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4/4/2003 ethan_greer: Forum Party Game: Who gets the last word?
This is not a traditional thread, in that I don't have any particular conversation in mind. Basically, the idea is, at some point on April 7 this forum will be…
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Participants: ethan_greer, Clinton R. Nixon, arxhon, Lazy Smurf.

4/4/2003 Paul Czege: if you've never posted to The Forge...
...post for the first time here. There's a Forge tradition of doing these threads we call "profiling" a few times a year. On this thread only, lets have a mini…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Julie, ScottM, Bob McNamee, Blake Hutchins, Trevis Martin, hix, TheLHF, Wolfen, David Laurence, Doyce, Brian Leybourne, brainwipe, Rich Forest, O Dinas Powys, Alex Johnson.

4/4/2003 Christoffer Lernö: The Religion Wars begin here
Some people, (including me) mentioned their religious beliefs in the social profiling. So I thought I'd ask it straight out. I'll restate mine: I was raised a christian (protestant), turned…
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Participants: Christoffer Lernö, xiombarg, greyorm, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, Nick Pagnucco, GreatWolf, Valamir, ethan_greer, dragongrace, Andy Kitkowski, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Gwinn, taalyn, Lazy Smurf, cruciel, Brian Leybourne, sdemory, Spooky Fanboy, C. Edwards, Enoch, lumpley, wyrdlyng, quozl, Jake Norwood, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, Clinton R. Nixon, Simon W, Dotan Dimet, Ben Terry, Rich Stokes, Shreyas Sampat, John Kim, Itse, Paul Watson, Bob McNamee, Christopher Weeks, Asrogoth, Anonymous, herrmess, Rich Forest.

4/4/2003 Christoffer Lernö: What Forge game(s) do you want to see completed NOW?
So, what games are you anxiously waiting completion. What would you wish got completed "NOW!"?
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Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Paul Czege, xiombarg, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Paganini, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, jburneko, Rich Forest, J. Backman, Sylus Thane, GreatWolf, ScottM, Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Spooky Fanboy, sdemory, talysman, Ben Morgan, Simon W, Michael Hopcroft, Jason L Blair.

4/4/2003 taalyn: Gay gamers
Just curious - how many gay gamers are there? That you know, or are here at the Forge. A.
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Participants: taalyn, Adam, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Walton, szilard, Othyem, Anonymous, ADGBoss, Piratecat, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

4/4/2003 Walt Freitag: Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Hot Or Not?
[size=9px]OK, I was trying to come up with the least Forge-like topics I could think of. This was number -- well, actually, it was about number 158 on the list.…
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Participants: Walt Freitag, C. Edwards, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Anonymous, Julie, lumpley, wyrdlyng.

4/4/2003 Kester Pelagius: Got a good homebrew?
Then why not share it with the rest of us! Tell us about your current game project, homebrew campaign setting, or share your favorite recipes for homebrew. Whatever floats your…
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Participants: Kester Pelagius, J. Backman, Anonymous, ethan_greer.

4/4/2003 Brian Leybourne: So then the clam says "Your shell or mine?"
It's Forge Birthday, I can say anything I want :-) If you know a good corny joke, add it on in... -- So I said to the Gym instructor "Can…
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Participants: Brian Leybourne, Michael S. Miller, taalyn, talysman, Trevis Martin, ethan_greer, Walt Freitag, Matt Wilson, Garbanzo, Enoch, lumpley, Ben Morgan, Ian Charvill, Anonymous, Steve Samson, Lxndr, joshua neff, cruciel, Marhault, Kilor Di, Jack Aidley, pete_darby, Ron Edwards, xenopulse, Gaerik, bcook1971, Betsi-G, Ben Lehman.

4/4/2003 Mudge: What's a good 'indie' game for beginners?
And what do you like about it that made you suggest it? Thanks. Mudge
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Participants: Mudge, b_bankhead, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/4/2003 Valamir: Sell me Hackmaster
heh, heh, heh. Taking full abusive advantage of Forge Birthday Days...
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Participants: Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, arxhon, ethan_greer, Enoch, Anonymous, Jake Norwood, Paul Czege, GreatWolf, szilard.

4/4/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: My hat for d02 know no limit
Check out my hat! It's a d20 hat! Isn't it just the limit? I think that's the lingo the kids are using today. Happy Birthday Forge.
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, talysman, Mike Holmes, arxhon, Enoch, C. Edwards, Walt Freitag, szilard, Thomas Tamblyn.

4/3/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Had to Happen:The "Compliment an Indie RPG" thread
Well, I want to make up a rule or two so it isn't just an endless downpour of praise. It'll add a Gamist thread of fun to the posts. :)…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Brian Leybourne, Fabrice G., Blake Hutchins, Jonathan Walton, Bob McNamee, rafael, Maurice Forrester, Mike Holmes, arxhon, Rich Forest, talysman, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Simon W, Dotan Dimet.

4/3/2003 Jürgen Mayer: Happy Birthday, Forge!
Happy birthday, Forge! Kudos and Mad Props to Ron and Clinton for the indie rpg heart of the web!
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Participants: Jürgen Mayer, Fabrice G., Gordon C. Landis, Anonymous, Tundra, Shreyas Sampat.

4/3/2003 Paul Czege: not just what you want, but who to do it
One of the common thread-starts in online game forums is someone describing a concept they wish had been made into a game. Often the idea is for the game realization…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Brian Leybourne, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, xiombarg, jburneko, Spooky Fanboy, kregmosier, Gordon C. Landis, greyorm, Zak Arntson, Jonathan Walton, Shreyas Sampat, talysman, John Harper, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Kester Pelagius, Julie, Michael S. Miller.

4/3/2003 Mudge: What's the most...
Interesting thing that you have discovered here at The Forge?? The most innovative? The most memorable?
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Participants: Mudge, Brian Leybourne, ethan_greer, jburneko, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Spooky Fanboy, Fabrice G., Kester Pelagius.

4/3/2003 ScottM: So, how'd you find this place?
My own trip to the forge was two steps removed from a yahoo search on storytelling for Mage. The first stop was lumpley's website , which had such cool…
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Participants: ScottM, lumpley, ethan_greer, GreatWolf, szilard, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, xiombarg, Jonathan Walton, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, DaGreatJL, Walt Freitag, Gordon C. Landis, Shreyas Sampat, Nick Pagnucco, jburneko, Andy Kitkowski, Tim C Koppang, C. Edwards, greyorm, Fabrice G., Bob McNamee, Michael S. Miller, Christoffer Lernö, Christopher Kubasik, Trevis Martin, Matt, Maurice Forrester, Paka, Meguey, Matt Gwinn, arxhon, dragongrace, Julie, Othyem, Enoch, Stuart DJ Purdie, Spooky Fanboy, anonymouse, Piratecat, Jack Spencer Jr, Thomas Tamblyn, Malechi, joshua neff, John Kim, Christopher Weeks, Lxndr, bcook1971.

4/3/2003 Clinton R. Nixon: Small Talk: The Merry Critic
I've always wanted to post a list of books, movies, and music that I've experienced recently and wanted to recommend to others. So - here it is, annotated with game…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, ethan_greer, Matt Wilson, John Harper, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Enoch, wyrdlyng, szilard.

4/3/2003 xiombarg: Small Talk: The Shield
Well, I finally got to see The Shield. It was the season finale. The edgy camerawork made my wife sick but I liked it. Very gritty, very morally ambiguous. I…
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Participants: xiombarg.

4/3/2003 Ron Edwards: Social profiling
OK, I hate - really hate - this kind of topic. I've rolled my eyes every time it's come up in previous discussions and semi-abused my position as content moderator…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Paganini, Clinton R. Nixon, Lazy Smurf, Jonathan Walton, Lugaru, GreatWolf, Valamir, Shreyas Sampat, xiombarg, Sylus Thane, jburneko, Mike Holmes, ethan_greer, C. Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder, szilard, Hannu Hurme, Alan, Tim C Koppang, Rich Forest, kregmosier, Brian Leybourne, Gordon C. Landis, Nick Pagnucco, lumpley, Jürgen Mayer, Andy Kitkowski, Fabrice G., Chris Passeno, cruciel, J B Bell, Zak Arntson, Jack Spencer Jr, RobMuadib, Christoffer Lernö, talysman, Trevis Martin, Maurice Forrester, Michael S. Miller, Rich Stokes, taalyn, Stuart DJ Purdie, Paka, joshua neff, jrs, Jason Kottler, Julie, ScottM, Meguey, Matt Gwinn, ThreeGee, DaGreatJL, Enoch, wyrdlyng, anonymouse, DeadGirl, Ian Charvill, James Holloway, herrmess.

4/3/2003 Paganini: SOAP
So, are we role-players or what? Maybe we can't have a real-life celebration, but we can sure role-play a virtual one. I propose SOAP... it's modular format is perfect for…
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Participants: Paganini, C. Edwards.

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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 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 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.

4/5/2003 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.

4/5/2003 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 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 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 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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.

4/6/2003 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.

4/6/2003 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 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.

4/4/2004 Lxndr: Happy Birthday '04!
Happy birthday Forge! Oh, and... first non-moderator post of the year!
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Participants: Lxndr, Jeph, C. Edwards, joshua neff, Ben Lehman, Shreyas Sampat, clehrich, gobi, Wolfen, Brian Leybourne, BPetroff93, Emily Care, Rich Forest, greyorm.

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