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3/20/2003 arxhon: The great Betrayer....
Well, i was rereading the section on the history of xanar Shardfinder, and the bit where he imprisoned the Great Betrayer under the Sea of Fallen Gods got me thinking....…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Nick Pagnucco, Ashren Va'Hale, tauman, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Noon.

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.

3/4/2003 arxhon: Elucidating GNS via microcosm situations?
This might not be the appropriate forum for this, but i'm asking about GNS so.... I was running a game of WFRP last year (ducks hurled refuse from the Nar-gang),…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: arxhon, clehrich, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Bob McNamee.

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.

2/24/2003 arxhon: There's no Research Skill description....
I'm looking through the skill section, and i noticed that while Research is listed in the Academic skill packet, and in the list of skills, there is no such skill…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood.

2/18/2003 arxhon: Offensive Grappling Q?
OK, I'm a little confused by the offensive grappling rules. The maneuver cost is 2 or 4 (except for wrestling, which is 1 or 3). Why the 2 different costs?…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood, Alan.

2/17/2003 arxhon: Names in settings
Over the years i've noticed that the hardest thing for players to come up with are names for their characters (for some reason). I've also noticed that the quickest way…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Mike Holmes, Sneaky Git, Shreyas Sampat, Valamir, Salamander.

2/15/2003 arxhon: The assorted moons
What are the various colors of the moons? Do they have Imperial names? Or can i just make up my own stuff....e.g. One of each color of the rainbow except…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale.

2/14/2003 arxhon: Now that I have it, my thoughts.
Well, I've had the mainbook for a couple of days now, and read it from cover to cover (including acknowledgements and the index). The combat system is all i hoped…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Valamir, Shadeling, Michael Tree, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood.

2/13/2003 arxhon: What are Kickers and Bangs?
I see these terms kicked around here frequently, and haven't been able to really find anything defining them. Could someone give me a quick overview?
In RPG Theory
Participants: arxhon, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

2/11/2003 arxhon: Retired gamer brought back to the fray! Thanks, Mr. Norwood!
I have been out of general circulation for rpg's pretty much since White Wolf released Mage, except for a few months here and there playing WFRP, and a few rather…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood, GreatWolf, OriginalFlash, Spartan.

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4/4/2003 arxhon: How do counters work?
How do counters work? I did a search, and couoldn't fnd anything in the 3+ pages of returns, so i apologize if this question has come up before. I tried…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Spartan, Ashren Va'Hale.

4/9/2003 arxhon: Multiple Opponents, again
I'm confused by the "multiple opponents rule". When it sys "split combat pool by opponents", and all parties drop red, does this mean: a. The PC mayattack both opponents by…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Brian Leybourne, Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Wolfen, Mokkurkalfe, Mayhem1979, Anthony I, Sneaky Git, Noon, Jason Kottler, PAD the MAD, Malchiah, Calder, Overdrive.

4/9/2003 arxhon: TROS: The Inception (Long)
We played our first real game of TROS last night. I had a blast. Most of the character creation had been done at the end of the last session, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: arxhon, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood.

4/11/2003 arxhon: Typo on the Character Reference Pack
In the section on Spiritual Attributes, the pack states to divide 5 points into 5 Attributes. It should say "7 points". My apologies for the error.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon.

4/18/2003 arxhon: So...what is the deal with Starchildren?
Welcome to the Forge! I stumbled onto your Actual Play post and was interested by the "role play a band" concept that was presented in the post. Being a musician…
In XIG Games
Participants: arxhon, Mike Holmes, Rich Ranallo, rafial, Lxndr, gameboymaster.

4/20/2003 arxhon: Healing TN
Ok, the book says "Roll HT against the raw Pain rating of each Wound (where pain functions as the TN; WP modifiers do not apply here). Each success lowers the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood.

4/20/2003 arxhon: Yet more Riddle of Steel
Ok, i convinced a third player to join our little group. Instead of dragging him through the chargen process right at the start, i took a gamble and gave him…
In Actual Play
Participants: arxhon, Valamir, ADGBoss, Wolfen.

4/25/2003 arxhon: SA: Luck..."Fate Points"?
You may be familiar with the concept of Fate Points from WFRP. If not, they're pretty simlpe. A Fate point allows you to ignore a critical damage roll. Can Luck…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Mokkurkalfe, Valamir, Ashren Va'Hale, Bankuei.

4/29/2003 arxhon: The Riddle of Steel playtest review on RPGnet
There is a Riddle of Steel playtest up on RPG.net, by yours truly. :-) Check it out. Anyone know of any other sites where a review could be posted?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Salamander, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Brian Leybourne.

5/12/2003 arxhon: TRoS Group Hug: Part 2
[quote="Thorbrin"]I must say that this seems to be a very freindly forum. It is a really nice change from the usual stuck up jerks that I tend to see at…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Jake Norwood, JESTER, Salamander, Stephen, Wolfen, Tywin Lannister, Eamon Voss, Spartan, kanseg, Thorbrin, Brian Leybourne, Bomilkar, Ashren Va'Hale, Ilvarin, Vanguard.

5/21/2003 arxhon: Lame question about dodging missile fire
Ok, how does avoiding missile fire work? I figure a full or partial evasion (probably full, since it's easier to pull off) would cover someone who is not blocking an…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon, Salamander, Jake Norwood, Jason Kottler, Ashren Va'Hale, Ben, Wolfen, cruciel.

6/5/2003 arxhon: TRoS Chargen
[quote="Wolfen"]Also, someone (don't remember who, off the top of my head) has a write-up which does a really good job of simplifying character creation, or so most say; I've not…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: arxhon.

8/17/2003 arxhon: The Sorcerer's Soul/Sex and Sorcery
I just found these in the used FLGS i frequent on occasion, picked them up on a whim and just finished reading them. Let me add that i have only…
In Adept Press
Participants: arxhon, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

8/23/2003 arxhon: How to have the 'What do you want from gaming discussion'?
I was out with one of my buddies last night, and he mentioned that we hadn't gamed in a while (which is true, for assorted reasons that i won't get…
In Actual Play
Participants: arxhon, Jack Spencer Jr, iago, Andy Kitkowski, Dave Panchyk, JamesDJIII, Ron Edwards, jdagna, Brian Leybourne, J B Bell.

10/23/2003 arxhon: So now i have Sorcerer...
...to go with Sex and Sorcery and The Sorcerer's Soul (yes, i owned them first). I may even be able to get a game running shortly (time to crack out…
In Adept Press
Participants: arxhon, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards.

1/19/2004 arxhon: Feng Shui actual play thoughts
{crossposted with rpg.net} I've been gone for a while (not that you noticed :-P ), and here's what iv'e been up to. I've been running a Feng Shui game for…
In Actual Play
Participants: arxhon, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat, urbwar, Jesse Paulsen, montag, Grex, Ron Edwards, Deacon Blues.

1/24/2004 arxhon: Ingrained gaming habits (split from Feng SHui thoughts)
This is a split from the thread here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=9379&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 (My forge fu is terrible, sorry). If this subject has already been addressed, any linkage would be great. To quickly summarize:…
In RPG Theory
Participants: arxhon, clehrich, Noon, Mike Holmes, urbanpagan, pete_darby, Doctor Xero.

3/8/2004 arxhon: Why i stepped down from the GM's chair
I recently stepped down from the GM's chair for a game of Solar Exalted. The reasons for this are two fold: 1. I am swamped with college homework stuff 2.…
In Actual Play
Participants: arxhon, Matt Wilson, Aman the Rejected, WDFlores, stingray20166, Malechi, Valamir.

4/29/2004 arxhon: [Great Orc Gods] Comment on lack of "Character" sh
All this kerfuffle about Great Ork Gods has caused me to download the current .zip (v2) and print it off. It looks great and the actual play sounds like hilarious…
In Actual Play
Participants: arxhon, Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Walt Freitag, Jack Aidley, contracycle, Neylana, Ben Morgan, Valamir.

9/12/2004 arxhon: [D&D 3.5] World's Largest Dungeon: "Gamism lite&quo
I am in a group of 4 people, including the GM, and we're playing through the World's Largest Dungeon from AEG. This isn't going to be a critique of the…
In Actual Play
Participants: arxhon, greedo1379.

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