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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 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.

2/6/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Gun-Fu Playtest? Sorcerer, Sex and Sorcery Required
Hey all. I pulled a Siddhartha on my Kyuseisha project, and after attempting to make a new system, then going back to formula to make another new system (which was…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, Minx, Jeph, Lxndr, Ron Edwards, anonymouse.

2/5/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Sorcerer: Back to Basics Questions
Hey all- I'm going to be running another Sorcerer game starting next month. Rereading the Sorcerer collection is a blast, but I realized that I had some questions about a…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

12/16/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Adobe InDesign 2: Good tutorial sites?
Hey all- I just ran into a copy of InDesign 2 floating in the office over here, and wanted to use it to make classier character sheets and the like.…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, quozl, sacrosanct, Bob Goat, Mernya, Matt Snyder, Jack Aidley.

12/3/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Universalis Challenge: Make it into another RPG's "Pre
Hey, all! This post is prompted by Ralph's Rant and follow up thread at RPGNet. Basically, my challenge (a "question", really) is this, in two parts: 1) Say you're playing…
In Universalis
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, Christopher Weeks, Grimbot, Bob McNamee, Valamir, GreatWolf.

11/8/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Kyuseisha: Back to Formula (failures, reworking)
OK, so this is kinda against the "post when you need feedback" thing of this forum, but I figure there's a few morals of game design in this post. Actually,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, apeiron.

8/25/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Kyuseisha: Dice Mechanics Feedback: Statistics Folk Welcome!
Hey all- gunning for a little more feedback this week. I may have another post in the next few days regarding another issue with my game. We've begun playtesting (last…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, David Chunn, MachMoth.

8/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Kyuseisha: Su-pa- Shin-Pureitesuto!
Hey all- This is Actual Play, usually reserved for tellings of sessions of a particular RPG or other. I'm in the middle of playtesting a game (Kyuseisha), and I figure…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jeph, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

7/29/2003 Andy Kitkowski: KYUSEISHA: Gunning for System Feedback
Hey all- If you know me well, which very few here do, you may have heard me mention this "Kyuseisha" project here and there (usually on the Adept Press forums).…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Dumirik, ethan_greer, Palaskar, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

7/17/2003 Andy Kitkowski: [Site Hop] Running Sorcerer with 4+ players
I doubt that this is kosher, posting here asking people to check out another thread on another board, but a topic came up there that I'm very interested in, and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

6/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Live Gathering in RTP/Greensboro NC: June 14th
It's gonna be a small (10-15 people) gathering of some RPGNet folks, random RPG fans and the like. We're going to be running some "normal" games like Buffy and Dying…
In Connections
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

6/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: JUNE: Forge/Indies Release Roadmap for the Summer?
Hey all, just some standard disclaimers and notices: 1) I'm not indicating that Forge games are better than others. It's easy to find a list of up-and-coming mainstream games, but…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jared A. Sorensen, Nathan, Paul Czege, Jonathan Walton, Peter Nordstrand, Matt Snyder, Michael Hopcroft, brainwipe, samdowning, Cynthia Celeste Miller, rafael, Marco, S.Lonergan, Simon W, JSDiamond, chadu, Jake Norwood, iago.

5/21/2003 Andy Kitkowski: "Site Theory": How come not many folks here use OG
Consider this a curiosity thread more than anything, I don't think that this has any far reaching implications or the like. Anyway, I couldn't help but to notice that the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, taalyn, Mike Holmes, jdagna, Wormwood, Jeffrey Miller, Brand_Robins, Jeph.

5/5/2003 Andy Kitkowski: PALADIN: I'd LOVE to see this in the future...
So the hardest part of gettng ready a game of Paladin (OK, ok, I've only run it once, but still...) is hammering out a code. Sure, the code is going…
In CRN Games
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Bob McNamee.

4/30/2003 Andy Kitkowski: "Indie" as a definition, and Getting Over It. (^.^
Hey, this kinda fell squarely between Theory and Site Discussion, so I'm posting it here. So there's another yearly meltdown over at "My House", RPGNet (don't bother. seriously.) about the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Malcolm, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Valamir.

4/25/2003 Andy Kitkowski: [Sor, Dice] "Levelling" dice for dif power levels.
Sorry- I didn't se anything discussing this in the few searches I ran here, so if it's been discussed already, a point towards relevant links would be appreciated. So I've…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Valamir, szilard, Ron Edwards, jburneko, greyorm, Bankuei, Jared A. Sorensen, Nev the Deranged.

4/22/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Running survivalist scenes in a Sorcerer ("N") gam
Hey all- had a quick question, which may help me develop some quick mechanics or new modes of play for sorcerer. In most of the games of Sorcerer I've run…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, talysman, Nev the Deranged.

4/16/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Another Cosmetic Forum Suggestion
Instead of 10 posts per page, how about 15? Less pages to deal with. Just a thought. -Andy
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

4/15/2003 Andy Kitkowski: Question about DONJON character sheets...
Not a serious, question, mind you, but a question nonetheless. :-) "I gets my scrilla from pimpin' " Er... What does that mean? We brought it up in my group:…
In CRN Games
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Jonathan Walton, Ben Morgan.

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4/6/2004 Andy Kitkowski: RPGs that Turned You On over the past year...
So, I'm wondering what RPGs that fell across your desk over the past year (they can be older) gave you some sort of inspiration, and why? Doesn't have to be…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, coxcomb, Shreyas Sampat, C. Edwards, Dev, Doyce, Ben Lehman, cruciel, Jack Aidley, Paka, Brian Leybourne, hix, Alan, joshua neff, Marhault, Muggins, GreatWolf, Lisa Padol, Spooky Fanboy, Rich Stokes, Anonymous, rafial.

4/8/2004 Andy Kitkowski: INDIE RPG AWARDS 2003 (Year 2004): HELP NEEDED
Hey all, this is one of two threads I'm creating on the subject of my awards. The other thread (on suggestions/feedback) is in the Publishing forum. After a long hiatus…
In Connections
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

4/8/2004 Andy Kitkowski: INDIE RPG AWARDS 2003 (Year 2004): FEEDBACK?
Hey all, this is one of two threads I'm creating on the subject of my awards. The other thread (on Volunteering) is in the Connections forum. After a long hiatus…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, daMoose_Neo.

4/16/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Starting a "Legal Company", need help, STAT!
Hey all, for this project that my wife and I are engaging in, we need to register ourselves as a business ASAP (I think, details below). Basically, we are looking…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Lxndr, quozl, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, BPetroff93, Dav, daMoose_Neo, RaconteurX.

5/11/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Room search for GenCon
I'm seriously considering going to GenCon this year, it'll be my fourth GenCon, the last one being about 7-8 years ago... Indie booth aside... Is anyone planning on getting one…
In Connections
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

6/1/2004 Andy Kitkowski: The 2003 Indie RPG Awards: Now Live!
Hey all- Andy here with the Indie RPG Awards. Before I slap my 9 inches of PR on the table, I just had a few additional comments for the Forge…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, ethan_greer, Jürgen Mayer.

6/8/2004 Andy Kitkowski: [Convention Swap] GIMME SOME RPG STUFF in exchange for ads
Hey all, sorry about the ambiguous title. Let me quickly summarize what's going down: In late July is Trinoc-Con, the area's (Durham/Raleigh/NC) premier game and SF convention. This year, I'm…
In Connections
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

7/8/2004 Andy Kitkowski: [Trollbabe] Examples of Combat Failures WITHOUT rerolls
Hey all- I'm looking here specifically for solid "Actual Play" descriptions of what you've seen on the table. I'm rereading Trollbabe in anticipation of running it at a demo table…
In Adept Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Paganini, Ron Edwards, rafial.

7/12/2004 Andy Kitkowski: 24 Hour RPG site live
Man, I hate to turn the Publishing Forum into PR central, but here goes: The cut of it is that the www.24hourrpg.com site is now live. Since Phil Reed started…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, ethan_greer, timfire, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, philreed, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Brett M. Bernstein, Simon W.

7/19/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Trinoc-Con in Durham, NC July 23-25: Indie Friendly Con!
www.trinoc-con.org Indie Friendly... because I'm in charge of the RPG section this year! Mwah-ha-ha-ha-haaaa! Actually, that's a bit of a misnomer- They encourage you to run anything you want to…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

7/22/2004 Andy Kitkowski: 'Scandanavian Gaming Culture' ???
Hey all- I noticed that in the Diana Jones award shortlist was listed "Scandanavian Gamer Culture" or something to that extent. I came upon two more references to the Scandanavians…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes, Tim C Koppang, Merten, DongMaster, newsalor, Eamon, CPXB, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

8/6/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Marking/Linking to a Particular Post: Shortcuts?
I find that this is often the case: I want to link to a particular POST by another person (rather than an entire thread), in a way that will take…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, ScottM.

8/10/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Indie RPG Awards: GENCON Ceremony Info!
Hey all, thanks to the efforts of Ron Edwards and Matt Forbeck, we have a locale for the Indie RPG Awards ceremony! The ceremony will be Wednesday Night (before the…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jürgen Mayer, Tigger, Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, PlotDevice, iago.

8/17/2004 Andy Kitkowski: [LAME :) ] GenCon: Getting there early on Wed...
At the risk of sounding really, really lame and crowding out the geniune threads with a "Hey Guys!!!" thread*: I'm arriving in Indianapolis at about 10:00. I'll probably be at…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Troy_Costisick.

8/29/2004 Andy Kitkowski: PTA to play Manga
Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick, PTA has been the most *infectious* game of GenCon that I played. We're watching Buffy season six now on DVD (never watched it…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

9/8/2004 Andy Kitkowski: WGP Last Minute Question Thread!!!ONE!
Hey Mike, crew. Got the playtest version on Sat, have been going over it lightly over the past few days. I was hoping to run a playtest of it this…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Michael S. Miller, Kat Miller, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Smithy.

9/8/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Penultimate Final Update on the 2003 Indie RPG Awards
Hey all, as most of you should know, the Indie RPG Awards went down on Wednesday night before GenCon. That was the actual ceremony. The next morning, my lovely wife…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, abzu, Marco, Bob Goat, Ben Lehman, Paul Czege, Ed Cha.

9/16/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Various Funkiness after Playtest Session
Hey Mike, sorry to keep you waiting on playtest notes. I usually like to take the time to formulate my thoughts into coherent patterns so that I can order and…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Michael S. Miller, dunlaing, Christopher Weeks, Alan, Valamir.

9/16/2004 Andy Kitkowski: NC Gameday: Sept 25th in Raleigh
Hey all, this is my second gameday. It's been a big success for the past year or so. About 2-3 times a year it goes down at NC State University,…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

10/15/2004 Andy Kitkowski: [A Thought] On Paying Playtesters to Playtest your game
This is a topic/idea that I often see floating around here and RPGNet. You're almost finished (or in the middle of) designing your game. You troll around for feedback, but…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, jdagna, Dev, Solly Brown, daMoose_Neo, Ron Edwards, Wilper, grimnr.

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