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4/22/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Newbie here
Hi, all, Long-time lurker at the Forge, first post. I recently discovered The Shadow of Yesterday. It looks really exciting, because it seems to provide a lot of what I've…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir, James_Nostack, rafial, Twobirds.

4/27/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Creating my first characters
Hi, all, I just created a couple of characters to test my understanding of the TSoY system. I have several questions. 1) During chargen, you are given 5 advances. Are…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, Twobirds, IMAGinES.

5/4/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Troublesome first session
Hello, folks, I'm pretty new to the Forge, so if I make a faux-pas, please let me know. I'm here to describe my first attempt at running TSoY. It fell…
In Actual Play
Participants: r_donato, Valamir, Glendower, rafial, sirogit, Paka, donbaloo.

7/7/2006 r_donato: [TSOY] "Playing the game"
Hello, I've been telling some friends about TSOY, trying to convince them to play it. They all come from a traditional-RPG background, with all the assumptions that that entails. So,…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, rafial, Clinton R. Nixon, Artanis, zmook.

7/31/2006 r_donato: [TSOY] Rules question re: BDTP with multiple opponents
I have some questions regarding standard (non-gestalt) BDTP with multiple opponents. Let's suppose we have three characters: A, B, and C. (I thought long and hard about those names.) Question…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, Twobirds, Gaerik.

9/1/2006 r_donato: My first attempt at game design
I've never seriously tried to design a game from top to bottom before, but I've had this idea kicking around in my head for a while and I thought I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: r_donato, Adam Dray, dindenver, sean2099, David Artman, contracycle, Doug Ruff, stefoid.

9/15/2006 r_donato: [Machiavelli] Splitting character use in two
For my game Machiavelli, each player has two characters: a Prince and a Counselor. For this thread I would like to focus on the Counselor because his creation and use…
In First Thoughts
Participants: r_donato, Adam Dray, nikola, JustinB.

9/18/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Good times, bad times
Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share. I just finished playing Shadow of Yesterday with two buddies, Eric and Pat. The game went mostly well, but there…
In Actual Play
Participants: r_donato, Clinton R. Nixon.

10/5/2006 r_donato: [Machiavelli] Italian vs. English words
Hi, all, As my work on Machiavelli proceeds (I should have a first draft ready in a couple of weeks), I have a decision to make. Machiavelli is set in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: r_donato, JakeVanDam, dindenver.

11/2/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Key of the Masochist
Let me begin by quoting the rulebook: Key of the Masochist Your character thrives on personal pain and suffering. Gain 1 XP every time she is bloodied and 3 XP…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, segedy, shadowcourt, Doyce.

11/4/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Confusion about Qek spirit magic
I'm hoping someone can clear up some questions about Qek spirit magic for me. 1) Zamani cannot be contacted. Based on the description of contacting roho and sasha, does that…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon.

11/5/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Comedy, R-Maps, and Gut-Wrenching Angst
I just played my first session of what will hopefully become a recurring game of TSoY. It is best described as ABSOLUTELY FREAKING AWESOME. The Setup I've been pimping TSoY…
In Actual Play
Participants: r_donato, Frank T, Ron Edwards.

11/24/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Key Scale
We played our second session of Shadow of Yesterday recently. (The write-up of the first session is here.) Good times were had. Of special note, the game was more fast-paced…
In Actual Play
Participants: r_donato, Gaerik, jasonm, crowyhead.

4/3/2007 r_donato: Forge Borthday Forum this year?
Will the Forge birthday forum be repoened this year? It is the appropriate time.
In Site Discussion
Participants: r_donato, Ron Edwards.

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