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8/10/2004 DannyK: Dragonflight 2004, Seattle
Any indie game action going on at this year's Dragonflight? The con website is possibly the least helpful con website I've ever seen, but I've heard good things about last…
In Conventions
Participants: DannyK, rafial.

8/9/2004 Bob Goat: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Dog Day Afternoon
Hi, So Thursday last night we ran through Episode 003, Dog Day Afternoon, of Season One of Conspiracy of Shadows. You can read about the Episodes and the Pilot that…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat.

8/9/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] Contact information and showing up
Hello, It's coming close to the time when we need to designate contact people for various times at GenCon, so people who show up know they can get in touch.…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Bob Goat, Matt Gwinn, Andy Kitkowski, Jürgen Mayer, Nev the Deranged, smokewolf, Valamir, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Lisa Padol.

8/9/2004 ADGBoss: The Games formerly Known as RPG's...
Well a thread in RPG theory, this one, ended with as I read it: where do we go from here? That is a very good question. It is also…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ADGBoss, ErrathofKosh, Andrew Morris, Jack Aidley, Ron Edwards, Inner Circle Inc, M. J. Young, Eric J..

8/9/2004 Jonathan Walton: [Vespertine] Playtest It With Me!
Hey Folks, So I'm developing this game called Vespertine, which is a pseudo-sequel to Jason Blair's game of childhood terror, Little Fears. The game is about teenagers fooling around with…
In Connections
Participants: Jonathan Walton, anonymouse.

8/9/2004 Tony Irwin: Risk in C/As
[color=darkblue]Folks, I'm trying to understand risk in Sim play, so that I can write a really great sim RPG! I'm trying to really nail down what I enjoy most about…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Tony Irwin, ErrathofKosh, John Kim.

8/9/2004 Mike Holmes: New 3D Model
GNS has limitations, I think we'd all agree. One of the limitations is that it doesn't address the concept of player control, other than to say that without control you…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Mike Holmes, Hunter Logan, Andrew Morris, ErrathofKosh, Marco, Artanis, Sean, Jack Aidley, Emily Care, Ben Lehman, M. J. Young, Valamir, Tobias, Christopher Weeks, Dev, Lee Short, Caldis, contracycle, Mark Woodhouse, Mark Johnson.

8/9/2004 Sean: The Grognard Speaks: System and Step on Up in OD&D
There was something I really loved about 'old school' D&D that I think I just got a little clearer on. This may not make much sense to you if you…
In Actual Play
Participants: Sean, Ron Edwards, ErrathofKosh, rafial, Noon, kenjib, efindel.

8/9/2004 Doctor Xero: what causes this?
from http://www.indie-rpgs.com/posting.php?mode=quote&p=130414 Now, what happened was that I played the Exalted game once. I thought that the game was very much like a HERO/MERP game we'd tried before. There was…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Doctor Xero, Bartmoss, bcook1971, contracycle, Noon, jdagna, Mulciber, Ravien, John Kim.

8/9/2004 salkaner: A license question (FOIL)
Hei to all. I would as your opinion about an open license I'm using on my game (Fresco) I tried tu se one similar to the QPL. Fresco Open…
In Publishing
Participants: salkaner, Jürgen Mayer, Jack Aidley.

8/9/2004 Jonathan Walton: Dramatic Drama II (split)
[quote="Emily Care"]From my experiences in this game, I think it would probably be easier to integrate someone else into the negotiation of events than one might think: it's actually pretty…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Ron Edwards, Emily Care.

8/9/2004 smokewolf: Any mommies out there want a game for their girls?
Not to be sexist... But my wife and I have written a card game for young girls. We are looking for someone to review it. Any takers? PM or email…
In Connections
Participants: smokewolf.

8/9/2004 Morrius: Your experiences with Story Engine?
A while back I tried running a l'il homebrewed setting using the late Hubris Games Story Engine. I found it to be a bit of a mixed bag. My group…
In Actual Play
Participants: Morrius, Tim C Koppang, bcook1971, Ron Edwards.

8/9/2004 tldenmark: Any gamers in or near Tiburon looking to game?
Hi, I just moved to Tiburon California and am looking for a regular weekly or semi-weekly gaming group. I'm up for most RPG's and some light board/card gaming as warm…
In Connections
Participants: tldenmark.

8/9/2004 Tony Irwin: Risk in Sim play.
I was hoping people could help me understand the role of risk in sim play. I really like recent definitions I've seen of how risk is used in gamist play:…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Tony Irwin, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Marco, ErrathofKosh, timfire, bcook1971, Walt Freitag, M. J. Young.

8/9/2004 GregS: Opinion on Layout: Self or Contracted?
Well, we're finally getting ready to go to print and the last step, obviously, will be to lay the book out. And after doing an exhaustive search on the Forge,…
In Publishing
Participants: GregS, jdagna, gruk, John Uckele, andy, philreed, Matt Snyder.

8/8/2004 matthijs: Wanted: Medical expertise
I'm (re)designing the combat system for my historical role-playing game, "Draug", set in Norway 1801. The new system will have a strong emphasis on realistic effects of wounds, such as…
In Connections
Participants: matthijs, peejay, Doc_Peck.

8/8/2004 Caynreth: Concentrating innate magic (talents)???
Hi all, I decided to use HQ for my games in a setting from a german low-fantasy game (Das Schwarze Auge= The Dark Eye). Now I still have a problem…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Caynreth, Peter Nordstrand, Alai, Mike Holmes, Ian Cooper.

8/8/2004 Scripty: Any groups in Washington DC -- Northern Virginia area??
Hi, I've recently relocated to Manassas, Va., and I'm looking to join/form an rpg group. I'm brand new to the area (been here about a month) and I'm willing to…
In Connections
Participants: Scripty, Vaxalon, rickr, xiombarg, chadu, Adorame, Nathan.

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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8/10/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Indie RPG Awards: GENCON Ceremony Info!
Hey all, thanks to the efforts of Ron Edwards and Matt Forbeck, we have a locale for the Indie RPG Awards ceremony! The ceremony will be Wednesday Night (before the…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jürgen Mayer, Tigger, Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, PlotDevice, iago.

8/10/2004 Bailywolf: Very very very powerful demons (and how to keep them)
I'm almost done with Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore- a quirky, funny, quick read. The Demon is a bastard thing named Catch- a full-bore-monster-from-hell kinda demon. Catch likes to destroy…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards, Doyce, bcook1971, Paka, DannyK, Valamir, stingray20166, angelfromanotherpin, Mike Holmes.

8/10/2004 Certified: 6th World: Looking for Artists and Play Testers
Hello, Artists and Play testers Currently I am nearing completion on my first Table Top RPG: 6th World. Set fifteen years after the fall of man Combining Post Apocalypse with…
In Connections
Participants: Certified.

8/10/2004 abzu: [GC 04] Forge Booth Menu Flyer
Hi guys, i whipped up this half-page flyer for GenCon. I just realized that it's a really big file, so be warned before DLing it. But if you are exhibiting…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, smokewolf, Bob Goat, Valamir, daMoose_Neo, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller.

8/11/2004 Nev the Deranged: Sorcerer Boot Camp? / Forge non-booth events?
Wandering around some old threads, I ran across this: 3) You should operate a Sorcerer bootcamp (or something). I wonder: a)if anyone but me would actually attend such a thing,…
In Conventions
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Bob Goat, Christopher Weeks, Ron Edwards.

8/11/2004 Don D.: Quick question about players and Gm
I have ordered MLWM and am looking forward to getting it. From the reviews I've read I notice that the player's characters are often seperate from one another, possibly never…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Don D., Paul Czege, Mike Holmes.

8/11/2004 Montola: Beyond Role and Play available in the web
Beyond Role and Play: Tools, Toys and Theory for Harnessing the imagination is now available as a free electric edition in the Internet. Beyond Role and Play is a collection…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Montola, Ravien, Albert of Feh.

8/11/2004 ejh: GNS Analogy From Art
Just posted the following at my blog. Would appreciate comment, esp. on whether people see it as accurate. I have three friends who are all artists -- all concern…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: ejh, ErrathofKosh, John Kim, Hunter Logan.

8/11/2004 Don D.: My life with Emperor
Master: Emperor Palpatine Minion: Darth Vader More than Human: Supreme Force powers except when in the presence of his Master (I can't remember him using much force when the Emporer…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Don D., Mike Holmes, xiombarg.

8/11/2004 Ben Lehman: [GenCon 2004] Coordinating Arrivals (airplane)
So I'm arriving via airplane and would love to hook up with other people for rides to hotels / downtown / convention / Diana Jones awards, whether getting picked up…
In Conventions
Participants: Ben Lehman, Lxndr.

8/12/2004 Mike Holmes: Terminology: Focal Points and Emphasis
In this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=12222 The terms Focal Point and Emphasis were brought up. I really like these terms, and wanted to see if others thought they were as useful as…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Mike Holmes, John Kim, ErrathofKosh, Paul Czege, Doplegager.

8/12/2004 Green: it's that time again (kathanaksaya revisions)
I've just done a bit of revision on the specialties/skills and abilities as presented in Kathanaksaya, and I realized something about the character creation revision. Though I require that each…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Green.

7/15/2004 andy: BONES coming
Well, my earlier time estimates were a bit off, but BONES should be out by the end of the month both on RPGNow (pdf) and on LuLu (print copies). One…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: andy, Grimmstone, Ron Edwards.

8/12/2004 Alan: Narrativism and the Impact Character
I've recently learned some fiction theory that I think might be useful when thinking about narrativist role-playing and game design. First a disclaimer: the following is specific to this one…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Alan, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

8/12/2004 philreed: vs. Monsters printer did good.
I got the copies of vs. Monsters from the printer and the books look good. Nice printing job. The only odd thing is that each book includes 8 extra blank…
In Publishing
Participants: philreed, jdagna, Matt, Perrina, Alex Johnson.

8/13/2004 dyjoots: A few questions after one read-through...
(x-posted to RPGnet) The other day I went to one of the gaming stores in town to check and see if, by some miniscule chance, they had any Pirates od…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: dyjoots, abzu.

8/13/2004 TonyLB: [Capes] Losing with Style
The newest version of Capes, Superhero Storytelling, is online. The new system is substantially simpler than the version it replaces... lots of rules that seemed to have a reason for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, statisticaltomfoolery, LordSmerf, Sydney Freedberg.

8/13/2004 Crackerjacker: Get Kreiged! 24 Hour RPG
my first thoughts: ------------------------------- 24 Hour RPG- Get Kreiged! So I was just sitting down at my PC for a long night of working on my proffesional writing work and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Crackerjacker, Demada.

8/13/2004 dademan: Deleted
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In Indie Game Design
Participants: dademan.

8/13/2004 dademan: Nasteria (Need Help)
Hello all. Im new to making an Rpg. I have started on one, thats going to be on mIRC. I have come up with a name for it, Nasteria. I…
In Connections
Participants: dademan, Vaxalon.

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