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6/10/2008 Ron Edwards: [Barbaren] My manly guy
Hello, This is essentially a question thread for Frank, but I also hope it turns into minor system showcase for the game as well, depending on the answers. Here is…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, oliof, Eero Tuovinen, ( o Y o ).

4/27/2008 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2008] Forge Booth: The rules and ways for this year - let's go!
Hello, Well, I ran a little bit behind schedule this year. Finally - here is the thread about signing up for the Forge booth this year. 1. The only eligible…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, iago, Eero Tuovinen, JustinB, wunderllama, rafael, Justin D. Jacobson, btrc.

4/17/2008 Ron Edwards: [My Life With Master] Radium power
Hello, When I arrived at Forge Midwest, people were playing Handy ("the game that lets gamers touch each other" as I call it), and eventually it turned into a conversation…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, coffeestain, jerry, Frank Tarcikowski.

4/15/2008 Ron Edwards: [Spione] Follow-up and musing about the Forge Midwest game
Hello, I will come clean: this is an unabashed promotion thread. We played a game of Spione (pronounced "shpee-oh-neh," or "-nuh"; the last syllable isn't "ee" or "ay") during Forge…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, c, TJ, Malky.

4/14/2008 Ron Edwards: [Forge Midwest 2008] All things afterwards
Let's follow up! I enjoyed myself greatly and invite all comments about the event. Let's put actual play talk into the appropriate forums (Actual Play, Playtesting), but the event itself…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, buzz, Matt-M-McElroy, Blankshield, Malky, Willow, williamhessian, Nev the Deranged, Miskatonic, TJ, GreatWolf, Peter Nordstrand, Zach, SabreCat, Tim C Koppang, coffeestain, jerry, tylure, GamerChick.

3/25/2008 Ron Edwards: [Forge Midwest] Kids
Hi everyone, I find myself in the unfamiliar position of toting my kids to the convention. Cecilia (my wife, their mom) will be away at a convention of her own,…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Nev the Deranged, GreatWolf, Peter Nordstrand, Blankshield.

3/1/2008 Ron Edwards: Grey Ranks as physically published
Hello, This is posted to provide Bully Pulpit Games with some feedback about the paper and general physical features of Grey Ranks. A couple of days ago, I moved in…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Ron Edwards, jasonm, segedy.

2/8/2008 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2008] First thread! The basics
Hi everyone, Here's the GenCon stuff for this year. A lot is staying the same, and a couple of things are changing. First, for people who don't know, this is…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Justin D. Jacobson, iago, SirValence.

1/22/2008 Ron Edwards: Game content and Forge policy
I've decided to address some points made in another thread, Satanic Panic! (Power 19 answered). It's better handled here because it touches on my policies and I think will gum…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

11/24/2007 Ron Edwards: Interview with Vincent and me
Hi there, Clyde has now posted his GenCon interview with Vincent and me at Theory from the Closet; it's Show 025. I really enjoyed the discussion here following my previous…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, ADGBoss, Artanis, Wolfen, Valamir, Darcy Burgess, Nev the Deranged, Noon, lumpley, Noclue, Christopher Kubasik, Marshall Burns, c, Miskatonic, Eero Tuovinen.

9/12/2007 Ron Edwards: Sight design: we're monkeying around a bit
Hi guys, Vincent and I are modifying the look and use of the site a little bit. Some of these have been discussed by Clinton and me for a while,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/4/2007 Ron Edwards: It is indeed September 4th
Happy birthday, Clinton!! Best, Ron
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6, Clinton R. Nixon, GreatWolf, Gaerik, Noon, Parthenia.

8/31/2007 Ron Edwards: [Beast Hunters] Two times!
Hello, Tim Koppang and Chris and I went down to my basement for some Beast Hunting. We swiftly created some scarred bad-ass type characters; there was a kind of driven,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, rafial, xenopulse, Noon.

8/23/2007 Ron Edwards: GenCon demos that I ran, 2007
Hello, This thread is about demos I ran at the booth, not counting the demos I merely played in. The latter covered quite a few titles, although not Fae Noir…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.

8/22/2007 Ron Edwards: The Ashcan Front
Hi everyone, The Ashcan Front project debuted at GenCon 2007 to great acclaim. Now, however, the buzz will diminish and it will be time to get to work. Rather than…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, TwoCrows, Eero Tuovinen.

7/15/2007 Ron Edwards: [Grey Ranks] Third and final session
Hello! What a great game. You can read about our first two sessions in Another playtest for first two sessions. We'd completed seven out of the ten missions.…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, jasonm.

7/11/2007 Ron Edwards: [Dust Devils] A brutal morality play in pre-San Francisco
Tim K, Chris, and I convened about two months ago with a very strong desire to play Dust Devils, using the new book. Now, my experience with Dust Devils is…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Artanis.

7/11/2007 Ron Edwards: [1001 Nights] OK, we ate Cheet-Os and drank beer
About a month and a half ago, the gang gathered to play a game we'd jointly decided upon the previous week, 1001 Nights. Technically we should have waited until Tim…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Nathan P., Caesar_X, lumpley, fjj, Tim C Koppang, Meguey.

7/7/2007 Ron Edwards: [Drowning & Falling] Gamers' id revealed for all to see
Hello, Tim K, Tim A, and I ended up at my place. I grilled beef filets rubbed with black lava salt and peppercorns (both ground up by me with mortar…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Noon, Eliarhiman6, jasonm, Tim C Koppang.

6/28/2007 Ron Edwards: [One Can Have Her] Ratting in black and white
At last, I have time to post about playing One Can Have Her. The group included me, Tim K, Tim A, and Chris. Jonas (and Peter), I apologize for the…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jonas Karlsson, Emily Care, Peter Nordstrand.

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6/23/2008 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe help wanted
Hi there, I'd like to bust out a GenCon 08 version of Trollbabe. The problem is that we have to do it really fast and that the files are in…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards, Artanis.

6/29/2008 Ron Edwards: [The People's Hero] Playtesters sought
Hello, I'm seeking ruthless playtesting. I've done what I can with the design of The People's Hero, and I am absolutely certain that I don't have the intuitive skill to…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards.

7/9/2008 Ron Edwards: [3:16] Another damned Bambi! Shoot it, shoot it! AK-K-K-K-K!
Hello, After way too much time not gaming, we played 3:16! I'd been reviewing the manuscript as it approached publication readiness, and Gregor sent me the latest, just-pre-press copy in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Valamir, Paul Czege, Matt.

7/10/2008 Ron Edwards: [Steal Away Jordan] Brutality in all its forms
We played on the same day as described in Another damned Bambi! Shoot it, shoot it! AK-K-K-K-K!, but later in the evening, in my living room. The players were…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Graham Walmsley, jrs, Jumanji83, Parthenia, Valamir.

8/21/2008 Ron Edwards: [Kagematsu] GenCon, Thursday night
Hello, We gathered at the Embassy Suites in the time-honored tradition to playtest the game, including Danielle Lewon (the designer), Anna Kreider, Darcy Burgess, and me. Curiously, a 50-50 male-female…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Darcy Burgess, wunderllama, Nev the Deranged, SNora.

8/27/2008 Ron Edwards: NPCs in Rustbelt play
Hi Marshall, Jari Tuovinen and I are playing Rustbelt in a kind of quick-and-dirty way, beginning a scenario and skipping through to a later time. It's just me and him,…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns.

8/28/2008 Ron Edwards: [Rustbelt] Opium, haunted memories, hatred in the dark, and killing your friend
Hello, Jari Tuovinen stayed with me for a few days after GenCon, and we tried out a number of games at a superficial level, carrying out the setup rules in…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, Krippler, Valamir, ( o Y o ), davidberg.

8/30/2008 Ron Edwards: [The Fisherman's Wife] Everything you can possibly imagine
On the final night of GenCon, I showed up a little late to the Embassy Suites and play opportunities were thin. I could have hopped into some games but they…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Parthenia.

9/2/2008 Ron Edwards: [A Dirty World] Brief play, fun with the numbers
After GenCon, Jari and I were relaxing for a little while at a picnic table by Lake Michigan, rolling dice and trying out some mechanics out for A Dirty World,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/2/2008 Ron Edwards: [The Path of Journeys] The game I always carry around with me
The Path of Journeys made its only appearance, to my knowledge, at the Ashcan Front booth in 2007. It is a small white booklet, rather attractive and neat, with a…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, jrs, Doplegager.

9/5/2008 Ron Edwards: [Zombie Cinema] Birthday game
Hello, Yesterday was my birthday, and as it was a weeknight, my wife Cecilia and I decided to save any partying for the weekend and relax for the evening. Our…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

9/18/2008 Ron Edwards: [Kagematsu] The playtest questions in the book
Hi Danielle, I went through the design questions in the Kagematsu book, and decided to start a new thread. Here are my thoughts based on our game and on subsequent…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, SNora.

9/25/2008 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe website - ideas solicited
First, the news you're interested in: I've really hammered out some new stuff for the new version of Trollbabe. I'm really happy with it, and have passed it about to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, Miskatonic, greyorm, Eero Tuovinen, James_Nostack, skatay, rafial, Finarvyn, Eliarhiman6, GreatWolf, Markus, Peter Nordstrand, sirogit, ejh.

10/16/2008 Ron Edwards: [Space Rat] Femme babe action at GenCon
I demonstrated Space Rat quite a bit at the Forge booth. It was a reasonably strong draw, with a brightly-colored cover, intriguing name, and the quick pull of the femme…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Rusty, Markus.

10/17/2008 Ron Edwards: Independence, Adept Press, and Indie Press Revolution
This is a companion thread to The New Thing and The Forge Booth 2009. Over the years, I've posted about issues of fulfillment and distribution, including The Nuked Apple-Cart, Channel…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, iago, Jonathan Walton, greyorm, nikola, Valamir, Pelgrane, Meguey, lumpley, inthisstyle.

10/17/2008 Ron Edwards: The Forge Booth 2009
This is a companion thread to Independence, Adept Press, and Indie Press Revolution and The New Thing. Well, as painlessly perceived and agreed upon during GenCon this year, IPR won't…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, jag, nikola, Valamir, Darcy Burgess, Paul Czege, Gregor Hutton, RobNJ, Nathan P., JustinB.

10/17/2008 Ron Edwards: The New Thing
This is a companion thread to Independence, Adept Press, and Indie Press Revolution and The Forge Booth 2009. At GenCon this year, Vincent Baker, Julie Stauffer, Matt Snyder, Paul Czege,…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, lumpley, iago, HighmoonMedia, Meguey, nikola, Pelgrane.

10/28/2008 Ron Edwards: [L5R, The Pool, and others] A new look at Drift
Hello, I've chosen to begin a new thread using one of Markus' final posts in Can someone explain the true reason behind "traits" (PTA-style) to me? as the starting point.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Simon C, Noon, Tim C Koppang, jag, Artanis.

11/13/2008 Ron Edwards: [Dead of Night] Nice Mr. Fitzgerald
This was my third full non-demo time for this game. As part of my GenCon prep in case we had a chance to devote an evening to it, I'd decided…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Graham Walmsley, andrew_kenrick, Noon, davidberg, Melinglor, jrs, Paka.

11/16/2008 Ron Edwards: [Sweet Agatha] Stars, diamonds, and death
Hi everybody, I bought the ashcan in 2007 and felt bad about never getting to it; then again, the twins were born that September, after all. So on last week's…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang, Kevin Allen Jr.

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