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2/26/2002 Mithras: Simple Magic - Egypt Style
As a direct progession of my musings on an Egyptian game, I'd like some impressions of my concept for a number lite magic system. Now, magic has never been my…
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Participants: Mithras, contracycle, Stivven.

2/26/2002 Mario: Secret & Lies
Well I decided to take the plunge and create a game of my own. Here are some of the initial ideas. Setting: My first thoughts were of a day after…
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Participants: Mario, Valamir, Dav, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, unodiablo.

2/26/2002 Steve Dustin: Narrativist scenario-scene system
Thought I'd run this through the collective brain trust here, to see if it's worth a reaction. It's the barebones of a system idea I'm working on now, that is…
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Participants: Steve Dustin.

2/25/2002 Paul Czege: two WYRD proposals
Hey Scott, I've been thinking a lot about how I might modify the mechanics for WYRD subsequent to our session on Friday. But before I get into that, maybe I…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Valamir, hardcoremoose, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Silent Tamatama.

2/24/2002 Tim Denee: Junk it!
Yeah! My website is up! Things I'd like comments on: The website's ability to function as a place to put my games, and as a website generally. It's my first…
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Participants: Tim Denee, Matt, sdemory.

2/24/2002 James V. West: Trollbabe- the feminine touch
I was just thinking...Trollbabe is the first rpg I've ever seen that actually limits you to one gender. So this seems to be a game that's all about girl power,…
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Participants: James V. West, Valamir, Ben Morgan, Tim Denee, Dav, Ron Edwards.

2/23/2002 mearls: Hardcore Gamist Design
I'm thinking of putting together what I think would qualify as a relentlessly gamist design. I don't even think it qualifies as an RPG, but we'll see. Here are a…
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Participants: mearls, Valamir, Joe Murphy (Broin), Mike Holmes, Ben Morgan.

2/22/2002 Gordon C. Landis: System for multiple-roll scenes (and more)
A thread over in the Random Order Creations forum ("When Heroes Fail", http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1451) triggered me to write up a quick and rough summary of what I'm working on at the…
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Participants: Gordon C. Landis, hardcoremoose, Bankuei, Joe Murphy (Broin).

2/22/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: There and Back: a meta-system
A couple of months ago, I created a quick meta-system in these forums as a response to the Cheating Death thread in Indie Game Design. The goal was to provide…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Emily Care, Kenway, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

2/22/2002 Ron Edwards: More fun with Trollbabe
Hello, Here are some more notions about Trollbabe. The biggest unit of play is "the Adventure," which is like a short story. It contains Scenes within it, and Scenes contain…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

2/22/2002 Mike Holmes: Mesopotamia Game
[quote]...Also, maybe we are thoroughly hijacking this thread and need a new one. [/quote] You were very right about the hijacking, so, here we are. [quote] I would be concerned…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, amiel, Mithras, contracycle, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

2/22/2002 Dav: The Eternal Twilight
Okay, I finally got around and motivated enough to begin work on my new concept. Working title: The Eternal Twilight. System: Well then, the experience mechanic is directly tied to…
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Participants: Dav, Ron Edwards, Matt, hardcoremoose, Paul Czege, RobMuadib, Jared A. Sorensen, Kenway, erithromycin, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Rod Anderson, contracycle.

2/20/2002 Zak Arntson: In-Progress - Alien Descent Team
Talking with Clinton about a space-age Donjon (which might become my Donjon supplement, we'll see), coupled with an inspiring mention from Jon Morris (of Ape-Law) about "Alien school", and…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Garbanzo.

2/20/2002 Steve Dustin: Kitchen-sink setting::premise-good/bad/needs work?
Thought I'd shoot this game setting/premise by this forum to see what the reaction is. It's not even remotely original and borrows liberally from several sources, but (I'm hoping) it's…
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Participants: Steve Dustin, Mike Holmes, J B Bell.

2/20/2002 joe_llama: Outcast needs help
That's it. I quit playing RPG's. Well, not really quitting but taking a VERY long break. I guess part of this is GM burnout but it's not even half the…
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Participants: joe_llama, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

2/20/2002 Bankuei: Fate & Tide (previously was Narrativist Mishmash game)
After playing Donjon Krawl, Dynasty Warriors 3 on the PS2, pulling ideas from the Pool, Sorcerer, and Scattershot, with some influence from Persona...here's a mechanic that was floating around in…
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Participants: Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, James V. West.

2/19/2002 Seth L. Blumberg: Diceless conversion quagmire
So there I was, trying to think of a scenario to run for AmberCon 2002 (see, GMs get preference over non-GMs when selecting games, and the popular games are damn…
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Participants: Seth L. Blumberg, Epoch, Bailywolf, Clinton R. Nixon, Torrent, Ron Edwards.

2/19/2002 lumpley: Another Sad Little Narrativist Vampire Game
This one looks very similar to the previous, but little changes in the stat names and relationships make a big (well, small, but still) difference in Premise. The two…
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Participants: lumpley, Bailywolf.

2/19/2002 Ron Edwards: Superpets questions for Zak
Hi Zak, I'm lookin' over some games I want to play really soon, and Superpets poses a problem or two for me. I like it a lot but help's needed…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, lumpley.

2/17/2002 Bailey: Wiff Factor
I don't see what is so bad about characters who don't succeed, even if it's considered a horrible thing on these forums. The only time that it seems innapropriate are…
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Participants: Bailey, joshua neff, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Jack Spencer Jr, Joe Murphy (Broin), Jared A. Sorensen, Le Joueur.

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2/27/2002 Galfraxas: I just thought I'd share with the peoples...
Hey Forge Citizens, I just thought I'd share with everybody my little announcement. Two of my games, The Blackest Sea and The Fifth Trait, are now available on my website…
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Participants: Galfraxas, Zak Arntson.

2/27/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils PDF download
Hey, folks, I got motivated today and put together a nice playtest version of the Dust Devil rules I posted below. Please visit my website to download the file. Sorry…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Zak Arntson.

2/28/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils "revised" PDF download
Hey, folks, just wanted to let everyone know that I've uploaded a revised version of the Dust Devils playtest PDF. It now includes rules for Stakes, damage recovery and also…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Bailywolf, furashgf, Balbinus, Andrew Martin.

2/28/2002 Tim Denee: The poker mechanic
Mike suggested in another thread using the actual game of poker as a mechanic. I myself have been thinking about this a lot lately. The way I see it, it…
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Participants: Tim Denee.

3/2/2002 Kenway: Fully Mutable Characters Idea
I've attempted to make and customize some rpgs, but I've come across several snags. Character creation was alot faster than any store-bought game I've run, but it wasn't fast enough!…
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Participants: Kenway, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

3/4/2002 Ron Edwards: No Premise: Dust Devils, The World The Flesh and the Devil
Hello, I want to discuss a problem I'm seeing with a lot of would-be Narrativist game design at the Forge. It is the problem of No Premise. It's most serious…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, jburneko, Valamir, Matt Snyder, erithromycin, Matt Gwinn, hardcoremoose, Bailywolf, Gordon C. Landis, Bankuei, Paul Czege.

3/5/2002 Voidwalker: Anybody Got Any News on VoidScape?
Ya see, I have a vested interest in whether VoidScape is still in the capable hands of Tom McGrenery, or if I have to take over, so as to ensure…
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Participants: Voidwalker, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/5/2002 lumpley: Making The World, the Flesh, and the Devil Drive a Premise
I love The World, the Flesh, and the Devil with all my heart, but I'm going to express it by waylaying it, clubbing it, and dragging it off to do…
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Participants: lumpley, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Paul Czege.

3/5/2002 Cynthia Celeste Miller: An Odd Game Mechanic
As I finished up all the examples for Channel 4 in Cartoon Action Hour, my mind suddenly devised an idea for a die mechanic. Since I've already been putting thought…
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Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, xiombarg, TheMouse, mallninja0088, Dav.

3/5/2002 xiombarg: $1000 Indie Game Design Reward
[url]http://www.rpgnews.rpghost.com/article.php?sid=1164[/url] [url]http://www.rpgnews.com/article.php?sid=1164[/url] I would love to see Donjon or any other game designed with Forge input win this prize...
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Participants: xiombarg.

3/6/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils, leaner and meaner
Kay-RIST -- I'm getting to be worse than a software developer with all these "beta releases." Anyway, folks, for those of you that give a gal darn, I just uploaded…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Valamir, unodiablo, mahoux, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Paul Czege, Emily Care.

3/6/2002 mahoux: Religion plus RPG plus goofiness equals...
The Only Game in Town. Here is my first submissions of one of my games on the Forge. It is at http://www.indie-rpgs.com/hosted/TOGiT-Digest.pdf I hope people give me a little feedback…
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Participants: mahoux, Tim Denee.

3/6/2002 jburneko: Isolation: First Pass
Hello All, Well, I've completed the first draft of Isolation. It can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/devil_bunnys/Isolation.htm I have many more ideas for advanced and optional rules but I consider this…
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Participants: jburneko, TrizzlWizzl, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Mithras, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

3/9/2002 mallninja0088: A new RPG
[color=blue][/color] I would like to design a Fantastical futuristic RPG. This would be my first time making one for myself and need some advice. Where is a good place to…
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Participants: mallninja0088, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Fabrice G., Jack Spencer Jr, Bailey, Ring Kichard, hardcoremoose, Paul Czege, Laurel.

3/11/2002 JSDiamond: Beta anyone?
[b]Orbit[/b] [size=10px]Game overview: Space-opera in the spirit of Heavy Metal meets Cowboy Bebop. Ron Edwards described a typical party of Orbit characters as "looking like an underground comics parade on…
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Participants: JSDiamond, Ron Edwards, Galfraxas, Dav, Bailywolf, Ferry Bazelmans.

3/13/2002 Butch: character creation system
First thing first: hello everybody! It's my first post and I want to apologize to every body if my english is not so good. Ok, here we go with the…
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Participants: Butch, Ron Edwards, Eric J., Mike Holmes, Bailywolf, Andrew Martin, Ferry Bazelmans, Bankuei, Matt Gwinn.

3/13/2002 Butch: Rpg art
Ok, here's the deal: I can write but I can't draw. I don't have any friends that can draw too (one can.. but please don't tell him... he's just not…
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Participants: Butch, Matt Snyder, Bankuei.

3/13/2002 Nathan: Don't Blame Me If I Like to Watch Two Wizards GET IT ON!!
Okay, besides the somewhat curious subject of this post, this is just a quick note to everyone to share some thoughts about Eldritch Ass Kicking, my latest personal masterpiece. :)…
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Participants: Nathan, Andrew Martin, Bailywolf.

3/14/2002 Bailywolf: A dice-heavy Gamist romp
I've been toying with a conflict engine involving dice pools for a month or two, and just looked back over my notes. I've posted some of the proto-ideas hereabouts before,…
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Participants: Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag, Bankuei, contracycle.

3/14/2002 Steve Dustin: Tribe Creation
I'm working on a game (ok, I said I was working on different stuff, but this one I'm set on, I promise) set in an ER Burroughs-influenced prehistoric setting, with…
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Participants: Steve Dustin, hardcoremoose, Laurel, Valamir, jrs, Ben Morgan.

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