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8/6/2002 Jaif: A few options
Just some options that I've been considering. I apologize if any of these have been covered on the boards before - I don't remember seeing them. 1) New advantage: Nimbleness(minor/major).…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Sneaky Git, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

7/21/2002 Jaif: New Spiritual Attribute: Help the GM.
I'm sure many of you have seen this: people who can come up with 4 SAs cleanly, but can't get a good 5th. This got me to thinking about options...…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

7/13/2002 Jaif: Official First Edition Errata?
I've got the sorcery section rewrite, and the updated beat & stop short manuevers. Now that the second edition's coming out, is there any other errata? -Jeff
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood.

7/12/2002 Jaif: Magic system suggestions
Given the recent speed-of-light, er, "discussion", I've been thinking along the following lines... Outside of the level of vagaries used, the game system increases difficulties and places limits in the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood.

6/25/2002 Jaif: Bows vs. Shields
We played again on saturday, and definately had a blast. I like the flexibility of the skill system, in regards to the part where you pick the appropriate attribute. I…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Mokkurkalfe, Brian Leybourne, Furious D, Ben, Blake Hutchins, Valamir.

6/12/2002 Jaif: Math in games: why the stigma?
As I've been looking through online posts at RPG.net and, more recently, the forge, I've noticed what I call a stigma (pick your word) against math in many postings. "Too…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jaif, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Seth L. Blumberg, Laurel, Blake Hutchins, Le Joueur, Bankuei, xiombarg, Paganini, Gordon C. Landis, Walt Freitag, Wolfen, Evan Waters, damion, Andrew Martin.

6/10/2002 Jaif: Narrativist GMs: How do you have fun?
For those who haven't had the pleasure <g> of reading some of my other threads, let's just say I often GM for a group of traditional gamers, who happen to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jaif, Zak Arntson, hardcoremoose, Eric J., Fabrice G., Valamir, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, contracycle, Jake Norwood, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, Christopher Kubasik, Andrew Martin, joshua neff, Paul Czege.

6/9/2002 Jaif: Grappling & Wrestling
I've got a few questions about grappling and wrestling. I'm probably just being dense, but: 1) What is grappling to trap? The mechanic is clear, but what are you talking…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Lyrax, Wolfen, Stuart, Brian Leybourne.

6/7/2002 Jaif: Do you care if your character dies?
In our group's talks about our gaming, we've hit upon a distinction between players. Some get very attached to their characters, and don't want to see them die. Often there's…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jaif, Ben Morgan, Eric J., Ferry Bazelmans, contracycle, Ian O'Rourke, Fabrice G., Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

6/5/2002 Jaif: Adventure seeds for indecisive players
[apologies in advance if this is the wrong forum.] The short version: My local group has become very indecisive in games. I'm looking for a few low-fantasy adventure ideas that…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jaif, Christopher Kubasik, Valamir, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege.

6/4/2002 Jaif: A magical tangent
I wanted to share some thoughts on the evil sorcerer NPC I ran in my last adventure. Sorry this is so long. 1) My friends and I are all in…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Psychopompous, Claymore, Atomic Requiem, Bob Richter, Lyrax, Ben, Ron Edwards.

5/28/2002 Jaif: Skill System Comments
I ran the game a few times last week, and it was a blast. I have a few negative observations that I wish to address, but please don't take that…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Atomic Requiem, Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Rattlehead, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, contracycle, Lyrax, Henry Fitch, 655321.

5/27/2002 Jaif: Armor encumberance & shields
A couple of things seem a bit "off" to me about armor and shields. Note that I have limited experience here; I have worn a chain shirt, and I have…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood.

5/18/2002 Jaif: Defending against Sorcery
Ok, I mentioned this in another thread, so I'd like to pose a question to the viewing audience. 1) How do sorcerers defend themselves from other sorcerers? Let's be clear,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Rattlehead, Wolfen, Ian O'Rourke, Shadow, Christopher Kubasik, Atomic Requiem, The_Fey, Jake Norwood, Lyrax.

5/10/2002 Jaif: Gritty supplements
Ok, call me lazy but sometimes I'd just like to grab a module, change the city name to my campaign city, and run with it. Unfortunately, in today's d20 climate…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, Bladesinger.

5/7/2002 Jaif: Weryth geography questions
Every year for the week before Memorial Day a bunch of high-school & college buddies of mine go on a vactaion to a cabin in Pennsylvania (some for a week,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax, Wolfen.

5/5/2002 Jaif: We played last night, and had a blast!
That's the first time my regular group has stayed up to 3am playing an RPG in a long time. We had a blast. I'm not going write up the whole…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax.

5/1/2002 Jaif: The psychology of combat
My pet peave for a long time is that no game, anywhere, deals with the psychology of combat. For example, during WWII a study was done on soldiers in combat:…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Le Joueur, Wolfen, Valamir, Ace, Brian Leybourne, Mokkurkalfe, contracycle, Shadow, Lyrax, Atomic Requiem.

5/1/2002 Jaif: Cohesive Groups w/spiritual attributes
Probably nothing new, but... I'm sure we've all either done it or seen it: the GM gives the Player's Guide to the group and says "make you characters", then he…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Wolfen.

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8/16/2002 Jaif: Is Narsil a Longsword?
Ok, for those of you who've seen the LoTR movie (like there's any doubt<g>), what kind of sword is Narsil? I'm talking about game terms here - I know that…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Ben Morgan, Mokkurkalfe, Brian Leybourne, Hoser, Mike Holmes, Sneaky Git.

8/24/2002 Jaif: Duel Knives?
I have a new player who may want to use two knives. I have know clue whether this is European or not, it's just something cool he wants to do.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Wolfen, Spartan.

9/1/2002 Jaif: Questions: stealth & thrown dagger, from a recent sessio
I had a couple situations that came up in my last session that are making me think. Since thinking is bad, I thought I'd ask for some help here to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Ace, Mokkurkalfe, Thirsty Viking, Lyrax.

11/15/2002 Jaif: Errata?
I have the first edition, I'm wondering if there's any errata available since the second edition printing. I have the new sorcery chapter, and the new beat and...forget, another manuever…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Spartan.

1/31/2003 Jaif: What world do you run or play in? Weyrth, or your own?
I'm just curious how many here use TRoS in the given world, versus one of their own. I'm using my own - LotR, the world of men, 250 years after…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Shadeling, Paka, Salamander, Clinton R. Nixon, Darth Tang, Fallen_Icarus, Mike Holmes, arxhon, RN3G8 4E, Ashren Va'Hale.

12/11/2003 Jaif: Glorantha at sea?
I'm still reading the rules to heroquest, but I've already decided that "me likey". So at times when I can't read the rules (work is so pesky), I've been thinking…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Jaif, simon_hibbs, Donald, Calithena, droog, Mike Holmes, RaconteurX, Ian Cooper, Ludoch, buserian.

12/21/2003 Jaif: This game reminds me of marvel (old game)
One of the major features of the marvel system was the one-size-fits-all mechanic: the FEAT table. Along with a consistant rating system for all abilities, this core mechanic made it…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Jaif, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Michael S. Miller, Deacon Blues, Scripty.

12/27/2003 Jaif: Amber?
I'm curious - are there any amber -to- heroquest conversions posted out there? It seems a natural fit for someone who wants a bit more system in their amber game.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Jaif, RaconteurX, Mike Holmes.

12/28/2003 Jaif: Fatigue?
Are there any fatigue rules in Heroquest? I've looked, but I haven't seen anything. In case that's not clear; Imagine a scene from Master & Commander - a particularily bad…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Jaif, doubtofbuddha, Scripty.

3/1/2004 Jaif: Issue with skills resolution
Hey all, Sorry if this has been discussed already. I don't get to these forums much and I miss lots. Anyways, I have real problems with the skills system. Basically,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Ingenious, Dain, Wolfen, Richard_Strey.

7/12/2004 Jaif: Sci-fi heroes
I've been thinking about adapting heroquest to "hard" sci-fi. One issue is that heroquest is designed to support advancement of characters from average humans straight up to god-head by the…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Jaif, newsalor, Wulf, Mike Holmes, soru, GB Steve, Shreyas Sampat, grbosch, lightcastle, KingOfFarPoint.

8/6/2004 Jaif: Recluce?
Has anybody here thought to run a magic of recluce game using RoS? The magic system seems a perfect fit for chaos magics. -Jeff http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812505182/qid=1091794199/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/104-1208123-4302319?v=glance&s=books
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif.

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