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8/16/2004 Gaiaguerrilla: [Gnost] A god-like simple fantasy (early stages)
Thanks, readers. Been too long since I've visited. Enter GNOST I'm not attached to that title, either. This game has at least 3 unique features I can think of (or…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Gaiaguerrilla, Jason Petrasko, Troy_Costisick, charles ferguson, Adam Dray.

8/15/2004 Kilor Di: Publishing Costs
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this particular topic, but here goes. I'm going to try to save up enough money from my job so that…
In Publishing
Participants: Kilor Di, Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards, Erick Wujcik, smokewolf.

8/15/2004 Doug Ruff: RPG definitions continued (split)
[quote="Ron Edwards"] When seeking a definition, you cannot hold the two following things fixed: 1. A basic principle or descriptive feature 2. A set of individual instances that are supposed…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Doug Ruff, Ron Edwards, neelk.

8/12/2004 cfc: Card resolution mechanics (split from older thread)
In terms of minimizing the benefit of blowing low cards on trivial tasks, has anyone tried a draw-under mechanic with blackjack degree-of-success? I'm thinking that to succeed you have to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: cfc, Chris_Fougere, Ron Edwards.

8/15/2004 rafial: Indie game storm Dragonflight
Just a quick note to say that indie games have been doing really well at Dragonflight this weekend. Alan Barclay ran Sorcerer to postive reviews, and I have both eyewitness…
In Conventions
Participants: rafial.

8/15/2004 Noon: "It has to make sense" secret bane of the hobby?
What really screws up negotiation? Or bargaining on a deal? Well, I think something like "No, I wont negotiate and anyone who wants to is a fool" would pretty much…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Noon, Marco, John Kim, Tony Irwin, sirogit, DannyK, Madeline, beingfrank, contracycle.

8/15/2004 M. J. Young: Altering the SIS in CRPG
I really should not be starting this thread, because I'm still wading through the stuff I missed when my computer crashed; but in reading Vincent's A short rant about…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, Noon, Rob Carriere, simon_hibbs, Christopher Weeks, contracycle, Inner Circle Inc, Andrew Martin, Blankshield, JamesSterrett, Doug Ruff, Ron Edwards.

8/14/2004 Victor Gijsbers: Dethroning the SIS
[b][u]Introduction[/u][/b] In this post, I will critically discuss the notion of Shared Imagined Space and its relation to Creative Agendas. I will claim that: * [i]The Shared Imagined Space (SIS)…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Victor Gijsbers, Sean, Marco, Valamir, lumpley, M. J. Young, Alan, Adam Dray, Ron Edwards, contracycle.

8/14/2004 neelk: MLwM scene construction Qs: how do player requests work?
I'm trying to figure out what the precise rules for running a scene are. Right now, I know that I should go around the table, running a scene for each…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: neelk, Eero Tuovinen, joshua neff, Don D., Paul Czege.

8/14/2004 Don D.: Gencon
Will Burning Wheel be highlighted at Gencon? I would love to get in on a demo. I was intrigued with it at Origins but was with a couple dudes who…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Don D., jrs, abzu, Michael S. Miller.

8/14/2004 Don D.: Character Attrition
With the combat system so deadly in the Burning Wheel, are players libel to lose their characters frequently? Do adventures tend to be light on combat scenes because of this?…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Don D., abzu, taepoong, Negilent.

8/14/2004 Troy_Costisick: Balance of Character
Heya, I was reading the thread by Sean (A note on balance) and it sparked a discussion (argument) between myself and a friend of mine (Scott) who was over for…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards, NN, Walt Freitag.

8/14/2004 Don D.: Who Narrarates?
In any given scene who narrarates what happens when? What part does the GM narrarate and what part does the minion's player narrarate? Or is it more like the traditional…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Don D., GB Steve.

8/14/2004 simproductions: Available in the UK?
I'm looking to buy Universalis but am looking for a UK supplier or UK based site as P&P accounts for a lot of my money gone when making purchases of…
In Universalis
Participants: simproductions, Valamir, DigitalMage.

8/13/2004 sirogit: Three settings that show the breadth of Sorcerer's options?
If you could choose three settings of Sorcerer to show the breadth of the possibilities behind customizing the concepts, what would they be?
In Adept Press
Participants: sirogit, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, Doyce, DannyK, Paka.

8/13/2004 AmandaRobbins: Freelance Artist For Hire, looking to break into the market
[size=18px][b][color=red]Artist For Hire![/color][/b][/size] [b]Freelance artwork, from spot illustration design to character conception to cover art.[/b] No job too big or too small. Fees negotiable. My name is [b]Amanda[/b] and I…
In Connections
Participants: AmandaRobbins, xiombarg, ADGBoss, Jonathan Walton.

8/13/2004 Don D.: When are the dice rolled? All things Narrative?
Lets say the minion is bringing the baker back to the Masters abode in the rain as ordered and on the way back there is a flash flood sweeping them…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Don D., Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, GB Steve.

8/13/2004 Don D.: Being Captured & Sincerity
My wife and I have come up with our Master and the rest of the background but we had a couple questions about the rules... 1. Can you please explain…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Don D., Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

8/13/2004 jdrakeh: [Doctor Who] Obviously, it'll be a cold day in Hell...
Obviously, it'll be a cold day in Hell when I obtain the rights to commercially publish an official Doctor Who RPG - so until then, I've uploaded Tempus Denuo. Tempus…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jdrakeh, Doctor Xero.

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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8/16/2004 Andrew Morris: Defining GNS Through Examples
I've been following the New 3D Model thread, and found it very easy to grasp. This reminded me that I (along with others) have difficulty fully understanding GNS. I tend…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

8/16/2004 Troy_Costisick: Call of Cthullu and GNS
Heya, This post is mainly to see how much of GNS I am understanding, so please feel free to correct me on any of this. I really want to gage…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards, b_bankhead, Marco.

8/17/2004 Valamir: Paging Gordon Landis
Does anyone have Gordon's phone number? He has not responded to PMs or Email. He is supposed to be at GenCon in the Forge Booth but I can't get in…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Gordon C. Landis.

8/17/2004 JamesDJIII: Sorcerer in Raleigh, NC
Hope this is appropriate for this forum. Didn't seem to fit into the general forums, but it's certianly Sorcerer specific. I'm looking for like-minded players or GMs that are going…
In Adept Press
Participants: JamesDJIII, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.

8/17/2004 Zathreyel: The aftermath of the 24-hour RPG
Heya everybody. Plotdevice recently asked what he should do with his game, Sin/Zen, in this post over here,and i think it's a good enough question that maybe it should have…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zathreyel, Jediblack, Lathan, philreed, Simon W, jdrakeh, PlotDevice.

8/17/2004 Andy Kitkowski: [LAME :) ] GenCon: Getting there early on Wed...
At the risk of sounding really, really lame and crowding out the geniune threads with a "Hey Guys!!!" thread*: I'm arriving in Indianapolis at about 10:00. I'll probably be at…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Troy_Costisick.

8/17/2004 PlotDevice: Applying Business Psychology to GNS?
I am just wondering if anyone has tried to apply the kind of psychological models that are spoken about in Learning and Development and Company Culture excercises to GNS theory?…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: PlotDevice, beingfrank.

8/17/2004 Michael Hopcroft: The waiting game
I have a mansucript with everything needed to go sitting on my hard drive. Since I;'ve contracted out my printing and layout, I have to wait until they say they…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Mark Johnson, jdagna.

8/17/2004 Michael Hopcroft: The next Gen Con
The next genCon event is GenCon SoCal in Demember. I'd like to know if any of the Forge people on thew West Coast are planning a joint booth for this…
In Conventions
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/17/2004 Michael Hopcroft: I hope I'm not too early to ask this
I'm hoping I'm not too early to ask this, but is anyone here planning to go to DunDraCon and/or KublaCon, and will they have room space? I'm expecting both of…
In Conventions
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/17/2004 MrSanmdan666: Need some help with advancement mechanic
Hello together! Since I've grown increasingly dissatisfied with established systems like Shadowrun and GURPS I've started working on my own little RPG. I'm pretty new to all this (the Forge…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: MrSanmdan666, mindwanders, MrSandman666, ADGBoss, Precious Villain, Kryyst.

8/17/2004 rafial: [Burning Wheel] Running Before the Storm
This weekend saw a good showing for Indie RPG's at Dragonflight, the annual Seattle based gaming convention. For my part, I ran a four hour (well, closer to five as…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafial, abzu, taepoong, s3kt0r, Sydney Freedberg, Valamir, eef, John Harper.

8/17/2004 Matt Snyder: Nine Worlds, Dust Devils at GenCon
I will debut Nine Worlds print edition at GenCon. This book has come together beautifully. I'm extremely pleased with the results of the content and the design. The book weighs…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Pilgrim, Blind Hero.

8/17/2004 Victor Gijsbers: [Actual Play] My life with roses
I recently bought My Life with Master, and have started a game today which I will tell about here. Set-up session In 1798, in a part of Prussia which is…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Victor Gijsbers, rafial, Mike Holmes.

8/17/2004 Lee Short: Some Myths About Virtualism
There are a number of confusions circulating about Virtualism. In this post, I will try to expose some of them. These confusions are a consequence of the following belief: …
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Lee Short, John Kim, Marco, Caldis, Mark Woodhouse, M. J. Young, contracycle, Valamir.

8/17/2004 lumpley: Woo Hoody Hoo!
I have the books in my hot little hand! I'll see some of you at GenCon. Check it out: http://www.septemberquestion.org/lumpley/dogs.html -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Ben Lehman, ScottM, Ron Edwards, jrs.

8/17/2004 anonymouse: [unattached mechanic/rules] Memories modifying characters.
This isn't wedded or designed for anything in particular. Just some stuff I was ruminating on, and thought it might make an interesting set of mechanics for a game. ===…
In RPG Theory
Participants: anonymouse.

8/18/2004 Person: Future Actual Play?
Hey there, Peter here. First-time poster, short-time reader. I've got a question about a question. Specifically, where on the Forge (if anywhere) should questions about actual play hypotheticals be put?…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Person, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2004 Paul Czege: taking this show on the road
Half Meme Press will be at the GenCon game convention through Sunday, August 22nd. Orders for My Life with Master books received in the interim will ship the week of…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege.

8/18/2004 Person: Characters modifying memories
I'm (strongly) considering running an Unknown Armies game in the near future, and there's one sticky GMing issue that's been bothering me: how do people handle the situation where PCs…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Person, TonyLB, Shreyas Sampat, Praetor Judis, Negilent, M. J. Young, Albert of Feh.

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