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6/24/2008 Dominic Claveau: Upper limit to players number
Hi, my first idea was to post this under "Is Capes good for..." but I feared it would be considered theadjacking. Also, if this question as already been answered, I…
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Participants: Dominic Claveau, Hans, TonyLB.

5/4/2008 LandonSuffered: [Actual Play - Capes Lite] Tough When Everyone Wants You Dead
So I played Capes Lite with my two nephews, aged 14 and 11.  I've really wanted to try a new supers game, and this one had the edge in playability…
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Participants: LandonSuffered, JohnUghrin.

5/2/2008 LandonSuffered: Questions For Capes Lite
I really want to run Capes for some friends that are going to be spending the next couple days with us.  We plan on seeing Iron Man, and I’m sure…
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Participants: LandonSuffered, JohnUghrin, Uhlrik, 1of3.

4/26/2008 TheThingInTheMirror: Unclaimed goals
Something here seems obvious to everyone but me... Ok, Say I declare a goal... "Rob the bank", or "Convince Lois I am not a world famous superhero." Other people could…
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Participants: TheThingInTheMirror, Hans, Bret Gillan.

4/4/2008 jburneko: SIS Control Take 3, EUREKA!
I just totally had an epiphany!  Conflict declaration in Capes is backwards from almost all other RPGs. In most games a player declares an action and then either someone steps…
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Participants: jburneko, TonyLB.

4/3/2008 Melinglor: Capes play at Gamestorm!
Hi, all. I just ran my favorite Capes game ever, at Portland/Vancouver's Gamestorm con. I posted it up on Storygames. I encountered some nuances, both good and bad, that I…
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Participants: Melinglor, TonyLB.

4/2/2008 James_Nostack: SIS Control, take 2: Aha, I get it now
In SIS Control Problem: A Concrete Example, way back in 2005 Jesse, Tony, and Ralph were arguing at length about who gets to control the imaginary fiction in Capes.  From…
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Participants: James_Nostack, jburneko, Keiko, TonyLB.

3/25/2008 Keiko: How long to resolved Conflicts "last"?
I'm introducing a new group to Capes! and one of their big question is how long does a Resolution last? For example. If Endgame's Goal of Apprehend Nightside is Resolved…
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Participants: Keiko, Hans.

3/25/2008 Keiko: Inspirations Houserule
What would be the possible pros and cons of having Inspirations owned by Characters instead of players?
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Participants: Keiko, Gaerik, TonyLB.

3/24/2008 Keiko: Does this house rule seem workable?
Players may pay a Story Token to use the same Power more than once a Page or a Blocking Ability more than once a Scene per incidence.
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Participants: Keiko, Hans.

3/23/2008 Keiko: Alternative scenes
Has anyone tried Capes for non action even "social" scenes? How did it work out? Also could it be used for long term "scenes" like montages and other scenes that…
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Participants: Keiko, hix, Hans, Gaerik, TonyLB.

3/22/2008 Keiko: Story Tokens and Inspirations
A few questions Story Tokens and Inspirations are granted to players, correct? Can Inspirations be used to effect Dice that are otherwise too high for the character's Abilities? For example,…
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Participants: Keiko, 1of3, Melinglor, TonyLB, JohnUghrin.

3/14/2008 Garth: Capes character creation as a play-aid to *other* games
So, I have Capes.  I want to play Capes.  I can't find anyone to play Capes.  This frustrates me. So for the heck of it, and to get a feel…
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Participants: Garth, Melinglor.

2/15/2008 Keiko: Story Tokens
Do players have any Story Tokens when a game first begins? (the first session of a new game).
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Participants: Keiko, 1of3, JohnUghrin, TheCzech, Gaerik, TonyLB.

2/14/2008 Keiko: Capes: I need help
First, I'd like to say that I am really fascinated by the concept of this game. But for some reason I am having the darndest time wrapping my head around…
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Participants: Keiko, TonyLB, hix, JohnUghrin.

1/20/2008 Bret Gillan: [Gods] Here, have the PDF
Hey guys. I've been working on a Gods hack/supplement for a long time, and I've pretty much lost interest in publishing it, so I thought I would throw it up…
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Participants: Bret Gillan, oreso, Garth.

1/14/2008 Sonja: Adapt to TMNT?
How easy would it be to play a TMNT game using the Capes system? Any ideas on how to implement?
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Participants: Sonja, TheCzech.

11/30/2007 JohnUghrin: I got to (finally) play Capes!
Well, last Saturday, I had a houseguest-gamer who usually isn't around, and half of my regular group didn't show. (Holiday weekend here in the States.) It was universally loved. I…
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Participants: JohnUghrin, TheCzech, Tony Irwin.

11/17/2007 Nev the Deranged: Escape Pod: Union Dues.
So, Escape Pod is one of my favorite short-fiction webcasts. There's a series of stories on there about a "Superhero Union", set in a very morally grey universe, which is…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged.

11/4/2007 Neil the Wimp: [Capes] On being overdrawn
Can I just check that I understand what happens when a character is overdrawn? If a character is overdrawn, they have to roll down dice.  Once per overdrawn drive, the…
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Participants: Neil the Wimp, TheCzech.

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7/16/2008 TonyLB: Misery Bubblegum: Could use some help
So, as some folks know, I'm in (hopefully) the late phases of design on my next game, Misery Bubblegum.  It's going to be about sad, sweet, tear-jerking shoujo manga and…
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Participants: TonyLB, 1of3, Filip Luszczyk.

7/28/2008 TonyLB: My project for GenCon: A Capes Scenario
Yeah, it's a little crazy to be doing final assembly this close to a convention, but what the hey ... all my other preparations were done, and I've had this…
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Participants: TonyLB, hix, 5niper9.

8/19/2008 TonyLB: Misery Bubblegum Playtesters Wanted
I'm going to be trying "Playtest by Chain-letter" to get some blind-playtest mojo going.  Basically, this isn't a game that I can (or would) distribute to you electronically:  I gotta…
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Participants: TonyLB, Myrmidon.

8/20/2008 LemmingLord: Capes at GenCon - D-Day Capes Style
The best two hours of the best four days of gaming was playing out an alternate D-Day.  Many thanks to Tony for showing me how the system works in practice. …
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Participants: LemmingLord, TonyLB.

9/9/2008 Keiko: Capes PBEM opening
I am running a Capes PBEM and looking for more players. If anyone is interested please contact me at nexus-k@comcast.net
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Participants: Keiko.

10/22/2008 WildElf: Capes: Invasion from Earth Prime
A supplement?!  I was surprised to see this appear out of the blue on IPR.  It says that it's a demonstration of how to do storylines in Capes.  Does anyone…
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Participants: WildElf, TonyLB, DainXB.

1/28/2009 LandonSuffered: Bad Guy Personalities??
With the exception of “puppet master” (which I note was used for the bad guy in the Capes flash example) the present personality archetypes (right-side click sheets) only appear fit…
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Participants: LandonSuffered, 5niper9, TonyLB.

2/15/2009 Guy Srinivasan: Game Flow - what you do when
Mike, Robin, Eric, Thomas and I played our first session of Capes a few days ago. We started out fine, playing the first Scene with Capes Light, but near the…
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Participants: Guy Srinivasan, 5niper9.

2/20/2009 The Mule: Multiple Characters Creating Conflicts
Hello, I've had Capes for a while and gotten the hang of the system, but recently I've been trying to write a web-page to facilitate internet play, and in trying…
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Participants: The Mule, Dominic Claveau, Garth.

7/26/2009 Nocker: Schism and left controlled dice
Hello, 1) When you Schism, you take dice you control (i.e. you have Debt under) and place it on a new Side. But what if there is dice you control…
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Participants: Nocker, Dominic Claveau, TonyLB.

7/28/2009 Nocker: Claiming and treason
Sides are undifferentiated apart from the Characters who are allied to them and the actions that make them becoming allied. When you create a Conflict (e.g. The Villains take over…
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Participants: Nocker, JMendes, TonyLB.

8/5/2009 TonyLB: Misery Bubblegum: My New Game
So, some folks know that I've been working over three years now on my next game.  It's called Misery Bubblegum.  It's about sad, strong, vulnerable, glorious people trying to find…
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Participants: TonyLB, Paul Czege, jrs, Paka, SaintandSinner.

8/20/2009 Ben Lehman: Trying to Figure out Misery Bubblegum
Hey, Tony. I have a few questions about the rules of Misery Bubblegum. Role and Personality. Random or not? What are "GM cards?" are they just GM-held play cards. The…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, TonyLB, Paul Czege.

9/17/2009 Dominic Claveau: [Capes] Need help to prepare a con game
Hi, I've played Capes only a few times even though it's definitely in my top 3 of best RPGs ever. Now, I want people in my area to discover that…
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Participants: Dominic Claveau.

9/23/2009 Adam Biltcliffe: Two questions about Misery Bubblegum
So I opened up my Misery Bubblegum package today, and it was kind of scary. There are a lot of different cards, and three different rules pamphlets, and I worried…
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Participants: Adam Biltcliffe, Paul Czege.

9/29/2009 Nocker: No more unckecked Abilities left
I've made two games of Capes, and noticed both times a disturbing thing. The mundane characters tend to get out of Abilities really fast, and they come up with no…
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Participants: Nocker, Dominic Claveau.

10/8/2009 5niper9: [Capes] Importance of abilities on the narrative level
Hey there, I'm wondering how important the names of the abilities are for the feeling of the game. I'm asking this because I'm writing on a small scenario for Capes…
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Participants: 5niper9, Jumanji83.

10/13/2009 jasonm: MB: High Card Wins
Hi Tony, We've played three times, and in two of those sessions I have had the good fortune to draw the highest card in the game.  Once this was tapped,…
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Participants: jasonm.

10/14/2009 Filip Luszczyk: [Misery Bubblegum] Vassal Module?
So, my Misery Bubblegum has just arrived today and now I'm considering my options for online play. I recall reading something about MB Vassal module. Does it exist, or do…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk.

11/22/2009 Filip Luszczyk: [Misery Bubblegum] First Game Questions
So, we've just finished our first session like half an hour ago. While the rules generally seem clear (I'm really fond of the slick non-linear presentation), and the game feels…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Eero Tuovinen, Graham Walmsley.

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