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3/20/2002 Valamir: Complications
I'm working on a way to integrate Complications more closely with the normal scene framing turn. These are my current thoughts on it. Instead of spinning off into an entirely…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Ayrizale.

3/20/2002 Jason L Blair: Origins Awards AKA I'm in shock...
Little Fears has been nominated for an Origins Award for "Best Roleplaying Game." I'm not kidding. See for yourself at http://www.aagad.org/originsawards/ (Best Roleplaying Game is at the bottom of the…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Jason L Blair, hardcoremoose, Sidhain, Adam, Laurel, Jürgen Mayer, peteramthor, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Valamir, xiombarg.

3/19/2002 xiombarg: Rise Again (second draft, complete with system)
"At the break of day on the 15th we were far outside the lines of our breast works, attacking; firing volley after volley into them as they huddled by their…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xiombarg, Valamir, Ring Kichard, Paul Czege, Sidhain, Walt Freitag, Mike Holmes, Laurel.

3/19/2002 Valamir: Broken link
FYI: Clinton the link to your "Web publishing for $100" article appears to be broken.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir.

3/19/2002 Bankuei: Possible complication options
Here's a bunch of ideas and possibilities, play with, alter as you will. Alternate Complication/Bonus Pot rules These rules are not set in stone, just some random thoughts that might…
In Universalis
Participants: Bankuei, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

3/19/2002 Clay: Three Cheers for Bailywolf
I just spent a little bit of time cruising the Sorcerer database, and found Bailywolf's very impressive array of sorcerers and demons. He has made excellent use of the online…
In Adept Press
Participants: Clay, Bailywolf, Petter Sandelin.

3/19/2002 Valamir: Providing Focus to the story
One of the assumptions that Universalis makes is that players will provide their own focus, both initially in setting up the nature of the game to be played, and subsequently…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Ayrizale, Bankuei.

3/19/2002 Ayrizale: First Post. Haven't yet played, but hope to soon
Hello, As I said, I have not yet had the chance to play, though there is the possibility that I'll be able to run it past a group this weekend…
In Universalis
Participants: Ayrizale, Bankuei.

3/19/2002 Kyle Voltti: Just doing my part to keep the forum fresh :-)
With some minor alterations from the last time I posted this, a short scene involving an elf and its victim. When they speak their voices are the sound of dried…
In Wicked Press
Participants: Kyle Voltti.

3/19/2002 Ace: What next on the agenda for books.
I am just curious, what new books and/or PDF's are being considered for Sorcerer.
In Adept Press
Participants: Ace, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay.

3/19/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Favicon
Hey... Anyone wanna whip up a little anvil favicon for the Forge? I love those things...and the Forge ain't got one yet!
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Morgan, Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis, Ring Kichard.

3/19/2002 jburneko: Scenario Conclusion, Various Observations
Hello All, On Saturday the current story arc of my Deadlands game came to a conclusion. The session was a landmark in my gaming career since it ended what was…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, joshua neff, Paul Czege, Christopher Kubasik, hyphz.

3/18/2002 Sidhain: Hosting et. al.
Well, I've been working on a Superhero game, one whose fundamental ideal is to create the /drama/ of comic books. (Rather as many current on the market superhero games address--the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Sidhain, Laurel, Adam.

3/18/2002 Paul Czege: that ain't no profiling thread
Hey, Inspired by the profiling thread that's going great guns over in Actual Play forum... What three languishing game concepts had such potential in your mind that you wish…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Paul Czege, Matt, Le Joueur, Cynthia Celeste Miller, xiombarg, Robert Leal, hardcoremoose, Petter Sandelin, Clinton R. Nixon, Tim Denee.

3/18/2002 Fabrice G.: forced to log in again after a while...
Hi Clinton, when i stay on a topic for a long time, sometimes when i want to return to the forum index I'm redirected on the login page. Is it…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Fabrice G..

3/18/2002 hoodrat3785: Publishing on the internet.
Is this a good idea or no? I am not sure how I wish to publish my new game.
In Publishing
Participants: hoodrat3785, Ron Edwards, lumpley, Matt, Clay.

3/18/2002 Tim Gray: Automatic login doesn't work
It says, tick the box if you want to be logged in automatically on future visits. It's not working for me. Is there a bug somewhere, or is it allergic…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Tim Gray, Clinton R. Nixon, Fabrice G., Seth L. Blumberg, Adam, Armin D. Sykes, Matt Gwinn, Valamir.

3/18/2002 Dav: 24.95 vs 25 (Price continuation)
Note: This is a continuation of "Price Setting..." Thread in thhis here forum. There is no attached link because I am lazy... suck me. Bailey; I agree that X.95 is…
In Publishing
Participants: Dav, quozl.

3/18/2002 Bailywolf: More Sorcerer Anime + a new line of thought
I just rented the Shamantic Princess complete DVD. It had all 6 episodes of the OVA... and I've got to say, I don't think I've seen a better example…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Bankuei, Clay.

3/17/2002 Tim C Koppang: Donjon Krawl Adventure
I finally got around to playing Donjon Krawl! Overall it went well, with only a few snags. Most of the hold-ups were due to lack of rule knowledge, but that's…
In CRN Games
Participants: Tim C Koppang, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir, Bankuei, Clinton R. Nixon, DaR.

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3/21/2002 Ace: What games do you think are borderline Indy games?
My guesses on the matter would be Over the edge. It was published by a big (for this dinky industry) company and had a card game. But it was quite…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ace, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, Valamir.

3/21/2002 Butch: a little bit of controversy?!
Hello everybody! Just a little topic to go with the previous one ("a new rpg")!!! I have this rpg that I'm designing (I have the premise, a good idea of…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Butch, Valamir, Laurel, xiombarg, Clinton R. Nixon, Garbanzo, Ron Edwards, joshua neff.

3/21/2002 Le Joueur: The Gaming Model: Basic (First Stage)
Before I put this up, I'd just like to give credit where it is due. It starts 'back in the day' on r.g.f.x and their little three-sided thingie. Many of…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Laurel, Marco.

3/21/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Gratuitous Sex & Violence
Updated! http://memento-mori.com/sex/ Needs a lot of playtesting, of course. But I think it's better now...more focused. We'll see, won't we? - J
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ferry Bazelmans, reptile2k1, Matt Steflik, sdemory, jburneko.

3/21/2002 Matt Gwinn: Free PDFs vs Final Product
I have been offering Kayfabe for free on my web site for about six months now. About a month ago I decided that I would not update the PDF file,…
In Publishing
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Alex Gray.

3/21/2002 Matt Gwinn: Remaking a Gamer
I've been languishing over how I was going to answer Ron's profile post for nearly a week now. I looked back on my many years of gaming trying to deside…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Matt Gwinn, joshua neff, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, gentrification, Laurel, Fabrice G., Emily Care, Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Robert Leal, Mike Holmes.

3/21/2002 rafael: fear and loathing
i am hoping for feedback and advice. please forgive me if i am vague, unclear, or mistaken. i'm still learning from you all. i am thinking that horror is a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: rafael, Mike Holmes, Laurel, Paul Czege.

3/21/2002 Matt Gwinn: The Keys of Solomon
About four years ago Moose and I started work on a game called the keys of Solomon. We came up with some great stuff for it, but as time went…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes.

3/21/2002 DarqPhire: Dice system for a new RPG
I have been debating for a while about what kind of die system to use with my new RPG that I am creating.... What system have you all found to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: DarqPhire, mallninja0088, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr.

3/21/2002 Steve Dustin: The Pool for Pulp
I'd don't know if this fits under Random Order Creations forum or here, so I'm gonna stuff it here. Finally played the Pool last night, and had a blast. I'm…
In Actual Play
Participants: Steve Dustin, Michael Bowman.

3/22/2002 Butch: Latex and translation software
Some people talked about latex in this forum. Which distribution is the best for Windows 98?!?! Latex?!! MikTex?!?! Anybody have some ideas about a good translation software?!? (french to english,…
In Publishing
Participants: Butch, Matt, Clay, Philippe Tromeur.

3/22/2002 Rich Forest: Applied Gamism
I wasn’t sure where to post this… but I think I’m in the right place. First, the disclaimers: I’m not here to debate the GNS. I’m here to apply it…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Rich Forest, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Bankuei, Jared A. Sorensen, Laurel, Mike Holmes, Ben Terry, Seth L. Blumberg, contracycle.

3/22/2002 Matt Gwinn: Your Ideal System
There's been much mention on the Forge about game systems satisfying the needs of the players, but I haven't heard much from Forge members about their specific needs. What would…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Gwinn, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Laurel, xiombarg, Andrew Martin, Le Joueur, hardcoremoose.

3/22/2002 Butch: again, with the GNS model!
I was just thinking about a way to explain the GNS way and I came with this (if it's been already discussed please... feel free to crucify me!!!): Can the…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Butch, joshua neff, Clinton R. Nixon, xiombarg, Valamir, Christopher Kubasik, Laurel, Mike Holmes.

3/22/2002 Butch: Crunchy Bits
I'm not sure if I'm in the right forum to ask this question: Will we see another "Crunchy Bits" article?!?! The two first articles were incredible and It would be…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Butch, Emily_Dresner.

3/22/2002 Matt Gwinn: Choosing Games at a CON
In a recent thread over in Indie Game Design I asked the question "what is your ideal system?" Ron brought up that there is no "ideal" system any more than…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Gwinn, jburneko, Noble, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, wyrdlyng, Mike Holmes.

3/22/2002 Valamir: ForgeCon
You know I just had a crazy idea. There is a substantial number of Forge gamers between Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin. We should pitch in rent a hotel conference room…
In Actual Play
Participants: Valamir, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, xiombarg, jburneko, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Le Joueur, unodiablo, Dav, Laurel, Christopher Kubasik, Seth L. Blumberg, Zak Arntson.

3/22/2002 Gordon C. Landis: Peter Adkison now owns GenCon
Per http://www.wizards.com/news/pressrelease.asp?20020321a, WotC is out of the convention-running business, and Mr. Adkison is "set to take over the hosting and managing of the GenCon Game Fair in 2002", although WotC…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Matt Gwinn, Jason L Blair, Armin D. Sykes.

3/22/2002 Ron Edwards: GAMA debriefing
Hello, I spent most of this week at the GAMA Trade Show, an annual event held at Las Vegas. For those of you who don't know, the people who attend…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, Jerry D. Grayson, GMSkarka, Misguided Games, JasonSch.

3/22/2002 Gordon C. Landis: New/New is better than Familiar/New?
I almost put this in Actual Play, but since it's a game that DIDN'T happen . . . we're here in Theory. I was going to start running a Sorceror…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Gordon C. Landis, Christopher Kubasik, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes.

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