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5/21/2003 dunlaing: Question on Shamans in HeroQuest
Does anyone know how they've changed Shamans in HeroQuest? For the detailed tradition in the Imperial Lunar Handbook, awakening one's fetch is the Secret of that tradition (and thus unavailable…
In HeroQuest
Participants: dunlaing, Nick Brooke, Mark Galeotti, Ian Cooper.

5/21/2003 Balbinus: Reopening guns
Hi all, A little while back there was some discussion about rules for black powder firearms in RoS. Since I would run any RoS game of mine in the real…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Balbinus, Salamander, Brian Leybourne, Stuart DJ Purdie, gmouser, Amy1419, Ron Edwards, Eamon Voss, Valamir, Mike Holmes, demiurgeastaroth, Waiwode, contracycle, thelibrarian.

5/21/2003 TheGameBoy: Which System to use?
I'm working with a fantasy world that has only humans as a choice of races. The magic is very psychically based. Mages are blind, but see through magic. What system,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TheGameBoy, Balbinus, ADGBoss, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

5/21/2003 C. Edwards: Tiki God
[url]http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?p=67223#67223[/url] [quote="Jonathan Walton"]But I do have to say that I had SO many friends volunteer to playtest "Tiki God" last week... :) Too bad it was exam week or there…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: C. Edwards.

5/21/2003 Stuart DJ Purdie: Throwing knives while in a swordfight
Devarre sighed inside. He'd warned Theral that he aught not to get too friendly with that serving wench. Forseeing what was about to occur, he drew his blade and dagger.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Stuart DJ Purdie, Brian Leybourne, Draigh, Jake Norwood, gmouser, Mayhem1979, Wolfen, Prince of Thieves, Salamander.

5/21/2003 taalyn: Narrativism and Morality?
It seems that the primary method of explaining Narrativism is in terms of moral and/or ethical decisions. Why is that, and why isn't the style renamed to be less opaque?…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: taalyn, Mike Holmes, talysman, Ron Edwards, Wormwood, M. J. Young.

5/21/2003 Andy Kitkowski: "Site Theory": How come not many folks here use OG
Consider this a curiosity thread more than anything, I don't think that this has any far reaching implications or the like. Anyway, I couldn't help but to notice that the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, taalyn, Mike Holmes, jdagna, Wormwood, Jeffrey Miller, Brand_Robins, Jeph.

5/21/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: really really wierd thing happened to my post
I was just reading the thread that was closed and I made a comment on it this morning that only showed up way later this evening and now it looks…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Brian Leybourne, Balbinus.

5/21/2003 Prince of Thieves: Two attackers lead to a few questions...
I can think of no better way to present my questions then to explain the fashion in which they arose in the first place... please bare with me. 2 combatants:…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Prince of Thieves, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Overdrive, Salamander, Jake Norwood.

5/20/2003 Simon W: SuperCity
SuperCity is now up on my site as a PDF. I have changed nothing yet from my entry in the Iron Chef comp. I could do with some ideas for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Simon W, Mike Holmes, Emily Care, Chris Moore.

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.

5/20/2003 Ron Edwards: 4th Trollbabe story - done
Hello, The story "A Day at the Circus" concludes this week, written by me & illustrated by Adam Prosser. The full version will go up in a day or two,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Rod Anderson.

5/20/2003 Derek Devlin: Intangibility in CAH
I was kicking around an idea for Skull Gulch involving some "ghost" bandits when I tried hashing out an intangibility SA. I can't seem to get one I'm happy with.…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Derek Devlin, Norbert, Eddy Fate.

5/20/2003 Jonathan Walton: Argonauts: Narrativist d20 Supers?
Hey All, So this thread is a combination of several things I've been thinking about recently: 1. My game concept Argonauts, which basically involves doing a supers game set in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Sidhain, Valamir, Emily Care, Matt Snyder, Paul Czege, talysman, Mike Holmes, Piers Brown, John Harper.

5/20/2003 Morfedel: Armor vs Dice Pools
I was wondering whether everyone thought the tradeoff of wearing armor and losing dice pools was adequate and balanced? I ask because I have been running some sample combats between…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Overdrive, Jake Norwood, Durgil, Salamander, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Valamir.

5/20/2003 Sidhain: Incoherance and Communication Modes (long)
Alright I read several of the threads that talked about so called incoherant games, and this may be me coming from left field on the topic (as I usually do)…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sidhain, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes.

5/20/2003 Morfedel: Questions on a new owner of the book...
Ok, I have the book, and have been reading it for around a week and a half, and a large number of questions have arisen. I apologize for the great…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Spartan, Thorbrin, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Valamir, kenjib.

5/20/2003 Green: seeking playtesters
Right now, I have a finished version of my game Kathanaksaya. I've playtested it myself a few times (twice as GM, once as a player), correcting problems I saw as…
In Connections
Participants: Green, TheGameBoy, Jeffrey Miller.

5/20/2003 Balbinus: Why should I split my combat pool?
Hi all, A remarkably simple question here, and one I imagine there is a very simple answer to. Let's say I have a 13 dice combat pool, my opponent has…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Balbinus, gmouser, toli, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Jake Norwood, Bomilkar, arxhon, Salamander, Tywin Lannister, Brian Leybourne, Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Amy1419, Noon, Overdrive.

5/20/2003 gmouser: OBAM
I've heard a pdf version of OBAM will be available soon. Is it true? And... when? I can't wait anymore!!! :-) Grey Mouser
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: gmouser, Jake Norwood, Darth Tang.

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5/21/2003 Ron Edwards: Sex & Sorcery update
Hello, The books are printed, shipped, and actually present at the Tundra warehouse! Which means that as soon as they're off to the distributors, the on-line sales begin. The theory…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eric J-D, Blake Hutchins, Fabrice G., Valamir, Thomas Tamblyn, Clinton R. Nixon, James V. West, greyorm, Jeffrey Straszheim, Nev the Deranged, Maurice Forrester, Jason L Blair, Paul Czege.

5/21/2003 Scratchware: In need of creative minds
I'm looking for some people with creative minds to help create an RPG universe. I and about 5 other people already have a message board set up for storyboard stuff…
In Connections
Participants: Scratchware, Mike Holmes.

5/21/2003 Michael Hopcroft: hQ Slayers Dicelss Demo Game
Are you an anime fan? Have you ever longed to cast the Dragon Slave at your foes and obliterate entire villages? This Saturday at 3:00pm, Seraphim Guard is hositng a…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

5/21/2003 jburneko: Spaceships, Sixguns & Sorcery Revisited (Sort of)
Hello Again, One of my players put up a kind of in-character journal for the Space-Western Sorcerer game we played a few months back. It can be found here: http://users.adelphia.net/~ppilati/games/space/space.html…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

5/21/2003 clehrich: Shadows in the Fog -- new draft
Hi, An almost complete and somewhat more attractive draft of Shadows in the Fog is now available: Shadows In the Fog PDF As you may recall, this is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, Mike Holmes, Spooky Fanboy, Rob MacDougall, scobie.

5/21/2003 clehrich: Shadows in the Fog -- playtesters wanted
As noted in the Indie Games forum, there is now a basically complete edition of Shadows In the Fog, a Victorian occult game based on Tarot cards and…
In Connections
Participants: clehrich.

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.

5/21/2003 jburneko: Requesting Con Poster Feedback for Deathwish
Hello, So, I'm running my Deathwish scenario at the local con this weekend. Since it seems that Christopher Kubasik's poster helped promote his Sorcerer game at the last con I…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, marknau, Matt Snyder, Bankuei, Walt Freitag, Valamir.

5/22/2003 Bankuei: Abused Player Syndrome
Hi folks, I ran an IRC/Yahoo Chat Riddle of Steel demo game* for someone recently, and wanted to talk about some abused player syndrome actions I witnessed and open it…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bankuei, Drastic, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Wilson, ThreeGee, Dr. Velocity, b_bankhead, Nev the Deranged, Paganini, Jack Aidley, Mike Holmes, efindel, Dave Panchyk, jdagna, hyphz, clehrich, Emmett, C. Edwards, ejh, Lxndr, Comte.

5/22/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Press releases
How detailed does a press release have to get before it ceases to be a press release and becomes an advertisement? That;s something that;s been puzzling me with some of…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, JSDiamond, Matt Wilson, Gold Rush Games.

5/22/2003 gmouser: some info on TROS shields
Please correct me if I'm misinterpreting something: 1) Buckler: a small, usually circular, hand held shield not strapped to the forearm (that is a target or targa shield, uh?) 2)…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: gmouser, Durgil, Anthony I, sirjaguar, Wolfen, Salamander, Valamir.

5/22/2003 BOAZ: Question for Jake Norwood
Hi Jake, My wife bought me the RoS Rule Book trough you website and paid with pay pal. She got the receipt from pay pal but no confermation from driftwood…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: BOAZ, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

5/22/2003 Ed Morris: Map of Weyrth
Hello all, I was wondering if a higher resolution map of Weyrth exists. I'm having a hard time reading the place names on both the current downloaded map and the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ed Morris, Jake Norwood, Wolfen.

5/22/2003 Matt Wilson: trollbabe one-session adventures
This question may be explained in the rules, and if so, let me know, and I'll shut up and go buy the thing. I've played two games of Trollbabe so…
In Adept Press
Participants: Matt Wilson, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Rob MacDougall, jburneko, Bob McNamee, Valamir, Alan, rafial.

5/22/2003 epweissengruber: Kewl Powerz -- Emphasizing "Kewl"
Kewl powers are also an important part of color. Some players like to imagine their characters doing neat/cool/groovy things and don't always think about how those powers can get them…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: epweissengruber.

5/22/2003 Matt Wilson: PC interaction and party split-ups
I was just reminded of this thing in Trollbabe where you can have your 'babe start anywhere on the map, and so the whole adventure - or maybe even series…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Matt Wilson, Jack Spencer Jr, C. Edwards, clehrich, Cassidy, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Ben Morgan, M. J. Young, Brian Leybourne, damion, John Kim, Emmett, cruciel, Jeffrey Miller, Bill_White.

5/22/2003 ThreeGee: Pan-reward-ism
Hey all, We have been over (and are still going over) some of this before, but I want to try a different spin on the topic. There are hardly any…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: ThreeGee, Ron Edwards, clehrich, M. J. Young, cruciel, John Kim, C. Edwards.

5/22/2003 Sylus Thane: Looking for Online Playtesters for Frontier
I know, sounds kind of odd doesn't it. We're all online or else we couldn't be reading your post. With that in mind I'll clarify a little. Recently i have…
In Connections
Participants: Sylus Thane.

5/22/2003 Jasper the Mimbo: Cross-platform game support?
Thog use Macintosh. Thog want use combat simulator. Combat simulator no run on Macintosh. THOG RAGE!!! Whoa! Easy big fella! Anyone out there know if the support programs from the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jasper the Mimbo, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, kenjib, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, Ben Lehman, cruciel, prophet118, Mike Holmes.

5/22/2003 Jasper the Mimbo: Still more game questions
1) I read on one of the threads here that starting characters get a number of extra skills based on their MA beyond their starting skill packages. I can't find…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jasper the Mimbo, Morfedel.

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