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10/25/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Little Valley
Hey all, I'd value any feedback on this town. Things sort of escalated as I developed it until it was a serious, serious problem, and I'm wondering if I shouldn't…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, ScottM, lumpley, Grover, Albert the Absentminded, DannyK, nikola, LordSmerf, Piers Brown.

10/25/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Dogs Play Aids
Hey all, I put together a couple of play aids that you might find useful. One is a 36-page booklet of biblical quotes on various topics relevant to Dogs ("Whoso…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, nikola, LordSmerf, lumpley, johnmarron, Mark D. Eddy, Blankshield, Brand_Robins, olleolleolle, Vagabond.

10/26/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Territorial Authority
I'm reading Kingdom in the West right now, which has a Dogworthy predicament on every page. It's got me thinking about the Territorial Authority and its relationship to the work…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm.

11/20/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Dogs for a Crowd
I'd value any advice on an irritating problem I have. I have a steady weekly game session with anywhere from 6 to 8 players. Obviously, the problem is that I…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, Albert of Feh.

11/21/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Fort Lemon Branch
Comments welcome! I'm anxious to hear what you think. FORT LEMON BRANCH The name is misleading. Fort Lemon is a trading post and Territorial Authority garrison on the eastern-most edge…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, Mark D. Eddy, lumpley, Doyce, Blankshield, Ghost.

11/24/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Pinyon Creek Branch
My previous towns were both "blood and thunder", with demons and sorcerers and mayhem, so I challenged myself to tone it down a bit and still keep it interesting. This…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, Hello Sailor, lumpley, nikola.

12/12/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Mayhem in Little Valley
I ran the Little Valley branch yesterday for two friends and it went reasonably well. The characters were Brother Lazarus, who came from a strong, loving family and was…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, lumpley.

12/12/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Questions spawned by my first session
I posted a session I ran yesterday in actual play, and running Dogs for the first time really raised some questions. Also, this session was really a test of the…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, Blankshield, lumpley, Leningrad.

12/15/2004 jasonm: The Group Deck
Hey all, I was thinking about an effective and low maintenance way to simulate factors that would impact a collective group of player characters, like hunger or illness. This led…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jasonm, greedo1379.

1/8/2005 jasonm: Polygamy Primer
The Utah Attorney General has published an interesting PDF on modern polygamy, intended for responders to domestic abuse. http://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/polygamy/The_Primer.pdf The glossary, section on characteristics and practices, and barriers to leaving…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, nikola.

1/20/2005 jasonm: [Cube Farm] Aptitudes and record-keeping
Hi, So I'm working on a light game based on office politics: http://www.meekmok.com/sassy/cube_farm/ I'd value any feedback. One specific question I have: Before you can re-use an aptitude, you have…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jasonm.

4/3/2005 jasonm: [DitV] Wahanish Branch
Hi Everybody, I wanted to try building a town that wasn't so far along in the slide toward murder and sorcery, some place that was more foolish than evil or…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, lumpley, hix, Ul, MikeSands, Simon Kamber.

4/6/2005 jasonm: [DitV] Hafið
Hafið (The Sea) - Has anybody seen this film? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332381/ It's like a Dogs town without the Dogs. Everything goes to hell. As I was watching it I kept thinking,…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, lumpley.

4/7/2005 jasonm: [DitV] Liberty Branch
This one's a little unusual in that it is really a family quarrel that will impact an entire town that is essentially off-stage. Like Wahanish it is low-powered but festering,…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, lumpley, nikola.

4/25/2005 jasonm: [DitV] One Dog in Fort Lemon
I ran Dogs in the Vineyard at NC Game Day 7 this past Saturday. As it happens I only had one player (who I hope will chime in with his…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Danny_K, Andy Kitkowski, lumpley.

4/25/2005 jasonm: [DitV] Questions arising from play...
I just posted an Actual Play post about my most recent game. Here are a few questions that were raised: A Dog, during a conversation, casually takes his rifle out…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, lumpley, Wolfen.

5/27/2005 jasonm: Variable Cast Size?
So I just got PTA (Thanks, Matt) and after my initial reading, my first thought was, "Oh, man, you need a stable group to make this work." I don't have…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: jasonm, Matt Wilson, apparition13.

6/13/2005 jasonm: A n00b unleashed - My wife's first game
I've always thought introducing a new person - particularly a family member - to gaming can be touchy. You want to be well prepared and use a good system that…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Kesher, Noon, Mike Holmes, MarkMeredith.

6/18/2005 jasonm: [Sorcerer] Help with a Campaign Setting
Hi, I'm hoping some members of this forum can chime in and help me out - I'm experiencing a bit of a creative failure regarding a take on demons I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: jasonm, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Old_Scratch, Danny_K, Nev the Deranged.

7/1/2005 jasonm: The Town that Isn't
Last night I watched Bad Day at Black Rock, which was good, and played out like a very interesting "bizarro world" Dogs story. The way the story goes, the Dog…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, Doug Ruff, PercyKittenz, Wolfen.

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