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11/3/2002 Cassidy: Actor and Author Stance
[b]Taken from chapter 3 of GNS Theory[/b] [quote]In Actor stance, a person determines a character’s decisions and actions using only knowledge and perceptions that the character would have. In Author…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Cassidy, Alan, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, joe_llama, Andrew Martin, Le Joueur, M. J. Young.

11/3/2002 Cassidy: Breaking up is hard to do
Just some observations from my experiences as a player and as a GM with my current RPG group I'd like to share. Recently, one of the guys ran a Vampire…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Cassidy, Emily Care, Ron Edwards, Sylus Thane, Demonspahn, MK Snyder.

11/9/2002 Cassidy: Developed Premise and Exploration
[quote="Ron Edwards, from GNS Chapter 5, ROLE-PLAYING DESIGN AND COHERENCE"]Facilitating a metagame concern (a developed Premise) differs greatly from Exploring a listed element as a priority. To address a Premise,…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Cassidy, Ron Edwards, MK Snyder, Paganini.

12/2/2002 Cassidy: Seed of an idea
For a long time I've been looking for a simple RPG system which focuses on role-play rather than rules play. I'm a big fan of the Window and the style…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Cassidy, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Andrew Martin, Valamir, Walt Freitag, Paganini, zaal.

12/19/2002 Cassidy: What makes a d20 game a d20 game?
Spurred on by the d20 Will it go the distance? (skylarking) thread, something Ozymandias said got me thinking. There are a couple of reasons why d20 should prove to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Cassidy, xiombarg, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Ted E. Childers, M. J. Young, Eric J., Valamir, Ozymandias, Seth L. Blumberg.

1/5/2003 Cassidy: Amber Gambler
Hello all, Rummaging through my old rpg stuff the other day I came across my copy of Amber and found myself wincing at the memory of the one time I'd…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Cassidy, Paul Czege, Andrew Martin, Brian Leybourne, DaR, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards, bluegargantua, M. J. Young.

1/8/2003 Cassidy: MOVers and Shakers
Hello James, One of these days I think I'm going to dip my toe in the Pool. Before I do, I'd like to ask a couple of questions if I…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, James V. West, Paganini, Ron Edwards, Bob McNamee.

1/12/2003 Cassidy: GMing the Pool
Hello all, I'm in the process of preparing to run with the Pool and I find myself wondering about how best to actually do it. Normally, if I was DMing…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Ron Edwards, Paganini, James V. West.

1/13/2003 Cassidy: Do MOVs need to be Monologues?
I've been considering how I currently try to engage and encourage player narrative in the game I run, and how MOVs will fit in. At the moment conflict/task resolution in…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, James V. West, Paganini.

1/16/2003 Cassidy: Number of Conflicts
Hey all, How many times do you find yourself as GM calling for a die roll during play? How often do you find your players requesting die rolls? I know…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards, James V. West.

1/21/2003 Cassidy: The Pool: First Play Session Comments
Ran my first Pool session on Monday. Nothing too heavy. I plan it to run 4, maybe 5, sessions tops. Setting: Middle Earth. Location: Dunedain Kingdom of Rhudaur, Spring 1408…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, James V. West, Florian Edlbauer, Ron Edwards.

1/22/2003 Cassidy: Random Thoughts on the Pool
After playing the Pool I threw a question to James about GM dice. Question about GM dice. I handed out 1-3 GM dice as per the rules and I…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, James V. West, Bob McNamee.

1/23/2003 Cassidy: Questions regarding trait bonus's
[quote="The Pool"]Five: THE CONTINUING STORY If you have 9 dice or more left in your Pool at the end of a session, you start the next session with the same…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Ron Edwards, James V. West, Bankuei, Blake Hutchins.

1/26/2003 Cassidy: Sorry Players, No More Freebies from Mr GM
Hey all, Before running my first pool session I bought a bunch of D6s, same sizes, 3 different colours. I had about 50 of so black dice to represent pool…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, James V. West.

1/29/2003 Cassidy: The Pool: 2nd Play Session Comments
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4889][b]The Pool: First Play Session Comments[/b][/url] Quick update on my 2nd play session running the Pool. First off, made some tweaks based on ideas I wanted to try... 1. Dispensed…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Bob McNamee, James V. West, Blake Hutchins.

1/30/2003 Cassidy: Bad Stuff
What is bad stuff? All the stuff that players seem loathe to mention about their characters. The flaws and quirks that really don't help characters achieve success in the conventional…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Bankuei, James V. West.

2/4/2003 Cassidy: The Pool: 3rd Play Session Comments
Previous threads... The Pool: 1st Play Session Comments The Pool: 2nd Play Session Comments Ran my 3rd session with The Pool. No rules changes from 2nd session. Comments...…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Mike Holmes, James V. West, Trevis Martin, Bankuei.

2/5/2003 Cassidy: Trait question
One of my players posed this to me at the end of last session. Vlesic is... A former capain of the guard and seasoned veteran of the Drenai wars (+1)…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Paganini, Bankuei, James V. West, Mark Withers.

2/12/2003 Cassidy: The Pool: 4th Play Session Comments
Previous threads... The Pool: 1st Play Session Comments The Pool: 2nd Play Session Comments The Pool: 3rd Play Session Comments This was the last session in the short game I…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, James V. West.

5/9/2003 Cassidy: Recent Pool Play - Insights and Thoughts
Hi all, Currently running my second Pool (Puddle actually) game and thus far it's went quite well. It's a simple enough game; modern day secret agent stuff. Players are all…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, James V. West.

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