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4/7/2004 Christopher Weeks: Radical politics?
OK, so screw the political summaries, what are you radical about? Me: taxation is thievery, there is no implicit social contract it is merely a thuggery-based protection racket. The minimum…
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Participants: Christopher Weeks, Ben Lehman, Dev, Valamir, quozl, lumpley, Clinton R. Nixon, Jack Aidley, coxcomb, Marhault, Shreyas Sampat, Alan, contracycle, joshua neff, greyorm, cruciel, Lxndr, Matt Wilson, GreatWolf, clehrich, BPetroff93.

4/7/2004 ADGConscience: I still love you, man...
No, no moonshine this year, but I just wanted to express my appreciation for the Forge. Clinton and Ron have provided such a wonderful service, and I greatly admire Ron's…
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Participants: ADGConscience, Dev.

4/7/2004 Walt Freitag: Pointless Quiz Questions
Of all the products you can buy at a supermarket, which is the most frequently manufactured at home instead of purchased at the supermarket? (post your own, and/or answer) -…
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Participants: Walt Freitag, Rich Forest, Dav, clehrich, Christopher Weeks, JamesSterrett, C. Edwards, jrs, Jack Aidley, Matt Wilson, coxcomb, Emily Care, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

4/7/2004 Jack Spencer Jr: I'm such a wuss
I was going to try to start a thread about FATAL, but I just can't do it. Even on the birthday forum.
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, talysman, Marhault, ethan_greer, Lxndr, montag.

4/6/2004 Andy Kitkowski: RPGs that Turned You On over the past year...
So, I'm wondering what RPGs that fell across your desk over the past year (they can be older) gave you some sort of inspiration, and why? Doesn't have to be…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, coxcomb, Shreyas Sampat, C. Edwards, Dev, Doyce, Ben Lehman, cruciel, Jack Aidley, Paka, Brian Leybourne, hix, Alan, joshua neff, Marhault, Muggins, GreatWolf, Lisa Padol, Spooky Fanboy, Rich Stokes, Anonymous, rafial.

4/6/2004 hix: Any Kiwi Forgers?
Just trying to get a handle on how many of us are hanging out in these parts. I think there's Brian up in Auckland and Andrew in Napier. Me, I'm…
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Participants: hix, Walt Freitag, Brian Leybourne, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis.

4/6/2004 clehrich: Yee F-ing Ha!
Hey, since we're all getting sloshed and not paying attention to the normal rules about what is and is not an appropriate topic of conversation here on the Forge, I…
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Participants: clehrich, Sean, coxcomb, Valamir, Rob MacDougall, Walt Freitag, taalyn, jrs, ScottM, Rich Forest, JamesSterrett, Shreyas Sampat, Ben Lehman, WDFlores, montag, ADGConscience, Emily Care, Nick Pagnucco, Piers Brown.

4/6/2004 Jack Spencer Jr: Personal question: got smokes?
It just struck me that one thing that we know exceptionally well about the people we know in real life we rarely talk about online. At least I don't. No…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, joshua neff, Sean, clehrich, Matt Wilson, Lxndr, Walt Freitag, Clinton R. Nixon, taalyn, Gordon C. Landis, cruciel, Ben Terry, Christopher Weeks, C. Edwards, Shreyas Sampat, greyorm, montag, WDFlores, Ben Lehman, Ole, ethan_greer, Marhault, lumpley, Malechi, Rich Stokes, Dav, Bob Goat, Jason L Blair, Chris Passeno.

4/6/2004 Sean: Avant-Gardeism and Forge Design
Here's the thing: 1) Many of the concepts here are general, robust, and applicable to a wide variety of styles of gaming. Many of the ideas in the games produced…
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Participants: Sean, coxcomb, ADGConscience.

4/6/2004 Christopher Weeks: Summarized Personal Politics of Forgies
OK, here's a game based on a line of Ralph's from over in the Iraq thread: For the record, my personal political platform is about 1/3 Right, 1/3 Left, and…
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Participants: Christopher Weeks, Jonathan Walton, Andy Kitkowski, taalyn, Ben Terry, lumpley, Argetlamh, Marhault, Matt Wilson, RDU Neil, cruciel, Walt Freitag, Anonymous, Gordon C. Landis, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Sean, joshua neff, Valamir, Lxndr, quozl, ScottM, Chris Goodwin, Rich Forest, montag, Shreyas Sampat, greyorm, Dev, C. Edwards, Dav, Ben Lehman, contracycle, ADGConscience, xiombarg, Asrogoth, Malechi.

4/6/2004 gobi: Tell me about... your undeveloped system
Sometimes weird system ideas just pop into your head without anything to for them to which to attach themselves. It's a shame, it is. Well, let's not let these systems…
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Participants: gobi, Jeph, Wolfen.

4/6/2004 Dev: "Talk amongst you selves..."
(High-Concept Sim with Narr dirft is neither...) Actually, it's just that as GM I run out of bloody accents and personalities some times, y'know? And I feel like a single…
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Participants: Dev, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Michael S. Miller.

4/6/2004 orbsmatt: Reality Check - Money money money... $$$
How many people have actually made money from their indie-rpg? And don't worry, I know that's not the actual purpose. It's for the fun, right? RIGHT?
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Participants: orbsmatt, clehrich, lumpley, Lxndr, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, montag, Valamir, Matt, Dav, Paul Czege, Sean.

4/6/2004 gobi: When designing, do you ever think of a cool trait first?
I have a habit of coming up with names for traits that sound evocative and somewhat appropriate for a game without actually having a reason for those traits to exist…
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Participants: gobi, Shreyas Sampat, Ron Edwards, Lxndr, orbsmatt, xiombarg, Clinton R. Nixon, taalyn, Jonathan Walton, talysman, Rich Forest, clehrich.

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.

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 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 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 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 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.

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4/7/2004 Marhault: Family
It's a little late, but I just thought of a good thread topic. Who all is married, has kids, that sort of thing? A few people are pretty open about…
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Participants: Marhault, Christopher Weeks, joshua neff, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, quozl, GreatWolf, John Kim, Matt Wilson, Chris Passeno, Bob Goat, Matt Snyder, coxcomb.

4/7/2004 Sean: Thanks, All!
I really enjoy coming by here and reading all your stuff. Keep up the good work. Special thanks to Ron and Clinton for doing all they do to keep the…
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Participants: Sean.

4/7/2004 Marhault: Daedalus
Before things close up on the old FBF, I want to say how sad I am that Daedalus is ceasing publication. Daedalus really made me think, and I was hoping…
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Participants: Marhault, Matt Snyder, Andy Kitkowski, GreatWolf, Matt, Shreyas Sampat.

4/7/2004 lumpley: Responsible Game Design
So I'm designing this Dogs in the Vineyard game, right, and ... well, it's like my freewheeling monkey business days are over. Time was, I could write a Matchmaker or…
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Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Shreyas Sampat.

4/7/2004 Anonymous: Tell me what's wrong with gay marriage
I've yet to hear an argument why gay marriage should be illegal that I can't completely dismantle in one word - 'discrimination'. Yet, the majority of the populace here in…
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Participants: Anonymous, cruciel, lumpley, joshua neff, Christopher Weeks, Paul Watson, ethan_greer, montag, Valamir, Andy Kitkowski, Matt Wilson, clehrich, Emily Care, GreatWolf, Alan, Marhault, Jack Spencer Jr, ADGBoss, Vaxalon, daMoose_Neo, xenopulse, Paul Hebble, Mike Holmes, Gaerik, James Holloway, Danny_K, GB Steve, Victor Gijsbers, pete_darby, C. Edwards, Andrew Morris, Miskatonic, John Wick, Harlequin, Sean, greyorm.

4/7/2004 Anonymous: Name me a game that . . .
How this works: someone describes the type of game he wants to play, then someone else gives him the name of a published game which matches those criteria. Me first:…
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Participants: Anonymous, Rexfelis, Andy Kitkowski, Marhault, montag, GreatWolf, taalyn, Andrew Norris.

4/7/2004 Matt: So, how many Brits?
Following from the Kiwi thread, how many Brits are there hanging around? I've noticed a few, but I'm wondering if there are some lurking... And, to make it vaguely useful,…
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Participants: Matt, Rich Stokes, Simon W, Domhnall, A.Neill, Jack Aidley, Kit, Doug Ruff, James Holloway, nellist, GB Steve, cthulahoops, contracycle, pete_darby, Gethyn, rrr, Jason13, Graham Walmsley, Chris Gardiner, ocasta, Alex Fradera, Warren, Adam Biltcliffe, pfischer, Iskander, mtiru, demiurgeastaroth.

4/7/2004 GreatWolf: Anyone from the Peoria area?
Yeah, so others are doing it too. Sue me. ;-) I know about Ralph Mazza and Keith Sears. Anyone else out there near Peoria? Seth Ben-Ezra Great Wolf
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Participants: GreatWolf.

4/7/2004 hix: Would the last one to leave ...
Okay, 's n'hour ta go <hic>. The highlight from this year? Alex Johnston explaining that the correct pronunication of "Forge" is "Four-shzay". Cheers, Steve.
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Participants: hix.

4/8/2004 gobi: [Azure Dusk] Brainstorming
Okay, the forum is about to close, but I wanted to get some real quick ideas for Azure Dusk now that a few people have expressed interest in seeing it…
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Participants: gobi, Emily Care, anonymouse.

4/8/2004 C. Edwards: Panties on your head.
Have you ever worn a pair of panties on your head for ANY reason? My answer... yes. Don't look at me that way. -Chris
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Participants: C. Edwards, Shreyas Sampat, cruciel, Walt Freitag.

4/8/2004 Valamir: Last Word
The last (non moderator) member to post here before the forum closes wins bragging rights till next year. Who will win...I take an early lead.
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Participants: Valamir, Shreyas Sampat, Paganini, taalyn, Clinton R. Nixon, Rob MacDougall, Andy Kitkowski, Gaerik, Andrew Morris, Vaxalon, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Eva Deinum, Marhault, Chris Goodwin, Miskatonic, Dave Panchyk, Domhnall, ADGConscience, GreatWolf, Brendan, xenopulse.

4/8/2004 Clinton R. Nixon: Goodbye, again!
Thanks to everyone for participating in the Forge Birthday Forum this year. I was incredibly pleased with the results - we managed to discuss modern media, games, politics, and religion…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Vaxalon, Miskatonic.

4/5/2005 Shreyas Sampat: Happy Birthday, Forge!
Cake! Happy birthday with cake!
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Participants: Shreyas Sampat, Chris Goodwin, Bankuei, Doug Ruff, Troy_Costisick, Ben Lehman, Bob Goat, daemonchild, JMendes, Frank T, eGuru, Andrew Norris.

4/5/2005 Clinton R. Nixon: What do you do besides role-playing?
So, here's my "gettin-to-know-ya" topic? What are your hobbies and passions? Mine - I read like most people sleep. Six hours a day, probably. The last book I read was…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Chris Goodwin, TonyLB, Shreyas Sampat, Paka, Andy Kitkowski, Matt Wilson, Jason Newquist, Alan, JamesNostack, Brand_Robins, Ben Lehman, hix, Andrew Morris, joshua neff, abzu, Trevis Martin, Frank T, Bankuei, Tobias, Jack Aidley, James Holloway, J. Tuomas Harviainen, sirogit, Rich Forest, pete_darby, Doug Ruff, Eero Tuovinen, beingfrank, GB Steve, Sean, Domhnall, Gaerik, Bob Goat, xenopulse, Emily Care, Lee Short, C. Edwards, J B Bell, Mike Holmes, inthisstyle, Eva Deinum, Jeph, Lxndr, ethan_greer, Meguey, Leningrad, Danny_K, ScottM, zephyr.cirrus, bcook1971, John Harper, nellist, Victor Gijsbers, Scripty, Jason L Blair, Thierry Michel.

4/5/2005 Andy Kitkowski: So... Which upcoming games are you looking forward to?
I gotta say, Ben L's a friend and all, but his Polaris sounds really interesting. I'm hoping that I get a chance to pick it up and play it this…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Paka, Andrew Morris, Valamir, joshua neff, Ben Lehman, Bankuei, Tobias, Zathreyel, Rich Forest, Eero Tuovinen, Dev, Shreyas Sampat, Michael S. Miller, Selene Tan, Jeph, ethan_greer.

4/5/2005 abzu: So What Do You Read?
Let's have a nerd geek pissing contest: Current read, and the book you read before that. I'm reading God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert. Never read the Dune stuff…
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Participants: abzu, Trevis Martin, Ben Lehman, joshua neff, Paka, Domhnall, Bankuei, rafial, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Tobias, James Holloway, Jack Aidley, Rich Forest, pete_darby, Eero Tuovinen, Yokiboy, Alan, JamesNostack, Zathreyel, Matt, GB Steve, beingfrank, Matt Wilson, Andrew Morris, Paul Czege, Shreyas Sampat, David Laurence, Bob Goat, Matt Snyder, Thor Olavsrud, inthisstyle, Emily Care, C. Edwards, Lee Short, J B Bell, jasonm, Jeph, ScottM, Luke Sineath, zephyr.cirrus, daemonchild, bcook1971, Ian Cooper, Kit, Meguey, Miskatonic.

4/5/2005 Domhnall: Computer games/CRPGs, effects on gamers?
What (if any) CRPGs do you play? I loved Daggerfall and liked Morrowind. Gothic II was excellent. Do you think that CRPGs have affected the way people now paper-n-dice play?…
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Participants: Domhnall, Doug Ruff, JamesNostack, Eero Tuovinen, Matt, Andrew Morris, ScottM.

4/5/2005 Frank T: Big Forge, Small Me
Now here's another thing which makes me wonder: should I even post this, even in the Birthday Forum? It seems that the Forge promotes such doubt like no other forum…
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Participants: Frank T, Vaxalon, Doug Ruff, Selene Tan, Andy Kitkowski, daMoose_Neo, Eero Tuovinen, Troy_Costisick, pete_darby, Ben Lehman, xenopulse, Valamir, lumpley, Shreyas Sampat, abzu, Anonymous, jasonm, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Paul Czege, Simon Kamber, ironick, Matt Wilson, James Holloway, Bankuei.

4/5/2005 Aikanaro: [/lurk]
After so long of restraining myself from saying something stupid here - here I am, actually posting :) Any other like minded lurking people wish to throw off the veil…
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Participants: Aikanaro, Dev, David Laurence.

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