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7/18/2002 Valamir: Origins, much bigger than I thought
Origins this year felt very small to me. A number of people I was there with mentioned the same thing. Perhaps it was the nearly always empty food court that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, tdenmark.

6/28/2002 Valamir: Cannot post?
I received an unusual message today: "You can not post so soon after your last post. Please try again shortly..." Never seen that before, and it was a good 5…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher Kubasik, Paul Czege, Paganini.

6/26/2002 Valamir: Universalis goes to layout ---> ATTN Playtesters
The final version of Universalis has been sent for layout (we snagged Matt Snyder for the job which means it will look a hell of alot better than the draft…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir.

6/19/2002 Valamir: On RPG's and Pricing
There've been some discussions here about the current pricing range of RPGs during which I've offered my opinion that in general RPG books are priced to low (which IMO is…
In Publishing
Participants: Valamir, hive, Paul Czege, Laurel, Mike Holmes, JSDiamond, Matt Gwinn, Jason L Blair, contracycle, Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards, Misguided Games, pigames.

6/7/2002 Valamir: On embedding Premise
On the Otherkind thread the issue of embedding premise directly into the game came up. Its a topic that's been kicked around before but one I'd like to revisit. This…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, Walt Freitag, deidzoeb, contracycle, Mike Holmes, lumpley, Matt.

6/3/2002 Valamir: Age of Empire
Not precisely on topic, but I just discovered this game in a used book store. It's a really slick game. Were there ever any supplements for it, as suggested in…
In Adamant Entertainment
Participants: Valamir, GMSkarka, Jürgen Mayer, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt, Mike Holmes.

5/30/2002 Valamir: octaNe
Any update on when I can get my grubby paws on a copy?
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Valamir, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, Seth L. Blumberg.

5/23/2002 Valamir: Possible bug
Ran into a problem when trying to follow the Sorcerer Forum link from the Sorcerer web page. First, the Sorcerer Forum link goes to the Forge Forums directory, not to…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Clay, Ron Edwards.

5/23/2002 Valamir: Sorcerer Database
Can someone explain to me how to make use of the Sorcerer database. There is a decided lack of instructions. When I try to pull up "Demons" expecting to see…
In Adept Press
Participants: Valamir, Clay, Joe Murphy (Broin), Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Bailywolf.

5/2/2002 Valamir: Traits + Skills
Split off from the "Do you believe" thread and the Dreamspire thread is a topic near and dear to my heart. Traits and Skills. I think most of us are…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, Paganini, Bankuei, Bailey.

4/25/2002 Valamir: Some Initial Questions
Ok, I went home and started delving a little deeper into RoS. Came up with some initial questions (not the least of which is how will I ever remember the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Valamir, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, Jürgen Mayer, Wolfen, sirjaguar, Mainboard.

4/22/2002 Valamir: Fortune in the Middle
[b]In the Alyria Forum, Ron Spaketh Thusly: [/b][quote]However, the key ingredient of a true Fortune-in-the-middle system (which is why Sorcerer doesn't quite qualify either) is the ability to affect the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards.

4/11/2002 Valamir: Capitalization
[quote="joe_llama"] [quote]There's way too many Capitalised Words of No Real Importance. [/quote] Yeah man. Drop the Capitals. Do it for real this time. [/quote] Ok, I'm listening. Convince me. I've…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, joe_llama, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin.

4/10/2002 Valamir: Dungeon Siege
Ok, I know that its a CRPG and definitely isn't indie, but I thought I'd throw up some commentary about it since I just dumped $50 on the thing. Dungeon…
In Review Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Ace, Robotron666, hyphz.

4/8/2002 Valamir: Donjon this weekend
Played Donjon some this weekend. Here are some thoughts that came up, in no particular order other than the order in which they occur to me. 1) There are clearly…
In Actual Play
Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/5/2002 Valamir: Statistics
Some interesting numbers I came up with while fiddling around on the Memberlist. The top 10 posters are responsible for 40% of the total posts (+40%) The top 20 posters…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Laurel, Seth L. Blumberg, peteramthor, Reimer Behrends, Trevis Martin, clehrich, M. J. Young, wraeththu, deadpanbob, Brian Leybourne, Ron Edwards, Hunter Logan, greyorm, gobi, Lxndr, cruciel, Mike Holmes, John Kim, Rob Carriere, Green, jdagna, Doug Ruff, Andrew Morris, abzu.

4/5/2002 Valamir: Rewarding Color
One of my next projects which is gurgling around in the ooze and muck at the base of my skull is a western game. I've decided that I don't really…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, contracycle, J B Bell, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Paul Czege.

4/3/2002 Valamir: Refreshment
I'd like to ask playtesters to really look hard at the Refreshment mechanic because as it is completely new to V6 it has never been tested. Particularly the amounts given…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir.

4/2/2002 Valamir: True Story
I have this non gamer girlfriend. For the last nine years she's been amazingly indulgent of my mistress...er...hobby, and while she occassionaly will join us for a board game or…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Ayrizale, joe_llama, Bankuei.

3/30/2002 Valamir: Version 6.1
Well, it took me almost a week longer than I thought it would, but that was primarily because I decided to go back in and add alot of the stuff…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir.

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8/13/2002 Valamir: Memberslist Suggestion
I was searching through the members list today trying to find the name of someone I wanted to PM (and couldn't quite remember it accurately enough to use Search) when…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir.

8/14/2002 Valamir: Dungeoneer
Well, I made it to the Citizen Games booth, just long enough to snap up a copy of Sidewinder. But I didn't see (perhaps because I was there for about…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Valamir, GreatWolf, Gordon C. Landis, tdenmark.

8/19/2002 Valamir: Universalis is now available
Universalis is now in print and available for purchase. After a successful Gen Con launch, the full print version is available from http://universalis.actionroll.com The price is $15 plus $2 S/H.…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, sben, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, quozl, James V. West.

8/19/2002 Valamir: Announcing the Universalis forum at the Forge
Many of you may remembering periodically hearing about this "Universalis" game being designed by Mike Holmes and myself over the past year. Well its finally here, and finally available. Be…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir.

8/27/2002 Valamir: Articles of General Support
In going over the types of articles I see "Support for Indie-RPGs" What about articles of general use, not just applicable to a specific game. I had an idea for…
In RPGevolution Contributors
Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/27/2002 Valamir: Out of the Box Redux.
Well Ken didn't get to review Dust Devils this time around. But he promises next week for "his other favorite game from GenCon" http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Valamir, Matt Snyder.

8/27/2002 Valamir: Out of the Box
Ken Hite had some great things to say about RoS in this weeks column http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes.

9/3/2002 Valamir: Caveman Elfs
I was watching the movie Caveman last night (Ringo Starr, Shelly Long, et.al) I kept thinking...oh yeah...this could be done in Elfs something sweet. Bring on the Oool and the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

9/6/2002 Valamir: Universalis Art Contest
Due to certain logistics issues, we are extending the "Universe Alice" Art Contest. Ron Edwards of Adept Press has graciously offered a $50.00 prize to the winner. The rules are…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Jason L Blair, Bob McNamee.

9/6/2002 Valamir: Universalis Art Contest
Artists interested in $50.00 in prize money can check out the contest here
In Connections
Participants: Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag.

9/9/2002 Valamir: Pendragon, dice, and character actions
[quote="Mike Holmes"] But Pendragon goes one further. It requires the players to "participate" in character decisions through the system. That is, when a player's Bravery trait goes off, they are…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, GB Steve, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis.

9/10/2002 Valamir: How strict is the indie requirement?
Hey Clinton, I had sent you a couple of articles on the history of Texas which I had used for a Deadlands Campaign. Didn't hear back as to whether you…
In RPGevolution Contributors
Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/23/2002 Valamir: GNS, Intent and Motivations
From the Ying in the Yang? thread. Hi there, No one seems to be understanding my point: that "intent" as you see it is perfectly all right for you…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Ron Edwards, deadpanbob, jdagna, Mike Holmes, Marco, M. J. Young, contracycle, damion, Seth L. Blumberg, C. Edwards, Wart.

10/3/2002 Valamir: Raw mechanic idea
Ok, I've got a couple RPG ideas storming around and have been searching for a good mechanic. I'm a sucker for original clever mechanics so I didn't just want something…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Valamir, Christoffer Lernö, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch.

10/9/2002 Valamir: RPG Radio!
I just discovered RPG Radio and am currently listing to the grinding power sounds of Cthulhu Dream: Let Sleeping Gods Lie from Darkest of Hillside Thickets. MP3 with an option…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir.

10/10/2002 Valamir: Need your help and your thoughts
Ok...I'm happy to report that we are officially running low on copies of Universalis. That means Mike and I are actually pretty close (haven't crunched the numbers yet) to break…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, quozl, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Tony Durham, ethan_greer, Bankuei, Paganini, ejh, Tony Irwin.

10/10/2002 Valamir: RPG Net Review
Just noticed JB has review of Universalis up at RPG.Net today. Check it out here. Thanks JB. Much appreciated
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin.

10/17/2002 Valamir: Stats Suggestion
I've been musing on the RoS attributes for awhile now and have a suggestion that really can't be implemented as a house rule (without making alot of work) but might…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Valamir, Ashren Va'Hale, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bob Richter, toli, Lyrax, MrGeneHa.

10/21/2002 Valamir: Support Issues
Just wanted to announce that my home PC has officially died in a most heinous and unrecoverable way. Spent a week with several different tech friends of mine and it…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir.

10/28/2002 Valamir: Twisted Little Fears story
[url]http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19471[/url] The first post is one of RPGnet AB3's periodic gaming group from hell tales. But the second is a twisted little halloween short story that would be(and was pointed…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Valamir, Jason L Blair.

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