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4/22/2004 Ron Edwards: Witherwing
Hello, In the Afterglow thread, Sean referred to David Jarrett's curious book Witherwing - not what I'd call well-written or well-paced but full of haunting and evocative imagery nonetheless …
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Sean, jrs, DannyK.

4/21/2004 Ron Edwards: [Elfs] It's about the aspis queen
Hello, I never did follow up on our completion of the Elfs game based on the A1 AD&D module "Slave Pits of the Under-City." Since that game had a big…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards.

4/15/2004 Ron Edwards: [Great Ork Gods] Gunch! Squish! Arrgh!
Hello, This time it was with the campus group, including a new fellow. Same scenario, from the current rules. 1. Much to my pleasure, the players didn't notice the halfling…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Seth L. Blumberg, Ben Morgan, Jack Aidley, MattIndeed, Paul Czege.

4/7/2004 Ron Edwards: ELFS IS NOW AVAILABLE
8.5" tall, 5.5" wide 96 pp, perfect bound punkish black cover rude illustrations $15.00 + $2.50 = $17.50, via Paypal Direct order from the Elfs website. Best, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, rafial, Ben Morgan, Amok the hungry, ricmadeira.

4/5/2004 Ron Edwards: [The Great Ork Gods] Nothing but mayhem
Hello, I should preface this by mentioning that I and the others in this group have played, within the last year, extensive games of: - kill puppies for satan -…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jack Aidley, jrs, Tod Olson.

3/26/2004 Ron Edwards: Artists for upcoming stuff, sp. Andrew Navaro
Hi everyone, Quick news flash: I have engaged a large number of artists for work on Mongrel, Zero at the Bone, Black Fire, Trollbabe art for the upcoming book, and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Andrew Navaro.

3/23/2004 Ron Edwards: Thor the Barbarian interviews me!
Hello, Have any of you heard of Thor the Barbarian? I'm not really sure where to start ... well, there's this guy, right? And he decided that Conan was a…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, lumpley, JamesDJIII, Andrew Norris, Trevis Martin, sirogit.

3/2/2004 Ron Edwards: Vengeance is Mine, Saith the Worm
Hello, The Trollbabe comic "Vengeance is Mine, Saith the Worm" is done! As of next week, Antti will have it up on his website, so you can read the whole…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, joshua neff, ejh, Rod Anderson, AnttiK, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/13/2004 Ron Edwards: The Infamous Five
Hello, A while ago, I initiated a series of threads which came to be known as the Infamous Five. Each one spawned numerous daughter threads. Although each had a distinct…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Dumirik, Michael Johnson, Maeglin_Dubh.

2/10/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004]
Hello, Now that we have the booth, the next issue that crops up is crash-pad space. It might seem premature, but as it happens, once you register, then you get…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Dav, Lxndr, abzu, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Brian Leybourne, Michael S. Miller.

2/1/2004 Ron Edwards: Learning the interface
Hello, In the excellent comic Finder, specifically the collected story Dream Sequence, one of the characters is utilized by "users" very much in the sense of a video-game construct. Another…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Malechi, clehrich, james_west, Blake Hutchins, Jake Norwood, Jack Spencer Jr, hanschristianandersen, AnyaTheBlue, Sean, Pyske, contracycle, jrs, Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher, Harlequin, Blankshield, talysman.

1/24/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] Primary booth organization
Hiya, Deadlines are very early this year and can save us all a lot of money. Right now, what I need are people who are willing to share primary booth…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, abzu, ADGBoss, AdAstraGames, Troy_Costisick.

1/21/2004 Ron Edwards: [ReCoil] Play feedback
Hello, Here's the feedback from our session of ReCoil, played last night at the campus club with me and four players. I'll post the one-sheet and the characters later. 1.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Lxndr, Brian Leybourne.

1/19/2004 Ron Edwards: Narrativism essay update
Hello, The essay has been finished for about a week now. I'm currently filling in the details on the proto-game I'm including with it, tentatively titled Cold Heart, or Out…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, sirogit, Gordon C. Landis, hix.

1/14/2004 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer as teaching text
Hello, In Naked helpless sacrifice story, I wrote, What's very hard to explain is that I don't make any distinctions between "obvious" and "not obvious." You're not supposed…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Lxndr, jburneko, greyorm.

1/14/2004 Ron Edwards: [ReCoil] Preparation questions
Hello, I'm prepping for a session of ReCoil for the campus club group, and I've come up with a number of questions for you, Lance. If anyone else has read…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Wolfen.

1/12/2004 Ron Edwards: [Trollbabe comics] Vengeance is Mine, Saith the Worm
Strip 1 for the new story is up! Illustrated by Antti Karjalainen. Best, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, ejh, AnttiK, James V. West.

12/18/2003 Ron Edwards: [Narrativism essay] Concept & excerpt
Hello, I wonder how many people are going to find this surprising. It's a teeny excerpt from my upcoming Narrativism essay. ************ Let's say that the following transcript arose from…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, jdagna, John Kim, kalyptein, Halzebier, John Burdick, greyorm, Gordon C. Landis, ethan_greer, Walt Freitag, Jack Spencer Jr, Silmenume, qxjit, hix, Ian Charvill, jburneko, Valamir, Bankuei, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Matt Snyder, Lxndr, Troy_Costisick, pete_darby.

12/1/2003 Ron Edwards: New review up - actual play too!
Hiya, Our own David (kwill) has posted his actual-play review at the ... um ... Kwa-Zulu Natal Roleplayers site. David, what the hell does "Kwa-Zulu Natal" mean? It certainly sounds…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, marcus, Christopher Weeks, kwill, ScottM.

11/17/2003 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe comics: old story down, new story up
Hello, For the first time in a while, the Trollbabe Comics page is finally fully stocked - all the previous stories, and the start of a new one. Yup, "Dusty…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, Rod Anderson, Colin the Riot, ejh, greyorm, jrs, Valamir, Christopher Kubasik, Bob McNamee.

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5/5/2004 Ron Edwards: [The Mountain Witch] Initial comments based on reading
Hello, This game floats my boat, so here are some comments I've worked up from reading. More will come, I'm sure, after I get a chance to play. The comments…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, timfire, Mike Holmes.

5/9/2004 Ron Edwards: Mechanical gender differences II [Mongrel]
Hello, I'd like to receive some comments which compare Ben's (Ravien's) game design to my proto-game for the Simulationism essay, Mongrel, in terms of character-gender-based rules in character creation, somewhat…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, neelk, rafial, quozl, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Andrew Martin, Ravien, Walt Freitag, Christopher Kubasik.

5/11/2004 Ron Edwards: Forge Glossary
Hello, Here's the state of things: the first draft has been finished for over a month. It's been awaiting formatting, and now that's hit a snag in terms of others'…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Sean, Mike Holmes, rafial, greyorm, Doyce, Bob McNamee, clehrich, Christopher Kubasik, Walt Freitag, pete_darby, Jonathan Walton, Ian Charvill, Garbanzo, Valamir, cruciel, Bankuei, Jack Spencer Jr, bcook1971.

5/11/2004 Ron Edwards: DemonCon III (I hope)
Hello, For those of you who can't tell, it's been a bitch of a month for me. So I only hope this very late announcement is able to draw some…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang, Mike Holmes, abzu.

5/13/2004 Ron Edwards: [The Mountain Witch] Playtest comments #1
Hello, Last night we played The Mountain Witch at the campus club meeting. I GM'd with four players. First news? Massive positive response; afterwards, one person pointed out that we'd…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, timfire, Emily Care.

5/18/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2204] Booth design and logistics
Hello, Quick note first I am possibly unique in this, but today it was a huge surprise to me to check the GenCon dates and to realize that they've been…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, jrs, Bob Goat, abzu, daMoose_Neo, btrc, Michael S. Miller, Valamir, Matt Wilson, Matt Snyder, Dav, Andy Kitkowski, Paul Czege, AdAstraGames, LordSmerf.

5/24/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] The look & feel
Hello, This thread is related to Booth design and logistics, but mainly focused on atmosphere, comportment, and other intangibles which, in practice, are actually quite tangible. I figure…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Matt Snyder, Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, abzu, AdAstraGames, Nev the Deranged, LordSmerf, btrc.

5/25/2004 Ron Edwards: [Sex & Sorcery] Gay stuff
Hello, This thread follows up on Judd's (Paka's) comment in Sex and Sorcery: facts feeding fictions: ... would like to at some point address the gay and lesbian issues that…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, DannyK, Paka, lumpley, kwill, Tim C Koppang.

5/25/2004 Ron Edwards: [Trollbabe comics] Life and Death
Hello, My story with Ed Heil, Mystic Crystal Revelations, is now concluded. It should be available in full soon. The new story, Life and Death, written by me and illustrated…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jrs, joshua neff, sirogit, ejh, Andrew Navaro, Valamir, Bankuei, greyorm.

6/1/2004 Ron Edwards: DemonCon III followup
Hello, Let's qualify this a little - it's not a real big con, all right? Just an open play day, getting people to meet one another. We've tried to get…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bob Goat.

7/6/2004 Ron Edwards: Moderator talk & recent thread-lock
Hello, This thread refers to my closing of Playing with strict Karma, and subsequent locking. Michael, that was a sarcastic and vicious reply to my Actual Play thread-closure. It…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, ErrathofKosh, ethan_greer, Ben Lehman, Bankuei.

7/12/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] The folks who'll be there
Hi everyone, Here's the list! If you thought you were on it and you're not, contact me ASAP. If you still want to be on it, you're pretty much shit…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, Matt Wilson, abzu, alchemist, Matt Snyder, Bob Goat, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller, lumpley, Tav_Behemoth, Jürgen Mayer, Matt Gwinn, smokewolf, jrs, Mike Holmes, Nev the Deranged.

7/12/2004 Ron Edwards: Questions in prepping my BW game
Hello, I'm prepping for our upcoming Burning Wheel game, which is planned to be a pretty extensive set of sessions. I'm doing this mainly by dumping as much into the…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Ron Edwards, abzu, Eero Tuovinen, Paka, rafial, taepoong.

7/16/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] Pamphlets/handouts
Hey there, Phil Reed and I have come up with a plan for the booth handouts & paper stuff. ITEM ONE A trifold pamphlet that lists all the companies and…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, philreed, Valamir, alchemist, lumpley, Bob Goat, Paul Czege, Tav_Behemoth, btrc.

7/20/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] Booth furniture - very important
Hello, So far I have not ordered any booth furniture from the company that's working with GenCon LLC, The George E. Fern Co. For all three GenCons I've done so…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards.

7/22/2004 Ron Edwards: Interview with me at Flames Rising
Hello, There's a new interview with me at Flames Rising. Check it out; I'm given to understand it's spawned some discussion at the forums there. Oh yeah, and if you…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Vaxalon, Fabrice G., Nev the Deranged.

8/4/2004 Ron Edwards: "Shared story authorship" inquiry
Hi there, On an actual play thread, James (DJamesIII) wrote, Ron: this next question is for you, and it may be a new thread in a new forum. Is the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, TonyLB, JamesDJIII.

8/6/2004 Ron Edwards: [RuneQuest: Slayers] Skulls, blood, other body fluids
Hello, Jake Norwood and I got some chances for role-playing together last week, which included my long-awaited try with RuneQuest: Slayers. BACKGROUND For those who don't know the history, the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, ErrathofKosh, Sean, John Burdick, Ben Lehman, Noon, ADGBoss.

8/9/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] Contact information and showing up
Hello, It's coming close to the time when we need to designate contact people for various times at GenCon, so people who show up know they can get in touch.…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Bob Goat, Matt Gwinn, Andy Kitkowski, Jürgen Mayer, Nev the Deranged, smokewolf, Valamir, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Lisa Padol.

8/25/2004 Ron Edwards: [Adept Press] Explaining and updating mini-supplements
Hello, This topic is split off from Open licenses and indie games. Historical point first: when I started the mini-supplement program for Sorcerer in 1998 or maybe early 1999, the…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, ADGBoss, Bob Goat, Tav_Behemoth, jrs.

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