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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.

4/16/2010 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.

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.

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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.

1/18/2010 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

4/24/2010 higgins: Series Creation Sheet: Story Arc
What are you supposed to mark on Story Arc line on the Series Creation Sheet? Issue has a separate line for it... so, why have a separate Story Arc? For…
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Participants: higgins, Welkerfan.

6/27/2010 higgins: Flaws or weakness as an Edge?
Hi all! I was wondering about character flaws in PTA. The book says one can use a flaw or a weakness as an Edge, but that doesn't make much sense…
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Participants: higgins, Ron Edwards.

8/26/2010 luigi.delta: NPCs and Producer
I am an absolute beginner at Primetiem Adventures. I bought it two days ago. I have a question regardding NPC actions. Do they have their own cards/edges/connections (with budget added…
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Participants: luigi.delta, Ron Edwards.

9/17/2010 Theo: A discussion on Stakes
I was just reading through the forums, and buried in the thread 'two sessions in: how it's going for my group', I saw what seemed to be a consensus about…
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Participants: Theo, Paka, Chris_Chinn, Eero Tuovinen, jburneko.

11/3/2010 higgins: Fan Mail question
Hi all! A player can: a) spend Fan Mail to get additional cards (p. 32) b) spend Fan Mail to use a Trait when the free uses are up (p.…
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Participants: higgins, Welkerfan, Eero Tuovinen.

11/14/2010 Quynce: @Matt Wilson: Audio Access to Primetime Adv.
My boyfriend has been a gamer for about twenty-five years and is currently going blind.  After playing it at a con, I thought that Primetime Adventures might be a great…
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Participants: Quynce.

11/30/2010 John Powell: @Matt Wilson, re: Project Vanguard Playtest
I've enjoyed reading the playtest rules a couple of times, but haven't yet played. I noticed that between the rules and the character sheet Battle training becomes Warfare. I also…
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Participants: John Powell.

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