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6/28/2004 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer]Favorite Humanity Definitions?
I tried running Sorcerer a couple of times, once with Humanity as Identity, once with Humanity as Empathy; and I was a little disappointed each time. The mechanics flowed nicely,…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Paka, KingOfFarPoint, Doyce, droog, Yokiboy.

6/28/2004 pfischer: [Sorcerer] Dark Places
OK, I am working on my own Sorcerer setting, to be developed as a mini-sup. I am in the very initial stages, reading, making notes, researching. What I wanted to…
In Adept Press
Participants: pfischer, Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, DannyK.

6/28/2004 Tobias: [Ideal Holiday] Rant/Greer Manifesto Inspired Design
Warning: rambling, since I'm writing this as the ideas are coming. Well, the discussions about the GM (argggl, acronym collision) got me thinking (as most discussion tend to do). As…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tobias, MarktheAnimator, Erick Wujcik, JackBauer, ethan_greer.

6/28/2004 Tom: Magic System
This is partly a comment to the anti-aging spell that was posted recently. Some of the comments down in that thread made me wonder, so I'm throwing a few ideas…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Tom, Tash, Deliverator.

6/28/2004 baumi: another Maneuvering Question
HiHo! What confuses me about the Maneuvering Checks in Combat is how you announce the Roll. Can only the person who try to avoid the attackers roll, are the others…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: baumi, Jake Norwood, Deliverator, Tash.

6/28/2004 StrongBadMun: quick and easy trademark question
If I use my last name for my company like "Smith Roofing" although in this case it'd be "Smith Game Studio" People's names can't be Trademarked right? So I don't…
In Publishing
Participants: StrongBadMun, Ravien, Mark Johnson, jdagna, Space Cowboy.

6/28/2004 daMoose_Neo: Final Twilight TCG release and Forge Discount!
Hey all! Finally, after quite a while of dealing with customs (I learned my lesson- never print overseas when possible!), I finally have my shipment of my card game, Final…
In Connections
Participants: daMoose_Neo.

6/28/2004 Dev: MLwM mechanics thinkin'
If I may be so bold; Paul, what was your thinking behind the MLwM d4-pool mechanics? Why did you pick these in particular to back up play? Why do I…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Dev, Paul Czege, vhirvela, Mike Holmes.

6/28/2004 Aimthes: TROS questions and Horror
Hello... First, OT a little: Ordered the game a couple of weeks ago, psychotically read the forums and stewed in a lather of anticipation until it got here... even downloaded…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Aimthes, Caz, Tash, Jake Norwood, Mike, son of Bob, Mike Holmes.

6/28/2004 philreed: Personal Victory -- vs. Monsters Deluxe Finished
While it took a long time to do (most of that time was spent distracted on other projects and stress from work) I've finally finished vs. Monsters Deluxe Edition. http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2899…
In Publishing
Participants: philreed, John Harper, Ron Edwards.

6/27/2004 Grex: Diana RPG
OT, but I can't resist... It gives me great pleasure to know that this exists: Diana -- Warrior Princess! Check it out at http://www.heliograph.com/diana/dianareviews.shtml Edit: Something went very wrong! This…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Grex, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, GB Steve, KingOfFarPoint, DannyK, Sean.

6/27/2004 Nev the Deranged: Newbie question
I just got MLwM in the mail and read through it. I'm jazzed to play, but as usual, will have a devil of a time finding players, especially for something…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Paul Czege, vhirvela.

6/27/2004 bigsimon: Looking for chibi style superhero art for a superkids book.
I'm finally to the point where I'm going to be buying artwork for the first VS. book, which should be finished and in production by the end of the year.…
In Connections
Participants: bigsimon.

6/27/2004 MarktheAnimator: Off Handed Weapons
Hello, I'm trying to decide if I should include a penalty for using a weapon in your off hand (usually left). Currently I'm using a -25% penalty to hit with…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: MarktheAnimator, Argetlamh, Sledgeman, ADGBoss, TonyLB, Mark D. Eddy, ErrathofKosh, Autocrat, LordSmerf, Andrew Morris, GregS, Mike Holmes.

6/27/2004 Nev the Deranged: [GenCon 2004] Info mailings?
Just wondering if/when those of us who signed up through the booth can expect convention guides and such, or if we will be picking them up onsite. I know they…
In Conventions
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Christopher Weeks.

6/27/2004 Luke Sineath: Easy Uncontested Actions and Gathering Magic Power
The DM rolls 0 dice in an Easy Uncontested action. This means that all of the player's dice will be successes. Therefore, a character with a Cerebrality of 4 and…
In CRN Games
Participants: Luke Sineath, Jason, Wulf, Dev, jdagna.

6/27/2004 Peter Nordstrand: [Sorcerer]Demon Types Make No Sense (to me)
Hi, Please forgive me if I'm asking something that has already been discussed at length... However ... The demon types make no sense to me. The categories actually seem pretty…
In Adept Press
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, sirogit, Fabrice G., Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Christopher Weeks, Piers Brown.

6/27/2004 Tash: Expanded unarmed combat rules for TRoS
I'm working on some expanded rules for unarmed combat using the TRoS system. They are based largely on my own training in several different eastern martial arts, mainly Kung Fu…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Tash, Caz, Jake Norwood, Turin, Mokkurkalfe, Vagabond Elf.

6/27/2004 Deliverator: a new way of dealing with Race & Sorcery
One thing I'm not that happy about in the core book is the way Race works. It seems like playing a non-gifted Seelie, Unseelie, or Halfling is extremely underpowered. What…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Deliverator, Jake Norwood, Ben Lehman.

6/27/2004 hkdharmon: Dropping Weapons
When you take damage tot he arm, it sometimes says "May drop weapon". What do you roll for that? I guessed last night that you would roll KO or KD,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: hkdharmon, Prince of Thieves.

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6/28/2004 ethan_greer: Son of Greer Manifesto
Hello everyone, this is a continuation or new chapter in the discussion started over in this other thread. I've tried to incorporate a lot of the ideas and sentiments expressed,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ethan_greer, Mr. Sluagh, Erick Wujcik, timfire, Christopher Weeks, Ravien.

6/28/2004 Christopher Weeks: Universalis at GenCon?
Hiya, What are the chances of getting some Universalis veterans together at GenCon for a few hour game? I'd love the opportunity to play face to face with some of…
In Universalis
Participants: Christopher Weeks, CPXB, Mike Holmes.

6/28/2004 coryblack_666: player verse player and such. Running around
im not quite sure how to figure this stuff out. I tried to do some mock combat with like 6 or so people. 3v3 and i stuck them in an…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: coryblack_666, Ashren Va'Hale.

6/28/2004 Doyce: [UA variant] Using Conflict Resolution & Dealing w/Whiff
Hey folks, This weekend, I had a chance to play-test a Firefly game using a stripped-down version of Unknown Armies 2nd edition. (Details on chargen are over here, but basically…
In Actual Play
Participants: Doyce, DannyK, Valamir, GreatWolf, montag, Ron Edwards, John Harper.

6/28/2004 Marhault: On the sequential faces of the clock
It's been a while since this topic has been discussed, and it has been simmering in the back of my mind since then. In the last thread, Seth showed some…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Marhault, M. J. Young, GreatWolf.

6/28/2004 Morfedel: Where be my donjon?
I ordered Donjon as a pdf and paid via paypal... I'm waiting for either some kind of confirmation or instructions on downloading it or something.... so far, nothing. Where be…
In CRN Games
Participants: Morfedel, kamawell, Christopher Weeks, 8bitjunkie, Mike Holmes, joshua neff.

6/28/2004 pilot602: [Seven Systems Legacy] mechanics (penetration) for damage
Well I htink I have good, solid base for my ranged weapons and damage tracking in SSL. I've thrown together a quick PDF with what I'm thinking is pretty much…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: pilot602, Sydney Freedberg, greedo1379, Ravien, Chris Lekas, btrc.

6/28/2004 Jinx: [InSpectres] Space Cadets!
My gaming group has a four-year-running tradition of playing a silly, anime-style game ala Teenagers From Outer Space over the summer. After becoming familiar with The Forge and all the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jinx, Dev, DannyK, Mike Holmes.

6/29/2004 cognizantchance: RPGNow Gold Vendor Program
Hi, I'm very cheap and I'm wondering if anybody looking at this is giving up 5% of their RPGNow sales to be in the Gold Vendor Program. If so, is…
In Publishing
Participants: cognizantchance, philreed, smokewolf.

6/29/2004 Valamir: MLWM the Reality TV show
If you haven't seen it, tune it to Blow Out, Bravo's latest entry into the realty TV show genre. I think this is the best RTV series ever, because it…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Valamir.

6/29/2004 cognizantchance: Player-driven Moderation
OK, this is probably going to get me in trouble here too, but I do think it's interesting enough to mention. So there's an enormous thread over at RPG.net in…
In Site Discussion
Participants: cognizantchance, MR. Analytical, Ron Edwards, Balbinus, greyorm, Henri.

6/29/2004 Luke Sineath: [Donjon] Abortive First Attempt
First of all, we used d6s, because we didnt' have d20s in quantity (I have one). d6s really do not work! One of the players was my girlfriend, who has…
In Actual Play
Participants: Luke Sineath, Christopher Weeks, TonyLB, Noon.

6/29/2004 Lathan: [Evensong] Introduction/Overview
I'm not really sure how to present this (in spite of lurking for a couple of months now) but I'll do my best... ----------------------- Basic overview: Evensong is a surreal,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Lathan, Ben Lehman, failrate.

6/29/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: chain coif
what area does it protect that helms do not, as it said it can be worm under other helms? im assuming the neck but im not sure... SMB
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Irmo, bottleneck, Overdrive, Turin, Jake Norwood.

6/29/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Terrain rolls
As i cant take the time to read all the extensive topics on terrain rolls, and the book is not exactly clear (to me at least), could someone please explain…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Tash.

6/29/2004 Negilent: Mass combat
In my game there has been one big battle and more are brewing. So inspired by this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=11668 I would like to pick your collective brains on an idea…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Negilent, rafial, Claymore, taepoong.

6/29/2004 greyorm: Narrativism & Force
From over in the Forge Hubris/etc II thread: On the other hand, I think that "Nar is defined by Force" as a practical matter has a lot of value. In…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Jaik, M. J. Young, lumpley, Henri, Marco, Alan, Valamir, Doctor Xero, CPXB, contracycle, John Kim, ErrathofKosh.

6/29/2004 Piers Brown: 'Most Popular Games' on the Resource Page
So this is entirely trivial, but has anyone noticed that the Most Popular Games section hasn't changed in, oh, I don't know, a couple of years? Not that I'm blaming…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Piers Brown, greyorm.

6/29/2004 taepoong: [Origins] "Is this a Forge game?"
So I went to Origins to man the NerdNYC/Burning Wheel/Forge booth. We had many Forge games available including Universalis, My Life with Master, Octane, Inspectres, Kill Puppies for Satan, Bulldogs!,…
In Conventions
Participants: taepoong, Valamir, M. J. Young, anonymouse, Eero Tuovinen, Dev, jdagna, JamesSterrett, Mike Holmes, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, abzu, WyldKarde.

6/29/2004 Paul Czege: rubbermaid-esque transparent storage boxes
Hey Ralph, On the Booth design and logistics thread, you wrote: A slightly off the wall suggestion would be to ask all sellers to purchase the…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege, Valamir, Bob Goat, Christopher Weeks, smokewolf, btrc, alchemist, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder.

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