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3/12/2003 WRPIgeek: cross-promotion idea for small games
Hi there everyone. I work with (or, more accurately, I am) Valent Games, and I'm going to be at ConBust at Smith College and OurCon at UMass Amherst next month.…
In Connections
Participants: WRPIgeek, ThreeGee, brainwipe.

3/12/2003 dunlaing: Dardanet vs. Otamarluk: huh?
I was reading the Weyrth chapter and settled on Dardanet. It sounded like an interesting place for a campaign, what with the religious tensions and the threat of Otamarluk. I…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: dunlaing, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, contracycle, Mike Holmes, MrGeneHa, Valamir, Wolfen.

3/12/2003 Spooky Fanboy: More Decay info...
RE: Decay Since I've read the thread again, and I still can't figure out quite what it's all about, could you, now that it's near completion, give us an expanded…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/12/2003 Johannes: Access to the inner world of characters
The inner world (knowledge, desires, fears, moral etc.) of characters plays crucial role in most litterature. In litterature the reader is often given access to these inner worlds by some…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Johannes, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Jack Spencer Jr, M. J. Young, clehrich, Ian Charvill, talysman, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/12/2003 rafial: Group Traits & Master Components
I've been studying the example at the bottom of page 70/top of page 71 in the rule book, which shows two shock troopers (which draw from a master component), which…
In Universalis
Participants: rafial, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

3/12/2003 Jake Norwood: Layouts
Okay...so I'm working on OBAM layouts right now, getting things finalized. Some people aren't happy with the core TROS layout, and so I want to know what you all think…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Chris Passeno, sirjaguar, Shadeling, Bankuei, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, arxhon, Noon.

3/12/2003 Alan: Challenges: cost up front or afterward
Hi all, In a recent game, we ran into a question about Challenges. Here's the scenario: The acting player declares something. Another player challenges immediately. The Question: has the acting…
In Universalis
Participants: Alan, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

3/12/2003 Paka: Universalis World Building
Has anyone ever built a world with a a copy of Universalis, some tokens and a blank map? Ideas, suggestions, thoughts?
In Universalis
Participants: Paka, Mike Holmes.

3/12/2003 arkcure: EU States: Writers Block
I Have recently come across a bad case of writer's block and can't seem to get through it. I have finished my backstory, my histories, my timelines, various characters (although…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: arkcure, clehrich, Shreyas Sampat, Ron Edwards, bibbouk.

3/12/2003 Jonathan Walton: Storypunk Playtest: Dark Fairy Tales
Hey, My recent Con playtest of Storypunk is described on the following thread in the Indie Design Forum, since I want people to comment about how I could use this…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonathan Walton.

3/12/2003 Aleolus: HELP!!
I am planing on making my own RPG, based on Warcraft III, and need some help. If you think you can be of help, please let me know by either…
In Connections
Participants: Aleolus.

3/12/2003 ThreeGee: Slayer mechanics question
Hey all, I am revising Slayer of Dragon RPG with the intention of finishing it in the for-real, no-kidding sort of way. After six years, the mechanics are showing their…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ThreeGee, szilard, Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes.

3/11/2003 Bailywolf: Onion interview with Cronenberg
The Onion online's AV section has an interview with body-horror master Cronenberg... since he is so figural to Schism, I figured I'd provide a link where it would do the…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

3/11/2003 JamesDJIII: Co-GMing
Just to put my $0.02 in: I used to play with a group in which I was the youngest and newest player. All previous RPG experiences were pretty good, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: JamesDJIII, Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Simon W, arxhon, Ben Morgan, Dr O.

3/11/2003 xechnao: Need some critics over my new project
I want to present you the setting I am creating and have you tell me what you think about it. This setting is intended for playing games.Here is the deal:…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xechnao, Jasper, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, richks, Ron Edwards, Valamir, dragongrace, greyorm, Palaskar.

3/11/2003 Ron Edwards: Back to The Ring
Hi there, This is a follow-up to the ... when you see the RING thread, as I've finally seen the movie. I haven't seen the original version or anything else…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, rmansperger.

3/11/2003 Michael Hopcroft: When your manuscript is too short
I came up with a manuscript for the Ghost Tamer Miyaki sourcebook for HeartQuest, and have run into two problems. The first is that it's short -- about 25,000 words.…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, xiombarg, Jonathan Walton, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, Adam, Le Joueur, Bankuei, Jeph.

3/11/2003 Paganini: [Indie-netgaming Elfs] Lord of the Rings
We played Elfs. Lord of the Rings. That's all I'm gonna say. Transcript is here. Read it. Unless you're faint-hearted. Especially Ron. Remember those predictions about Granny the Green? ;)…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paganini, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, Ace, C. Edwards, Walt Freitag, efindel, James V. West.

3/11/2003 Stuart DJ Purdie: Unknown Armies in Kilts
With the start of a new game, I thought I'd take the opertunity to introduce a new concept to the group - namely the group chracter gen session. Previously the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Stuart DJ Purdie, Ian Charvill, Paul Czege.

3/11/2003 Bankuei: Choke up and reverse grip...
Just got back from some serious training, and two pretty common manuevers came to mind... Choke up(if someone's got a better name, please suggest...) Used for stuff like staves, spears,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Bankuei, Shadeling, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Enoch.

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3/12/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: weird bug?
I am currently experiencing a weird bug. I'm not sure how to describe it, so I'll have to do a play by play. I come to the site, and see…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, iago.

3/12/2003 Ron Edwards: You'd tell the retailer ...
Hi there, I'm looking for constructive suggestions for what you think a game-store retailer ought to know about Sorcerer. Blurbs are best - one or two lines. Remember, these guys…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, dunlaing, GreatWolf, Sidhain, Gordon C. Landis, jburneko, Paul Czege, szilard, Le Joueur, Bankuei, M. J. Young, Wulf, Spooky Fanboy, Christopher Kubasik.

3/12/2003 Airshipjones: Show don't tell?
So, how do we reconcile the old writers adage of 'show don't tell' with the basic RPG idea that we are often describing our characters actions? I find that much…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Airshipjones, ThreeGee, Ron Edwards, Nathaniel, Walt Freitag, Le Joueur, Jack Spencer Jr, Johannes, Marco, epweissengruber, clehrich, M. J. Young, Tim C Koppang, efindel, erithromycin, quozl.

3/12/2003 jburneko: Birthroot Ending
Okay, so I've finally seen the Birthroot ending. In a word: "GAH!" What is that; somekind of freaky Trollbabe-Sorcerer cross-over ending? That was definitely the best story and most certainly…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, Bankuei.

3/12/2003 Ron Edwards: Moderation issue - open discussion
Hello, Today, I moderated a thread in the Indie Design forum, EU States: Writers Block, which has turned into a difficult moderation problem. I don't plan to lock the thread.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Paganini, iago, lumpley, clehrich, Bankuei, Jack Spencer Jr, ethan_greer, Piratecat, Clay, Tar Markvar, Mytholder, Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, cruciel, Marco, M. J. Young.

3/12/2003 Brian Leybourne: Actual Play: The Spin System
This is an actual play report for The Spin System. It's a bit long, sorry about that. I'm going to start with the "story" of the session, and then follow…
In Actual Play
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Jeph, Mike Holmes.

3/12/2003 Nathaniel: Intro and Rewards Discussion
Hello all. Name's Nathan. I've read all the articles in the articles section and a good number of the recent posts and figured I'd have at it and post my…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Nathaniel, iago, ThreeGee, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards, Ben Morgan, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, szilard.

3/13/2003 stingray20166: Current link for Swashbuckler?
OK, I know the review was done in 1999 -- I'm a little late to the party! Anyway, the link for Swashbuckler is 404 and darn it, I'd like a…
In Site Discussion
Participants: stingray20166.

3/13/2003 arxhon: Character Generation Quick Reference Package
Hey everybody, I have completed an 8 page character generation and quick reference package that includes everything a player would need to put together a character. Here is a detailed…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Noon, Wolfen, Shadeling, Mokkurkalfe, jllama.

3/13/2003 Noon: Still not sure about shields
I did a search for shields, couldn't find more info, so... I'm not sure what benefits larger shields give. Bucklers and medium round shields are different, but heaters and kite…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Noon, Durgil, MrGeneHa, Sneaky Git, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, Ashren Va'Hale, Jaeger, Brian Leybourne, contracycle.

3/13/2003 wyrdlyng: Artwork: Digital vs Traditional
Consider this two questions, one for artists and one for publishers. Firstly, do you a an artist (aside from Greyorm who already responded) work exclusively in digital media? Meaning no…
In Publishing
Participants: wyrdlyng, b_bankhead, Jon H, Drew Baker, philreed, Jonathan Walton, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Scorpio.

3/13/2003 woodelf: social-centric mechanics
Ok, don't shoot me, but this is, loosely speaking, a D20-based discussion. Specifically, for our setting, Ogalepihcra, we want to include 3 complete sets of rules, each designed for a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: woodelf, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Valamir, szilard.

3/13/2003 Tor Erickson: Robin's Laws?
Okay, I did a search on this one and didn't come up with anything... if this has already been discussed, I apologize: Over in Actual Play Ben Morgan made a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tor Erickson, Johannes, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag, jrs, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Wulf, Ben Morgan, woodelf, talysman, clehrich, M. J. Young, Thierry Michel.

3/13/2003 Lugaru: Newbie looking for critizism...
What do you think of this setting? Please tell me if you've seen this done before or executed better. As a note the system Im using is a fast and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Lugaru, ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Paul Czege, Mark Johnson, Christoffer Lernö, Valamir, Brian Leybourne.

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.

3/13/2003 Paganini: Charnel Gods - Fell Weapons
Charnel Gods has been bubbling away in the back of my mind for a while, and I got it out again today to have another look. There's one thing I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paganini, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, hardcoremoose, Ben Morgan.

3/13/2003 Palaskar: Need help reducing handling time in my Signature RPG
The bit about reducing handling time has oddly coincided with my own concerns over my game's own resolution systems handling time. The system is very flexible and comprehenive, but there…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Palaskar, Shreyas Sampat, Mike Holmes.

3/13/2003 Paul Czege: where do sales come from?
Hey everyone, On the Most popular RPG genre... thread there was some discussion of whether a designer should concern himself with the popular interests of the gamer public. Kirt…
In Publishing
Participants: Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards.

3/13/2003 Daredevil: Self-Revelation in Role-Playing (or Educational RPGs)
This thread came to my mind after I tied a few danglings threads together. First there was this thread http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5118 which was actually a follow-up to http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5031 and then this…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Daredevil, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Paul Czege, M. J. Young.

3/13/2003 Daredevil: Exploration of Player
First see http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?p=56049#56049 for the main thread. This is basically split from it and is a discussion on how I feel what I was writing about there is relevant to…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Daredevil, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Nathaniel, clehrich, Emily Care, John Kim, Jack Spencer Jr, Gordon C. Landis, M. J. Young.

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