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11/15/2002 greyorm: The Store
Over in Mainstream: a revision, Ron says specifically it isn't about the store. I'm in some disagreement about this...after reading everything being said about turning things around, attracting a greater…
In Publishing
Participants: greyorm, talysman, Ron Edwards, MJ Stahl, Pramas, Le Joueur, Matt Snyder, quozl, James Holloway, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

11/2/2002 greyorm: Tangentially...
Tangentially -- based on Chris' recent query about mythological names -- what sort of costs are involved in being sued by a company? (besides lawyers, saying you decide to represent…
In Publishing
Participants: greyorm, Clay, jrients, Gordon C. Landis.

10/29/2002 greyorm: Creating a Sorcerer Supplement: Discussion
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3706]This topic[/url] (please go read it, I feel it is necessary to discussing the matter below) obviously didn't generate a great deal of interest, so after considering the matter, I've…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Mike Holmes, Uncle Dark, Chade, Paka, Matt Snyder, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Clay, Bankuei.

10/27/2002 greyorm: Faulty Search Feature?
Anyone else been having this problem: You search for a thread you know the exact title of and author, and yet the Search feature returns "No Results." (ie: try doing…
In Site Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Christoffer Lernö, jrs.

10/27/2002 greyorm: Raven's 3E Game
The last three sessions of play have been very interesting, indeed. Particularly tonight's session, which revealed a few surprises that are just, IMO, awesome. Like the last handful of sessions,…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm.

10/18/2002 greyorm: The Chef Examines the Dish: Stars Over Africa
[i]Stars Over Africa[/i] was my submission to the recent Iron Game Chef competition here at the Forge, and the game in its entirety can be found [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=37517#37517]here[/url]. The judge, Mike…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm.

10/5/2002 greyorm: Sorcery & Bloodshed
For quite a while (QUITE a while) I've been toying with an idea for a Sorcerer game based on traditional fantasy and traditional fantasy gaming, that is: wizards, elves, dragons,…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards.

9/27/2002 greyorm: RPG Hate Issue - important
Well folks, don't think it can't happen to you. I just lost my job over the issues being discussed here. Not because my boss wanted me gone, not because we…
In Site Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Wart, Jeremy Cole, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, C. Edwards, M. J. Young, Clay, Christoffer Lernö, Zak Arntson, Gordon C. Landis, Blake Hutchins, xiombarg, Matt Gwinn, Dr. Awkward.

9/25/2002 greyorm: That Social Box
From a thread over in the Sorcerer forum My experience with one on one play is not extensive, but I've noticed myself having similar problems with me and two players.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: greyorm, deadpanbob, Jeffrey Miller, Jake Norwood, contracycle, Mike Holmes, Christoffer Lernö, Christopher Kubasik, M. J. Young.

9/20/2002 greyorm: Non-silly D&D
In Thanks to the Forge for Helping Me Enjoy D&D nipfipgip...dip said AD&D cannot function other than (very silly) gamism "Whoa, nelly!" I say. Despite my proclivities towards narrativism (though…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, Marco, Ron Edwards, C. Edwards, Zak Arntson, Jeremy Cole, Mike Holmes, Seth L. Blumberg, JMendes.

9/17/2002 greyorm: Gaming Advocacy
Not quite certain where to put this, but considering the "Romantic Partners Who Game" thread is located herein, I'll take that as a sign this might be the correct forum…
In RPG Theory
Participants: greyorm, jdagna, contracycle, Wart, Jared A. Sorensen, erithromycin, jrs, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, FuzionReactor, C. Edwards, M. J. Young, simon_hibbs, Walt Freitag, Wolfen, Andrew Martin.

9/5/2002 greyorm: Indie Netgaming Monday: Orx
We played Orx this past Monday, Labor Day, via the usual IRC channel. This was the first time any of us had played it, myself included. For anyone who has…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, efindel, Bob McNamee.

7/30/2002 greyorm: MORX...
...or, "More Orcs." Ok, I've got the system all hacked out, and now I'd appreciate some hard-core feedback on the mechanics and clarity of the document. Anyone who wishes to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm, Stuart DJ Purdie, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

7/26/2002 greyorm: Indie Netgaming Monday: Otherkind
Well I ran a game of Otherkind last Monday night in our channel (#indierpgs ) on the magicstar IRC network, and we continued it on Tuesday night. I must say…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Andrew Martin, Bob McNamee.

2/27/2002 greyorm: Announcement: Sorcerer Ts
Now you can WEAR your favorite game! (and advertise it, too!) RavenGear More "Sorcerer" designs coming shortly, check my homepage for details/updates.
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, jburneko, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, joshua neff, Clay, Jared A. Sorensen, jrs.

2/8/2002 greyorm: OT: Announcement
Today, a little after 3pm I became the proud father of another baby girl! Alexandria and mom are resting comfortably at the hospital and all is well with both!
In Site Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, Uncle Dark, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards.

1/7/2002 greyorm: Page 85
Okay everyone, grab your copies of S&S and flip to page 85. Now reach in and tear that sucker right out of there. Now go frame it and put it…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Uncle Dark, Gordon C. Landis, Blake Hutchins.

1/5/2002 greyorm: The Road to Narrativism...
I've lately grown disenchanted with my 3E game. Some thought on the issue leaves me with the impression this dissatisfaction arises from not knowing what the players want and thus…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm, James V. West, Joe Murphy (Broin), Paul Czege, lumpley.

12/17/2001 greyorm: It Never Fails
So, I've been a movie-watching buff lately. I've sucked down more special-effects-ridden media than I have in years. Other than coming to the realization that all of John Carpenter's movies…
In RPG Theory
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, contracycle, gentrification, Bankuei, hardcoremoose.

11/21/2001 greyorm: Heads Up
Just your friendly neighborhood raven knock, knock, knocking on your chamber door to let you know I got up off my rear-end and posted two old, unfinished gaming systems on…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm, Bret, Mike Holmes, Nathan, razgon, Le Joueur, Gordon C. Landis, Julian Kelsey, contracycle, John Wick, Jack Spencer Jr, Spiral, Marco.

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2/1/2003 greyorm: More Player-Driven 3E
Well, the holidays are over, and we've started to get back into the swing of playing again. For those who haven't read the previous threads about this campaign, in summary,…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, arxhon, Zak Arntson.

2/11/2003 greyorm: Leading the Way
[quote="Ron Edwards"]No, you're fine. This is just nifty. Remember, someone has to lead, and as long as you're willing to get out of the way when the solos/jamming begin, then…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Fabrice G., Christopher Kubasik.

2/12/2003 greyorm: Revelations: an Immortal-inspired adaptation of Sorcerer
Heya, Something I've mentioned on and off for the past two years has finally recieved my full attention: an adaptation of the game Immortal utilizing the rules and style for…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, xiombarg, Spooky Fanboy.

2/13/2003 greyorm: "Revelations" background
Over in Revelations: an Immortal Inspired Adaptation of Sorcerer the follwoing was requested: Personally, I'd like to see an Actual Play thread on the Immortal LARP that spawned this, explaining…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, xiombarg.

2/25/2003 greyorm: PM Stuff & Errors
A question about the private message functions: I have two posts sitting in my Outbox right now, though I clicked "Send" on both of them. One is from much earlier…
In Site Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

2/27/2003 greyorm: Organization & Layout
Over in Blood Relics, Nev said: and partly that it's not as well organized (sorry Ron) as some of the more codified games Nev, I'm sure Ron might be interested…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Bankuei, Blake Hutchins, Nev the Deranged.

3/8/2003 greyorm: Eureka Moment: Combat & Bonus Dice for Description
I had the chance to play The Questing Beast two Sundays ago with Mr. James West himself, and it was a blast. The reason I'm bringing it up here is…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, James V. West.

3/22/2003 greyorm: Dungeons & Demons
So, while pounding out the final touch-ups to theImmortal: Revelations Sorcerer-adaptation I've been working on, and hammering away at "Temple of Elfemental Evil" while giggling insanely, I was also thinking…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, DaR, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Rob MacDougall, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Nev the Deranged.

4/18/2003 greyorm: Orx: Alternating Choices in Stat Usage
In Orx, you have three stats (Nasty, Brute, and Grok) each rated in sides of dice (ie: d4, d6, d8...etc). During a contest you choose to roll one stat --…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Christoffer Lernö, Ron Edwards, Spooky Fanboy.

4/23/2003 greyorm: RPG-Index: Sorcerer included
There's a new site trying to index all the games ever published since D&D first came out. On a lark, I checked to see if Sorcerer was included in this…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Andy Kitkowski, Thalendar.

4/25/2003 greyorm: "No Myth" with D&D
Our group finally started playing the 3E game again -- various issues such as work and births and such having interrupted the usual flow of gaming for a few weeks.…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, ADGBoss, Marco, Thierry Michel, Mike Holmes, Scripty, Cassidy, John Kim.

4/28/2003 greyorm: Organization & Layout
This is a pretty general topic, and so is my question, but I am asking about it in relation to the design of Orx here. This was the same question…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm, Valamir, Wolfen, hix, M. J. Young, Jonathan Walton, Jack Spencer Jr, Matt Wilson, Fallen_Icarus.

5/3/2003 greyorm: Effects of "the D20 Push" on Indie Industry
[url=http://www.enworld.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=ENNews&file=index&newsdate=2003-05-01]Yesterday on EN World[/url], Ryan Dancey was championing the glory of the OGL and the benefits the market will reap from its existance. It got me wondering what it actually…
In Publishing
Participants: greyorm, Dav, Jack Spencer Jr, GMSkarka, Bruce Baugh, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Gold Rush Games, Valamir, Sylus Thane, Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, Matt Snyder, philreed, samdowning, Ryan Wynne, efindel, JSDiamond.

7/13/2003 greyorm: Yet More Incoherence!
Second try...the Forge ate the first one as I was posting it. Over in No More Incoherence, Fang asks a question that has been repeated for a couple months: namely…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Marco, Thomas Tamblyn, Ian Charvill, WDFlores.

7/13/2003 greyorm: Narrative 3E: Real Time & Effects on Play
After a lengthy spat of little-to-no posting, I'm finding I have more time again lately to do more than peruse the boards, and with that time, I figured it was…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, Mike Holmes.

7/13/2003 greyorm: Protagonism and Mind Control
So, I was reading over Ron's take on Puppetman, mulling over the conversations about mind control and protagonism, and thinking about Immortal. First, I know absolutely nothing about Puppetman --…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards.

7/26/2003 greyorm: Criticisms of the Threefold
Larry D. Hols has just put up an article entitled "Criticism of the Threefold: Criticism of the RGFA Threefold and similar theories." It can be found here http://www.carrollsweb.com/crkdface/3foldcrit.html. Though mainly…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: greyorm, crkdface, Hunter Logan, Caldis, Marco, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Gordon C. Landis, Paganini.

7/28/2003 greyorm: Raven goes to GenCon...
Like Matt, I just put up my pics from GenCon...01. Yes, I finally got around to it, two years after the fact. You can find this historical, pictoral archive of…
In Site Discussion
Participants: greyorm.

10/17/2003 greyorm: Artist(s) Sought for ORX
Heya all, ORX's planned release in the 4th Quarter of this year has been delayed due to a number of factors, both personal and project-based. One of those factors is…
In Connections
Participants: greyorm, Valamir.

10/28/2003 greyorm: GNS & Inclusiveness?
Over here MJ Young said:...the answer of the simulationist is, "You're exploring the wrong thing. You have prioritized specific aspects of the world to explore. We're not doing that; we…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, fusangite, Matt Snyder, John Kim, Ian Charvill, Alan.

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