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3/19/2004 Ingenious: Question on swords and sorcery.
Page 125 says: '..Combat runs regularly, with the sorceror's spell acting as his offense or defense. Any other actions taken use the dice allotted by the Reflex attribute, or any…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ingenious, nsruf, Brian Leybourne.

3/19/2004 Silmenume: Player action/reaction to Situation key to CA
I’ve been doing some musing lately (hears various groans) and I am not sure how to focus them all into coherent whole. Thus this post will be more of a…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Silmenume, Rob Carriere, Ron Edwards, Valamir, M. J. Young.

3/19/2004 hanschristianandersen: [Musketeers!] Who gets to do the scene framing?
This is my first earnest attempt at RPG design, and it's pretty close to the point where I start rounding up folks for playtesting. However, I'm stumped on a core…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hanschristianandersen, RaconteurX, Rexfelis, quozl, Jonathan Walton, clehrich, Bluesboy.

3/19/2004 Dylan Horrocks: Essay on RPGs, comics, world-building etc.
Hi everyone. I'm delurking to say that I've posted a long essay on my website, called 'The Perfect Planet: Comics, Games & World-Building.' It talks about all kinds of stuff,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Dylan Horrocks.

3/19/2004 Zathreyel: "Epic" and "Saga" roleplaying
okay, over on the Actual Play board there's been a thead runnning discussing the use of a relationship map in Epic role-playing, and it just kinda started sprawling beyond…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Zathreyel, orbsmatt, Gaerik, Valamir, Paganini, taalyn, John Kim, Sean, komradebob, Caldis, M. J. Young, Ian Charvill, contracycle, Vodrilus, Rexfelis, montag, Matt Wilson, aplath, FredGarber.

3/19/2004 johnzo: [fistful] Dogfighting
I've added a section on cinematic dogfighting to the Fistful rules. http://www.johnzo.com/fistful Philosophy: * use fistful die-allocation mechanic to let players manage their risk. * meaningful decisions for players: when…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: johnzo.

3/19/2004 ZenDog: First game done and dusted
Just finished my first game, there was a big chunk of background for the player to read (which works better online than it does face to face) and the action…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZenDog, Wolfen.

3/18/2004 Sylus Thane: Publishing on Cd
Would anyone know of anywhere you can get cd's to publish your book that you can an emblem put on the cd. Lulu no longer offers their cd service so…
In Publishing
Participants: Sylus Thane, talysman.

3/18/2004 ulfhiden: Book not here yet!
I ordered my book about 2 1/2 weeks ago and it hasnt arrived is this normal? should i be worried?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ulfhiden, Tash, Valamir, Jake Norwood.

3/18/2004 Gaerik: Sci Fi vs Fantasy
In another thread, I mentioned that I was currently GMing a Sci Fi game (Alternity) which wasn't my preferred genre and that I was having a hard time getting invested…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, Mark Johnson, orbsmatt, John Kim, komradebob, brainwipe, Scourge108, quozl, rafial, GreatWolf, John Burdick, RaconteurX, Dev, Brother Adso, TerroX, Eric J., Mike Holmes.

3/18/2004 quozl: Why have no rules?
As a companion thread to the Why Not Freeform? thread, I thought I'd ask what are the benefits to not having rules? Now, this doesn't mean no rules at all…
In RPG Theory
Participants: quozl, RDU Neil, lumpley, Scourge108, Jonathan Walton, Emily Care, Valamir, talysman, Noon, Zathreyel, M. J. Young, Tomas HVM, Jack Aidley, Thierry Michel, pete_darby.

3/18/2004 clehrich: Not Lectures on Theory [LONG!]
There are several threads running concurrently that I want to respond to, and I have an awful lot to say, so I thought it would be best as its own…
In RPG Theory
Participants: clehrich, Eero Tuovinen, pete_darby, james_west, montag, cruciel, Rob Carriere, Doctor Xero, Itse.

3/18/2004 Gaerik: Disgruntled Parents...
Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the proper forum to put this post but it is about my actual gaming group, so I'll just post it and trust…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, Christopher Weeks, Ron Edwards, Dev, Valamir, talysman, Jeph, Clay, orbsmatt, Technocrat13, Bankuei, Zathreyel, RaconteurX, Scourge108.

3/18/2004 quozl: Why not freeform?
I was going to go write a long post comparing different levels of rules and their effects on play but I thought I'd ask this question first. Why not just…
In RPG Theory
Participants: quozl, Valamir, RDU Neil, Jonathan Walton, coxcomb, Michael S. Miller, lumpley, Emily Care, contracycle, Noon, BPetroff93, Wolfen, Bluve Oak, Scourge108, neelk, Nuadha, Doctor Xero, Jack Spencer Jr.

3/18/2004 ZenDog: Jakes game and Brian's software...
... are an excellent combination. I made a new convert yesterday. After one chargen, and a few goes on the comabt simulator my friend (The player in the one on…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZenDog, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, [MKF]Kapten.

3/18/2004 Christopher Weeks: RPGs for kids
Howdy all, Over in This thread we started discussing kid-friendly RPGs. The topic is threatening to dunk that thread, so I'm bringing it over here. There was also a thread…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christopher Weeks, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Noon, M. J. Young, quozl, daMoose_Neo, Jack Spencer Jr, Ben Lehman.

3/18/2004 Mayhem1979: Creative Gifts and Flaws
Hi, I'm working on a supplement / expansion for TROS, which depending on how well it works and if it ends up meeting Jake's approval... may eventually be available as…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Mayhem1979, Stephen, [MKF]Kapten, JamesSterrett, Edge, ZenDog, Tash, Lxndr, Andrew Mure, toli.

3/18/2004 daagon: Boring players!!
I'm running a game at the moment, set in Middle Earth, and my players always seem to go for strikes to the head... like always! This makes combat (for me…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: daagon, Mayhem1979, Half-Baked, nsruf, ZenDog, Caz, Edge, Dain, clehrich, kenjib, Blankshield, [MKF]Kapten, Brian Leybourne.

3/18/2004 Valamir: SA dice by roll or CP
An interesting question came up in the SA survey thread regarding whether groups added dice from SAs into each exchange or into the Combat Pool total. I was astonished by…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Valamir, Malechi, Stephen, Ian Charvill, Edge, Ian.Plumb, Alan, Ingenious, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Mike Holmes, Wolfen, Thanaeon, nsruf, Irmo, thomcat.

3/18/2004 Lorenzo Rubbo-Ferraro: Bought HB.. Yipee.. Err how the?
Hi everybody. Bought the Hero's Book the other day. YIPPEE !!! I really dig it and can't wait for HeroQuest (have it on order). I have a question if anyone…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Lorenzo Rubbo-Ferraro, Mark Galeotti, buserian, Scripty, Harrek, Brand_Robins, Mike Holmes.

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3/19/2004 JamesDJIII: Those D*mned Laptops!
I've noticed that when our group runs a game, there's a lot of people who like to read rulebooks (for other games and the current one) and have their laptops…
In Actual Play
Participants: JamesDJIII, Matt, Scourge108, rafial, Bob McNamee, Bankuei, Malechi, Ron Edwards, John Kim, Sean, Andrew Norris.

3/19/2004 Morfedel: A new magic system... again... :D
Hi there. I'm working on a new magic system for my campaign. Not because I am complaining about the old one. But because I have a game world with very…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Morfedel, Stephen.

3/19/2004 yoto: gns
Hi to everone new to the board As a gm or dm I try to play it a little looseand not a tight campaign. After all the group is going…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: yoto, Ron Edwards, Storn.

3/19/2004 bergh: New Armour and Shields table, take a look
First i will say thanks for those people helping me finding some good armour pages on the net. Here are my new armour table: www.fflr.dk/tabletop/TROS/Armour.pdf The biggest change i think…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, toli, Caz, Valamir, Starshadow, ZenDog, Brian Leybourne.

3/19/2004 Starshadow: Doppelhander
Hi there, just a little quickie here. Are there any strenght requirements to use the doppelahander sword? Or maybe I should ask what strenght is required to use it properly?…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Starshadow, bergh, Caz, Salamander, Tash, Mayhem1979, Bob Richter, BPetroff93, Turin, tauman, Richard_Strey, [MKF]Kapten.

3/19/2004 Henri: BW and GNS
Reading through BW, I feel like I am seeing a mix of creative agendas. I was wondering if some of the people who have played a lot of BW could…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Henri, rafial, Valamir, abzu, Michael S. Miller, Mulciber.

3/19/2004 Gaerik: Mechanic for Narrative Control
With my current group of players in which we play either 3e D&D or Alternity things progress pretty much as I feel the authors of the game intended. Our group…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, Andrew Norris, Valamir, clehrich, Green, TerroX.

3/19/2004 Pilgrim: Possible useful tool for 9 Worlds & a question
Matt, I saw a listing for this and dug up a review and ordering information. I thought this might be useful as well, and I'm thinking of snagging a deck…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Pilgrim, Matt Snyder, MathiasJack.

3/19/2004 bergh: HELP all my players want or have full plate and helmet!
HELP all my players want ot have full plate and helmet! they got the money, and they think they got a big enough CP to handle it. Alright! my problem…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, toli, Valamir, Mayhem1979, Jake Norwood, Salamander, Tash, Brian Leybourne, Andrew Mure, Sigurth, thamias, ZenDog, Spartan.

3/19/2004 Eric Minton: kill puppies for elvis
so, there's these two guys. they kill puppies for satan. scrobulor works at the dairy queen up on oak and lexington. he digs heavy metal. he lives in his moms…
In Actual Play
Participants: Eric Minton, Andrew Norris, BPetroff93, james_west, Jeph, Jürgen Mayer, jrients.

3/19/2004 Sean: Kewl Assassin Powerz
OK, here's a thread which is asking for signifiers which only signify other signifiers, but not at the metatextual level others are pursuing; rather, I want to see if anyone…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sean, Storn, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir, cruciel, anonymouse, Trevis Martin, Halzebier, BPetroff93, Noon, M. J. Young.

3/20/2004 erithromycin: 'Not Here'?
A recent thread in Site Discussion got me wondering about the whole nature of roleplaying, and the particular biases that being online (and where one is online) bring to discussions…
In RPG Theory
Participants: erithromycin, james_west, Ron Edwards, John Kim.

3/20/2004 ZenDog: [TRoS] The Saga of Varghoss Redbeard
The Saga of Varghoss Redbeard I’ve been out of the hobby for about a decade and when I got back I decide to look around for a game that pushed…
In Actual Play
Participants: ZenDog, BPetroff93, Sigurth, Valamir, rafial, bergh, Emiricol.

3/20/2004 daMoose_Neo: How much "Stuff" do you generate?
Just a wondering post, if thats all right. I was wondering: Just how much "stuff" does your average writer here generate? I've got a WAY hyper-active mind and wandering around…
In RPG Theory
Participants: daMoose_Neo, M. J. Young, ChefKyle, brainwipe, clehrich, Matt Wilson, orbsmatt.

3/20/2004 james_west: Personality is impolite
[quote="Raymond Chandler, in [i]The Lady in the Lake[/i]"]Two guys will meet on a park bench and start talking about God. Did you ever notice that? Guys that wouldn't talk about…
In Adept Press
Participants: james_west, Trevis Martin, Christopher Weeks, Sean, Ron Edwards.

3/20/2004 beingfrank: R-maps as tools for players
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but it seemed the best fit. It can always be moved if I'm wrong. I'm pretty new so…
In RPG Theory
Participants: beingfrank, clehrich, Trevis Martin, John Burdick, M. J. Young.

3/20/2004 Noon: Quick etiquette question
I just blundered into the 'no bumping rule' in RPG theory. I can't find the rule in the 'Etiquette at The Forge (policy)' thread, so I'm wondering where it is.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Noon, Ron Edwards.

3/20/2004 Wolfen: A character
Bored, I decided to make a character that I'd theorized around the time that I met Jake in Utah. Character is below. (btw.. found an easter egg entirely by accident..…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Wolfen, bergh.

3/20/2004 bergh: Critical hit system....
HI I my gaming group including myself i think, we like that most idea that you can make a critical hit, ignoring armour or making maximum damage, becouse you by…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Salamander, Tash.

3/20/2004 Green: epic, myth, and legend in roleplaying
I was taking a look at this thread because one of my current RPG writing projects is a "sourcebook" I am tentatively calling Kathanaksaya: Middle-earth. The approach I am taking…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Green, ChefKyle.

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