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3/24/2005 dysjunct: To read or not to read?
So, for the past several weeks I've been bitten by the "get-off-your-@$$-and-design-an-RPG" bug, and have been diligently putting things through my mental centrifuge and seeing what sticks. However, as I've…
In Publishing
Participants: dysjunct, matthijs, Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, jdagna, Solly Brown, abzu, paulkdad, MatrixGamer, killacozzy, philreed.

3/24/2005 James_Nostack: [TSOY] Secret of the Berserker?
How would one model a berzerker rage type of ability in TSOY? I figure whatever it was, would either convert your Reason points to bonus dice for fightin', or else…
In CRN Games
Participants: James_Nostack, sirogit, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.

3/24/2005 taalyn: [Crux] conflict system - need some help, please
hey all, I've been working diligently on Crux, and have finalized (well, nearly so) the conflict system. It's based on extended combat in HeroQuest (thanks Mike!), with a couple of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: taalyn.

3/24/2005 The_Confessor: Group Dynamics, Player Expectations, Different Gaming Styles
So, I have a quandry in my local group, aka The Swedish Gaming Society is having problems and I'm at a loss of what to do. So let me give…
In Actual Play
Participants: The_Confessor, Bankuei, Mandacaru, John Burdick, Noon.

3/24/2005 Sean: D&D Publishing Information
This relates to some discussions I've had with Ron and may have some mild interest and utility for today's indie publisher, at least as food for thought. From "It's only…
In Publishing
Participants: Sean.

3/24/2005 The_Confessor: [Oath Sworn: An RPG of Mythic Super-Heroes] Early Ideas
So, recently I got body-checked by an idea that came to me as I meandered through my own brain. Let me give you an idea of how it went... I'm…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: The_Confessor, chosen, ironick, Valamir, dysjunct, groundhog.

3/23/2005 Andrew Morris: Problem with search function
Since the hack, I've been having a problem with searches -- all the highlighted terms are displayed in a gray that exactly matches the background color of every other post,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

3/23/2005 Lynn: Usage of 3D Art
Almost all of the art I see in game books look like they are just ink illustrations or sometimes a painted color plate. I work extensively in 3D (http://www.meshbox.com) and…
In Publishing
Participants: Lynn, Trevis Martin, Michael S. Miller, daMoose_Neo, jdagna, greyorm, contracycle, ukgpublishing, Illuminarch.

3/23/2005 Eric Minton: [DitV] Contradicting Doctrine
What happens if the Dogs take an action that directly contradicts the teachings of the Faith? What if they dedicate Sister Rachel as the town Steward, or marry Brother Thomas…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eric Minton, Paka, MikeSands, Wolfen, Valamir, Brand_Robins, nikola, The_Tim, Simon Kamber, TonyLB, Ron Edwards.

3/23/2005 Andrew Morris: Drama, Fortune, Karma -- Is there anything else?
Okay, so I'm slow to pick up new things. I know it. But I keep banging my head into the topic until it finally sinks in. Right now, I'm still…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Morris, ffilz, lumpley, Valamir, Sean, Sydney Freedberg, John Kim, M. J. Young, Brendan, kenjib, JMendes, gorckat.

3/23/2005 Uccisore: [Martial-Arts Horror Game] Task Resolution & Combat
Well, here it is: the backbone of the system. This is a long post. A lot of this was written for my eyes only, so if some bits of it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Uccisore.

3/23/2005 chris_moore: OtherJedi dark force dice
Okay, so my friend Michael is planning to run a Jedi game using a variant of the basic Otherkind dice categories. The four categories are "Do" (there is no try),…
In lumpley games
Participants: chris_moore, lumpley.

3/23/2005 Matt Wilson: stepping out for a few days
Hey all. I'm heading back to Seattle until Sunday (which apparently is Easter, I didn't even know) and probably won't have much net access while I'm there. If you gots…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson.

3/23/2005 ffilz: Thoughts on conflict resolution in D&D
I have some thoughts on Conflict Resolution and other Forgey things (l that don't relate to the actual play so I thought I'd open a discussion here. I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ffilz, Bankuei, xenopulse, Gaerik, Valamir, JusticeZero.

3/23/2005 eruditus: Looking for help with an indie RPG article
Hi all, Its been a while since I posted. I have been working hard to put together our own set of local game conventions, PoliCon (in two weeks) and BardiCon…
In Connections
Participants: eruditus.

3/23/2005 Domhnall: Terms: 'High' vs 'Low' Fantasy
For at least the past decade one can see the terms ‘High’ and ‘Low’ Fantasy tossed around by different people, and now tenfold (a hundredfold?) with the internet. Just doing…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Domhnall, Alan, contracycle, Troy_Costisick, Sydney Freedberg, Ron Edwards, Nathan P., Bankuei, Doctor Xero, The God of the Machine, Andrew Norris, M. J. Young, John Kim, Kat Miller.

3/23/2005 Trevis Martin: [DitV] Question about injury from non-physical fallout
My group was creating some more DitV characters last weekend and when running an initiatory confilct I had a character who had to 'take the blow' with 4 dice. It…
In lumpley games
Participants: Trevis Martin, TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Brand_Robins, Leningrad, Wolfen, Lxndr, nikola, Doug Ruff, lumpley, gorckat.

3/22/2005 Shiruba: [Tutorial RPG SYSTEM] -> Wacky Idea
No one never thought of gathering all the thinkin heads of the forum to build a tutorial RPG system? some cheap material with lots of links and references? and people…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Shiruba, klapton.

3/22/2005 Frank T: [PtA Prep] Tough Missionary Business
Okay, I have played pervy narrativist games before. I have even introduced new players to it. But those were mostly players who had a tendency toward vanilla narrativism anyhow, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T, Danny_K, TonyLB.

3/22/2005 Eric Minton: [DitV] Stillwater Branch
Here's my first town, which I hope to have ready for Thursday's game. I'd originally planned to have it stop at Sin and Demonic Attacks, but it kind of spiraled…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eric Minton, Wolfen, ScottM, TonyLB, jasonm, lumpley, Hello Sailor.

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3/24/2005 sirogit: [DitV]Why must Escalation be met?
Hello, Just bought the Dogs in the Vineyard book and let me tell you I am 100% wowed. For starters its the first book that ever convinced me of the…
In lumpley games
Participants: sirogit, Tobias, TonyLB, nikola, lumpley.

3/24/2005 Andy Kitkowski: A few new Secrets available...
Over at the WIKI: http://random.average-bear.com/TSOY/OpenSecrets I'm trying to think of a name other than "Secret of Expansive Military Training" for the combat-related one (I'm satisfied with the other names). Can…
In CRN Games
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Clay.

3/24/2005 Betsi-G: [DitV] Difficulties with demonic attacks
Brendan, Matt, Alisanne, if you're reading this, you might want to stop here. I'm plotting. Don't feel you have to, I guess, but you will have prior knowledge when I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Betsi-G, lumpley, Christopher Weeks, nikola, joshua neff, Wolfen.

3/24/2005 Blind Hero: The Role of Cover
I'm a little confused about how cover works in a game. I love the idea of a general "skill" but it keeps hiccupping in-game. Example: Cammy has gymnast as her…
In Adept Press
Participants: Blind Hero, greyorm, Andrew Norris, Alan, Trevis Martin, Paka, Ron Edwards.

3/24/2005 Betsi-G: [DitV] Our Second Session: Redlake Branch
Last night I was the second game of Dogs in the Vineyard I've played, and my first time being the GM. The chargen and the first town can be found…
In Actual Play
Participants: Betsi-G, Wolfen.

3/24/2005 Andrew Morris: Drama, Fortune, Karma -- Still valid? [split]
Since the discussion on this thread is veering away from what I initially wanted to address, I decided to create this thread for discussing whether the Drama, Fortune, Karma model…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Morris, Lxndr, Valamir, groundhog, greyorm, JMendes, LordSmerf, M. J. Young, contracycle, komradebob, Emily Care, Lee Short, kenjib, Grover, John Kim, Vaxalon, The God of the Machine, rrr.

3/24/2005 Betsi-G: [DitV] More rotating-GM info, thoughts, etc
As you may know, my group of DitV is playing on a rotating-GM basis. (Vincent, apparently, is following this avidly! *grin*) Since it seems to be of interest, and since,…
In lumpley games
Participants: Betsi-G, BrendanC, immlass, Wolfen, lupis42.

3/24/2005 Bob Goat: 101 Days of Ideas
I have embarked on a brave new adventure. For the next 101 days I will post at least one new Conspiracy of Shadows idea. This can be a Supernatural Horror,…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Bob Goat, Matt-M-McElroy.

3/24/2005 TonyLB: [Dulcimer Hall] Crypto-romance Character Development
Dulcimer Hall characters are super-spies of some stripe. So as I look at character development (i.e. how the character evolves over time as a result of their choices, successes and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, Troy_Costisick, Bill_White, Doug Ruff, Garbanzo, Shreyas Sampat.

3/25/2005 FlamingMoose: [DitV]Oakview Branch, first try
I just got my Dogs in the Vineyard pdf earlier this week, and I'm hankering to try it out this weekend. I got some friends excited too, thanks to Kit's…
In lumpley games
Participants: FlamingMoose, nikola, Betsi-G, Eric Minton, BrendanC, lumpley, xenopulse, Wolfen.

3/25/2005 James_Nostack: Constructing Good Bangs
While most of the people who post at the Forge are regulars, I expect a lot of the lurkers are newcomers who don't understand all this Bang and Kicker stuff.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: James_Nostack, Paka, TonyLB, bcook1971, Noon, Alan, Ron Edwards, FzGhouL, Christopher Kubasik, Trevis Martin, M. J. Young.

3/25/2005 Trevis Martin: [Revisionist History] New draft needs critical eyes.
Hi folks. Its me again. I've revised my game Revisionist History and I'd like some feedback on it. Its a game written for online play like Neel Krishnaswami's Lexicon. It…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Trevis Martin, Tobias.

3/25/2005 hix: [AP] Sorc: Toon Town Confidential - no longer freaked
Just had the final session of our game described in ‘Sorceror freaked us out’. To recap: it’s Sorceror in the Who Framed Roger Rabbit universe. Lots of work on the…
In Adept Press
Participants: hix, Ron Edwards.

3/25/2005 heironymous: [Seven Leagues] Please join group
I'm working towards a release of Seven Leagues, a narration-based RPG of Faerie. Part of it is up for review and discussion here: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/7leagues/ Given the level of thoughtful discourse…
In Connections
Participants: heironymous.

3/25/2005 Damballa: Re: Structured Game Design (Warning: Long Post)
[quote="Roy"][b]<EXAMPLE BEGINS HERE>[/b] [b]GM, Bob, Jim and Sally...[/b] Well, that's my two cents on the topic. What do you think? What structures have you found that help you design games?…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Damballa, Ron Edwards.

3/25/2005 immlass: [DitV] Mob Rule
Last night, the Dogs rolled into the town of Cut'n'Shoot and found themselves in the middle of a lynching, with four Dogs talking, and then shoving and eventually punching, Bros.…
In lumpley games
Participants: immlass, xenopulse, Wolfen, Simon Kamber, TonyLB, Doug Ruff.

3/25/2005 MCroft: [DitV] Questions about Escalation
If a conflict is escalated and the action does not obviously affect anyone but does advance one side's goal, how do we determine who has to see it? If a…
In lumpley games
Participants: MCroft, TonyLB, Simon Kamber, avram, nikola, Wolfen, lumpley.

3/25/2005 MCroft: [DitV] Questions about Helping
Helping seems to change the balance of power pretty significantly. Can more than one person help the same see? Can you help a see when you also have to see…
In lumpley games
Participants: MCroft, Simon Kamber, TonyLB, nikola, xenopulse.

3/25/2005 Lord_Steelhand: Odd Man Out
Has anyone noticed a trend in DitV with your players that one player, not always the same one, will play a Dog who doesn't beleive, or who is dubious about…
In lumpley games
Participants: Lord_Steelhand, Simon Kamber, Wolfen, nikola.

3/25/2005 BrendanC: Help with a town name
I was going to ask for help with my town in general, but I had a bit of a brainstorm just now and got it worked out to my satisfaction.…
In lumpley games
Participants: BrendanC, TonyLB, nikola, Simon W.

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