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7/8/2003 mythusmage: Game or Roleplaying, Which is More Important?
Over in a thread I started on the G/N/S forum the question was asked, Which is central to the experience, the game or the roleplaying? Neither. What's central to the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: mythusmage, Bruce Baugh, Kester Pelagius, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, ADGBoss, Bankuei, Heather Manley, Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Straszheim, Christopher Kubasik, M. J. Young, John Kim, simon_hibbs, epweissengruber, DarkKingdoms, pete_darby, Paul Czege, Ian Charvill, Marco, Jeph.

7/8/2003 mythusmage: Understanding Roleplaying Games
Nota Bene: This is more in the nature of random scribblings. Feedback will certainly affect the final thesis and how it's presented. First to present a description of RPGs. A…
In RPG Theory
Participants: mythusmage, Alan, lumpley, Bankuei, John Kim, M. J. Young.

7/8/2003 Green: once again, seeking playtesters
I'm seeking a group of 3 to 5 playtesters for my game, Kathanaksaya. I prefer a real-time chat environment like IRC, ICQ, Java, or HTML chats. However, I can be…
In Connections
Participants: Green, Lxndr.

7/8/2003 Sir Mathodius Black: Fan Fiction
Just a thought Jake, but what do you think about the idea of possibly putting a section on to the site sometime dedicated to fan fiction, where people could submit…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Jake Norwood, Ashren Va'Hale.

7/8/2003 Sir Mathodius Black: The Riddle
I know this question has probably been asked to death around here, but ill ask it anyway since i didnt find it on Brians links to previous descussions. This is…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Draigh, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, kenjib, Kaare Berg, Morfedel, Rick.

7/8/2003 joshua neff: who's running the empire?
Just like Christopher, I've been doing a lot of boy-oh-boy-I-can't-wait-for-HeroQuest-to-come-out reading up on the world of Glorantha. This morning, I came across this bit in the Kralorela chapter in Glorantha:…
In HeroQuest
Participants: joshua neff, Nick Brooke, simon_hibbs, MarkAdri.

7/8/2003 Comte: Party-based play
Okay I have lost sleep over the topic of this thread. This is for two reasons, one of them is my competence as a GM, and the other is the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Comte, Ron Edwards, Dr. Velocity, Bankuei, mythusmage, Ben Morgan, SFEley, Mike Holmes, Marco, Sparky, M. J. Young.

7/8/2003 mythusmage: Is G/N/S Valid?
Hello. First, my stance could be called, Adventurist. Why do we play RPGs? From my experience, it's to have adventures. There may be a more socially acceptable reason given, but…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: mythusmage, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, Christopher Kubasik, Kester Pelagius, permacultureguerilla, crkdface, Mike Holmes.

7/8/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: InSpectres field agent t-shirts!
Check it out at http://www.cafeshops.com/mementomorigear
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair.

7/8/2003 SFEley: The Anti-Party Principle
Hi all, This is a tangent (at nearly 180 degrees, okay, but a tangent nevertheless) ]8-] to the Party Principle thread. I initially posted it there, but was informed that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: SFEley, Ben Morgan, Comte, mythusmage, Ron Edwards, jrs, Mike Holmes, Lxndr.

7/7/2003 Paul Czege: MLwM demo henchmen
Hey...if you've played My Life with Master, will be attending GenCon, and are interested in running a demo or two of the game at the booth, please let me know.…
In My Life With Master Playtest
Participants: Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis.

7/7/2003 Morfedel: I hate paypal
Ok: I've moved, therefore my address, phone number, and email changed. In addition, I forgot my paypal account. I figured, no problem. I will just create a new account. Nope.…
In CRN Games
Participants: Morfedel, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

7/7/2003 ryand: ORIGINS Award Proposal: Revision
After getting a lot of feedback on the section of my proposal involving the selection of the products to be included on the Final Ballot, I am making the following…
In Publishing
Participants: ryand.

7/7/2003 abzu: Pirates and Mass Combat
We had the occasion to push the Bandenkrieg rules to their limits this weekend. The players were raiding a naval blockade in the mouth of a river with a…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

7/7/2003 Lebo77: SA "completed"
Maybe I may have missed this, but wht happens when you SATISFY one of your SA? When your swashbuckling Cut&Thruster, Mr. Montoya actualy tracks down the six-fingered man and runs…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Lebo77, Morfedel, Ron Edwards, Wolfen.

7/7/2003 bluegargantua: Hero Wars Mechanics Question
Hey, So I've been running some test sessions of the Extended Contest Mechanics for Hero Wars and I think I've found a snag (or a misunderstanding on my part). There…
In HeroQuest
Participants: bluegargantua, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

7/7/2003 Norbert: Cartoon Action Zone and more games?
Hi Cynthia, I would like to know (though this means looking ahead to the future quite a bit still): As soon as Spectrum Game Studios is releasing Cartoon Action Zone,…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Norbert, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

7/7/2003 SFEley: Impromptu InSpectres
Hey all, Short-time reader, first-time poster. I thought this would amuse the crowd here as an account of a first-time InSpectres game that generally succeeded despite some concerted efforts to…
In Actual Play
Participants: SFEley, hix, Dr. Velocity, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair.

7/7/2003 Green: Actor Stance Narrativism: How?
Once while I was in the indie netgaming room, someone told me that Kathanaksaya is unique because it offers Actor Stance Narrativist play (not exactly what was said, I'm certain,…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Green, Christopher Kubasik, Paganini, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman.

7/7/2003 Christopher Kubasik: Action, the Core Resolution or Just a Dull Habit?
Hi all, This thread is picking up a new trail from Jack's Shark/Laser thread. Ross asked, "I heartily agree. Do you have any ideas for resolution systems that are not…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, ross_winn, Marco, ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, John Kim, John Harper, Thomas Tamblyn, Ben Lehman, Lxndr, M. J. Young, Jeph, Mortaneus.

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7/8/2003 chadu: Have my posts been deleted? How can I tell for sure?
Question: I thought I had posted a few messages recently, yet when I go look in the threads, no dice. I'm assuming that they've been moderated out; is there any…
In Site Discussion
Participants: chadu, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

7/8/2003 xiombarg: social contract stuff -- another thread
Since people seem to be talking about this sort of thing, check this out: http://www.livejournal.com/users/xiombarg/306814.html Be sure to read the commentary as well. My current plan is to sit the…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, ADGBoss.

7/8/2003 Ben Lehman: Sorcerer: Art and Artifice
[quote="Mike Holmes"]Could you post the basic details (maybe in a new thread)? When you say 60s art scene, I'm getting a vision of Warhol, Lou Reed, and Heroin. Am I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ben Lehman, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Christopher Weeks.

7/8/2003 Jake Norwood: What haven't we talked about?
What haven't we talked about from the game lately? There's a lot of stuff, but I wonder what we haven't covered recently. Ideas? Jake
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Nick Pagnucco, Sir Mathodius Black, Eamon Voss, Bankuei, Jasper the Mimbo, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Caz, Kaare Berg, Blake Hutchins, Brian Leybourne.

7/9/2003 Bailywolf: Orbit by July's end
What else can one say? BOO-YAA!
In Orbit
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Catalyst, JSDiamond.

7/8/2003 Ron Edwards: [Tunnels & Trolls] Half-elves are poncy nancy-boys
Hello, See previous threads Killed me a player-character (spit) and Second level characters. We've played a couple of sessions since my last posts…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, hanschristianandersen, GreatWolf, ADGBoss, Alan, jdagna, ethan_greer, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Rod Anderson, Gordon C. Landis, Hunter Logan, jrs, contracycle, efindel, Jeff Klein, Bankuei, rafial, ejh, ZenDog, Danforth, Storn.

7/8/2003 deltadave: Open gamimg and TRoS
Jake, Has Driftwood considered putting out TRoS as open gaming content? A system reference document would be pretty cool and allow the rest of us to develop RoS based content…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: deltadave, Lxndr, Jake Norwood.

7/8/2003 spunky: All Hail TROS
One great thing about TROS is how it has benefited my OTHER RPGs. Just running a few combats educates players who previously knew little about "real" combat, and had previously…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: spunky, Sir Mathodius Black, Mike Holmes, Spartan, Jasper the Mimbo.

7/8/2003 Matt Snyder: InSpectres layout sneak peek
Jared let me out of the basement long enough to post these layout samples for the upcoming InSpectres print edition for GenCon. The artwork is killer, and I finally had…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Matt Snyder, Trevis Martin, Jared A. Sorensen, Chris Passeno.

7/8/2003 Gordon C. Landis: Protagonism and openness
[quote="Mike Holmes"]Well, other than the simple idea of keeping the numbers low, another way to make splitting more palatable is to ensure that all the players are interested in all…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, SFEley, Bankuei, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, Piers Brown, Wolfen, jrs, Emily Care.

7/8/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: stuck on the xanarium empire mini supp
Hey all, I posted a while back (a long time back.. I have been away for a while) that I was working on a mini supp for teh empire and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Jake Norwood, Lebo77, Nick Pagnucco.

7/8/2003 Ashren Va'Hale: a useful tool
I just bought hans talhoffers manual off of amazon used for dirt cheap and I was planning on using it to study great sword and rondel while away from the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashren Va'Hale.

7/9/2003 Malechi: Artists needed for TROS Mini-Supplement
I am currently seeking budding amateur or professional artists to provide concept and final publication artwork for an up-and-coming sourcebook for the Riddle of Steel system. Entitled Katanapunk!, this alternate…
In Connections
Participants: Malechi.

7/9/2003 svenlein: Terrain rolls
What Terrain roll have you given players? What was the difficulty / activation cost / did they need more than one success? I am looking for guidelines on what difficulty…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: svenlein, Ashren Va'Hale, Ashton, Morfedel, Wolfen, Jake Norwood, HMT, Mike Holmes.

7/9/2003 inthisstyle: Modern supernatural game - implementing powers
I am taking the plunge for a game design posting here for the first time. I will give a brief overview of the game, so everyone can understand what this…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: inthisstyle, Chris Goodwin, Mike Holmes, taalyn, Dr. Velocity, simon_hibbs, WDFlores.

7/9/2003 Nicolas Crost: Mechanisms for Player Narration
Hi there. This is my first post so… be gentle. :) I have recently started playing Donjon with my group and we really liked the way it worked. Basically it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nicolas Crost, Hunter Logan, Roy, Mike Holmes, WDFlores.

7/9/2003 Sir Mathodius Black: Problem with the Char Gen Installation
Hey, I dont know if this has been covered yet in another topic, but when I try to install the Character Generator, it asks me to put in Install Disk…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Brian Leybourne.

7/9/2003 Sir Mathodius Black: Elves
I was wondering why elves start with only 4 SA's to begin with. It doesnt make much sense to me, and i would even argue that because of their age…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Wolfen, spunky, Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Morfedel, Jasper the Mimbo, Irmo.

7/9/2003 Wolfen: ReCoil: Player Influence
Hey all, I'm actually coming up on a finished product (sans a few things that I'm going to leave to be hashed out after playtesting) with ReCoil, and I'm overall…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Wolfen, Thomas Tamblyn.

7/9/2003 abzu: Orcs Hate
I've just posted a short chapter that discusses Orc Hatred, a new attribute for Orcs that is similar to Elves' Grief or Wolves' Taint. Also included are revised Servant lifepaths…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, rafial.

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