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5/8/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Invoking the Trait
I recall there was a bit of controversy over what happened when two players invoked the same Trait. Has there been any progress in that department? I still stick by…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, M. J. Young.

4/26/2003 Spooky Fanboy: The Fallen: a Trollbabe offshoot (long)
I like Trollbabe a lot. IMO, if done right, it is the best game for portraying Lone Wanderer/Man with No Name/Sword&Sorcery protagonists. This is the character; these are the journeys.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Bob McNamee, John Harper.

4/21/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Schism: Unleashed
Curious as to how this was developing. I hope everything is gelling nicely, and I look forward to seeing what you've done with this.
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/5/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Nine Worlds playtest
Need I even mention that I want one of these ASAP? BTW, if you'd like to include me in credits, or anything, my real name is Carl L. Congdon. Not…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder, coal, Kester Pelagius.

3/31/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Riptide--where did it go?
Just curious: Did this get put on the back burner? Or did it get put away more permenantly? I remember it being mentioned, and discussed on this list, then it…
In CRN Games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/31/2003 Spooky Fanboy: So, how's it going?
Saw the new web page, looks nicely organized. Definitely gets the feel of the game across. How's the game itself coming along?
In Orbit
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, JSDiamond.

3/24/2003 Spooky Fanboy: I love my new Sorcerer players...
I have a new game of Sorcerer going. Two sessions into the campaign, and my players are coming up with new and creative ways to drop their Humanity to zero.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee, bluegargantua, Valamir.

3/12/2003 Spooky Fanboy: More Decay info...
RE: Decay Since I've read the thread again, and I still can't figure out quite what it's all about, could you, now that it's near completion, give us an expanded…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/5/2003 Spooky Fanboy: octaNe: Going to the mat for Might and Magic
I love octaNe. Because I love octaNe, when I see something in there that in any small way diminishes my love and enthusiasm for this diamond in the rough, even…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

1/5/2003 Spooky Fanboy: So, how goes the game?
When will it be out? Where's it at now?
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jason L Blair, GreatWolf.

1/2/2003 Spooky Fanboy: www.biohorror.com
New sight up devoted to interesection of science, ethics, and horror, fantasy or science fiction films. Good as a resource for octaNe or Schism. Have a look. www.biohorror.com
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy.

12/29/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Ron: an idea for a Sorcerer supplement
If I have an idea for a Sorcerer supplement, where should I discuss it? Is this forum appropriate, or is there another spot on the forums more appropriate?
In Adept Press
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

12/18/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Hidden traits
Question: what if, in-game the character has a hidden flaw, a secret perhaps not known to the general public or the other PC's? Could that flaw be activated? Or must…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

12/18/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Boston Irregulars
In The Boston Irregulars, you say that there are three serious taboos that cannot be broken. I only saw two serious and one ultimate. Just curious.
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen.

12/9/2002 Spooky Fanboy: So when's this thing out again?
What time do you expect it to be finished and ready to print? Also, I heard about dragons, but what's up with the unicorn? Where does the unicorn fit in?
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, GreatWolf.

12/9/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Got all the downloads!
Okay. read the quickstat rules and the columns. Wow! Looks good! Just a couple of questions: 1) Nothing at char gen to prevent everyone from starting as a Blessed? How…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, GreatWolf.

12/4/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Setting and purpose
Okay, so I know how the mechanics work. I know it's a sci-fi game. What I don't know is some more meat of the setting and what makes it stick…
In Orbit
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, JSDiamond, James V. West.

12/3/2002 Spooky Fanboy: Yet more queries about mystic sh*t
Hi. Just got The Riddle of Steel. Loved it. Need to wrap my brain around the tactics in battle, but ate up the sorcery system. Nummy! Have some questions: 1)…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Wolfen, Rattlehead, Ron Edwards, Stephen, Brian Leybourne, Valamir.

11/19/2002 Spooky Fanboy: CHARNEL GODS....MMM, TASTY!!!
Got Charnel Gods very recently. Love it, especially the idea that the user of the Fell Weapons ends up being the one who heralds the end of the world. Had…
In Actual Play
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose.

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6/1/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Creating the world in 9W
Okay, now that that's solved: A scenario idea popped into my head while reading this thread: some rival bad guy, another Archon, has created a fictional town in Nevada, a…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder.

6/4/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Based on Feedback from octaNe play
Hi. I like octaNe. I really do. But I had a friend of mine run the game for me, and he came up with a nice elaborate backstory. My six…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

6/16/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Hero's Journey: a game of heroes and the supernatural
This is my first attempt at making a roleplaying game. Be only as harsh as you need to be. What it's about: The power to change the world--and the responsibility…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Shreyas Sampat, John Harper.

6/20/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Nitpick: "Sleeper" in 9W
In your lexicon, it gives "Sleeper" as the term for those who remain ignorant of what's really going on. Mage uses the same word for the same thing. This game…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Spooky Fanboy.

6/22/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Divination in 9W
How does divination or or "detect (fill in the blank)" magic work in 9W? Also, is it possible to combine Urges to alter the current reality?
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder.

7/10/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Disposable Heroes: a setting for Schism
While I wait for the streamline and hopped-up version of Schism to hit the streets, I came up with a setting imminently playable for Schism, either version. Basically, it's a…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Jared A. Sorensen.

7/12/2003 Spooky Fanboy: EAK text question
Hey, will the text version of EAK have the Hubris rules? As well as more rules for character advancement and long-term play?
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, buddha, Nathan, Jason L Blair.

10/30/2003 Spooky Fanboy: 9 Worlds: Hubris/Arete question
Originally, in the 9 Worlds playtest, if you declared one of these sacrosanct, the other attribute was put in danger. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't wrap my…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder, Valamir.

11/10/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Game brewing: where to discuss ideas for games
Where on the Forge is it acceptable to discuss and refine basic ideas for games, rather than games where the work has already been accomplished and need to be reviewed?…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

11/10/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Augmented: The Trouble with Hyper-Humans
Okay. I want to design a game around a theme I find interesting: humans with standard human gifts/weaknesses that are augmented/uplifted to superhuman capability. Think Nobilis (for it's Aspect descriptions),…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Valamir, Ron Edwards, gobi, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat.

12/9/2003 Spooky Fanboy: Enlightenment devours you: Mage the Ascension a la Sorcerer
So, I ask myself, since I like Mage the Ascension (with all it's faults) and I like Sorcerer, is there a way to get two great tastes that taste great…
In Adept Press
Participants: Spooky Fanboy.

4/3/2004 Spooky Fanboy: Entry-Level Dieties: a roleplaying game in progress
Okay, I started this game being fed up with games like Lost Gods, Black and White, the Last Exodus, Nobilis, etc. for various reasons. My goal, in creating this game,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, gobi, taalyn, RaconteurX, Matt, Marhault.

8/28/2004 Spooky Fanboy: Just got my thank-you copy
And thank you; it's a nice game. I'd like to post a review of it somewhere, but I'm borrowing computers as is, and still don't have one of my own.…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Matt Snyder.

10/19/2004 Spooky Fanboy: [Fastlane] taking submissions for supplements?
I'd like to do a modern magic and/or superpowers supplement for Fastlane. Sound interesting? Or should I simply post it in this forum?
In Twisted Confessions
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Lxndr.

10/24/2004 Spooky Fanboy: [DiTV] A question from one of the rapidly converting
Hi. I recently borrowed this game from a friend of mine. I really like what I see, especially how the game (from conflict to town creation) gradually escalates from personal…
In lumpley games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, lumpley, Valamir, Ben Lehman, Hello Sailor.

11/5/2004 Spooky Fanboy: DiTV-help from modern times....
Have any of you picked up the newest issue of Details magazine? Don't let the fact that Ben Affleck's on the cover keep you away; there's an interesting article in…
In lumpley games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Mike Holmes, Brand_Robins, Trevis Martin, lumpley, Blankshield, Albert the Absentminded.

12/31/2004 Spooky Fanboy: Mage: the Ascension to Heroquest conversion notes?
Pretty much what it says. I am looking for a way to "unleash" Mage and from what everyone here has said, Heroquest just seems to make everything it touches better.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Bankuei, neelk, Brand_Robins, Eero Tuovinen, Jere, Mike Holmes, nichughes.

9/9/2005 Spooky Fanboy: Just to be sure:
The PDF contains all the new rules you mentioned in the Forums, right?
In lumpley games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, lumpley.

9/10/2005 Spooky Fanboy: Regulators in the Neo-Utopia (alternate setting)
[b]Now[/b] I have the PDF, soon to be the official PDF with the upgraded rules. I will play this game as is, post-haste, I promise, so as to get a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, lumpley.

9/18/2005 Spooky Fanboy: Wacky alternate setting idea from RPGnet
I stumbled across this in an RPGnet thread about, of all things, Mage: the Awakening. Bruce Baugh dropped the original idea seed. I chimed in about how DitV would be…
In lumpley games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, jasonm, Vaxalon.

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