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4/5/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Who are you?!? (Putting Pictures to Posters)
Any forum with a self-fellatio forum HAS to have that thread where people post pictures of themselves (usually the best, apt pictures- the ones that conceal the acne, make them…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, Dev, John Harper, talysman, rafial, Rich Forest, contracycle, bcook1971, Anonymous, Eero Tuovinen, Itse, Matt, Matt Wilson, xiombarg, Bob McNamee, Yasha, Jonathan Walton, Paul Czege, Shreyas Sampat, Chris Passeno, gobi.


4/5/2004 hardcoremoose: a Forge greater than the sum of its parts
Following the B-day party theme… You know how sometimes you get drunk and brutal honesty follows. This is that thread. Remember, it's the booze talking. My posting here has been…
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Participants: hardcoremoose, Lxndr, Ben Lehman, greyorm, Rich Forest, Michael S. Miller, Paka, Matt Snyder, Paganini, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Dav, ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, montag, John Kim, Valamir, Jack Aidley, Christopher Weeks, KingstonC, JamesSterrett, Emily Care, Bob McNamee.


4/5/2004 Rich Forest: Tell me about... your unfinished game ideas
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?p=111476#111476]Over here in the RPG Dreams thread[/url], [quote="Lxndr"]Parts of Fastlane came to me in a dream and/or hypnagogic state; same with good portions of [b]Shangri-la[/b] and [b]Mudsylvania[/b], neither of which…
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Participants: Rich Forest, Paka, Jonathan Walton, Lxndr, Andy Kitkowski, John Harper, Ben Lehman, Dev, talysman, Shreyas Sampat, timfire, Christopher Weeks, greyorm, John Kim, coxcomb, taalyn, Matt, Walt Freitag, hix, b_bankhead, hanschristianandersen, Rob MacDougall, Marhault, lumpley, Valamir, WDFlores, gobi, orbsmatt, Spooky Fanboy, Umberhulk, Wolfen, daMoose_Neo, Michael S. Miller, Anonymous, Bob Goat, Emily Care, Jared A. Sorensen, Sean, joshua neff, xenopulse, Selene Tan, Lee Short, Tony Irwin, Trevis Martin, Andrew Morris, Bankuei, Andrew Norris, Kit, Jinx.


4/5/2004 Asrogoth: Caterpillar Poop
I just saw a caterpillar poop in my son's "butterfly farm". What's really weird is that the last two times we've been to the zoo, we've seen several of the…
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Participants: Asrogoth, Argetlamh, C. Edwards, Green, Scourge108.


4/5/2004 Jonathan Walton: Let's Be Productive: The Wishlist
So last year (man, that was a whole YEAR ago?), we had this thread that is now marked in my browser Favorites as "Promises," because it consisted of people requested…
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Participants: Jonathan Walton, hardcoremoose, Paganini, Rich Forest, Argetlamh, coxcomb, Ben Lehman, John Harper, Matt Snyder, Shreyas Sampat, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes, clehrich, Valamir, hix, talysman, Spooky Fanboy, Emily Care, Dev, gobi, anonymouse, Lord_Steelhand, Tobias.


4/5/2004 Paganini: Party live, doods
So, party, birthday, happy, etc. I see some of my boys, and a lot of folks I don't know. Why don't you guys drop by the #indierpgs IRC channel on…
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Participants: Paganini, Lxndr, Mike Holmes.


4/4/2004 Jack Spencer Jr: I am so out of the loop...
I tell you, for the niche culture that roleplaying is, I am out of the loop big time. Something like 50% of the posts on RPGnet Open are about some…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, coxcomb, Argetlamh.


4/4/2004 Guest: Ever think about just chucking it?
Ever think about saying "To hell with RPGs" and never playing again? I know I have. I haven't played in what seems like forever. Even when I could, I just…
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Participants: Guest, greyorm, coxcomb, joshua neff, rafial, Jonathan Walton, NPC Silent Bob, Anonymous, Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes.


4/4/2004 Dav: Things to despise...
So, I've been talking to a number of people "in the industry" lately (whatever the flying-fuck THAT means)... and I've seen this startling, and horrifying notion: people are still making…
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Participants: Dav, coxcomb, Dev, Shreyas Sampat, Jonathan Walton, Walt Freitag, Ben Lehman, Andy Kitkowski, Michael S. Miller, Matt Wilson, BPetroff93.


4/4/2004 Mark Johnson: Can of Worms
What is your opinion of D20? What do you think D&D 3.5?
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Participants: Mark Johnson, Dav, talysman, coxcomb, Sean, joshua neff, Valamir, Anonymous, Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, Halzebier, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Technocrat13, Wolfen, Umberhulk, Scourge108, orbsmatt, Lxndr.


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.


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 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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.


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4/5/2004 Christopher Kubasik: All right, fuck it: Iraq!
I suspect this thread will burn brighter than any thread we could produce on religion or sodomy, but what the hell.... Ralph wrote: What we basically had is a vile…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, cruciel, Anonymous, contracycle, Ben Lehman, montag, Valamir, Itse, ethan_greer, Sean, Jonathan Walton, greyorm, Christopher Weeks, Rich Forest, Gordon C. Landis, quozl, joshua neff, Nicolas Crost, clehrich, Paul Watson, timfire, Matt Wilson, Mike Holmes, John Kim, ADGConscience.


4/5/2004 Sean: One thing the Forge has meant to me
...is that I've been able to design character-specific games. My new MO since coming here is that I get together with a friend, talk about a character, and we write…
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Participants: Sean, Mike Holmes, Jack Aidley, orbsmatt, clehrich.


4/5/2004 Michael S. Miller: Dumb GNS jokes
How many Gamists does it take to change a lightbulb? Depends on how many tie for the low roll. How many Narrativists does it take to change a lightbulb? "How…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Dav, Jonathan Walton, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Valamir, joshua neff, quozl, rafial, Guest, coxcomb, Scourge108, Anonymous, Wolfen, Nicolas Crost, Doug Ruff, Lord_Steelhand.


4/5/2004 Rich Forest: So what kind of snob are you?
C’mon, you know you are one. Maybe it’s wine, maybe it’s beer, maybe it’s manga or even (gasp) roleplaying games. Maybe it’s some kind of indie music, maybe it’s your…
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Participants: Rich Forest, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, coxcomb, Jonathan Walton, lumpley, Andy Kitkowski, BPetroff93, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, Walt Freitag, Christopher Weeks, GreatWolf, Lxndr, cruciel, Matt Snyder, Dev, taalyn, joshua neff, Dav, Matt, Mike Holmes, Asrogoth, Chris Passeno, Scourge108, Gordon C. Landis, Wolfen, Sirogit?, Spartan, Bob McNamee, Ben Lehman, talysman, Trevis Martin, hanschristianandersen, Sean, clehrich, Jack Aidley, orbsmatt, Rich Stokes.


4/5/2004 lumpley: The Me Principle
So this is kind of self-involved and pointless, but if I can't post it drunk at the birthday party when can I? I didn't name the Lumpley Principle. I wouldn't'a…
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Participants: lumpley, Andy Kitkowski, Gordon C. Landis.


4/5/2004 quozl: Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA
In the spirit of the D.C. thread, do any Forgers in the area want to get together and play some games?
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Participants: quozl, anonymouse, xenopulse, Chris Goodwin.


4/5/2004 GreatWolf: GIPF project
This may be a long shot, but hey, who cares. It's a birthday party! I've started playing the different games of the GIPF Project and have been enjoying them. So…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Christopher Weeks.


4/5/2004 Green: new game this summer . . . anyone interested?
This summer, I think I want to start another game, preferably using Kathanaksaya, which you can get in the Resource Library. Mainly this is for playtesting purposes to see how…
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Participants: Green.


4/5/2004 Andy Kitkowski: I Need Meat to Feed the 2003 Indie RPG Awards (apply within)
Hey all. After a long hiatus, and a loose plan to start this year's Awards registration in the Spring and declare winners in the Fall, I've come again to my…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, Christopher Weeks, Dav, coxcomb, Anonymous.


4/5/2004 Christopher Weeks: Favorite Board Games?
I've noticed over the eight months that I've been here that a bunch of people play board games. Seth's Gipf query made me think of this more concretely. What board…
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Participants: Christopher Weeks, xiombarg, GreatWolf, Umberhulk, rafial, quozl, Valamir, Ron Edwards, ScottM, Jonathan Walton, Christopher Kubasik, ethan_greer, Asrogoth, coxcomb, Paganini, Ben Lehman, Walt Freitag, Marhault, Jack Aidley, Sean, orbsmatt, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, JamesSterrett, Brian Leybourne.


4/5/2004 Wolfen: I've got a few..
Unfinished game ideas.. Well, there's this little thing I was kicking around for a while, Mage Blade.. Then there's a more recent project, ReCoil.. Heh. Yeah, I take forever to…
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Participants: Wolfen.


4/6/2004 Jack Spencer Jr: "What I want to know is who's plooking the monkeys?&quo
"What I want to know is who's plooking the monkeys?" Who said this? When and in what context?
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Rich Forest, talysman.


4/6/2004 hix: When did You 'Belong' to the Forge
Okay, so you discovered this place however long ago and you got involved with everyone doing the whole posting and debating thing. But when and why did you first really…
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Participants: hix, Lxndr, Shreyas Sampat, Valamir, Rich Forest, Christopher Weeks, Eero Tuovinen, clehrich, Rob MacDougall, orbsmatt, Marhault, xiombarg, gobi, ScottM, lumpley, jrs, Mike Holmes, cruciel, Trevis Martin, RDU Neil, GreatWolf, Anonymous, Jeph, JamesSterrett.


4/6/2004 Anonymous: Best Horror Movie Ever
Dark Water, directed by Hideo Nagata. It made me scream in a move theatre for the first time ever. Steve.
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Participants: Anonymous, hix, hardcoremoose, Dav, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag, Scourge108, Rich Forest, C. Edwards, talysman, Christopher Kubasik, Malechi, jrs, Marhault, Andy Kitkowski, taalyn, lumpley, Christopher Weeks, Mike Holmes, orbsmatt, quozl, JamesSterrett, KingstonC, clehrich, Shreyas Sampat, greyorm, WDFlores, joshua neff, Jason13, Blankshield, Troy_Costisick, Jonathan Hastings, Vibilo, demiurgeastaroth, Frank T, Lisa Padol, timfire, Dave Panchyk, Matt Snyder, Alex Fradera, inthisstyle, Eric J-D, Latreya Sena.


4/6/2004 Walt Freitag: Morbid Topic
[b]Happy Birthday -- Uggh! -- Happy Birthday -- Uggh! Doom and gloom and deep despair People dying everywhere Happy Birthdday -- Ughh! -- Happy Birthday -- Uggh! When you reach…
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Participants: Walt Freitag, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer.


4/6/2004 hanschristianandersen: Cute/Clever Mechanics Swap Meet
In the spirit of "Tell me about... your unfinished game ideas"... What's a clever, cute, interesting unfinished mechanic that you're rather fond of, but that you haven't put into an…
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Participants: hanschristianandersen, montag, Rich Forest, Christopher Weeks, Valamir, Marhault, talysman, Lxndr, Walt Freitag, Umberhulk, Jeph, taalyn, Sean, gobi, Dev, ADGConscience, Shreyas Sampat, Harlequin, timfire, jasonm, Doug Ruff, nikola, Kit, daMoose_Neo, Tobias.


4/6/2004 Rich Forest: The Forge reads, watches, and listens
What is the most recent: Book you read? Movie you watched? Song you listened to? You can feel free to just list 'em, or feel free to elaborate, but don't…
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Participants: Rich Forest, Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Alan, Rich Stokes, Matt, Paka, clehrich, taalyn, Simon W, Ben Terry, WDFlores, Paul Czege, jrs, GreatWolf, Sean, Marhault, Matt Snyder, Christopher Weeks, Goutetsu, orbsmatt, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, quozl, RDU Neil, ScottM, Asrogoth, Jonathan Walton, Anonymous, Gordon C. Landis, talysman, Paul's Girl, Andy Kitkowski, greyorm, Ben Lehman, contracycle, Emily Care, Bob Goat, Christopher Kubasik, Bob McNamee, kregmosier.


4/6/2004 GB Steve: I hate the Forge!
Gets right up my nose, and long may it continue to do so.
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Participants: GB Steve, orbsmatt, Christopher Kubasik, C. Edwards.


4/6/2004 Rob MacDougall: Games You'd Like To Run
We have a thread going of games people would like to design. This thread is even less ambitious: what are some games (one-shots, campaigns, miniseries, whatever) you're planning to run…
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Participants: Rob MacDougall, Marhault, xiombarg, Rich Forest, GreatWolf, Doyce, Simon W, joshua neff, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Anonymous, DannyK, hix, Valamir, Shreyas Sampat.


4/6/2004 Michael S. Miller: Summer Cons--Who's going?
Who's going to Origins this year? Who's going to GenCon? What do you want to play? I'll be at both. At Origins, I'm runnin 4 ticketed events: 2 Orkworld, 2…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Marhault, Christopher Weeks, Lisa Padol, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, talysman, Ben Lehman, Brian Leybourne.


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