Previous Topics 5/24/2004 El Mik@: Questions about system Hi all,
TRoS has managed to interest me and only a few RPG books have managed to do that lately, so I have a questions:
I have been searching a… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: El Mik@, Valamir.
5/24/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] The look & feel Hello,
This thread is related to Booth design and logistics, but mainly focused on atmosphere, comportment, and other intangibles which, in practice, are actually quite tangible. I figure… In Conventions Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Matt Snyder, Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, abzu, AdAstraGames, Nev the Deranged, LordSmerf, btrc.
5/24/2004 Mike Holmes: [PTA Playtest] Mistkatonic We played PTA again last night. The idea was to test the recent changes in the rules. I wasn't sure where your notes on the rules change was, however. Could… In Actual Play Participants: Mike Holmes, joshua neff, Matt Wilson, Alan, John Harper, Ian O'Rourke, pete_darby.
5/24/2004 coxcomb: [DD3.5E] Dragon Must Die (light bulb comes on) Even though I dislike D&D, I played a game this weekend as part of a birthday party for a friend. One shot, pregenerated characters, how bad could it be, right?… In Actual Play Participants: coxcomb, John Harper, Zak Arntson, b_bankhead, cognizantchance, Ron Edwards, Sean, Jinx, Tav_Behemoth.
5/24/2004 sirogit: (Sorcerer) Alchemist Before my Demon Cops game this fall, A friend and I wanted to get together for a game over a month or so, and something I definately want to run… In Adept Press Participants: sirogit, Paka, b_bankhead, Nev the Deranged, Solomon.
5/24/2004 lumpley: A Non-RPG Example of Premise in Play Check out Scott McCloud's current morning improv, Mimi's Last Coffee. Requires Flash.
You've got a thematically charged setup and characters locked into it. You can see from reading the comic… In GNS Model Discussion Participants: lumpley, M. J. Young, Emily Care, Jack Spencer Jr, ethan_greer.
5/24/2004 Valamir: Games Quarterly Magazine The premier issue of GQM is out, a companion magazine for the retailer's bible Games Quarterly Catalog. Its primarily full of advertisements aimed at retailers but there are a number… In Publishing Participants: Valamir, Matt Snyder, daMoose_Neo, Andy Kitkowski.
5/24/2004 Albert of Feh: Online improvisation [long] Hi, I've been lurking around the Forge for the past month or so, but this is my first posting. Name's Albert. I've got some stuff waiting to be typed up… In Actual Play Participants: Albert of Feh, C. Edwards.
5/24/2004 fruitbatinshades: What are the GMs responsibilities? When discussusing our system, we keep coming back to the same point.
How do you ensure everyone is playing the same game?
When you're going to reward "thinking of… In RPG Theory Participants: fruitbatinshades, Matt, Ron Edwards, Noon, Doctor Xero.
5/24/2004 Albert the Absentminded: All about the Ordeals? Seeking advise on game design. Hi. I'm Albert, and while I've lurked here occasionally, this is my first post.
I've been mulling over ideas for a game system I want to put together, and I… In Indie Game Design Participants: Albert the Absentminded, Jasper.
5/24/2004 Malechi: Katanapunk Playtest For those who don't step out of the TROS forum into the wider-Forge world I've posted a quick run-down of the playtest session we had last week in the Actual… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Malechi, ReverendCuster187, greedo1379.
5/24/2004 Malechi: [Katanapunk] Playtesting the Punk - Edo Calling (long) Well last week we made characters and constructed the Martial School that the characters belonged to using the system we've devised. Comments from the playtesters were encouraging regarding both elements,… In Actual Play Participants: Malechi, Jinx, Paka, greedo1379, ascendance, 6inTruder.
5/24/2004 Paka: Suburban Fairy Tale - Grade School Sorcerers [u][b]Suburban Fairy Tale[/b] [/u]
[i]inspired by a post by Old Scratch over at RPG.net in the thread, [/i][u]Kickers and bangers, how do you use them?[/u]
An epic adventure can be… In Adept Press Participants: Paka, b_bankhead, Old_Scratch, RobNJ, Nev the Deranged.
5/24/2004 Dumirik: FACES: roleplaying within the subconcious Recently, I watched a production of Bombshells (a dramatic monologue where a woman, I can't remember her name, plays out the inside lives of various women at extreme emotional states)… In Indie Game Design Participants: Dumirik, ethan_greer, Jonathan Walton.
5/24/2004 Tash: Had an awesome TRoS session today. I got to play TRoS for the first time today as one of my group mates took over being Seneschal for the day. It was a long session that climaxed… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Tash, Valamir, Jake Norwood.
5/24/2004 rylen dreskin: Looking for narrative adventures and tips on writing them Hey,
I'm putting this one in HQ and RPG Theory.
I like what I've read about narrative games. But I'm not entirely sure how to put one together. I've read… In RPG Theory Participants: rylen dreskin, contracycle, pete_darby, John Kim, Sean, Bankuei.
5/24/2004 rylen dreskin: Looking for narrative adventures and tips on writing them Hey,
I'm putting this one in HQ and RPG Theory.
I like what I've read about narrative games. But I'm not entirely sure how to put one together. I've read… In HeroQuest Participants: rylen dreskin, hix, Bankuei, lightcastle, Moah, Mike Holmes, Mark Galeotti, droog.
5/24/2004 rylen dreskin: Masters of Luck and Death question Hello,
I'm about to go hunting for MoLD reviews but I've got a specific question. The table of contents says it has sections on running warrior, magic, healing, and other… In HeroQuest Participants: rylen dreskin, lightcastle.
5/24/2004 rylen dreskin: Keyword Questions Hey,
I've got a few questions and two ideas I'd like an opinion on.
**Most PCs start w/ 3 keywords at 17 -- a homeland, an occupation, and a magic/religion.… In HeroQuest Participants: rylen dreskin, droog, lightcastle, Mike Holmes.
5/23/2004 SlurpeeMoney: The "Art" of Magic (A posted brainstorm) Treating magic as an art, rather than a science, comes with a few unique considerations, I think. Magic in role-playing has almost always been treated as, at least, an equal… In RPG Theory Participants: SlurpeeMoney, madelf, M. J. Young, John Kim, simon_hibbs, Valamir, Noon, ejh, Gully Foyle, contracycle, smokewolf, kenjib, Doctor Xero, Praetor Judis, Damballa, Anonyma.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 5/24/2004 Astrivian: Supplemental info Online I was just curious if anyone has either used or desired to use goofy online apendices to an rpg? I suppose (just brainstorming here) there are several categories of what… In Publishing Participants: Astrivian.
5/25/2004 hix: [Nobilis] 2 Stories We’re three sessions into a new Nobilis game. First time for most of us (including the GM).
By the end of session 1, 3 of the 4 players had agreed… In Actual Play Participants: hix, bluegargantua, DannyK, Minx.
5/25/2004 Nev the Deranged: Wannabe Sorcerer scores So, if I wanted an NPC who was a hardcore wannabe occultist, who stumbled into a real sorcerer coven and got apprenticed to a powerful adept.. who has devoted himself… In Adept Press Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Henri.
5/25/2004 Chaopsychotic: Ok I got my game design figured out Hello everyone. I had posted a while back with not much done and said I was gonna go free flow. And had gotten some good advice to set my ideas… In Indie Game Design Participants: Chaopsychotic, WyldKarde.
5/25/2004 coxcomb: "Save vs. X": Gamist? So, my recent experience with d20 brought a number of things home to me about my personal play style. It also got me to wondering about the creative agendas of… In GNS Model Discussion Participants: coxcomb, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Ron Edwards, Halzebier, iambenlehman, Sean, hanschristianandersen, M. J. Young.
5/25/2004 James Buchanan: Epic Scale TROS Has anyone had much success running a game of TROS that has the characters involved in the games of nations?
I have an idea for a campaign which leads from… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: James Buchanan, Tash, Sir Mathodius Black, Negilent.
5/25/2004 Paka: [Sorcerer] Suburban Fairy Tale: Grade-School Sorcerers The setting and descriptors were hammered out at this thread:
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?p=121099#121099
Auspicious Beginnings
While we made up characters on Matt's porch, kids were running by and playing, Matt's 5 year… In Actual Play Participants: Paka, bcook1971, RobNJ, Old_Scratch, Doyce, Ron Edwards.
5/25/2004 Sydney Freedberg: Emotion mechanics and losing control of your character Over in the "Fear and Confusion" thread (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?p=121164#121164), a discussion on how to include morale effects, e.g. fight or flight reactions, in combat systems touched on a wider issue. The… In RPG Theory Participants: Sydney Freedberg, montag, pete_darby, Sean, xiombarg, simon_hibbs, Shreyas Sampat, Eric J., Noon, Dauntless, Valamir, Henri, neelk, Paul Watson, M. J. Young, Autocrat, John Kim, Doctor Xero, calebros, Tomas HVM.
5/25/2004 Isliffell: [Donjon] Ranged Spells When spending Spell Dice for a spell, what die costs should reasonably be associated with hitting a target one action and two actions away? Or is magic, already nicely powerful,… In CRN Games Participants: Isliffell, Catalyst.
5/25/2004 taalyn: What to do? I've got a problem, and I have no idea how to handle it. I'm hoping you all could help.
I've been playtesting Crux for a while now. My group is… In Actual Play Participants: taalyn, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, quozl, Eric J., Noon, Alan, Low-level thug, MarktheAnimator, DannyK, Mike Holmes.
5/25/2004 Ron Edwards: [Sex & Sorcery] Gay stuff Hello,
This thread follows up on Judd's (Paka's) comment in Sex and Sorcery: facts feeding fictions:
... would like to at some point address the gay and lesbian issues that… In Adept Press Participants: Ron Edwards, DannyK, Paka, lumpley, kwill, Tim C Koppang.
5/25/2004 Drew Stevens: Handling action at a distance Okay. A large portion of a game of intrigue is action at a distance- using your web of contacts and influences, allies and minions, to accomplish goals (wither arbitrary or… In RPG Theory Participants: Drew Stevens, John Harper, Shreyas Sampat, M. J. Young.
5/25/2004 Ron Edwards: [Trollbabe comics] Life and Death Hello,
My story with Ed Heil, Mystic Crystal Revelations, is now concluded. It should be available in full soon.
The new story, Life and Death, written by me and illustrated… In Adept Press Participants: Ron Edwards, jrs, joshua neff, sirogit, ejh, Andrew Navaro, Valamir, Bankuei, greyorm.
5/25/2004 Space Cowboy: Seeking Anime-style artists Entertainment company is seeking to add several highly-talented, anime-style artists to its staff. The original flagship product is a roleplaying game, but the company is seeking to also produce a… In Connections Participants: Space Cowboy.
5/25/2004 Eric J.: Is the difference between D20 and D6 a D14? This is a follow up to:
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=11010
Alright. I was asked to keep you posted but there were a few problems. First, my internet went out. That's what happens when… In Actual Play Participants: Eric J..
5/25/2004 Albert the Absentminded: Referee, Protagonist, Antagonist Okay, in traditional rpgs the guy who runs the antagonists is also the rules referee.
How about making the antagonist another type of PC?
Biggest problem I can see is… In RPG Theory Participants: Albert the Absentminded, Eric J., Noon, SlurpeeMoney, Doctor Xero, M. J. Young, bcook1971, Henri.
5/26/2004 RaconteurX: Gloranthan MLwM Strange titles such as "My Life with Moonson" and strange masters such as Delecti the Necromancer leap unbidden into my mind and just scream for some form of treatment... I… In Half Meme Press Participants: RaconteurX, GB Steve.
5/26/2004 Dain: Spell Duration vs Summoning Vagary Level Hey guys,
Reading the book I'm getting a little confused, and I can't find a thread talking about the thing I'm confused about. The book says under the Summoning vagary… In The Riddle of Steel Participants: Dain, Rick.
5/26/2004 Michael Hopcroft: Quark Advice I recentl redicosvered a copy of Quark XPress 5.0 from my previous installation of Windows. Now that I've loaded it again, I seem to be gradually trying to figure out… In Publishing Participants: Michael Hopcroft, abzu, jdagna, Bob Goat.
5/26/2004 M. J. Young: Lunch at Dexcon? It was mentioned over in the Ropecon thread that a number of Forge people are going to be at Dexcon. I was hoping to be able to manage it, but… In Conventions Participants: M. J. Young, Helvetian, abzu, lumpley, JamesSterrett, Tav_Behemoth, Dregg.
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