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2/3/2005 Jonathan Walton: Diaspora: How I Learned 2 Stop Worrying & Love the Forge
So I posted the following text over on Vincent's Blog, but I thought that it was important enough to bring over here and maybe talk about a bit with both…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Harlequin, Ben Lehman, Emily Care, M. J. Young, clehrich, A.Neill, contracycle, JamesDJIII, bcook1971, Trevis Martin, Brendan, Bankuei, Green, Nathan, Andy Kitkowski.

2/3/2005 DrAwkward: Permanent possessions and wealth in Donjon
I'm not quite sure if I've got this straight, so bear with me. I just got Donjon, and was reading through the section on wealth and items, and found two…
In CRN Games
Participants: DrAwkward, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/3/2005 clehrich: [InSpectres] Wodehouse variant thinking
So over in Actual Play, Sven started a thread about Operation Icebox and had a comment also about P.G. Wodehouse's novels in InSpectres. That started to get crazy, so I'm…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: clehrich, gains, Svend, hix, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/2/2005 Svend: [InSpectres] Operation Icebox
I was asked to bring along a game to run at a recent local RPG-con (Kapcon 14), just in case they had a few slots they needed to fill. Five…
In Actual Play
Participants: Svend, clehrich, hix, Jared A. Sorensen, Yokiboy.

2/2/2005 Adrienne: Mix of magic/non-magic characters?
I'm about to start a HQ game set in Paul Zimmer's Dark Border books. Through eager reading of randomling's thread and the suggested articles, I've worked up a couple of…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Adrienne, CCW, Peter Nordstrand, CPXB, Bryan_T, Mike Holmes.

2/2/2005 lumpley: Roleplaying Theory In Person
This is more Dreamation 2005 writeup. I had two hours on Sunday afternoon to talk about roleplaying theory. There were 3-6 other people there, depending on which bit of the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: lumpley, ffilz, xenopulse, inthisstyle, Ben Lehman, clehrich, timfire, Noon, Shawn De Arment, M. J. Young, Jonathan Walton, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher Weeks, Storn, pete_darby, Ron Edwards.

2/2/2005 dunlaing: [Trollbabe]
I might be running Trollbabe tonight for three players (well, four if you count me). We finished up an adventure last session (the Trollbabes scared off the Troll shaman who…
In Adept Press
Participants: dunlaing, Ron Edwards, Alan, joshua neff, Bret Gillan.

2/2/2005 TonyLB: [Universalis] Furry Sixties
So Dreamation was winding down, and Michael gathered us all around for a game of Universalis. I wish I could remember everyone's name, but I can't. Here's where we went:…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, CPXB, Michael S. Miller, Shawn De Arment, Valamir, Tony Irwin.

2/2/2005 Kilor Di: [Terrae Novae] Dice systems
I'm currently trying to use a diceless system for magical/futuristic war based RPG. While this is interesting, it does provide a few problems. I'm thinking about changing it to an…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kilor Di, gains.

2/2/2005 Vaxalon: Loser roleplaying
Dimestore Katanas Kill Puppies for Satan I'm sure there's others... Am I the only one that feels a little... squicked by this? I mean, if playing heroes invokes our aspirations…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Vaxalon, TonyLB, jrs, Jason Petrasko, lumpley, Roger, pete_darby, Paka, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, inthisstyle, Bankuei, bcook1971, clehrich, Paganini, Marco.

2/2/2005 Bret Gillan: [Sorcerer] Introducing a New Player
My girlfriend Sarah is interested in checking out roleplaying games. She's a long-time writer who dabbled in some collaborative writing that sounds very much to me to be a roleplaying…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bret Gillan, Paka, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

2/2/2005 John Kim: How to design System for pre-determined Theme?
OK, So the recent talk on GNS has got me thinking about pre-determined Theme. So now I'm pondering about how to design a system to support playing to a pre-determined…
In RPG Theory
Participants: John Kim, timfire, komradebob, Marco, Alan.

2/2/2005 Paka: 7 Sins
[b]Inspirations[/b]: Se7en, Hellblazer, more? [b]Humanity[/b] is the ability to lead a life in control of sin, rather than allowing them to control you and define who you are. [b]Humanity gain[/b]…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, RobNJ, Bob Goat, Ron Edwards.

2/2/2005 Paka: Sorcerer Con Games
Michael put this idea in my head. I am sorry that I didn't get a chance to play Sorcerer at the Dreamation, just to see how it feels to be…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards.

2/2/2005 TonyLB: [DexCon 2005] Indie Gaming Explosion 2
DexCon is, as I understand it, Dreamations big brother. Same hotel, same spectacular Double Exposure staff, same Sugarfest and Chocolate Heaven. Wednesday, July 13 - Sunday, July 17. There is…
In Conventions
Participants: TonyLB, Dregg, Michael S. Miller, inthisstyle, Bob Goat, Paka, Tav_Behemoth, RobNJ, Nathan.

2/2/2005 erik buchanan: Capes
This is my first post, so please excuse any deviations from protocall. I'm not even sure if I can do a spell check on this forum, so hang on. I…
In Actual Play
Participants: erik buchanan, TonyLB, Doug Ruff.

2/2/2005 quozl: Using Cards as Coins
I had an idea that I haven't tried out yet but I'd thought I'd run it by all of you first. Instead of coins, each player gets a deck of…
In Universalis
Participants: quozl, Christopher Weeks, Valamir.

2/1/2005 Bryan_T: Scenarios presented in modular format for greater utility
This is a presentation of some ideas I had to maximize scenario utility. I start with some background, but if you want to get right to the ideas part, jump…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bryan_T, NN, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes, Donald, John Burdick.

2/1/2005 timfire: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Frozen Hell
Here goes another Dreamation Actual Play report. I got to play Conspiracy of Shadows with my road-trip buddy and author of the game, Keith Senkowski (aka Bob Goat). The demo…
In Actual Play
Participants: timfire, Bob Goat, gains, Ron Edwards.

2/1/2005 Ben Lehman: [Polaris] Conflict still sucks
Boy, it's been a while since I've started my own thread in this forum. *cracks knuckles* My game, Polaris is still in heavy development. Playtesting has revealed some snags in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ben Lehman, Jonathan Walton, Harlequin, Eero Tuovinen.

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2/3/2005 J. Tuomas Harviainen: Limits of acceptable "Theory"
[quote=Ron Edwards]This thread is closed. No more posting here, please. Please take all discussion of Vincent's talk to a new thread. Please take all discussion of goals & procedures at…
In Site Discussion
Participants: J. Tuomas Harviainen, pete_darby, lumpley, Clinton R. Nixon, xenopulse, Valamir, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Montola, Paul Czege, humis, Bankuei, Marco, clehrich, Mark D. Eddy.

2/3/2005 caeman: The Big Numbers Fantasy System
Greetings. I have had an idea on paper for yet another way of handling RPG mechanics. I like the idea of many attributes. I also like using multiple types of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: caeman, M. J. Young, lev_lafayette.

2/3/2005 daMoose_Neo: [Final Twilight] Point based structures
I'm looking for some examples of good point based character creation or systems. This has always been a weakness of mine as things end up oddly and poorly balanced but…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: daMoose_Neo, Bill Masek, ffilz, J. Campbell.

2/3/2005 Storn: What Purpose?
[quote]The problem I have with your point 3 is that I don't think the Forge ever set out to teach, or preach, but to explore and discuss. The practice of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Storn, Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, lumpley, Bankuei, Paganini.

2/3/2005 ffilz: Let me see if I can articulate my problem with the Forge
I've really been struggling here. I understand there is a lot of cool theory, but it isn't presented in a digestible format. Sure, there are some essays, but from what…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ffilz, Ron Edwards, Bankuei, Paganini, Christopher Weeks, John Kim, crookedface, clehrich, greedo1379.

2/3/2005 Bob Goat: Google Print, Now Working
So some time ago I submitted my book to Google Print and now it is finally up and out there. It will be interesting to see what the results are…
In Publishing
Participants: Bob Goat, rabideldar, Tav_Behemoth.

2/3/2005 Tim Alexander: Preparing for, and posting to, Actual Play
Hey Folks, There are near constant references to how posting to Actual Play gives context to pretty much all the other theory stuff that goes on at the Forge. I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Alexander, Bankuei, Mark Woodhouse, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Frank T.

2/3/2005 Ben Lehman: Lessons for Designers
I do not know if this post goes in the RPG Theory board or in the Indie RPG Design board. Move if necessary. Since people recently have been talking about…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ben Lehman, Rob Donoghue, TonyLB, LordSmerf.

2/3/2005 Yokiboy: A Reflection - Simulationist Turns into a Narrativist
Hello, We met up last night to create characters for The Riddle of Steel. I asked the players what type of character concepts intrigued them and thought we could jazz…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, Ron Edwards.

2/4/2005 Phil Levis: The role of dice
I'm new to the Forge. I've perused some of the articles and recent threads with a good deal of interest. On one hand, the precise vocabulary and terminology used suggests…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Phil Levis, LordSmerf, Bankuei, contracycle, Valamir, Doctor Xero, Erick Wujcik, Marco, lumpley, M. J. Young, Paganini, Noon.

2/4/2005 Rob MacDougall: Comedy is easy, PTA is hard.
Hi folks. I just posted a medium length post at the gaming blog The 20' by 20' Room about my experiences with Primetime Adventures. The short version: I really love…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Rob MacDougall.

2/4/2005 Jonathan Walton: Member Purge & Opening
Hey Folks, So here's the deal. I'm going to go through the memberlist and get rid of anyone that's never posted in this forum and, from the look of things,…
In Push Editorial Board
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon, clehrich.

2/4/2005 Silmenume: Thoughts on the role of game design - musings
This is post of musings, so if it doesn’t make any sense to any one – mea culpa. Not too long ago I wrote a post where I posited a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Silmenume, clehrich, Doctor Xero.

2/4/2005 Jonathan Walton: Issue #1 Outline
[b]PUSH[/b] Vol 1. - Eero Tuovinen, [i]Anglo Influence and Reactions in Finnish Roleplaying[/i] - Emily Care, [i]Collaborative Roleplaying Paradigms[/i] - Ben Lehman, [i]Polaris-Style Resolution and Responsibility Distribution[/i] - Jonathan Walton…
In Push Editorial Board
Participants: Jonathan Walton, clehrich, LordSmerf, GaryTP.

2/4/2005 Silmenume: 1/3rd baked idea about Situation and Sim
[blort] If Sim is “about” the creation of meaningful interrelationships of its constituent parts (Character and Setting – Man vs himself in the former and Man vs mankind and Man…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Silmenume, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Valamir, apparition13, Caldis, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Marco, ffilz, Sean, M. J. Young, Doctor Xero, Maarzan.

2/4/2005 lev_lafayette: Pro-Forma Against..
Please excuse the lateness of my response. I'm new here. Seeming that everyone has said "right on", I'm going to try to take the best possible negative argument. Combat systems…
In RPG Theory
Participants: lev_lafayette, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jinx, Marco, Wolfen, xiombarg, CPXB, LordSmerf, b_bankhead, M. J. Young, komradebob, Dauntless.

2/4/2005 Vaxalon: Incredible resource for wacky ideas
(Not sure where this should go, feel free to shove it into whatever group is appropriate) There's this author... writes "Anacrusis" which is a collection of pieces of fiction of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Vaxalon, Brendan.

2/4/2005 TonyLB: How to pitch the game?
In the Capes thread in the Actual Play forum, Doug wrote: Tony, I'm going to offer some unsolicited advice (again) - you need to find a way of…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Andrew Morris.

2/4/2005 Andrew Morris: PDF Piracy Revisited
After reading this thread on .pdf piracy issues and why indie games don't seem to be as prevalent on filesharing networks, the issue's been on my mind. While I agree…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, daMoose_Neo, TonyLB, Paganini, jdagna, inthisstyle, greedo1379, clehrich, Tav_Behemoth.

2/4/2005 Matt-M-McElroy: Keith Senkowski interview posted at Flames Rising!
Hey folks, Just a quick update that I've posted my recent interview with CoS creator, author, artist...Keith Senkowski up at the Flames Rising website! Drop by and take a look...…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Bob Goat.

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