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9/9/2002 mahoux: O Gamer, part 2 (and a question)
This is just for consistency. Not much happened in our Knights of the Road game last Saturday. Two of our players (each one being in a different group) had to…
In Actual Play
Participants: mahoux, Valamir, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

9/9/2002 Valamir: Pendragon, dice, and character actions
[quote="Mike Holmes"] But Pendragon goes one further. It requires the players to "participate" in character decisions through the system. That is, when a player's Bravery trait goes off, they are…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, GB Steve, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis.

9/9/2002 Vahn: Writer Searching for Publisher who will buy ideas
Greetings, my name is Dustin. I am in search of a publisher or company who is or might be interested in publishing or buying some of my works. I have…
In Connections
Participants: Vahn, Ron Edwards.

9/9/2002 Bailywolf: Donjon Web goodies- soon?
Any ETA on the Donjon web-based support goodies (moster database, donjons, setting skeches)? I'd love to see what everyone has created to inflict on their players... thanks -Ben
In CRN Games
Participants: Bailywolf, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/9/2002 xiombarg: OctaNe and space
Finally got around to reading the rest of OctaNe. Very nice. The system is very InSpectres, which should lure in my players; they liked InSpectres. In fact, we might be…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: xiombarg.

9/9/2002 Balbinus: Inspiration
Hi again, I'd like some feedback on the following concept for a game mechanic, which would be used in a Renaissance setting. Inspiration. This would probably be a stat of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Balbinus, Mike Holmes, Jasper, Jeremy Cole, JSDiamond, kevin671, simon_hibbs, Bjorn Ludvigsen.

9/9/2002 Balbinus: Template based character generation
Hi, I'd like some general views on template based character generation. In this case what I mean specifically is where a character is created by taking a number of templates…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Balbinus, Marco, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, kevin671.

9/9/2002 Jeremy Cole: posting woes
Hi Clinton, I have an ongoing problem with being unable to post long posts. I can't seem to post more than one window or so, otherwise when I attempt to…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jeremy Cole.

9/9/2002 soundwave: Sorcerer and Stores
Okay, here's my dilemma: I want to buy Sorcerer. I want to support Ron's efforts in creating the game, and therefore I want to buy it in such a way…
In Adept Press
Participants: soundwave, Ron Edwards.

9/9/2002 Paka: Just Downloaded octaNe and have a game concept...
I've only skimmed it but... The world ended on a Saturday and the rejects of Roswell High were attending their Saturday Detention. It is Breakfast Club meets Six-String Samurai. At…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Paka, Jared A. Sorensen.

9/9/2002 Nick Pagnucco: Possible TROS game starting
Yay... i may actually be gaming in the near future. (50/50 odds) The good/interesting news its 4 people; 2 newbies and 2 others who gamed when they were in their…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Nick Pagnucco.

9/9/2002 Bob McNamee: Bob's First Game (2 player)
Hi all! I finally got the chance to play Universalis. It was a two player game with just myself and my wife (who is fairly a novice to roleplaying, but…
In Universalis
Participants: Bob McNamee, Valamir.

9/9/2002 J B Bell: IRC add-on
Just a few minutes ago I wrapped up a nice session of online Universalis. An invisible world, laid over our own, with inhabitants bound to unbreakable laws and vows; 1920s…
In Universalis
Participants: J B Bell, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Paganini.

9/9/2002 S.Lonergan: Untitled -- A modern horror setting
Feedback please.. I had this idea as i was walking the dog.. im not sure if its worth developing further... but... let me know what you think... Its really just…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: S.Lonergan, Tim Gray, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Jasper, Walt Freitag, Christoffer Lernö, jdagna, Doc Midnight, Mike Holmes, deadpanbob.

9/8/2002 Jake Norwood: Another store carrying Sorcerer
the Game Keep in Nashville, TN. www.thegamekeep.com and, just FYI, they're carrying 2 or 3 copies, and entirely on my reccomendation (aw...). Jake
In Adept Press
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards.

9/8/2002 Erik C. Battle: New Action Figure
Background is a bit dodgy, but I don't want to mess with it any more today. Any resemblance to that Very Hot Tennis Player's photo shoot for FHM is purely…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Erik C. Battle, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Slant.

9/8/2002 Cynthia Celeste Miller: Magazine Ads
We are currently looking into placing ads in magazines once the Cartoon Action Hour hardcover draws near(er). That said, what magazines would you recommend? Is there any way I can…
In Publishing
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Misguided Games, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay, Roy, Ron Edwards, Christian Walker.

9/8/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Naval Gazing On the Nature of Demons
I've been sort of thinking about the nature of demons in Sorcerer a bit lately. Not so much in the what are they really sense as described in the book…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

9/8/2002 Bailywolf: A great Sorcerer & Sword resource
If you are looking for a good gnarly resource for an anime-style S&S game, check out BERSERK , newly released on DVD. I'm still working my way through the first…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, urbwar, Zak Arntson, Unsane.

9/8/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Ygg right now Part 2
[u]More Ygg elements[/u] Skill resolution Riskbreakers* Combat resolution Inspiration* [u]Skill resolution[/u] Skill resolution is simple. You check what your stat says. If the stat is equal to the [i]Challenge[/i] of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Palaskar.

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9/10/2002 Enoch: Unworthy
Hiyo everybody! I’m in a sort of in a moist pool of oatmeal at the moment. This pool of oatmeal is my RPG idea Unworthy. While a pool of oatmeal…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Enoch, rafael, Andrew Martin, Christoffer Lernö, Jake Norwood, Paul Czege, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

9/10/2002 deadpanbob: Can a game designer work for all three (G/N/S)?
I'm new to this forum. New to game design. Been playing RPG's for longer than I'd care to admit - well, okay, since Chainmail. First off, Ron's GNS essay was…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: deadpanbob, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young, Clinton R. Nixon, Jeremy Cole.

9/10/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: If you read Places to Go, People to Be...
... or even if you don't, make sure and check out their new issue. I think you'll find the Once Upon a Time column quite interesting.
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

9/10/2002 Valamir: How strict is the indie requirement?
Hey Clinton, I had sent you a couple of articles on the history of Texas which I had used for a Deadlands Campaign. Didn't hear back as to whether you…
In RPGevolution Contributors
Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/10/2002 J B Bell: Ethics of rules summaries?
I've put this in Publishing since it has to do with intellectual property rights. So, on a mailing list to do with gaming, the topic has come up recently of…
In Publishing
Participants: J B Bell, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

9/10/2002 wyrdlyng: Not bad source material
I've been reading (like actual novels for a change) and came upon an unlikely piece of source material for Sorcerer & Sword: The Exalted - Trilogy of the Second Age…
In Adept Press
Participants: wyrdlyng, Seth L. Blumberg.

9/10/2002 deadpanbob: Competitive, Cooperative and Collaborative fit with G/N/S...
A person who I used to game with came up with the following framework that maybe fits within G/N/S... There are three types of games - in terms of actual…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: deadpanbob, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

9/10/2002 Stuart DJ Purdie: Paladin Review
Review by Rafael Chandler up at rpg.net here.
In CRN Games
Participants: Stuart DJ Purdie.

9/10/2002 Stuart DJ Purdie: Elf's review
Review bu Powergamer up at rpg.net here. Interestingly, out of the latest batch of reviews, there are as many reviews of D20 material as there are of indy games (2…
In Adept Press
Participants: Stuart DJ Purdie, Ron Edwards, Grex, James.

9/10/2002 jburneko: Spycraft, Gamism, & Relationship-Maps
Hello All, I had an experience I thought I would share. So, my weeknight group is playing Spycraft. Now, I consider Spycraft to be a fairly Gamist facilitating game. From…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Mike Holmes, TrizzlWizzl, hyphz.

9/10/2002 urbwar: Sorcerer & Sword: Character Concepts
One of the people I game with owns all the Sorcerer material. After some discussion during our weekend game, we decided to play a game of Sorcerer and Sword down…
In Adept Press
Participants: urbwar, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik.

9/10/2002 Matt Wilson: a couple mechanics ideas
I've got this game setting idea that I dig, and I was considering applying FUDGE rules to it, but man, what's the fun in that? I think I need to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes.

9/10/2002 urbwar: Possible Source Material... (edited to include spolier)
Has anyone seen the movie Ring? It's an excellant Japanese horror film (A us version is coming out in October, but at PG-13, I wonder how faithful it will be…
In Adept Press
Participants: urbwar, J B Bell.

9/10/2002 Walt Freitag: Same game, different players, different rules?
On this thread, Ron wrote: I suggest that when a GNS-diverse group does work well together, that there may well be compensating mechanisms going on, whether at the whole-social-group level,…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, deadpanbob, Jeremy Cole, lumpley, damion, Jeffrey Miller, Emily Care, Le Joueur.

9/10/2002 Thirsty Viking: Gladiators 2nd thread
Things were slow so i started working my way back through the old post pages.... Gladiatorial Team League..... Whats up with this... It's an awesome way for me to solve…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Thirsty Viking, Mike Holmes, Wolfen.

9/10/2002 Ron Edwards: Jonathan Tweet's comments on Sorcerer
Hey folks, I should have posted this a while ago and completely forgot about it. Jonathan Tweet's comments about the combat system and book-explanation thereof are here and his review…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jeffrey Straszheim, Mike Holmes, Eric, Christopher Kubasik, Clay.

9/11/2002 Jason L Blair: Out of the Box: Dust Devils
To say the review is favorable is to understate the obvious. http://www.gamersrealm.com/store1/outofthebox.php
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder.

9/11/2002 Scotty: World of Myria V2.0
Myria 2.0 is off of the ground now. Myria was a world origionally started for AD&D by myself and a good friend way back when we were in high school/early…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Scotty, Jake Norwood, Shadeling, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Thirsty Viking, Mike Holmes, Asaraludu, The GM.

9/11/2002 Shadeling: Can you counter with a Dopplehander?
I know the maneuver is not listed under the Dopplehander proficiency, but when half-swording, could you use the Counter from another proficiency you know?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Nick Pagnucco, Wolfen, Thirsty Viking, Jake Norwood.

9/11/2002 Shadeling: Half swording quandries
Just curious about halfswording. The description lists ATN/DTN that differ from say the Dopplehander's description and +3 Dmg against armor. Also, if you half-sword with a Dopplehander, can you bring…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Nick Pagnucco, Thirsty Viking, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Jasper.

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