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7/4/2006 Nick: [Mountain Witch] Eight Person Session
So, about two months ago I moved back to my  home town for summer. My first few weeks here saw a number of failed attempts to put a Mountain Witch…
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Participants: Nick, Ron Edwards.

7/3/2006 lumpley: [DitV] I should stop getting my friends shot
...Because this most recent time, it was scary. They both lived, but if there hadn't been a big, excellent midwife nearby they'd both be dead now, and it'd be all…
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Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Noon, Parthenia, Meguey.

7/1/2006 Gaerik: [TSOY] The very first session
Last night, I got together with 3 friends and played The Shadow of Yesterday for the first time.  Overall things went very well and there were a few questions that…
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Participants: Gaerik, TonyLB, Doyce, zmook.

6/30/2006 droog: [HQ] Dark Ages - The storm gathers
Tonight we played the third session of our Dark Ages HQ game, and I realised that I'm just starting to get a good handle on what I'm actually doing. There…
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Participants: droog, sebastianz, beingfrank.

6/29/2006 Ron Edwards: [D&D 3.0/3.5] At long last, a dungeon
Here are the previous threads' links: The kid two houses down Skill combat and blood drinking Spells and swords: fight! Undead, real…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, kalyptein, Ben Lehman, r_donato, Melinglor, Precious Villain, James_Nostack, rafial, Roger, greyorm, Paul T, Mark Woodhouse, zmook.

6/25/2006 Melinglor: [Over the Edge] Bangs or Wimpers?
So it's been rather a while since I ran my OTE game. In fact, this AP (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19018.msg200097#msg200097) was almost the last session. We have a huge group; something like 11…
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Participants: Melinglor, zmook, Web_Weaver, Ron Edwards.

6/23/2006 thwaak: The most enjoyable experiences I've had [LONG]
In response to a suggestion here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20199.0 I offer the following play examples in hopes of finding some indie RPGs that facilitate this kind of fun. In general, I like…
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Participants: thwaak, Ron Edwards, Storn, TonyLB, Valamir, Noon, contracycle, cydmab, zmook.

6/20/2006 Ron Edwards: [D&D 3.0/3.5] Undead, real dead
Dan and Christopher and I met for a brief D&D session last week, which I was thinking might lay the groundwork for the end of the adventure. To review, the…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Paka, ffilz, Roger, Gaerik, James_Nostack, greyorm, Precious Villain, Aaron, Tommi Brander, UffeThorsen, Storn, Melinglor, Ben Lehman, Sydney Freedberg, Bankuei, Noon, buzz, Calithena, demiurgeastaroth.

6/20/2006 greyorm: [D&D With the Kids] You have your good days...
...and you have your bad days. I'm sorry to report this last session was one of the latter, and this is going to be relatively short. You'll see why. We…
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Participants: greyorm, komradebob, Noon, Meguey, Tony Irwin.

6/20/2006 moogle17: How to Convert from AD&D 2nd ed. to D&D 3-3.5
I am starting this post to learn and I shall elaberate on the campaign over time.  It is a great world created by J.D. my brother in law.  I myself…
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Participants: moogle17, Tommi Brander, Miskatonic, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Aaron, Roger.

6/20/2006 xjermx: [TSoY] the Forest King
This was my first TSoY game.  I'd convinced a couple of friends to gather so I could demo/try/play the system.  I was going to have three players, but one was…
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Participants: xjermx, Sydney Freedberg, Twobirds.

6/17/2006 Claudia Cangini: [DitV] Some observations about Haven Branch
Hello, this AP post is about Haven Branch (posted in http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20149.0) which, incidentally, is the first Town I wrote for DitV. The game lasted several evenings and it seems everybody…
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Participants: Claudia Cangini, lumpley, oliof, Eliarhiman6.

6/17/2006 Filip Luszczyk: Jenga - competitive play switching to cooperative mode
This is not a role-playing AP, but the issue is valid, I think. Jenga. I played it at a convention. The game is incredibly simple and incredibly addictive. Players build…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Thunder_God, Blankshield.

6/16/2006 jburneko: [DitV] The Narrative Wall
Hello, First I have to say that Dogs in the Vineyard is by far the easiest game to GM I have ever played.  The town creation rules are pure gold. …
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Participants: jburneko, Bankuei, Noon, Claudia Cangini.

6/16/2006 lumpley: A funny moment from our Dogs game
J's running. Meg, Julia and I are the players. Meg: So we're agreed, right? We'll all stay back here in this car , get off in a…
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Participants: lumpley, Paka, Ben Lehman, Meguey.

6/16/2006 emaise: Sorcerer Resolution - How I Use It, Why I Love It
Sorcerer's resolution mechanic provides Karma, Drama, and Fortune mixed in just the right proportions to suit my tastes. I view Karma, Drama, and Fortune as "what would happen, "what should…
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Participants: emaise, zmook.

6/15/2006 Matthew Glover: [TSOY] Swashbucklers
So last night was our very first TSOY Swashbucklers game.  It was a blast, even though I didn't get to reveal nearly as much of my preparation as I'd hoped. …
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Participants: Matthew Glover, r_donato.

6/14/2006 inthisstyle: [Trollbabe] A Tragic Misunderstanding
In my regular Friday night group last week the majority of the players cancelled at the last minute, leaving my friend Bill and spouse Krista as the two players available.…
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Participants: inthisstyle, Ron Edwards.

6/14/2006 Iskander: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Blood Opera
I don't think anything particularly startling came out of play (just a load of fun), but the Fauxlack's getting his panties in a bunch, and I drifted a teeny bit,…
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Participants: Iskander, Keith Senkowski, phredd, gaylord500.

6/13/2006 lumpley: Monsters! Monsters!
I played Monsters! Monsters! with Meg and the kids, at Sebastian's request. Okay, so Sebastian's nine, and he's been devouring my game books, and that's cool but also a problem.…
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Participants: lumpley, Meguey.

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7/7/2006 Mr. Sluagh: [PTA] Revelation: Matching Characters to Play Styles
All this time, I thought I wasn't a good roleplayer.  I've been collecting the books and talking on the forums for years, but I've never played much.  Whenever I did,…
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Participants: Mr. Sluagh, Matt Wilson, clair, Gaerik.

7/7/2006 ScottM: [D&D] Sons of Grumsh over the 4th of July weekend
[b]The gathering:[/b] Zach got his grandparent's trailer for the weekend.  Seven of us showed up; Katie and Jonathon, Scott (me) and Jennifer, Zach, Jim (my Dad), and Tony. The goal…
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Participants: ScottM.

7/9/2006 clair: Rookie RPGer...?
[I know I'm probably pissing off all of the pros here... my apologies.] I'm new to the whole serious RPG scene-- I've never been a hardcore player. The only real…
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Participants: clair, TonyLB, r_donato, Gaerik, Ron Edwards.

7/10/2006 Aaron: Bangs and non railroading(TROS)
Yesterday we played our 4th session of Riddle of Steel set in the warhammer world. There are three characters, a former bounty hunter who is a bit religious and conscientious,…
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Participants: Aaron, Ron Edwards, zmook, Paul T, Valamir.

7/10/2006 Quixotica: My little world of role play.
I hope this is the right place to share this. I am happy to find a group of people who have a like-minded goal of building, creating, playing and just…
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Participants: Quixotica, Gaerik, ScottM, Ron Edwards.

7/11/2006 Isbo: [Shab al-Hiri Roach] First time
This weekend I finally managed to get my regular group (3.5 D&D gamers) to try out an Indie game--The Shab al-Hiri Roach. It was actually one of the last sessions…
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Participants: Isbo.

7/12/2006 Lisa Padol: [Sorcerer] Our Eleventh and Final Session
I've posted the write up of our campaign's final Sorcerer session here: http://community.livejournal.com/labcats/16245.html#cutid1 I'll post the post-mortem to my 'blog when I've finished writing it. -Lisa Padol
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Participants: Lisa Padol, jburneko, Andrew Norris.

7/12/2006 Quixotica: Dice Systems (Game Mechanics)
I have played a few different dice-systems and I found the D10 System of White Wolf and the D100 system with Call of Cthulu the easiest systems to play, and…
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Participants: Quixotica, zmook, Glendower, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

7/12/2006 Vaxalon: Heroquest house rules rule!
Okay, so in my tuesday night IRC Heroquest game, I'm using two house rules: Goals -- http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20179 Dogs-like Advancement -- http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19969.0 Based on just a single session of play, I…
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Participants: Vaxalon, Melinglor, sebastianz.

7/13/2006 Tomas HVM: [Autumn of Life] Easy-to-play RPG
As some of you may have discerned there has been a competition of gamedesign in Norway running the two last years. One of the most exciting participants in this competition…
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Participants: Tomas HVM, Paul Czege.

7/13/2006 Doyce: [TSoY] I just ran Freebooters
It's been over a year since I've done any serious gaming, due to a lot of things, but mostly my new daughter.  I come back and the world is all…
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Participants: Doyce, joewolz, Mike Lucas.

7/13/2006 REkz: [PTA] - The Cuckoo's Nest
Gamers, We just played a great game tonight of Prime Time Adventures.  I thought it went great and was quite entertaining.  I approached it exactly as discussed in the book…
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Participants: REkz, Matt Wilson.

7/13/2006 MJGraham: Actions resolved through single or mutliple dice.
Do you prefer systems which require rolling mutiple dice to resolve actions or ones that use a single dice roll, e.g would you rather play a game that required rolling…
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Participants: MJGraham, Tommi Brander, Ron Edwards.

7/14/2006 eruditus: [Mortal Coil] The Path Least Traveled
[url text="My Mortal Coil Actual Play"]http://eruditus.livejournal.com/22937.html#cutid1[/url] So what's the point? What am I doing wrong and what am I doing right? Especially from folk that have run through games with…
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Participants: eruditus, Ron Edwards.

7/14/2006 Paul T: A long time ago... anecdote one [Fudge]
Hello. This is the first of two actual play accounts I will be posting in the hopes of generating some discussion about issues I'm trying to deal with in my…
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Participants: Paul T, Noon, Emily Care, Sydney Freedberg, Czar Fnord.

7/14/2006 Zak Arntson: [Trollbabe] A sleepy scene ...
[b]Introduction[/b] A few weeks ago I mentioned to my wife that we could try Trollbabe. It was a hopeful throwaway comment, considering she shows no interest in roleplaying games and…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, jrs, zmook, Noon, Arturo G..

7/15/2006 klaveshy: Sim reward systems?
Hey, guys! Moderator, if you could put this where it belongs, that would be great. I don't know which out of the available forums it belongs in. I was looking…
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Participants: klaveshy, Ron Edwards.

7/16/2006 Calithena: [AP & History] Initiative Rules
I was running my system for some old friends the last couple of weeks. I decided a while back that initiative rules were not worth the time they took, but…
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Participants: Calithena, Tommi Brander.

7/17/2006 RobNJ: [Dexcon] A thread of AP posts
I plan on accumulating my AP posts from DexCon in this thread.  Here's the first one. Overall: This was the best time I've ever had at a convention, and that…
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Participants: RobNJ, Rob Donoghue, Bill_White, Paka, Matt Wilson.

7/17/2006 Andrew Morris: [The Great Art] [DexCon] Putting the damage on
This was the second of two table-top sessions of TGA I ran at DexCon. The first folded from lack of players, though, since it was in that all-or-nothing Wednesday time…
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Participants: Andrew Morris, Rob Donoghue, Paka.

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