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8/20/2005 Eero Tuovinen: Ralph Mazza, where art thou?
Ralph, if you find this notice, contact me. I suspect that your e-mail service provider is blocking my messages. I also sent you PM a while ago, but to no…
In Universalis
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Christopher Weeks.

8/19/2005 exploreRPG: Tabletop to CRPG? Share your thoughts...
I am a professional software engineer that has also developed what I think to be a near-perfect model for table-top RPGs to be converted to CRPGs. My design, while it…
In RPG Theory
Participants: exploreRPG, M. J. Young, Gordon C. Landis, Vaxalon, Noon, nikola, Ron Edwards, Silmenume, Selene Tan, LordSmerf, Tobaselly.

8/19/2005 GreatWolf: Off-topic: The latest GenCon release!
On August 19 at 12:33 a.m., Justice Daniel Ben-Ezra was born. He was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 inches long.  Mother and baby are both well.  For more details,…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, matthijs, bcook1971, Jasper Polane, Shreyas Sampat.

8/19/2005 Jeph: A sorcerous dueling system grounded in the elemental cycles
This is a spinoff from a post on RPG.Net. RPG.Net being down, I thought I'd take it over here. Anyway, the game I've been focusing on for a while is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jeph, Graham Walmsley, matthijs, jasonm, mindwanders, Jux, Bill_White, FzGhouL, dyjoots, Shreyas Sampat.

8/19/2005 jdrakeh: Note sure if I have the right forum for this, but...
Since The Forge noticibly lacks a general industry discussion forum, I figured I'd give this a shot. I nosing around trying to find if and where copies of Le Mon…
In Connections
Participants: jdrakeh, Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff.

8/19/2005 Graham Walmsley: [GroupThink] Coin spinning
One idea that's been bugging me recently is that of setting a game in the murky world of corporate RPG design. I'm thinking of something like this: the PCs are…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Graham Walmsley, jasonm, matthijs, Noon, FzGhouL, Dumirik, Miskatonic, GB Steve.

8/19/2005 xenopulse: Polaris is...
... everything that Werewolf: the Apocalypse should have been. And more. It's also absolutely beautiful.
In These Are Our Games
Participants: xenopulse, Miskatonic, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, Rob Donoghue, Ron Edwards, Brand_Robins, sben, Nev the Deranged.

8/19/2005 jasonm: [DitV] Coachwhip Cut-Off
Feedback encouraged!  Help me tighten this town up.  I took it all the way up to hate and murder, but am considering toning it down - what do you think>…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm, ScottM, Pol Jackson.

8/19/2005 Lamorak33: Introducing narrativism and 'my guy' player behaviour
Hi I am still trying to grasp a lot of the theories around narrativism.  My question relates to one of my players.  I once presented him with a bang in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lamorak33, StalkingBlue, Miskatonic, Balbinus, Trevis Martin, Brand_Robins, jburneko, Noon, Jaik, James Holloway, Mike Holmes.

8/19/2005 komradebob: Tears like Rain: PbOM (minis) mini-game
[size=8pt]For the record, hanging out in these parts is having strange effects on my miniatures game designs. This is a stand alone scenario I made up based on Chris Engle's…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: komradebob, Noon, contracycle.

8/19/2005 Judaicdiablo: Firefly in the Vineyard [Long]
This is a new topic that is based off the one started <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16313.0">here</a>.  ***** After I watched the Firefly boxed set, I began working on a Firefly RPG almost…
In lumpley games
Participants: Judaicdiablo, ScottM, tonyd, ADamnFox, Sydney Freedberg, John Harper, lumpley.

8/19/2005 M. J. Young: A Model for a CRPG?
Recently I was corresponding with someone whose understanding of The Big Model is rather incomplete. In the course of our discussion he portrayed his dream of designing a CRPG with…
In RPG Theory
Participants: M. J. Young, Noon, Warren, Adam Dray, contracycle, JamesSterrett, Eric J..

8/18/2005 Lamorak33: Last Days at Skullpoint
Hi all Has anyone run through this as it is written up in Gathering Thunder?  Care to share some notes as to how it ran, and what direction it took?…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Lamorak33, Mike Holmes, Ian Cooper, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2005 Jonas Karlsson: [The Tavern] Conflict resolution and damage
I’m spending all the time thinking about this game now, but the solution to my problems keeps eluding me. The first thread, with the description of the game, is here.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jonas Karlsson, jasonm, 1of3.

8/18/2005 JamesDJIII: [Donjon] via IRC [long]
We've decided to try out Donjon via IRC. Below is a transcript of the pregame discussions. It's been edited to remove chit-chat and other unrelated text. I was hoping that…
In Actual Play
Participants: JamesDJIII, James_Nostack, Christopher Weeks, greyorm, Miskatonic.

8/18/2005 Frank T: Tell me about your most utter failure
Inspired by this post, I would like to talk about real messed up attempts to introduce new elements into your gaming. I hope that readers might benefit by avoiding the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T, Joe Dizzy, Graham Walmsley, JamesDJIII, Sydney Freedberg, ScottM, Victor Gijsbers.

8/18/2005 GB Steve: Diana Jones Awards - Ticket to Ride wins!
Once again, John Kovalic is quicker with the news than the official website: http://www.livejournal.com/users/muskrat_john/78680.html Congratulations to Ticket to Ride, commiserations to Code of Unaris and Dogs in the Vineyard. Just…
In Publishing
Participants: GB Steve, Miskatonic, Old_Scratch.

8/18/2005 Russell Hoyle: Traveller through a Sorcerer's lens?
Just another crackpot idea of mine, whilst driving long distances.... Humaniti is: Looking after people (broadly defined), doing what is right and just and moral. Sorcery is: The various skills,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Russell Hoyle, Balbinus, greyorm, Miskatonic, Ron Edwards.

8/17/2005 LloydBrown: How much do you make?
Well, not so tactlessly, but Ron made this claim Most of the people who publish using the advice/aid from this site end up making substantial money. and I have…
In Publishing
Participants: LloydBrown, guildofblades, daMoose_Neo, Ron Edwards, chadu, TonyLB, inthisstyle, MatrixGamer, Blankshield, abzu, John Harper, Paul Czege, Justin D. Jacobson, smokewolf.

8/17/2005 JamesDJIII: Cartoon Network Cartoon for Sorcerer
Just a quick heads up: I was watching Cartoon Network with my son today, and we came across a show called (I think) "Life and Times of Juniper Lee." Within…
In Adept Press
Participants: JamesDJIII, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, dyjoots, Mike Holmes.

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8/20/2005 bcook1971: The Cat's Away
Now's our chance to go crazy while The Man's at Gencon! Post polls! Pretentious, posturing "next big deals" under RPG Theory! Sell me on ! Rehash a perceived…
In Site Discussion
Participants: bcook1971, matthijs, Miskatonic, Ron Edwards.

8/20/2005 preludetotheend: About a ccg printing press?
alright folks a apologies I know that this is for rpgs but I have been having some problem finding a printing press that will make cards for a non-collectable card…
In Connections
Participants: preludetotheend, Jasper, daMoose_Neo, mangaocid.

8/21/2005 two_fishes: What I am enjoying in DitV
There's some things I've realized, in thinking about my character sheet. A lot of the fallout I've had to take, I've turned into d4 attributes. In one instance from the…
In lumpley games
Participants: two_fishes, ScottM, epweissengruber, lumpley, nikola, Frank T.

8/21/2005 ragnar: Resolution mechanics in Zero?
I was not sure where to post this, so admins feel free to move the post if I got it wrong. Ron mentioned in one of the articles that the…
In RPG Theory
Participants: ragnar, Ron Edwards.

8/21/2005 Jonathan Hastings: [InSpectres] First RPG in Years, (Just About) First RPG Ever (long)
Hi, everyone.  I've lurked on the Forge for a while, but haven't posted because I haven't actually been playing RPGs for the last few years.  However, I convinced a couple…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonathan Hastings, Bankuei, Victor Gijsbers, Nathan P., Eero Tuovinen.

8/21/2005 Artanis: [Paladin+W40K] #1: Khorne (Introduction to the game)
This is the first session of the game described here. The aim of the session was twofold: introduce players to the game and test the use of music to support…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis, GreatWolf.

8/21/2005 Dumirik: [The Cardboard People] Feedback
My game Cardboard People has been updated (if anyone actually remembers it). I'd like some feedback please. Anything you think is good or could use improvement or whatever. The Cardboard…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dumirik, Graham Walmsley, Jasper, mangaocid, daMoose_Neo.

8/22/2005 danifer: I want to purchase and publish an RPG
Does anyone have any suggestions?  I'd like to get in touch with someone who wants to sell a complete, polished roleplaying game that can be part of the initial launch…
In Publishing
Participants: danifer, philreed, GregStolze, Paul Czege, LloydBrown, Nathan P., greyorm.

8/22/2005 Dumirik: [The Order] Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Seemingly at odds with the title, The Order is not a humorous game. I don't do humorous games. If I did, they probably wouldn't be very funny. The Order is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dumirik, Sydney Freedberg, Joshua BishopRoby, Bill_White, Graham Walmsley, Ice Cream Emperor, knicknevin.

8/22/2005 Pilgrim: And the word from Gen Con is....?
Just checking in and hoping it was a fun and productive trip for you Matt.
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Pilgrim, Matt Snyder.

8/22/2005 Doc Blue: With Great Power
I picked up With Great Power at Gen Con - you should thank your editor (sorry I forgot your name) who spent some time with me talking about the premise…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Doc Blue, Gaerik, rickr, Thor Olavsrud.

8/22/2005 Pyromancer: Conflicts you can't escalate
Hello there! Last time we played, one player wanted to start a conflict similar to: "Do I convince him to not draw his gun". I had a problem with this,…
In lumpley games
Participants: Pyromancer, Selene Tan, lumpley.

8/22/2005 Jason Mical: [Crescent City - Tarot RPG System] Playtesters Wanted!
I'm looking for folks interested in giving the mechanics of Crescent City a good test-run with their game groups. Each player will need their own 78-card Tarot deck. I'm most…
In Connections
Participants: Jason Mical.

8/22/2005 Queex: Polite request for playtesters
Hi. Just joined the Forge. I've recently put together a couple of systems based around popular films. Of course, there's no way they could get published officially, but I've put…
In Connections
Participants: Queex.

8/22/2005 Gaerik: GenCon, GNS and the Games I Played
Greetings fellow Forgites, GenCon was a blast.  I met lots of Forgites and found every one of them to be excellent folks.  If you haven't ever been to GenCon and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, Mike Holmes, Yokiboy, rafial.

8/19/2005 Balbinus: TROS & GNS (split)
Hi there, Apologies if it is inappropriate to post to a thread on page 4, I checked the rules and couldn't see anything and unfortunately since it's been a while…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Balbinus, Ron Edwards, Alan, M. J. Young, ewilen, Marco, Roger, Noon.

8/22/2005 Paka: Gen Con: Between 8 and 12 at the Embassy Suites
I'm shocked no one has posted this yet. If you could put on a blindfold and throw a dart; you'd hit a table of people playing Inspectres, two forum regulars…
In Conventions
Participants: Paka, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, drozdal, abzu, Technocrat13, Paul Czege, urbanpagan, Thor Olavsrud, Bob Goat, Gaerik, Ben Lehman, Meguey, Bankuei, rickr, Allan, Andy Kitkowski, Emily Care, Gordon C. Landis, Andrew Morris, Gregor Hutton, thelostgm, HMT, Pauls Girl, Malcolm, Frank T, lumpley, Matt Wilson.

8/23/2005 bluegargantua: [Bacchanal] GenCon Playtest
Hey,   So.  GenCon.  It was my first time and a hoot.    I didn't do a whole lot of actual gaming for reasons that belong in another post.  I…
In Actual Play
Participants: bluegargantua, Yokiboy, Meguey, Ron Edwards, Frank T, Star, Paul Czege.

8/23/2005 Ron Edwards: Needed: Archives
Hello, As I've stated recently, two of the forums are about to undergo some structural and procedural changes. However, one thing is needed, for both of them, and I don't…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards.

8/23/2005 VanceMadrox: Gencon
Hey Tony I just wanted to pop in and say I had a great time playing with you at GenCon. I've told some of my friends about it and they're…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: VanceMadrox, TonyLB, Gaerik.

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