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5/6/2002 James V. West: Random Order Creations Central
For quick reference, here are a couple of links to my stuff: Random Order Creations My games Or, more specifically: The Pool The Questing Beast Thanks…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

5/6/2002 Bailywolf: Crazy, funny, sick, stupid- Chick does Sorcerer
check this out. I spat yohoo all over my keyboard. http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5012/5012_01.asp If only D&D and harry Potter gave geeks like me real magic powers....oh, there would be some kind of…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Clay.

5/6/2002 Zak Arntson: Pure Sim is not roleplaying
I was just reading Jared's Beeg Horseshoe Theory and thinking about my talks with him about Sim as a myth (correct me if I'm wrong, Jared!). It got me thinking…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Zak Arntson, Valamir, Ron Edwards, J B Bell, Le Joueur, Jack Spencer Jr, Jared A. Sorensen, Laurel, Walt Freitag, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, xiombarg, contracycle.

5/6/2002 Ron Edwards: DemonCon draws near
Hi folks, Well, the website for it is totally not ready yet (which is my fault), but here's the relevant info. DemonCon I June 1, 2002, 10:00 AM to 6:00…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, xiombarg, Mytholder, Mike Holmes, Christopher Kubasik, Paul Czege.

5/6/2002 Paul Czege: dream sequences: the least narrativist thing I did
Hey, When I ran The Pool last summer, I used a dream sequence on Scott Knipe's character Grazel. And I wasn't happy with it as a Narrativist device. It was…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paul Czege, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Wolfen, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, A.Neill, Seth L. Blumberg, Walt Freitag.

5/6/2002 Jake Norwood: Enhanced Reading List
TROS has a suggested reading list on p. 242-243, but it's pretty small (due to paper costs and what not...those of you that have dealt with small printing know what…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, werewolf, Jakob Lightbringer, Skywalker, Rattlehead, Wolfen, malum, Jaif, Steve Danielson.

5/6/2002 Ron Edwards: Dust Devils approaches the final reel
Hi there, Due to some scheduling conflicts, we haven't been able to continue the Dust Devils game until recently. It's demonstrated some interesting features, most of them very positive. I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Clay.

5/6/2002 Nathan: Next Project: Interactive Format
Alright, I don't remember if we've talked about this or not -- I have another game that is taking shape in the wing of my head cavity called The Cross.…
In Publishing
Participants: Nathan, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Clay, Jared A. Sorensen, rafael.

5/6/2002 Nick Pagnucco: Request help finding a clue
Hi there I'm relatively new here, and I've read the files in the article section, but still get lost pretty easily as I read posts. Is there any other material…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Nick Pagnucco, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

5/6/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: The Impractical Wheel
This is linked to my Practicality thread over in RPG Theory. Basically, I took a step back from my game and noticed a serious flaw, or I think it is.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, jjkahrs.

5/6/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Ygg sum
Ok, things evolving I feel. I started out thinking in terms of rather conventional terms but once here things started to transform into something different but better. I have some…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Le Joueur, Valamir.

5/6/2002 Nick Pagnucco: weapon schools
I thought of an institution in tROS that I think would 1) exist, 2) would be very relevant to a lot of PCs, and 3) I have no clue about.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Rattlehead, Bankuei.

5/5/2002 Jaif: We played last night, and had a blast!
That's the first time my regular group has stayed up to 3am playing an RPG in a long time. We had a blast. I'm not going write up the whole…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax.

5/5/2002 Bailey: 3rd Party vs. 1st Person playtest & Playtester Motivatio
Sayeth Wolfen: Without a doubt or hesitation, NO. Just like hearing about a game is no replacement or substitute for actually playing it yourself, playtesting is no different. However,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bailey, Paganini.

5/5/2002 Paganini: Forge Online Gaming Groups
I was going to make a poll for this, but I guess Clinton has disabled them. Clinton: If you haven't, and if you get time (yeah right) drop me a…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Paganini, Russell Hoyle, unodiablo, Wolfen, Nick Pagnucco, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon.

5/5/2002 xiombarg: Toybox
I dunno about "cool", James, but you may wanna look at this thread, where my group playtested the Pool: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1983
In Random Order Creations
Participants: xiombarg, James V. West.

5/5/2002 Paganini: Subject... yeah... uh...
I'm really not sure what to call this thread, but it deals with an odd thought that struck me this morning while I was out back throwing knives. First, a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paganini, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Sidhain.

5/5/2002 Henry Fitch: Magic Items
You mentioned in the RPGnet thread that the Sorcery supplement will contain rules for magic items. Can you discuss a little bit how that's going to work? I'm hoping it'll…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Henry Fitch, Nick Pagnucco.

5/4/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Momentary lapse into practicality
After keeping my head so deep in RPG theory for so long, mostly because I haven't been able to game much myself so all I have is theory, I've sort…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Sidhain, Ron Edwards, Laurel.

5/4/2002 sdemory: Problems with PDFs
Hey, all, Having recently put my game out for public purchase (www.memento-mori.com/lmm ), I'm having some difficulties with PDF delivery. My PDF's about 3.4 megs, which is too large for…
In Publishing
Participants: sdemory, Ferry Bazelmans, Chris Passeno, Matt Gwinn, Jared A. Sorensen, J B Bell, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, Tim Gray.

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5/6/2002 jburneko: Fleshing Out An Idea For Actual Play
Hello All, I went to the local Rennaisance Fair this weekend and while I always enjoy the experience I was thinking about how, as a time period, I'm much more…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Bob McNamee.

5/6/2002 amiel: What is a protagonist?
"Not another thread using that damned word." I'll try to be brief. This is a theory, specifically relating to N play, that may have already been covered (has been to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: amiel, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir, Le Joueur, Laurel, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, Walt Freitag, Bankuei.

5/7/2002 Paul Czege: no option to add dice with requested rolls
Hey James V., I was glad to see your recent posts clarifying the location of the official rules. Now upon reading them, I have a question. Can you explain your…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, James V. West, Henry Fitch, Blake Hutchins.

5/7/2002 Zak Arntson: Indie Gaming Monday - InSpectres Again!
Played InSpectres again. Trying to put all this talk into action. Quick synopsis: Three Players (nobody from the Forge this time), me GMing. My adventure hook was randomly picked from…
In Actual Play
Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/7/2002 Ace: Confession: I really am not much of a gamer anymore
That last thread, Subject Uh yeah, got me to thinking about my own gaming habits I want to say that I find talking about RPG's much more satisfing than actually…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ace, joe_llama, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Valamir, Laurel, TSL.

5/7/2002 Rattlehead: Adventure Ideas
Hi All! The forum seems to have slowed down just a bit in the past couple of days, so I thought I'd toss this out to generate some discussion... Anyone…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Rattlehead, werewolf, Henry Fitch, Nick Pagnucco, Skywalker, Jake Norwood, Lyrax, Jaif, Wolfen.

5/7/2002 Jaif: Weryth geography questions
Every year for the week before Memorial Day a bunch of high-school & college buddies of mine go on a vactaion to a cabin in Pennsylvania (some for a week,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax, Wolfen.

5/7/2002 Paganini: Value of Quantification
In the thread about RPG Conventions I haven't noticed anyone mention this one: "Characters are defined by lists of quantified abilities." (Maybe someone did mention it and I just missed…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paganini, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, Gordon C. Landis, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin.

5/7/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: We need a glossary
We need a glossary for all of the various slang terms that seem to crop up in discussion to help the uninitiated. Not necessarily the articles, but a glossary presented…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

5/7/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe: pings and knocks
Okay, the good news is that octaNe is pretty much rarin' to go. The system is done, the text is written and its all very cool. Blood & Steel is…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, unodiablo, Rich Forest, Joe Murphy (Broin), xiombarg, reptile2k1, Henry Fitch, J B Bell, Ben Morgan, Bailey, Galfraxas, Matt, Ace.

5/8/2002 GreatWolf: Wishlist for the next "edition"
Due to my current state of upheaval preparatory to movin' out West (well, as far as Peoria), I know that I will not be able to do any significant Alyria…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

5/8/2002 Ron Edwards: Playing Alyria II
Hi Seth, OK, the second run got started, although we didn't get far due to time constraints. Enthusiasm is very, very high, and I can call Alyria an unqualified success.…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/8/2002 Laurel: Jumping Into Little Fears
Last Friday, I got home from work to discover 3 out of my 4 Exalted players already gathered there (an hour early) and they informed me that #4 wasn't coming…
In Actual Play
Participants: Laurel, Ron Edwards, Joe Murphy (Broin), Jason L Blair.

5/8/2002 Lyrax: Riddle of... Gold?
Hello folks, I'm the fool doing the Thieves' supplement. Right now, we call it "The Riddle of Gold," but that's not what I want to talk about. I want feedback…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Lyrax, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Nick Pagnucco, Ace, Rattlehead, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Bladesinger, Mokkurkalfe.

5/9/2002 Brian Leybourne: tRoS Combat simulator
Hi all. I'm working on a new version of the tRoS combat simulator that you may have downloaded from the webpage. It's a prettier windows based simulator and should contain…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Nick Pagnucco, Skywalker, Jake Norwood, Mokkurkalfe, Jaif.

5/9/2002 Sidhain: Help! Help!
The publisher who was supposed to produce several of my works (and was under contract to do so) has basically defaulted--no money changed hands, and my property of course remains…
In Publishing
Participants: Sidhain, Ron Edwards, Misguided Games, Michael Hopcroft.

5/9/2002 Ace: Drat No TROS game
It looks like the TROS campaign I was going to join died on the vine However one of the better roleplayers in the group has my copy of TROS and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ace, Nick Pagnucco, Rattlehead.

5/9/2002 Bailywolf: Sacrilicious: Star Wars as Sorcerer
I've been reading spoiler reviews on the new SW film, and as any good geek worth his comic books, I'm sweating to get into the theater and see this thing.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Russell Hoyle, AndyGuest, Manu.

5/9/2002 Le Joueur: Ideal to Application: Turning an Example into System [Long]
In the spirit of presenting 'ideal play' situations to bring rules up to par with, I'd like to present this little vignette. While I was reviewing some of my favorites…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Le Joueur.

5/10/2002 Bankuei: Manuevers questions
Clinton is starting his ROS campaign next week, and we were making characters today. Since he's taking it full hilt as far as mechanics, I had some questions about the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bankuei, Rattlehead, Wolfen, Jaif, Jake Norwood, Nick Pagnucco, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Mokkurkalfe, ScarletJester, contracycle.

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