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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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.

6/28/2004 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.

6/28/2004 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Ashren Va'Hale: I need help creating random magic items and crap
Ok, first of all, if you are a player in my campaign, dont look here. Stop reading. If you keep reading I will break out the GM stick of smiting,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ashren Va'Hale, Stephen, Salamander, Tash, bottleneck, Jaeger, Silanthous, hkdharmon.

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6/29/2004 M. J. Young: Congratulations to My Life with Master
Congratulations, Paul, for making the short list on the Diana Jones Award. --M. J. Young
In Site Discussion
Participants: M. J. Young, C. Edwards, Paul Czege, Valamir, Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, John Kim, Ron Edwards.

6/29/2004 hive: I liiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvveeee...
After taking a two year recovery from a life illness i'm back in action. It's good to see the Forge still in action and in full-swing no less. BTW...does everyone…
In Site Discussion
Participants: hive, greyorm, Matt, Ron Edwards, MarktheAnimator.

6/30/2004 John Harper: [Danger Patrol] Conflict Resolution with Cards
Lately I've been toying with a conflict resolution system for my retro-sci-fi game Danger Patrol, and I figure it's time to give the Forge a crack at it. Specific questions:…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: John Harper, TonyLB, The Fiendish Dr. Samsara, Matt Wilson, Valamir, TnT, W Alexander.

6/30/2004 philreed: New 24-Hour Games
With vs. Monsters Deluxe finished I'm ready to try another 24-hour game. Anyone else up for doing some of these over one weekend in July?
In Indie Game Design
Participants: philreed, Jeph, pigames, anonymouse, Crackerjacker, ethan_greer, ADGBoss, Eero Tuovinen, sirogit, Lxndr, Brett M. Bernstein, Drew Stevens, Andy Kitkowski, JamesSterrett, Tony Irwin, bigsimon, Jonathan Walton, C. Edwards, timfire, jdrakeh.

6/30/2004 thereformant: Quick little game
Not sure if this counts as a rpg but tried this out when my DM guide for D&D got beered to the max (i know you guys hate D&D but…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: thereformant, ethan_greer, greyorm, Alex Johnson, jdrakeh.

6/30/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Abilities Priority
Simple question: Does anyone ever put Abilities at anything less than Priority B? B is the lowest ive ever put it, considering any lower and you would have an average…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Jake Norwood, Dain, toli, Lxndr, Ashren Va'Hale, bottleneck, Ben Lehman, Bankuei, Fizban, ZenDog.

6/30/2004 MarktheAnimator: PHP BB - Connecting one to an existing website
Hello, I'd think that creating a PHPBB can be useful for helping your players connect. Does anyone know if its possible to take PHPBB and connect it to an existing…
In Publishing
Participants: MarktheAnimator, Ravien, Matt.

6/30/2004 Tobias: [Ideal Holiday] Playtest version
Here follows a playtest version of Ideal Holiday. Ideal Holiday is meant as party-game which might function as an ice-breaker for non RPG folk into the RPG world. Comments on…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tobias.

6/30/2004 The Wah: [Universalis] Jack Phillips and the Oceania Shakedown
Greetings, We played our first session of Universalis last weekend. The session was great fun and we are looking forward to Part Two this weekend! Below is the run down…
In Actual Play
Participants: The Wah, CPXB, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

6/30/2004 The Wah: Adding Traits to Characters you don't control
Is it possible to add a trait onto a character that you do not control? Or do you first have to take control with a coin and then spend more…
In Universalis
Participants: The Wah, Christopher Weeks, CPXB, Mike Holmes.

6/30/2004 sirogit: Community-circle based Descriptors.
I'd really like to try out this idea for descriptors based on the different circles of communitys listed in Sex&Sorcery(Such as family, self, community etc etc.) Here's a rough model…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ron Edwards.

6/30/2004 Gaerik: Drifting, Rewards, Narrativism and D&D
My bi-weekly D&D campaign is typically Gamist and we have a lot of fun with it. Stepping on up has a certain thrill that we like and the 3rd Edition…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Gaerik, TonyLB, Trevis Martin, Doctor Xero.

6/30/2004 lumpley: "Sacrificing Character Integrity" - a Rant
Can this idea please just die? You can't understand the difference between Narrativism and Simulationism this way: A Narrativist will sacrifice character integrity in order to address Premise. It's just…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: lumpley, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, John Kim, Marco, Valamir, Ravien, C. Edwards, Matt Snyder, Matt Wilson, timfire, ADGBoss, M. J. Young, Sean, contracycle, TonyLB, Mark D. Eddy, Bankuei, Paganini, hanschristianandersen, JackBauer, Jack Spencer Jr.

6/30/2004 TonyLB: [Capes] Need help expressing a thought
This is silly, but I've been going back and forth on trying to express this one idea for days, and I know for a fact that I clarify my thoughts…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, inky, John Harper.

6/30/2004 hive: Illustrating Gunslinger
Former SDG Principal and Studio Ronin member, Gary Simpson creates artwork for every need and style with a body of work that exceeds over 30 covers crowning over 400+ illustrations.…
In Connections
Participants: hive.

6/30/2004 greyorm: [IGC] Publication Update Request
Alright, what's happening with the IGC Publication? Is it going to press? I ask because we haven't heard anything about it, no one has contacted me to get the draft…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm, timfire, Christopher Weeks, Mike Holmes.

6/30/2004 Jinx: Mechanics/System Choice for Virtual Sim Game
I'm working on a campaign involving characters who are themselves players in an advanced, online virtual reality MMORPG, set in the near future to provide for things like neural shunts…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jinx, ADGBoss, John Kim, Mr. Sluagh, M. J. Young, Doctor Xero.

6/30/2004 pfischer: [Sorcerer] Desire/Need question
I have tried to look through the Adept Press forum, but a search for Desire brings up 6 pages alone, and you cannot search for combined words only or refine…
In Adept Press
Participants: pfischer, Ron Edwards, hix, joshua neff, DannyK, sirogit.

6/30/2004 Emiricol: Building Farranshire into a PDF?
Inspired by the thread at http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=11527 on Building Farrenshire, my question is this: Prince of Thieves, have you any plans to draft this out into a PDF? Maybe include some…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Emiricol, Jake Norwood, Prince of Thieves, toli, Dan Sellars, Tom, Ian.Plumb.

6/30/2004 Emily Care: game design and psychology
I've been thinking about this since I started poking around for examples of psychological examination type role-playing. My search lead me to think about psychological aspects of roleplaying all together,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Emily Care, Christopher Weeks, ADGBoss, TonyLB, JackBauer, lumpley, ZenDog.

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