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8/1/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils: Altering the Devil Rating
Now that I've got the very funky octaNe layout (mostly) underwraps, I'm making my last pass through Dust Devils. It now weighs in around 9,000 words, and will include an…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

8/1/2002 mahoux: Hoboes... (kind of long)
This is an idea from Mike Gentry at http://www.edromia.com . He kind of dropped it and I picked it up again after my viewing of O Brother, Where Art Thou?.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mahoux, Mike Holmes.

8/1/2002 Reality Aberrant: Sorting out Ideas!
I was wondering, can anybody help me sort out my ideas? i am looking for a few persons to help em out think more clearly the concept i have for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Reality Aberrant, Zak Arntson, S.Lonergan, Matt, Ron Edwards, Roy, Jeffrey Straszheim.

8/1/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Since someone mentioned Beast Wars
Are tape requests (trade or otherwise) on topic? I am looking for copies of Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers.
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Jared A. Sorensen, stormwerks, James_Stubbs.

8/1/2002 Michael Hopcroft: You know, it's really weird, but....
Even when a game is "finished" there are people who want to add to it. One of my supplement writers wants to add a lot of new rules material to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Mike Holmes, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards.

8/1/2002 stormwerks: Cynthia?
Has anyone seen or heard from her in a bit? I kinda dropped off the planet for a little bit and i was wanting to drop Beast Wars tapes off…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: stormwerks, Eddy Fate, MissSkitch, Michael Hopcroft.

8/1/2002 Lycaon: Ink?
My friend and I played in a few of the demos (Himler and Georgio) and bought one of the first edition books when it was first released in The Dragon's…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Lycaon, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards.

8/1/2002 Chade: Layout suggestion
Hi, I just picked up the Riddle of Steel, and I have to say I like it! One suggestion...already noted at RPGNet, is that you remove the swords from the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Chade, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Jaif, Mokkurkalfe.

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.

7/31/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Donjon news
After all this time, I know some of you are skeptical on if Donjon's going to get done. I have, in fact, just laid out the first four chapters, albeit…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Bailywolf, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder, Zak Arntson, Anonymous, Le Joueur, efindel.

7/31/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: In-Fo-Mation
Two pieces of information for the forum: 1) I will be gone from tomorrow (Aug. 1) to the next Tuesday (Aug. 6). Ron is da man during that time. If…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

7/31/2002 Mokkurkalfe: Two-on-one
There's something that bugs me about the rules regarding fighting two opponents. It's only the one who's alone that roll dice. That means that if there are two PC's against…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood.

7/31/2002 jburneko: Sorcerer - Gothic Fantasy - Act 3 - The End
Well, our third and what turned out to be our final session of my Gothic Fantasy Sorcerer game has come and gone. Where things ended up: Karl (Christopher's character) not…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik.

7/31/2002 Jake Norwood: I want your soul...er, Character Sheet
I want all the stats and jiggy-with-it stories that go with your favorite and most interesting PCs. Fact is, you don't even have to have played them, but we want…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Valamir, Lyrax, Ace, Bob Richter, Rattlehead, Furious D, Wolfen, Silanthous, Brian Leybourne.

7/31/2002 Riddlemaster: Posion
Is there any rules for Posion and if so what are they... can seem to find em.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Riddlemaster, Jake Norwood, Mokkurkalfe, Lyrax, Brian Leybourne.

7/31/2002 Sneaky Git: Cultural Modifiers
Let me start by saying that I understand, and agree with, the rationale behind cultural modifiers i.e. - the Celts of Angharad tend towards the short and feisty.. resulting in…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sneaky Git, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, Jaif, Lyrax, Roy, Bob Richter, Jürgen Mayer, Wolfen.

7/31/2002 jjkahrs: The Status Quo
Take a look at Bruce Baugh's nobilis weblog and read the post for Thursday, July 25th. I found it very encouraging, and it inspired me to take the things…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jjkahrs.

7/31/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe: free iNtro (chapter one)
Chapter 1 is now available to all you psychotronic boys and ghouls... It's a brief overview of the game, a few of the metagame "rules" (heh!) and a look at…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Jürgen Mayer, Seth L. Blumberg, Tim Denee, Bailywolf, Eddy Fate, Mike Holmes.

7/31/2002 Russell Hoyle: Unknown Armies 2nd Ed has kickers?
Hi folks, I was just reading an Unknown Armies (2nd Ed) review on rpg.net (see link below) and was greatly interested to see that the reviewer describes something that sounds…
In Adept Press
Participants: Russell Hoyle, Ron Edwards, Seth L. Blumberg, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, Henry Fitch.

7/31/2002 Roy: How fast does combat actually play?
If you've picked up a copy of TROS, please do me a favor and respond to this post. How fast does combat actually play and how much fun is it?…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Roy, Rattlehead, Sneaky Git, Silanthous, Lyrax, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Jaif, Mokkurkalfe.

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8/1/2002 Matt Gwinn: Need Sorcerer Logo
I'm doing the layout for Charnel Gods, but I don't have the font used for the sorcerer logo. Can someone hook me up with a hi-res B&W image of the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Clay, Chris Passeno.

8/1/2002 Zak Arntson: Paladin Inspiration - Soul Reaver video game
It occured to me last night how similar the Soul Reaver game's world is to the default Paladin world. Only from the point of view of a semi-repentant Undying. Quick…
In CRN Games
Participants: Zak Arntson, wyrdlyng, Mike Holmes.

8/1/2002 Enoch: Tips for Running in not-so-historical Europe
I don't own tRoS yet, but reading the boards and everything has really gotten me excited about it. I will be buying it at Gen Con, and, if they are…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Enoch, Valamir, Jaif, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, Lyrax.

8/2/2002 Bob McNamee: Paladin Setting / Game ideas
I've had a few sketchy thoughts for Paladin settings... I've been scouting Supers games ideas for the last few months looking for systems to match different game tones...here's my attempt…
In CRN Games
Participants: Bob McNamee, Jared A. Sorensen, Lee Torres, mahoux.

8/2/2002 Zak Arntson: (Chthonian) Campaign Play
[quote="Bailywolf"]Any thoughts on campaign structure? It seems brilliantly suited for one-shots....but what about something more long term? The TV model works pretty well (with source material abounding- Buffy, Angel, X-Files,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zak Arntson, Valamir, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

8/2/2002 Gordon C. Landis: Interesting General Game Design
Just noticed that back in March, some new stuff went up on www.costik.com - PowerPoint presentations that are quite fascinating. More computer game (of various stripes) oriented, but "Game Design…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Gordon C. Landis.

8/2/2002 Marco: A note on GNS and scale ...
From the "Why Sim" Thread. As to the original question: I like different gaming styles (make different decisions in my gaming) at different times for a variety of reasons. …
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Marco, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Daredevil, Thededine, Jeremy Cole, Mike Holmes, jdagna, contracycle, Walt Freitag.

8/2/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Controlling the Effects of Bad Press
As some of you may know, GamingReport.com gave me a less than glowing review. In fact, they were savage. This is not the end in itself -- there will be…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Demonspahn, Chris Passeno, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Valamir, hardcoremoose, Matt Gwinn, Roy, Reimer Behrends, Clay, Marco, Jack Spencer Jr, pigames, tdenmark, John Wick.

8/2/2002 Riddlemaster: More Question
Just got a few questions I know will pop up in game play 1. Say im using Rapier and Poinard style.. during first exchange i parry with my Rapier can…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Riddlemaster, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Sneaky Git, Ron Edwards, Lyrax, Jaif, Jake Norwood.

8/2/2002 Ozymandias: Trying to Encourage Player Proactivity
Alright, I’ve been reading these boards for quite some time now, and now I’ve finally gotten around to registering and posting in the hopes that I might be able to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ozymandias, Jake Norwood, Andrew Martin, Michael S. Miller, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Clay, Ron Edwards.

8/2/2002 ShaneNINE: Which proficiencies existed in Britain between 200AD & 8
My campaign setting is based on dark ages britain, roughly between 200AD and 800AD. It's NOT set in Britain, just modelled after the Celt/Saxon time period - anyone read Katherine…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ShaneNINE, Valamir, Lyrax, Jaif, Jake Norwood.

8/2/2002 Sneaky Git: Money!
I have several questions relating to money and the cost of living/items.. 1) Coinage within Angharad and Picti is mentioned as being "rare, gold and other precious metals do hold…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sneaky Git, Mokkurkalfe, Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Valamir.

8/2/2002 Kenway: Solo rpgs?
Besides the typical Tunnels & Trolls/ Fighting Fantasy/Choose Your Adventure "solo" adventures, are there any real solo rpgs?
In RPG Theory
Participants: Kenway, Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, jrs, Uncle Dark, Jack Spencer Jr, James, unodiablo, efindel, Eric J..

8/2/2002 Kenway: Playtest of Tim Denee's Final Stand
[continued from indie rpgs forum] Energy vs Actions Points: My friend and I concentrated on Action Points, thinking initiative was important to victory. The way we played, starting first allowed…
In Actual Play
Participants: Kenway, Tim Denee.

8/2/2002 Bailywolf: Wuxia- I need some help (and might get to play!)
It looks like I might get to play (well, run) a Sorcerer game fairly soon. The players voted for a wuxia style S&S fantasy... all scheming eunuchs, waring clans, secret…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Zak Arntson, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

8/2/2002 Wolfen: TRoS get-together on OpenRPG
Hey all, Rattlehead and I have mentioned this a time or two, as has Bob Richter (I believe he coined the phrase OpenRPG folx), but here I go again. We…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, Sneaky Git, Bob Richter, Jaif, Rattlehead, Russell Hoyle.

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.

8/2/2002 Brad: Will there be Maneuvers for Missile Weapon Proficiencies?
Just wondering if any are planned and what they might be?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brad, Jake Norwood, Enoch, Lyrax, Mokkurkalfe.

8/2/2002 Zak Arntson: Development/Release Cycles
It's frustrating to have a great game that I want to share (at the moment, it's fully playable and fun), but it seems to have so much opportunity for improvement!…
In Publishing
Participants: Zak Arntson, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/3/2002 Chade: differences in first and second printings?
I am just curious if there are any major changes between printings. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Chade, Wolfen.

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