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9/1/2009 Frank Tarcikowski: [BARBAREN!] Who was in the GenCon 2005 playtest?
Hi there, After five years, BARBAREN! is finally finished and will be released at Spiel Essen 2009 in October. I am filling out some blanks in the manuscript last minute.…
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Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Ron Edwards, jrs, Fuseboy.

8/31/2009 noahtrammell: How to make my game look pretty
  I figured this would be the best place to ask this question, since the artists and layout designers hang out here.  Lately I've been working on a few small…
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Participants: noahtrammell, Eero Tuovinen, Patrice.

8/30/2009 drkrash: Looking for fighting game art for RPG
I am presently writing a tabletop role-playing game about the adventures and exploits of manga-style martial artist characters as found in fighting video games such as Street Fighter, The King…
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Participants: drkrash.

8/28/2009 Ayyavazi: Blog, Forum, or Website?
Hey all. I need some help getting a design setup for my game systems. The way I envision things is having a blog detailing my latest innovations in game design…
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Participants: Ayyavazi, greyorm, Clay, Eero Tuovinen, M. J. Young, Selene Tan, FireInLight, Liquidmind.

8/12/2009 Melinglor: Seeking playtesters for Spectre of the Beast!
I'm in great need of some solid outside playtest of my 2008 Game Chef entry, Spectre of the Beast. I've been having fun playing it with my own friends and…
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Participants: Melinglor.

8/11/2009 drkrash: Looking for Layout Rates
I'm a good way through the process of putting the text of my next book together.  The first one I wrote was graciously (and excellently) laid out by someone else,…
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Participants: drkrash, Ron Edwards, Airafice.

8/11/2009 Clay: Link Swap
I have a website, RPG-Campaign.com, for planning and running role playing games.  In particular it's a place to make your setting material available, schedule games, and keep track of your…
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Participants: Clay.

8/8/2009 drkrash: For fans of Street Fighter, King of Fighters, etc. [playtesting]
If you are interested in playtesting the combat system of a new tabletop role-playing game that is meant to capture the feel of Street Fighter, King of Fighters, Guilty Gear,…
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Participants: drkrash, otspiii.

8/5/2009 Catelf: Seeking playtesters
Hi. I do hope it works this time... I'm a total newbie at this "chatting", so i don't quite know how it works, but i think i'll learn fast.. However,…
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Participants: Catelf, Ron Edwards, Anthony Sheets, FireInLight.

8/7/2009 PhoenixFireRPG: Looking for ideas and help with a player created setting
Hi!  I am beginning work on a project right now which essentially is (hopefully) going to be a player created setting.  The game is pretty much 3.5 basic rules (few…
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Participants: PhoenixFireRPG, Clay.

7/31/2009 Adam Black: Affordable, Professional Illustration
Hi, all-- I had so much fun illustrating Ron's S/Lay W/Me, that I thought I'd jump in here and let everyone know I'd like to do more. I'm a professional…
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Participants: Adam Black, Adam Dray, greyorm, Ron Edwards.

7/30/2009 RadethDart: Fatal Destiny: Path of Choice [NEW RELEASE]
[i]Moderator note: all images have been removed from this post. Please do not include images in your Forge posts without permission from me - Ron Edwards[/i] [i]Moderator note 2: this…
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Participants: RadethDart.

7/27/2009 Biled Head: Varied Artist, interested in doing cover and interior art
Hi everybody, I've known about this forum for a couple years now, but only recently have I discovered the amount of talented and prestigious game designers who come here regularily.…
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Participants: Biled Head, greyorm.

7/26/2009 David C: Other RPG design forums?
I'm basically just trying to find out what other RPG design forums are out there.  The Forge has its own culture and its own group of regulars, but sometimes you're…
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Participants: David C, Lance D. Allen, Patrice, ShallowThoughts, Frank Tarcikowski, Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, M. J. Young, greyorm.

7/24/2009 Certified: [Fractured Kingdom] Starting a new Play By Post Demo
I've posted several threads regarding Fractured Kingdom. For those interested I'm starting a Demo at Hero Central. This will be my last play test before Dragon*Con. Song of Silence
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Participants: Certified.

7/24/2009 AgentJ34: Cover Artist and Layout Designer
Hello everyone, My name is Junior Mclean I'm new here, my sole purpose is to find the contacts interested in new talent or in need of a freelancer for future…
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Participants: AgentJ34.

7/23/2009 Darcy Burgess: [Black Cadillacs] Code genius needed
Hi, Are you really smart with web stuff? Can you build me something that will: - let people post content (sort of like a 'blog or a wiki) - let…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, lachek.

7/23/2009 mirrored: Michal Cielecki - professional music composition
Greetings, My name is Michal Cielecki. I am a performer and a freelance composer from Poland, having years of experience in various music genres, both performing and composing. My skills…
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Participants: mirrored.

7/17/2009 preludetotheend: I need your brains!!! SMF forum problem.
  I am in the process of setting my forum up using Smart Machine 2.0 and I am having a problem linking back to my main website. I need to…
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Participants: preludetotheend, Clay.

7/16/2009 greyorm: Towards a Standard Price Guide for Illustration
Some time back, a couple folks mentioned it would be a great thing if there were a standard price guide for contracting illustration work. After all, you wouldn't make a…
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Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Lance D. Allen, David C, RabbitHoleGames, Doplegager, Tazio Bettin.

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9/5/2009 Skull: Playtesters needed in Portland, OR.
Hi, i need at least two more players to help finish up play testing my game system that i have been working on for the last few years off and…
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Participants: Skull, GameFind.

9/8/2009 lachek: Cover art for con program needed: suggest and get paid for your pre-made piece!
We urgently need covert art for our game convention's printed program. We're not interested in taking away your copyright or even directing your creativity - we want you to solicit…
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Participants: lachek, epweissengruber.

9/9/2009 Tark: Gamechef game wants to pimp out your art and make sure you get recognized for it
First a quick introduction to the game that I am making. http://jtarkpalmerwritings.weebly.com/the-gamechef-blog.html I need an artist willing to get the same pay I am (nothing dollars!) to work with me…
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Participants: Tark.

9/9/2009 Will Whatley: A Forum Like the Forge, yet for Independent Board and Card Game Design
(I'm unsure if this fits in with the purpose of this forum. OTOH it seems more relevant than Site Discussion.) I do (much) more design with board, card, and other…
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Participants: Will Whatley, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Darcy Burgess.

9/12/2009 GameFind: RPG Game Find is now worldwide
I am proud to annouce that RPG Game Find is now worldwide. If you need playtesters for your games, go ahead and throw up your ad. If you are seeking…
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Participants: GameFind.

9/13/2009 orklord: Seeking editor for Game Chef entry
I'm looking for an editor who can take my text and make the language soar and also help me find holes in my logic.  At current draft, my game is…
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Participants: orklord, Paul Czege, henebry.

9/22/2009 thirdkingdom: Looking for artists . . .
I am looking for some talented artists that would be willing to provide some black and white illustrations for the Third Kingdom Player's Handbook, an FRPG I am currently revising…
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Participants: thirdkingdom.

9/23/2009 jreyst: Seeking collaborators
Hey guys, Boy am I glad I found this site. I was specifically searching for a place where I could find other rpg designers! I have begun work on a…
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Participants: jreyst.

9/24/2009 MythicDesign: Seeking talented writers to contract as fantasy RPG-based blog writer(s)
We are seeking talented writers to contract as fantasy RPG-based blog writer(s). Position will require 2 articles per week. This contracted position offers posted author credit and competitive pay with…
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Participants: MythicDesign, greyorm.

9/27/2009 soviet: [Other Worlds] Cover Designer Wanted
Hi, I'm looking for someone to design the cover for my game Other Worlds. Other Worlds is a generic RPG in the storygame mould. It's big on group worldbuilding, player-authored…
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Participants: soviet.

9/30/2009 Seamus: Looking for people to run demos
Bedrock Games is looking for people to run Demo's of Terror Network: a counter-terrorism roleplaying game, at their local gaming stores. If interested contact me through PM, or go to…
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Participants: Seamus.

9/30/2009 SaintandSinner: Gaming in Chicago
So, what's good in the windy city? I'm going up there for a meeting this weekend and may have some time to burn. Are there any good stores, coffee shops,…
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Participants: SaintandSinner, Ron Edwards, CaptainImpressive.

10/7/2009 zenram: Copyeditor is requested
[b]Hello [/b] Some friends and I are putting together a small publisher of RPG products and [b]we need a copyeditor[/b], the idea is to find [b]someone reliable and professional[/b] to…
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Participants: zenram, David Artman, Gregor Hutton.

10/15/2009 Tazio Bettin: [Steamdance] Playtest needed!
Hi everyone, I would like to ask to whomever might be interested to play a strongly gamist steampunk game to playtest my attempt at game designing. Steamdance is a game…
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Participants: Tazio Bettin.

10/15/2009 Dan Maruschak: [Final Hour of a Storied Age] Seeking Playtesters
I am looking for playtesters for my game, Final Hour of a Storied Age: A Roleplaying Game of Epic Fantasy. It is a GM-less no-prep game designed to create epic…
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Participants: Dan Maruschak.

10/20/2009 Maugh: Mayhem Gaming, needs read/review and playtesting.
I need playtesters.  We've got a fairly thoroughly developed game with a complete, playable and decenty designed betabook, as well as a website for playtesting forums etc.  The betabook and…
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Participants: Maugh.

10/30/2009 chronoplasm: New Porfolio by Kevin Vito
kevinvito.daportfolio.com Hello, My name is Kevin Vito and I am currently a student at Northern Illinois University. I tend to favor sketchy and expressive linework with large areas of flat…
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Participants: chronoplasm.

11/1/2009 jefgodesky: [Fifth World] I need playtesters!
Last night, after three years of work, I finished the rough draft of my game, the Fifth World. It's gone through some major revisions, and the current form doesn't bear…
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Participants: jefgodesky.

11/6/2009 Catelf: [Ferals] seeks Playtesters
Hello. Can you imagine a Compact "Fixform" (Not Freeform) Rpg, seemingly based on White Wolf's creations (World of Darkness, Aberrant, among many), but with notably simpler, but still complex enough…
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Participants: Catelf.

11/16/2009 Sebastian: [Hell for Leather] Tasteless violence needs proofing
[Also posted on Praxis] I've just finished the alpha release of Hell for Leather for Nathan Paoletta's Two Games One Name competition. My playtest group have become contaminated by the…
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Participants: Sebastian.

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