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4/12/2004 abzu: New Reviews of Burning Wheel
In case your curious, or you need yet another reason to go out and buy the damn game: There's a new one on about.com http://roleplaygames.about.com/cs/productreviews/fr/burningfull.htm and there's one over at…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

4/9/2004 abzu: NPA Art Specs (and Something for Everyone)
So to earn my keep these days, I'm a pixel-jockey. I spend my nights wrangling little pixels and making them run ragged circles. Heeyah little doggies. Specs for NPA Art:…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Michael S. Miller, Ben Terry, talysman, xiombarg, Juicetyger, Jeph.

4/5/2004 abzu: Spending and Earning New Artha
Here's a quick run down of artha earning and spending from our game last night. Sorry I can't be much more detailed, very busy at the moment. Feel free to…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, rafial, Mulciber.

4/4/2004 abzu: *sniff* We Share a Birthday
A tear forms in my eye when I think how apropos it is, the Forge and I share a birthday. (or at least near enough to each other to fall…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: abzu, Sean, Ben Lehman, joshua neff, Christopher Weeks, Michael S. Miller, Marhault.

3/29/2004 abzu: ICON 23 (2004) Report
[url=http://www.iconsf.org] ICON[/url] is a venerable con staged out in Stony Brook, Long Island -- about 90 minutes from Manhattan, but rather easy to get to by public transportation. We drove,…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Valamir, urbwar, drozdal.

3/8/2004 abzu: NPA Art Thread -- Author's and Artists Come Hither
Ok, so just because there are a few laggards, doesn't mean we all should have to wait around. ;) Kidding, of course. Actually, the editing process for the NPA is…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Lxndr, Matt, Ben Lehman, Michael S. Miller, xiombarg, quozl, gobi, Mike Holmes, Jeph, Chris Passeno, Paul Czege, gpalmer, LindseyErin, hwango, DanielSchenström, Lordgeejay, veinglory, Wren, Valamir, ECoats, sharchen, Flash Fighter, kyrn, Storn, Ron Edwards.

3/2/2004 abzu: UberCon 3 Report
UberCon 3 was this weekend. In the past, there have been a number of problems with this con -- low attendance and non-existent organization were the big demons -- but…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Dregg, inthisstyle, taepoong, nerdnyc.

2/24/2004 abzu: indie game finances
So i just finished doing Burning Wheel's taxes. The end result? I lost a lot less money this year than I did last year. Hurrah! It's a good thing, but…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Jack Aidley, Valamir, Paul Czege, inthisstyle, Lxndr, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, jdagna, daMoose_Neo.

2/17/2004 abzu: Burning Wheel Annual 1: Input your Suggestions
Hi All, One of the projects on my plate is to produce a Burning Wheel "Annual". This book will include all of the updates, variants, alternates, additions and errata that…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Sammael99, edomaur, Morrius, Enoch, tetsujin28, spunky, Mulciber, Negilent.

2/13/2004 abzu: Pen and Paper Fan Awards
I figure it can't hurt anyone's publishing efforts to be voted "best" of something. (trust me). So pop on over to Pen and Paper and vote in the Fan Awards…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

2/2/2004 abzu: Frustrated Gamism
I played a game of Risk this weekend with some of my close and dear friends. I know Risk doesn't qualify as an RPG in the terms stated on these…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, JamesSterrett, MachMoth, Ron Edwards, Bob McNamee, chadu, Valamir, Doctor Xero, clehrich.

2/2/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] I failed? No, _I_ failed.
Task failure in the BW system has been brought up here before. It's pretty cut and dried: A player states his intent and then rolls the dice. He either gets…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, Negilent, Valamir, Ron Edwards, C. Edwards, Matt Wilson, John Kim, Technocrat13, Zak Arntson, Lxndr, firstagainstthewall, rafial, Howmandu.

2/2/2004 abzu: Vericon Wrap Up
Vericon was a very interesting con for me. (alliteration/consonance intentional). It was, from what I could tell, a lightly attended "school con". (It actually felt more like a movie set…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, lumpley, ks13, Clinton R. Nixon, Dev.

1/21/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Under a Serpent Sun
http://www.burningwheel.org/pdf/bw_atg_uass_r1_scrn.pdf Hi all, I would like to use this thread to discuss the (game) design of the above linked pdf. The questions I would like to discuss are: Does it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: abzu, inthisstyle, Durgil, Mike Holmes, Lxndr.

1/9/2004 abzu: What to do with the Minor Successes?
Hi All, I'm looking for advice. I'm looking for advisement from folks who've had the same experience, suggestions from companies/folks who've "made it", and even a little wishful thinking from…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Jeph, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, ryand, Lxndr, Mulciber, ADGBoss.

1/3/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] It's a Dirty Job
Last night we wrapped up one of the last loose ends of a long running situation and rivalry in game. Our previous session was described in the Wild Magic post.…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, taepoong.

12/29/2003 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Character Burning Session: Motivation
I had an amazing character burning session the other night. I was visiting my family and my brother and I were introducing one of his friends to the game. (they're…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, Paul Czege, taepoong, rafial.

12/16/2003 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Wild Magic
We recently switched from our Tiernikan campaign (european medieval fantasy) back to our main (and long running) Orphans game (korean/japanese/chinese with a dash of western fantasy). The players are playing…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, rafial, johnzo, taepoong, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, DaGreatJL, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

12/12/2003 abzu: Burning Wheel at Philcon (plus the Forge!)
Hi all, I'll be at Philcon this weekend demoing BW and supporting the Forge. If anyone lives in the area and wants to come out and hang around our table…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu.

12/11/2003 abzu: BW/Nerd Booth at Ubercon
http://www.ubercon.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=242&password=&sort=1&cat=16&page=4 You can sort of get a sense of what we do. That's Dro and Aaron pitching the wheel. Of course you can't really see the Forge display... but trust…
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Participants: abzu.

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5/10/2004 abzu: Burning Wheel in National Distribution
Who knew? Burning Wheel is being solicited in this month's Game Trade Magazine. Issue #51, I think. So there are no excuses left. Bug your FLGS to order the damn…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, rafial, Sammael99, Claymore, taepoong, hive_mind.

5/17/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] The City is on Fire
I've been running a Burning Wheel campaign that began in February. Characters are all four or five lifepaths and were all destined to be part of a rebel insurgent cell…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, AndyAction, Negilent, taepoong.

5/18/2004 abzu: The Price was Right (Come on...er... Up?)
My aim for this thread is to chronicle some interesting developments in the "product" that is Burning Wheel. Not the game, but the thing sold from websites and stores. The…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Trevis Martin, Dev, Jack Aidley, Michael S. Miller, Matt, Valamir, ethan_greer, quozl, Sean, Andrew Morris, taepoong, Bankuei, jdagna, LordSmerf, John Burdick, ryand, greyorm, Zak Arntson, Jack Spencer Jr, madelf, Christopher Weeks, Rorimack, MarktheAnimator, Ron Edwards.

5/27/2004 abzu: Diana Jones Awards
http://www.dianajonesaward.org/moreinformation.htm The Diana Jones Award is designed to reward any combination of achievement, innovation, and anything that has benefited or advanced the hobby and industry as a whole; or…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu.

5/30/2004 abzu: NPA Pricing and Distribution
The No Press RPG Anthology is moving into its final stages. The last bits needed are: Cover design (which I am working on), Introduction by cool/famous person (which I'm not…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, iambenlehman, Michael S. Miller, xiombarg, Lxndr, Jeph, Matt.

6/1/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Sacrifice
Wow. Wow, wow, wow. We just finished our latest episode of our City on Fire campaign. I think the premise is actually starting to form, to become clear. Sacrifice. What…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, AndyAction.

6/4/2004 abzu: NPA Cover first draft
http://www.burningwheel.org/pdf/npacover_scrnps.pdf Hi folks, I've posted a low low res pdf of the npa cover. let me know what you think. -L
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Matt Snyder, Christopher Weeks, Jack Spencer Jr, madelf, quozl, Matt, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Jeph, xiombarg, Michael S. Miller, Andy Kitkowski, timfire, Andrew Morris, Jack Aidley, Dumirik, John Harper, Bob McNamee, LordSmerf, Mike Holmes, Jürgen Mayer, C. Edwards, Ben Lehman, Lxndr.

6/23/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] End Game
The session I want to describe is a bit complicated, bear with me please as I am still a bit close to it. First, there were two metagame agendas playing…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, Tobias, taepoong, Thor Olavsrud.

7/16/2004 abzu: Origins After Action Report
Hi Folks, Sorry it took so long to get this up, but I've been a busy bee (and then a very tired and burnt-out bee). I wanted to give a…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu.

7/18/2004 abzu: BW Ltd Ed T SHIRTS
Ok folks, I'm doing a limited run of Burning Wheel T-Shirts: http://www.burningwheel.org/tshirt.html I did a run of 14 shirts last christmas at this same printer and they came out very…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

8/3/2004 abzu: Burning Wheel Lite Lark
So, I'm bored at work. What do I do when I'm bored at work and have read every forum post and news article? Design a game. Goal: To distill my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: abzu, Ron Edwards, jdrakeh, rafial, Sydney Freedberg, Thor Olavsrud, eruditus.

8/10/2004 abzu: [GC 04] Forge Booth Menu Flyer
Hi guys, i whipped up this half-page flyer for GenCon. I just realized that it's a really big file, so be warned before DLing it. But if you are exhibiting…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, smokewolf, Bob Goat, Valamir, daMoose_Neo, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller.

8/25/2004 abzu: Next Year's Booth: Storm this Brain
Ok, so now that buzz is settling down to a manageable level, I want to catch everyone's immediate and fresh impressions for next year's booth. So next year, assume all…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Claymore, daMoose_Neo, smokewolf, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Trevis Martin, Tigger, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, jrs, Bob Goat, Valamir, Andy Kitkowski, Nev the Deranged, btrc, Paka, Michael S. Miller, Harlequin, Christopher Weeks, JamesSterrett, AdAstraGames, Jasper the Mimbo, LordSmerf, Paul's Girl, rickr, nerdnyc, Calder_Johnson, ffilz, Gordon C. Landis, Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes.

9/19/2004 abzu: Sorcerer in the Shell
Don't know if this has been done or thought of before... but Dro and I went to see Ghost in the Shell: Innocence last night. It was great. Much better…
In Adept Press
Participants: abzu, TickTock Man, Ben Lehman, Bankuei.

9/28/2004 abzu: First Review of the NPA
http://www.silven.com/otherrpgs.asp?case=show&id=416 In fact, I’ll go as far to say that this is a book that should belong on any RPG fan’s shelves. It will open your eyes up to what…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Ben Lehman, Matt, Ron Edwards.

9/29/2004 abzu: Silven.com Reviews many of our games
Game Reviews http://www.silven.com/otherrpgs.asp?case=show&id=417 A discussion of our booth this year: http://www.silven.com/otherrpgs.asp?case=show&id=419 And an interview with Alexander Cherry! http://www.silven.com/otherrpgs.asp?case=show&id=414 A review of The Swing: http://www.silven.com/otherrpgs.asp?case=show&id=408 And an interview with Keith Taylor:…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu.

10/18/2004 abzu: Ubercon 4, Oy vey
Just waking up from my post-con crash. This time around the nerds and I were at Ubercon 4 in Secaucus, NJ at the Meadowlands Crown Plaza. Let's start with the…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Michael S. Miller, Thor Olavsrud, M. J. Young, LordSmerf, rafial.

11/11/2004 abzu: Burning Future questions
http://burningwheel.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=783 The shadowy force behind the throne of BW actually reared his head and came forth to consult the kids. He wants to know your thoughts on near-future sci fi…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

11/16/2004 abzu: MACE after action report
I was at MACE in Highpoint, NC this weekend. To my eyes it was a well-run small con. Attendance was probably 300-400 people. The overwhelming emphasis seemed to be on…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Andy Kitkowski.

11/29/2004 abzu: Burning Wheel with the Parents
I spent last week with my girlfriend and her parents. They live in upstate New York at the end of a short dirt road, on top of a windy hill,…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, rafial, Ron Edwards, jdagna, Valamir, Negilent, timfire, Matt Snyder, Clinton R. Nixon, Blankshield, John Harper, BirdMan, friartuck, greyorm, Nathan P., Thor Olavsrud, Vaxalon.

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