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8/23/2005 Helvetian: Southern Exposure 2006
We're pulling together our younger convention, Southern Exposure 2006, which will be September 29th through October 2nd at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Cherry Hill, NJ.  This is…
In Conventions
Participants: Helvetian, TonyLB, abzu, Kat Miller, Andrew Morris.

8/23/2005 TonyLB: [Dreamation '06] Lessons of GenCon
[Keanu][color=Navy]Whoa![/color][/Keanu] Manning the Forge GenCon booth this year (for my first time) was one hell of an eye opener.  I thought we (for which read "I") were doing a solid…
In Conventions
Participants: TonyLB, Rob Donoghue, Helvetian, Ron Edwards.

8/23/2005 Jacob: The Roleplaying Blues
Hey all, I'm not sure if I'm looking for advice or just a barstool to sit on while I vent my gaming woes, but I've just started a new game…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jacob, TonyLB, Technocrat13, xenopulse, Miskatonic, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Lamorak33, Valamir.

8/23/2005 Yokiboy: PtA Revised?
Hi Matt, How do I go about purchasing a copy of the revised PtA? TTFN, Yoki
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Yokiboy, Matt Wilson.

8/23/2005 Balbinus: What creates complexity in rpg mechanics?
Hi guys, I posted this originally on rpg.net, as it was inspired by a comment in a thread about how many game character sheets tend to look like tax returns,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Balbinus, GB Steve, komradebob, ewilen, John Kim, Joshua BishopRoby, LogicaLunatic, ragnar, Nogusielkt.

8/23/2005 Victor Gijsbers: Congratulations are in order
Vincent, congratulations with carrying away the coveted Indie Game of the Year 2004 Award! And the one for Most Innovative RPG too, of course.
In lumpley games
Participants: Victor Gijsbers, lumpley, lazarus.

8/23/2005 apfergus: [Nine Worlds] Having fun with it!
The group I game with picked up a few copies of Nine Worlds at Gen Con. We're pretty excited about playing it more, but as "payment" for giving someone a…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: apfergus, Thor Olavsrud.

8/23/2005 FruitSmack!: Sorcerer: SVU
Howdy, Here's my first one-sheet for a few-shot that I'm thinking of running for some friends.  Just looking for some criticism and feedback.  I'm going to run it in the…
In Adept Press
Participants: FruitSmack!, Mike Holmes.

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.

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 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.

8/22/2005 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.

8/19/2005 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 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.

8/22/2005 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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8/23/2005 abzu: GenCon Forge Booth -- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
This thread is for Forge Booth members only. See the Customer Feedback thread if you weren't  a member but want to comment. Ok folks. Time to air our dirty laundry…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, Jasper the Mimbo, Allan, Ben Lehman, drozdal, Blankshield, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Emily Care, Matt Gwinn, daMoose_Neo, Matt Wilson, Meguey, Bob Goat, Malcolm, Paul Czege, iain, jrs, Justin D. Jacobson, Michael S. Miller.

8/23/2005 abzu: Forge Booth Customer Feedback
Ok folks, this thread is for customers only. Members of the booth shouldn't post here. No responding to gripes! As customers to the booth, what didn't you like? Why? What…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Andrew Morris, Gaerik, ivan23, rickr, Jared A. Sorensen, Smithy, Paka, Iskander, Jason L Blair, John Wick, ViperNYC, urbanpagan, Lisa Padol, Vaettyr, thelostgm, RobNJ, Technocrat13, Jon Edwards, M Jason Parent, cdr, jenskot, ejh, Kesher, Trevor, JamesSterrett, Bogie_71, Coffee_Lifeform, Andy Kitkowski.

8/23/2005 MatrixGamer: Folio Engle Matrix Game at Gen Con
First - to be up front - I publish these game. BUT this is based on my playing in one as a player (keeping my mouth shut about how it…
In Actual Play
Participants: MatrixGamer, komradebob, Miskatonic.

8/23/2005 VanceMadrox: Society of Heros
First off I must say this is the easiest system conversion I've ever done. Making characters is eeeeaaaasssssyy. I was worried initially about the powers nto being limiting enough but…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: VanceMadrox, TonyLB, TheCzech.

8/23/2005 Thor Olavsrud: [Conspiracy of Shadows] Blood Opera!
I played an awesome game of Conspiracy of Shadows Revised Friday night at GenCon and thought I'd share. This game knocked my socks off and I really think more people…
In Actual Play
Participants: Thor Olavsrud, Bob Goat, Michael S. Miller, Jake Norwood.

8/23/2005 timfire: [GenCon '06] More space?
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16477.0]Ron asked[/url] to that this discussion be given it's own thread, so here it is. To my admittedly-first-time-to-GenCon eyes, space seemed to be a major issue at the booth this…
In Conventions
Participants: timfire, Nathan, abzu.

8/23/2005 Clay: Publishing Tool Available
Thought I'd drop a note that I've got a tool available that might be useful for people needing to get a web site up quickly at http://www.ceamus.com.  CeaMuS is a…
In Publishing
Participants: Clay.

8/23/2005 J. Tuomas Harviainen: Please rip our questionnaire apart.
We have done field research on larp experiences by using this questionnaire, with the intent of gathering data on how people experience the in-game stare. It also contains questions that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: J. Tuomas Harviainen, Eero Tuovinen, xenopulse, beingfrank, Graham Walmsley.

8/23/2005 inthisstyle: Online Harry Potter Game: GM Epiphany
My wife Krista started an online Harry Potter game for some offline gaming friends. Three of us made up characters, and then made initial posts, about a month ago. That…
In Actual Play
Participants: inthisstyle, xenopulse, MatrixGamer.

8/23/2005 matthijs: [Tall Tales of Conquest] Playtesters wanted
"Tall Tales of Conquest" is a tactical game of competitive storytelling. It's for three or four players, taking about an hour or two to complete. In TToQ (yes, the name…
In Connections
Participants: matthijs.

8/23/2005 John Wick: Gen Con 2005
Hey guys, I know The Forge did very well and you may have heard we did extremely well ourselves. I just wanted to drop a "Hey!" to everybody on the…
In Conventions
Participants: John Wick, abzu, James Holloway, Gordon C. Landis, Jürgen Mayer.

8/24/2005 Nathan: Evening News: the concept
Hello, It's been a good while since I've posted a game design. Since several of you at Gencon were interested in what I've been working on, here is the latest…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Graham Walmsley, Sydney Freedberg, mangaocid, Dumirik, Sifolis, Miskatonic, jasonm, gsoylent.

8/24/2005 hix: Star Wars d20: Is this Sim vs. Gamism?
Our group’s just started a d20 Star Wars game, which’ll probably run 4 or 5 eps (face to face). It's set about 80 years after the end of Return of…
In Actual Play
Participants: hix, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Miskatonic, gsoylent, Rob Carriere, epweissengruber, Sydney Freedberg, Seraph, Svend, Mike Holmes.

8/24/2005 Eero Tuovinen: 15 minute demos for conventions
The only reason I write this now is that I'm really bad at remembering this stuff. So I'd probably forget later, when people actually have time to worry about this…
In Conventions
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Peter Nordstrand, TonyLB, Lisa Padol, timfire, Gaerik, Bob Goat, Andrew Morris.

8/24/2005 M Jason Parent: Stretching my combat system to other conflicts
About a month ago I wrote a quick and dirty 24 hour RPG called AssassinX. You can see it here: http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/AssassinX.php It is generally simple, 80's style game design, with…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: M Jason Parent, Miskatonic, Adam Dray, Alex Johnson, iain, Kesher, Darcy Burgess, Shreyas Sampat, MatrixGamer, Resonantg.

8/24/2005 Joshua BishopRoby: [Conquer the Horizon] It Followed Me Home...
I don't quite understand what happened.  I sat down after dinner, started reading Forge threads, and then it was past midnight and I had written a rough draft of a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, TonyLB, Dumirik, Emily Care.

8/24/2005 Levi Kornelsen: Physical Game Staging - Black Box LARP
I've been slowly building up my methodology for staging LARP events, and I feel that it could benefit from some critical analysis and any general thoughts others had. This is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Levi Kornelsen, Andrew Morris, komradebob, Matt, Albert of Feh.

8/24/2005 Hello Sailor: Polaris: Rules questions
Here's my question. When you "exhaust a theme", do you pick an aspect, but exhaust the entire theme or just the one aspect? The book seemed to say the former,…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Hello Sailor, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman.

8/24/2005 Jack Aidley: [Witch Finder] Resolution Mechanics
Witch Finder is a game set in a dark version of Medieval Europe at the time of the witch hunts. Slightly darker, a bit more gritty and with real magic.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jack Aidley, Dumirik, Joshua BishopRoby, Stickman, nsruf, Adam Dray, Frank T, John Harper.

8/24/2005 Jared A. Sorensen: Selling yourself without selling your soul (or looking like a dick)
So, I had some great experiences at the con and wanted to share my ideas/opinions with you lot. In particular, about avoiding the "hard sell" (which I first encountered, personally,…
In Conventions
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, TonyLB, Clinton R. Nixon, Gaerik, Andrew Morris, Bankuei, Wolfen, urbanpagan, Gordon C. Landis, Meguey, ejh.

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