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3/24/2004 kwill: two player universalis: like tennis
just finished a short session of universalis that dropped from three to two players right at the beginning I found a very different dynamic with two players than the usual…
In Universalis
Participants: kwill, Valamir.

3/24/2004 daMoose_Neo: Question on CCG/RPG "combo"?
Hmmkay, title might seem a little bit odd, but heres the deal: I'm preparing some PDF Demo files to send out for reviews of my trading card game, Final Twilight.…
In Publishing
Participants: daMoose_Neo, contracycle, Lxndr, Amadeus, Marhault, Storn, taalyn.

3/24/2004 Gaerik: Bangs, bangs and more bangs!
In reading several threads about Bangs, I've noticed that people throw out ideas for them that are pretty independent of any specific group or game. I, personally, would find a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, Alan, Blankshield, kwill, Andrew Norris, Lisa Padol, Valamir.

3/24/2004 Bifi: RPG Theory from the Educative Viewpoint
Hi Forge, I'm teaching at the University and also currently attending a course on Paedagogics. For the topic of my research paper I chose "Inscenation Methods in Paedagogics / Roleplaying".…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bifi, Jack Spencer Jr, Gordon C. Landis, John Kim, clehrich, M. J. Young, Daredevil, Alan, Eero Tuovinen, Umberhulk, Rob Carriere.

3/24/2004 bcook1971: Contest to Define Kudara
Hello. Don’t know if this has been done already. Or if it’s welcome. Thought I’d post to find out. My idea: post a contest to define Kudara. (Then Shiragi and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bcook1971, Ingenious, Edge, Mike Holmes.

3/24/2004 ZenDog: Good article on the spear
In light of the spear and shield thread just thought you all might find this interesting (I did).
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ZenDog, Tash, Turin, [MKF]Kapten, Muggins.

3/24/2004 Michael Hopcroft: Minorities, sexual and otherwise, in RPGs
A question someone posed to me on one of the other forums about heartQuest and how it handles yaoi campaigns has led me to pose this question -- are there,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, clehrich, AndrewDylan, pete_darby, Matt Wilson.

3/24/2004 kenjib: TROS with a narrative combat system?
Okay, so TROS is a marvelous narrative game with a really cool simulationist combat system added in. I almost feel like I'm breaching a taboo here because the combat system…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: kenjib, Tash, Nick Pagnucco, Turin, Bankuei, Malechi.

3/24/2004 sirogit: Narrativism, the juicy parts of the system and Risk
It occured to me that a complaint I hear sometimes against TROS is that the most intereasting part of it's system, the combat system, is wasted because players playing it…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: sirogit, Gaerik, Andrew Norris, Rob Carriere, pete_darby, Jack Spencer Jr, RDU Neil, Alan, Gordon C. Landis, M. J. Young, Storn, montag.

3/24/2004 Richard_Strey: A Fight is a Fight is a Fight. Or is it?
Now, we are all torlerant people. I like that about this forum. I, myself, am a tolerant person -and in Cologne, as you know, everyone is- who spends about ten…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Richard_Strey, clehrich, Valamir, Malechi, Tash, tauman, Caz, Jake Norwood, Edge, timfire, Blankshield.

3/24/2004 ulfhiden: Confused about terain rolls.
im acctualy so confused i dont know what questions to ask!! i guess first is when and how to use them. Roll them everytime you move in combat so that…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ulfhiden, Tash, Starshadow, Alan, Wolfen.

3/24/2004 Michael Hopcroft: Whoi are the good reviewers?
I just released the latest edition of HeartQuest: Romantic Roleplaying in the Worlds of Shoujo Manga at RPGNow, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on who the…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, clehrich, taalyn, DanielSchenström, ethan_greer, Cynthia Celeste Miller, GB Steve.

3/23/2004 TonyLB: Bangs and Narrativism... I -so- need help
Okay, so I've run SO many failed PBeMs that it's got to be me. And they all fail the same way. And my newest one is doing exactly the same…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, Valamir, clehrich, quozl, coxcomb, montag, John Kim, joshua neff, Noon, Alan, Lisa Padol, Trevis Martin, Michael S. Miller, Itse, neelk, DannyK, Blankshield, ptevis, Clay, Ron Edwards.

3/23/2004 Blankshield: Black Company TROS
I've noticed a few mentions of Glen Cook's Black Company series in the forum here as a good potential setting for TROS, and figured people might be interested in seeing…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Blankshield, Valamir, ulfhiden, Tash, Morfedel.

3/23/2004 ethan_greer: The long-term campaign and the myth of d20
So, I have this friend. Let's call him Herb. Herb wants to run a long-term fantasy campaign. How long-term? We're talking years, as in ten or more. Which sounds like…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Mark Johnson, karolusb, Storn, Ole, cruciel, John Kim, madelf, Bankuei, M. J. Young, greyorm, Jack Aidley, Andrew Norris, JDJarvis, Jaide, Christopher Weeks, Gaerik, talysman, Ron Edwards.

3/23/2004 Ron Edwards: Thor the Barbarian interviews me!
Hello, Have any of you heard of Thor the Barbarian? I'm not really sure where to start ... well, there's this guy, right? And he decided that Conan was a…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, joshua neff, lumpley, JamesDJIII, Andrew Norris, Trevis Martin, sirogit.

3/23/2004 worldeater: Tampa Bay, FL - Trying to form a gaming group
Greetings, I'm trying to pull together a group of 4 to 6 people to meet every other Saturday night in Holiday, FL. Gaming would start at 6 PM sharp and…
In Connections
Participants: worldeater.

3/23/2004 bergh: Scenechal screen
Hi what do you think a scenechal screen should be? im talking both the side to the players and the scenechal?.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Caz, Tywin Lannister, Wolfen, Ben.

3/23/2004 bergh: hits succes vs. defending succes.
This question is rather silly you may think. we have been playing: hits succes vs. defending succes. ie. if i hit with 5 success and my opponent evade with 3…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, [MKF]Kapten, bcook1971, Edge, Wolfen.

3/23/2004 Valamir: Trust and the Boink moment
So as not to clutter this cool glorantha thread Why is that such a "boink" insight for gamers, as opposed to the "duh"-obvious requirement for everyone else, for…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Valamir, clehrich, ethan_greer, pete_darby, Matt Wilson, Blankshield, Bankuei, Christopher Kubasik, Itse, M. J. Young, Noon.

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3/24/2004 quozl: Rules' Effects on Play #1 - Writing Down the Social Contract
Going forth from the threads Why not freeform? and Why have no rules?, I thought we might examine specific rules beginning with rules that extend the social contract. What rules…
In RPG Theory
Participants: quozl, lumpley, Valamir, Christopher Weeks, Wolfen, cruciel, timfire.

3/24/2004 John Kim: Stats for Epic Heroes
OK, I am splitting out a particular subtopic from "Epic" and "Saga" roleplaying. Ralph/Valamir had brought up early on the point about how character stats are handled. From…
In RPG Theory
Participants: John Kim, M. J. Young, Shreyas Sampat, Caldis, orbsmatt, Rexfelis, Valamir, xiombarg, Ian Charvill, Walt Freitag, talysman, Ben Lehman, cruciel.

3/24/2004 Uriel: Tweaking the damage
Hello everybody! I've been lurking around here for some time now, but I haven't posted before. I've fallen in love with Sorcerer and plan on using it a lot in…
In Adept Press
Participants: Uriel, Ron Edwards.

3/24/2004 Gaerik: Confused about Bangs...
In a recent thread, a debate occurred on the proper usage of the term Bang. Like the person I was disagreeing with, I like for my terms in these types…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Gaerik, Ron Edwards, montag, Alan, Lisa Padol, beingfrank, Brother Adso, pete_darby.

3/24/2004 Alan: Bangs, Crises, and Inciting Events
[b]Bangs, Crises, and Inciting Events[/b] The following ideas grew out of these threads in Actual Play: [a href "http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=10372" ]Bangs, bangs and more bangs![/a] [a href "http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=10362" ]Bangs and Narrativism...…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Alan, Gaerik, taalyn, M. J. Young, Henri, contracycle, Silmenume, Steve Samson, RDU Neil.

3/24/2004 montag: Sorcerer and WoD
sorry, I apologize for bringing this up, but I need some advice with this, so here goes: I'd like to play a game of sorcerer in WhiteWolfs WoD because I…
In Adept Press
Participants: montag, jburneko, Valamir, Bankuei, xiombarg, Spooky Fanboy, erithromycin, greyorm, Henri, Mike Holmes, DannyK, GreatWolf, Dev, furashgf.

3/24/2004 bergh: General Fantasy setting question! but in riddle its ekstra
General Fantasy setting question! but in riddle its ekstra hard to handle. my question is: How do you handle all warrior groups and wounds, wihtout any healer type magicians, its…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Tash, Jake Norwood, Dain, Caz, Turin, montag, Ingenious, bottleneck, [MKF]Kapten, Wolfen.

3/25/2004 taalyn: Ability Scope problems in Crux
I am having problems figuring something out, so I'm hoping you all can help. First, a basic run through of relevant details (mechanics only, as I've done setting numerous times):…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: taalyn, Shreyas Sampat, jphannil, Mike Holmes.

3/25/2004 6inTruder: just another loser...
First, I want to say that my ability to write this one-sheet up proves (to me anyway) just how amazing Sorcerer really is. Second, on with my write up: just…
In Adept Press
Participants: 6inTruder, sirogit, Ron Edwards.

3/25/2004 Luke Sineath: Games and their styles
I'm new to the Forge. Hello. I've been reading the highly interesting articles on GNS, and R. Edward's note on whether a gaming system can influence the style of play.…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Luke Sineath, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

3/25/2004 Caz: Duelling Shield
Here's a challenge. Here are some stats for those traditional german duelling shields for commoners. Anyone else care to take a stab at em? Can be a fun throw in…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Caz.

3/25/2004 Ian.Plumb: GNS -- Is that pronounced Genius?
Hi, I have recently read Ron's article on the GNS model. What an eye-opener! Having played one RPG (Chivalry & Sorcery) in one campaign setting (Middle-Earth) for nearly twenty years…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ian.Plumb, Shreyas Sampat, Alan, Valamir, montag, Noon, clehrich, Ron Edwards, Trevis Martin, Rob Carriere.

3/25/2004 TonyLB: Asynchronous Roleplay
Play by email, play by post, play by written correspondence... asynchronous roleplay. A different style with (I think) different techniques. I can think of a few that I've used, and…
In RPG Theory
Participants: TonyLB, coxcomb, Jonathan Walton, orbsmatt, Valamir, Jack Spencer Jr, andy, Bogie_71, M. J. Young, Dev, beingfrank, xiombarg.

3/25/2004 bergh: Dwarf racial modifier TRoS (non-wyerth)
Dwarf racial modifier TRoS (non-wyerth). Im thinking the Tolkien dwarf a warhammer dwarf. --- Dwarfs Lifespan: average 230, old 250. A few Dwarves reach 300. Height: Male average 4' 9"…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, Turin.

3/25/2004 bergh: Great axe or 2h-axe. we use pole axe weapon and style.
Great axe or 2h-axe. we use pole axe weapon and style, but why can a pole axe thrust?, something you can't do with a large viking 2-handed axe. Should there…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: bergh, toli, Caz, ZenDog, Tash, Wolfen, Richard_Strey, kenjib, Turin, Starshadow.

3/25/2004 Janus: SLA Industries HQ-system adaptation?
Hi, Has anyone done an adaptation of the HQ-system for the SLA Industries setting (i.e. appropriate cultural and occupational keywords, Ebb rules, etc.) ? Or has anyone interest in such…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Janus, 6inTruder.

3/25/2004 Crusader: Armor pics. OT, I know, but...
...I wanted to post some photos of my armour anyway. I know it needs polished, and there are a handful of minor inaccuracies, but just the same, I'd like some…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Crusader, toli, bergh, Salamander, Caz.

3/25/2004 brainwipe: Spleen Venting: Free = Rubbish?
This rant stems from a number of email I have received recently. I don't expect any detailed analysis on the social causes of this problem, I just feel that I…
In Publishing
Participants: brainwipe, Ron Edwards, quozl, xiombarg, ethan_greer, daMoose_Neo, talysman, bcook1971.

3/25/2004 Christopher Weeks: The Universalis Arena
Hi all, Several of us have been playing an asynchronous game of Universalis on Clinton's RPG Laboratory site for a few months, under the name The Universalis Arena. Over the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Christopher Weeks, ScottM, james_west, Bob McNamee.

3/25/2004 brigadoon: Max Steele vs Steffan - combat simulator
Can someone explain to me how they would fight these two in the simulator? My combats are lasting much too long. Thanks
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: brigadoon, [MKF]Kapten, Overdrive.

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