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12/1/2003 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Frickin Elven Princes
We had another small and short session last night. We only had three players and we were missing one from the main arc of the "Tristam goes north saga", so…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, Mike Holmes, anonymouse, Valamir, BirdMan.

11/24/2003 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Turning North
So this week's game was a classic problematic game situation. Of the six players from last session, only three could make it to this session. In this session I had…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, taepoong, rafial.

11/19/2003 abzu: A Question of Faith and Timing
So my roommate Rik, Dro and I were we up late watching some bad sci-fi the other night and brainstorming some notes for BW. One thing that Rik and I…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, taepoong, LordSmerf.

11/17/2003 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Charge Through the Rabble!
We had a wild and many-feathered Burning Wheel session last night. This episode was a continuation of the last one I posted — the players had tracked their enemy to…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, LordSmerf, drozdal, taepoong.

11/11/2003 abzu: The End of Forge East part 1
Based on my experiences at the last two cons selling other folks' games, I have to close my open offer to sell books for other game publishers/designers. Basically, my suspicions…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Paul Czege, eruditus, nerdnyc, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Dregg, Christopher Weeks, LordSmerf.

11/11/2003 abzu: Convention Organizers: Demo Tables vs Dealers Tables
This is an open question to any convention organizers that lurk about on the Forge: Would it be possible to create a demo table in the RPG rooms of conventions…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, jdagna, Christopher Weeks, nerdnyc, Dregg, jrients, Dev, WMGG, Derek.

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.

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.

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.

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.

10/28/2003 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: 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.

10/24/2003 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.

10/20/2003 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.

10/15/2003 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.

10/15/2003 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.

10/10/2003 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.

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.

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.

9/5/2003 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.

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12/12/2003 abzu: Burning Wheel at Philcon (plus the Forge!)
Hi all, I'll be at Philcon this weekend demoing BW and supporting the Forge. If anyone lives in the area and wants to come out and hang around our table…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu.

12/16/2003 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Wild Magic
We recently switched from our Tiernikan campaign (european medieval fantasy) back to our main (and long running) Orphans game (korean/japanese/chinese with a dash of western fantasy). The players are playing…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, rafial, johnzo, taepoong, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, DaGreatJL, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

12/29/2003 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Character Burning Session: Motivation
I had an amazing character burning session the other night. I was visiting my family and my brother and I were introducing one of his friends to the game. (they're…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, Paul Czege, taepoong, rafial.

1/3/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] It's a Dirty Job
Last night we wrapped up one of the last loose ends of a long running situation and rivalry in game. Our previous session was described in the Wild Magic post.…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, taepoong.

1/9/2004 abzu: What to do with the Minor Successes?
Hi All, I'm looking for advice. I'm looking for advisement from folks who've had the same experience, suggestions from companies/folks who've "made it", and even a little wishful thinking from…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Jeph, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, ryand, Lxndr, Mulciber, ADGBoss.

1/21/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] Under a Serpent Sun
http://www.burningwheel.org/pdf/bw_atg_uass_r1_scrn.pdf Hi all, I would like to use this thread to discuss the (game) design of the above linked pdf. The questions I would like to discuss are: Does it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: abzu, inthisstyle, Durgil, Mike Holmes, Lxndr.

2/2/2004 abzu: Vericon Wrap Up
Vericon was a very interesting con for me. (alliteration/consonance intentional). It was, from what I could tell, a lightly attended "school con". (It actually felt more like a movie set…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, lumpley, ks13, Clinton R. Nixon, Dev.

2/2/2004 abzu: [Burning Wheel] I failed? No, _I_ failed.
Task failure in the BW system has been brought up here before. It's pretty cut and dried: A player states his intent and then rolls the dice. He either gets…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, Negilent, Valamir, Ron Edwards, C. Edwards, Matt Wilson, John Kim, Technocrat13, Zak Arntson, Lxndr, firstagainstthewall, rafial, Howmandu.

2/2/2004 abzu: Frustrated Gamism
I played a game of Risk this weekend with some of my close and dear friends. I know Risk doesn't qualify as an RPG in the terms stated on these…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, JamesSterrett, MachMoth, Ron Edwards, Bob McNamee, chadu, Valamir, Doctor Xero, clehrich.

2/13/2004 abzu: Pen and Paper Fan Awards
I figure it can't hurt anyone's publishing efforts to be voted "best" of something. (trust me). So pop on over to Pen and Paper and vote in the Fan Awards…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

2/17/2004 abzu: Burning Wheel Annual 1: Input your Suggestions
Hi All, One of the projects on my plate is to produce a Burning Wheel "Annual". This book will include all of the updates, variants, alternates, additions and errata that…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Sammael99, edomaur, Morrius, Enoch, tetsujin28, spunky, Mulciber, Negilent.

2/24/2004 abzu: indie game finances
So i just finished doing Burning Wheel's taxes. The end result? I lost a lot less money this year than I did last year. Hurrah! It's a good thing, but…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Jack Aidley, Valamir, Paul Czege, inthisstyle, Lxndr, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, jdagna, daMoose_Neo.

3/2/2004 abzu: UberCon 3 Report
UberCon 3 was this weekend. In the past, there have been a number of problems with this con -- low attendance and non-existent organization were the big demons -- but…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Dregg, inthisstyle, taepoong, nerdnyc.

3/8/2004 abzu: NPA Art Thread -- Author's and Artists Come Hither
Ok, so just because there are a few laggards, doesn't mean we all should have to wait around. ;) Kidding, of course. Actually, the editing process for the NPA is…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Lxndr, Matt, Ben Lehman, Michael S. Miller, xiombarg, quozl, gobi, Mike Holmes, Jeph, Chris Passeno, Paul Czege, gpalmer, LindseyErin, hwango, DanielSchenström, Lordgeejay, veinglory, Wren, Valamir, ECoats, sharchen, Flash Fighter, kyrn, Storn, Ron Edwards.

3/29/2004 abzu: ICON 23 (2004) Report
[url=http://www.iconsf.org] ICON[/url] is a venerable con staged out in Stony Brook, Long Island -- about 90 minutes from Manhattan, but rather easy to get to by public transportation. We drove,…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Valamir, urbwar, drozdal.

4/4/2004 abzu: *sniff* We Share a Birthday
A tear forms in my eye when I think how apropos it is, the Forge and I share a birthday. (or at least near enough to each other to fall…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: abzu, Sean, Ben Lehman, joshua neff, Christopher Weeks, Michael S. Miller, Marhault.

4/5/2004 abzu: Spending and Earning New Artha
Here's a quick run down of artha earning and spending from our game last night. Sorry I can't be much more detailed, very busy at the moment. Feel free to…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, rafial, Mulciber.

4/9/2004 abzu: NPA Art Specs (and Something for Everyone)
So to earn my keep these days, I'm a pixel-jockey. I spend my nights wrangling little pixels and making them run ragged circles. Heeyah little doggies. Specs for NPA Art:…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Michael S. Miller, Ben Terry, talysman, xiombarg, Juicetyger, Jeph.

4/12/2004 abzu: New Reviews of Burning Wheel
In case your curious, or you need yet another reason to go out and buy the damn game: There's a new one on about.com http://roleplaygames.about.com/cs/productreviews/fr/burningfull.htm and there's one over at…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

4/14/2004 abzu: NPA Art -- Time's Up!
So I did the preliminary layout last night for Snowball and Discernment in the NPA. It looks good. All I need in order to get this ball really rolling is…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, xiombarg, Ben Lehman, Jeph, Matt, Mike Holmes, Jonathan Walton.

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