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8/14/2009 7VII7: [TAROT] attributes & such.
for my game Tarot I've planned the following seven attributes; Force: Sort of like strength in a traditional ttrpg system but also includes magical, social, and mental attacks Persuasion: Used…
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Participants: 7VII7, Vulpinoid, Vladius.

8/13/2009 Ayyavazi: Need help getting my game ready for playtesting (and a name)
Hello all, So, I am making a game about competing for the rights to collaboratively create stories. It should be able to handle just about any setting, mood, or plot…
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Participants: Ayyavazi, Mike Sugarbaker, Simon C, JoyWriter, Adam Dray, Ron Edwards, Noon, chance.thirteen.

8/12/2009 ShallowThoughts: Conundrum: dissimilar assets versus point-built characters
Admittedly, I haven't yet given this question one iota of thought towards an answer; however, that's to be expected, given that the question occurred to me two minutes ago, long…
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Participants: ShallowThoughts, Mike Sugarbaker, chance.thirteen, Selene Tan, David C, HeTeleports, Vladius.

8/11/2009 John_Elwood: maximum crunchy?
i know this is not the best place for a question like this but i figured it would have the best chance of getting a usable answer. i have no…
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Participants: John_Elwood, Charlie Gilb, SeeThirty.

8/11/2009 7VII7: 11:11
Ok, I've already introduced 11:11 before but I've thought on it and felt like I should post this, The basic concept of the game is as follows: -Color: It depends…
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Participants: 7VII7, Vladius.

8/10/2009 reverse_atomic_roger: Initiative - How simple/complex?
Hi all. I'm working on a simple system. Characters have stats, like strength and dexterity, and skills, like armed combat and computing. For task resolution the players rolls a number…
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Participants: reverse_atomic_roger, Vladius, MacLeod, JoyWriter, Mike Sugarbaker, David C, tenebrax, Catelf.

8/9/2009 Vladius: Grapps
Hi, I'm new here. While I find the GNS system and the whole concept of "indie roleplaying" somewhat pretentious, I'm working on a fairly complex game and I don't want…
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Participants: Vladius, 7VII7, MacLeod.

8/9/2009 SeeThirty: New RPG Project: Superhero RPG with a more "light feel.
I'm something of a "veteran" gamer and GM, and I am working on a project now that incorporates a "little rascals" style into a superhero RPG somewhat in the vein…
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Participants: SeeThirty, Elizabeth, Lance D. Allen, Ken, dindenver, Michael S. Miller.

8/8/2009 Elizabeth: How do I make relationships important in my Burn Notice-inspired spy game?
So I've been hard at work on a new game inspired by one of my favorite TV shows, Burn Notice. The premise of my game is that you're all a…
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Participants: Elizabeth, Alokov, Noclue, Noon, chance.thirteen, Luke, SeeThirty, jasonm, dindenver.

8/7/2009 JRSwift: Group made rpg?
So, I have a family member that is trying to get people online to contribute to this "player created" setting for like a d&d or pathfinder game.  I am trying…
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Participants: JRSwift, Luke, PhoenixFireRPG, GregStolze.

8/6/2009 MacLeod: [Vice & Virtue] My Attempt At Creating Roleplaying Mechanics
For the longest time I have been hating on roleplaying incentives and roleplay controlling mechanics. Recently, however, I've decided that I'd like to try my hand at designing such a…
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Participants: MacLeod, Dan Maruschak, Guy Srinivasan, Geethree, Steenan, JoyWriter, SeeThirty, Vladius.

8/6/2009 Charlie Gilb: [the Waste] Resolution: succeeding by getting stabbed in the face
Hello, A few months ago, I posted a few threads both in this forums and on Story-Games about my post-apocalyptic RPG called 'the Waste'. Following that, I have done a…
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Participants: Charlie Gilb, noahtrammell, RobNJ, Luke, Creatures of Destiny, JoyWriter.

8/6/2009 7VII7: [11:11] Introduction
I've released the game I've previously been working on was partially not what I wanted and mostly over my head so for now it's on the back burner as I…
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Participants: 7VII7, RobNJ, MacLeod, Luke.

8/5/2009 sockmonkey: [Chronoplex] The Coin Mechanic Thing
This post is based on feedback I received in a previous post: ...Assuing that rolling "1c8" means flipping all four coins (you have given no other situation in which you…
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Participants: sockmonkey, JoyWriter.

8/5/2009 Geethree: "Recipe"-based Magic System - how to resolve/refine?
I am working on a magic system loosely inspired by the novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. For those unfamiliar, essentially it is not combat-centric. It is more general folklore-y…
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Participants: Geethree, Mike Sugarbaker, Creatures of Destiny, JoyWriter, Lance D. Allen, jasonm, Xeven.

8/5/2009 Patrice: [Tales of the Dragon Lords]The Setting
I wasn't planning to post anymore in First Thoughts about Tales of the Dragon Lords but Evan's thread gave me a good motivation to do so when he stated in…
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Participants: Patrice, Paul Czege, whiteknife, M. Burrell, noahtrammell, Noclue, C. Edwards, JoyWriter.

8/5/2009 Galadrin: Tolkien-esque Storytelling RPG
After taking a BIG break from my hobbies (board games, pen & paper games, wargames etc), my interest in game design seeped back into my life rather naturally.  I was…
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Participants: Galadrin, jerry, Noclue, chance.thirteen, anders_larsen, Luke, Guy Srinivasan, brianbloodaxe, noahtrammell, 7VII7, RobNJ, contracycle, Alokov.

8/5/2009 Benajmin385: Planing an Wargame RPG kind of Game... Will this be allowed on the forge?
Hey my name is Benjamin aka Benjamin385. I have been trying to make an RPG-war game for quite an while now. I am asking if this will be allowed on…
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Participants: Benajmin385, Vulpinoid, Simon C, mjbauer, greyorm, David C.

8/4/2009 Silicon God: FIRST POST! - Yet another Homebrew Mecha RPG, but this one's tactical for once
Hello, I've been posting on a number of tabletop/RPG sites a while, trying to get feedback on my creation. So, what's it? Its a tactical RPG. (while I know that…
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Participants: Silicon God, Noclue, contracycle, MacLeod, Ron Edwards, mjbauer, Simon C, Mike Sugarbaker.

8/3/2009 paddirn: Performance based skill gain?
I'm curious what sorts of things other people have come across when trying to make skill gain more "realistic". The mechanic I'm attempting to incorporate is having players only able…
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Participants: paddirn, Luke, Simon C, chance.thirteen, 7VII7, Geethree, sockmonkey, Creatures of Destiny, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter.

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8/15/2009 Kaj Sotala: Scene framing -focused game about global media attention
For a while now, I've been playing around the idea of a game where the act of scene framing was the main content. Since scene framing tells us the things…
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Participants: Kaj Sotala, Dan Maruschak, Mike Sugarbaker, Bill_White.

8/16/2009 Galadrin: [There and Back Again] Tolkien Style Roleplay (Take 2)
Ok, I've taken a lot of the easy-to-implement suggestions from the previous thread, cleaned up the game a lot and boiled it down to the essentials.  Where should I go…
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Participants: Galadrin, Noon, Mike Sugarbaker, tombowings, dindenver, Teataine, Ken, jerry.

8/16/2009 MacLeod: [Fantasy Engine] Faith In Fantasy
This is a relatively simple question that can be presented with a fairly light amount of information... I need two more 'Styles' of Faith-based powers. As it stands I have…
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Participants: MacLeod, Catelf, Charlie Gilb.

8/17/2009 dmkdesigns: New RPG project: Of Legends and Legacies
Hi there! I've been working on an idea for a little while and wanted to discuss it with other game designers to see if I can get some feedback and…
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Participants: dmkdesigns, Mike Sugarbaker.

8/17/2009 Gib: Building-Block Magic System
Hi all. I've been tinkering with making a free-form magic system since I've looked at several but none quite do the trick for me. The major factors that can be…
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Participants: Gib, Mike Sugarbaker, dindenver, HeTeleports, JoyWriter, Tark, Skull, YEAH.

8/17/2009 7VII7: [TAROT] GM vs GMless
I had planned on making TAROT GMless as to common opinion GMing is a thankless, boring task and in my opinion alot of potential RPers are put off by the…
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Participants: 7VII7, Vladius, Mike Sugarbaker, Adam Dray, dindenver.

8/18/2009 Tyler.Tinsley: typical story structure for an rpg session
I'm a little stuck and brain dead, posting here helps sometimes so here we go. so what kind of story structure do you like in an rpg? and what structure…
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Participants: Tyler.Tinsley, Simon C, 7VII7, Noon, Vulpinoid, Klaus Graziade.

8/18/2009 Morgan Coldsoul: What's in a name?
Hi there! Morgan with Cat-Powered Raygun Studios, here; new user, first post. Thought I'd get some general input on an idea or two here. The questions are: 1) How important…
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Participants: Morgan Coldsoul, 7VII7, mjbauer, JoyWriter, Ken, khyron1144.

8/18/2009 7VII7: [TAROT] resolution
I've been thinking on how to handle task / conflict resolutions and have come up with the following; 1) Characters encounter an obstacle (Bob is walking along a mountain path…
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Participants: 7VII7, Vladius, dindenver.

8/18/2009 pipebomb: Secondhand Destinies, a simple playing card game
[b]Secondhand Destinies (working title) [/b] This game was conceived on the walk home from work and hammered out sat on the floor with a deck of playing cards, scrawling in…
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Participants: pipebomb, Adam Dray.

8/18/2009 Adam Dray: Get the most out of First Thoughts
(I have consolidated the ideas in two threads at the request of Ron Edwards, the forum moderator.) You are working on a new game. You're excited about it. You want…
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Participants: Adam Dray, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2009 kaevad: [RPG Nation] New rule set being designed, would love feeback
Hi all, I'm so glad i have found this site!, its just what I have been looking for! I'm the owner of a new traditional pencil and paper Role Playing…
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Participants: kaevad, Mike Sugarbaker, Adam Dray, 7VII7.

8/18/2009 Gib: Magic Effects
I have been long contemplating the various definitions for various types of magic.  I see overlap in quite a few and want to stop splitting hairs and reduce redundancy.  Here's…
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Participants: Gib, Simon C, ShallowThoughts, 7VII7.

8/18/2009 7VII7: [TAROT] Arc Creation
I want to make it easy to make a story arc /  adventure / what have you, so I made it so basically the GM could fill out several of…
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Participants: 7VII7, Adam Dray.

8/19/2009 Ron Edwards: Introduction to the First Thoughts forum: read here first
You are working on a new game. You're excited about it. You want to share your idea with others, get feedback on it, and make it better. That's why you're…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

8/19/2009 7VII7: TAROT Contracts
In my game the character's powers stem from a contract with a supenatural entity called a CARD (mainly because I have nothing else to call it right now), I'm currently…
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Participants: 7VII7.

8/20/2009 Michael S. Miller: Making the epic of history come alive
I've got a game idea in my head. It's been there in one form or another for over a decade. I think it might be ready to be born. I…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Luke, jasonm, JoyWriter, contracycle, Bill_White, Vladius, RobNJ, Patrice, Eusebius, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, Double King, epweissengruber.

8/20/2009 dindenver: [SteamPunk Crescendo] I think I have my mechanics down, what do you think?
All,   Here is the basic outline of my mechanics (sorry it is so long):   There are six possible outcomes that can happen when a player declares their character's…
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Participants: dindenver, Mike Sugarbaker, 7VII7.

8/21/2009 noahtrammell: Versus International
  OK, here's a hairbrained idea I came up with a few days ago.  This is one of those games I will probably, no, almost definitely never make, but that's…
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Participants: noahtrammell.

8/21/2009 7VII7: [TAROT] Remanent
My game is inspired greatly by Shounen Manga and in it the heros often have something in their life that sometimes dramatically effects what they do that could make them…
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Participants: 7VII7, dindenver.

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