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8/15/2002 Ron Edwards: What the industry needs (by me!)
Hello, I came to the following conclusions following some very intensive conversations after the Diana Jones ceremony, with two people who Shall Not Be Named but who Know Their Shit.…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eugene Zee, contracycle, Clay, mattcolville, J B Bell, Tundra, wizardattic, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir.

8/14/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe comic strip artists' call
Hi there, I'm thinking about a promotional device for the Trollbabe website, when it gets going. Basically, I'm going to write a comic strip, three-panels like in the newspaper. I'll…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, xiombarg, Zak Arntson, James V. West, Prankster, offbeat!, Imp-Chan, kitten.

8/14/2002 Ron Edwards: Publishing Dust Devils
Hi Matt, Um, I advise caution. I agree that the "next commercial step" is called for, for Dust Devils. But slamming it into the stores? Remember, retailers give Not One…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, jburneko.

8/13/2002 Ron Edwards: Universe Alice art contest
Ha! My first post in the new public forum. Here's my deal: Adept Press will pay (Dr. Evil moment) $50.00 to the artist who delivers the best portrayal of ...…
In Universalis
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/13/2002 Ron Edwards: The bad incident at GenCon
Hello everybody, I had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Dee at GenCon. This is the guy who published Villains & Vigilantes at 17, and went on to many other games.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Matt Snyder, joshua neff, Paul Czege, Jake Norwood, Gordon C. Landis, hardcoremoose, Jürgen Mayer, Marco, Doc Midnight, S.Lonergan, Jack Spencer Jr.

8/12/2002 Ron Edwards: Receiving the Diana Jones award
Hello, I've been trying to wear my "brave but humble" face, publicly, but here in my own forum, I think I'll let it slip. This has been a full and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Demonspahn.

8/12/2002 Ron Edwards: New days upon us
Hi everybody, This is the first of my many post-GenCon posts. I doubt I'll be able to get even the first wave of them on-line by the end of the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Snyder, Nathan, pigames, Mytholder, Demonspahn, Balbinus, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, damion.

8/6/2002 Ron Edwards: Into the Milwaukee hinterlands
Hi everyone, I'm leavin' for GenCon today, so everyone please play nice and keep an eye on the courtesy-levels, discourse-quality, etc, while I'm gone. I'll try to check in once…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/3/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe debut at GenCon
Hello, Well, Trollbabe's ready for GenCon. I have a bunch of sales copies and the original printout for backup. The website's not ready yet, though - it has some features…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

7/30/2002 Ron Edwards: GenCon 2002 - THE MASTER LIST
Hello, It's time to coordinate just a thing or two about GenCon. People who will be staffing the booth and selling their games: Jason Blair and me (obviously), as well…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Michael Hopcroft, Mike Holmes, Zak Arntson, Matt Gwinn, Ferry Bazelmans, joshua neff, Jared A. Sorensen, Jake Norwood.

7/30/2002 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer play at GenCon
Hello, So here's what I'm prepping for the con. 1) The Lincoln High Reunion demo, now blessed with incredible portraits by Rod Anderson. I'd like to run this a couple…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Chade, Bailywolf, Andy Kitkowski.

7/25/2002 Ron Edwards: Otherkind in action
Hi there, I'm in the process of writing up my GenCon demo pack, including character sheets, scenario notes, NPCs, a system summary for games I don't know as well, etc.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Bob McNamee, Dav, lumpley.

7/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Mini-supplement finance news
Hey there, Dav Harnish just sent me this email ... I just sold my 75th copy of HELLBOUND! Whoopie!! At $4.55 per copy to me (except the first 12, which…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Dav, greyorm.

7/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Nice Sorc & Sword thread on RPG.net
Hello, Most of you probably know this already, but people are saying very nice things about the supplement on this thread. Thanks to everyone who's contributed. I confess I'm keeping…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Ferry Bazelmans.

7/22/2002 Ron Edwards: The class issue
Hi everyone, I finally had the chance to sit down and parse out this issue. To give you the short form, the term "class" in role-playing design has entered that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, jburneko, lehrbuch, Andrew Martin, Skippy, damion, Mike Holmes, Don Lag, Victor Gijsbers, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, Ian Charvill, contracycle.

7/19/2002 Ron Edwards: Yikes! Scary picture
Hi there, Check it out here. Chills, man. I'm interested in links to other pictures people would find useful for Little Fears, so chime in if you know of any.…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes, Jesse Paulsen, Matt Snyder, Dios-Flakk, paulmjessup.

7/18/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe exists
Ha ha! Oh, this game is so wonderful ... Matt Snyder has cemented his place in my pantheon of Amazing Role-playing Professionals, due to his work on its layout. Anyway,…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, greyorm.

7/17/2002 Ron Edwards: A Sorcerer novel
Hello, I just finished reading John D. MacDonald's novel, The Girl, The Gold Watch, and Everything (1962). The hero inherits a gold watch from his mysterious uncle. ****** Kirby, the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, Zak Arntson.

7/15/2002 Ron Edwards: update?
Hi Seth, I'd very, very much like to see a Quickstart Alyria ready for GenCon, even in the basic form that they're already in. Right now, I'm constrained from using…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.

7/15/2002 Ron Edwards: GenCon plans?
Hi there, What's the plan for GenCon? Are we still on for selling copies of The Questing Beast? If so, some fees have to be discussed, as per the GenCon…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, James V. West.

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8/21/2002 Ron Edwards: Third print supplement - actually
Hello, Well, it looks as if the third print supplement for Sorcerer will be a reality in the early part of 2003. The previous thread about this was Third print…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, wyrdlyng, Jason L Blair, jburneko, Ferry Bazelmans, Fabrice G., Clay, Mike Holmes, Jeffrey Straszheim, lumpley, jrs, Uncle Dark, Ian Charvill, Jack Spencer Jr.

8/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Misplaced game/comics at GenCon
This is barely, barely on-topic, but I can't figure out a way to do it more sensibly ... To folks who were at the booth at GenCon, Did anyone come…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, unodiablo, joshua neff.

8/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe - loose at last!!
Hi everyone, Please c'mon by the new Trollbabe site and look around. The text is at the alpha-level and I already plan to change most of it, so cut me…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, James V. West, Jack Spencer Jr.

9/4/2002 Ron Edwards: Personal note: Clinton & me are older
Yup, Clinton and I have the same birthday - today. I'm 38. Makes you just look up at the starry sky and say, "H'm," doesn't it? At least it would…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Clinton R. Nixon, Ferry Bazelmans, Le Joueur, GreatWolf, xiombarg, Seth L. Blumberg, Jared A. Sorensen, C. Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Paul Czege, Adam, wyrdlyng, greyorm, Fabrice G., Blake Hutchins, Eric J., Jason L Blair.

9/4/2002 Ron Edwards: "Sorcerer" - not in English
Hey, I learned neat things at GenCon, like how to say "Sorcerer" in different languages. Zauberer (German) (thanks to Juergen) Czarodziej (Polish) (thanks to Jake) I figure "Brujo" (male witch;…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, GB Steve, Ace.

9/6/2002 Ron Edwards: What "that guy" is called
Hi there, The fellow who goes by "nipfipgip...dip" suggested, in this thread: Is it about time someone drew a list of the names given to the GM role over time?…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, mahoux, Mike Holmes, Valamir, xiombarg, Walt Freitag, jburneko, Zak Arntson, Clinton R. Nixon, lumpley, Paul Czege, Ian Charvill, hardcoremoose, contracycle, damion, greyorm, Jared A. Sorensen, Tim Denee, Jack Spencer Jr, M. J. Young, Le Joueur, S.Lonergan, hyphz, Mytholder, Seth L. Blumberg, JSDiamond, kevin671.

9/10/2002 Ron Edwards: Jonathan Tweet's comments on Sorcerer
Hey folks, I should have posted this a while ago and completely forgot about it. Jonathan Tweet's comments about the combat system and book-explanation thereof are here and his review…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jeffrey Straszheim, Mike Holmes, Eric, Christopher Kubasik, Clay.

9/3/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe review
Thanks to Jeff Strazheim for a great review of Trollbabe at RPG.net!! Here's the link. Best, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/12/2002 Ron Edwards: state of the art - or my notions anyway
Hi Paul, Here's my rundown on the "state of the art" in My Life with Master. 1) Clarify the examples of "Less than / More than" so the latter do…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/13/2002 Ron Edwards: Sweden's National Gaming Week
Hi there, I have learned some very interesting things about role-playing in Sweden. 1) Apparently, a given gaming group may register with the national government to get *money* to finance…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, contracycle, Valamir, Mytholder.

9/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe comics update
Hi there, Trollbabe comics are tentatively scheduled to start rolling on the website next Monday, September 23. But that's tentative! The comics are done but we have to check out…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Le Joueur, Henry Fitch, Jeffrey Straszheim, James V. West, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg.

9/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Help needed on third supplement
Hello, Does anyone know the Cantonese for: "Bad Town" and "Small Village" That would be most helpful. Many thanks, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Bankuei, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, jrs.

9/18/2002 Ron Edwards: Azk'Arn actual play
Hello, Way back before GenCon, one of the role-playing groups I'm in got rolling on a Sorcerer & Sword game. I'd been seized with a bizarre notion of an insectoid-fantasy…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Thor Olavsrud, urbwar, joshua neff.

9/23/2002 Ron Edwards: Genre Expectation - a Sketch of "Cosmic Zap"
Hi Fang, I've been considering what I'd like to use for a fairly-Sim genre game (close as I'll ever get anyway). Since I don't want the metagame stuff to be…
In Scattershot
Participants: Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, b_bankhead, Mike Holmes, Spooky Fanboy, Bob McNamee.

9/30/2002 Ron Edwards: RPG.net Games Day at Games Plus
Hi there, I attended the RPG.net Games Day at the retail store Games Plus in Mount Prospect, IL, on Saturday. I'd signed up for an afternoon demo slot, 3 to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, damion, Mike Holmes.

10/4/2002 Ron Edwards: Indie Design policy announcement
Hello, A lot of new people have arrived at the Forge recently, and a lot of them have been active in this forum. However, the mission of the forum has…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards.

10/8/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe a'scrollin'
Hello, Well, the li'l strip engine seems to be working fine, and the second-week strip of the first story is in place. I'm thinking, too, that each story might be…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Valamir, Roger Eberhart, Henry Fitch, jburneko, greyorm.

10/10/2002 Ron Edwards: Profiling, fall 2002
Hello, We do this every so often. It goes like this: What are the last three role-playing games that you actually, really played? What three role-playing games, out of ALL…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Maurice Forrester, ethan_greer, Alan, jburneko, Zak Arntson, joshua neff, DaR, jrients, Blake Hutchins, GreatWolf, Emily Care, Paul Czege, Tim Denee, Matt Wilson, Demonspahn, Paka, jdagna, Galfraxas, Mark D. Eddy, Rich Forest, Ace, Ferry Bazelmans, A.Neill, Ian Charvill, Andrew Martin, Ian Cooper, Chris Passeno, wyrdlyng, Ayrizale, quozl, Jason L Blair, James Holloway, Seth L. Blumberg, Jeremy Cole, Bankuei, hardcoremoose, lumpley, Jake Norwood, Yasha, Bob McNamee, greyorm, Uncle Dark, Ragnar Deerslayer, Michael Bowman, Matt Snyder, Enoch, hyphz, Mytholder, Silent Tamatama, Christoffer Lernö, damion, Peter Nordstrand, leomknight, DeadGirl, Michael S. Miller, Thor Olavsrud, Jeffrey Miller, Tim C Koppang, J. Backman, Clinton R. Nixon, Voidwalker, Ben Morgan, ADGConscience, ADGBoss, Delta1, Matt, Shreyas Sampat, GB Steve, Jim DelRosso, xiombarg, Jonathan Walton, Manu, simondale.

10/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Moderator chat, Oct 2002
Hello, I think every few months we should have one of these little chats. Basically? I'm thinking that I'm going to start holding all moderators responsible for promoting the best…
In Moderators
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, GreatWolf.

10/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Sneak preview: Sex & Sorcery excerpt
Hello, Here's the first fifth (or so) of the complete short story that I'll be presenting as part of one of the chapters in Sex & Sorcery. Its purpose is…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, GB Steve, greyorm, Manu, Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Alan, Uncle Dark, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Tim C Koppang, Emily Care, Bankuei, Thor Olavsrud, Paka, Clay.

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