Previous Topics In Actual Play 8/31/2009 Catelf: Different Games, Same Characters (split) I want to show another way:
Even though i Always strive to play characters that is fictive versions of myself, i can easily adopt what may be needed, no matter… In Actual Play Participants: Catelf, Ron Edwards, Shea, Noon, Silmenume.
8/31/2009 spamtramp: Unspeakable: First play Our Inspectres kinghts were having a long vacation, one of them was on life support, so this week we had some unexpected turn of events, at least for me unexpected.… In Actual Play Participants: spamtramp.
8/30/2009 Graham Walmsley: Ribbon Drive: Fuckknows, VA We played Ribbon Drive in my garden yesterday. There were Steve, Paula and I, who were fairly experienced gamers, and Sebastian and Lucy, whom I think had played things like… In Actual Play Participants: Graham Walmsley, joepub, GB Steve, xenopulse, Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang.
8/30/2009 Swamplor: Looking for a Crime RPG I’m looking for a game.
(Hi, my name’s Steve. Been lurking here for years. That’s largely beside the point right now.)
I’ve been watching a lot of Burn Notice and… In Actual Play Participants: Swamplor, Jumanji83, Ron Edwards, spamtramp.
8/27/2009 Ron Edwards: [Spione] Pronounced "kah-guh-beh" Hello,
One evening at the Embassy Suites lobby, a couple of friends and I came to a table where a bunch of people were choosing from a pile o'games. We… In Actual Play Participants: Ron Edwards, Noon, Simon_Pettersson, JoyWriter.
8/27/2009 Jaakko Koivula: Suggestions and hints? Role-playing with adolescents in school Greetings all.
Im trying to decide on a good game to run for a class full of adolescents. Main points would be to introduce them to role-playing and try to… In Actual Play Participants: Jaakko Koivula, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, The Magus, FredGarber, Ron Edwards, JoyWriter, Noclue, Dr_Pete.
8/26/2009 spamtramp: Inspectres: First play After confronting the players with the idea of Inspectres they decided it will not fly the way it is written. They decided some minor changes right away. I completely went… In Actual Play Participants: spamtramp, Lance D. Allen, Ron Edwards.
8/26/2009 Ayyavazi: Using D&D 4e as a GNS Litmus Test Hello everyone,
I've already posted the following play example in God it feels good to DM again. topic. I'm re-posting it here with the following in mind:
1.… In Actual Play Participants: Ayyavazi, Jasper Flick, Dan Maruschak, Noon, Eero Tuovinen, Silmenume.
8/25/2009 JoyWriter: "Protection" in rules structures This is an offshoot of this thread. The specific thing I wanted to focus on was making useful (and productive) Callan's idea of protection:
As a quick summary, up until… In Actual Play Participants: JoyWriter, Ron Edwards.
8/24/2009 The Magus: [Sorcerer] British Empire Steam Punk setting I recently GMed a game of Sorcerer and had mixed feelings about the results although the more I think about it the more satisfied I feel.
There were three characters… In Actual Play Participants: The Magus, Noclue, pfischer, Mackie, Ron Edwards, Neon White.
8/23/2009 The Magus: How to address the following play example This obviously hasn't happened in any game I've played but it illustrates a problem I've had with these narrative style games and I wanted to hear the opinions of others. … In Actual Play Participants: The Magus, Noon, Irminsul, anders_larsen, Ron Edwards, Jumanji83, FredGarber.
8/22/2009 Ayyavazi: [D&D 4e] God it feels good to DM again! Hey all,
Many of you have probably heard I don't have a group and haven't really played in a year or so (any game that is). Thankfully, that changed yesterday.… In Actual Play Participants: Ayyavazi, Rustin.
8/11/2009 Ayyavazi: GNS and Hierarchy Hello all,
I know Ron will probably want an actual play example and to have this thread moved, but since I am lacking an example (that I know of or… In Actual Play Participants: Ayyavazi, Eliarhiman6, Adam Dray, Alan, Caldis, jburneko, Noon, Jasper Flick, anders_larsen, FredGarber, Marshall Burns, contracycle.
8/11/2009 Melinglor: [Nicotine Girls] Daddies for Babies who aren't Baby Daddies At Go Play NW I got a chance to play Nicotine Girls with Michael, Ogre and Johnstone. I'd been wanting to for ages, but shied away for fear of making… In Actual Play Participants: Melinglor, Ron Edwards, Bret Gillan, JoyWriter, Johnstone.
8/10/2009 James_Nostack: [WGP] Marvel Fanfare As discussed in this thread, I'm running a long-form With Great Power... game. We had our first session of play this week, and had a blast, and I think I'm… In Actual Play Participants: James_Nostack, jburneko, Caldis.
8/7/2009 cra2: [Contenders] Scene Types, playing aid
http://www.cra2.com/games/rpg/contenders/Scene Type Grid.doc
I made this single-page reference doc for Contenders and showed it to Joe Prince who suggested I post it here in Actual Play to see… In Actual Play Participants: cra2, Ron Edwards.
8/4/2009 AzaLiN: [d&d4e] Puzzles in RPGs Is anyone else here as big a fan of adventure games as I am? (Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Scratches, Nostradamus...)
I really like puzzles in games; maybe problem… In Actual Play Participants: AzaLiN, Ron Edwards, Simon C, otspiii, Noon, ShallowThoughts, cra2, Evlyn, chronoplasm, FredGarber, DWeird.
8/2/2009 7VII7: Suggestions needed. I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but if anywhere it goes here so here goes. . .
Including me I have 3 people (maybe) that… In Actual Play Participants: 7VII7, C. Edwards, Clay.
7/31/2009 Aumpa: [D&D 4e] Using D&D for Introduction to Roleplaying? Hello! I'm glad I found this site. After taking a 10 year break from roleplaying, I'm trying to get back into it again, and I want to be educated about… In Actual Play Participants: Aumpa, Noon, Ron Edwards, JoyWriter, Jasper Flick, Caldis, Patrice, lachek.
7/27/2009 cra2: DiTV vs. Agon ?
In your expert opinion(s), which is 'easier' to setup & run? Dogs in the Vineyard or Agon?
I have to run a session for 3-4 players in two weeks with… In Actual Play Participants: cra2, Simon C, Noclue, Ron Edwards.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics In Actual Play 9/5/2009 Simon_Pettersson: [UA] I think I grasp Creative Agendas now! This game happened some time ago, but I'd like to get some theoretical input on what it's led to. Here's the thing:
I've been reading a lot of Big Model… In Actual Play Participants: Simon_Pettersson, Ron Edwards, simonjberger, Noon, Abkajud.
9/11/2009 droog: PbP: I need some help with structure Okay, I'd never run a PbP game before. I had a sudden whim a few months ago and decided to run my Dark Ages hack of HQ at a small… In Actual Play Participants: droog, Noon, JoyWriter.
9/14/2009 Jaakko Koivula: [UtB] First trial: Adventures of Pena Hiyeah.
Got to test UtB and it was a blast. Unfortunately only got 2 people with me, but the game worked pretty nicely still. Not sure if we got all… In Actual Play Participants: Jaakko Koivula.
9/19/2009 Paka: Wanting to Game with My Dad My dad introduced me to science fiction, fantasy and comic books. Growing up, I cannot remember a time when he didn't have a science fiction novel on his night table… In Actual Play Participants: Paka, nikola, Noon.
9/20/2009 Willow: Slay With Me: 1st Game So, Tim and I sat down tonight to play a game of Slay With Me.
Let me preface this by saying I don't think I'm the target audience for this… In Actual Play Participants: Willow, TJ, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Eero Tuovinen.
9/21/2009 Gregor Hutton: [3:16] Ape Beasts on Planet Durer So, the Edinburgh University gaming club has started up again for another year and they were needing GMs for Day One of term. So, I volunteered and took along 3:16.… In Actual Play Participants: Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards, Noon, blodwin.
9/22/2009 Jaakko Koivula: [UtB] Under the Bed with Adolescents, pt. 2 [i]Old thread about RPing with adolescents and some thoughts about the first session at [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=28602.0]http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=28602.0[/url]. Wanted to start a new more game-reportey thread for this.[/i]
Second session of UtB with… In Actual Play Participants: Jaakko Koivula, nikola, JoyWriter.
9/22/2009 vonkorff: [Polaris] questions & new storygamer report I tried Polaris for the first time recently. No one in my group, including me, had ever played this type of story game. I wasn't sure we could handle it,… In Actual Play Participants: vonkorff, Ben Lehman, Noclue, Frank Tarcikowski, Ron Edwards, Pabu.
9/25/2009 Artanis: [Lacuna] Minimal prep, maximal impact Hello
Following up on the last session, one player dropped out (going abroad for a year), another came in. The two are brothers, Titus and Maurus. We quickly rolled up… In Actual Play Participants: Artanis.
9/29/2009 Silmenume: The spicey die roll - Middel Earth (home brew) Sim Hi Everyone,
I'm not really sure why I am posting this, I guess I am in a reminiscing mood; yet at the end there is an event I'd like to… In Actual Play Participants: Silmenume, Abkajud, davidberg, Noon, Ar Kayon.
9/29/2009 Gregor Hutton: [S/Lay w/Me] The Tome of Mechanical Wonders Last night Joe Prince, Matt Reid and I playtested Andy Kenrick's "Six Bullets For Vengeance". We got through the first (final) scene before Matt had to go home, having exhausted… In Actual Play Participants: Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards, Dantai.
10/2/2009 Sebastian: [Primetime Adventures] "Last Stand" Great pitch... but then what happened? I tried running PTA for three traditional role players. Where did I go wrong?
Pitch
Like most first games of PTA, the guys went straight for sci-fi. It started off… In Actual Play Participants: Sebastian, davidberg, JoyWriter, Noon, FredGarber.
10/2/2009 Gregor Hutton: [Sorcerer] London 1880 So last night Per, Steve, Cat and I met in the suitably themed Jekyll & Hyde pub in Edinburgh and created characters for Per's Sorcerer game. (It's been a busy… In Actual Play Participants: Gregor Hutton, James_Nostack.
10/2/2009 blodwin: Summerland indie game Hi I’m thinking of running Summerland and cant get my head around, getting my mates to play a band of drifters stressed out with god knows what traumas they think… In Actual Play Participants: blodwin, Ron Edwards.
10/5/2009 Melinglor: In a Feral Age. . .playing fluently with trackers A couple of weeks ago I ran a storyjamming* workshop for TrackersNW, an organization that teaches wilderness skills and encourages a primitive lifestyle (I've blogged about the general emotional tenor… In Actual Play Participants: Melinglor, jasonm, JoyWriter.
10/9/2009 Jaakko Koivula: [The Mountain Witch] Weight in gold Got a brand new group together. I have never played with them and think none of them have played forge-inspired games before. Decided to test The Mountain Witch and after… In Actual Play Participants: Jaakko Koivula, Eero Tuovinen, Ville Vuorinen, newsalor, Pekoraali, Baka_Kaba.
10/11/2009 Artanis: [Theory] Let's have a good look at Colour, again Hello
A fair warning: this thread is going to be heavy on the theory.
A little bit of history
I like putting up links and give a general context when… In Actual Play Participants: Artanis, Noon, Simon C, greyorm, Ben Lehman, JoyWriter, FredGarber, Silmenume, Caldis, chance.thirteen, kuzuk, Marshall Burns, Troy_Costisick, Ashlin_Evenstar, HeTeleports, Ron Edwards.
10/22/2009 Noon: Looking at the idea called 'system' again [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=28829.0]From the thread on colour[/url], which is a quote from Ron
[quote]If I can see the bigger reward system, grasp the Currency, and get bug-eyed to transform the Color into… In Actual Play Participants: Noon, lumpley, FredGarber, JoyWriter, Ben Lehman, Caldis, contracycle, Marshall Burns, rgrassi, Ron Edwards.
10/27/2009 Gregor Hutton: [Dread] Cyberpunk/Horror for Halloween So, Matt, Russ, Joe P and I met up again at the Prince Household for another bout of Monday-night gaming. For Halloween we wanted to do something "horror" as a… In Actual Play Participants: Gregor Hutton.
10/31/2009 noahtrammell: Playing RPG's with Students I'm writing an essay in school on why RPG's should be incorporated into education. I have some statistical stuff, but I think that I also need a few anecdotes… In Actual Play Participants: noahtrammell, Jasper Flick, Jaakko Koivula.
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