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12/7/2003 Funksaw: Sayin' hi.
Hi. This is Funksaw. I was thinking about writing a non-fiction book about RPGs over winter break - so I figured I'd better take a vacation from most of RPG.net,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Funksaw, Dregg, Jonathan Walton, Christopher Kubasik.

12/6/2003 Ian.Plumb: Manoeuver Declarations during Combat
Hi, I am unfamiliar with TRoS and I am trying to gain an understanding of the combat sequence and the design philosophy behind it. I've been playing with the combat…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ian.Plumb, Draigh, Ingenious, Ashren Va'Hale, Anthony I, Salamander, Jake Norwood, StahlMeister, Wolfen, The Flashing Blade, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, Ben Lehman, Camillus, Caz, Bastoche, Ian Charvill.

12/6/2003 Mr. Spooky: Profiling add-on (split)
Most recently played: -Mage: Sorceror's Crusade -Vampire -Game set in "Firefly" universe, using QAGS Most Enjoyed: -Ficton Superhero game (Homebrew, went through several systems) -Kreos Fantasy game (Another homebrew, multiple…
In Actual Play
Participants: Mr. Spooky, Ron Edwards.

12/6/2003 RaconteurX: Abused Player Syndrome II (split)
Apologies to one and all, being still a relative newcomer, but it seems to me that the aforementioned SEAL player is nothing more than the end product of extreme Gamist…
In Actual Play
Participants: RaconteurX, Ron Edwards, hyphz.

12/6/2003 chade0: Carrying and drawing long swords
How were long swords (long sword, great sword, bastard sword, doppelhander) carried? Were they in your back? If yes, how could they be drawn (since they're so long)? And was…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: chade0, ZazielsRephaim, Brian Leybourne, Anthony I, Salamander, Ingenious, Mike Holmes, Richard_Strey, Wolfen.

12/6/2003 chade0: Dodging missile fire
If you are aware of an archer that is just about to shoot you, can you both move erratically (-3mp) and throw REF/tn4 to dodge the arrow. And while engaged…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: chade0, Brian Leybourne, Ingenious, Jake Norwood.

12/6/2003 gobi: Word Banks / Knowing what a game is "about"
A few months ago, I was listening to music from Ecco the Dolphin 2. I loved that game as a kid, it was one of the few I'd play for…
In RPG Theory
Participants: gobi.

12/6/2003 Calithena: Hackmaster: The Postmodern RPG
OK, I've been trying to restrain myself on this one for a while, but since HM and KoDT came up in the Actual Play thread on Abused Player Syndrome, I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Calithena, Jack Spencer Jr, Bill_White, gobi, Noon, ross_winn, ColonelHardisson, Funksaw, eyebeams, Rob MacDougall, Jaif, John Kim.

12/6/2003 chade0: bigger/smaller targets
What modifiers do you people use in missile combat when trying to hit smaller/bigger targets? F.ex. How difficult is it to hit an apple with a throwing knife? chade
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: chade0, StahlMeister, Ingenious.

12/6/2003 Michael S. Miller: Where's the water?
So I’m pushing the snowblower and thinking about RPGs. It occurs to me that there are two distinct parts of the gaming experience: the shared imaginative space and the support…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Jack Spencer Jr, John Kim.

12/6/2003 Harlequin: [MLwM] At Seven Bells - Setup
So tonight all the ingredients for the My Life With Master game discussed in this thread have come together - the game book arrived last week, the core players were…
In Actual Play
Participants: Harlequin, Paul Czege.

12/6/2003 Noon: Computer RPG's and the difference perceived
I was looking at a thread from a few months ago 'Computer RP software' http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=8117 I just wanted to raise a few questions to this quote by an unknown mouse.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Noon, Calithena, Eero Tuovinen, Jack Spencer Jr, anonymouse, Andrew Norris, M. J. Young, Marhault, John Kim, Mike Holmes, Kataphraktos, Endoperez, Thierry Michel.

12/6/2003 kwill: LARPing: in the boxes?
how do others see LARPing interacting with the model? just another medium for exploration, or a totally different paradigm all together? my initial take is that the differences operate at…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: kwill, Eero Tuovinen, kalyptein, Ron Edwards, Tomas HVM, hanschristianandersen, Erling Rognli, M. J. Young, xiombarg, Matt.

12/6/2003 kwill: quick clarification: loving each CA
in the discussion I've been following about the box model, I want to verify where we're at in terms of "preference" and support for different CAs as I recall the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: kwill, John Kim, Ron Edwards, Emily Care.

12/6/2003 M. J. Young: Toward a Name for the Theory
Ron recently pointed out that it's a mistake to refer to his roleplaying model as "GNS", which is an accident of history and at this point a rather limited (if…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: M. J. Young, Tim C Koppang, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton, Mark Johnson, xiombarg.

12/6/2003 John Kim: Anti-my-guy Syndrome
[quote="xiombarg"] One essay is particularly notable: "But I Vas Chust Follwink Mein Character Concept!" by Greg Stolze. In it, Greg posits the "Gamer Nuremburg Defense", characterized by the cry: "Not…
In RPG Theory
Participants: John Kim, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, Christopher Kubasik, M. J. Young, RaconteurX, greyorm, epweissengruber, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, pete_darby, Gordon C. Landis, eyebeams, contracycle.

12/6/2003 jdagna: Mystery Mechanic: A Clue Bank
I'm about to start a new campaign for Pax Draconis that will focus around a long-term investigation. The players requested the mystery and investigation parts, and to facilitate it, I'm…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jdagna, Andrew Martin, b_bankhead, M. J. Young.

12/5/2003 xiombarg: Ivanhoe Mailing List
I dunno if I mentioned this here before or not, but there is a mailing list for people interested in discussing my games. Any of them. Even the stuff written…
In Connections
Participants: xiombarg.

12/5/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Darnedest thing from my LGS
I got the flyer from my LGS (www.alteredsts.com, if you're really that curious) and I didn't chuck the collection of D&D anmd Warhammer ads, Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh schedules and such…
In Publishing
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Kester Pelagius, madelf, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

12/5/2003 xiombarg: Social Contract Fodder
As we all know, problems with the social contract of the game are often part-and-parcel with overall social problems. Which is why I found this essay particularly interesting: http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: xiombarg, C. Edwards, jdagna, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik.

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12/7/2003 Jonathan Walton: Creative Agenda only retroactive?
Hey guys, Need a clarification for this paper on aesthetic theory in roleplaying. Creative Agenda is something that can only be retrospectively said to exist, correct? Isn't that part of…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Mark Johnson, Silmenume, Alan, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, John Kim, M. J. Young, Andrew Martin, Eero Tuovinen.

12/7/2003 doubtofbuddha: Greetings and Campaign Notes....
Hello, I just wanted to send my greetings to the forum, as I just joined. :) I am a big fan of HeroQuest (and was of Hero Wars before it)…
In HeroQuest
Participants: doubtofbuddha, Donald, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs, Calithena, Russell Hoyle, Paul Watson, Valamir, Scripty, Ron Edwards, J B Bell.

12/7/2003 Rico: Sorcery Concept
Here is another conceptual question rather than a rule question: When casting a spell do you first think about what your going to do and then release the spell and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Rico, Jasper the Mimbo, Ingenious, Paka, Jake Norwood, Krammer.

12/7/2003 Wolfen: Advice and commentary
Advice: Do not, do NOT go red-red with a Walking Dead, then attack with a thrust. Thrusts do nothing to Walking Dead (with the possible exception of pinning them to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Wolfen, Salamander, Ingenious, ZazielsRephaim, Camillus, Krammer, Brian Leybourne, Mayhem1979, Jake Norwood, Caz, Draigh, Jasper, Valamir, Mike Holmes, MassMartyr.

12/7/2003 amper: Best/Most Popular Universal Systems?
I have been wondering lately about indie universal systems--which systems are considered the best and/or most popular out there these days? I've been away from gaming for a while, but…
In RPG Theory
Participants: amper, Bob McNamee, M. J. Young, peejay, Mike Holmes, cruciel, hawklord2112, Dev.

12/7/2003 Russell Hoyle: Why do I keep having to Log In nowadays?
Has some setting changed? I didnt have to log in before (and I even checked the bit that says log me in automatically) - but now I do, every time!!…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Russell Hoyle, Jack Spencer Jr, Rob MacDougall.

12/7/2003 ZazielsRephaim: NPC idea Duran Fehin, (minor spoiler for my players)
Ok, not a major spoiler, they have almost all of it figured out. But there are a few details they might have missed. Duran Fehin, a gifted Fey, and a…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZazielsRephaim, Krammer.

12/7/2003 Ingenious: Drug-cartels anyone?
Okay, here's the low-down on what I want my character's future to be. He's currently, and forever will be most likely... and opium addict. So, he's already gotten people to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ingenious, Camillus, Brian Leybourne, Mike Holmes, Paka, Draigh, Ian.Plumb, Anthony I, ZazielsRephaim.

12/7/2003 Paka: Introducing Players to TROS
I've gone over the threads in the sticky at the top of the forum. They are tremendously helpful and led to an epiphany concerning Sorcerery. What I would like in…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Paka, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

12/7/2003 John Burdick: Bumpy Exalted game
I'm thinking about developing a situation for my Exalted group. We've had some false starts with player dropouts, and I've lost my mental momentum. I'd like to talk about how…
In Actual Play
Participants: John Burdick, Eero Tuovinen, wyrdlyng, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Thor Olavsrud, Mike Holmes, Blake Hutchins.

12/7/2003 Krammer: Looking for people
Out of curiosity, I would like to know if there are any people in the Davis county, Utah area that play TRoS (aside from those I know about) It would…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Krammer, Rico.

12/7/2003 lumpley: Adventures in Shared Character Vision
[b]It's over a year ago...[/b] "Hey, has everybody else noticed that Vincent's not playing any of the covenfolk?" Meg says. "Y'know, I had noticed that," says Emily. "I've been wondering…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Valamir, Meguey, Matt Wilson, bluegargantua, Emily Care, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, cruciel, Gordon C. Landis.

12/8/2003 Charles Smith: TROS Historical Style
Guys (and gals!)~ I'm not too new here, but I hardly ever post, so technically I'm new at this. Go easy on me :) I've owned the game (TROS) pretty…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Charles Smith, Jake Norwood, Ingenious, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, Mechavomit, contracycle, Jeda, Sneaky Git, Malechi.

12/8/2003 Shadeling: Hello to All
Hello to all. Been a while since I have posted...been laying low. Of course there was that 2 week period of evacuation due to the california wildfires, but I am…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Shadeling, Brian Leybourne.

12/8/2003 Andrew Martin: What is "realism"?
I've seen and read a lot of posts on various RPG forums and mailing lists, where the designer of a new RPG states that they wanted the design to be…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Martin, Christopher Kubasik, John Kim, contracycle, timfire, Thierry Michel, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Noon, pete_darby, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Ian Charvill, ADGBoss, M. J. Young.

12/8/2003 marcus: The Problem With Sorcerer Is...
... that there is simply too much you can do with it! With most RPGs, there is a particular world being presented, or at least a particular genre, so it…
In Adept Press
Participants: marcus, qxjit, Christopher Weeks, Ron Edwards, ross_winn, Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Paka, Valamir, joshua neff, Roy.

12/8/2003 MrWrong: Heroic Tales competition
Apologies in advance if this is an inappropriate place to post this. Heroic Tales is a new section on the Ring of HeroQuest Narrators' website( http://www.rhqn.com) which features Adventure seeds…
In HeroQuest
Participants: MrWrong, Brand_Robins.

11/27/2003 Bob McNamee: Wiki Actual Play
Just a note to folks who might be interested in the Universalis Arena Wiki-based game. We've moved into 'World building' phase, creating a few components prior to scene play. From…
In Universalis
Participants: Bob McNamee, hix, Christopher Weeks, Mike Holmes, Valamir, ScottM, kwill.

12/8/2003 jeffd: Fancy-Schmancy Character Backgrounds
This is something I've noticed in a lot of my play group up here. It's something I'm wondering about so I'm bringing it to the Forge to discuss. I GM…
In Actual Play
Participants: jeffd, Ron Edwards, Valamir, anonymouse, MachMoth, Ben Morgan, Loki, John Kim.

12/8/2003 Krammer: General Stupidity (split)
Recently, we were on a boat, and one of our characters was in the crows nest. there were some people below the deck coming after us, with the intent of…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Krammer, Brian Leybourne, Ithron, Ingenious, Paka, The big blue ape.

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