Previous Topics
In lumpley games

3/21/2011 SAW: [DitV] A Mod: Tension in place of Demonic Influence
So, I've been making way my through some RPG books lately, including Wolsung and Mouse Guard, and as I've been doing that, I couldn't help but have a couple of…
In lumpley games
Participants: SAW.

3/12/2011 baxil: [DitV] I just murdered the first PC of my 20-year GMing career
I'd be a liar if I said this was the first PC DEATH at my hands. But it was my very first MURDER. The character is gone, beyond possible recovery.…
In lumpley games
Participants: baxil, pkalata, ScottM.

3/10/2011 Narmical: The RPG Theory of GMing Style?
I just started GMing Apocalypse Word. When I was reading through the GMing section I realized something. Apocalypse world isn't "that game about a world after civilization goes to shit"…
In lumpley games
Participants: Narmical.

2/16/2011 robotsunshine: Mechaton Rules Questions
So the book says when calculating VPP, for ties, both people bump. So if we both have the most mechs, we both bump down one. Cool. What about in a…
In lumpley games
Participants: robotsunshine, lumpley, Mantisking, Robert Beckett.

2/2/2011 .:. Lupo .:.: [DitV] Advice for long-lasting campaign
Hi, I am new here. Hello to everybody, and thanks to Vincent Baker for his wonderful game. It was a privilege to be able to buy it directly from its…
In lumpley games
Participants: .:. Lupo .:., lumpley, Eero Tuovinen, dindenver.

1/31/2011 David Artman: [IAWA] Oracle Generator app for Android
I wanted to play with App Inventor, but I didn't want to, you know, actually INVENT an app. So I lobbed, with this: <a href="http://davidartman.com/design/iawa-oracles-for-android">IAWA Oracles for Android</a> Any typos…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, lumpley, Artanis.

1/28/2011 davidberg: [Apocalypse World] uncertainty and immersion
So, my friend Matt has been running an AW for me and 3 other friends.  He's itching to play a character, and mine is nicely poised to retire to safety…
In lumpley games
Participants: davidberg.

1/26/2011 facey: [DitV] need tips on Gm'ing and my town
Hello I played DitV some years ago, and finally bought the book, and I'm looking forward to getting my Rp group started playing this wonderful game. but as i was…
In lumpley games
Participants: facey, Falc.

1/14/2011 The Dragon Master: [Poison'd]Number of Players
I'm expecting to be running a one-shot (or something) of Poison'd for my group soon, and want to be prepared. I'm getting some character sheets printed up, and don't know…
In lumpley games
Participants: The Dragon Master, lumpley.

12/28/2010 Eliarhiman6: [DiTV] NPC healing a PC
Hi! Today in the Italian DitV forum someone asked about a wounded Dog (fallout > 16) healed by a NPC. I quoted the rule at page 65 of the DitV…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

12/26/2010 Eldir: [In a Wicked Age] Setting-Independent Tarot Oracle
As the title says, I made an IAWA tarot oracle (tarocle?) that does not have a specific setting. You can make up or decide on a setting after the cards…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eldir.

12/19/2010 Chroma: [DitV] *Finally* some killin' in Dogs!
I've run about 15 sessions of Dogs, for three different groups of players, and *today* was the first session where a Dog killed someone... actually, two Dogs shot the same…
In lumpley games
Participants: Chroma, lumpley, Falc.

11/24/2010 kendrick_h: Storming the Wizard's Tower?
Reading over the old playtest book again has gotten me very excited for this! Any word on when we can look forward to updates? Are you accepting open playtesters like…
In lumpley games
Participants: kendrick_h, revenant.

11/16/2010 Judaicdiablo: [Minions, Inc.] a new AW hack
Minions, Inc. is an Apocalypse World hack for playing henchmen in a world of costumed aggression.  This game was inspired by the Venture Bros., The Tick, The Incredibles, and just…
In lumpley games
Participants: Judaicdiablo, Chroma, David Artman.

11/1/2010 Dan Maruschak: [DITV] We keep stumbling when it comes to the supernatural stuff
I am GMing a DITV game over skype with two players. After an initially rocky start (the first town I created ended up being pretty lame), I think we've got…
In lumpley games
Participants: Dan Maruschak, lumpley, Noclue, JMendes, mreuther.

10/28/2010 JMendes: [AW] How to shoot people in the face, or elsewhere
Hey, :) Quick question: how does one resolve the simple act of a PC shooting an NPC in the face when we don't really want anything from them? Three choices…
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes, Adam Dray, lumpley.

10/17/2010 robotsunshine: [DitV] Gunfighting questions
If I missed this somewhere, apologies! I couldn't find it in the book or skimming the forums. When do you roll Acuity + Will for gunfighting versus just rolling a…
In lumpley games
Participants: robotsunshine, lumpley, Noclue.

10/11/2010 RedPissLegion: [AW] Question about healing
Hi :) So I’ve started playing AW a couple of weeks ago and yesterday we kind of got stumped at something. We’ve been using the harm and healing move rules…
In lumpley games
Participants: RedPissLegion, Noclue, lumpley, mreuther, VAgentZero, JMendes, Paul T.

10/9/2010 Cottonmouth: questions
1. What happens when you run out of dice in a conflict? Do you lose? 2. What happens when both players burn out each others dice at the same time? …
In lumpley games
Participants: Cottonmouth, Noclue, lumpley.

9/24/2010 Chroma: [DitV] Fallout from Ceremony used against other Dogs
Introduced another group of friends to Dogs recently and they're loving it!  (And I'm still loving it!) Something odd came up and I just wanted some other people's thoughts/input on…
In lumpley games
Participants: Chroma, lumpley.

<< more previous topics

Subsequent Topics
In lumpley games

4/4/2011 abjourne: A Noobs Impression
I've recently played a few games of Dogs (as a player) & found the concept & setting to be fascinating but, I noticed that the systems decidedly vague trait mechanics…
In lumpley games
Participants: abjourne, Eero Tuovinen, baxil, Chris_Chinn, Adam Dray.

4/12/2011 Josef Wilhelm: [DitV] Play-by-Post
I recently picked up DitV, and ran a couple of RL sessions, which were fantastic. Now I'm planning to attempt to run one over on http://www.myth-weavers.com/forumhome.php, and was wondering if…
In lumpley games
Participants: Josef Wilhelm, Eliarhiman6.

4/18/2011 Vanoj: [Poison'd] Hugely successful first session
I was a bit anxious about running Poison'd. I'd read a lot of threads in which seasoned indie folks expressed befuddlement. But, from reading those, I figured that there was…
In lumpley games
Participants: Vanoj, lumpley.

4/24/2011 two_fishes: Dogs in the Vineyard Modern Cop Drama
It occurred to me that DitV would be a great vehicle for a Detective Drama RPG, like The Wire, Lethal Weapon, or maybe even the Dirty Harry movies. Two players…
In lumpley games
Participants: two_fishes, Josef Wilhelm.

5/17/2011 Nocker: [DitV] questions on Raises and Sees
Hello there, First question : Can you confirm that when someone Escalates on his Raise, you have to Escalate just to be able to See this Raise ? It's either…
In lumpley games
Participants: Nocker, Artanis, lumpley.

5/18/2011 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] Escalating in dice but not in the fiction
I was reading this recent thread:  questions on Raises and Sees, and that made me think again about the "seeing a specific arena means escalating to it" rule (it's…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley, Noclue, Artanis.

5/24/2011 joewolz: 2 GMs, 1 Mic
Howdy, I'm one of the hosts of 2 Gms, 1 Mic, a new podcast about GMing.  One of the segments we have is "Favorite game of the week" and this…
In lumpley games
Participants: joewolz, lumpley.

5/29/2011 carshow2: DitV - Rules Clarification - "De-escalate"
Question both for the esteemed designer and those who've done this in the past: Is it possible to start a conflict at physical (or fightin' or gunfightin') and then to…
In lumpley games
Participants: carshow2, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Eliarhiman6.

5/31/2011 lumpley: Winterizing: Forum Closed
If you have questions or comments about my games, please bring them to my new forum, barf forth apocalyptica. Thanks! I'll see you there. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

6/21/2011 lumpley: lumpley games PDF library sale
Hi! To celebrate this beautiful holiday, I've put the complete lumpley games PDF library on sale for $25. If you're interested, check it out! http://www.lumpley.com/comment.php?entry=597 http://theunstore.com/index.php/unstore/game/105 -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

6/26/2011 Eliarhiman6: [AW] Hocus cult, PC cultist in stupor and other questions
Hi! This is a question about the effects of being in a cult Character Creation, first session. Snake is a Hocus, his cult contain followers involved in successful commerce, they…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

7/10/2011 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] Relationship dice: a form of content authority?
Hi! I often encounter Internet posts that propagate a specific misconception about the use of Relationship Dice in DitV.  The last case, that prompted me to write this post, was…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

7/23/2011 Eliarhiman6: [AW] No play in the first session.
Hi! My group is slow in creating characters. I am not talking about a single guy or two, no, every time creating characters take a really long time for all…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

8/1/2011 Eliarhiman6: [AW] Hocus and insight
I have some doubts about the "Insight" move. The Hocus player make his roll at the beginning of the session, and he get insight. This is a finite resource (like…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

8/1/2011 Eliarhiman6: [AW] Sex and the Battlebabe
Another question. I think I already did read the answer somewhere, but i don't remember it - it was months ago - and I can't find it now, so I'm…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley, Ron Edwards.

8/3/2011 Eliarhiman6: [AW] No doctor. What can you do?
Hi! In the AW book the "healing" chapter talks about the healing moves and rolls you do when you play an Angel.  Then, it suggest three alternative solutions with NPCs…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

8/16/2011 kkibrick: [DitV] What do you do when a PC's relationship dies
I created a modified DitV where everyone plays really involved NPC's so relationships are important.  At the moment were debating killing off NPC's which is good for story, but people…
In lumpley games
Participants: kkibrick, lumpley.

8/17/2011 Eliarhiman6: [AW] Barter counting?
I am having some difficulties understanding how Barter works in Apocalypse World. I am used to having money (or wealth in general) treated in two kind of manners in rpgs:…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen.

8/22/2011 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] initiation for the already initiated player?
For various reasons I am reading again the DitV game manual these days, and reading again the chapter about the initiation conflict made me think about the utility of that…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Eero Tuovinen.

10/3/2011 lumpley: Playtesting Murderous Ghosts
Hey, I've been working on a quick-playing 2-player horror game called Murderous Ghosts, and I've just put out a call for playtesters. If you're interested, come to my blog and…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards.

more subsequent topics >>