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2/21/2005 Paka: Conspiracy of the Deeps
A friend asked me what I would use to play a pirate game and while brainstorming different ideas the concept of using a pirate crew that has turned its back…
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Participants: Paka, Matt-M-McElroy, Bob Goat.

2/18/2005 Bob Goat: Another Keith Senkowski Interview
Interested in the profane nonsense from my mouth? Curious about the bullshit? Then dig this interview I did with Jasper. Check this shit here. I know if anything it will…
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Participants: Bob Goat.

2/11/2005 Bob Goat: Bobgoat.com Gets a Facelift
I'm always tinkering with stuff. It's in my nature. So I redesigned the bobgoat.com site to make it easier for me to make updates and such. Feel free to drop…
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Participants: Bob Goat, pfischer, Paul Czege.

2/4/2005 Matt-M-McElroy: Keith Senkowski interview posted at Flames Rising!
Hey folks, Just a quick update that I've posted my recent interview with CoS creator, author, artist...Keith Senkowski up at the Flames Rising website! Drop by and take a look...…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Bob Goat.

1/24/2005 Bob Goat: New Review
There is a new review of the game on RPG.net of Conspiracy of Shadows. It is pretty detailed and well done. Check it out. Keith
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Participants: Bob Goat.

1/24/2005 Adrienne: Contest: Unquiet trees
[b]Concept:[/b] Unquiet trees are found in dense, old woods such as the Taurinus Forest of Jenka. Embedded with a slow, alien sort of consciousness, they watch (and sometimes prey) on…
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Participants: Adrienne, Bob Goat.

1/19/2005 Bob Goat: Game Guide Outline
So here is what I have put together for the Game Guide. All of these topics are in various stages of writing (from notes to unedited nonsense). This does not…
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Participants: Bob Goat, Adrienne.

1/10/2005 Adrienne: Spiders.
I read Paul Edwin Zimmer's Dark Border books over the holiday, and I was struck by the creepy usefulness of Spiders. Assuming it's not too much plagiarism (the idea changed…
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Participants: Adrienne, Bob Goat.

12/30/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: The Crone (created by Monica Valentinelli)
The Crone (created by Monica Valentinelli) Legend has it that The Crone was once human, an older woman who fell into dark obsession with a much younger married man. Although…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy.

12/30/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Shadow-Eaters
Note: this is a working idea, feedback is defintely encouraged and appreciated... Name: Shadow-Eater In a harsh world full of mystery and horror, sometimes the innocent suffer unimaginably at the…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy.

12/15/2004 urbwar: Second Entry!
Decided to do some revising of Melka for the contest. Like The Hunt, I've included a more detailed background, incorporating some of the things discussed in the original thread where…
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Participants: urbwar, Bob Goat.

12/14/2004 urbwar: Me First!
As per your request, here is my take on The Wild Hunt, CoS style: The Hunt Among the Narrlachi, there exists a tale of Harg Skullcleaver, a Noyar of the…
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Participants: urbwar.

1/3/2005 Matt-M-McElroy: 2004 Weird GameWyrd Game Awards!
CoS has been nominated for an award! The Most Atmospheric RPG or Supplement: Conspiracy of Shadows (Bob Goat Press) To cast your vote, please visit the GameWyrd site: http://www.gamewyrd.com/awards/wgwa2004.php How…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Mike Holmes, Bob Goat, staz100, inthisstyle.

12/28/2004 Yokiboy: Consipiracy of Shadows PDF?
Hello Bob, Can I get the Consipiracy of Shadows game as a PDF? I have begun to prefer this format over print, but have yet to see your game offered…
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Participants: Yokiboy, Bob Goat, Matt-M-McElroy.

12/24/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Polian Holidays
Hey folks, All this well wishing and rampant consumerism got me thinking... What are some of the major "holidays" in Polian? What historical or religious events do the people celebrate?…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Bob Goat.

12/12/2004 urbwar: Supernatural Threat/Horror: Melka the Tooth Maiden
[b]Melka the Tooth Maiden[/b] [b]Concept:[/b] Melka is inspired by the Tooth Fairy from Darkness Falls (not a great movie, but a decent idea for a supernatural threat). [b]Motivation:[/b] Melka tests…
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Participants: urbwar, Bob Goat.

12/1/2004 Bob Goat: Official News Thread for BGP
[color=darkred][i][b]December 1st, 2005[/b][/i][/color] [b]General News[/b] The site has been retooled to be more user-friendly and to better market the game. This is of course an ongoing process, so feel free…
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Participants: Bob Goat, inthisstyle, urbwar.

11/25/2004 Adrienne: Ethnicities
If this has been addressed somewhere, just bap me gently on the head and point me in the right direction. :) I'm putting my PbP players through character creation, and…
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Participants: Adrienne, Bob Goat.

11/22/2004 urbwar: Ritual Magic...
As I've been reading the book, I got to the section on ritual magic. One thing I didn't see was info on ritual magic. So how does one go about…
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Participants: urbwar, Bob Goat.

11/17/2004 Bob Goat: Ask And Ye Shall Receive
Hey, So it was asked that I put some demon related stuff in the next EtS and I did. Hopefully you like it. Which every way you feel about it,…
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Participants: Bob Goat, Matt-M-McElroy, urbwar.

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2/22/2005 Paka: Other CoS Thoughts
[b]Nice[/b] I read the conflict resolution and combat today and I'm really thrilled. The game's combat looks like a TRoS lite and that makes me chortle with joy. Love the…
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Participants: Paka, Bob Goat.

2/24/2005 Matt-M-McElroy: Dogana and Ravanna
I'm thinking about starting out my game on the island of Dogana, and specifically in the city of Ravanna... So, anyone want to help me brainstorm some setting info for…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Bob Goat.

3/3/2005 Bob Goat: The Shadow of Yesterday PDF
Because everyone else that wanted a PDF is too lazy to put one together, I did and it is now for sale for the low, low, low price of $8.…
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Participants: Bob Goat.

3/22/2005 Bob Goat: New Review
A new review of Conspiracy of Shadows has been posted on GamingReport.com for your reading pleasure. Keith
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Participants: Bob Goat.

3/24/2005 Bob Goat: 101 Days of Ideas
I have embarked on a brave new adventure. For the next 101 days I will post at least one new Conspiracy of Shadows idea. This can be a Supernatural Horror,…
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Participants: Bob Goat, Matt-M-McElroy.

4/4/2005 Paka: Questions through Play
Okay, today I gamed with my wargamers. Don't get me wrong, they love a good story and role-play their hexes off but they all wargame and look at games with…
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Participants: Paka, Bob Goat.

4/4/2005 Paka: In Praise of Group Kickers
Wow, these rock. Kickers in general rock but having the cell's players come together and decide as a group where the game is going to start is just fantastic. I'm…
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Participants: Paka.

4/12/2005 Bob Goat: In the Interest of Sharing Data...
So in the effort of sharing info with others in the wet and wild world of publishing I give to you these numbers. I can only guarantee to their accuracy,…
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Participants: Bob Goat.

4/16/2005 urbwar: A new printing of CoS?
Keith, I met Brennan Taylor from IPR last weekend at I-Con. He said something about you possibly doing a new printing of CoS that was smaller in size, and that…
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Participants: urbwar, Bob Goat.

5/19/2005 Matt-M-McElroy: Descriptors
Hey folks, I'm expanding my list of Descriptors for Attributes and Skills. I figure it can't hurt to have a variety of interesting ones on hand for character creation sessions...especially…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy.

5/22/2005 Matt-M-McElroy: [Actual Play] The Old Fishing Hut
I ran a short CoS game the other night with three players. Two of them were completely new to the setting and system, so I kept things short and simple.…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Bob Goat.

6/14/2005 Bob Goat: [News] Two Sales & Five New Ideas
First things first we have some sales going on for Conspiracy of Shadows. Indie Press Revolution is currently selling the book for $14.99, which you can check out by going…
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Participants: Bob Goat, Jasper.

6/20/2005 Bob Goat: [News] Five More Ideas
Here are Five new ideas for Conspiracy of Shadows 101 Ideas. Two are creepy locations and three are funking artifacts to spice things up in your game. The Blackened…
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Participants: Bob Goat.

6/28/2005 Bob Goat: [News] CoS Worksheets
Now you have everything you need to keep your Conspiracy of Shadows game going and organized. I just posted a full range of worksheets for you to print out and…
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Participants: Bob Goat, Paka.

6/29/2005 Bob Goat: [News] 10 More Ideas
Enter the world of the Geomancer, a sorcerer who harnesses the powers of precious gems to get what he wants. Below are the rules for using Geomancy as well as…
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Participants: Bob Goat.

6/30/2005 Bob Goat: [News] Will the Madness Stop?
That's right, another update this week. The lack of internet at home has really got me churning out good stuff. Today we have ten Kickers you can use with your…
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Participants: Bob Goat.

7/4/2005 jburneko: Revised or Rewritten?
Hello, I've been comparing the material on the website under the Creative Commons section with the book I actually own. It appears to me that the game has been seriously…
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Participants: jburneko, Bob Goat.

7/16/2005 abzu: Revised Revised Edition of Conspiracy of Shadows?
Hi Keith, I was reading your new version of Conspiracy of Shadows. You know, the small digest-sized one. It's red, with a circular, abstract logo on the cover. You know…
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Participants: abzu, drozdal, Bob Goat, Valamir, Paka, Andrew Morris, Miskatonic, Thor Olavsrud, urbwar, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Marhault.

7/18/2005 Bob Goat: [News] Conspiracy of Shadows: Revised Edition
Its official.  Conspiracy of Shadows: Revised Edition is available for purchase.  Not only that, but the rules are now available for free under the Creative Commons License.  Feel free to…
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Participants: Bob Goat, abzu, demiurgeastaroth, Thor Olavsrud, urbwar, Rob Donoghue.

7/19/2005 Bob Goat: CoS: Companion Preview
Here is the ToC for this little 32 page book of joy.  You may notice no real organization to it.  I liked the Polish Ninja's idea for a book of…
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Participants: Bob Goat, Matt-M-McElroy, Ron Edwards.

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