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6/27/2001 Uncle Dark: Where to begin?
I like Hero Wars (I have to disagree with Josh and state that I think the rulebook is buggy as hell... No set of rules should require a 4 page…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Uncle Dark, Blake Hutchins, Ron Edwards, james_west, joshua neff, Alai, Valamir, Jonas, Stefan Drawert, epweissengruber.

7/14/2001 Uncle Dark: PBEM
I was thinking of running Sorcerer as a PBEM game. I'm happy to discuss premise and such, but right now what I'm most interested in is how to do it.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uncle Dark, joshua neff, greyorm.

7/31/2001 Uncle Dark: Defining Simulatonism
I was thinking while grocery shopping this morning... A working definition for simulationism as I understand it might be written like this: A simulationist wants a game where: a) Everything…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Uncle Dark, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

8/8/2001 Uncle Dark: Short Games
Hi, all. I have to thank Jared for introducing me to a concept so brilliant it looks glaringly obvious, after the fact. I'm talking aobut short games. Complete, playable games…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Uncle Dark, unodiablo, Jared A. Sorensen, Ferry Bazelmans, sdemory, FilthySuperman.

8/14/2001 Uncle Dark: typefaces
Clinton, Why do some posts have a normal font size and others are dropped to eyestrain-sized print when they are posted? It's really rather annoying. Lon
In Site Discussion
Participants: Uncle Dark, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/23/2001 Uncle Dark: Uncle Dark's Capsule Review
I just got my Sorcerer hardback yesterday, and I finished it this morning. I'm glad I spent the money on it, but if I'd been able to see what all…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uncle Dark, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mytholder, Jeffrey Straszheim, Jared A. Sorensen.

9/1/2001 Uncle Dark: contested rolls and the Pool
Heya, I just finished reading The Pool ( I know, I'm behind on my Game Design Geek reading list... I've been finishing a masters degree, OK? :smile:) and it looks…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Uncle Dark, Jeffrey Straszheim, James V. West.

9/19/2001 Uncle Dark: NPCs and GM
I've been following the updates and discussion of The Pool for some time. I have a couple of questions which are, for me , theoretical (at this point), but I…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Uncle Dark, Paul Czege, Jeffrey Straszheim, James V. West, Tim C Koppang, HMT, Mike Holmes.

12/28/2001 Uncle Dark: Everway, Cult of Ron style (LONG)
I learned a lot about setting up and running games just by reading Ron's Sorcerer PDFs. Mind you, a lot of this learning consisted of finding a vocabulary for thinking…
In Actual Play
Participants: Uncle Dark, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Laurel.

1/8/2002 Uncle Dark: S&S Literary Sources
One of the things that (finally!) recieving &Sword did for me was get me reading Conan again. I decided to revisit the stories that Ron picked as the best Conan…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uncle Dark, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes.

1/23/2002 Uncle Dark: Narrativist Vampires
Inspired from a thread in Actual Play: So you want to make a Vampire game. Start with some design goals. You’ve said you want it Narratiavist, which I’ll define here…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Uncle Dark, jburneko, Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, furashgf, Jared A. Sorensen, contracycle, Zak Arntson.

5/16/2002 Uncle Dark: Gloranthan Metaphysical Ruminations
So, I picked up the Glorantha book a few days back, and it has cleared up a lot of my questions about the setting. It has also confirmed my impression…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Uncle Dark, contracycle, Ian Cooper, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs, Seth L. Blumberg, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Jonas.

7/26/2002 Uncle Dark: Adventures in Ralios
Heya, I'm planning a game set in Ralios, centered in along the Doskior River as it creates the border of Delia, Saug, and Vustria. I have a vague idea about…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Uncle Dark, Ian Cooper.

11/27/2002 Uncle Dark: Quick summoning question
Is it possible to summon a bound demon? In one game I ran, the players decided to summon a bound demon (who had outlived his master) and re-bind him. I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uncle Dark, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, jburneko, Valamir.

12/15/2002 Uncle Dark: Race in Heroic Fantasy
I’ve been re-reading some Conan on my commutes recently, and it’s got me thinking about a touchy subject: Race in Heroic Fantasy. Specifically, Ron points out in Sorcerer and Sword…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uncle Dark, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Paka, Bailywolf.

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