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5/16/2005 Matt Wilson: looking for art
Hey: A project I'm working on needs two pieces, both about 4 x 3 inches, or in that neighborhood, in b/w. Anyone who has room enough to get them to…
In Connections
Participants: Matt Wilson, neoknocker.

5/16/2005 Gaerik: [D&D 3.5] Kids in the game.
I ran my D&D 3.5 Forgotten Realms campaign this weekend. This is the second session since we brought in two very young players, Caitlin (9 year old girl) and Sean…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, ffilz, droog, Valamir, contracycle, Noon, Stickman, Zachary The First, matthijs, komradebob, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

5/16/2005 zephyr_cirrus: Time - Battle Mechanic
Well, here's a time mechanic I came up with for use in the RPG that I'm currently working on. Just tell me what you think of it and what could…
In RPG Theory
Participants: zephyr_cirrus, Jasper, Lee Short, Albert of Feh.

5/16/2005 Paka: Burning Wheel: The King in Gray
We got together to play BW and one of the players just wasn't grokkin' it. The chunkiness of the system, the density of the rule-book, the two different books, everything…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, bcook1971, Thor Olavsrud.

5/16/2005 ravenx99: [DitV] Finally got started on our game...
We finally got started, but we only got through character creation. (I finished the details of my town at the last minute, so I didn't post it for review. I'll…
In lumpley games
Participants: ravenx99, Simon Kamber, lumpley.

5/16/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] How do you win at high school?
Previous discussion of Misery Bubblegum (nee Dulcimer Hall) can be found here. I've got this lovely, elegant little positioning mechanism, which will let people shift their resources around in all…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, Kesher, Sydney Freedberg, Valamir, Bill_White, Doug Ruff, Andrew Morris, Allan, Noon, Shim.

5/15/2005 Valamir: First Fully Burned character, some questions
Ok so I sat down and Burned up my first BW character from scratch and wanted to run it it by some folks for tips and comments. I didn't do…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Valamir, Thor Olavsrud, Angaros, abzu, Mike Holmes, Yokiboy.

5/15/2005 Dev: Rotating Dogs - does it work?
I'm lucky enough to have a few really good players that I'm itching to introduce to Dogs. Sweet! I also have quite a few friends who would be great for…
In lumpley games
Participants: Dev, Technocrat13, lumpley, ptikachu, nikola, urbanpagan, Simon Kamber.

5/15/2005 TonyLB: [InSpectres] Am I doing this right?
We ran three missions of InSpectres last night, and had a lot of fun with it. We investigated the haunting of television station WHGL by the ghost of Annabelle the…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/15/2005 Vaxalon: Need icons designed
I need four icons designed. I have a feeling the job will be something of a challenge. They should be scaled to work at about a 1/2" x 1/2" scale,…
In Connections
Participants: Vaxalon, Wolfen.

5/15/2005 demiurgeastaroth: Starting Skills
When we designed characters yesterday, something struck us as odd: Players can then choose all abilities that fall into A-rated categories, 5 abilities that fall into B-rated categories, and 3…
In CRN Games
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, KingstonC.

5/15/2005 Christopher Kubasik: Sorcerer Doesn't Scare Me. What's Wrong with Me?
This one is specifically for Ron. Others can join in soon. Ron, I was poking around Jesse's Live Journal and found this quote he pulled from you about Sorcerer: "Let's…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, C. Edwards, ejh, KingstonC, Ben Lehman.

5/15/2005 mister.ribbit: Etiquette in this forum
I read through the Forge etiquette post, but I have a question more specific to this forum. A fairly large number of posts are simply descriptions of DitV branches, and…
In lumpley games
Participants: mister.ribbit, Technocrat13, lumpley, hix, Brendan, Mike Holmes.

5/15/2005 JMendes: [Sorcerer] First try, take two
Hiya, :) So, my "indie RPG group" finally got finished with PtA. (Heritage, about five weeks ago, and yes, eventually, I'll write that up on here...) We decided we'd try…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Eero Tuovinen, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, Andrew Norris, Christopher Kubasik, sirogit, jburneko.

5/15/2005 Polaris: Consolidators/Fulfillment List??
Greetings, I would like to ask that we start a list of consolidators/distributors here. I am asking this for selfish reasons (I am trying to find good ones), but I…
In Publishing
Participants: Polaris, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

5/15/2005 Zachary The First: Magic Burner
Sorry if this is an idiotic question, but I've been out of the Burning Wheel loop online for a while, and I remembered there was to be a Magic Burner…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Zachary The First, Thor Olavsrud.

5/14/2005 James_Nostack: Bangs: Am I Doing This Right?
I am struggling to write engaging bangs. I tried my best for this morning's session, with results shown below. ==== Game System - Alternity, modified a bit for Stakes Resolution,…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, Eero Tuovinen.

5/14/2005 Miskatonic: [Sorcerer & Sword] Bound Gods of Ulkhur-Zakand, Sessions
Game setup was here. Shane has been too busy to post these, I think, so I'll get the ball rolling with what I can remember and let the others fill…
In Actual Play
Participants: Miskatonic, Grover, Ron Edwards, Shane Street, Christopher Weeks.

5/14/2005 shaheddy: [Sorcerer] By the Sword - First session
I just started GMing Sorcerer and have done one session of play so far. The in-game situation: we're set in mid-19th century Japan, during the Meiji revolution. The premise is,…
In Adept Press
Participants: shaheddy, Ron Edwards, droog.

5/14/2005 Solly Brown: Independent Publisher Forums
Hi Cold Blooded Games would like to have a forum dedicated to Dog Town. How do you go about creating a forum on the indie publishers page. Jonathan Ridd www.coldbloodedgames.com…
In Publishing
Participants: Solly Brown, timfire.

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5/16/2005 Chris Goodwin: Cool fight scenes
I'm very curious to see how people have played out fights using PTA. Mainly I'm interested in the narration leading up to a conflict roll, the aftermath, and how the…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Chris Goodwin, Mike Holmes, Frank T.

5/16/2005 foucalt: Gaming at the Senior Citizens Center?
Recently there was some attention paid to the fact that staying "mentally active" helps ward off Alzheimer's disease. I remember wondering whether roleplaying games might be a good way…
In RPG Theory
Participants: foucalt, Adam Dray, Mike Holmes, Andrew Morris, TonyLB, komradebob.

5/16/2005 WonderLlama: [Rervoir Dogs] First playtest
This game is described in the Design forum. I don't know how to link to it, but it is in the topic Mexican Stand Off. Keep in mind, I…
In Actual Play
Participants: WonderLlama, Andrew Morris, Mike Holmes.

5/16/2005 Jason Petrasko: IRC playtesters for Delphian Tides
I'm setting up an IRC playtest of Delphian Tides and I need about three to four players. You can email me, see me in #indierpgs on magicstar, or IM me…
In Connections
Participants: Jason Petrasko.

5/17/2005 Paka: Duel of Wits, negotiate between the players
I had a break-through moment much like when I realized that in Riddle of Steel, SA's are about what get's the player excited, not the character. We were negotiating a…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Paka, abzu.

5/17/2005 Frank T: On immersion, fascination, and precious moments (long)
I am posting this to actual play because it is my personal view on immersion, and on the question what makes a session special and legendary. Maybe it can spin…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T, Mike Holmes, jdagna, Mikko Lehtinen, nilsderondeau, Ron Edwards, epweissengruber, Vaxalon, apparition13.

5/17/2005 sirogit: Misclleanous DitV questions.
1. If character's are in a group conflict, can they choose not to Raise when its their turn, without giving? Here's the situation I'm thinking of: Dog A wants to…
In lumpley games
Participants: sirogit, Simon Kamber, lumpley, cdr, Eero Tuovinen, Technocrat13, Brand_Robins, Ul.

5/17/2005 Zachary The First: Advertising Opportunity
Hello all, Well, if you've visited my site, RPG Blog, recently, you can see that we've really taken off! We're averaging right around 1000 hits/day, more on special events like…
In Connections
Participants: Zachary The First, Juicetyger.

5/17/2005 Zachary The First: [The Imp Game] Playtest and Review
This is a brief synopsis of a playtest I ran for Neo Production's The Imp Game--Mischief & Mayhem. I should add before I go any further, I also did a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Zachary The First, daMoose_Neo.

5/17/2005 Darcy Burgess: Suggestions on running my first truly Narr game
Or, "switching gears for fun and profit" :) Here's a little background to the situation: - up until recently, I've been running a game set in the Star Wars universe…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Gaerik, Bankuei, jburneko.

5/17/2005 TonyLB: [DexCon 8] Things that will not get done
I have been very happy to step up to coordinate the second Indie Gaming Explosion at DexCon. I'm pleased to have helped get the schedule in place, and to set…
In Conventions
Participants: TonyLB, Helvetian, abzu, nerdnyc, Thor Olavsrud, inthisstyle, Rob Donoghue, Ben Lehman.

5/17/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Indie RPG Awards: It's Your turn to Vote!
Hey all, I just wanted to let you know that the Indie RPG Awards' Peoples' Choice Award is now active and online. You can see the big red button to…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

5/17/2005 neelk: [DitV] Dogs using Sorcery
Through a somewhat complicated path, three of the five Dogs in my game have decided that using sorcery, while in general bad, is really okay in this particular situation. They…
In lumpley games
Participants: neelk, jasonm, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen, Sydney Freedberg, Simon Kamber, ravenx99, nikola, Wolfen.

5/18/2005 Noon: Nar turns out to be a good gamist penalty to evade?
I was recently talking with my friends girlfriend, about her role playing past. I was curious as to what she enjoyed back then and why she hadn't continued now. I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Noon, TonyLB, Alan.

5/18/2005 Jasper: [Charlatan Fencers] Dueling system
This thread is specifically for discussing the combat system in my 'Charlatan Fencing Masters' game, which was introduced in this thread -- it deals with more overarching aspects of the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jasper, Hereward The Wake, BrennaLaRosa.

5/18/2005 loki's wrangling: A list of sample more than/less than human characteristics?
I'm going to run a MLWM campaign and it would be a great help if I could provide my players with a list of sample more that/less than human characteristics.…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: loki's wrangling, Michael S. Miller, Valamir.

5/18/2005 MatrixGamer: What is Main Stream gaming? Another look.
One of the most intriguing ideas in the "Infamous Five" threads was the look at how D+D fantasy and superhero genres are not mainstream - instead things like horror, sex,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: MatrixGamer, Jasper, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege, John Kim, quozl, Trevis Martin, Noon, Caldis, Brendan, M. J. Young, Remko, komradebob, gsoylent, cerbie, Valamir.

5/18/2005 BlackSheep: [The Good Fight] Help...
Hi guys, occasional browser, first-time poster. For a while now I've had an idea for a supers game. But I'm having real trouble getting it (or anything else, for that…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: BlackSheep, matthijs, Sydney Freedberg, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Christopher Kubasik, Troy_Costisick, Everspinner.

5/18/2005 Jared A. Sorensen: [GenCon] RPG Design Workshop
From the event schedule: WKS00018: Roleplaying Game Design Workshop (Friday) Join some of the hobby's best and brightest independent designers in this all-day workshop. Learn the theory behind roleplaying games,…
In Conventions
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, abzu, Gaerik, daMoose_Neo, GameLoft, Mike Holmes, John Wick.

5/18/2005 Clinton R. Nixon: Shadow Wars!
Yeah, it's not a roleplaying game. It's a war game. But it's from Anvilwerks. See my personal website (http://www.crystalandclinton.com/clinton/) for more details. It's in playtest.
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Grover.

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