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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.

4/4/2005 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.

4/4/2005 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.

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.

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.

3/3/2005 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.

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.

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.

2/21/2005 Jasper: My Cos Review
More attention for CoS. I wrote a review, which is posted at RPG.net. Read it! http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11073.phtml
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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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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.

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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.

7/26/2005 Bob Goat: [News] Architecture and More...
What no round number you ask?  Sorry I am busy gearing up for vacation and GenCon as well as cranking out some art so this is what you get.  And…
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Participants: Bob Goat.

8/2/2005 Paka: The Cult of Cults
[i]My group is gathering in New Vendelmark, a kind of New Amsterdam analogue in my Pirates Fight Lovecraftian Evil.  They have called a gathering of everyone unhappy with the people…
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Participants: Paka, Bob Goat.

8/2/2005 Bob Goat: [News] Four Terrible Beasties
I don't know if I will make a 101 ideas by GenCon, but I will be damn close.  Today I give you four beasts you can throw into your game. …
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Participants: Bob Goat.

8/4/2005 Ron Edwards: I love it
The new book, I mean. As an object, a physical representation of what Conspiracy of Shadows is, it's beautiful. It has "Keith" on every page, stylistically, and every page is…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Bob Goat, Miskatonic, Michael S. Miller, Eero Tuovinen, Paka, Thor Olavsrud, John Harper, Andy Kitkowski.

8/25/2005 Bob Goat: The Sky is Falling
My first post GenCon update is a nice little preview of the last <i>Conspiracy of Shadows</i> book, <i><b>Conspiracy of Shadows: Apocalpyse</b></i>, a book dedicated to creating and playing during the…
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8/29/2005 MetalBard: [Split from I Love It] CoS & Ravenloft
[quote author=Thor Olavsrud link=topic=16259.msg176462#msg176462 date=1125341548] [quote author=Eero Tuovinen link=topic=16259.msg176449#msg176449 date=1125338612] Yep, Thor told enough about the mechanics to tell that the game isn't completely traditional. Perhaps it's like Burning Wheel?[/quote]…
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Participants: MetalBard, Paka, Bob Goat, Thor Olavsrud, Ben Lehman, Roger Eberhart.

8/31/2005 U_C: CoS Questions
Hi Keith, First of all, I love the new booklet however I've a few questions about the system, mostly because I learn via examples rather than anything else. Do…
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Participants: U_C, Bob Goat, Roger Eberhart.

9/3/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Where's the new Revised Character Sheet?
Hey, I couldn't find the Revised character sheets on the BobGoat website (Under "Worksheets"). I'm looking for the ones like that appear in the book. Anyone know where they are?…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Bob Goat.

9/4/2005 Bob Goat: Actual Play Threads
If you got an Actual Play thread out there somewhere and it ain't listed here, PM me and I will post it here... Keith
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Participants: Bob Goat, Keith Senkowski.

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