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12/13/2002 GreatWolf: 12 Games of Christmas
From today until Christmas, there will be a new present to be "opened" at the Key 20 website. A couple of the presents are by me. You can decide if…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair.

11/27/2002 GreatWolf: James Wallis on the state of the industry
First, read this interview with James Wallis. Now, this is not supposed to be a "bang the drum slowly" thread (but see footnotes 1 and 2). However, I wanted to…
In Publishing
Participants: GreatWolf, b_bankhead, Le Joueur, C. Edwards, gentrification, greyorm, John Wick, JSDiamond, Valamir, Walt Freitag, Reimer Behrends.

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.

11/13/2002 GreatWolf: The Forever Lost
Here's another session that I ran. Again, the original thread is here. =============================================== I also ran Alyria again for someone else. Two people who were coming to Rune night (Jason…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

11/13/2002 GreatWolf: Uriel's story
I don't believe that I've cross-posted this over here. This is the account of a session of Alyria that I ran. The original thread (including questions) can be found at…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

11/11/2002 GreatWolf: Lord of the Rings thread on Adept Press forum
There is a discussion of Lord of the Rings going on over on the Adept Press forum. You can find the thread here. I wanted to link to it because…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Jason L Blair.

10/30/2002 GreatWolf: Book recommendation
I just finished reading Coraline by Neil Gaiman. This is excellent reading for the Little Fears GM. It has everything: a child protagonist, an extension of Closetland, a monster masquerading…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: GreatWolf, paulmjessup.

10/22/2002 GreatWolf: How do I play this mess?
One major addition to the quickstart rules (aside from the setting chapters, of course) is going to be a chapter on how to run Alyria. It seems to me that…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Shreyas Sampat.

10/17/2002 GreatWolf: RPGnet review by Guy McLimore
[url]http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_7364.html[/url] Way to go, Matt! Seth Ben-Ezra Great Wolf
In Chimera Creative
Participants: GreatWolf, Matt Snyder.

10/17/2002 GreatWolf: Adept Press conversions to Alyria
Okay. It's late. I'm tired. I should be in bed. Instead I'm posting some conversion ideas that drifted into my demented little head. These are just for fun, but who…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

10/17/2002 GreatWolf: The Digger Paladins
Just to prove that it could be done, here is the (unedited) game text for the aardvark holy warriors. Ladies and gentlemen, the Digger Paladins. === The plague that created…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes.

9/30/2002 GreatWolf: All right! All right! Jurgen, you win!
Just a quick note. I was working on a section of the Alyria manuscript that gives examples of setting improvisation. I included some random ideas that I had been planning…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Jürgen Mayer.

9/18/2002 GreatWolf: Update (9/18/2002)
So, this is the point where I give you another update. I am due, after all. I've set myself the schedule (for now) of writing every Wednesday evening. I have…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Eddy Fate.

8/30/2002 GreatWolf: Update (8/30/2002)
Here is the first of the promised updates. I have begun writing the Alyria manuscript. Currently I am working on describing the Citadel, which is definitely assuming a central role…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes.

8/21/2002 GreatWolf: Contemplated rules adjustments
As I have begun the process of considering Legends of Alyria and evaluating playtest feedback, I have been contemplating a few rules changes. So I thought that I would toss…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/14/2002 GreatWolf: Update (8/13/2002)
Well, with GenCon having come and gone and the Forge receiving a facelift, it seemed like a good time to post an update. So here goes. I started writing Legends…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

8/6/2002 GreatWolf: Setting focus
I happened to be perusing the review of The Riddle of Steel in the review database when I came across this sentence. "I think it would have worked better for…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

7/15/2002 GreatWolf: Playtest begins anew
Last Saturday, Ralph (Valamir) joined myself, my wife, and my sister to set up an Alyria storymap. Play is scheduled for next Saturday. I'll be sure to write up brief…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Jürgen Mayer, Mike Holmes.

6/11/2002 GreatWolf: Off-line for a few days
In our house, we say, "Home is where the hard drive is." Tomorrow evening, I'm going off-line for a few days. After all, we have to pack the computer for…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

5/23/2002 GreatWolf: Development proceeds apace
I may be quiet, but development continues. My wife and I ended up on a 10-hour car trip last Saturday, and almost all the time went into Alyria. I'd share…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg.

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12/23/2002 GreatWolf: Dragon Hunting
One of my Little Fears scenarios just went up on the 12 Games of Christmas. Dragon Hunting This was my stab at creating a lighthearted Little Fears scenario to prove…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: GreatWolf, Jason L Blair, JimmyB, Tyrae.

1/4/2003 GreatWolf: Middle Earth in Paladin/Middle Earth in Donjon
Hi, all. I was recently given copies of Paladin and Donjon for Christmas. (A clarification for Clinton's sake: someone bought me copies.) Well done on both, Clinton, and I'm looking…
In CRN Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Andrew Martin, Tony Irwin.

1/20/2003 GreatWolf: Nobilis actual play, or Bill and Ted get enNobled
Someone had requested some Nobilis actual play, so I thought that I'd write up Saturday's game. Players: HG: myself Gus: Ralph Mazza (the inestimable Valamir) Marena: Crystal Ben-Ezra (my wife)…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, stingray20166.

1/20/2003 GreatWolf: One die in Donjon--now what?
My wife and I started a run of Donjon on Saturday. We're playing on the "Tongue in Cheek" setting for the Seriousness dial, which is a lot of fun. However,…
In CRN Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Clinton R. Nixon.

1/21/2003 GreatWolf: Blood of Haven now available
For those of you who missed it during the 12 Games of Christmas..... Blood of Haven, the demo scenario for Legends of Alyria is now available free for download at…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

1/31/2003 GreatWolf: Steve Darlington reviews Little Fears
[url]http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_7965.html[/url] And he liked my story! Seth Ben-Ezra Great Wolf
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: GreatWolf, Jason L Blair.

2/4/2003 GreatWolf: Update (2/4/2003)
I thought that it was time to update the status on Legends of Alyria for those who are interested. Last GenCon I made a commitment to finish Alyria in time…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Jürgen Mayer, Shreyas Sampat, Mike Holmes, Thalaxis.

2/4/2003 GreatWolf: Wearing the Mask: A Tale of Alyria (long)
Suddenly, he awoke. Sweating, he panted in the darkness. Was it a dream? His mind was muddled and confused, still swathed in the mists of sleep. He groped for the…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

2/4/2003 GreatWolf: Devil’s Hour (A Tale of Alyria)
1330….1331…1332. The Keeper’s breath was heavy as he entered the meditation chamber atop the tower of Kron. He paused to catch his breath, a difficult task while trying to speak…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

2/8/2003 GreatWolf: Tweaking Trait activation
I have been corresponding with someone about the Alyria rules, and he has asked a couple of interesting questions about Trait activation. I'm chewing on the issues, but I thought…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Spooky Fanboy, Valamir.

2/27/2003 GreatWolf: Formatting PDFs for handheld computers
I just recently received the use of a Palm Pilot through work, and I have discovered the wonder of Adobe Reader for the Palm. I read Ron's "Mongrel" on the…
In Publishing
Participants: GreatWolf, philreed.

3/7/2003 GreatWolf: Expulsion
My apologies if this has already been addressed, but I am confused by the expulsion maneuver. If I'm reading it correctly, on a successful defense, the individual performing the expulsion…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: GreatWolf, Jake Norwood, Enoch, toli.

3/13/2003 GreatWolf: Alyria downloads
Okay, here are the downloads available for Legends of Alyria, all gathered into one place. Thanks to Jason Blair for providing hosting for these files. Alyria Quick Start rules This…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Spooky Fanboy.

3/20/2003 GreatWolf: Suspension of disbelief
In the "realistic RPG" thread, the topic of "suspension of disbelief" came up. In this thread, Ron stated: #3 is most general, and I hope it doesn't spawn a string…
In RPG Theory
Participants: GreatWolf, Valamir, Alan, Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards, Sylus Thane, Mike Holmes, cruciel.

3/27/2003 GreatWolf: I/C gains by Moon Dice
I was working on the Alyria manuscript last night, and an inspiration hit me. I/C gains are supposed to provide a mechanical push to characters, who are required to react…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Spooky Fanboy, szilard, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

4/5/2003 GreatWolf: Great party!
I've really been enjoying this forum. I wouldn't want it to be available year round, but it really has felt like a birthday party in here. Just sitting around, socializing,…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: GreatWolf, Thomas Tamblyn, Jason L Blair, Walt Freitag, Lxndr, Mark Johnson, Ron Edwards, orbsmatt.

5/1/2003 GreatWolf: Unknown Armies actual play
Okay. Off and on I refer to my first Unknown Armies campaign with fond memories, and I keep swearing that I'll post about it someday. Given the recent focus on…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Paka.

7/13/2003 GreatWolf: Status report (7/12/2003)
I think that I'm finished writing the manuscript. I say, "I think" because I know that it needs a good edit or two, and I may find myself rewriting sections…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood.

9/24/2003 GreatWolf: What I've been doing....
In the My editing is done thread, I was asked: If you'll indulge a fan's curiosity, I'd be rather curious to know what it was that you were…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Tim Alexander.

11/13/2003 GreatWolf: Reincorporation
When I read this article in the Daedalus ezine, I thought of Universalis. The article is quite helpful in general, but I particularly appreciated his discussion of reincorporation. But it…
In Universalis
Participants: GreatWolf, pete_darby.

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