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12/14/2001 hardcoremoose: Sorcerer & Sword Comments
Enough of us have it now, so I thought I'd start up a new thread to discuss the salient points of the sourcebook. And what a sourcebook it is! Fun…
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, joshua neff, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, erithromycin, Ron Edwards, Eric, Tor Erickson, Bailywolf, jburneko, Paul Czege, James V. West, Trav.

12/11/2001 hardcoremoose: Yeah baby, It's here!
[i]Sorcerer and Sword[/i] hit my mailbox today...anyone else got theirs' yet? It looks awesome! Kudos Ron...very cool. - Scott
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, greyorm, jburneko, joshua neff, Uncle Dark, Eric, Jürgen Mayer, Trav.

12/10/2001 hardcoremoose: Edwards' 11
This idea popped into my head on the way home today.* Okay, so Danny Ocean is a sorcerer. He has to be...he's got the swagger down. His crew are his…
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/23/2001 hardcoremoose: How often do you roll your Pools?
We had our third session of The Pool tonight. It started out a bit off - a couple of us had the giggles and after nearly a month of not…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, James V. West, Matt Gwinn, Blake Hutchins.

9/24/2001 hardcoremoose: The Hero Emergent...another rpg
Well, after much deliberation, I've decided to make this one available to the Forgerites. My apologies in advance to any one I might have stolen ideas from; I know for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Valamir, James V. West, Tor Erickson.

9/8/2001 hardcoremoose: General WYRDness...
Hey guys, Everyday I'm thinking of new ways to use WYRD's stone drawing mechanics, and I know others are too; in just the past week, Jim, Ron, and Mike have…
In Wicked Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, John Wick, James V. West, Silent Tamatama, Supplanter, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/31/2001 hardcoremoose: The Pool in Action (Or, How I Learned to love the Hose)
By popular demand, here's my account of The Pool, which I had the pleasure of playing this past Monday evening. My intent with this post is to facilitate some interesting…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, James V. West.

8/18/2001 hardcoremoose: The Misbegotten
Hey everyone, Lately every time I try coming up with an idea for a new game I always arrive at the same conclusion: It would work better as a Sorceror…
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose.

8/15/2001 hardcoremoose: Avant Guard
I was struck by a goofy little idea tonight, so I quickly wrote it up and posted it at my website. The URL is: http://hardcoreroleplaying.homestead.com/avantgard.html It's basically a really simple…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, Philippe Tromeur, James V. West, Paul Czege, Laura Bishop, Thededine, Supplanter.

8/10/2001 hardcoremoose: This is going to end badly...
Okay, I'm probably asking for trouble with this one... This afternoon I read a message from Mr. John Wick decribing a game called Blood Lust. I vaguely remembered having heard…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Gordon C. Landis, Mytholder, Ron Edwards.

8/7/2001 hardcoremoose: Human Wreckage: The Director's Cut
Hey guys, I'm currently attempting to revise Human Wreckage to address some of the problems Ron noted in his review of it. It's not finished yet...I am still working on…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Esagila.

8/1/2001 hardcoremoose: The Heebie-Jeebies...
I shouldn't be posting this now...not on the evening before heading to GenCon, and certainly not at 2:00 AM. But oh well, here I am, so what the hell... I've…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis.

7/20/2001 hardcoremoose: Reward Systems, or Making Your Players Behave
I've discussed this topic elsewhere and it came back to me full force while reading through the "silliness" thread in the GNS forum. Basically I propose that the most important…
In RPG Theory
Participants: hardcoremoose, James V. West, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, wyrdlyng, Jared A. Sorensen, kwill, John Wick, Damocles, james_west, Doc Midnight, Tim C Koppang.

7/10/2001 hardcoremoose: My First Soreceror Session
Well, my first Sorceror session is history, and I guess I have mixed feelings about it. I thought it started out interestingly enough. As the curtain came up on the…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, Dav, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, Paul Czege, Clay, joshua neff, Ron Edwards.

6/12/2001 hardcoremoose: Some More Cronenberg Inspired Madness
Here I sit with my newly purchased copy of Sorceror and Sorceror's Soul. I've only read the first half of the first tome, but I am already awash with ideas.…
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Clay, Ian Freeman, erithromycin.

6/5/2001 hardcoremoose: Human Wreckage
Hey Guys, I just finished writing up a little game based on the idea of the ever escalating body count (as seen in cheesy horror movies). It needs a lot…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ferry Bazelmans, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, unodiablo.

5/14/2001 hardcoremoose: System utilizing Director's Stance?!
I posted this over at RPGnet, but it really deserves to be here where the great minds can mull it over. There's a game spinning in my head for which…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, JSDiamond, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay, Doc Midnight.

5/8/2001 hardcoremoose: NIGHTWATCH/InSpectres playtest
Something amazing happened tonight. I got my grizzled gaming buddies together, as per usual on Monday nights. They were expecting the next installment in their D&D campaign. No doubt they…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/4/2001 hardcoremoose: SCAB! A (nearly) playable RPG/LARP right here...
SCAB! A Game of Fantasy Labor Disputes & Strikebusting. ********************************************* This originally started out as an amusing idea that I posted to RPGnet a few days ago. I thought quick…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/30/2001 hardcoremoose: Giallo
The discussion about CD-changers in the 'Breakfast Club' thread gave me this idea. For a while now I've been considering a game about my favorite thing in the world: Cheesy…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, unodiablo.

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12/24/2001 hardcoremoose: The Questing Beast comments
Hey James, I still haven't read the whole thing - it's a sizeable document - but I have browsed i, read a little, and have some working knowledge of your…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: hardcoremoose, James V. West, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Uncle Dark, Jeffrey Straszheim, Mike Holmes.

12/29/2001 hardcoremoose: Drawing from Experience
This is a companion to the Historical Inaccuracy thread, in the Game Design Forum above. Research is nify, but what about real life experience? Don't novelists always say "write what…
In RPG Theory
Participants: hardcoremoose, Skippy, Ron Edwards, James V. West, Mike Holmes, Osric.

12/29/2001 hardcoremoose: The Road Goes Ever On...
Hey guys, I'm sure everyone's aware of the phenomenon in which a random gathering of casual gamers occurs, and with little to no planning, they decide to play a game.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: hardcoremoose, James V. West, Joe Murphy (Broin), Jared A. Sorensen, Laurel, Ron Edwards.

1/10/2002 hardcoremoose: Man's Worst Friend
Hey guys, It's been a while since I posted anything of my own to this site, but since I'm trying to catch Josh Neff in posts, I figured I'd better…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Joe Murphy (Broin), Ron Edwards, James V. West.

1/25/2002 hardcoremoose: Kayfabe reviewed
Some of you guys may have seen this, but there are others who almost certainly haven't. The Forge's own Matt Gwinn (Eloran) has a game called Kayfabe - still early…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: hardcoremoose, Matt Gwinn.

2/5/2002 hardcoremoose: Scene Framing and octaNe
There have been a couple requests for practical scene framing guidelines. I know some of this stuff has been hashed over before, but it seems like a good time to…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, James V. West, Jared A. Sorensen, Tim C Koppang, Thor Olavsrud, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, contracycle.

3/5/2002 hardcoremoose: Premise in the Whispering Vault
Okay, since we've been talking about hidden Premises of late... I'm prepping to run possibly my all-time favorite game, The Whispering Vault. Now, I've run the Vault in the past…
In RPG Theory
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards.

3/26/2002 hardcoremoose: "I know what I want"....player investment in rpgs
Hey guys, I've been thinking a lot about player investment in a game. We discuss it all the time. Some examples: I've championed group character creation in recent months, as…
In RPG Theory
Participants: hardcoremoose, contracycle, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, Walt Freitag.

4/11/2002 hardcoremoose: Appalachia Now!
Hey everyone. Once in a while I metnion this game in conversation, but until now I hadn't gotten all of the rules together in one place. Thanks to Zak, I…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Zak Arntson, Kenway, Tim Denee, Wolfen, Ron Edwards, Skippy, Mike Holmes, Reddest.

5/14/2002 hardcoremoose: One from The Vault
Hey everyone, Well, I wrapped up a five session arc of The Whispering Vault tonight, and until now I've been reticent to say much. I'd like to say there wasn't…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose.

6/10/2002 hardcoremoose: Sorcerer, CobbCon, and the Charnel Gods
Hey everyone, I just returned hom from CobbCon, the annual gaming fest my friend Martin hosts every year. I'm happy to say that Sorcerer was the game of the con,…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

7/2/2002 hardcoremoose: The Charnel Gods are coming!
Seriously, check this out: Charnel Gods The artwork is coming in, and I'm diligently working on the text. The problem is this: I want this to set a new…
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei, Ben Morgan, bpzinn, greyorm, Matt Snyder, urbwar.

3/18/2003 hardcoremoose: Problems at the Sorcerer website?
I just tried to go to the Sorcerer website and got a message that read like this: You are not authorized to view this page You might not have permission…
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

5/2/2003 hardcoremoose: Charnel Gods review
Hey everyone, Not sure if this was outlawed or not, but I wanted to point out the new Charnel Gods review at RPG.net by Bryan Bankhead. It's more than a…
In Adept Press
Participants: hardcoremoose, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Dav, rafial, Christopher Kubasik, Nev the Deranged, talysman, Valamir, b_bankhead.

7/22/2003 hardcoremoose: Actionroll...where's it at?
Hey Nathan, Is the current Actionroll outage a result of exceeded bandwidth, a server change, or something else entirely? Just curious. - Scott
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: hardcoremoose, Nathan.

4/5/2004 hardcoremoose: a Forge greater than the sum of its parts
Following the B-day party theme… You know how sometimes you get drunk and brutal honesty follows. This is that thread. Remember, it's the booze talking. My posting here has been…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: hardcoremoose, Lxndr, Ben Lehman, greyorm, Rich Forest, Michael S. Miller, Paka, Matt Snyder, Paganini, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Dav, ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, montag, John Kim, Valamir, Jack Aidley, Christopher Weeks, KingstonC, JamesSterrett, Emily Care, Bob McNamee.

8/9/2005 hardcoremoose: Bacchus owns me...
Read this quickly, breathlessly, or for better effect, do it out loud or have someone else read it to you (not at work though): I awaken that morning in Puteoli…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, Miskatonic, Ron Edwards, Pauls Girl, John Harper, Paul Czege, Uzzah, Sifolis.

3/14/2007 hardcoremoose: Kagematsu: Torrid Samurai Romance!
Hey everyone, It’s been awhile, but after months of little or no activity and two missed GenCons, here I am with my hand out. On and off for the past…
In Playtesting
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Simon C, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, jrs.

9/12/2010 hardcoremoose: The Siege of Maddenhafen
So Mr. and Mrs. Czege were over for dinner and movies last night (pot roast good, Machine Girl not so much), and they reminded me that Game Chef still existed! …
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2010
Participants: hardcoremoose, masqueradeball, enderbean, Vulpinoid, baxil.

6/11/2011 hardcoremoose: [WFRP 3E] Under The Chaos Moon
Hey all! I've been vacillating on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3E for a while. Despite being a fan of the setting and color elements (especially the first edition roleplay stuff), and…
In Actual Play
Participants: hardcoremoose, contracycle, Noon.

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