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4/11/2004 Dav: Art and graphic design
Artist Jason Gunn (www.jasongunn.com and www.apophisconsortium.com) recently let me know that he wants to freelance for some new games and companies. Anyone wanting graphic design work, cover (painted, rendered, drawn,…
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Participants: Dav, Mystique, darkvast666.

4/9/2004 ZenDog: Ale House website up
Support your local fantasy fiction zine Come and take a look. See the submission guidelines and sign the guestbook. Sub some work http://www.thealehouse.tk/
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Participants: ZenDog.

4/8/2004 Andy Kitkowski: INDIE RPG AWARDS 2003 (Year 2004): HELP NEEDED
Hey all, this is one of two threads I'm creating on the subject of my awards. The other thread (on suggestions/feedback) is in the Publishing forum. After a long hiatus…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

4/7/2004 Jasper: ABSQVE ROMA - playtesters wanted
[size=26px]ABSQVE ROMA[/size] [b][size=14px]The Legions Have Left You The Emperors Forgotten You The Barbarians Surrounded You [i]Can You Keep Civilization Alive?[/i][/b][/size] ABSQVE ROMA is ready for a first bout of open…
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Participants: Jasper.

4/7/2004 Storn: Artist Introduction
My name is Storn A. Cook. I've come by these boards intrigued by the GNS discussion. Someone e-mailed me and suggest that I put my hat in the ring here…
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Participants: Storn.

4/5/2004 ejh: Ed's Art Blog, CC-Licensed
Hey, I finally got around to putting up a web site for my art. It's in blog format. I'm looking for a better name than "Ed's Artwork Blog" -- suggestions…
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Participants: ejh.

4/5/2004 ZenDog: Open call for fiction
Tales from the Ale House is a quarterly Ezine specialising in fantasy fiction. The particular sub-genres of fantasy we are looking for are High, Low/Historical, Epic and Heroic, or Sword…
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Participants: ZenDog.

4/4/2004 drembaer: new Russian CCG
Íi. I represent a small group of Russian developers currently working on new card RPG. We are planning to release the game in 2 versions (English and Russian) and are…
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Participants: drembaer.

4/1/2004 Smithy: Need a player in Sunnyvale, CA
We're a group of four 30ish professionals who are exploring narrativism in roleplaying, experimenting with different systems and genres, and generally having a lot of fun. Shared GMing duties (though…
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Participants: Smithy, Steven Bishop, BPetroff93.

3/31/2004 Andrew Navaro: Andrew Navaro Illustration
Hey, everyone. Some of you may have read about my site over in the Adept Press forum, but I thought it couldn't hurt to post here as well. I specialize…
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Participants: Andrew Navaro.

3/30/2004 daMoose_Neo: Looking for Reviewers (or playtesters even) for CCG
Alright! After wandering around Forge here, getting some tips and help with the finishing stages of my card game Final Twilight, I think I have something ready for everyone! I'm…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo.

3/30/2004 jason j mccuiston: Artist new to the forge
Salutations all, I would like to invite everyone to check out my online portfolio at: www.jasonjmccuiston.com If you have comments on the work, or would like to use my tallents…
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Participants: jason j mccuiston.

3/28/2004 gobi: [PUNK] Locked, Loaded, Ready for Playtest
After almost a year since first describing the concept and going through more than a few stages of development, I've finished a PDF version of PUNK and posted it online.…
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Participants: gobi, b_bankhead, Dev, Dumirik, Juicetyger.

3/26/2004 andy: Artist(s) wanted for BONES the RPG
I am putting the finishing touches on an RPG that I intend to market (electronically, at least at first). The design thread is found in the Indie Game Design section…
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Participants: andy, greyorm, Chris Passeno, Arashi, Andrew Navaro.

3/23/2004 worldeater: Tampa Bay, FL - Trying to form a gaming group
Greetings, I'm trying to pull together a group of 4 to 6 people to meet every other Saturday night in Holiday, FL. Gaming would start at 6 PM sharp and…
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Participants: worldeater.

3/15/2004 Sylus Thane: RPGShelf help?
Anyone know how to get a hold of Nathan over at rpgshelf? I've paid for my site and my domain name and I'm rareing to get started but I haven't…
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Participants: Sylus Thane, Nathan.

3/10/2004 bcook1971: [Issues & Impact] DFW Area Playtesters Wanted
I've just completed principal design of I&I and would like to find 2-3 people to help playtest it. I would like to meet once a week for 1 month, 3-4…
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Participants: bcook1971.

3/7/2004 serog: New World Wide LARP game is on!
Hi. I am creating a new worldwide Roleplay game. The game will be based on the usege of video Cameras, where the players take part in an up to date…
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Participants: serog.

3/4/2004 Clay: Website Software testers wanted
I have written a significant upgrade to my Newsreel news publishing package. It is my belief that it is nearly perfect for campaign logs and game designers' journals. I've already…
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Participants: Clay, quozl, andy.

3/2/2004 Quorlan: Incredible new indie games (RPG, CCG, SRG) nearing release!
Hello all! Just wanted to drop a quick post about our upcoming games. We've been developing an exciting new RPG, a CCG with a very original twist and a completely…
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Participants: Quorlan, Dav, Christopher Weeks.

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4/11/2004 Arashi: Dead Meat
Anybody seen Sean Wipfli lately? C!
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Participants: Arashi.

4/12/2004 Ryan Bartlett: Creative Masochists?
I'm creating a space-punk game in which, through technological mishap, the sun has been turned into a lava-lamp with only a decade, maybe two, left, and most of the inner…
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Participants: Ryan Bartlett.

4/14/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Looking for Playtesters
Hello all, We just finished our 1st go round of edits for the game I wrote, Conspiracy of Shadows and are looking for playtesters and second opinions. It is a…
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Participants: Bob Goat, Peter Nordstrand, TonyLB, Ville Takanen, Maelstrom, Neylana.

4/14/2004 Palaskar: Playtesters still needed for Signature RPG (long)
Signature is a generic RPG. It uses neither point-based nor random character generation. Instead, you simply describe your character and assign appropriate Traits. Traits can be attrbutes, skills, perks, disadvantage,…
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Participants: Palaskar, Juicetyger.

4/19/2004 smokewolf: Freelancers needed
Looking for freelancer writers I am currently looking for freelancers who are interested in writing for The Swing. At this time, I do not need any artists, please feel free…
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Participants: smokewolf, Dav.

4/21/2004 darkvast666: Tacoma/Lakewood/Seattle Washington Area Players
I am a GM who has been running a Stargate campaign slightly going off the original cannon for a few months now. I am now going to be running my…
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Participants: darkvast666.

4/21/2004 grimnr: playtesters, artist and writers needed
Hello, My name is Lee a.k.a. Grimn and I am creator of the game F.A.M.A.T.O.M. and I need playtesters artist and story writers to fill in the blank spots in…
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Participants: grimnr, Ben Lehman.

5/1/2004 Ben Lehman: Proof Reading and Editing
Hi. I thought I would put my card out for this, in case anyone is interested. I am a semi-professional copy-editor / proof reader. I have worked with authors of…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, smokewolf.

5/5/2004 Palaskar: How do I accept payment for my RPG via PayPal?
Ok, I've established a PayPal Personal account, followed their instructions to set up a link...and nothing happened, basically. I'm browsing PayPal's site right now, and thinking I might have needed…
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Participants: Palaskar, Bob Goat, greyorm, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

5/7/2004 Jack Aidley: [Great Ork Gods] Scenario Playtesters wanted.
Hi, I've written a new scenario for Great Ork Gods, and I'm looking for a few folks to playtest it for me. Just drop me a PM if you're interested.…
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Participants: Jack Aidley.

5/7/2004 Dav: Iron Game Chef -- The Publication!
Mike Holmes and I have been working through a plan to publish the current Iron Game Chef games in a single tome. While there are likely a few kinks to…
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Participants: Dav, Shreyas Sampat, Rich Forest, quozl, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes, talysman, Christopher Weeks, Zak Arntson, Asrogoth, C. Edwards, Simon W, hanschristianandersen, Jack Aidley, Lxndr, Ben Lehman, greyorm, Walt Freitag, Palaskar, xiombarg, abzu, JamesSterrett, dalek_of_god, timfire, Dev, Jonathan Walton.

5/8/2004 C. Edwards: GenCon Indy: Sunday Night Crash Pad
Hey all, Thanks to the cool True Dungeon folks, I have my room taken care of for Wed-Sat night. I'd really like to stay Sunday night also though, for various…
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Participants: C. Edwards.

5/10/2004 Clay: A simple tool for RPG sites
This last week I put a little time in building an ingenious tool for maintaining web sites. It's has the features that I think a little independent game publisher needs:…
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Participants: Clay.

5/10/2004 Clarn: Athala RPG
Hi all Let me introduce you Athala, a free fantasy role playing game I wrote. I am not a native English speaker so be indulgent, as it may (must ;)…
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Participants: Clarn, Mike Holmes, Bob Goat, Trevis Martin.

5/11/2004 Bob Goat: Ad Exchanges
I noticed in several products I have purchase after discovering them through the forge that in the back they have ads for other games (which has often led me to…
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Participants: Bob Goat, greyorm, daMoose_Neo.

5/11/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Room search for GenCon
I'm seriously considering going to GenCon this year, it'll be my fourth GenCon, the last one being about 7-8 years ago... Indie booth aside... Is anyone planning on getting one…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

5/13/2004 gryphonkessira: RPG group finder message board
For all of you who (like me) are having a hard time finding a group to play with, or groups looking for players, I’ve started a message board where people…
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Participants: gryphonkessira, Mike Holmes.

5/14/2004 M. J. Young: Gaming Outpost Thread Restoration
Much of the pre-history of The Forge was in the discussions at Gaming Outpost. It was there that Ron Edwards first introduced System Does Matter and the distinctions between…
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Participants: M. J. Young, Mike Holmes.

5/15/2004 Space Cowboy: Online Playtesting for Anime Space Western RPG
Hey guys, Now that the school year is over, members of my playtest group have gone home for the summer and we're moving online. If you're interested in an original-mechanic…
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Participants: Space Cowboy, Andy Kitkowski.

5/17/2004 Michael Hopcroft: Looking for layout advice
Gentles, Since it appears I'm going to be doing my own layout on my new venture, I was wondering if any of the veteeran layout gurus could advice me on…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Andy Kitkowski, talysman, Jack Aidley, inthisstyle, timfire, MarktheAnimator, 16CBH, Garbanzo, Bob Goat.

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