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5/12/2009 chronoplasm: Interesting Quote
From ENWorld, in a discussion regarding the roles in 4E D&D: The fact is that in any point-based resolution system like D&D combat, there's only two things to…
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Participants: chronoplasm, whiteknife, Noon, Guy Srinivasan, Vulpinoid, ShallowThoughts.

5/11/2009 redalastor: Graphical ways to represent plot development?
I'm working on a LARP management software to make tracking all the huge pile of info that goes into a LARP bearable. It's going to track players, characters, xp, etc.…
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Participants: redalastor, dauvis, pells.

5/11/2009 EllePepper: [mistic] tabletop rpg, gage question.
Hi, it's elle, back from the dead. My specific question is this... I am using a modified Double-gage system for most players.  A Humanity gage for those who are dual…
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Participants: EllePepper, Vulpinoid, chronoplasm.

5/11/2009 Brimshack: Learning Curves and Tipping Points
Okay, I'm facing a dilemma. I have been developing this RPG (tentatively entitled, "Worlds of Hurt") for about 2 years now, not counting the year or so of working on…
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Participants: Brimshack, JoyWriter, MacLeod, Luke.

5/10/2009 SolitudeGames: Just an intro
Hi all just wanted to intro myself , not much to tell just another rpg fan who just started getting more into writing and design. I written off  and on…
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Participants: SolitudeGames.

5/10/2009 David C: Sandbox Games, can it be applied to RPGs?
Sandbox games are very popular in the video game world.  You have Grand Theft Auto and The Sims selling more copies than anything else in the market.  I know when…
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Participants: David C, Vulpinoid, northerain, MacLeod, Egonblaidd, whiteknife.

5/8/2009 k2lu: CCG - RPG hybrid system
Hello, all. First post, just getting some ideas down for consideration. I've been poking around with the idea of a CCG - RPG hybrid because, well, I like playing CCGs,…
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Participants: k2lu, whiteknife, MacLeod, Vulpinoid, ShallowThoughts, zmobie.

5/8/2009 northerain: [Dark Days] Character Descriptions Matter!
In Dark Days, characters are mortals that came back from the dead, infected with an entity called Darkness. This entity gives them creepy ass powers but it ultimately wants to…
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Participants: northerain, Noon, C. Edwards, Selene Tan, Certified, Warrior Monk.

5/8/2009 brianbloodaxe: My take on card-based combat.
I've been lurking for a little while and seeing a few threads about card-based combat systems I thought I should put my ideas out there for your perusal. The concept…
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Participants: brianbloodaxe, mjbauer, redalastor.

5/7/2009 zmobie: Swordfighting system - Link
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=188 The link above is for a video-game sword fighting system, but I thought it would also be great for an rpg. What kinds of adaptations do you think you…
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Participants: zmobie, JoyWriter, ShallowThoughts, MacLeod, Vulpinoid.

5/7/2009 Jason Kottler: A Learning Experience
I recently ran an indie game that provided me a lot of insight - in a bad way. For all the details, check out my post: http://blog.ultrablamtacular.com/2009/05/04/antipatterns/ In other news,…
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Participants: Jason Kottler, JoyWriter, Pilsnerquest, Noon, Vulpinoid, ShallowThoughts, Brimshack.

5/7/2009 ghashsnaga: Wanderer: A fantasy version of Traveller and 3 questions
There are several version of this kickin around on the internet. So I am creating my own version (Book 1 mostly done) under the OGL. One of the things I…
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Participants: ghashsnaga, Abkajud.

5/7/2009 Nev the Deranged: "Fuse dice", wacky DRYH inspired mechanic, free to good home
So I was thinking about the funky ways DRYH uses dice, and wondering if I could come up with something similar. I came up with something, how useful it might…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Wordman.

5/6/2009 Vulpinoid: Quincunx: Power 19
The game is designed to be played on a few levels, so I'll answer these questions twice. The first response is a superficial look at the game. The second response…
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Participants: Vulpinoid, JoyWriter.

5/6/2009 Certified: Fractured Kingdom World Overview and Glossary
Back in September I posted a new setting concept along with power 19. Since then I've continued to develop the setting and have recently run the first play test. Although…
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Participants: Certified, JoyWriter, RandomCitizenx.

5/5/2009 izlear: Card Based Mechanics I came up with
This just popped into my head and I was wondering what opinions of it would be to see if it may be worth pursuing (or if its actually unoriginal after…
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Participants: izlear, JoyWriter, mjbauer, Vulpinoid.

5/4/2009 mjbauer: Using Hearts as a Combat System
[i]This is still in the very early stages, but I thought I'd get it out and see what you think. It's a combat system for a squad-based tactical game. I'm…
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Participants: mjbauer, Vulpinoid, Simon C, Noon.

5/3/2009 jefgodesky: [Fifth World] Building an adversity economy from the map
[url=http://thefifthworldsg.blogspot.com/2009/04/fifth-world-in-forge-parlance-one-more.html]My most recent stab at the Power 19 for this project.[/url] To summarize the relevant bits as succinctly as possible, the game's fiction deals with tribes of feral humans living…
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Participants: jefgodesky, Vulpinoid, pells, JoyWriter, Brimshack.

5/1/2009 Jasper Flick: Dice distribution calculator
I made a little online calculator for dice distributions and like to share it: http://catlikecoding.com/dice/ You can use any linear combination of dice, like 1d6, 2d10, or 1d6 + 6d10…
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Participants: Jasper Flick, zmobie, Egonblaidd, mjbauer, Seamus, chance.thirteen, Guy Srinivasan, Wordman, Selene Tan, Akos Szederjei, Devenger, dindenver.

4/29/2009 John Blaz: d20 or 3d10? A skill improvement system question
Hey Forgers! It's me again (you know the guy that posts an idea for a new system about once a month). Anyway, I have an idea for a Swords &…
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Participants: John Blaz, Selene Tan, MacLeod, zmobie, Egonblaidd.

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5/13/2009 whiteknife: GM or no GM?
Having abandoned, rediscovered, tweaked, re-tweaked, and re-re-tweaked my game, I've come to an impasse. The game is Tamers, and after much thinking I've decided that it's theme is exploration. You…
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Participants: whiteknife, chronoplasm, Jasper Flick.

5/13/2009 Silvana: system without stage manager
I'm searching for a system without a stage manager for my game I'm creating (I'm a really beginner in this world). It's a game based on a theatreplay (3 sisters/…
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Participants: Silvana.

5/14/2009 deadlytoque: (Fantastical) Democracy in Action: voting as a mechanic
I've recently written a game that uses a combination of dice and voting to determine outcomes. Most conflict will be between two players (called the Hero and the Shadow in…
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Participants: deadlytoque, redalastor, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter, Abkajud.

5/14/2009 Axe4Eye: Power 19 for new [old] game.
[b]1.) What is your game about?[/b] An ancient conspiracy against all life in the universe.  One involving constantly battling occult secret societies, corrupt governments and corporations, extraterrestrial beings, ancient dark…
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Participants: Axe4Eye, JoyWriter.

5/15/2009 Eldrad: NOVEL RPG Ideas
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=27983.0 In a Supers Campaign I am thinking about giving normal people 10 hitpoints Have a basic power level  for the game being played. Teen Supers – Here the players…
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Participants: Eldrad, redalastor, Noclue, Vulpinoid.

5/15/2009 mjbauer: Deciding What a Game is About
How do you decide what your game is about? I know this seems like a really dumb question, but it's turning out to be much harder to do than I…
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Participants: mjbauer, Noon, chronoplasm, Abkajud, JoyWriter, Luke, davidberg, dindenver.

5/15/2009 Stacey Lucht: Simming
Hello, I'm not sure if anyone here remembers me, but I am Stacey Lucht, still President of the IntraGalactic League of Sims.  It's been a few years since I've checked…
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Participants: Stacey Lucht, JoyWriter, phatonin, Vulpinoid.

5/15/2009 chronoplasm: Anarchist Fantasy
A quote I've seen in somebody's sig on another site: "D&D is the ultimate right wing wet dream. A bunch of guys who are better than your average joe set…
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Participants: chronoplasm, Abkajud, NN, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter, Evlyn, contracycle, dindenver.

5/15/2009 Brimshack: World (Re-)Creation
[b]Rambling Background Stuff[/b] Okay, I've been rethinking my game system for a few months now (part of the reason I came back and starting posting here lately), trying to retrace…
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Participants: Brimshack, JoyWriter.

5/17/2009 redalastor: Combat-less RPG
Following a discussion on a once nice-ish medieval fantastic LARP with Roleplay turned into a large game of risk where the only point of the game is to battle other…
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Participants: redalastor, Jasper Flick, Abkajud, chronoplasm, otspiii, Vulpinoid, chance.thirteen, Eliarhiman6, phatonin.

5/18/2009 Channelm: Witch Girls Adventures
I wanted to invite all of you o the site for my companies new RPG site www.witchgirlsadventures.com. If you have questions post them here or drop me an email. http://www.witchgirlsadventures.com/store/gamestandard.jpg
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Participants: Channelm, jp_miller, Ashirgo, Eero Tuovinen, chance.thirteen.

5/19/2009 thadrine: My Mechanic ; Need some input
Here is the basis: (based heavily off of Houses of the Blooded) You have a simple set list of skills, about 6 of them. They are ranked from 2-5 at…
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Participants: thadrine, Guy Srinivasan, Vulpinoid, chronoplasm, Wordman.

5/19/2009 Danny: Even Dice - please critique my univeral system
Hello Everyone, I came across a game system I wrote a few years back. After re-reading it I thought it had promise. I'd love to get some feedback on it…
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Participants: Danny, brianbloodaxe, ShallowThoughts, AJ_Flowers.

5/20/2009 jp_miller: Creating Phantasia - A game that helps you do the world building.
Hi all, I’ve had an idea for an RPG in the pipelines for some time now and am seriously contemplating publishing it. Before I dedicate time and energy into this…
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Participants: jp_miller, chronoplasm, Luke, whiteknife, MacLeod, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter.

5/20/2009 RevJackson: Looking for a DnD 4E Rules-Lite System for PbP or Table
I'm amazed by this place.  I've been reading and learning a lot here. I love narrativist play.  So I really like PbP games.  I'm very pressed for time.  Running combat,…
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Participants: RevJackson, Eero Tuovinen, CKNIGHT, Eldrad, Noon, redalastor, Vulpinoid, whiteknife, Wordman.

5/22/2009 Warrior Monk: Power 19 for Magia, an attempt at making an RPG in Peru.
Hi everybody! I’m really thankful for all the enlightening theory and professional discussion going here. I’ve been learning a lot in the last days, so here’s my best effort to…
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Participants: Warrior Monk.

5/23/2009 MacLeod: Combining Simple Concepts
After a recent exposure to The Pool, my constant urge to use the Otherkind dice mechanic went into overdrive. So I combined the ideas and mixed in some other stuff…
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Participants: MacLeod, jp_miller.

5/24/2009 Certified: [Fractured Kingdom] Currency Conundrum
In developing Fractured Kingdoms one of the core concepts was keeping the rules as simple and streamlined as possible. In doing this I did away with a traditional currency system.…
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Participants: Certified, redalastor, Vulpinoid, Warrior Monk, Jasper Flick, walruz.

5/24/2009 Tequila Sunrise: Refugee from D&D Land
Hi everyone, first post here! I’ve been playing D&D since I was about ten years old. I like it, but it’s not quite the game I want to GM, and…
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Participants: Tequila Sunrise, MacLeod, David C, whiteknife, Welkerfan, AJ_Flowers, mjbauer, Dr. Velocity, Adam Dray.

5/24/2009 Seamus: Vehicle Rules
This is the first time I have really posted a rule here. Sorry if I didn't post the correct way: Working on some vehicle rules for a modern skill based…
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Participants: Seamus, Warrior Monk, Devenger.

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