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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.

7/17/2007 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 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.

7/16/2007 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.

7/16/2007 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 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 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.

7/15/2007 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.

7/14/2007 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.

7/13/2007 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.

7/12/2007 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.

7/12/2007 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.

7/11/2007 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.

7/11/2007 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 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.

7/6/2007 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.

7/6/2007 craig: Level based Vs. skill based characters.
[color=blue]Hello...I'm going to ask a question but do so without any sort of framework supporting why specifically I need to know, outside of that obviously I am in the process…
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Participants: craig, The Dragon Master, Noon, FredGarber, Narf the Mouse, simon_hibbs, Ron Edwards.

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.

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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.

7/19/2007 Alex Johnson: Charisma skills
In working on an RPG concept I had, I have run into a problem where I'm too good at my stated goal.  The game will be generic (multi-genre support) and…
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Participants: Alex Johnson, LandonSuffered, VoidDragon, Age of Fable, contracycle, Ron Edwards.

7/19/2007 Primordia: Some help with a concept - Gods and gutterfolk
Hey guys. I am working on a concept at the moment, and i hope to air some of my ideas and hear if you got any ideas. first of all,…
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Participants: Primordia, hix, contracycle.

7/20/2007 ynnen: Games with built-in "plot tracking" contrivances... Referenes Sought
Hey all - finally delurking after 4+ years here, hot on the trail of making progress on one of my indie designs. I'm looking for references or systems that have…
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Participants: ynnen, craigp, hix, pells, Millsy, contracycle, jasonm, Hans.

7/20/2007 Lobo: need some help getting started
Hi! I am new to this forum and my name is Björn. I am trying to create an RPG but it is still mostly in my head. I have tried…
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Participants: Lobo, Filip Luszczyk, preludetotheend, Noon.

7/23/2007 Wormwood: Total Party Kill
I've been thinking about two of my Gamechef 2006 designs: <a href="http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/The_Marriage_of_Persephone.php">Marraige of Persephone</a> and <a href="http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/One_More_Hour.php">One More Hour</a>, as well as some (as yet still offline) setting and story…
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Participants: Wormwood, Primordia.

7/24/2007 DrelPryn: Post Ruin RPG Game Intro - What are your thoughts?
Currently I have created a Post-ruin RPG based dark scifi gaming world tentatively coined "Forsaken"; the name best describes those who remain on the distant world. Here is the link…
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Participants: DrelPryn, Noon, Chris_Chinn, Ron Edwards.

7/24/2007 Willow: Power 19 For Kung Fu Game
Hey all, I'm brewing up a new game idea, and I'm pretty excited about it.  It started as something very traditional, but I've started taking it in some new directions. …
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Participants: Willow, Adam Dray, vikingmage, Noon, Filip Luszczyk, DanielM.

7/25/2007 Starblade: A few people may have done this type of game before but I'll take my shot at it.
I am currently in the process of creating a game which is similar to most trading card games but with the exception that it is played on a chess board.…
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Participants: Starblade, FzGhouL, Narmical, David Artman.

7/25/2007 Iraku: Nature vs modern society rpg
this game is pretty well played like DND but with a couple tweaks. Tweaks below 1. you get to pick from eight classes and races 2. nature is good aligned,…
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Participants: Iraku, Ron Edwards.

7/25/2007 zakueins: Sci-Fi RPG Concept
I've been working on a concept that's been banging around my head for a while. Some notes in no particular order- *The game is "Traveller Lite"-the political blocs that would…
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Participants: zakueins, Chris_Chinn, contracycle, Capulet, Vulpinoid, brainwipe.

7/26/2007 Noon: Blade Tongue (short game)
I've never been a man into settings, thus this is dry in that regard. It's a procedure fixed design, in the way most board games are (or if I may…
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Participants: Noon, Willow.

7/26/2007 VoidDragon: [AVERA] Movement Abstraction
So far, in my logarithmic multi-genre system, I've created the tactical movement rules for grid-based tactics.  These rules work with either squares or hexes.  The rules are such that, when…
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Participants: VoidDragon, contracycle, Hans.

7/26/2007 ynnen: [Survival] New RPG Concept - Seeking Input on "Incidents" For Story Settings
Hello, all, I'm feverishly working on my current design pet project, known as Survival. Here is an overview of the game: Survival! OVERVIEW Survival is a role playing game mirroring…
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Participants: ynnen, Adam Dray, Eero Tuovinen, David Artman.

7/26/2007 VoidDragon: Logarithmic Rolling Mechanics
I'm thinking of converting to a logarithmic rolling mechanic that's less granular than the one I've been using so far.  I've tried all sorts of dice looking for one.  I…
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Participants: VoidDragon, Vulpinoid, Starblade, Hans.

7/26/2007 rycanada: Jamming as a group on descriptive qualities
I've had this idea in my head for a while.  Imagine a game where the players picked descriptive qualities, but before the game started the whole group jammed on what…
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Participants: rycanada, David Artman.

7/27/2007 forlorn: mechanic concept, tactical/combat centred rpg (scifi)
Hi Having experience playing and running a rpg, I prefer getting solid thoery down first. I'm working on a tactical/battle centred concept. The idea is it can be transferrable, but…
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Participants: forlorn, ynnen, Noon.

7/27/2007 fractayle: Fractayle: The Collision of Worlds
Hi everyone, I am old to gaming, but new to this forum...so I hope that I do not post this in the wrong section or topic etc. I have (for…
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Participants: fractayle, hix.

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