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12/13/2004 rafial: Automatic Ron (a software suggestion)
So given that newbies post to old threads on a fairly regular basis, leading to Ron posting a "we don't do that here" message, it occured to me that the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: rafial, jc_madden, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

12/13/2004 Doehring: Adds
Yes design does matter as well as profeshionalism. If you cover lookes like a cartoon you will appeal to that type of audience. Even the adults that usually like anime…
In Publishing
Participants: Doehring, Clinton R. Nixon, GaryTP, Ron Edwards.

12/13/2004 Doehring: main stream
If you look there have been a few main stream books that have published in smaller formates than 8.5 by 11. Those books from my knolege include a form a…
In Publishing
Participants: Doehring, Ron Edwards.

12/13/2004 jc_madden: [D20 FR] An adventure idea.
Not sure if this is really the place to post this so if it's not Dev's please move it or delete it as appropriate. I play in a weekly forgotten…
In Actual Play
Participants: jc_madden, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Grover, Noon.

12/13/2004 John Kim: Social Function and Feedback in Narrativism
So I was struck by a recent comment of Chris Lehrich's in the thread Ramblings on the role of Mechanics in CA's (fishing). So I thought I would…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: John Kim, clehrich, Ron Edwards.

12/13/2004 Doyce: [HQ] Thoughts from my first test session
Well, it was a slow weekend around the casa, so when one of my friends called up to see what we were doing yesterday, I proposed getting together to playtest…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Doyce, Brand_Robins, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

12/13/2004 jc_madden: The inclusion of setting with your mechanic.
As you know I'm creating my own RPG for self publishing. I have about three distinct campaigns/stories in my head at the moment that can be fleshed out into complete…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jc_madden, Dangerboy, clehrich, komradebob, Valamir, Troy_Costisick, greyorm, daMoose_Neo, inky, Precious Villain, Ron Edwards, JusticeZero, ironick, Doehring.

12/13/2004 TonyLB: [Capes] Cover for critique
Finally finished the draft cover for Capes (barring a few little additions and modifications I know still need to be done in the title-bar). And I am now absolutely too…
In Publishing
Participants: TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg, Tobias, timfire, GaryTP, Andrew Morris, John Harper, jdagna, Shreyas Sampat, Jack Aidley.

12/13/2004 Simon Kamber: Narrativism without premise, simulationism without sim?
I've been trying to identify my own CA for a while. I think I've gotten a handle on most of the GNS terminoligy here, and I can place most of…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Simon Kamber, ethan_greer, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, jdagna.

12/13/2004 Doehring: Middle Class?
Well I have never seen any results my self however I would have to say from the term middle-class in sociology most who play RPG's are not. An average of…
In Publishing
Participants: Doehring, Tav_Behemoth, Ron Edwards.

12/13/2004 Doehring: Post it
If your hate mail is not to graphic post it it would be intresting to see what that person said and how they supported there idea.
In Publishing
Participants: Doehring, Ron Edwards.

12/13/2004 abzu: [BW] Must. Kill. Wizard. Part 2
So we played the next session of this arc. This session was a bit belabored by the exigencies of our group and their play style. First, we had one…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, Negilent, taepoong, rafial.

12/13/2004 Doehring: Role Playing
Personally I play D&D and when I agree it is not the best system the world itself has more resources than any other out there. The game is a giant…
In Publishing
Participants: Doehring, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo.

12/13/2004 daMoose_Neo: [Final Twilight]Grand Experiment- PDF CG
Hmmkay, discussion in Theroy over CCGs and RPGs sparked a old idea in me brain and I dug out the notes and samples from it. After some more work aligning…
In Publishing
Participants: daMoose_Neo, LordSmerf, Andrew Morris, greyorm, twiztidsoul0512.

12/13/2004 Doehring: lulu
I would check lulu.com they seem to be the cheapest I have seen and there was a post here on the forge but it was difficult to realise what it…
In Publishing
Participants: Doehring, daMoose_Neo, Ron Edwards.

12/13/2004 Vaxalon: Running PTA via IRC
We're planning to start a new PTA game on IRC starting on Tuesday, January 4. Our first session will be at 8pm Eastern time, in #indierpgs on the Magicstar server.…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Vaxalon, Alan, azrianni.

12/13/2004 tldenmark: Great resource for getting gamers together!
This is an excellent site that joins together people of like interests for face to face gatherings. http://www.meetup.com/ enjoy, td
In Connections
Participants: tldenmark, Dev, bcook1971, jc_madden, Bankuei, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/12/2004 tldenmark: Opinions on Lulu vs. CafePress?
I've used cafe press quite a bit for making my convention books. Particularly for small b&w art books to sell at cons. I've also recently used it for the new…
In Publishing
Participants: tldenmark, Eero Tuovinen, Marco, Bardsandsages.

12/12/2004 RobNJ: [WoD 2.0] Moral(ity) Quandry
First, an-intended-to-be-polite and hopefully-not-seen-as-snarky request: If you hate the World of Darkness's Morality system, I would rather this not turn into a thread railing against that. Suggested ways to manage…
In Actual Play
Participants: RobNJ, Ian Charvill, TonyLB, sirogit, mindwanders, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Grover, John Kim, Trevis Martin, DaGreatJL, daMoose_Neo, Marco.

12/12/2004 jasonm: [DitV] Questions spawned by my first session
I posted a session I ran yesterday in actual play, and running Dogs for the first time really raised some questions. Also, this session was really a test of the…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, Blankshield, lumpley, Leningrad.

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12/13/2004 James_Nostack: TSOY: Bringing Down the Pain Question
Every second my boss is away, I've been reading my way through the HTML rulebook. It's so cool, and I can't wait to play! But I have a question about…
In CRN Games
Participants: James_Nostack, rafial, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/13/2004 WarrenET2: Just sent away a money order.....
So in about 10-20 days I should have PTA in my hands. Never heard of it untill a fellow on another list started going on and on and on... about…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: WarrenET2, Andy Kitkowski, Norbert Matausch.

12/14/2004 jknevitt: [RUN] Alpha Test
RUN is looking for alpha testers! Yes, you! You at the keyboard! Concept thread here. PM me if you're interested. Also, if you happen to be an artist that would…
In Connections
Participants: jknevitt.

12/14/2004 greedo1379: Maneuvering Emotions on a Relationship Map
This is split from the Minis and RPGS thread (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?p=145632#145632) One thing I heard that did seem interesting was the use of a character interaction map. That would involve spatial…
In RPG Theory
Participants: greedo1379, timfire, contracycle, Emily Care, epweissengruber, Noon, Shreyas Sampat, nellist.

12/14/2004 Vaxalon: What do you think, scam?
I got this email tonight: Seasons Greetings Noble Adventurer! I was exploring cyberspace and came across your ad at one website for gamers. (That is where I got your…
In Publishing
Participants: Vaxalon, TonyLB, jc_madden, MisterPoppet, smokewolf, twiztidsoul0512.

12/14/2004 Snowden: Break-point when reaching mastery?
From my reading of HQ, it seems like there's a break-point each time a new mastery is gained: there's no difference between a 19 abilty rating and a 20 --…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Snowden, Brand_Robins, KingOfFarPoint, Invain, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Gelasma, Alan.

12/14/2004 daMoose_Neo: [Hunters] CCG Hyrbid attempt
Alrightie- Work on my Ruxpin game has ALSO yielded a CCG, I really think I'm just stuck in a 'card game meachanics' mode while working on the Twilight expansion. So,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: daMoose_Neo, Troy_Costisick, Stickman, greedo1379, Jeff Boman.

12/14/2004 Simon W: Dreamscape Cover Art
Andrew (Navaro) has now finished the cool cover art for Dreamscape - (originally a 24-Hour rpg entry). here Simon W http://www.geocities.com/dogs_life2003/
In Publishing
Participants: Simon W, matthijs, Andrew Navaro, Bob Goat, TonyLB, ejh.

12/14/2004 geminidomino: Inverse dice probability?
(I hope this is the right forum to post this question in. Pardon my newness.) There are countless tools out there now that you can plug in an XdY+Z formula…
In RPG Theory
Participants: geminidomino, Akamaru, Eero Tuovinen, Walt Freitag, timfire, ffilz, M. J. Young.

12/14/2004 Eero Tuovinen: The Book Shipment to Finland
This is just to let everybody know that the latest shipment of books came here complete and in good condition. A listing of the innards: 12 Questing Beast, The 12…
In Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen.

12/14/2004 GaryTP: Forge or Indie RPG Online Convention - Feedback Please
The Forge or Indie RPG (probably the second) could host an online convention for creator-owned works. What do you think of the idea. Put up a site page with icons…
In Conventions
Participants: GaryTP, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Jasper, Nathan, daMoose_Neo, Christopher Weeks, Michael S. Miller, Nathan P..

12/14/2004 Akamaru: Rules for social interaction
Hello, I'm working on a system & setting where the primary means of resolving conflict is not combat, but social interaction. Talking that is. But I'd like a conversation to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Akamaru, Technocrat13, Snowden, Michael S. Miller, M. J. Young, TonyLB, Paul Czege.

12/14/2004 Kesher: Shelf space in Minnesota
Howdy. One of the local gaming stores near Minneapolis, The Source Comics and Games, seems to be expanding their indie game stock (or maybe I've just gotten better at recognizing…
In Publishing
Participants: Kesher, Jared A. Sorensen, greedo1379.

12/14/2004 Dev: VeriCon 2005
[i]See also [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=9595&highlight=vericon]Vericon 2005 wrapup[/url].[/i] So, VeriCon 2005 is happening, Jan. 28 (Friday) - Jan. 30 (Sunday). This year, I'm the contact person for RPGs, and I would like to…
In Conventions
Participants: Dev.

12/14/2004 twiztidsoul0512: game idea(Demontes)
Hello all, I am working on a game idea and I wanted to throw it out there and get some feedback on it. The premise of the game is that…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: twiztidsoul0512, Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen.

12/14/2004 Lisa Padol: Planning Tips Discovered In Play
1. If it's not a big deal, don't draw it out. I figured out this one while writing up a session from some time ago. There was an interrogation that…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lisa Padol, Stigg.

12/15/2004 Doyce: Once again with 'has anyone ever done this'?
I don't mean to flood the board with cries for various religions/wizard schools/whatever writeups, but it seems like there are a few major gaps in the presented magic lists in…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Doyce, Donald, Mike Holmes, ddunham.

12/15/2004 jknevitt: [RUN] Cover for Critique
Here's the first version of the cover for RUN: a game of artificial intelligence. I'm a little concerned it's a bit too dark, but I'd like to hear what people…
In Publishing
Participants: jknevitt, NN, greedo1379, Troy_Costisick, Rossum, Jack Aidley, Matt, MisterPoppet, Andrew Morris, Paul Czege, Kensan_Oni, jdagna, Nathan P., Noon, Keith Perhac, santo147.

12/15/2004 John Kim: GNS, Metagame, and Meaning
So there has been a lot of talk in Chris Lehrich's thread, On RPGs and Text . However, there have been some pointed comments about GNS there, including…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: John Kim.

12/15/2004 Kensan_Oni: How do you come up with your world?
Right now, I am in middle of a conundrom. I had been designing a space pirate game, and it was coming along great till I lost the hard drive it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kensan_Oni, clehrich, Dangerboy, Doehring, jc_madden, Eero Tuovinen.

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