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6/21/2004 Dumirik: [Oneiro] Player Introduced Bangs (Split from thread)
This thread was split from my thread in GNS theory Narrativist Reward Mechanics The basic idea that I have had for my game, now with the final title of Oneiro…
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Participants: Dumirik, Mike Holmes, TonyLB.

6/19/2004 Damocles: [Out of Hell] first notes for a comedy game
Hello, you probably don't remember me, but I used to post a bit here a fairly long time ago. I had some ideas for games that never really went anywhere,…
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Participants: Damocles, Dumirik, Chris Goodwin, Jasper.

6/19/2004 FlamingMoose: [Oracle] A newb brainstorms Narrativism
Greetings, all, While I can't pretend to have a full knowledge of the Forge theory of RPGs, nor the full range of RPG titles, nor what makes a workable system,…
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Participants: FlamingMoose, montag, timfire.

6/18/2004 Emiricol: [RPGLite] A simple silly fantasy game.
Character Concept The player should give a short (100 words or less) description of the PC concept. For example, “John McGowen is a Knight-Errant, hailing originally from the conquered nation…
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Participants: Emiricol, Wilper, Ravien, Mike Holmes, Doctor Xero.

6/18/2004 greyorm: [ORX] More About Points
Ron has his hands on a copy of Orx, and he and I were talking about it the other day...you know, that thing where you flap your lips at one…
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Participants: greyorm, quozl, Technocrat13, ErrathofKosh, Jack Aidley.

6/18/2004 Chris Lekas: Torm - A Few Combat Problems
Still working through the combat system point by point and I have come across a problem. The core of the combat Initiative and Actions mechanic works as follows: Actions An…
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Participants: Chris Lekas.

6/18/2004 Sledgeman: [The Business] Setting and Game Play
For those of you who haven't been poking around the other thread about this game, "The Business" is an RPG I'm designing in hopes of someday selling it online as…
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Participants: Sledgeman, MarktheAnimator, Chris Lekas.

6/17/2004 TonyLB: Rapidly changing stats
There's something bugging me in my system. It's a silly little factor, but I can't get it out of my mind and maybe someone has a perfect solution. I have…
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Participants: TonyLB, ethan_greer, Michael S. Miller, Valamir, John Harper, timfire, Lxndr.

6/16/2004 pilot602: [Seven Systems Legacy] - SSM sheet
A copy of the current working prototype "character sheet" for the Seven Systems Machine. http://www.freepress.multiservers.com/ssmsheet.pdf
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Participants: pilot602.

6/16/2004 Palaskar: Philosophical/"Wonder Story" setting
Alright, folks, this is a long post. It would be much, much longer if I fleshed out all the details, but 1) I figured discussion would change some important parts…
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Participants: Palaskar, Eero Tuovinen, WyldKarde, Tobias.

6/16/2004 Mojo: [Idea] Campbell Story Engine
Greetings All, Firstly I'd like to thank everyone here for their wonderful posts that have done much to improve my understanding of roleplaying. Love this place :) Secondly I'd like…
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Participants: Mojo, Tobias, dalek_of_god.

6/16/2004 MattyHelms: Greek Mythology RPG: Best mechanics to convey concept?
I've finally decided to take the plunge into self-publishing some games as PDF files. The game design that I'm most excited about revolves around Greek mythology, tentatively (and with sparkling…
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Participants: MattyHelms, John Kirk, epweissengruber, Doctor Xero.

6/15/2004 pilot602: [Seven Systems Legacy] - revised with "living bots"
[quote]The Seven Systems Legacy [b]The El’dan[/b] [i]2800a.d. – 3100a.d.[/i] El’dan actually start out life as the Vu’lan. The Vu’lan create genetically engineered clones of themselves, who are designed to be…
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Participants: pilot602, Sydney Freedberg, greedo1379.

6/15/2004 Green: kathanaksaya: back to the drawing board
After playtesting Kathanaksaya with a real group of varied ages and experiences, I've decided that it was a success, albeit with one problem: how do I make sure that a…
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Participants: Green.

6/15/2004 sirogit: Highschool Automatons.
I just came up with this today so it's kind've sketchy. It's more or less a weird, arty one-shot game that I thought would have a neat aesthetic. It's one…
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Participants: sirogit, Doctor Xero, Jasper, Tobias, sergeant_x.

6/15/2004 Asrogoth: [God Lore] Cleaning Up and Shaking Out
Okay, I promised I'd post something by tonight, so here you go. This is the section I left out of the contest material by accident regarding the Gods and their…
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Participants: Asrogoth, Mike Holmes.

6/14/2004 pilot602: [Seven Systems Legacy] - new version of "big ole robots
Ok here's the quick run down on the "new" spin on the big-robot game I'm working on (see the threads). There's still a lot of the old…
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Participants: pilot602, Sydney Freedberg, greedo1379, dalek_of_god.

6/14/2004 Tobias: Your Gods are Dead: Playtest version
Ladies and Gentlemen, I've completed chapter 4 of 'Your Gods Are Dead' (YGAD). With the completion of this chapter I feel there's enough of a skeleton for me to start…
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Participants: Tobias, Nicolas Crost, Gary Kennedy, Jasper, MarktheAnimator.

6/14/2004 sergeant_x: Yet Another Firefly (inspired) RPG?
Hi everyone. I've lurked here for a year or so. I'm an older gamer and haven't been heavily involved in the hobby for many years. My first experiences in gaming…
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Participants: sergeant_x, greedo1379, Nicolas Crost, Matt Wilson, Henri, Thor.

6/13/2004 Sledgeman: [The Business] A Rough Mechanic (long)
This is the first time I've ever posted anything I've actually created, so bear with me. =-) Right now, I'm working on designing a game about professional criminals in the…
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Participants: Sledgeman, LordSmerf, MarktheAnimator, Garbanzo, Tobias.

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6/22/2004 pilot602: [Seven Systems Legacy] - stuck on new mechanics
I'm trying to come up with a way to keep my "one-die" system but make it easier to manipulate the "effectiveness" of rolling for a hit/location but the most important…
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Participants: pilot602, Ravien, TonyLB, Tobias, Sydney Freedberg, Chris Lekas, WyldKarde, greedo1379.

6/22/2004 StrongBadMun: Opinions on Game Name please
It has come to my attention that the name Schism is being used already so I'm working on a new name. The game is a near future setting where the…
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Participants: StrongBadMun, Mark Johnson, Andrew Morris, ethan_greer, contracycle, Tobias, Ron Edwards, TonyLB, MarktheAnimator.

6/23/2004 Ben Lehman: Polaris: Fate and Choice
Hi Everyone-- So my RPG, Polaris is in final devolopment, before playtesting ensues. Since the last thread on it rocked so much (thanks to everyone who responded! Sorry I…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen, MarktheAnimator.

6/23/2004 Aaron Powell: [Viewpoint] Request for Comments
A friend and I have been working on a set of game mechanics that we're calling Viewpoint. The system's mainly designed to address issues we've had with other sets of…
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Participants: Aaron Powell, MarktheAnimator.

6/24/2004 StrongBadMun: Head Trip Games [Formerly Epoch Games] System (Long)
This system has taken me quite a while to work on, mostly because I'd find something that just didn't work and changing it meant changing the whole system. I remember…
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Participants: StrongBadMun, Sydney Freedberg, TonyLB, Alf_the_Often_Incorrect.

6/25/2004 Ravien: [Scarlet Wake] Playtest Release
Hey all, Although it's not 100% complete just yet (more like 85%), I thought I may as well post this up now, seeing as how it will be completely finished…
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Participants: Ravien, Sydney Freedberg, Andrew Morris, WyldKarde, Sledgeman, Andrew Martin, Trevis Martin, Jasper, b_bankhead, Drew Stevens, MarktheAnimator, Mark D. Eddy, Tobias.

6/25/2004 sirogit: the Seas of Let's Fiddle.(Very weird.)
I'm working on something that's a chimera of a parody of Furry characters and a game with the premise of What Would You do For Love? It's nearly complete. right…
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Participants: sirogit, deidzoeb.

6/25/2004 pilot602: [Seven Systems Legacy] new(?) idea for damage modeling
OK I've been thinking about Battletech, comments from Mike H. and Sydney and Raiven and I think I have a totally new (new, at least, to my game) approach to…
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Participants: pilot602, Sydney Freedberg, Ravien, Andrew Martin.

6/26/2004 Drew Stevens: [Touché] Almost a Playtest Release :)
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte049v/Touche/Touche.html Touché is game I've been working on for a while now- I mentioned it a few weeks ago, in Roleplaying Theory. Well, it's done. Mostly. With my hand written…
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Participants: Drew Stevens, Jasper, Mark D. Eddy.

6/27/2004 Survivor: OGL Information
Hey, some of you may remember me from a while back, attempting to create a sci-fi themed RPG using the d20 Modern system. I am still working on said RPG,…
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Participants: Survivor, Eero Tuovinen, daMoose_Neo.

6/27/2004 MarktheAnimator: Off Handed Weapons
Hello, I'm trying to decide if I should include a penalty for using a weapon in your off hand (usually left). Currently I'm using a -25% penalty to hit with…
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Participants: MarktheAnimator, Argetlamh, Sledgeman, ADGBoss, TonyLB, Mark D. Eddy, ErrathofKosh, Autocrat, LordSmerf, Andrew Morris, GregS, Mike Holmes.

6/28/2004 Tobias: [Ideal Holiday] Rant/Greer Manifesto Inspired Design
Warning: rambling, since I'm writing this as the ideas are coming. Well, the discussions about the GM (argggl, acronym collision) got me thinking (as most discussion tend to do). As…
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Participants: Tobias, MarktheAnimator, Erick Wujcik, JackBauer, ethan_greer.

6/28/2004 pilot602: [Seven Systems Legacy] mechanics (penetration) for damage
Well I htink I have good, solid base for my ranged weapons and damage tracking in SSL. I've thrown together a quick PDF with what I'm thinking is pretty much…
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Participants: pilot602, Sydney Freedberg, greedo1379, Ravien, Chris Lekas, btrc.

6/29/2004 Lathan: [Evensong] Introduction/Overview
I'm not really sure how to present this (in spite of lurking for a couple of months now) but I'll do my best... ----------------------- Basic overview: Evensong is a surreal,…
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Participants: Lathan, Ben Lehman, failrate.

6/30/2004 John Harper: [Danger Patrol] Conflict Resolution with Cards
Lately I've been toying with a conflict resolution system for my retro-sci-fi game Danger Patrol, and I figure it's time to give the Forge a crack at it. Specific questions:…
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Participants: John Harper, TonyLB, The Fiendish Dr. Samsara, Matt Wilson, Valamir, TnT, W Alexander.

6/30/2004 philreed: New 24-Hour Games
With vs. Monsters Deluxe finished I'm ready to try another 24-hour game. Anyone else up for doing some of these over one weekend in July?
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Participants: philreed, Jeph, pigames, anonymouse, Crackerjacker, ethan_greer, ADGBoss, Eero Tuovinen, sirogit, Lxndr, Brett M. Bernstein, Drew Stevens, Andy Kitkowski, JamesSterrett, Tony Irwin, bigsimon, Jonathan Walton, C. Edwards, timfire, jdrakeh.

6/30/2004 thereformant: Quick little game
Not sure if this counts as a rpg but tried this out when my DM guide for D&D got beered to the max (i know you guys hate D&D but…
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Participants: thereformant, ethan_greer, greyorm, Alex Johnson, jdrakeh.

6/30/2004 Tobias: [Ideal Holiday] Playtest version
Here follows a playtest version of Ideal Holiday. Ideal Holiday is meant as party-game which might function as an ice-breaker for non RPG folk into the RPG world. Comments on…
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Participants: Tobias.

6/30/2004 TonyLB: [Capes] Need help expressing a thought
This is silly, but I've been going back and forth on trying to express this one idea for days, and I know for a fact that I clarify my thoughts…
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Participants: TonyLB, inky, John Harper.

6/30/2004 greyorm: [IGC] Publication Update Request
Alright, what's happening with the IGC Publication? Is it going to press? I ask because we haven't heard anything about it, no one has contacted me to get the draft…
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Participants: greyorm, timfire, Christopher Weeks, Mike Holmes.

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