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11/7/2001 Ron Edwards: Art-Deco Melodrama - the Final Chapter
Hello, For those of you coming in late, this is the fourth and last of a series of threads here on the Sorcerer forum. The first one is called "To…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Tor Erickson, jburneko, Ian O'Rourke, contracycle, joshua neff, random.

10/30/2001 Ron Edwards: Art-Deco Melodrama, part 2
All right then. This post is about what I'd think (or DO think, really) about the characters prior to going into the first session. I will also post about my…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Tor Erickson, random, James Holloway, Ian O'Rourke.

8/6/2001 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer at GenCon
Hello, Back from GenCon ... and into the first actual vacation time I've had in a year. I want to thank (in no particular order): Mike Holmes, Sean Wipfli, Terry…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, hardcoremoose, Uncle Dark, Mario, Jared A. Sorensen, Ferry Bazelmans, JohnB, Clay.

7/29/2001 Ron Edwards: Suggestions for Indie Manifesto?
Among other things, I hope to get a little Indie-RPG Manifesto pamphlet ready for GenCon. It might be no more than a two-sided sheet; time is short. Any suggestions for…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, kwill, Supplanter, John Wick, Dav, Jack Spencer Jr, Le Joueur, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, Anon LeBlanc, Jeffrey Straszheim.

5/9/2001 Ron Edwards: A proposed policy for all of us
Hey, I'm thinking about the inevitable day when someone shows up at the Forge and launches into an anti-G/N/S rant. I'm not talking about an honest inquiry, even if it's…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, greyorm, james_west.

4/18/2001 Ron Edwards: Why all the resistance?
Hello, I usually can understand a person's objections to my point of view. Yet when it comes to G/N/S, I cannot. Where does the fierce resistance that I see on…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, GreatWolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, Logan, JSDiamond, Ian O'Rourke, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, joshua neff, George Pletz, Mike Holmes, james_west, Poxface.

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1/14/2002 Ron Edwards: The Dying Earth: real pleasure and real pain
Hello, Well, I've started this thread about four times now and given it up each time. P'haps this one will do. You see, I am a Jack Vance fanatic. Not…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Laurel, Rod Anderson, Bankuei, Zak Arntson, Balbinus, Damocles, Uncle Dark, Blake Hutchins.

1/21/2002 Ron Edwards: About what Scattershot's about (GNS yipyap included)
Hey there, I'm starting a few separate threads about Fang's game Scattershot. All of them are based on the content of these threads (at the date of this post) and…
In Scattershot
Participants: Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Paul Czege, joshua neff, Mike Holmes.

2/25/2002 Ron Edwards: Relationship map issues
Gentlemen, and Gordon in particular, This post deals with concerns in two current threads, "Soul reviewed" and "Relating Sorcerer's Soul and Sorcerer & Sword." Consider issues of baseline kinship and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Christopher Kubasik, contracycle, Valamir, greyorm, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Clay, jburneko, lumpley, Fabrice G., Blake Hutchins, AndyGuest.

3/4/2002 Ron Edwards: No Premise: Dust Devils, The World The Flesh and the Devil
Hello, I want to discuss a problem I'm seeing with a lot of would-be Narrativist game design at the Forge. It is the problem of No Premise. It's most serious…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, jburneko, Valamir, Matt Snyder, erithromycin, Matt Gwinn, hardcoremoose, Bailywolf, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei, Paul Czege.

4/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Need information for my Alyria session
Seth, I want to run an Alyria scenario with my campus group tomorrow. Here are three characters I just made, using the Quick-Start. To play, I want to know the…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

4/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Playing The Riddle of Steel (a little)
Hey there, As I said in this thread, I managed to get in some brief Riddle of Steel play last week. It wasn't much, just a few neat encounters and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Anonymous, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, Wolfen, Russell Hoyle, contracycle, Dav, Ace, Rattlehead.

5/6/2002 Ron Edwards: DemonCon draws near
Hi folks, Well, the website for it is totally not ready yet (which is my fault), but here's the relevant info. DemonCon I June 1, 2002, 10:00 AM to 6:00…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, xiombarg, Mytholder, Mike Holmes, Christopher Kubasik, Paul Czege.

5/12/2002 Ron Edwards: 101 part 2: where and who
Hello, I figure it's time to start a new thread; the first one was kind of big and it sets the Task at Hand pretty well. Let's get specific now.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ian O'Rourke, AndyGuest, Ayrizale, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Reality Aberrant, Christopher Kubasik.

5/25/2002 Ron Edwards: GenCon 2002 - update & policy
Hello, Jason and I have spent some time hammering out these points and procedures. I know some of them are different from what we said before, but we hit a…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, joshua neff, Jason L Blair, Zak Arntson, Seth L. Blumberg, woodelf, Nathan.

7/14/2002 Ron Edwards: Druine, Dunnar, and Half-dead
Hi there, I was looking through the Fantasy Heartbreaker games again, comparing various features of Deathstalkers. Deathstalkers has been released this year in hardback form (called "second edition" by the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Walt Freitag, Clinton R. Nixon, Jack Spencer Jr, simondale, damion, J B Bell, amiel, Paul Czege, contracycle, Mytholder, Valamir, Matt Gwinn, Le Joueur, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Paganini, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, greyorm, Tim Denee, xiombarg, hive, Jesse Paulsen, RobMuadib, TSL.

7/19/2002 Ron Edwards: Yikes! Scary picture
Hi there, Check it out here. Chills, man. I'm interested in links to other pictures people would find useful for Little Fears, so chime in if you know of any.…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes, Jesse Paulsen, Matt Snyder, Dios-Flakk, paulmjessup.

8/12/2002 Ron Edwards: New days upon us
Hi everybody, This is the first of my many post-GenCon posts. I doubt I'll be able to get even the first wave of them on-line by the end of the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Snyder, Nathan, pigames, Mytholder, Demonspahn, Balbinus, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, damion.

8/12/2002 Ron Edwards: Receiving the Diana Jones award
Hello, I've been trying to wear my "brave but humble" face, publicly, but here in my own forum, I think I'll let it slip. This has been a full and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Demonspahn.

8/14/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe comic strip artists' call
Hi there, I'm thinking about a promotional device for the Trollbabe website, when it gets going. Basically, I'm going to write a comic strip, three-panels like in the newspaper. I'll…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, xiombarg, Zak Arntson, James V. West, Prankster, offbeat!, Imp-Chan, kitten.

8/15/2002 Ron Edwards: What the industry needs (by me!)
Hello, I came to the following conclusions following some very intensive conversations after the Diana Jones ceremony, with two people who Shall Not Be Named but who Know Their Shit.…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eugene Zee, contracycle, Clay, mattcolville, J B Bell, Tundra, wizardattic, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir.

10/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Sneak preview: Sex & Sorcery excerpt
Hello, Here's the first fifth (or so) of the complete short story that I'll be presenting as part of one of the chapters in Sex & Sorcery. Its purpose is…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, GB Steve, greyorm, Manu, Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Alan, Uncle Dark, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Tim C Koppang, Emily Care, Bankuei, Thor Olavsrud, Paka, Clay.

11/8/2002 Ron Edwards: About terminology
Hello, This post is directed mainly to Ralph and to MK Snyder, who have recently voiced an uncompromising criticism over the terms I've adopted or introduced. The argument, if I…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paganini, Alan, Le Joueur, Valamir, J B Bell, Gordon C. Landis, Christoffer Lernö, Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, MK Snyder, M. J. Young, greyorm, contracycle, Irmo, JMendes, Cassidy, Jonathan Walton.

11/12/2002 Ron Edwards: Mainstream: a revision
Hello, I'd like to address the issue of mainstream vs. alternative content in role-playing games. My views are essentially the same as those expressed by the proprietors of Page 45,…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Jonathan Walton, Le Joueur, PeterAdkison, MK Snyder, Tundra, xiombarg, jburneko, Seth L. Blumberg, Pramas, Jack Spencer Jr, Jon H, Paul Czege, James Holloway, mearls, talysman, Eric J., greyorm, joshua neff, Christopher Kubasik, C. Edwards, quozl, Walt Freitag, b_bankhead.

11/15/2002 Ron Edwards: Actual play in the stores
Hello, This thread can be considered a partner to my Mainstream: a revision. Unlike that thread, though, here, I'm really talking about the game stores and what goes on in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, bluegargantua, jburneko, Valamir, jrients, b_bankhead, wyrdlyng, UnSub, Maurice Forrester, hyphz, xiombarg, ADGConscience, Jack Spencer Jr, James Holloway.

11/15/2002 Ron Edwards: Social Context
Hello, This is a companion thread to the Mainstream: a revision and Actual play in the game store threads. I might as well give the game away and reveal that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton, Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, Paul Czege, M. J. Young, wyrdlyng, talysman, Emily Care, Maurice Forrester, cruciel, greyorm, joshua neff, Matt Snyder, Tim C Koppang, Stuart DJ Purdie, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes, Steve Dustin, Gordon C. Landis.

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