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5/10/2008 Limejello: Neutral traits
Can anyone think of traits that don't make a character more or less powerful for example fat makes him uncarismatic and slow but stronger and with more hit points.
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Participants: Limejello, dindenver, JoyWriter, TempvsMortis, Marshall Burns, Michael Johnson.

5/9/2008 Greg 1: [Introduction, Link to the Setting and Power 19] Lineage
INTRODUCTION Place: USA. Time: The modern day. There is no higher purpose for mankind, laid down from above. The mages have always known that. Heaven exists, but it cares nothing…
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Participants: Greg 1.

5/9/2008 Greg 1: [Introduction, Link to the Setting and Power 19] The Gift
INTRODUCTION The Time: The modern day. The Place: The United States of America. Mages have been the world’s top predators for as long as their history records, secretly enslaving humanity…
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Participants: Greg 1.

5/9/2008 Greg 1: [Introduction, Link to the Setting and Power 19] Paradise City
INTRODUCTION In the year 2106, Paradise City is a sprawling Arizona metropolis lying in the heart of the Mojave desert. Great wealth coexists with great poverty here and for most…
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Participants: Greg 1.

5/9/2008 Limejello: Advantage suggestions
Okay I have a whole mess of avantages for a fantasy rpg.  Can anyone think of any others? Advantages Alert Barer Benefactor Contact Good Reputation Good With Animals Hallowed MARTIAL…
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Participants: Limejello, Vulpinoid, dindenver.

5/8/2008 weaverchilde: Free Form vs the List take on Thaumaturgy
I have the majority of my system done for my game, but the magic system has been giving me a lot of issues because I have some very specific things…
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Participants: weaverchilde, lumpley, davidberg, Greg 1, Nev the Deranged.

5/7/2008 R00kie: [Pursuit] Power 19
HI. I'm just starting out down the design path. I've decided to try to put down on paper a game idea thats I've been knocking around with my gaming group…
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Participants: R00kie.

5/7/2008 R00kie: Conflict Resolution - is there neccessarily a clear victor?
I'm looking at the resolution method for a game I'm working on called Pursuit. Each scenes is framed by one of the player. At the same time the player dictates…
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Participants: R00kie, Krippler, Marshall Burns.

5/7/2008 imago: [Coraçao Selvagem] Power 19
Hi, I’m new to the Forge and English isn’t my native language (however, I speak it very fluently), so, if I’m doing something wrong, I apologize in advance. I have…
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Participants: imago, Eero Tuovinen.

5/6/2008 Illetizgerg: [Power 19] Faux-Fi Horror
For those who are interested, Faux-Fi Horror is the project that came out of the ideas discussed in my previous topic about humorous games. The Faux-Fi refers to the underlying…
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Participants: Illetizgerg, R00kie, Michael Johnson, Marshall Burns, EdEdEd.

5/5/2008 electricpaladin: Cartomancy
For a while now, I've had an idea for a game that uses tarot cards instead of dice for a combination resource mechanic and randomization mechanic. The current version can…
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Participants: electricpaladin, imago.

5/5/2008 MikeF: Doctor Whom?
For a long time I’ve been mulling over a way of doing a convincing Doctor Who-style RPG. What I realised, whilst watching the new Russell T. Davies series, was that…
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Participants: MikeF, EdEdEd, Manveru, quixoteles, Double King, Twsited.

5/5/2008 Marshall Burns: craps conflict resolution
After using poker as the basis for the conflict resolution of Witch Trails (the structure and the betting work perfectly; the role of cards still needs some hammering out) I…
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Participants: Marshall Burns, imago, RobNJ.

5/4/2008 redwing: help with magic system
I'm creating a magic system, similar to all those that use a grammar (noun+verb) system (Ars Magica, Mage, etc.). However, the setting that it will be used for is one…
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Participants: redwing, Eero Tuovinen, Hermes3, lumpley, davidberg, Vulpinoid, Michael Johnson.

5/3/2008 FrankBrunner: [Spellbound Kingdoms] Question re: political correctness and/or taste
Right now, I'm using the term "savage" in my game for a fighting style and a character class. Do you think anyone would be offended by that (or maybe you…
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Participants: FrankBrunner, Illetizgerg, madunkieg, electricpaladin, Greg 1, mholmes52, lumpley.

5/1/2008 Madkitten: Critique regarding fear-causing meta mechanics
Hello, me and a friend of mine have lately discussed how to support fear in a games rule-system and we would like some critique and helpful thoughts to our rough…
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Participants: Madkitten, Eero Tuovinen.

5/1/2008 staceyinastoria: Perdition
Good day all, My friends and I are in the process of making our first role playing game.  The website is www.perditionrpg.com and please take a look.  There is not…
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Participants: staceyinastoria, tombowings.

4/30/2008 opsneakie: [Night & Day] Power 19
Working title only, here's I go. I know it's not uber-specific yet, but I couldn't resist getting something up. 1.) What is your game about? At its heart, this game…
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Participants: opsneakie, tombowings, Greg 1, dindenver, Abkajud, Vulpinoid, earwig, StrongBadMun, Will, Poru.

4/29/2008 Zachary_Wolf: Zombies Ate My Gamemaster!
I watched Day of the Dead a few days ago, and after watching it, I had a few dreams about zombies running wild in my home town of Coconut Creek/Boca…
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Participants: Zachary_Wolf, Eero Tuovinen, Krippler, Child Progeny, jmhpfan.

4/28/2008 tarafore: Writing a Game that Teaches?
I'm not sure if this belongs here, but I think it's the closest fit, and I think the Forge is probably the richest environment to get ideas from. Ever since…
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Participants: tarafore, Krippler, oriondarkwood, dindenver, Illetizgerg, chronoplasm, NN, Eliarhiman6, madunkieg, jasonm, FrankBrunner, davidberg, KickAssClown.

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5/12/2008 baron samedi: (philosophical SF RPG) Help brainstorming Story Tracks
Hello, I've been trying for some time to construct a few "generic" story-design models for creating scenarios in relation to a specific theme, in order to draw a resource-management system…
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Participants: baron samedi.

5/13/2008 Marshall Burns: [American Wizards] a new way to handle "difficulty"
[i]American Wizards[/i] is a game idea I've been working on about students at a wizard college called the American Institute of Wizard Arts.  I've posted about it [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=25292.msg244089#msg244089]before[/url], mostly regarding…
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Participants: Marshall Burns, Plognark, davidberg, Spooky Fanboy, Everspinner.

5/14/2008 Michael Johnson: Interested in running a forum game :D
Since this is my first topic, I would like to say hello to all the members here *waves* I would like to know if anyone is interested in starting a…
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Participants: Michael Johnson.

5/14/2008 shays: LC RPG first thoughts again
OK first I have to give props to Levi Kornelson for some of the attribute descripts.  Anyhow below is what I have for attributes and an experience/leveling system.  The idea…
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Participants: shays, Michael Johnson.

5/14/2008 Roadkill: [Power 19] - RPW Role-playing-wargame
Hi there, heres a power 19 for a game which has no name yet. I'd like to know what you guys think? 1.What is your game about? Its about mighty…
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Participants: Roadkill, dindenver.

5/15/2008 Ghola: Coming of age magic school drama
I got this little seed of an idea in my head, and I can't seem to make it grow. Yet. Here's the pitch: It's Harry Potter meets Saved by the…
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Participants: Ghola, Marshall Burns, dindenver, TempvsMortis.

5/15/2008 Regin Smith: Help with ideas for Thera, action adventure in the subconscious.
I have been slowly developping a game for my gaimng group over quite some period of time. Themes and rule structures have been constructed and dismanteled in an ongoing process.…
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Participants: Regin Smith, Illetizgerg.

5/15/2008 TempvsMortis: The Cardinal Emotions
Okay, I'm making a game where the primary division of social group and abilities is based on emotions. (It relates to how they use their powers.) The thing is, I…
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Participants: TempvsMortis, madunkieg, Brendan Day, Michael Johnson, MikeF, dindenver, Vulpinoid.

5/16/2008 TempvsMortis: GNS and Tokens
In GNS there's there types of conflict resolution: narrative, by which the conflict is narrated out, with rules making sure arguments don't stall the game (Polaris is the purest example…
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Participants: TempvsMortis, Eero Tuovinen, Michael Johnson, Ron Edwards.

5/17/2008 EdEdEd: [Power 19] Minions
Hey folks. I've been playing with an idea for a while now, and a friend pointed me toward this forum as a good place to get feedback, so, here goes.…
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Participants: EdEdEd, Vulpinoid, Willow, Greg 1.

5/19/2008 logos7: Re: Post Game Chef Apathy the Calling Looking for Hearts and Minds
Hello Everyone, My name is Joshua MacKay, and I'm just coming out of game chef, with a game half designed and was wondering if I could get some help/reflection upon…
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Participants: logos7, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen.

5/19/2008 error808: rock-paper-sissors
Hi I've searched the site until I get "server is taking the dog for a walk" message that I get alot here. are there such a thing as rock paper…
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Participants: error808, Eero Tuovinen, quixoteles, Ken, Capulet, Mike Welker, neko ewen.

5/20/2008 Paidin: Generic Science Fiction Roleplaying
Greetings! Having recently discovered your forum and perused it for a couple hours now I'd like to say hello and make sure I'm posting in the right area as the…
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Participants: Paidin, Eero Tuovinen.

5/20/2008 David Artman: For Mature Audiences [FMA] Reviewer Request
Hi, folks; I have come out of Game Chef with some feedback which is great and some which has be a bit lost. I am seeking some way to "write…
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Participants: David Artman, dindenver, Illetizgerg, TempvsMortis.

5/21/2008 baron samedi: [Tapeworms] an indie rpg taunting indie rpgs
Back in 2003, I wrote a one-page RPG about bowel tapeworms as an inside joke among friends on my lunch hour (60 minutes design in all), the original idea being…
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Participants: baron samedi, Roadkill, Michael Johnson, Ron Edwards, Will, anansi.

5/21/2008 riotopsys: New game concept unfinished Power 19
I have been wanting to play a character who was a able to change his bodily form at will. I played around with the concept some and came up with…
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Participants: riotopsys, Greg 1.

5/22/2008 TempvsMortis: How to determine difficulty with no GM
This is about that RPG I was talking about before. Okay, so it's GM-less and there's an antagonist-type player who represents the protagonist's obstacles, but since his job is to…
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Participants: TempvsMortis, Paul Czege, Vulpinoid, Willow, Roadkill, Michael Johnson.

5/22/2008 ghashsnaga: Power 19 Ashcan - At Home (working title)
Hello,   I've been reading here for awhile and I have several ashcan games that have never seen the light of day. So here is one I am interested in…
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Participants: ghashsnaga, Kaneda, hix.

5/25/2008 rycanada: Tailored for online play...
[quote=Brennen Reece]Ryan Stoughton! I challenge you to design a game that is tailored for online play![/quote]Alright.  So here's where I have to brush up on my theory and put it…
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Participants: rycanada, Krippler, Double King, dindenver.

5/27/2008 FrankBrunner: [Spellbound Kingdoms] Setting Ideas
I’ve been working out the setting for Spellbound Kingdoms. Right now, the tagline for the game is, “Love, fear, and magic.” If I had to pitch the setting as it…
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Participants: FrankBrunner, TempvsMortis, Vulpinoid.

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