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7/4/2007 Earthling: Ether-using jedi in a steampunk world experiencing the information revolution!
First of all, let me introduce myself - my name is Harri Sarsa, and I hail from the barren, frozen wasteland of southern Finland. Hello to everyone. Now, the topic…
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Participants: Earthling, oliof, tj333.

7/4/2007 neko ewen: Raspberry Heaven: A game about happy times in an anime high school
Yesterday I came up with a game idea that I'm really jazzed about, though it's very much in the "First Thoughts" stage. "Raspberry Heaven" is meant to be based on…
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Participants: neko ewen, Filip Luszczyk, Ben Lehman, FredGarber, Zach, Jake Richmond.

7/3/2007 Jeff Turner: Power and Politics as core gameplay - Broken Hills
I was struck with an idea on a game I would like to run, and I was wondering if anyone here had any thoughts, criticisms or advice. The Concept Modeled…
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Participants: Jeff Turner, Noon, contracycle, zoom.

6/30/2007 algi: Wizards of Middle Earth
I have this little game idea, but I don't know where to start, what to care about, I just know what I would like to achieve. I noticed reading LotR,…
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Participants: algi, Ron Edwards, Justin Nichol - BFG, greyorm, Noon.

6/29/2007 Dan Bell: Harn: Free pdf adventure module
(I've been told via PM that this subforum, rather than Actual Play is the correct subforum for this post): Hello all I want to announce the release of a new…
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Participants: Dan Bell, Ron Edwards.

6/28/2007 Justin Nichol - BFG: A New Kind of Magic System
Perhaps I'm wrong. It might not be new at all. Maybe some of the fogies like Ron (I say this only after having read his Fantasy Heartbreakers series, can you…
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Participants: Justin Nichol - BFG, lumpley, greyorm, VoidDragon, BigElvis, Agleos, Valamir, David Artman, chris_moore, simon_hibbs, Noclue, Creatures of Destiny, Dan Maruschak, Spooky Fanboy, JustinB.

6/26/2007 punkbohemian: Fudging Fudge dice
I know what the probability curve looks like for 4dF, but I'm wondering how it would change if the fudge dice were modified. For example, let's say it's 2dF with…
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Participants: punkbohemian, VoidDragon, Age of Fable.

6/26/2007 Zero Zeed: Stuck in the setting
Hi guys, I’m new to this forum so I will introduce myself, my name is Ciro and I am from Venezuela so sorry if my english get too wrong. I’m…
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Participants: Zero Zeed, anders_larsen, rycanada, jasonm, Vanoj, Ron Edwards.

6/26/2007 Darcy Burgess: [Gathering Storm] -- That Gut-Wrenching feeling
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24100.0]The original genesis thread[/url]. [b]What the game's about[/b] Telling short (brutal?) stories set in Britain during the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz]Blitz[/url] (1940-41). [b]What's changed since the genesis?[/b] The game will be driven by…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, BigElvis, Zeigfreid, Sane, jasonm, Sydney Freedberg.

6/23/2007 Narf the Mouse: Tales From The Rusty Broadsword Inn (Take 2) - Some sort of massive problem?
I had a flash of inspiration and completely redesigned the system. Then, I posted straight to 'Connections', which now seems very premature. With about four hundred and fifty views on…
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Participants: Narf the Mouse, Noon, The Dragon Master, Rafu, BigElvis.

6/22/2007 zoom: Diceless ... clueless
Hello I'm developing an idea to create a game that uses points to decide weather a character successfully completes actions or not and as such the game does not require…
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Participants: zoom, Vanoj, Eliarhiman6, JW Carroll, Valamir, Noon, mothlos, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards.

6/22/2007 Web_Weaver: Quest Based Card Game
Whilst getting bored on a Coach journey and wishing I had a deck of cards I began to imagine a card game that engaged the players on more than a…
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Participants: Web_Weaver, vertigo25.

6/22/2007 rycanada: Games that use difference?
The quick version: What games have used the difference between the "attacker" and "defender" actions to resolve the damage or tilt the stakes?  Were there pitfalls to this approach? The…
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Participants: rycanada, Vanoj, Alan, VoidDragon, Age of Fable, Justin D. Jacobson.

6/21/2007 Neikiu: Business Tabletop?
hey all, I have been into table top for a few years now, and after falling out with the guy who used to GM with me and some friends (long…
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Participants: Neikiu, vertigo25, zoom.

6/21/2007 vertigo25: Darkest Dungeons
I usually get flashes of ideas, and burn through them pretty quickly. This one, however, looks like it may actually see the light of day. I've actually been putting at…
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Participants: vertigo25, Ron Edwards, Zeigfreid, Rafu, Noon, natfrobinson, Narf the Mouse, Justin Nichol - BFG, Age of Fable.

6/21/2007 Jenita: Tips To Save Big On Your Next Car Loan
Get Your Credit Report You can’t pick up a personal finance article, magazine or book that does not refer to the importance of knowing what is on your credit report.…
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Participants: Jenita, Rafu, vertigo25, SpazMan, eldunce, Ron Edwards.

6/20/2007 Hereward The Wake: Is there such a things as "a new method for combat?"
Based upon recent threads and my own musings on combat systems, is there such a thing as a new way of dealing with combat? I'm not so sure. I know…
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Participants: Hereward The Wake, SpazMan, Ryutensai, VoidDragon, Noon, Sydney Freedberg, mothlos, Adam Dray, Zeigfreid, Nev the Deranged, eldunce, Brannos.

6/20/2007 mothlos: Inductive vs. Deductive Game Design
I am looking for some reading on inductive vs. deductive game design. I am puzzling on this a bit myself and was hoping for some help. In case my words…
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Participants: mothlos, SpazMan.

6/20/2007 Zeigfreid: Walking down a long road
Hi I'm Ziggy. I love to write settings, and the way I do this is by making roads. Roads are linear and easy to write, so I can generally get…
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Participants: Zeigfreid, xiombarg, Noon, vertigo25, OleOneEye, Narf the Mouse.

6/17/2007 preludetotheend: Hard Wired (Gears and Cogs (GaC)) first thoughts please longish :(
    Thanks for giving things read over I will try and be as brief on setting as possible and get to the meat and potatoes of what the forums…
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Participants: preludetotheend, SkuToV, VoidDragon.

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7/6/2007 Simons: Gradual Party Destruction
Hey all, I’ve posted here twice before, and it’s been helpful.  Anyway, the game I’m working on now is called Game X (or at least this is the working title…
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Participants: Simons, Noon, BlackTerror, David Artman, elbows, LandonSuffered.

7/11/2007 SPELLSLINGER: Spellslinger expansion
I got a RPG today that uses the d20 system, and thought of an expansion showing a war between the humans and werewolf-like gray runners. i also thought of adding…
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Participants: SPELLSLINGER, Finarvyn, Ron Edwards.

7/11/2007 Krytos: A Greeting and a Request
First of all greetings to you all, as this is my first post here. I found this place a few days ago via a link in someone's blog about rpg…
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Participants: Krytos, Eero Tuovinen, C.W.Richeson, SpazMan, Narmical.

7/11/2007 Kothlar: Experiential Major Wounds
For some time now, my game group has been working on adding major wounds to the d20 setting.  There are a number of ways to go about this and we…
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Participants: Kothlar, Noon, preludetotheend.

7/12/2007 francis: MEchanical Dream 2.0
Hi everyone, For those who don't ever heard about Mechanical Dream before, I invite you at www.steamlogic.com. We offer a complete Industrial-Fantasy world with high content such as politic, economic…
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Participants: francis, Ron Edwards.

7/12/2007 KickAssClown: [Shaped] Character definition and Character generation
Alright as some of you might already know, I am working ona game that for now I call Shaped. It started out from a brainstorm and was briefly discussed in…
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Participants: KickAssClown.

7/13/2007 Justin Nichol - BFG: Rethinking my resolution mechanic
ok so I had a new idea for the game system I'm trying to create. I've created about 5 systems now, each better than the last but each still not…
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Participants: Justin Nichol - BFG, VoidDragon.

7/14/2007 VoidDragon: [AVERA] Banking Advancement with Interest
In reference to my Logarithmic, Multi-genre system, I was hoping to develop/modify my character creation/advancement system with a few goals: 1. Players will be compensated if the GM forces advancement…
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Participants: VoidDragon, Justin Nichol - BFG.

7/15/2007 Eldrad: NOVEL RPG System
Okay imagine just making a character in a freeform way. For example... I look through the book and decide I want to make a Science Officer for my STARCLADS Sci…
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Participants: Eldrad, Filip Luszczyk, Justin Nichol - BFG, Charlie Gilb, David Artman, Sydney Freedberg, Vulpinoid.

7/16/2007 Wrageowrapper: Me, My RPG and the dreaded "E" word.
Hello Forge, first post here yet I have been a filthy lurker for a while now. The game I am currently working on is called "Welcome to Yus Space", its…
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Participants: Wrageowrapper, Justin Nichol - BFG, Alan, David Artman, Valamir, Johanna, David C, Alex Johnson.

7/16/2007 Jono: Political Space Adventure [long]
Hello, everyone. This is practically my first post at the Forge, so go easy on me if I make a mistake, please ;-) I was at Forge Midwest, where I…
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Participants: Jono, BlackTerror, jasonm, Ron Edwards, Jake Richmond, contracycle, Thenomain.

7/16/2007 trebor: Player vs Player online games?
Can you point me to any prior discussions on the pros/cons of "Player vs Player" in online games? The ability for a player's character to kill another player's character within…
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Participants: trebor, Ron Edwards.

7/16/2007 thed00d12: wargame rpg
Hey guys im interested in playing a table top war game thats also an rpg. I know games workshop has some, but what about other companys? Whats good? The thing…
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Participants: thed00d12, Justin Nichol - BFG, komradebob, Ron Edwards.

7/17/2007 xenopulse: A Strange Damage Progression
I'm working on a tactical RPG. If you need to have some setting context, think of it as the unholy lovechild of Fist of the North Star and Vampire Hunter…
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Participants: xenopulse, VoidDragon, Noon, Valamir, Justin Nichol - BFG, KickAssClown, BlackTerror, David Artman, Narmical, contracycle, FzGhouL.

7/17/2007 dezknife: [Standard Aflame] The Big Three
So, I have finally decided to post on this forum after lurking for some time. My game is very much in its infancy, and I would like a little community…
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Participants: dezknife, Justin Nichol - BFG, anders_larsen.

7/17/2007 Jason aka Jay: Putting ideas on paper
I guess I'll start by introducing myself, my name is Jason but more comfortable with Jay (yes, i am quirky that way).  I am 17, pale (no sun exposure), listen…
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Participants: Jason aka Jay, GreatWolf, Eldrad, anders_larsen, Noon, Narmical.

7/18/2007 MJGraham: Two combat system in one rpg.
While my game Defiance (formerly known as Insurrection) is undergoing the process of having artwork created for it, I've decided to try my hand at a short and sweet RPG…
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Participants: MJGraham, Wrageowrapper, preludetotheend, Charlie Gilb, xenopulse, Justin Nichol - BFG, Narmical, David Artman, VoidDragon, zakueins.

7/19/2007 SPELLSLINGER: new horror game
i have a thought for a live-action RPG. somehow you would decide who is the murderer (without anyone knowing). that person would then murder as many people as possible by…
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Participants: SPELLSLINGER, Narmical.

7/19/2007 David C: Organization methods
So here I am, reformatting my hard drive. Over the past few years, about 30% of my drive space has mysteriously disappeared. I blame gremlins. Anyways, while backing up my…
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Participants: David C.

7/19/2007 BenW: Empires Fall:
Firstly, I would like to say hello, and that I hope you’ll treat me nicely. It is worth noting that I am very heavily dyslexic, so I apologize in advanced…
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Participants: BenW, xenopulse, Eldrad.

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