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3/20/2004 ZenDog: Fine Weapons
I see in the Chargen Software there is the chance to buy fine weapons, and in the example of combat one of the characters has a ATN 5 sword whichs…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZenDog, Salamander.

3/20/2004 Mr. Sluagh: Setting Idea to Build Upon
[brainfart]The stars are right. The Old Gods rise. A reckoning is at hand. No, not the those Old Gods. That would be too cliché. I'm talking about the actual, mythological,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Mr. Sluagh, Walt Freitag, orbsmatt, Umberhulk, Ravien, Rich Stokes.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

3/19/2004 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.

3/19/2004 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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3/20/2004 Ace: 4 magic swords for TROS
Here is a TROS write up for 4 swords from my Fantasy World of Midrea These weapons are "alive" after a fashion as are most magic items IMC. Item Spirit…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ace, ZenDog, [MKF]Kapten, Brian Leybourne, Tash.

3/20/2004 Tash: Finally!
My copy of the core rules arrived today! Interestingly, after all the time I've spent reading these forums, there is very little in them that is new for me besides…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Tash, bergh, ZenDog, Brian Leybourne, ulfhiden, Jake Norwood, Overdrive.

3/21/2004 Alan: [TROS] Fire Upon Fenwyk
[b][size=18px]Fire Upon Fenwyk[/size][/b] [b][size=14px]Riddle of Steel Actual Play Report with Commentary[/size][/b] [i]After 5 weeks and four sessions of play, I've finally got the time and inspiration to write up our…
In Actual Play
Participants: Alan, rafial, ZenDog, Sigurth, Matt Wilson.

3/21/2004 Tomas HVM: Method and setting
In another thread I have stated that I do not find the words "system" and "rules" adequate as descriptions of the way we play roleplaying games. They are used in…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tomas HVM, BPetroff93, M. J. Young, Eero Tuovinen.

3/21/2004 tetsujin28: Paladin Animus questions
Obviously, avoiding the accumulation of Dark Animus is a major theme of the game. Yet the stuff seems pretty easy to get rid of. Whilst the mechanic on pg. 14…
In CRN Games
Participants: tetsujin28, Clinton R. Nixon, Michael S. Miller.

3/21/2004 jshaffstall: [Donjon] Question
First, let me say that I love what I've read of Donjon. The abstraction of wealth and provisions is inspired, and the level of player involvement looks to be quite…
In CRN Games
Participants: jshaffstall, tetsujin28, Bob McNamee.

3/21/2004 ZenDog: Berserkers
I'm guessing that this subject ie either, A) Covered in TFoB B) Discusssed at length in previous threads C) A&B If so apolpgies ect, any hombrew solutions or links to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZenDog, Tash, Sigurth, Brian Leybourne, [MKF]Kapten, bergh, nsruf, Jake Norwood, Ingenious, silburnl, bottleneck, Wolfen.

3/21/2004 clehrich: BBCode/Html question
Is there any way to do cross-references to notes? I mean, suppose I say something about Emile Durkheim and want to include that little bracketed number to cross-reference to a…
In Site Discussion
Participants: clehrich, Jack Spencer Jr, John Kim, M. J. Young, orbsmatt.

3/21/2004 b_bankhead: Hellbabe: Hellboy in Trollbabe
He says he's the world's greatest paranormal investigator, but his method of investigation is to open a door and if there's a monster, beat the crap out of it.... Guillermo…
In Adept Press
Participants: b_bankhead, sirogit, Rob MacDougall.

3/21/2004 bergh: Bite attacks how?
Bite attack DR is ST-3c fine...a little weak i think a punch does give ST-2.. anyway the: "following a succesful bite the jaws begin to crush doing STb damage until…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Brian Leybourne, nsruf, kenjib, Jake Norwood.

3/21/2004 Jadetiger: Proficiencies in Character Generation
Hi everybody! Just a few weeks ago I got my own Riddle of Steel Rulebook and I think this RPG is REALLY great. But I've got some newbie questions that…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jadetiger, [MKF]Kapten, Malechi, Tash, Jasper, nsruf, Wolfen, Blankshield, kenjib.

3/21/2004 Jasper: online presentation: divorced setting / rules?
Hello. I've done a search for past threads but haven't found anything specifically addressing this. I'm currently developing my game Principium Novum and am planning on a web-based release some…
In Publishing
Participants: Jasper, Eero Tuovinen.

3/21/2004 Captain Kayfabe: Iron Country Wrestling Alliance (NOT An E-Fed)
So for a long time my players have been crying out for me to immortalize our Kayfabe federation online, and for a long time I've been putting it off. But…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Captain Kayfabe, mf_v1.

3/21/2004 ZenDog: NPC's as a supporting cast.
As my game is a one on one campaign, I'll have lots of Allied NPC's around the player. Some of them will generally stay in the settlement, but some of…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZenDog, bergh, toli.

3/21/2004 ZenDog: Major NPC's with firing SA's
When you create major NPC's for your games do you create SA's dfor them and use them the same way as the players? Or are SA's consdered and edge for…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZenDog, bergh.

3/21/2004 madelf: (Angor) Magic & Technology in conlict
I'm about to start playtesting my Tales of Angor game (pseudo-victorian fantasy) and yet I've still got a concept in it that I'm not really entirely happy with mechanically (and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: madelf, hanschristianandersen, BPetroff93, Garbanzo, The Benj, contracycle, Umberhulk, timfire.

3/21/2004 Green: Forge as community (continued) (split)
[quote="Emily Care"] Profiling threads often get people to speak out once, but not necessarily to become active. I'd think that when an area of someone's interest and/or expertise arises they…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Green, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, clehrich, M. J. Young, Emily Care, cruciel, Steve Samson, Jack Aidley, joshua neff, ethan_greer.

3/21/2004 Promethius: Start to finish game design (split and closed)
I always design a world in which I create the character I wish I could be. Then, I just keep adding things in from there. Most of what I was…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Promethius, Jack Spencer Jr, Jeph, Ron Edwards.

3/20/2004 Promethius: SF RPG (split and closed)
This game sounds like fun. I like the changes you made to the system. Looks like I've got some competition.
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Promethius, Ron Edwards.

3/22/2004 Ace: 6 more magic items for TROS
Here are a few more items for your TROS game Singer This exceptionally well made Shide bow looks to be carved out of a single piece of Ivory. It is…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ace, Jake Norwood, kenjib.

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