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3/24/2004 sirogit: Narrativism, the juicy parts of the system and Risk
It occured to me that a complaint I hear sometimes against TROS is that the most intereasting part of it's system, the combat system, is wasted because players playing it…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: sirogit, Gaerik, Andrew Norris, Rob Carriere, pete_darby, Jack Spencer Jr, RDU Neil, Alan, Gordon C. Landis, M. J. Young, Storn, montag.

3/22/2004 sirogit: [TROS]Sea of Fallen Gods: coming up with bangs.
It's been about two weeks since my last TROS game, due to Spring Break, and when it restarts this wednesday, I want this session to go with a BANG So,…
In Actual Play
Participants: sirogit, ZenDog, Malechi, John Kim.

3/2/2004 sirogit: Frequency of sorcery action.
Would you think that Sorcerer loses something if there isn't a consistant occurence of Sorcery? Like Containing, Contact&Summoning, Punishing, Banishing. Obviously, it denotes that players aren't being challenged too much,…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

3/2/2004 sirogit: Suggestions for making the best possible SAs.
Next wednesday, chargen should be completed in my Riddle of Steel game(The game was unfortunately delayed when I lost my book.) Two characters are -very near- complete, with the thid…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, bcook1971, Ingenious.

2/28/2004 sirogit: Using a Gamist engine for Narritivism
The initial thought that brought on this idea was, "What situations cannot be used for Narrativism?" A self-challenge of sorts. I considered the situation of a deathmatch FPS: You and…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards, Blankshield.

2/27/2004 sirogit: Obtrusive mechanic details?
It's to my understanding that several games have considering using certain mechanics, but didn't include them in the game as it would slow the game down to a certain degree.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, Doctor Xero, Harlequin, Mike Holmes, John Kim, coxcomb.

2/26/2004 sirogit: Tros CCG?
I seem to remember reading about this in TROS. I could be wrong as I don't have the book with me at the moment due to losing the bag it…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Edge, Hereward The Wake.

2/22/2004 sirogit: TROS game: The Sea of Fallen Gods
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=9688 for a little bit of info on the game. I had the first session of this game this saturday and it was great, even if it was just prepatory…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, Brian Leybourne.

2/22/2004 sirogit: Two questions
Do bludgeoning, cutting or puncturing type attacks have any effect on how much armor they're able to get through? Also, is there any rule I skipped in which you can…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, Bob McNamee, Brian Leybourne.

2/17/2004 sirogit: Choosing a demonic weapon.
So, after some talks with a player, I wanted to include a demonic, stormbringer inspired weapon into my game as a possible plot device. Except it's done to death with…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, kenjib, Ingenious, Salamander.

2/16/2004 sirogit: Eastern MArtial Arts?
Have their been many house rules for many Eastern Martial Arts in Tros? An idea that just hit me that I thought would be great, would be the inner martial…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, Jake Norwood.

2/16/2004 sirogit: Roleplaying as a place to pick up chicks
To clarify abit, I'm thinking of the possibility of a roleplaying game/environment designed as a place that adults can meet people, with an emphasis for the possibility of a sexual…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, james_west, Noon, Doctor Xero, clehrich, John Kim, S'mon, Walt Freitag, Christopher Weeks, AnyaTheBlue, Scourge108, Ron Edwards.

2/8/2004 sirogit: Long-running narrativist games?
Has anyone here ever played a narrativist game that went on for more than one year? Are their inherent limitations on running length of a Narrativist game that still addresses…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards, james_west, inthisstyle, greyorm, brainwipe, Mike Holmes, newsalor.

2/7/2004 sirogit: Finally starting a Riddle of Steel game.
After much, much delay, I've finally started a Riddle of Steel game. I had the situation starting the game created for the most part by my first player(Before I found…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, Ingenious.

1/28/2004 sirogit: Importance of PC-defined stories in narrativism?
What's the general opinion on how important for a narrtivist game for the story to be based on actions of the PCs vs. on actions of the NPCS? Personally, I…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

1/24/2004 sirogit: Metal Opera One-shot
In a week I'm going to run a one-shot of Metal Opera. My goals with the game is: A) Have the game produce a very meaningful expiereince in the 2-3…
In Actual Play
Participants: sirogit, Zak Arntson, Sigurth, Mike Holmes.

1/23/2004 sirogit: Authentic Anime-style resoloution system
I've been putting together some ideas for a system that would do well at simulating action-centered-anime in the vein of Hellsing, Ghost in the Shell, Fire Emblem, Darkside Blues, etc…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, anonymouse, Shreyas Sampat, Noon, Doctor Xero.

1/20/2004 sirogit: Humanity and Audience Sympathy
I've been wondering this for some time: How correlatable are Humanity and audience sympathy? Naturally, there's some disconnect that's perfectly functional... there's plenty examples of doomed heroes. I've always thought…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Mike Holmes.

1/18/2004 sirogit: Character Creation/Advancement and "Character Type"
"Character Type" meaning profession, race, faction, or whatever such seperated character options that a game has. I want a system combining Class-like options and point buy systems that has a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, Lxndr, HMT, M. J. Young, Andrew Martin, Autocrat, Doctor Xero.

1/16/2004 sirogit: "Dark fairytale retelling of rural america"
I'm working on a game. It's setting could be described as a dark fairytale-style-retelling of rural america. Very big on mood. Imagine a place where it's the laterside of twilight…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: sirogit, Jasper, wombat, Valamir.

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4/4/2004 sirogit: [Demon Cops]Great lil' book, a few questions.
Just received it and I have to say I'm quite pleased. Right now I'm planning on my next campaign to be based on it. A few questions I have: I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards, DannyK, Valamir.

4/7/2004 sirogit: [Demon Cops]Decorated the handout.
With a few pictures I grabbed from Elfwood and a few other places... you can see a intentionial resemblance more towards modern anime than the source material. So, I was…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit.

4/10/2004 sirogit: Using teamwork as carried over bonuses.
When I run Demon cops, I'd like to encourage people to make ample use of the ability to give bonuses to another person's action through your own. An obvious example…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

4/10/2004 sirogit: Creating characters as relationships
I'm considering using this technique during my next character creation session. Give players the details of what is expected of their individual characters(Combat readiness, likability, protagonist-material), but tell them to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, Shreyas Sampat, Ron Edwards, neelk.

4/11/2004 sirogit: Scenario for my Demon Cops game: Better to Burn Out
This is a scenario I'd like to include in my Demon Cops game, though It still has a few rough edges. ---- Calista Stocker was one of the most successfull…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

4/12/2004 sirogit: What does and doesn't constituite "Force"
I'd like to include the paragraphs in which Force is discussed in Ron Edward's Narrativist Essay as a basic definition. Force: the final authority that any person who is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, Andrew Martin, Henri, Ron Edwards, clehrich.

4/14/2004 sirogit: Episodic, Nonepisodic, or combination plots?
For my Demon Cops game, I'm not quite sure how to treat the plot. Initially, I'm quite attracted to the idea of Episodic self-contained stories per session, as is recommended…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Mike Holmes, xiombarg.

4/16/2004 sirogit: Steps to addressing premise?
What do you do in your Narrativist games to encourage the addressing of a specific premise? I'm being abit critical of my own attempts to brainstorm premise-addressing techniques as to…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: sirogit, Ben Lehman, BPetroff93.

4/17/2004 sirogit: Kinship/Sex as ideal relationships for Story purposes.
At first when I read Ron's insistance for story-important relationships to based on Kinship/Sex to be rather limiting. But just now I realize a great reason for the distinction. Alligince,…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

4/19/2004 sirogit: Humanity gain for summoning demons?
I'm abit conflicted over the answer to this question: 1. If someone summons a demon for the purposes of performing a task that equals Humanity Gain, could they get a…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

4/19/2004 sirogit: A few random rules questions.
1. Is there any point to group-banishing? The way I read it, in order for the group to confer bonuses to the main sorcerer, they would have to make the…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

4/23/2004 sirogit: The end of my campaign and Armor/Blood Loss tokens
My Riddle of Steel campaign is coming to an end after next session. It was a satisfying if bumpy ride. The parts where the game faltered I learned alot about…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, Kcasar, Tash, Emiricol.

5/6/2004 sirogit: For Ron: How would you do Sorcerer differently?
Ron, I've read a smattering a posts where you poisited minor design flaws with Sorcerer. This seems very curious to me as I find Sorcerer the epitome of an advanced…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

5/10/2004 sirogit: Walk-by Sorcerer
Me and my brother were going on a 4 hour walk for some Real-Estate deal, we were bored and thought, what they hey, why don't we try to run an…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Doyce, b_bankhead, Mike Holmes.

5/15/2004 sirogit: 100% Blood and Sex... Relationship Maps.
Is a relationship map in which ALL of the characterss are connected through blood or sex ties more, less, or not conducive to play? It sounds implausible on paper, but…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Paka, Mike Holmes, Michael S. Miller.

5/15/2004 sirogit: Hunter Logan: "Dice-driven railroading"?
In that Bleeding Edge thread, Hunter Logan said Parts of it are flat-out fucking brilliant. But other parts are not quite so brilliant, and it seems to me that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, Hunter Logan, greyorm, Ian Charvill, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards.

5/18/2004 sirogit: Another new Demon Ability
I came up with the idea for this ability while watching B:TAS's Two-Face episode. It breaks alot of the fundamental rules of the game so I'm not sure how disruptive…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged, DannyK.

5/24/2004 sirogit: (Sorcerer) Alchemist
Before my Demon Cops game this fall, A friend and I wanted to get together for a game over a month or so, and something I definately want to run…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Paka, b_bankhead, Nev the Deranged, Solomon.

5/28/2004 sirogit: Group social dynamics similarity to sexual social dynamics?
It's been floating around in my head for awhile that many of the game groups, paticularly ones which emphasis social basis rather than creative, operate in social dynamics similar to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, lumpley, Noon, Ravien, Bankuei, Doctor Xero.

5/28/2004 sirogit: Creating the sensation of hope.
It occurs to me that a sensation I never here people trying to create in an RPG session is "hope", and yet I find it a very essential part of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, montag, Paul Czege, neelk, Doctor Xero, SlurpeeMoney, Andrew Martin, TonyLB.

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