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Well of Urd: Technique: The Magic of Yevaud's Name

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Friday, September 22, 2006. Technique: The Magic of Yevaud's Name. Yet I could help you. You will need help soon, against that which hunts you in the dark . . . What is it that hunts you? Name it to me.". If I could name it - " Ged stopped himself. . . . But I did not come here to play, or to be played with. I came to strike a bargain with you.". When you na...

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Well of Urd: July 2006

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Monday, July 31, 2006. Burning Empires: From Inception to Finished Product (Part IV). Continued from Part III. Editing Phase I (March-April). I’ve got concentrate on other stuff and hope the editors do their job.". Once they settled on the concept, it only took Jordan a few days to put together the page border and the various markers that served as tabs and ...

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Well of Urd: August 2006

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Wednesday, August 09, 2006. No Rest for the Weary. Hey all, sorry I've been away for the past few days. I had planned to open another discussion on scenarios this week, but the Burning Empires books arrived on Monday! Links to this post. Tuesday, August 01, 2006. Burning Empires: From Inception to Finished Product (Part V). Continued from Part IV. It should ...

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Well of Urd: January 2006

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Tuesday, January 31, 2006. I'm Done with This Guy! Neat post from Alexander over at his blog. One of the very exciting things about. I'm Done with This Guy! Is, in many ways, the mirror image of the Eight-page Character Background. Guy' is hanging him up. Links to this post. Wednesday, January 25, 2006. For the past few days, RPG.net. Ok, you spill wine down...

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Well of Urd: May 2006

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Monday, May 29, 2006. There are no winners or losers in role-playing games.". That's a bit of accepted wisdom that's been with us for a long time. It's been said so many times that it has been granted the status of truth by virtue of repetition. But is it really true? And author of The Art of Computer Game Design. In his book, Chris Crawford on Game Design.

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Well of Urd: October 2005

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Friday, October 14, 2005. Musings on the Role of Social Contract on Play Decisions. ScottM made an interesting response to Jere's post Musings on Social Contract. In The 20' By 20' Room. But it fails. Why? As he puts it, "Her outsider-ness was being constructed more as a psychological roadblock in her own mind than something which was externally true.".

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Well of Urd: December 2004

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Saturday, December 25, 2004. I've been giving the Kolat Tradition in HeroQuest some thought, since James has decided to play a Kolating animist in our HeroQuest game. The trouble is there's very little information available about the Kolating Tradition, aside from this post. So building on that, here's what I have so far:. The West Wind is a strong, warm, an...

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Well of Urd: Technique: The Language of Gesture

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Tuesday, September 19, 2006. Technique: The Language of Gesture. So what can you do with body language? For instance, you can signal your character's respect and liking for another character through the use of Angular Distance. Angular distance can be used to reinforce a message of animosity when a character is dealing with an enemy. You can also use it ...

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Well of Urd: Technique: The Art of Listening

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Technique: The Art of Listening. Role-playing games are social games. It is by talking to each other. Sharing our imagined content. That we establish the environment of the game. All that is a roundabout way of getting to what I consider to be the most essential, foundational skill in role-playing: listening. Use those notes as ...

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Well of Urd: February 2007

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Brand kindles from brand until it be burned, spark is kindled from spark, man unfolds him by speech with man, but grows over secret through silence. Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Nothing role-playing related today. Just wanted to report that I've returned from my trip to Alaska. That's me above, with Denali (Mt. McKinley) in the background. I'm on the road to Talkeetna, and will shortly take a flight to Denali and land on one of its glaciers. Links to this post. Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Being aware ...