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2/26/2008 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria][Dirty Secrets] A simple plan….
Why yes, the title is a film reference.  But the concept is so very noir.  We’ll just transgress the boundaries just this once, and no one will get hurt.  The…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged, Raquel, Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang.

2/19/2008 GreatWolf: [A Flower for Mara] Actual Play videos
When we playtested A Flower for Mara last month, we videotaped the whole thing.  I'm still working on assembling footage, but these are approximately the first half of the game:…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

2/18/2008 GreatWolf: [Nine Worlds] Euro roleplaying in the Nine Worlds
It’s been a long time coming, but finally our group was able to sit down and play Nine Worlds.  Last week we did chargen, but we didn’t actually play until…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

2/10/2008 GreatWolf: A Flower for Mara Actual Play
This is the thread where we will collect actual play of A Flower for Mara. To begin, here are the two playtests that I've done so far: A Flower for…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

1/25/2008 GreatWolf: [Nine Worlds] How Shall We Then Prep?
So, tonight, my group ventures into the Nine Worlds.  My current plan is to prep similarly to how I prep for Legends of Alyria, to wit: 1)  Do fly-over of…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: GreatWolf, Matt Snyder.

1/21/2008 GreatWolf: [Grey Ranks] Life in the ruins
We finished up Grey Ranks on Friday.  We started off the night tired and dragged out.  Nevertheless, we managed to wrap up an incredible game with an incredibly powerful session. …
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, jasonm, Valamir.

1/18/2008 GreatWolf: [A Flower for Mara] Playing with the n00bs…and loving it!
I have this theory that people are naturally creative, that those who aren’t “creative” are actually afraid of looking dumb and therefore edit themselves.  This isn’t an original theory, of…
In Playtesting
Participants: GreatWolf, hix, Artanis, Emily Care, Bret Gillan.

1/15/2008 GreatWolf: [Grey Ranks] The joy of soul-crushing defeat
We gathered again to play Grey Ranks.  (Our last session is here.)  To kick things off on a cheery note, I played a portion of the Radio Lightning broadcast and…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, jasonm, Reithan, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Paul T.

1/9/2008 GreatWolf: [A Flower for Mara] Jump-starting the game
"She died that night.  She was the light of my days, the glory of my existence, cut down like a flower in the prime of her life.  And now I…
In Playtesting
Participants: GreatWolf, Artanis, jasonm, Noon.

1/8/2008 GreatWolf: [Grey Ranks] Joyriding in tanks and other skylarks that will get you killed
Our Friday night group sat down and planned out the next stretch of roleplaying that we’re going to do.  We agreed to give Grey Ranks a whirl and then head…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, jasonm, Ron Edwards, Filip Luszczyk, Valamir.

1/2/2008 GreatWolf: [Primetime Adventures] Political comedy for the new year
We have a running New Year’s Eve tradition of getting together with James and Theresa to eat wings, drink liquor, and play games until the New Year comes…and then continuing…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Redone, Filip Luszczyk.

1/2/2008 GreatWolf: [Dogs in the Vineyard] Girls can be cruel
The New Year holiday was good for roleplaying.  On New Year’s Eve, we played Primetime Adventures with James and Theresa, which I will write up in due course.  Then, on…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Valamir, Gabrielle, lumpley, Raquel.

12/31/2007 GreatWolf: [Dogs in the Vineyard] In the line of duty….
[b]Introduction[/b] [i]There's a man goin' 'round takin' names. An' he decides who to free and who to blame. Everybody won't be treated all the same. There'll be a golden ladder…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley, Ron Edwards.

12/28/2007 GreatWolf: Trying to choose between Parasites and Possessors
I just bought Sorcerer, and I'm working on putting together my thoughts for the game that's been floating around in my head for awhile. The basic concept is that demons…
In Adept Press
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, lumpley.

12/26/2007 GreatWolf: Go Play Peoria February minicon
In a fit of insanity, Ralph Mazza, Keith Sears, and I have started a group called Go Play Peoria.  We're looking to the nerdNYC model and trying to do something…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf.

12/17/2007 GreatWolf: Dirty Secrets and racism
For those who are interested, there is a discussion about Dirty Secrets and racism going on over here.
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

12/5/2007 GreatWolf: New Dirty Secrets supplement!
(Heh.  I had fun with that title.) No, I haven't published anything new, but now that I've drawn you in with false advertising, I do have a helpful hint for…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Yokiboy.

11/6/2007 GreatWolf: [Robots and Rapiers] The Power of Power
We’ve played a few more sessions of Robots and Rapiers since the last writeup.  I think that we’re finally starting to catch a groove with the system.  Now that we’re…
In Playtesting
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

10/22/2007 GreatWolf: Dirty Secrets review thread
This is the thread to hold links to various Dirty Secrets reviews across the web. Jocelyn Robitaille's review of Dirty Secrets is up on RPGnet.
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, M. J. Young.

10/19/2007 GreatWolf: Rationale for initial character setup
In another thread, Per wrote: Seth, could you perhaps share your thoughts on how the initial characters in the game are written - why did you choose this approach,…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, pfischer.

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4/1/2008 GreatWolf: [Forge Midwest] Flower for Mara playtest
Hello, all.  I'm looking to put together a playtest of A Flower for Mara at Forge Midwest.  If you're interested, let me know in this thread.  Thanks.
In Connections
Participants: GreatWolf.

4/15/2008 GreatWolf: Jesse tells you to Be Judgemental
Jesse Burneko has posted a great thread on playing Dirty Secrets. Go check it out. It's really good.
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

4/22/2008 GreatWolf: Rules question!
Got a quick rules question. I'm reading over the rules, preparatory to actually finally running Steal Away Jordan, and I have a question. Do stored Lucky Dice have to be…
In Stone Baby Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Parthenia.

4/22/2008 GreatWolf: [1001 Nights] A good ending to a good day
Sunday night was Crystal’s birthday party. Her actual birthday is April 14, but for any number of reasons, we couldn’t put together her party until then. It went really well,…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Artanis, Meguey, Gabrielle.

4/23/2008 GreatWolf: Help me name my next game
First, check out my award-winning RPG called Wuxia Melodrama. Yay me! Anyways, I'm in the process of developing this game a bit, and one of the changes I've made is…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Eliarhiman6, Eero Tuovinen, Artanis, Peter Nordstrand.

5/6/2008 GreatWolf: [Showdown] Looking for playtesters
I've had some response already, but I'm casting my net wider now. If you're interested in playtesting Showdown, you can download it here. Please post about your experiences here or…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

5/6/2008 GreatWolf: [IaWA] What might end up being a completely obvious question
Hey, Vincent! I've been reading the recent threads, and something occurred to me. I seem to recall your describing some of your old Ars Magica freeformish games as being negotiated…
In lumpley games
Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley, Mike Holmes.

6/23/2008 GreatWolf: [IAWA] Rules question about multi-character action sequences
We played In a Wicked Age last Thursday and Friday, getting us through two more Chapters. You're absolutely right, Vincent. This game is way better as a campaign game. At…
In lumpley games
Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley.

7/8/2008 GreatWolf: [A Flower for Mara] So how do I go about demoing *this* game?
So, the new game that I'm releasing at GenCon is called  A Flower for Mara.In this game, you take on the role of various relatives of Mara, a woman who…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

7/29/2008 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria] Go Play Peoria summer minicon
I know that the current buzz is all about GenCon, but we're still pressing on with our Go Play Peoria minicons. The next one will be held on August 30,…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged, Darcy Burgess, Ron Edwards.

8/25/2008 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria] Some brainstorming on selling stuffs at Go Play Peoria
Crystal and I were discussing Go Play Peoria, and she suggested the idea of allowing local designers to sell stuff at the minicons. I was mulling this over, when I…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf.

9/2/2008 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria][Mist-Robed Gate] My doubts have been assuaged
Probably the highlight of Go Play Peoria for me was getting to play Mist-Robed Gate by Shreyas Sampat.  Sadly, I didn’t take really good notes, and I threw away the…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf.

10/17/2008 GreatWolf: [IaWA] Mostly hypothetical question
We're gearing up to get back to our game of In a Wicked Age, which I'm really looking forward to continuing. I did find myself with a slightly bizarre question,…
In lumpley games
Participants: GreatWolf, Yokiboy, lumpley.

11/14/2008 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria] Go Play Peoria fall minicon
It's that time again! The Go Play Peoria Fall Minicon will be held on December 6, 2008 at the Samaritan Ministries building. The doors open at 9 a.m., and we…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged.

11/17/2008 GreatWolf: [Sorcerer] A potentially really stupid question about dice
I'm reading through Sorcerer because I'm preparing to propose a game of it for our group. (I'll post the one-sheet here when I write it.) So, in the interim, I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

11/18/2008 GreatWolf: The care and feeding of emergent campaigns
Our Friday group just completed our sixth chapter of In a Wicked Age. It’s been quite the campaign. Currently, our story spans 23 years, four major characters, and a number…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Gabrielle, lumpley, Marshall Burns, tonyd.

12/9/2008 GreatWolf: Dirty Cities design journal
I'm working on my next game, which currently has the working title of Dirty Cities. This is the game that will let me play The Wire. If you're interested in…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

2/16/2009 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria] 2009 schedule
For those of you who don't know, I coordinate a minicon in the Peoria, IL area that we call Go Play Peoria. We're essentially set up as an extended game…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged, Heraldic Game Design, Valamir.

5/22/2009 GreatWolf: Go Play Peoria Summer Minicon
It's that time again! The Go Play Peoria Summer Minicon will be held on June 6, 2008 at the Samaritan Ministries building. The doors open at 9 a.m., and we…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged.

5/26/2009 GreatWolf: [Dirty Secrets] Dirty Secrets errata and FAQs
As you fine folks come across questions and errata, I'll put them here. Hopefully I'll remember to check this thread before the next edition. Investigator has no dice going into…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

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