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10/8/2002 ethan_greer: Pollies
Hello all, As promised, here is my latest RPG project, Pollies. Below are excerpts from the main document (which is not yet ready to be put on my website.) Mostly…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Andrew Martin, Jonathan Walton, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Kester Pelagius.

10/10/2002 ethan_greer: Pollies: New Approach?
Hey gang, I've spent the evening fleshing out and beefing up my house generic system, Pollies, and I've come to a question: Should I present Pollies as I was, as…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Mike Holmes.

10/10/2002 ethan_greer: Is Any Game An Island?
In this thread, Mike Holmes gives an evaluation of 5th-edition Hero System, and Ron Edwards follows up on the review with a summary of the history of the development of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Jeremy Cole, Mike Holmes.

10/14/2002 ethan_greer: Pollies: Status Update
Hey all, Pollies received its first real playtest this afternoon, and things went extremely well. Surprisingly so, actually. I'm excited about getting the latest draft of the rules up on…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards.

10/22/2002 ethan_greer: What do I do now?
So, I'm working on this game called Pollies. It's almost done, and I really like how it's shaping up. Looking for a little break, I went over to the Forge…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

10/24/2002 ethan_greer: Pollies Online At Last
Hello all, I have published the latest version of Pollies on my website. http://www.simplephrase.com/pollies/ I included a Fudge-esque license thingy for the benefit of Gwen and any others who may…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

10/29/2002 ethan_greer: Horror gaming? Why?
So... Continuing from this thread... I agree with Bailywolf; The Ring scared the living shit out of me as well. In fact, I don't think I'll ever watch a horror…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Jared A. Sorensen, lumpley, Christoffer Lernö, hardcoremoose, J B Bell, Emily Care, JSDiamond, greyorm, b_bankhead, vegasthroat, Uncle Dark, Seth L. Blumberg.

12/3/2002 ethan_greer: Should I buy Sorcerer & Sword?
So here's the thing: I've glanced through a friend's copy of Sorcerer, and I have no interest whatsoever in playing it or running it. (Sorry Ron...) But, I've also glanced…
In Adept Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Valamir, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, catenwolde, jburneko.

1/24/2003 ethan_greer: Toast 6.0
I have written the Greatest Role-Playing Game of All Time. Not really. But it's fun to say. In fact I have so much fun saying it that I put it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Andrew Martin, Jasper, Rich Forest, Shreyas Sampat, Gwen, Ben Morgan, Mike Holmes.

2/6/2003 ethan_greer: Toast: Kewl Powerz
So, as some may be aware, the magic system for my pet game Toast (the greatest role-playing game of all time) is "pending." I have some ideas, and I'm wanting…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, ADGBoss.

2/18/2003 ethan_greer: Donjon combat with six-siders
Has anyone tried using 6-siders for the initiative rolls in a flurry? If so, how'd it go? I'm planning on trying this myself at some point, but any wisdom y'all…
In CRN Games
Participants: ethan_greer, Valamir, Wulf, Clinton R. Nixon, Bailywolf, quozl, jdagna, Shawn Conard.

3/5/2003 ethan_greer: What makes a game it's own thing?
So. I'm hard at work on a "new" RPG. I'm quite pleased with what I have so far, and more information will of course be forthcoming as it approaches drafthood.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

3/17/2003 ethan_greer: Sorcerer/Donjon dice mechanic
I wasn't sure where to put this, so here it is in RPG Theory... So, Sorcerer and Donjon use variations of the same dice mechanic - each participant rolls a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, iago, szilard, M. J. Young, cruciel.

3/23/2003 ethan_greer: Foreign Elements pickup game
So, I'm at my bi-weekly D&D3 game, and the GM has to bail after a couple hours due to illness. One of the guys has been wanting to do an…
In Actual Play
Participants: ethan_greer.

3/27/2003 ethan_greer: Shadow of Yesterday: A question
So in this thread, After quite a bit of thought, I've decided to make The Shadow of Yesterday a free game, with a commercial hard-copy release. Can you go over…
In CRN Games
Participants: ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/28/2003 ethan_greer: Trollbabe delivery question
So, on the Trollbabe site, it says it gets delivered via Anvilwerks bookshelf. But I thought that was switched over to the Forge Bookshelf. Well, which is it?
In Adept Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/1/2003 ethan_greer: Forge Bookshelf
Hi there, site admins. Why isn't there a link to the Forge Bookshelf from the Forge? It's my feeling there should be. Just a thought... P.S. If it does exist…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ethan_greer.

4/3/2003 ethan_greer: So, whose birthday is it?
So, the Forge's birthday is April 3rd? So is mine. This, of course, makes me cooler by association. Who else has their birthday today? Happy birthday!
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: ethan_greer, Fabrice G., C. Edwards, Paganini, Adam, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, J B Bell.

4/4/2003 ethan_greer: Forum Party Game: Who gets the last word?
This is not a traditional thread, in that I don't have any particular conversation in mind. Basically, the idea is, at some point on April 7 this forum will be…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon, arxhon, Lazy Smurf.

4/8/2003 ethan_greer: Thugs and Thieves: A summary
Hello all! I got this idea for a game this afternoon. I've been wanting a game that takes place in a fantasy world, but in which the characters do not…
In SimplePhrase Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Spooky Fanboy, redcrow, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag, Tar Markvar, Dave Panchyk, Thomas Tamblyn, Blake Hutchins, simon, Sparky.

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