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5/22/2002 Ron Edwards: GenCon update needed
Hey, I've been getting a lot of emails about when people should send their $60 or their $160. This raises two issues. 1) What's a good deadline? I'm thinking July…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Clinton R. Nixon.

5/20/2002 Ron Edwards: More prep help requested
Hello, After some delays, my ROS play begins this week. Here are some more questions that have arisen as I've prepared for it. ONE Anyone with knowledge of Hungarian or…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Christopher Kubasik, Rattlehead, Clinton R. Nixon, Jasper.

5/16/2002 Ron Edwards: got my shirts!
Hey everyone, A while ago, Raven posted here about the Sorcerer t-shirts he put up at Cafe Press. I just received my two that I ordered, and they look great.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/15/2002 Ron Edwards: All RPG book publishers take note
Hello, This message is for those of us who publish, or are about to publish, an RPG intended to be available in retail stores. I strongly recommend that company websites…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/13/2002 Ron Edwards: Sabriel and Lirael, by Garth Nix
Hi there, Has anyone read the "young adult fantasy" books by Garth Nix? I'm in the middle of Sabriel right now and have already picked up Lirael (the sequel) for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, lumpley.

5/12/2002 Ron Edwards: 101 part 2: where and who
Hello, I figure it's time to start a new thread; the first one was kind of big and it sets the Task at Hand pretty well. Let's get specific now.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ian O'Rourke, AndyGuest, Ayrizale, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Reality Aberrant, Christopher Kubasik.

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.

5/6/2002 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 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.

5/1/2002 Ron Edwards: Further customized and diverse combat rules - Just Say No
Hi folks, The "Playing The Riddle of Steel (a little)" thread has split topics a few times, so I'll start a new thread from one of them. Speaking as both…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ace, Bankuei, Wolfen, Rattlehead, Nick Pagnucco.

5/1/2002 Ron Edwards: Badges and badge costs
Well, they upped the price of a booth badge on us, from $45 to $60 (a very significant raise, the fuckers). So, my suggestion is that we keep the cost…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair.

4/27/2002 Ron Edwards: Stores and sales - what helps and what doesn't
Hi there, A couple of unpleasant anecdotes have surfaced in this thread in the Sorcerer forum. I am seeing a very marked dichotomy across stores in terms of Sorcerer, one…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, J B Bell, Matt Gwinn, Le Joueur, Clay, JSDiamond.

4/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Setting help and inspiration
Hi Jake, So I'm thinking about playing and prepping for play, and it's clear to me that the Seat of the Xanarian Empire would be a snap (Benvenuto Cellini territory,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Jaif.

4/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Playing The Riddle of Steel (a little)
Hey there, As I said in this thread, I managed to get in some brief Riddle of Steel play last week. It wasn't much, just a few neat encounters and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Anonymous, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, Wolfen, Russell Hoyle, contracycle, Dav, Ace, Rattlehead.

4/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Playing Alyria
Hi, First of all, wowsers. I love the mechanic; it's a truly non-numeric (albeit graded) Fortune mechanic. The game sits very squarely in the same category as Hero Wars, Orkworld,…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards, ScarletJester, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins, Jürgen Mayer.

4/23/2002 Ron Edwards: Alyria dice are easy
Hey, I spent all of 25 minutes, maximum, making my Alyria dice this morning. I didn't use the font and I didn't use stickers. The original plan was to take…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, GreatWolf, Jürgen Mayer, Blake Hutchins.

4/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Letter to Seth (very harsh)
Seth, I've been going over the Quick-start Alyria rules in some detail, and here are some things you might want to consider. Please brace yourself; in many ways, this post…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.

4/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Need information for my Alyria session
Seth, I want to run an Alyria scenario with my campus group tomorrow. Here are three characters I just made, using the Quick-Start. To play, I want to know the…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

4/19/2002 Ron Edwards: rad shirt!
Hey, I ordered my own Forge T-shirt and it arrived yesterday. That's a nice damn shirt! It fits well, it's nice comfy material, it's a good color (got the grey…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, J B Bell, Jason L Blair, Valamir, joshua neff, xiombarg, Paul Czege.

4/18/2002 Ron Edwards: Beef injection: Bob McNamee's Tarot Story Game
Hi there, The Beef Injection series of threads is my bid to focus our attention and effort on some game presentations that got swamped in the recent wave of posts…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bob McNamee.

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5/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Forge discussion links archive idea
Hello, I know that thread title sounds like glossolalia. It refers to the suggestion made many times, here most recently, that we have some page at the Forge where someone…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

5/25/2002 Ron Edwards: GenCon 2002 - update & policy
Hello, Jason and I have spent some time hammering out these points and procedures. I know some of them are different from what we said before, but we hit a…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, joshua neff, Jason L Blair, Zak Arntson, Seth L. Blumberg, woodelf, Nathan.

5/27/2002 Ron Edwards: The Club Dumas (reprise)
Hello, A while ago, Thor began a thread called The Ninth Gate and The Club Dumas, which I couldn't contribute to very much as I hadn't read the novel. However,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis, Fabrice G., Clinton R. Nixon, jrs.

6/3/2002 Ron Edwards: locking things
Hi there, Over in the RPG Theory forum, Eric (Pyron) asked a good question: "... Ron, why bother moving everything from the first tread to a new one, if you…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/3/2002 Ron Edwards: Demon Con I!
Hello, Hey, we did Demon Con! It turned out successfully. I'll run down some of the stuff about it. THE GOOD PARTS The room was set up just how we…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, xiombarg, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, Tim C Koppang, furashgf, Buddha Nature, Jürgen Mayer, GreatWolf, Mike W.

6/4/2002 Ron Edwards: Missing relationship maps available
Hello, I have posted the missing relationship maps from The Sorcerer's Soul and Demon Cops at the website, at the Errata page. Also, check out the News item for the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards.

6/5/2002 Ron Edwards: Who's paid?
Hi there, Here's my list of paid-up people so far: Jake Norwood ($160) Jared Sorensen ($160) Tom Fitch ($60) Jurgen Meyer ($60) Matt Gwinn (I think $145, need to double-check)…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair.

6/10/2002 Ron Edwards: Family matters
Hi there, This is a spin-off thread from the Remarkable Player Apathy thread, in which Eric (Pyron) has presented his concerns with the social dynamic in his role-playing group. What…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Shard, Le Joueur, Clinton R. Nixon, Laurel, Zak Arntson.

6/11/2002 Ron Edwards: Pokemon: feature or bug? And more
Hi there, The thread at RPG.net following the recent review has raised several important issues of play. I thought it would be good to discuss them on their own merits…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Eric.Brennan, Bailywolf, rabidchyld, Valamir, Le Joueur, xiombarg.

6/13/2002 Ron Edwards: New demonstration packet
Hello, I've finished beefing up my Demon Con notes and handouts into an alpha-version for a Good Sorcerer Demo Packet. I am hoping to provide enough guidance and usable material…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Buddha Nature.

6/13/2002 Ron Edwards: The Riddle o'Steel 'n' me
Hi everyone, I'm three sessions into a fairly extended sequence for The Riddle of Steel, with Dav and Mario for players. I don't know how many sessions it'll play out…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Clinton R. Nixon.

6/20/2002 Ron Edwards: Third print supplement - maybe
Hello, Some of you know that I'm considering a third print supplement for Sorcerer to be released in early 2003. I'm only planning to do this if the new material…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Fabrice G., Blake Hutchins, Valamir, Le Joueur, Christopher Kubasik, Bankuei, Bailywolf, Clay, Ace, Uncle Dark, hive, Walt Freitag, efindel.

7/8/2002 Ron Edwards: Origins debriefing
Hi everyone, Here's my Origins Report! I'll start by clarifying that Origins is one of the two big player-targeted gaming conventions, sponsored by GAMA (the Game Manufacturer's Association), which also…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, Misguided Games, Michael Hopcroft.

7/8/2002 Ron Edwards: Tons o'games at Origins
Hey there, And did we play. Oh my. These are what I got to play in. SORCERER I ran the Lincoln High Reunion demo scenario, with John Clements, Jared Sorensen,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Mokkurkalfe, Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins, Jason L Blair, Chris Passeno, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Jake Norwood, Valamir, Michael Hopcroft.

7/9/2002 Ron Edwards: The Forge at GenCon - CRUCIAL POST
So far, based on my financial records, here are the people who are going to be at the booth, in addition to me and Jason. Gordon Landis Scott Knipe Paul…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, Jürgen Mayer, Matt Snyder, Demonspahn, Jason L Blair, Jerry D. Grayson, TSL, Misguided Games, Gordon C. Landis, GreatWolf, woodelf.

7/9/2002 Ron Edwards: Universalis play at Origins
Hi there, So I finally lost my Universalis cherry, thanks to Mike's "No means Yes" approach to running a demo. Here are some of my thoughts and questions, and bear…
In Universalis
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

7/12/2002 Ron Edwards: In Utero
So I'm building a vile little scenario that I think might be interesting. Demon A is a fetus, a Parasite hosted in the body of its master - a pregnant…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, rafael, Zak Arntson, Blake Hutchins, Stuart DJ Purdie, jrs, Gordon C. Landis, J B Bell, Solomon, Walt Freitag.

7/12/2002 Ron Edwards: The Marquis, plus Angel Rant
I ran across this great comic at the local store: The Marquis: Danse Macabre by Guy Davis, published by Oni Comics It's currently in graphic novel format and it's so,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko.

7/14/2002 Ron Edwards: Druine, Dunnar, and Half-dead
Hi there, I was looking through the Fantasy Heartbreaker games again, comparing various features of Deathstalkers. Deathstalkers has been released this year in hardback form (called "second edition" by the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Walt Freitag, Clinton R. Nixon, Jack Spencer Jr, simondale, damion, J B Bell, amiel, Paul Czege, contracycle, Mytholder, Valamir, Matt Gwinn, Le Joueur, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Paganini, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, greyorm, Tim Denee, xiombarg, hive, Jesse Paulsen, RobMuadib, TSL.

7/15/2002 Ron Edwards: GenCon plans?
Hi there, What's the plan for GenCon? Are we still on for selling copies of The Questing Beast? If so, some fees have to be discussed, as per the GenCon…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, James V. West.

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