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11/21/2004 Strutinan: SRD-based "Steampunk" rules, playtesters required
Yeah yeah, I know "Ick...isn't that a WotC-based rules set?" Why yes, it is, but I'm NOT using the d20 STL. I'm using the much more firendly Promeus license run…
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Participants: Strutinan.

11/21/2004 clehrich: [Shadows in the Fog] Playtesters badly wanted!
Okay, this is a cry for help. Shadows in the Fog is just begging to be playtested by someone other than me. There is serious question about whether it can…
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Participants: clehrich, Peter Nordstrand.

11/19/2004 caio_maximino: "Distributed Gaming" Dark Fantasy World
I'm trying to put down some ideas on a distributed-gaming, open source, collective effort on creating a dark fantasy world. Part of the "bibliography" suggested to those who would like…
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Participants: caio_maximino, Strutinan, Mike Holmes.

11/19/2004 Suvordaeus: LoserQuest: Seeking long-term playtesters...Hooray!
Loserquest is a somewhat offensive game along the lines of a post-apocalyptic Married with Children or Family Guy. It uses the COR system, which is designed to be simple, but…
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Participants: Suvordaeus.

11/18/2004 Jason Palenske: Come on by...
I am slowly getting set up again after a long reality hiatus and Frontier finally has it's own official forum. I am gradually gettings things transferred over from proboards and…
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Participants: Jason Palenske.

11/17/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Looking for Essays, Articles and Rants on Horror, Gaming...
Hey folks, Just like the title says, I'm looking to expand the resources pages on Flames Rising. I'm looking for Essays & Articles related to Horror & Dark Fantasy Gaming,…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, M. J. Young, Matt Snyder, Strutinan.

11/17/2004 Christopher Weeks: Minnesota indie-players wanted
I've just moved to Minnesota (near The Cities) and for a few months I've been finding MN-based Forge readers. I've just formed a Yahoo group -- indiemn for discussing opportunities…
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Participants: Christopher Weeks, greyorm.

11/17/2004 StrongBadMun: Designer looking for Freelance experience.
I've been designing games for several years now on my own, small ones that only me and my friends have ever goofed around with. Right now I'd like to get…
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Participants: StrongBadMun.

11/16/2004 Vaxalon: Code of Unaris - Query on level of interest
I just discovered Code of Unaris (yeah, okay, I'm slow, but there are lots of games out there, forgive me), and I'm wondering what level of interest there is in…
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Participants: Vaxalon, Ben Lehman, GaryTP.

11/13/2004 Wysardry: Looking for PnP GM to help with CRPG
I, and a few others, are in the early stages of planning a computer role playing game with a skills based advancement system (similar to GURPS and the Elder Scrolls…
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Participants: Wysardry, daMoose_Neo, Doug Ruff, Tav_Behemoth, pfischer, contracycle, Doehring, klapton.

11/12/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Looking for a few good Reviewers...
Hey folks, Flames Rising is seeking a few good Reviewers. Flames Rising is an online resource for Horror & Dark Fantasy RPGs, fiction and more. We have a growing Reviews…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy.

11/6/2004 Green: need independent playtesters
I've been working on my game Kathanaksaya for a while, and right now I think I'm ready for some independent groups to playtest things to make sure that the rules…
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Participants: Green.

11/5/2004 Tony Irwin: Read Japanese?
[b]Here's what people are saying about Shoujo Story![/b] [quote]Those of the title,Shojuo Story were found. Being the Shoji ・・ being the mistake, or it does and the ・・・・・・ Virgin Story?…
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Participants: Tony Irwin, Mike Holmes, greedo1379, Andy Kitkowski.

11/4/2004 scobie: [Casefile ZODIAC] Looking for playtesters
OK, I have messed around, delayed and procrastinated enough. I have what I hope is a playestable version of Casefile: ZODIAC ready to go and I was wondering if anyone…
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Participants: scobie.

11/3/2004 caio_maximino: Silven articles on indie RPGs and politics and RPG
It may be of interest that the new Silven Trumpeteer issue is now online, featuring the first part of the indie publishing article, by J. Carpio (http://www.silven.com/articles.asp?case=show&id=140); and the debut…
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Participants: caio_maximino.

11/3/2004 Adorame: Lead Beta tester for hire
This job announcement is for qualified PNP Beta testers with experiance using a variety of PNP game systems. The assignment will be to organise and manage Beta testing teams throughout…
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Participants: Adorame.

11/3/2004 Adorame: Formatting job
Anyone interested in a formatting job please email me at adorame1111@yahoo.com please include an example or link to your work. Compensation determined by ability and experiance.
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Participants: Adorame.

11/1/2004 Matt Snyder: Get out the vote .. for game design!
On Election eve, I want to take this opportunity to earn your vote. I'm in a game design rut. Lost my mojo. So, I've created a process to help me…
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Participants: Matt Snyder.

11/1/2004 Matt Snyder: Daedalus Halloween issue online!
The Halloween special edition of Daedalus launched this weekend. All articles are now available! Including ... the farm A game of horror by Jared Sorensen Let Them Eat War…
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Participants: Matt Snyder.

10/31/2004 Dracos: Playtesters wanted for Arcane
The Dragon's Forge Game Craft is looking for experienced groups willing to try our fantasy RPG called Arcane. Features of the system include: Completely points based system. Archetypes are…
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Participants: Dracos.

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11/22/2004 Blankshield: [Death's Door] I need an evening of your life.
(and 2-4 of your friends) I need playtesters for Death's Door. The game takes either 3 short nights (under 2 hours, typically) or one long night to play in it's…
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Participants: Blankshield.

11/24/2004 leegarv: Highly Experienced Designer / Writer looking for work
Greetings, I just wanted to drop my hat into the ring, just in case a publisher in need happened to be scanning the boards, looking for a qualified individual for…
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Participants: leegarv, greyorm.

11/24/2004 statisticaltomfoolery: Prime Time Adventures - New York City/surrounding area
Anybody interested in a short season (5 episodes) of Prime Time Adventures in the New York area? For those not familiar with the game, it's a very easy to learn,…
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Participants: statisticaltomfoolery, abzu, urbwar.

11/26/2004 castlewalls: Looking for Coreldraw users
to chat & swap map/floorplan ideas & techniques.
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Participants: castlewalls.

11/27/2004 GaryTP: Goldleaf Games is looking for a game designer.
Goldleaf Games, LLC is looking for a game designer to partner with us on a (slightly different) game project to be released early spring 05. Qualifications: Moderate to strong mathematics…
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Participants: GaryTP, Ron Edwards, Trevis Martin, ethan_greer.

12/2/2004 MrSalt: Players in northern China ?
Hi, Looking for players and/or MJ in northern China for forthcoming long winter nights. Tianjin / Beijing aera. C'mon, give it a try... MrSalt
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Participants: MrSalt, Jonathan Walton, Ben Lehman, Andy Kitkowski, Rich Forest, Tav_Behemoth, List, ren.

12/3/2004 friartuck: Orkworld
I'm sorry, but I don't know which forum would be best for this sort of inquiry, so I'm putting it here: does anyone know whether it's possible to get a…
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Participants: friartuck, Michael S. Miller, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/11/2004 jc_madden: an introduction
Hello fellow game designers, My name is J. Colin Madden. I've been playing and GMing RPGs from various manufacturers as well as those of my own design for about 20…
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Participants: jc_madden, bcook1971, Andrew Morris, clehrich, Eero Tuovinen.

12/12/2004 Nathan: Looking for webhosting? (RPGShelf.net)
Hello all, I've got the RPGShelf.net site back up and running, including information about our two packages for $30 and $50 a year respectively. Check it out, and let me…
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Participants: Nathan.

12/12/2004 James_Nostack: [Shadows of Yesterday] Recruiting for Indie-Netgaming
If anyone is interested in trying out Anvilwerks's new fantasy game, The Shadow of Yesterday, we're trying to put together a one-shot chat session over on the Indie-Netgaming Yahoo Group.…
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Participants: James_Nostack.

12/13/2004 tldenmark: Great resource for getting gamers together!
This is an excellent site that joins together people of like interests for face to face gatherings. http://www.meetup.com/ enjoy, td
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Participants: tldenmark, Dev, bcook1971, jc_madden, Bankuei, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/14/2004 jknevitt: [RUN] Alpha Test
RUN is looking for alpha testers! Yes, you! You at the keyboard! Concept thread here. PM me if you're interested. Also, if you happen to be an artist that would…
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Participants: jknevitt.

12/15/2004 qaswix: needed: sample player/DM stories
I am working with some friends on developing an MMO-RPG. However, rather than limiting players to a strict subset of commands ("walk south"), we want to enable players to use…
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Participants: qaswix.

12/17/2004 M. J. Young: Article draft comments wanted
I've taken up GB Steve's request for something summarizing RPG theory as it currently stands, and have drafted a three-article series that I think does a fair job of covering…
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Participants: M. J. Young.

12/18/2004 Space Cowboy: Wild Sphere is seeking additional Playtesters
Wild Sphere is gearing up for another phase of playtesting to further refine the RPG game mechanic. WS uses an original minimalist, skill-based, percentile system based around d6 and d10…
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Participants: Space Cowboy.

12/20/2004 Tom Bedlam: De, Dover Looking for Players.
Hello Everyone, Our group recently lost a player due to relocation. We are currently seeking 1-2 people for a genial game. I hope to start a My Life with Master…
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Participants: Tom Bedlam.

12/27/2004 Vaxalon: VA - Manassas - Adventure author seeks DnD players
Okay, here we go. Attention! I'm looking for four players for a DnD game, to be held at my house in Manassas, VA. We'll be playing in the evening, either…
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Participants: Vaxalon.

12/28/2004 Michael S. Miller: Incarnadine Press seeks Logo artist
Incarnadine Press's melodramatic superhero game, With Great Power... needs a new logo. I'm looking for someone to work with me on designing one. If interested, contact me by PM or…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller.

1/2/2005 Mystique: Wanted: Indie Game Designer looking for partnership!
First: The Introductions... My name is Mike Clifford, and I am president of a small, independent RPG publishing company, Mystique Enterprises. We have released one D20 supplement (which continues to…
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Participants: Mystique, Ron Edwards, Wyrdwyre.

1/3/2005 kaotmus: ph.d grants in learning games and game design
I'm not sure this is the right forum, or if anybody will get upset with me for even posting this, but I thought somebody out there might be interested. I…
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Participants: kaotmus, Mike Holmes, xenopulse, clehrich.

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