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11/13/2002 GreatWolf: Uriel's story
I don't believe that I've cross-posted this over here. This is the account of a session of Alyria that I ran. The original thread (including questions) can be found at…
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Participants: GreatWolf.

11/11/2002 GreatWolf: Lord of the Rings thread on Adept Press forum
There is a discussion of Lord of the Rings going on over on the Adept Press forum. You can find the thread here. I wanted to link to it because…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Jason L Blair.

10/22/2002 GreatWolf: How do I play this mess?
One major addition to the quickstart rules (aside from the setting chapters, of course) is going to be a chapter on how to run Alyria. It seems to me that…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Shreyas Sampat.

10/22/2002 Paul Czege: ongoing development of the Alyria game mechanics?
Hey Seth, I know Scarlet Jester has had a role in the development of the Alyria mechanics. Is that an ongoing involvement on his part? Are there as-yet-unrevealed expanded or…
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Participants: Paul Czege, GreatWolf.

10/17/2002 GreatWolf: Adept Press conversions to Alyria
Okay. It's late. I'm tired. I should be in bed. Instead I'm posting some conversion ideas that drifted into my demented little head. These are just for fun, but who…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

10/17/2002 GreatWolf: The Digger Paladins
Just to prove that it could be done, here is the (unedited) game text for the aardvark holy warriors. Ladies and gentlemen, the Digger Paladins. === The plague that created…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes.

9/30/2002 GreatWolf: All right! All right! Jurgen, you win!
Just a quick note. I was working on a section of the Alyria manuscript that gives examples of setting improvisation. I included some random ideas that I had been planning…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Jürgen Mayer.

9/18/2002 GreatWolf: Update (9/18/2002)
So, this is the point where I give you another update. I am due, after all. I've set myself the schedule (for now) of writing every Wednesday evening. I have…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Eddy Fate.

8/30/2002 GreatWolf: Update (8/30/2002)
Here is the first of the promised updates. I have begun writing the Alyria manuscript. Currently I am working on describing the Citadel, which is definitely assuming a central role…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes.

8/21/2002 GreatWolf: Contemplated rules adjustments
As I have begun the process of considering Legends of Alyria and evaluating playtest feedback, I have been contemplating a few rules changes. So I thought that I would toss…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/14/2002 GreatWolf: Update (8/13/2002)
Well, with GenCon having come and gone and the Forge receiving a facelift, it seemed like a good time to post an update. So here goes. I started writing Legends…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

8/6/2002 GreatWolf: Setting focus
I happened to be perusing the review of The Riddle of Steel in the review database when I came across this sentence. "I think it would have worked better for…
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Participants: GreatWolf, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

7/15/2002 GreatWolf: Playtest begins anew
Last Saturday, Ralph (Valamir) joined myself, my wife, and my sister to set up an Alyria storymap. Play is scheduled for next Saturday. I'll be sure to write up brief…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Jürgen Mayer, Mike Holmes.

7/15/2002 Ron Edwards: update?
Hi Seth, I'd very, very much like to see a Quickstart Alyria ready for GenCon, even in the basic form that they're already in. Right now, I'm constrained from using…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.

6/11/2002 GreatWolf: Off-line for a few days
In our house, we say, "Home is where the hard drive is." Tomorrow evening, I'm going off-line for a few days. After all, we have to pack the computer for…
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Participants: GreatWolf.

5/23/2002 GreatWolf: Development proceeds apace
I may be quiet, but development continues. My wife and I ended up on a 10-hour car trip last Saturday, and almost all the time went into Alyria. I'd share…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg.

5/8/2002 Ron Edwards: Playing Alyria II
Hi Seth, OK, the second run got started, although we didn't get far due to time constraints. Enthusiasm is very, very high, and I can call Alyria an unqualified success.…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/8/2002 GreatWolf: Wishlist for the next "edition"
Due to my current state of upheaval preparatory to movin' out West (well, as far as Peoria), I know that I will not be able to do any significant Alyria…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

4/30/2002 GreatWolf: Character generation questions
One part of the Alyria rules have concerned me for a while, and that is the area of character generation. I have two concerns that I am trying to balance:…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Jürgen Mayer.

4/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Playing Alyria
Hi, First of all, wowsers. I love the mechanic; it's a truly non-numeric (albeit graded) Fortune mechanic. The game sits very squarely in the same category as Hero Wars, Orkworld,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, ScarletJester, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins, Jürgen Mayer.

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11/12/2002 Emily Care: Origins 2001 game
[quote="GreatWolf"]And Origins 2001 was going fine until cumulative fatigue caught up with us. :-)[/quote] Tell, tell! What happened? --Emily Care
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Participants: Emily Care, GreatWolf, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat, Jason L Blair.

12/9/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Got all the downloads!
Okay. read the quickstat rules and the columns. Wow! Looks good! Just a couple of questions: 1) Nothing at char gen to prevent everyone from starting as a Blessed? How…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, GreatWolf.

12/9/2002 Spooky Fanboy: So when's this thing out again?
What time do you expect it to be finished and ready to print? Also, I heard about dragons, but what's up with the unicorn? Where does the unicorn fit in?
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, GreatWolf.

12/13/2002 GreatWolf: 12 Games of Christmas
From today until Christmas, there will be a new present to be "opened" at the Key 20 website. A couple of the presents are by me. You can decide if…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair.

12/18/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Hidden traits
Question: what if, in-game the character has a hidden flaw, a secret perhaps not known to the general public or the other PC's? Could that flaw be activated? Or must…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

1/5/2003 Spooky Fanboy: So, how goes the game?
When will it be out? Where's it at now?
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jason L Blair, GreatWolf.

1/21/2003 GreatWolf: Blood of Haven now available
For those of you who missed it during the 12 Games of Christmas..... Blood of Haven, the demo scenario for Legends of Alyria is now available free for download at…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

2/4/2003 GreatWolf: Update (2/4/2003)
I thought that it was time to update the status on Legends of Alyria for those who are interested. Last GenCon I made a commitment to finish Alyria in time…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Jürgen Mayer, Shreyas Sampat, Mike Holmes, Thalaxis.

2/4/2003 GreatWolf: Wearing the Mask: A Tale of Alyria (long)
Suddenly, he awoke. Sweating, he panted in the darkness. Was it a dream? His mind was muddled and confused, still swathed in the mists of sleep. He groped for the…
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Participants: GreatWolf.

2/4/2003 GreatWolf: Devil’s Hour (A Tale of Alyria)
1330….1331…1332. The Keeper’s breath was heavy as he entered the meditation chamber atop the tower of Kron. He paused to catch his breath, a difficult task while trying to speak…
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Participants: GreatWolf.

2/5/2003 xiombarg: web site
Okay, am I correct that the following is the Dark Omen Games web site? http://darkomengames.mysticages.com/ Given that, it seems there is something wrong with the Alyria link from that page:…
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Participants: xiombarg, GreatWolf.

2/8/2003 GreatWolf: Tweaking Trait activation
I have been corresponding with someone about the Alyria rules, and he has asked a couple of interesting questions about Trait activation. I'm chewing on the issues, but I thought…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Spooky Fanboy, Valamir.

3/13/2003 GreatWolf: Alyria downloads
Okay, here are the downloads available for Legends of Alyria, all gathered into one place. Thanks to Jason Blair for providing hosting for these files. Alyria Quick Start rules This…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Spooky Fanboy.

3/17/2003 Shreyas Sampat: The 'Look' of Alyria
I've been wondering about Alyria's visual style for some time; it has a very clear mood, and even suggests a sort of aural atmosphere (muffled clanks and voices, all overlying…
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Participants: Shreyas Sampat, M. J. Young, Valamir, GreatWolf.

3/23/2003 Ron Edwards: Forge review is up
What are you waiting for? Go read it!! Best, Ron
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes.

3/27/2003 Tony Irwin: Release details
Hi Seth, I read Ron Edward's review of your game and am keen to buy it when it gets released. Are you at the point yet of establishing a release…
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Participants: Tony Irwin, GreatWolf.

3/27/2003 GreatWolf: I/C gains by Moon Dice
I was working on the Alyria manuscript last night, and an inspiration hit me. I/C gains are supposed to provide a mechanical push to characters, who are required to react…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Spooky Fanboy, szilard, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

4/11/2003 M. J. Young: Young Playtest Group First Storymap
A few preliminary comments--I started this yesterday, and my computer froze while I was trying to find my notes, so I just gave up and went to bed. I'm trying…
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Participants: M. J. Young, GreatWolf, hix.

5/8/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Invoking the Trait
I recall there was a bit of controversy over what happened when two players invoked the same Trait. Has there been any progress in that department? I still stick by…
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Participants: Spooky Fanboy, M. J. Young.

7/13/2003 GreatWolf: Status report (7/12/2003)
I think that I'm finished writing the manuscript. I say, "I think" because I know that it needs a good edit or two, and I may find myself rewriting sections…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood.

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