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5/21/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Platforms
I've been tinkering with a game called Platforms. It's "the 2-dimensional game for 3-dimensional people" and is supposed to capture the feel of a character-based, side-scrolling video-game (ie: Super Mario…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, hardcoremoose, james_west.

5/21/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: All Elfs must be Eaten
This is from a post by Hardcoremoose in the RPG.net "art of game design" forum. It's really funny and Moosey has yet to re-post it, so... Take 'All Flesh Must…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, james_west, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Blake Hutchins, Dav, unodiablo.

5/19/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Schism - questions & answers
On my email list, one poster had some questions about Schism. I figure it would be good to answer them here as well! How about giving us a quick overview…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, james_west, hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon, gizem.

5/15/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Non-violent, combat-heavy D&D (?)
It's on the "memento monte" (hah!) d20 page. It's called Snowball Fight. Bundle up!
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, Jason L Blair.

5/13/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Jeff Noon -- Cobralingus
Not really sure where to put this...but hell, I know Josh Neff will be interested, at the very least! http://www.codexbooks.co.uk/book.html Really interesting.
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, DonQuixote.

5/12/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Convention bastards.
Well, due to my lateness in submitting my game, I'll be running Elfs at KublaCon on a Sunday morning. Feh. In the conversations between the con RPG organizer (a nice…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, JSDiamond, Clinton R. Nixon, poppocabba, hardcoremoose, Dav, Blake Hutchins, james_west.

5/12/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Playtesting Forum
Could be get a Playtesting forum for people to use? It'd be especially nice if individual threads could be coded to only allow certain members to read them (open vs.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

5/9/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Centerfolds
Something that I'd really like to see (on this site or on individuals' sites) is a kind of "gamer profile" that would shed light on a person's style, turn-ons and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Blake Hutchins, George Pletz, Zak Arntson, Mytholder, hardcoremoose, joshua neff, Jason L Blair, GreatWolf, Clay, poppocabba, DonQuixote, gizem, unodiablo, james_west, Supplanter, Ferry Bazelmans, John Wick, ephealy, Gordon C. Landis, Matt Gwinn, gentrification, Nathan, Dav, Ian Freeman, archangel_2, Jamie Thomas Durbin.

5/7/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: sdrawkcab gniyalp
I was thinking (always a dangerous prospect). Watching Sopranos tonight I was thinking of how things turn out in the show...how these twists and turns are do-able in an RPG,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, Paul Czege, Dav.

5/6/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: I ran Elfs last night Ice & Fire spoilers
It was...interesting. :smile: The players were really into it (although a bit hesitant to use authorial or director stance). Once they got over their slight fear of "making stuff up,"…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

5/5/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Happy-Lucky Chinese Restaurant Game
This is an idea I came up with a few weeks ago. It's a bit like Hogshead's "Baron Munchausen" game, except you play it in a Chinese restaurant and the…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

5/4/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Sorcerer Story?
I clicked CLay's www page link in the Memberlist and it took me here: http://sorcerer.story-game.com/ Vat is dis?
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Clay, Valamir.

5/2/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Expanding the Pantheon (Robin Laws' Pantheon, that is)
I'm curious if anyone has expanded upon the five Narrative Cage Match games in Robin Laws' excellent "Pantheon & Other Games" collection? Right now the game has: Aquatic SF/Horror Japanese…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, James V. West.

5/2/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: NIGHTWATCH
Yahoo! InSpectres' first supplement (called NIGHTWATCH) is online. It's by Scott Knipe (aka Hardcoremoose here at the Forge) and it's pretty damn cool. InSpectres is a kind of .com Ghostbusters-ish…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, mahoux, GraveyardGreg.

4/29/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: GigantoCorp - the
http://www.memento-mori.com/gigantocorp/ Oh yeah...it's probably in need of a lotta editing and fixing but I'm tired. :smile: So, make of it what you will. I think it's mildly amusing. GigantoCorp-Elfs. Oh,…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

4/28/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Chatroom
A built-in java chat client and private chatroom would be keen.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, ephealy, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/26/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Private messages
...are good! But is there a way you can make the "you have mail" stand out a bit?
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/25/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Welcome -- and an introduction
Thanks to Clinton for setting me up at Heph's -- I'll be hosting the MMT message board here from now on. Also, for those people thinking, "who the hell is…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, scotth@pacdie.com.

4/24/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Breakfast Club - repost
Well, I posted this over at GO but Im thinking it might be better to talk about it here at Heph's. The game is set in a modern American High…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose.

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6/15/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Dice Castles -- not a RPG, but it's my damn forum. :)
[a href="http://memento-mori.com/dice"][b]Dice Castles[/b][/a] is my new (free) dice game. Rules and examples of play are given but I left some stuff out (eek!): At any time, you may re-roll any…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Don Lag, Zak Arntson, james_west.

6/15/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Dice mechanics
I know dice mechanics for task resolution are the RPG equivalent of stupid pet tricks, but... Just thought of a new dice mechanic...if it works I might use it in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, james_west, Max Tangent, Gordon C. Landis.

6/19/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: GenCon signup
If you're going, sign up! http://evite.citysearch.com/jared@memento-mori.com/gencon Reminder -- I have a pass available (cheap!).
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Peter, joshua neff, Jason L Blair.

6/25/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Carpentry, film criticism and game design
Hi! It's nice to see that the FAQ is up and people are talking...but well, there seems to be three types of people when it comes to this model. There…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Knight, greyorm, GreatWolf.

6/27/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Tooth & Claw!
Tooth & Claw is the roleplaying game of dinosaurs in a savage world of prehistoric fact and fantasy. The game system is both easy-to-learn and sophisticated, designed for gamers of…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Gordon C. Landis, joshua neff, Jason L Blair, Peter, Paul Czege, Damocles, Jamie Thomas Durbin.

7/3/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Schism gets reviewed...and survives!
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4563.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Ferry Bazelmans.

7/18/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Ad-supported RPG's, Media Models & Magazines
I had a crazy idea for octaNe...because I really wanna see it published (and so do quite a few people out there, sheesh!). A thick, glossy magazine format. Full-color...hell, with…
In Publishing
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, JSDiamond, Misguided Games, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/23/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: dogma '01
You guys are probably familiar with the dogma movement of cinema. An agreement to shoot with natural light, use only found objects and locations, to not use music unless it's…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, Damocles, James V. West, Max Tangent, Ron Edwards, gizem.

7/27/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: The Code
"The Code" is the name of a project I may be starting. Nothing fancy, and it'll be free (because it's way un-commerical). The gist of the game is that you…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Damocles, sdemory, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Dav, Uncle Dark, archangel_2, Paul Czege, Epoch.

8/7/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Snootchie bootches.
Jay & Silent Bob: the RPG Dedicated to Sean and Dennis from SCS http://www.memento-mori.com/main/askew.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

8/10/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: This woke me up and kept me from going back to sleep
"The Sorcerer's Song" aka "Scream for me, Los Angeles!" Sorcerers are musicians. Demons are either passers (groupies, roadies, boy/girlfriends) or objects (instruments or affectations). Humanity is popularity. Humanity 0 =…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Bailywolf, Uncle Dark, Ron Edwards, gentrification, Mike Holmes.

8/11/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Scare-A-Thon
Make a donation, get a PDF of Squeam 3. I changed my website a little too. The old was one getting b-o-r-i-n-g. http://www.memento-mori.com/main
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, FilthySuperman, GraveyardGreg.

8/12/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Those wacky Swedes...
http://fate.laiv.org/index.htm
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff.

8/18/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Squeaming from the Depths of Infinity!
http://www.memento-mori.com/main/cocsqueam.html Squeam 3 + Call of Cthulhu = (polite) madness, chaos and blood!
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, kwill.

8/30/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Putting my site to the torch.
Memento Mori Theatricks is dead. Long live Memento Mori! Aside from trashing my entire website and scattering its ashes to the four winds, I've put up a new design. GloomCookie…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, FilthySuperman.

9/7/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: The Beeg Horseshoe Theory
Actually, that should probably read: MY Beeg Horseshoe Theory Here it is: Imagine a beeeg horseshoe. At one end of the U is Gamism. At the other end of the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, GB Steve, Mytholder, Jack Spencer Jr, Supplanter, Knight, Cameron, gentrification, Marco, ConfigSys.boy, Ron Edwards, Wart, jburneko.

9/7/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Bunch of random stuff
It's my berfday and I'm home from lunch, listening to Devin Townsend's new album (www.hevydevy.com). Thing One: Roll 3d10, looking for the highest number. Level one Odd denotes success, Even…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, hardcoremoose.

9/29/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Update -- Big News
Big News first. Well, it's big news for me. My girlfriend and I are leaving California in a few months to head back to the Motherland. New England, that is.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, ravensron, Matt, Valamir, tldenmark.

10/1/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: InSpectres v2.0!
Yup, it's almost done. Just wanted to let people know what to expect. First of all, the game has more than doubled in size. The rules have been expanded AND…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Mario, Galfraxas, hardcoremoose, mahoux, Balbinus, Jürgen Mayer.

10/5/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Quartet
Okay, bad idea time. Four humans from earth (the players) are taken aboard a huge starship, given crazy phat technology and powers by a group of benevolent aliens and charged…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Galfraxas, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Nathan, Paul Czege.

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