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12/5/2010 James_Nostack: [Trollbabe] Goal questions
More questions from some actual play of Trollbabe's Print Edition. (1) Can either side say, at the outset of a Conflict, "Hell, dude, there's no Conflict here!  I give you…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

12/4/2010 James_Nostack: [Trollbabe] Harm questions
Questions from actual play with the Print Edition of the rules.  (1) If a Trollbabe gets injured in a social conflict, and then, without a recovery scene, gets into a…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

12/2/2010 James_Nostack: [Trollbabe] Harmed relationships - pg 61
Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but page 61 of the print edition of Trollbabe says, in effect, IF (Goal fails) AND (Trollbabe ends at inconvenienced) THEN (any relationships invoked the…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, John Stephens, Eliarhiman6, Gregor Hutton, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

4/5/2010 James_Nostack: [S/ay] What if the match ends in a tie?
The text doesn't say.  I presume we should resort to the fictional events and take it as "facts on the ground" or something, but I figured I'd check.
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

3/7/2010 James_Nostack: In-Fiction Sexual Exploitation: blarrrrgh
I guess this is a solicitation for similar AP; there's some analysis questions at the bottom.  But mostly I feel like venting a little. The other day I played Champions,…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, CedricP, Noclue, Noon, Jeff B, FetusCommander, Lance D. Allen, JoyWriter, greyorm, contracycle, Ron Edwards, Paka, mark2v, Ar Kayon, Miskatonic, ShallowThoughts, davidberg.

8/10/2009 James_Nostack: [WGP] Marvel Fanfare
As discussed in this thread, I'm running a long-form With Great Power... game.  We had our first session of play this week, and had a blast, and I think I'm…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, jburneko, Caldis.

7/24/2009 James_Nostack: Humanity in the Maltese Falcon?
I'm doing "Sorcerer exercise" with an eye toward later play.  I'm adapting Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon using the relationship-map method from The Sorcerer's Soul.  I'm having a little bit…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns.

7/12/2009 James_Nostack: [WGP] Problems with a Plan, questions, and comments
I'm running With Great Power... for the third time (I've been a player twice).  I'm currently doing prep, but I have some questions/comments based on earlier play.  I'd especially like…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, InstrallFer, Ron Edwards, Jumanji83.

5/24/2009 James_Nostack: Sorcerer scenario to wrap under 3 hours?
I volunteered to run a Sorcerer "Dictionary of Mu" scenario at NerdNYC's mini-con, Recess.  And then I remembered that what I hate about con games is that we get 3…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Finarvyn, Eero Tuovinen, jburneko, Paka, angelfromanotherpin.

2/28/2009 James_Nostack: [Trollbabe] Keep on Rockin' in the Troll World
Paul and Dave came over.  We ate some food, we drank some drinks, we talked about all'a you people on the Internet.  And then we broke out some old-fashioned Trollbabe…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, Paul T, angelfromanotherpin, davidberg, Noon, Eero Tuovinen, Alan.

2/1/2009 James_Nostack: [Steal Away Jordan] Slaves on Recess
January 31 was Recess, a mini-con for the Nerd NYC crowed.  Matt "Deliverator" W. was good enough to run Steal Away Jordan, which I'd been curious about for a long…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack.

11/13/2008 James_Nostack: How many modes of resolution in Sorcerer?
I'm gearing up for our new game, and thought I'd ask a few really simple questions.  How many broad "types" of roll-worthy conflits are there in the Sorcerer rules? By…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

11/2/2008 James_Nostack: Reading Suggestions for Humanity = Hope for the Future
After a many month hiatus, our gang is gearing up to run Sorcerer again, using Dictionary of Mu.  I'm keen to try some of the Humanity-focused stuff from Sorcerer's Soul,…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

9/8/2008 James_Nostack: [With Great Power] Justice League of America Summer Annual 2008
We played With Great Power... last night, and despite a few qualifications had a pretty good time.  A few panels from the imaginary Justice League of America Summer Annual 2008:…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, cathexis, Valamir.

6/1/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorc] How would you implement an Idea demon?
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26299.0]In this thread[/url] we mooted creating a "legend" demon - something manifesting as references, depressing morals, symbolic resonances, and so on.  I'm wondering how to pull this off in [i]Sorcerer[/i]:…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, JamesP, Ron Edwards.

5/28/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorc / Mu ] Necromancy on Marr'd
We're gearing up for season 2 of our "Dictionary of Mu" game.  A player is brainstorming character concepts, and says, "Undead Conan..." and everyone around the table says, "Hell yeah! …
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, angelfromanotherpin, Paka, wreckage.

5/19/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorcerer] The Cool Chart in Chapter 7: still cool?
On page 119 of Sorcerer, there is a neat little chart describing a couple of sorcerous traditions, describing typical methods, prices, demon-types, and so so on.  I have a lot…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

4/2/2008 James_Nostack: SIS Control, take 2: Aha, I get it now
In SIS Control Problem: A Concrete Example, way back in 2005 Jesse, Tony, and Ralph were arguing at length about who gets to control the imaginary fiction in Capes.  From…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: James_Nostack, jburneko, Keiko, TonyLB.

11/23/2007 James_Nostack: Sherman tank demon (split)
[quote]2. The demon's actual impact on play will be defined by its abilities, and upon its Power score. One might have a Sherman tank demon, but if it has a…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, TheThingInTheMirror.

9/8/2007 James_Nostack: Morrison-esque meta-fictional villain?
So I've got this character in my head for the Rogues Gallery, and I'm not sure how to define his super-power, which is, essentially, to perplex the hell out of…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Michael S. Miller.

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5/14/2011 James_Nostack: Rick Jones, Sorcerer
For anyone who doesn't know who Rick Jones is, fie and for shame.  In the very earliest issues of The Incredible Hulk, which lasted for all of 6 issues in…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

9/4/2011 James_Nostack: [Sorcerer] One Sheet: The Russian Winter
In a few days I'll be meeting with some friends to play Sorcerer.  My goals are (1) to confirm everyone's got the necessary agenda, (2) seed the discussion of setting…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, Jaakko Koivula, Roger.

9/4/2011 James_Nostack: [Sorcerer] One Sheet (help needed): Season of the Witch
In a few days I'll be meeting with some friends to play Sorcerer.  My goals are (1) to confirm everyone's got the necessary agenda, (2) seed the discussion of setting…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

9/8/2011 James_Nostack: [Sorcerer] Got My Mojo Workin'
Got together with some friends to play Sorcerer for the first time since 2007.  Didn't go as planned, but I'm digging it anyway. The Players I know these guys from…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, happysmellyfish, Noon, Tor Erickson, Roger, Ron Edwards.

10/28/2011 James_Nostack: Sandboxing - story before, story now, story after
In his recent essay "Setting and Emergent Stories" (PDF), Ron includes an provocative afterthought about the term "sandbox play," and I'd like to talk about it. Here's Ron: Problematic term:…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, C. Edwards, Abkajud, Eero Tuovinen, davidberg, contracycle, Noon, Caldis, Tav_Behemoth, stefoid, Marshall Burns, Ron Edwards.

6/1/2012 James_Nostack: thanks for the good play, Forge
Because the Forge is going quiet in a bit, I wanted to express my thanks to Ron, Vincent, Clinton, and everyone else involved in running the Forge, and also in…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack.

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