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7/27/2007 Chris_Chinn: [The Emperor's Heart] The Princess
So, this is a quick report of the second game my friend N. and I ran using the Emperor's Heart rules I'm working on.  Both games were like an hour…
In Playtesting
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Sydney Freedberg.

7/29/2007 Chris_Chinn: [The Emperor's Heart] Seeking Playtesters
The Emperor's Heart is a story game of high drama and space wuxia action.  The Seven Immortal Eunuchs have taken control of the dynasty, and now vie amongst themselves for…
In Connections
Participants: Chris_Chinn, c, jporrett.

8/2/2007 Chris_Chinn: [The Emperor's Heart] A Pair of New Lungs
Hi, This time I sat down and played a pickup game with my friend Tanya.  She has mostly a history of Illusionist play, with stuff like Call of Cthulhu and…
In Playtesting
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Ron Edwards, Meguey.

10/14/2010 Chris_Chinn: Avoiding the Mechanics for Functional Play
Over at this thread ( http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forge/index.php?topic=30561 ), Abkajud mentioned: Oddly, I've noticed a parallel conceit regarding "traditional" design - there's a crowd that thinks game mechanics should be brutal and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Filip Luszczyk, Abkajud, mreuther, Noon, jburneko, C. Edwards, Caldis, davidberg, Chris Chambers.

1/16/2011 Chris_Chinn: Bliss Stage: Crimson Pandora
Hi everyone, I ran a Bliss Stage one-shot convention scenario I put together today at the Endgame Minicon. ( http://bankuei.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/bliss-stage-crimson-pandora/ ). We had 6 players, 2 whom I play with…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Ben Lehman, Jono, Alexis, Ron Edwards.

2/27/2011 Chris_Chinn: [Primetime Adventures] Dark Fragrance
Hi, We just wrapped up our second campaign of Primetime Adventures (the first was based on Star Wars).  The group consists of myself, Sushu, and Jono, all of us are…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Roger, Jono, Artanis.

3/27/2011 Chris_Chinn: [Mouse Guard] Sadie's Bridge
We just finished our second session of Mouse Guard, which has been a ton of fun.  We initially planned on doing a one-shot, but we're going to extend for a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Narmical, James_Nostack.

5/30/2011 Chris_Chinn: [Apocalypse World] The Hardhold on the Hill, er, Cliff
Hi, We ran our first session of Apocalypse World today.  The group is myself, Sushu, and Jono, whom I've been roleplaying with for over a year, now.  I've been the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Abkajud.

11/18/2011 Chris_Chinn: [Feng Shui] Stumbling into Narrativism
Spinning off from Ron's thread: Incipient Narrativism and its discontents. Back in 1996-1998, I ended up running a campaign for several friends using Feng Shui.  We…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris_Chinn, Abkajud.

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