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8/13/2001 FilthySuperman: Could use a bit, give a bit.
Greetings to spare long stories, I'm a new indie designer. My plan was to avoid the dreaded "Coming soon" website that would be up for about a year before anything…
In Connections
Participants: FilthySuperman, joshua neff, Clinton R. Nixon, Tyrant.

8/13/2001 Mytholder: The joys of plot critical mass
I've been running a Blue Planet game for a few weeks now. The first few sessions were ok, if a bit stodgy. Lots of plot set-up and showing the players…
In Actual Play
Participants: Mytholder, Ian O'Rourke, Gordon C. Landis, Supplanter.

8/12/2001 jdrakeh: Dark settings and Niche Markets
With the work on "Sleepers" due to taper off in October, I've decided to use the engine for that game for my sci/noir game entitled "Shades of Grey". The basic…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jdrakeh, FilthySuperman.

8/12/2001 jdrakeh: Tipping hats
I just wanted to thank everybody for the input concerning the free-form 'magic' system that I was working on. The game (currently incomplete) was added to the author-submitted library today…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jdrakeh.

8/12/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Those wacky Swedes...
http://fate.laiv.org/index.htm
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff.

8/12/2001 Jack Spencer Jr: Purpose vs goal?
This occured to me over in the RPG theory forum in the Techniques thread after the eläytyäists came up. That is the purpose of role-playing and how this may differ…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, contracycle, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, jburneko, Knight, FilthySuperman.

8/12/2001 lumpley: Elfs is a funny silly cool game
And that's pretty much all I have to say until I get to play it. Oh, except: is player-director stance the same thing as gm-director stance? Does gm-director stance have…
In Adept Press
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards.

8/12/2001 Ian O'Rourke: Little Fears = Child Abuse! Heh! What?
I've heard quite a bit about Little Fears over the last 5 months or so - as people have discussed it here and in other places. I've heard even more…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Ian O'Rourke, jburneko, Jason L Blair, Clinically Insane, Laura Bishop, Cyanide.

8/11/2001 greyorm: FitM and Bonus Dice
It occurs to me last night, while I'm heading off to sleepy land, that FitM and the Bonus Dice mechanic in Sorcerer don't necessarily work together. Bonus Dice are awarded…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards.

8/11/2001 Nathan: Favorite Spot to G-iz-ame
Okay* Maybe I will use your responses for a sudden "research article" for an upcoming Mystic Ages issue. If you post here, that means you authorize me to do as…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Ryan.

8/11/2001 Jason L Blair: 144 pages
Pfft... I put it in the wrong forum at first. Let's try this again. I wanted to comment on the Little Fears review. Little Fears is 144 pages long. So…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Jason L Blair, Nathan.

8/11/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Scare-A-Thon
Make a donation, get a PDF of Squeam 3. I changed my website a little too. The old was one getting b-o-r-i-n-g. http://www.memento-mori.com/main
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, FilthySuperman, GraveyardGreg.

8/10/2001 Le Joueur: Dynamic Status Quo
Not sure where to address something FAQ related, but stemming from what I do, so I’ll put this here in Actual Play (and I’ll move it if needs be). Dynamic…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, Ian O'Rourke, james_west, Emily Care, Uncle Dark, contracycle, Paul Czege, Valamir, Don Lag.

8/10/2001 Le Joueur: Get Emotional!
This is what I understand. Context I think role-playing gaming is thinking within the context of the narrative; nothing more is necessary. Anything that fails to have that does not…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Ron Edwards.

8/10/2001 Nathan: 52 Gamer Pledge
It is time to STOP fooling around. Is this hobby going to kick some ass in the future, or are we going to keep moaning about our bespeckled fates? Are…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan, Ian O'Rourke, Matt.

8/10/2001 Nathan: Issue Seven
A new issue after a week or so off -- has everyone recuperated from Gencon yet? http://www.mysticages.com/ What was the best find at Gencon? Little Fears? Deadlands D20? What?…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

8/10/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: What up with the web site?
Dude - your web site's down. And I want to write my review of Inspectres. Go!
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/10/2001 James V. West: This might be fun.
Seems like we're having all kinds of new games ideas today...here's one more. PLOT ELEMENTS- a game of competitive storytelling. In this game, the group tells a story. This is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, unodiablo, Ferry Bazelmans, Jamie Thomas Durbin.

8/10/2001 lumpley: Help! Can't Login!
I'm having trouble logging in. In fact, I'm just hoping this message somehow goes through. What happens: I hit login, I enter my name and password, I hit submit, it…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/10/2001 jburneko: Gamer Psychology
WARNING: This thread is likely going to generate a LOT of flack. This is definitely not for the faint of heart. In a thread below Ron pointed out something to…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Logan, Uncle Dark, JohnMorrow.

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8/13/2001 Nathan: In-Game = Out-of-Game
I haven't seen much of anyone playing around with this idea, but I suppose it can make some folks jumpy. Anyone working on any games where characters are rewarded for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, joshua neff.

8/13/2001 Gordon C. Landis: Book Reviews, RPG Reviews - US vs. international?
I'm a little worried about posting this, but . . . to bring some outside perspective to the "review issue" - I heard an interview with writer Paul Theroux on…
In Review Discussion
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Philippe Tromeur, Ian O'Rourke, phillcalle, contracycle, FilthySuperman, Ron Edwards.

8/13/2001 Clinically Insane: Gen Con
Welcome back from Gen Con! So any information about Gen Con you can share, when you have time, I'm sure your very busy now.
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Clinically Insane.

8/14/2001 Paul Czege: missing content
Hey Clinton, I think some content has fallen out of the database. Do a search on "business" and you'll see a thread called "Web Publishing" in the "Publishing" forum. Try…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson.

8/14/2001 Uncle Dark: typefaces
Clinton, Why do some posts have a normal font size and others are dropped to eyestrain-sized print when they are posted? It's really rather annoying. Lon
In Site Discussion
Participants: Uncle Dark, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/14/2001 Philippe Tromeur: Is my game G, N or S ?
I'm sorry if I didn't get this G/N/S thing, but I'm wondering where is exactly the frontier between Narrativism and Gamism, especially concerning my little game "Wuthering Heights" Here is…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Philippe Tromeur, Mytholder, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

8/14/2001 FilthySuperman: New Silly Little Musician Game
"Less Talk More Rock" The Game of Sex, Dice, and Rock n' Roll" (well, dice anyway) is finished. After the Loooong (about an hour) arduous (I had to type it)…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: FilthySuperman, unodiablo.

8/14/2001 gizem: Singularity - game remake
I finally updated Singularity, my cyberpunk game/setting. This version includes; 1. Slight changes in the setting chapters (first 4 chapters) 2. Improved 'Characters' chapter 3. Feedback: A totally new and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: gizem, contracycle.

8/14/2001 John Wick: So, I gotta ask, is this "Simulationism?"
http://www.rpg.net/pf/read.php?f=5&i=108883&t=108883 Carpe Deum, John
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: John Wick, Gordon C. Landis, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Epoch, Mytholder, Mike Holmes.

8/14/2001 joshua neff: slouching towards narrativism
As some of you know, I've been running a Mage narrative for about a month or so. I slimmed the rules down in order to make it more narrativist, &…
In Actual Play
Participants: joshua neff, jburneko, Paul Czege, Uncle Dark, Mike Holmes.

8/15/2001 Pariahic: A few rules questions
I've read through the games a few times now, while I am for the most part highly impressed with it, I have come across a two points that I'm unclear…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Pariahic, Jason L Blair, archangel_2, Jared A. Sorensen, peteramthor, Epoch, Synicism, Clinically Insane, Mytholder.

8/15/2001 Paul Czege: a question about The Pool
Hey James V., I've got a question about The Pool. In the "Play" section of the rules, you write: a) If the situation brings into play one of your…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Paul Czege, James V. West.

8/15/2001 hardcoremoose: Avant Guard
I was struck by a goofy little idea tonight, so I quickly wrote it up and posted it at my website. The URL is: http://hardcoreroleplaying.homestead.com/avantgard.html It's basically a really simple…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hardcoremoose, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, Philippe Tromeur, James V. West, Paul Czege, Laura Bishop, Thededine, Supplanter.

8/15/2001 FilthySuperman: Along these lines
I've been toying with the idea of putting together an expansive game dealing with law enforcement. From meter maids up to the D.E.A. I would like to do it pretty…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: FilthySuperman, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/15/2001 Ian Freeman: Random Game Premise/Idea
Okay, here's a random idea: The Undying. Setting is modern day earth plus a lil' virus. This virus is slowly but surely covering the earth, and the infection tends to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ian Freeman, hardcoremoose.

8/15/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Urge is up and for sale
Just a note to let everyone know that both Urge, my new mini-supplement, and Electric Ghosts, Raven's supplement, are both on the Sorcerer website now. _________________ Clinton R. Nixon…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Bailywolf, joshua neff, furashgf, Ron Edwards.

8/15/2001 jburneko: Mixing Styles Across The Table
This might belong in the GNS forum but this isn't a discussion about the model directly but rather the set of tools that are generally associated with each point of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jburneko, Gordon C. Landis, gentrification, Supplanter, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Jack Spencer Jr, TrizzlWizzl, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Laurel, James Holloway, Marco, Paul Czege, Valamir, joshua neff.

8/15/2001 FilthySuperman: Any Town, U.S.A. beta
I could really use some help if anyone has a minute or two to look over the playtester version of my newest game. To be super helpful (and get my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: FilthySuperman.

8/16/2001 jburneko: Distribution Question
Hello, Well, the unthinkable has happened. I was struck by inspiration and I suddenly found myself designing and writing a game. Originally, I thought I was going to end up…
In Publishing
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, FilthySuperman, Clinton R. Nixon, ephealy, Misguided Games.

8/16/2001 Zak Arntson: What Kids Say
I don't know if this is really good for Little Fears (not having bought the game yet ... soon I promise! :) ... but I've got a niece that says…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Zak Arntson, Balazs, FilthySuperman, delirium.

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