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7/19/2006 Call Me Curly: 911rpg automatic typing design 'method'
For your consideration: http://callmecurly.blogspot.com/2006/07/911rpg-45-minute-rpg.html. I just started typing with no conscious premeditation, and this interview-format rpg-thing came out. The coin-flipping moral victory mechanic was as spontaneous as the rest. Warning:…
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Participants: Call Me Curly, Noon, apeiron, xoet, Mike Sugarbaker.

7/18/2006 thwaak: [Animated Heroes] Story/Episode Structure and Rules
Hello Gang, Before I begin; thanks to everyone who helped solidify the ideas presented in the previous thread. Now, the current thing I've been tinkering with is the mechanics of…
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Participants: thwaak, Ken, Matt Wilson, dindenver.

7/17/2006 iain: [What a Shambles!] Encouraging humorous play
Hi guys I am almost finished the first draft of 'What a shambles', a game about love, guts and guns in a zombie apocalypse, and was lookiong for some advice…
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Participants: iain, andrew_kenrick, Thunder_God, Czar Fnord, Christophe Kelm.

7/16/2006 AsuraDemon: The Hero's Journey (Spirit-Touched)
So I've been thinking about what do I really want my game to be about, and what sort of things do I want the characters to have to deal with. …
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Participants: AsuraDemon, matthijs, Call Me Curly, Graham Walmsley.

7/16/2006 Hope: Me and my friends plot draft
We're making a table-top RP called Pandora's Box. This is out basic plot idea. The basic plot is there a was war on this planet Galatica  and one side created…
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Participants: Hope, Ron Edwards.

7/16/2006 signoftheserpent: serious supers for serious peopl
Yes, it's time for another superhero game. Even worse, a poe-faced aberrant ripoff that doesn't even have a name yet! Seriously though, I am devising a game that's a serious…
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Participants: signoftheserpent, matthijs, dindenver, Bankuei, Certified, Dumirik, Ken.

7/13/2006 museleading: links pls
In poking around, I came across this thread (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?t=9908) in which part of the converstation is about "old illusionism habits". Could someone explain this, or provide a few links so…
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Participants: museleading, Ron Edwards.

7/13/2006 Ron Edwards: Regarding copyright and intellectual property
If you have questions about these topics, please take them to the Publishing forum. This forum is about role-playing design ideas. However, before posting, also please take some time to…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

7/13/2006 MJGraham: Insurrection
Hello, I'm a fledgling game designer in the early to middle stages of creating an independent roleplaying game. The game's working title is Insurrection and it is based around characters…
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Participants: MJGraham, contracycle, Ron Edwards.

7/13/2006 thwaak: [Animated Heroes] First Pass
Hello Gang, As you might remember from this thread ( http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20252.0 ), I had worked on a background chargen system to determine the number of points players have to develop…
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Participants: thwaak, Ken, dindenver, billvolk, sean2099, stefoid.

7/13/2006 AsuraDemon: Spirit-Touched: The Iron World and game mechanics
So I'm creating a new RPG, and so far have just over 170 pages written for it.  The gist of it is that the characters are beings that are basically…
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Participants: AsuraDemon, Eliahad, Filip Luszczyk, greyorm, Quixotica, Noon.

7/13/2006 J. Blasdel: Searching for Submission Takers
This is my first post, and I'm not sure as to exactly where it should have gone.  I'm searching for a website that will accept a submission for the White…
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Participants: J. Blasdel, Ron Edwards.

7/12/2006 sean2099: [Divinity] experience tied to point bid.
Sorry for bombing this forum here, I just came up with a quick idea.  In my own personal experience, I have not seen this idea but perhaps some of you…
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Participants: sean2099, matthijs, stefoid.

7/12/2006 Krystalex: [Promethean Sun] Power 19
Well, I've managed to get some stuff written down for my new game, and the Power 19 template was a big help.  To save space here, I'll just paste to…
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Participants: Krystalex, matthijs.

7/12/2006 Krystalex: Enneagrams as character personality models
While browsing for other ideas, I came across the idea of Enneagrams on Wikipedia.  I've thought this might make an interesting basis for helping people flesh out character creation. I…
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Participants: Krystalex, Matt Wilson.

7/12/2006 Dumirik: [KIN] No water, just blood
Right, so I know its taken me ages, but I finally sat down and wrote down the bones of the game. The previous thread for the game can be found…
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Participants: Dumirik, Matt Wilson, Roger, Joshua BishopRoby.

7/12/2006 oreso: [Witch!] How to implement?
a la "Ginger Snaps" and "The Craft", the players are powerful outcasts who conflict with one another. Why do they fight each other? a Dark Fate a la Mountain Witch.…
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Participants: oreso, Ron Edwards, Roger, Sydney Freedberg, Mcrow, Thunder_God, c.

7/12/2006 sean2099: Creating too many rules vs using GM Fiat as a magic wand (split)
This question came up to me from another thread I created. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20273.0 I am trying to come up with guidelines for different powers that a deity could have.  Of course,…
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Participants: sean2099, TonyLB, Jinx, billvolk, joepub.

7/12/2006 Eliahad: [Ar'hea] The Power 19
Hi all! My real name is Dave, of which you've had a plethora of lately, so if you'd like to call me Eli (pronounced 'Elly') I don't mind in the…
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Participants: Eliahad, billvolk.

7/11/2006 thwaak: RPG Design as a mental exercise?
Heya Gang, I was conversing with friends about indie RPGs, and the topic of the 24hr RPG, and Game Chef came up. While we agreed that it was all very…
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Participants: thwaak, Gaerik, matthijs.

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7/19/2006 Alex-01: Similarities of two characters (“brothers”) on two different worlds
[b]The situation:[/b] - There are two characters. They live on two different worlds (maybe with two different tech-levels). These two characters are “brothers” and “connected” together. The two brothers can…
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Participants: Alex-01, lumpley, matthijs, Joshua BishopRoby.

7/19/2006 apeiron: RfC on a Mechanic - Inspired by Sorcerer and Verge
[i]If this is the wrong thread area for this, let me know where it belongs, please.[/i] i recently picked up Sorcerer at my local store and i'm enjoying the read…
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Participants: apeiron, Justin Berman.

7/19/2006 Justin Berman: Onion Skinnable Rules System
Hi everyone. I have been reading heavily on the RPG Theory and GNS Theory forums. A friend and I were speaking today about the universal system he was trying to…
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Participants: Justin Berman, Madheretic, matthijs, Call Me Curly, contracycle, apeiron, Czar Fnord.

7/20/2006 gains: Short-term Memory as resolution system
I'm experimenting with using a test of short-term memory as a mechanic to determine simple success or failure. In execution, the GM will read a list of numbers, letters or…
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Participants: gains, thwaak, matthijs, TonyLB, Noon, contracycle, c, Czar Fnord, Andrew Morris, Kevin Allen Jr.

7/20/2006 Bill_White: [Ganakagok] The Messenger Feast
In Ganakagok, players belong to an Inuit-like culture that lives on a dark ice-world to which is about to come the dawn.  I ran a great game over the weekend…
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Participants: Bill_White, ubergeek2012, jasonm, thwaak, Shawn De Arment.

7/21/2006 MJGraham: [Insurrection]GM rewards.
I'm toying with the idea of having GM control of a scene purchased through a bidding system in which any player can become the GM if they are willing and…
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Participants: MJGraham, apeiron, Sydney Freedberg, Smithy.

7/21/2006 Call Me Curly: The Forer Effect and Narrativist Illusionism
The Forer Effect is a psychology term for when some gullible person believes a generic description of personality (such as a horoscope) is unique-to-them/customized/special/personal/scientific. From wikipedia: In 1948, psychologist Bertram…
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Participants: Call Me Curly, Ron Edwards, baron samedi, Noon.

7/21/2006 algi: Heroism of the Dour-men and the Silvans
Hi! This is my first post, but please don't be gentle with my wanna-be-rpg. First of all: I try to focus on the point but I kinda used to stray,…
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Participants: algi, apeiron, Smithy, billvolk, Ron Edwards, Paka, Bret Gillan.

7/21/2006 Smithy: [The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries] Creating Cohesive Story?
I'm doing further development of my Game Chef 2006 entry (link is below). The game features GM-less storytelling, with pulp heroes sitting in the Committee's posh club room and reporting…
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Participants: Smithy, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, Thunder_God, jasonm.

7/21/2006 Grand_Commander13: [The Company] Initial Guidance
And I return to The Forge once more, a bit older and with a project I feel more strongly about than any of my previous solo projects (I can only…
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Participants: Grand_Commander13, slade the sniper, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, dindenver.

7/21/2006 Mcrow: Ghost Walkers: The Ninth Life
So I'm working on a new game concept. One of the things that is a big part of the game is alternate death. For example: You are driving down the…
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Participants: Mcrow, Certified, Madheretic, coldblackwind, Ron Edwards, Paka, sean2099.

7/22/2006 RockyRaccoon: System before World?
Hey folks, I've been lurking for a few days, and finally feel the need to post! My user name is RockyRaccoon, but you can also call me 'Dan' if you…
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Participants: RockyRaccoon, Noon, eruditus, Valamir, Call Me Curly, billvolk, slade the sniper.

7/22/2006 Gasten: [The butler did it!]
Hi! I've been writing (and thinking) of a role playing game in the same spirit as Agatha Christy's novells (I.e detective novells) in a couple of days now (with a…
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Participants: Gasten, oreso, matthijs, Troy_Costisick.

7/22/2006 c: [MFUC]The risk of hurting players (adult language)
So my game Outside is getting a name change to reflect my new understanding of what I've been subconsciously wanting to accomplish. More about those particulars here. So ... "My…
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Participants: c, Ron Edwards, nikola, Noon.

7/23/2006 signoftheserpent: Designging the City of Tomorrow
Hi, I am soliciting advice and suggestions for the landmarks and makeup of a Metropolis style city; a 'city of tomorrow' in the pulp vein. Not somewhere set in the…
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Participants: signoftheserpent, andrew_kenrick, TonyLB, Ken, dindenver, Latigo.

7/25/2006 Mr. Sluagh: Making it Big: the Band Roleplaying Game
This is a game idea I've been tossing around for a while, although I only started figuring out the specifics earlier tonight.  The default premise has the PCs as members…
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Participants: Mr. Sluagh, Glendower, billvolk, slade the sniper, Tim M Ralphs, Nathan P., Arturo G., Call Me Curly, iago.

7/26/2006 coldblackwind: Of Gods and Men Role-Playing Gods at the Dawn of Civilization
Hello Again, I went back to the drawing board and wanted to throw my idea for a RPG again. I do not have all the rules down, but a good…
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Participants: coldblackwind, c, Thunder_God, Czar Fnord.

7/26/2006 c: [MFUC] First shot at situation + Setting (adult language + blasphemy)
So I've been thinking about how I would like My Fucked Up Childhood to be played. I would like it to be good for one-shot's or short campaigns. This seems…
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Participants: c, coldblackwind, Ron Edwards, slavemind.

7/26/2006 c: [MFUC] Mechanical ideas.
So I've got a thread about the initial ideas for setting and situation for My Fucked Up Childhood right here. Here's the few mechanical ideas I have so far. I'd…
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Participants: c, Ron Edwards.

7/26/2006 Jon Scott Miller: [The Long Dark] Sins and Motivations
Hello. I am working on a game focused on the perils of sin. The rules are based on BRP (modified beyond recognition) with two important additions: Sins and Motivations. Every…
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Participants: Jon Scott Miller, anders_larsen, sean2099, Joshua BishopRoby, TonyLB.

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