Previous Topics In First Thoughts 3/21/2008 Troy_Costisick: [Low Power Fantasy] Power 19 Heya,
Posting this here for reference and historical purposes. I hope to get another playtest of it in soon (weather permitting).
1.) What is your game about?**
The game us… In First Thoughts Participants: Troy_Costisick.
3/19/2008 poireau: okay let's post my game's P19 it's a game I'm trying to shape for almost a year now but because of my lack of time and constancy, it never went far.
1.) What is your game… In First Thoughts Participants: poireau, Willow, joepub.
3/19/2008 Melinglor: Epic Fighty Robots game in the embryonic stage Hi! I've had an idea buzzing about my brain for some time now, but unable to see how to proceed with it. I couldn't get my head above the fiddly… In First Thoughts Participants: Melinglor, dindenver, opsneakie, Mike Sugarbaker, Ben Lehman, Creatures of Destiny, wyrdlyng.
3/18/2008 belthaner: The Era Of The Powers hello
I am a young Spanish writer that does little has begun to write in English. From Spain is very difficult to contact with people of English language, above all… In First Thoughts Participants: belthaner.
3/15/2008 anders_larsen: [Distant Horizons] A new try This is a game I have worked on for a long time, but I have lately had a lot of trouble getting the mechanics defined. I am still very excited… In First Thoughts Participants: anders_larsen, VoidDragon, Adrian F..
3/14/2008 greyorm: [eXpendable] Skills and Equipment...finally! So, I've been semi-steadily thinking my way through the tied skill-and-equipment module for my sci-fi game, eXpendable (a Ronnies entry from 2005, for the curious), and now I am at… In First Thoughts Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, dredd_funk, Vulpinoid, dindenver.
3/13/2008 lordsippa: Greece, Gods, and so forth Hey all, been lurking for a couple of days and figured I should join in the debates. However, first I would like to share a rough idea for a game… In First Thoughts Participants: lordsippa, Eero Tuovinen.
3/12/2008 Braija: (almost) non-random system Hello everyone. I'm new here so I think I'll open up strong and give you my system. I call i ADF.
The philosophy behind ADF is to create a gaming… In First Thoughts Participants: Braija, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter.
3/11/2008 nowicki1283: A request for opinions and critiques of a new system In the near future I shall be running a LARP at a local convention. The event is four hours long, It shall be set in modern times… In First Thoughts Participants: nowicki1283.
3/11/2008 baron samedi: (Q) Thread about competitive auctions for "generating" setting elements? [color=indigo]Greetings,
Is there a thread on the Forge regarding games that discusses the use of [b]competitive resource auctions [/b] for "generating" setting elements in tabletop RPGs, such as can be… In First Thoughts Participants: baron samedi, Eero Tuovinen.
3/11/2008 Alfryd: Earthsea rpg
This is a project that I and some folks over at the GiantITP boards have been working on for a while now, but while mechanical feedback is both sought after… In First Thoughts Participants: Alfryd, JustinB, davidberg, Hituro, matthijs.
3/9/2008 Klaus Graziade: Need Core Mechanic Help! Hello Forge, I'm new to posting here (used to view the posts ages ago, took a break when college got intense, and returned after graduation). Anyway, I need some help… In First Thoughts Participants: Klaus Graziade, GeeX Underground, dindenver, Galadrin, madunkieg.
3/9/2008 Krippler: Taking names My inspiration for this game comes from both The Mountain Witch (which I gm'd last friday using my own bastardized rules derived from reviews), the hype around D&D4 (never actually… In First Thoughts Participants: Krippler, dindenver, joepub, opsneakie.
3/8/2008 GeeX Underground: The Treasure of Haunted Mansion and Deathmatch I've been working on these board games for a couple weeks and am getting ready to create a prototype for each one in order to play test locally. However, I… In First Thoughts Participants: GeeX Underground, JustinB.
3/8/2008 GeeX Underground: The Treasure of Haunted Mansion and Deathmatch I've been working on these board games for a couple weeks and am getting ready to create a prototype for each one in order to play test locally. However, I… In First Thoughts Participants: GeeX Underground.
3/8/2008 Krytos: Sarvæia - New RPG Overview This is a fantasy RPG that I've been working on for some time now. So long, in fact, that I'm not sure that "First Thoughts" is really appropriate, but I've… In First Thoughts Participants: Krytos, Vulpinoid, Paul Czege.
3/8/2008 Le Joueur: An Open Request for Help Hi!
You probably don't know me, but I used to moderate <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?board=22.0">this forum</a> here on the Forge. I haven't poked my head in here for almost five years. I… In First Thoughts Participants: Le Joueur.
3/7/2008 etheruk: [Power of 19] High Stakes HIGH STAKES
1.)What is your game about?**
High stakes is a game about superheroes and the sacrifices they are willing to make to save the world.
2.) What do the… In First Thoughts Participants: etheruk, GeeX Underground, anders_larsen, danielsan, Creatures of Destiny.
3/6/2008 NickL: Candycreeps -- aesthetics and mechanics Hi, everybody,
I'm Nick, and I'm working up a game, tentatively entitled Candycreeps, that I'll publish through Green Fairy Games, the folks who do Fae Noir. I've just now managed… In First Thoughts Participants: NickL, Darcy Burgess, Adrian F., joepub.
3/6/2008 David Artman: [ASCII @HACK] One-Shot Gear I am developing a roguelike RPG simulator which balances somewhat-freeform character creation and situation generation against a die rank and success-counting system, with the aim of playing out any genre… In First Thoughts Participants: David Artman, Darcy Burgess, JoyWriter, Falc, dindenver.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics In First Thoughts 3/24/2008 Marshall Burns: [Uncanny Underground] Roll for Opportunity [i]Uncanny Underground[/i] is a game I'm working on about a world that coexists simultaneously, both in terms of space and time, with our own, normal, mundane world (although it also… In First Thoughts Participants: Marshall Burns.
3/26/2008 weem: Weem's Skill, Attribute and Abilites Purchasing Structure Well, it's finally time to make my first post here. Let me start off immediately by thanking you all, and especially Ron for the loads of information. I was so… In First Thoughts Participants: weem, joepub, LordKiwi.
3/27/2008 wintermute: Thoughts on a core mechanic I need help with a challenge resolution mechanic and attribute/skill rankings.
Resolving a challenge in our system is attribute dice + skill dice versus a target number.
Which of these… In First Thoughts Participants: wintermute, Adam Dray, Ron Edwards.
3/27/2008 Klaus Graziade: Suns May Perish Core Rules! Hello Forge,
A couple weeks back I was looking for some guidance on a core mechanic for my sci-fi game, now titled "Suns May Perish." After reading the… In First Thoughts Participants: Klaus Graziade, Filip Luszczyk, FrankBrunner.
3/27/2008 apeiron: RfC on MX - Roll under TN against Oppositions, Raising the Stakes Inspired by Burning Wheel, i came up with this. So far it's rather vague and incomplete, but i have to get it out of my head. i hope you guys… In First Thoughts Participants: apeiron.
3/27/2008 MikeF: Diceless mechanic for space pulp I mentioned a while back on this forum a rocketships-and-rayguns RPG I've been toying with. It's essentially space pulp, set in a 1930s solar system, where the lantern-jawed men and… In First Thoughts Participants: MikeF, Ken, tombowings, LordKiwi.
3/28/2008 LordKiwi: [Heretic] Multiple 'Great Old Ones' - needs a sanity check I've posted here before about my game, Heretic, and after a couple of months of play testing I'm back again with new ideas.
In brief: Heretic is set in a… In First Thoughts Participants: LordKiwi.
3/28/2008 JQP: Working on a "realistic" Medieval combat system I'm just kicking around ideas. Please dear God no essays on theory, the definition of "realism," existentialism, etc. And I don't care about being innovative, at ALL. I just want… In First Thoughts Participants: JQP, Marshall Burns, dindenver, davidberg, Hereward The Wake, Krippler, LordKiwi, JoyWriter.
3/30/2008 Demring: Game of the gods This is an idea for a play-by-post (forum) story game. I hope it's not too far outside the scope the Forge. If it is, I would greatly appreciate suggestions to… In First Thoughts Participants: Demring, Eero Tuovinen.
4/2/2008 rgrassi: Playing in Backward mode With my system I sometimes make playing sessions playing the game in backward.
In that sense sometimes I ask to roll for causes and not for effects of actions.
Has… In First Thoughts Participants: rgrassi, pfischer, Marshall Burns, davidberg.
4/3/2008 Van Hoering: [AnyDie]Homebrew generic system: looking for a better title and a piec of advice Okay, this is my first post on The Forge. I think I'd better introduce Myself first. My name is Jef, 30 yo, schoolteacher in the north of France, roleplayer since… In First Thoughts Participants: Van Hoering, Krippler, VoidDragon, Everspinner, jag, tarafore, FrankBrunner.
4/6/2008 oriondarkwood: List of games I am working on Couldn't find any real place to say hello, so hello..
Been playing and DMing RPG's for over 20 years, been working on designing RPG games for almost 15 years.. So… In First Thoughts Participants: oriondarkwood.
4/6/2008 tarafore: PC Advancement Struggles I've been working on an advancement system for my Tarafore System http://www.rpg.net/columns/list-column.phtml?colname=talesfromtherockethouse (I should probably put an SRD document on the web instead of directing people to the RPGnet column… In First Thoughts Participants: tarafore, Troy_Costisick, FrankBrunner.
4/7/2008 FrankBrunner: [Power 19] Spellbound Kingdoms and introduction Hi everyone! I'm working on a new game and thought I'd post a Power 19 here and see what everyone thinks. I'll put the specific points that I want feedback… In First Thoughts Participants: FrankBrunner, Troy_Costisick, Creatures of Destiny.
4/7/2008 quixoteles: Buckley's Rainbow First off, If you didn't know Kurt Vonnegut is dead, he fell on his head and died from the injuries in later complications. This is important to me, because understanding… In First Thoughts Participants: quixoteles, davidberg, JoyWriter.
4/9/2008 Illetizgerg: First Thoughts (oh, the irony) On A Setting & System After lurking for a little while here and reading over some Indie RPGs I am really interested in designing my own system and corresponding setting and using that to start… In First Thoughts Participants: Illetizgerg, FrankBrunner, Everspinner, greyorm.
4/9/2008 rgrassi: Character swapping and (in general) ownership of the PC One of the things I do while playing is to 'swap' characters between players or changing the 1:1 relationship between the player and the PC, so that one player must… In First Thoughts Participants: rgrassi, madunkieg, Galadrin, Artanis, Eliarhiman6, Illetizgerg.
4/9/2008 tarafore: Power 19 for Empire Sword Information about the Tarafore System can be found at
http://www.rpg.net/columns/talesfromtherockethouse/talesfromtherockethouse1.phtml
and
http://www.tarafore.net
The "Shounen Sword" sub-system can be found here:
http://www.rpg.net/columns/talesfromtherockethouse/talesfromtherockethouse6.phtml
1.) What is your game about?
Tournement Anime/Wuxia-style action-hero… In First Thoughts Participants: tarafore.
4/10/2008 castus nigh: looking for a publisher To Those at The Forge
The very reason I found my way onto 'The Forge' is to find a gaming company or RPG publisher to publish my system. Medieval, The… In First Thoughts Participants: castus nigh, Artanis.
4/10/2008 oriondarkwood: [Power 19] - Kaneon
1.) What is your game about?
Kaneon is a steampunkish (Spelljaming vessels, firearms, jelly showers) world, where for thousands of years was a magicalogical (failed magic experiments) dumping ground for… In First Thoughts Participants: oriondarkwood, davidberg, Troy_Costisick, Greg 1.
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