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11/15/2002 Ron Edwards: Actual play in the stores
Hello, This thread can be considered a partner to my Mainstream: a revision. Unlike that thread, though, here, I'm really talking about the game stores and what goes on in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, bluegargantua, jburneko, Valamir, jrients, b_bankhead, wyrdlyng, UnSub, Maurice Forrester, hyphz, xiombarg, ADGConscience, Jack Spencer Jr, James Holloway.

11/12/2002 Ron Edwards: Mainstream: a revision
Hello, I'd like to address the issue of mainstream vs. alternative content in role-playing games. My views are essentially the same as those expressed by the proprietors of Page 45,…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Jonathan Walton, Le Joueur, PeterAdkison, MK Snyder, Tundra, xiombarg, jburneko, Seth L. Blumberg, Pramas, Jack Spencer Jr, Jon H, Paul Czege, James Holloway, mearls, talysman, Eric J., greyorm, joshua neff, Christopher Kubasik, C. Edwards, quozl, Walt Freitag, b_bankhead.

11/8/2002 Ron Edwards: About terminology
Hello, This post is directed mainly to Ralph and to MK Snyder, who have recently voiced an uncompromising criticism over the terms I've adopted or introduced. The argument, if I…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paganini, Alan, Le Joueur, Valamir, J B Bell, Gordon C. Landis, Christoffer Lernö, Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, MK Snyder, M. J. Young, greyorm, contracycle, Irmo, JMendes, Cassidy, Jonathan Walton.

10/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Sneak preview: Sex & Sorcery excerpt
Hello, Here's the first fifth (or so) of the complete short story that I'll be presenting as part of one of the chapters in Sex & Sorcery. Its purpose is…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, GB Steve, greyorm, Manu, Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Alan, Uncle Dark, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Tim C Koppang, Emily Care, Bankuei, Thor Olavsrud, Paka, Clay.

8/15/2002 Ron Edwards: What the industry needs (by me!)
Hello, I came to the following conclusions following some very intensive conversations after the Diana Jones ceremony, with two people who Shall Not Be Named but who Know Their Shit.…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eugene Zee, contracycle, Clay, mattcolville, J B Bell, Tundra, wizardattic, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir.

8/14/2002 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe comic strip artists' call
Hi there, I'm thinking about a promotional device for the Trollbabe website, when it gets going. Basically, I'm going to write a comic strip, three-panels like in the newspaper. I'll…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, xiombarg, Zak Arntson, James V. West, Prankster, offbeat!, Imp-Chan, kitten.

8/12/2002 Ron Edwards: Receiving the Diana Jones award
Hello, I've been trying to wear my "brave but humble" face, publicly, but here in my own forum, I think I'll let it slip. This has been a full and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Demonspahn.

8/12/2002 Ron Edwards: New days upon us
Hi everybody, This is the first of my many post-GenCon posts. I doubt I'll be able to get even the first wave of them on-line by the end of the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Snyder, Nathan, pigames, Mytholder, Demonspahn, Balbinus, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, damion.

7/19/2002 Ron Edwards: Yikes! Scary picture
Hi there, Check it out here. Chills, man. I'm interested in links to other pictures people would find useful for Little Fears, so chime in if you know of any.…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes, Jesse Paulsen, Matt Snyder, Dios-Flakk, paulmjessup.

7/14/2002 Ron Edwards: Druine, Dunnar, and Half-dead
Hi there, I was looking through the Fantasy Heartbreaker games again, comparing various features of Deathstalkers. Deathstalkers has been released this year in hardback form (called "second edition" by the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Walt Freitag, Clinton R. Nixon, Jack Spencer Jr, simondale, damion, J B Bell, amiel, Paul Czege, contracycle, Mytholder, Valamir, Matt Gwinn, Le Joueur, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Paganini, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, greyorm, Tim Denee, xiombarg, hive, Jesse Paulsen, RobMuadib, TSL.

5/25/2002 Ron Edwards: GenCon 2002 - update & policy
Hello, Jason and I have spent some time hammering out these points and procedures. I know some of them are different from what we said before, but we hit a…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, joshua neff, Jason L Blair, Zak Arntson, Seth L. Blumberg, woodelf, Nathan.

5/12/2002 Ron Edwards: 101 part 2: where and who
Hello, I figure it's time to start a new thread; the first one was kind of big and it sets the Task at Hand pretty well. Let's get specific now.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ian O'Rourke, AndyGuest, Ayrizale, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Reality Aberrant, Christopher Kubasik.

5/6/2002 Ron Edwards: DemonCon draws near
Hi folks, Well, the website for it is totally not ready yet (which is my fault), but here's the relevant info. DemonCon I June 1, 2002, 10:00 AM to 6:00…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, xiombarg, Mytholder, Mike Holmes, Christopher Kubasik, Paul Czege.

4/24/2002 Ron Edwards: Playing The Riddle of Steel (a little)
Hey there, As I said in this thread, I managed to get in some brief Riddle of Steel play last week. It wasn't much, just a few neat encounters and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Anonymous, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, Wolfen, Russell Hoyle, contracycle, Dav, Ace, Rattlehead.

4/22/2002 Ron Edwards: Need information for my Alyria session
Seth, I want to run an Alyria scenario with my campus group tomorrow. Here are three characters I just made, using the Quick-Start. To play, I want to know the…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

3/4/2002 Ron Edwards: No Premise: Dust Devils, The World The Flesh and the Devil
Hello, I want to discuss a problem I'm seeing with a lot of would-be Narrativist game design at the Forge. It is the problem of No Premise. It's most serious…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, jburneko, Valamir, Matt Snyder, erithromycin, Matt Gwinn, hardcoremoose, Bailywolf, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei, Paul Czege.

2/25/2002 Ron Edwards: Relationship map issues
Gentlemen, and Gordon in particular, This post deals with concerns in two current threads, "Soul reviewed" and "Relating Sorcerer's Soul and Sorcerer & Sword." Consider issues of baseline kinship and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Christopher Kubasik, contracycle, Valamir, greyorm, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Clay, jburneko, lumpley, Fabrice G., Blake Hutchins, AndyGuest.

1/21/2002 Ron Edwards: About what Scattershot's about (GNS yipyap included)
Hey there, I'm starting a few separate threads about Fang's game Scattershot. All of them are based on the content of these threads (at the date of this post) and…
In Scattershot
Participants: Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Paul Czege, joshua neff, Mike Holmes.

1/14/2002 Ron Edwards: The Dying Earth: real pleasure and real pain
Hello, Well, I've started this thread about four times now and given it up each time. P'haps this one will do. You see, I am a Jack Vance fanatic. Not…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Laurel, Rod Anderson, Bankuei, Zak Arntson, Balbinus, Damocles, Uncle Dark, Blake Hutchins.

12/28/2001 Ron Edwards: Goddess of rape?
As I've mentioned before, I've been running Hero Wars for the same group of three players, in good old "campaign" style, for well over a year. The players are Tod,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, James V. West, Blake Hutchins.

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11/19/2002 Ron Edwards: Gay culture / Gamer culture [Social Context]
Hello, I was wondering whether anyone wanted to discuss the parallels between closeted gay culture and gamer/role-player culture. I don't suppose those parallels are hard to perceive. Or is it…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Matt Snyder, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, talysman, erithromycin, jrs, Anthony, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, J B Bell, cruciel, M. J. Young, Clay, contracycle, b_bankhead, Manu.

12/2/2002 Ron Edwards: The Forge as a community (Thread #5 of 5)
Hello, This is thread #5 of the Infamous Five, a related set of threads that I've been instigating over the last few weeks. Each one has spawned a bevy of…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Matt Wilson, Ziriel, Mike Holmes, cruciel, Le Joueur, Rich Forest, Bankuei, Maurice Forrester, Steve Dustin, GreatWolf, Valamir, jrients, Blake Hutchins, Clay, Jonathan Walton, wraeththu, MK Snyder, A.Neill, Clinton R. Nixon, Irmo, Emily Care, Kester Pelagius.

1/30/2003 Ron Edwards: Dungeons & Dragons role-playing history - help wanted
Hello everybody, I'm working on a great big essay on Gamism, and it's going to include some detailed analysis of Dungeons & Dragons role-playing. I use this title to include…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, sben, jrs, Paul Czege, Maurice Forrester, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir, contracycle, Christopher Kubasik, Walt Freitag, Blake Hutchins, Rob MacDougall, Jack Spencer Jr, Pramas, M. J. Young, woodelf, Chuck Frizzell, b_bankhead.

3/12/2003 Ron Edwards: You'd tell the retailer ...
Hi there, I'm looking for constructive suggestions for what you think a game-store retailer ought to know about Sorcerer. Blurbs are best - one or two lines. Remember, these guys…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, dunlaing, GreatWolf, Sidhain, Gordon C. Landis, jburneko, Paul Czege, szilard, Le Joueur, Bankuei, M. J. Young, Wulf, Spooky Fanboy, Christopher Kubasik.

3/12/2003 Ron Edwards: Moderation issue - open discussion
Hello, Today, I moderated a thread in the Indie Design forum, EU States: Writers Block, which has turned into a difficult moderation problem. I don't plan to lock the thread.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Paganini, iago, lumpley, clehrich, Bankuei, Jack Spencer Jr, ethan_greer, Piratecat, Clay, Tar Markvar, Mytholder, Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, cruciel, Marco, M. J. Young.

3/27/2003 Ron Edwards: Playing Trollbabe at the GTS
Hello, So we played Trollbabe during one late evening at the GAMA Trade Show: me as GM, and Eugene Zee, Mark Mazella, and Jake Norwood as players. I'd been wanting…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Eugene Zee, Bankuei.

4/3/2003 Ron Edwards: Social profiling
OK, I hate - really hate - this kind of topic. I've rolled my eyes every time it's come up in previous discussions and semi-abused my position as content moderator…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paganini, Clinton R. Nixon, Lazy Smurf, Jonathan Walton, Lugaru, GreatWolf, Valamir, Shreyas Sampat, xiombarg, Sylus Thane, jburneko, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, C. Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder, szilard, Hannu Hurme, Alan, Tim C Koppang, Rich Forest, kregmosier, Brian Leybourne, Gordon C. Landis, Nick Pagnucco, lumpley, Jürgen Mayer, Andy Kitkowski, Fabrice G., Chris Passeno, cruciel, J B Bell, Zak Arntson, Jack Spencer Jr, RobMuadib, Christoffer Lernö, talysman, Trevis Martin, Maurice Forrester, Michael S. Miller, Rich Stokes, taalyn, Stuart DJ Purdie, Paka, joshua neff, jrs, Jason Kottler, Julie, ScottM, Meguey, Matt Gwinn, ThreeGee, DaGreatJL, Enoch, wyrdlyng, anonymouse, DeadGirl, Ian Charvill, James Holloway, herrmess.

4/15/2003 Ron Edwards: GENCON 2003: April update
Hi there, The endcap booth space is reserved, under the combined aegis of Arc Dream Publishing (Godlike), Driftwood Publishing (The Riddle of Steel), and Adept Press (Sorcerer). Here are the…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Michael Hopcroft, Bruce Baugh, Jürgen Mayer, rpghost, GMSkarka, Valamir, Paul Czege, Matt Wilson, Jeffrey Miller.

4/16/2003 Ron Edwards: My comments regarding the Indie Design forum
I thought people might be interested. I'll start with the Forge Moderator Principle #1: when people speak up with great passion about an issue, and when the actual recommendations are…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/17/2003 Ron Edwards: Guest of Honor at GenCon 2003
Hi there, That would be me, among a bunch of other people whose names are probably more widely known. I have no idea why or how I was selected for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Valamir, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Matt Snyder, Nev the Deranged, Andy Kitkowski, ejh, James V. West.

5/28/2003 Ron Edwards: The airplane issue
Hello, From the thread The problem with GNS, I was able to extract a single question of worth: "Heinrich" wrote, I have to wonder what the value of GNS and…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Straszheim, Matt Snyder, Kester Pelagius, Alan, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, Matt Wilson, jrs, Wormwood, epweissengruber, jdagna, deadpanbob, ethan_greer, Jeffrey Miller, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Piers Brown, Gordon C. Landis, clehrich, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Paul Czege.

7/4/2003 Ron Edwards: Ethan's question: censorship & personal attacks
Hello, In the recent thread regarding the Step On Up article, Ethan was intrigued by one of Brian's comments, and wrote: I have no idea what Brian is talking about…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, talysman, Kester Pelagius, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei.

8/22/2003 Ron Edwards: [Nine Worlds] Initial text comments
Hi Matt, Here are my starting comments on reading the current draft of Nine Worlds. I know a lot of discussion has flowed since you first posted it, and I'm…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, ethan_greer, Valamir, The GM.

9/11/2003 Ron Edwards: HeroQuest forum policies - read here first
Hello, Welcome to the Hero Quest forum at the Forge. Hero Quest's publication is arguably one of the most significant events in RPG history, and this forum offers a unique…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards.

10/2/2003 Ron Edwards: "Realism" and "GM" threads in RPG Theory
Hello, I call everyone's attention to these threads: Realism in RPGs and There is only players in RPG. We have a community issue to discuss which hasn't come up for…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Drifter Bob, Marco, xiombarg, Merova.

10/17/2003 Ron Edwards: More Thed material - Inuit mythology
Hello, Julie (jrs) first tipped me off to this connection, which I'd known nothing about. It's not research if you just hit a Search button, but regardless, the Inuit Myths…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, Brand_Robins, pete_darby, kalyptein, Donald.

10/28/2003 Ron Edwards: Slavery, morality, and changing times
Hi there, This thread is picking up from the final two posts in Humakt, Rashoran, and justice. The first of the post was still fairly-well integrated with the original thread,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Donald, Ian Cooper, simon_hibbs, Mac Logo, Valamir, bluegargantua, Peter Nordstrand, simondale, newsalor, epweissengruber, soru.

11/11/2003 Ron Edwards: The whole model - this is it
Hello, All the following material is supplemental to the existing essays, but it also overrules them as well as any of my previous comments in forum discussions at any point…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Marco, M. J. Young, Eero Tuovinen, The GM, Valamir, C. Edwards, Lxndr, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, lumpley, jdagna, Ian Charvill, Walt Freitag, cruciel, Jack Aidley, Gordon C. Landis, Jonathan Walton, contracycle, jeffd, Silmenume, Jack Spencer Jr, Palaskar.

11/13/2003 Ron Edwards: New forum and policy
Hello, Clinton and I are reasonably cetain that the poster Falconis is responsible for the recent 40 minutes of downtime, by overloading the server with some kind of email ("Denial…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, greyorm, joe_llama, A.Neill, Lxndr, Emily Care, Jack Aidley, Clinton R. Nixon, TheRedSoup, Walt Freitag, Falconis, Matt Snyder, Paganini.

12/1/2003 Ron Edwards: New review up - actual play too!
Hiya, Our own David (kwill) has posted his actual-play review at the ... um ... Kwa-Zulu Natal Roleplayers site. David, what the hell does "Kwa-Zulu Natal" mean? It certainly sounds…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, marcus, Christopher Weeks, kwill, ScottM.

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