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8/6/2008 Klaus Graziade: Modifying Poker Dice Mechanics
Hello Forge,     I've been working on game on and off all summer, and I constantly fall back to the drawing board.  Because the game is primarily being designed…
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Participants: Klaus Graziade, Marshall Burns, Will, Falc.

8/6/2008 FLEB: [Glass and Steel] Concealing core spoilers?
[b]The background:[/b] There's this game I'd been in the initial stages of developing a few months ago, [i]Glass and Steel[/i]. I'd run into some snags as far as character and…
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Participants: FLEB, Willow, dindenver, jag, Vulpinoid.

8/4/2008 BWA: Clockwork City: Need help with combat system
I am working on a game for personal use (which means I am free to steal from other games I like with impunity), and I'm a little stuck on the…
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Participants: BWA, Marshall Burns, Willow, dindenver, Capulet, Vulpinoid, Eldrad, NN, Riot, David C, imago, JoyWriter.

8/1/2008 Greg 1: [Meta] Am I doing something wrong in the way I post my ideas?
Hi folks, I posted three rather detailed settings to The Forge and got no comments at all. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26227.0 http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26228.0 http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26229.0 This makes me wonder if I'm going about things the…
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Participants: Greg 1, dindenver, JustinB, Mike Sugarbaker, Eero Tuovinen.

8/1/2008 Edgar: basic system questions (or, d6+marker pen=?)
Hello, I've been working on homemade game systems for quite a while now, but the newest brainchild is giving me a bit of a headache. So, avoiding any lengthy introduction,…
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Participants: Edgar, matthijs, Falc.

8/1/2008 tombowings: What to do on a Space Ship?
I'm brainstorming ideas for an RPG based on the social aspects of tight budgeted space travel and adventure. Ok, maybe I can't quite put it into words. Think firefly, though,…
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Participants: tombowings, Vulpinoid, Eero Tuovinen, Arturo G., Lazy Wombat, David Artman, Will, opsneakie, NN, chance.thirteen, Vile, Susan Calvin.

7/28/2008 wild_card2007: Determining difficulty of actions
A quick intro: I'm going for a hybrid game system in which the actual resolution and reward mechanics are fairly crunchy/gamist but a lot of "what happens" can be narrative,…
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Participants: wild_card2007, Arturo G., Vulpinoid.

7/28/2008 Martians: [Terra Fantastica] Power 19
Hi all, i finally did it...i sat down today and filled out a power 19 for my game Terra Fantastica, here it is i tried not to give away to…
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Participants: Martians, dindenver, jasonm.

7/28/2008 SpoDaddy: New tricks for die step systems?
I've always loved die step systems aesthetically, and I'd like to use one in the game I'm developing, but I want to pull off something new with it (probably something…
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Participants: SpoDaddy, GregStolze, Brennen Reece, Guy Srinivasan, jag, Vulpinoid, Willow, VoidDragon.

7/27/2008 Brennen Reece: The Libertines: Affliction, Addiction, Madness and Ennui
Will and I are working on a game about degenerate 18th century noblemen who fight evil out of boredom. It's really about fighting or embracing one's personal demons, and the…
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Participants: Brennen Reece, Double King, SpoDaddy, Marshall Burns, Abkajud, Armoury99.

7/26/2008 Foltor: Need Help with a Title
I've been doodling around with a system and setting on and off for a few years, and it's coming along pretty well.  I've got a draft of the manual, done…
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Participants: Foltor, Double King, SpoDaddy, GregStolze.

7/25/2008 ynnen: Design Philosophy: Success & Failure
Working with a variety of different RPG engines over the last few weeks has lead to some interesting and insightful conversations with co-workers and gaming buddies. One that really struck…
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Participants: ynnen, greyorm, Marshall Burns, wild_card2007, Adam Dray, TempvsMortis, migo.

7/23/2008 SpoDaddy: A setting that revolves around murderers seeking redemption on an alien world
I've been bouncing this idea around in my head for a long time. A prison ship crashes on an uncharted alien world.  This alien world is largely populated by a…
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Participants: SpoDaddy, preludetotheend, greyorm, GregStolze.

7/23/2008 Martians: points based character creation
Hi all, im just looking to compile a list of the best points based character creation systems people have used... post here with any that you have found to be…
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Participants: Martians, dindenver, Selene Tan, migo.

7/23/2008 Willow: [Warriors from the Mystic Mountain] Deeply Struggling With My Game
[url=http://willowrants.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/am-i-writing-the-wrong-game]Almost a year ago,[/url] I had the same doubts I am now experiencing.  In the past year, my system has crawled along.  I've worked on it, but it doesn't feel…
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Participants: Willow, jag, greyorm, StrongBadMun, dindenver, jasonm, visioNationstudios, SpoDaddy, Eero Tuovinen, chance.thirteen, Greg 1, Ron Edwards.

7/19/2008 GregStolze: [DIRTY WORLD] Dirty Secrets? Anybody? Anybody?
(Crossposted around and about) Okay. So I have this Film Noir game "A Dirty World" coming out, and every character has to have a dirty secret. The default secret is…
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Participants: GregStolze, chance.thirteen, Double King.

7/19/2008 StrongBadMun: Gods Gone Wild! Power 19
So here's what I've decided for my next game.  Gods Gone Wild! has been the playtesting medium for Ember's system while the RPG itself was still being crafted, and everyone…
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Participants: StrongBadMun.

7/18/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] What would you do?
Hi!   OK, here is the scenario, see if you can break my resolution mechanics please.   You are playing Guillermo Perez, his stats are as follows: Super Stretching (Super,…
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Participants: dindenver.

7/17/2008 was_fired: TOCC
Hi, I recently made a website for my game TOCC so I thought I should get the word out.  I talked about TOCC here a while ago.  TOCC is basically…
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Participants: was_fired.

7/17/2008 jefgodesky: Requiring players to use oracles vs. leaving them as a backup option
Without digging into too much detail, my game could require some fairly intense bouts of creativity, like coming up with riddles.  I realize this is not something I can expect…
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Participants: jefgodesky.

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8/13/2008 imago: [Forgotten Tales] Power 19 and feedback request
This is my Power 19 for a new idea I’ve been working on the last days. I really need feedback on the effects of lack of advancement (12 and 13),…
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Participants: imago, whiteknife, Greg 1, Dustin Bingham.

8/13/2008 imago: [Coraçao Selvagem] Missing Ability
See Coraçao Selvagem's Power 19 (for details about the project and context for this thread). I haven’t been able to go back to this project, among other things, because my…
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Participants: imago, Abkajud, Selene Tan, Wyldstorm, chance.thirteen.

8/13/2008 chronoplasm: Which Would you Prefer?
1) This is a dark, gritty game where you are a simple peasant trying to fight off a horde of zombies that are attacking your town. You have no knights…
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Participants: chronoplasm, chance.thirteen, Vulpinoid, Eliarhiman6, dindenver.

8/14/2008 Chronologist: Destiny RPG
So this is my first time here at The Forge, so I'm unsure as to what's really going on. None the less, here's what I've come up with. It's not…
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Participants: Chronologist, whiteknife, imago, Vulpinoid, xenopulse.

8/14/2008 whiteknife: Forgotten: Why have a past?
I’ve been working on a game lately that I’ve come to call “Forgotten” (although I think that I might need a new name seeing how common the one I’ve picked…
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Participants: whiteknife, imago, chance.thirteen.

8/14/2008 chronoplasm: [Townsfolk] Power 19 2.0
1.) What is your game about?** Imagine Harvest Moon if the crops you were trying to harvest were monsters that fight back. In Townsfolk, you play as a peasant in…
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Participants: chronoplasm, Greg 1, dindenver, whiteknife.

8/15/2008 Vulpinoid: Types of Scene
I've hit a wall. I'm toying with a new concept that involves a game centered around a focal character. For the purposes of this post, I'll call the character the…
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Participants: Vulpinoid, chance.thirteen, Artanis, dindenver.

8/15/2008 burner2501: Step One
After listening to many podcasts and hearing about all these wonderful indie RPGs I checked a few of them out at Origins this year and took Burning Wheel (with Jihad…
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Participants: burner2501, Selene Tan, greyorm, Catalyst N.

8/16/2008 tomg: Wake Up or Die! - Do I even need a GM?
I'm working on my first design - Wake Up or Die! about comatose people trying to keep from being consumed by otherworldly creatures.  The game is found here:  http://tomgurg.googlepages.com/home. My…
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Participants: tomg, whiteknife, Vulpinoid, EdEdEd.

8/19/2008 Raeth: [Options System] Intro / wounding system
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=15pt][b]Intro[/b][/size] Hello-hello. I'm Nick. I've been working on a system for several years now, mostly all on my own. My system, called the Options System for now, focuses on…
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Participants: Raeth, whiteknife, dindenver, chance.thirteen.

8/19/2008 Kalladeron: Dice Mechanic -Need a Help
Firstly, excuse me for possible English mistakes, I am Brazilian and as I believe that you know that English is far away from being our language mother.    It is…
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Participants: Kalladeron, imago.

8/20/2008 Abkajud: [Dishonor!] "Canceling Out" Mechanic - I need your suggestions
Hello, all! My name is Zac, and I haven't posted about this particular game for a long time. It previously appeared under the heading of "Trial by Combat/The Honor system",…
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Participants: Abkajud, imago, Vulpinoid.

8/20/2008 Carabbit: Hey, new game and etiquette
Got a group and a game that's been in production for more than a year. We feel we've reached a 'beta' type point where we are looking for others outside…
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Participants: Carabbit, Vulpinoid, Eero Tuovinen.

8/21/2008 charlesperez: Social Context: Rules for 4th Ed D&D Characters who belong
While reading 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons, a set of rules in the form of a plug-in for D&D sort of clawed its way out of my brain. These rules…
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Participants: charlesperez.

8/21/2008 Dustin Bingham: [Fame] First thoughts
Hi there, After having my gaming pretty much transformed by these wonderful games (DitV, Sorcerer, MLWM, and Polaris, specifically), I've decided to take a crack developing a game myself.  I…
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Participants: Dustin Bingham, whiteknife, imago, Ron Edwards.

8/22/2008 BlissAuthority: [Power 19] [Nameless Mecha Game] Help me with bolded questions?
1.) What is your game about? ::This Game:: is about hot-blooded humongous mecha badassery in the face of an eeevil foe, with the careful (or not) forging of alliances on…
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Participants: BlissAuthority, Abkajud, dindenver.

8/22/2008 imago: [Coraçao Selvagem] Mechanics
On Coraçao Selvagem characters have 5 Attributes, with 5 Abilities under each Attribute. Attributes have scores from 1 to 6, while Abilities have scores from 0 to 5. Drives and…
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Participants: imago.

8/23/2008 Matterhorn: [The Story Tree] First Thoughts.
Thankyou Dustin and Rob for your uploading advice. This is the first version of The Story Tree. http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dgwmw5z8_0hbcntths&hl=en It is completely untested at this time so I am keen for…
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Participants: Matterhorn, Eero Tuovinen, Vulpinoid.

8/23/2008 Jack Phillips: [The Amnesia Detective] Power 19 answers. Suggestions/help?
I'm working out an idea for a game called The Amnesia Detective. Player/s were investigating something. They don't remember what. They don't remember who they are. Over the course of…
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Participants: Jack Phillips, whiteknife, TonyLB, Willow, Big J Money.

8/23/2008 Abkajud: response to Dishonor! questions (Vulpinoid and Imago)
[i]Is the game focused on courtly intrigue? Is it based on defending the empire from hostile outside forces? Is it based on ferreting out heretics and dishonourable swine within the…
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Participants: Abkajud.

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