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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.

5/19/2008 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.

5/17/2008 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.

5/16/2008 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.

5/15/2008 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.

5/15/2008 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 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.

5/14/2008 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.

5/14/2008 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 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.

5/13/2008 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.

5/12/2008 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.

5/12/2008 Meinberg: [The Few] Power 19
I'm Michael Meinberg, and after reading through Socratic Designs' archives, I've decided to go ahead and put forth my first game design for some perusal. As is often the case,…
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Participants: Meinberg.

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.

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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.

5/27/2008 ChadDubya: Trollkiller: Viking Detective
Trollkiller: Viking Detective (tentative title) Here's the basic guts of an indie-game I've been working on. It's still in its infancy, so any feedback or ideas are appreciated. SYNOPSIS: You…
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Participants: ChadDubya, whiteknife, dindenver.

5/28/2008 Kynn: Heartbreaker! Dreammaker! Lovetaker! Don't you mess around with me!
Anyone else ever finding themselves caught by the urge to just make the most fantasyheartbreakerish fantasy heartbreaker you could make? I keep being tempted. I have no idea why. But…
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Participants: Kynn, Eero Tuovinen, FrankBrunner, Adam Dray, David Artman, Frank Tarcikowski, Grand_Commander13, Kobayashi, Ron Edwards.

5/28/2008 3drpg: Web site live, preparing for beta, any thoughts?
Greetings all.  I've browsed these forums on and off for years now and I'm getting ready to release the site for my RPG.  I'm interested in some input on the…
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Participants: 3drpg, Eero Tuovinen, greyorm, jag.

5/29/2008 GregStolze: It Came to Me In a Dream
No, literally. I woke up this morning having dreamed of a game that was based on ULYSSES. No, I haven't read James Joyce's longest and most-suppressed work, but I guess…
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Participants: GregStolze, Mike Welker, TempvsMortis, Everspinner, Brendan Day, Momos, Lord_Steelhand, Hermes3, earwig, Ron Edwards.

5/29/2008 davidberg: magical investigation = coloring setting???
I've been playtesting a game that I want to be (a) highly immersive in "sense of place" in the setting, and (b) concerned with discovery of the supernatural.  It hasn't…
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Participants: davidberg, jag, Marshall Burns.

5/30/2008 Mike Welker: Rock 'n' roll: Anything like this out there?
The video game craze, guitar hero stuff, makes me ask this... Anyone know of a rock and roll, or generally pop music sort of thing, rpg of any type? I…
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Participants: Mike Welker, Marshall Burns, rafial, Thor, EricAlexander.

6/1/2008 EricAlexander: New game idea: Sports franchise gaming?
I had a vague idea a few days ago that there should be an rpg where the pc's are players on a sports team, whether it be a real life…
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Participants: EricAlexander, visioNationstudios, Arturo G., Will.

6/2/2008 Vulpinoid: LARP Concept
I've got a group of friends who've been itching to get back into a live roleplaying game for a few years. Their reasons for wanting this are fairly simple. 1.…
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Participants: Vulpinoid, David Artman, Capulet, KickAssClown.

6/2/2008 poireau: My game Resolution system
Well i've pated here my game's Power 16, and I'm still thinking about it. I'm currently working on the seting more than the system. Nontheless, after reading a couple of…
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Participants: poireau, Kynn.

6/2/2008 Maggott: Request for Critiques
Introduction to me and my dark mission: I am Mark Argyle, supreme overlord of GhazPORK Industrial, an incredibly small and slightly deranged entertainment company (both of which are results of…
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Participants: Maggott, TempvsMortis.

6/3/2008 wags076: New Game Idea: Fitness
Hi, New to these forums but thought this would be a great way to start gathering some feedback about an idea i've had sitting around for a while. I thought…
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Participants: wags076, Vulpinoid, Will, TempvsMortis.

6/3/2008 northerain: [Dark Days]: The Characters
This is for my game ''Dark Days'' (ex-Van Dread) which is about occult investigation and horror. I won't get in on the details since I'm just putting this one idea…
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Participants: northerain, ChadDubya, Will, anansi, xenopulse.

6/4/2008 Maggott: Maggott's Quest for Critiques, Part 1: The Overview
What follows is the initial part of the Overview section at the beginning of the book I'm writing.  By pagecount it's only one eighth of the total overview, but if…
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Participants: Maggott, TempvsMortis, Vulpinoid.

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