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2/4/2003 Matt Gwinn: hotel room conundrum
I have a question about alternate hotel rooms. Gencon.com has its registration system up and running, but there is no way to get a hotel room through the system without…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Michael Hopcroft, Matt Wilson.

2/4/2003 xiombarg: Incoherence is Fun!
Okay, I'm creating a lot of threads lately, ignore me if I'm annoying. What I want to discuss is this: I honestly enjoy all three modes of play. Seriously. I…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Marco, M. J. Young, clehrich, contracycle, Le Joueur.

2/4/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Confessions of an a*****e player
This goes along with the Protagonization, and what happens when it doesn't happen thread where I illustrate some recent revelations about my own recent play experience and the problems I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, ADGBoss.

2/4/2003 xiombarg: The Impossible
Okay, as y'all know, I've been talking a lot about GNS and myown game, Unsung, as of late. The reason for it is this: In the final version of Unsung,…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: xiombarg, lumpley, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Marco.

2/4/2003 Michael Hopcroft: CafePress Stores
Well, I just spent about twenty minutes updating a CafePress store that has generated about two dollars in commissions since it was founded. I'm hoping some of the times I…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Nathan, Mike Holmes, Paka, Roy, xiombarg.

2/4/2003 Jim DelRosso: The footman's pick and attack zones
I was playing around with the combat simulator, and decided to try out a footman's pick (I'd had such fun taking Max Steele apart with a morning star, I just…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jim DelRosso, Shadeling, Brian Leybourne, 655321.

2/4/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: octaNe in play
I'm about to get harsh on a favorite game, so watch out. (And before I start, apologies to Jared. This is meant to help, not hurt.) Last night, I played…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Matt Snyder, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, rafial, Rich Forest, jdagna, Alan, Maurice Forrester, clehrich.

2/4/2003 Cassidy: The Pool: 3rd Play Session Comments
Previous threads... The Pool: 1st Play Session Comments The Pool: 2nd Play Session Comments Ran my 3rd session with The Pool. No rules changes from 2nd session. Comments...…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Mike Holmes, James V. West, Trevis Martin, Bankuei.

2/4/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Sim Essay: reading the book is the start of play?
[quote="Ron Edwards"]How-to-play text A lot of game texts in this tradition reach for a fascinating ideal: that reading the book is actually the start of play, moving seamlessly into group…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, clehrich, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, lumpley, Trevis Martin, M. J. Young, Le Joueur, Walt Freitag, Valamir, marknau, Ian Charvill.

2/4/2003 xiombarg: GNS Crisis of Faith
Okay, this is a call to point to old, relevant threads (if any) and for new discussion. Before I get started, a disclaimer: I seem to have the super-power of…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: xiombarg, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, clehrich, Cassidy, Ron Edwards, Paganini, M. J. Young, Bankuei, ADGBoss.

2/4/2003 Tony Irwin: Universalis Simulationist or Narrativist?
I just read Ron Edward's essay "Simulationism: The Right to Dream". Is Universalis simulationist? Every time I think I have this stuff figured out I realise I don't have a…
In Universalis
Participants: Tony Irwin, xiombarg, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Paganini, Ron Edwards.

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.

2/4/2003 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: 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 Ian Charvill: UA notes
OK, this is going to be in two parts. These are the notes for a session, then tomorrow I'll do the nuts and bolts procedural, how I'd run this loose…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ian Charvill, clehrich, hyphz, Rob MacDougall, Mike Holmes, Matt Wilson.

2/4/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Playtesters wanted for future HeartQuest and Fuzz products
We are looking for someone who will be willing to devote a few weeks of time in the months of March and April to playtest HeartQuest D20, Fuzz: the Furry…
In Connections
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

2/4/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Is Origins worth it?
I'm pondering whether it would be worthwhile for me to attend Origins. I went to Origins last year believing it to be essential, only to find I did little business…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Valamir, philreed, Mike Holmes.

2/4/2003 Tim C Koppang: Lineage
Over a year ago I began to work on a game that I was calling Influence: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1709 http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=1719 That was back in ’01, and now I’m finally getting back into…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tim C Koppang, ThreeGee, wyrdlyng.

2/4/2003 Valamir: Sim Article and Mongrel
The Link to the game mongrel is buried in the middle of the sim article. Would it be possible to also link to it in the table of context in…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

2/4/2003 Tim C Koppang: good actual play practices
This is sort of a self-reflective, what I think I’ve learned in the past couple of years, here are my opinions on how to roleplay kind of post. I don’t…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tim C Koppang, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Bankuei.

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2/5/2003 jburneko: The Role of Theme; Simulationism vs. Narrativism
These two paragraphs in Ron's new essay really caught my attention: The key word is "genre," which in this case refers to a certain combination of the five elements…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: jburneko, xiombarg, Ron Edwards.

2/5/2003 b_bankhead: Hobo rpg
A little while ago I saw this mini game about hobo's, set during the depression.it had pool-like rules and I am thinking of running a couple of non-gamer friends though…
In Connections
Participants: b_bankhead, Bob McNamee, Paul Czege.

2/5/2003 Jasper: The West Wind: Help with Hope (rules rework)
Hi everyone, I've been mulling over the many suggestions I've recieved here, in Actual Play, from friends, and over at RPG.net. Thanks to one friend's suggestions in particular, I've gotten…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jasper, Tony Irwin, ThreeGee, Mike Holmes.

2/5/2003 clehrich: Solomon's Auction
[quote="In reference to a post by Paul Czege, 7/22/02, Fang"]While I am tempted to include Solomon’s Auction as an appendix to every product, I only see it being “comfortable” in…
In Scattershot
Participants: clehrich, Le Joueur.

2/5/2003 Cadriel: sketch for an anime-cyberpunk style game
A lot of this is just the thoughts that I had during a long walk I took today; it's nowhere near ready for even the most basic testing. The design…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Cadriel, Andrew Martin, szilard, scobie, gizem.

2/5/2003 Shade Cydel: GenCon Questions
Hey All, Well second post, and second question.... I suppose I could read and catch up on all the posts, but I would have to isolate myself from the outside…
In Publishing
Participants: Shade Cydel, Michael S. Miller, Jürgen Mayer, quozl, Michael Hopcroft, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/5/2003 xiombarg: web site
Okay, am I correct that the following is the Dark Omen Games web site? http://darkomengames.mysticages.com/ Given that, it seems there is something wrong with the Alyria link from that page:…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: xiombarg, GreatWolf.

2/5/2003 Michael S. Miller: Booth notions
Another booth idea hit me in the shower. As Ron said, there was a bit of a problem with "Which guy belongs with which game?" While I fully support mingling…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Matt Wilson, Paul's Girl, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, philreed, Valamir, GreatWolf.

2/5/2003 Paul Czege: brighter color for links?
Hey Clinton, Can we get a slightly brighter color for links within posts? The current dark red is damn near invisible amid surrounding black text. Paul
In Site Discussion
Participants: Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/5/2003 xiombarg: Death
Okay, even if you haven't before, please take a look at Unsung. In addition to the optional Enemy system, I've added a section entiled "Death" I particularly want comments on,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

2/5/2003 sirjaguar: Weapon advantage transition
In TROS it states that the weapon length advantage switches once the smaller weapon has dealt a damaging blow. Let's say Joe has a dagger and Mike has a spear…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirjaguar, Mokkurkalfe, Jake Norwood, Irmo, Brian Leybourne.

2/5/2003 Tony Irwin: Theme-Chaser rewrite
I've rewritten my text for Theme-Chaser. It was from reading (and rereading) the rules for Universalis and Paladin that I think I've gleaned a few tips for how better to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tony Irwin, ThreeGee.

2/5/2003 Tim C Koppang: "mysteries of the human spirit" in rpgs
[i]My focus here is on the construction of literary character, and my general argument is that characterization is achieved not through a “pinning down” process but rather through a process…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tim C Koppang, Bankuei.

2/5/2003 Cassidy: Trait question
One of my players posed this to me at the end of last session. Vlesic is... A former capain of the guard and seasoned veteran of the Drenai wars (+1)…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Cassidy, Paganini, Bankuei, James V. West, Mark Withers.

2/5/2003 Tar Markvar: Where is "Not-Here"?
A question arises: What defines Not-Here as mentioned above? One situation occurred that I was wondering about. A demon is Contacted, Summoned, and Bound. Its Master dies, so it's still…
In Adept Press
Participants: Tar Markvar, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, jburneko, Le Joueur, Bailywolf.

2/5/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: Funny stuff, now over [split from GenCon 2003]
[quote="Ron Edwards"]You, Matt, are a freakin' great demo-er and closer. If we farm people to you, Kayfabe gets played and gets moved. Hence, we work toward your strengths and get…
In Publishing
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Jürgen Mayer, Jeffrey Miller, Ron Edwards.

2/5/2003 Mordacc: What do you think the Riddle is?
What do you think the Riddle of Steel is? I think it is that your mind and you are the most dangerous weapon and that Magic and weapons are only…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mordacc, Jim DelRosso, Stephen, Brian Leybourne, Bob Richter, Ron Edwards, Darth Tang, Fallen_Icarus, John Resotko, Jake Norwood.

2/5/2003 Bankuei: Pandora's Thoughts
I'm starting up a PBP game of Sorcerer, called Pandora's Thoughts, with a couple of my friends, I thought I'd share this after checking out the Not Here thread. Basic…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bankuei, Bob McNamee, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

2/6/2003 Brian Leybourne: Invalid Session?
Ever since the upgrade (well, it seems that they coincide, anyway), I seem to occasionally get an "invalid session" error when posting a message. It doesn't happen all the time,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Valamir, greyorm, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr.

2/6/2003 Mordacc: Alternate Advancement Rules
Ever since i switched from DnD to TRoS, all of the flaws of DnD have become more and more apparent to me. Now I cant put down TRoS. However, one…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mordacc, Brian Leybourne, Bob Richter, szilard, Valamir.

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