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4/4/2004 Mark Johnson: Can of Worms
What is your opinion of D20? What do you think D&D 3.5?
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Mark Johnson, Dav, talysman, coxcomb, Sean, joshua neff, Valamir, Anonymous, Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, Halzebier, Bankuei, ethan_greer, Technocrat13, Wolfen, Umberhulk, Scourge108, orbsmatt, Lxndr.

4/4/2004 gobi: How have you coerced your friends to play a Forge game?
The only time I've managed to get people to play an indie game is when I got two guys to test out a tactical mini game in exchange for pizza…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: gobi, bcook1971, coxcomb, Argetlamh, Dev, joshua neff, Paka, Mike Holmes.

4/4/2004 cruciel: Offensive Political Quotes
So, I've got this weird list of political quotes on my computer. I decided to pick the most offensive ones and post them. Yeah! "Feminism encourages women to leave their…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: cruciel, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, quozl, Walt Freitag.

4/4/2004 Zhores: Movement in combat & pain & other stuff :)
I'm not sure the book answers these questions.. atleast there's some confusion in our group. How do you handle movement in combat? How long does it take? Do you use…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Zhores, Alan, nsruf, bcook1971, kenjib, Richard_Strey.

4/4/2004 cruciel: I challenge you to a game of stack the piggies!
[url]http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/pig.htm[/url] (Your sound must be on or you suck.) Score: 1,280 Bring it punk.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: cruciel, Valamir, Walt Freitag, coxcomb, Bob McNamee.

4/4/2004 Jeph: Will 24 Hour Games be making a return appearance?
The thread for the original started April 8th last year. It seems like it's about time for another batch, given Ron's 1/year qualifier. This coming week would be perfect for…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jeph, Ron Edwards, Seth L. Blumberg, Mike Holmes, philreed.

4/4/2004 clehrich: Bad RPG Fiction
One other thread I wanted to start, which I think might pick up a bit once more people have drunk heavily, is about bad RPG fiction. I'm talking about the…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: clehrich, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, rafial, Jack Spencer Jr.

4/4/2004 clehrich: Be honest, now
Okay, you can log out and answer this if you like, but Ron's so plastered by this point that he won't remember a thing. Admit it, have you ever: 1.…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: clehrich, Ben Lehman, Shreyas Sampat, Sean, C. Edwards, cruciel, bcook1971, ethan_greer, Jonathan Walton, talysman, Alan, brainwipe, Marhault, Nick Pagnucco, xiombarg, Mike Holmes, hix, Dav, Ron Edwards, timfire, Jack Aidley, orbsmatt.

4/4/2004 clehrich: Beer and munchies
Okay, so Walt's got a lampshade on his head at 2:30 in the afternoon, but most of the rest of us seem to be starting up slowly. So my ultra-important…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: clehrich, Shreyas Sampat, Lxndr, cruciel, Jeph, coxcomb, Bob McNamee, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Steven Bishop, jrs, brainwipe, ScottM, Jack Aidley, WDFlores, orbsmatt.

4/4/2004 abzu: *sniff* We Share a Birthday
A tear forms in my eye when I think how apropos it is, the Forge and I share a birthday. (or at least near enough to each other to fall…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: abzu, Sean, Ben Lehman, joshua neff, Christopher Weeks, Michael S. Miller, Marhault.

4/4/2004 Dev: Bad GMing, then and now!
Y'know, I'm not even a good GM, really. (And I like the egalitarianizing effect of game design that doesn't require an entirely godlike and excessively preparatory.) Flashback: High School, Circa…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Dev, Mike Holmes.

4/4/2004 Morrius: Damage mechanic
Whenever I'm trying to develop a system in my head, the one part that always stymies me is the damage mechanic. I'm currently working on a systems that uses an…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Morrius, Jasper, Knarf, Matt.

4/4/2004 Christopher Kubasik: So, When You're Not Playing Roleplaying Games...
Here's what I do. I've been painting and drawing. It's become somewhat obsessive. I really don't care much about writing anymore. I even had to leave Jesse's terrific In the…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Jeph, Dev, Ben Lehman, Lxndr, taalyn, clehrich, greyorm, gobi, cruciel, Walt Freitag, Argetlamh, Dav, talysman, bcook1971, joshua neff, Bob McNamee, Rich Forest, Christopher Weeks, Andy Kitkowski, John Harper, pete_darby, brainwipe, Matt Wilson, GreatWolf, Paganini, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Shreyas Sampat, timfire, Chris Passeno, ScottM, Umberhulk, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Gordon C. Landis, Muggins, Matt, Rich Stokes, Malechi.

4/4/2004 Ben Lehman: Religion!
Hi. This is the new religion thread. Post here. I am curious as to people's religious beliefs. I ask this because I am in a muddle about my own beliefs…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Ben Lehman, Shreyas Sampat, Christopher Kubasik, Eero Tuovinen, ethan_greer, taalyn, clehrich, Sean, Simon W, C. Edwards, Lxndr, coxcomb, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, joshua neff, Jonathan Walton, Valamir, RaconteurX, greyorm, talysman, cruciel, Ben Terry, Brian Leybourne, contracycle, lumpley, quozl, Christopher Weeks, Rich Forest, BPetroff93, Anonymous, Green, Matt Wilson, Scourge108, Yasha, DannyK, Jack Aidley, Marhault, orbsmatt, Rich Stokes, Muggins.

4/4/2004 Dev: DRINK DA FORGE
So, um, really. What's the official drink of the Forge '04? I propose that rejected sorcerer drink, with the shot of I think tequilla and chili pippers and bleach. But…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Dev, Ben Lehman, Sean, clehrich, Ron Edwards, Anonymous.

4/4/2004 Mark Johnson: Forgie, Forger, Forgite, Smith
What is the best term for a poster at the Forge?
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Mark Johnson, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Peter Nordstrand, clehrich, Anonymous, Wolfen, talysman, Walt Freitag, Bob McNamee, Asrogoth, Valamir, Paul Czege, Andy Kitkowski, pete_darby, lumpley, brainwipe, Matt Snyder, Mike Holmes, Umberhulk, Gordon C. Landis, orbsmatt, Shreyas Sampat, Alex Johnson, hix, Steve Samson.

4/4/2004 drembaer: new Russian CCG
Íi. I represent a small group of Russian developers currently working on new card RPG. We are planning to release the game in 2 versions (English and Russian) and are…
In Connections
Participants: drembaer.

4/4/2004 Mark Johnson: Baltimore/Washington D.C. Area Forgers
Would anyone be interested having an "in person" meetup? Write me here or privately. If there is enough interest maybe we could get together for an evening of design sharing…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Mark Johnson, Shreyas Sampat, Valamir, talysman, Garbanzo, xiombarg.

4/4/2004 Christopher Kubasik: Thanks, Clinton and Ron!
And Happy Birthday! Again! Although my life's turned awfully busy in ways having nothing to do with RPGs, I'm still always checking in here. The Forge has been an amazing…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Dev, Ben Lehman, Shreyas Sampat, bcook1971, coxcomb, John Harper, brainwipe, Marhault, Paka, Adam, Anonymous, ScottM, Tomas HVM, GreatWolf, Technocrat13, Mike Holmes, Jack Aidley, clehrich.

4/4/2004 Mark Johnson: Great Tasting Spam
Anyone have any cool links that they are involved with that they wouldn't normally post at the Forge?
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Mark Johnson, Shreyas Sampat, Valamir, Sean, Dav, talysman, bcook1971, coxcomb, Jonathan Walton, Steven Bishop, Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, brainwipe, Mike Holmes.

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4/4/2004 Guest: Ever think about just chucking it?
Ever think about saying "To hell with RPGs" and never playing again? I know I have. I haven't played in what seems like forever. Even when I could, I just…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Guest, greyorm, coxcomb, joshua neff, rafial, Jonathan Walton, NPC Silent Bob, Anonymous, Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes.

4/4/2004 Jack Spencer Jr: I am so out of the loop...
I tell you, for the niche culture that roleplaying is, I am out of the loop big time. Something like 50% of the posts on RPGnet Open are about some…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, coxcomb, Argetlamh.

4/5/2004 montag: Prep-Advice for Whispering Vault wanted
as the title indicates, actual play hasn't happened yet, but I wanted to ask for some advice on running Whispering Vault beforehand. It's unlikely that we'll play a longer campaign…
In Actual Play
Participants: montag, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards.

4/5/2004 Mourglin: Skyfall
My goals for this thread are two fold. First I wish to answer two inter-related questions I have been wrestling with for weeks. In order to present these questions to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Mourglin, Kryyst, Shreyas Sampat, Castellanus, Alex Johnson, ghostwolf.

4/5/2004 Paganini: Party live, doods
So, party, birthday, happy, etc. I see some of my boys, and a lot of folks I don't know. Why don't you guys drop by the #indierpgs IRC channel on…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Paganini, Lxndr, Mike Holmes.

4/5/2004 ChefKyle: How to deal with GM-players?
I'm sure plenty of you have experienced this: the guy who's usually the GM, says, "sure, have a go at a one-off, I'll enjoy playing for a while." Then he…
In Actual Play
Participants: ChefKyle, Bob McNamee, sirogit, jdagna, Doyce, Ron Edwards, S'mon, Lisa Padol, clehrich, mstrand, Jasper, Scripty, Rich Forest, Green, tryscer.

4/5/2004 RDU Neil: Sim story
Setting aside the "Does Sim exist as a CA" conversation for the moment. Question. Does "Sim story" exist? By this I mean... I have seen and played examples of "Sim…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: RDU Neil, Landon Darkwood.

4/5/2004 Jonathan Walton: Let's Be Productive: The Wishlist
So last year (man, that was a whole YEAR ago?), we had this thread that is now marked in my browser Favorites as "Promises," because it consisted of people requested…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Jonathan Walton, hardcoremoose, Paganini, Rich Forest, Argetlamh, coxcomb, Ben Lehman, John Harper, Matt Snyder, Shreyas Sampat, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes, clehrich, Valamir, hix, talysman, Spooky Fanboy, Emily Care, Dev, gobi, anonymouse, Lord_Steelhand, Tobias.

4/5/2004 apeiron: Piratic Inquiry: What games work for Pirate Play?
@ Just watch PotC:CotBP for the 3rd time, and that got me wondering. @ What games and supplements replicate the romantic pirate life? i've noticed someone mention a game called…
In Actual Play
Participants: apeiron, suffusionofyellow, DannyK.

4/5/2004 Asrogoth: Caterpillar Poop
I just saw a caterpillar poop in my son's "butterfly farm". What's really weird is that the last two times we've been to the zoo, we've seen several of the…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Asrogoth, Argetlamh, C. Edwards, Green, Scourge108.

4/5/2004 Paul Czege: Jonathan Tweet plays My Life with Master...
...and reviews it here. Paul
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, RaconteurX, Matt Wilson.

4/5/2004 Rich Forest: Tell me about... your unfinished game ideas
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?p=111476#111476]Over here in the RPG Dreams thread[/url], [quote="Lxndr"]Parts of Fastlane came to me in a dream and/or hypnagogic state; same with good portions of [b]Shangri-la[/b] and [b]Mudsylvania[/b], neither of which…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Rich Forest, Paka, Jonathan Walton, Lxndr, Andy Kitkowski, John Harper, Ben Lehman, Dev, talysman, Shreyas Sampat, timfire, Christopher Weeks, greyorm, John Kim, coxcomb, taalyn, Matt, Walt Freitag, hix, b_bankhead, hanschristianandersen, Rob MacDougall, Marhault, lumpley, Valamir, WDFlores, gobi, orbsmatt, Spooky Fanboy, Umberhulk, Wolfen, daMoose_Neo, Michael S. Miller, Anonymous, Bob Goat, Emily Care, Jared A. Sorensen, Sean, joshua neff, xenopulse, Selene Tan, Lee Short, Tony Irwin, Trevis Martin, Andrew Morris, Bankuei, Andrew Norris, Kit, Jinx.

4/5/2004 hardcoremoose: a Forge greater than the sum of its parts
Following the B-day party theme… You know how sometimes you get drunk and brutal honesty follows. This is that thread. Remember, it's the booze talking. My posting here has been…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: hardcoremoose, Lxndr, Ben Lehman, greyorm, Rich Forest, Michael S. Miller, Paka, Matt Snyder, Paganini, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Dav, ethan_greer, Mike Holmes, montag, John Kim, Valamir, Jack Aidley, Christopher Weeks, KingstonC, JamesSterrett, Emily Care, Bob McNamee.

4/5/2004 ZenDog: Open call for fiction
Tales from the Ale House is a quarterly Ezine specialising in fantasy fiction. The particular sub-genres of fantasy we are looking for are High, Low/Historical, Epic and Heroic, or Sword…
In Connections
Participants: ZenDog.

4/5/2004 myripad: What am I playing?
I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the Actual Play forum, so if I'm the wrong place, please let me know. I'm sure this has been asked…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: myripad, trechriron, Emily Care.

4/5/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Who are you?!? (Putting Pictures to Posters)
Any forum with a self-fellatio forum HAS to have that thread where people post pictures of themselves (usually the best, apt pictures- the ones that conceal the acne, make them…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, Dev, John Harper, talysman, rafial, Rich Forest, contracycle, bcook1971, Anonymous, Eero Tuovinen, Itse, Matt, Matt Wilson, xiombarg, Bob McNamee, Yasha, Jonathan Walton, Paul Czege, Shreyas Sampat, Chris Passeno, gobi.

4/5/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Oh, BTW, I've completely given up Game Design
Yeah, so after some progress, then failures, with my Kyuseisha game (started out as a mini-sup for Sorcerer, became its own full game, etc), I've decided that I really don't…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Dev, komradebob.

4/5/2004 Paka: [Dust Devils] Wyrd West - On the Trail of Bastards
[i]The following is an e-mail I sent to the gamers. A friend is coming in from outta town and I reckoned this'd be a good game ta run:[/i] [b]The Adventure:[/b]…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, Dev, Ben Lehman, Nev the Deranged, RobNJ.

4/5/2004 Christopher Kubasik: All right, fuck it: Iraq!
I suspect this thread will burn brighter than any thread we could produce on religion or sodomy, but what the hell.... Ralph wrote: What we basically had is a vile…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, cruciel, Anonymous, contracycle, Ben Lehman, montag, Valamir, Itse, ethan_greer, Sean, Jonathan Walton, greyorm, Christopher Weeks, Rich Forest, Gordon C. Landis, quozl, joshua neff, Nicolas Crost, clehrich, Paul Watson, timfire, Matt Wilson, Mike Holmes, John Kim, ADGConscience.

4/5/2004 Russell Hoyle: Final Days at Skullpoint, by Ron Edwards
Ron, are you the Ron Edwards mentioned in connection with this fine upcoming publication? If so, congratulations! Rusty
In HeroQuest
Participants: Russell Hoyle, jrs, Ron Edwards, Mark Galeotti.

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