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9/12/2007 c: Geek.Kon - Madison Wisconsin
Geek.Kon is taking place on October 6th through 7th. It's a first attempt at a local convention that is being put on by UW-Madison students. It's free of charge this…
In Conventions
Participants: c, Matt-M-McElroy.

8/21/2007 c: [Gen Con][Steal Away Jordan]Clyde, Racism, and the threat of sex. (adult)
After lugging my damn equipment all over the convention all Gen Con, I was finally done with interviews on Sunday and stopped by the Forge booth. I asked about Steal…
In Actual Play
Participants: c, JC, Parthenia.

7/12/2007 c: Evil Hats hung in the closet with care.
I did an interview with my Origins roommate Fred Hicks that is now available. We discussed some of the design choices for Spirit of the Century, and Fate, Jim Butcher,…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: c.

6/18/2007 c: [Other Worlds][Lake Geneva Con] Becoming Undead Means I Win.
I had lots of fun this Saturday. My friend Len and I went to Lake Geneva Wisconsin for the Lake Geneva convention put on by Troll Lord Games. As per…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, nitramwi, Mike Holmes, Valamir, simon_hibbs.

5/29/2007 c: Lake Geneva Gaming Convention (June 15-17th)
Hey folks, The Lake Geneva Gaming Convention is scheduled for June 15th to 17th, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Is anyone looking to go to this? My group of conventioneering buddies…
In Conventions
Participants: c, Adam SBG.

5/14/2007 c: [Forge Midwest]Interview with Ron Edwards
Hi Folks, I did an interview with Ron Edwards, at Forge Midwest. It just went up late last night. We talked about a debacle that took place in these very…
In Adept Press
Participants: c, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Troy_Costisick, Valamir, Paul Czege, Yokiboy, Gaerik, Nev the Deranged, James_Nostack, HighmoonMedia, brainwipe, Mick Bradley, Wolfen.

5/4/2007 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] Enabling I will not abandon you?
I've been thinking about how to enable, "I will not abandon you" in SKMAV. What are some of the key characteristics of games that enable this type of play?
In Playtesting
Participants: c, lumpley, nitramwi, Gregor Hutton.

4/29/2007 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] First successful playtest, or I need math help.
Last night was a great experience. I playtested my game with some friends, and it kinda worked and got some positive results. It was my first actual play experience validating…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, Miskatonic, nitramwi, Willow, Valamir, TJ, Ben Lehman, anders_larsen.

4/27/2007 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim]A reworking in progress.
I've started over from square zero, on my game, "Silence Keeps Me A Victim." I'm really excited as my playtest failures and some feedback have got me feeling much more…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, Meguey, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, anders_larsen, nitramwi.

4/23/2007 c: Osh Con 2007
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23692.0]In this thread[/url], Keith B Vaughn asked, "As a side note: will anyone else be going to Oshcon in September? (Oshkosh, WI) I run my booth solo and that is…
In Conventions
Participants: c, KeithBVaughn, Adam SBG.

4/23/2007 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] [Forge Midwest] Cursing within.
So I got to run a playtest of Silence Keeps Me A Victim at Forge Con, this weekend. Here's a list of previous posts if you want to see how…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, Valamir.

2/10/2007 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] First Mechanics Playtest of Act One.
After the help I got in this thread, I got excited and kept my friend Tim up after Friday night gaming to run a quick playtest of Act One of,…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, TJ, Simon C, Yakk.

2/6/2007 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] How to turn procedure into dice mechanics?
Hi Folks, I'm a bit stuck on my game, "Silence Keeps Me A Victim," and want to get some feedback. Previous posts about the game are: What is possible…
In First Thoughts
Participants: c, contracycle, Simon_Pettersson, Yakk, Simon C.

1/2/2007 c: [Theory from the Closet] Seeking Listeners, and critics.
Hi folks, I've started a Netcast/Podcast specifically to discuss RPG theory and design. It's modeled loosely on Leo Laporte, and Steve Gibsons show Security Now . For those who don't…
In Connections
Participants: c.

12/9/2006 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] How to properly use metaphor.
Hello everyone, I'm working on my game after some research. Previous threads are located here and here. I'm using a metaphor, or some other literary term, in my game. The…
In First Thoughts
Participants: c, Valamir, dindenver, Ben Lehman, TroyLovesRPG, Simon C, contracycle, Tim M Ralphs.

10/30/2006 c: [The Grey Man Wants You Dead] Initial thoughts
So the research for Silence Keeps Me a Victim is going a bit slower than I anticipated as it's taking me longer to get through suggested reading and resource materials…
In First Thoughts
Participants: c, jasonm, Valamir, timfire, TroyLovesRPG.

10/26/2006 c: [Rock-Con] November 3-5
Hi folks, Myself and my two partners in crime will be bringing Indy games to play at Rock-Con. We are planning on being there all day Saturday, November 4th. If…
In Conventions
Participants: c.

10/13/2006 c: [Mortal Coil] Of Wolves, Dragons, and 11 year olds.
Last weekend at Osh Con we played several games of Mortal Coil and this game was the one I found most interesting. We had three players, myself, Len, and Derrick…
In Actual Play
Participants: c, Storn.

10/12/2006 c: Help me to sell your games.
This past Weekend, myself and my two other regular group members, went to a local convention in Oshkosh Wisconsin, called oddly enough Osh Con. *grins* Tim and myself came to…
In Publishing
Participants: c, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Justin D. Jacobson, Joshua BishopRoby, Jake Richmond, timfire, Blankshield, Adam SBG.

9/30/2006 c: Forge Vision versus Clyde's selfishness
I've created this thread in response to Ron's Forge Vision thread. I was worried I might muddy the waters too much posting this there. It's likely not as interesting as…
In Site Discussion
Participants: c, Ron Edwards.

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3/23/2008 c: Interview with Julia Bond Ellingboe
I did a recording with Julia at Dreamation, and here it is. I'm interested to hear what folks think.
In Stone Baby Games
Participants: c, Parthenia.

3/25/2008 c: [Forge Midwest 2008] Food page.
I started a new thread so the official thread doesn't get too schizophrenic, anyway.... I've started the food page I've promised, it's not done yet, but it's done enough to…
In Conventions
Participants: c, Matt Snyder, Miskatonic.

5/14/2008 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] First successful playtest.
Last Friday I had the first playtest where I felt like I was starting to get where I want to go with Silence. Again the game has broad changes from…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, ChadDubya, Artanis, Paul Czege.

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