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5/29/2002 Bob Richter: All right, I'm a believer.
At first I didn't think I was going to like tRoS. The biggest issue was that it uses d10s. Now, normally, I hate d10s and the feeling is mutual, but…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Richter, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Bankuei, Atomic Requiem, Valamir, Jaif, Lyrax, Rattlehead, contracycle, Shadow, Mokkurkalfe.

5/29/2002 Henry Fitch: Questions Stemming From Reviews
Just a couple. Keep in mind that I still don't have the book (can't stand to buy something when I know a new edition is coming out) so they're probably…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Henry Fitch, Brian Leybourne, Jaif.

5/29/2002 Paganini: Splits?
Just for my own peace of mind, could someone explain what's going on over in the GNS forum? I have become greatly confused. :) The moderators seem to be wielding…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Paganini, Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher Kubasik.

5/29/2002 mearls: Self-Serving Eunuchs Go Hiking
I've been bouncing around an idea for a game and I thought I'd post it here to see if y'all can poke some holes in it. Here are the basics:…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mearls, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Buddha Nature, Evan Waters, RobMuadib, Balbinus, contracycle, Mike Holmes, Knight, Mytholder, Walt Freitag, Henry Fitch.

5/29/2002 mahoux: Where are the new toys?
Jason- I have been looking over the site to find out what new stuff will be out for Little Fears. So far I don't see anything new. What about Behind…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: mahoux, Jason L Blair, peteramthor, Fabrice G., Tim Denee, Jürgen Mayer.

5/29/2002 jburneko: Choice of Characters -- Mainly Sidekicks?
Down in the Sorcerer Forum Ron wrote... Many role-players, I think, have not learned to read well (or view movies well) - they can see that a protagonist thinks…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jburneko, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Christopher Kubasik, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, Walt Freitag, lehrbuch, Le Joueur, Julian Kelsey, damion, contracycle.

5/29/2002 xiombarg: Narrativist Diplomacy -- Second Draft (long)
Okay, in an attempt to leave my abject stupidity in the GNS forum behind me, I'm going to take some of people's advice from the last thread on this and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xiombarg, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes.

5/29/2002 J B Bell: Announcing Self System semi-generic Narrativist RPG
Mike Holmes and J B Bell are pleased to announce the first release version of Self System, our role-playing game of personal struggle and conflict with the inner and outer…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: J B Bell, xiombarg, Paganini, Blake Hutchins, Seth L. Blumberg, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, C. Edwards.

5/29/2002 Blake Hutchins: Split from the split-split
Heh. Nothing to do with the old posts. However, Evan brought up a point regarding computer games that I think warrants a comment. He mentioned that MMORPG's like Everquest and…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Blake Hutchins, Walt Freitag, Evan Waters, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg, xiombarg.

5/29/2002 xiombarg: Third split, and last
[quote="Ron Edwards"]The real issue is whether this is a valid generalization. That's a very important concept: a VALID GENERALIZATION. Such a thing accounts for most of the variation we see…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, AndyGuest.

5/29/2002 contracycle: Split (again) from old discussion
[quote] No, we think that Simulationism is a form of retreat, denial, and defense against the responsibilities of either Gamism or Narrativism. [/quote] I disagree in the most violent possible…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: contracycle, Ron Edwards.

5/29/2002 unheilig: Paging Matt Snyder
umm, hello? does Matt Snyder still exist? has he been abducted by the hounds of tindalos? has he descended into shadow to do battle with the balrog? does he still…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: unheilig, Ron Edwards.

5/29/2002 unheilig: Wyrd?
pardon ther pun, but what is the fate of wyrd? what's going on? unheilig.
In Indie Game Design
Participants: unheilig, hardcoremoose.

5/29/2002 AndyGuest: Um ? Herowars 101 pt 2
Um ? Are we still doing this ? I'm not sure if Ron's waiting for us or if we're supposed to be waiting for him, I know I'm waiting for…
In HeroQuest
Participants: AndyGuest, Ron Edwards, epweissengruber, Ayrizale.

5/29/2002 Evan Waters: Split from "long and brutal"
I might be misreading the model entirely when I say this, but one game that seems "Simulationist" to me that hasn't been described as such (in this thread at least)…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Evan Waters, AndyGuest, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, xiombarg.

5/28/2002 Ace: A new spell
here is a nasty Spell of Three I just cooked up Thundering Throw Spell of 3 CTN 6 if formalized (60 seconds) T)1 R)1 V)1 D)0 Vagaries: Movement3 Summon 3,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ace.

5/28/2002 joshua neff: Adventure! It's pulp-tastic!
The diabolical Sean Demory ran White Wolf's Adventure! for my group & me last night. It was wicked, killer fun. We enjoyed it so much, Sean & I decided to…
In Actual Play
Participants: joshua neff, Joe Murphy (Broin), rabidchyld, sdemory.

5/28/2002 Mokkurkalfe: Questions on spiritual attributes
1) I have some problems coming up with different situations and examples where the SA can come into play(e.g. conscience bonus if knocking down instead of killing). Any suggestions? 2)…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mokkurkalfe, Jaif, Casey Goddard, Bob Richter, Wolfen, Valamir, Lyrax.

5/28/2002 Paul Czege: a one-sheet for The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Some of you are aware that I've been ramping up to run The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, and that the greatest initial obstacle for me has been…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch, hardcoremoose, lumpley, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/28/2002 jburneko: Post Con Observations
Hello All, Well, the last time I mentioned my local con I accidently seriously offended someone with an off-the-cuff flippant remark that really wasn't meant to be taken all that…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko.

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5/29/2002 Gordon C. Landis: Film vs. Novel as N-model
Over in RPG Theory, I read: (This, by the way, works great for the introverted medium of the novel -- you create it alone, you consume it alone, and…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.

5/30/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Avoiding the Retail Channel
Having just got off the phone with one of the main providers to the retail channel, it became apparent that he would want me to brint at least 3,000 copies…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards.

5/30/2002 Jake Norwood: Download Update
There's a new Download on at www.theriddleofsteel.com. It's a "Sorcerer's Reference Sheet" with room for spells, vagaries, etc. Jake
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, ReverendCuster187.

5/30/2002 Bob Richter: Fireballs
One of the things that's bothered me about tRoS sorcery is it says THERE ARE NO FIREBALLS, and yet there's an easy (at least as easy as Armor of Air)…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Richter, Wolfen, contracycle, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Lyrax, WhistlinFiend, Jaif, Julian Kelsey, Rattlehead, Bladesinger, Ace, Thirsty Viking, Apprentice of Steel.

5/30/2002 Paganini: Marketing
So, the publisher for my cinematic action game was the same as Sidhain's and I've got a bunch of comments and reports and an unedited manuscript sitting around on my…
In Publishing
Participants: Paganini, Ron Edwards, Michael Hopcroft.

5/30/2002 jburneko: Relationship Maps - Book Plundering Technique
Hello All, First of all, I was going to send this to Ron privately because of this reason: THIS POST CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR JAMES ELLROY'S THE BLACK DAHLIA. Then…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

5/30/2002 turgon: proficiencies, defaults, and the starting character
I have a question involving the above. I created my first character last night and it went a little haywire. Specifically, I put priority A into proficiencies (probably a mistake).…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: turgon, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Lyrax, Wolfen, The_Fey, Bob Richter, Jaif, Furious D.

5/30/2002 Valamir: octaNe
Any update on when I can get my grubby paws on a copy?
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Valamir, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, Seth L. Blumberg.

5/30/2002 Cadriel: A Psionics-oriented game and Surrealism.
Hi. My name's Wayne, and you may have seen some of my posts on the RPGnet GNS thread. I think I've mentioned this game in this forum before, but it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Cadriel, Zak Arntson, Clinton R. Nixon, Tim Denee.

5/31/2002 turgon: Insight Points and Bonus Priorities
From the rules, it says that "Higher Insight grants bonus Priorities" (pg. 68). If taken litterally, this would indicate that you gain additional Priorities. So if you had 76 Insight…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: turgon, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Jaif, Lyrax, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne.

5/31/2002 Julian Kelsey: Reading Recommendations
I'm enthused by the noise being made about The Riddle Of Steel, and looking forward to getting a copy when I can. In the mean time I'm thinking about the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Julian Kelsey, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Jake Norwood.

5/31/2002 Adam: Little Fears mentioned in Out of the Box
Don't know if anyone else noticed this, but Ken Hite did a little roundup of some of the Origins Awards categories, and had the following to say about Little Fears:…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Adam, Ron Edwards, Seth L. Blumberg.

5/31/2002 contracycle: Wielding the Axe
OK, so I downloaded the charsheet and took a look. My first response is "too many attributes". This means I'm probably going to have a go at a TROS Lite…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: contracycle, Bob Richter, Jaif, Jake Norwood.

5/31/2002 lumpley: OtherKind
Hey. So I'm working on this fantasy game, and it's in a good shareable state: OtherKind My goal was to make a fantasy game where the fantasy peoples mean something,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: lumpley, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, Blake Hutchins, Clinton R. Nixon, hardcoremoose, Jake Norwood, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Andrew Martin, Xeno, Zak Arntson, Seth L. Blumberg.

5/31/2002 Stivven: Theme as character for 'GMs'
This is sometihng of a passing though that stuck me after my ongoing game last night - when there's a stong theme embedded in a game (formally or informally) it…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Stivven, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

5/31/2002 JSDiamond: Orbit's Core Mechanics
Orbit has undergone some changes, -a lot of them with many thanks to Ben Baugh. Here is the system: 2d10 That's it for dice, you'll need no more. All skill…
In Orbit
Participants: JSDiamond, Ron Edwards, JohnK.

5/31/2002 xiombarg: Draconic
I wanted to split off and talk about Draconic, which got mentioned in passing in another thread... I like the looks of Draconic, and the mechanic is similar to Otherkind,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xiombarg, hardcoremoose, lumpley, Bankuei, Zak Arntson, DaR.

5/31/2002 JSDiamond: Critical Hits and other hoary rules of the ancients
Since Orbit recognizes degrees of success (previous thread) it follows that a stupendous result should equate a stupendous effect. This occurs on a die-roll that results in a (51+) degree…
In Orbit
Participants: JSDiamond, Clinton R. Nixon, Blake Hutchins, Valamir, JohnK.

5/31/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Paladin
Man, it's just new game day at The Forge, ain't it? Anyway, I wrote this over the last couple of days and really like it, but that's little indicator of…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Buddha Nature, Paganini, Blake Hutchins, Zak Arntson, Reality Aberrant, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, rafael.

6/1/2002 Bob Richter: Swashbuckling...
...so I decided to make a Swashbuckler. If you're going to duel, you might as well do it in style, and thus our friend is outfitted with a Rapier and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bob Richter, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Shadow, Lyrax, Jared A. Sorensen, ScarletJester.

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