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3/19/2012 My Precious: What is the biggest hole that needs to be filled in the RPG industry?
Hi all. Longtime lurker, first post. I hope this is the appropriate forum for this topic. What, in your opinion, is the biggest hole in the RPG market? When I…
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Participants: My Precious, Ron Edwards, Pelgrane, davidberg, tymotzues, jerry, dindenver.


3/19/2012 tymotzues: Crossing the Bridge without feeding the Trolls
So Ron finally found my post a home (thanks Ron) and I've got a lot to get off my chest, but some quick background first. Over 30 years ago I…
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Participants: tymotzues, Ron Edwards, davidberg, guildofblades.


3/19/2012 arscott: Announcing PolyPrize -- an independent game design competition
Hi everyone.  I thought you'd like to know about the game design competition our convention is holding this year. The rules are below, and I'd be happy to answer any…
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Participants: arscott.


3/16/2012 kensanata: One Page Dungeon Contest 2012
[b][url=http://campaignwiki.org/wiki/DungeonMaps/One_Page_Dungeon_Contest_2012]One Page Dungeon Contest 2012[/url][/b]! [b]Dates[/b]: Submission [b]deadline is April 30[/b], 0:00 GMT (Monday evening). If you live West of Greenwich, you will have to send in your submission a…
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Participants: kensanata.


2/29/2012 Escova12: Getting a Job at a RPG Company (Looking for recommendations)
Hi all,   I am an avid, long time gamer. For a while now, I have been realizing that I would like to make rpg creation, promotion, and such an…
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Participants: Escova12, hansel, Eero Tuovinen, Pelgrane, Finarvyn, Elizabeth, Ghostlight Games.


2/29/2012 New Fire: Need crowd funding advice and examples to follow
Hello, everyone! My name is Jason and I am an indie game developer working on a game called New Fire. It's a fantasy RPG set in a world inspired by…
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Participants: New Fire, Mike Sugarbaker.


2/25/2012 Otsego: OGL?
Hello there, I'm just a guy looking to develop a P&P RPG, and right now I'm curious about the Open Gaming Licence that WOTC has. I've read the thing, and…
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Participants: Otsego, Justin Halliday, dindenver, robobot, BunniRabbi, jerry.


2/14/2012 Ben Lehman: [ANIMAL CRIME] Shipping out boxed sets + webcomic
Hi folks! I just released a new game, ANIMAL CRIME, which I'm doing a lot of new publishing things with, from its origin on Kickstarter to producing a boxed set…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen, reaction, hansel.


2/5/2012 JMendes: [Solar System] Agora - A home-brew Space Opera setting
Hey, fellas, :) (Cross-posted from Story Games.) It's been a long (looooong) time since I've posted here, and even when I was active, I was never all that well-known, but…
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Participants: JMendes.


2/2/2012 Certified: Beyond Drive Thru
So, it's been a while since I posted but I'm finally gearing up for the launch of Fractured Kingdom (http://www.fk.housedok.com/) and 'm wondering what the pros and cons of going…
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Participants: Certified, Eero Tuovinen.


2/1/2012 Justin Halliday: RPG Monster Art Kickstarter drive
Just a quick heads-up to all you guys out there who are working on your own fantasy role-playing systems. There's a kickstarter funding drive up right now to create a…
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Participants: Justin Halliday.


1/10/2012 dindenver: [Steampunk Crescendo] Out on a limb
So,   I just purchased an ISBN for Steampunk Crescendo.   Within a week it will be available for purchase.   The questions I have is, how do I market…
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Participants: dindenver, davidberg, Dan Maruschak, Eero Tuovinen.


12/13/2011 ajso: Bandello - We love indies
I've haven't been able to find a good spot to post this, so mod feel free to give me the boot :) To all game developers out there, here’s a…
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Participants: ajso, Ron Edwards, Bret Gillan.


12/12/2011 higgins: Publishing Company?
Hi all! I have bunch of self-publishing questions. First, I see a lot of indie-games published under company names. Heck, even The Forge is full of company-titled subforums. 1. What's…
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Participants: higgins, Ron Edwards, Chris_Chinn.


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.


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.


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.


11/10/2011 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.


11/10/2011 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.


11/3/2011 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.


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4/9/2012 robobot: d20 3pp dead?
Hello, Has d20 3pp gone the way of the dodo? I've got my first 3pp supplement in the wings, but my partner and I suddenly find ourselves asking whether or…
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Participants: robobot, greyorm.


4/21/2012 harpy: RPG Crowdfunding - What a year and 150 projects brings to light
A friend suggested I come over to the Forge and post about some work I've been doing for the last month... In my own quest to do a Kickstarter I…
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Participants: harpy, Miskatonic, David Artman, Frank Tarcikowski, Lex Mandrake.


5/3/2012 Calithena: Public Domain/Free for Commercial Use Initials?
I am wondering if any of you know of or can link me to any. Thanks for any help you can provide. "Initials" in the sense I mean are the…
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Participants: Calithena, David Artman, Eero Tuovinen, kensanata.


5/17/2012 daranp: Artists and Illustrators
After trying Elfwood, deviantart and other such sites, I ended up purchasing stock photography for use in the ParaSpace Core Rules. Scenes from the Mall (my first supplement) is now…
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Participants: daranp, pixel punk.


5/23/2012 sliberty: Indie RPG reviewers
We're self publishing Forsooth http://spoiledflushgames.com/games/forsooth/(a product of Game Chef 2011, the Shakespeare year), and want to get review copies out to a few good reviewers. Who are your go-to…
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Participants: sliberty, Emily Care.


5/25/2012 BunniRabbi: Publishing for existing lines
Does anyone know the legality issues surrounding publishing supplements for existing games?  I was thinking about creating a naval supplement for tabletop wargame.  I'll be trying to sell it to…
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Participants: BunniRabbi, Grigori, guildofblades.


5/27/2012 Grigori: Laws, laws, crap, more crap, and then more laws...
Question:  Do you have to have an EIN, an LLC, and a business license to sell your game (download) on-line? According to my local, county, and state governments, I can't…
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Participants: Grigori, Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades.


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