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8/6/2001 Clinton R. Nixon: Indie pick of GenCon
This doesn't have a good forum to go in, so: What was everyone's indie game pick of GenCon? Excluding Sorcerer, which is obvious, mine's FVLMINATA, a historical fantasy game set…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, unodiablo, John Wick, Supplanter, hardcoremoose, Dav, Gordon C. Landis, Jared A. Sorensen, James Holloway.

8/1/2001 tldenmark: game design dillema
I'm working on an RPG of Zombie Horror Survival in a Futuristic setting. The dillema I'm having is this...what system to use? I can look at it a few ways.…
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Participants: tldenmark, Epoch, Mytholder, Jack Spencer Jr, unodiablo, jdrakeh.

8/1/2001 hardcoremoose: The Heebie-Jeebies...
I shouldn't be posting this now...not on the evening before heading to GenCon, and certainly not at 2:00 AM. But oh well, here I am, so what the hell... I've…
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Participants: hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis.

7/31/2001 Paul Czege: Servitude for Wuthering Heights
Hey Philippe, everyone, In the Wuthering Heights review, Ron wrote: I think that the idea behind Wuthering Heights’ resolution method should be developed and applied to a lot of…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Philippe Tromeur.

7/31/2001 jdrakeh: Small worlds...
"What an immensely clever plan it had been! To destroy every human being on the earth above the age of six - and then to leave as quickly as they…
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Participants: jdrakeh, Jared A. Sorensen, archangel_2, contracycle, Gordon C. Landis, FilthySuperman, Thededine, Mike Holmes.

7/31/2001 Jack Spencer Jr: Adversarial RPG
If you haven't seen The Emperor's New Groove you should. It's a hoot. It starts a little slow and David Spade is a little annoying at first, but after he…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Damocles, Jared A. Sorensen, Le Joueur.

7/31/2001 Ian Freeman: MICE model
This little post could go in either the GNS model discussion or here, but I have actually posted here before so I might as well put it here. It stems…
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Participants: Ian Freeman, james_west, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur.

7/30/2001 jdrakeh: New things to play...
I've noticed as of late that many game designers have taken a step away from using common genre tropes and mechanics to lure new players into the hobby. Specifically, I've…
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Participants: jdrakeh, Jack Spencer Jr.

7/29/2001 Supplanter: Dice Again
When I learned about Fading Suns' die method I was really high on it. To recap: 1) You perform operations on some number of trait values and get a tally.…
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Participants: Supplanter, Epoch.

7/29/2001 tldenmark: Your opinion please
Just put up the web page for the latest game I'm illustrating, and I'm curious if this looks appealing or not to YOU. http://www.dungeoneer.net Feedback and discussion appreciated. Thanks! tldenmark
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Participants: tldenmark, Clinton R. Nixon, Levekius, Jamie Thomas Durbin, Epoch, James V. West, Gordon C. Landis, Peter, greyorm, jdrakeh, unodiablo.

7/25/2001 Paul Czege: a postcard from visiting the Forge Library
Hey everyone, Had a lot of fun on my recent trip to the Forge Library. I saw Rob Lang's ICAR and I really like the five stats: Battle, Meat, Shift,…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

7/23/2001 Jared A. Sorensen: dogma '01
You guys are probably familiar with the dogma movement of cinema. An agreement to shoot with natural light, use only found objects and locations, to not use music unless it's…
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, Damocles, James V. West, Max Tangent, Ron Edwards, gizem.

7/23/2001 Paul Czege: Sigil
Hey James V...everyone, I've been thinking seriously about running a scenario using Sigil. I even bought wood cubes at a craft store over the weekend. But I'm worried about play-balance…
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Participants: Paul Czege, James V. West.

7/22/2001 Clay: Well armed, large breasted women put people off games?
I'm interested in taking up this thread about how women are depicted in gaming. In particular, I want to assert that it may at times be appropriate to show some…
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Participants: Clay, Damocles, greyorm, James V. West, Jack Spencer Jr, Uncle Dark, contracycle, Fletch, GreatWolf, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Dav, hardcoremoose, Blake Hutchins, Logan, Supplanter, Cameron, james_west, Levekius, gizem, John Wick.

7/17/2001 RobMuadib: Shared Creationism - The Next Step for Simulationist?
Hey I was wondering what the "indie" guys here at the Forge think of "Shared Creationism" as the next evolutionary step for Simulationist game play. In most simulationist games there…
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Participants: RobMuadib, james_west, FilthySuperman, Emily Care.

7/15/2001 RobMuadib: Troupe "Universal" World Building Simulationist Shared Nar
I am in the process of writing up my RPG, tentatively titled The Million Worlds: Chronicles Of The Eternal Cycle, which I hope to "commercially" publish in some form, and…
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Participants: RobMuadib, Ron Edwards.

7/11/2001 barteee: How much detail is needed?
I'm new so you'll have to forgive me if this has already been asked. One of the problems I always run into in game design is how much you have…
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Participants: barteee, Jamie Thomas Durbin, Dav, Ron Edwards, Mytholder.

7/11/2001 poppocabba: another spirt concept rpg
Recently I have gotten a lot of horror rpgs that I will never be able to convince anyone to play them all, namely Nephilim, Lost Souls, Kult, Whispering Vault ,so…
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Participants: poppocabba.

7/10/2001 Jack Spencer Jr: idea...
There a certain style of play that's been receiving less and less attention these days, solo play. There are plenty of doomsayers out there who believe computer games are killing…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Dav, Nathan, archangel_2, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Mytholder, Mithras, Jamie Thomas Durbin, James V. West, Loryndalar, Matt, FilthySuperman, xiombarg, Cadriel, Mike Holmes.

7/6/2001 Ron Edwards: Call for Action
Hi everyone, The Forge is trying to convert to an entirely author-driven links and promo library. The software to do it is up and running. If you have a game…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, archangel_2, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, Paul Czege.

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8/9/2001 jdrakeh: free-form magic
I'm currently stuck on a problem with my free-form magic system. I want something that doesn't depend on spell lists or any other classification system for magic as it really…
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Participants: jdrakeh, Supplanter, Uncle Dark, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, contracycle, Blake Hutchins, Torrent, Jeffrey Straszheim.

8/9/2001 Galfraxas: An Idea For A Game
Okay, I came up with an idea for a game, which I've decided to post here... This is only a bare bones idea, as I have yet to actually think…
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Participants: Galfraxas, hardcoremoose, Theory of X, Jack Spencer Jr.

8/9/2001 Mytholder: I wuss out complete and do what I swore I'd never do
http://www.mytholder.f2s.com/gaming/blackadder.html An rpg. Ish. By me. Go tear apart, my pretties.
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Participants: Mytholder, Zak Arntson, joshua neff.

8/10/2001 hardcoremoose: This is going to end badly...
Okay, I'm probably asking for trouble with this one... This afternoon I read a message from Mr. John Wick decribing a game called Blood Lust. I vaguely remembered having heard…
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Participants: hardcoremoose, Gordon C. Landis, Mytholder, Ron Edwards.

8/10/2001 James V. West: This might be fun.
Seems like we're having all kinds of new games ideas today...here's one more. PLOT ELEMENTS- a game of competitive storytelling. In this game, the group tells a story. This is…
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Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, unodiablo, Ferry Bazelmans, Jamie Thomas Durbin.

8/12/2001 jdrakeh: Tipping hats
I just wanted to thank everybody for the input concerning the free-form 'magic' system that I was working on. The game (currently incomplete) was added to the author-submitted library today…
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Participants: jdrakeh.

8/12/2001 jdrakeh: Dark settings and Niche Markets
With the work on "Sleepers" due to taper off in October, I've decided to use the engine for that game for my sci/noir game entitled "Shades of Grey". The basic…
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Participants: jdrakeh, FilthySuperman.

8/13/2001 Nathan: In-Game = Out-of-Game
I haven't seen much of anyone playing around with this idea, but I suppose it can make some folks jumpy. Anyone working on any games where characters are rewarded for…
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Participants: Nathan, joshua neff.

8/14/2001 FilthySuperman: New Silly Little Musician Game
"Less Talk More Rock" The Game of Sex, Dice, and Rock n' Roll" (well, dice anyway) is finished. After the Loooong (about an hour) arduous (I had to type it)…
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Participants: FilthySuperman, unodiablo.

8/14/2001 gizem: Singularity - game remake
I finally updated Singularity, my cyberpunk game/setting. This version includes; 1. Slight changes in the setting chapters (first 4 chapters) 2. Improved 'Characters' chapter 3. Feedback: A totally new and…
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Participants: gizem, contracycle.

8/15/2001 hardcoremoose: Avant Guard
I was struck by a goofy little idea tonight, so I quickly wrote it up and posted it at my website. The URL is: http://hardcoreroleplaying.homestead.com/avantgard.html It's basically a really simple…
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Participants: hardcoremoose, Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, Philippe Tromeur, James V. West, Paul Czege, Laura Bishop, Thededine, Supplanter.

8/15/2001 FilthySuperman: Along these lines
I've been toying with the idea of putting together an expansive game dealing with law enforcement. From meter maids up to the D.E.A. I would like to do it pretty…
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Participants: FilthySuperman, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/15/2001 Ian Freeman: Random Game Premise/Idea
Okay, here's a random idea: The Undying. Setting is modern day earth plus a lil' virus. This virus is slowly but surely covering the earth, and the infection tends to…
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Participants: Ian Freeman, hardcoremoose.

8/15/2001 FilthySuperman: Any Town, U.S.A. beta
I could really use some help if anyone has a minute or two to look over the playtester version of my newest game. To be super helpful (and get my…
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Participants: FilthySuperman.

8/17/2001 By-Tor: Cocept
I have a concept for a game that I have be playing around with for some time. This seemed like the best place to get feedback so... I'd appreciate any…
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Participants: By-Tor, Mytholder, RobMuadib.

8/19/2001 jdrakeh: Backing plays
Joshua Marquart wrote: abuse is actually a problem with the GameMASTER, not the game itself. It's the GM's job to reign in his abusers, not the systems. A system…
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Participants: jdrakeh, Ron Edwards, Dav, Laura Bishop, joshua neff, Supplanter, contracycle.

8/20/2001 jdrakeh: Community Design Project (Code Name: Rogue Gamer)
I'm looking for a few GW fans to assist in the creation of a set of role-playing rules for use with the "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader" game. The ultimate goal…
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Participants: jdrakeh.

8/21/2001 Cameron: Any suggestions on genre support mechanics?
I did another playtest of my still unnamed crime genre game. One of the things that struck me was how action-oriented the players were. That is to say, they were…
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Participants: Cameron, Ron Edwards, Time, Paul Czege, jdrakeh, Cadriel, FilthySuperman, Zak Arntson, Jeffrey Straszheim.

8/21/2001 james_west: S.O.A.P. at a con ...
I'm planning on running (presenting? whatever) SOAP at a Con in about two weeks, and I'm wondering if anyone's ever come up with more examples/transcripts for me to give the…
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Participants: james_west, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

8/22/2001 FilthySuperman: Creating Awareness
Well I have a game nearing completion and I'm awful damned proud of it so far. (of course I say that about putting my shoes on the correct feet) So…
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Participants: FilthySuperman, Ron Edwards.

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