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11/24/2002 Arashi: FTP software
Does anyone know any shareware FTP software? Emailing these big files is a pain in da butt. Not to mention I can only send 2 megs thru me mailbox. Barring…
In Connections
Participants: Arashi, Andrew Martin, Adam.

11/24/2002 thoth: Codifying GM Meta-Gaming?
I hope i'm using proper terminology. What is everyone's opinion on requiring GMs to use "Meta-Points" (as i'm calling them) to alter the outcome of a roll? I'm not sure…
In RPG Theory
Participants: thoth, Jack Spencer Jr, Tim C Koppang.

11/24/2002 Hel-Yin: Two questions on combat
I have two questions on combat manoeuvers. The first one is on grappling. In the book, it says you can do two things using a grapple: either toss your opponent…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Hel-Yin, Jake Norwood, ShaneNINE, Mokkurkalfe.

11/24/2002 The Gentleman: Erm, Hi. And what I'm working on.
Hi, I'm the Gentleman. Say no more. At the mo, I'm working on a fantasy game With Consequences, in the manner of Unknown Armies, though a wee bit less occulty.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: The Gentleman, Shreyas Sampat, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin, Jamie.

11/24/2002 hyphz: TROS, Narrativism and Illusionism
To be honest I had absolutely no idea where to post this, but since I'm mentioning '-isms' I suppose I'll try here first. Here's my question. I'm led to understand…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: hyphz, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood.

11/24/2002 MK Snyder: Cannot stand cutesipoo terms like "vanilla" and &q
Just for the record. Applying them to *combat systems* is a pretty weird thing to do. The whole "mixing sex with violence" vocabulary does not sit well with me, not…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: MK Snyder, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, J B Bell, Manu, Le Joueur, Emily Care, M. J. Young, Ian Charvill, xiombarg.

11/23/2002 quozl: referrals
We know the vast majority of people get into RPGs by being introduced to it and we know gamers ddon't do all that much to introduce others, right? So what…
In Publishing
Participants: quozl, Mike Holmes, Christoffer Lernö.

11/23/2002 Walt Freitag: Citation analysis
It occurs to me that listing Forge threads in descending order of how many times each thread was linked to by another thread would make it easier to find some…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Walt Freitag, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

11/23/2002 GreatWolf: Clownin' Around (session 1): Unknown Armies in actual play
Okay, here's the first Saturday morning report on my Unknown Armies game. Hopefully these will continue for the duration. The characters are as follows: Agent Sunshine Black, a no-nonsense collections…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, UnSub, Steve Dustin.

11/23/2002 MrGeneHa: Naming "using terrain against mult. opponents..."
Hey all, I'm writing up some "cheat cards" (3x5) to help new players with actions in combat. Examples are "Beat", "Thrust", "Taunt", and "Steal Initiative". But I need a nice…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: MrGeneHa, Herr Nils, Sneaky Git, Wolfen, Daredevil, Lucien Black, Jake Norwood.

11/23/2002 Christoffer Lernö: PayPal - the Frustration
Since so many of you use PayPal, and since my main reason to get my PayPal account working again is to buy indie-rpgs I post my troubles here despite it…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

11/23/2002 chikoppi: The game outside the game
I originally posted this message on rpg-create and several list members suggested I repost it here. I've added a few clarifications in this version of the post, included below in…
In RPG Theory
Participants: chikoppi, RobMuadib, Walt Freitag.

11/22/2002 Ron Edwards: El Dorado (terms clarification)
Hello, I thought I'd clarify a term or two. This may be a completely unnecessary post, but perhaps it'll help out if anyone needs it. El Dorado = Narrativism without…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Walt Freitag, Valamir, Daredevil, Price Check.

11/22/2002 Shadeling: Has anyone tried TROS in Modern Settings?
I ask because to me, it seems like it might work quite well for a game of spys/espionage. I mean, proficiencies could represent fighting styles and firearms proficiencies and so…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, MikeSands, Herr Nils, Rattlehead, toli, MrGeneHa, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, Psychopompous, prophet118, JSinclair, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood.

11/22/2002 Mike Holmes: Combat systems [Pervy and Vanilla]
Something just occured to me. Combat systems are Pervy! Mike
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Mike Holmes, Mark D. Eddy, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards, JMendes.

11/22/2002 Mike Holmes: Hero Wars in an alternate setting - session 4
The previous session can be found here. I did a bad, bad thing this week. I used the game for some experimentation. Gareth, listen up. I did Shakespeare. Merry Wives…
In Actual Play
Participants: Mike Holmes, Julie, contracycle.

11/22/2002 rpghost: RPGNow E-Zine
I'm wondering if there would be interest in a general PDF Publishing / RPGNow sponsored E-Zine? A platform to speak about publishing as well as reviews of PDF products and…
In Publishing
Participants: rpghost.

11/22/2002 Wulf: Donjon Kreechurs
I decided to split this off into another thread. So why not join in, everyone? Wulf p.s. Why can't the Forge log me in automatically? It does from my work…
In CRN Games
Participants: Wulf, Mike Holmes.

11/22/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Accessible? To Whom?
Hi Everyone, This is a thought spun off of Ron's Fourth of Five thread. To jump right to it: Some people are comfortable talking off the top of the their…
In Publishing
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr.

11/22/2002 szilard: Narrativism and Premise: a question or two
Okay... I'm still new here. I've read the GNS essay(s) and been reading through some posts. I am still not sure I understand the model. I understand that Narrative games…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: szilard, C. Edwards, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

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11/25/2002 Malybdemus: Donjon as PBEM Engine
Hey everyone. I just purchased the Donjon .pdf's after being intrigued by the player-driven aspect of the game, and I'm still going through it. So far, very impressed. My question…
In CRN Games
Participants: Malybdemus, jdagna.

11/25/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Example for freeform play. (long)
This will require a little set-up. Stay with me here. First of all, I'm no angel. I don't think that's any secret.... I had originally talked frankly about the nature…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr.

11/25/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Putting Ads for other games in your game?
I'm sure this was brought up elsewhere but I couldn't find it so I don't know if this was already discussed to death but... Remember back in the old days…
In Publishing
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Sidhain, rafael, Bankuei.

11/25/2002 talysman: Court of 9 Chambers: new description mechanics
I've been working on the next version of "The Court of 9 Chambers", something a little more robust while still maintaining that flexible minimalist feel of the first version. the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: talysman, Emily Care, Valamir.

11/25/2002 hyphz: (was) TROS, Narrativism and Illusionism
Ok, since I have lots of questions to ask, and the thread has turned out not to be related to -isms at all, and is more close to me working…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: hyphz, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood.

11/25/2002 ShaneNINE: Cloak?
The book mentions a weapon called a cloak? What is that?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ShaneNINE, ethan_greer, MrGeneHa, Mike Holmes, Lyrax, Jake Norwood.

11/25/2002 ShaneNINE: Initiative
Just want to make sure I got this right: when you roll initiative the number rolled doesn't actually come into play. The only thing that matters is whether the die…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ShaneNINE, Valamir, Jake Norwood.

11/25/2002 Nathan: Time For A Reboot
Hello everyone, For my own sake and for any of you interested out there, I am going to plop a down a list of current projects, with links and ramblings…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Spooky Fanboy.

11/25/2002 Ron Edwards: Universalis review at the Forge
Review's up!! Best, Ron
In Universalis
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Alan.

11/25/2002 Shreyas Sampat: Torchbearer: Mythology or Setting?
Reading over Ron's essay and reflecting on my own experience, I realized that Torchbearer threatens to suffer from the conflict between detailed Character and Setting that creates difficulties for Narrativist…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Shreyas Sampat, Mike Holmes, GreatWolf, Jonathan Walton.

11/25/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: an exstention of Ron's band metaphor
THere has been continuing discussion of how to reach potential roleplayers around lately. It seems to be problematic because RPG groups tend to be very tight and somewhat private and…
In Publishing
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir, KeithBVaughn, Clay.

11/25/2002 ShaneNINE: Initiative question
My understanding of TROS initiative (corrections, please: 1. Combatants declare offense or defense. 2. Combatants who are attacking get a turn in reverse order of Reflex. How, if at all,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ShaneNINE, Valamir, Bob Richter, Wolfen.

11/25/2002 Grex: AlphaSmart Dana (gadget review)
(Ron, I realize that this post may be posted to the wrong thread, or possibly even be irrelevant. But it is a review of a terrific writing tool, so I…
In Publishing
Participants: Grex, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Le Joueur, ADGConscience.

11/25/2002 xiombarg: Convention LARP
Okay, the other week I was at MACE 2002, and I (along with several of my friends, all working as GMs) ran a White Wolf Mind's Eye Theatre LARP. It…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, Valamir.

11/25/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Riptide: anatomy of a design, part 1 (long)
The current round of threads here has been really inspiring to me. I'm talking specifically about threads like Chris Kubasik's Accessible? To whom?, Jon's What would make a non-roleplayer buy…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, thoth, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, szilard, Tim Denee, Matt Wilson, Mark D. Eddy, Jared A. Sorensen, talysman, scobie, Ron Edwards.

11/25/2002 Sidhain: Back to the...ahem..Heart..of the matter.
I've been working on my Hearts and Souls superhero game on and off, last night one of my players said they didn't feel like playing because it was too hard.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sidhain, M. J. Young, Jared A. Sorensen.

11/25/2002 Daredevil: Samurai Surfin'
No, that's not the actual title of what I'm working on, but it sure sounds catchy. I've currently been working on this game design and I'm fairly stuck between a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Daredevil, Mark D. Eddy, Bob McNamee, talysman.

11/26/2002 toli: ARMOR
Any suggestions for armor value, CP and Move Modifiers for the following: Norman style hauberk (covering upper leg and upper arm) Roman type lamellar armor ???
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: toli, Jake Norwood, ShaneNINE, Jason, Aaron.

11/26/2002 Matt Wilson: I've played Sorcerer three times now
Last Thursday was the third time I played a game of Sorcerer, the third in the ongoing S&S game with Clinton, James and Dan. I wanted to play at least…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Wilson, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Clinton R. Nixon.

11/26/2002 Jake Norwood: Thanksgiving Break and a Poll
I'm probably going to be absent for the next 4 days, unless I get onto a computer while at Ron's house over thanksgiving. Play nice, play hard, and post lots.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Durgil, Jason, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne.

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