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2/12/2004 Crackerjacker: I want a system that can...
Whenver Im toying around with rule ideas I tend to have reoccuring thoughts that I seem to think are important and I havent seen often before... First of all, I…
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Participants: Crackerjacker, Mark Johnson, Ravien, Paganini, Shreyas Sampat, Sherinford, Jack Spencer Jr, xiombarg, Lxndr, Doctor Xero.

2/11/2004 chadu: [Dead Inside] Damage Abstraction Mechanic
Hidey-ho. I'm wondering what thoughts, opinions, or comments anyone has on the following damage mechanic from Dead Inside, since there has been some discussion about it: (from http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10091.phtml ): However,…
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Participants: chadu, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/11/2004 Supersonic Wind: Mechanics help
I have a system that needs help, I'm new to building RPGs. I have an idea for a system, but I'm not quite sure about probability. Aspects: Makeup of the…
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Participants: Supersonic Wind, Autocrat, Jasper.

2/10/2004 Nimrod67: Crimson Angels (My RPG)
Well Hello everyone, I've been working on my rpg now and found this place...first of all let me say i am liking it! Ok, to get on with it. I…
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Participants: Nimrod67, Dav.

2/10/2004 Nathan P.: Dice Mechanic for Review
Hey all - medium-time reader, first-time poster. Be gentle *G*. I've been working on various games for a while now (the most completed one is kind of a techno-fantasy heartbreaker,…
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Participants: Nathan P., james_west, Dav.

2/10/2004 Claymore: A Quick Roll and Keep die mechanic
I was curious if I might get some comments on a resolution system I've been working on for the last few days. It's for a cinematic game I'm a workin…
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Participants: Claymore, haunted.

2/9/2004 Jasper: [Principia Novae] That occasional burst of relevance....
I'm taking another look at conflict resolution in my current project, Principia Novae (which is about rebuilding society after the fall of the Roman Empire; you can read more about…
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Participants: Jasper, Mike Holmes.

2/9/2004 timfire: Design goals for Alpha, Beta, and Final versions?
As I work on my first draft for my new game, I was wondering what should be my goals for each phase of my design? What am I trying to…
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Participants: timfire, Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Jack Aidley, Alex Johnson.

2/9/2004 tldenmark: Physical senses as a mechanic (see, smell etc.)
So I have this idea for a game ... (isn't that how it always starts?) You are a cryptozoologist, derided by your science peers as a crackpot. I mean, no…
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Participants: tldenmark, Autocrat, Umberhulk, Scourge108, lumpley, Cemendur, contracycle.

2/8/2004 SpoDaddy: Critique this system for a game inspired by the tv show 24
Here's the system so far, I'm designing a game inspired by the tv show 24: 1) Roll N d12, where N is your attribute. Attributes are rated from 1 (feeble)…
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Participants: SpoDaddy, Mark Johnson, Ole, Spooky Fanboy.

2/8/2004 haunted: Help with a Stepped, Additive Dice Pool Mechanic (long)
[b][size=18px]Overview[/size][/b] I'm working on the Dice Mechanic for the Aspect Engine, a system that I plan to use for two settings. One will be a scifi setting (called "Terra") in…
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Participants: haunted, Ravien, SpoDaddy, Darcy Burgess, Claymore, Kryyst.

2/7/2004 Ravien: A System of My Own
Hey peoples. i originally made the mistake of posting this at dragonsfoot, only to find that most people there are heavily 1e biased, but someone suggested here would be a…
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Participants: Ravien, Paganini, Mark Johnson, montag.

2/7/2004 xechnao: error, sorry need to post in another thread :(
Sorry cancell this if possible
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Participants: xechnao.

2/7/2004 Jonathan Walton: [Humble Mythologies] symbolic scene-framing
The snow is just pouring down outside, so I though I'd take the opportunity to type up some of my recent ideas on symbolic scene framing. The main thread on…
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Participants: Jonathan Walton, Eero Tuovinen, John Harper.

2/6/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Gun-Fu Playtest? Sorcerer, Sex and Sorcery Required
Hey all. I pulled a Siddhartha on my Kyuseisha project, and after attempting to make a new system, then going back to formula to make another new system (which was…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, Minx, Jeph, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, anonymouse.

2/6/2004 Crackerjacker: Me and My Monster
Your a kid with a pet monster. Dont think cute little things that come out of little plastic balls, think the old BoogieWoogie children's show (about the monsters and toys…
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Participants: Crackerjacker, anonymouse, tldenmark, Doctor Xero, gobi.

2/6/2004 gobi: [PUNK: Boo York City] Initial Sketch of ectopunk supplement
Hey folks. Things have been crazy busy up in this joint with senior year hitting full throttle and the professors whipping us into shape. I did have a few minutes…
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Participants: gobi, Doctor Xero, Dev, Spooky Fanboy.

2/6/2004 Luke de Sade: Wrestling RPG
Hi, guys. First time poster, not-long time lurker (as a matter of fact, I have lurked like 2 days or something :) ) I am doing a wrestling RPG, with…
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Participants: Luke de Sade, Matt Gwinn, hardcoremoose, Jack Aidley, Bogie_71, Spooky Fanboy.

2/5/2004 Rexfelis: Dominion: Jihad
Tens of thousands of years in the future, mankind has developed a thriving civilization which sprawls across space. This civilization is almost entirely consumed by an event known as the…
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Participants: Rexfelis, Jasper, Jeph, Jonathan Walton.

2/5/2004 Zak Arntson: Danger Agents - Competitive Spy Roleplaying
Okay, so tonight I'm going to try out some d20 Spycraft. I'll let y'all know how it goes. Until then, I've been thinking about how I would design a spy…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, Rob MacDougall, John Harper, Loki, Grex.

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2/13/2004 Crackerjacker: Just some random game nuggets
I was thinking about stuff today and game up with two game nuggets: one was mainly mechanics. I thought of a game where the players are each for a medium…
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Participants: Crackerjacker.

2/14/2004 SpoDaddy: What do you think of this system? D12 based roll under
Roll XD12, X being the attribute number Attributes are rated from 1-7. Skills are rated from 2-11, every die that rolls equal to or under the skill number is kept.…
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Participants: SpoDaddy, Jasper, Jack Spencer Jr, Minx, Lxndr.

2/14/2004 james_west: Feminist game design?
[b]The Stranger, or [i]Feedback[/i][/b] [i]This is a game I wrote before breakfast this morning, based on the 'feminist game design' thread in RPG theory. I'm not sure if it's feminist…
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Participants: james_west, Matt Wilson, clehrich, Mark D. Eddy, Ravien, Scourge108, Paul Czege, Doctor Xero, Ron Edwards, Lxndr, Zathreyel, jrs, aplath.

2/16/2004 Ulmus: [d12] Request for comments on homebrewn game (a tad long)
It's not original, it's not defining new venues for roleplaying and it's not finished. However, after having created numerous game systems, none of which have been used for more than…
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Participants: Ulmus, Steve Samson.

2/16/2004 scobie: Casefile: ZODIAC returns
Well, submitting my thesis cut into game design time in the worst possible way, but I think I have Zodiac almost ready to go. Many thanks to those who offered…
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Participants: scobie.

2/16/2004 scobie: Casefile: ZODIAC returns
Well, submitting my thesis cut into game design time in the worst possible way, but I think I have Zodiac almost ready to go. Many thanks to those who offered…
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Participants: scobie, Little_Rat, Dev.

2/17/2004 Nathan P.: [Timestream] Damage Mechanic Problem
Hey all I'm finishing the first draft of my time-travel game, Timestream, and I'm running into a problem with a damage mechanic. Right now, here's how combat works: General dice…
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Participants: Nathan P., talysman, Andrew Martin, Alex Johnson.

2/18/2004 Tonic: Experimental Mechanic: Skill Check (edited for clarity)
This is a check to see how well a character can perform an action. What makes this different from most systems is that the difficulty of the check is relative…
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Participants: Tonic, timfire, Nathan P., SpoDaddy, Shreyas Sampat, Kryyst, Ron Edwards.

2/18/2004 Crackerjacker: The Draw
Had a dumb little mechanic idea a week ago... for like a Wild West gunfighting type game Each character would at least have this one stat called Draw. Some would…
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Participants: Crackerjacker, Ron Edwards, Valamir, montag, Kryyst, Loki, Technocrat13, John Harper.

2/18/2004 smc: Task Resolution: Looking for input/caveats
First of all, these forums are a great resource! I've been lurking for a few days and have really appreciated the weath of insight and information to be found. On…
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Participants: smc, SpoDaddy, Shreyas Sampat, Dev, Andrew Martin, Alex Johnson, Valamir.

2/18/2004 artofmagic: the Real benefit of a Weapon.
Traditional benefit of a weapon is Damage. D&D, bigger the weapon, the bigger the damage. Funny how little it actually matters at higher levels. Exalted lists different speed, accuracy and…
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Participants: artofmagic, hitsumei, Kryyst, Loki, timfire, Shreyas Sampat, Ron Edwards.

2/18/2004 Sylus Thane: Frontier, working on final draft
Well I've lost the need for a annoying yahoo group and set up my own forum for Frontier that you can find here http://frontiergames.proboards27.com/index.cgi I'm looking for people to go…
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Participants: Sylus Thane.

2/18/2004 Jasper: [Principia Novae] First playtest draft
[size=24px]PRINCIPIA NOVAE[/size] [b]Survival and Legacy at the End of Civilization[/b] [b]A Role Playing Game of the Iron Age[/b] [i]by Jasper McChesney [/i] A [url=http://people.umass.edu/jasperm/primeval]Primeval Press[/url] Game [size=20px]Introduction[/size] It's the end…
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Participants: Jasper, John Harper.

2/19/2004 Doctor Xero: indie game design styles
I've been reading (and sometimes participating in) a number of the Forge threads, and the great majority of postings have been interesting and insightful (even when occasionally "snarky"). I've noticed…
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Participants: Doctor Xero, Loki, Valamir, Jasper, Gordon C. Landis, quozl, orbsmatt, timfire, Shreyas Sampat.

2/19/2004 ascendance: Homebrew - Morale Mechanic [Long]
I'm working on an adaptation of the Storyteller system for something that can be best described as gritty anime cyberpunk. Thus far, I've allowed for user defined abilities and a…
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Participants: ascendance.

2/19/2004 orbsmatt: Defining Skills
I'm looking for some ideas for the RPG that I'm creating. Skills seem to be what defines a character and makes him unique. However, I've been having a hard time…
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Participants: orbsmatt, Valamir, Loki, Darcy Burgess, Andrew Martin.

2/19/2004 Zathreyel: (Criminal Element) back on the streets...
Heya everyone! i know it's been a while since this game was even mentioned here, or much of anywhere, but i've finally gotten to a place in my development of…
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Participants: Zathreyel, Loki.

2/20/2004 orbsmatt: Uses for Charisma
Ok, I have another question that needs addressing in my RPG. I've been finding it very hard to use Charisma (or any other stats related to it if you want…
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Participants: orbsmatt, Shreyas Sampat, Scourge108, AnyaTheBlue, Itse, Nathan P..

2/20/2004 Darksmith: Paradox RPG...
I’ve been working on an RPG called Paradox for what seems like eternity. After finding this site I decided to pick it up again after a very long hiatus. The…
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Participants: Darksmith, orbsmatt, Zak Arntson, Jeph, Nathan P., greyorm, Ravien, coxcomb, Alex Johnson, John Burdick.

2/21/2004 Ravien: Eclipse RPG
[b]Eclipse[/b] Now that i have been here a while, and gotten a bit of a feel for "how things are done", i've decided to present my system mechanics in a…
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Participants: Ravien, Darksmith, greyorm, Mike Holmes, montag, Robert K Beckett, Bracken.

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