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3/9/2002 Tim Denee: Wuthering Heights
I've been going through Wuthering Heights in preperation for a game next friday. Two thoughts: 1) The game should be organized into 'books'. You know, 'Book the First', 'Book the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Denee, Philippe Tromeur.

3/9/2002 Tim Denee: Donjon Dice
Does it destroy the system to use d6s insteads of d20s in Donjon? I just don't have that many d20s...
In CRN Games
Participants: Tim Denee, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, DaR, J B Bell, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/28/2002 Tim Denee: The poker mechanic
Mike suggested in another thread using the actual game of poker as a mechanic. I myself have been thinking about this a lot lately. The way I see it, it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee.

2/28/2002 Tim Denee: Old jack dungeon
A redundant topic, I know, but I just felt like saying... Applying this to the Burke series of novels, here's the character breakdown (using some of the more prevalent characters):…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/28/2002 Tim Denee: Modern WYRD
Anyone thought about running a modern game with the WYRD rules? I have an image of a norwegian punk band in some sort of peril in the city of Midgard.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Denee, hardcoremoose, lumpley, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins, Valamir.

2/28/2002 Tim Denee: OctaNe Muzak
Hey Jared, you checked out the Bambi Molesters? They're a Croatian surf-rock band. Heard 'em live today; it reminded me of the Red Elvises, which reminded me of Six String…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen, xiombarg, Jürgen Mayer.

2/24/2002 Tim Denee: Donjon missiles
What's the deal with missiles in Donjon? Is it remaining the same as in the playtest rules? If the action was a missile attack, the winner rolls damage with his…
In CRN Games
Participants: Tim Denee, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/24/2002 Tim Denee: Junk it!
Yeah! My website is up! Things I'd like comments on: The website's ability to function as a place to put my games, and as a website generally. It's my first…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, Matt, sdemory.

2/19/2002 Tim Denee: Criminal fiction GNS model
I was reading a book about writing criminal fiction, (as in fiction detailing criminals, not rogue fictional characters...), and came across this in the foreword. If you can't see the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Tim Denee, contracycle.

2/18/2002 Tim Denee: OctaNe mock-up
It needs to be dirtier. Dusty and rusty or something. I dunno. Oh, and there needs to be a hint of violence. Somehow.
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Morgan, Jason L Blair, sdemory, TSL, Balbinus, Ferry Bazelmans, Jürgen Mayer, xiombarg, Adam, Matt Steflik.

2/11/2002 Tim Denee: Memento Mori d20 dungeon?
Hey! What happened to 'Memento Monte'? That was the coolest title on your site.
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis.

2/6/2002 Tim Denee: Smurf smurf smurf
Godstruth, I just smurfed Smurf: the Smurfing. 'Smurf' has smurfed all meaning for me. Not that it had any meaning in the first smurf. I wish I could smurf what…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Tim Denee, James V. West.

1/27/2002 Tim Denee: Guy Ritchie's RPG?
Hey, I've been pondering how to capture the feeling of a Guy Ritchie film, (you know, "Lock stock and two smoking barrels", "Snatch", etc), in an RPG. What do you…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, lumpley, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

1/23/2002 Tim Denee: Some thoughts from a first game
[quote]More! More! What happened during play? How did it compare with some of the other folks' experiences with the game (check out the forum)? What do you think of the…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Tim Denee, Mike Holmes.

1/22/2002 Tim Denee: My first con
I had my firstest ever con last weekend. It was also the first time I've had a chance to actually play in a year or so. And yesterday I got…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards.

12/20/2001 Tim Denee: Suspect Behaviour (quite long, really; sorry about that)
An idea for a game inspired by the antics of a certain Belgian inspector. Now that I look at it, it's kinda long for an 'idea'. Whaddya think? This is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, Ferry Bazelmans, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Paul Czege.

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3/27/2002 Tim Denee: Nine Hells
Can you tell us some more about this? I am interested. Bruce Campbell/Ash/Evil Dead popped into my mind when I read the short summary. Who knows?
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Tim Denee, James V. West.

4/12/2002 Tim Denee: Punk (yeah!)
Finished, at last: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/timdenee/punk.rtf This is a pretty ugly rich text version. Tell me if the file is readable, please. (A .pdf version can be expected soonish). I get annoyed…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, hardcoremoose, Jared A. Sorensen, Andrew Martin, Bankuei, lumpley, Henry Fitch.

4/15/2002 Tim Denee: Appalachia Now! fan art
Ta da! Behold my amateur drawing ability (but I'm improving!) So, what's the word on a cleaned/focused/stream-lined "Appalachia Now!"? In other news, I'm incorporating the changes suggested into Punk. It'll…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards.

4/16/2002 Tim Denee: Punk, coming at ya.
[url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/timdenee/punk.rtf]Check this out man[/url] I changed stuff. Too much to list here, really, but I've tried to incorporate all your wonderful suggestions. So, does it work?
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, contracycle, Ben Morgan, amiel, Ferry Bazelmans, Ron Edwards, rafael, hardcoremoose.

5/14/2002 Tim Denee: PvP cameo?
So, is the official Trollbabe site going to have a 'trollbabe of the month' series?
In Adept Press
Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair.

5/15/2002 Tim Denee: "Where'd you go, psycho-boy?"
1) Simulationism has the goal of exploration; experiencing moments through a character. 2) A person who lives only for themself and to experience the moment is a sociopath. Therefore 3)…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Tim Denee, Clinton R. Nixon, xiombarg, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

5/15/2002 Tim Denee: Tim's new game - "Hotel"
[url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/timdenee/hotel.pdf]Hotel.[/url] Believe it or not, it actually took me a while to finish this (the basic rules, that is). I'm quite fond of it. I think perhaps it lacks focus.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, Ben Morgan, Mike Holmes.

6/6/2002 Tim Denee: Muscle cars. Oh, yeah.
Got my first OctaNe prop. When I play OctaNe, I want to drive this baby
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim Denee.

6/14/2002 Tim Denee: Star Beast prep
Well, I'm finally going to get some actual play (actual narrativist play, that is). I'm playing a game of InSpectres and a game of Star Wars/Questing Beast. It's the latter…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Denee, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, jburneko.

6/19/2002 Tim Denee: InSpectres bank dice question
In the text and on the character sheets it has a bank roll of 1 listed as "Account Overrun! Ignore all other results and lose all Bank dice rolled". I…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Morgan.

7/4/2002 Tim Denee: InSpectres and Donjon
OK. So. I didn't get to play Star War/Questing Beast in the end, but I did play a game and a half of InSpectres and a little Donjon. InSpectres went…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Denee, contracycle.

7/13/2002 Tim Denee: Small World
Are the insects full-on anthropomorphic, full-on insects, or somewhere in between (like, say, Antz or A Bug's Life)? Or is it a case of "whatever works for you; it's your…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Tim Denee, Jared A. Sorensen.

7/25/2002 Tim Denee: Flawless victory! (new RPG: Final Stand)
Finally (hah) finished, my martial arty kung-fuey tekkeny RPG. Go put on the Mortal Kombat theme song and give it a read. Final Stand It's taken me an inordinate amount…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Rich Forest, Valamir, Kenway, Mike Holmes, ThreeGee.

8/3/2002 Tim Denee: new draft of final stand
[url=http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/timdenee/FinalStand.pdf]Final Stand again[/url] Not a whole lot changed. Added in a "basic resolution section", put in the skill mechanics devised by Bailywolf. Cleaned up a typo or two (incidentally, if…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, Bailywolf, Kenway.

8/5/2002 Tim Denee: paladins of hip-hop
I'm doing a paper on the history of african american music, and we had a lecture today about early (old-school) hip-hop. The Paladins of Hip-Hop (large parts ripped from "Wave…
In CRN Games
Participants: Tim Denee, Bob McNamee, Seth L. Blumberg, Silent Tamatama.

10/4/2002 Tim Denee: Sex and Sorcery movie?
[url]http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/timdenee/sorcerer.jpg[/url]
In Adept Press
Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, jrs, Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen.

10/10/2002 Tim Denee: Final Stand: illustrations...?
Hello all, I'm going to playtest Final Stand like a dog, spruce it up, clean it off, and then I was thinking of selling it. I'll have some proposed rules…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Denee, ethan_greer.

10/29/2002 Tim Denee: Sorcerer ponderings
Hey all, Just got Sorcerer (and Soul, and Sword) a couple of weeks ago. Totally awesome. Anyway, I've been thinking about Sorcerer (as you do) and I need to vent…
In Adept Press
Participants: Tim Denee, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch, Balbinus, Bankuei, Christopher Kubasik, Seth L. Blumberg.

11/1/2002 Tim Denee: Quick Sorcerer mechanical question
I roll 3d10, and get three 10s. The GM, on this opposed roll, rolls 10d10 and gets, um, three 10s and a whole bunch of lower crap. Now, what happens?…
In Adept Press
Participants: Tim Denee, Fabrice G..

11/6/2002 Tim Denee: Forge RPG bookshelf
The new bookshelf rocks mightly (mightily. Mightely. Migh..). I assume all the stuff that was in my Anvilwerks bookshelf will soon be available in my Forge bookshelf?
In Site Discussion
Participants: Tim Denee, hardcoremoose, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, greyorm, Patrick Boutin.

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