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6/19/2001 Ron Edwards: Request
Hi there, I suppose this thread could go in the Site Discussion, but frankly, I think more people will see it here. As many of you can tell, Clinton and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, Jason L Blair, Dav, Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Epoch.

6/7/2001 Ron Edwards: The "universal" issue
Hello everybody, Martin and I were saying hello in the Site forum, and this topic came up. I thought it might be better served here. It seems like a good…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, Dav.

6/6/2001 Ron Edwards: I want to see character examples
Hey there, So, some few of you out there have actually played my utterly reprehensible game. I'd like to see some of the characters!! Post'em here. Tell me about them.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, james_west, Jack Spencer Jr, Dav, jburneko, greyorm.

6/5/2001 Ron Edwards: All about mini-supplements
Hello, This stuff was originally announced at GO, so it ought to be here too. A mini-supplement is any combination of the following for Sorcerer: a setting, scenarios, rules tweaks,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Dav, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, greyorm, james_west, hardcoremoose.

6/3/2001 Ron Edwards: God damn it, I love Glorantha
Yes, Glorantha is highly derivative. Yes, nearly all the mythic details can be traced to their historical and literary antecedents. Fine. It's a rockin' setting. In yesterday's game, the characters…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, epweissengruber, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, Blake Hutchins, John Wick, Stefan Drawert.

6/1/2001 Ron Edwards: Review discussion, anyone?
The first thread on this forum is about the forum, and about reviewing in general. Fascinating, yes. Sufficient, no. Any comments about any of the reviews? Any observations by anyone…
In Review Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, archangel_2.

5/31/2001 Ron Edwards: State of the art
Hello everyone. These last few days on the Forge have been a big frustration for me. 1) Flaming, frankly. What's up with that (as my students would say)? That is…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/21/2001 Ron Edwards: All righty then
Hello everyone, I think we've successfully dissected G/N/S to current forum members' satisfaction. I'm seeing a lot of light-bulbs going on, and a lot of shared vocabulary being used constructively.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, james_west, Dav, Gordon C. Landis, hardcoremoose, Logan, Blake Hutchins, JSDiamond, Ian O'Rourke.

5/9/2001 Ron Edwards: A proposed policy for all of us
Hey, I'm thinking about the inevitable day when someone shows up at the Forge and launches into an anti-G/N/S rant. I'm not talking about an honest inquiry, even if it's…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, greyorm, james_west.

5/4/2001 Ron Edwards: Orkworld in action
Oh boy! Well, I ran our first run of Orkworld last night. Another run or so, and I can do a review. The plan is four or five sessions for…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Dav.

5/2/2001 Ron Edwards: News!
Sorcerer went to print today. Best, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Dav, Ian O'Rourke, james_west, jburneko, Uncle Dark, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff.

4/26/2001 Ron Edwards: Color Wheel
Hey Jared, I really like the Color Wheel. You know me, though: my next question is, what Premise is absolutely perfect for this resolution system? But that's not the point…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, Don Lag.

4/25/2001 Ron Edwards: Give me an example
Jason, I'd like to hear your informal description of what a session or story of Little Fears might be like. What might a GM be presenting to a group of…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/25/2001 Ron Edwards: All-out dissection (LONG AND BRUTAL)
Hey there. Whooooo ... I'm getting very nervous, considering what I'm about to say. What follows is the transcript of some dialogue between me and Paul Czege around the turn…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Mytholder, Jared A. Sorensen, Logan, GreatWolf, Ian O'Rourke, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Zak Arntson, Poxface, Valamir, Supplanter.

4/24/2001 Ron Edwards: Quick & easy
Elfs isn't "upcoming" any more, so when it's possible, let's remove that from its description in the text of the main forum. Thanks, Ron
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege.

4/24/2001 Ron Edwards: Character sheet design
Here's something I'll put on the site eventually: a PDF character sheet download. But what should it look like? As Sorcerer veterans know, there's a LOT of room to develop…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, JSDiamond, Jared A. Sorensen, archangel_2, GreatWolf, Ian O'Rourke, Jack Spencer Jr, Ben Morgan, james_west, Henry Fitch.

4/23/2001 Ron Edwards: Thoughts on the website
If you've visited the Elfs site, you know it's pretty skimpy. That's on purpose - Elfs is meant to be a fast & dirty internet experience, as opposed to the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, archangel_2, GreatWolf, xiombarg.

4/23/2001 Ron Edwards: Standards for playtesting
One thing I've wondered about for years is seeing enormous lists of names under the "Playtesters" credit in - bluntly - some really lousy role-playing games. How can this be?…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, GreatWolf, Jared A. Sorensen, JSDiamond, james_west, He who is Q, Clay, Misguided Games, Corporate Dog, FilthySuperman.

4/18/2001 Ron Edwards: Why all the resistance?
Hello, I usually can understand a person's objections to my point of view. Yet when it comes to G/N/S, I cannot. Where does the fierce resistance that I see on…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, GreatWolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, Logan, JSDiamond, Ian O'Rourke, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, joshua neff, George Pletz, Mike Holmes, james_west, Poxface.

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7/6/2001 Ron Edwards: Hero Scape / Plane Wars
Hi there, I went and did it. We're starting a Planescape game, using the Hero Wars system, or, if you like, we're playing Hero Wars using the Planescape setting. It's…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, joshua neff, Peter.

7/9/2001 Ron Edwards: Help with maps
Hello, I'm in the process of re-writing Sorcerer & Sword extensively. I'd really like to have a map for each of the three example settings (yes, three, not two). I'd…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Zak Arntson, Gordon C. Landis.

7/18/2001 Ron Edwards: The damn book
Well, the book is not going to be available until GenCon. You have no idea how agonizing this is. When it's over, I'll write a little "Why books don't come…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Uncle Dark, wyrdlyng, Jared A. Sorensen.

7/24/2001 Ron Edwards: War story (probably)
Yesterday I received a friendly message from someone, asking me for any "advice" on an attached file called ACPexe1_7.exe. I wrote back asking for some context - who he was,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, GreatWolf, Supplanter, Clay, Paul Czege, Gordon C. Landis, joshua neff, Mytholder, greyorm, Jack Spencer Jr, Ian O'Rourke, Mike Holmes, Ben Morgan, FilthySuperman.

7/29/2001 Ron Edwards: News 2
Hello, I hold in my hands the first book copy of Sorcerer to be touched by a human after the printers'. There's a box of them here, to be taken…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Uncle Dark, Jason L Blair, Dav, Misguided Games, Ian O'Rourke, Mike Holmes, joshua neff.

7/29/2001 Ron Edwards: Suggestions for Indie Manifesto?
Among other things, I hope to get a little Indie-RPG Manifesto pamphlet ready for GenCon. It might be no more than a two-sided sheet; time is short. Any suggestions for…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, kwill, Supplanter, John Wick, Dav, Jack Spencer Jr, Le Joueur, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, Anon LeBlanc, Jeffrey Straszheim.

8/6/2001 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer at GenCon
Hello, Back from GenCon ... and into the first actual vacation time I've had in a year. I want to thank (in no particular order): Mike Holmes, Sean Wipfli, Terry…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, hardcoremoose, Uncle Dark, Mario, Jared A. Sorensen, Ferry Bazelmans, JohnB, Clay.

8/17/2001 Ron Edwards: About this forum
Hey everyone, "Actual Play" is supposed to be about exactly that. It's a forum for discussing what really happens during game sessions. The goal is to get practical. Anyone should…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/20/2001 Ron Edwards: Why this business pisses me off
Well, well. Yesterday - yes, YESTERDAY - I discovered something really aggravating. NONE of the individual orders made prior to this week got sent - apparently store orders had to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, joshua neff, Bailywolf, Laura Bishop, Paul Czege, Valamir, Uncle Dark, Ben Morgan, james_west, Ian O'Rourke, Tundra.

8/25/2001 Ron Edwards: Last chance on Sword MS
Hey everyone, Sorcerer & Sword is going into print in just a couple of months (early November is the plan). That means that within the week, there will be NO…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, jburneko, Paul Czege, Supplanter.

8/27/2001 Ron Edwards: Call for demos
Hey everyone, It turns out that the next Leap Forward for Sorcerer relies on store demos. Or that's what I'm told, anyway. So what I need are prep materials for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Straszheim, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, unodiablo, Uncle Dark, Molotov, Supplanter, james_west, Blake Hutchins, Tundra.

8/29/2001 Ron Edwards: Demon Cops: now available - news at 11
Hey there! And finally my little contribution to the stable of mini-supplements has hit the airwaves. You are all courteously invited to wander by the Sorcerer site and consider giving…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Time.

9/7/2001 Ron Edwards: the Hite report
Hey folks, The book's received its first review, and I for one am vastly relieved - much as I attempt to ignore reviews, this one's pending appearance did give me…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Valamir.

9/7/2001 Ron Edwards: Picture's up!
If you haven't seen it yet, drop by the website and check out the grinning mugs of the Sorcerer booth-monkeys from GenCon 2001. Yes, it really was that fun.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/9/2001 Ron Edwards: InSpectre'd at last
Hey, I've been wanting to play this game for too damn long. I even got to watch others play it at GenCon (brilliantly, too). So, at long last, this past…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, James V. West, hardcoremoose.

9/11/2001 Ron Edwards: An open message
To all, I have realized that my attempt to foster a "friendly Uncle Ron" approach has backfired. It worked fine for the PDF format, but not with the book. Recently,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Time, Jack Spencer Jr, jburneko.

9/12/2001 Ron Edwards: Dresner article series
Hi everybody, Emily Dresner is writing a series of articles for the Forge about the actual practicalities of RPG book publishing. The first of the series is available now in…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mytholder, ephealy, Zak Arntson, Judas.

9/12/2001 Ron Edwards: Emily Dresner article series begins!
Hi everybody, All welcome Emily's contribution to the articles at the Forge, the first in a series about the nuts & bolts of getting a book into existence. Discuss it…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Adam, Epoch, Emily Dresner.

9/17/2001 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer Online
Hey, The title's a little whacked, because the whole SITE is on-line, but what it refers to is the sign-on feature at the Sorcerer website. Now, when Clay and I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Blake Hutchins, Tor Erickson, Uncle Dark, Wart.

9/26/2001 Ron Edwards: Emily's second article
Hey everybody, Emily Dresner has presented the second in her series of articles about the nuts & bolts of RPG publishing. Discuss! Best, Ron
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, Emily Dresner.

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