority goes…
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Participants: Shane Boone, Matt Wilson, Peter Nordstrand.

5/31/2008 orklord: [PTA] PTA on a Virtual Tabletop
Hey everyone,   At Gencon '07, I played my first game of PTA.  I was lucky enough to play with a bunch of cool guys in a Star Wars Episode…
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Participants: orklord, Brennen Reece.

5/10/2008 Standback: [PTA] Souls of the Damned - Starting Without a Spark
So, after falling in love with PTA, I've finally found the time to run a full campaign. Yay! Problem - it isn't working. I'm not sure why, but from the…
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Participants: Standback.

4/30/2008 GB Steve: [Galactic] We started tonight
We couldn't play Koenig Hospital tonight because Graham wasn't around so we played Galactic instead. It took around 2 hours, maybe longer to get all the character generation and backgrounds…
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Participants: GB Steve, Matt Wilson.

4/27/2008 Standback: [PTA] Stockholm - Actual Play
"Stockholm" is a PTA series I created for running at conventions and other one-timer sessions for players new to PTA. At "Bigor," Israel's major annual roleplaying convention, I decided to…
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Participants: Standback, Peter Nordstrand, forlorn1, Dream.

4/10/2008 darquehope: Awarding Fan Mail between episodes
Hey all!  I'm about to run my first PTA session, (I'm excited and nervous) but I've come up with an idea that I'd like to run by everyone.  Now keep…
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Participants: darquehope, schlafmanko.

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2/19/2009 Welkerfan: Players Having Trouble with How to Frame Scences/Use Rules
I started playing a game (as Producer) a few weeks ago.  This was my first attempt to run PTA, though I had listened to a lot of actual play.  We…
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Participants: Welkerfan, Alan, Matt Wilson.

2/23/2009 forlorn1: [PTA] the player versus player conundrum
I'm sure this has come up before, but a quick scan of the last few pages of topics in this forum don't show any recent threads so I'll ramble on...…
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Participants: forlorn1, Matt Wilson, jefgodesky.

3/17/2009 Brother: Sword & Sorcery
Anyone run a sword & sorcery series? With fireballs, dragons and all that?
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Participants: Brother, FredGarber, jburneko, jessecoombs, stefoid.

3/18/2009 Sindyr: Is it alive?
Getting ready to gear up and probably have our group try PTA, and as I am rereading and re-familiarizing myself with the system, questions are arising. But I need to…
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Participants: Sindyr, Alan, Matt Wilson.

3/20/2009 Sindyr: Budget, Session Length, and Fan Mail
1) If we want to play PTA for a four hour game session, but the producer runs out of budget, what happens?  I have thought of three options, all of…
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Participants: Sindyr, jburneko, Alan, Eero Tuovinen, Eliarhiman6, Matt Wilson, newsalor, Wordmaker.

3/31/2009 Paka: Two Games When PTA Either Didn't Work or Only Kinda Worked
A few games of PTA have fallen really flat and I just wanted to take a gander at them. The most obvious one first: I hate television When someone says…
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Participants: Paka, exedore6, LeSingeSavant.

4/2/2009 Wordmaker: [PTA] First post, some questions about an idea I have
Hello to everyone. I haven't yet managed to get a game of PTA going, but I'm planning on it. In fact, I'm thinking of proposing a big special event for…
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Participants: Wordmaker, Eero Tuovinen.

4/6/2009 Sindyr: System questions: tie breaking, conflicts/scene, budget spending
I am breaking out my current round of questions into two topics: system questions, and mod ideas.  This one is some system questions I have: 1) If there are two…
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Participants: Sindyr, Matt Wilson, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen, Welkerfan, newsalor, BlackSheep.

4/6/2009 Sindyr: Mod ideas: Quality of Success/Failure, Fan Mail Trait Use, Fan Mail Awards
Would these mods work, or cause problems? Quality of Success:  The more you beat the GM by, the more complete your success.  Win by 0 cards (by having most hearts,…
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Participants: Sindyr, Matt Wilson, FredGarber, Eero Tuovinen, Paka, Welkerfan, newsalor.

4/12/2009 Welkerfan: [AP-sorta] Making Narration Rights More Satisfying
I'll be running the season finale of my first PTA game in about a week.  Overall, I've found the game fun, but frequently very draining and stressful, and, on the…
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Participants: Welkerfan, Noclue, Eero Tuovinen.

4/17/2009 Sindyr: two sessions in: how it's going for my group
OK, this will be a little stream of consciousness, but rather than compose a superbly written and time consuming essay, I wanted to give some quick followup on what's going…
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Participants: Sindyr, Welkerfan, Paka, newsalor, jburneko, Eero Tuovinen, Matt Wilson.

5/1/2009 HighmoonMedia: Star Wars PTA Spin-Off: The Sith Triumvirate
I'm one of the players of the Star Wars PTA game at Gen Con podcaster via Canon Puncture. Last week, instead of not gaming when players didn't show up, I…
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Participants: HighmoonMedia, Welkerfan, FredGarber, Wordmaker.

5/5/2009 Welkerfan: Looking for 1st Edition
Ron Edwards has mentioned that there is a difference in how some ideas were presented between the first and second editions of PTA, and I am curious as to what…
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Participants: Welkerfan, HighmoonMedia, Alan, Matt Wilson, abeg43.

6/22/2009 Eliarhiman6: [PTA] Changing traits
Hi, Matt! From page 41 of PTA: "There are three times available for a player to change a trait, if he or she wants: • Between seasons of the series.…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6, Matt Wilson.

7/7/2009 scooby_dude: 2P PTA?
Hi, I'm a newbie to PTA.  I've read through the rules & am looking forward to playing, hoping to get a 4-player session in in a few weeks.  In the…
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Participants: scooby_dude, Eero Tuovinen.

7/11/2009 theasylum: A Slight Problem
So... Let me get this straight: A) No good for 'solo' games with just one player and a GM, emulating that type of TV show where there's one major character…
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Participants: theasylum, Alan.

7/13/2009 Brother: PTA New Edition
PTA New Edition What would you like to see? Rules for running a one-one-one type session (solitary horror fest) Rules for running a typical sword & sorcery type session (yup…
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Participants: Brother, jburneko, Standback, Matt Wilson, Eliarhiman6, morosophe, stefoid, chance.thirteen, higgins.

7/26/2009 kirby1024: Prime-time Adventures Season as a Con Game?
So, I've been rereading through my PTA book after a year or so of doing not a lot with it, and I suddenly hit on a cute idea that I…
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Participants: kirby1024, oliof, Standback, chance.thirteen.

8/17/2009 joesweeney: Primetime at SydCon, Australia, Oct 2009
Hi Matt,  I am planning to run demo games of Primetime at Sydcon, one larger RPG cons in Australia.  (I fell in love with the Primetime at GenCon last year.) …
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Participants: joesweeney, Ron Edwards.

8/22/2009 pippo_jedi: Autorities in pta and producer
Hello everybody. I finally managed to try pta and i'm having some problems... I've tried a couple of times dogs, polaris and don't rest your head so i'm pratically a…
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Participants: pippo_jedi, Eliarhiman6, Noclue, jburneko, Matt Wilson.

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