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1/17/2007 Geodragon: Need some help with ideas for Fantasy/Cyberpunk RPG.
This is not my first time making a tabletop RPG and making my own rules to it and GM'ing it for my Roleplaying club. But this will be the first…
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Participants: Geodragon, talysman, anders_larsen, dindenver, Qi Chin, johnwedd, TonyLB, Lostscotsman.

1/16/2007 Filip Luszczyk: Immediate vs delayed rewards
I have a fanmail equivalent mechanic in the system I'm working on. Currently, whenever a specific unit of play is closed, everyone can give one "fanmail" award to some other…
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Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Simon C, Ron Edwards.

1/14/2007 ghashsnaga: Far From Home (Power 19) - working title
1. What is your game about? It's about what are adventuers willing to do (or give up) in order to kill the dragon, steal the booty, and maybe rescue a…
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Participants: ghashsnaga, anders_larsen, Troy_Costisick.

1/14/2007 TheLHF: [Lost in the Dream]
Lost in the Dream. The characters are trapped or stuck in their dream. They are all sharing a dream and they can’t get out until they unravel the dream and…
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Participants: TheLHF, Darcy Burgess, Bailywolf, Sane.

1/13/2007 YeGoblynQueenne: The Game Development Kit (a game design tool)
Hi all. Since my last post was rather huge and interested readers will have to wait 'till their weekend to sit down with a hot cuppa and a bikkit to…
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Participants: YeGoblynQueenne, Noon, joepub, anders_larsen, Simon C, contracycle, c, Sane, johnwedd, Mike Sugarbaker.

1/12/2007 names_are_useless: The Fullmetal Alchemist d6 RPG
Hello there, I would like to say hello to everyone on the Forge forums :) I am a rookie RPG maker that is looking for help and support for my…
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Participants: names_are_useless, Noon, Filip Luszczyk, David C, jeremycoatney, Sane, Eric J..

1/10/2007 Bailywolf: [Design Riff inspired by Zak Arnston's Deplorable] Dark Nar/Game Supers
This design riff is inspired by Zak Arston's lost gem Deplorable... in fact, 'inspired' isn't really a strong enough word.  This is more an extrapolation on what Zak was going…
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Participants: Bailywolf, anders_larsen.

1/9/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Do or Die]
Okay, I was recently inspired by a friend to try some design.  The envisioned setting is inspired chiefly by the Warhammer Fantasy novels, and the Myth games.  Grim and gritty…
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Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Valamir.

1/6/2007 Jon Scott Miller: [Dungeon Opera (Was: Dungeon Noir)] Scenario Design
Hello. This is a follow-up to a previous post on my narrativist (?) dungeon game. Before I was calling it "Dungeon Noir," now it's "Dungeon Opera" (you know--like "Space Opera").…
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Participants: Jon Scott Miller, Jillianaire, talysman, Noon, Clinton R. Nixon, stefoid, sean2099, Simon C.

1/5/2007 Dan Maruschak: [Free Will] Exploring the concept of free will in a computer RPG
I’m trying to design a single-player computer RPG.  I’ve never seriously played tabletop RPGs, but I do enjoy reading RPG rules, and have read a few Forge-style games, and think…
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Participants: Dan Maruschak, Noon, Madheretic, Sane, Hans.

1/5/2007 YeGoblynQueenne: Gender Identity as a Role Playing Game
Hi all. New here. I 'm making this game; its'    working    title is "Transsexuals: The Transition" and it's just what it sounds like. Kinda tongue in cheek,…
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Participants: YeGoblynQueenne, c, Simon C, hardcoremoose, Emily Care, Sane.

1/5/2007 Aaron Blain: QUINCY: Emergent Game/Sim
Synopsis: I want to approach gamish sim through with a nar-ish sim procedure, using a very simple ruleset that utilizes the players’ conception of “tactics” instead of attempting an exhaustive…
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Participants: Aaron Blain, Simon C, Paul T, Troy_Costisick, joepub, YeGoblynQueenne, Myrmidon.

1/4/2007 mholmes52: [Secrets Island] A Lost experiment
The Premise: Characters are survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island. Each of them has a Secret, and in the surviving luggage is a piece of evidence of…
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Participants: mholmes52, TonyLB, Falc.

1/3/2007 Hawk: [Maelstrom] Rough idea, what do you think?
While reading a book (of the same name as this rpg), an idea came to me. Before you press the "back" button of your browser, let me attempt to explain…
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Participants: Hawk.

1/1/2007 Curved: Looking for an RPG Universe
Heya, I am an independent computer game developer and I was wondering if anyone knows of any existing and established game-oriented universes that are community created or public domain. If…
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Participants: Curved, Eero Tuovinen, baron samedi, David C, Ben Lehman, Jeb.

1/1/2007 kouato_terra: [Undying Earth] Tell me what you think
Introduction to Undying Earth What is Undying Earth? It is a Role-Playing game set in an alternate earth.  That is to say, the world shares the similar geography, it is…
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Participants: kouato_terra, anders_larsen.

1/1/2007 Thayne: Look, Ma, I'm a Newbie
Hello all, I don’t see a place for first posts, so I’m just going to grab a spot right here. I’m a site owner of myrealms.net and I was drifting…
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Participants: Thayne, Ron Edwards.

12/30/2006 AsuraDemon: Re: The Pantheonverse (a rough RPG idea)
So I've been for a long time wanted to create an RPG where the characters where hybrids of mortal and spirit, but have gone through many different ideas for settings. …
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Participants: AsuraDemon, Artanis, Glendower.

12/29/2006 Doc Faustus: Seeking proper mechanics to express a setting
I'm new here, but I've been a refining a setting for both a comic and a roleplaying game. I've hit a few snags in mechanical development, as in, I'm having…
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Participants: Doc Faustus, c, Eero Tuovinen, TroyLovesRPG, David C, dindenver, anders_larsen, NYCPulpWriter.

12/21/2006 David C: Reducing Skill List Length?
So, I was thinking of a way to reduce skill list length, and it hit me. Lets use d20 for example. Instead of all the skills there are, you'd only…
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Participants: David C, dindenver, SimonWray, Valvorik, Doc Faustus.

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1/17/2007 Kami-no-Mark: [Bloodlines - a generational RPG]
Years ago, I came up with the idea of having an RPG co-operative where you took on the roles of heads of noble households, moving on to playing their children,…
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Participants: Kami-no-Mark, xenopulse, Simon C, jasonm.

1/17/2007 Koljaiczek: Starflight, new... ¿RPG game?
I'm Spanish, so excuse my poor English. :) I've created a rulebook, inspirated in Starflight, a old game from early 80's. Spacial adventures similar to Star Trek or Stargate series.…
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Participants: Koljaiczek, xenopulse, Ramidel, Noon, Sane.

1/18/2007 corprwhs: Light Crusades Themed Card Game
I just discovered this forum today, and this is my first post, so I'd like to being by extending my greeting to everyone on here. Anyway, earlier I came up…
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Participants: corprwhs, Artanis.

1/19/2007 Qi Chin: [Dust in the Air] Fantasy-Steampunk in Developement
Hello there. This is my second time I'm coming to the Forge with a design idea (The first one, for those who remember something really small, was TriPent). I've had…
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Participants: Qi Chin, Artanis, dindenver.

1/20/2007 kpklukken: Serious Creators Block
*Isn't EXACTLY sure if this is the right forum area* So if this post is supposed to be somewhere else then my apologies. move it wherever you will. Some time…
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Participants: kpklukken, Mike Sugarbaker, Simon C, GB Steve, Adam Dray, Sane, Leviathan, johnwedd, deneb829, Ron Edwards.

1/21/2007 Nathaniel B: Game Operations Director's Holistic Universal Gaming System
I have read many of the threads on this site and have mined all I think I can from the discussions in the now closed G/N/S & theory forums and…
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Participants: Nathaniel B, Mike Sugarbaker, Everspinner, Lostscotsman.

1/21/2007 Leviathan: Free PDF idea: The Cursed
I am still in the first draft version of a small (10-11 page) PDF for free release as the initial work for Boundless Allegory. It should be ready for playtesting…
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Participants: Leviathan, Everspinner, Ron Edwards.

1/21/2007 clam of god: Project: C.H.A.I.R.- a game by nick smith
hi everyone my names nick smith, i live in portland, Oregon and i think i have the basic concept for my new rpg Project: C.H.A.I.R. and would appreciate any feedback…
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Participants: clam of god, Jake Richmond, Ron Edwards.

1/22/2007 The Dreamer: The Breaker Zone Rough Draft
Hi there! I'm new to this forum and to RPing in general but one thing I have always liked is writing stories.  Now as said before I have never really…
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Participants: The Dreamer, Qi Chin.

1/22/2007 Simon C: [Through the Ansible] Play-by-post the ecumen.
So I was thinking about the concept that rules in roleplaying games exist to determine who is allowed "authority" over the truth of a narrative.  The "Lumpley principle"? I think?…
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Participants: Simon C, Qi Chin, Trevis Martin, johnwedd, Eero Tuovinen.

1/23/2007 vgunn: Ruin Consequences in Hither Lands
I am working through the mechanics for Hither Lands: Roleplaying in Middle-earth. This version is very much different from the original design, in part due to all of the indie…
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Participants: vgunn, Simon C.

1/28/2007 deneb829: RPG Ideas
Hey All, I first heard of RPGs over 25 years ago, back when I was in 7th grade. Someone explained the concept to me, and I thought that was the…
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Participants: deneb829, Qi Chin, johnwedd, TonyLB, Lostscotsman, Sane, Lacloix, Jillianaire.

1/28/2007 Ninetongues: Arch Inverted says 'Hi'
  Hello   My name is Raphael Sadowski, Im 22. Two months ago I moved to London from Poland, and I took my Arch Inverted (reffered as AI later) RPG…
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Participants: Ninetongues, joepub, Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, Troy_Costisick.

1/30/2007 Lostscotsman: Unusual but practical Cyberpunk gear
[color=green]I am new to this forum, (despite being an old fart of a gamer), so I am unsure if this is the right place to post this enquiry. If not…
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Participants: Lostscotsman, Call Me Curly, David Artman, Simon C, johnwedd.

1/31/2007 justin1083: Budokai: Battle Tournament RPG
[b]Whether it is one's own life, status, honor, loved ones, or a belief, fighting is all about the desire to protect.[/b] Hi all.  I've been toying with the idea of…
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Participants: justin1083, Simon C, Filip Luszczyk, johnwedd, Noon.

1/31/2007 Ninetongues: Minmi World - Into Dreams!
Yesterday, when I was reading my way through Your ideas here on the Forge I came up with some funny idea for a game. Im a writer, and I have…
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Participants: Ninetongues, johnwedd.

1/31/2007 Jeremiah Lahnum: Tabula Rasa early development.
So, recently a I took a trip to Dreamation with Bret Gillan. It was my first time at the convention and it was a total blast. I got to play…
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Participants: Jeremiah Lahnum.

1/31/2007 Justin D. Jacobson: All this talk about Generic RPGs...
Got me hankerin' to make a truly generic rpg. As is sometimes the case, my concept starts with an image and I whipped this up: Generic RPG Mock-up The hamster…
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Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Ninetongues, Simon_Pettersson, David Artman, Noon.

2/1/2007 joepub: [Polarpunk] An intro, and a question: Vantage Bonus too powerful?
So, I have a game I'm working on called Polarpunk. It's a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk game that's set in a worldwide "second Ice Age". It's supposed to be fun, fast, exciting…
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Participants: joepub, dindenver, Bill_White, Noon.

2/1/2007 Teh_Az: Tactics Engine
This is my first time posting here and I've been wanting to design an RPG since 6th grade just because I love the technicality of it all and the cool…
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Participants: Teh_Az.

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