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9/14/2005 IMAGinES: [PtA Voice Chat] The Pitch (Unnamed Show)
Hello, all, This is the first thread of Actual Play I’ve ever created, and the first gaming I’ve done in around nine months. Since moving to Cairns, finding other gamers…
In Actual Play
Participants: IMAGinES, Joe Dizzy, ScottM.

9/14/2005 Frank T: [Under Pressure] Exploring Extreme Situations
I really should be working on BARBAREN!. Really should. But that’s just when I get the best ideas about new projects. Here’s one game I’d really like to write. The…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Frank T, nsruf, Simon W, Graham Walmsley.

9/14/2005 Matt Snyder: Nine Worlds: Aristeia Edition PDF now available!
The upgraded Nine Worlds PDF is finally available! The "Aristeia Edition" includes: 1) A completely rewritten, easier to understand rules chapter 2) Expanded rules, including "end game" mechanics called Aristeia…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Pilgrim, Rob Donoghue.

9/14/2005 Sara Adyms: Games of the Geek...Why we play.
Alright. I've more or less stalked this website forum for nearly a year now and haven't said a word, but last night, I got it in my thick head to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Sara Adyms, TonyLB, Trevis Martin, Rob Carriere, Michael S. Miller, Meguey, M. J. Young, nikola, Damballa, Blankshield, Bardsandsages.

9/14/2005 TickTock Man: Developing Ceremonies in Alternate Settings
Greetings! I am pretty new to DitV though I have played a little bit in the Dogs setting, and in a Lovecraftian setting I am working on.  I have a…
In lumpley games
Participants: TickTock Man, lumpley, Blankshield, cdr, nikola, DamienNeil, Ignotus.

9/13/2005 timfire: [In a Land Called] Now with Flow Chart!
Hi y'all, A couple days ago, I was sitting really bored in the middle of my computer Assembly language class, when I was reminded of Gareth (contracycle) saying how he…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: timfire, David Bapst, Eric Bennett, Yeleth, MisterPoppet.

9/13/2005 ScottM: [GenCon Socal] Indie RPGs
I've been considering Southern California's version of GenCon (since it's within driving distance), but a quick look at the listings doesn't indicate many Indie RPGs at all. Are any Forge…
In Conventions
Participants: ScottM, Joshua BishopRoby, abzu, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

9/13/2005 Joshua BishopRoby: GenCon SoCal?
GenCon GenCon GenCon!... Indy.  Soooo many threads about the Midwest convention. I'm going to GenCon SoCal this winter -- mostly because it's in my back pocket two cities over.  The…
In Conventions
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, cdr, Ron Edwards.

9/13/2005 Ignotus: The Branch at Scutter's Folly
I'm busy gearing up to run DitV for the first time.  I met Vince at Gencon briefly (I played in a DitV demo with some friends), and he suggested I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Ignotus, DamienNeil, Trevis Martin, Andrew Morris, lumpley.

9/13/2005 two_fishes: [DitV] Longview Branch
I made and ran my first Dogs game the other day. It went well, but I could have made it better. I thought I'd post the town. Victor wrote in…
In lumpley games
Participants: two_fishes.

9/13/2005 ubergeek2012: [Sorcerer] Heartless Void, a science fiction Sorcerer setting
This is a first draft for a science fiction setting I've been working on.  It started as an attempt to write a one-sheet for a game but quickly grew beyond…
In Adept Press
Participants: ubergeek2012, Ron Edwards.

9/13/2005 Ron Edwards: Using this forum
Hello, The Connections forum is for offering and asking for services. Exception: if you have a game in design and seek playtesting, then post in First Thoughts with substantive discussion…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards, heironymous, Paul Czege, Thunder_God, shays, phasmaphobic, Gaerik, amul, M. J. Young, apeiron, Roose.

9/13/2005 Bill_White: [Ganakagok] New Draft
This is I think pretty close to the final draft of Ganakagok.  In this game, you're a man living in a dark and icy world--imagine quasi-Inuit hunters on a gigantic…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bill_White, jasonm, Technocrat13, Andrew Morris, 1of3, nikola, Mike Holmes.

9/13/2005 Darcy Burgess: Humanity Eureka
It was one of those moments.  Driving back from groceries, singing "If you're happy and you know it" with my son. And I finally fucking got it.  Swerved, smacked the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Ron Edwards, Fabrice G..

9/13/2005 Troy_Costisick: Troy's Standard Rant #1
Heya, Never done a rant before, and not sure this really counts as one.  Don’t really care either.  I just have a point I want to make and then a…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Troy_Costisick, TonyLB, Gaerik, Arturo G., Halzebier, Jasper, WhiteRat, Joshua BishopRoby, demiurgeastaroth, Ben Lehman, c, timfire, Noon, Graham Walmsley, M. J. Young, Tony Irwin.

9/13/2005 lumpley: Swords for Guns?
[quote author=Falc link=topic=16743.msg178443#msg178443 date=1126622081] I must say, it's indeed a bit unclear that the actual final step of escalation is weapons of any kind, and not just guns. That's not…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Falc, DamienNeil, Sean, nikola, Sydney Freedberg, cdr, epweissengruber, Trevis Martin.

9/13/2005 Victor Gijsbers: [MLwM] Die Leiden des jungen Werthers - with a twist
Last thursday, I unexpectedly had to master a one-shot for two players. So I took My Life with Master from my bookshelf, grabbed a handful of d4s, and off we…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Victor Gijsbers, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller.

9/13/2005 nsruf: [Live by the Sword] A first draft...
Time for me to stop lurking and ask for opinions and advice on the RPG that so desperately wants me to design it right now;) The game is called 'Live…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: nsruf, LordSmerf.

9/13/2005 Noon: [online game: Urban Dead] Wanting end game.
Okay, just a short one. I was playing an online game recently called urban dead. It's about zombies and has the rather interesting technique in play that death leads only…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, jasonm, chadu.

9/13/2005 Vibilo: [Innkeep]On the right track?
This being my first real post on here forgive me if im missing some info in my post... I am currently working on a game that I am calling Innkeep…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Vibilo, Jack Aidley, Stickman, Graham Walmsley, Jonas Karlsson, nsruf.

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9/14/2005 angelfromanotherpin: Looking for Character Sheets
I was looking around the 'net for alternate Sorcerer character sheets, but all I can find are the ones from the back of the book in .pdf format.  Has anyone…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards.

9/14/2005 Judaicdiablo: Can a Producer Split his Budget for one Conflict?
Here is the situation: There is a conflict with multiple Protagonists.  The conflict is determined and the stakes have been set.  I am the Producer and I decide that I…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Judaicdiablo, John Harper.

9/14/2005 Jasper Polane: [Trollbabe] Rabaucke and Ingirid
We played Trollbabe last Monday, and it was fun. I was the GM, Victor and Jop were the players. None of us had previous experience with the game. Jop is…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jasper Polane, Tim Alexander, Victor Gijsbers, Ron Edwards.

9/14/2005 Andrew Morris: [Shadows & Light] Tear this system apart (especially Adam Cierling)
[u]Overview[/u] My friend Nick and I are plugging away on our game [i]Shadows & Light[/i] (actually, that working title is changing, but I'll stick with it in this discussion for…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andrew Morris, greyorm, Graham Walmsley, WhiteRat.

9/14/2005 humis: UtB rules question: Ending the Game (and stakes in conflicts in general)
So, when one character has six Favorite tokens, the Stakes of his next conflict are those of the story. If he wins, the game is over. So far, fine, but…
In glyphpress
Participants: humis, nikola, ejh.

9/14/2005 Ron Edwards: Logo design needed
Hello, The first round of Ronnies will be over on September 24th. Some time after that, I'll announce the winners. I have promised them a neat "Ronny" logo they can…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards, Peter Nordstrand, natman.

9/14/2005 mrlost: Looking for more advice on DitV
Hi, I'm a longtime GM whose part of a group which has been playing Dogs troup GM style (i.e. we switch GMs every few sessions) and next week its going…
In lumpley games
Participants: mrlost, TonyLB, DamienNeil.

9/14/2005 Artanis: [Paladin] IIEE question & attribute changes
Hello Clinton, I was having a minor problem with the system, and this is how I will try to work around it. Activating attributes is a bit confusing. Most players…
In CRN Games
Participants: Artanis.

9/14/2005 demiurgeastaroth: [PtA] Scope of Narration, Scene Requests, and other questions
In our recent play, we experienced a few problems. The game was still fun, but questions were raised. Scene Requests: how much authority do the players have here? Can they…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, Matt Wilson, Lisa Padol, iago, Rob Donoghue, Blankshield, Alan, John Harper.

9/15/2005 Dumirik: [The Inquisition] Poking playtesters with soft pillows.
Ok, the Monty Python quotes are probably getting a bit much, so this will be the last time I use them. The other thing is that the game name is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dumirik, knicknevin, Bandari.

9/15/2005 Artanis: [Paladin 40K] #3: Tzeentch (GNS clash?)
Third session of Paladin in the universe of Warhammer 40K, continued from last session. This time, all five players were present. This is also where we saw the most player…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis, GreatWolf.

9/15/2005 TickTock Man: DitV: Applying Relationships
Greetings! I have a quick question on relationships in DitV.  This is a hypothetical but could come into play depending on the feedback I receive.  Given a game of Dogs…
In lumpley games
Participants: TickTock Man, Blankshield, cdr, Nev the Deranged, philaros, nikola, lumpley, Ignotus.

9/15/2005 thrall: [DitV one-shot] White River Falls
I finally got to pick up Dogs at GenCon Indy, and I still get happy shivers when I think about playing it. I convinced two of my fellow gamers to…
In Actual Play
Participants: thrall, ScottM.

9/15/2005 thrall: Conflict questions: fighting over weapons, escalating to see
I just ran my first Dogs game ever (a one shot), and loved it. The actual play is/will be here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16837.0 We came across a couple questions about conflicts that…
In lumpley games
Participants: thrall, DamienNeil, Frank T, Sean, lumpley.

9/15/2005 Technocrat13: [Villains of Safinubi] A courier, an engineer, an architect, and the Park.
Terribly exciting. We played our first session of Villains of Safinubi tonight and it went swimmingly.  I think I'd rate it a 7 on a scale of 1-10 for fun-osity. …
In Actual Play
Participants: Technocrat13, jasonm.

9/15/2005 poisongrin: Dice Roller Needed for Website
I'm in need of a dicer roller to install on my website, that rolles any number of d10 dice with a name for the person who is doing the roll,…
In Connections
Participants: poisongrin, Victor Gijsbers, Arturo G., Selene Tan, mutex.

9/15/2005 GB Steve: The Devil is in the Details
With all the Dogs games I've run, Fort Lemon 5(ish) times + Buffalo Run, and in the game I played (I forget the name of the town), much of the…
In lumpley games
Participants: GB Steve, TonyLB, Meguey, Blankshield, Frank T, jasonm, Andrew Morris, ptikachu, rrr, Miskatonic.

9/15/2005 Jonathan Hastings: [InSpectres] Second try...
A few weeks ago, I tried to run InSpectres for the second time, using a lot of the advice I got after posting the play report of my first attempt. …
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonathan Hastings, Tim Alexander, Jasper.

9/15/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] The Horror in the Museum
We playtested the Shab-al-Hiri Roach last night and it went very well.  The principals were: Joseph Conolly (Tom), Assistant Professor of Geography.  His Enthusiasms were Deception and Manipulation, which Tom…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13, Ron Edwards, IMAGinES.

9/15/2005 Andy Kitkowski: YukiCon 2: DOS YUKIOS. CARY NC, Sunday October 2nd
Hey all, going to host a second Yukicon at my place, tentatively titled DOS YUKIOS. It's going down on Sunday, October 2nd and will feature superstar gaming guests of honor,…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Technocrat13, Emily Care, jasonm, Jeph.

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