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1/9/2002 Matt Gwinn: Metamorphoses of a Gamer
This may not be the right place for this, but I didn't know where else to post it. I had a conversation with Moose recently about why I haven't been…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, efindel, joshua neff, Bankuei, Logan, hardcoremoose, Skippy.

11/11/2001 Matt Gwinn: Training the GM
I played a hodgepodge Palladium game yesterday with an inexperienced GM and I'd like some input. Let me start by giving you a run down on how the game played.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Bankuei, Ben Morgan, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

10/24/2001 Matt Gwinn: Supplement Idea
I've been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the last two episodes gave me an idea for a game. moose thought it would be better suited to Sorcerer so I'll…
In Adept Press
Participants: Matt Gwinn, furashgf, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Ben Morgan.

10/22/2001 Matt Gwinn: Name My Game!!
Well, I just found out that the name for my wrestling game Kayfabe has already been used for a recently published trade paperback. Now I have to come up with…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, unodiablo, Paul Czege, JSDiamond, Galfraxas, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, unheilig, Ron Edwards, Time, hardcoremoose, Matt, Doc Midnight.

10/19/2001 Matt Gwinn: Maybe I'm just stupid
But how do you quote someone in the forum?
In Site Discussion
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/19/2001 Matt Gwinn: Single or Double Column?
I'm doing the layout for Kayfabe and I was curious what people feel is a better layout for a game.
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Chris Passeno, Le Joueur, unheilig, Laurel.

10/19/2001 Matt Gwinn: Team Play
I have changed the focus of Kayfabe away from the individual wrestlers and more towards the entire wrestling promotion. Instead of players taking on the roles of individual wrestlers and…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, JSDiamond, hardcoremoose, James V. West.

9/28/2001 Matt Gwinn: The Cost of Art
I was just wondering what all you published game designers pay for your art. My game Kayfabe is reaching completion and I'm in the process of getting some art together…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, James V. West, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, greyorm, Le Joueur.

9/28/2001 Matt Gwinn: I need advice
As my wrestling game Kayfabe reaches completion I have found myself in a rather awkward spot. For those of you unfamiliar with Kayfabe, this is how the game works now.…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen.

9/19/2001 Matt Gwinn: Kayfabe in Play - Let the Bodies Hit the Floor!
Well, this reports is a little late, but I’m sure you all can understand with everything that has happened this past week. Anyway, Moose and I had a chance to…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Knight, hardcoremoose.

9/6/2001 Matt Gwinn: RPGs based on films
I've been hoping to design a game based on the film Blood of Heroes (AKA Salute of the Jugger) and up until last night I wasn't sure if it would…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Tyrant, unodiablo, contracycle, hardcoremoose, Mithras.

9/3/2001 Matt Gwinn: Artists Needed
Well, I am moving forward on turning Kayfabe into a shareware PDF, but I need artwork. Anyone interested in drawing some kickass wrestlers should contact me and send me a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Dav.

8/21/2001 Matt Gwinn: Narrativist Wrestling RPG
I just posted my newest game venture. It's call Kayfabe and is a narrativist game about wrestling. It involves all of the behind the scenes intrigue as well as promos,…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, FilthySuperman, unodiablo, Doc Midnight.

6/5/2001 Matt Gwinn: My new Cat RPG
I just came up with a new rpg where you play cats. It's a little like GURPS Bunnies & Burrows, but the system is completely different. I'm not quite sure…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards, John Wick, Clay, Gordon C. Landis, Brassy, Jamie Thomas Durbin, Jack Spencer Jr.

6/2/2001 Matt Gwinn: The Ballot System
I just had a new idea for a game mechanic and I was wondering what you all thought of it. I was thinking that a player could announce what he…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, james_west, Ron Edwards.

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1/17/2002 Matt Gwinn: Cafepress Stuff
Any chance we could get one of those T-shirts in black? How about a hat too? :-) ,Matt
In Site Discussion
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder, joshua neff, Adam, Paul Czege.

2/10/2002 Matt Gwinn: Welfare Publishing
Ok, I really want to have copies of Kayfabe available for GENCON this year, but from the looks of things I won't have more than about $500 to put towards…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Dav, Adam.

2/16/2002 Matt Gwinn: True Villainie
I start my new D&D 3E campaign next weekend and I have a pretty interesting . The main nemesis for the campaign is the Cult of The Dragon which is…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Joe Murphy (Broin).

2/25/2002 Matt Gwinn: Exploratory D&D
Well, I ran my new D&D 3E campaign on saturday night and things didn't go quite like I had hoped. The main problems was that I wanted the players to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Valamir, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, contracycle.

3/5/2002 Matt Gwinn: Forge Financing Status
Hey Clinton, I was just wondering if you were still going to post how the fundraising was going. How close are we towards having stuff paid off for the year?…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/21/2002 Matt Gwinn: Free PDFs vs Final Product
I have been offering Kayfabe for free on my web site for about six months now. About a month ago I decided that I would not update the PDF file,…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Alex Gray.

3/21/2002 Matt Gwinn: Remaking a Gamer
I've been languishing over how I was going to answer Ron's profile post for nearly a week now. I looked back on my many years of gaming trying to deside…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Matt Gwinn, joshua neff, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, gentrification, Laurel, Fabrice G., Emily Care, Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Robert Leal, Mike Holmes.

3/21/2002 Matt Gwinn: The Keys of Solomon
About four years ago Moose and I started work on a game called the keys of Solomon. We came up with some great stuff for it, but as time went…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes.

3/22/2002 Matt Gwinn: Your Ideal System
There's been much mention on the Forge about game systems satisfying the needs of the players, but I haven't heard much from Forge members about their specific needs. What would…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Laurel, xiombarg, Andrew Martin, Le Joueur, hardcoremoose.

3/22/2002 Matt Gwinn: Choosing Games at a CON
In a recent thread over in Indie Game Design I asked the question "what is your ideal system?" Ron brought up that there is no "ideal" system any more than…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Gwinn, jburneko, Noble, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, wyrdlyng, Mike Holmes.

3/25/2002 Matt Gwinn: Kayfabe Playtest Group
I've started a playtest Group for Kayfabe over at yahoo if anyone is interested in joining. The address is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kayfaberpg/ ,Matt G.
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn.

4/1/2002 Matt Gwinn: Forum Style
Clinton, When will the old Forge layout be available again? I miss seeing the forge logo up in the corner and I prefer the old colors. ,Matt G.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Matt Gwinn.

4/3/2002 Matt Gwinn: Cheap Short Run Printing
HI everyone, While searching high and low for an affordable way to get kayfabe printed I came across this site http://www.greenepublicationsinc.com/ They can print perfect bound books for less than…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Tyrant, Eugene Zee, Chris Passeno, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay.

4/10/2002 Matt Gwinn: Combat-Free Campaigns
I've been thinking. Why is it that every roleplaying game I've ever player has involved combat at one point or another? Is combat necessary to create a compelling story? There…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Eugene Zee, Kenway, Clay, Ron Edwards, J B Bell, Bankuei, jburneko, Le Joueur, Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Bailey, contracycle, Buddha Nature, Fabrice G., hyphz.

4/19/2002 Matt Gwinn: Handling Outsourced Supplements
Kayfabe is nearing completion for GENCON and I've had offers by three people to do supplements. One guy wants to do preestablished promotion supplement. One guy is already writing a…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/1/2002 Matt Gwinn: Getting Down to "Business"
Well, as Gencon approaches and I prepare to send Kayfabe to press I thought I should clear up a few things before I end up screwing myself. At what point…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, Clay, Seth L. Blumberg.

5/15/2002 Matt Gwinn: Mind Body & Soul
I had a dream about 3:30 this morning. In it I was at a CON and I had woken up with an idea for using playing cards as a game…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, xiombarg, Walt Freitag.

6/6/2002 Matt Gwinn: Getting People to Play Your Games
Paul asked me to write a post about how I got people to play Kayfabe. I'm not sure if it belongs here or in actual play, but I'll take a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

6/20/2002 Matt Gwinn: Shared Setting design
As some of you may know, I have a cat game that has been sitting on the back burner for some time now. Well, now the Wick has left the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Kenway, contracycle, Bailywolf, Buddha Nature.

6/25/2002 Matt Gwinn: First Kayfabe Print Run
I hope this doesn't hurt my sales. I got my copies of Kayfabe today and I have to admit that I am not 100% satisfied with the way it turned…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, pigames, Chris Passeno, Paul Czege, Eugene Zee, Walt Freitag, Seth L. Blumberg, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards.

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