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8/3/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Experiment Seems a Success
Hi, I decided a few months ago to try a new approach to running a game and so far it has been successful. In the past my regular groups games…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, John Harper.

7/12/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Looking for Playtest Reviews
Hi, I'm trying to get as many reviews of my game as possible and I think that playtest reviews are usually the most informative. If anyone is interested I can…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat.

7/4/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows]
Hi, I'm working on the supplement for teh game that we just released Conspiracy of Shadows and one of the things I want to do is a social "combat"…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, Jinx, Lathan, btrc.

7/2/2004 Bob Goat: Lulu.com Proof
Hi, I just received my proof copy from Lulu.com and I am very pleased with how it turned out. The book is 120 pages perfect bound and I was a…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, Andy Kitkowski, Dumirik, Ravien, Clay, philreed.

6/23/2004 Bob Goat: Copyright Question
When I send in my work for copyright protection, which form do I send it in with? I noticed that Form TX is for published and unpublished nondramatic literary works…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, greyorm, ethan_greer, Lxndr, Peter Hollinghurst, Valamir, Ravien, Erick Wujcik, MarktheAnimator.

6/17/2004 Bob Goat: Off Screen Action
Hi, The game group I play with on Thursdays (at least most Thursdays) are on the verge of experimenting with off screen action. However we really are stuck on how…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, Mike Holmes, Andrew Norris, Grex, TonyLB, Andrew Morris, Alan.

5/11/2004 Bob Goat: Ad Exchanges
I noticed in several products I have purchase after discovering them through the forge that in the back they have ads for other games (which has often led me to…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat, greyorm, daMoose_Neo.

4/14/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Looking for Playtesters
Hello all, We just finished our 1st go round of edits for the game I wrote, Conspiracy of Shadows and are looking for playtesters and second opinions. It is a…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat, Peter Nordstrand, TonyLB, Ville Takanen, Maelstrom, Neylana.

3/10/2004 Bob Goat: SKU Number?
Please forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a SKU number and where does it come from? Is this a part of the ISBN? I am assuming that these are…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, jrs, jdagna.

3/9/2004 Bob Goat: Recommendations for First Timer
I convinced my normal group of gamers to start playing once a week on a weeknight outside of our two never ending (my kingdom for a conclusion) campaigns. This has…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Goat, Salamander, Edge, Malechi.

3/9/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Introduction Part Deux
After getting the good advice earlier I went back to the drawing board and deconstructed by own game to get to its core premise. It is a bit shorter, which…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat.

3/5/2004 Bob Goat: [Consipiracy of Shadows] Introduction Help
We are in the editing stage of our game and I was looking to get some outside opinions/comments on our Introduction. I think that it is a terribly important part…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

2/20/2004 Bob Goat: Press Releases
Hi, I finally got my game to my editor today and have finally started to givve serious thought to other aspects of publishing. I was wondering, as far as press…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, Andrew Morris, Paul Czege.

2/18/2004 Bob Goat: [GenCon 2004] $100, $200, and exhibitor badges
Hi, Maybe I'm just slow, but I am trying to clarify this booth/badge deal. I want to buy in to the booth and sell my game, but I'm not sure…
In Conventions
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards.

1/29/2004 Bob Goat: Initiative Question
Hi. I'm trying to convince my regular gaming group to use TROS four our Midnight campaign. There is some interest, but the question has come up from our GM about…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Goat, Trevis Martin, November Kilo, Alan, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Valamir.

1/27/2004 Bob Goat: Corporate Designation
I was wondering what seems to be the best route for company creation. What is the most common form of corporation? Might it be better to simply work as a…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, jdagna.

1/27/2004 Bob Goat: [Consipiracy of Shadows]: Timelines or Essay
I have been talking with my editor and we can't seem to come to an agreement on which form we should use to present the world history for the game.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat.

12/11/2003 Bob Goat: Game Master Sections
What kind of information is good to place in a Game Master Chapter/Section of a core rule book? In our game right now we have rules that apply only to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bob Goat, anonymouse, MachMoth, Andrew Martin, M. J. Young, Jack Aidley, ADGBoss, Marhault, Noon.

11/26/2003 Bob Goat: Unamed Game: Looking for a little advice
Hi, I have been working on an RPG for the past couple of years and have recently come to a point where I think I may need to scrap my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, matthijs, Mike Holmes, greyorm, Harlequin, Loki, contracycle, Lxndr, Dumirik, Jake Norwood.

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8/23/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Liars, Swords & Money: Part One
Hi, Before GenCon we played part one of this three Episode story. You can read about the Episodes that came before it here. This one layed the groundwork for the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat.

8/24/2004 Bob Goat: Eat Kittens for Khrist
Hi, So this is my tribute to Vincent's wonderful game, Kill Puppies for Satan. You you want to know the whole back story that led to this little exercise check…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, smokewolf.

8/27/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] The Lost South
Hi, I've just started working on the follow up book to Conspiracy of Shadows, The Lost South and I was looking for some feedback from folks that have bought the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards.

9/3/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Liars, Swords & Money: Part 2 (L
Hey, So with GenCon and RPG burnout because of it, we finally got around to playing Part 2 of Liars, Swords & Money. It was all about choices and how…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards.

9/9/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Liars, Swords & Money: Part 3
Hey, So a day early and a dollar short we concluded our little story arc. On a whole it was a successful enterprise and the Players enjoyed themselves. We also…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, Ron Edwards.

9/14/2004 Bob Goat: Two Games, One Story
Hey, My group and I are about to embark on a little experiment. We are playing one game of Conspiracy of Shadows face to face and we are about to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, abzu, Valamir, ffilz.

9/21/2004 Bob Goat: [The City] Rough Cut Game Idea
Hey, So I was sitting in traffic and thinking about Sin City and realized I wanted to make a game that captures that, Chow Yun-Fat movies & Film Noir and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, TonyLB, GregS, Nathan P., Ron Edwards.

9/24/2004 Bob Goat: [Freelancer] Art, Art & More Art
Hey, I figured that I would post my services as an artist since I just finished my first freelance art gig. The gig was for Mr. Clinton R. Nixon for…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat, daMoose_Neo, Adorame, Clinton R. Nixon, Jasper.

11/1/2004 Bob Goat: Promotion, Promotion, Promotion
Hey Folks, Outside of GenCon, my sales of CoS have pretty much been non-existant and I am at a loss at what to do to get things going. I was…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, Yokiboy, Ed Cha, anonymouse, jdagna, daMoose_Neo, Michael S. Miller, inthisstyle, GregS, abzu, smokewolf, Vincent R. Venturella, urbwar, James Holloway, GB Steve, Ron Edwards, Ria, Eero Tuovinen.

11/15/2004 Bob Goat: Welcome and All That
Hi, I'm the new kid on the block here as far as game forums go. This forum is geared for all things related to Bob Goat Press, my little publishing…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat.

11/15/2004 Bob Goat: Supernatural Threats/Horrors
Hey, I think I like Supernatural Horrors better... Anyway I thought I would post a possible creature/bad guy that can be created with the game for those not entirely familiar…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, urbwar.

11/16/2004 Bob Goat: CoS Game Master's Guide
Hi, So I've started working on the Game Master's Guide for CoS and figured it would be a fun exercise to post updates here to what I am doing with…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, Mike Holmes, Ed Cha, Adrienne, urbwar, inthisstyle, Ron Edwards, Matt-M-McElroy.

11/17/2004 Bob Goat: Ask And Ye Shall Receive
Hey, So it was asked that I put some demon related stuff in the next EtS and I did. Hopefully you like it. Which every way you feel about it,…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, Matt-M-McElroy, urbwar.

11/22/2004 Bob Goat: Crazy Awesome Artwork
Hey, Just wanted to say that I was checking out Andrew Navaro's artwork for TSOY and it is crazy awesome. This piece in particular really blows my mind cause it…
In CRN Games
Participants: Bob Goat, Clinton R. Nixon, Andrew Navaro, Simon W.

12/1/2004 Bob Goat: Official News Thread for BGP
[color=darkred][i][b]December 1st, 2005[/b][/i][/color] [b]General News[/b] The site has been retooled to be more user-friendly and to better market the game. This is of course an ongoing process, so feel free…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, inthisstyle, urbwar.

12/21/2004 Bob Goat: Convention Games
Hey, So I will be running my very first scheduled convention game (4 hours) at Dreamation '05 and I'm a bit concerned. I've never run a Con game outside of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, inthisstyle.

1/19/2005 Bob Goat: Game Guide Outline
So here is what I have put together for the Game Guide. All of these topics are in various stages of writing (from notes to unedited nonsense). This does not…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, Adrienne.

1/19/2005 Bob Goat: Google Print
Hey, Paul brought this up a while ago in this thread concerning Google Print. I finally have some progress to report. So after months and months of waiting it seems…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat.

1/20/2005 Bob Goat: Baghdad Hobby Club Donations
I posted this over on RPG.net, but I figured I would post this here to. Tav posted about sending letters to gamers stationed in Iraq, so I contacted the folks…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat, urbwar, Tav_Behemoth, Tzu-Theory.

1/24/2005 Bob Goat: New Review
There is a new review of the game on RPG.net of Conspiracy of Shadows. It is pretty detailed and well done. Check it out. Keith
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat.

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