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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

6/22/2004 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.

6/22/2004 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.

6/20/2004 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.

6/20/2004 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.

6/16/2004 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.

6/16/2004 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.

6/12/2004 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.

6/7/2004 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.

6/3/2004 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.

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.

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.

4/29/2004 ethan_greer: RPGNow: Why or why not?
Poking around RPGNow, I've noticed that some Forge folks sell pdf downloads from there, while others don't. This is a request for end-user info about the service from those who…
In Publishing
Participants: ethan_greer, Matt.

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.

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