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4/10/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Sponsorship page?
I was wondering if anyone has ever tried raising money for layout and printing costs for their book by taking sponsors ala online comic strips? My idea was to take…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Clinton R. Nixon, quozl, Ron Edwards.

4/9/2003 Green: what do you need from an RPG?
Currently, I am revising and expanding Kathanaksaya. So far, most of the basics are covered. Pretty much any experienced roleplayer can pick up the file and play it as written,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Green, Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

4/9/2003 Slave_Labourer: Recognising an Embedded Spell Cast
Hi there, A bit of background, I am playing a PC from Krym-Kahar who happens to be both a slave owned by one of the PCs and a sorcerer. Now…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Slave_Labourer, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood, Ben, PAD the MAD.

4/9/2003 deltadave: Adventure trailers
A couple of quick ideas for TRoS style adventures: One of the characters receives a message from home that they are being assailed and need help. The characters rush back…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: deltadave.

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.

4/9/2003 Menace: ARTWORK! GET YOUR RED-HOT ARTWORK!
[color=darkblue]Hey there stranger, lookin' for some top notch art for your project but don't have enough to hire BROM, Elmore or the like. Well, consider me for your artwork needs.…
In Connections
Participants: Menace, greyorm, ethan_greer, S.Lonergan, Scorpio.

4/9/2003 Goose: ATM Coupons
I have the HQ coupon and have the Playset, but can not find coupon 2 in it. Did I just miss something?
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Goose, Eddy Fate, Michael Hopcroft.

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 Goose: Powerpuff Girls?
Well, I have a friend and he wants to try a powerpuff girl style game. Uhhh, I guess. Any ideas?
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Goose, Eddy Fate, Michael Hopcroft, Wulf, gunsel, Slant.

4/9/2003 Valamir: Question on how feature works.
Had a question about the "Mark all topics as read" feature. Does this feature mark all topics that have been posted to up to the second you hit the feature…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, ethan_greer.

4/9/2003 Ron Edwards: DemonCon II
Hey, It's a Go!! DemonCon II is happening, May 24, at the DePaul University campus in Chicago. It's basically just a little one-day opening gaming thing, with both scheduled games…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards.

4/9/2003 Marco: Marco's View of Gaming
Marco's Gaming Manifesto Here is my take on gaming. I'm not saying this is all it can be. I'm not saying this way or these terms are "the best" or…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Marco, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Walt Freitag, Bruce Baugh, Ian Charvill, Matt, Harlequin, Paul Czege, cruciel, Le Joueur.

4/9/2003 Le Joueur: Important Annoucement
Scattershot is undergoing a major rewrite; I've taken it back to formula. Don't worry, none of the parts will change, just the presentation (and a major, if defining, addition). If…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, Valamir, greyorm, Mike Holmes.

4/9/2003 Spartan: Clairvoyance, Range Variable and CTN
So here I am just doing up a simple clairvoyance spell, and in calculating the CTN I'm unsure how to apply the range. Say the spell allows the caster to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Spartan, Shadeling, Brian Leybourne.

4/9/2003 Allan: Illustrator seeking projects
Hi, I am a freelance illustrator very interested in RPGs. I mostly work in black and white line drawings, and am heavily influenced by comic books. My preferred genres are…
In Connections
Participants: Allan, Sylus Thane, Matt.

4/9/2003 Valamir: Green Goblin Holy Shit Some Serious PDF Useage
Got a piece of unsolicited email today from a group I'd never heard of. But unlike the other 300 assorted spams I get, this one was from a game company.…
In Publishing
Participants: Valamir, szilard, ThreeGee, Clinton R. Nixon, Jonathan Walton, samdowning.

4/9/2003 James V. West: Random Order #3 now available
Hey everyone! This weekend I premiered Random Order Comics and Games #3 at the 2003 SPACE convention in Columbus, Ohio. What a great show! Tons of people selling, buying, and…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards.

4/9/2003 bladamson: so I had this crazy idea (noir)...
(This might be the wrong forum for this, please move it if so) So I was thinking today (dangerous, that), and I thought, "Gee, wouldn't a Film Noir RPG be…
In RPG Theory
Participants: bladamson, deadpanbob, Rob MacDougall, ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, James Holloway, talysman, Dotan Dimet.

4/9/2003 JamesDJIII: The Angry Pinball
Names has been ommitted to protect the innocent: I've been a player in a more-often-than-twice-a-month (is that bi-monthly or semi-monthly?) FRPG. Most of the characters are keen, deep, well played…
In Actual Play
Participants: JamesDJIII, rafial, Ian Charvill, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Marco, cruciel.

4/9/2003 Slant: Real life child horrors.
I have been reading a whold lot about inserting urban legends and childhood myths into Little Fears, but there have been plenty of real-life monsters who have posed a great…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Slant, Jason L Blair.

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4/10/2003 taalyn: The game formerly known as Aisling
Hey y'all, As I've been typing up the mechanics, and also working on a setting timeline, I've realized that Aislng is too culturally biased. While there are certainly Celtic varieties…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: taalyn, Wolfen, anonymouse, Valamir, szilard, Mike Holmes, Hamshrew, MathiasJack, Thomas Tamblyn, Green, clehrich.

4/10/2003 Kester Pelagius: What is the next great evolution in RPG design?
Greetings All, Since the infancy of role-playing, way back when the term 'Fantasy Wargaming' was considered synonymous with 'RPG', there have been preconceived notions of what constitutes a proper game.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Kester Pelagius, Bruce Baugh, quozl, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Ron Edwards, C. Edwards, Paul Czege, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, greyorm, Le Joueur, b_bankhead, M. J. Young, hix, talysman, Thierry Michel, clehrich, kaiza.

4/10/2003 Paul Czege: saddle-stitching and page counts
Hey, Can anyone tell me maximum reasonable page counts for saddle-stitch bindings? I'm trying to determine if I need to adjust my page design to reduce page count. Thanks, Paul
In Publishing
Participants: Paul Czege, Clay, Ron Edwards, jrs, quozl, Chris Passeno.

4/10/2003 ethan_greer: I want a hardcopy of Trollbabe
I like Trollbabe, and I wanna give it a good print treatment for use at my table. Ron, or anybody, any recommendations? It's a 45 page PDF, 8.5x11 sheets. What's…
In Adept Press
Participants: ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Tundra, Blake Hutchins, Fabrice G., Wulf, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Spooky Fanboy, rafial, Bob McNamee, James V. West, Tim C Koppang.

4/10/2003 Wulf: Getting anxious...
OK, at best, I MIGHT get CAH hardcopy on Saturday. It might be the Saturday after that... I won't buy on-line, Tom (owner of my FLGS) would nag at me…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Wulf, Valamir, Eddy Fate, Goose.

4/10/2003 Stephen: Questions on Terrain Rolls
I've seen this noted several times as a save-ass measure when tactically outnumbered or overwhelmed. Can people provide some specific examples of how these would work in play? I don't…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Stephen, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Dave Turner, Jake Norwood, Noon.

4/10/2003 rpghost: RPGMall.com Indie/POD Sales?
Hey Guys, not sure who to bounce this off of, but I just got the domain "RPGMALL.COM" - mainly to keep competitors off of it. But I was brianstorming for…
In Publishing
Participants: rpghost, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Tundra, Gold Rush Games, samdowning, Sylus Thane, Jared A. Sorensen, abzu.

4/10/2003 Sindyr: Gamist Universalis?
So, what would this be? I ask because I think I may be gamist-leaning, and I just received my copy of Universalis. I love it! It's brilliant! However, as I…
In Universalis
Participants: Sindyr, Mike Holmes, Paganini, Bob McNamee, Valamir, Michael S. Miller, C. Edwards.

4/10/2003 jburneko: Social Conflict Resolution
I've been wanting to discuss this for a while but haven't been able to construct a working example that demonstrated my question yet. Then, about a week ago, I was…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jburneko, Matt Wilson, M. J. Young, quozl, Harlequin, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Ben Morgan.

4/10/2003 Slant: An evil thought....
What would happen if something dark and sinister got ahold of some tiny part of a child, like say some strands of hair or even a bit of a shirt…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Slant, Comte.

4/11/2003 Slant: Possible new play style for Little Fears.
Tell me what you all think about this: What happens when a kid who has been played in Little Fears hits 13 or 14? Their innocence is probably gone (or…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Slant, Synicism, Jonathan Walton.

4/11/2003 M. J. Young: Young Playtest Group First Storymap
A few preliminary comments--I started this yesterday, and my computer froze while I was trying to find my notes, so I just gave up and went to bed. I'm trying…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: M. J. Young, GreatWolf, hix.

4/11/2003 Jonathan Walton: Vespertine: Little Fears II??
Hey folks, It was cool to read Slant's last thread on older kids in Little Fears, because that's exactly what I wrote about as part of the 24 Hour Game…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Jason L Blair, Spooky Fanboy, Little_Rat.

4/11/2003 Matt: Mainstream Roleplaying (almost)
Wasn't sure where to post this, but I'm sure it'll get moved if Theory isn't the place. While looking for a brithday present I found Whatever You Want (Amazon UK…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Matt, quozl.

4/11/2003 Florian Edlbauer: [The Pool] Second try
In case anyone is interested, here's my second playtest report for The Pool. Me and my small group moved much closer to a compromise between our playing style and The…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Florian Edlbauer, Cassidy, Kenway, Ron Edwards, James V. West.

4/11/2003 simon_hibbs: Is story arc, and open ended (scenarioless) play viable?
My current campaign is based on a number of story arcs, and this has lead to a number of problems. Firstly when we switch from one story arc to another,…
In Actual Play
Participants: simon_hibbs, Ian Charvill, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, GB Steve, iago, Mike Holmes, clehrich.

4/11/2003 Marco: LEARN ME SOME SORCEROR
Hey guys, I'm looking into some strongly Narrativist play--I don't want to *hear* about it--or be *told* about it--no, I want the whole echilada. I wanna *play* it. Since time…
In Actual Play
Participants: Marco, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Paganini, Andy Kitkowski, Bob McNamee, greyorm, Trevis Martin, Wolfen, Drastic, C. Edwards, Valamir.

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.

4/11/2003 b_bankhead: RPG Structure and Issues of Recruitment
[size=18px][b]Introduction[/b][/size] The last decade has been problematic for the rpg hobby. While standards of production continue to increase growth has stagnated particularly when compared against new gaming forms such as…
In RPG Theory
Participants: b_bankhead, Clinton R. Nixon, Le Joueur, Valamir, Mike Holmes, quozl, Bankuei, clehrich, M. J. Young, Kester Pelagius, Christoffer Lernö, Bruce Baugh, John Kim, Brendan Litton.

4/11/2003 Valamir: Back?
An error, or is Adamant ramping up again? Does this mean Appolyton Noir is nearing critical mass?
In Adamant Entertainment
Participants: Valamir, quozl, GMSkarka, Mike Holmes, Nick Pagnucco, TSL, grafspee, Thomas Tamblyn, soundwave, Tim Gray.

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