Just joined the list and thought I'd put a few questions forward: 1. As I'm a huge fan of Raymond Chandler, how much material are you devoting to other major...
Good morning :) ... The genre/period sourcebook will include a whirlwind tour of other American cities of the time; major ones like Los Angeles get a couple of...
Greetings everyone. I recently joined this list and wanted say hello. I've been a fan of hard-boiled detective stories for sometime now (I'd say Chandler in my...
... I think you missed some classic RPGs ;) The most serious omission is the one and only GANGBUSTERS by Mark Acres (TSR). Years later, it's [first edition]...
Not from me, mind you. I don't have anything to add, except that I did finally read Poodle Springs on your recommendation (S. John) and quite enjoyed it. So...
... This past week I've been doing expanded material on life in the FBI, including some fresh details I've dug out of some memoirs. I've also been doing lots...
If anyone's hovering near a keyboard, I'm in the #BlueRoom channel on magicstar.net -- you can get there with any IRC client. I'll be there for the next hour...
... Great! Well, it's a vague question :) The weekly campaign chugs along ... I'm actually a _player_ in it right now, which is cool. One of the die-hard...
I was just working my way through Sue Grafton's Q is for Quarry (just came out in paperback) when I remembered a question that I had for you. The PI business...
... Fly From Evil goes in from the ground up with the assumption that the ideal private eye RPG campaign is a 2-player or 3-player campaign, and all of the ...
Considering all of the projects you have going on, I understand that you are a busy man. However, those of us eagerly awaiting Fly From Evil (ok, maybe it's...
... Sure, no harm in being vague and infuriating :) Basically, the only thing holding up Fly From Evil from what I assume will be the final blindtest round is...
... Oh wow! I want every single adventure you've run as an adventure seed in the final book! I mean it. Thanks for the update, I just can't await it! Andre...
Hi, I just wondered if it was possible to add an appendix that is a hand-out to introduce players to the genre. I think I've succeeded in making my players...
... In one form or another, nearly all of them will squeak in ... the adventure-design material will be pretty extensive. SOME of them, though ... Well, as in...
... The viewing list, really, will be the most useful tool in that regard. Just sit the group down with some munchies and a copy of one of the key genre films...
http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/ffe-faq.htm I've done a few relatively minor spiffs to the FAQ page, adding a line here and there and clarifying one or two...
A correspondent wrote this morning asking me what boiled down to: "The FAQ says FFE won't be much for doing the Shadow, but what about the early Batman?" I...
Somebody on RPGnet asked about RPGs where non-lethal attacks are as effective as lethal attacks, and of course that put me in mind of Fly From Evil, so I...
... damage about ... if ... moved ... Which means a ... without ... I loved the "blind hit points" mechanics in other games (like UA) because they added...
... Yeah, we used to use 'em in AD&D and then Call of Cthulhu in our games in North Carolina; they're a good thing but - of course - an extra bookkeeping step....
It's April, so you know what that means. No? Really, no? Guess I don't make much of an impression. Anyway, make with the quarterly update, SJR, and I won't bug...
... Well, in the local campaign, the players are currently playing their characters' girlfriends, rescuing their regular characters from evil lawyers. I'd say...
Can't let May get by us without a word from young Master Ross. We had an update in early April, and now it's late May... So what's the good (here's hoping)...
... I think quarterly would be best for these things :) If your wallet is _very_ healthy, hop a plane to Dallas and book a room and con badge at A-Kon. I'll be...
I could swear it wasn't that long ago that I has doing this, but I can't let you off the hook for a quarter. So here we go... 1. I absolutely loved Caravel....
... Glad to hear it! I'm very proud of it; the Pepper's all cozy for me. :) ... In more ways than one, yeah. There are a couple of points on which Caravel is...
Hi. Recently discovered your site, and found much of interest. I'm now eagerly anticipating the release of Fly From Evil. I was just wondering one thing....
... It wouldn't be a hardboiled game without the rural gangsters, to be sure, and Fly From Evil touches on both the historical facts about rural gangsterism...
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