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8/18/2003 abzu: Resources in Burning Wheel and MSH
Personally, I get very bored with tracking money in a game. PC expenses can never be adequately represented, in my opinion. Sure you make 100 gold pieces as a reward…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: abzu, Matt, ethan_greer, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Jeph, iago, Ron Edwards.

8/12/2003 abzu: Deflection vs Failure
Personally, I love failure in rpgs. Failure breeds drama, in my opinion. And it is the act of not failing that makes heroes and tells stories. Success has little to…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Jake Norwood, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Gordon C. Landis, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Matt Wilson.

8/5/2003 abzu: You Hotseller, You!
Congrats on your climbing position on RPGmall's hotseller list, guys! http://www.rpgmall.com/ -L
In Universalis
Participants: abzu, Mike Holmes.

8/1/2003 abzu: Returned from the Big One
So we are back and settled from GenCon. you can read my thoughts on the matter here: http://www.burningwheel.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=130 -L
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Valamir, Jake Norwood.

7/31/2003 abzu: Burning Wheel needs artists and programmers
Hi all, The Burning Wheel is gearing up for another round of publications and I am trying to build a stable of artists. The work would be black and white,…
In Connections
Participants: abzu, Matt, Jonathan Walton, Yacob.

7/30/2003 abzu: The Forge Out of the Box
Check out Ken Hite's column about GenCon: http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=71 scroll down to the 2nd paragraph after City of Goths! Congrats Vincent, Paul and Greg!! -L
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Jeffrey Miller, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

7/28/2003 abzu: Gencon Aftermath: Forged
So I'm home after a whirlwind weekend at Gencon -- my first, by the way -- and all the way home, the merry-go-round of my thoughts kept coming back to…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, drozdal, Gordon C. Landis, Andy Kitkowski, Matt Gwinn, Troy_Costisick, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

7/16/2003 abzu: Convention Appearances for July-Dec 2003
[b]Gencon, July 25th to July 27th:[/b] At the Forge Booth from Friday Morning To Sunday Afternoon. Booth 1841 on the Upperdeck side. Indianapolis, In [a href=http://www.gencon.com]Gencon.com[/a] [b]Dragoncon, August 29th to…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

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.

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.

7/2/2003 abzu: Revised Artha Rules
Here are revised artha rules for use with Burning Wheel. The original system works just fine. These work better. http://www.burningwheel.org/pdf/artha_wheel_r2.pdf also, a revised character sheet to accomodate the new info:…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Claymore.

6/27/2003 abzu: The Web of Great Spiders
Hello! Great Spiders, Chapter 2 of the Burning Wheel Monster Burning, has been released. The chapter is available for free for download here The chapter describes how to play a…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Claymore, taepoong, Lxndr.

6/20/2003 abzu: Unlisted Skills
Lately, couple of folks have mentioned missing skill descriptions. Frankly, there are just too many skills to describe. Skills that I felt needed no further description aside from their name…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, rafial.

6/13/2003 abzu: Dice and the Wheel
As I was drifting into reverie, standing, assaulted by the crushing grooves of The Haunted, a jolt of insight shook me. Burning Wheel can be played with nearly any kind…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, taepoong, nebulous menace.

6/12/2003 abzu: GenCon Sales and Stock
Hi all. I will be at the Forge booth running demos until I drop. How much stock should I have on hand? This is my first GenCon, and I only…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Matt Snyder, Valamir, rpghost.

6/10/2003 abzu: Shameless Self Promotion
I couldn't help but notice all the folks browsing our little corner of the Forge. In case you are wondering what this is all about, you can get your hands…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

6/5/2003 abzu: Alternate Melee Mechanics for BW
I have been working on an alternate, quick resolution system for the melee mechanics. They use basic skill resolution and helping dice to reduce an entire combat to one (or…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Valamir, taepoong, drozdal, inthisstyle, nebulous menace, rafial, epweissengruber.

5/31/2003 abzu: Welcome to the Wheel
Hello and Welcome. In case you didn't know, Burning Wheel is fantasy rpg system that I've developed over the past few years. I published it without warning or preamble on…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

5/31/2003 abzu: Cruft
So my first question/topic of my first post goes directly to Clinton. "Tell me about my 'cruft'". -L
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, taepoong, nebulous menace, Bankuei, Valamir.

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8/20/2003 abzu: Conventions Forum
I recently posted a thread about starting a Forge East convention-going force in the Publishing thread. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7674 Publishing seems like the wrong place for something like this. I formally and…
In Site Discussion
Participants: abzu, iago, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, ross_winn, kwill.

8/22/2003 abzu: Shorecon
I figured if I Clinton is going to go ahead and make me a Moderator, I might as well start off on the right foot. Herein discuss plans for Shorecon.…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, M. J. Young.

8/25/2003 abzu: Vericon
http://www.vericon.org/ Sheesh, it's like this one is in my own back yard. I will definitely be there. Dev, can you give us some hard information? Attendance? Registration fees? Dealer's Table…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Dev, lumpley.

8/26/2003 abzu: DragonCon
So, I'll be at DragonCon in Atlanta this weekend running Burning Wheel events. Are any other Forgies going to be there? A meet-up would be nice. Dragoncon, August 29th to…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, iago, Mike Holmes, drozdal, eruditus.

9/2/2003 abzu: DargonCon Recap/Report
A brief write-up of BW at DragonCon. http://www.burningwheel.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

9/2/2003 abzu: Origins Forge Booth
http://www.originsgames.com/pdfs/Forms%20Pack%2004.pdf http://originsgames.com/pdfs/Origins%202004%20D%20Hall.pdf Hi all, So I've already talked with a few folks here about hitting Origins this year, and I wanted to invite everyone else. I just did some cursory…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Michael S. Miller, Valamir, Mike Holmes, AdAstraGames.

9/5/2003 abzu: Ken Hite Reviews Burning Wheel
Scroll down to "Wheels on Fire." http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=77 whoa.
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Clinton R. Nixon, ethan_greer, Tony Irwin, Valamir.

9/17/2003 abzu: Ubercon: First One's Free
Hi folks, So I am still very interested in promoting the Forge and its attendant games at the conventions I am heading out to in the next couple of months.…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, ethan_greer, M. J. Young.

9/29/2003 abzu: Beliefs and "Reality"
So we watched Big Trouble in Little China last night. The entire movie can be really (really) nicely explained in BW terms. But one of the foremost aspects of the…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, bcook1971, rafial.

10/10/2003 abzu: Small Press RPG Anthology
I guess this thread should really be called: No Press RPG Anthology. I was reading over Jon Walton's Facedancer RPG and frankly I was inspired. There are so many of…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Clinton R. Nixon, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton, quozl, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, gobi, taalyn.

10/15/2003 abzu: Ubercon Forge Help
Hi All, I'll be at Ubercon this weekend promoting Burning Wheel, Universalis, My Life with Master, Sorcerer and Fulminata. If you are coming, please stop by the Nerdnyc booth. However,…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, M. J. Young.

10/15/2003 abzu: No Press RPG Anthology
Hi All, This thread is spun off from the Small Press RPG Anthology thread. No Press is now the official "publishing imprint" for this venture. The actual title of the…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, taalyn, AnyaTheBlue, Rich Forest, Valamir, AgentFresh, Matt, ethan_greer, Jonathan Walton, ADGBoss, Jack Aidley, Ron Edwards, Emily_Dresner, Mike Holmes, gobi, xiombarg, Paul Czege, LordSmerf.

10/20/2003 abzu: After Ubercon Report for the Forge
So, I'm just back from Ubercon. Very tired, but I wanted to let everyone know how it went. Let's do the tale of the tape, first. Here's how everyone sold:…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, AdAstraGames.

10/24/2003 abzu: What'll Ya Give Me?
So Lollagazebo (in Raritan, NJ) is coming up in a few weeks. Once again I have a dealer's table (split between myself and aaron from Nerdnyc ) We had a…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Paul Czege, Lxndr, Valamir, M. J. Young.

10/28/2003 abzu: GAMA?
Ron (or another wise old soul), can you enlighten us about the perils, pleasures, benefits and detriments of the much touted GAMA trade show? The early registration deadline has passed,…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Ron Edwards, Valamir, AdAstraGames.

10/28/2003 abzu: I play Burning Wheel
So I'm bored at work and I thought i'd post some actual play for BW -- since there is absolutely none out there. Let me see if I can illustrate…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, joshua neff, Lxndr, A.Neill, rafial, taepoong, drozdal.

10/28/2003 abzu: Pandemonium Books in Boston
check out what I found at Pandemonium Books in Boston! http://www.burningwheel.org/images/pandemonium_display.jpg The owner, Tyler, is very friendly and open to indies. We spent a good hour talking about BW, GAMA,…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Ron Edwards, HinterWelt, madelf, Paul Czege, Cynthia Celeste Miller, taepoong.

10/31/2003 abzu: 1 Year Old!
So today, Halloween, is Burning Wheel's first birthday. After a year of hustling we've moved hundreds of copies of the game, been to eight conventions: Ucon, Ubercon 1, Gazebo of…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Matt Wilson, rafial, drozdal.

11/3/2003 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Named vs Black Destroyer
[quote="Betrayal on a Bright Winter's Night"]Three orcs rode breakneck through the winter woods. Two leading orcs reined their wolves in a non-descript clearing. "Here it is, I've found something." Growled…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, JamesDJIII, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Matt Wilson.

11/11/2003 abzu: After Lollagazebo Report
So I just returned from another convention. I slept all day today to recover and I am still exhausted. I wanted to give a brief recount of the event in…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu.

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