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9/1/2002 lumpley: InSpectres Greenfield
Hey. We had gamer geek friends from out of town last night, so I ran InSpectres. There's not much to say about it, it was three or so hours of…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards.

8/31/2002 Palaskar: Newbie here with 2 new RPGs for review
Hi, my name is Michael Mendoza a.k.a. "Palaskar", and I've finally gotten up the nerve to post after lurking for a few months. I finally feel that my indie RPG,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Palaskar, Sidhain, Mike Holmes.

8/31/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Going to try after all
Anyone who's been reading my Whe the GM Say "Better Watch Out..." threads on Actual Play already know what's my deal. Those who haven't, suffice it to say that I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Christopher Kubasik, Bob McNamee, Blake Hutchins, C. Edwards, Bailywolf, Paul Czege, Unsane, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Eric.

8/31/2002 James V. West: TQB errata
I found another mistake in the draft of The Questing Beast: Under the playtesters/brainstormers listing I listed Mike Holmes as Mike Hall. This was a mental burp by me. Mike…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

8/31/2002 James V. West: Quotes for The Questing Beast
Hey everyone I'll be printing copies of TQB soon. I have a bit of finishing up to do, including some simple examples of play, a few more sample Romances, and…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Mike Holmes.

8/31/2002 Ben: the ART of TRoS
Howdy Strangers, GII: So what kind of art is everyone hoping to see in the upcoming supplements. Styles? Pencils, B/W Inks, Digital, ...(Jake really hopes you say B/W Inks) Subjects?…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ben, Mokkurkalfe, Nick Pagnucco, Jürgen Mayer, Sneaky Git, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Wolfen.

8/31/2002 pigames: Doesn't Log me on automatically each visit
Doesn't Log me on automatically each visit. Any ideas? Running Mac MS Internet Explorer 5.1 And, yes, cookies are enabled. Thanks
In Site Discussion
Participants: pigames, Ferry Bazelmans.

8/31/2002 C. Edwards: Failure=Advancement
There has been some discussion in the Level concerns thread about character advancement through failure. Learning from one’s mistakes takes place in the real world and it seems only natural…
In RPG Theory
Participants: C. Edwards, Ron Edwards, damion, M. J. Young, Robert K Beckett.

8/30/2002 Zak Arntson: [Paladin] Inquisitor help
I'm working on the required Attributes for Inquisitor characters, and I was hoping to get some help from y'all. Here's the rundown: There's three major orders of Inquisitor, each with…
In CRN Games
Participants: Zak Arntson, Bob McNamee, wyrdlyng, Mike Holmes, S.Lonergan, Walt Freitag, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

8/30/2002 StormBringer: Mechanics question:
Hello, everyone! I just had a quick question about some mechanics I was mulling over. Nothing too elaborate or detailed, just a starter to get my brain going: I wanted…
In RPG Theory
Participants: StormBringer, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin, M. J. Young, Christoffer Lernö, Jeremy Cole.

8/30/2002 Ben Morgan: Advancement vs. Development
I'm starting this thread in order to avoid hijacking Pale Fire's Level thread, but it relates to the whole idea of levels, experience, and advancement. I have part of a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ben Morgan, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards.

8/30/2002 GreatWolf: Update (8/30/2002)
Here is the first of the promised updates. I have begun writing the Alyria manuscript. Currently I am working on describing the Citadel, which is definitely assuming a central role…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes.

8/30/2002 Lee Short: Best Method for Dice Customization
Hi, I'm new here & not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but it seems as appropriate as any. My game uses customized d20s. I've tried…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Lee Short, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, quozl, Walt Freitag.

8/30/2002 damion: Patrons and social connections-med long
This thought was triggered by the connections-advancement thread, some of the Ygg threads and plain old experiance. A lot of RPG's have mechanics for Patrons, Connections, people one knows, ect.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: damion, Zak Arntson, Balbinus, Mike Holmes, C. Edwards, Ron Edwards, Jeremy Cole, Stuart DJ Purdie, Paul Czege, Jeffrey Straszheim, Gordon C. Landis, M. J. Young, contracycle, Valamir, Walt Freitag, Bob McNamee, Christoffer Lernö, Le Joueur.

8/30/2002 Balbinus: Guns query
Does TROS have rules for guns of the (equivalent) period? If not, how difficult would that be to introduce?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Balbinus, Mike Holmes, Lyrax, Shadeling, Ben.

8/30/2002 Balbinus: TROS in the real world
Cool as I understand the setting is, I have a great love of real-world settings. Has anyone tried adapting TROS to historical Europe? How hard would it be?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Balbinus, Mike Holmes, Ace, Lyrax, Sneaky Git, Wolfen, Ron Edwards.

8/30/2002 rafael: username
um, i would also like to change my username. can i have it changed to rafael? thanks! -- rafael
In Site Discussion
Participants: rafael, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/30/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Level concerns
Ok. Maybe I have to capitulate and introduce the classes after all. Classes can be done a lot of different ways, but I was actually going with the level approach.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Valamir, damion, JSDiamond, Robert K Beckett, StormBringer, Jeremy Cole, quozl, Ben Morgan, Lee Short, contracycle, Jasper, M. J. Young, ADGBoss.

8/30/2002 Paganini: Indie-netgaming Monday - The Pool: Banana Republic
Tonight we played the second - and final - session of the Banana Republic game that we started on Monday. The game's already mentioned a bit in another thread, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paganini, Bob McNamee, Zak Arntson, J B Bell, Paul Czege.

8/30/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Promoting Your Web Sales
I've gotten only three web orders this month. This is the first month, and that bothers me. I feel I need to do something to get people to the website,…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, rafael, Clinton R. Nixon, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Matt Gwinn, Christian Walker.

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9/1/2002 Jake Norwood: I'm Baaa-aack!
Uh, hey, I'm back. There are a lot of questions, probably. I think I've read up on everything, but I'm not sure. Be patient as I move stuff around, and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Sneaky Git.

9/1/2002 xiombarg: My Life With Maestro
I'll have a more complete report later, but some comments from running the game tonight while it's fresh in my mind. These comments come from both me and my players:…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: xiombarg, Matt Gwinn, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes.

9/1/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Seraphim Guard at Anime Oasis 2003
Seraphim Guard is negotiating a presence at Anime Oasis 2003, an anime convention that will take place March 21-23, 2003 in Boise, Idaho. It looks like I'll be doing panels…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

9/1/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Sorcerer: What's it like?
OK, in preparation for running Sorcerer for my group, I've been trying to think of properties; books, movies, tv shows, what have you; that can convey what Sorcerer is like…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

9/1/2002 Jaif: Questions: stealth & thrown dagger, from a recent sessio
I had a couple situations that came up in my last session that are making me think. Since thinking is bad, I thought I'd ask for some help here to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Ace, Mokkurkalfe, Thirsty Viking, Lyrax.

9/1/2002 Bailywolf: A Must Read for any Sorcerer fan
I was mucking about downtown Athens today, and I happened into the Bizaro Wuxtry and discovered an absolute must-read for any Sorcerer player or GM... a fantastic (and very well…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, soundwave.

9/1/2002 Shadeling: Simultaneous Attackers-none successful
What happens if Simultaneous Reds are dropped, and both attackers fail in their rolls-do you drop Initiative again?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen.

9/2/2002 Roy: Roy's First Game
Wow! That's the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Universalis. Ralph and Mike, Universalis just takes my breath away! I can honestly say I've never…
In Universalis
Participants: Roy, Valamir, J B Bell, Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes.

9/2/2002 Shdwjack: Kopesh
I'm playing a guy from Ahr, and I was wondering what the stats for the Kopesh would be. Thanks.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shdwjack, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax, Mike Holmes.

9/2/2002 Michael Hopcroft: RPGNow Plan for POD
RPGNow recently announced that it was taking a survey on whether there would be enough interest to justify them doing a Print-On=Demand business for the game products they retail. Essentially…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, pigames, rpghost, Fnork de Sporg.

9/2/2002 Ayrizale: Men-In-Black
Ok, let me see what I can make of this past weekend’s game. I’ve got a half-inch thick stack of index cards that I need to go through and see…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, Roy, Mike Holmes, Noah Wan.

9/2/2002 GB Steve: Thanks Ron!
I'm not sure where to post this and this seems as good a place as any. I picked up Sorcerer for £2 at Gen Con UK this weekend. I guess…
In Adept Press
Participants: GB Steve, Ron Edwards.

9/2/2002 Thirsty Viking: Questions, Chainmail, Warhammer
Is chainmail considered a hard armor for the bonus damage given by Mass weapons? Using the spike on a war hammer would be a swung puncture attack right?.... will these…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Thirsty Viking, Mokkurkalfe, Wolfen, Durgil, Valamir.

9/2/2002 Ayrizale: Alternate Startup Idea that we were kicking around
Hi, A friend and I were talking about an alternative way to get the game started and one idea that we came up with that sounded like it might be…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Noah Wan.

9/2/2002 Mokkurkalfe: Logistics
Could anybody come up with some good numbers on how much upkeep would cost in tRoS, including lodging, food, equipment maintenance and whatnot? And perhaps some end-of-the-week/month cost, like armor…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mokkurkalfe.

9/2/2002 Lyrax: Provo Game
We here in Provo (Utah) are starting a game of tRoS soon. We're planning to do this on the BYU campus at the Wilk (the only building that's actually open…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Lyrax.

9/2/2002 Northcott: Magic and Mayhem in tRoS
I've been searching for a game that simulates a certain level of realism and grit for quite some time, but one that's not too complex. I'm thinking that tRoS might…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Northcott, Brian Leybourne, Lyrax, Spartan.

9/2/2002 jburneko: L.A. Con Report
Hello All, Well, the latest L.A. Con has come and gone. Out of the three local cons I have attended in the last year I certainly enjoyed this one the…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, WildElf, Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Mike Holmes, GreatWolf, Marco, etnduroix.

9/2/2002 hyphz: A new type of game - how to fit it in?
Well, I had the shock of a lifetime last week. My standard group, normally D&D fiends, went through a playtest of Epic D&D I'd prepared, and then one remarked that…
In Actual Play
Participants: hyphz, contracycle, Ron Edwards.

9/3/2002 Cynthia Celeste Miller: Potentially Big News!
Heya, gang! We've just entered negotiations with a very reputable game company for a deal that would allow them to produce the CAH hardcopy (possibly even in hardcover). So far,…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, James_Stubbs, Ron Edwards.

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