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5/16/2003 Le Joueur: Vive La Resistance or System Doesn't Matter
Pretty much all of the below grows out of an understanding of the many works of Ron Edwards...and dissent from them. System Doesn't Matter As far as I can tell…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, greyorm, Garbanzo, M. J. Young, clehrich, Bankuei, Gordon C. Landis, damion, Mulciber.

5/5/2003 Le Joueur: Elegance and Deliberateness
[Cracks his knuckles and begins typing...] Okay, today's the first asymptomatic day I've had since I got that cold; I think I'll celebrate by trying to unravel what I've wrought.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Le Joueur, dragongrace, Shreyas Sampat, deadpanbob, C. Edwards, Mike Holmes, Harlequin, Felix, Stuart DJ Purdie, clehrich, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

4/30/2003 Le Joueur: Psychotic (or is It Schizoid) Game Design
Okay, this has been a long time coming, but I only conceived of it this week. It's a rather harsh theory and I need a lot of your experience and…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Le Joueur, John Kim, Bruce Baugh, deadpanbob, Marco, cruciel, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes.

4/30/2003 Le Joueur: No Myth Gamemastering
First, let's see if we can centralize the No Myth Gamemastering Style. The most important thing to remember about gaming is that it's all made up! Every bit of gaming…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Bankuei, clehrich, Emily Care.

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.

3/10/2003 Le Joueur: Setting, Information, and Suspense Don't Matter* [long]
We had an epiphany last night. My wife and I were gearing up for yet another one-on-one game and there was some confusion over a discussion of such from the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Le Joueur, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Sylus Thane, ThreeGee.

2/13/2003 Le Joueur: The Official Scattershot Reading List
This is The Official Scattershot Reading List. As a Forum 'topper,' I intend to keep modifying it's content to keep it as up-to-date as possible; feel free to add comments…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur.

2/13/2003 Le Joueur: All Things in Moderation
It's about time I got around to posting the Scattershot Forum's moderation guidelines. Without further ado:There are no 'dead threads' (unlike the remainder of the Forge). If you have any…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur.

1/17/2003 Le Joueur: GenEx: Not Just 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
I've been asked to whip up a GenEx for Jack and the Beanstalk. While that's too narrow for me to create (beyond my meager abilities, but not impossible), I thought…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur.

11/27/2002 Le Joueur: So...What is Railroading? (Using Illusionism Terminology)
Simple (highly emotionally charged, hot button issue, loaded) question:Given Illusionism terminology, what is Railroading?For the sake of argument, we'll assume that the Railroading in question is about 'story conscious' gaming.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Le Joueur, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Marco, Ron Edwards, Andrew Martin, Christoffer Lernö, contracycle, Jack Spencer Jr.

11/19/2002 Le Joueur: How to Host a Deserted Island
I've been following the "Desert island" game idea since it was first proposed. After discussing it with my partner, I'd like to share how we'd do it. First of all,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Le Joueur, Don Lag, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young, talysman.

11/18/2002 Le Joueur: I Have Seen El Dorado! [ultra-long]
Hello, My name is Fang Langford and I'm an intrepid explorer, this is my cat Schroedinger. I just got back from a lengthy journey; I have some things I need…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Le Joueur, Christoffer Lernö, RobMuadib, C. Edwards, Ron Edwards, Sylus Thane, Mike Holmes, joe_llama, Walt Freitag, Jake Norwood, Daredevil, Seth L. Blumberg, contracycle, Jonathan Walton, JMendes, M. J. Young.

11/15/2002 Le Joueur: Um...Magic: the Gathering?
Simple request (for a difficult answer): Can someone explain to me why Magic: the Gathering isn't a product like Ron's discussing over in Mainstream: the Revision. It is arguably a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Le Joueur, Mark Withers, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton.

10/31/2002 Le Joueur: Whoopee! I Did It!
In case you missed it, the Scattershot Webzine has arrived! Fang Langford
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Le Joueur, Christoffer Lernö.

10/31/2002 Le Joueur: We Take You Now, Live...
It's alive! It's alive! That's right folks, the secret's out. I got me a webpage. You're all welcome to come on down to Uncle Fang's Playtest Emporium, better known as…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur.

9/25/2002 Le Joueur: Brainstorming 'What is Gaming' Outside the Box
So I made a call to action, I better back that up, right? Okay. I also said that the first part ought to be laden with "that's so inside the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Le Joueur, C. Edwards, Christoffer Lernö, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Paul Czege, deadpanbob, wyrdlyng, damion.

9/24/2002 Le Joueur: Scattershot Time Travel - Maybe in the Future
Hey Paul, Maybe you should toss in your idea anyway; if it took that long, perhaps your players might be ready. Well...in my opinion, the great unmet need…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Paul Czege.

9/24/2002 Le Joueur: Combined Techniques: Experience Dice and Genre Expectations
[b]Pieces Parts[/b] There are four primary components to any GenEx, Central Concept, Metaphor, Motif, and Running Gag (well, Running Gag is what we call it). The Central Concept is the…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur.

9/24/2002 Le Joueur: Gaming Comes Out-of-the-Box [was "Beginner-Friendly Gam
This is a response to a post directed at me in the thread "What is a beginner-friendly game?" I was moved to respond there, but I feel the topic diverges…
In Publishing
Participants: Le Joueur, Jeremy Cole, quozl, Clay, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Seth L. Blumberg, Clinton R. Nixon, Eugene Zee, wyrdlyng, Valamir, Walt Freitag, deadpanbob.

9/21/2002 Le Joueur: Scattershot Call for Playtesters
My friends, Yes, I'm afraid you read that right. We're looking for 'blind' playtesters (and I'm not talking about the sight-impaired); well, kinda blind. It's a lot more complicated than…
In Connections
Participants: Le Joueur, Eddy Fate, Demonspahn.

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5/20/2003 Le Joueur: Is It Over?
Well, that's the final bell. I don't have anything else to add.... See yah!
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Lxndr.

6/18/2003 Le Joueur: No More Incoherence! - A Rant
Hey there, First off, let me apologize that this may be quite likely the last thing I ever post here, my life recently having been turned upside down (in the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Le Joueur, Wormwood, Ron Edwards, Anon LeBlanc, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Marco, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes, John Kim, M. J. Young, Jake Norwood, C. Edwards, Green, Valamir, cruciel, Matt Snyder, contracycle, WDFlores, xiombarg.

3/8/2008 Le Joueur: An Open Request for Help
Hi! You probably don't know me, but I used to moderate <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?board=22.0">this forum</a> here on the Forge.  I haven't poked my head in here for almost five years.  I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Le Joueur.

11/17/2009 Le Joueur: GM has a 'character sheet' same as the players
Well, back from the dead...again...I guess. After many trips and travails, I think I've found the last chunk to put Scattershot into working order.  And a flavor to start with…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Le Joueur, Rikiji, Catelf, JoyWriter.

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