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3/2/2004 Dan Sellars: Terrain Rolls
I was just wondering about terrain rolls. I see what happens if your fighting on slippy ground and I see what happens if your fighting multiple opponents. What do you…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Dan Sellars, Wolfen, Jaif, Edge, Brian Leybourne.

3/2/2004 lumpley: Sitch -> Sitch in Gamism & Sim
I said this somewhere else:After setup, what a game's rules do is control how you resolve one situation into the next. If you're designing a Narrativist game, what you need…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, John Kim, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young.

3/2/2004 Arseny Kuznetsov: A little help, please!
I wonder if anyone here can help me. I would like to buy a PDF copy of "My Life With Master" but, since I'm living in Russia, I can't pay…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Arseny Kuznetsov, Paul Czege.

3/2/2004 sirogit: Frequency of sorcery action.
Would you think that Sorcerer loses something if there isn't a consistant occurence of Sorcery? Like Containing, Contact&Summoning, Punishing, Banishing. Obviously, it denotes that players aren't being challenged too much,…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

3/2/2004 Rexfelis: Abilities in "Dominion"
My question re. abilities in DOMINION is at the bottom. Before I can ask it meaningfully, a summary of the DOMINION game is in order. DOMINION summary 1. Premise How…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Rexfelis, Shreyas Sampat, coxcomb, Dav, clehrich.

3/2/2004 daagon: The Blind Swordsman
I'd love to make a character based on the japanese "blind swordsman". I thought that I could give him the Major Flaw "Blind" (funniliy enough). For this I would say…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: daagon, Richard_Strey, Valamir, Lxndr, Dain, Ben Lehman, Jake Norwood, Ingenious, Tash, Drifter Bob.

3/2/2004 Ron Edwards: Vengeance is Mine, Saith the Worm
Hello, The Trollbabe comic "Vengeance is Mine, Saith the Worm" is done! As of next week, Antti will have it up on his website, so you can read the whole…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, joshua neff, ejh, Rod Anderson, AnttiK, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/2/2004 micahcomer: Before I even get started
Hello. This is my first post here on the Forge, though I?ve been lurking for quite awhile. I?ve read a lot of the posts, most of the articles, and have…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: micahcomer, orbsmatt, Shreyas Sampat, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, Dev, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Ole.

3/2/2004 Rexfelis: Re. indie game design forum: define "publish," ple
In one of the stickies for the Indie Game Design forum, Ron Edwards says the following: "When posting to this forum, realize that it's tantamount to committing to being a…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Rexfelis, Jack Aidley, Valamir, Ron Edwards, JamesSterrett.

3/2/2004 abzu: UberCon 3 Report
UberCon 3 was this weekend. In the past, there have been a number of problems with this con -- low attendance and non-existent organization were the big demons -- but…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Dregg, inthisstyle, taepoong, nerdnyc.

3/2/2004 Dev: Playing out a session/episode in an hour?
I'd like very much to sell my upcoming regular game as something that can be played once (or twice) a week in hourly sessions; I hope this will encourage some…
In Actual Play
Participants: Dev, Ron Edwards.

3/2/2004 Trevis Martin: Comparitive data thread: Reward and Reward Mechanics.
Hi everyone, I found myself interested in the comparing of dwarf stats in the Dwarfs, Dwarves and Small People thread and I think it would be a good thing to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Trevis Martin, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Lxndr, Michael S. Miller.

3/2/2004 Umberhulk: [The Pool] Grand Conspiracies
So my friend, his wife and I played The Pool for the first time in an Illuminati / Conspiracies everywhere setting. Anyway, it went very well, but I and Veronica…
In Actual Play
Participants: Umberhulk.

3/2/2004 6inTruder: So, what does put in to a Sorcerer One Sheet?
What it says on the tin really... What kind of structure, content, um... other stuff, is good to go into this?
In Adept Press
Participants: 6inTruder, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards.

3/2/2004 MonkeyWrench: WFRP, Hedge Magic, and Skills
Like many others I've decided to use TRoS to run a Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying game. ANd like many others I've found Riddle of Steel's magic system wanting when it comes…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: MonkeyWrench, Dan Sellars.

3/2/2004 ZazielsRephaim: I know Kung Fu!
I was wondering if anyone has, as of yet, developed more intricate rules for methods of unarmed combat. Or are we waiting for Riddle of Jade for that to come…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZazielsRephaim, Ben Lehman, Ingenious, Richard_Strey.

3/2/2004 sirogit: Suggestions for making the best possible SAs.
Next wednesday, chargen should be completed in my Riddle of Steel game(The game was unfortunately delayed when I lost my book.) Two characters are -very near- complete, with the thid…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: sirogit, bcook1971, Ingenious.

3/1/2004 WyldKarde: Trying something new here...
I know, I know. There isn't much that hasn't been tried in RPG design. However, I'm experiemnting with a few ideas that, at the very least, aren't mainstream, and I…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: WyldKarde, Harlequin.

3/1/2004 Smithy: Succession Conflict in Pimia First Session
So the game discussed in Prepping for a Succession Conflict in Pimia is finally underway. Here's a summary of the first session. ************************************************************ The game began at the funeral rites…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Smithy, Mike Holmes.

3/1/2004 bergh: Lord of the Rings Orcs and Uruk-hai's
I KNOW I KNOW TROS IS NOT LOTR!!! But please help me, my players (and me), wanna have LOTR orcs instead of Gols (not that we don't like them :D).…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, MonkeyWrench, Dain, Fentible, Gideon13, Edge, Brian Leybourne, Crusader, Ingenious, Malechi, Mike Holmes.

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3/2/2004 Quorlan: Incredible new indie games (RPG, CCG, SRG) nearing release!
Hello all! Just wanted to drop a quick post about our upcoming games. We've been developing an exciting new RPG, a CCG with a very original twist and a completely…
In Connections
Participants: Quorlan, Dav, Christopher Weeks.

3/2/2004 Zak Arntson: Characterization of Monsters?
This is split from Are non-humans neccessary in FRPGs?. To keep this thread on topic (the race threads keep diversifying, which is no bad thing, so long as new…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Zak Arntson, jdagna, pete_darby, John Kim, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Scourge108, Sean, james_west, M. J. Young, timfire, jrs, Valamir, erithromycin, b_bankhead, Latigo, quozl.

3/2/2004 Lorenzo Rubbo-Ferraro: Lila: A Synopsis
Lila, a Vedic Role Playing Game: A Synopsis I wrote this synopsis for my own satisfaction, for clarity of mind. But I thought I should post it to fellow Forgee’s…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Lorenzo Rubbo-Ferraro.

3/2/2004 ShaneNINE: Suggest a game system for me PLEASE!
First, I'm not a regular here so I'm not up on all the vocabulary and lingo y'all use. So bear with me. Please, please, please, for the love of all…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ShaneNINE, ethan_greer, John Kim, HMT, Mike Holmes, RaconteurX, Nuadha, cruciel, adamsmith, Lorenzo Rubbo-Ferraro, Ron Edwards, Shreyas Sampat, clehrich, Peter Nordstrand.

3/2/2004 quozl: Books about making games
So I decided to do a little web searching on some reading material for making games. I found a short list of books and I would appreciate any reviews of…
In Publishing
Participants: quozl.

3/2/2004 Sean: Tarot-based mechanics
Weekend before last my buddy and I were playing around with a supplemental tarot-based mechanic for our game. We're still hammering out some details for how the major arcana work;…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sean, quozl, John Kim, Paul Czege.

3/2/2004 Selene Tan: [Donjon] Failed First Attempt
I tried GMing my first game of Donjon yesterday... Parts of it went, well, parts of it went disastrously. There were a LOT of rules disputes. One of my players…
In Actual Play
Participants: Selene Tan, Bankuei, coxcomb, Andrew Norris, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes.

3/3/2004 John Kim: System for a Star Trek Game?
After good responses to Chris' Setting seeks System thread, I thought I'd pose my own dilemma. So I am planning a new campaign which will be based on…
In RPG Theory
Participants: John Kim, AnyaTheBlue, RaconteurX, Valamir, komradebob, newsalor, Nuadha, Doctor Xero, Mike Holmes, clehrich, lumpley, jrs, Alex Johnson, cruciel, erithromycin.

3/3/2004 Tash: ETA on order from the Market?
Greetings everyone. I've been lurking here for the past week reading up as much as I could on TROS. I ordered my compy of the core rules a few days…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Tash, Brian Leybourne.

3/3/2004 Demada: [Feats] A Game of Heroic Storytelling, first time
This is my first attempt at anything like this. I can't tell you where I came up with the idea, just kind of struck me. Anyway, it's a bit rough…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Demada, Lorenzo Rubbo-Ferraro.

3/3/2004 xiombarg: [Unsung] loose ends, suggestions?
You might want to freshen up with the previous thread and earlier episodes. http://ivanhoeunbound.com/unsung8_nar.txt http://ivanhoeunbound.com/unsung8_ooc.txt As before, the first link is the "narrative" and the second link is a log…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg.

3/3/2004 Gee4orce: Interesting real world evidence for Toughness
After reading the (repeated) debates on the merits of the Toughness stat in TROS, I was intrigued to read the following: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/03/02/wglad02.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/03/02/ixworld.html It seems that Gladiators stuffed themselves silly to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Gee4orce, [MKF]Kapten, Caz, Tash, Andrew Mure.

3/3/2004 bergh: Double Attack manouver????question...hope for answer
Hi all I dont understand the Double Attack manouver, or to say it better, i dont under stand how to react to it. Your opponent may defend by: (a) Evading…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Caz, Brian Leybourne, Ingenious, Tash, nsruf, [MKF]Kapten, Mike Holmes, Wolfen.

3/3/2004 Dregg: Convention Dreams and the Indie Designer
I was speaking with the Chair of one of the 3 major NJ Conventions and a good point was brought up. I am posting this thread, as basicaly a Info…
In Conventions
Participants: Dregg, Matt Gwinn, abzu, inthisstyle, jdagna, M. J. Young.

3/3/2004 komradebob: A product fantasy-One Consumer's POV
I have a fantasy that one day, I'll walk into a game shop and find a very special gaming product one a shelf. The product is sort of like this:…
In RPG Theory
Participants: komradebob, timfire, quozl, ethan_greer, M. J. Young, Jack Spencer Jr, Alex Johnson, Michael S. Miller, contracycle, brainwipe, Paul Czege, Walt Freitag.

3/3/2004 johnmarron: Adding SA's to the combat simulator (Brian?)
I had an idea the other day about adding SA's to the combat simulator. It seems to me this would be a good way to showcase not only the dramatic…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: johnmarron, Ingenious, Brian Leybourne, Dan Sellars, Dain.

3/3/2004 ulfhiden: Just ordered the rule book.
I just ordered the rule book and i am greatly anticipating its arrival. This game seems to be everything i want for the most part from a game. However i…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ulfhiden, kenjib, Wolfen.

3/3/2004 daagon: TFOB!!??!?!?
I'm sure MANY people have asked this question already, and I'm also pretty sure you're probably sick of the question by now, but as I don't know the answer, I'm…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: daagon, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Salamander, Starshadow, Durgil.

3/3/2004 Amok the hungry: ELFS: the book?
Hello, I recently read a review of Elfs and decided to come do a little more research. I was browsing through some older posts and found one called Elfs revisions…
In Adept Press
Participants: Amok the hungry, Valamir, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, quozl, kwill, montag.

3/3/2004 coxcomb: One book or two?
My game, Gallant, is a cinematic swashbuckling game. It is intended to be flexible enough to handle pretty much any setting / character appropriate to the genre. I am also…
In Publishing
Participants: coxcomb, Matt, Dav, Alex Johnson, Matt Gwinn, Paul Czege.

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