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8/5/2004 alchemist: Maps - For demoing RPGs & GENCON - taking requests!
All, My companies products are software for helping gamemasters setup for and run their games no matter what system they use. With that in mind Ill be creating a number…
In Conventions
Participants: alchemist, Bob Goat, smokewolf, btrc.

8/5/2004 DaGreatJL: Can't access webpage
For whatever reason, I can't seem to get into any part of the Burning Wheel homepage except for the very front page; I can't get into the news section, and…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: DaGreatJL, abzu.

8/5/2004 daMoose_Neo: [GenCon 2004] Booth Tour idea? (anyone w/ own booth?)
Had a thought, might be a little late or so to pull it off, but couldn't hurt to toss it out there. How many people will be having a booth…
In Conventions
Participants: daMoose_Neo, Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, smokewolf, AdAstraGames, Matt Snyder, Ben Lehman, Tav_Behemoth, Jason L Blair, Valamir, abzu, Paul Czege, jdagna, GaryTP, jrs, Michael S. Miller.

8/5/2004 johnmarron: [The Puddle] Middle Earth game and rules questions
I was going to make an actual play post about the Middle Earth Puddle game I'm running at the moment, but one of the players (Chris - CPXB here) made…
In Actual Play
Participants: johnmarron, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, CPXB, Cassidy, Sean, MarcoBrucale, Mike Holmes.

8/4/2004 MikeSands: HeroQuest for convention games
Hi I'm coming up to running a HeroQuest game at a convention, and I've found my two playtest groups both a bit overwhelmed by the mechanics. I'm trying to keep…
In HeroQuest
Participants: MikeSands, simon_hibbs, Mike Holmes.

8/4/2004 sirogit: Getting bonus dice but not wanting them?
What are the ramifications in Sorcerer if a player is purposefully setting their characters up to lose in a conflict? Specifficly, I was thinking about bonus dice. What if a…
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand, joshua neff, greyorm, Mike Holmes.

8/4/2004 Vaxalon: Trollbabe Post-apocalyptic game log (long)
This session had just one player. Interestingly enough, the dice only got rolled once, when X'hara was trying to convince the humans to allow her to carry the child. Session…
In Actual Play
Participants: Vaxalon, Marco, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, Bob McNamee.

8/4/2004 myripad: Abstracted combat.
A friend of mine recently purchased the AD&D 3.5 PHB. He and the group he organized have asked me to run a game as I'm a fairly experienced referee. The…
In RPG Theory
Participants: myripad, Ron Edwards, timfire, Artanis, adaen, M. J. Young.

8/4/2004 lumpley: A short rant about "SIS"
"SIS" is broken terminology. I hate it with hate! The SIS is precisely what the players agree happens in the game. A CRPG, a game book, Stratego, they don't have…
In RPG Theory
Participants: lumpley, Christopher Weeks, Sean, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir, timfire, John Kim, Noon, Paganini, ADGBoss, contracycle, Alan, simon_hibbs, ErrathofKosh, Jonathan Walton.

8/4/2004 Ron Edwards: "Shared story authorship" inquiry
Hi there, On an actual play thread, James (DJamesIII) wrote, Ron: this next question is for you, and it may be a new thread in a new forum. Is the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, TonyLB, JamesDJIII.

8/4/2004 Sir Privy Toastrack: Please critique my historical medieval RPG!
I would really appreciate any intelligent feedback for my still uncompleted RPG set in 1141 England (it's called "Land Without a King"). The game is only 29 pages long right…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sir Privy Toastrack, Simon W, Ron Edwards, Jack Aidley, Andrew Martin, statisticaltomfoolery, Thor, Garbanzo.

8/4/2004 Tomas HVM: Any RPG potential in the wilderness?
In the thread about the "survival-game" we started discussing wilderness and survival in roleplaying games, in more general terms. I'd like to go on with that discussion in this thread.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tomas HVM, Vaxalon, ErrathofKosh, contracycle, Noon, Frank T, Thor.

8/4/2004 Vaxalon: Terminology: "Randomness"
Spawned from: This thread on dice In the context of dice mechanics, I put forward the following definition of "randomness": A dice mechanic is considered more random if it is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Vaxalon, Walt Freitag, ErrathofKosh, Jack Aidley, MarcoBrucale, simon_hibbs, Paganini, Doug Ruff, Bill_White, beingfrank.

8/4/2004 nerdnyc: [GenCon 2004] Nerds in Need
We, NerdNYC, are in a bit of a bind. We had lined up a shared booth space but just in the past couple days it fell through. The other groups…
In Conventions
Participants: nerdnyc, abzu, alchemist.

8/4/2004 hix: Can you recommend: one-shot, Inspectres-esque game?
Hi (and I hope this is the right forum). Our group's had a gaming slot open up for next week. Does anybody know any games that are being (or have…
In RPG Theory
Participants: hix, Trevis Martin, Jack Aidley, timfire, Michael S. Miller, xiombarg, Zak Arntson.

8/4/2004 Vaxalon: Game logs?
Is it okay to post IRC game logs here?
In Actual Play
Participants: Vaxalon, Valamir, Paganini, b_bankhead.

8/4/2004 Lida737: Friendship
[color=red][b]Friendship. The dictionary says: Friend (frend) noun. 1. A person whom one knows, likes and trusts. 2. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; comrade.…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Lida737, Claymore.

8/4/2004 Lida737: Fiber or Toys
[b][quote] Although I laughed when I read it, I realized the deeper truth of the statement. There comes a point in life and maturity when you make choices not based…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Lida737, Claymore.

8/3/2004 Doyce: [Sorcerer] Bibliophage Eight: Final Negotiations
So, Friday the 30th was the last session of the Bibliophage Sorcerer campaign. There was gunplay. There were demons. Candelabras were swung in anger. Some people even used naughty words.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Doyce, Ron Edwards, JamesDJIII.

8/3/2004 Vaxalon: Trollbabes and Unbeatable obstacles
Let's say you're running a game of Trollbabe, and the player wants his character to do something that's game-breakingly powerful. For example, throw a rock at a castle and knock…
In Adept Press
Participants: Vaxalon, Ron Edwards.

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8/6/2004 Jaif: Recluce?
Has anybody here thought to run a magic of recluce game using RoS? The magic system seems a perfect fit for chaos magics. -Jeff http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812505182/qid=1091794199/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/104-1208123-4302319?v=glance&s=books
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif.

8/6/2004 Tomas HVM: Anything goes? Blah!
Frankly, I do not understand gamesmiths who encourage the players to do whatever they want with their game. In my expereience gamers need no encouragment to do this. They will…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tomas HVM, Ron Edwards, Dev.

8/6/2004 Bailywolf: Dreamspire?
I know between Nine Worlds and Dust Devils, things have been pretty busy at Chimera Creative, but is there news on Dreamspire? Since I heard about this project, I have…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Bailywolf, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards.

8/6/2004 sirogit: Success with RPGs under an hour?
I've always wanted to run a game at the same speed as a tv show. In my expierince, gaming was always very slow. Too much looking up rules, arguements, over-elaborations,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: sirogit, Dev, Mike Holmes, Ravien.

8/6/2004 Dev: Dust Devils + GNS + Setting + Fu
(GNS ahead, but I think its not too twinky. This is basically about how I'm relating to Dust Devils in my own funky way.) I realized that, the last time…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Dev, Matt Snyder.

8/6/2004 Christopher Weeks: Are MMORPGs CRPGs?
So I've been following the current threads on CRPGs and whether or not they're RPGs and whether or not the employ an SIS. But I want to know if we're…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christopher Weeks, Blankshield, Mike Holmes, Eero Tuovinen, Merten, Vaxalon, Andrew Morris, Gamskee, Lxndr, herrmess, JamesSterrett, Eric J., Comte, Troy_Costisick.

8/6/2004 Don D.: Our first Tenet Phase and a request
I am new to Universalis but am excited about playing. I usually go for roleplaying games but find as I get older that I have less inclination to spend hours…
In Universalis
Participants: Don D., Valamir, Mike Holmes, CPXB, Bob McNamee, Nev the Deranged, hix.

8/6/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Marking/Linking to a Particular Post: Shortcuts?
I find that this is often the case: I want to link to a particular POST by another person (rather than an entire thread), in a way that will take…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, ScottM.

8/6/2004 Ron Edwards: [RuneQuest: Slayers] Skulls, blood, other body fluids
Hello, Jake Norwood and I got some chances for role-playing together last week, which included my long-awaited try with RuneQuest: Slayers. BACKGROUND For those who don't know the history, the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, ErrathofKosh, Sean, John Burdick, Ben Lehman, Noon, ADGBoss.

8/7/2004 tldenmark: Playtesters needed - the Collective by Thomas Denmark
hello, I'm working on an RPG called the Fantasy Collective (a placeholder name until something better comes along). It is a competitive RPG that does not require a GM. It…
In Connections
Participants: tldenmark.

8/7/2004 Gamskee: Boffer Based Combat Resolution in LARP
I've played in a boffer based Fantasy Larp for a few years and have found that I personally like the Boffer based combat resolutions. However, I've been thinking of running…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Gamskee, mindwanders, Matt, JamesSterrett, Andrew Morris, calebros, buggy, Jinx, contracycle.

8/7/2004 mindwanders: Dark Ages Political LARP Tools
OK folks, I'm working on a late dark ages based political LARP system. I think I've got all of the main tools that a player will need to actually engage…
In RPG Theory
Participants: mindwanders, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag.

8/7/2004 Ravien: Step On Up driving Challenge, driving Step On Up?
In Ron's Gamism essay, he mentions how Challenge can drive Step On Up: The Challenge adversity sets up all sorts of System demands and risks to the characters, which…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ravien, Ron Edwards.

8/7/2004 tk421: Pulp Donjon Actual Play- The Dark Hunger Castle
(This is a cross-post from a thread I started on RPG.net. Just thought I'd share the love and get this info to a forum dedicated to this sort of thing.)…
In Actual Play
Participants: tk421, Ron Edwards, aplath, Zak Arntson.

8/8/2004 mindwanders: Hooks and Kickers
OK, I'm having trouble with the whole "kicker" and "Hook" issue that was brought up in this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=12268 I think I have a challenge based Kicker system built into…
In RPG Theory
Participants: mindwanders, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Doyce.

8/8/2004 Matt Wilson: PTA: Proof copy
On Friday, as the movers were bringing our stuff in (I just moved to Milwaukee), the proof copy of Primetime Adventures arrived via FedEx. I chose Offset Paperback Mfrs., Inc.…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Wilson, Andy Kitkowski, madelf, JSDiamond, Alex Johnson, Chris Passeno.

8/8/2004 Tav_Behemoth: Forge booth at Gen Con SoCal?
Seems like it's way too soon to start thinking about this, but are there plans to do a Forge co-op booth at Gen Con SoCal? The Game Publishers Association is…
In Conventions
Participants: Tav_Behemoth, daMoose_Neo, Ron Edwards, Lxndr, abzu.

8/8/2004 Vaxalon: Wanted: IRC Playtesters for Skein
Okay, I think my game is ready to start playtesting. I'm looking for 3-5 players to give it a shot. Rules are available through the link in my sig.
In Connections
Participants: Vaxalon, suffusionofyellow.

8/8/2004 Vaxalon: Jumping in with both feet: Stop sinking, start swimming
I've put up a new version of Skein, in the link in my sig. I would appreciate some feedback. Does it make sense? What needs better explanation? Am I too…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Vaxalon, bcook1971, Emily Care.

8/8/2004 tk421: Possessions and Super Heroic Donjon
Hiya, folks. I convinced (read: forced) my normal gaming group to give Donjon a try. I'm excited and they're excited. I took a poll of the players to see what…
In CRN Games
Participants: tk421, Manxome, Clinton R. Nixon, galex.

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