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7/15/2005 Dangerboy: Divinity and Damnation [Setting idea]
Posted this on rpg.net and one poster didn't like the religious terms (orginally called Nephilim). In an effort to just focus on the story, I changed the terms to some…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dangerboy, architect, Amomentarylapseofsanity, sayter, 1of3.

7/14/2005 Nick: A Couple Questionable Mechanics in [Disparate World]- long
Greetings Forge, I've not been around long, and this is my first post about something I made... so thanks for reading it, and please try to keep critiques or comments…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nick, architect.

7/14/2005 James_Nostack: [Sorc] Ritual Questions
1. Does striking a Pact entail a Humanity roll? I would assume so, as it's a "sub-category of Binding" but I want to make sure. 2. How long does a…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Jeffrey Straszheim, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

7/14/2005 scorpio rising: Confusion: Advancing Steel
I just got my copy of BWR in the mail on Monday and I've been slowly digesting it over the course of the week. I haven't read all of the…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: scorpio rising, Thor Olavsrud.

7/14/2005 Palaskar: Should I replace my basic resolution mechanic with this one?
I have a 'nifty' mechanic for detailed resolution and I wondered if it was good enough to replace the core resolution mechanic with. I ask because I was prodded into…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Palaskar, OddballE.

7/14/2005 Malcolm: GenCon Convention Demos - Advice?
I've been working on my booth demo game for GenCon, but taking following on from Rons answer to some queries I had about the con in another thread, I've become…
In Conventions
Participants: Malcolm, Michael S. Miller, Emily Care, Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, Allan, Ron Edwards, TonyLB.

7/14/2005 Jack Aidley: The function of Races in Fantasy RPGS
I'm in the process of developing a Fantasy roleplaying game. One of my aims is to be able justify every aspect of the game in terms of acheiving my goals;…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Jack Aidley, Bob Goat, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, NN, Emily Care, simon_hibbs, cruciel, greyorm, M. J. Young.

7/14/2005 Frank T: [BARBAREN!] Updated test version (long)
Hi, this is an update on my write-up for my current project, BARBAREN!. You can find a more detailed version in German language here, but it is an older version…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Frank T, 1of3, Sydney Freedberg, Lonoto, Valamir, Sean, Ron Edwards.

7/14/2005 mofarme: Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
Hi, I recently got PTA (probably just before it sold out!), and while I am positively delighted about the game, I would like to have a PDF version, so, even…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: mofarme, Matt Wilson, KingOfFarPoint, John Harper.

7/14/2005 Malcolm: Booth Advive for a First Timer
Hi, I realise that Ron and others are probably still hard at work forumulating plans for the Forge booth at GenCon, but as I'm in the throes of getting stuff…
In Conventions
Participants: Malcolm, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.

7/14/2005 preludetotheend: How a "virus" might work.
Hi all I was just remembering this weird virus that I got which when I opened it sent itself to a bunch of my friends. Now the one that I…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, Bankuei, Walt Freitag, Gaerik, daMoose_Neo, jdagna, Malcolm.

7/14/2005 brand: About DFK - what about a fourth resolution mecanic?
Hello, First of all, let me apologize if this topic was abundandly discussed before, but I would like to ask a few questions about this subpart of the model. I…
In RPG Theory
Participants: brand, Alan, Trevis Martin, ewilen, timfire, Walt Freitag, Artanis, M. J. Young.

7/13/2005 Solamasa: Regarding blood, iron, and rotting dead elk
(Solamasa's wife here) Several weeks ago we played a game of Otherkind that wound up spanning two sessions. These are the notes from the first session. (Yes yes, they're too…
In lumpley games
Participants: Solamasa, lumpley, Ron Edwards, FruitSmack!, ironick.

7/13/2005 smokewolf: Seeking local Con support
Hello everyone, long time no hear from me. Hope those from GenCon 04 remember me. Thought I would see if anyone is interested here. Just seeing if anyone wants their…
In Conventions
Participants: smokewolf, TonyLB.

7/13/2005 Demonspahn: [Aware] mechanics feedback- longish
Hi everyone, A couple of years ago I started working on a game called Aware. It was basically a post apocalyptic setting where animals had gained human level intelligence. It's…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Demonspahn, xenopulse.

7/13/2005 ewilen: Highs and Lows from an old campaign
Over in a thread I started about distinguishing GNS modes, Ron suggested I post some actual play experiences. (Original thread here) By way of introduction, I've been gaming off and…
In Actual Play
Participants: ewilen, TonyLB, bcook1971, Ron Edwards.

7/13/2005 jaw6: Pool/Donjon Hybrid for D&Ders ?
Not sure where to put this… Short-but-intense-time lurker, first-time poster… etc. And I do tend to ramble. I'm new at this Narrativist thing - actually, I think I've always been…
In Actual Play
Participants: jaw6, ashmoo.

7/12/2005 gruk: First game, Project Unnamed
So, in March-or-so, I decided that Project Unnamed was about as finished as it'd be. It's a game set in the late 21st century, featuring a world fractioned into (many)…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: gruk, TonyLB, rrr.

7/12/2005 ephemere: new system needs plagiarism check
hello, all. I'm yet another aspiring writer, whose game is nearing completion -- or, at least nearing the stage where I can show it to people. but before that happens,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ephemere, Eero Tuovinen, Remko, Doug Ruff, Heraldic Game Design.

7/12/2005 brand: Underbelly
Sorry if this is not in the right place... As not native english speaker, I am having hard times to understand this term. Underbelly A Technique of preparation and…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: brand, Paul Czege, contracycle.

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7/15/2005 FLEB: Mechanics: How Derivative is Too Derivative, and am I?
Well, first off, I hope I'm with in the bounds of this thread here. This is for a game mechanic I'm developing, although I'm still in the infant first-draft stages…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: FLEB, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Adam Dray.

7/15/2005 contracycle: Explicit Goals
A discussion of the use of expicit goals and steps, especially for gamist play. Original post: I agree with Noon's point. Thinking about things like Power/Evil has recently priompted this…
In RPG Theory
Participants: contracycle, Lord Shield, StalkingBlue, Noon, Nogusielkt, GB Steve.

7/15/2005 Jasper the Mimbo: Selling Ice to Eskimos (Gen Con exibitors, read this.)
Since I've been conscripted to be a sales rep for the booth, I'm going to need some info on the games I'm not familiar with. If you've got a product…
In Conventions
Participants: Jasper the Mimbo, Malcolm, Andy Kitkowski, daMoose_Neo.

7/15/2005 sayter: [Realm] Mechanic details and queries [LONG!!!]
The last week or so has been spent fililng details out on the world in which my game is set, but also I have devoted a portion of this time…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: sayter, Adam Dray, Dangerboy, Nogusielkt.

7/15/2005 demiurgeastaroth: [Trollbabe] Multiple rolls in a conflict
Here's something that has been giving me problems. I have two questions. First, the stupid question: When you do a Conflict that isn't the One Roll type, do you roll…
In Adept Press
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, Alan, Ron Edwards.

7/15/2005 jaw6: Is (some) Narratavism just Relationship Simulation?
Reading here about Breaking the Ice makes me wonder whether some Narratavist features (in this, or other similar games) are actually expressions of Simulation of Relationships. If you roll dice…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: jaw6, bcook1971, timfire.

7/16/2005 Funksaw: Has anyone put the SRD on a Wiki?
I'm sure everyone wants a crack at improving D&D. I'm just wondering - has anyone put the 3.5 SRD on a Wiki and just letting people go wild on it?
In RPG Theory
Participants: Funksaw, sayter, John Kim, Miskatonic, Vaxalon.

7/16/2005 Allan: [Sweet Dreams] "lite" version
I've just finished a lite demo version of Sweet Dreams, Love and Dodgeball. It's basically the combat system with the Powers removed. I hope it will make a good 15…
In Publishing
Participants: Allan, MisterPoppet, Technocrat13, Ben Lehman.

7/16/2005 Andy Kitkowski: [GENCON] Booth Monkeys sign-in: What Can You Run?
Hi all, it's time to start getting prepared for the con- It's only a month away, so if we start now we'll have a killer crack team of Elite Booth…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Malcolm, Ben Lehman, Jasper the Mimbo, Matt Wilson, johnmarron, Allan, Emily Care, daMoose_Neo, Bob Goat, Clinton R. Nixon, Thor Olavsrud, timfire, Nev the Deranged, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Matt Snyder, Lisa Padol, Ron Edwards, apeiron, btrc, nikola.

7/16/2005 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2005] Booth roster (final)
Hello, A couple of current threads are working with incomplete booth information. Here is the final list. Primaries Adept Press - Ron Edwards - Sorcerer, Elfs, Trollbabe Burning Wheel -…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Blankshield.

7/16/2005 Halzebier: [The Pool] Questions about +2 and +3 traits
Hi there! I've never played The Pool, but I'm planning to and reading up on it. In Ron's review of The Pool, he says the following: It turns out…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Halzebier.

7/16/2005 Vaxalon: "Gandalf Did It"
[quote="sayter"] I dont see any reason why a mage cant be as good with a sword as a warrior. Gandalf did it, and countless other heroes in fantasy settings have.[/quote]…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Vaxalon, Alan, Noon, Uzzah, LandonSuffered, Silmenume, Clinton R. Nixon, Miskatonic, Ron Edwards, ADGBoss, jaw6, sayter.

7/16/2005 dyjoots: [DitV] Spring's Fork Branch
Here's my first try at a town. I feel like I might have made it a bit complex, so I definitely want some tips or advice before I spring this…
In lumpley games
Participants: dyjoots.

7/16/2005 abzu: Revised Revised Edition of Conspiracy of Shadows?
Hi Keith, I was reading your new version of Conspiracy of Shadows. You know, the small digest-sized one. It's red, with a circular, abstract logo on the cover. You know…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: abzu, drozdal, Bob Goat, Valamir, Paka, Andrew Morris, Miskatonic, Thor Olavsrud, urbwar, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Wilson, Marhault.

7/16/2005 James_Nostack: [&Sword] Trading Victories Question
On page 70 of Sorcerer & Sword: On a successful roll you may choose to bump the victories all the way down to an inconclusive tie, to save them for…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

7/17/2005 incomitatum: Project ID: Core Mechanics.
Hello all, I have been lurking around the Forge and have learned quite a bit. I lurk around on some other forums and have learned much less from them (the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: incomitatum, OddballE, Troy_Costisick, Walt Freitag.

7/17/2005 Jake Richmond: Artist looking for work
Hi. My names Jake Richmond. I'm an illustrator looking for work. I just got done with doing all the interior art for The CrossRoads of Eternity RPG (crossroads-rpg.com) and now…
In Connections
Participants: Jake Richmond, Vaxalon, John Harper, Wolfen, Ron Edwards, reaction.

7/17/2005 Denise: ENnies Fan's Choice for Best Publisher Nomination Thread
Hi All! As you may or may not be aware, the ENnies (The 2005 Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards) are rapidly approaching, and are the current de facto…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise, Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, jblittlefield, M Jason Parent, Ron Edwards.

7/17/2005 Clinton R. Nixon: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Everyone, We've obviously changed the software the Forge runs on. My apologies for the current looks of it. It's all unintegrated and wacko. Give me a day or two to…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Selene Tan, Uzzah, Paul Czege, Andy Kitkowski, Miskatonic, Jason Petrasko, joshua neff, Asrogoth, Gaerik, ethan_greer, Troy_Costisick, Ben Lehman, Rob Carriere, Warren, Nick Brooke, Nathan P., Matt Snyder, abzu, John Harper, Artanis, Jack Aidley, ffilz, Andrew Morris, Shreyas Sampat, Technocrat13, jrs, Lxndr, ephemere, John Burdick, cdr, matthijs, greyorm, Paganini, M. J. Young.

7/17/2005 Matt Wilson: the balance of power - brainstorming
Hey. So if you've ever played Primetime Adventures, you know about Budget, which is my response to what I always considered a daunting task as GM, which is providing the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Matt Wilson, xenopulse, matthijs, timfire, Bankuei, Clinton R. Nixon, Nathan P., Sydney Freedberg, bcook1971, Technocrat13, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, chadu, contracycle, Sean, Adam Dray, spawky, John Harper, M. J. Young.

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