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10/23/2006 Simon C: [Savage Worlds] New thinking on old style of play
Hi!  I'm new 'round these parts so please forgive me if I've missed some forum rules, and for starting off with a hefty post. Recently I finished a long running…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, baron samedi, r_donato, anders_larsen, Storn, Barlennan, Narf the Mouse, Mike Holmes, Noon.

10/24/2006 Simon C: Thinking about a Metagame mechanic.
So this isn't so much a new game idea as an idea that could be used in otherwise traditional style games, to mix up the game authorship in a way…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Simon C, Troy_Costisick, crowyhead, Narf the Mouse.

11/24/2006 Simon C: [Coven] Struggling for "Ah ha!" moment.
"Coven" is a sort of proto-game I've had rummaging around in my head for a little while, and I'm looking for some fresh ideas to hopefully spur me to an…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Simon C, Noon, dindenver, Bailywolf.

12/4/2006 Simon C: [Savage Worlds] One-on-One game.
A while back, here in fact, I asked some questions about my Savage Worlds play, in regards to my use of dice rolling, and player control over outcomes.  It…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Storn, Gaerik.

12/18/2006 Simon C: Post counts
Hi Ron, I've been posting to these boards for a little while now, and run the full arc from "this is dumb" through "I don't understand why things are done…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Simon C, Eero Tuovinen, greyorm, David Artman, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Valamir.

1/15/2007 Simon C: Narrativist Game Design and V:tM - Questions.
I've been thinking about this post for a while, after re-reading Ron's essay on "Story Now" Narrativist play.  I'm still working through my own thinking on it, because some of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, Danny_K, Noon.

1/22/2007 Simon C: [Through the Ansible] Play-by-post the ecumen.
So I was thinking about the concept that rules in roleplaying games exist to determine who is allowed "authority" over the truth of a narrative.  The "Lumpley principle"? I think?…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Simon C, Qi Chin, Trevis Martin, johnwedd, Eero Tuovinen.

3/15/2007 Simon C: [Sweet20] Keys to represent character religions.
Hey, I'm messing around with implimenting the Sweet20 experience system (Keys) into another game with a pretty specific celtic/mythological irish flavour.  Think Slaine.  Anyhow, I was thinking that Keys could…
In CRN Games
Participants: Simon C, Ludanto.

3/17/2007 Simon C: My thesis - maybe some people would like to read it?
A year or so ago I wrote my honours thesis on the gaming community in my home town.  It's got lot of stuff about roleplaying and things in there.  I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Paul T, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards.

3/23/2007 Simon C: New Keys for Religions
Hey, I'm messing around with implimenting the Sweet20 experience system (Keys) into another game with a pretty specific celtic/mythological irish flavour.  Think Slaine.  Anyhow, I was thinking that Keys could…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Simon C, oliof.

4/10/2007 Simon C: [Sorcerer] Roleplaying bonus dice.
I'm planning on running a game of Sorcerer in the near future.  I got the rulebook recently, and I'm really impressed.  I have one problem with it though.  The system,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Simon C, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, angelfromanotherpin.

6/12/2007 Simon C: [Fir Bolg] Fortune (near or maybe at) the Start, and GM Fiat.
Fir Bolg is this project that I'm kind of unable to let go, even though I don't really think of myself as a game designer.  It's a mostly gamist supporting…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Simon C, Noon, Rafu, contracycle, Eero Tuovinen, HighmoonMedia.

10/2/2007 Simon C: [KazeKami Kyoko Kills Kublai Kahn] Kublai Kahn is Dead
Over at Snail's Pace (http://www.snailspace.forgreatjustice.net), we've been playing a few pretty unusual games via play-by-post.  Dave Cleaver and I recently finished a game of Jonathan Walton's "KazeKami Kyoko Kills Kublai…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C.

11/26/2007 Simon C: Savage Donjon Squad
"Savage Donjon Squad" is a mashup of Clinton Nixon's "Donjon", with Jason Morningstar's "Dungeon Squad".  I used a few ideas from "Savage Worlds" as well, mostly so I could add…
In Playtesting
Participants: Simon C, jag.

3/10/2008 Simon C: [Compass Gods] New territory
So I recently playtested this really tentative game idea I had called "Compass Gods" (for now at least).  There's a thread about it at the Free RPG Bakery, but I'll…
In Playtesting
Participants: Simon C, Filip Luszczyk, MikeF.

11/8/2008 Simon C: Realism is a Technique
"Realism" was kind of the Holy Grail of a lot of my early play.  The group I played with through most of high school were all friends of mine, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Eero Tuovinen, Paul T, Brand_Robins, Ron Edwards.

5/8/2009 Simon C: [Covenant] First Name Terms
(Crossposted and more information here:http://www.collective-endeavour.com/node/1602) Malcolm, Steve, Emma and I played a three-session game of Covenant. There were things I really liked and things I really didn't like about the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Noon, ShallowThoughts, AJ_Flowers, Matt, JoyWriter.

5/13/2009 Simon C: Let's See - Rethinking "Sim"
I've been following with interest Vincent's discussion of "Right to Dream" play on his blog.  I agree with him that "Right to Dream" is a far more useful handle than…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Caldis, whiteknife, contracycle, Gregor Hutton, Frank Tarcikowski, lumpley, JoyWriter, jlarke, Filip Luszczyk.

7/27/2009 Simon C: [The Heartbreaker War] Fictional Causes
Here's the pitch for my project "The Hearbreaker War": The Heartbreaker War is a campaign setting and character creation system designed to work with any fantasy RPG system.  You play…
In Playtesting
Participants: Simon C, Noclue, Lance D. Allen.

8/2/2009 Simon C: istockphoto and POD
I'm a little troubled by this line of text in istockphoto's license conditions: License restrictions Here is what you cannot do with either a Standard or Extended license: Prohibited…
In Publishing
Participants: Simon C, Nathan P., Lance D. Allen.

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