Happy Birthday '04!

[Lxndr]

Happy birthday Forge!

Oh, and... first non-moderator post of the year!

[Jeph]

Missed this last time around. Not this year!

And happy birthday!
--Jeff

[C. Edwards]

Yeah, Happy Birthday and all that. Now where's the icecream!?

-Chris

[joshua neff]

Happy birthday, Forge!

[Ben Lehman]

For she's a jolly good forum
for she's a jolly good forum
for she's a jolly good fo---rum!
which nobody can deny!

yrs--
--Ben

P.S.  (I assume, like ships of the fleet, we use the female pronoun, but I admit doubt.)

[Lxndr]

And chocolate cake!

More seriously, I'd like to thank the Forge for being present over the past year or so, and even earlier, 'cause it's been a really wonderful and inviting place for game design.  Without it, I don't think Fastlane would've been created, and I know for sure that Snowball wouldn't have been created (and even if it had been, it wouldn't have made it into an rpg anthology).  Not to mention the other games I've been tinkering with while waiting for Fastlane to be printed, and (possibly) my own Forge forum.

And without The Forge, I don't think indie-netgaming would've been founded, and as that's how I eventually talked myself into registering, I would not have been exposed to most of the games I bought in the last year.  Or had so much fun at GenCon '03, at the Forge booth.

So, happy birthday, and may you have many more.

[Shreyas Sampat]

Happy birthday!

[clehrich]

Hippy pappy thuthdy bthuthda, or however he spelled it.

Seriously, though, ice cream and cake?  When did everyone get so sweet and proper around here?  Next it's going to be tea and little cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off.  Myself, I'm working on beer and the odd shot as a chaser.  If you eat too much, it just takes up space that could be properly used for alcohol, you know?

[C. Edwards]

Hey, I had a Guinness for breakfast and now I want some icecream! Give me some B&J and then it WILL be a Happy Birthday. :)

-Chris

[Daniel Solis]

Happy birthday, Forge! :)

[Lance D. Allen]

Harpy Berthday, Forge.

[Brian Leybourne]

Yeah, happy 3rd, Forge.

Here's to many many more...

Brian.

[BPetroff93]

For she's a jolly good forum
for she's a jolly good forum
for she's a jolly good fo---rum!
which nobody can deny!

Whoah!  The Forge is now officially a she!  Somehow that changes things in my mind!  Considering how much time I've spent here lately perhaps I shouldn't tell my girlfriend

[Emily Care]

Before the forum closes, just wanted to add my wishes:

Happy Birthday Forge!
Thanks so much, Ron & Clint, & Mike and everyone who writes and reads and discusses.  

The role-playing world is a better place for it all.

peace,
Emily

[Rich Forest]

Also here to get the birthday wishes in before we run out of time--

Happy Birthday, Forge!

Rich