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9/7/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: The Beeg Horseshoe Theory
Actually, that should probably read: MY Beeg Horseshoe Theory Here it is: Imagine a beeeg horseshoe. At one end of the U is Gamism. At the other end of the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, GB Steve, Mytholder, Jack Spencer Jr, Supplanter, Knight, Cameron, gentrification, Marco, ConfigSys.boy, Ron Edwards, Wart, jburneko.

8/30/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Putting my site to the torch.
Memento Mori Theatricks is dead. Long live Memento Mori! Aside from trashing my entire website and scattering its ashes to the four winds, I've put up a new design. GloomCookie…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, FilthySuperman.

8/18/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Squeaming from the Depths of Infinity!
http://www.memento-mori.com/main/cocsqueam.html Squeam 3 + Call of Cthulhu = (polite) madness, chaos and blood!
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, kwill.

8/12/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Those wacky Swedes...
http://fate.laiv.org/index.htm
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff.

8/11/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Scare-A-Thon
Make a donation, get a PDF of Squeam 3. I changed my website a little too. The old was one getting b-o-r-i-n-g. http://www.memento-mori.com/main
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, FilthySuperman, GraveyardGreg.

8/10/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: This woke me up and kept me from going back to sleep
"The Sorcerer's Song" aka "Scream for me, Los Angeles!" Sorcerers are musicians. Demons are either passers (groupies, roadies, boy/girlfriends) or objects (instruments or affectations). Humanity is popularity. Humanity 0 =…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Bailywolf, Uncle Dark, Ron Edwards, gentrification, Mike Holmes.

8/7/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Snootchie bootches.
Jay & Silent Bob: the RPG Dedicated to Sean and Dennis from SCS http://www.memento-mori.com/main/askew.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

7/27/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: The Code
"The Code" is the name of a project I may be starting. Nothing fancy, and it'll be free (because it's way un-commerical). The gist of the game is that you…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Damocles, sdemory, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Dav, Uncle Dark, archangel_2, Paul Czege, Epoch.

7/23/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: dogma '01
You guys are probably familiar with the dogma movement of cinema. An agreement to shoot with natural light, use only found objects and locations, to not use music unless it's…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, Damocles, James V. West, Max Tangent, Ron Edwards, gizem.

7/18/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Ad-supported RPG's, Media Models & Magazines
I had a crazy idea for octaNe...because I really wanna see it published (and so do quite a few people out there, sheesh!). A thick, glossy magazine format. Full-color...hell, with…
In Publishing
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, JSDiamond, Misguided Games, Paul Czege, Blake Hutchins, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/3/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Schism gets reviewed...and survives!
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4563.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Ferry Bazelmans.

6/27/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Tooth & Claw!
Tooth & Claw is the roleplaying game of dinosaurs in a savage world of prehistoric fact and fantasy. The game system is both easy-to-learn and sophisticated, designed for gamers of…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Gordon C. Landis, joshua neff, Jason L Blair, Peter, Paul Czege, Damocles, Jamie Thomas Durbin.

6/25/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Carpentry, film criticism and game design
Hi! It's nice to see that the FAQ is up and people are talking...but well, there seems to be three types of people when it comes to this model. There…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Knight, greyorm, GreatWolf.

6/19/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: GenCon signup
If you're going, sign up! http://evite.citysearch.com/jared@memento-mori.com/gencon Reminder -- I have a pass available (cheap!).
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Peter, joshua neff, Jason L Blair.

6/15/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Dice mechanics
I know dice mechanics for task resolution are the RPG equivalent of stupid pet tricks, but... Just thought of a new dice mechanic...if it works I might use it in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, james_west, Max Tangent, Gordon C. Landis.

6/15/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Dice Castles -- not a RPG, but it's my damn forum. :)
[a href="http://memento-mori.com/dice"][b]Dice Castles[/b][/a] is my new (free) dice game. Rules and examples of play are given but I left some stuff out (eek!): At any time, you may re-roll any…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Don Lag, Zak Arntson, james_west.

5/22/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: The Moose Strikes Back
Hardcoremoose has done it AGAIN. http://speardanes.homestead.com/main.html Great stuff!
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, blå.

5/21/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Platforms
I've been tinkering with a game called Platforms. It's "the 2-dimensional game for 3-dimensional people" and is supposed to capture the feel of a character-based, side-scrolling video-game (ie: Super Mario…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, hardcoremoose, james_west.

5/21/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: All Elfs must be Eaten
This is from a post by Hardcoremoose in the RPG.net "art of game design" forum. It's really funny and Moosey has yet to re-post it, so... Take 'All Flesh Must…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, james_west, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Blake Hutchins, Dav, unodiablo.

5/19/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Schism - questions & answers
On my email list, one poster had some questions about Schism. I figure it would be good to answer them here as well! How about giving us a quick overview…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, james_west, hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon, gizem.

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9/29/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Update -- Big News
Big News first. Well, it's big news for me. My girlfriend and I are leaving California in a few months to head back to the Motherland. New England, that is.…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, ravensron, Matt, Valamir, tldenmark.

10/1/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: InSpectres v2.0!
Yup, it's almost done. Just wanted to let people know what to expect. First of all, the game has more than doubled in size. The rules have been expanded AND…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Mario, Galfraxas, hardcoremoose, mahoux, Balbinus, Jürgen Mayer.

10/5/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Quartet
Okay, bad idea time. Four humans from earth (the players) are taken aboard a huge starship, given crazy phat technology and powers by a group of benevolent aliens and charged…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Galfraxas, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Nathan, Paul Czege.

10/16/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Schism Milestone
Hey, everyone. Just wanted to share a milestone -- Schism has just hit the two dozen mark - 24 copies sold. Whoop! - Jared
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, JGCook.

10/26/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Dragons and other figments of the imagination
First: http://www.memento-mori.com/games/dragons.html Second: I think I'm on the Scarlet Jester's side re: this whole GNS thing. S doesn't exist as a goal. It's more a subset of GEN (he calls…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose, Paul Czege, Bailywolf, ravensron, kwill.

11/7/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Meat less Roleplaying
I don't know what the subject means. Here's a question: Has anyone here ever altered or limited character concepts because of personal beliefs? I was wondering if, for example, a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, jburneko, kwill, joshua neff, Bankuei, Marco, Laurel, mahoux, Blake Hutchins, unodiablo, unheilig, Epoch, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Ferry Bazelmans, contracycle, Mike Holmes.

11/8/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Sorcerer concept
That doesn't involve getting bumped on the head or having a master who's *waves hands* over there somewhere or dead. I'm not sure how it would work, but what if…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards.

11/9/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: H
In my desire to tie myself for the shortest game title... H http://www.memento-mori.com/games/h.html Incredibly not-done and rife with internal inconsistancies and such, but I think it's neat. Inspired by the…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, sdemory, Damocles, Bailywolf.

11/13/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Chairs, redux
In GNS, there's a funny lil' post about CLS - (Chair/Loveseat/Sofa) that yuk-meister Wick wrote up. What's funny is that John and I sat in on a discussion by Sim-Everything…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, Gordon C. Landis, Mytholder.

11/15/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: New Jack Dungeon
I was gonna just post this in my journal b ut I thought, hey, what the hell. I was taking a shower and thinking about RPG's. For some weird reason,…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, ravensron, Bankuei, Ben Morgan, Tim Denee, Bret.

11/16/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Ars Mechanica
Here's a peek at the mechanics for Ars Mechanica. Trying to emphasize fun and action (for the players) during combat. One of the problems I've had with this game is…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, sdemory.

11/16/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: GenCon '02
This question is not, "Who is going?" or "Are you going?" Nay, the question is, "What are you going to be doing while you're there?" We (and by "we" I…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Nathan, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Galfraxas, hardcoremoose, Mytholder, Jack Spencer Jr, Ferry Bazelmans, unodiablo.

12/5/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Rooby-Dooby-Doo!
It's online. It's terrible. http://memento-mori.com/squeam/scooby.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, Zak Arntson, mahoux, Bret, Joe Murphy (Broin), Ben Morgan.

12/8/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Small World, The Code, Insecterotic
The first is an insect game. The second...I was watching Law & Order: SVU (Special Victims Unit) and figured out that The Code could work well for playing a game…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Bret, Mike Holmes, sdemory, Joe Murphy (Broin), Tim Denee, Ben Morgan.

12/10/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Superheroes
Just checked Josh's website (www.goblin-cartoons.com) -- he talks about why he loves superheroes so much. I gotta agree. So I was thinking, what would/could I do with the whole superheroes…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, mahoux, erithromycin, sdemory, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Damocles.

12/12/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: The Code II (replacing the "Superheroes" topic)
The Code II http://memento-mori.com/code/code2.html Please let me know what you guys think. I'm exceptionally happy with the Setting Dials section, even though there's no much to it. And yes, I'm…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, sdemory, Joe Murphy (Broin), erithromycin.

12/12/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: No Media Kings
http://www.nomediakings.com This is Jim Munroe's site. He wrote a book a liked (Angry Young Spaceman) and a book I really loved (Flyboy Action Figure Comes with Gasmask). Anyway, it's all…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, hardcoremoose, Paul Czege.

12/14/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Superior: revised and rockin'
I added some graphical examples, clarified some rules and added rules for 3+ players and team play. Ole! http://www.memento-mori.com/games/superior.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes.

12/20/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Okay, kid...lemme hear your pitch.
http://memento-mori.com/games/pitch.html It's new!
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, mahoux, sdemory, Ferry Bazelmans.

12/22/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: The Lord of the Rings
Not a whole lotta time as I'm supposedly "on vacation" and should be "away from the computer" for five days... I was pondering The Film on the way down to…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, James V. West, Ian O'Rourke, Mytholder, ravensron, Paul Czege, Bankuei, John Wick, Bailywolf, mearls, Zak Arntson, contracycle, redcap, Valamir, Matt, reptile2k1, Matt Steflik.

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