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10/6/2002 James V. West: Conspiracy Theory Games
Hey A friend of mine is working on an idea for a conspiracy theory rpg and I wanted to do some digging for him. This post is a simple request…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, C. Edwards, Andrew Martin, morien, Jonathan Walton, DaR, Mike Holmes, Mike Hall, contracycle, simon_hibbs, rumble.

10/2/2002 James V. West: New column at RPG.net features The Pool
Hey everyone. Bent Pages by Tim Denee is now up at RPG.net and for his first offering he kindly chose The Pool! What do you folks think?
In Site Discussion
Participants: James V. West, mahoux.

9/30/2002 James V. West: The Pool in print in new comic zine
Hey! My new comic zine Random Order Comics and Games is now available and it features the first ever printed version of The Pool. This newest…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, joshua neff.

9/7/2002 James V. West: pulp and the darkness of...
I just got my copy of Sorcerer and Sword and was reading through some of it tonight. Ron has once again reached into my deep, personal, mythical world and pointed…
In Adept Press
Participants: James V. West, Voidwalker, Ron Edwards.

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.

8/7/2002 James V. West: TQB GenCon Draft
I've posted the latest draft of The Questing Beast. This is the draft that will be hanging out at GenCon even though my sorry ass will not be.
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

7/6/2002 James V. West: playtester roll call
If you've ever played The Pool or TQB and posted about the experience, or contacted me personally about it, please send an email to this address: players@randomordercreations.com Include your name…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

5/12/2002 James V. West: Sorcerer's Soul
Yesterday I picked up Sorcerer's Soul at The Rusty Scabbard in Lexington Kentucky. I was surprised to see it on the shelf, for some reason. But there it was along…
In Adept Press
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.

5/6/2002 James V. West: Random Order Creations Central
For quick reference, here are a couple of links to my stuff: Random Order Creations My games Or, more specifically: The Pool The Questing Beast Thanks…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

5/4/2002 James V. West: The countdown begins now.
Well, this has been a productive year thus far, but not necessarily in the rpg category. My goal was to complete The Questing Beast by the end of May for…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards.

5/4/2002 James V. West: Sneak Peep at Trollbabe Art
I just added a couple of drawings from Ron's Trollbabe to my website. Feel free to take a look when you get the itch... www.randomordercreations.com/tbart1.html Thanks and have a better…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Morgan, Joe Murphy (Broin), Ron Edwards.

3/9/2002 James V. West: TQB Styles of Play
Hello again The Questing Beast features the idea of Accords, which can be best described as settings discussed and agreed upon by a group before starting play. This establishes what,…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

3/9/2002 James V. West: TQB Levels of Play
Hey In The Questing Beast you are actually playing 3 different types of roles. I'm addressing this in the opening pages of the game and I'd like to present what…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Rich Forest, Mike Holmes, Christopher Kubasik, Valamir.

3/5/2002 James V. West: TQB Playtest Journal ONE
Hey everyone! Last night was my first official playtesting session of The Questing Beast. I hoped to post a detailed overview of the session tonight, but time and duties forbid…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards.

2/24/2002 James V. West: The Premise of the Beast
I've been tackling one of the sticking points of The Questing Beast: what should a character actually do? No one has said much about it, but I felt like I…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Zak Arntson, Paul Czege, Zoetrope10, Gordon C. Landis, Henry Fitch, Mike Holmes.

2/24/2002 James V. West: Trollbabe- the feminine touch
I was just thinking...Trollbabe is the first rpg I've ever seen that actually limits you to one gender. So this seems to be a game that's all about girl power,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, Valamir, Ben Morgan, Tim Denee, Dav, Ron Edwards.

2/22/2002 James V. West: What's up.
Hey everyone! Just checking in with an update on what's going on with The Questing Beast, The Pool, and all my other scads of projects. - The Questing Beast will…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, hardcoremoose.

1/20/2002 James V. West: Imp
I’ve loved the work of Vaughn Bode for a long time, as well as Simon Bisley, the Pinis, Bill Willingham, and a slew of others. Years ago I saw an…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards.

1/15/2002 James V. West: How much Premise does it take?
How much Premise do you need to create an egaging rpg? This is me asking because I’ve suddenly become very aware of Premise or lack of it in my ideas.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, Zak Arntson, hardcoremoose, Gordon C. Landis, contracycle, Paul Czege, Paganini, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Marco.

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11/11/2002 James V. West: The Pool--hardcore
Let the beatings begin. Here is the hardcore version of The Pool. Most everything is restored to its original form, with some differences. I've read it over and over but…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Bob McNamee, J. Backman, Paganini, Mark Withers, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Zoetrope10.

11/30/2002 James V. West: Black Wing: idea in the rough (long)
[i][b]Black Wing[/i][/b] is the rpg companion to my series of comic stories set in the land of Hof. These stories begin with issue #1 of [url=http://www.randomordercreations.com/rocg.html]Random Order Comics and Games[/url]…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards.

12/8/2002 James V. West: NOMA and GNS
This may be the first time I've posted in the GNS forum. I generally don't get involved in theory discussions, but this question kept bugging me all week (and if…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: James V. West, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, talysman.

12/30/2002 James V. West: Random Order Comics and Games #2
Hey everyone! Random Order Comics and Games #2 is finished and available. This issue features a game called Visions. This is a very simple game based on fantasy (or other)…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, jrients, lumpley, Paganini.

2/6/2003 James V. West: Call for Variations of The Pool
If you have created a set of variant rules for The Pool and wouldn't mind having them posted on my website (linked from the actual The Pool page), please email…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

2/6/2003 James V. West: R.O.C. Update
What I'm up to, rpg-wise: 1) The Pool This one has been covered by many people here and I feel like the game is pretty solid. I won't be doing…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Paganini.

2/8/2003 James V. West: What "that guy" is called (part II)
You know what? I'm about 10 years too late for this thread, but I use "Guide" for The Questing Beast. And if I ever write that over-the-top furry game I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: James V. West, James Holloway, Enoch, Chris Passeno, J. Backman, Shreyas Sampat, cruciel, Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, Christopher Kubasik, kregmosier, Dave Panchyk.

2/16/2003 James V. West: Apologies...
Hey I was just working on the (hopefully) final draft of The Questing Beast when I realized I had left out several playtesters from the credits of both TQB and…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

2/19/2003 James V. West: stinking elfs!
Got my copy of Elfs! Just wanted to say my wife and I had some real out-loud laughs just reading it. I had planned on playing Trollbabe first, but now…
In Adept Press
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, jburneko, Rod Anderson, greyorm, Mike Holmes.

2/22/2003 James V. West: The Pool Variations Are Up
Hey I finally got around to posting some of the variations on The Pool. Check it out here! If I've left some out please don't be shy. Let me know…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Cassidy, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

2/26/2003 James V. West: POD
Hey I'm going to use a POD service to print up The Questing Beast and I was wondering if anyone here has had experience with POD services. Especially Berryville Graphics,…
In Publishing
Participants: James V. West, Matt Gwinn, Michael S. Miller.

3/2/2003 James V. West: TQB: Counting the days...or hours?
Hey As I've mentioned before, I'm going to go with a Print On Demand service for The Questing Beast. What this means is I've had to learn how to do…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Paganini, Fabrice G..

3/2/2003 James V. West: Want your game at SPACE?
Hey April 5th, 2003, I'll be at a table at this year's Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo peddling my comics and The Questing Beast. This is mostly a comics…
In Connections
Participants: James V. West.

3/22/2003 James V. West: Anthropomorphic RPGs: the complete list
For the widest results, I've duplicated this post at both www.indie-rpgs.com and www.rpg.net. Hope no one minds the cross-post. I'm trying to compile a complete-as-possible list of all anthropomorphic-based RPGs…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, Rob MacDougall, Simon W, M. J. Young, Jonathan Walton, Thomas Tamblyn, Kester Pelagius, bluegargantua, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, talysman, Maurice Forrester.

4/9/2003 James V. West: Random Order #3 now available
Hey everyone! This weekend I premiered Random Order Comics and Games #3 at the 2003 SPACE convention in Columbus, Ohio. What a great show! Tons of people selling, buying, and…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards.

6/8/2003 James V. West: The quest begins here...
[url=http://www.randomordercreations.com/tqb.html][i]The Questing Beast[/i][/url] is now available! Instead of Print-on-demand, I opted to desktop publish the game. It is a 32-page book, comb bound with a silver metallic motif on a…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Lxndr, C. Edwards, lumpley.

7/27/2003 James V. West: Random Order Comics and Games #4
The new issue of Random Order Comics and Games is now available. This issue features not one, but two complete RPGs: Mike Hall's Mean Streets '79. Buddy cop action movie…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Paganini.

10/6/2003 James V. West: I ain't dead, but I'm badly bruised...
Hey all I've been virutally dead on the forum for some time now. I just wanted to chime in and say I'm still here, still alive, and still in some…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Bob McNamee, C. Edwards.

1/2/2004 James V. West: Random Order Comics and Games #5
The new issue of Random Order Comics and Games is now available. This issue features several comics, including a new Zarp story that takes you into his past for just…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Lxndr, John Harper, Paganini.

1/3/2004 James V. West: [Trollbabe comics] Naked Sacrifice story
Excellent work, Colin! The current strip looks really sharp. I love the way digital art lets objects like the bat's eyes just POP right out of the darkness. I wonder…
In Adept Press
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, greyorm, 6inTruder, Lxndr, Valamir, Colin the Riot, jrs, jburneko, Tim Alexander, xiombarg, quozl.

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