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6/14/2005 Andrew Morris: Side thought on mainstreaming RPGs
Sparked by the What is Main Stream gaming? Another Look. thread, I started wondering if the content is the only issue, or even the main one. Perhaps it's more a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Morris, Technocrat13, Gaerik, Sean, Mike Holmes, contracycle.

6/13/2005 Andrew Morris: [Schrodinger's War] GroupDesign update
Here's a document I created to help get interested posters up to speed on the GroupDesign project. I hope this makes it easier for people who haven't been involved to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andrew Morris, Sydney Freedberg, ErrathofKosh, Troy_Costisick.

6/10/2005 Andrew Morris: Website down?
Do I have the wrong URL, or is http://www.septemberquestion.org/lumpley/lumpley.html down?
In lumpley games
Participants: Andrew Morris, mister.ribbit, Tobias, Jasper Polane, lumpley.

6/9/2005 Andrew Morris: More info on PayPal scams
Back in this thread, the topic of scam emails appearing to come from PayPal was discussed. Here's PayPal's ten tips for spotting spoof emails, for any who are interested.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris.

6/8/2005 Andrew Morris: Perceived value of PDF vs. print
Recently, I was excited to hear that Trollbabe might be offered in a print version, because I've wanted to buy it for a while, but the fact that it was…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, ethan_greer, Asrogoth, Mike Holmes, PlotDevice, Eero Tuovinen, Trevis Martin, Bob Goat, Matt Gwinn, MatrixGamer, Ron Edwards, Ria, gatekeeper, Valamir, TheLe, Travis Brown.

6/3/2005 Andrew Morris: [Group Therapy] Specific question on types of dice used
For my game, Group Therapy, players always roll four dice for everything. Each die represents a portion of their personality. The results of these rolls determine both success or failure…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andrew Morris, Gaerik, Jasper.

5/24/2005 Andrew Morris: [Breaking the Ice] Disney romance and one hot stripper
This weekend, I played Emily Care's playtest version of Breaking the Ice. Something about the game captured my attention in Emily's Actual Play post, but I couldn't identify exactly what…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andrew Morris, Brand_Robins, Ben Lehman, Emily Care.

5/19/2005 Andrew Morris: [DexCon 8] Discussion dinner, anyone?
I'll be attending DexCon 8, and I wanted to find out if anyone's interested in getting together for a discussion dinner on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Here's what I'm…
In Conventions
Participants: Andrew Morris, Bill_White.

5/11/2005 Andrew Morris: General site weirdness
Starting today, I've noticed a few oddities on this site. 1) Posts I've previously read revert to the "unread" icon, but no new posts are in the thread. 2) Some…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris, Adam Dray, Gaerik, killacozzy, Tully305, ErrathofKosh.

5/11/2005 Andrew Morris: Mechanical limitations to the scope of conflict resolution
Reading the recent threads on conflict resolution (here and here) reminded me of a question I have about defining stakes in conflict resolution. What mechanical methods currently exist for limiting…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Morris, Ron Edwards, Jasper, MatrixGamer, Gaerik, Bankuei, Harlequin, TonyLB.

5/3/2005 Andrew Morris: Looking for an illustrator for logo design
I'm putting together my first game, and I'd like a logo for my nascent company. The bad news: I can't afford much (but our ideas of "much" might vary). The…
In Connections
Participants: Andrew Morris, komradebob, natman.

5/2/2005 Andrew Morris: Logo design -- cost and other questions
I'm working on finishing my first game, Group Therapy. While still a month or so from being ready for playtesting, I'm trying to get all the logistical details taken care…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, LloydBrown, tj333, Resonantg, Trish2.

4/21/2005 Andrew Morris: DFK (and SRV): Concrete examples and discussion (long-ish)
[b][i]Introduction[/i][/b] Back in [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=14773]this thread[/url], I brought up the concept of Skill as a possible candidate to flesh out the Drama, Fortune, and Karma triumvirate used to classify resolution mechanics…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Morris, xenopulse, Miskatonic, M. J. Young.

4/20/2005 Andrew Morris: Sources for harcover POD?
I've searched and found only two POD printers that offer a hardcover option, but they either require a minimum purchase or don't offer specialty covers. What I'm looking for is…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, philreed, Ben Lehman, MisterPoppet, Jason L Blair.

4/19/2005 Andrew Morris: [Shadows & Light] Preventing follow-up conflicts?
For a LARP system I’m working on, I want to promote fast conflict resolution (discussed here). One of the points raised was how to handle follow-up conflicts. For example,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andrew Morris, xenopulse, Bill Masek.

4/12/2005 Andrew Morris: Interior art -- how important is it?
In putting together my first game(s), I've realized two things: 1) I have no artistic ability whatsoever. 2) My budget is slightly more than zero. This got me thinking about…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, Trevis Martin, Shreyas Sampat, jdagna, abzu, Bob Goat, Valamir, Ron Edwards, James Holloway, Michael S. Miller, Bardsandsages, daMoose_Neo, xiombarg, Domhnall, paulkdad, MatrixGamer, killacozzy, komradebob.

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.

4/5/2005 Andrew Morris: Old threads and the Birthday Forum
So, what's the preferred practice for all these old threads that are popping up in the Birthday Forum? Should we make a new thread and link back to the old…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris, Ron Edwards.

3/31/2005 Andrew Morris: Business licenses, trade names, and similar legal hassles
I'm just now looking at buying a domain name, building a web site, and eventually selling my games online. While doing this, I started thinking about the legal issues of…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, xenopulse, timfire, Valamir, jdagna.

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6/30/2005 Andrew Morris: [DitV] Choosing traits
Now, I know (or at least, I think I know) that Dogs in the Vineyard isn't supposed to be "balanced" or support Gamism. But I do have a question. Why…
In lumpley games
Participants: Andrew Morris, mister.ribbit, lumpley, TonyLB, coffeestain, PercyKittenz, sirogit, Wolfen, Simon Kamber, demiurgeastaroth.

7/5/2005 Andrew Morris: DexCon flyer
I seem to remember someone discussing a flyer with the IGE games listed on it, but I can't seem to find anything. Is anyone putting something like this together? I…
In Conventions
Participants: Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Rob Donoghue, Michael S. Miller, Paka.

7/6/2005 Andrew Morris: Indie games roster for GenCon?
Has anyone complied a list of the indie games running at GenCon, much as Tony has done for DexCon? I'm looking at registering for what few games are left, and…
In Conventions
Participants: Andrew Morris, Malcolm.

7/7/2005 Andrew Morris: What are "kewl powerz?"
Since the discussion over in the What is the function of Kewl Powerz thread seems to be devolving into a discussion of exactly what "kewl powerz" means, I decided to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Morris, Mike Holmes, xenopulse, TonyLB, M. J. Young, Miskatonic, indie guy, Marco, cruciel, Remko, Ria, ffilz, Bob McNamee, Adam Dray.

7/11/2005 Andrew Morris: [Breaking the Ice]How does it relate to the Czege Principle?
Lately, I've been wondering if Breaking the Ice helps support the Czege Principle ("When one person is the author of both the character's adversity and its resolution, play isn't fun."…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Morris, Gaerik, Paul Czege, Adam Dray, Ben Lehman, timfire, Emily Care, jaw6.

7/19/2005 Andrew Morris: [In Nomine] Trailblazing ain't so much fun after bass playing
After getting used to what is referred to as "bass playing" in terms of GM style, I found it pretty difficult to get back into more "traditional" styles. I used…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andrew Morris, Technocrat13, TonyLB, Paka, JSDiamond, Ian Charvill.

7/20/2005 Andrew Morris: [Ganakagok] Best gaming experience at DexCon
While I'd love to go into the execution of the new rules, I can't really recall anything in particular that stood out, other than the removal of the village phase.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andrew Morris, Bill_White, Rob Donoghue, Adam Dray, Ben Lehman, Shawn De Arment.

7/20/2005 Andrew Morris: Turn-based structures in RPGs -- what are they good for?
Someone (RobNJ, I believe) recently pointed out that they dislike turn-based RPGs. Personally, I love 'em. Universalis, Capes, Ganakagok, Breaking the Ice...lots of my favorites use turns, in some form…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Andrew Morris, TonyLB, komradebob, John Kim, John Harper, ewilen, bcook1971, Adam Dray, matthijs, Jack Aidley, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, Valamir, Damballa.

7/22/2005 Andrew Morris: Please help check my understanding of GNS
Okay, I think I've gotten my brain around the central concepts of GNS at this point, from reading the articles and following a few of the discussions on the GNS…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris, Ron Edwards, timfire, Justin Marx.

8/4/2005 Andrew Morris: Stakes in Narrativism
I just have a quick question here. While reading through the Provisional Glossary, I noticed that the definition for "Stakes" basically stated that they applied to Gamist play. However, I've…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, TonyLB.

8/11/2005 Andrew Morris: POD printer round up
Well, I've been trying to put together a comprehensive list of POD printers out there, who has used them, and what their experiences have been. So far, here's all I've…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, Clinton R. Nixon, timfire, TonyLB, daMoose_Neo, Matt Wilson, Addix, Veritas Games, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, abzu, xenopulse, philreed, jdagna, M Jason Parent, Erskin, Jared A. Sorensen, Bob Goat, Technocrat13, Polaris, smokewolf, JakeVanDam, Bardsandsages.

8/16/2005 Andrew Morris: Why WOULDN'T you publish a print version?
I know there are at least a few publishers out there who are either sell PDFs exclusively, or only offer certain products in PDF. My question is why? When there…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards, John Harper, GreatWolf, Jake Richmond, M Jason Parent, PlotDevice, Nathan P..

8/29/2005 Andrew Morris: [Capes] Capes is like pizza
I had a session of Capes the other night which made me realize that Capes is like pizza -- even when it's bad, it's good. Let me give the background.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andrew Morris, Technocrat13, droog, TonyLB, TheCzech, neelk, Joshua BishopRoby, gsoylent, Vaxalon, Gaerik.

9/8/2005 Andrew Morris: Problems making a PDF using OpenOffice
This is a pretty simple question, but I couldn't seem to find the answer anywhere, either on the Forge or online. I have a game that is nearing the playtest…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, Chris Goodwin, Joshua BishopRoby, rrr.

9/14/2005 Andrew Morris: [Shadows & Light] Tear this system apart (especially Adam Cierling)
[u]Overview[/u] My friend Nick and I are plugging away on our game [i]Shadows & Light[/i] (actually, that working title is changing, but I'll stick with it in this discussion for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andrew Morris, greyorm, Graham Walmsley, WhiteRat.

10/18/2005 Andrew Morris: Big crap items
Why are big and crap items 1d4 instead of, say, 2d4? I thought having more d4s meant higher likelihood of taking fallout?
In lumpley games
Participants: Andrew Morris, dunlaing, Vaxalon, lumpley, nikola.

10/19/2005 Andrew Morris: [DitV] Lightbulb moments abound
I ran the first session of  Dogs in the Vineyard this past weekend, and had some interesting moments observing the players. Players Dan -- I've only known him a few…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andrew Morris, jasonm, mtiru, TonyLB.

10/20/2005 Andrew Morris: Question about topic
Would it be completely off-topic for the Forge to post information about obtaining indie games? For example, FLGSs that are indie-friendly, great sales from online vendors, etc? At first glance,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris, Ron Edwards.

10/25/2005 Andrew Morris: Designer looking for designers....yeah, that's right
So, I don't know if anyone else has heard about this, but at DexCon 9 (July 2006), Dexposure is running an "Iron GM " contest. Basically, the deal is: 1)…
In Connections
Participants: Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Graham Walmsley, Michael S. Miller.

10/26/2005 Andrew Morris: Function request
The easy-to-spot icons for topics you've posted in are great. Is there any way to add something like that for topics you've read? Even better would be a way to…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andrew Morris, Technocrat13.

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