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7/11/2011 Aberzanzorax: Books or sites describing/reviewing indie rpgs?
I asked this on ENworld here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/308536-books-sites-describing-reviewing-indie-rpgs.html But the folks there said that the real experts on indie rpgs might be here or at rpg.net...so I'm asking here. I'm a…
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Participants: Aberzanzorax, buffaloraven, Jason Pitre.

7/11/2011 Vulpinoid: [FUBAR] Expanding on a free game with low cost supplements
For over 12 months now, I've had my game FUBAR available to the public. In this time I've had almost 2000 downloads of the game (split between the basic version…
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Participants: Vulpinoid.

7/9/2011 Tazio Bettin: Orphan artwork in search for home
Hi everyone. I was doodling some Mignola-inspired artwork last day and came up with this picture: http://sunamori.deviantart.com/#/d3lh5oq I thought "hey, this might work for some RPG artwork, maybe a cover..."…
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Participants: Tazio Bettin, buffaloraven.

7/8/2011 clausbo: [Crimson Exodus] Tips for promoting a roleplaying game
Ok, so I've published my second roleplaying related book, and my first fully fledged roleplaying game, but how in the name of the Empress do I get the word out?…
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Participants: clausbo, Vulpinoid, Mike Sugarbaker, ADGBoss, Hailen.

7/6/2011 Ben Lehman: Artist Recommendation: Kevin Moore
Since Mud Dragon is finally in print and shipped, I wanted to recommend to you all the artist that I used: <a href="http://incontemptcomics.com/">Kevin Moore.</a> For anything that needs a cartoony…
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Participants: Ben Lehman.

7/1/2011 John Michael Crovis: Crowd-Sourced RPG Development - Has it been done successfully?
I'm rather new to open-content gaming, and I've been seriously considering the impact Wikis could have on game design. I've tried to find games that were designed in this manner,…
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Participants: John Michael Crovis, Mike Sugarbaker, Nathan P., pells.

6/28/2011 DDG_Brian: PDF file security
Hello, this is my first post here. I've been a lurker for a short while. What has been your experience with PDF security? If I were to sell a PDF…
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Participants: DDG_Brian, Mike Sugarbaker, lumpley, pawsplay, reaction, Thunder_God, Richard, Ron Edwards, Aisha Bennett, tymotzues, Finarvyn.

6/27/2011 drkrash: Translations of Game into New Language
One of my game's fans has become an informal associate of mine; he did editing and development work for a supplement, but was paid only in his listing in the…
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Participants: drkrash, ODDin, Ron Edwards.

6/14/2011 sackodragons: Untitled
Hey everyone, Have been playing since 94' and this I have to admit is my first forum post on any rpg site! Kicked grade school's ass, destroyed college and now…
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Participants: sackodragons, hix, Ron Edwards, ODDin.

6/9/2011 Jbmannon: Boarsdraft Playtest Available
Boarsdraft is a game where you play teen witches and wizards trying to make friends, learn spells and pass classes while evil tries to destroy your school, friends, and life. …
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Participants: Jbmannon, Hailen, Ron Edwards.

6/7/2011 ODDin: [Project Dreamland] Looking for playtesters
Project Dreamland is a role-playing game I've been working on with a good friend of mine for about two years now, and now we're looking for playtesters. What Is Project…
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Participants: ODDin.

6/4/2011 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria is Go!
Beta release version 1.0 is available for purchase and download from the Stregoneria website:- www.stregoneriarpg.com Please note the following points before considering purchasing:- 1) The website does not allow for…
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Participants: Stregheria Games.

5/21/2011 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria RPG Released May 30th 2011.
A while back Ron said i could announce the arrival of my game here. I realise that this is not a site purely for advertising one's product, so anyone that…
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Participants: Stregheria Games, Mike Sugarbaker.

5/18/2011 Seamus: Ink Density Problem for Lightning Source
Hello, I have a problem with one of our covers which will be printed using lightning source. They changed their total ink coverage (also heard this called ink density) to…
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Participants: Seamus, Vulpinoid, Artanis, Eero Tuovinen.

5/15/2011 ChristianAndersson: Music for RPG Games: New Epic/Trailer/In-Game
Hi Guys, Here's an up-front-no-fake-voice short heads up for my available RPG-style music, for licensing, 40€ - 200€ per song. Latest RPG project - Main Title Track for Abydos Online…
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Participants: ChristianAndersson, Ron Edwards, Artanis, Seamus, Stregheria Games.

5/12/2011 Vulpinoid: [FUBAR] Director's Cut Now Available
[size=15pt][b][url=http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=91382&filters=0_0_0_0&free=1]FUBAR Director's Cut[/url] [/b][/size] To the many of you who have downloaded my game FUBAR (and the few of you who have offered constructive criticism and useful feedback), I have…
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Participants: Vulpinoid.

5/3/2011 Ben: Online PDF Retailers (who did what and why?)
As the time of publication draws near, I find myself in a quandary about which online store (I have a short list of them) to go with. I was curious…
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Participants: Ben, Pelgrane, Davik of Kent.

4/28/2011 Brazen Saint: Kickstarter: Invulnerable RPG
My super hero roleplaying game, Invulnerable RPG, is written and in playtesting now.  You can have a look for yourself at my site http://www.imperfekt-industrees.com/ or see the game on Scribd…
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Participants: Brazen Saint, Zala.

4/28/2011 MatrixGamer: Cool news about Engle Matrix Games and the Australian Army
Just got word on Facebook that there is a professional article on how the Australian Army is using Engle Matrix Games. Very cool. <A HREF="http://www.dodccrp.org/html4/journal_v4n3.html">Link</A>
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Participants: MatrixGamer, Ron Edwards.

4/27/2011 daranp: Getting reviews
Hi all, I've been a lurker around here for quite some time now and, firstly, just want to say thanks to everybody that takes the time to write up all…
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Participants: daranp, CSBone, Tokala, Zala, Ben, Mike Sugarbaker, Hailen, Seamus, Ron Edwards.

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7/13/2011 Sp4m: Repost: Evil High: Would-be Supervillains, in High School
This post was originally placed in Game Dev. This is the more appropriate place. I do not know how to delete the original, otherwise I would. ... Hello World! www.evil-high.com…
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Participants: Sp4m, Mike Sugarbaker.

7/15/2011 Nalanthi: [Broken Sky] How to acquire art.
Hello Everyone, this is my first post here.  Sometime in the last few years I seem to have accidentally founded an indie gaming company.  We are starting into the layout…
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Participants: Nalanthi, Vulpinoid, Ron Edwards.

7/16/2011 bovinata: Online and mobile publishing tool - looking for thoughts and testers
Hi all, I've been programming a tool to write single-player RPGs and was wondering if anyone's had any experience in the arena. Basically the way it works, you can type…
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Participants: bovinata, Hailen, knighterd77, happysmellyfish, lumpley.

8/8/2011 Paolo D.: Math resources for dice probabilities
Hi guys, actually I'm designing a game with lots of d6. To do some "fine tuning" at the design table, I might need a resource that enable me to easily…
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Participants: Paolo D., baxil, Thunder_God, Eero Tuovinen.

8/11/2011 Chaos Trip Studios: Altered Earth 4E
Chaos Trip Studios is thrilled to announce the first release of our 4E science fiction project, Altered Earth. Altered Earth is a role-playing game of high energy battles and thrilling…
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Participants: Chaos Trip Studios, Ron Edwards.

8/28/2011 Ron Edwards: Do you have a new publication? Then read here first
This is not an advertising site. This is a discussion site. Do not arrive here and post to announce a new publication. Your post will be removed instantly to the…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/8/2011 Seamus: Getting New Fonts
I use Indesign CS4 and need to get some new fonts (the standard fonts just aren't cutting it). But have never purchased fonts before. I checked out something called Font…
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Participants: Seamus, Kyles Games, Richard, Ron Edwards.

9/10/2011 Vulpinoid: The Goblin Tarot
As a start to a new roleplaying world that I've been developing for the past two years, I've decided to release a tarot deck to reveal some insight into the…
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Participants: Vulpinoid.

9/25/2011 Sebastian: Importing to the UK (Customs and Freight)
I'm going to import several hundred decks of cards from India to the UK. I have no idea what I'm supposed to look out for. Can someone help me? If…
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Participants: Sebastian, Eero Tuovinen, Miskatonic.

10/3/2011 Cedric: Work in progress publication question
Dear Forgies, I've been making progress on a RPG since a couple of years. Now that it truly begins to take form, I've started exchanging ideas on this very forum.…
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Participants: Cedric, Eero Tuovinen, Thriff.

10/5/2011 BadgerTemplar: Some RPG pre-release questions
Hey all, I am working on preparing a new RPG for release and I have some questions to sound out. The RPG is called Lefrin the Role Playing Game, and…
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Participants: BadgerTemplar, Cedric.

10/12/2011 CorvusE: Story Through Gameplay
After running RPG campaigns for nearly 20 years, exclusively using my own systems, I've spent the last three years turning my homebrew into something I feel confident enough in to…
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Participants: CorvusE, Ron Edwards.

10/26/2011 MLT: Dark Sci-Fi Illustrations: Capturing the Mood
For the last two years I and my business partner have been developing an RPG called Cold & Dark. It's a gritty sci-fi game with a lot of horror elements.…
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Participants: MLT, MercenaryX, epweissengruber.

10/27/2011 epweissengruber: Crowdfunding, from the Computer Gaming Industry
I have seen the kickstarter method work well. But this article suggest ways to integrate fundraising with promotion. http://tinyurl.com/3fgp2q8 Hope it is of use.
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Participants: epweissengruber.

11/3/2011 Flop The Clown: Need Help With My Indie Game
Hello, im new here and ill just get to the point... Im in the process of developing a RPG, i have a website, most rules worked out, a couple of…
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Participants: Flop The Clown, Eero Tuovinen.

11/10/2011 cwaldo39: Bringing 3D characters to life
Have you guys ever heard of 3D printing? Basically, artists can create 3D models, and they can be printed into real figurines made out of lots of materials, from ABS…
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Participants: cwaldo39, Ron Edwards.

11/10/2011 cwaldo39: Software for simple 3D characters?
I'm not too much of a 3D artist, I'm more of a coder, but I was thinking about adding another skill to my arsenal. I'm looking to create 3D characters…
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Participants: cwaldo39, Ross Cowman, Marshall Burns, kensanata, Lynn.

11/13/2011 Bradshaw: Health Quest - My Adventure in Self-Publishing
Folks: So one day I got totally fed up with being out of shape. I thought, "I know what to do, but I can't stay motivated to do it. There…
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Participants: Bradshaw, Ron Edwards, guildofblades.

11/23/2011 Some Gamer666: How similar is too similar?
Hey all, I'm new to the site and have just been lurking for the past few days.  Now, however, I do have a question regarding game mechanics or "system".  But…
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Participants: Some Gamer666, Ron Edwards, guildofblades.

12/3/2011 Illetizgerg: Any use of LaTeX for self-publishing?
This is my first post in a while (I believe years), so I apologize if this topic is misplaced. I was curious if anyone uses LaTeX for document preparation, and…
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Participants: Illetizgerg, Artanis, kensanata, zwrench.

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