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1/18/2003 clehrich: Fantasy Heartbreakers and Religion
In Ron's new article, he raises a fascinating historical issue. I'll quote at length, because I'd like to take it as the starting point for discussion. My biggest criticism concerns…
In RPG Theory
Participants: clehrich, Christopher Kubasik, Maurice Forrester, Jack Spencer Jr, John Kim, Ron Edwards, erithromycin, talysman, M. J. Young, Henry Fitch, Shreyas Sampat, Rob MacDougall, b_bankhead, Johannes, contracycle, Walt Freitag.

1/19/2003 clehrich: Copyright and references to RPGs
This is from the "watershed games" thread, where Ron Edwards wrote: As for solutions, the only way is to open up the culture of the hobby to wider understanding. There…
In Publishing
Participants: clehrich, John Kim, Ron Edwards, quozl, btrc.

1/25/2003 clehrich: Confused about Premise and Narrativism
I'm sorry to rake up old coals here, but I'm lost. I have read Ron's article, and several threads about the issue of Premise vis-a-vis Narrativism, and the more I…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: clehrich, cruciel, Ron Edwards, ThreeGee, Jack Spencer Jr.

1/27/2003 clehrich: New game - Shadows in the Fog - help wanted
[a href="http://auroragames.com/pdf/shadows.pdf" target="blank"][b]Shadows In the Fog PDF[/b][/a] At this link, you’ll find a first draft of [i]Shadows in the Fog[/i], a new RPG set in an occult version of Jack…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, simon, Spooky Fanboy, marknau, Valamir, Gwen, Piers Brown.

1/30/2003 clehrich: Sympathetic Magic
This is really an historical question, so I'm not sure which forum it belongs in, but this one seems relatively open. I've been teaching Sir James Frazer's The Golden Bough…
In RPG Theory
Participants: clehrich, John Kim, wraeththu, Christopher Kubasik, Jere, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes.

2/2/2003 clehrich: Good Taste in Gaming (from Useless Detail)
Christopher, This is a whole 'nother thread, but I'm getting really confused about this. Yes, I think it is probably another thread. Just to recap: It seems to me I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: clehrich, Jake Norwood, Jack Spencer Jr, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, contracycle.

2/3/2003 clehrich: Sim-Morality (essay thread, long)
There is a thread, now probably dead, in the Site Discussion forum, discussing Ron's new article on Simulationism, but I thought this might be a useful place to start grappling…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: clehrich, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, contracycle.

2/3/2003 clehrich: Committed Passive Players
Hi, I'm slowly reading through all of the Scattershot material, and I'm working now on Ambitious Approaches. It's been quite a while since this appeared, so I'll give the passage:The…
In Scattershot
Participants: clehrich, Le Joueur.

2/5/2003 clehrich: Solomon's Auction
[quote="In reference to a post by Paul Czege, 7/22/02, Fang"]While I am tempted to include Solomon’s Auction as an appendix to every product, I only see it being “comfortable” in…
In Scattershot
Participants: clehrich, Le Joueur.

2/11/2003 clehrich: GNS model as artistic principles
In the RPG Theory thread Be somebody, greyorm wrote: Another example is groups who struggle to gain their Holy Grail of play -- frex, that moment of Narrativism…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: clehrich, Ron Edwards, greyorm, John Kim, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes.

2/11/2003 clehrich: Brief theory question
Hi, I just read The Pool --- I haven't played it yet --- and I have a brief question. If I succeed at a roll, I can take an additional…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: clehrich, Valamir, James V. West, Ron Edwards, xiombarg.

2/12/2003 clehrich: Interpersonal reward system
I actually think the Pavlovian system can be made to work well, but the trick is to do it without it becoming the GM and all his dogs. A trick…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: clehrich, Paul Czege, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, John Kim, Ron Edwards, contracycle, Bankuei, Wulf, Valamir.

2/14/2003 clehrich: Aurora: New Book and Forthcoming Species References
So over here at Aurora, we've just finished the Ships Book, which is some 400-odd pages of game material on ships -- design, specs, stats, shipboard life, etc.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, greyorm, Mike Holmes, ADGBoss, Dave Panchyk, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag.

2/21/2003 clehrich: Shadows in the Fog: New Stuff
[size=14px][b]Session Structure[/b][/size] A number of people have suggested that I put in something about session structure, and this is more or less a sketch of the piece to be inserted.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, Spooky Fanboy, Le Joueur, contracycle, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, Piers Brown.

3/10/2003 clehrich: Bug or Feature?
One odd thing seems to be happening since the Forge web revision. At least for me, when I close the browser and go do something else for a bit, every…
In Site Discussion
Participants: clehrich, ThreeGee, Le Joueur, M. J. Young, JMendes, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/8/2003 clehrich: Pre-Breakfast Possibilities
I've put this as a separate thread for several reasons: 1. I don't think it's a direct address to Sindyr's original question; 2. I don't think the discussion is really…
In RPG Theory
Participants: clehrich, redcrow, Ian Charvill, Marco, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, greyorm, John Kim, Ron Edwards.

4/8/2003 clehrich: Arise and Throw Off Your Chains
Okay, this will soon actually be played, but hasn't been yet. If this is the wrong forum, Ron, could you please shift it? It's not game design, and it sure…
In Actual Play
Participants: clehrich, deadpanbob, Brian Leybourne, Ian Charvill, Jared A. Sorensen, Paul Czege, Dotan Dimet, Cassidy.

4/12/2003 clehrich: RPGs and Soap Operas [LONG]
In the RPG Structure and Recruitment Problems thread, there have been some mentions of soap operas and RPGs. So I’m finally going to post a draft version of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: clehrich, Bruce Baugh, Palaskar, Ron Edwards, szilard, John Kim, M. J. Young, Matt Wilson, Ryan Chaddock.

4/18/2003 clehrich: On Definitions In General
Given the recent threads on Monopoly the RPG and other related topics, it seems as though the old definitions problem has raised its ugly head once again. Having been trained…
In RPG Theory
Participants: clehrich, Ian Charvill, Adam Dray, Nick Pagnucco.

4/18/2003 clehrich: Minor (I think) tweak
When you click the "mark all topics read" button, you wait, then get the "topics marked" screen, then wait, then go to the forum you marked. This last seems silly:…
In Site Discussion
Participants: clehrich.

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