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	1. On the first turn, each player writes an entry for the letter 'A'. You come up with the name of the entry, and you write 100-200 words on the subject. At the end of the article, you sign your name, and make two citations to other entries in the encyclopedia. These citations will be phantoms -- their names exist, but their content will get filled in only on the appropriate turn. No letter can have more entries than the number of players, either, so all citations made on the first turn have to start with non-A letters.		1. On the first turn, each player writes an entry for the letter 'A'. You come up with the name of the entry, and you write 100-200 words on the subject. At the end of the article, you sign your name, and make two citations to other entries in the encyclopedia. These citations will be phantoms -- their names exist, but their content will get filled in only on the appropriate turn. No letter can have more entries than the number of players, either, so all citations made on the first turn have to start with non-A letters.

	2. On the second and subsequent turns, you continue to write entries for B, C, D and so on. However, you need to make three citations. One must be a reference to an already-written entry, and ~~<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mycaal.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">loan modification]~~ two must be to unwritten entries. (On the 25th and 26th turns, you only need to cite one and zero phantom entries, respectively, because there won't be enough phantom entries, otherwise.)		2. On the second and subsequent turns, you continue to write entries for B, C, D and so on. However, you need to make three citations. One must be a reference to an already-written entry, and two must be to unwritten entries. (On the 25th and 26th turns, you only need to cite one and zero phantom entries, respectively, because there won't be enough phantom entries, otherwise.)

	It's an academic sin to cite yourself, you can never cite an entry you've written. (OOC, this forces the players to intertwingle their entries, so that everybody depends on everyone else's facts.) Incidentally, once you run out of empty slots, obviously you can only cite the phantom slots.		It's an academic sin to cite yourself, you can never cite an entry you've written. (OOC, this forces the players to intertwingle their entries, so that everybody depends on everyone else's facts.) Incidentally, once you run out of empty slots, obviously you can only cite the phantom slots.

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	1. On the first turn, each player writes an entry for the letter 'A'. You come up with the name of the entry, and you write 100-200 words on the subject. At the end of the article, you sign your name, and make two citations to other entries in the encyclopedia. These citations will be phantoms -- their names exist, but their content will get filled in only on the appropriate turn. No letter can have more entries than the number of players, either, so all citations made on the first turn have to start with non-A letters.		1. On the first turn, each player writes an entry for the letter 'A'. You come up with the name of the entry, and you write 100-200 words on the subject. At the end of the article, you sign your name, and make two citations to other entries in the encyclopedia. These citations will be phantoms -- their names exist, but their content will get filled in only on the appropriate turn. No letter can have more entries than the number of players, either, so all citations made on the first turn have to start with non-A letters.

	2. On the second and subsequent turns, you continue to write entries for B, C, D and so on. However, you need to make three citations. One must be a reference to an already-written entry, and two must be to unwritten entries. (On the 25th and 26th turns, you only need to cite one and zero phantom entries, respectively, because there won't be enough phantom entries, otherwise.)		2. On the second and subsequent turns, you continue to write entries for B, C, D and so on. However, you need to make three citations. One must be a reference to an already-written entry, and <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mycaal.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">loan modification] two must be to unwritten entries. (On the 25th and 26th turns, you only need to cite one and zero phantom entries, respectively, because there won't be enough phantom entries, otherwise.)

	It's an academic sin to cite yourself, you can never cite an entry you've written. (OOC, this forces the players to intertwingle their entries, so that everybody depends on everyone else's facts.) Incidentally, once you run out of empty slots, obviously you can only cite the phantom slots.		It's an academic sin to cite yourself, you can never cite an entry you've written. (OOC, this forces the players to intertwingle their entries, so that everybody depends on everyone else's facts.) Incidentally, once you run out of empty slots, obviously you can only cite the phantom slots.

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	This was originally on "The 20 x 20 Room" blog, which currently seems to be defunct (or at least inaccessible)--which is why I'm putting a copy here. Fortunately the Internet Archive found it. Enjoy. --[[User:Knockwood\|Lord Knockwood the Mad]] 21:35, 2 March 2007 (PST)		This was originally on "The 20 x 20 Room" blog, which currently seems to be defunct (or at least inaccessible)--which is why I'm putting a copy here. Fortunately the Internet Archive found it. Enjoy. --[[User:Knockwood\|Lord Knockwood the Mad]] 21:35, 2 March 2007 (PST)


	==Lexicon: an RPG==		==Lexicon: an RPG==

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	~~<a href~~="~~http://gqmfswhf.com~~"~~>regfsfae</~~a> ~~mapprjwf http://azhyljnk~~.~~com zrdxxodh pwjotaxy~~ [~~URL=http~~:~~//uekryabq.com~~]~~vedhitkw[/URL~~]		==The original Lexicon post==

			This was originally on "The 20 x 20 Room" blog, which currently seems to be defunct (or at least inaccessible)--which is why I'm putting a copy here. Fortunately the Internet Archive found it. Enjoy. --[[User:Knockwood\|Lord Knockwood the Mad]] 21:35, 2 March 2007 (PST)

	==Lexicon: an RPG==		==Lexicon: an RPG==
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	Posted by: RiP at Mar 29, 2006 4:13:08 PM ~~[URL=http://yjhuvnis.com]nipdwgbt[/URL] <a href="http://pulismzs.com">xhxtmhww</a> hrqgyqjb http://pcpjttkj.com ytywehxp mtukxvvr~~		Posted by: RiP at Mar 29, 2006 4:13:08 PM

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	Posted by: RiP at Mar 29, 2006 4:13:08 PM		Posted by: RiP at Mar 29, 2006 4:13:08 PM [URL=http://yjhuvnis.com]nipdwgbt[/URL] <a href="http://pulismzs.com">xhxtmhww</a> hrqgyqjb http://pcpjttkj.com ytywehxp mtukxvvr

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	=~~=The original Lexicon post==~~		<a href="http://gqmfswhf.com">regfsfae</a> mapprjwf http://azhyljnk.com zrdxxodh pwjotaxy [URL=http://uekryabq.com]vedhitkw[/URL]

	~~This was originally on~~ "~~The 20 x 20 Room~~" ~~blog, which currently seems to be defunct (or at least inaccessible)--which is why I'm putting~~ a ~~copy here.~~ ~~Fortunately the Internet Archive found it~~. ~~Enjoy. --~~[~~[User~~:~~Knockwood\|Lord Knockwood the Mad~~]] ~~21:35, 2 March 2007 (PST)~~

	==Lexicon: an RPG==		==Lexicon: an RPG==

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	This was originally on "The 20 x 20 Room" blog, which currently seems to be defunct (or at least inaccessible)--which is why I'm putting a copy here. Fortunately the Internet Archive found it. Enjoy. --[[User:Knockwood\|Lord Knockwood the Mad]] 21:35, 2 March 2007 (PST)		This was originally on "The 20 x 20 Room" blog, which currently seems to be defunct (or at least inaccessible)--which is why I'm putting a copy here. Fortunately the Internet Archive found it. Enjoy. --[[User:Knockwood\|Lord Knockwood the Mad]] 21:35, 2 March 2007 (PST)

			Original post viewable [https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213627/http://www.20by20room.com/2003/11/lexicon_an_rpg.html via The Internet Archive].

	==Lexicon: an RPG==		==Lexicon: an RPG==
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	Posted by Neel Krishnaswami on November 20, 2003 at 08:43 PM		Posted by Neel Krishnaswami on November 20, 2003 at 08:43 PM

	Here's a little roleplaying game that I've been toying with. I call it the Lexicon rpg, in honor of its inspiration, Milorad Pavic's Dictionary of the Khazars.		Here's a little roleplaying game that I've been toying with. I call it the ''Lexicon'' rpg, in honor of its inspiration, Milorad Pavic's ''[http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0239.html Dictionary of the Khazars]''.

	The basic idea is that each player takes on the role of a scholar, from before scholarly pursuits became professionalized (or possibly after they ceased to be). You are cranky, opinionated, prejudiced and eccentric. You are also collaborating with a number of your peers -- the other players -- on the construction of an encyclopedia describing some historical period (possibly of a fantastic world).		The basic idea is that each player takes on the role of a scholar, from before scholarly pursuits became professionalized (or possibly after they ceased to be). You are cranky, opinionated, prejudiced and eccentric. You are also collaborating with a number of your peers -- the other players -- on the construction of an encyclopedia describing some historical period (possibly of a fantastic world).
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	4. This little game will probably play best on a wiki, and it should take a month or so to play to completion. At the end of it, you'll have a highly-hyperlinked document that details a nice little piece of collaborative world-building.		4. This little game will probably play best on a wiki, and it should take a month or so to play to completion. At the end of it, you'll have a highly-hyperlinked document that details a nice little piece of collaborative world-building.

	The owner of the wiki should set the general subject of the Lexicon. I suggest that he or she make use of the technique of "open reference" when describing the historical period: "You are all revisionist scholars from the Paleotechnic Era arguing about how the Void Ghost Rebellion led to the overthrow of the cyber-gnostic theocracy and the establishment of the Third Republic." What a cyber-gnostic theocracy is, or what happened to the first two republics, or what the Paleotechnic Era is are all unknown -- they are named to specifically to evoke a mood and inspire the other players' creativity. (This is an idea which I've first seen in fully articulated form in the character creation rules for Robin Laws's Hero Wars game.)		The owner of the wiki should set the general subject of the Lexicon. I suggest that he or she make use of the technique of "open reference" when describing the historical period: "You are all revisionist scholars from the Paleotechnic Era arguing about how the Void Ghost Rebellion led to the overthrow of the cyber-gnostic theocracy and the establishment of the Third Republic." What a cyber-gnostic theocracy is, or what happened to the first two republics, or what the Paleotechnic Era is are all unknown -- they are named to specifically to evoke a mood and inspire the other players' creativity. (This is an idea which I've first seen in fully articulated form in the character creation rules for Robin Laws's ''Hero Wars'' game.)

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	Posted by: Jere at Dec 19, 2003 10:47:51 AM		Posted by: Jere at Dec 19, 2003 10:47:51 AM
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	Lexicon of the Second Age is coming along nicely. Lexicon is a lot of fun, very much in the tradition of the letter game, but its not an RPG, but then I didn't expect it to be, no matter what Neel labelled it as. But, as a tool I find it to be very good for world building, a different experience from a traditional letter game, but still quite fun and worthwhile. While we're only up to C its an experience I envision doing again. The nice thing about it, in opposition to a letter game, is that it doesn't take much of a time commitement.		Lexicon of the Second Age is coming along nicely. Lexicon is a lot of fun, very much in the tradition of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20050424071912/http://en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/Letter_game letter game], but its not an RPG, but then I didn't expect it to be, no matter what Neel labelled it as. But, as a tool I find it to be very good for world building, a different experience from a traditional letter game, but still quite fun and worthwhile. While we're only up to C its an experience I envision doing again. The nice thing about it, in opposition to a letter game, is that it doesn't take much of a time commitement.

	There's some further commentary by the various participants on the Discussion Page.		There's some further commentary by the various participants on the Discussion Page.
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	Hey, Jere,		Hey, Jere,

	Is it me, or does the Letter Game, as written, seem similar to that De Profundis RPG that came out a year or two ago (sans the horror, of course)?		Is it me, or does the Letter Game, as written, seem similar to that [https://web.archive.org/web/20060211230316/http://www.chaosium.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=108 De Profundis] RPG that came out a year or two ago (sans the horror, of course)?

	Posted by: IMAGinES at Apr 14, 2004 2:09:37 AM		Posted by: IMAGinES at Apr 14, 2004 2:09:37 AM
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	Posted by: Casuistry at Apr 21, 2005 2:47:10 PM		Posted by: Casuistry at Apr 21, 2005 2:47:10 PM
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	Yeah, plus the first edit on his wiki dates to August 6th, 2004, which is some time after the November 20, 2003 date on this page.		Yeah, plus the [https://web.archive.org/web/20060210191336/http://gamegrene.com/wiki/?title=Main_Page&diff=0&oldid=1 first edit on his wiki] dates to August 6th, 2004, which is some time after the November 20, 2003 date on this page.

	No harm, no foul: this just got linked on Metafilter, so I can see why Eric would think this is a new page. I appreciate the Metafilter poster taking the time to track down the original source, assuming he or she got the Gamegrene link from Boing Boing.		No harm, no foul: this just got linked on [https://www.metafilter.com/41400/A-Wiki-RPG Metafilter], so I can see why Eric would think this is a new page. I appreciate the Metafilter poster taking the time to track down the original source, assuming he or she got the Gamegrene link from Boing Boing.

	And thanks for dropping by, MeFites!		And thanks for dropping by, MeFites!
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	Posted by: Carrie at Jan 13, 2006 12:35:13 PM		Posted by: Carrie at Jan 13, 2006 12:35:13 PM
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	hi carrie (& others), I'm about to start a game of post-apocalyptic Lexicon for a campus gaming group, if anyone wants to join in (just waiting for the freshers to settle in and get network access :)		hi carrie (& others), I'm about to start [http://claws.za.net/wikiarchive/LexiconRubble/LexiconRubble?from=TheTome.LexiconRubble a game of post-apocalyptic Lexicon] for a campus gaming group, if anyone wants to join in (just waiting for the freshers to settle in and get network access :)

	we'll include a reference of any rules tweaks made		we'll include a reference of any rules tweaks made