Previous Topics

9/23/2009 Graham Walmsley: [Misspent Youth] F**king motherf**ker's on our f**cking tail
We played Misspent Youth last week. Character and world creation was a blast. We were fighting against...oh...I don't know...a corporation of some sort. The advice about choosing things that genuinely…
In Playtesting
Participants: Graham Walmsley, RobNJ, Paka.

8/30/2009 Graham Walmsley: Ribbon Drive: Fuckknows, VA
We played Ribbon Drive in my garden yesterday. There were Steve, Paula and I, who were fairly experienced gamers, and Sebastian and Lucy, whom I think had played things like…
In Actual Play
Participants: Graham Walmsley, joepub, GB Steve, xenopulse, Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang.

5/11/2009 Graham Walmsley: Could someone help me out with PDF printing problems?
I'm having real problems printing a PDF through Lulu. I submit a PDF, they send me an anonymous error message. I submit a new PDF, they send me the same…
In Publishing
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Paul Czege, btrc, visioNationstudios, Carnifex, David Artman.

4/16/2009 Graham Walmsley: [Apocalypse World] Apocalypse averted
We finished our four-session game of Apocalypse World last night. Our heroes flew to the headquarters of Panacea, one of the fronts. There were lots of zombies about. Panacea switched…
In Playtesting
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley, GB Steve.

4/16/2009 Graham Walmsley: Apocalypse World last night
It was kind of like this. http://www.catchyourhare.com/images/cloud-to-dice.jpg G
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Supplanter, Everspinner.

3/24/2009 Graham Walmsley: Little Game Chef
[url=http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=8959]Little Game Chef[/url] is now in progress and the deadline's this Sunday. It's a miniature version of Game Chef that I started because I wanted to kick around a particular…
In Endeavor
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Vulpinoid, David Artman.

3/22/2009 Graham Walmsley: [Apocalypse World] I just care too much
Some quick notes on our third session of Apocalypse World. A good session, this. We're heading towards a zombie ending, so this week, we had one or two zombies. They…
In Playtesting
Participants: Graham Walmsley, agony, Everspinner, lumpley, Krippler, Matt Wilson.

3/12/2009 Graham Walmsley: Publishers' Graphics: Apparently they're a file storage facility, now
A rather odd email from Publishers' Graphics. Dear Graham, March 9, 2009 We are updating our data-file storage system, and have added new procedures to our safeguards to insure that…
In Publishing
Participants: Graham Walmsley, guildofblades, Ron Edwards.

2/19/2009 Graham Walmsley: [Apocalypse World] What's wrong with this and how might I fix it?
Second session, tonight, with changes in the group: Steve, the hardholder, and Wai Kien, the hocus, couldn't make it. Replacing them we got Adrian, a driver, and Sean, a savvyhead.…
In Playtesting
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Dionysus, lumpley.

2/7/2009 Graham Walmsley: Apocalypse World
We started Apocalypse World on Wednesday. From my point of view, it was successful, with the MC rules especially working well. Character creation went smoothly: everyone did it from their…
In Playtesting
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley, Everspinner.

11/22/2008 Graham Walmsley: Google Books and partnership
Has anyone considered partnering with Google Books, to make limited previews of their books available? I'd welcome comments from anyone who's considered it; or anyone who, having looked at the…
In Conventions
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Matt, Eero Tuovinen.

11/11/2008 Graham Walmsley: [Poison'd] More simple questions
1. What do I do when a player says: "I want to talk to the crew and incite a mutiny"? What he really wants is to be Captain without a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley.

10/21/2008 Graham Walmsley: [Poison'd] An assisting rule
Poison'd went well on Saturday night, and I have stories about that, but there was grumbling about the lack of an "assist" rule. If you're fighting the Captain, and I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley.

10/21/2008 Graham Walmsley: [Poison'd] I don't use NPC Brinkmanship
The only thing NPC Brinkmanship does is decide whether the GM can escalate, right? The rules, as written, are: 1. Roll two dice. Take the higher for Brinkmanship. 2. If…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley, Arturo G., Eero Tuovinen, watergoesred.

9/1/2008 Graham Walmsley: Games on Demand
I wondered if anyone had thoughts about how Games On Demand worked this year? I have thoughts myself, but I'm in a motel with limited Internet access, so I'll add…
In Conventions
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards, Darcy Burgess, jasonm, ejh, Wolfen.

8/26/2008 Graham Walmsley: Poison'd: Some thoughts on violence
The new GM advice section has helped me a great deal. It's cleared up some problems I had in GMing Poison'd. Here are a couple of thoughts/questions. 1. If you…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley.

7/16/2008 Graham Walmsley: How not to lose your voice during a convention
In the run-up to Gen Con, here's some quick advice on how not to lose your voice if you're on a stall and talking all day. (I'm an actor, in…
In Conventions
Participants: Graham Walmsley, jasonm, GreatWolf, Eero Tuovinen, Capulet, Denise.

7/16/2008 Graham Walmsley: Price targetting
Someone asked me about price targetting, so I thought I'd explain. It's rather fascinating. I'm not an expert in this, you understand: I've read a book on it, which I…
In Publishing
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, David Artman, Thunder_God, Double King, iago.

7/7/2008 Graham Walmsley: British Game Awards
In December, at Dragonmeet, we’ll present six awards to RPG-related things we think deserve more recognition. The winners will (depending on what they are) have happened, been active or been…
In Publishing
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Arturo G..

4/28/2008 Graham Walmsley: [Poison'd] Chastity
So, we played Poison’d yesterday, an afternoon-long game. I’m GMing and there’s Alex, Scott and Adam playing. We eat tuna nicoise before playing, very nautical. The first thing that happens:…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley, agony, Ogremarco.

<< more previous topics

Subsequent Topics

8/31/2010 Graham Walmsley: I choose you, Sorcerer
On the way to GenCon, I talked to some guy called Vincent about Sorcerer. He suggested that Sorcerer often gets seen as an excessively serious game: a gut-wrenching emotional fest,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, jburneko, lumpley, The Dragon Master.

more subsequent topics >>