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3/2/2006 Crackerjacker: HEIST: a simple little game in progress
HEIST What you need: Three or more players. One player is the Ringleader. The rest of the players are the Crew. The Hire: (IC RP) The Ringleader presents the heist…
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Participants: Crackerjacker, Graham Walmsley.

3/2/2006 catmorbid: [Cybergod] ...Of Cybernetic "Theotechnological" Evolution
First, I'd like to say how educating it has been to stroll around glancing at the posts in this forum. It is a fine thing to see with my own…
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Participants: catmorbid, joepub, Ramidel, Czar Fnord, TroyLovesRPG, dylank777, davidberg, contracycle, Oscar Evans, Everspinner, Dumirik, Ron Edwards.

3/1/2006 14thWarrior: [Ghosthunters] Is my Premise viable?
Ghosthunters is my labor of love (or perhaps frustration :D ); I've been working on it for over a decade.  I've always wanted to do a game in homage to…
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Participants: 14thWarrior, TonyLB, The_Tim.

3/1/2006 pells: [Avalanche] - Should prewritten scenarios be about the PCs ?
I've already presented my theory and my desing here (see my signature for more information), but there seems to be some recurrent questions about my project, so I'd like to…
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Participants: pells, Artanis, Sempiternity, Czar Fnord, Nogusielkt, Selene Tan, contracycle.

3/1/2006 TroyLovesRPG: [Equilibrium] The War Between Order And Chaos
Hello, Here's a game I made up on the spur of the moment when the group couldn't decide what to play. That was 11 years ago and its been on…
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Participants: TroyLovesRPG, DarkAsmodeous, anders_larsen, dylank777.

3/1/2006 Ben Lehman: [Anima Hunters] P19 + Fighting
1.) What is your game about?** Anima Hunters is mostly single-token tactical RPG where you hunt down and kill exotic monsters with magical kung-fu. 1a.) Wait, do the monsters have…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, nikola, dindenver, Filip Luszczyk, Sempiternity, xenopulse, Selene Tan.

2/28/2006 Clinton R. Nixon: [Steel Shadows] The Power 19
[b]Intro[/b] So, hey, I'm posting about a game I'm designing on the Forge. I was talking with a friend recently, who pointed out I hadn't posted in Indie Game Design…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Andrew Morris, Technocrat13, Bryan Hansel, Ben Lehman, jasonm, Troy_Costisick, dindenver, xenopulse, John Harper, Blake T. Deakin, Jack Aidley, Sydney Freedberg, rafial, Matt, CLawrence, CommonDialog, gains.

2/27/2006 joepub: [Maw of Hell/Hard Drop] Cycling In Characters
So, I've been working on a game that was previously called Maw of Hell. I changed the title to its final game title: Hard Drop. Just wanted to clarify that…
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Participants: joepub, dindenver.

2/27/2006 ViperCommander: 2 Systems For Your Consideration
Hey all.  First time posting on the boards. The subject basically says it all.  I'm looking at 2 different system ideas for a modern day roleplaying game.  What setting that…
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Participants: ViperCommander, Ben Lehman, anders_larsen, Tommi Brander.

2/25/2006 anders_larsen: [Monster Hunters] First post
I have followed the discussions in the forge for some time now, and it have given me a lot of new ideas of how to design a roleplaying game. To…
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Participants: anders_larsen, Noon, knicknevin, Sempiternity.

2/24/2006 DarkAsmodeous: Lost to the mists(working title)
Hello, this is my first post! Anyway, me and my best friend/lacky have been working on an indie project, and I have decided to have a sort of design journal…
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Participants: DarkAsmodeous, anders_larsen, TheineLD50.

2/23/2006 Ben Morgan: Spookybeans is here
Spookybeans, the gothic comics roleplaying game, has now reached playtesting phase. Check out the rules at www.spookybeans.com, and let Dregg or me know what you think. My main question is…
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Participants: Ben Morgan, joepub, jburneko, Dregg, Bryan Hansel, Spooky Fanboy, Joe Murphy (Broin), agoodall.

2/22/2006 signoftheserpent: CITY - the fight for control
It occurs to me that cities are arguably the best settings for rpg's. It's part of the reason, I believe, the oWoD was so successful. with that in mind I…
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Participants: signoftheserpent, Adam Dray, Ben Lehman, Certified, anders_larsen, Eric Bennett.

2/20/2006 Czar Fnord: [GLASS] Setting or No Setting?
The original GLASS v1 release deliverable was planned as a book that is almost all System (a la TriStat) with some "micro-settings": Genre chapters with common Abilities (Skills, Powers, Spells,…
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Participants: Czar Fnord, Sempiternity, Graham Walmsley, Heraldic Game Design, Troy_Costisick, contracycle, Valamir, TroyLovesRPG, pells, Nathan P..

2/16/2006 Czar Fnord: [GLASS] Request for Comments on Cost Balances
Hi, folks; I've been away for about a year, but I am back and I actually have some content for your perusal. Those of you who recall my (perhaps too-ready)…
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Participants: Czar Fnord, Graham Walmsley, Troy_Costisick, Walt Freitag, Ben Lehman.

2/16/2006 Paka: 1st Quest - The 19 Questions
[b]1.) What is your game about?[/b] My game is about children who leave home to save the world with friends and the mentors who aid them. [b]2.) What do the…
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Participants: Paka, Arpie, pedyo, Anders, Troy_Costisick, Andy Kitkowski, anders_larsen, TroyLovesRPG.

2/6/2006 Troy_Costisick: [Hierarchy]1st Playtest- PvP
Heya, My friend John and I got to test out some of the mechanics in Hierarchy the other night.  It was a good opportunity.  We drew up some sample characters…
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Participants: Troy_Costisick, Arturo G..

1/19/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Central Thread
Hello, folks, :) Some of you may remember me. I've been a forgite on and off for a number of years, and the theory developped here has been mulling in…
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Participants: JMendes.

10/25/2005 Demonspahn: [Zombie] Request for Feedback
Zombie You are a zombie.  You travel around and eat people.  That’s the basic setup of the game.  What follows are some thoughts and ideas on how I hope to…
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Participants: Demonspahn, Graham Walmsley, J Tolson.

9/24/2005 knicknevin: [Bridge Crew] Dynamic Dice Pools
I'm working on a tongue in cheek, Star Trek-style game in which each player is dealt a card representing a different bridge officer and they play that officer throughout the…
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Participants: knicknevin, mutex, MikeSands, Joshua BishopRoby, Smithy.

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3/2/2006 JSDiamond: All's quiet... version 3
I've smoothed the system down, doing the following: ::Using 3d4 ::Condensing the modifiers to a range of  +0 to +3 ::Condensing the environments down to a range of 4 (down…
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Participants: JSDiamond, TonyLB.

3/2/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [Web of Shadows] Version 0.2 -- Address Resolution
The second draft of Web of Shadows is available here.  It is far more elaborated and expanded from its last incarnation. Anyone feeling adventurous enough to playtest?  This is very…
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Participants: Joshua BishopRoby.

3/2/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Need help with providing color
Hi, all, :) I'm torn. It has come to my attention that Project Senate has the potential to lack color. So, I have two options: either provide for extensive play…
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Participants: JMendes, TonyLB, Filip Luszczyk.

3/2/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Need help on going GMless
Ahey, all, :) In a recent playtest, one of the players suggested I turn Project Senate into a GMless design. I'd like to ask you if you have any pointers…
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Participants: JMendes, Troy_Costisick, Jason13, jasonm, TonyLB.

3/3/2006 Eric Bennett: [Mythos] A crossroads in design
Howdy there folks! Development of Mythos, my game of horror, character exploration, and shared creation of a horror setting. I know horror possibly isn't the best descriptor, since what the…
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Participants: Eric Bennett, anders_larsen, Troy_Costisick.

3/5/2006 DarkAsmodeous: [Lost to the Mists] Need input on quirks
Hello, my rpg Lost to the Mists is nearing the playtesting phase for the system, but we are a little hung up on quirks. LttM uses a dice pool/target number…
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Participants: DarkAsmodeous, anders_larsen, TroyLovesRPG, TheineLD50, catmorbid, Czar Fnord.

3/5/2006 Axiom: Looking for a smart way to mash a bunch of systems.
In my free time I like to dabble with building computer RPGs. and I am getting to the point where I want to build my own system instead of using…
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Participants: Axiom, catmorbid, Ben Lehman.

3/7/2006 jasonm: [Drowning and Falling] The Power 19
OK, here's the Power 19 for Drowning and Falling, a ridiculous game I'm working on.  At this point it is in solid shape and just needs some playtesting and tweaking. …
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Participants: jasonm, Troy_Costisick, anders_larsen.

3/7/2006 chris_moore: [In the Pit] - Power 19
1.) What is the game about? “In the Pit” is about how desperate situations can lead to unexpected choices and actions. 2.) What do the characters do? The characters, “chained”…
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Participants: chris_moore, anders_larsen.

3/8/2006 Brendan: [Dispatching the Dungeon Master] Power 19 and Structured Design Scenario
Dispatching the Dungeon Master is a game about killing monsters and taking their stuff.  At the end of the game, you fight a boss monster.  When you beat the boss…
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Participants: Brendan, Calithena, Troy_Costisick, Noon, Everspinner.

3/9/2006 Ydirbut: The Wonder System
Sorry I don't have all of the details worked out yet Dice The Wonder System uses 2 twenty sided dice(2d20) for all skill checks. Character Points(CP) The GM should give…
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Participants: Ydirbut, TonyLB, anders_larsen.

3/10/2006 Bailywolf: [Stealing Heaven]- a game of occult initiation and human limitations
Modern occult games are one of my favorite types of design.  I loves ‘em.  Anyhow, here’s another. I’m re-reading Barker’s Great and Secret Show (and recalling other Barker novels and…
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Participants: Bailywolf, simon_hibbs, Graham Walmsley, anders_larsen, TroyLovesRPG, Spooky Fanboy, Danny_K, Certified, charles, Doug Ruff.

3/10/2006 mratomek: Am I putting the CRUNCH in CRUNCHY?
The game I am working on, Monster Rules, is a generic RPG/wargame hybrid. You get to create your own characters that you use in game play, which is played-out in…
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Participants: mratomek, Joshua BishopRoby, Noon, Danny_K.

3/11/2006 ObLaDan: [Trickster] Power 19
So.  After lurking here for quite a while, I gave in to temptation.  This is my first try at making a game.  Inspirations include Southwest Native American folklore (Coyote) and…
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Participants: ObLaDan, Troy_Costisick.

3/12/2006 Dr. Pizza: My new Game
I am new here, and this is my first post, so I belive the best way to start it is by saying: greetings to everyone! I have no knowedge about…
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Participants: Dr. Pizza, jasonm, Justin Marx, anders_larsen, Calithena, billvolk.

3/13/2006 Willow: Rummy Based Game Mechanics?
I'm working on a game in a very primal stage.  I realized that the mechanics I was kicking around were loosely similar to certain forms of rummy. I'm aware of…
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Participants: Willow, JakeVanDam, Graham Walmsley, knicknevin, TroyLovesRPG.

3/13/2006 davez: Looking for Critique of my System
[url]http://homepage.mac.com/szmigiel/FileSharing17.html[/url] The system is kind of a build it yourself RPG to recreate Anime, Kung Fu, Video Game, Tokusatsu, and other highly cinematic settings. The game is based around a…
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Participants: davez, Bryan Hansel.

3/14/2006 TheGameMaster: My Game: Claymore
Hi all, I wrote a game over the last 24 years called Claymore... it's a hodge podge of various things with a unique game world (or at least it was…
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Participants: TheGameMaster, preludetotheend, anders_larsen, billvolk.

3/15/2006 billvolk: Critique my campaign setting (long post)
This isn't a rules system - it's a setting designed to get the maximum potential out of open-ended, point-based rules systems like BESM (the Tri-stat system found at http://www.guardiansorder.com/downloads/) or…
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Participants: billvolk, pells, Miskatonic, anders_larsen, Joshua BishopRoby, TroyLovesRPG.

3/16/2006 PincheGamesLoco: PINCHE GAMES!
Hello toall the gamers and everyone here at The Forge!  Please excuse my English that I am working on making better. My name is LOCO!  I read here every day…
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Participants: PincheGamesLoco, Ron Edwards, Arturo G..

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