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12/23/2004 Yokiboy: How do you sell Dogs to your players?
Or perhaps the subject should be, "Help me sell Dogs to my players!" They agree that the conflict resolution mechanics are sweet, but hate the setting. I knew it would…
In lumpley games
Participants: Yokiboy, jc_madden, Paka, Blankshield, nikola, Noon, Technocrat13, lumpley, Dev.

12/11/2004 Yokiboy: Sell Me on the Burning Wheel
Hello, I've been close to ordering the Burning Wheel based on the high number of mentions it gets here at the Forge and at RPG.net, however I have yet to…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Yokiboy, Eero Tuovinen, Thor Olavsrud, rafial, Negilent, Paka, Jake Norwood, Leningrad, Zachary The First.

10/28/2004 Yokiboy: [FATE] Sword & Sorcery - The Letter
Hello, The subject of this post could have said Sorcerer & Sword instead of Sword & Sorcery, as my inspiration comes for the Sorcerer supplement by that name (it's a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, angelopampalone, ScottM, iago.

10/12/2004 Yokiboy: FATE Sword & Sorcery
Hello, I just wanted to drop in and let you know that I'm about to start a FATE Sword & Sorcery campaign, with the help of Ron Edward's fantastic Sorcery…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Yokiboy, ScottM, iago, Mike Holmes.

10/5/2004 Yokiboy: Shopping for Indie RPGs
Hello, This might be the wrong forum for this topic, but I'm having a hard time purchasing the many indie RPGs that I want to add to my collection. Is…
In Publishing
Participants: Yokiboy, LordSmerf, Valamir, Eero Tuovinen, Matt Wilson, Thunder_God, Ron Edwards, inthisstyle, Ed Cha, woodelf.

9/15/2004 Yokiboy: [Sorcerer] Session Prep - The Party
Hello, I've been away from the boards for a while, pursuing my other hobby of Texas Hold'Em Poker, but now I'm back trying to wrap up the prep work for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Yokiboy, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Doyce.

7/17/2004 Yokiboy: Playing NAR for the First Time
Hello, I am about to try a NAR campaign for the very first time, Sorcerer specifically. What suggestions do you have for me, of things I must keep in mind?…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, Trevis Martin, JamesDJIII.

7/17/2004 Yokiboy: [Sorcerer] Playing NAR for the First Time
Hello, My gaming group has decided to give NAR a try, as it sounds very appealing to most of us. In Sorcerer, and other sorces, they list the optimal size…
In Adept Press
Participants: Yokiboy, Old_Scratch, Christopher Weeks, DannyK, Mike Holmes, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards.

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12/28/2004 Yokiboy: Great Overseas Service!
Hello, What great service I encountered from Dog-eared Designs. I ordered Primetime Adventures in the middle of December, and living in Sweden didn't count on seeing the game until sometime…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Yokiboy, ricmadeira, MarcoBrucale, Joe Dizzy, matthijs, Ian O'Rourke, Matt Wilson.

1/2/2005 Yokiboy: Web Site Status?
Hey Vincent, What's the status of your Web site? The entire www.septemberquestion.org site is currently offline. TTFN, Yokiboy
In lumpley games
Participants: Yokiboy, lumpley, nikola, Emily Care.

1/8/2005 Yokiboy: Sell Your Games
[url=http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=166464][b]An RPG.net'er wants us to sell him on indies.[/b][/url] TTFN, Yokiboy
In Publishing
Participants: Yokiboy.

1/20/2005 Yokiboy: [PTA] Seekers
This is just a quick note to say that I got to play Primetime Adventures tonight. I will have to write up more of the actual series tomorrow, it's the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards.

2/3/2005 Yokiboy: A Reflection - Simulationist Turns into a Narrativist
Hello, We met up last night to create characters for The Riddle of Steel. I asked the players what type of character concepts intrigued them and thought we could jazz…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, Ron Edwards.

4/7/2005 Yokiboy: Paka's The Vault
Here's the intro to our new TROS campaign. Many thanks to Paka, who came up with the idea. In the center of the great continent Ecal-Pémos there rests a metropolis,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, BrendanC, Paka, Negilent.

4/26/2005 Yokiboy: New to Alyria
I found this game a while back after reading Ron Edward's praise of it all over the place. I didn't actually read it until today, but must point out that…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Yokiboy, GreatWolf.

4/27/2005 Yokiboy: [TROS] How to Achieve Conflict Resolution
I want to use Conflict Resolution in The Riddle of Steel (TROS) while the rules seem to imply Task Resolution. I hope to steal some ideas from DitV, Sorcerer and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, abzu, Thor Olavsrud.

5/9/2005 Yokiboy: [Dust Devils] Stud or Draw?
Hello, I know the rules refer to 5-Card Stud, but I get the feeling we're talking 5-Card Draw poker, which is correct? Has anyone experimented with playing Stud rather than…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Yokiboy, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Hans.

5/20/2005 Yokiboy: Games with Conflict Resolution
All the threads regarding Conflict Resolution offer widely differing views on what it really is, and how it differs from Task Resolution. We all know of tons of games with…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Yokiboy, Gaerik, Andrew Morris, Valamir, greyorm, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, GameLoft.

8/23/2005 Yokiboy: PtA Revised?
Hi Matt, How do I go about purchasing a copy of the revised PtA? TTFN, Yoki
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Yokiboy, Matt Wilson.

3/15/2006 Yokiboy: Story Now, but first we Prep...
Hello, I have bad experience with narrative RPGs due to the prep it takes to setup. We planned a game of Sorcerer, created some kick-ass characters, and a one-sheet, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, Paka, Nathan P., Jonathan Hastings, MatrixGamer, ffilz, Noon.

5/5/2006 Yokiboy: Non-Ensamble Cast Series
Hello, Does anyone have experience playing a Non-Ensamble Cast Series in Primetime Adventures? How did it impact the play? Without an ensamble cast how does one ensure that the Problem…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Yokiboy, Alan, Sindyr, Adam Biltcliffe, Glendower, dpetroski, Call Me Curly.

5/11/2006 Yokiboy: It is Hard to be a Player
Hello, I have learned that it can be really hard to be a player. I have been game mastering every campaign I've played in for the past 21 years... until…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, James_Nostack, Alan, Web_Weaver.

5/17/2006 Yokiboy: My Life with Yoki
Hello Paul, Okay, so you might pretend that the game is set in some eastern European setting, but I know the truth. This game simulates my early gaming life. Seriously…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Yokiboy, matthijs.

5/18/2006 Yokiboy: Thoughts at First Look
Hello, I bought the book/PDF combo recently, and while I have yet to see the book, the PDF greatly impressed me (not technically, but the writing). Tony, your writing is…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Yokiboy.

7/18/2006 Yokiboy: Medical Attention
Hello, I know this has been done to death, but I cannot find the answer to all my questions regarding Life or Death conflicts. Question 1) Who rolls the healer's…
In lumpley games
Participants: Yokiboy, lumpley.

8/21/2006 Yokiboy: Untitled Questions
Hello Keith, As a huge Dark City fan I really enjoyed the Ronnies version of Untitled, and wonder how much the published version(s) differ from the contest winner? Any play…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Yokiboy, Nev the Deranged, jburneko, Alex Fradera, Keith Senkowski, inthisstyle.

9/7/2006 Yokiboy: A Black Fucking Spiral!
Hi Keith, I got my copy of Untitled very promptly, kudos to the shipping department at Bob Goat Press!  ;) The presentation is phenomenal. I even convinced my wife that…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Yokiboy, Keith Senkowski, Nev the Deranged.

11/7/2006 Yokiboy: [DitV] Bookmarked Version of the PDF
Hello Vincent, I have created a bookmarked version of Dogs in the Vineyard 2nd Edition for my own use. If you are interested I'll gladly share it with you. I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Yokiboy.

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