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11/17/2004 GregS: PDF Size and price. Yes, it's back...again...
Sorry folks, but I looked through all the topics and posts I could find and couldn't get an answer to this specific question: How big is too big for sources…
In Publishing
Participants: GregS, Simon W, Jack Aidley, Vaxalon, madelf, Ed Cha, smokewolf, Brad Hindman.

11/17/2004 StrongBadMun: Designer looking for Freelance experience.
I've been designing games for several years now on my own, small ones that only me and my friends have ever goofed around with. Right now I'd like to get…
In Connections
Participants: StrongBadMun.

11/16/2004 Vaxalon: Code of Unaris - Query on level of interest
I just discovered Code of Unaris (yeah, okay, I'm slow, but there are lots of games out there, forgive me), and I'm wondering what level of interest there is in…
In Connections
Participants: Vaxalon, Ben Lehman, GaryTP.

11/16/2004 Bob Goat: CoS Game Master's Guide
Hi, So I've started working on the Game Master's Guide for CoS and figured it would be a fun exercise to post updates here to what I am doing with…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, Mike Holmes, Ed Cha, Adrienne, urbwar, inthisstyle, Ron Edwards, Matt-M-McElroy.

11/16/2004 Technocrat13: [DitV] Shifting gears makes for a bumpy ride.
After weeks of persistant arm-twisting, I finally managed to get two players to join me in a test drive of Dogs in the Vineyard, and I think it's had a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Technocrat13, ScottM, lumpley, urbanpagan, rafial.

11/16/2004 abzu: MACE after action report
I was at MACE in Highpoint, NC this weekend. To my eyes it was a well-run small con. Attendance was probably 300-400 people. The overwhelming emphasis seemed to be on…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Andy Kitkowski.

11/16/2004 WyldKarde: Strategy Games and Theory
I've been on the Forge for awhile and I still have trouble categorizing my thoughts and ideas into easily arranged subjects for discussion. I've gained a fairly comprehensive understanding of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: WyldKarde, clehrich, epweissengruber, Mike Holmes, Ravien, contracycle, timfire, M. J. Young, simon_hibbs.

11/16/2004 Kuma: Heads-Up for the No Press Anthology folks ...
I was just able to download the NPA from lulu.com for free. I don't know if this is something that you guys have set up for promo purposes (the POD…
In Publishing
Participants: Kuma, abzu, greyorm.

11/16/2004 Jason E Leigh: Antagonistic GM
Anyone? Quick survey of collective memory... Are there any games currently available that set up a combative/oppositional relationship between players and GM? I'm particularly interested in functional examples. Thanks.
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jason E Leigh, Eero Tuovinen, TonyLB, Adam Dray, Vaxalon, greyorm, M. J. Young, GreatWolf, John Uckele, Blankshield, Noon, Ravien.

11/16/2004 GregS: Valherjar: Core Cover for Critique
Alright Gang, Time to throw myself on the mercy of the court. Suggestions and ego crushing comments are welcome. ;) The one thing I know about it already, though, is…
In Publishing
Participants: GregS, indiedog, madelf, greedo1379, jdagna, Shreyas Sampat, greyorm, tldenmark, Jack Aidley, timfire, matthijs, Cemendur.

11/16/2004 jdagna: Scenario Design Advice. Please Critique!
A fellow who writes a column for my website has been having major difficulties writing one particular column in which he wanted to figure out how to write/run a scenario…
In RPG Theory
Participants: jdagna, John Kirk, Trevis Martin, greedo1379, Negilent, Simon Kamber, John Kim, DannyK, Tomas HVM.

11/16/2004 Adrienne: Defending in combat.
As I understand the rules, attacks in combats are opposed skill checks, with both attacker and defender rolling Ref+Brawling for a hand-to-hand attack, for example. The two types of defense…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Adrienne, Bob Goat, Bifi.

11/16/2004 Blankshield: A new batch of Dogs rides out
My slavish fanboy raving has convinced some locals to try Dogs. We got together and did character creation last week, and they're quite hooked. Next week they'll hit their first…
In lumpley games
Participants: Blankshield, ScottM, Mike Holmes, lumpley, Paul Czege.

11/16/2004 RobNJ: Resources on open session design
I'm sure they're somewhere around here, but I don't know where. I'm looking for a way to incorporate some of the session design ideas that are more open and player-centric…
In Actual Play
Participants: RobNJ, ScottM.

11/15/2004 urbwar: Just got CoS in the mail today
Wow. A new forum for Bob Goat on the same day my copy of Conspiracy of Shadows arrives in the mail. Very cool. Now I have another forum to post…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: urbwar, Bob Goat.

11/15/2004 Bob Goat: Supernatural Threats/Horrors
Hey, I think I like Supernatural Horrors better... Anyway I thought I would post a possible creature/bad guy that can be created with the game for those not entirely familiar…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, urbwar.

11/15/2004 Clinton R. Nixon: The Shadow of Yesterday is done!
Printing begins on the book today at 5pm. Layout was done this morning at 5:30am. This game took three years, approximately. I re-wrote it twice. I ended up performing all…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Bob Goat, GaryTP, Andrew Navaro, Matt Wilson.

11/15/2004 Bob Goat: Welcome and All That
Hi, I'm the new kid on the block here as far as game forums go. This forum is geared for all things related to Bob Goat Press, my little publishing…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat.

11/15/2004 Grover: Task resolution/Conflict resolution
I was thinking about the distinction between task resolution and conflict resolution, and noticing how conflict resolution is never used in computer role playing games, and here are some ideas…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Grover, John Kim, M. J. Young, Marco, simon_hibbs.

11/15/2004 Blankshield: [Death's Door] Sidebars and how-to-play guides
Description of the game here. Worth noting that since this post I've shifted from "probably free pdf" to probably print, as I've gotten some very good opportunities for printing at…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Blankshield, Jason E Leigh, Mike Holmes.

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11/17/2004 Adrienne: To see CoS in play...
I hope that Keith won't mind me pimping my game here, since it's an example of his. :) Folks who would like to see an example of CoS are cordially…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Adrienne, Bob Goat, Matt-M-McElroy.

11/17/2004 tldenmark: Best method to sell PDF's from your own website?
I've been working on a number of games, and hopefully will have at least one of them ready for Gen Con SoCal in December. I'll definitely have them ready for…
In Publishing
Participants: tldenmark, Ron Edwards, jdagna.

11/17/2004 Christopher Weeks: Minnesota indie-players wanted
I've just moved to Minnesota (near The Cities) and for a few months I've been finding MN-based Forge readers. I've just formed a Yahoo group -- indiemn for discussing opportunities…
In Connections
Participants: Christopher Weeks, greyorm.

11/17/2004 Doug M.: First campaign: Resisting Master, etc.
I'm about to run MLwM for the first time, and I have a couple of questions. First: I'm not clear on the point of resisting Master before your Love is…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Doug M., GB Steve, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards, Marhault, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, Valamir, DannyK.

11/17/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Looking for Essays, Articles and Rants on Horror, Gaming...
Hey folks, Just like the title says, I'm looking to expand the resources pages on Flames Rising. I'm looking for Essays & Articles related to Horror & Dark Fantasy Gaming,…
In Connections
Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, M. J. Young, Matt Snyder, Strutinan.

11/17/2004 RobNJ: [WoD 2.0] Freak Jersey: An attempt at open session design
This is relating to my Freak Jersey chronicle, set in the new World of Darkness game. Ordinarily when I plan out sessions I write up what I expect to happen…
In Actual Play
Participants: RobNJ, Trevis Martin, Paka, Ron Edwards.

11/17/2004 Technocrat13: [DitV] Re-approaching Clement's Patch
So, now that I've managed to twist some arms and get my core group to try a little Dogs, they're hooked, and my once indefinately delayed Town, Clement's Patch is…
In Actual Play
Participants: Technocrat13.

11/17/2004 Bob Goat: Ask And Ye Shall Receive
Hey, So it was asked that I put some demon related stuff in the next EtS and I did. Hopefully you like it. Which every way you feel about it,…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, Matt-M-McElroy, urbwar.

11/18/2004 Matt Wilson: the shape of things
Sales of Primetime Adventures are going better than I'd anticipated. It's a month and a half or thereabouts since I put it up for sale, and I've sold about 40…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Bob Goat.

11/18/2004 Matt Wilson: Galactic - space adventure fortified with narrativism!
I'm really inspired right now by Clinton's unparalleled enthusiasm with his new game, so I'm gathering up all these ideas I've left lying around and starting work on a new…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Wilson, JamesDJIII, Technocrat13, Valamir, Alan, Ben Lehman, Sydney Freedberg, TonyLB, Psuedopod, daMoose_Neo, greedo1379, johnzo.

11/18/2004 Ben Lehman: Costikyan on Games
Greg Costikyan made a lovely attempt at defining what a game is in his blog You should read the article. Really, you just should, because if you're reading this…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ben Lehman, Alan, xiombarg, Noon, simon_hibbs, Sean, efindel, clehrich, Shreyas Sampat, contracycle, komradebob, M. J. Young, Caldis.

11/18/2004 Mike Holmes: Mundane Contests
Occasionally I like to use the conflict system for something that might seem kinda odd. I have the character roll for something really mundane. For example, in one case, before…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes.

11/18/2004 Mike Holmes: Mundane Contests
Ocassionally I'll do a contest for something less than earthshaking, or even exciting. To use an example that I've refered to before, once I had the heroes make rolls for…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, Brand_Robins.

11/18/2004 Mike Holmes: Penalizing the World
Major Victory = Major Defeat for the opponent. Sometimes when a hero gets a victory, I want to give them a bonus, instead of giving the opponent a penalty. For…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, Technocrat13, Brand_Robins, Doug Ruff, Mandacaru, Scripty, KingOfFarPoint.

11/18/2004 ashultz: Banthas in the Vineyard
I was thinking of running a Star Wars game with a load of young Jedi wandering the galaxy before I got DitV, and upon receiving the game I was struck…
In lumpley games
Participants: ashultz, Clinton R. Nixon, nikola, Paka, DannyK, Brand_Robins, John Harper, Trevis Martin, Technocrat13, Solamasa, jknevitt, charlesperez.

11/18/2004 Jason Palenske: Come on by...
I am slowly getting set up again after a long reality hiatus and Frontier finally has it's own official forum. I am gradually gettings things transferred over from proboards and…
In Connections
Participants: Jason Palenske.

11/18/2004 Clinton R. Nixon: Clinton's Fourth Axiom of Game Design
[i]Any good RPG can, with a minimum of effort, be used to play Jedi[/i]. I thought of this yesterday after sending the following e-mail to a friend: [quote] Dude, I…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ben Lehman, inky, rafial, Matt Snyder, hix, Blankshield, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, joshua neff, Michael S. Miller, John Harper, dunlaing, jknevitt, Vagabond, apparition13, pete_darby, Bob Goat, Roger, DrAwkward.

11/18/2004 Sabney: Mood Music... Yea, Or nay?
This being my first post on this forum, I believe I shall introduce myself. I am currently a college student and I have been Roleplaying for about 4-5 years, only…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sabney, ScottM, Vaxalon, ffilz, Eero Tuovinen, Negilent, clehrich, Mike Holmes, b_bankhead, M. J. Young, Silmenume, Noon, Angaros, SlurpeeMoney.

11/18/2004 inthisstyle: [Mortal Coil] A Better Playtest Session
I have made a habit of posting a lot of horror stories here, so I thought it would be nice to post an actual play breakdown that worked well. The…
In Actual Play
Participants: inthisstyle.

11/18/2004 Ben Lehman: Ben's Non-Standard Rant: Rules Length is not Rules Focus
Mandatory Notice: This rant has not been standardized by the Bureau of Rants, nor has it been granted an Bureau Official Rant Index Number (BORIN). Use of this rant with…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ben Lehman, Adam Dray, bcook1971, clehrich, Jason E Leigh, greedo1379, Blankshield, ffilz, Noon, Mike Holmes, jerry, Marco, DannyK, Valamir, John Kim, M. J. Young, Harlequin, Sydney Freedberg, inky.

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