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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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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.

11/17/2004 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.

11/17/2004 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 RobNJ: [WoD 2.0] Why the Supernatural? Why Now?
So, the characters in my Freak Jersey series have been investigating the paranormal for several years. I've decided to open the story by having them come up with Kickers, events…
In Actual Play
Participants: RobNJ, greedo1379, Trevis Martin, contracycle, clehrich, Jaik, Technocrat13, DannyK, Sydney Freedberg, Lisa Padol, Rob Carriere, Ron Edwards, Monosodium Glutamate.

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11/19/2004 Suvordaeus: LoserQuest: Seeking long-term playtesters...Hooray!
Loserquest is a somewhat offensive game along the lines of a post-apocalyptic Married with Children or Family Guy. It uses the COR system, which is designed to be simple, but…
In Connections
Participants: Suvordaeus.

11/19/2004 Tav_Behemoth: Personal Victory: Ken Hite Review
Since I've been a fan of Ken Hite's Out of the Box column for substantially longer than I've been a publisher, it's impossible to overestimate how psyched I am that…
In Publishing
Participants: Tav_Behemoth, Ben Lehman.

11/19/2004 caio_maximino: "Distributed Gaming" Dark Fantasy World
I'm trying to put down some ideas on a distributed-gaming, open source, collective effort on creating a dark fantasy world. Part of the "bibliography" suggested to those who would like…
In Connections
Participants: caio_maximino, Strutinan, Mike Holmes.

11/19/2004 rafial: [Star Wars D6] Mooncloud Fugitive
It seems like activity in Actual Play has been low recently, so I thought I'd chip in with a write up of our current game. It's called "Mooncloud Refugee" and…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafial, Ron Edwards, Alan, Negilent, johnzo, greedo1379.

11/19/2004 LordSmerf: [Capes] Conflict of interests
This is the second session that I've run for the local university gaming group. The first session is detailed in Breaking the rules. This session saw the introduction of…
In Actual Play
Participants: LordSmerf, TonyLB.

11/19/2004 Latigo: "reality and firearms" links
Hello to all, Questions about “reality and firearms” often surface in RPG design, and after talking to Forge member Paka recently I thought to share these links which folks might…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Latigo, Mike Holmes, Lee Short, Jasper, Noon, contracycle.

11/19/2004 lumpley: Creating Towns
In another thread, DannyK wrote:Is it just me, or is town creation a lot tricker than it looks? I can create a whole pocket universe in Nobilis in a fraction…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Technocrat13, Blankshield, ivan23, Grover, jasonm, Mark D. Eddy, lelak, Paka, Leningrad, ScottM, Solamasa, urbanpagan.

11/19/2004 clehrich: Levi-Strauss in Amazonia -- MLwM Variant
Long ago, on the Birthday Forum last Spring, Eero Tuovinen made the terrible mistake of suggesting a transposition of My Life with Master as Levi-Strauss in Amazonia. I apologize, but…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, matthijs, Eero Tuovinen, John Kirk.

11/19/2004 Wysardry: Cultures: Mix n match or copy?
When creating cultures and/or belief systems for fantasy campaign settings, is it better to base each one on a single example from history/mythology, or create new ones by merging several…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Wysardry, clehrich, DannyK, Jonathan Walton, Troy_Costisick, Sydney Freedberg, dalek_of_god, James Holloway, contracycle, Stuart Parker, GB Steve.

11/20/2004 Tav_Behemoth: Fictional Actual Play
I've been making an effort to read some modern genre fantasy, and one of the ones I picked up was Joel Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame, which I originally read…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Tav_Behemoth, clehrich, rafial, Blankshield, jdagna, Paul Czege, Mike Holmes, John Kim, Vaxalon, M. J. Young, Latigo, ricmadeira, simon_hibbs, Rob Carriere.

11/20/2004 humis: [The Mountain Witch] Another playtest
I've been taking sporadic interest in The Mountain Witch on The Forge ever since its entry into the IGC. Now, the recent threads about the trust mechanic again sparked my…
In Actual Play
Participants: humis, timfire, Rob MacDougall.

11/20/2004 Matt Wilson: The Official Primetime Adventures Errata Thread
Like all print productions, Primetime Adventures has mistakes. And like all gamers, you've probably found one. Now's your chance.  Any mistakes you find, please post them in this thread, and…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson, Damocles, Chris Goodwin, azrianni, BlackSheep.

11/20/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Dogs for a Crowd
I'd value any advice on an irritating problem I have. I have a steady weekly game session with anywhere from 6 to 8 players. Obviously, the problem is that I…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, Albert of Feh.

11/20/2004 Clinton R. Nixon: Anvilwerks News Thread
[url=http://www.anvilwerks.com/tsoy/]The Shadow of Yesterday[/url] is complete! I've posted a sample adventure for the game, "Rat Moon Rising," at the website.
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

11/20/2004 Stormborn: Resolution Systems, Dice etc.
Right now I am in the begining stages of "from scratch" game design. I have done a little proffesional work in d20 materials but am looking to do something new.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Stormborn, Ron Edwards, Shreyas Sampat, John Kim.

11/21/2004 clehrich: [Shadows in the Fog] Playtesters badly wanted!
Okay, this is a cry for help. Shadows in the Fog is just begging to be playtested by someone other than me. There is serious question about whether it can…
In Connections
Participants: clehrich, Peter Nordstrand.

11/21/2004 Strutinan: SRD-based "Steampunk" rules, playtesters required
Yeah yeah, I know "Ick...isn't that a WotC-based rules set?" Why yes, it is, but I'm NOT using the d20 STL. I'm using the much more firendly Promeus license run…
In Connections
Participants: Strutinan.

11/21/2004 Noon: Speed tip for highly detailed combat
The forge gets a few posts on complex combat rules. Although it's not really my thing, it made me wonder about the factor involved with them which makes them not…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Noon, Eero Tuovinen, Vaxalon, jdagna, M. J. Young, John Kim, Blankshield, bcook1971, Hereward The Wake.

11/21/2004 Jonathan Walton: [Draft] Arthouse Wuxia
Hey Folks, Long time no see. http://1001.indie-rpgs.com/ArthouseWuxia.doc The biggest reason that I've been silent is that I've been preparing an initial draft of my wuxia article, which right now is…
In Push Editorial Board
Participants: Jonathan Walton, clehrich, Eero Tuovinen, Emily Care, Shreyas Sampat.

11/21/2004 James V. West: Message From Space
Hello everyone! As Ron has pointed out, I only check in once in a while. It's very cool to see that people are still drawn to The Pool even though…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

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