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7/23/2002 jburneko: Rules Questions - Bonuses to Humanity Check/Gain
Alright so here's the big issue from last night. Do Humanity Check/Gain rolls get the usual role-playing/story/tactic bonuses and if so how? Here's the actual play session problem that occured.…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis.

7/9/2002 jburneko: Sorcerer - Gothic Fantasy - Session #1
Hello All, Well, last night was the first session of my Sorcerer game. It went GREAT! First of all, I'd like to say that, as advertised, this game IS Intense.…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Petter Sandelin.

7/6/2002 jburneko: Passers & Abilities
Hello Again, Okay, so I just noticed something while preping for Monday's game. Passer Demons can not have Boost but more interestingly they can not confer their abilities onto others.…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.

7/2/2002 jburneko: Die Mechanics & NPCs
Hello, Okay, so here I am preping for my upcoming game (WAY EXCITED) and I suddenly had a thought. How do all the bonuses and what not affect NPCs? There…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, Emily Care.

5/30/2002 jburneko: Relationship Maps - Book Plundering Technique
Hello All, First of all, I was going to send this to Ron privately because of this reason: THIS POST CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR JAMES ELLROY'S THE BLACK DAHLIA. Then…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

5/29/2002 jburneko: Choice of Characters -- Mainly Sidekicks?
Down in the Sorcerer Forum Ron wrote... Many role-players, I think, have not learned to read well (or view movies well) - they can see that a protagonist thinks…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jburneko, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Christopher Kubasik, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, Walt Freitag, lehrbuch, Le Joueur, Julian Kelsey, damion, contracycle.

5/28/2002 jburneko: Post Con Observations
Hello All, Well, the last time I mentioned my local con I accidently seriously offended someone with an off-the-cuff flippant remark that really wasn't meant to be taken all that…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko.

5/14/2002 jburneko: Percieved Validity
Hello All, I don't often post in this forum but there's something that's been on my mind about the public perception of indie published games. Before I started coming to…
In Publishing
Participants: jburneko, Jack Spencer Jr.

5/13/2002 jburneko: InSpectres - All Female Branch
Hello All, So, a large number of people couldn't make my regularly scheduled Werewolf game so I pounced on the opportunity to do something else. I asked three of my…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes.

5/6/2002 jburneko: Fleshing Out An Idea For Actual Play
Hello All, I went to the local Rennaisance Fair this weekend and while I always enjoy the experience I was thinking about how, as a time period, I'm much more…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Bob McNamee.

4/30/2002 jburneko: What Do You Think of the 'Living' Campaign Idea?
In another thread Joshua Neff wrote this: It seems to me that the best RPGs will do this--give you the tools (the "instruments", if you will--heh heh) to make…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jburneko, joshua neff, J B Bell, Buddha Nature, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Jack Spencer Jr, Reimer Behrends.

4/29/2002 jburneko: Inspectres - Starting Interview Question
Hello, I have some questions about the purpose of the starting interview. Now, from what I can tell the starting interview is NOT the same thing as the initial approach…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: jburneko, mahoux, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/25/2002 jburneko: Werewolf, 1st Session
Hello All, Well, as some of you know I decided to give my on going Deadlands game a rest at the end of the last story arc. I put a…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Mike Holmes, Erik, Ron Edwards, Michael S. Miller, Blake Hutchins, leomknight.

4/18/2002 jburneko: Group Storytelling vs. Role-playing
Well, in one of Ron's Beef Injection he mentions acknowledging a line between group storytelling and actual roleplaying but doesn't know where that line is. I'm not so sure I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jburneko, Clinton R. Nixon, angelfromanotherpin, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir, J B Bell, Tim C Koppang, Wolfen, Gordon C. Landis, joe_llama, Bob McNamee, Paul Czege, Andrew Martin.

3/29/2002 jburneko: Simulationism, Still Causing Problems
Looking over the Dramatism threads it seems to me that Simulationism is still causing problems. And it seems to me that the REASON Simulationism is still causing problems is that…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: jburneko, Blake Hutchins, Zak Arntson, Brian Hose, Jared A. Sorensen, Christopher Kubasik, contracycle, Felderin, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

3/19/2002 jburneko: Scenario Conclusion, Various Observations
Hello All, On Saturday the current story arc of my Deadlands game came to a conclusion. The session was a landmark in my gaming career since it ended what was…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, joshua neff, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, hyphz.

3/12/2002 jburneko: Whither The Quest?
Hello, This post pertains primarly to the material presented in Socerer & Sword. In Chapter 7 under the dicussion of bangs it says that fights that are merely obstacles and…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Jared A. Sorensen, Christopher Kubasik, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, contracycle.

3/7/2002 jburneko: Character Simulationism & Narrativism
This is an extention of my ever changing quest to clearly define the lines between certain brands of 'story oriented' simulationism and Narrativism. I think I've finally nailed the difference…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: jburneko, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis.

3/6/2002 jburneko: Isolation: First Pass
Hello All, Well, I've completed the first draft of Isolation. It can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/devil_bunnys/Isolation.htm I have many more ideas for advanced and optional rules but I consider this…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jburneko, TrizzlWizzl, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Mithras, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

2/26/2002 jburneko: More SLA Industries or Jesse Loses a Point of Humanity
So, most of you know I have this funny ethic about using the system that comes with a given setting come hell or high water. This stems from a resentment…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, erithromycin, contracycle, Paul Czege, Tim C Koppang.

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7/31/2002 jburneko: Advice Needed -- Retooling Gothic Fantasy For a Con
Hello All, Imagine my surprise when I was perusing the event schedule of my local con and I see someone is running Sorcerer & Sword. Then I read the description…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Valamir, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, J B Bell.

8/2/2002 jburneko: Something I just noticed....
Hello, In the Reunion Demo and all the scenarios (I think) in Sorcerer's Soul the "villain" at the heart of each Scenario is always a demon. Usually a demon who's…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Uncle Dark, Ron Edwards.

8/5/2002 jburneko: Lincoln High Sorcerer Demo
So, I ran the Lincoln High demo for a subset of my weekend group. The results were well, revealing. This post is divided into two parts. The first are my…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Jared A. Sorensen, Bob McNamee, Ron Edwards, A.Neill, Uncle Dark.

9/2/2002 jburneko: L.A. Con Report
Hello All, Well, the latest L.A. Con has come and gone. Out of the three local cons I have attended in the last year I certainly enjoyed this one the…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, WildElf, Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Mike Holmes, GreatWolf, Marco, etnduroix.

9/3/2002 jburneko: What Impresses Me Most
Hello All, I'd just like to note that what impresses me most about Universalis is that it finally gives us a "storytelling" game that: A) Really IS a storytelling game.…
In Universalis
Participants: jburneko, Mike Holmes, Roy.

9/10/2002 jburneko: Spycraft, Gamism, & Relationship-Maps
Hello All, I had an experience I thought I would share. So, my weeknight group is playing Spycraft. Now, I consider Spycraft to be a fairly Gamist facilitating game. From…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Mike Holmes, TrizzlWizzl, hyphz.

9/18/2002 jburneko: Erm... Why Trollbabe?
Okay, no doubt there is some really subtle point about natural human social interactions that I'm missing here but... Why Trollbabe? Let me explain. Since having now bought and read…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Yasha, Eric, Bankuei, Henry Fitch, Le Joueur.

10/1/2002 jburneko: Spaceships, Sixguns and Sorcery
Well, it finally happened, my weekday group collapsed under the weight of the clashing gaming styles and preferences it was trying to support. Thankfully, we only lost two players. So…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Bailywolf, Bogie_71, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Valamir, Christopher Kubasik.

10/8/2002 jburneko: Spaceships, Sixguns & Sorcery (Session 1)
Hello All, The first session of my Space-Western Sorcerer game has come and gone. I took a really bold step with this one. I came to the table armed only…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

10/15/2002 jburneko: Let's Talk About "Meaningful" Choice
Hello, I almost put this in RPG Theory or even GNS but I'm going to be talking almost entirely in terms of Adept Press products and I don't mind responses…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, GreatWolf, joshua neff, Tim C Koppang, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, talysman.

10/16/2002 jburneko: [Sorcerer] Rules Questions
Hello Again, These are just some simple rules questions. 1) Can demons spot telltales with the usual Lore roll? I couldn't find anything specific in the books. 2) When you…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

10/22/2002 jburneko: Spaceships, Sixguns & Sorcery (Sessions 2 - 3)
Hello All, Well, two more sessions of our Space-Western Sorcerer game has gone by and everyone is having a riot of a time. Now that all the character names have…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

11/8/2002 jburneko: Reactions To Trollbabe Comic
Hello, So, I think personally the jury is still out for me on what I think of the first Trollbabe story. However, I have been showing the strip to a…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, wyrdlyng, joshua neff, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Uncle Dark.

11/22/2002 jburneko: Spaceships, Sixguns & Sorcery (Final Session)
Hello All, How Things Turned Out: The Sherif teamed up with his outlaw father. They made one last push in an attempt to pre-empt the planned bandit raid on the…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, b_bankhead.

11/26/2002 jburneko: Backstory Revisited
This thread is part of my on going quest to become comfortable in distinguishing between "meaningful choice" and "railroading", "bang" and "random encounter" from a Narrativist and particularly Sorcerer perspective.…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, greyorm, Christopher Kubasik, Clay, Ron Edwards.

12/3/2002 jburneko: LARPing For Fun & Profit
Hello All, I'm putting this in actual play because to some extent it's about someone else's actual play. But it might belong in either Theory or even Publishing. Please move…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, xiombarg.

12/9/2002 jburneko: Obvious Choices
Okay, this discussion is broken off from Backstory Revisited Ron pointed out that my hash-out thread seemed to really be about three seperate things at once. So, I'll…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Thor Olavsrud, greyorm, talysman, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, epweissengruber.

12/11/2002 jburneko: Borderline Demon Types - Evil Pinnochio
There are two kinds of monsters in horror litterature that I hold a deep facination for, Zombies and Killer Puppets. Just the other day I was thinking about what a…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

12/12/2002 jburneko: Le Mon Mouri - Anyone Played This?
I came across this on my computer yesterday. I totally forgot that I had purchased this little download. Unfortunately, I find it very hard to read. I think it's the…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, sdemory.

12/16/2002 jburneko: Seperate Scenarios
This is the second thread I'm starting that spun off from Backstory Revisited. In that thread Ron phrased the issue like so: "How do I run several different player-characters in…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

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