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3/8/2002 Paul Czege: a strange error
Hey Clinton, An attempt to reply to a private message from Dav generated the following error for me: Couldn't find template file: ./language/lang_german/email/privmsg_notify.tpl DEBUG MODE Line : 99 File :…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/7/2002 jburneko: Character Simulationism & Narrativism
This is an extention of my ever changing quest to clearly define the lines between certain brands of 'story oriented' simulationism and Narrativism. I think I've finally nailed the difference…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: jburneko, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis.

3/7/2002 joe_llama: GNS Showdown
(This post also appears on RPG Net for a different purpose) First, I'm supposed to use this time slot to write game design comments for Universalis and instead I'm wasting…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: joe_llama, J B Bell, Le Joueur, Seth L. Blumberg, C. Edwards, contracycle, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Fabrice G., Emily Care, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins.

3/7/2002 hyphz: Cunning OR lucky, but...
Perusing the Elfs rules a bit, I noticed a slight concern: there appears to be no reason to ever give an Elf both Dumb Luck and Low Cunning at character…
In Adept Press
Participants: hyphz, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, Henry Fitch, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/7/2002 rafael: quoting lyrics
this may have been covered already, but i couldn't find any discussion of the subject anywhere on this site. i've seen numerous game books quote popular song lyrics (a perfect…
In Publishing
Participants: rafael, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, GMSkarka, Seth L. Blumberg, contracycle, Skippy, Matt Snyder, Bailey, Dav, Adam, woodelf, J B Bell.

3/7/2002 Ian O'Rourke: GNS on RPG.NET
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2781 Another theory proposed, and probably another debate off miss-quotes and 'don't label me comments' on rpg.net. Might be worth checking out.
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Valamir, gentrification, Christopher Kubasik, Mytholder, Blake Hutchins.

3/6/2002 jburneko: Isolation: First Pass
Hello All, Well, I've completed the first draft of Isolation. It can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/devil_bunnys/Isolation.htm I have many more ideas for advanced and optional rules but I consider this…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: jburneko, TrizzlWizzl, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Mithras, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

3/6/2002 mahoux: Religion plus RPG plus goofiness equals...
The Only Game in Town. Here is my first submissions of one of my games on the Forge. It is at http://www.indie-rpgs.com/hosted/TOGiT-Digest.pdf I hope people give me a little feedback…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mahoux, Tim Denee.

3/6/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils, leaner and meaner
Kay-RIST -- I'm getting to be worse than a software developer with all these "beta releases." Anyway, folks, for those of you that give a gal darn, I just uploaded…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Snyder, Valamir, unodiablo, mahoux, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Paul Czege, Emily Care.

3/6/2002 Rich Forest: Donjons (and Dragonnes)
Hi—I’m new to the forum, having started lurking around a month ago following the links in the back pages of Sorcerer and Sorcerer & Sword. I got a kick out…
In Actual Play
Participants: Rich Forest, Clinton R. Nixon, James V. West.

3/6/2002 Ron Edwards: Kayfabe - lots of questions
Hi everyone, Most of this is for Matt, but comments from anyone who has downloaded the game are welcome too. I played Kayfabe last night and had a fine time,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Matt Gwinn.

3/6/2002 Ron Edwards: TQuid's Sorcerer game
Hi there, A while ago, Tquid posted this thread about his Sorcerer game. I had a hard time reading it; like many transcripts of play, it included a lot…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, J B Bell.

3/6/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Fonts, fonts, fonts...who's got the fonts?
For your game logo needs, a great site: http://www.1001fonts.com/ Lots of stuff here...best thing is you can type in a word and see an instant preview of that word spelled…
In Publishing
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, unodiablo, Matt Snyder, J B Bell, Bailey, Ben Morgan, Matt, Wolfen.

3/6/2002 Gordon C. Landis: Turning threads into articles
So, here's my thought: the threads here at the Forge can get really meaty and really valuable. But the thread format is not the friendliest for those who weren't participating…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, J B Bell.

3/6/2002 xiombarg: Connections Corkboard
Okay, I know there isn't going to be an "off-topic" or "general discussions" forum, and I approve of the lack of the former and have mixed feelings about the lack…
In Site Discussion
Participants: xiombarg, J B Bell, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Zak Arntson, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Balbinus, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/5/2002 xiombarg: $1000 Indie Game Design Reward
[url]http://www.rpgnews.rpghost.com/article.php?sid=1164[/url] [url]http://www.rpgnews.com/article.php?sid=1164[/url] I would love to see Donjon or any other game designed with Forge input win this prize...
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xiombarg.

3/5/2002 hardcoremoose: Premise in the Whispering Vault
Okay, since we've been talking about hidden Premises of late... I'm prepping to run possibly my all-time favorite game, The Whispering Vault. Now, I've run the Vault in the past…
In RPG Theory
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards.

3/5/2002 Cynthia Celeste Miller: An Odd Game Mechanic
As I finished up all the examples for Channel 4 in Cartoon Action Hour, my mind suddenly devised an idea for a die mechanic. Since I've already been putting thought…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Mike Holmes, xiombarg, TheMouse, mallninja0088, Dav.

3/5/2002 lumpley: Making The World, the Flesh, and the Devil Drive a Premise
I love The World, the Flesh, and the Devil with all my heart, but I'm going to express it by waylaying it, clubbing it, and dragging it off to do…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: lumpley, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Paul Czege.

3/5/2002 James V. West: TQB Playtest Journal ONE
Hey everyone! Last night was my first official playtesting session of The Questing Beast. I hoped to post a detailed overview of the session tonight, but time and duties forbid…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards.

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3/8/2002 DaR: Donjons in Liechtenstein
Okay, so we actually played in Seattle, and the town was called Liechtenstein... Last night (Thursday), I had the opportunity to play Donjon with Clinton, Chris (Bankuei), and James (Yasha).…
In CRN Games
Participants: DaR, Bankuei, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Yasha, Jürgen Mayer, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/8/2002 GMSkarka: Fixing UnderWorld's Problems
Tim Gray has posted a new review of UnderWorld up at RPGnet. http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_5923.html His criticism is pretty fair, in my opinion. I disagree with some of it, but I think…
In Adamant Entertainment
Participants: GMSkarka, TheMouse, CCamfield, Jürgen Mayer, Valamir, Daymon, Thalaxis, joshua neff, reptile2k1, Tim Gray, AndyGuest.

3/8/2002 Valamir: Submitted for discussion:
[b]A GNS Primer[/b] 3/8/02 Based on the GNS Theory created by Ron Edwards, and on the collective work of members of The Forge. The purpose of this primer is to…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik.

3/9/2002 Tim Denee: Donjon Dice
Does it destroy the system to use d6s insteads of d20s in Donjon? I just don't have that many d20s...
In CRN Games
Participants: Tim Denee, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, DaR, J B Bell, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/9/2002 Gordon C. Landis: Role playing is not a goal?
Plucked from the "GNS Showdown" thread over in the GNS Model discussion forum, in an attempt to curb my normal "support thread drift" tendencies . . . Start from scratch.…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, joe_llama, C. Edwards, contracycle.

3/9/2002 Ron Edwards: Bedlam review is up
Hi there, The subject line says it all! Best, Ron
In Review Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Dav, Mike Holmes, Matt.

3/9/2002 Tim Denee: Wuthering Heights
I've been going through Wuthering Heights in preperation for a game next friday. Two thoughts: 1) The game should be organized into 'books'. You know, 'Book the First', 'Book the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tim Denee, Philippe Tromeur.

3/9/2002 James V. West: TQB Levels of Play
Hey In The Questing Beast you are actually playing 3 different types of roles. I'm addressing this in the opening pages of the game and I'd like to present what…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West, Rich Forest, Mike Holmes, Christopher Kubasik, Valamir.

3/9/2002 James V. West: TQB Styles of Play
Hello again The Questing Beast features the idea of Accords, which can be best described as settings discussed and agreed upon by a group before starting play. This establishes what,…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: James V. West.

3/9/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Hello! And Welcome to The Forge!
Here are some notes for people just arriving. I'm still new here myself, but I've already found some ways that The Forge is different than other web sites. 1) Slower…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang.

3/9/2002 mallninja0088: A new RPG
[color=blue][/color] I would like to design a Fantastical futuristic RPG. This would be my first time making one for myself and need some advice. Where is a good place to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mallninja0088, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Fabrice G., Jack Spencer Jr, Bailey, Ring Kichard, hardcoremoose, Paul Czege, Laurel.

3/10/2002 mearls: Publishing on the Super Cheap
Hello, I'm thinking of publishing an off the wall gaming book for sale at GenCon. Here are my printing goals: Small print run (200 tops; I don't want to wreck…
In Publishing
Participants: mearls, Matt Snyder, Dav.

3/11/2002 Balbinus: Sorceror and Space
Well, while I had thought that the various mini-supplements were of little interest to me, good as they are (I like making my own stuff up too much generally to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Balbinus, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, hardcoremoose, Bailywolf.

3/11/2002 Jürgen Mayer: Optional Game Systems?
Just read through the UW thread at rpg.net where the topic about optional UW2 game systems like d20 or Fudge conversion rules is discussed. Maybe Gareth or Todd (hey Todd!)…
In Adamant Entertainment
Participants: Jürgen Mayer, GMSkarka, jordvortexan, Mike Holmes, TSL, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, Tim Gray, Adam, AndyGuest.

3/11/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Went to the con
I attended Game Storm, a convention in Portland, Oregon, this weekend. It was better than most small conventions I've been to by far, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to any…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ferry Bazelmans, quozl, Bankuei.

3/11/2002 JSDiamond: Beta anyone?
[b]Orbit[/b] [size=10px]Game overview: Space-opera in the spirit of Heavy Metal meets Cowboy Bebop. Ron Edwards described a typical party of Orbit characters as "looking like an underground comics parade on…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: JSDiamond, Ron Edwards, Galfraxas, Dav, Bailywolf, Ferry Bazelmans.

3/12/2002 Kenway: My pitiful attempts at World, Flesh and the Devil
First of all, I apologize profusely in advance to the creator of WFD and anyone who has played it for my mangling of the game: I tried out WFD today.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Kenway, Ron Edwards, Ben Morgan, Emily Care, Paul Czege.

3/12/2002 Walt Freitag: Looking deeper into Intuitive Continuity
Disclaimer: Presumptuous of me, I realize, to attempt a new thead with my very first post. Furthermore, I am new to this terminology and, while I believe I've absorbed the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Walt Freitag, Christopher Kubasik, Noble, contracycle, GB Steve, Valamir, Le Joueur, Jack Spencer Jr, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Steve Dustin, Seth L. Blumberg, Paul Czege, C. Edwards, Michael Bowman, Blake Hutchins.

3/12/2002 contracycle: model proposition
Well, having spent some time trawling through RPGnet, and participated in various back and forths here and there, I thought I'd take the opportunity to lay out a diffiuclty I…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: contracycle, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards, Laurel, Gordon C. Landis, Marco, Mytholder, Walt Freitag.

3/12/2002 Ferry Bazelmans: Suggestion
This may be something that has already been mentioned, but why is there no link from my Private Message Inbox to the Forum Index? At least, I didn't find it.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ferry Bazelmans, Clinton R. Nixon.

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