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2/2/2006 xjermx: [Donjon] Ninja!
Let me first apologize that this is not a more informational or somehow helpful post, or even asking a real question. I got my hands on Donjon very recently and…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Gaerik, Bret Gillan, Clinton R. Nixon, Ben Morgan, Miskatonic.

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6/20/2006 xjermx: [TSoY] the Forest King
This was my first TSoY game.  I'd convinced a couple of friends to gather so I could demo/try/play the system.  I was going to have three players, but one was…
In Actual Play
Participants: xjermx, Sydney Freedberg, Twobirds.

6/23/2006 xjermx: questions regarding Zu
I've had a couple of questions come up in regard to Zu, and I wanted to see if I could get some feedback. Firstly, I've seen that a character can…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt, JMendes, Twobirds.

6/25/2006 xjermx: Where does the conflict lie?
I'm trying to figure out how to best phrase this question, even as I write it, so you'll have to pardon me as I try to make this coherent. Also,…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, r_donato, zmook, Valamir.

6/25/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] BDtP the only way to get rid of named character?
Regarding BDtP, the revised TSOY book says: "This not only allows her to zoom in the imagined camera on this conflict, but is the only way to permanently injure or…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Miedvied, Gaerik.

6/25/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] Key Opposition and Alignment
I played a couple of sessions with a group of characters that were not all created at the same time - we had some players join us late in the…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon.

6/25/2006 xjermx: [DitV] outnumbering opponents in conflict - always a winning situation?
Hi folks,  I've been away from the lumpley games section here for awhile, as my attention has been diverted elsewhere, but I'm back and boy the stuff about Firefly in…
In lumpley games
Participants: xjermx, Willow, JMendes, Valamir, Vaxalon, lumpley, Glendower.

6/28/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] weapons and armor, applied to magic
A player posed the following question to me: "Would it be posible to have a weapon/aparatus that assists in magic? Perhaps a sort of amplifier? I was thinking of a…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, shadowcourt, zmook.

6/28/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] Using abilities together
Using abilities together (specifically, outside of BDtP) A player of mine and I began debating the finer points of using two abilities together during a complex conflict resolution, and I…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, r_donato.

6/28/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] using magic systems together
Okay, I promise I'll stop opening threads.  Thanks for everybody's patience in answering my many and assorted questions. My inquisitive player dreams of his Zu magician as being able to…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, shadowcourt, zmook, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/19/2006 xjermx: TSOY before breakfast
So we're about 4 sessions in on our regular weekend TSOY game.  I posted about the beginnings of it over <a href=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20170.0>here</a>, and more <a href=http://noahvale.livejournal.com/17439.html>here</a>. I'll cut right to…
In Actual Play
Participants: xjermx, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/27/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] conflict against multiple opponents
My group has setup a house rule that I hope will be helpful to us, and I figured I'd share. Before I go right to the meat of it, let…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Clinton R. Nixon, Twobirds, KingstonC, shadowcourt, JMendes.

8/1/2006 xjermx: How do you handle NPCs in your game? simple vs complex
Hi folks, I figure Actual Play is a reasonable place for this. I'm curious how you handle NPCs in your game.  Specifically, their stats/sheet/combat related tasks.  To be even more…
In Actual Play
Participants: xjermx, TonyLB, Arturo G., Jonathan Hastings, RobNJ, Joshua BishopRoby, Mike Holmes, Matthew Glover.

10/15/2006 xjermx: TSOY Wushu
I dont know why this did not occur to me earlier, or why I didn't grasp the idea sooner.. but it dawned on me suddenly that my destiny involved running…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Selene Tan, shadowcourt, Danny_K, Hans, Iskander, Thor Olavsrud, John Harper.

12/27/2006 xjermx: Shadowrun of Yesterday
Did my title give it away? A gaming friend of mine and I have played shadowrun a few times over the years.. its a really fun game with a pretty…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Darcy Burgess, shadowcourt, c, Clinton R. Nixon, lev_lafayette, Barlennan, Hans, Brand_Robins, dindenver, r_donato.

5/8/2007 xjermx: Supernatural TSoY thoughts
What if there were a Shadow of Yesterday game that took place in a somewhat altered version of our modern reality? What if in that game, the PCs were normal…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, shadowcourt, Anders.

6/20/2007 xjermx: Keys that tie in to other players
So I'm thinking about a TSoY game in which some of the players are bound to other players - something like the relationship between Warders and Aes Sedai in Wheel…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen.

7/2/2007 xjermx: [TSOY] commanding NPCs via an ability
This may not be the first time this flavor of question has been asked, but I couldn't locate its twin, so - It occurred to me to have an ability…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt, oliof.

10/13/2007 xjermx: [Shadowrun of Yesterday] Cyberzombies (long)
I recently ran a game of Shadowrun of Yesterday, a melding of the coolness of Shadowrun and the awesome of Shadow of Yesterday. In short, it went really, really well. …
In Actual Play
Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen, John Harper.

9/8/2008 xjermx: [TSOY] Playing with the Facts
This actual play post is to share my recent discovery regarding stakes in Shadow of Yesterday. In the past I've done stakes pretty traditionally.  I found the following type of…
In Actual Play
Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen.

7/18/2009 xjermx: question: body or no body?
I'm writing a short amnesia style scenario that I intend to run with a tabletop and/or online group.  I'm torn on a certain piece of the setup, and hoping I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: xjermx, Simon C, Bill_White.

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