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9/17/2002 Paul Czege: I may have created a monster
So...I have a social concern. As it turns out, Claudia Repton, who Tom's character Hiram murdered in our game session yesterday, was one of Danielle's character Ambrose's Connections. And…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Paul Czege.

9/17/2002 Scotty: Weires
This is my proposal for weires, and it has gained the Asaraludu seal of approval. Aside from a few minor tweekings that may occur, this is how weires will be…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Scotty, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Thirsty Viking, Lyrax, Jake Norwood.

9/17/2002 Demonspahn: Another post about combat systems, just to get an idea...
Am I the _only_ one that frequents this site that has a group that: a. Is still having fun after almost ten years of playing with the same group of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Demonspahn, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young.

9/17/2002 ADGBoss: Specific-system for combat discussion
I am posting this here at request so it can get out of a different thread so it may look a little out of place... Definitely some good food for…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ADGBoss, Marco, contracycle, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Valamir, deadpanbob, Demonspahn.

9/17/2002 Paul Czege: fantastic scenes from actual play
Hey, This thread is my effort to expose some of the tone and feel of gameplay produced by the My Life with Master mechanics, by describing great scenes from actual…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Paul's Girl.

9/17/2002 Matt Wilson: electronic publishing potential
I used to really dig getting the games in the cardboard box that had all the different booklets and a map and all that neat stuff. I'm thinking that if…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Clay, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, kevin671, Le Joueur.

9/17/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Donjon
So I tried out Donjon last night with my ol' buddy Dave "Dial" Turner. We played run-through of Donjon Pak A1: A Fungus Among Us. Here's the lowdown on the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon, jdagna, Dave Turner, Valamir, Bailywolf, Alan, xiombarg, Mike Holmes.

9/17/2002 Clay: story-game.com domain name for sale
I have two domain names, story-game.com and story-game.net which I am not putting to any effective use any more. Right now they're acting as neat support sites for currently-running games.…
In Connections
Participants: Clay.

9/17/2002 mahoux: O Gamer part 3 - All aboard the railroad! (not really)
Week three of Knights of the Road, Knights of the Rail. As discussed in my last post, the train in New Mexico blew a boiler seal, so three of my…
In Actual Play
Participants: mahoux.

9/17/2002 svenlein: half-poling
Swords have 2 grips (in TROS): regular and half-swording, Should Pole weapons (spears, staves, pole arms) also have more than one grip? Or are pole weapons only optimally effective at…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: svenlein, Shadeling, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, contracycle, Thirsty Viking, Jaif, Durgil, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir.

9/17/2002 rafael: Low-budget artwork: Make your own damn art
Can it be done? It can! Is it good? Let's not quibble! If you're publishing a game, and your art budget was blown on Fritos and beer, then you're going…
In Publishing
Participants: rafael, mahoux, C. Edwards, Clay, Arashi, talysman, Gold Rush Games.

9/17/2002 Shadeling: Anyone playing sologames
Anyone running just one player in Riddle of Steel?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Holt, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Delta1.

9/17/2002 greyorm: Gaming Advocacy
Not quite certain where to put this, but considering the "Romantic Partners Who Game" thread is located herein, I'll take that as a sign this might be the correct forum…
In RPG Theory
Participants: greyorm, jdagna, contracycle, Wart, Jared A. Sorensen, erithromycin, jrs, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, FuzionReactor, C. Edwards, M. J. Young, simon_hibbs, Walt Freitag, Wolfen, Andrew Martin.

9/17/2002 Paka: After-School Universalis
Bought Universalis about an hour ago. I run an after-school program for grades 7-12 and I just bought Universalis in hopes of putting it out there and seeing if they'll…
In Universalis
Participants: Paka, Mike Holmes.

9/16/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Non-contextual combat system
This is a *very* rough idea, so stick with me. Characters have a pool of dice, we'll say 10d6 for our purposes here. The player has a sheet of paper…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

9/16/2002 Le Joueur: Emergent Techniques: The Suspense is Killing Me
Well, let's try and make this a biweekly thing, shall we? Suspense It's what die rolling is for. Heck, I could go so far as to say it's the whole…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur.

9/16/2002 Paganini: Universalis
Okay guys, I'm going to have to demand a refund. The occaisoinal missing apostrophe I can put up with, but when you start misquoting Star Wars dire things must happen.…
In Universalis
Participants: Paganini, Valamir, Bob McNamee, Tony Irwin, Roy, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Jason L Blair.

9/16/2002 Tony Durham: The "PC Gimmick"
What exactly is the PC Gimmick I keep seeing mentioned in other posts? I've gotten hold of the rules, and think I might be able to get a small group…
In Universalis
Participants: Tony Durham, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Tony Irwin.

9/16/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Stupid question about forum quirkiness
If one looks at the forum icon explanations there are these moving icons for popular threads. However, during my time here I've never ever seen a moving icon. Is that…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/16/2002 Bailywolf: Colorful Donjon Characters
Hey all, care to share your DONJON characters? UNtil the online database is setup, a thread with ready-to-crib NPC/PC's might be fun. I'll Start. Name: Brother Chang Class : Enlightened…
In CRN Games
Participants: Bailywolf, deadpanbob, Grex, Dave Turner, Clinton R. Nixon, GB Steve, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, ejh, catenwolde.

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9/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe comics update
Hi there, Trollbabe comics are tentatively scheduled to start rolling on the website next Monday, September 23. But that's tentative! The comics are done but we have to check out…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Le Joueur, Henry Fitch, Jeffrey Straszheim, James V. West, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg.

9/17/2002 Ron Edwards: Help needed on third supplement
Hello, Does anyone know the Cantonese for: "Bad Town" and "Small Village" That would be most helpful. Many thanks, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Bankuei, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, jrs.

9/17/2002 Roy: Chateau de Sorcerie -- First Session of Universalis Serial
Hey, everyone! Here's the first session of our Universalis serial, "Château de Sorcerie". This is our first attempt at a campaign game of Universalis. Has anyone else been playing one?…
In Universalis
Participants: Roy, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin, Valamir.

9/18/2002 FuzionReactor: Academia (A long explanation, and a plea)
Academia is a game I have been working on on and off for about two years now (More on than off, actually). I have tired it in several generic systems…
In RPG Theory
Participants: FuzionReactor, marknau, Walt Freitag, C. Edwards, M. J. Young, simon_hibbs, deadpanbob, Mike Holmes, Bjorn Ludvigsen.

9/18/2002 C. Edwards: Forge Goodies
I've had my Forge hoodie and jersey for a couple weeks now and I am quite pleased with my purchase. Both are made very well and fit great. The hoodie…
In Site Discussion
Participants: C. Edwards, Jonathan Walton, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon.

9/18/2002 Bankuei: Trollbabe 3rd reroll question...
I noticed that for the 3rd reroll, it seems that regardless of success/failure of the roll, that it still results in failure of the Goal. Am I correct in understanding…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bankuei, Ron Edwards.

9/18/2002 Paka: Mu's Bed
I am tinkering with an e-mail to send the players in a possibly forming Sorcerer & Sword game. Here's the first draft with comments below: Mu's Bed is the capital…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Zak Arntson, James V. West.

9/18/2002 Alan: Advice for new Theatrix Director
Hi, I've found The Forge forums a great source of advice for narrativist gaming. I'm not desigining a game, I'm just interested in getting advice on how to run one.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Alan, contracycle, Demonspahn, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins.

9/18/2002 M. J. Young: To fight?
O.K., I can't tell you whether to fight it or not. That's something you're going to have to work out from what you know of him. But I can tell…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, contracycle.

9/18/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Invoking the Mythpower of Items
Did I get any attention with that subject? I was originally hoping for some feedback with the "By Hero Wars Inspired" thread, but maybe it wasn't quite clear. I was…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, damion, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

9/18/2002 Matt Wilson: I bought Sorcerer and think it's just marvy
Since I may well be playin' in a game with Mr. Prez, I grabbed Sorcerer and Sorcerer and Sword at my FLGS on the way home. I picked up the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Alan, Maurice Forrester.

9/18/2002 Ron Edwards: Azk'Arn actual play
Hello, Way back before GenCon, one of the role-playing groups I'm in got rolling on a Sorcerer & Sword game. I'd been seized with a bizarre notion of an insectoid-fantasy…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Thor Olavsrud, urbwar, joshua neff.

9/18/2002 ThreeGee: LARPs
Okay, I looked carefully and could find nothing saying that we cannot talk about other forms of roleplaying than tabletop, and I searched carefully for any previous threads on the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ThreeGee, Jared A. Sorensen, Seth L. Blumberg, Ron Edwards, deadpanbob, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, Wart, marknau, James Holloway, Matt, Le Joueur, Merten, John Wick.

9/18/2002 James: Playing with a PDF game.
I'll come right out and say it: I'm a Nazi. No, I'm not a jackbooted Nazi in a snappy black uniform (dig those skulls!), but I'm a Nazi when it…
In Actual Play
Participants: James, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Jeffrey Miller, kevin671, Ian Cooper, Clay.

9/18/2002 jburneko: Erm... Why Trollbabe?
Okay, no doubt there is some really subtle point about natural human social interactions that I'm missing here but... Why Trollbabe? Let me explain. Since having now bought and read…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Yasha, Eric, Bankuei, Henry Fitch, Le Joueur.

9/18/2002 GreatWolf: Update (9/18/2002)
So, this is the point where I give you another update. I am due, after all. I've set myself the schedule (for now) of writing every Wednesday evening. I have…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Eddy Fate.

9/19/2002 Ace: Sorcerer Book Size
Just a short "Thank You' for choosing the : 10" high, 6.5" wide size. It is a great form factor for game books especially if you are gaming outside the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ace, Ron Edwards.

9/19/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Character Creation pool
This comes from my Skills and yet not thread. I thought it would be useful to look at it separately. How does it work, what do I mean by Character…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur.

9/19/2002 Ace: A Theory: System doesn't matter for RPing moments
On the whole I agree with Rons thesis that system does matter, but I think there is an overlooked point there when it comes to those who disagree. Ceratinly System…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ace, Marco, Mike Holmes, Valamir, C. Edwards, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, contracycle, deadpanbob, Gordon C. Landis, Andrew Martin, wyrdlyng, M. J. Young, Christoffer Lernö, greyorm, Walt Freitag.

9/19/2002 SteveD: Competition Scores
Hey all. I'm Steve, long time lurker, first time poster, I love your show by the way... Sorry. In my typical paranoid neophyte writer way, I am hunting feedback with…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: SteveD, Eddy Fate, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

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