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4/6/2005 craytonc: [PTA] Endgame - pilot episode and first time experiment...
This last weekend marked the pilot episode of our new game, “Endgame.” Overall I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by how the session went, though there was definitely…
In Actual Play
Participants: craytonc, ScottM, JMendes, Yokiboy.

4/6/2005 Dev: Your Mom - Gamist, Simulationist or Narrativist?
Answers must be in the form of a yomama joke that is not affected at anyone's mother, but rather at the 2nd-person "mom". Go!
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Dev, Doug Ruff, pete_darby, Victor Gijsbers, Matt Snyder, joshua neff, Jason L Blair, Ben Lehman, C. Edwards, Ron Edwards, Rob MacDougall, gobi, Frank T, daMoose_Neo, Gordon C. Landis, bluegargantua, Piers Brown, bcook1971, Walt Freitag, Andrew Morris, Zathreyel, Bankuei, droog, groundhog, beingfrank, Miskatonic.

4/6/2005 Vaxalon: Using powers outside of conflict
If you're roleplaying in a non-conflict situation, and a use of power comes up, does that incur debt?
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Vaxalon, Jack Aidley, TonyLB.

4/6/2005 Jonathan Walton: The View From Here: 3 Years Hence
Time to wish and prophesai :) 1. Where do you see low-tech* roleplaying in 3 years? 2. Where do you see indie roleplaying in 3 years? *I know that technological…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, Doug Ruff, Scripty, timfire, Shreyas Sampat, xenopulse, Bankuei, komradebob.

4/6/2005 Jonas Karlsson: After second session - new questions
[b]1. Turn order of claiming phase[/b] During the claiming phase you go clockwise around the table from the starter, to allow players to add claims, persons and conflicts. When it’s…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Jonas Karlsson, TonyLB.

4/6/2005 GregS: UPC and ISBN...one, the other, or both?
Okay, so the subject is slightly misleading. I, in my ever infinite wisdom, screwed up some time ago and paid for UPC registration before I knew better. Now the question…
In Publishing
Participants: GregS, jdagna.

4/6/2005 Bankuei: The Dysfunctional Trend- let's talk about it
So, a big issue for a lot of groups is dysfunctional play. One or more people are NOT having fun. Ok, that happens. But what's the deal where that's not…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Bankuei, Domhnall, James Holloway, pete_darby, Matt Wilson, Brand_Robins, xenopulse, Noon.

4/6/2005 Domhnall: Memorable Gaming Moments
Here's one... The player wrote a note to the GM. The GM graded it for grammar/spelling (a C-) and handed it back. Top that!
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Domhnall, Andy Kitkowski, Andrew Morris, Valamir, Frank T, Andrew Norris, Meguey, xenopulse, Nev the Deranged, Halzebier, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg, Anonymous, groundhog, jerry, James Holloway, Danny_K, JamesNostack.

4/6/2005 Illuminarch: Eternal Empire: The Basics
I've been working on a game/novel setting for about a year now called Eternal Empire. The setting involves humans (and their offshoots) on another world, who, having survived your standard…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Illuminarch.

4/6/2005 Paka: What's changed for me since the Forge.
I always knew I could run a great game but I wasn't sure what it took to make them consistently great. The greatness just happened, like mana from heaven. Some…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Paka, bcook1971, Brand_Robins, Frank T, Nicolas Crost, Victor Gijsbers, James Holloway, hix, Jonathan Walton, Gaerik, Andrew Norris, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen, Andrew Morris, Marhault, pfischer, Tony Irwin, Wolfen, xenopulse, Brendan, Meguey, Jason13, neko ewen, Melinglor, J. Tuomas Harviainen, demiurgeastaroth, Thunder_God.

4/6/2005 Andrew Morris: Most overdone concepts in RPGs?
What have you seen a million times in different RPGs? What makes you want to scream/sigh/smack the designer every time you see it? Personally, I can't think of any, since…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andrew Morris, Bankuei, Ben Lehman, beingfrank, Frank T, herrmess, Victor Gijsbers, joshua neff, pete_darby, Lxndr, Andy Kitkowski, Jason L Blair, timfire, Shreyas Sampat, Ron Edwards, Chris Goodwin.

4/6/2005 Andrew Morris: Sin City -- Gamist, Narrativist, or Simulationist?
Okay, so since it seems that many of us here have seen Sin City, what did you think? Yeah, the GNS comment was a joke, but as I'm sick and…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andrew Morris, Bankuei, Paka, hardcoremoose, Marhault, abzu, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Emily Care, Bob Goat, Andrew Norris, James Holloway, Brendan.

4/6/2005 daemonchild: Idea for a game (Occupation)
Hi, (Thanks to Mike Holmes for recommending me to post here.) I have an idea for a game I'd like to write. Here are the specifics: GAME QUESTION: An alien…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: daemonchild, kenjib, Andrew Morris, Emily Care, Mike Holmes.

4/5/2005 Danny_K: GNS Pokemon!
You know, I never realized until I watched my son play "Fire Red Pokemon" on the Gameboy that Pokemon is like D&D for kids -- well-done, cute gamism with a…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Danny_K, Noon, Wolfen, Anonymous, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo.

4/5/2005 jburneko: [Sorcerer] Player Tactics That Affect Multiple Targets
Hello, I've been reviewing older rules question threads, sorting some things out and I'm trying to work out situations where a single player wants to prevent or hinder the actions…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Alan, Ron Edwards, Old_Scratch.

4/5/2005 Ben Lehman: The Official "Bug Seth about Alyria" thread*
Seth! Finish Alyria already. What's your problem, man? *Can also be used for Otherkind, Sorcerer in Space, or any other delayed game you want to have right now.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Ben Lehman, hix, coxcomb, Gaerik, Marhault, shreyas, login < lazy, GreatWolf, Jason L Blair, Valamir, joshua neff, lumpley, Gordon C. Landis, xenopulse, Jonathan Walton.

4/5/2005 Sean aka Calithena: RPGs for Kids
I want to see more of them. Roleplaying is easy. I'm convinced that rpgs, maybe not called that, with straightforward mechanics, very cool art, etc., marketed directly to children's stores,…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Sean aka Calithena, Shreyas Sampat, xenopulse, Danny_K, komradebob, Ben Lehman, Tony Irwin.

4/5/2005 Andy Kitkowski: So... Whatcha Workin' On?
What kinds of projects you got going on? RPG-Related: Indie RPG Awards- ramping it up, getting ready to put it into sustaining mode so that I don't have to touch…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Paka, xenopulse, Jeph, Mark Johnson, Wolfen, Jonathan Walton, Lxndr.

4/5/2005 Old_Scratch: [Sorcerer] Twilight Armies (Sci-fi Western: A Dry, Quiet War
Ron, I promise you I'm going to start running some of this stuff once my group finds its legs again! Anyhow, this was crossposted to rpg.net. Seeing as how there…
In Adept Press
Participants: Old_Scratch, Andrew Norris.

4/5/2005 angelfromanotherpin: Introverted vs Extroverted Humanities
I've played a few different games of Sorcerer using different Humanity types. Most have been what I'll call introvert qualities: Empathy, Sanity, Hope. Qualities which can exist outside a relationship…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

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4/6/2005 Tobias: [Ditv] A couple of rules questions
Ok, so yesterday, I'm making sure I understand this whole DitV conflict resolution and chargen thing by making up a character up to, and including initiation. My 'guy' Zeb is…
In lumpley games
Participants: Tobias, jasonm, lumpley, Simon Kamber, Bankuei, nikola, Wolfen, Ul, Jinx, cdr, Lxndr.

4/6/2005 jasonm: [DitV] Hafið
Hafið (The Sea) - Has anybody seen this film? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332381/ It's like a Dogs town without the Dogs. Everything goes to hell. As I was watching it I kept thinking,…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, lumpley.

4/6/2005 Sydney Freedberg: Married? Have Kids? Pets? Demons?
Real purpose of this thread: Sheer cussed curiousity. High-minded purpose of this thread: Break down the stereotype of gamers as alienated isolated misfits or at least college kids with nothin'…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Sydney Freedberg, joshua neff, Victor Gijsbers, Gaerik, Ron Edwards, Fabrice G., Bob Goat, Emily Care, inthisstyle, Andrew Norris, xenopulse, Brand_Robins, lumpley, Sean, Lxndr, ScottM, jrs, Harlequin, Christopher Weeks, Trevis Martin, Rich Forest, Clinton R. Nixon, Andy Kitkowski, Frank T, Jason L Blair, Chris Goodwin, Andrew Morris, Ben Lehman, Vaxalon, Meguey, nellist, Matt Wilson, John Kim, Bryan_T, daMoose_Neo, greyorm, Yokiboy, Domhnall, droog, pete_darby, Walt Freitag, J B Bell, Blake Hutchins, bcook1971, Kesher, Asrogoth, Doug Ruff, Doyce, Jason13, Thor Olavsrud, komradebob, abzu, devilbunny, jburneko, Eric J-D, Peter Nordstrand, pells, ( o Y o ), jasonm, Mark D. Eddy, Marhault, Mike Holmes, ErrathofKosh, Chris Gardiner, chris_moore, Iskander, Bryan Hansel, dindenver.

4/6/2005 Christopher Weeks: Why is marriage between two people?
Right, so last year we had this thread that's been continued. In it and elsewhere, I see lots of people supporting gay marriage but unabashedly assuming that marriage is still…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Christopher Weeks, Lxndr, Bob Goat, Sean, timfire, xenopulse, lumpley, Harlequin, Andrew Morris, Brand_Robins, joshua neff, Valamir, Miskatonic, Eero Tuovinen, inthisstyle, Meguey, Matt Wilson, daMoose_Neo.

4/6/2005 Christopher Weeks: Explain the presense of your faith...
Spawning again from this thread (and from a thread on Vincent's blog a while back), I don't think I've ever asked people to analyze the source of their Faith. I…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Christopher Weeks, Bankuei, Frank T, TonyLB, inthisstyle, xenopulse, Anonymous, John Wick, Sydney Freedberg, Jason L Blair, joshua neff, Eero Tuovinen, Green, Ben Lehman, GB Steve, nikola, daMoose_Neo, Meguey, ScottM, greyorm, James Holloway, contracycle, pete_darby, Clinton R. Nixon, Andy Kitkowski, Lxndr, Miskatonic.

4/6/2005 lumpley: The Whole Point
The whole point for me, at least. Over on my blog, me and my friends and readers compiled a great list of things. It's still open, please feel free to…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: lumpley, Gordon C. Landis.

4/6/2005 xenopulse: Will the Forum Still Be Accessible
... once it closes down? For reading, I mean. There's a whole bunch of stuff in here that I'd love to keep reading over time. Thanks.
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: xenopulse, Andy Kitkowski.

4/6/2005 Christopher Weeks: Peak Oil
Someone referred to this issue in one of the other threads -- maybe the what do I hate thread. It's something that I've just recently been researching. What do you…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Christopher Weeks, Eero Tuovinen, Bob Goat, Ben Lehman, Valamir, Andy Kitkowski, kenjib, Vaxalon, Walt Freitag, Harlequin.

4/6/2005 Rob MacDougall: Ontari-ari-ari-o! (politely seeking Central Canadian gamers)
In about three months I'm going to be moving from Boston, Massachusetts to London, Ontario, Canada. I'm looking forward to the move, but I fear my gaming choices will suffer.…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Rob MacDougall, Bryan_T, greyorm, Tymen, Piers Brown, CCW.

4/6/2005 John Wick: Join My Church!
(from my LJ, last month or so) I'm starting my own church. This is what we believe. We believe in a reality that is very close to our own, a…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: John Wick, Andy Kitkowski, inthisstyle, TonyLB, Lxndr, Bob Goat, Ben Lehman, greyorm, Miskatonic, Asrogoth, pete_darby.

4/6/2005 Walt Freitag: Am I antisocial if I dislike sound-off threads?
What movie did I last see? What do I read? What book did I last read? What am I working on? Why does it rock? Which of my game moments…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Walt Freitag, Shreyas Sampat, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen, Andy Kitkowski, Frank T, nikola, Gordon C. Landis, Jason13, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Thunder_God.

4/6/2005 Shreyas Sampat: 'Nother Swap Meet: Game Concepts
I know that a bunch of us have some idea for games that they just don't want to write. Throw it up here, see if someone wants to claim it…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Shreyas Sampat, Jonathan Walton, Sean.

4/6/2005 inthisstyle: [TSOY] Working the Kinks Out
The Warlords of Maldor campaign got started last night. For a recap (setup details in the Anvilwerks forum here), we have six players: - Swann, a female human Maldorian warlord…
In Actual Play
Participants: inthisstyle, James_Nostack.

4/6/2005 Doug Ruff: Iron Game Chef Parlour Game! With 100% Less Game Design!
Important - This is not a real Iron Game Chef thread! That's verboten. Here's the game. I'm going to post a couple of Keywords at the end of this post.…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Doug Ruff, Dev, Lxndr, Harlequin, Christopher Weeks, Ben Lehman, Tobias.

4/6/2005 ffilz: [Sweet20] (and [TSOY] also I guess) question on keys
I've been reading Sweet20:Experience and TSOY. Many of the keys mention things per adventure. What is the definition of adventure? Looking at the Wiki, I see per session (and maybe…
In CRN Games
Participants: ffilz, Chris Geisel, Yokiboy, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/6/2005 Matt Wilson: Primetime Adventures sales data
I really appreciated Paul putting up his sales figures, so I decided I'd do the same. As of the end of march, PTA has been available for sale for 6…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson, xenopulse, Ben Lehman, JMendes, MarcoBrucale, Paul Czege, Valamir, Emily Care, inthisstyle, Andy Kitkowski.

4/6/2005 Jeffrey Straszheim: [Heroquest] In store demo
I finally got to play Heroquest. This game was billed as a short in store demo to illustrate the rules. The participants were David (the GM), my wife Bridget, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jeffrey Straszheim, daMoose_Neo, dcboatright, Brand_Robins, Scripty, Mike Holmes.

4/6/2005 Gordon C. Landis: So, I watched House of Sand and Fog a while back
I was impressed by it. I was depressed by it. I was glad to have seen it, even though I can't honestly say I enjoyed it all that much. A…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, xenopulse, Domhnall.

4/7/2005 GreatWolf: Needing some help (and some art)
Okay, so I am heeding the various bribes, threats and cajoling found in this thread. Silly as this may sound, I did not know that there was this level of…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

4/7/2005 GreatWolf: Sin City--I don't get it. Please help!
With the movie coming out, I thought that I'd check out the graphic novels by Frank Miller. I only read the first one (The Long Goodbye, I believe) with Marv.…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: GreatWolf, Bankuei, Sean, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, John Harper, Marhault, rafial, Blake Hutchins, Nev the Deranged.

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