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1/3/2004 James V. West: [Trollbabe comics] Naked Sacrifice story
Excellent work, Colin! The current strip looks really sharp. I love the way digital art lets objects like the bat's eyes just POP right out of the darkness. I wonder…
In Adept Press
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, greyorm, 6inTruder, Lxndr, Valamir, Colin the Riot, jrs, jburneko, Tim Alexander, xiombarg, quozl.

1/2/2004 James V. West: Random Order Comics and Games #5
The new issue of Random Order Comics and Games is now available. This issue features several comics, including a new Zarp story that takes you into his past for just…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Lxndr, John Harper, Paganini.

10/6/2003 James V. West: I ain't dead, but I'm badly bruised...
Hey all I've been virutally dead on the forum for some time now. I just wanted to chime in and say I'm still here, still alive, and still in some…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Bob McNamee, C. Edwards.

7/27/2003 James V. West: Random Order Comics and Games #4
The new issue of Random Order Comics and Games is now available. This issue features not one, but two complete RPGs: Mike Hall's Mean Streets '79. Buddy cop action movie…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Paganini.

6/8/2003 James V. West: The quest begins here...
[url=http://www.randomordercreations.com/tqb.html][i]The Questing Beast[/i][/url] is now available! Instead of Print-on-demand, I opted to desktop publish the game. It is a 32-page book, comb bound with a silver metallic motif on a…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Lxndr, C. Edwards, lumpley.

4/9/2003 James V. West: Random Order #3 now available
Hey everyone! This weekend I premiered Random Order Comics and Games #3 at the 2003 SPACE convention in Columbus, Ohio. What a great show! Tons of people selling, buying, and…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards.

3/22/2003 James V. West: Anthropomorphic RPGs: the complete list
For the widest results, I've duplicated this post at both www.indie-rpgs.com and www.rpg.net. Hope no one minds the cross-post. I'm trying to compile a complete-as-possible list of all anthropomorphic-based RPGs…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, Rob MacDougall, Simon W, M. J. Young, Jonathan Walton, Thomas Tamblyn, Kester Pelagius, bluegargantua, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, talysman, Maurice Forrester.

3/2/2003 James V. West: Want your game at SPACE?
Hey April 5th, 2003, I'll be at a table at this year's Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo peddling my comics and The Questing Beast. This is mostly a comics…
In Connections
Participants: James V. West.

3/2/2003 James V. West: TQB: Counting the days...or hours?
Hey As I've mentioned before, I'm going to go with a Print On Demand service for The Questing Beast. What this means is I've had to learn how to do…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Paganini, Fabrice G..

2/26/2003 James V. West: POD
Hey I'm going to use a POD service to print up The Questing Beast and I was wondering if anyone here has had experience with POD services. Especially Berryville Graphics,…
In Publishing
Participants: James V. West, Matt Gwinn, Michael S. Miller.

2/22/2003 James V. West: The Pool Variations Are Up
Hey I finally got around to posting some of the variations on The Pool. Check it out here! If I've left some out please don't be shy. Let me know…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Cassidy, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

2/19/2003 James V. West: stinking elfs!
Got my copy of Elfs! Just wanted to say my wife and I had some real out-loud laughs just reading it. I had planned on playing Trollbabe first, but now…
In Adept Press
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, jburneko, Rod Anderson, greyorm, Mike Holmes.

2/16/2003 James V. West: Apologies...
Hey I was just working on the (hopefully) final draft of The Questing Beast when I realized I had left out several playtesters from the credits of both TQB and…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

2/8/2003 James V. West: What "that guy" is called (part II)
You know what? I'm about 10 years too late for this thread, but I use "Guide" for The Questing Beast. And if I ever write that over-the-top furry game I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: James V. West, James Holloway, Enoch, Chris Passeno, J. Backman, Shreyas Sampat, cruciel, Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, Christopher Kubasik, kregmosier, Dave Panchyk.

2/6/2003 James V. West: R.O.C. Update
What I'm up to, rpg-wise: 1) The Pool This one has been covered by many people here and I feel like the game is pretty solid. I won't be doing…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Paganini.

2/6/2003 James V. West: Call for Variations of The Pool
If you have created a set of variant rules for The Pool and wouldn't mind having them posted on my website (linked from the actual The Pool page), please email…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

12/30/2002 James V. West: Random Order Comics and Games #2
Hey everyone! Random Order Comics and Games #2 is finished and available. This issue features a game called Visions. This is a very simple game based on fantasy (or other)…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, jrients, lumpley, Paganini.

12/8/2002 James V. West: NOMA and GNS
This may be the first time I've posted in the GNS forum. I generally don't get involved in theory discussions, but this question kept bugging me all week (and if…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: James V. West, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, talysman.

11/30/2002 James V. West: Black Wing: idea in the rough (long)
[i][b]Black Wing[/i][/b] is the rpg companion to my series of comic stories set in the land of Hof. These stories begin with issue #1 of [url=http://www.randomordercreations.com/rocg.html]Random Order Comics and Games[/url]…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards.

11/11/2002 James V. West: The Pool--hardcore
Let the beatings begin. Here is the hardcore version of The Pool. Most everything is restored to its original form, with some differences. I've read it over and over but…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Bob McNamee, J. Backman, Paganini, Mark Withers, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Zoetrope10.

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2/9/2004 James V. West: The Pool - O Jogo
First France, now Brazil. Alexandre Amaral has translated The Pool into Portuguese! Alexandre said it would eventually be posted at this website: http://www.rpg.com.br/ In the meantime, in case you want…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, BURP.

2/29/2004 James V. West: Mean Streets '79
The buddy-cop action movie RPG by Mike Hall Mean Streets '79 is now available as a free PDF download right here. This is a cool little game (5 whopping pages…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, james_west, Mike Hall.

11/21/2004 James V. West: Message From Space
Hello everyone! As Ron has pointed out, I only check in once in a while. It's very cool to see that people are still drawn to The Pool even though…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

6/13/2009 James V. West: The Pool - Call For Links
Hello all! It has been...years. So after speaking with Ron Edwards recently I realized that I have been remiss in a certain duty. When you visit my RPG page there…
In Connections
Participants: James V. West, Lxndr, Graham Walmsley, Eliarhiman6, greyorm, oliof, Call Me Curly, jp_miller, Ron Edwards, adeniro.

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