Previous Topics 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 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.
7/17/2005 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.
7/17/2005 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 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 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 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.
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.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 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.
7/18/2005 abzu: Burning Wheel Nominated for Two Ennies! [color=Red][size=14pt][b]My brothers, it is time to raise our spears in defiance, summon our hatred and charge into the light with howling fury!
Call forth the hordes of fell goblins, hunting… In Burning Wheel Participants: abzu, Mike Holmes, Crothian.
7/18/2005 TonyLB: Divergent Worship, Opposing Doctrines We were chattering about Dogs at DEXCON, and talking about how interesting whacked out takes on the Faith can be... how compelling, how entrancing.
And I said (and stand by)… In lumpley games Participants: TonyLB, Technocrat13, lumpley, Wolfen, Solamasa.
7/18/2005 johnmarron: [PTA] Problems pointing conflicts at issues (long) Last Friday my group played the pilot session of our first game of PTA. My question involves coming up with conflicts to address the protagonists’ issues, but I’ll… In Actual Play Participants: johnmarron, ashmoo, Sydney Freedberg, Jasper Polane, Alan, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson.
7/18/2005 Thor Olavsrud: WGP Taking Shape... I had a chance to play With Great Power... yesterday at DexCon, and I must say the game is REALLY coming together. I'm extremely pleased with how everything is taking… In Incarnadine Press Participants: Thor Olavsrud, Michael S. Miller, Paul Czege.
7/18/2005 RobNJ: DexCon 8 Actual Play thread Herewith I will present what I intend to be brief passes at each of the games I played at DexCon 8.
Thursday:
Capes: My very first gaming experience of the… In Actual Play Participants: RobNJ, Paka, Michael S. Miller, Bill_White.
7/18/2005 Valamir: Any new statistics options? Thinking in terms of my quarterly statistics updates are there any other columns availabe for the Member List (or in another fashion).
Off the top of my head I'd love… In Moderators Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon.
7/18/2005 Bob Goat: [News] Conspiracy of Shadows: Revised Edition Its official. Conspiracy of Shadows: Revised Edition is available for purchase. Not only that, but the rules are now available for free under the Creative Commons License. Feel free to… In Bob Goat Press Participants: Bob Goat, abzu, demiurgeastaroth, Thor Olavsrud, urbwar, Rob Donoghue.
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