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7/21/2009 JMendes: [Solar System] Rules question: spending advances
Ahey, :) As I said in the orher thread, we came across a couple of snags in our play of The West. On page 52, where you're talking about using…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: JMendes, Eero Tuovinen, Ralek.

7/21/2009 JMendes: [Solar System] Rules question: Pool refreshment
Ahey, :) Ok, so, we've had a couple of actual sessions of The West, already, beyond the setting creation and character creation, and we've already hit a couple of snags...…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: JMendes, Eero Tuovinen, Ralek.

7/4/2009 JMendes: Competitive Story Overlay
Ahey, all, :) I'd like to share with you an insight that a friend of mine had, and an insight that I had that builds on top of his. The…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JMendes, Jasper Flick.

6/30/2009 JMendes: [3.x/4e] Encounter XPs are not a reward, they are a pacing mechanism
Hello, all, :) I've been away from this place for almost two years, but now I have something which I think is worth sharing, so, I return. For the past…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, JoyWriter, LandonSuffered, Jasper Flick, NN, Artanis, AzaLiN.

6/16/2009 JMendes: [Solar System] The West
Hello, everyone, :) It's been several years since I posted in The Forge, but I figured this was a good a time as any. A few friends and I have…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: JMendes, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, Ralek.

7/21/2007 JMendes: [June Retreat 2007 – Sorcerer I] Victorian London - Disconnects and game death
Hello, all, :) This is the second of my long series of posts on the games we played during our eleven-day RPG retreat. (The first one was on PTA and…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards.

6/23/2007 JMendes: [June Retreat 2007 – PTA] Redemption - Coolness, with weirdness in the mix
Hello, all, :) As you probably have no way of knowing, last week, a bunch of us picked up and left for an eleven-day RPG retreat. Being the one among…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, REkz.

11/1/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Gift Dice and their numbers
Hey, :) Clinton, I'd like to ask you a question: what was the rationale for setting the amount of Gift Dice given to each player each session? The rules state…
In CRN Games
Participants: JMendes, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, crowyhead, shadowcourt, Andy Kitkowski.

9/15/2006 JMendes: [Donjon] Hospitality
Hoy, :) What's it for, is basically the question... To clarify, I understand what it means and I know why I should have the numbers and use them to color/inform…
In CRN Games
Participants: JMendes, James_Nostack, eruditus.

9/11/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Rat Moon Setting (long - but juicy, hopefully)
Ahey, all, :) After eleven high-fun, high-learning, action-packed sessions, Rat Moon Rising has finally come to a close, bringing with it some interesting conclusions, some healthy post game talk, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, brainwipe, Melinglor, Ralek.

8/9/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] (June Retreat) Five Keys in need of Feedback
Ahey, :) A'ight, then, here's a bunch of Keys that came up during this play session, which stemmed from this initial situation. I'm gonna post these on the wiki, eventually,…
In CRN Games
Participants: JMendes, Twobirds.

8/9/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] (June Retreat) Meaning, story arcs, GMing techniques, stakes neg. (long)
Ahey, all, :) Man, this report is loooong overdue. Anyway, the following is an account of the TSoY story arc I played during my June Retreat. It focuses on techniques,…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Clay, Joshua BishopRoby.

8/5/2006 JMendes: [TSOY] (June Retreat) Situation - A Not So Civil War
Hey, all, :) Here's a starting situation I used for our June RPG Retreat. Like Rat Moon Rising, it is in Maldor. Here's the thing, though. It's in Maldor because…
In CRN Games
Participants: JMendes, Everspinner.

7/27/2006 JMendes: [MLwM] (June Retreat) Eyes and Tears
Hey, :) For those of you who don't know (which is probably most of you), last June, four role-players organized a week-long RPG retreat. These players were me, my wife…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Arturo G..

6/23/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Mighty Blow and How Harm Works
Ahey, :) This thread made me stop and think about Mighty Blow and then it made me stop a bit more and think about how Harm works. So, here's me…
In CRN Games
Participants: JMendes, Threlicus, Twobirds, zmook, demiurgeastaroth, Clinton R. Nixon, Doyce, r_donato.

6/4/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Rat Moon Drags On
Hey, all, :) This is all in the sequence of this stuff here. We had our sixth TSoY session last night (and yes, I'm counting them). Unless something utterly surprising…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards, Ralek.

5/28/2006 JMendes: [DitV] Quickie: Disconnect between arenas and fallout die sizes
Hey, :) This is just a quickie. I think I'm reading this right, but I wanted to make sure. Arenas: Non-physical: Acuity+Heart Physical: Body+Heart Fighting: Body+Will Gunfighting: Acuity+Will Fallout Dice:…
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes, Everspinner, demiurgeastaroth, Nicolas Crost, WhiteRat, lumpley, oreso.

5/20/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Rat Moon Solid Gold
Hello, all, :) Oh, I am become happy. Happiness has occurred within me.* Last night, we finally played our fifth session of TSoY. I should tell you right off the…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Storn.

5/20/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Difficulties with stakes negotiation
Hello, all, :) So, we had a most excellent TSoY session last night, about which, a post in Actual Play will follow soon. While I compose that post, I'd like…
In CRN Games
Participants: JMendes, Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Ralek.

5/13/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Rat Moon Stalling
Hullo, :) Well, for a miscellaneous sequence of reasons, our fifth session of TSoY was cancelled for about the third time in a row... So, I figured I'd take this…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Frank T, r_donato.

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2/5/2012 JMendes: [Solar System] Agora - A home-brew Space Opera setting
Hey, fellas, :) (Cross-posted from Story Games.) It's been a long (looooong) time since I've posted here, and even when I was active, I was never all that well-known, but…
In Publishing
Participants: JMendes.

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