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8/18/2007 JoystickJunkies: Starblazer Adventures Cover & Info
We've just posted the book cover for Starblazer Adventures RPG at http://www.starblazeradventures.com along with the sell sheet that's being handed out at Gen Con at the moment (in case you…
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Participants: JoystickJunkies.

8/18/2007 Simons: Party creation that favors specialization
Dear Forgers, I’ve been working on my game (previously called Game X, now I’m thinking Escape From Illeria, what do you think?).  I am probably almost to the point of…
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Participants: Simons, VoidDragon, Age of Fable, John Kirk, Vulpinoid.

8/17/2007 gmscotch: Mutants and Masterminds 52 Pick-up
    Greetings....       So I am brand new here (don't beat me up too much) and I am brand new to GM'ing a Mutants and Masterminds group.…
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Participants: gmscotch, phatonin, Noon.

8/17/2007 SpinachBaron: Romance, love, friendship - emotional stuff
This would be my first post on Forge then, which is why I am still a bit unsure about whether this is the right place to post this. Anyway, my…
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Participants: SpinachBaron, anders_larsen, KeithBVaughn, VoidDragon, Eliarhiman6, preludetotheend, Capulet, Noon, Justin Nichol - BFG, Meguey, TonyLB.

8/16/2007 rycanada: Something I always wanted to do but couldn't find the system for
I always wanted to run a campaign - not just a one-shot - where the players and I could take the roles of deity-like beings and build a campaign world. …
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Participants: rycanada, Vulpinoid, Justin Nichol - BFG, Eliarhiman6, Primordia, David Artman.

8/16/2007 Sovem: Damage: Nobilis + numbers = what?
I've been thinking about damage systems a lot lately, and how to do them differently than the standard HP model. I like damage to still be damage; that is, if…
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Participants: Sovem, Vulpinoid.

8/16/2007 VoidDragon: [ERA d6] Mutaiji - Dark Neolithic Demon Hunting (Long Post)
Okay, I've truncated the name of my system, which I've been calling AVERA, to just "ERA d6."  I say d6 because I've been working on other mechanics, and a second…
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Participants: VoidDragon, Justin Nichol - BFG, Vulpinoid, Abkajud, Ron Edwards.

8/16/2007 anders_larsen: [Cyberbarians] Story Pacing
In the resent "system in a can" contest, I made this game Cyberbarians, which I ended up being rather satisfied with. I had hoped that I would be able to…
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Participants: anders_larsen, Vulpinoid, Filip Luszczyk.

8/15/2007 Nybbles: Comments for My New Game System
Hello fellow Forgeries. I have been snooping around on this forum for a while now, but this will officially be my very first post on these boards. So anyway, I…
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Participants: Nybbles, xenopulse, wild_card2007, Capulet.

8/14/2007 Lucca: Introducing a New D20 System - Iapetus
Hi all, I have been a avid paper rpg player for nearly 18 years. I would like to introduce a new D20 system titled Iapetus Fantasy RPG to everyone. It…
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Participants: Lucca, Justin Nichol - BFG, David C.

8/13/2007 DannyM: Hello, New to this forum. Question about game play statistics
Hello There,     I stumbled across your site recently and had a few questions about RPG gaming mechanics. I used to play D&D years ago and recently I started…
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Participants: DannyM, VoidDragon, Justin Nichol - BFG, Capulet, Nev the Deranged, Simon C.

8/13/2007 ODDin: [Ur] Thoughts on Initiative
Ok, as my last post was pretty much ignored, I'll narrow it down to just one issue. I've been working on my combat system, mainly on the subject of Initiative,…
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Participants: ODDin, VoidDragon, David C, Capulet.

8/13/2007 Aman the Rejected: [Tear Themselves Apart] Missions Gone Horribly Awry
Here's an idea I've been mulling around in my head. Some organization (a Company in the Shadowrun universe, the Government in Dark*Matter or Delta Green, the King(dom) in D&D) gathers…
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Participants: Aman the Rejected, jasonm.

8/13/2007 simon_hibbs: Spacefall (a gamist HeroQuest?)
I've been working on a new game system for a while now, and just recently decided to write it up. I've created a Wiki with the skeleton of a character…
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Participants: simon_hibbs, Vulpinoid, contracycle.

8/13/2007 signoftheserpent: Shadowmen system ideas
(This has been posted, somewhat, elsewhere as well). Shadowmen http://tomorrowcity.blogspot.com/ is a pulp setting (think Nevermen, Matrix, The Shadow, wierd pulpnoirness) to which I am trying to marry a cool…
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Participants: signoftheserpent, Ron Edwards.

8/13/2007 preludetotheend: D100 (if you can't please every one let them please themselves)
So the other day my girl friend was complaining that games have to many rules that don't get used by the group, nearly a quarter sometimes. I took this into…
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Participants: preludetotheend, Ron Edwards, simon_hibbs, ODDin, Noon.

8/12/2007 MrNarrator: I think this will work
I started out wanting to make an universal system until I realized that there was no such thing. All systems imply something about the setting and games that they govern.…
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Participants: MrNarrator, Ron Edwards, Justin Nichol - BFG, simon_hibbs, ODDin, anders_larsen, Grinning Moon, Noon.

8/11/2007 cognis: Making sure things stay twisted....?
Hi there! I've been away from roleplaying for a while, but just got back (enthusiastic friends willing to force-feed you sugar beverages and strap you to a pen and character…
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Participants: cognis, preludetotheend, Ron Edwards, hix.

8/11/2007 Primordia: Challenge players to making their own challenge?
Hey everybody. spurred on by a previous topic on tactics to avoid, ive come to think of this. a way for player or character to create their own challenges. understood…
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Participants: Primordia, Adam Dray, Ron Edwards.

8/11/2007 paulie: a game about small group dynamics
HI all , I am Paul Wilson  a long time lurker finally dipping my toe into  game design, So I have an idea for a game that I want to…
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Participants: paulie, hix, Ron Edwards, Bret Gillan.

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8/19/2007 Blackguard25: Intro
Greetings I'm Barry Kester I'm new to this site I was wondering how I can show my work to other people. I call my system the Hero Muncher System.  I…
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Participants: Blackguard25, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, brainwipe.

8/20/2007 Limejello: Hi...please don't kill me
Hi I've fallen in love with this site so before I post I just want to say hi is Bobby, I'm from NY I'm 25 years old and I want…
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Participants: Limejello, SpinachBaron, Noon, Vulpinoid, tj333, Justin Nichol - BFG, David C, Ron Edwards, jasonm.

8/21/2007 Joe: The Game Development Kit (a game design tool) (split)
Hi YeGoblinQueenne, I have stumbled upon your GDK and was struck by it because I have also considered making kind of a Framework for RPGs. Nice work indeed! I thought…
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Participants: Joe, Ron Edwards.

8/21/2007 baron samedi: [New 'Noir' Game] Wondering about a core conflict-resolution system
Hi everybody, I'm in the creative process of trying to develop a one-shot RPG/campaign (somewhat like The Mountain Witch or Puppetland) in a  "Noir/Police Investigation" genre with a theme about…
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Participants: baron samedi, Capulet, Mike Sugarbaker, anders_larsen, Justin Nichol - BFG.

8/21/2007 MartiniPhilosopher: A J-Horror inspired game
Greetings All! I am attempting to create a one-page based game after getting inspired by some Japanese horror movies. So far I have the following: The players are the spirits…
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Participants: MartiniPhilosopher, Simons, SpinachBaron.

8/23/2007 Dave Cleaver: Interwoven stories on a related topic
Last night I was struck with an idea. I want to build a game that helps the players to build stories around a common topic. I'm inspired by movies like…
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Participants: Dave Cleaver, nikola.

8/23/2007 Sovem: Pondering called shots
A lot of games have rules for combatants to make "called shots" on their opponent. They sacrifice a bit of their chance for success in return for the possibility of…
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Participants: Sovem, David Artman, Eliarhiman6, xenopulse, Filip Luszczyk, VoidDragon, Noon, contracycle, Age of Fable, TomTancredi, Justin Nichol - BFG, migo, Hereward The Wake, Elizabeth P., dindenver, Morte.

8/23/2007 rylen dreskin: Lee Short's Newsreel mechanic
I recently read a little about the Newsreel mechanic Lee Short has as part of his game "The Star, The Moon, The Cross."    Perhaps my search-fu is weak, but…
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Participants: rylen dreskin, SpinachBaron.

8/26/2007 Sovem: Thinking about a Health mechanic (and an introduction to my system)
So, I've been really stuck on making a damage/health system for my game, but in order to get any advice I should probably share my mechanic with you, first. This…
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Participants: Sovem, VoidDragon, Meguey, xenopulse.

8/26/2007 Limejello: funny or racist?
hi I'm writing a sci fi rpg called operator which you may have read about above and I made a joke at one point and it occurs to me that…
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Participants: Limejello, migo, ODDin, Chris_Chinn, Parthenia, Noon, Justin Nichol - BFG, contracycle, wreckage, phatonin, Ron Edwards, Meguey, Age of Fable.

8/26/2007 Brannos: Hello all, I am new to the Site
Hello Forge, these are My game basics I just want to share my thoughts by saying that I find this forum to be a very enlightening experience and an enjoyable…
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Participants: Brannos, VoidDragon, Noon.

8/26/2007 ODDin: Looking for a good non-gamist Sci-Fi RPG
Well, as the title says, I'm looking for an RPG system for a Sci-Fi setting (by Sci-Fi I mean spaceships, distant planets, aliens, things like that) that's not really gamist,…
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Participants: ODDin, Eliarhiman6, Sydsquicious, David C, jeffmoore, Ron Edwards.

8/27/2007 Otto Richter: PIRATES!!! (actually, a question or two regarding how I should proceed!)
Hello forge, this is my first post. Currently, I'm working on a game set in a fictional tropical world known as the Sea of Mists, that creates a world of…
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Participants: Otto Richter, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Justin Nichol - BFG.

8/27/2007 Abkajud: Trial by combat/The Honor system
So I've been tooling around with the idea that medieval European courts had the power to make two people fight to prove which one was in the right, and claimed…
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Participants: Abkajud, Noon, MartiniPhilosopher, Vulpinoid.

8/27/2007 Hackfleischkannibale: Hi, I'm new
Hello everyone, I'm Arne from Germany, and I have no clue what else about myself I should post. Maybe a current game idea of mine: The players play humans occupied…
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Participants: Hackfleischkannibale, Thisdude, Noon.

8/27/2007 David Artman: [Ebb & Flow] Resource-Driven, High Verisimilitude Combat System
As I am at risk of thread-jacking, I have split this topic from its origin thread: Hit Location Matrix If you…
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Participants: David Artman, xenopulse, MartiniPhilosopher, Noon, davidberg.

8/27/2007 Elliott: [Magical Psychopomp Lotus Guardians] A Shoujo Manga game. Situation.
Hey all.  I used to post here as Elliott Belser, then as ElliottBelser MkII.  Now I'm just Elliott. I've come up with my first game of real worth, and I…
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Participants: Elliott, Noon.

8/27/2007 Thisdude: Game Ideas
Hi my name is Shaun, I am a 24 year old writer. I went to school to learn how to program video games but didn't work out to well when…
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Participants: Thisdude, Noon, Vulpinoid, Ron Edwards.

8/27/2007 Thisdude: Wrestling...
I was just wondering if anyone here is into or has ever been into wrestling or wrestling games? The reason I ask is because I have an idea for a…
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Participants: Thisdude, Ron Edwards, Justin Nichol - BFG.

8/27/2007 Elliott: [Magical Psychopomp Lotus Guardians] Power 19
Just as long as I posted the sitch, I may as well post the Power 19. If anything looks like it doesn't do what I think it does, let me…
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Participants: Elliott, Filip Luszczyk, Elizabeth P..

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