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4/9/2005 JMendes: Guest Stars
Hey, :) Ok, we had another session of Heritage, last night, with the added plus that an extra friend popped in to look at the game. We decided it would…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: JMendes, Matt Wilson, Mike Holmes.

4/7/2005 JMendes: [PtA] Heritage - A Spotlight Episode (again, long)
Hey, :) (I've been meaning to write this up since it happened, last Saturday, but irregular sleep and connectivity problems have precluded it...) Last Saturday, we had another episode of…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Andrew Norris.

3/28/2005 JMendes: [PtA] Heritage - POP goes the Hood!! (warning: long)
Hey, all, :) Yep. Last Friday was the day when PtA suddenly came together for us! If you want background info on this, go read this thread about our first…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Andrew Norris, Mike Holmes, ivan23, ricmadeira, Matt Wilson, B0rg, Valamir, Frank T.

3/28/2005 JMendes: PvP in PtA
Hey, :) I'm splitting this off, because I think it's become out of topic for the original thread. don't be afraid of this... specially not in…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: JMendes, TonyLB.

3/21/2005 JMendes: [PtA] Heritage - Fun, but oddly unsatisfying play
Hey, :) Welp, last Friday, we finally got to conclude the pilot episode, which took us the better part of two hours. It left us all with a sense of…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Andrew Norris, Tymen, Frank T, jburneko, hix, Matt Wilson, Mike Holmes, Nicolas Crost, Bankuei.

3/13/2005 JMendes: Several procedural questions
Ahey, :) Righty. We tried our hand at PtA last Friday, and I have several questions. Many of these are also in my Actual Play post, but I thought it…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: JMendes, Matt Wilson, Alan, ricmadeira, azrianni, Danny_K, John Harper.

3/12/2005 JMendes: [PtA] Heritage - Good fun, some problems, a call for help
Hey, all, :) So, yesterday was roleplayers meetup night here in Lisbon. We had arranged to finish up our previous session of Sorcerer afterwards, but one of the players didn't…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Chris Goodwin, ricmadeira, joshua neff.

2/26/2005 JMendes: [Sorcerer] First time woes
Ahey, :) So, I finally got a chance to try out Sorcerer last night. Not long ago, I met a guy who is big on Indie games and has some…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Valamir, Danny_K, Bankuei, ricmadeira, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Paka.

2/21/2005 JMendes: [Legend of the Five Rings] GNS on display
Hey, all, :) First off, this is my first post after an absence of just about two years. I'm coming back because I've been meeting other roleplayers and they too…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, TonyLB, Ron Edwards.

2/27/2003 JMendes: An alternative to Simmetry and d20
Hey, :) In this thread, we tossed around a few ideas for different fortune mechanics that would obey a certain set of specs. Walt (wfreitag) came up with an interesting…
In RPG Theory
Participants: JMendes, marknau.

2/20/2003 JMendes: Session Expiration
Hey, :) Is it just me or are sessions expiring very quickly all of a sudden? Cheers, J.
In Site Discussion
Participants: JMendes.

2/17/2003 JMendes: In Search of a Fortune Mechanic
Hey, all, :) Lately, I have found myself questing for a mechanic that would comply with a series of design specs, and I thought I'd put those specs to consideration…
In RPG Theory
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes, ThreeGee, cruciel, M. J. Young, Rob Donoghue.

2/3/2003 JMendes: Request for old threads - resolution types
Hullo, :) Could some soul kindly point me towards threads where I might read up on differences between action, scene and conflict resolution? Also, threads on search time and handling…
In RPG Theory
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards, clehrich.

11/6/2002 JMendes: Is S out of balance with G/N?
Hey, :) In my previous thread about rewards, I asked how to reward players in different GNS flavors. Also, in this thread about actor and author stance, Cassidy had some…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, MK Snyder, RobMuadib, Emily Care, contracycle, M. J. Young, talysman.

11/1/2002 JMendes: GNS and player rewards
Hi, all, :) Appols if this has been asked and answered (in which case check out this thread replies are appreciated). Anyway, how does one reward players in the various…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: JMendes, M. J. Young, Cassidy, MK Snyder.

10/7/2002 JMendes: A weird mechanic idea
Hi, all, :) I have no idea if you guys do this sort of thing or not, and if so, whether this is the right forum for it, but it…
In RPG Theory
Participants: JMendes, Bankuei, Christoffer Lernö, Walt Freitag, Paul Czege, M. J. Young.

10/4/2002 JMendes: A new look at GNS and a new axis of analysis
Hello, all, :) A (long) time ago, I came across a wee bit of text that divided role-play gamers into three groups (sound familiar?). These groups were: the adventurers; the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: JMendes, greyorm, Wart, Ron Edwards, jdagna, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur.

10/2/2002 JMendes: Sources of Fortune: In defense of the unopposed roll
Yello, :) I would like to add some points in favor of the opposed/unopposed dichotomy (sp?): Myth #1: Opposed die rolls have no more information than unopposed ones Take an…
In RPG Theory
Participants: JMendes, Jonathan Walton, Le Joueur, Christoffer Lernö, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, damion, Mike Holmes.

10/1/2002 JMendes: Feeble attempt at defining immersion
Ahoy, :) I'm bringing this over from the Site Discussion forum, specifically the thread on the forge vocab. What about the even more problematic ones like Immersion <...> The…
In RPG Theory
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Marco, Wart, Merten, contracycle, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin, lumpley.

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5/15/2005 JMendes: [Sorcerer] First try, take two
Hiya, :) So, my "indie RPG group" finally got finished with PtA. (Heritage, about five weeks ago, and yes, eventually, I'll write that up on here...) We decided we'd try…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Eero Tuovinen, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Andrew Norris, Christopher Kubasik, sirogit, jburneko.

1/19/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Central Thread
Hello, folks, :) Some of you may remember me. I've been a forgite on and off for a number of years, and the theory developped here has been mulling in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JMendes.

1/21/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Design Goals, Creative Agenda and Intrinsic Characteristics
Hey, all, :) In this thread, I posted a link to the game design document for the game I'm working on. Today, I'd like to launch discussion on a couple…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: JMendes, Troy_Costisick, Marus.

1/24/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Power 19 and general discussion
Hey, all, :) Being as it is such a neat tool for game design and discussion, I decided to take a shot at the Power 19. Also, I wanted to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: JMendes, Troy_Costisick.

2/6/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] First playtest in the Scottish Highlands
Hey, :) So, we had the first playtest of Project Senate last Saturday night, and it was quite interesting. We used version 3 of the game design document (which isn't…
In Playtesting
Participants: JMendes, Troy_Costisick.

2/21/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Need feedback on GM guidelines
Hey, all, :) As noted in the central thread, version 4 of the game design document for Project Senate has been posted here. This version now includes Game Master Guidelines.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: JMendes, Troy_Costisick.

3/2/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Extended playtest report (and I do mean extended)
Hello, all, :) So, I have a mother of a playtest AP report to post for Project Senate. (Refer to the central design thread, if needed.) Last Tuesday was mardi-gras…
In Playtesting
Participants: JMendes, Jonas Karlsson, Ramidel.

3/2/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Need help with providing color
Hi, all, :) I'm torn. It has come to my attention that Project Senate has the potential to lack color. So, I have two options: either provide for extensive play…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JMendes, TonyLB, Filip Luszczyk.

3/2/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Need help on going GMless
Ahey, all, :) In a recent playtest, one of the players suggested I turn Project Senate into a GMless design. I'd like to ask you if you have any pointers…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JMendes, Troy_Costisick, Jason13, jasonm, TonyLB.

4/2/2006 JMendes: [Drill] No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!
Hi, all, :) I thought I'd ((try to) be the first to) take up Ron's suggestion that we develop role-playing drills. I present to you: I Expect You To Die!…
In Endeavor
Participants: JMendes, TonyLB.

4/10/2006 JMendes: Is there going to be a Last Word thread this year?
Hi, :) Well? Is there? Cheers, J.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: JMendes, TonyLB, Walt Freitag, Nathan P., Melinglor, talysman, Miskatonic, Ben Lehman, droog, joshua neff.

4/24/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Rat Moon Coolness
Hello, all, :) Well. My wife blew me away, the other day. We have a regular gaming group for Saturday nights. Used to play L5R. I've posted about it here,…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, James_Nostack, Frank T, tonyd, oliof.

4/24/2006 JMendes: Mechanics Questions and Tactics Question
Hey, all, :) Finally got to play Capes for the first time, and I must say, I enjoyed it immensely, but I came away from the table with a bunch…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: JMendes, drnuncheon, Hans, TonyLB, Sindyr, Zamiel, Matthew Glover.

4/26/2006 JMendes: Free narration: whose character is it anyway?
Hi, :) So, here's us playing Capes for the second time, and another couple of questions popped up, the main one being, if I choose to play a character, is…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: JMendes, Zamiel, ricmadeira, Hans, drnuncheon, TheCzech, Sydney Freedberg, TonyLB.

4/26/2006 JMendes: Adversity: What's in a scene?
Hey, all, :) So, here's my second question about our second session of Capes. I could have put this in with the other one, but I feel these are both…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: JMendes, Zamiel, ricmadeira, Hans, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg.

5/2/2006 JMendes: Couple-o-Quickies and one not so obvious one
Ahey, :) I and two friends got together to draw up a couple of characters, the other day, and a few questions were raised in my mind. First, mechanics stuff:…
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes, Vaxalon, agony, Thunder_God, oreso, Ben Lehman, Alex Fradera, Warren, demiurgeastaroth, khelek, ffilz, donbaloo.

5/8/2006 JMendes: New players and town progression
Hey, :) How important is it that first-time players are familiar with the town progression rules? (I'm talking about the pride->injustice->sin->etc... part) Cheers, J.
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes, ffilz, demiurgeastaroth, agony, Blankshield, caramida, Ben Lehman.

5/13/2006 JMendes: First Town - Williamsville
Hi, all, :) Here's the town I made that we used for our first Dogs game. Comments are welcome. Pride: - Brother Newton - is not applying proper stewardship over…
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes.

5/13/2006 JMendes: Dogs - First time woes, mechanical and thematical alike (long)
Hi, :) <sigh>It seems every time I try a new game, I flounder about and thrash hopelessly until I finally get it to work. (Donjon was an exception, for some…
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes, ffilz, demiurgeastaroth, ricmadeira, Pyromancer, Warren.

5/13/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Rat Moon Stalling
Hullo, :) Well, for a miscellaneous sequence of reasons, our fifth session of TSoY was cancelled for about the third time in a row... So, I figured I'd take this…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Frank T, r_donato.

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