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8/29/2008 Guy Srinivasan: Investigation subsystem for Burning Wheel using Zendo
The following is a story about how I began thinking about an investigation subsystem for Burning Wheel. My goal is to create something that my group would enjoy, so lack…
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Participants: Guy Srinivasan, Susan Calvin, Vulpinoid.

8/29/2008 rhat: New Diceless RPG System
Hi Guys, Long time lurker, first time developer. I've recently compiled a quick-start guide to a diceless RPG system I've invented which uses seal simultaneous auctions to resolve conflict, and…
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Participants: rhat, Chronologist, Finarvyn, Vulpinoid, Mike Sugarbaker.

8/29/2008 Matterhorn: [The Story Tree] Broken Link Fixed
I guess the irony of not being able to post working links to my work on a Forum supporting indie publishers was too much for the Gods of Fate to…
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Participants: Matterhorn.

8/28/2008 chronoplasm: Townsfolk Professions: What woud you want to do?
So I've decided that I want the professions for Townsfolk to be kind of over the top. Mineral Runner = Merchant (bring resources and goods to other towns to do…
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Participants: chronoplasm, Eero Tuovinen, dindenver, Abkajud, blackflowers18.

8/28/2008 Necromagvs: Suralyom Game Systems prereleases the Rulebook 1 version today
[b]Suralyom Game Systems[/b] prereleases the Rulebook 1 version today. SGS does not pretend to re-invent the RPGs or games in general, to the contrary we research for a whole year…
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Participants: Necromagvs.

8/28/2008 signoftheserpent: Night's Dark Heroes
I am currently working on a pulp horror superhero rpg called Night's Dark Heroes (I preferred Midnight Men but it's being used by another comic). To that end http://nightsdarkheroes.blogspot.com/ is…
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Participants: signoftheserpent, chance.thirteen, davidberg, Vulpinoid.

8/28/2008 Matterhorn: [Story Tree: Lednik] First Thoughts.
Story Tree: Lednik is my first game using the Story Tree game system. http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgwmw5z8_1cxbc7pdr It is fairly raw  and is more like a design document at the moment. If you…
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Participants: Matterhorn.

8/27/2008 Vulpinoid: What to do on a CAPITAL ship?
[quote author=Susan Calvin link=topic=26552.msg254308#msg254308 date=1219871707] First, which kind of ship is it? A huge capital ship with whole companies crammed inside, a small research vessel or the typical NPC small…
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Participants: Vulpinoid, Susan Calvin, chronoplasm, contracycle, David Artman, Landon Winkler, opsneakie, walruz, MoonHunter.

8/27/2008 Susan Calvin: Cyberspace?
I've been working on a convention scenario (standard 4-5 hour time slot, 5 players) which will take place roughly 75% in cyberspace. The PC:s are five subsystems (infiltration, maintenance, counter-intrusion…
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Participants: Susan Calvin, JoyWriter, walruz.

8/27/2008 malladin_ben: Can this work as a roleplaying game?
I am currently reading R Scott Bakker's The Darkness That Comes Before, when I was struck by a neat idea for a CCG system. Given the production impracticalities of small…
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Participants: malladin_ben, Eero Tuovinen, Selene Tan, Vulpinoid.

8/24/2008 Matterhorn: [The Story Tree] First Impression (V2!)
The Story Tree V0.003 This link should work. http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgwmw5z8_0hbcntths Please test, critique, etc. I am am keen for any and all comment. Thanks Eero Tuovinen and Vulpinoid for the technical…
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Participants: Matterhorn, Vulpinoid.

8/24/2008 Kaynus: There has been talk of a space rpg. Time to get organized.
I just got done with my anti-depression therapy (a Rocky montage marathon plus some fast metal) so I'm fired up and ready to get my self committed to some sort…
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Participants: Kaynus.

8/24/2008 neko ewen: Slime Story: teenagers hunt cute monsters for spending money
This is an idea that's been brewing for a long time, and I think I'm finally starting to figure out how to put together a game about it. It takes…
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Participants: neko ewen, BlissAuthority, whiteknife, Eero Tuovinen, Landon Winkler, Wirebrain.

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.

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.

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 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.

8/22/2008 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.

8/22/2008 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.

8/21/2008 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.

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9/2/2008 opsneakie: [Night and Day] Some thoughts about alignment and changing the world.
So, I've been working on Night and Day on and off when I get the chance, and I think I have most of the mechanics ironed out. Things are resolved…
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Participants: opsneakie, whiteknife, Vulpinoid, Abkajud.

9/2/2008 chronoplasm: [Townsfolk] Thoughts on Chargen
OK, so I had this idea for using a kind of lifepath system in my game, Townsfolk. Basically, your character sheet will have a list of 'milestones' representing events in…
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Participants: chronoplasm, dindenver, davidberg.

9/4/2008 slade: Book layout concept (rules at the back)
What do you think about the idea of putting all rules and stats at the back, in a sort of appendix? So I'd put my little bestiary somewhere near the…
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Participants: slade, Eero Tuovinen, Paul Czege, oliof, Will, Finarvyn.

9/5/2008 slade: Freeform Magic (like WW) in a d20 system
I want to implement a free form, role playing Magic System (like in Mage from White Wolf). Is it possible in d20? To have, the power of spells to increase,…
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Participants: slade, Khuxan, maov, hoefer, Finarvyn, Pirate King.

9/5/2008 Baron Morgan: The Maiden Saga RPG
Hi all, I'm a writer by profession but a relative newcomer to RPG design and would appreciate advice and comments on the game I'm developing to go with my fantasy…
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Participants: Baron Morgan, Dementia Games.

9/8/2008 ApostlicDescendation: Dice Mechanics in new Game
Im stuck, I need some sage advice....... I grew up on a d20 system, and I tend to think in it.  I play it because thats all there is that…
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Participants: ApostlicDescendation, TonyLB, whiteknife, First Oni, maov.

9/8/2008 TheDarkVice: Simple Open-ended D6 System
Hello, I am here to explain my very simple open-ended d6 system. It's still unnamed, but it is intended for all forms of role-playing games, from hardcore to casual. The…
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Participants: TheDarkVice.

9/9/2008 opsneakie: [Night and Day] Experience and a few last bits
Okay, so I'm almost ready to move into playtesting Night and Day, now that alignment is worked out. The last thing I need to figure out is experience. Does there…
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Participants: opsneakie, chronoplasm, Vulpinoid.

9/9/2008 chronoplasm: [Townsfolk] Resolution: How can I use Wisdom and Youth points?
OK, so heres my idea for resolution in my game Townsfolk. Players start out each day with a certain number of cards in hand. Depending on what 'milestones' your character…
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Participants: chronoplasm, dindenver.

9/10/2008 slade: Chapter Layout idea
for a generic d20 system, what do you think of this nonstandard approach for laying out my campaign setting book. The point, is of course, to show off the setting...…
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Participants: slade, Eero Tuovinen, Vulpinoid, StrongBadMun.

9/11/2008 Certified: [Fractured Kingdom] Mysticism and Martial Arts Dark Adventure
Attached are initial setting notes followed by the Power 19. Setting Notes: Fractured Kingdom <Working Title> The world has grown colder over the last decades; huge multinationals rising in power…
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Participants: Certified.

9/14/2008 electricpaladin: The Strangest Dream
[b][center]The Strangest Dream[/center][/b] [b]The Three Questions[/b] [u]What is your game about? [/u] At first, I thought this game was about dreams. But really, The Strangest Dream is about magic. Not…
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Participants: electricpaladin, chronoplasm.

9/16/2008 John Blaz: Your thoughts on my game mechanics
Hey everybody! Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been tossing an idea for an RPG around for some time, a modern day tactical survival horror game. One of my…
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Participants: John Blaz, maov, Selene Tan, Vulpinoid, vgunn.

9/16/2008 chronoplasm: Townsfolk- Different player races? I'm two minds on this.
In Townsfolk, you play as a tradesman protecting your town against monsters by weaponizing your tools and perfecting your skills into a unique fighting style. You choose your profession and…
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Participants: chronoplasm, Vulpinoid, EdEdEd, dindenver.

9/17/2008 Madheretic: Running Fire Emblem On Top of D&D 4e
I'm working on a game borrowing theme and setting ideas from the strategy video game franchise Fire Emblem. Particularly I would like to emulate the peppy pace, endearing characters and…
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Participants: Madheretic, whiteknife.

9/17/2008 jefgodesky: [Fifth World] Revised Power 19
[url=http://"http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26768.0"]Looking for playtesters[/url] now that it's gotten close enough to do such things, I realized that [i]The Fifth World[/i] had evolved a bit as I'd worked on it, and the…
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Participants: jefgodesky.

9/19/2008 Klaus Graziade: Beneath the Veil - A Game of Negative Utopia (I NEED QUIRKS!!!)
Dear Forge, So I've been working long and hard on several game avenues and am near ready to test the game that has eventually become Beneath the Veil.  Anywho, long…
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Participants: Klaus Graziade, Vulpinoid, imago.

9/19/2008 danielsan: new Supers game-- Classic Marvel + Wushu mash-up
Hi all. Long-time lurker, long-time fan. With all the great storytelling game experience here, I'd love to get people's feedback on to my own pet project, a homebrew mash-up of…
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Participants: danielsan.

9/19/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Brainstorming - Grit
Hi!,   I wanted to get input on my game, see if there is anything cool I can do with Grit to make it more fun.   OK, so the…
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Participants: dindenver, chronoplasm.

9/21/2008 Axe4Eye: Should OMNI use D6 or D10?
Hello all!  Yes, Theater Of ThE Mind. got renamed.  I started out YEARS ago very complicated and now have made it more and more simple.  Now I am having a…
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Participants: Axe4Eye, Eero Tuovinen, Will, Vulpinoid.

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