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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.

7/11/2009 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.

7/7/2009 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

4/6/2009 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.

4/6/2009 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.

4/2/2009 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.

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.

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.

3/18/2009 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.

3/17/2009 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.

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.

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.

1/19/2009 Standback: [PTA] PTA/Changeling combo, and use of magic in PTA
I've just come across White Wolf's "Changeling: The Lost," and I was completely blown away. I love the basic concept: the players play ordinary people who were kidnapped by fairies,…
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Participants: Standback, chance.thirteen, Alan.

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.

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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.

9/4/2009 morosophe: Producer as Limited Showrunner?
I had some thoughts about the role of the producer that I now realize don't necessarily fit the game rules of PTA as written.  I had these thoughts as I…
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Participants: morosophe.

9/27/2009 monkey: [PTA] Scope of Stakes
Hi, I'm curious what the scope of the stakes are as intended or as people use them in PTA.  Are you allowed to set stakes that determine what will happen…
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Participants: monkey, Matt Wilson.

11/5/2009 Klaus_Welten: Some PTA questions
Hi there! I'm going to start a season very soon and have some questions for you. ^_^ First of all: can two Protagonists share a Connection (say, they are both…
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Participants: Klaus_Welten, Welkerfan.

11/30/2009 fatblogger: PTA Play Examples?
Hi, I'm looking for some play examples for Prime Time Adventures, can anyone provide me with some pointers?  Examples of what I'm looking for: podcast-type recording of play session forum/wiki…
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Participants: fatblogger, Welkerfan, Matt Wilson, SurplusGamer.

1/18/2010 stefoid: conflict, conflict, conflict
Hi, I revisited PTA a number of times, and each time I haven't been able to get the game working 'properly'.  The main problem for me is determining what is…
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Participants: stefoid, Matt Wilson, Welkerfan, jburneko.

1/21/2010 stefoid: Bullet point reminders - Player - Scenes
[i]Hi, Im going to create two or three threads, one for each type of list that I have in mind.  The purpose is to collaboratively come up with a list…
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Participants: stefoid, Welkerfan, fernando.

1/21/2010 stefoid: Bullet point reminders - Producer - Scenes
[i]Hi, Im going to create two or three threads, one for each type of list that I have in mind.  The purpose is to collaboratively come up with a list…
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Participants: stefoid.

1/21/2010 stefoid: Bullet point reminders - All - Conflict
[i]Hi, Im going to create two or three threads, one for each type of list that I have in mind.  The purpose is to collaboratively come up with a list…
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Participants: stefoid, Alan.

1/21/2010 stefoid: Bullet point reminders - Producer - Conflict
[i]Hi, Im going to create two or three threads, one for each type of list that I have in mind.  The purpose is to collaboratively come up with a list…
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Participants: stefoid.

1/21/2010 stefoid: Bullet point reminders - All - Stakes
[i]Hi, Im going to create two or three threads, one for each type of list that I have in mind.  The purpose is to collaboratively come up with a list…
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Participants: stefoid.

1/21/2010 stefoid: Bullet point reminders - All - Narration
[i]Hi, Im going to create two or three threads, one for each type of list that I have in mind.  The purpose is to collaboratively come up with a list…
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Participants: stefoid.

4/16/2010 higgins: Bootleggers' sheet?
Hi all! Does anyone know where can I find the sheet used for Bootleggers? I haven't actually played the game yet, so, I might not have noticed the possible drawbacks,…
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Participants: higgins.

4/17/2010 higgins: Number of Episodes in a Season?
Have I understood correctly that the number of episodes should correspond to the number of players you have? Examples in the book have four players, so, book recommends 1+4 or…
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Participants: higgins, Welkerfan, Matt Wilson, Eliarhiman6.

4/21/2010 higgins: Scene order in case of multiple participants
Hi all! I was just wondering what are the best practices in resolving this. Let's take the example from the book p.28. Roxy's scene in a speakeasy with his brother…
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Participants: higgins, Matt Wilson, Welkerfan, jburneko, Eero Tuovinen.

4/22/2010 higgins: Sacrifice and heroic death? Chance of death in general?
Hi all! How can you model heroic death in PTA? Much like Doyle died in Angel? Or death in general, for that matter. I mean, you can always set up…
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Participants: higgins, Welkerfan, jburneko, Nocker, Matt Wilson, Eliarhiman6.

4/23/2010 higgins: Western standoff vs. Tension
Another question. I really like the car chase example in the book and it can be beautifully applied to duels, swordfights and other conflicts to represent the upper hand coming…
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Participants: higgins, Matt Wilson, Eero Tuovinen.

4/23/2010 higgins: Backwards stakes
I was just thinking... If all depends on narration, what stops the players with low Screen Presence from abusing their small hands to set backwards stakes. "Will I be defeated…
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Participants: higgins, jburneko, Eero Tuovinen.

4/24/2010 Keithric: Drawn Out Resolution
The chase example in the back is quite good, but I was wondering if anyone else has tried any other forms of extending resolution? For example: 1. Deal out Screen…
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Participants: Keithric, higgins.

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