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1/10/2005 Delta1: Fate: Character Creation
I am trying to put together a game for some friends one of who has Roleplayed all of whom love Lord of the Rings. I have settled then on a…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Delta1, iago, Mike Holmes.

1/10/2005 Stupendous Press: Literary and Trigonometric Game Design
I just discovered these boards, and I can't express my excitement at the prospect of an RPG Theory board. Time to dive in! Potential, Skill, and Advancement I started brewing…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Stupendous Press, M. J. Young, Rob Carriere, Selene Tan.

1/10/2005 Valamir: UNIVERSALIS ART CONTEST VOTING For Entries #7-#11
[size=12px]In September of 2002, an early conversation about how to pronounce "Universalis" resulted in the "Universe Alice" art contest. We were looking for the image that best captured the spirit…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Sraporn, slowdin, Christopher Weeks.

1/10/2005 Valamir: UNIVERSALIS ART CONTEST VOTING for Entries #1-#6
[size=12px]In September of 2002, an early conversation about how to pronounce "Universalis" resulted in the "Universe Alice" art contest. We were looking for the image that best captured the spirit…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Adrienne, headcase, pigames.

1/10/2005 DaGreatJL: [TSoY] Can goblins adapt their greatest weakness?
Okay, here's my question: With the Secret of the Addiction, is there any circumstance under which the goblin can change what their addiction is? They are in most other ways…
In CRN Games
Participants: DaGreatJL, Clinton R. Nixon.

1/9/2005 Harlequin: Lois McMaster Bujold does Sorcerer
I'm not sure if this is deliberate or not, given the number of SF/Fantasy authors who turn out to be gaming junkies at heart. She looks a bit old for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Harlequin, Ron Edwards, Tav_Behemoth.

1/9/2005 Wolfen: Dogs, Post-Apocalypse
Hey all, So my gaming group is about to start a DitV game, but rather than canon setting, we're playing in a Post Apocalyptic setting. This is mainly due mostly…
In lumpley games
Participants: Wolfen, nikola, pasoliati, Lxndr.

1/9/2005 ffilz: [Cold Iron] First session of Tekumel campaign
I just started new Tekumel game using Cold Iron, my favorite system from college. thought I'd entertain you all with a writeup... The game started with our new heroes settling…
In Actual Play
Participants: ffilz, Christopher Weeks.

1/9/2005 Sean: Examples of Skilled Play in Conflict Resolution
Hi all - I am definitely enjoying reading this game. I also groove on the gradual working in of dice to the narration of conflicts, and of course on the…
In lumpley games
Participants: Sean, Yokiboy, Piers Brown, Harlequin, lumpley, nikola, Tim Alexander.

1/8/2005 Roger: [TSoY] Yet More Questions
I've read through The Shadow of Yesterday a couple of times, and I have the following questions and comments on the Main Rulebook. 1. "Players can always spend one point…
In CRN Games
Participants: Roger, James_Nostack, Clinton R. Nixon.

1/8/2005 jasonm: Polygamy Primer
The Utah Attorney General has published an interesting PDF on modern polygamy, intended for responders to domestic abuse. http://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/polygamy/The_Primer.pdf The glossary, section on characteristics and practices, and barriers to leaving…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, nikola.

1/8/2005 Dev: The right kind of "try-before-you-buy" for product
"Quickstart PDFs" are one way of letting people have a look at the system (and possibly giving it a play through) before buying it. Another option could be releasing some…
In Publishing
Participants: Dev, chadu.

1/8/2005 Yokiboy: Sell Your Games
[url=http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=166464][b]An RPG.net'er wants us to sell him on indies.[/b][/url] TTFN, Yokiboy
In Publishing
Participants: Yokiboy.

1/8/2005 matthijs: Note on pdf piracy
In other threads, it's been mentioned that one reason for companies not to sell pdf's is that they're afraid of piracy. Now, I've seen some of what you can find…
In Publishing
Participants: matthijs, daMoose_Neo, Yokiboy, Tav_Behemoth, Brendan, Bob Goat, jerry, greedo1379, Rorimack, Ben Lehman, philreed, Vaxalon.

1/8/2005 George the Flea: Classic versus learning: a computerized RPG system
This may not be an appropriate post to the Forge, since it seems to be mainly focused on pencil and paper RPG design. However, people here obviously have well considered…
In RPG Theory
Participants: George the Flea, Mark D. Eddy, Simon Kamber, Silmenume, Noon, xenopulse, daMoose_Neo, M. J. Young, Tobias, HereticalFaction, contracycle, Mike Holmes.

1/8/2005 Christopher Weeks: [DitV] Automatic NPC generation
I know it doesn't take forever and it isn't rocket science, but I cooked up an Excel spreadsheet that generates a batch of six NPCs as per Vincent's instructions in…
In lumpley games
Participants: Christopher Weeks, lumpley.

1/8/2005 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer on Wikipedia
Hello, While cruising Wikipedia for some Cold War details, I discovered this: Sorcerer. Various things on the page are ... dated, at best. The influence of the single reviewer ever…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, greyorm.

1/8/2005 Tav_Behemoth: Wanted: Web Designer for Index of Monster Appearances
Behemoth3 is working on a directory listing the published appearances of the classic monsters of Dungeons and Dragons. This project has generated some great enthusiasm among fellow monster fans, and…
In Connections
Participants: Tav_Behemoth, Wyrdwyre.

1/7/2005 51tbsh: Welcome to the Internet Game Exchange (www.51tbhk.com)
Welcome ! Welcome to the Internet Game Exchange (www.51tbhk.com). 51tbhk Why us? 51tbhk.Com is an exchange site designed specifically for trading MMORPG online game currencies and items. Not only are…
In Connections
Participants: 51tbsh.

1/7/2005 Sydney Freedberg: [GroupDesign: Schrodinger's War] So we need a website...
The latest page of the mechanics thread has starting going into the fact that this project is starting to need its own website -- an issue of such importance I…
In Publishing
Participants: Sydney Freedberg, Trevis Martin, jerry, daMoose_Neo, Doug Ruff, Tobias, Andrew Morris.

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1/10/2005 Silmenume: Sim has not be discussed as process yet it needs to be so -
In the year and a quarter that I have been at the Forge discussing Sim, I have found that there have been two basic, consistent errors in the process of…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Silmenume, Vaxalon, Ron Edwards, Marco, contracycle, pete_darby.

1/10/2005 Tobias: Actual Play: The Key to All Evil (YGAD game continues)
Some quick facts on this weekend's session: Between all the other things I'm busy with, I'm still translating the YGAD game (mechanics) to Uni Gimmicks, since I think there were…
In Universalis
Participants: Tobias, Mike Holmes.

1/10/2005 Inner Circle Inc: [Strife] Character Sheet for review
I've finished with the second edition of the character sheet for Strife. There are probably going to be more, as I'm in no way a professional at this. Any comments/critiques…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Inner Circle Inc, TonyLB, daMoose_Neo, Selene Tan.

1/10/2005 Negilent: [DitV] Who killed Leah Thomas
The Grudge finally came to Norway, so we had great plans. Watch the movie, and then game until we had to sleep with the lights on. But then we didn't…
In Actual Play
Participants: Negilent, lumpley.

1/10/2005 Vaxalon: [Donjon] First level sucks.
Played Donjon last night. I was DMing, my wife, Heather, and Steve (our usual gaming group) were playing. I liked the way it set up... character creation was nice and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Vaxalon, TonyLB, Bankuei, Matt Wilson, Christopher Weeks, Clinton R. Nixon, James_Nostack.

12/14/2004 urbwar: Me First!
As per your request, here is my take on The Wild Hunt, CoS style: The Hunt Among the Narrlachi, there exists a tale of Harg Skullcleaver, a Noyar of the…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: urbwar.

12/15/2004 urbwar: Second Entry!
Decided to do some revising of Melka for the contest. Like The Hunt, I've included a more detailed background, incorporating some of the things discussed in the original thread where…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: urbwar, Bob Goat.

12/30/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Shadow-Eaters
Note: this is a working idea, feedback is defintely encouraged and appreciated... Name: Shadow-Eater In a harsh world full of mystery and horror, sometimes the innocent suffer unimaginably at the…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Matt-M-McElroy.

12/30/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: The Crone (created by Monica Valentinelli)
The Crone (created by Monica Valentinelli) Legend has it that The Crone was once human, an older woman who fell into dark obsession with a much younger married man. Although…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Matt-M-McElroy.

1/10/2005 Adrienne: Spiders.
I read Paul Edwin Zimmer's Dark Border books over the holiday, and I was struck by the creepy usefulness of Spiders. Assuming it's not too much plagiarism (the idea changed…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Adrienne, Bob Goat.

1/10/2005 Der_Renegat: spontaneous HQ
I have an idea i would like to introduce to you: - i hate spending a lot of time writing adventures - i dislike that you cant really play roleplaying…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Different Games, Bankuei, MikeSands, Mike Holmes, simon_hibbs.

1/10/2005 Tim Alexander: One-shot Dogs w/limited time.
Hey Folks, I'm looking for suggestions on how people would run a Dogs one-shot given that you have a time window of maybe 2-3 hours of play available. Basically a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Tim Alexander, lumpley.

1/10/2005 Matt Wilson: Dog Gone
It's the honeymoon at last! Only six months late. I'll be away on vacation from Jan 11 to Jan 18, and will be unavailable for product fulfillment or questions during…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson.

1/10/2005 Doyce: [Heroquest] Xian Quan, the Well of Souls?
As mentioned here and here, I'm currently running an HQ game for my die-hard DnD group on the alternate Fridays from the regular game. I will talk more about this…
In Actual Play
Participants: Doyce, Eero Tuovinen.

1/10/2005 Doyce: [Heroquest] Spring Fountain {well of souls} pt. 2
As mentioned here and here, I'm currently running an HQ game for my die-hard DnD group on the alternate Fridays from the regular game. Here's what happened in the most…
In Actual Play
Participants: Doyce, Bankuei, joshua neff, Christopher Kubasik, Mike Holmes, Peter Nordstrand, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Bryan_T.

1/11/2005 kaikatsu: Armour Mechanism
Hello all, I am looking for ideas regarding an armour mechanic. This is the system as it stands so far. * The "to hit" roll is similar to d20, except…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: kaikatsu, Dangerboy, GaryTP, Vaxalon, xenopulse, Valamir, ffilz, FzGhouL, btrc, HereticalFaction, Sydney Freedberg, Autocrat, phookadude, Uccisore.

1/11/2005 Eero Tuovinen: He Delivers Us
I had skimmed TSoY when Clinton first put it up, but hadn't otherwise taken time for Anvilwerks yet. I also knew that Clinton had plans to do Creative Commons with…
In CRN Games
Participants: Eero Tuovinen.

1/11/2005 Nev the Deranged: Universalis - as yet unnamed story
So I finally wrangled my friend Shannon into playing Uni again. I'd hoped for a third player but none was available, so I was like "screw it- we're playing something…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nev the Deranged, ScottM, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

1/11/2005 sirogit: The Shadows of Yesterday - Zexies Midnight Runners
I just got finished with a game of Shadows of Yesterday I just ran. Everyone had a totally awesome time. This game is special because I wanted to test a…
In Actual Play
Participants: sirogit.

1/11/2005 btrc: GenCon booth alert
Hey guys: Someone should take a look at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29945&item=3775066324&rd=1 And if the link doesn't work, it is item #3775066324. Auction ends 01/16/2005. Anyway, if a Forgite is in that geographical…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc.

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