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3/14/2006 jasonm: The Roach Report
Hi Everybody, This particular forum was a gold mine for me while preparing the Shab-al-Hiri Roach for publication, and I want to add to the available data pool and share…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, MikeSands, Andy Kitkowski, Peter Nordstrand, Frank T.

3/7/2006 jasonm: [Drowning and Falling] Falling from Grace
Me, Remi, and Clinton playtested Drowning and Falling last night and it went very well.  D&F is a charity project I'm working on, and I'm super excited about it.  Power…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Andy Kitkowski, Emily Care, TonyLB.

3/7/2006 jasonm: [Drowning and Falling] The Power 19
OK, here's the Power 19 for Drowning and Falling, a ridiculous game I'm working on.  At this point it is in solid shape and just needs some playtesting and tweaking. …
In First Thoughts
Participants: jasonm, Troy_Costisick, anders_larsen.

2/11/2006 jasonm: Crossing Over: Reaching Non-Gamers
One of the questions I raised in this thread asked about using review copies to reach groups that may be interested in your game, but are not "mainstream" gamers.  I'd…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, mythusmage.

2/10/2006 jasonm: Review Copies
[i]I posted this query over at [url=http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=135&page=1#Item_23]story-games[/url], and Ben suggested bringing the conversation here as well.  [/i] The Shab-al-Hiri Roach, knock on wood, 2-3 weeks away from sitting in a…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Andy Kitkowski, guildofblades, nikola, daMoose_Neo, Clay, Artanis, Veritas Games, abzu, Joshua BishopRoby, andrew_kenrick.

2/9/2006 jasonm: [DitV] A Fistful of Dice
Last night our regular game group was a player short, so I seized the opportunity and ran Dogs for two of my friends.  I had a copy of Tony's town…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, lumpley, Technocrat13, segedy.

1/25/2006 jasonm: September Dawn
Hey, I just read about this in the NYT:  September Dawn, an upcoming film about the Mountain Meadows massacre.  Here's what the Desert News has to say.  Looking forward to…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, Vaxalon.

1/17/2006 jasonm: [FoA] Red Prophet, Black Prophet: I'm what?
[color=Red][fair warning, probably some hot button issues follow][/color] So we finished act III of our bizarro duellin' prophets of Islam Face of Angels game last night.  It began on the…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, LeSingeSavant, Clinton R. Nixon, Andy Kitkowski, urbanpagan.

12/24/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Poisoner's Day
I played the Roach again last night with three non-gamers.  My wife Autumn, who is familiar with the game (she's copy editing it), has played Breaking the Ice once and…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13.

12/22/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Dark Goddess Regina
Another game of the Roach last night.  In case you were wondering, there was a wonderful conflict over who, among the 100% Roach-infested PCs, got to sacrifice Regina Sutton to…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, Technocrat13, Valamir, Mark Woodhouse, Myrmidon.

12/9/2005 jasonm: Packaging cards
Some advice from those of you who have published any product with cards, please... The Shab-al-Hiri Roach will ship with a set of 40 cards, and I'm trying to figure…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Veritas Games, timfire, joepub, Joshua BishopRoby, nikola.

12/4/2005 jasonm: [DitV] Paint Creek Branch
Eric, Lisa, Andrew and I played Dogs in the Vineyard yesterday with mixed success.  I ran Paint Creek, a town I wrote up for the occasion.  I won’t go into…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Andrew Norris, Technocrat13, urbanpagan, Neal, lumpley, Lord_Steelhand.

12/1/2005 jasonm: DoW Question
In my continuing effort to break myself on the wheel, last night I started our session with a kickin' duel of wits.  I ran into a big problem, though, and…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: jasonm, abzu, MetalBard.

11/20/2005 jasonm: [Polaris] "...But only if everybody in the world dies."
Me, Lisa, Nik, and Jonathan had a nice game of Polaris today.  We were all learning (Lisa and Jonathan had played a demo and I own the book), and we…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Ben Lehman, Arturo G., Jonathan Walton, nikola.

11/14/2005 jasonm: Streamlining combat
I finally got to play in one of those much-praised one hour Luke demos.  Thanks, dude!  It was fun and very informative.  I learned a lot from watching you -…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: jasonm, abzu, Halzebier, Thor Olavsrud, mobuttu.

11/14/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Endgame and other issues
Hey all, Three games in two days later, I'm very tired but have a ton of Roach data to assimilate.  Many of the players were enthusiastic Forge geek types who…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Adam Dray, Eero Tuovinen, Andy Kitkowski, Jonathan Hastings.

11/14/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Convention Play
I ran The Shab-al-Hiri Roach three times at MACE, our local gaming con in High Point, NC.  I'll save the mechanical feedback for another post in the design forum, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, Technocrat13, Adam Dray, Ron Edwards, segedy, urbanpagan.

10/12/2005 jasonm: [Xochitlcozamalotl] Connecting bidding to narration
So about my Ronnies entry, Xochitlcozamalotl ... I knew when I submitted it that it was missing some important stuff.  As it sits it is primarily a bidding contest with…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jasonm, Graham Walmsley, TonyPace, Sydney Freedberg, SPDuke, Tim Alexander, Ron Edwards.

10/12/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Control of NPCs
Hey Roach Slaves, I've been mulling over changing the rule on control of NPCs and I'd value your input.  My principal concern is the occasional awkwardness when a player frames…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, urbanpagan, Technocrat13, Jonathan Hastings.

10/11/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Eating Regina
Eric, Lisa, Steve, Joel and I had a very successful playtest of the Roach last night.  It went well and raised some interesting issues which I'm addressing in the game…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Hastings, Technocrat13.

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3/29/2006 jasonm: Roach Gameplay Questions
I got these excellent questions this morning.  If the author wants to be outed, he should reply here! 1) At the end of an Event do the cards that…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Hastings, Particle_Man.

3/29/2006 jasonm: Who Are We?
It occurs to me that I ought to introduce myself and the rest of the BPG staff. I'm Jason Morningstar, and my duties at this point include writing games and…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Paul Czege, Emily Care, madirishman.

3/29/2006 jasonm: Errors and errata
Hey all, I'd like to hear from those of you who have published about your experience with errors.  We've found six in The Roach so far, including two that could…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Thunder_God, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, jeremycoatney, abzu, Matt, Czar Fnord.

4/3/2006 jasonm: [Drill] Invisible Knife
Ok, this is a little goofy but I think it is relevant.  I'm taking this improv class, and one of the little focus exercises we did was called "invisible knife". …
In Endeavor
Participants: jasonm, Thunder_God, Clinton R. Nixon, Zathreyel, Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, TonyLB, timfire, majcher.

4/4/2006 jasonm: [Shooting the Moon] Volcano Goddesses of Dinosaur Island
We playtested Shooting the Moon last night and I wanted to provide some critical feedback.  Some stuff went very well and some didn't, which is to be expected.  We played…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Emily Care, Clinton R. Nixon, LeSingeSavant, Joshua BishopRoby.

4/4/2006 jasonm: Half a Sheet to the Wind
We're reprinting The Roach, and we've got half a sheet of cardstock that is currently unassigned - in other words, we've got 40 cards, which consume 3.5 sheets of 8.5"…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Shreyas Sampat, Technocrat13, jrs, segedy.

4/11/2006 jasonm: Roach Play: The Flameout
I've heard about two recent games (and hope to see actual play soon) in which the players had a less-than satisfying experience because the game got big fast.  "We were…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, jrs, Sydney Freedberg, TonyLB, Jonathan Hastings, Valamir.

4/25/2006 jasonm: [TSOY] Character effectiveness decreasing
In our TSOY game last week my PC got in a conflict, brought down the pain, and as a result of his opponents intention can now "never wield a sword…
In CRN Games
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, r_donato, joshua neff, Gaerik, Twobirds, segedy.

5/8/2006 jasonm: [Drill/Microgame/Warmup] I'm Gonna Make You Awesome
This may not fit various definitions being formed here, but I think it's a valuable pre-play exercise.  So step off, haters!  I'm Gonna Make You Awesome This comes out of…
In Endeavor
Participants: jasonm, matthijs, Noon, TonyLB, Miskatonic.

5/9/2006 jasonm: [PTA] Deep in the Blue
Last night Clinton, Remi, and I began a five-episode PTA season called Deep in the Blue.  I'm Producing.  We agreed over the week leading up to our first session on…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, Eric J-D, Storn, John Harper, Nicolas Crost, Emily Care, Roger, LeSingeSavant.

5/15/2006 jasonm: [AG&G] A Mother's Day Treat
Me, Lisa and Eric Provost, and Andy "roll that bonus dizzle" Kitkowski threw down with two episodes of AG&G yesterday and it went very well.  We all had fun and…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13, lumpley, Clinton R. Nixon, urbanpagan, Valamir, Emily Care, Andy Kitkowski, demiurgeastaroth.

5/22/2006 jasonm: Roach Convention Demo - Feedback Requested
Hey freinds, I'm working up a convention demo for The Roach and I'd like some comments, particularly from experienced Gen Con demo monkeys and hardcore Roachists.  Here's what I've got…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Eero Tuovinen, TonyLB, oliof, Nicolas Crost, Technocrat13, urbanpagan.

5/25/2006 jasonm: Multilingual Roach Character Sheets
Hey polyglots, We'd like to offer character sheets for The Roach in lots of languages.  If you'd like to translate the text of the sheet for us, we'll gladly credit…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

6/8/2006 jasonm: [Drowning and Falling] On the way
The Mad Irishman sent the first layout mockup of Drowning and Falling yesterday and it is looking very good - there will be some minor tweaks but it is nearly…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, inthisstyle, cpeterso.

6/27/2006 jasonm: The Roach at Origins
Hey all, if you happen to be going to Origins, see if you can horn in on one of the Shab-al-Hiri Roach sessions being run by Technocrat13 and UrbanPagan, the…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

6/27/2006 jasonm: Horizontal format books
I know printers don't care which edge they bind on, making horizontal layout books possible - but are they a good idea? I'm specifically thinking about a digest-sized book perfect…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, jrs, Czar Fnord, pells, MatrixGamer, Eero Tuovinen, amicitia, Editor Drew, nikola.

6/30/2006 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Situation Generators
Grey Ranks will include some AG&G-style situation generators, and I've put my first pass up for folks to look at and comment on.  The idea is that at the beginning…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

7/2/2006 jasonm: Vineyard Cinema: The Proposition
Holy crap, I saw The Proposition last night and I must urge all y'all to do likewise.  It's set in late Victorian Australia, 1880-1890, and focuses on a three-way conflict…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm.

7/5/2006 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] System Draft 3.3
I'm still struggling with the system for Grey Ranks, but I feel like I'm getting closer.  I know what I want it to do, but translating that into mechanically satisfying…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

7/19/2006 jasonm: The Drowning and Falling Report
I wanted to share the specifics of our most recent game, Drowning and Falling, which will hit IPR in about a week.  The genesis of the game was an off-hand…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm.

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