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4/8/2004 Creslin: Using a rapier with sword and shield style?
Hey all, I'm new to TROS, and I only have a mild understanding of the rules. So anyway, I read in the book that you can use something like a…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Creslin, Tash, MonkeyWrench, Caz, Wolfen, tauman, Valamir, Brian Leybourne, bergh.

4/8/2004 John Kim: Immersive Story Essay
So I have posted my essay from the "Beyond Role and Play" book up on my website, along with book information. So first of all, here is the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: John Kim, contracycle, Alan, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes, clehrich, RDU Neil, Jack Spencer Jr, Russell Impagliazzo, matthijs, Daredevil, Storn, Revontuli, Noon.

4/8/2004 Doyce: [Sorcerer] A hint on Hint (and other Abilities)
Okay, I've checked out What Else Can Demons Do? and Questions About How To Read The Descriptions of Demon Powers and, while they are both educational and entertaining, they didn't…
In Adept Press
Participants: Doyce, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

4/8/2004 Clinton R. Nixon: Goodbye, again!
Thanks to everyone for participating in the Forge Birthday Forum this year. I was incredibly pleased with the results - we managed to discuss modern media, games, politics, and religion…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Vaxalon, Miskatonic.

4/8/2004 Valamir: Last Word
The last (non moderator) member to post here before the forum closes wins bragging rights till next year. Who will win...I take an early lead.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Valamir, Shreyas Sampat, Paganini, taalyn, Clinton R. Nixon, Rob MacDougall, Andy Kitkowski, Gaerik, Andrew Morris, Vaxalon, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Eva Deinum, Marhault, Chris Goodwin, Miskatonic, Dave Panchyk, Domhnall, ADGConscience, GreatWolf, Brendan, xenopulse.

4/8/2004 HinterWelt: Retailer Survey Results From GTS2004
I posted this over on RPG.Net and I thought people might be interested over here also even if the tier system does not interest. We finally have compiled the retailer…
In Publishing
Participants: HinterWelt.

4/8/2004 Jasper: Questioning Deprotagonization and Railroading
In the Railroading Fun thread, One of the commonly accepted rules in roleplaying is that what a PC thinks, feels, and decides to do is completely up to the player.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jasper, Shreyas Sampat, CPXB, montag, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, Andrew Norris, Seth L. Blumberg, Walt Freitag, contracycle, Noon, FredGarber.

4/8/2004 C. Edwards: Panties on your head.
Have you ever worn a pair of panties on your head for ANY reason? My answer... yes. Don't look at me that way. -Chris
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: C. Edwards, Shreyas Sampat, cruciel, Walt Freitag.

4/8/2004 gobi: [Azure Dusk] Brainstorming
Over on the birthday forum, I mentioned a weird game concept I have had sitting stillborn for several months because it was just too weird for me to get my…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: gobi, Shreyas Sampat, Walt Freitag, Emily Care, Jeph, Marhault, Jonathan Walton, Lxndr, anonymouse.

4/8/2004 gobi: [Azure Dusk] Brainstorming
Okay, the forum is about to close, but I wanted to get some real quick ideas for Azure Dusk now that a few people have expressed interest in seeing it…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: gobi, Emily Care, anonymouse.

4/7/2004 jeffd: armor penetrating capability of crossbows
I remember a while back (month or two) there was a thread here about the longbow's mythical ability to penetrate full harness armor - basically someone did research and that's…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: jeffd, Tash, Crusader, Salamander, Dain, Caz, bergh, Eamon.

4/7/2004 hix: Would the last one to leave ...
Okay, 's n'hour ta go <hic>. The highlight from this year? Alex Johnston explaining that the correct pronunication of "Forge" is "Four-shzay". Cheers, Steve.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: hix.

4/7/2004 GreatWolf: Anyone from the Peoria area?
Yeah, so others are doing it too. Sue me. ;-) I know about Ralph Mazza and Keith Sears. Anyone else out there near Peoria? Seth Ben-Ezra Great Wolf
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: GreatWolf.

4/7/2004 Jeph: Player Authorship
So, thus far I've run two sessions of Exemplar, a brief and poorly initiated discussion of which may be found here. But what this post is concerned with is player…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jeph, coxcomb, Andrew Norris, Doyce, Bankuei, DannyK, BPetroff93.

4/7/2004 Matt: So, how many Brits?
Following from the Kiwi thread, how many Brits are there hanging around? I've noticed a few, but I'm wondering if there are some lurking... And, to make it vaguely useful,…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Matt, Rich Stokes, Simon W, Domhnall, A.Neill, Jack Aidley, Kit, Doug Ruff, James Holloway, nellist, GB Steve, cthulahoops, contracycle, pete_darby, Gethyn, rrr, Jason13, Graham Walmsley, Chris Gardiner, ocasta, Alex Fradera, Warren, Adam Biltcliffe, pfischer, Iskander, mtiru, demiurgeastaroth.

4/7/2004 Anonymous: Name me a game that . . .
How this works: someone describes the type of game he wants to play, then someone else gives him the name of a published game which matches those criteria. Me first:…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Anonymous, Rexfelis, Andy Kitkowski, Marhault, montag, GreatWolf, taalyn, Andrew Norris.

4/7/2004 Anonymous: Tell me what's wrong with gay marriage
I've yet to hear an argument why gay marriage should be illegal that I can't completely dismantle in one word - 'discrimination'. Yet, the majority of the populace here in…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Anonymous, cruciel, lumpley, joshua neff, Christopher Weeks, Paul Watson, ethan_greer, montag, Valamir, Andy Kitkowski, Matt Wilson, clehrich, Emily Care, GreatWolf, Alan, Marhault, Jack Spencer Jr, ADGBoss, Vaxalon, daMoose_Neo, xenopulse, Paul Hebble, Mike Holmes, Gaerik, James Holloway, Danny_K, GB Steve, Victor Gijsbers, pete_darby, C. Edwards, Andrew Morris, Miskatonic, John Wick, Harlequin, Sean, greyorm.

4/7/2004 lumpley: Responsible Game Design
So I'm designing this Dogs in the Vineyard game, right, and ... well, it's like my freewheeling monkey business days are over. Time was, I could write a Matchmaker or…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Shreyas Sampat.

4/7/2004 MonkeyWrench: Adapting TRoS for a more futuristic setting (long)
I've been a fan of Warhammer 40k for years now and it has always bothered me that there wasn't an RPG out there that captured the dirty, gothic feel of…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: MonkeyWrench, Caz, Tash, Trevis Martin.

4/7/2004 Marhault: Daedalus
Before things close up on the old FBF, I want to say how sad I am that Daedalus is ceasing publication. Daedalus really made me think, and I was hoping…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Marhault, Matt Snyder, Andy Kitkowski, GreatWolf, Matt, Shreyas Sampat.

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4/8/2004 pointyman2000: Steampunk Mafia game up for analysis and improvements
Hello! I'm fairly new to the forge and I'd just like to offer a free RPG I came up with for everyone's review, comments and suggestions. It's currently a work…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: pointyman2000, coxcomb.

4/8/2004 Silmenume: The Limiting Action of Sim is Character
In an earlier thread, Player action/reaction to Situation key to CA, I had discussed that CA can only be measured and seen in operation in the address of Situation; everything…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Silmenume, Caldis, RDU Neil, Vishanti, M. J. Young.

4/8/2004 Paka: E-mail as a Table-Top Game Tool
I've used e-mails to schedule games, send in-game letters to player characters, to manage character generation and kibbitzed on the direction of the table top game. Sometimes we have even…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, Eero Tuovinen, clehrich, Sean, Paul Czege, Doyce, beingfrank, Neylana.

4/8/2004 Alan: Acting as Gamist Play
Hi all, Recently I've read two threads, Regarding the nature of roleplaying and Immersive Story Essay. They've triggered several ideas, but here's…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Alan.

4/8/2004 Alan: Acting as Gamist Play
Hi all, Recently I've read two threads, Regarding the nature of roleplaying and Immersive Story Essay. They've triggered several ideas, but here's…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Alan, Gordon C. Landis, contracycle, Seth L. Blumberg, Matt Wilson, pete_darby, Mike Holmes.

4/8/2004 Alan: Does internalization characterize simulationism?
John Kim's essay, Immersive Story Essay, and a quick study of the The Threeway Model FAQ triggered some ideas for me. Can…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Alan, Ron Edwards, RDU Neil, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, M. J. Young, Walt Freitag, Caldis.

4/8/2004 Storn: My break with GNS
Let me state up front, I think GNS is an interesting attempt to define Player behavior...but WAY too rigid. And too complex. If you cannot tell me a definition in…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Storn, Ron Edwards, Valamir, ethan_greer, Lxndr, coxcomb, Paul Watson, Dev, greyorm, Alan, Matt Snyder, Christopher Kubasik, M. J. Young, Andrew Norris, montag, Paganini, Seth L. Blumberg, BPetroff93, Henri.

4/8/2004 rylen dreskin: How to serve man, er ... ogres
Been reading more Glorantha background and have begun putting together some ideas for a clan to be the center of the action. I'd like to have an ogre lurking in…
In HeroQuest
Participants: rylen dreskin, Mike Holmes.

4/8/2004 Bill_White: [Rune Saga] Example of Play
I'm working on a game of "epic narrative fantasy roleplaying" that I'm calling Rune Saga. I'm in the process of revising the rules in the aftermath of a playtest-by-email session.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bill_White.

4/8/2004 Jonathan Walton: For Ben: The Shang Dynasty Game
[quote="Ben Lehman"]I want an Asian fantasy / history game that isn't reheated D&D and SamuraiNinjaKewl. And, of course, Mr. Walton writes it.[/quote] I would have done it anyway, but since…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jonathan Walton, clehrich, Rich Forest, talysman, Ben Lehman, daMoose_Neo, contracycle, Shreyas Sampat.

4/8/2004 GreatWolf: What's new about the new Elfs?
Ron, For those of us on the fence about picking up the print version of Elfs, could you give us the lowdown on what you've tweaked/changed/added, etc.? I know that…
In Adept Press
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, stingray20166.

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 lightcastle: Followers
Hi everyone, more newbie questions. :) This time, I'm concerned with followers and multiple attacks and such. Say we have our 3 heroic players squaring off with a villain and…
In HeroQuest
Participants: lightcastle.

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.

4/8/2004 Henri: Probability Curves
It may be that someone has already done this (and if so could someone point me to it), but I was thinking it might be useful to have some sort…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Henri, John Kim, b_bankhead, Jasper, Rob Carriere, Mike Holmes, M. J. Young, Gaerik, Thierry Michel.

4/9/2004 ZenDog: Ale House website up
Support your local fantasy fiction zine Come and take a look. See the submission guidelines and sign the guestbook. Sub some work http://www.thealehouse.tk/
In Connections
Participants: ZenDog.

4/9/2004 DannyK: MLwM Online?
OK, after hearing good stuff about the game, and reading some of the posts in this forum, I'm very interested. If anyone is still reading this forum... Do you think…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: DannyK, Trevis Martin, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Nev the Deranged.

4/9/2004 tetsujin28: [Sorcerer & Sword]Non-sorcerer PCs?
I may just be being lame, but how does one handle non-sorcerer PCs in a S&S setting, without relegating them to the "second-class PC locker", ala Ars Magica companions? Seems…
In Adept Press
Participants: tetsujin28, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Bankuei, Andrew Norris, Seth L. Blumberg, BPetroff93.

4/9/2004 Michael Hopcroft: Promoting a place to play
It just so happens that the ownership of the Seraphim Fan Network has been formally tranferred from Seraphim Guard to my personal use. So I'm opening upo the server to…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

4/9/2004 Tomas HVM: Players never have a "free choice"
Players are often said to have a "free choice" of action in roleplaying games, or at least much more free than in any other game. This is not true. The…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tomas HVM, Jonathan Walton, greyorm, Caldis, Gaerik, Henri, Christopher Kubasik, Bob McNamee, Umberhulk, M. J. Young, Ben Lehman, clehrich, Rob Carriere, simon_hibbs, Valamir, Seth L. Blumberg, Ron Edwards, Silmenume, BPetroff93, pete_darby, Halzebier, Eero Tuovinen, Walt Freitag, contracycle, Andrew Norris, joshua neff.

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