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2/26/2003 Matt Gwinn: Miniatures, props and other visual aids
Over the years I've found that I've used a variety of visual aids in my roleplaying. Maps and miniatures are the most common, but I've gone as far as taking…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Matt Gwinn, clehrich, Jack Spencer Jr, Kester Pelagius, Walt Freitag, cruciel, arxhon, M. J. Young, James Holloway.

2/26/2003 Thierry Michel: Hidden Information
One way to classify games is to use the criterion of what information is accessible to the player. Chess is an example of complete information game (everyone knows exactly all…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Thierry Michel, Drew Stevens, clehrich, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, bowlingm.

2/25/2003 Airshipjones: Character improvement concepts
Hey, new here, so forgive if I offend. Looking at the this topic has brought a couple ideas to mind. First is the idea of creating the experienced and inexperienced…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Airshipjones, clehrich, Valamir, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, contracycle, JMendes.

2/26/2003 Ron Edwards: Thieves & Kings
Hi there, In a recent thread, our new friend, the Deranged of Nev-ness, wrote: Anybody here read Mark Oakley's Thieves and Kings indie comic? Lots of cool Sorcery stuff in…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

2/26/2003 quozl: Forge review of octaNe
I guess I'm a little late but I just read Ron's review of octaNe. I haven't bought octaNe yet and this review kind of shattered my image of what I…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: quozl, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Colin Chapman, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Man-Thing
Hey, C'mon, you know this baby: Toxic Avenger, Swamp Thing, Dark Man, etc. Role: Man-Thing Profile: You were working hard on an experiment that would've helped so many people. But…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 Mark Withers: Play by forum/pm/email...
Is anyone interested in playing a game of the Pool, either by forum, personal message or email? Also, what do people think about that style of play? Is the Pool…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Mark Withers, Cassidy, James V. West, Bob McNamee, Tony Irwin, Colin the Riot.

2/26/2003 Nev the Deranged: Blood Relics
I was thinking about cool Sorcerer ideas and came up with one that's pretty cliched, but still cool. Demons are bound into ancient relics. The blood of their master is…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards.

2/26/2003 Aaron: Home Rules
Hi guys. As I've been playing TROS I've been coming up with a few of things to fill the odd gap here or there. I thought I might share a…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Aaron.

2/26/2003 Gwen: Magic System: Definitive or Open-Ended?
I am working on a Midieval Era game and the magic system is based entirely on alchemy. Various alchemical potions give consumers the ability to fly, to maintain a fire…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Gwen, clehrich, greyorm, ethan_greer, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Ben Morgan, Emily Care, contracycle, M. J. Young, Fletcher, Mike Holmes, cruciel, Andrew Martin.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Gun-totin' Nun
Got the sudden flash of inspiro for this one, so I whipped it up quickly before I turn in for the night: Role: Gun-totin' Nun Profile: Mother Superior always told…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Intergalactic Enforcer
My final new Role, this time inspired by the bounty hunters in the various Critters flicks, and (sickeningly) by Hulk Hogan in Suburban Commando: Role: Intergalactic Enforcer Profile: You're an…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman, Jared A. Sorensen, Drew Stevens.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Righteous Sister
Because movies like Cleopatra Jones, Coffy, and Foxy Brown rock, we present you with: Role: Righteous Sister Profile: The Man is keeping your people down, but you're fighting the good…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 arkcure: Gametesting and publishing
Hello. I am designing a RPG that is in the intial design phase. While my friend is writing up the charcter descriptions, i have begun working on a combat system…
In Publishing
Participants: arkcure.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Psycho Child
Inspired by Pet Cemetary and Child's Play, here is the... Role: Psycho Child Profile: You like to play, but your friends, they don't seem to last very long. You've had…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Fearless Vampire Killer
Vampires are found in plenty of B-movies, and so are those devoted to killing them... Role: Fearless Vampire Killer Profile: Vampires, the lords of the undead, are a plague on…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Uncontrolled Psychic
Here's another... Role: Uncontrolled Psychic Profile: The powers you have were once weak, but the fools took you, they gave you those tablets and injections, treated you like an experiment.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 Colin Chapman: Cannibal Hillbilly
You knew it had to happen... Role: Cannibal Hillbilly Profile: You were raised to be a proud member of your family, respecting your Ma and Pa, and always being polite…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Colin Chapman.

2/26/2003 James V. West: POD
Hey I'm going to use a POD service to print up The Questing Beast and I was wondering if anyone here has had experience with POD services. Especially Berryville Graphics,…
In Publishing
Participants: James V. West, Matt Gwinn, Michael S. Miller.

2/25/2003 dunlaing: Questions about Hero Wars/Quest
When my group played Hero Wars (soon after it came out) we had a lot of fun with it and a few issues. Mostly fun. I'm wondering if anyone else…
In HeroQuest
Participants: dunlaing, Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand.

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2/26/2003 Dave Panchyk: Play-by-Mail RPGs--development issues
I'm planning to develop a play-by-mail role-playing game that I intend to hand-moderate for a small player base. I'm in the very beginning stages right now, and would like input…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Dave Panchyk, Jack Spencer Jr, Andrew Martin, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes.

2/26/2003 Matt Snyder: Avatar-13 inital sessions
[b]The story thus far [/b] This post covers two sessions of actual play of Avatar-13. I posted the first draft of this game in Indie Game Design a couple weeks…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Snyder, Eddy Fate.

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.

2/27/2003 arxhon: Am I being a jerk?
I'm just about done the prep for my TROS game. I'm trying to recapture the air of mystery that we all had the first time we played a game of…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, tauman, Mainboard, A.Neill, Ben, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Shadeling.

2/27/2003 arkcure: Mysticism vs. Magic
Hello, Right now I am grappling with the idea of magic and mysticism in a near future setting. While I do feel that there should be some level of mysticism,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: arkcure, cruciel, Airshipjones, clehrich, Andrew Martin, contracycle, simon_hibbs, M. J. Young, MoonHunter.

2/27/2003 Daredevil: Casting in Role-Playing
Heya, For quite some time our gaming group has been aware of actively practising casting particular players into particular character roles in the games played by us. The reasoning (for…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Daredevil, Synicism, clehrich, Tim C Koppang, talysman, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards, Thierry Michel, Walt Freitag, Bankuei, Le Joueur, MoonHunter, yellow_skeleton.

2/27/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Spectrum at GTS?
Will anyone at Spectrum be going to the GAMA Trade Show next month? I'm curoious to meet one or two of you and waiting 'til Origins or GenCon sounds a…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Eddy Fate, Cynthia Celeste Miller, The Spoken Name.

2/27/2003 Tonic: What's GNS?
I'm in the dark on this.
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Tonic, cruciel, Mike Holmes.

2/27/2003 Jasper the Mimbo: A question on force weapons and gun blades
In a game I am in a charecter has a force blade that is supposed to be able to cut through most anything with relative ease. We reciently ported our…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jasper the Mimbo, Shadeling, Mike Holmes, arxhon, Ben Lehman, Ashren Va'Hale, Noon, Jake Norwood, svenlein, Wolfen, Ron Edwards.

2/27/2003 dunlaing: First Donjon Game
I ran a game of Donjon last night for my Wednesday night group, which is taking a break from Amber. Amber was the Town for this adventure, although it was…
In CRN Games
Participants: dunlaing, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/27/2003 JMendes: An alternative to Simmetry and d20
Hey, :) In this thread, we tossed around a few ideas for different fortune mechanics that would obey a certain set of specs. Walt (wfreitag) came up with an interesting…
In RPG Theory
Participants: JMendes, marknau.

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.

2/27/2003 Matt Wilson: playtesters for Peregrine
Playtesters wanted! Step right up! Try out the game that depicts a weekly space adventure TV Show, complete with commercial breaks, two-part cliffhangers, and character-specific story arcs. I'd like a…
In Connections
Participants: Matt Wilson.

2/27/2003 sben: Bulk d20 source?
If and when I ever run Donjon (probably only as a one-shot in the near future, as I'm starting a campaign* for a different game), I'm gonna want lots of…
In CRN Games
Participants: sben, dunlaing, Jared A. Sorensen, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

2/27/2003 Valamir: Brief thoughts on Battlesystem
I didn't want to clutter up the discussion on wargaming and RPGs in general with more thoughts on Battlesystem specifically, so I thought I'd respond to that tangent seperately. Basically…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, arxhon.

2/27/2003 Sylus Thane: Searching for the Beginning of Frontier
In searching for a way to bring my version of the multiverse (Frontier) to life I have been searching for a way in which to present my different settings. In…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sylus Thane, Mike Holmes, szilard, Harsh Attack, Allan, richks.

2/28/2003 Nev the Deranged: Character ideas
Alright, since I don't know when I'll get to play, my brain has been brewing up character ideas on its own. I know that when I finally do play I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Bankuei.

2/28/2003 KeithBVaughn: YATU...How to identify???
To the Group Members and Moderators, While I have seen many comments on what makes another "Fantasy Heartbreaker" or "Yet Another Fantasy Game" from the neophyte game designers, I'm curious…
In RPG Theory
Participants: KeithBVaughn, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Kester Pelagius, Walt Freitag, arxhon, Blake Hutchins, M. J. Young, MoonHunter.

2/28/2003 Ville: Problems with advancement system
I know this has come up before but I still have some problems of character advancement system in TROS. First, the burning of SA's to improve attributes or proficiencies. Some…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ville, Mordacc, Bankuei, Noon, Mokkurkalfe, Valamir, Durgil, Paka, Jake Norwood, toli.

2/28/2003 Jake Norwood: GAMA Trade Show Rooms
Okay, so who here is going to GTS? I've got a room with just me and Ron in it and I'd *love* to share the bill with someone else. The…
In Connections
Participants: Jake Norwood.

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