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8/15/2005 TonyLB: Psychological Limitations in Capes
So I'm a Champions player from way back.  Big surprise, right?  And I will admit that I sort of miss the horrible, distorted strait-jackets that were Psychological Limitations.  They always…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Mark Woodhouse, Vaxalon.

8/5/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] New mechanic
This builds (somewhat) on the previous Misery Bubblegum post.  Been a while, hasn't it?  Well, I've been thinking. What the system needs to achieve: Character traits are not simply "good"…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg, Mark Woodhouse, Simon Marks, 1of3, Everspinner.

8/3/2005 TonyLB: [GenCon] Get your spandex-coveting backsides over here!
GenCon!  You're going, or else you wouldn't be reading this post.  Well let me tell you the place to be:  Booth 1332.  This is the legendary Forge Booth.  It's where…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Gaerik.

8/2/2005 TonyLB: Forge Booth: Price List
I've taken the price-list from IGE2 at DEXCON, and butchered it around a bit to make a starting price list for GenCon. You can see the evolving list here. I'll…
In Conventions
Participants: TonyLB, Bob Goat, daMoose_Neo, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, Ben Lehman, Clinton R. Nixon, timfire, Allan, Blankshield, Malcolm, Emily Care, Matt Wilson, Matt Snyder, jrs, Valamir, abzu, ShawnHel.

8/1/2005 TonyLB: Example of play: Unfinished preview
Work continues painfully but surely on the Flash example of play.  I've gotten it to the point where I'm no longer utterly ashamed to show the in-progress files.  So hopefully…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Andrew Morris, Stickman, Doc Blue, Anders Gabrielsson, Andrew Norris, Halzebier, ScottM, James_Nostack.

7/22/2005 TonyLB: Play like you MEAN it!
This will be peripherally about Capes, but only because I play so much of it.  I think I've noticed a pendulum swinging here in a direction I really like, in…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Frank T, Ben Lehman, Mark Woodhouse, John Harper, Noon, nikola, Justin Marx.

7/20/2005 TonyLB: [GENCON] Demo-Folk: What would help you most?
In the Booth Monkeys Sign-in thread, we've had a good number of people who want to demonstrate game systems for other people, but who want some preparation and (at least…
In Conventions
Participants: TonyLB, Malcolm, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Ben Lehman.

7/18/2005 TonyLB: Divergent Worship, Opposing Doctrines
We were chattering about Dogs at DEXCON, and talking about how interesting whacked out takes on the Faith can be... how compelling, how entrancing. And I said (and stand by)…
In lumpley games
Participants: TonyLB, Technocrat13, lumpley, Wolfen, Solamasa.

7/18/2005 TonyLB: ENnie Award Nomination
I'm torn between aw-shucks-ing and fist-pumping.  I get back from DEXCON 8 and I find that Capes has been nominated for two ENnie awards, Best Game and Best Rules.  That…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Miskatonic, Mike Holmes, inthisstyle, Vaxalon, Ben Lehman, Denise.

7/18/2005 TonyLB: TSoY review up at RPG.Net
Just got back from a weekend away and noticed this.  A little on the bland "let me recount the high points of the game without judgment" side, but hey, a…
In CRN Games
Participants: TonyLB.

7/11/2005 TonyLB: [Capes] New Cover, complete rework
Okay, so I needed some time to absorb the overall impression people had which was that my previous attempt at a new cover simply didn't pass muster. Ouch, but better…
In Publishing
Participants: TonyLB, Technocrat13, Andrew Morris, Valamir, Ron Edwards, unheilig studios, Resonantg, Jack Aidley, Gaerik, timfire, Ria.

7/8/2005 TonyLB: DexCon!
In case you haven't heard, Capes is going to have a major, major presence at DexCon (July 13-17, East Brunswick, NJ). So far I'm getting absolutely nothing but good vibes…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Paka, JimTheFly.

7/8/2005 TonyLB: Convention Trifold up for critique
As we enter my summer convention season, I want as many ways as possible to spread the word about Capes. My preferred mode of contact, of course, is to get…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Technocrat13, urbanpagan, Valamir, Sydney Freedberg.

7/7/2005 TonyLB: [DitV] Kettle Lake
If'n you reckon you might be over DexCon-way on wednesday, and be hankerin' to play in this here game I'm running then reading this post will give you loads of…
In lumpley games
Participants: TonyLB, lumpley, jasonm, ironick, Technocrat13, Uzzah, Ben Lehman.

7/4/2005 TonyLB: [DexCon 8] Replacement GM
Due to unavoidable pressures, one of our volunteer GMs is unable to attend DexCon 8. Is there anyone planning to come who can jump in to run a saturday midnight…
In Conventions
Participants: TonyLB, gains.

6/24/2005 TonyLB: Why adventure at all?
Most RPGs you will ever find have two elements: Adventure and Kewl Powerz. Even games that clearly do not focus on such things most often include them. White Wolf's various…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Andrew Morris, Troy_Costisick, Eva Deinum, Remko, Victor Gijsbers, Andrew Norris, Alan, Noon, Bankuei, John Kim, Eero Tuovinen, Melinglor, Vaxalon, M. J. Young, Itse.

6/22/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] We were terrible, terrible people
Shawn de Arment and I tested the extremely, extremely broken alpha Misery Bubblegum system last weekend. I wanted to get the rules fixed up before risking anyone looking at them…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, hix, Miskatonic, Shawn De Arment, sirogit, Technocrat13, jasonm, Allan.

6/18/2005 TonyLB: The Sin of Goodness
Writing up a post on this thread, I realized something that I think is going to be a great tool for me in Dogs. Many of the best sins are…
In lumpley games
Participants: TonyLB, nikola, demiurgeastaroth, PercyKittenz.

6/16/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Where do the dice all go?
So, having thought hard on all the good stuff said in the most recent Misery Bubblegum thread, I sat myself down and put together an actual draft ruleset. Man, this…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, Technocrat13, hix, Sydney Freedberg, TheCzech, Allan, 1of3, Shawn De Arment, Doug Ruff.

6/13/2005 TonyLB: I want to roll more dice!
You know what I've heard an awful lot? "Why would you roll dice to argue / manipulate / race / whatever if it's possible to resolve the same conflict between…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Gaerik, Matt Wilson, Warren, C. Edwards, Alan, John Kim, GB Steve, Noon, Remko, Sean, Technocrat13, ErrathofKosh, Andrew Norris, CCW, M. J. Young.

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8/24/2005 TonyLB: Who's your Pep-Squad?
So I was chatting with Andrew Cooper at GenCon, and we were talking about how Capes falls apart if nobody brings the excitement to the table.  It's like people come…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, Miskatonic, Technocrat13, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Joshua BishopRoby, Noon, c, Meguey.

8/26/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Delayed Gratification
So, Past versions of the system have had a lot of... y'know... stuff attached to them.  Time to get back to core principles.  Thankfully, GenCon gave me plenty to think…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, StrongBadMun, Sydney Freedberg, Eero Tuovinen, LordSmerf.

8/31/2005 TonyLB: IIEE and Karma Resolution
A discussion over on the Muse of Fire boards got me thinking pretty seriously about IIEE, and where it applies.  I reference threads:  the four steps of action, What is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Noon, cruciel, Vaxalon, Gaerik, ewilen, Joshua BishopRoby, John Kim.

9/5/2005 TonyLB: Cold-contacting game stores
I have two nice gaming stores in my extended travel range.  They're certainly not close enough for me to drop by on a whim (about an hour travel to either),…
In Publishing
Participants: TonyLB, smokewolf, Bob Goat, Paul Czege, daMoose_Neo, MatrixGamer, LloydBrown, guildofblades, HinterWelt.

9/8/2005 TonyLB: Advantage/Disadvantage: What does the divide tell us?
Characters in many games have clear-cut advantages and disadvantages.  The way games treat these is becoming a source of fascination for me. I was raised (as a gamer) in Champions. …
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Technocrat13, c, Joshua BishopRoby, Noon, Tony Irwin.

9/8/2005 TonyLB: Why should player's support their characters?
[i][ Okay, I am arrogant enough to think that what follows is a whole separate topic from [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16750.0]Advantages/Disadvantages[/url].  They are clearly linked, in mindset if nothing else, but they seem…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Troy_Costisick, Ben Lehman, Gordon C. Landis, timfire, Noon, lumpley, Emily Care, xenopulse, demiurgeastaroth, cruciel, Kynn.

9/9/2005 TonyLB: Have I got the math of the economy right?
It seems to me that, since the producer only gets back half of spent fan-mail as more budget, there is a statistically finite amount of budget available for an episode. …
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: TonyLB, dyjoots, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Yokiboy, demiurgeastaroth.

9/16/2005 TonyLB: [PtA] Untitled/Bootleggers: Too well created series
I had a fascinating first time as Producer in Primetime Adventures.  The gory details I wrote up here in an RPG.net post (since they totally need more exposure to PtA…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, John Harper, Sydney Freedberg, Nathan P., Frank T.

9/19/2005 TonyLB: Orthogonal Preparation
So I love the town creation setup in Dogs in the Vineyard, because it lets me know exactly what to do while preparing.  It's a structure for preparation.  That rocks.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, nikola, Emily Care, Sydney Freedberg, TonyPace.

9/26/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Hogwarts 90210
So at the NoVa Forge meetup yesterday we managed to get through the second-ever playtest of Misery Bubblegum.  It's improved.  It merely confused people horribly, rather than actively reaching out…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Miskatonic, Vaxalon, talysman, Frank T, daMoose_Neo, Sydney Freedberg.

9/26/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Opinion and Truth
I sum up my concern in the Hogwarts 90210 Actual Play thread.  Super-executive summary:  It's more fun for someone to have an opinion ("Sydney's a double agent") than for them…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, LordSmerf, Doug Ruff, 1of3, Sydney Freedberg, Graham Walmsley, Shawn De Arment, Joshua BishopRoby.

9/30/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] What Truths matter?
I've been trying to codify the thoughts discussed in Opinion and Truth.  The problem I'm hitting is that "Truth" is such a wide category that it's almost impossible to get…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, 1of3, Joshua BishopRoby.

9/30/2005 TonyLB: Review up at RPG.Net
Is this your first public review?
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: TonyLB, Spooky Fanboy, Michael S. Miller.

10/10/2005 TonyLB: How story evolves over time
Let's examine the most bog-standard story-prep imaginable:  A GM says "Okay, they'll come into town and the Mayor will tell them that his daughter has been captured.  Then they'll go…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Troy_Costisick, Sean, timfire, MatrixGamer, LordSmerf, Andrew Norris, Doug Ruff, pells, Sydney Freedberg, Noon, Rob Carriere, Mike Holmes, contracycle, pasoliati, Joshua BishopRoby, M. J. Young.

11/1/2005 TonyLB: Capes Tournament?
So I'm trying to figure out something special and nifty to do with Capes at Dreamation 2006 ... specifically, something that will let more than four people play in a…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Vaxalon, dunlaing, Bret Gillan, Hans, Andrew Morris, Paka, Sydney Freedberg, Gaerik.

11/2/2005 TonyLB: Vineyard of Blood
Over here on RPG.Net AndyK pointed out some similarities between DitV's Commencement mechanics and Vampire 1st ed.'s Embrace scene, and it got me thinkin'.  Vampire protagonists (at least in the…
In lumpley games
Participants: TonyLB, Vaxalon, demiurgeastaroth, dunlaing, Sydney Freedberg, Neal, Frank T, Danny_K, Mark Woodhouse, Bret Gillan.

11/3/2005 TonyLB: [VoB] Point Grace
This is a "town" for the proposed Vineyard of Blood variation, running vampire stories under DitV rules.  I envision Point Grace as a coastal urban center, with museums, subways, scuzzy…
In lumpley games
Participants: TonyLB, Aman the Rejected, Danny_K.

11/11/2005 TonyLB: Preparation as fuel for Story
So I've been thinking about the connection between GM-preparation (whether classic "what's gonna happen" or more (to my mind) useful preparation schemes like Sorceror or DitV) and its function in…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Paka, Noon, WhiteRat, Marco, Alan.

11/19/2005 TonyLB: Popping the stack
The title's computer terminology.  If it boggles you, ignore it.  The question's straightforward, I think.  Here's the example. PC#1:  And so it was that I bopped the demon on the…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: TonyLB, Blankshield, Ben Lehman, demiurgeastaroth, Iskander, boredoom.

11/29/2005 TonyLB: Flash Example of Play
Wow ... I'm tired.  This has taken several hours out of every week for the past few months.  But it was worth it.  I do believe I've created a useful…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, dunlaing, Yokiboy, wolfgray, Bret Gillan, Doug Ruff, bcook1971, Hans, Hisho.

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