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1/11/2007 Mike Holmes: What's Next?
So, Orx is pretty much done now? Or are there more steps with it? And then do you have anything else planned, Raven? Mike
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: Mike Holmes, greyorm, Thunder_God.

11/22/2006 Mike Holmes: Does System Matter?
OK, of course I think system matters, and a lot. But...I just wanted to do a reality check for a moment on this. Looking at, say, my HQ IRC play,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Mike Holmes, Calithena, Raedwald Bretwalda, Valamir, jburneko, nystul, Jon Scott Miller, greyorm, masqueradeball, Filip Luszczyk, Brand_Robins, Ron Edwards, Noon, Caldis, Paul T, Danny_K, timfire, c, Paka, Landon Darkwood, Eliarhiman6, Yokiboy, contracycle, davidberg, TroyLovesRPG.

8/24/2006 Mike Holmes: Otherworlds And Applicability to Fantasy Worlds
[size=14pt][b]What Source Material Does HQ Magic Match? [/b] [/size] I often argue that the way magic is described for Glorantha actually, despite what some may say about it being "Glorantha…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, Melinglor, sebastianz, soru, epweissengruber.

7/14/2006 Mike Holmes: HP Transference
We're changing phases in the IRC game, and this is where I prefer to get in rule changes as they tend to stick best if implemented during the transition. So,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, Vaxalon, Latreya Sena, sebastianz, Doyce, Mandrake, Tim Ellis, Jane.

6/8/2006 Mike Holmes: Why D&D Raven?
I asked Raven why it was that he plays D&D, considering that he's well aware of other games that would seem, to me at least, like they would better satisfy…
In Actual Play
Participants: Mike Holmes, Clay, Ron Edwards.

6/6/2006 Mike Holmes: Play Example Explanation
Alexandre was inquiring about what my play is like mechanically from what he's seen in the logs here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19987.15 I was thinking more about publishing…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, alexandre santos, Valamir.

6/5/2006 Mike Holmes: Flat Characters
[quote]In both instances the characters are completely flat and transparent, they are simply a tool for the players to act in the reality of the game. They have no personnal…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, barna284, alexandre santos, Arturo G., Vaxalon, Bryan_T.

6/5/2006 Mike Holmes: Some Simulationism Concerns
This thread was originated from comments made here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19987.15 This is an usefull summary on your thinking on the so-called GNS model (I admit I did not have the nerve…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, alexandre santos, Bryan_T.

5/22/2006 Mike Holmes: MOLAD US Demo Team
I've been honored by having been selected to become the new HQ demo team leader in the US. I find that the demo team consists of only a very few…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, a_verheaghe, epweissengruber.

5/1/2006 Mike Holmes: That Other Game
So I was just traipsing through all of the independent company fora, and for some reason the tag line for Chimera Creative caught my eye - it says that Chimera…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Matt Snyder.

4/3/2006 Mike Holmes: [Concinnity] Wrap Up
Concinnity 6 is over, and I thought I'd put in a quick after action review. I really have to say that this was a very well run small convention...one that…
In Conventions
Participants: Mike Holmes, Matt-M-McElroy.

3/27/2006 Mike Holmes: Asymetrical Conflicts
There's been a principle that I've wanted to discuss for a while, and what with the buzzword Asymetrical Concflict being thrown about on the news a lot of late, I…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, lightcastle, simon_hibbs.

3/24/2006 Mike Holmes: Unrelated Actions Revisited
A perennial topic, the subject of Unrelated Actions was brought up in this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19082.0 The question, as always, is what makes an action truely unrelated enough to use this…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, lightcastle, Tim Ellis, Web_Weaver, nichughes.

11/30/2005 Mike Holmes: Constructive Denial?
In the following post, Ron came up with the phrase Constructive Denial: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17334.15 Actually I think that some of his last posts were some of the best statements that I've…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Supplanter, GreatWolf, talysman, Marco, komradebob, Artanis, Mark Woodhouse, clehrich, jmac, contracycle, M. J. Young.

11/21/2005 Mike Holmes: Adjusting FATE for PBEM Play
I was asked how I'd modified FATE for PBEM play in this thread: I did a few things actually to make play flow more smoothly. I have to admit first,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Mike Holmes, joepub.

11/17/2005 Mike Holmes: Multiple Specialized Magic Cults
So I'm looking for examples from play of characters that you've played or had in a game you've run that had magic from more than one specialized cult. I'm trying…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, Janus, Lamorak33, Ian Cooper, MrWrong.

11/17/2005 Mike Holmes: HP Reward Systems Revisited
Yah, I've been through this before, dontchano. Time to look at it again. For brainstorming purposes, if people want to propose outlandish stuff, go ahead. But I've got some specific…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, Vaxalon, Janus, Christopher Weeks, Eero Tuovinen, Lamorak33, CCW, Kintara, Ian Cooper, Bryan_T, simon_hibbs, Doyce, lightcastle.

10/17/2005 Mike Holmes: Simulationism Aside
Simulationism is problematic. I don't think that I'm saying anything shocking there. There is little agreement on what it actually is, which I posit is due to the fact that…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Mike Holmes, timfire, Troy_Costisick, Adam Dray, Wolfen, WhiteRat, komradebob, Ron Edwards, Merten, jmac, Sydney Freedberg, HenryT, Andrew Norris, contracycle, Wormwood, Marco, Mark Woodhouse, M. J. Young.

9/1/2005 Mike Holmes: Who Do You Play?
Hi Joshua, nice meeting you at GenCon. I'm hoping that the question in the thread title is answered in the text somewhere. I didn't get a copy of the game,…
In glyphpress
Participants: Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, nikola.

8/25/2005 Mike Holmes: Other Projects?
You've already mentioned plans for at least one other game. Any hints as to what we can expect out of your new venture, Em? Mike
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Mike Holmes, Emily Care, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Gregor Hutton, Andrew Morris, Andrew Norris, Shreyas Sampat, Allan, Brand_Robins.

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