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4/12/2001 Jason L Blair: Little Fears?
This is the question you might be asking yourself. Well, let me clear that up. Little Fears ~ the role-playing game of childhood terror is my company's (Key 20 Publishing's)…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Tashum.

4/12/2001 Jason L Blair: Um........
Maybe I'm an absolute moron, but... I see no "add topic" button on the Little Fears forum...
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jason L Blair, canisPRIME.

4/10/2001 ephealy: Site Comments
Need some links back to the home page from the forums....
In Site Discussion
Participants: ephealy, Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/9/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Best format for web-published games
When you get a game published on the web (for free or by payment), what is your favorite format? - HTML, of course, is readable by anyone with a browser.…
In Publishing
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, ephealy, Ron Edwards, JSDiamond, Clay, Dav, seasong, Adam, Misguided Games, Nathan.

4/7/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Forums for independent games
If you're an independent game designer and want a forum for your game, feel free to let us know. We can add a game-specific forum just for you.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

4/5/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Testing forums
This is a test. This is a test, also.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, ephealy.

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4/17/2001 GreatWolf: G/N/S and the Contract
Okay. Here is a topic to start us off (I think) So much of the discussion about G/N/S has centered purely around system and I wonder if we are neglecting…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

4/17/2001 canisPRIME: Elfs?
Hi Ron, Can you give us... errr.. me a quick run down on what exactly Elfs is. I have heard it mentioned a few times in chatrooms, but have no…
In Adept Press
Participants: canisPRIME, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/18/2001 GreatWolf: PDF Publishing
Funny, Ron mentioned this in the Little Fears forum, but it's an idea that I've been kicking around, primarily because of Ron's approach to Sorcerer. What do all of you…
In Publishing
Participants: GreatWolf, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, adobritt, Clay, Dav, Mytholder.

4/18/2001 Ron Edwards: Why all the resistance?
Hello, I usually can understand a person's objections to my point of view. Yet when it comes to G/N/S, I cannot. Where does the fierce resistance that I see on…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, GreatWolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, Logan, JSDiamond, Ian O'Rourke, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, joshua neff, George Pletz, Mike Holmes, james_west, Poxface.

4/18/2001 GreatWolf: Intro
Hmm, if I asked for my own forum, I should probably post in it, eh? Welcome to the Alyria forum. Most of you are probably familiar with this game (in…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

4/20/2001 Jason L Blair: Origins Prereg Book
Just got the Origins Preregistration Book yesterday and was happy to see that I had submitted the Little Fears event info on time (actually, it was late but someone at…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/23/2001 Ron Edwards: Standards for playtesting
One thing I've wondered about for years is seeing enormous lists of names under the "Playtesters" credit in - bluntly - some really lousy role-playing games. How can this be?…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, GreatWolf, Jared A. Sorensen, JSDiamond, james_west, He who is Q, Clay, Misguided Games, Corporate Dog, FilthySuperman.

4/23/2001 Ron Edwards: Thoughts on the website
If you've visited the Elfs site, you know it's pretty skimpy. That's on purpose - Elfs is meant to be a fast & dirty internet experience, as opposed to the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, archangel_2, GreatWolf, xiombarg.

4/24/2001 Ron Edwards: Character sheet design
Here's something I'll put on the site eventually: a PDF character sheet download. But what should it look like? As Sorcerer veterans know, there's a LOT of room to develop…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, JSDiamond, Jared A. Sorensen, archangel_2, GreatWolf, Ian O'Rourke, Jack Spencer Jr, Ben Morgan, james_west, Henry Fitch.

4/24/2001 Ron Edwards: Quick & easy
Elfs isn't "upcoming" any more, so when it's possible, let's remove that from its description in the text of the main forum. Thanks, Ron
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege.

4/24/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Breakfast Club - repost
Well, I posted this over at GO but Im thinking it might be better to talk about it here at Heph's. The game is set in a modern American High…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, hardcoremoose.

4/24/2001 JSDiamond: Dark Ages
Literally, the dark ages of the gods. The age is that of their realization that their time is finite and their pantheon will one day come to an end in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: JSDiamond, Ron Edwards, poppocabba.

4/25/2001 Ron Edwards: All-out dissection (LONG AND BRUTAL)
Hey there. Whooooo ... I'm getting very nervous, considering what I'm about to say. What follows is the transcript of some dialogue between me and Paul Czege around the turn…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Mytholder, Jared A. Sorensen, Logan, GreatWolf, Ian O'Rourke, greyorm, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Zak Arntson, Poxface, Valamir, Supplanter.

4/25/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Welcome -- and an introduction
Thanks to Clinton for setting me up at Heph's -- I'll be hosting the MMT message board here from now on. Also, for those people thinking, "who the hell is…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, scotth@pacdie.com.

4/25/2001 Ron Edwards: Give me an example
Jason, I'd like to hear your informal description of what a session or story of Little Fears might be like. What might a GM be presenting to a group of…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/26/2001 GreatWolf: Maps in fantasy
Okay. It's been a crash week for me, which explains my lack of posting, well, anywhere. I've also been slowly digesting some thoughts and brainstorming a bit. However, I thought…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, archangel_2, Ian O'Rourke, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Blake Hutchins.

4/26/2001 Ron Edwards: Color Wheel
Hey Jared, I really like the Color Wheel. You know me, though: my next question is, what Premise is absolutely perfect for this resolution system? But that's not the point…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, Don Lag.

4/26/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: User rankings
This is no way facilitates game thought and design, but I added user rankings for the amount of posts you have because it was easy and fun. If anyone likes/dislikes…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Dav, Paul Czege.

4/26/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: Private messages
...are good! But is there a way you can make the "you have mail" stand out a bit?
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/26/2001 GreatWolf: Selling out to The Man
Okay. Here's another random thought that I've toyed with at times. I have considered incorporating conversions to other systems into Alyria in a chapter in the back. Two specific systems…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Jason L Blair, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, archangel_2.

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