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4/6/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: And, goodbye!
This forum will be closed at 5pm CDT, or 8pn EDT, or midnight Greenwich Standard Time. It was great hearing from all for you, and I appreciate all the conversation.…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

4/6/2003 Zak Arntson: RPG Dreams
It had to happen ... somebody brings up dreams. Anyhow, I dreamt that I had somehow got ahold of one of the first roleplaying games ever written. It was so…
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Participants: Zak Arntson, Rich Forest, C. Edwards, Itse, hix, Henri, cruciel, talysman, Lxndr, lumpley, hardcoremoose, Bob McNamee, Ben Lehman, Scourge108, clehrich.

4/6/2003 Michael Hopcroft: I badly need cheering up -- but then what else is new
I managed to celebrate the Forge's birthday by getting myself into an accident and ruining my career. I had been picked up by a group of students from Eugene to…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, cruciel, rafael, Clinton R. Nixon, xiombarg, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards, Christoffer Lernö, greyorm.

4/5/2003 szilard: What character are you most ashamed of having played?
Okay, let's hear it. What is the twinkiest/cheesiest/most min/maxed character that you will admit to having played? What game was it in? What made this character so bad? Did you…
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Participants: szilard, cruciel, Heather Manley, Clinton R. Nixon, Enoch, Jack Spencer Jr, Mike Holmes, Spooky Fanboy, DaGreatJL.

4/5/2003 Brian Leybourne: What happened to the non-regulars?
One thing I was kind of hoping was that we would be getting some non-regulars in here posting (which I thought was partially the point, thus the policy of non-registered…
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Participants: Brian Leybourne, Piers Brown, Heather Manley, Eric J., Nick Pagnucco.

4/5/2003 GreatWolf: Great party!
I've really been enjoying this forum. I wouldn't want it to be available year round, but it really has felt like a birthday party in here. Just sitting around, socializing,…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Thomas Tamblyn, Jason L Blair, Walt Freitag, Lxndr, Mark Johnson, Ron Edwards, orbsmatt.

4/5/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: When reading a friend's sucky writing
While the party is going on, how about talking about writing in general and stuff. I'll start with what the heck do you say to someone who's writing is just…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, lumpley, Tim C Koppang, szilard, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Jason L Blair, RobMuadib, Eric J..

4/5/2003 Jake Norwood: Non-indie at GenCon
Okay, so that non-indie games are you itching to play, particularly at GenCon? I really want to play Adventure! and some superhero game (don't care which, though), and maybe Over…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, szilard, Rich Forest, joshua neff, Enoch, Mike Holmes, Jürgen Mayer.

4/5/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Interactive Forge Party
[i](This sort of thing was fun on the RPGnet Tangency, so I figured why not. I do not mean any offense by any of this and feel free to give…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, ethan_greer.

4/5/2003 Jared A. Sorensen: Summer convention sign-up!
Origins 2003 http://www.evite.com/Jared@memento-mori.com/origins GenCon 2003 http://www.evite.com/Jared@memento-mori.com/gencon
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen.

4/5/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: What are you reading?
What books are you currently reading or have recently read? I had just finished Prey by Michael Crichton. I wish I was a better reader because it seems to take…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Matt Snyder, Matt, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Anonymous, szilard, Maurice Forrester, GreatWolf, taalyn, Thomas Tamblyn, Simon W, Brian Leybourne, Shreyas Sampat, Michael Hopcroft, Jürgen Mayer, Matt Wilson, Jason L Blair, Patrick Boutin, Adam, DeadGirl, wyrdlyng, Ian Charvill, joshua neff, Rich Forest.

4/5/2003 Thomas Tamblyn: Non-indie rpgs
Here's a question, what games that don't get a mention here outside of actiual play are you besotted with? Tell us why you love it and what your reservations are.…
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Participants: Thomas Tamblyn, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, GreatWolf, szilard, Simon W, Brian Leybourne, Rich Forest, Valamir, Adam, wyrdlyng, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, Shreyas Sampat, John Kim, clehrich.

4/5/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Has the word "fun" lost whatever meaning it might
I'm not sure which forum this would fit in, so I'm putting it in the birthday forum. If it can go elsewhere, it can be moved.Role-playing is a social fun…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, Walt Freitag, Jason13, Miskatonic, neko ewen.

4/5/2003 Christoffer Lernö: What's your favorite character of all time?
Doesn't everyone have a favorite character among all they played? So the question: 1. What's your favorite character (that you played) of all time (so far) 2. In what game?…
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Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Dave Panchyk, taalyn, Jared A. Sorensen, The_Confessor, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, Simon W, Shreyas Sampat, cruciel, Matt Wilson, Jason L Blair, Heather Manley, Christopher Kubasik, Anonymous, Ben Morgan.

4/5/2003 Christoffer Lernö: What's the name of your computer?
Have you named your harddrive(s)? Your computer? Does it still say "My Computer" on the desktop or does the poor thing actually have a name? Me first: Computer: "Yggdrasil" Harddrive:…
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Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Shreyas Sampat, Ben Morgan, cruciel, szilard, Brian Leybourne, taalyn, ThreeGee, Mike Holmes, Adam, Trevis Martin, wyrdlyng, Andy Kitkowski, Stuart DJ Purdie, Chris Passeno, Jack Spencer Jr, Thomas Tamblyn, J B Bell, Enoch, Anonymous, arxhon, RobMuadib, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Heather Manley, Clinton R. Nixon, J. Backman.

4/5/2003 Buddha Nature: Finding Players
Where are the best places online to locate new players to game with? My old gaming group is scattered to the four winds and I am looking for new blood.…
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Participants: Buddha Nature.

4/4/2003 cruciel: How much time does this damn site suck out of you?
I probably toss away an hour or three a day on it.
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Participants: cruciel, Brian Leybourne, ScottM, Enoch, taalyn, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Rich Forest, Shreyas Sampat.

4/4/2003 Brian Leybourne: Roleplaying Stigma
[quote]Hmm, I hadn't considered that, but you're totally right. It took me a long time to feel comfortable and confident about telling other people that I roleplay.[/quote] Stripped this out…
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Participants: Brian Leybourne, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

4/4/2003 Dave Panchyk: I love you, man...
Okay, this doesn't really fit in the Bar thingy because the moonshine I'm drinking isn't really a "mixed" drink. (Not until I decide to pour in some flat, two-day-old Dr.…
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Participants: Dave Panchyk, Valamir, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, ADGBoss.

4/4/2003 J. Backman: Most interesting projects you have worked on
Please describe three of the most interesting gaming-related projects you have been involved with in the past (or are currently working on). What did you learn from them? I'll start:…
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Participants: J. Backman, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

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4/4/2004 Ben Lehman: The Necromancer Stirs...
Awakening from within his foul lair, he calls upon the ancient demon-lords of administration -- bound long ago into the Forge of time, and presents them with offerings of bones,…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

4/4/2004 Sean: War Stories
There are so many amazing gamers on this site. One thing I'm always dying to ask people, but that's rarely appropriate to bring up in the regular forums, is about…
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Participants: Sean, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, GreatWolf, Dav, Lisa Padol.

4/4/2004 Eero Tuovinen: There must be something wrong...
There must be something wrong with me: Forge's strict moderation is a perennial topic for bitching, but I for one cannot think of anything to discuss outside the usual forums.…
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Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Emily Care.

4/4/2004 Walt Freitag: The Adventures of G, N, and (Prof.) S
As the pounding of the drums quickened in tempo, the lines of frenzied dancers parted like a curtain, revealing the sacrificial victim struggling in his bonds on the rough-hewn stone…
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Participants: Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, DannyK, orbsmatt, Jasper.

4/4/2004 Anonymous: The Zero at the Bone Thread
What's the worst thing you've ever done? I've destroyed a friend's marriage by sleeping with his wife. Remember to log out before you post.
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Participants: Anonymous, Sean, C. Edwards, greyorm, Ben Terry, Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, Christopher Weeks, joshua neff, Bob McNamee, Paganini, GreatWolf, lumpley, quozl, orbsmatt, Garbanzo.

4/4/2004 Mark Johnson: Great Tasting Spam
Anyone have any cool links that they are involved with that they wouldn't normally post at the Forge?
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Participants: Mark Johnson, Shreyas Sampat, Valamir, Sean, Dav, talysman, bcook1971, coxcomb, Jonathan Walton, Steven Bishop, Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, brainwipe, Mike Holmes.

4/4/2004 Christopher Kubasik: Thanks, Clinton and Ron!
And Happy Birthday! Again! Although my life's turned awfully busy in ways having nothing to do with RPGs, I'm still always checking in here. The Forge has been an amazing…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Dev, Ben Lehman, Shreyas Sampat, bcook1971, coxcomb, John Harper, brainwipe, Marhault, Paka, Adam, Anonymous, ScottM, Tomas HVM, GreatWolf, Technocrat13, Mike Holmes, Jack Aidley, clehrich.

4/4/2004 Mark Johnson: Baltimore/Washington D.C. Area Forgers
Would anyone be interested having an "in person" meetup? Write me here or privately. If there is enough interest maybe we could get together for an evening of design sharing…
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Participants: Mark Johnson, Shreyas Sampat, Valamir, talysman, Garbanzo, xiombarg.

4/4/2004 Mark Johnson: Forgie, Forger, Forgite, Smith
What is the best term for a poster at the Forge?
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Participants: Mark Johnson, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Peter Nordstrand, clehrich, Anonymous, Wolfen, talysman, Walt Freitag, Bob McNamee, Asrogoth, Valamir, Paul Czege, Andy Kitkowski, pete_darby, lumpley, brainwipe, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, Umberhulk, Gordon C. Landis, orbsmatt, Shreyas Sampat, Alex Johnson, hix, Steve Samson.

4/4/2004 Dev: DRINK DA FORGE
So, um, really. What's the official drink of the Forge '04? I propose that rejected sorcerer drink, with the shot of I think tequilla and chili pippers and bleach. But…
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Participants: Dev, Ben Lehman, Sean, clehrich, Ron Edwards, Anonymous.

4/4/2004 Ben Lehman: Religion!
Hi. This is the new religion thread. Post here. I am curious as to people's religious beliefs. I ask this because I am in a muddle about my own beliefs…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Shreyas Sampat, Christopher Kubasik, Eero Tuovinen, ethan_greer, taalyn, clehrich, Sean, Simon W, C. Edwards, Lxndr, coxcomb, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, joshua neff, Jonathan Walton, Valamir, RaconteurX, greyorm, talysman, cruciel, Ben Terry, Brian Leybourne, contracycle, lumpley, quozl, Christopher Weeks, Rich Forest, BPetroff93, Anonymous, Green, Matt Wilson, Scourge108, Yasha, DannyK, Jack Aidley, Marhault, orbsmatt, Rich Stokes, Muggins.

4/4/2004 Christopher Kubasik: So, When You're Not Playing Roleplaying Games...
Here's what I do. I've been painting and drawing. It's become somewhat obsessive. I really don't care much about writing anymore. I even had to leave Jesse's terrific In the…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Jeph, Dev, Ben Lehman, Lxndr, taalyn, clehrich, greyorm, gobi, cruciel, Walt Freitag, Argetlamh, Dav, talysman, bcook1971, joshua neff, Bob McNamee, Rich Forest, Christopher Weeks, Andy Kitkowski, John Harper, pete_darby, brainwipe, Matt Wilson, GreatWolf, Paganini, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Shreyas Sampat, timfire, Chris Passeno, ScottM, Umberhulk, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Gordon C. Landis, Muggins, Matt, Rich Stokes, Malechi.

4/4/2004 Dev: Bad GMing, then and now!
Y'know, I'm not even a good GM, really. (And I like the egalitarianizing effect of game design that doesn't require an entirely godlike and excessively preparatory.) Flashback: High School, Circa…
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Participants: Dev, Mike Holmes.

4/4/2004 abzu: *sniff* We Share a Birthday
A tear forms in my eye when I think how apropos it is, the Forge and I share a birthday. (or at least near enough to each other to fall…
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Participants: abzu, Sean, Ben Lehman, joshua neff, Christopher Weeks, Michael S. Miller, Marhault.

4/4/2004 clehrich: Beer and munchies
Okay, so Walt's got a lampshade on his head at 2:30 in the afternoon, but most of the rest of us seem to be starting up slowly. So my ultra-important…
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Participants: clehrich, Shreyas Sampat, Lxndr, cruciel, Jeph, coxcomb, Bob McNamee, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Steven Bishop, jrs, brainwipe, ScottM, Jack Aidley, WDFlores, orbsmatt.

4/4/2004 clehrich: Be honest, now
Okay, you can log out and answer this if you like, but Ron's so plastered by this point that he won't remember a thing. Admit it, have you ever: 1.…
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Participants: clehrich, Ben Lehman, Shreyas Sampat, Sean, C. Edwards, cruciel, bcook1971, ethan_greer, Jonathan Walton, talysman, Alan, brainwipe, Marhault, Nick Pagnucco, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, hix, Dav, Ron Edwards, timfire, Jack Aidley, orbsmatt.

4/4/2004 clehrich: Bad RPG Fiction
One other thread I wanted to start, which I think might pick up a bit once more people have drunk heavily, is about bad RPG fiction. I'm talking about the…
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Participants: clehrich, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, rafial, Jack Spencer Jr.

4/4/2004 cruciel: I challenge you to a game of stack the piggies!
[url]http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/pig.htm[/url] (Your sound must be on or you suck.) Score: 1,280 Bring it punk.
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Participants: cruciel, Valamir, Walt Freitag, coxcomb, Bob McNamee.

4/4/2004 cruciel: Offensive Political Quotes
So, I've got this weird list of political quotes on my computer. I decided to pick the most offensive ones and post them. Yeah! "Feminism encourages women to leave their…
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Participants: cruciel, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, quozl, Walt Freitag.

4/4/2004 gobi: How have you coerced your friends to play a Forge game?
The only time I've managed to get people to play an indie game is when I got two guys to test out a tactical mini game in exchange for pizza…
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Participants: gobi, bcook1971, coxcomb, Argetlamh, Dev, joshua neff, Paka, Mike Holmes.

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