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2/15/2011 Ron Edwards: [Haunted] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/haunted]Haunted[/url][/b] by Jesse Burneko is one of those newspaper on the nose Runners-Up for me, in that I was writing things on my copy like "good!" "strong!" and so on,…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko.

2/15/2011 stefoid: Uncle Louis update (split)
Am updating Uncle Louis -- sent new version to the site.
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: stefoid, baxil.

2/14/2011 Prunella Frump: Need New Web Site Feedback
I have recently launched a new web site for Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century. I am looking for some feedback on the new site. Send anything you have to me:…
In Publishing
Participants: Prunella Frump, Ghostlight Games, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, davidberg.

2/14/2011 MatrixGamer: [Engle Matrix Game] Guilty Moneybags play session on The Gutter Skypes
The Gutter Skypes did a game of Guilty Moneybags - one of my murder mystery binder folio games from last Gen Con. I'm listening to it now and it sounds…
In Actual Play
Participants: MatrixGamer.

2/14/2011 Ron Edwards: [Cold Soldier] "... every scheme of his heart's devising ..."
Hello, Peter and I played Cold Soldier at the Dice Dojo! For those of you following the Dice Dojo game threads, you might recall that I've written about the strong…
In Game Development
Participants: Ron Edwards, pkalata, Bret Gillan, Tim C Koppang.

2/14/2011 Grimcleaver: [D&D] Editions, Metacosmology and Setting
I've been playing D&D over various editions pretty much since red box (though those were childhood memories, really). My fullest intereaction with the game has been since the black 2nd…
In Actual Play
Participants: Grimcleaver, Natespank, Ron Edwards, davidberg, epweissengruber, Caldis, contracycle, masqueradeball.

2/14/2011 Ron Edwards: curses
Apparently I made some kind of error with my flash drive, and the files I worked on so hard over the weekend are not available on it. More Ronnies threads…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards.

2/14/2011 Cliff H: [Keen Edge of History] Second Playtest
A last minute cancellation in our regular game opened up the possibility to give this game a second whirl. This time, things didn't hold up nearly as well, though I'm…
In Game Development
Participants: Cliff H, contracycle, happysmellyfish, Altaem, Bret Gillan.

2/14/2011 vellu82: [Solar System] Extended Conflict with teams
Hi Eero. I've just few questions about the teams in extended conflict: how does it work? Only a team member can make Harm check, while the others make parallel or…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: vellu82, Eero Tuovinen, Galwinganoon.

2/14/2011 Ron Edwards: [Moral Dawn] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/moral-dawn]Moral Dawn[/url][/b] by Eigil Rischel presents the flip side of They Became Flesh, both in concept (humans who are maybe angels) and in personal crisis (there is no climactic end-state).…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ghostlight Games, AyeGill.

2/13/2011 Alfryd: Dragon Age RPG: musings on a once-off.
This session was actually preparation for a con demo that the GM hoped to run at WarpCon (read all about it,) but I don't want to give real names here,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Alfryd, Noon, Ghostlight Games, Eero Tuovinen.

2/13/2011 baxil: [Deathbird Black] The story behind the game
So Deathbird Black won a Ronnie, and the discussion thread barely has time to hit the forum before there's six replies.  Eek. Before I start responding there to any of…
In Actual Play
Participants: baxil.

2/13/2011 Ron Edwards: [Deathbird Black] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/deathbird-black]Deathbird Black[/url][/b] by Baxil is priceless! Ever since reading [b][url=http://indie-rpgs.com/archive/index.php?topic=12933.0][Middle Earth - home brew] 1st day in July 4 week of play[/url][/b], I've wanted to see a frenzied and fun…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, whduryea, davidberg, Nathan P., Elizabeth, baxil.

2/10/2011 davidberg: More reflections on round two (split)
I'm really curious to see what folks did with Whisper.  I couldn't get away from it as "information asymmetry as a core dynamic of play".  It took me forever to…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: davidberg, whduryea, Ron Edwards, Nathan P., Ghostlight Games, Elizabeth.

2/12/2011 Ron Edwards: [Wings of Blood] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/wings-of-blood]Wings of Blood[/url][/b] by Paolo Davolio ... Holy cow, googly eyed spike-backed freaky reptile dudes, all drawn by Ralph Bakshi's herpetological evil twin! For example ... [i]I was born on…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paolo D., stefoid.

2/11/2011 Gregor Hutton: [Mars Colony] On the Edge of Success
Hey, everybody. As my original thread has now tumbled down page 2 of AP I thought I'd start a new one and link to the old one. So, Mars…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gregor Hutton, Tim C Koppang.

2/11/2011 Ron Edwards: [The Secret Lives of Serial Killers] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/the-secret-lives-of-serial-killers]The Secret Lives of Serial Killers[/url][/b] by Willow Palecek wins a Ronny. My notes actually put it this way: "All right, you win the Ronny, you depraved [expletive]." And they…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, stefoid, Willow, Ghostlight Games, whduryea, Noon, baxil, davidberg, Ian Charvill, Paolo D., Nathan P., Elizabeth, Miskatonic, Eero Tuovinen, Eliarhiman6, Kensan_Oni, Thunder_God, tzirtzi.

2/10/2011 stefoid: Angels in February games
I didnt get the Angels thing at all -- just didnt occur to me, I looked at wings and thought "wtf?  Obviously every 2nd entry is going to be about…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: stefoid, baxil, Nathan P., Kensan_Oni, AyeGill, Ron Edwards, Willow, Elizabeth, whduryea, Ghostlight Games, Gryffudd, Ben Lehman.

2/10/2011 Ron Edwards: [They Became Flesh] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/they-became-flesh]They Became Flesh[/url][/b] by Elizabeth Sampat is a Runner-Up, and as is so often the case with that designation, exceeds one or more of the actual Ronnies winners (in all…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Elizabeth, jburneko, whduryea.

2/10/2011 Ron Edwards: Ronnies 2011, Round two results
This was a particularly difficult set of entries to judge. Games seemed to shift in and out of winning status in my mind as I reviewed them, and whenever I…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Elizabeth, whduryea, Ghostlight Games, Paolo D., Gryffudd, baxil.

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2/15/2011 Grimcleaver: Help me Ron Edwards, You're My Only Hope
Okay so I've dabbled twice with contributing here. Really I'm a pretty likable, knowledgable and experienced gamer with tons of theory and help I can provide, and I'm eager to…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Grimcleaver, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Ghostlight Games, davidberg.

2/15/2011 Ron Edwards: [Air Patrol] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/air-patrol]Air Patrol[/url][/b] by Patrick Gamblin is a Runner-Up, and if there were an award based strictly on a setting's fun color and zappiness, it would win it. And that's saying…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ghostlight Games, Gryffudd, baxil, davidberg.

2/16/2011 Artanis: Can't access some forums on the Archives
Hello there I can't seem to "unroll" the Archive and Inactive Forums categories on the archived Forge forums. I get the error message Unable to verify referring url. Please go…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Artanis, lumpley, Eliarhiman6, Eero Tuovinen.

2/16/2011 Cliff H: Gamism vs Simulated Gamism
After many scheduling snafus, I finally am heading out to game again tonight with my die hard crew of 7th Sea players who claim to want to live on the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Cliff H, Chris_Chinn, stefoid, jburneko, contracycle, Noon, davidberg, Jeff B, mani, Alfryd, Warrior Monk, Ron Edwards.

2/16/2011 Ron Edwards: [Anathema] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/anathema]Anathema[/url][/b] by Devon Oratz wins a Ronny! This one gets the Sheer Guts award for this round, which given some of the other entries, is really saying something. I kind…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ghostlight Games, charlesperez, pkalata.

2/16/2011 robotsunshine: Mechaton Rules Questions
So the book says when calculating VPP, for ties, both people bump. So if we both have the most mechs, we both bump down one. Cool. What about in a…
In lumpley games
Participants: robotsunshine, lumpley, Mantisking, Robert Beckett.

2/17/2011 Ron Edwards: [Murder: A Game About Crows] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/murder]Murder: A Game About Crows[/url][/b] by Michael Mullen is a pleasure to look at, but I had a hard time reading it. I found myself overwhelmed by minor questions -…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid.

2/17/2011 Ron Edwards: [Realization Dawning] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/realization-dawning]Realization Dawning[/url][/b] by Gregor Hutton, as a Ronnies entry, was clearly a snapshot taken in the middle of a design process. Enough is there for me to see where it's…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton.

2/17/2011 Gregor Hutton: [Lord of the Rings] Oh, CODA!?!
Ugh, so I got my friend Conor a copy of the CODA version of Lord of the Rings RPG (from 2001/2002) for Christmas. He's trying to get a short run…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards, masqueradeball, Noon, Finarvyn, Ghostlight Games, Silmenume, davidberg, contracycle, Caldis, Anders Gabrielsson, pawsplay.

2/17/2011 dreamborn: Omnificent Role-playing System ruleset free to download
Just a note. The Omnificent Role-playing System ™(ORS™) rule set is now available for download.  Currently only the ORS Standard Rules™ is up on the site, but as my web…
In Game Development
Participants: dreamborn, SteveCooper, ssem, Sarashinai.

2/18/2011 lumpley: lumpley games' 2010
Hi. Here's how 2010 went for lumpley games, business-wise. I'd be happy to talk about it here, if anybody has any questions or observations. -Vincent
In Publishing
Participants: lumpley, Eliarhiman6, Miskatonic, Ghostlight Games, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Chris_Chinn.

2/18/2011 F33: Game Lacking Content and In Development
I am not a professional, but I like to play games. I've played D&D and maybe too many RPG video games than my share. Me and some friends wanted to…
In Game Development
Participants: F33, Ghostlight Games, Chris_Chinn, Noon, dreamborn.

2/20/2011 Ron Edwards: [The Cycle of Seasons] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/the-cycle-of-the-seasons]The Cycle of Seasons[/url][/b] by Nathan Paoletta is going to be the hardest judgment to justify. Why not a Ronny? Or if I think it's unsuccessful, why almost a Ronny?…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Nathan P..

2/20/2011 Ron Edwards: [The Volume of Secrets] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/the-volume-of-secrets]The Volume of Secrets[/url][/b] by J. P. Mullen threw me into a tizzy of evaluation much like the characters themselves, flitting through a fog of unknowns and uncertainties. I'm not…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Kensan_Oni.

2/20/2011 Ron Edwards: [Uncle Louis] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/uncle-louis]Uncle Louis[/url][/b] by Steve Mathers received the cryptic judgment of "other" in the results thread, but that's actually an honorable category in Ronnies history. Some of the really fascinating and…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, stefoid.

2/21/2011 Ron Edwards: [Memory Quest] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/memory_quest]Memory Quest[/url][/b] by David Berg works off the incomplete-knowledge model of play, which we've all seen brought to jaw-dropping fruition with Sunshine Boulevard (or TSLOSKs for those in the know),…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Ghostlight Games, davidberg, Nathan P..

2/21/2011 Noon: On moderation and extent
I was going to type this awhile ago, but thought nah, it'll smooth over so it'll be fine. The thing is, by my measure the only reason moderation on any…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Noon, Willow, Ron Edwards.

2/21/2011 Ron Edwards: [MurderWing] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/murderwing]MurderWing[/url][/b] by Joe J. Prince is a whole different sort of "other" from the entry that shared this category. It's the first setting-supplement entry for any Ronnies round, which I…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Dantai, Gregor Hutton.

2/21/2011 Ron Edwards: February round: reflection after the first rush
Realization Dawning, Moral Dawn, The Secret Lives of Serial Killers, MurderWing, Haunted, Murder: A Game About Crows, The Cycle of Seasons, They Became Flesh, Deathbird Black, Air Patrol, The Volume…
In Endeavor: Ronnies 2011
Participants: Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, jburneko, stefoid.

2/21/2011 Ben Lehman: Printers: who to use?
Hey, folks. I'm nearing the end of a project and I'm realizing I have no clue which printers are any good anymore. The last "who's a good printer" thread was…
In Publishing
Participants: Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, Nathan P., Elizabeth, Pelgrane.

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