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8/25/2002 Trav: The Riddle of Steel- an introduction to the game
Just the other night I had the chance to start running a Riddle of Steel game. There were four of us in total, I was the seneschal. We talked about…
In Actual Play
Participants: Trav, Ron Edwards, FruitSmack!.

8/25/2002 pigames: Seeking SERIOUS playtesters for Psych-Horror Game
Politically Incorrect Games (www.pigames.net) is in search of playtesters for an upcoming release titled "Novus Paradigma." If you're not willing or not able to provide feedback within a reasonable time…
In Connections
Participants: pigames.

8/25/2002 kaworuiskool: Question about GNS in computer games
Long time lurker, first time poster.... The other day I was introducing gns to my best buddy, who learns better by example than by reading essays. I decided to use…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: kaworuiskool, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Valamir, M. J. Young.

8/25/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Some Quick Ygg stuff (not long!)
As I've mentioned in Ygg & Martial Arts thread, I was considering letting people build up moves one keyword at a time. But now I'm thinking this might not only…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, ks13.

8/25/2002 Michael S. Miller: Question on Summoning Rules
I ran my second session last night, and it went very well. I'm still trying to get a handle on all the different NPCs I have to play, but that's…
In Adept Press
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards.

8/24/2002 lumpley: a kill puppies for satan development
...I presume. I just got my first piece of hate mail ever! Apparently I'm going to pay for my crimes in hell one day. -Vincent (What she doesn't know is…
In Publishing
Participants: lumpley, Jack Spencer Jr, S.Lonergan, Ron Edwards.

8/24/2002 Shadeling: Doubling Up on Skill Packages...
What is the advantage of this? What have any of you done?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Spartan, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Lyrax, Sneaky Git.

8/24/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: When the GM says "Better Watch Out..." (UPDATE)
Those who were kind enough to comment on my self-serving and grammarically challenged venting thread When the GM say "Better Watch Out..." I have a slight update. This will end,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, greyorm, Michael S. Miller, Christopher Kubasik, ADGBoss, xiombarg, Balbinus, Walt Freitag, C. Edwards, kevin671, Jeremy Cole, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, rumble.

8/24/2002 ADGBoss: How important is fiction
One can have the greatest game system and kewlest setting and kickingest pdf downloads on the web, but if its boring or does not grab the interest of the potential…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ADGBoss, damion, Matt, greyorm, J B Bell, Jack Spencer Jr, Matt Gwinn, Blake Hutchins, Demonspahn, contracycle, Jasper, wyrdlyng, jeff8448, mahoux, Paul Czege, Evan Waters, kaworuiskool, kamikaze.

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.

8/24/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: first look: black lipstick
black lipstick the goth roleplaying game by Jared A. Sorensen Nights Each Night (game session) is comprised of three stages: Getting Ready: the stage when preparation for the night’s festivities…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Joe Murphy (Broin).

8/24/2002 Cynthia Celeste Miller: Back in Action
Hiya, gang! The last month and a half or so has been the single worst period in my entire life. Everything went directly into the crapper, on every front. Fortunately,…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Bull, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, stormwerks, Eddy Fate.

8/24/2002 Christoffer Lernö: FitM with FitE Ygg style ponderings
In both the combat system and and the skill system I'm having something which is both FitM and FitE. Basically you can either state intention and see if you succeed…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö.

8/24/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Defining "realistic" setting & mechanics
I feel I'm lacking some well defined terms to describe consistency in setting and mechanics. Even the term consistency seems to be unclear. In an attempt to contribute a little…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Le Joueur, M. J. Young.

8/24/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Yggdrasil & Martial Arts (too long!)
Ok, I've drawn up the sketches of the skill system, the combat system is pretty good as is the damage system. The magic won't be all that much problem. I…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Marco, ThreeGee, damion, Palaskar.

8/24/2002 Jaif: Duel Knives?
I have a new player who may want to use two knives. I have know clue whether this is European or not, it's just something cool he wants to do.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Wolfen, Spartan.

8/23/2002 Jason L Blair: Props To Clinton
This post should have gone up a long time ago but, considering the heat that Clinton's catching over at RPGnet,* I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jason L Blair, Zak Arntson, Gordon C. Landis, Blake Hutchins, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, amiel, Jürgen Mayer.

8/23/2002 Paul Czege: Danielle says to work on the More/Less than Human mechanics
In each of the three chargen sessions I've hosted, the biggest gravel patch for the players has been coming up with the More than Human and Less than Human descriptors…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins.

8/23/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils for sale!!!
Howdy, pards . . . I'm pleased as hell to announce that the Dust Devils Web site is up and running, and it now offers Paypal purchasing of the Dust…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Bailywolf, Balbinus.

8/23/2002 Ayrizale: Lael's Game
[quote="Mike Holmes"]Lael, I hope you get your play in. Looking forward very much to your review. [/quote] Actually, I'm planning to shanghai a small group of players (me and two…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

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8/25/2002 S.Lonergan: Inquiry re: Rocktown
little more info?? :p
In Indie Game Design
Participants: S.Lonergan, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur.

8/25/2002 Zathreyel: Science fiction/ fantasy in the Metal Hurlant mold
Hey everyone. "long time listener, first time caller." I've been lurking this message board for the past month or two, reading all of the incredible insights that you guys have…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zathreyel, Ron Edwards, Valamir, ks13, Evan Waters, Mike Holmes.

8/25/2002 Zak Arntson: Paladin - Inquisitor Setup
I'm not sure if this belongs in Anvilwerks or Actual Play, since it's setting up for Actual Play. I figured I'd pull out Sorcerer & Soul, since I want to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn.

8/26/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Blood & Steel is now available!
Check out the octaNe site for this free download. http://www.memento-mori.com/octane/kustom.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Jürgen Mayer, Blake Hutchins.

8/26/2002 kaworuiskool: Question about precursors of my idea?
First of all, any of this may have been done before, and in a way that isn't so hideously impractical. In fact I would prefer if that's so, and then…
In RPG Theory
Participants: kaworuiskool, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

8/26/2002 Rod Anderson: Thoughts on Inspectres
(Also posted at RPGnet) Hi everyone. Me and some friends of mine played 3 games of InSpectres a couple weeks back, and since then I've been sorting thru my thoughts…
In Actual Play
Participants: Rod Anderson, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/26/2002 Tim Gray: Legends Walk! - ancient and modern superheroes
Legends Walk! is now finished and available as a 1.5MB shareware pdf (169 pages, no art) at www.legendswalk.co.uk. It's a supers game where powers come from the gods, heroes and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim Gray, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Bob McNamee.

8/26/2002 Fabrice G.: Boiscastel Sorcerer game.
Hi, The last Two Sunday I finaly had the chance to run a Sorcerer game. The preparation phase Inspired by Jesse’s Gothic Fantasy game, I was seduced at the idea…
In Actual Play
Participants: Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.

8/26/2002 Paul Czege: broken thread
Hey Clinton, The "Dice roll : an attempt at something new " thread in Indie Game Design seems broken in a weird way. There are more posts to it than…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/26/2002 unodiablo: Playtesters for Dead Meat v2 sought!
Hi Forgites, I'm nearly done with a new Dead Meat v2. I scrapped all the previous version 2, and wrote most of the latest version this past weekend... What I've…
In Destroy All Games
Participants: unodiablo, Arashi, Demonspahn, Mike Holmes.

8/26/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: The grand new Forge plan
Hey, everyone. It's Clinton, your beleagured administrator, having a cup of coffee. Gather 'round. So, here's my semi-annual State of the Forge, as it were: Last week (19-24 August 2002),…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Jabberwocky.

8/26/2002 Flash: Ambidexterity
Got a quick question about Ambidexterity. I don't understand what the last sentence of the Ambidexterity Gift is trying to say. "Other uses for this Gift are outlined in the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Flash, Jake Norwood, Thirsty Viking, Wolfen.

8/26/2002 Seth L. Blumberg: octaNe character advancement
Okay, so you can spend Plot Points for new Skills. Is there any way to add Style Points? (I ask because the section on Styles in character creation says that…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Seth L. Blumberg, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/26/2002 Seth L. Blumberg: Getting up to speed with InSpectres
Finally getting around to posting about the InSpectres game I ran a few weeks ago. I've been too busy until now. Everybody enjoyed it, and agreed that they'd gladly play…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Seth L. Blumberg, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes.

8/26/2002 Jasper: Backed into a corner... request for help
Hi, everyone. I ran my group's first full adventure with TRoS last night (they chose it, of their own accord, over Orkworld and Ars Magicka, which pleased me no end).…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jasper, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Lyrax, Sneaky Git, Wolfen, Thirsty Viking.

8/26/2002 Paul Czege: In Utero con play recap
Hey Ron, I'm interested in any responses from people who got a chance to play the In Utero scenario at GenCon. I have a question. How many times have…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Michael S. Miller.

8/27/2002 Blake Hutchins: X-Games and the Dying Earth
Okay, I'm in crunch mode here at work, so can't put as much time as I'd like into this, but we just played a pick-up game of Dying Earth this…
In Actual Play
Participants: Blake Hutchins, GB Steve, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

8/27/2002 Cynthia Celeste Miller: Allowing Others to Publish Supplements for Your Game
I was considering allowing other people/companies release supplements for CAH, since I feel the game has a strong enough fan following to make it a credible approach. So far, I've…
In Publishing
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Michael Hopcroft, pigames.

8/27/2002 Shadeling: Conscience Spiritual Attribute
Ok, here is my question- Is Conscience always defined as do the right thing, or can it be modified based on characters?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Unsane, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Mokkurkalfe, Nick Pagnucco, Jaif.

8/27/2002 Spartan: Clarification about mass weapons
OK, I know these are kind of dumb questions, but I thought I'd ask just to make sure... Mass weapons and shock: It says in the weapon description that mass…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Spartan, Shadeling, Jasper, Wolfen, Lyrax, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood.

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