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7/3/2004 pjagdishkumar: News Papers Site
Hello Friends Recently I have visited www.indiapress.org where you can read all Indian Languages Newspapers without downloading their fonts. In this site you can build your on membership pages and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: pjagdishkumar.

7/3/2004 Stump: New here...and Hi
Just a quick post to say hey I’m new here and hello. This is the part of the post where I’d say something clever if I had anything clever to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Stump, Emiricol, Jake Norwood, Prince of Thieves.

7/3/2004 komradebob: I'm totally confused about Narr...
I've been checking out this site for ages now and for the life of me, I still do not understand Narrativism. Could someone explain to me how Nar differs from…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: komradebob, Bankuei, Doctor Xero, pete_darby, M. J. Young.

7/3/2004 Trevis Martin: New Sword and Sorcerous Literature Available
Well, following last years release of the first 13 Conan Stories, Del Ray and Wandering Star have just released The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane. I just got my copy…
In Adept Press
Participants: Trevis Martin, joshua neff, Spartan, Ron Edwards, Bailywolf, Sean, Tim Mahan.

7/2/2004 JamesDJIII: Laying Out the Story Bones
One of the recommendations I've read in the Sorcerer books was to get the back stories "laid out" in the first or second session of play. I think this is…
In Adept Press
Participants: JamesDJIII, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

7/2/2004 Emiricol: Players pull strings from shadows, plot against the others
I'm interested in a game in which the participants lurk off-camera mostly or entirely, pulling the strings of events and others, and thwart the plans of the other participants. Those…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Emiricol, Trevis Martin, Jere, Shreyas Sampat, Drew Stevens.

7/2/2004 Matt Snyder: Waiting for Narrativism
I'm seeing a lot of recent discussion of Narrativism in which people are just plain missing the premise in action (or so it seems to me). Several people have recently…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Matt Snyder, Kesher, Valamir, John Kim, lumpley, Doctor Xero.

7/2/2004 Doctor Xero: Is G/N/S now a census of angels moshing on pins?
I've participated in The Forge for awhile. I enjoy Indie Gaming and RPG Theory especially, but I found myself shifted over to GNS Model Discussion when addressing the G/N/S model…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Doctor Xero, Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Eero Tuovinen, C. Edwards, Bankuei, M. J. Young, Ravien, Paganini, Andrew Norris, Marco, clehrich.

7/2/2004 Eamon: Sword myth fun
After the fun of the sword myth thread, I figured we should include some of the weapons from the thread. These would be the melee versions of these mythical weapons:…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Eamon, Ashren Va'Hale, Tash, Jake Norwood.

7/2/2004 ErrathofKosh: Defining Sim Design
I have been coming to this site for more than a year now, reading the articles, threads, etc. in effort to gain some knowledge before I begin asking questions that…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: ErrathofKosh, Ravien, M. J. Young.

7/2/2004 Tav_Behemoth: Seeking NYC-area playtesters July 9th-11th (D&D tourname
Fellow Forgers: Behemoth3 is holding three days of games to help us get ready for the Best Four Days in Gaming! In preparation for the Official Masters and Minions Tournament…
In Connections
Participants: Tav_Behemoth.

7/2/2004 Rattlehead: Anyone have the revised Magic chapter PDF?
Hi guys! I have the original printing of the game and if you recall, when the revised edition came out, those with the original version were given a link to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Rattlehead, Jake Norwood, Sir Mathodius Black, Emiricol, Prince of Thieves.

7/2/2004 Bob Goat: Lulu.com Proof
Hi, I just received my proof copy from Lulu.com and I am very pleased with how it turned out. The book is 120 pages perfect bound and I was a…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, Andy Kitkowski, Dumirik, Ravien, Clay, philreed.

7/2/2004 Henri: [Demon Cops] Session II
Last night we had our second session of Demon Cops, and everyone had a good time. I think my telling of the previous session must have been lame, so I'll…
In Actual Play
Participants: Henri.

7/2/2004 Bailywolf: Sorcerer and... school? Young sorcerers & sorcery scho
I've been rereading the Harry potter books, and looking back through this forum to pick up references to the likes of Sabriel and The Amulet of Samakrand. Add to the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, sirogit, LeSingeSavant, 6inTruder, DannyK, Old_Scratch, Ron Edwards.

7/2/2004 Sir Mathodius Black: Changes from TFoB
Jake, how greatly will the new (or changed) rules in TFoB change previous characters? Will it be easy to incorporate these changes or will it render some characters unplayable? And,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Sir Mathodius Black, Jake Norwood, Tash, Malechi.

7/2/2004 bluegargantua: Toast Points
Hey Vincent: Dogs in the Vineyard rocks on toast! I really love it. Feel free to quote me on the back of the book. :) Tom
In lumpley games
Participants: bluegargantua.

7/2/2004 Durgil: Using Less Than Full CP
There have been several discussions in the past about surprising opponents with a few more dice that have held back, but a discussion on the HârnForum got me to see…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Durgil, toli, Jake Norwood, Emiricol, Malechi.

7/2/2004 Noon: Mmm, I think I'll roleplay some roleplay
How well this'll get articulated, who can say. Do you think that it can get to the point where, instead of wanting to play a game so as to enter…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Noon, orbsmatt, sirogit, ADGBoss, Doctor Xero, Jack Spencer Jr, clehrich, LordSmerf, Mike Holmes.

7/2/2004 ZenDog: Break out the links...
...my search-fu is weak, and I've just ordered Sorcerer. Sorcerer and the suppliment Sorcerer and Sword, should arrive over the weekend (going on previous online transactions with Leisuregames). So err…
In Adept Press
Participants: ZenDog, Henri.

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7/3/2004 ZenDog: [Season 17/The Show] The Pilot
I’m not really ready to start work on this game yet; it was just one of those ideas that you get in a flash, then bubble about in your head,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ZenDog.

7/3/2004 Jonathan Walton: PUSH comes to shove
Hey Folks, My new RPGnet column, PUSH, just started running this weekend. Just wanted to make an announcement in case people weren't regularly wandering over there. The first article is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jonathan Walton, John Harper, Shreyas Sampat, montag, neelk, Emily Care.

7/3/2004 lumpley: When Is It Real?
In this post in Waiting for Narrativism...What do you think about the split of "whether something is real even if its not entered that space, vs. only if it…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Marco, Gaerik, Jack Spencer Jr, John Kim, M. J. Young, Paganini, Ben Lehman, Caldis, contracycle.

7/3/2004 komradebob: Dispersed character player gamec designs?
Hi. This is sort of a broad question, but I'm wondering about game design possibilities that disperse character player duties. I've seen a lot of discussion about how Uni disperses…
In RPG Theory
Participants: komradebob.

7/2/2004 Eero Tuovinen: Narrativist LARP (split)
(edit) Peculiar, I didn't notice that this is a revived thread. Or rather, the inside:outside thread is a revival, and fooled me totally. I clearly should go sleep it off.…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, sirogit.

7/3/2004 Hudson Shock: Dialog and creating traits
Hi. I just got Uni a few days ago. I'm loving it so far and am looking forward to introducing my friends to it. But I'm trying to get everything…
In Universalis
Participants: Hudson Shock, Christopher Weeks, Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes, CPXB.

7/3/2004 timfire: Consensus vs. Individual Spheres of Influence
I apologize in advance, as my thoughts on this aren't very organized, but I've been thinking about it alot lately. I've been thinking about games that are developed by some…
In RPG Theory
Participants: timfire, Shreyas Sampat.

7/3/2004 Paganini: Wushu and Fortune at the End
I'd never really encountered Fortune at the End in practice, until I bought Wushu. When I read about it in the GNS essay my response was basically "yeah, ok, that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paganini, Andrew Martin, Shreyas Sampat, C. Edwards, Tony Irwin, hanschristianandersen, Dev, John Harper, ReverendBayn, Bob McNamee, Drew Stevens, ejh, MR. Analytical.

7/3/2004 Hudson Shock: Superman and Batman
Any suggestions on how to handle, say, Superman and Batman in the same story, as far as physical strength goes? Someone buys Olympic-level Strength for Bats (1 Coin). Someone else…
In Universalis
Participants: Hudson Shock, Eero Tuovinen, CPXB, Christopher Weeks, Bob McNamee, Tony Irwin, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

7/4/2004 hive_mind: Universalis PDF?
Sorry if this is a Taboo Topic, but i was wondering if Universalis will ever be available in PDF format? I find myself gravitatinng to this format more and more…
In Universalis
Participants: hive_mind, Nyrath, Valamir, Mike Holmes, dunlaing.

7/4/2004 Jinx: [InSpectres] Space Cadets! Episode 1
So, we played our first session of Space Cadets! yesterday. I think it went well, given that nobody (including myself) was familiar with the InSpectres system or, in fact, anything…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jinx, Dev.

7/4/2004 Radecave le Scribouillard: [Palimpseste] Looking for a translator
I'm looking for a translator for Palimpseste, a rpg I wrote. I need someone who likes odd words. I can pay for that job...
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Radecave le Scribouillard, Kesher, GB Steve.

7/4/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows]
Hi, I'm working on the supplement for teh game that we just released Conspiracy of Shadows and one of the things I want to do is a social "combat"…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bob Goat, Jinx, Lathan, btrc.

7/5/2004 dewey: Current social issues in RPGs
It's a split from the topic Feminist Game Design gone more generalized. While a movie/tv show/broadway musical/book/comic book/rock song/whatever may be a more powerful tool for conveying an idea to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: dewey, Noon, M. J. Young, Erick Wujcik, Revontuli, Akos Szederjei, Jack Aidley, contracycle, Elkin, clehrich, Walt Freitag, CPXB, John Kim, ADGBoss, pete_darby, greyorm, Doctor Xero, Mike Holmes.

7/5/2004 Sledgeman: [The Business] (Long) Introduction
I've been hammering away at The Business for awhile, and I've got pages and pages of random notes making up a nearly complete rpg. Only trouble is, it only makes…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sledgeman, Sydney Freedberg.

7/5/2004 Deliverator: mock combat; shields
So, I've been running some mock combats against myself. Not ideal, I know, since so much depends on that initial throw (I've just been assuming various permutations). Does anyone want…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Deliverator, Stump, Vagabond Elf, Turin, Caz, Jake Norwood, Drifter Bob, Tash, Muggins, bergh.

7/5/2004 jdrakeh: Formless Revised (last planned playtest file)
The revised Formless playtest file has been posted, and addresses many concerns brought to my attention by those who had a look at the first draft. This is the last…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jdrakeh.

7/5/2004 Overdrive: Chargen difficulties
Hei all, Look, I'm ramping up my first Sorcerer game, cool! I've been reading the books enthusiastically and built an "advertisement" pdf to lure some players, which didn't quite work…
In Adept Press
Participants: Overdrive, pfischer, erithromycin, Ron Edwards.

7/5/2004 Radecave le Scribouillard: Palimpseste Looking for a translator
I'm looking for a translator for Palimpseste, a french rpg I wrote. I need someone who likes odd words. I can pay for that job...
In Connections
Participants: Radecave le Scribouillard, Kesher.

7/5/2004 angelopampalone: HQ Mecha rule
Hi all!!! Being alone/without any player, I've started thinking for a HQ role adaptation to a mecha filled campaign. (btw I like the Jovian Chronicles setting) Then I started thinking…
In HeroQuest
Participants: angelopampalone, RaconteurX, Bankuei, soru, Tim Ellis.

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