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7/10/2004 stardog: TRoS movement
I'm interested in discussing TRoS with someone who has played it. How does tactical movement in TRoS stack up against D&D? That was the biggest selling point for me on…
In Site Discussion
Participants: stardog, C. Edwards.

7/10/2004 nidpants: [Exp. combat system] Bushido: Fast and flexible sword duels
[b]Bushido: Way of the Warrior[/b] (very working title, one is a literal translation of the other) Alright, i've been indulging in two activities recently, dangerous when mixed: creative thinking and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: nidpants, GregS, Lathan, Sledgeman, Mike Holmes.

7/10/2004 Ben Lehman: Wanted: Ad Designer for Polaris
Hi, so I'm writing this RPG (Polaris: A Tragic Fairy-Tale), which isn't done yet, but I have a sudden need for a "coming soon" advertisement, simply because there are a…
In Connections
Participants: Ben Lehman, Jonathan Walton.

7/10/2004 jdrakeh: Wanted: An ad for your game in Formless
If you already have a game in circulation and are looking for a little more exposure, I plan on devoting one two-column 8 1/2" x 11" page per issue of…
In Connections
Participants: jdrakeh, M. J. Young, Juicetyger.

7/9/2004 GregS: What do you pay for X?
Alright, it's too late for me...since my first 2 books are about to come out, but I thought it might be "nice" if we started a thread to identify what…
In Publishing
Participants: GregS, Ron Edwards, jdagna, madelf, Bob Goat, Christopher Weeks, Chris Passeno.

7/9/2004 Emily Care: [breaking the ice]Teahouse, bondage and cows, oh my!
Hello all, Tom (bluegargantua) was kind enough to help me do some playtest for Breaking the Ice this week. You may recall Vincent's post a ways back about Lines, Veils…
In Actual Play
Participants: Emily Care, Jonathan Walton, Ben Lehman, Christopher Weeks, bluegargantua, Frank T, Sydney Freedberg.

7/9/2004 jdrakeh: OGL, subscriptions, and other things in one weird package
I've come up with a rather unique (in the sense that, AFAIK, it's never actually been implemented before) publishing model for Formless. It'll likely either produce fantastic results to horribly…
In Publishing
Participants: jdrakeh, Bob Goat, madelf, philreed.

7/9/2004 Nyrath: Universalis accouterments
I was trying to jazz up the occasion, so I tried to find some useful accessories at the arts n' craft stores. Some places sell bags of multicolored transparent discs…
In Universalis
Participants: Nyrath, Christopher Weeks, Andrew Morris, Tony Irwin, Hudson Shock, Valamir, The Wah, Mike Holmes, OnyxFlame, Tobias, Arvid.

7/9/2004 GRIM: EuroGenCon 2004
Anyone else going to be there? I have a booth! Wooo!
In Conventions
Participants: GRIM, jdagna, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards.

7/9/2004 GRIM: Unsqueamish Printers
I really, desperately want to get my hentai card game in print. However, no printer seems willing to touch such a controversial subject (which doesn't bode well for my school-shooting…
In Publishing
Participants: GRIM, buggy, daMoose_Neo, Chris Passeno, GregS.

7/9/2004 hkdharmon: mAGIC AND SPRITUAL ATTRIBUTES
So do SA add to your spell pool in a manner similar to adding ART or DISC?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: hkdharmon, Stephen.

7/9/2004 jdrakeh: Formless-related Announcement (IMPORTANT)
I just wanted to clarify that, despite the misleading remark on the Fantasy Makers Industries front page (which was made without my permission or knowledge), I am self-publishing Formless. Not…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jdrakeh.

7/9/2004 GRIM: So, why should I write for YOU?
I'm a freelancer and independent PDF game producer. I prefer setting specific systems that fit the mood and style of play. I have lots of ideas for off-the-wall and out…
In Publishing
Participants: GRIM, greyorm, Emiricol, Bankuei, ErrathofKosh, jdrakeh, ethan_greer, smokewolf, madelf, MarktheAnimator, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir, philreed, Rorimack.

7/9/2004 Doctor Xero: a player's loss of freedom and control: a bit of a rant
I read in many postings various asides complaining about this loss of control or that loss of control as being universally and incontrovertibly abhorrent. I disagree. We all surrender freedoms…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Doctor Xero, Kesher, Bankuei, Orec, Paul Watson, greyorm, Noon, MR. Analytical, NN, TooManyGoddamnOrcs, Valamir, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, Tomas HVM, Bill C. Cook, Marco.

7/9/2004 Tav_Behemoth: Printing custom T-shirts, mugs, and hats
I'm wondering what companies folks have used to do small runs of custom items like T-shirts, mugs, and hats. What are the average prices, and how do they scale? Any…
In Publishing
Participants: Tav_Behemoth, jdagna, Erick Wujcik.

7/9/2004 clehrich: [Shadows in the Fog / Age of Paranoia]
Hi again. Some of you may remember some previous threads about Shadows in the Fog, a while back: The first thread The next try Then Jere decided to port the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, bluegargantua, Jere, jeffwik.

7/9/2004 Charles Smith: TROS: The Americas
Guys~ I've had an idea brewing in my head for a little while now and have decided that TROS is the system for my game. I have wanted to do…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Charles Smith, Ben Lehman, Muggins, Vagabond Elf, Stump, Valamir.

7/8/2004 Zak Arntson: [Shadows] A Noise at the Cabin
I spent the Fourth of July holiday with some family, so I figured I'd play some Shadows. Since we didn't have much time, I skipped the actual Shadow generation part.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Zak Arntson, Paganini, Andrew Martin.

7/8/2004 Claymore: TRoS Review in August 2004 Realm of Fantasy Magazine
I didn't see mention of this on the board so I thought I'd let you guys know that the The Riddle of Steel recieved a pretty positive review in the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Claymore, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, ZenDog.

7/8/2004 Kesher: The care & feeding of Behavior Mechanics...
I'm interested in people's thoughts on "behavior mechanics"; they get used in many different ways, & as I've been working on a Narrativist-centered game, I find the system's addressment of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Kesher, Sydney Freedberg, TonyLB, Bankuei, John Kim, MR. Analytical.

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7/10/2004 stardog: Movement
How does tactical movement in TRoS compare with d20? I'm interested in purchasing the system, but in every other 'independent' game I've looked at, combat movement is inadequate or non-existent.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: stardog, Tash, hkdharmon, Jake Norwood.

7/11/2004 TonyLB: [Capes] Balancing Powers, Attitudes and Tropes
I've put a second draft of Capes online. It's a superhero game with the premise "Power is fun, but do you deserve it?" It runs on a system of dice…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, ErrathofKosh, Tobias, Sydney Freedberg.

7/11/2004 Itse: Character creation while playing
I have an idea for a con game, which I would like (hope, wish...) to refine into something I can GM at Ropecon (23.-25. 7. in Espoo, Finland). The idea…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Itse, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen, Victor Gijsbers, TonyLB, timfire, greyorm.

7/11/2004 Bill C. Cook: [Sorcerer] First Campaign IV of IV
[url=http://indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=11031&highlight=]Session I[/url]. [url=http://indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=11330&highlight=]Session II[/url]. [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=11533&highlight=sorcerer+campaign]Session III[/url]. I should explain: I updated the e-mail in my bcook1971 profile and am unable to log in. I sent a number of requests to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bill C. Cook, Ron Edwards, Ingenious.

7/11/2004 Victor Gijsbers: [Shades] A prelimiary discussion
Wondering about the extent to which character creation could be changed from a pre-game to an in-game activity, if you'll forgive me the terminology, I developed the outline of a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Victor Gijsbers, Mike Holmes, Tobias.

7/11/2004 hkdharmon: SAs and overlap
If someone has more than one SA that applies to a situation ("Conscience: Protect women" and "Passion: Love for Susan" in a fight to save Susan) does he add both…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: hkdharmon, Bankuei.

7/11/2004 jdagna: Affiliate Programs?
I've been thinking recently about starting up an affiliate program for Pax Draconis. My current thoughts are running along these lines right now: when people sign up, I provide them…
In Publishing
Participants: jdagna, Ron Edwards.

7/12/2004 Clay: Paypal Warning - non-notification of sales
I know that a lot of you out there are selling products via paypal. I was made aware of a Paypal problem today by a client, and discovered that I…
In Publishing
Participants: Clay, Valamir, Brett M. Bernstein, Erick Wujcik, JSDiamond.

7/12/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] The folks who'll be there
Hi everyone, Here's the list! If you thought you were on it and you're not, contact me ASAP. If you still want to be on it, you're pretty much shit…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, Matt Wilson, abzu, alchemist, Matt Snyder, Bob Goat, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller, lumpley, Tav_Behemoth, Jürgen Mayer, Matt Gwinn, smokewolf, jrs, Mike Holmes, Nev the Deranged.

7/12/2004 Dumirik: [Scarlet Wake] A couple of sessions... [long]
This is the same post that I made at the Scarlet Wake playtest forum, and it focusses mostly on the issues that we had and how to fix them, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: Dumirik.

7/12/2004 Andy Kitkowski: 24 Hour RPG site live
Man, I hate to turn the Publishing Forum into PR central, but here goes: The cut of it is that the www.24hourrpg.com site is now live. Since Phil Reed started…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, ethan_greer, timfire, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, philreed, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Brett M. Bernstein, Simon W.

7/12/2004 Calrin_Alshaw: The Labyrinth: System Criticism <LONG>
Ok, I'm completely new to these forums, I was pointed in this direction after I had a game-idea floating in my head, but D&D just seemed too rules-heavy to support…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Calrin_Alshaw, Victor Gijsbers, Tobias, Mike Holmes, Wilper.

7/12/2004 StrongBadMun: [Miasma] Introducing the setting
At the moment I have Veiled Exile in playtest so I've shifted focus for the moment to the game I was working on from the beginning. I'm going to describe…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: StrongBadMun, Jasper, Sydney Freedberg, Lathan, Juicetyger.

7/12/2004 Tobias: [Your Gods are Dead] First session - Murder at the Inn
Ran the first-ever session of YGAD with my fresh new playgroup yesterday. Quick overview of the dramatis personae: Ciska playing Dalena - 15yr old girl grown up on a 1870…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tobias, Jasper.

7/12/2004 Jaif: Sci-fi heroes
I've been thinking about adapting heroquest to "hard" sci-fi. One issue is that heroquest is designed to support advancement of characters from average humans straight up to god-head by the…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Jaif, newsalor, Wulf, Mike Holmes, soru, GB Steve, Shreyas Sampat, grbosch, lightcastle, KingOfFarPoint.

7/12/2004 JamesDJIII: Sorcerer by Gaslight: Once More With Premise
With a great deal of excitement, I managed to wrangle 2 players (Tim and Carl) for a character and pre-game discussion for Sorcerer this Sunday. I invited the players out…
In Adept Press
Participants: JamesDJIII, Ron Edwards, Doyce.

7/12/2004 Ron Edwards: Questions in prepping my BW game
Hello, I'm prepping for our upcoming Burning Wheel game, which is planned to be a pretty extensive set of sessions. I'm doing this mainly by dumping as much into the…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Ron Edwards, abzu, Eero Tuovinen, Paka, rafial, taepoong.

7/12/2004 ethan_greer: D&D and the Strategy Guide concept
So, after a couple of months hiatus, my biweekly D&D group got together on Saturday. We're going through the Adventure Path modules and are currently tackling Lord of the Iron…
In Actual Play
Participants: ethan_greer, Ben Lehman, NN, ErrathofKosh, b_bankhead, Bankuei, Bill C. Cook, Ron Edwards, Grover, Mike Holmes, Sean, DannyK, Halzebier, Noon, Vaxalon, hanschristianandersen, epweissengruber, inky.

7/12/2004 Mike Holmes: Sim UniWiki (Split from "Spam Killed...")
[quote="Christopher Weeks"]I'm interested in playing because I'd like to see what Universalis does with a different set of parameters. But honestly, without story, it's hard for me to envision the…
In Universalis
Participants: Mike Holmes, Ben Lehman, Bob McNamee, Christopher Weeks, kwill, Dev.

7/12/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Looking for Playtest Reviews
Hi, I'm trying to get as many reviews of my game as possible and I think that playtest reviews are usually the most informative. If anyone is interested I can…
In Connections
Participants: Bob Goat.

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