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11/13/2003 Ron Edwards: New forum and policy
Hello, Clinton and I are reasonably cetain that the poster Falconis is responsible for the recent 40 minutes of downtime, by overloading the server with some kind of email ("Denial…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, greyorm, joe_llama, A.Neill, Lxndr, Emily Care, Jack Aidley, Clinton R. Nixon, TheRedSoup, Walt Freitag, Falconis, Matt Snyder, Paganini.

11/11/2003 Ron Edwards: The whole model - this is it
Hello, All the following material is supplemental to the existing essays, but it also overrules them as well as any of my previous comments in forum discussions at any point…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Marco, M. J. Young, Eero Tuovinen, The GM, Valamir, C. Edwards, Lxndr, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, lumpley, jdagna, Ian Charvill, Walt Freitag, cruciel, Jack Aidley, Gordon C. Landis, Jonathan Walton, contracycle, jeffd, Silmenume, Jack Spencer Jr, Palaskar.

10/28/2003 Ron Edwards: Slavery, morality, and changing times
Hi there, This thread is picking up from the final two posts in Humakt, Rashoran, and justice. The first of the post was still fairly-well integrated with the original thread,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Donald, Ian Cooper, simon_hibbs, Mac Logo, Valamir, bluegargantua, Peter Nordstrand, simondale, newsalor, epweissengruber, soru.

10/17/2003 Ron Edwards: More Thed material - Inuit mythology
Hello, Julie (jrs) first tipped me off to this connection, which I'd known nothing about. It's not research if you just hit a Search button, but regardless, the Inuit Myths…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, Brand_Robins, pete_darby, kalyptein, Donald.

10/2/2003 Ron Edwards: "Realism" and "GM" threads in RPG Theory
Hello, I call everyone's attention to these threads: Realism in RPGs and There is only players in RPG. We have a community issue to discuss which hasn't come up for…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Drifter Bob, Marco, xiombarg, Merova.

9/11/2003 Ron Edwards: HeroQuest forum policies - read here first
Hello, Welcome to the Hero Quest forum at the Forge. Hero Quest's publication is arguably one of the most significant events in RPG history, and this forum offers a unique…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards.

8/22/2003 Ron Edwards: [Nine Worlds] Initial text comments
Hi Matt, Here are my starting comments on reading the current draft of Nine Worlds. I know a lot of discussion has flowed since you first posted it, and I'm…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, ethan_greer, Valamir, The GM.

7/4/2003 Ron Edwards: Ethan's question: censorship & personal attacks
Hello, In the recent thread regarding the Step On Up article, Ethan was intrigued by one of Brian's comments, and wrote: I have no idea what Brian is talking about…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, talysman, Kester Pelagius, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei.

5/28/2003 Ron Edwards: The airplane issue
Hello, From the thread The problem with GNS, I was able to extract a single question of worth: "Heinrich" wrote, I have to wonder what the value of GNS and…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Straszheim, Matt Snyder, Kester Pelagius, Alan, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, Matt Wilson, jrs, Wormwood, epweissengruber, jdagna, deadpanbob, ethan_greer, Jeffrey Miller, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, Piers Brown, Gordon C. Landis, clehrich, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Paul Czege.

4/17/2003 Ron Edwards: Guest of Honor at GenCon 2003
Hi there, That would be me, among a bunch of other people whose names are probably more widely known. I have no idea why or how I was selected for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Valamir, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Matt Snyder, Nev the Deranged, Andy Kitkowski, ejh, James V. West.

4/16/2003 Ron Edwards: My comments regarding the Indie Design forum
I thought people might be interested. I'll start with the Forge Moderator Principle #1: when people speak up with great passion about an issue, and when the actual recommendations are…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/15/2003 Ron Edwards: GENCON 2003: April update
Hi there, The endcap booth space is reserved, under the combined aegis of Arc Dream Publishing (Godlike), Driftwood Publishing (The Riddle of Steel), and Adept Press (Sorcerer). Here are the…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Michael Hopcroft, Bruce Baugh, Jürgen Mayer, rpghost, GMSkarka, Valamir, Paul Czege, Matt Wilson, Jeffrey Miller.

4/3/2003 Ron Edwards: Social profiling
OK, I hate - really hate - this kind of topic. I've rolled my eyes every time it's come up in previous discussions and semi-abused my position as content moderator…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paganini, Clinton R. Nixon, Lazy Smurf, Jonathan Walton, Lugaru, GreatWolf, Valamir, Shreyas Sampat, xiombarg, Sylus Thane, jburneko, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, C. Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder, szilard, Hannu Hurme, Alan, Tim C Koppang, Rich Forest, kregmosier, Brian Leybourne, Gordon C. Landis, Nick Pagnucco, lumpley, Jürgen Mayer, Andy Kitkowski, Fabrice G., Chris Passeno, cruciel, J B Bell, Zak Arntson, Jack Spencer Jr, RobMuadib, Christoffer Lernö, talysman, Trevis Martin, Maurice Forrester, Michael S. Miller, Rich Stokes, taalyn, Stuart DJ Purdie, Paka, joshua neff, jrs, Jason Kottler, Julie, ScottM, Meguey, Matt Gwinn, ThreeGee, DaGreatJL, Enoch, wyrdlyng, anonymouse, DeadGirl, Ian Charvill, James Holloway, herrmess.

3/27/2003 Ron Edwards: Playing Trollbabe at the GTS
Hello, So we played Trollbabe during one late evening at the GAMA Trade Show: me as GM, and Eugene Zee, Mark Mazella, and Jake Norwood as players. I'd been wanting…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jake Norwood, Eugene Zee, Bankuei.

3/12/2003 Ron Edwards: Moderation issue - open discussion
Hello, Today, I moderated a thread in the Indie Design forum, EU States: Writers Block, which has turned into a difficult moderation problem. I don't plan to lock the thread.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, Paganini, iago, lumpley, clehrich, Bankuei, Jack Spencer Jr, ethan_greer, Piratecat, Clay, Tar Markvar, Mytholder, Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, cruciel, Marco, M. J. Young.

3/12/2003 Ron Edwards: You'd tell the retailer ...
Hi there, I'm looking for constructive suggestions for what you think a game-store retailer ought to know about Sorcerer. Blurbs are best - one or two lines. Remember, these guys…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, dunlaing, GreatWolf, Sidhain, Gordon C. Landis, jburneko, Paul Czege, szilard, Le Joueur, Bankuei, M. J. Young, Wulf, Spooky Fanboy, Christopher Kubasik.

1/30/2003 Ron Edwards: Dungeons & Dragons role-playing history - help wanted
Hello everybody, I'm working on a great big essay on Gamism, and it's going to include some detailed analysis of Dungeons & Dragons role-playing. I use this title to include…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, sben, jrs, Paul Czege, Maurice Forrester, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir, contracycle, Christopher Kubasik, Walt Freitag, Blake Hutchins, Rob MacDougall, Jack Spencer Jr, Pramas, M. J. Young, woodelf, Chuck Frizzell, b_bankhead.

12/2/2002 Ron Edwards: The Forge as a community (Thread #5 of 5)
Hello, This is thread #5 of the Infamous Five, a related set of threads that I've been instigating over the last few weeks. Each one has spawned a bevy of…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Matt Wilson, Ziriel, Mike Holmes, cruciel, Le Joueur, Rich Forest, Bankuei, Maurice Forrester, Steve Dustin, GreatWolf, Valamir, jrients, Blake Hutchins, Clay, Jonathan Walton, wraeththu, MK Snyder, A.Neill, Clinton R. Nixon, Irmo, Emily Care, Kester Pelagius.

11/19/2002 Ron Edwards: Gay culture / Gamer culture [Social Context]
Hello, I was wondering whether anyone wanted to discuss the parallels between closeted gay culture and gamer/role-player culture. I don't suppose those parallels are hard to perceive. Or is it…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Matt Snyder, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, talysman, erithromycin, jrs, Anthony, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, J B Bell, cruciel, M. J. Young, Clay, contracycle, b_bankhead, Manu.

11/15/2002 Ron Edwards: Social Context
Hello, This is a companion thread to the Mainstream: a revision and Actual play in the game store threads. I might as well give the game away and reveal that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton, Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, Paul Czege, M. J. Young, wyrdlyng, talysman, Emily Care, Maurice Forrester, cruciel, greyorm, joshua neff, Matt Snyder, Tim C Koppang, Stuart DJ Purdie, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes, Steve Dustin, Gordon C. Landis.

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1/14/2004 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer as teaching text
Hello, In Naked helpless sacrifice story, I wrote, What's very hard to explain is that I don't make any distinctions between "obvious" and "not obvious." You're not supposed…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Lxndr, jburneko, greyorm.

2/1/2004 Ron Edwards: Learning the interface
Hello, In the excellent comic Finder, specifically the collected story Dream Sequence, one of the characters is utilized by "users" very much in the sense of a video-game construct. Another…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Malechi, clehrich, james_west, Blake Hutchins, Jake Norwood, Jack Spencer Jr, hanschristianandersen, AnyaTheBlue, Sean, Pyske, contracycle, jrs, Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher, Harlequin, Blankshield, talysman.

2/13/2004 Ron Edwards: The Infamous Five
Hello, A while ago, I initiated a series of threads which came to be known as the Infamous Five. Each one spawned numerous daughter threads. Although each had a distinct…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Dumirik, Michael Johnson, Maeglin_Dubh.

5/25/2004 Ron Edwards: [Sex & Sorcery] Gay stuff
Hello, This thread follows up on Judd's (Paka's) comment in Sex and Sorcery: facts feeding fictions: ... would like to at some point address the gay and lesbian issues that…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, DannyK, Paka, lumpley, kwill, Tim C Koppang.

7/6/2004 Ron Edwards: Moderator talk & recent thread-lock
Hello, This thread refers to my closing of Playing with strict Karma, and subsequent locking. Michael, that was a sarcastic and vicious reply to my Actual Play thread-closure. It…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, RaconteurX, ErrathofKosh, ethan_greer, Ben Lehman, Bankuei.

8/31/2004 Ron Edwards: RULES FOR THIS FORUM: IN FORCE SEPT 1 2004
New rules for the GNS forum Hello, As of October 1, a new forum will begin at the Forge called "Introduction to the Big Model," or something like that. This…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Alan, clehrich, GreatWolf, Mark D. Eddy, Emily Care, Clinton R. Nixon, Marco, timfire, Asrogoth, bcook1971, Christopher Kubasik, Artanis, Paganini.

9/12/2004 Ron Edwards: [Code of Unaris] Don't miss this one
Hello, I met Gary Pratt at GenCon, and it's kind of an amusing story if you know me. Julie (jrs) and I were waiting for the doors to open at…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, GaryTP, Trevis Martin, Jonathan Walton, Ben Lehman, Noon, Christopher Weeks, TonyLB, Andy Kitkowski.

1/12/2005 Ron Edwards: Didn't see that coming
Hiya, I'm about 35 minutes into "The Village." Omigod! It's a Trollbabe story! I'll post more later after seeing the whole thing. Best, Ron
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, dunlaing, Valamir.

2/28/2005 Ron Edwards: Meatbot Massacre update
Hiya, I was thinking about Meatbot Massacre, which was discussed in Meatbot Massacre and the ransom model. You can read about it through the links, but basically, what's going on…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, Brendan, groundhog, gobi, abzu.

6/3/2005 Ron Edwards: [Trollbabe] Turk & Helga - and Deb
So, Ralph came by for a visit last weekend, and we got in some Trollbabe with me as GM, and Ralph and Maura as the 'babes. A friend of mine…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Miskatonic, Maura Byrne, Mike Holmes.

7/11/2005 Ron Edwards: [Primetime Adventures] The Heel, episode 3
Hello, The story of Kimmy/Malevola continues! See The Heel and The Heel, episode 2. Follow-up for Episode #2 Looking back over the second thread, I realized…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, jrs, Ben Lehman, Maura Byrne, John Harper, Matt Wilson, Alan, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen.

8/10/2005 Ron Edwards: This one's important
Hello, I'll tell you what the Forge needs. This is directed specifically to the person who's been reading or posting for more than three months. Especially if you find yourself…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, droog, matthijs, Technocrat13, Gaerik, cruciel, Bankuei, GaryTP, John Harper, Gordon C. Landis.

8/25/2005 Ron Edwards: [GenCon booth demos] My life as a player
Hello, During the exhibit time at GenCon, I participated in one or more demonstrations each of Infinite Armies, Capes, Shadow of Yesterday, Breaking the Ice, Kayfabe, Sweet Dreams, A/State, Under…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jasper the Mimbo, Meguey, Kesher, Gordon C. Landis.

8/31/2005 Ron Edwards: [Barbaren] Today, I am a man!
Hello, At one of the dinner get-togethers during the first couple of days at GeCon, we engaged in a great deal of feminist theorizing regarding Barbaren. Several people had independently…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Miskatonic, Emily Care, Frank T, ejh, bluegargantua.

9/5/2005 Ron Edwards: The Ronnies, September 2005
Hi everyone, Here's the single thread for running commentary, questions & answers, and general schtuff about the September 2005 Ronnies. Check out Introducing a new contest for the rules. So…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Eric J., Nathan P., TonyLB, Dumirik, Troy_Costisick, greyorm, Frank T, Jasper, Yokiboy, Ben Lehman, Andy Kitkowski, Gordon C. Landis, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, preludetotheend, Peter Nordstrand, rrr, talysman.

9/26/2005 Ron Edwards: [Ronnies] The winners for September
Hello, This thread announces the winners and presents general categories and thoughts about all the entries. Specific threads on all the games (except one, see below) will be coming…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, LordSmerf, Peter Nordstrand, Ben Lehman, Frank T, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Troy_Costisick, GreatWolf, PrzeSzkoda, Graham Walmsley, talysman, sirogit, tygertyger, Paul Czege, rrr, Arturo G..

10/2/2005 Ron Edwards: [The End of the World] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Wow - Nick Wedig's The End of the World is a fantastic blend of Dead Meat, Otherkind, and The Mountain Witch - neat! It speaks directly to a lot…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, mrteapot, majcher, Jason Petrasko.

10/5/2005 Ron Edwards: [Alien Angels] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Why look, more objectified female bimboids ... I think it's another Ronnies winner!! Michael Walton's Alien Angels is your basic sexy alien RPG, but with actual sex! Funny how…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, tygertyger, Frank T, IMAGinES.

10/5/2005 Ron Edwards: [Best Friends] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Gregor Hutton's Best Friends makes a nice partner with SleepOver, so I'm posting their results as twin threads. Here are the comments that apply to both. These games…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, tygertyger, Malcolm.

10/6/2005 Ron Edwards: [The Suburban Crucible] Ronnies feedback
Hello, Thomas E.Robertson's The Suburban Crucible wins a Ronny, and it's the only game to do so that treats women protagonists as human beings, without satire (good, just different) or…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, LordSmerf, Ben Lehman, tygertyger.

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