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8/25/2005 Ron Edwards: [GenCon booth demos] My life as a player
Hello, During the exhibit time at GenCon, I participated in one or more demonstrations each of Infinite Armies, Capes, Shadow of Yesterday, Breaking the Ice, Kayfabe, Sweet Dreams, A/State, Under…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jasper the Mimbo, Meguey, Kesher, Gordon C. Landis.

8/10/2005 Ron Edwards: This one's important
Hello, I'll tell you what the Forge needs. This is directed specifically to the person who's been reading or posting for more than three months. Especially if you find yourself…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, droog, matthijs, Technocrat13, Gaerik, cruciel, Bankuei, GaryTP, John Harper, Gordon C. Landis.

7/11/2005 Ron Edwards: [Primetime Adventures] The Heel, episode 3
Hello, The story of Kimmy/Malevola continues! See The Heel and The Heel, episode 2. Follow-up for Episode #2 Looking back over the second thread, I realized…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, jrs, Ben Lehman, Maura Byrne, John Harper, Matt Wilson, Alan, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen.

6/3/2005 Ron Edwards: [Trollbabe] Turk & Helga - and Deb
So, Ralph came by for a visit last weekend, and we got in some Trollbabe with me as GM, and Ralph and Maura as the 'babes. A friend of mine…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Miskatonic, Maura Byrne, Mike Holmes.

2/28/2005 Ron Edwards: Meatbot Massacre update
Hiya, I was thinking about Meatbot Massacre, which was discussed in Meatbot Massacre and the ransom model. You can read about it through the links, but basically, what's going on…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, Brendan, groundhog, gobi, abzu.

1/12/2005 Ron Edwards: Didn't see that coming
Hiya, I'm about 35 minutes into "The Village." Omigod! It's a Trollbabe story! I'll post more later after seeing the whole thing. Best, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, dunlaing, Valamir.

9/12/2004 Ron Edwards: [Code of Unaris] Don't miss this one
Hello, I met Gary Pratt at GenCon, and it's kind of an amusing story if you know me. Julie (jrs) and I were waiting for the doors to open at…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, GaryTP, Trevis Martin, Jonathan Walton, Ben Lehman, Noon, Christopher Weeks, TonyLB, Andy Kitkowski.

8/31/2004 Ron Edwards: RULES FOR THIS FORUM: IN FORCE SEPT 1 2004
New rules for the GNS forum Hello, As of October 1, a new forum will begin at the Forge called "Introduction to the Big Model," or something like that. This…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Alan, clehrich, GreatWolf, Mark D. Eddy, Emily Care, Clinton R. Nixon, Marco, timfire, Asrogoth, bcook1971, Christopher Kubasik, Artanis, Paganini.

7/6/2004 Ron Edwards: Moderator talk & recent thread-lock
Hello, This thread refers to my closing of Playing with strict Karma, and subsequent locking. Michael, that was a sarcastic and vicious reply to my Actual Play thread-closure. It…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, ErrathofKosh, ethan_greer, Ben Lehman, Bankuei.

5/25/2004 Ron Edwards: [Sex & Sorcery] Gay stuff
Hello, This thread follows up on Judd's (Paka's) comment in Sex and Sorcery: facts feeding fictions: ... would like to at some point address the gay and lesbian issues that…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, DannyK, Paka, lumpley, kwill, Tim C Koppang.

2/13/2004 Ron Edwards: The Infamous Five
Hello, A while ago, I initiated a series of threads which came to be known as the Infamous Five. Each one spawned numerous daughter threads. Although each had a distinct…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Dumirik, Michael Johnson, Maeglin_Dubh.

2/1/2004 Ron Edwards: Learning the interface
Hello, In the excellent comic Finder, specifically the collected story Dream Sequence, one of the characters is utilized by "users" very much in the sense of a video-game construct. Another…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Malechi, clehrich, james_west, Blake Hutchins, Jake Norwood, Jack Spencer Jr, hanschristianandersen, AnyaTheBlue, Sean, Pyske, contracycle, jrs, Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher, Harlequin, Blankshield, talysman.

1/14/2004 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer as teaching text
Hello, In Naked helpless sacrifice story, I wrote, What's very hard to explain is that I don't make any distinctions between "obvious" and "not obvious." You're not supposed…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Lxndr, jburneko, greyorm.

12/1/2003 Ron Edwards: New review up - actual play too!
Hiya, Our own David (kwill) has posted his actual-play review at the ... um ... Kwa-Zulu Natal Roleplayers site. David, what the hell does "Kwa-Zulu Natal" mean? It certainly sounds…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, marcus, Christopher Weeks, kwill, ScottM.

11/13/2003 Ron Edwards: New forum and policy
Hello, Clinton and I are reasonably cetain that the poster Falconis is responsible for the recent 40 minutes of downtime, by overloading the server with some kind of email ("Denial…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, greyorm, joe_llama, A.Neill, Lxndr, Emily Care, Jack Aidley, Clinton R. Nixon, TheRedSoup, Walt Freitag, Falconis, Matt Snyder, Paganini.

11/11/2003 Ron Edwards: The whole model - this is it
Hello, All the following material is supplemental to the existing essays, but it also overrules them as well as any of my previous comments in forum discussions at any point…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Marco, M. J. Young, Eero Tuovinen, The GM, Valamir, C. Edwards, Lxndr, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, lumpley, jdagna, Ian Charvill, Walt Freitag, cruciel, Jack Aidley, Gordon C. Landis, Jonathan Walton, contracycle, jeffd, Silmenume, Jack Spencer Jr, Palaskar.

10/28/2003 Ron Edwards: Slavery, morality, and changing times
Hi there, This thread is picking up from the final two posts in Humakt, Rashoran, and justice. The first of the post was still fairly-well integrated with the original thread,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Donald, Ian Cooper, simon_hibbs, Mac Logo, Valamir, bluegargantua, Peter Nordstrand, simondale, newsalor, epweissengruber, soru.

10/17/2003 Ron Edwards: More Thed material - Inuit mythology
Hello, Julie (jrs) first tipped me off to this connection, which I'd known nothing about. It's not research if you just hit a Search button, but regardless, the Inuit Myths…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, Brand_Robins, pete_darby, kalyptein, Donald.

10/2/2003 Ron Edwards: "Realism" and "GM" threads in RPG Theory
Hello, I call everyone's attention to these threads: Realism in RPGs and There is only players in RPG. We have a community issue to discuss which hasn't come up for…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Drifter Bob, Marco, xiombarg, Merova.

9/11/2003 Ron Edwards: HeroQuest forum policies - read here first
Hello, Welcome to the Hero Quest forum at the Forge. Hero Quest's publication is arguably one of the most significant events in RPG history, and this forum offers a unique…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards.

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9/5/2005 Ron Edwards: The Ronnies, September 2005
Hi everyone, Here's the single thread for running commentary, questions & answers, and general schtuff about the September 2005 Ronnies. Check out Introducing a new contest for the rules. So…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Eric J., Nathan P., TonyLB, Dumirik, Troy_Costisick, greyorm, Frank T, Jasper, Yokiboy, Ben Lehman, Andy Kitkowski, Gordon C. Landis, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, preludetotheend, Peter Nordstrand, rrr, talysman.

9/26/2005 Ron Edwards: [Ronnies] The winners for September
Hello, This thread announces the winners and presents general categories and thoughts about all the entries. Specific threads on all the games (except one, see below) will be coming…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, LordSmerf, Peter Nordstrand, Ben Lehman, Frank T, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Troy_Costisick, GreatWolf, PrzeSzkoda, Graham Walmsley, talysman, sirogit, tygertyger, Paul Czege, rrr, Arturo G..

10/2/2005 Ron Edwards: [The End of the World] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Wow - Nick Wedig's The End of the World is a fantastic blend of Dead Meat, Otherkind, and The Mountain Witch - neat! It speaks directly to a lot…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, mrteapot, majcher, Jason Petrasko.

10/5/2005 Ron Edwards: [Alien Angels] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Why look, more objectified female bimboids ... I think it's another Ronnies winner!! Michael Walton's Alien Angels is your basic sexy alien RPG, but with actual sex! Funny how…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, tygertyger, Frank T, IMAGinES.

10/5/2005 Ron Edwards: [Best Friends] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Gregor Hutton's Best Friends makes a nice partner with SleepOver, so I'm posting their results as twin threads. Here are the comments that apply to both. These games…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, tygertyger, Malcolm.

10/6/2005 Ron Edwards: [The Suburban Crucible] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Thomas E.Robertson's The Suburban Crucible wins a Ronny, and it's the only game to do so that treats women protagonists as human beings, without satire (good, just different) or…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, LordSmerf, Ben Lehman, tygertyger.

11/5/2005 Ron Edwards: November Ronnies! Start your engines for the 6th
Hello! Here are the dates for the November Ronnies: 12:00 AM (beginning) of November 6, 12:00 PM (ending) of November 16. I feel bad about the Octobers, because I'm still…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Gregor Hutton, talysman, greyorm, JakeVanDam, James Holloway, Rob MacDougall, Remko, TonyPace, Halzebier, Dantai, Tobias, Victor Gijsbers, Dumirik, Sydney Freedberg.

11/6/2005 Ron Edwards: [Disaster!] Ronnies feedback
Hello, With some important changes, this game is completely ready for playtest and development toward publication. It's the strongest of the $25 Ronnies this time around. It shows a lot…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Arturo G..

12/1/2005 Ron Edwards: [A GNS STORY] The liberals
[b]First in a series. I don't know how many yet.[/b] So I'm in the foxhole, up to my mid-shins in muddy water. It's been a rough day, not so much…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes, John Harper, RobNJ, matthijs, Arturo G., GreatWolf.

12/2/2005 Ron Edwards: Farewell to the forum, but not to theory
Hello, This forum is no longer available for posting. That doesn't mean you have to stop talking about ideas. My hope is that the ideas can now be presented, initially,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards.

12/28/2005 Ron Edwards: [Ronnies] November results at last
Hello, I am over a month behind schedule for the November round of the Ronnies feedback. Everyone has been very patient with me, which I appreciate. The real problems with…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Frank T, Ben Lehman, hix, Troy_Costisick, Iskander, Tobias, TonyPace, Malcolm, Paka, Arturo G., Noon, GreatWolf, Sydney Freedberg, Rob MacDougall.

1/3/2006 Ron Edwards: [General Mud] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/General_Mud.php]General Mud[/url][/b] by Rob Macdougall wins the sole High Ronny for this round Where do I start? This is a beautiful piece of work, specifically because of the diverse possible…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Rob MacDougall, Malcolm, contracycle, Troy_Costisick, James Holloway, TonyPace, Sydney Freedberg, Noon, droog, Ramidel.

1/25/2006 Ron Edwards: Forum re-construction under way
Hi there, Clinton and I were doing some talking. Here's what we came up with. Basically, poor old Indie Design has been pulling triple duty for far too long now.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, dindenver, Paka, jburneko, Technocrat13, daMoose_Neo, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Troy_Costisick, Paul Czege, Nathan P., Arturo G., Gordon C. Landis, Sydney Freedberg, Andrew Morris, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young, komradebob, Green, Bryan Hansel, Andy Kitkowski, talysman, Tommi Brander, greyorm, Halzebier, Wolfen, Rob Carriere, ffilz, Doug Ruff, Mark Woodhouse, Lisa Padol, urbanpagan, MatrixGamer.

2/11/2006 Ron Edwards: Brain damage
About the brain damage. This is coming in a series of posts. Comment freely as I go, but bear in mind that it is a series. Everyone who's interested, please…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Brand_Robins, Piers Brown, mneme, joshua neff, Jonathan Walton, Levi Kornelsen, Keith Senkowski, ffilz, demiurgeastaroth, Seth L. Blumberg, bcook1971, Halzebier, JonasB, ricmadeira, Gregor Hutton, Artanis, Caldis, Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Wormwood, Lisa Padol, Troy_Costisick, John Kim, Marco, Matt Snyder, Web_Weaver, LandonSuffered, Walt Freitag, Supplanter, Calithena, Bankuei, Valamir, Ian Charvill, Roger, talysman, lumpley, Rustin, jeffd, xenopulse, Peter Nordstrand, jagardner, Eric J-D, Alan, Julian, John Wick, Sydney Freedberg, iago, MatrixGamer, Arturo G., droog, greyorm, ethan_greer, contracycle, Doug Ruff.

3/23/2006 Ron Edwards: Rules for the First Thoughts forum
This forum is for working through early drafts and posing design questions about the fundamental concepts for new games. If you're starting a thread here, then it's very important for…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ron Edwards, FinalFantasy7, Justin Berman, Steven Stewart, r_donato, Sovem, andrew_kenrick, Eric Schwenke, Paul T, Sydney Freedberg, Adam Dray, bookworm_85, castus nigh, David Artman, Greg 1, Eero Tuovinen, vilonious, Carnifex.

3/23/2006 Ron Edwards: Rules for the Endeavor forum
Use this forum for two purposes. The first is as a discussion venue for any current RPG design projects, like the Iron Game Chef, 24-Hour Game Project, and the Game-Game…
In Endeavor
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Selene Tan, Walt Freitag, Czar Fnord, greyorm, BigElvis.

4/27/2006 Ron Edwards: [It Was a Mutual Decision] Case study for discussion
Post 1 of 3 Hello, Now that the It Was a Mutual Decision books are printed and shipped - yay! - I thought I'd give a little history and outline…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Adam Dray, Paka, Justin D. Jacobson, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Snyder, Technocrat13, Czar Fnord, Eero Tuovinen, Clay, davidberg, Thunder_God, Bryan Hansel, Miskatonic, Adam, Dav, Andy Kitkowski, Gregor Hutton, greyorm, jasonm, Paul Czege, Sydney Freedberg, Troy_Costisick.

7/7/2006 Ron Edwards: Character creation concept
Hello, I had a notion for making up characters a month or two ago, and only mentioned it to a couple of people. Both of them instantly utilized it, so…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ron Edwards, Czar Fnord, polyesterjellyfish, Keith Senkowski, greyorm, Noon, Jixxala, Certified, Roger, joepub, timfire, Bankuei, joshua neff, Ben Lehman, matthijs, Call Me Curly, Sydney Freedberg, ChrisJaxn, stefoid.

8/20/2006 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2006] "untitled"
Hello, We fucked up really badly this year. I will tell you how. All right, "untitled," because it has no title, was a Ronnies winner from last September. Keith Senkowski,…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Technocrat13, Tim C Koppang, iago, Blankshield, TonyLB, greyorm, Justin D. Jacobson, joepub, lumpley, Clinton R. Nixon, timfire, Andy Kitkowski, Rob Donoghue, Lxndr, Mike Sugarbaker, David Artman, nikola, Andrew Morris, c, Wolfen, Mcrow, Librisia, Gregor Hutton, Troy_Costisick, Jonathan Walton, Thunder_God.

9/15/2006 Ron Edwards: Forge retrospective project - please join in!
Hey, I had an idea. Sort of a community project, really. Pick any single six-week period during the Forge's history. Check out all the Forge threads during that time, including…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Graham Walmsley, Paka, Alex Fradera, Eliarhiman6, Troy_Costisick, Clinton R. Nixon, greyorm, jrs.

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