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12/20/2004 Doyce: [Heroquest] Spring Fountain {well of souls} pt. 1
On Friday, the group for whom I normally GM DnD got together to play Heroquest. I've been gently nudging at the group to try something other than d20 (because, frankly,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Doyce, Bankuei, jc_madden, Mike Holmes.

12/20/2004 Nathan: Santa's Little Helpers [Christmas RPG]
Greets, So, I've tossed up a simple, fun Christmas RPG -- I knew I needed to write one some day. The title is Santa's Little Helpers, and it is based…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Latigo, jc_madden, Kedamono, daMoose_Neo.

12/20/2004 Gurnard: [Living Darkness] My current project
Briefly introducing myself: I've been reading this forum for about a month now, figured it's high time to start posting. I've been into RPG design for about six years now.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Gurnard, arete66, jc_madden, greyorm, timfire, Jason E Leigh.

12/20/2004 Different Games: Share your (in-game) Rituals
Hello all, HeroQuest explicitly encourages the Heroes to come up with the details of rituals they want to use in game. That's good, especially since their are few to no…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Different Games, KingOfFarPoint, Mike Holmes, Bryan_T.

12/20/2004 DagdaMor: So what's my motivation?
Hi, I am relatively new here. I have been lurking for a while seeing how this place works, and I finally have my first point to make, I hope this…
In RPG Theory
Participants: DagdaMor, Michael S. Miller, clehrich, Roger, M. J. Young, Trevis Martin, John Kim, Dr. Velocity, shlo, Doctor Xero, Ron Edwards, J. Tuomas Harviainen.

12/20/2004 jknevitt: PotConMaine 2005
Yes, I know it's a ways off, but who's going? I'd like to see if we can get a New England Indie pack together.
In Conventions
Participants: jknevitt, abzu, Ron Edwards.

12/20/2004 clehrich: Setting up a Wiki Game
Hi gang, I'm looking for advice. Bear in mind that I live in the stone age, when we still used pencil and paper, so I'm a little clueless. I have…
In Publishing
Participants: clehrich, Dev, Trevis Martin, Brendan, daMoose_Neo.

12/20/2004 Tom Bedlam: De, Dover Looking for Players.
Hello Everyone, Our group recently lost a player due to relocation. We are currently seeking 1-2 people for a genial game. I hope to start a My Life with Master…
In Connections
Participants: Tom Bedlam.

12/19/2004 GaryTP: Code of Unaris - Actual Play II and a Conclusion
Hi, I've updated my livejournal with the latest transcript from an online Code of Unaris session. It's here. http://www.livejournal.com/users/gamechat/ Some conclusions (some of which I already knew and a few…
In Actual Play
Participants: GaryTP.

12/19/2004 Kedamono: Submitted Web sites not showing up
I submitted two Web sites weeks ago, http://www.heatherwinds.com and http://www.tritacgames.com, and neither have showed up in the Resource Library. When I try to resubmit them, I get a message that…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Kedamono, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/19/2004 Doehring: How do you express your world
Currently I have a game world and a rule system that I created to run the world. I have came into problems of how to introduce my game world in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Doehring, Nathan P..

12/18/2004 olleolleolle: Jospeh Smith entrapped by fake brass plates
[url=http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/josephsmithkinderhookplates.htm]Joseph Smith and the Kinderhook Plates[/url] is a tract that tells the quite funky story of a Joseph Smith-period hoax-finding trick. The set-up: give the old coot of a prophet…
In lumpley games
Participants: olleolleolle, jasonm, Brand_Robins.

12/18/2004 Snowden: Availability of HeroWars?
Does anyone know if there are any plans afoot to make HeroWars available now that it's been superceded by HeroQuest? I wasn't able to find anything on the official website,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Snowden, Donald, Brand_Robins, Doyce.

12/18/2004 jknevitt: McCarthyists in Tinseltown
DitV, except with Communist-hunters in Hollywood in the 1950's. Discuss.
In lumpley games
Participants: jknevitt, clehrich, Leningrad, olleolleolle, nikola, Roger, jc_madden.

12/18/2004 Space Cowboy: Wild Sphere is seeking additional Playtesters
Wild Sphere is gearing up for another phase of playtesting to further refine the RPG game mechanic. WS uses an original minimalist, skill-based, percentile system based around d6 and d10…
In Connections
Participants: Space Cowboy.

12/18/2004 Selene Tan: [Song of Ethera] Core Mechanics
I've come up with a task resolution mechanic, but it needs some fleshing out and I'm stuck at the moment. I'm using a conflict mechanic that lets the players break…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Selene Tan, Brendan, FzGhouL.

12/17/2004 Grover: Let me tell you about my characters
Now that I'm on break, I'm writing up all the things that I haven't had a chance to during school. Here are a pair of characters I thought up after…
In lumpley games
Participants: Grover.

12/17/2004 Snowden: "Berzerkers" in HeroQuest?
I realize that "berzerkers" have become a fantasy RPG cliche, but I'm curious as to whether anyone has been able to implement them in HeroQuest. I'm asking partly because I…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Snowden, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes, Jane, Donald, Ian Cooper.

12/17/2004 Andy Kitkowski: So... What's the latest?
Any new files, changes, or stories? Just thought I'd poke around for more info. -Andy
In Polaris Playtest Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, Ben Lehman.

12/17/2004 b_bankhead: Breaking the Heart of the Universe
[b]Breaking the Heart of the Universe: Life and times of the Science Fiction Heartbreaker[/b] Ron Edward's concept of the 'Fantasy Heartbreaker' has really caught on, it's become the dominant epithet…
In RPG Theory
Participants: b_bankhead, clehrich, daMoose_Neo, komradebob, Ben Lehman, Halzebier, greyorm, Noon, Kedamono, timfire, Marco, John Kim, Ron Edwards, contracycle, jc_madden, M. J. Young, Caldis, Valamir, John Burdick, Storn, NN, HereticalFaction, Roger, Ian Charvill, Alan, Snowden, epweissengruber.

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12/20/2004 Doyce: Forge Wiki, Part 2 - Questions of Use
In the recent "Forge Wiki" thread, I mentioned that it was fine for folks to continue to use and grow RandomWiki along lines that interested them -- it's not like…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Doyce.

12/20/2004 d3nial: A boardgame, 2 cardgames & an RPG in one box?
Here's an idea (maybe a crazy one) for a package game which includes components for 2 different card games, a boardgame and an RPG in one set with a single…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: d3nial, Kesher, contracycle.

12/20/2004 Paka: Stepping Away from the United Party Mentality
I am about to run Blood Simple on New Year's Day, it looks like and we're in the preliminary e-mail stages, flirting with the game idea before any foreplay takes…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

12/21/2004 Paka: [Sorcerer] Blood Simple '05
I e-mailed 'em: The New Year's Eve Weekend on the evening of New Year's Day we could game. I could run Sorcerer, which is neat because it is capable of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, RobNJ.

12/21/2004 ethan_greer: Her first RPG experience? kill puppies for satan, awww yeah
so yeah, we played kill puppies for satan, and it didn't suck. here's what happened. oh, and just so we're clear, yes, this is going to be one of those…
In Actual Play
Participants: ethan_greer, isaackelley, lumpley.

12/21/2004 Alan: Example Campaign Links
Here's a compilation of PTA campaigns that have appeared in Actual Play to date (listed in reverse chronological order): Play Using Finalized Rules Veritas Mundi - Spirits and Black…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Alan, Chris Goodwin, Matt Wilson, Bryant, Rob MacDougall.

12/21/2004 timfire: [Mountain Witch] Probability and Damage
I worked out some math for various dice probabilities for The Mountain Witch. You can check them out . Basic resolution is pretty predictable. What surprised me was damage. Currently,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: timfire, daMoose_Neo.

12/21/2004 Chris Goodwin: Episode prep
It has been mentioned that adventure prep is quick and easy. No one has yet mentioned this, but you can get dozens of episodes pre-prepared for you every week at…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Chris Goodwin, Mike Holmes, Charles Warren, Joe Dizzy, Matt Wilson, Frank T.

12/21/2004 Noon: Design phase and run phase
I was PM'ing Vincent recently, and rambled on about something in regards to the A Design Checklist for FitM Conflict Resolution Rules You might want to skip down, as I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Noon, TonyLB, lumpley, M. J. Young.

12/21/2004 sirogit: Shadows(Ya shouldn'tna'done that, he's jus'ta boy.)
So, unkowledgable to myself I had agreed to run another one-shot for Chris H and some of his friends, so I picked out Shadows, and played with: Chris M, Chris…
In Actual Play
Participants: sirogit, Lord_Steelhand, Noon.

12/21/2004 Negilent: [starwars quest] Prepping SW HQ
Having bounced some ideas around here, forgotten about them until pointed here, I rounded up some players and chargenned yesterday, so I figured I'd post it here: quote="In the One-sheet…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Negilent.

12/21/2004 Mark Galeotti: [Mythic Russia] Sample Scenario
Comrades! I hope people know about the HQ-engine Mythic Russia game in development, and if they don't, they can learn more @ http://www.firebird-productions.com. I've posted a poll on the MR…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mark Galeotti, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Tim Ellis, Bryan_T.

12/21/2004 Doyce: Albino Ratkin crunchy bits?
In the First impressions thread: I remember my impression to playtesting it. I got the albino ratkin magician (Whitey) and as I was polishing him up with Keys, I…
In CRN Games
Participants: Doyce, Lxndr, Bob Goat, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/21/2004 joshua neff: Art Deco Sorcerer on the big screen
When Ron first started the Art Deco Melodrama threads and described the look and feel of the setting, how did I picture it in my head? Pretty much exactly…
In Adept Press
Participants: joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Paka.

12/21/2004 Dev: A Firefly LARP in the making: What do they want?
(This fits better here, rather that in Game Design, due to the IP content and also because I'm talking more about expectations rather than mechanics here. Mechanics later!) I'm slated…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Dev, randomling, Sydney Freedberg, Black Iris Dancer, TonyLB.

12/21/2004 Bankuei: Initial investment
Hi folks, I'm not sure if there is an official term for this, so I'm just calling it "Initial Investment"*- basically how much effort folks need to undertake before actually…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bankuei, jc_madden, Andrew Morris, komradebob, bcook1971, Ron Edwards, Keith Perhac, M. J. Young.

12/21/2004 Bob Goat: Convention Games
Hey, So I will be running my very first scheduled convention game (4 hours) at Dreamation '05 and I'm a bit concerned. I've never run a Con game outside of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob Goat, inthisstyle.

12/21/2004 jc_madden: Burning Wheel Online?
Where might I find and join a Burning Wheel game online? A forum game is best but PBEM would be okay too. I need to get my feet wet on…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: jc_madden, abzu, DaGreatJL.

12/21/2004 GregS: Valherjar: The Over-due Lovechild
I just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone again for all their help over the last few months. As of yesterday afternoon Valherjar: The Chosen Slain officially hit…
In Publishing
Participants: GregS, greyorm, urbwar, Dev.

12/22/2004 greyorm: [3E] The Straw That Broke The Camel
A new (and surprising) update about my continuing adventures with 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons. For those of you not familiar with my game's history, you should check the following…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, Marco, Jasper the Mimbo, James_Nostack, Bankuei, Adam Dray.

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