Previous Topics

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 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 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 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.

7/16/2005 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.

7/16/2005 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

7/15/2005 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.

7/15/2005 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 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 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 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 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 ADamnFox: [DitV] Long Bounty
I recently picked up the book (or at least the pdf version) after joining an online game. I enjoyed the book so much, that I'm going to try and get…
In lumpley games
Participants: ADamnFox, jasonm.

<< more previous topics

Subsequent Topics

7/17/2005 Clinton R. Nixon: Do you use RSS?
If you do, I've got some good news for you. Look at this: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?action=.xml;type=rss2;sa=recent;limit=10 Interesting, huh? See a detailed discussion on how you can pull RSS feeds from the Forge…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, MichaelCurry, immlass, rafial.

7/17/2005 Denise: Please voice your opinion!
I don't know how much you guys read the other topics, so I'll X-post here:  I've started a nomination thread for the Fan's Choice of Best Publisher for this years…
In Publishing
Participants: Denise, LandonSuffered.

7/17/2005 Ben Lehman: Welcome!
This forum is for general discussion of any TAO Games products, which right now is limited to Polaris and Over the Bar, but should soon include a diverse menagerie. General…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Ben Lehman, xenopulse, Miskatonic, Emily Care, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/17/2005 droog: Help me analyse this game
I’ve been playing in a game of d20Star Wars for a couple of months now. I’d like to offer it up for analysis in order to advance my own understanding.…
In Actual Play
Participants: droog, demiurgeastaroth, Silmenume, GB Steve, Miskatonic, Lord_Steelhand, Jaik, Adam Dray, WhiteRat, Frank T, Jack Aidley, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Travis Brown.

7/18/2005 Vaxalon: August DC get-together... Guildmaster playtest
I am setting myself the goal of getting Guildmaster in a playable state, with card decks printed, by August 1. Who's interested in playtesting?
In Connections
Participants: Vaxalon, D. Woolsey, Shawn De Arment.

7/18/2005 Biggles: Objective vs. Subjective Difficulty
Hi all, First, very nice site. I've been lurking about for weeks, reading the articles and these forums, and I've been really enjoying myself. Thank you to everyone who wrote…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Biggles, Bankuei, bcook1971, Justin Marx, simon_hibbs.

7/18/2005 Miskatonic: GenCon promo idea
How's this sound: Limited edition GenCon Click-and-Locks Yes, I know anyone can just punch the data into the Flash and make high-quality C&Ls. Yes, I know that these "ultra-rare" items…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Miskatonic, TonyLB, Stickman.

7/18/2005 abzu: Dexcon After Action Report
Hart, Dro and Thor and I are just back from Dexcon. We were there from Friday morning until Sunday afternoon. When we arrived, IPR Brennan, Tony LB and Ben Lehman…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, TonyLB, Ben Lehman, Rob Donoghue, Andrew Morris, RobNJ, Michael S. Miller, Andy Kitkowski, Paka, Bill_White, Thor Olavsrud, Kat Miller, Dregg, gains, inthisstyle, Lisa Padol, Shawn De Arment, Sydney Freedberg, elgorade.

7/18/2005 Technocrat13: [FH8] Playtest PDF online
You can find it here. While I'll enjoy and appreciate any kind of feedback there are a couple specific things I'd like to hear back from anyone who reads it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Technocrat13, Jack Aidley, Ron Edwards, xenopulse, greyorm, BigElvis.

7/18/2005 Mike Holmes: New Software
I know you're busy, Clinton, so take your time with this one. But I'm assuming that the new software has features that we moderators should know about? Does anyone know…
In Moderators
Participants: Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/18/2005 Technocrat13: Hard Questions and Demons
I was reading Tony's Kettle Lake game and really got to thinking about how More Hard Choices tends to lead to More Entertaining Sessions.  I was also thinking of…
In lumpley games
Participants: Technocrat13, Wolfen, Warren, lumpley.

7/18/2005 scorpio rising: More blundering around from me: Fight!
So I spent most of the weekend reading the BWR books.  Last night, I burned up a couple of characters and tried out the Fight!  mechanics. I'd like to post…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: scorpio rising, Thor Olavsrud, taepoong.

7/18/2005 Ben Lehman: Polaris Actual Play
Here is a thread to link to all accounts of Actual Play for Polaris.  Once Favorites gets running again, I'll have a whole bunch of threads to link here.  Feel…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Ben Lehman, Rob Donoghue, Miskatonic, GreatWolf, Shreyas Sampat, Victor Gijsbers, Iskander, Hermes3, demiurgeastaroth, Artanis, Arturo G., Steven Stewart, Garvey, TomTancredi, Nev the Deranged, pfischer, khelek.

7/18/2005 Biggles: [H3] Initial ideas [Long!]
Hi all, This is my first attempt at creating my own RPG. I'm really jazzed about the setting and some in-game concepts (like how skills and equipment are gotten), but…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Biggles, Selene Tan, xenopulse.

7/18/2005 Vaxalon: Faith rules
Here are some rules I worked up for a game focused on faith and doubt. FATE Faith rules These rules replace the rules on fate points. Character creation: Each character…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Vaxalon, Mike Holmes.

7/18/2005 Frank T: [BARBAREN!] Ballancing the combat system
Warning: This is getting to the nasty maths, numbers and details. Check out my write-up of the game concept, especially the combat mechanics at 4.2. You'll need to cross-check because…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Frank T, Valamir.

7/18/2005 TonyLB: TSoY review up at RPG.Net
Just got back from a weekend away and noticed this.  A little on the bland "let me recount the high points of the game without judgment" side, but hey, a…
In CRN Games
Participants: TonyLB.

7/18/2005 RobNJ: What's the appropriate forum?
Which is the appropriate forum to discuss our feelings and experiences at a convention?  In this case, I'd like to find or begin a thread about DexCon 8.
In Site Discussion
Participants: RobNJ, Adam Dray, Ron Edwards.

7/18/2005 TonyLB: ENnie Award Nomination
I'm torn between aw-shucks-ing and fist-pumping.  I get back from DEXCON 8 and I find that Capes has been nominated for two ENnie awards, Best Game and Best Rules.  That…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Miskatonic, Mike Holmes, inthisstyle, Vaxalon, Ben Lehman, Denise.

7/18/2005 Resonantg: Plagiarism (split)
To quote a Tom Lehrer song "Nikolai Evonovitch Lubichevski" (I believe): "Plagerize! Let no one elses work evade your eyes! But please to call... research" The point I'd make is…
In Publishing
Participants: Resonantg, Ron Edwards.

more subsequent topics >>