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4/13/2004 ethan_greer: PDF articles
You know what would be cool? If the Forge articles were available both as HTML (as they appear now) and as downloadable, printer-friendly PDFs.
In Site Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer, xiombarg.

4/1/2004 ethan_greer: Primal Gamism
So, lots of smart people have shaped some common bodies of thought that boil down to the following little factoid that will operate as a given for the remainder of…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer, Sean, Ron Edwards, greyorm, cruciel, Valamir, Balesir, sirogit, BPetroff93, M. J. Young, contracycle, C. Edwards, Jaik.

3/31/2004 ethan_greer: The Nar Hard Question, Factor 1
So, over in this thread, I raised some points that I'd like to discuss further. Three of them, actually. This is the first one. Many (many many) Sim game texts…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer, coxcomb, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Sean, Ian Charvill, montag, Gordon C. Landis, Rob Carriere, contracycle.

3/26/2004 ethan_greer: Why not just lock the damn things?
Hey folks, There's a bit of a snafu going on over in the Long Term Game thread I started over in RPG Theory. I completed a post, hit Preview, and…
In Moderators
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards.

3/23/2004 ethan_greer: The long-term campaign and the myth of d20
So, I have this friend. Let's call him Herb. Herb wants to run a long-term fantasy campaign. How long-term? We're talking years, as in ten or more. Which sounds like…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Mark Johnson, karolusb, Storn, Ole, cruciel, John Kim, madelf, Bankuei, M. J. Young, greyorm, Jack Aidley, Andrew Norris, JDJarvis, Jaide, Christopher Weeks, Gaerik, talysman, Ron Edwards.

2/17/2004 ethan_greer: [Gencon 2004] Not going all the way
Hi. Due to bad planning, and untimely health issues, I'm not going to be able to make all of Gencon this year, as I had planned. I'm assuming this precludes…
In Conventions
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards.

2/11/2004 ethan_greer: Idea for new feature
So, at the top left of the screen you've got some options - "View posts since last visit (count)" (henceforward referred to as VPSLV) is the one I use most…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon, M. J. Young, cruciel, Valamir.

1/6/2004 ethan_greer: Best Sui Generis RPG of 2003
Ken Hite gives MLwM the nod. And nobody is even slightly surprised. Congrats, Paul! Read all about it here.
In Half Meme Press
Participants: ethan_greer, joshua neff, Paul Czege, Valamir, Matt Snyder, abzu.

1/6/2004 ethan_greer: Best New RPG 2003
Wow, Ken Hite gives Burning Wheel "the nod." Congrats, Luke! Read all about it here.
In Burning Wheel
Participants: ethan_greer, abzu, Lxndr, Mike Holmes.

12/10/2003 ethan_greer: Wanna play Thugs & Thieves?
That's right, folks. The Thugs & Thieves playtest version is ready to go! All you have to do is tell me you want it. Drop me an email at ethan_greer@yahoo.com…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Mike Holmes.

12/1/2003 ethan_greer: Donjon on Gaming Report
[url=http://www.gamingreport.com]Gaming Report[/url] has a glowing review of Donjon [url=http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=795]here.[/url] Congrats, Clinton!
In CRN Games
Participants: ethan_greer.

11/30/2003 ethan_greer: Update
So, another Thanksgiving has come and gone. For those who celebrate it, I hope you had a happy one. Mine sucked -- I took ill Wednesday evening, had to pass…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer.

11/21/2003 ethan_greer: Pining for the fjords
Hi all! Thugs & Thieves is emphatically not dead. My relative silence lately is all on account of a bit of demon wrestling I've been busy with. And no, unfortunately,…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer.

10/22/2003 ethan_greer: [Thugs & Thieves] Social Contract Rule Suggestion
1. Have you played a game where the party of adventurers is approached by a stranger who offers them gold in exchange for a service of some sort? 2. If…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Tony Irwin, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

10/22/2003 ethan_greer: [Thugs & Thieves] The inexorable ampersand
Astute readers may have noticed that in all previous discussion, I have never used an ampersand (&) in the title of the game. Not once, to my knowledge. And, almost…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Rich Forest.

10/22/2003 ethan_greer: Just a little status update
Hi folks! Well, despite the quietude here, things are going well and moving forward for SimplePhrase Press. I terminated my writer's block concerning the sample scenario for Thugs and Thieves,…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

10/16/2003 ethan_greer: An RPG of Clinical Depression
This game's subject matter has been much on my mind lately, and has been a part of my life for many years. But before I say anything else, I want…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Gwen, Ben Lehman, AnyaTheBlue, LordSmerf, J B Bell, failrate, lpsmith, RobMuadib, Lxndr, ejh, apeiron, fusangite, Eero Tuovinen, Starlight_Rider, Walt Freitag, Belac, Emily Care.

10/15/2003 ethan_greer: Money
Cue the jingling coins and bass riff. Over in this thread Clinton is talking about upgrading the Forge to its own server, a positive but costly move. So, I'm thinking…
In Moderators
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne.

10/13/2003 ethan_greer: Sample Scenarios
Simple question: Are the sample scenarios that get included in many games actually valuable? Now, the obvious quick and easy answer is, "yes, of course." Mainly because a sample scenario…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, bcook1971, Marco, Ron Edwards, John Kim, Valamir, failrate, Jack Spencer Jr, Mark Johnson, Ian Charvill, Tony Irwin, Tim Alexander, Mike Holmes, rafael.

9/24/2003 ethan_greer: Delays, delays...
Damn. So the manuscript is all but through editing, when I decide my sample scenario just doesn't cut it. It's just not thuggy or thievey enough. Back to the keyboard...…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes.

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4/30/2004 ethan_greer: Forge Hubris
So over in another thread, Chris Pramas wrote: And I think this comment typifies the self-congratulatory hubris I see at the Forge all the time. Some of you have found…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, talysman, Dav, xiombarg, Bankuei, cruciel, M. J. Young, John Kim, pete_darby, Pramas, mearls, Emiricol, greyorm.

5/13/2004 ethan_greer: Twisted Sicken: An RPG of mind-bending depravity
Sometimes I alarm people. This is your content warning. Here's this game I wrote. It's one of those thought experiment games, but I'd definitely play it. What I'm looking for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, JamesSterrett, Demada, Walt Freitag, isaackelley, clehrich, haze, Doctor Xero, John Harper, Dumirik, Alf_the_Often_Incorrect, Mike Holmes, Jody_Butt, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman.

6/3/2004 ethan_greer: "alot" is a disease
I've been noticing it more and more lately around here, and every time I do, it makes me want to stab my eyes. I feel certain that this grammatical lassitude…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer, Ben Lehman, pete_darby, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

6/7/2004 ethan_greer: Chamber playtest open
Hello, My latest project, Chamber, is now available for playtest. If you are interested, email me and I'll make sure you get a copy of the rules. Be warned, however:…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Victor Gijsbers.

6/12/2004 ethan_greer: The Origins Awards are crap
So, just so everyone knows up front, I'm talking out of my ass here, but I've got some opinions I'd like to share. Anybody who wants to tell me why…
In Publishing
Participants: ethan_greer, MarktheAnimator, Ron Edwards, sirogit, Andy Kitkowski, ADGBoss, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

6/16/2004 ethan_greer: The Future of Thugs & Thieves...
...Is bright. A couple folks have recently asked me about my plans for the game, and that probably means that there are others wondering who aren't bothering to ask. So…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer.

6/16/2004 ethan_greer: Traffic
No, not the movie. So, it's a fact of life here that the independent forums get less traffic than the Forge proper, with a couple notable high-profile exceptions, like TROS,…
In Moderators
Participants: ethan_greer, Mike Holmes.

6/20/2004 ethan_greer: [Savage Worlds] Roleplaying with newbs
So. Friday I did some Savage Worlds gaming, with a twist. When I got there, I learned that three of the neighborhood kids Andy the GM hangs out with were…
In Actual Play
Participants: ethan_greer, Tobias, Jeph, ZenDog, Sydney Freedberg.

6/20/2004 ethan_greer: Mike Mearls: Can you please clarify?
So, Ken Hite interviews Mike Mearls in his latest Out of the Box column, in which Mike waxes thoughtful about the state of the industry. Here's the meat of what…
In Publishing
Participants: ethan_greer, Jonathan Walton, mearls, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, Christopher Weeks, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

6/22/2004 ethan_greer: Pollies goes Creative Commons
So, I've been wondering about the Creative Commons thing for a while now since Clinton started espousing it a while back. Tonight, I finally sat down and looked their site…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, isaackelley.

6/22/2004 ethan_greer: Pollies goes Creative Commons
Hey gang, I've recently decided to make use of a Creative Commons license with Pollies, one of my free products. I recommend checking out the Creative Commons licenses to anyone…
In Publishing
Participants: ethan_greer.

6/25/2004 ethan_greer: Everyone's a Gamer: A Rant
So, here's the basic premise: Everyone enjoys role-playing. Everyone. There are no exceptions. Every child pretends. Every culture has traditions of storytelling. Everyone enjoys role-playing, period. If that's true (and…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, quozl, Lxndr, lumpley, Jonathan Walton, TonyLB, Ben Lehman, sergeant_x, ADGBoss, JackBauer, Erick Wujcik, rafial, SlurpeeMoney, Noon, Mark Johnson, Cephalopod, Ravien, Jack Spencer Jr, komradebob, Rob Carriere, Matt, Dev, Tobias.

6/28/2004 ethan_greer: Son of Greer Manifesto
Hello everyone, this is a continuation or new chapter in the discussion started over in this other thread. I've tried to incorporate a lot of the ideas and sentiments expressed,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Mr. Sluagh, Erick Wujcik, timfire, Christopher Weeks, Ravien.

7/12/2004 ethan_greer: D&D and the Strategy Guide concept
So, after a couple of months hiatus, my biweekly D&D group got together on Saturday. We're going through the Adventure Path modules and are currently tackling Lord of the Iron…
In Actual Play
Participants: ethan_greer, Ben Lehman, NN, ErrathofKosh, b_bankhead, Bankuei, Bill C. Cook, Ron Edwards, Grover, Mike Holmes, Sean, DannyK, Halzebier, Noon, Vaxalon, hanschristianandersen, epweissengruber, inky.

8/23/2004 ethan_greer: Long? So What?
I'm noticing lots of people are tacking "long" on the end of their subject lines when they post something that is more than a couple paragraphs. Personally, I think everyone…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer, Marco, timfire, Joshua Tompkins, Ron Edwards, LordSmerf, Andrew Martin, Vaxalon, Blankshield, Noon, clehrich, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes.

8/26/2004 ethan_greer: kpfs: Prep advice, please
Hey, a lumpley forum. Cool. So, I want to run kpfs for my game group (that's "kill puppies for satan" to you unenlightened types), but I'm a little lost on…
In lumpley games
Participants: ethan_greer, bluegargantua, lumpley, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

12/21/2004 ethan_greer: Her first RPG experience? kill puppies for satan, awww yeah
so yeah, we played kill puppies for satan, and it didn't suck. here's what happened. oh, and just so we're clear, yes, this is going to be one of those…
In Actual Play
Participants: ethan_greer, isaackelley, lumpley.

1/12/2005 ethan_greer: SimplePhrase Press Goes Away
Hi folks, The past year has been, shall we say, interesting for me. Many things in my life have changed, mostly for the better. One thing that has changed is,…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer.

2/9/2005 ethan_greer: Where is the Grail?
Hi, Forge. Maybe you can help me out with something. I want a game. It has to support fantasy play, prefferably Tolkien-ish, but with either no setting, or one easily…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Bankuei, Jasper, MikeSands, Clinton R. Nixon, Sean, pfischer, Valamir, GB Steve, Mike Holmes, Ben Lehman, bcook1971, CPXB, Mark D. Eddy, clehrich, M. J. Young, groundhog.

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