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Shane is Good  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-20)

Outlands 2026 (19 Jul 26)  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-19)
-- Min Maxxers can't Grok Outlands ...  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-20)
-- The character interface in Roll 20 is not good for players to learn  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-20)

IronSquires gets 1  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-19)
-- What Happened?  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-19)
---- Not revealing is the genius in the modern world ....  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-20)

SpaceX Explained nicely ... Dumb Pipe  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-18)

Robot Riding Horse $75K  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-18)
-- It needs a carapace ...  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-18)
-- Uh Oh ... Robotic Dog  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-18)
---- Ambush Darts  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-18)

Intellectual Exercise  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-18)
-- Variable dice  New  -- gatesphere (2026-07-18)
---- As I recall, since you are rolling the "Gear", it meant the Gear became lower Tier  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-18)
---- Peaks and Valleys  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-18)
------ Suggest looking into Polymorph system (MAZES, etc)  New  -- gatesphere (2026-07-19)
-------- Target Number  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-19)
---------- Target Number is a wonderful Abstraction ....  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-20)
-------- In MAZES, the Wizard always Rolls a D4 to solve a problem .....  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-20)
---------- Perhaps a dice-pool?  New  -- gatesphere (2026-07-20)
-- More Content  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-18)
-- Converts well enough to Era Ten  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-18)
-- If Stat points must equal 20...  New  -- IronMike (2026-07-19)
---- Beyond Milquetoast Game  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-19)
---- Assign your Twenty?  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-19)
------ What problem are you solving?  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-20)

Did the World Change when we all had pre-printed character sheets? -- IronConrad (2026-07-17)
-- I'm not THAT much younger... -- IronMike (2026-07-17)
---- Loved the .... What's in your Go Bag Encounter ..... -- IronConrad (2026-07-17)

I find this Horrifying -- IronRed (2026-07-17)
-- 8 Billion Years .?... -- IronConrad (2026-07-17)

Time compression in Free-Style -- gatesphere (2026-07-17)
-- Ease of Letting the dice speak -- IronRed (2026-07-17)
---- Crow Bar? Wedge? -- IronConrad (2026-07-17)
------ Not a fan of 5e, personally -- gatesphere (2026-07-17)
-------- 5E was soft ... but the rules fit on about 2 pages ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-17)
---- I do the same with items -- gatesphere (2026-07-17)

GemCon 2026 July 30 - Aug 2 (Gen Con) -- DECLINED -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)
-- How many in a row? -- IronRed (2026-07-15)
---- Missed a few in the COVID Era ..... -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)

Death Bringer is ... uh ... Live? -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)
-- Dork -- IronRed (2026-07-15)
---- Just Moving SKUs -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)

Solo Intrepid Swaggering? -- gatesphere (2026-07-14)
-- Almost how we did it with Ref ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-14)
---- Alphabetical, arithmetical… -- gatesphere (2026-07-14)
------ I think the point was to remove some Techniques .... -- IronConrad (2026-07-14)

Drekar Hyggja 2 (solo Outlands) -- gatesphere (2026-07-14)
-- Added a bit of the herb to the communal stew? -- IronConrad (2026-07-14)
---- Don’t blame me -- gatesphere (2026-07-14)
------ Nothing wrong with the herb. -- IronMike (2026-07-14)
-------- Have you seen the Deck? -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)
---------- Robert Shaw describes the Deck .... -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)
------------ Jaws Ages a Good Man -- IronRed (2026-07-15)
-------------- So does the Deck ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)
------ Never Mind ironConrad -- IronRed (2026-07-15)
-------- I have to convert Red's Text to the Deck Tool ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)

A Wild Venture -- Two Player Game -- IronConrad (2026-07-14)

Stop it? I'm counting on it ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-14)
-- Scene Opens w/ Death -- IronRed (2026-07-15)
---- We've admitted it to ourselves ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)
------ General Order 24 Bluff?  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-19)
-------- GO25 is from a Time when we had balls ...  New  -- IronConrad (2026-07-20)
-- Ending Dialog of an Amazing Episode  New  -- IronRed (2026-07-19)

Viking Time Travel ... A Dream I had .... -- IronConrad (2026-07-13)
-- Empty his Guts on the Cobblestones -- IronRed (2026-07-15)
---- Message Received .... -- IronConrad (2026-07-15)

Outlands 2026 (12 Jul 26) -- IronRed (2026-07-12)
-- The dice were hot ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-14)

Game Day 11 July 2026 (Root, Sentinels, and The Gang) -- IronConrad (2026-07-12)
-- The Gang… -- gatesphere (2026-07-12)
---- The Gang is wicked clever ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-12)

Newsletter of Free-Style Role-Play -- gatesphere (2026-07-11)
-- I still have several, but... -- IronMike (2026-07-12)
---- I remember that Adjectives thing and I have a few ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-12)
------ That was thirty-five years ago, not twenty -- IronRed (2026-07-14)
-------- Recently, I saw someone selling an encounters book ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-14)

Crew Morale & Ship Hold Stores (Outlands) -- gatesphere (2026-07-10)
-- Smoke and Mirrors -- IronRed (2026-07-10)
---- Prize Money Degree -- gatesphere (2026-07-11)
------ Based on the Five Categories of Influence and Resources for Patron. -- IronRed (2026-07-11)
-------- So, to be sure I got it -- gatesphere (2026-07-11)
---------- Correct -- IronRed (2026-07-12)
------------ Got it -- gatesphere (2026-07-12)
-- Stop, Correct, Continue -- IronRed (2026-07-10)
---- Or the Corollary ... Everything the Ref Does is Wrong ... So ... -- IronConrad (2026-07-11)
-- What am I thinking? -- IronRed (2026-07-10)
---- Thanks for the insights -- gatesphere (2026-07-10)
---- Lothar the Pink Risk Piece -- IronConrad (2026-07-11)
------ Before I knew what an RPG was… -- gatesphere (2026-07-11)
-------- Monopoly Board -- IronRed (2026-07-11)
---------- Iron Snake was Diamond Man ... Invincible to Lazers!!!! -- IronConrad (2026-07-12)
---------- Think there was a second game .... -- IronConrad (2026-07-12)
---------- My last convention... -- IronMike (2026-07-12)
------------ Worm Holes of Era Ten -- IronRed (2026-07-12)
-- I think I Covered All your Questions -- IronRed (2026-07-10)



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