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11/25/2005 axonrg: What happened to the site design?
I don't want to tread on anyone's toes here, but what happened to the rather attractive design of this site. it used to have a nice, clear font (Verdana) with…
In Site Discussion
Participants: axonrg, jrs.

11/25/2005 Michi: [DitV] White River - a town for the Main-Con DitV session
I constructed a town to use at Main-Con in Bayreuth this sunday. I will check in before I leave for the Con and see if there are any good suggestions…
In lumpley games
Participants: Michi, Brendan, lumpley.

11/25/2005 oliof: Being a Dog is a Full Time Job (slightly off topic)
One of the players from my yet-to-submitted Olive Grove run pointed out this book to me: Being a Dog is a Full Time Job. Definitely an interesting resource.
In lumpley games
Participants: oliof.

11/25/2005 Arpie: GMless LARPs
I do hope I'm doing this thread thing right. I'd like to see a LARP where the GM gets weeded out. When I first heard about LARP I got excited…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Arpie, J. Tuomas Harviainen, WhiteRat, John Kim, Graham Walmsley, Merten, Lig, Paradox.

11/25/2005 chadu: There *is* a problem: PoD distro into retail
The previous thread was closed before I read it and could comment. As I understand the process, here, I have started a new thread. This may be especially apt, as…
In Publishing
Participants: chadu, Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, nikola, abzu, rpghost, guildofblades, joshua neff, Polaris, Sydney Freedberg, LloydBrown.

11/25/2005 guildofblades: Stores ordering from multiple sources
>>Based on the credentials you've presented, you have no idea what you're talking about.  Even dealing with just 4-6 distributors instead of the 400 vendors I carried in my store…
In Publishing
Participants: guildofblades, JarrodHenry, daMoose_Neo, abzu, Ron Edwards, LloydBrown.

11/25/2005 Vaxalon: Remembrances of Campaigns Past
Remember those campaigns of our youth, back when we were teenagers, that seemed to have gone on forever? You know how now that we're getting older, that they just don't…
In Actual Play
Participants: Vaxalon, ffilz, WalkingDead, Ron Edwards.

11/24/2005 J B Bell: Content Creation for the Discontented
[quote="contracycle"](From [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17711.0"]Shaping Gamer Culture . . .[/url]): The appropriate response to the "demand for content" which you recognise is to produce content, not to fail to do so.  This is…
In RPG Theory
Participants: J B Bell, Mark Woodhouse, Joshua BishopRoby, M. J. Young, contracycle, komradebob, pells, Caldis, Shreyas Sampat, Ethesis.

11/24/2005 Insect King: Game Hacking
Hi all. If I was to post a thread about game/system hacking where would I post it? I presume some of that goes on in here. Thanks. Cheers, Chris.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Insect King, Ron Edwards.

11/24/2005 Vaxalon: Holidays
Yes, yes, it's my game and I can have holidays if I want to... But if I had a mind to retain "authenticity" then what would the Faith's view be…
In lumpley games
Participants: Vaxalon, oliof, fmac, lumpley.

11/24/2005 Fatespinner: Would Univeralis and Hero Quest work togather?
hi, not sure if this is the right forum for this, because it is both a HQ and a Univeralis question anyway, this is my first post and I hope…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Fatespinner, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

11/24/2005 chris_moore: My first town: Bloom Valley
Is this gonna grab 'em? Lay it on me. Bloom Valley is a small but growing Branch in the fertile mountain foothills.  Pride:  The Steward, Brother Joseph, takes great *you…
In lumpley games
Participants: chris_moore, IMAGinES, Ben Lehman, Everspinner.

11/24/2005 Brian Newman: [DitV] Help with town: Bitterroot Mill
I'm trying to make my first town, and I'm getting stuck right away.  Here's what I have so far: - - - - - Town: Bitterroot Mill Pride: Brother Barley…
In lumpley games
Participants: Brian Newman, fmac.

11/24/2005 FlameLover: [Myrkwell] Need help with first RPG
Well i've been working on an RPG for abit now and i've got numerous decisions to make, the two biggest being classes vs. no-classes and what type of die to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: FlameLover, cpeterso, Arturo G., Roger, Tony Irwin, Jasper, preludetotheend, Trevis Martin, dindenver, Troy_Costisick, Arpie, xenopulse, Adam Dray.

11/24/2005 Bret Gillan: Posting in Mid-Game
The guys just ran for soda, and I had to hop on the computer to tell you that your game is exquisite. My friend Jere got it for me for…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Bret Gillan, Ben Lehman.

11/23/2005 Joshua BishopRoby: Shaping Gamer Culture (Looooooong)
Okay, so see if this sounds familiar to you: You go to your Favorite Local Game Store.  The clerk there shows you a new book that just came out.  You…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Marco, cpeterso, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, Arpie, Justin Marx, Merten, Arturo G., contracycle, Roger, Bankuei, Lig, John Kim, M. J. Young, DrVital, komradebob.

11/23/2005 oliof: [PtA] Eiffel City, the worlds' capital
Hello, a short report on my  experience with PtA on a weekend con. There was tremendous interest in PtA, and I had a whopping seven players at the table. Some…
In Actual Play
Participants: oliof.

11/23/2005 Brian Newman: What's the Vineyard?
Okay, I know what the Dogs are.  But one of my players asked, "What's the Vineyard?", and I couldn't find anything talking about it in the book.  Is it a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Brian Newman, lumpley, Iskander, IMAGinES, foucalt.

11/23/2005 Bluve Oak: Coolness Hit Points
Crazy thought #509234. Most RPG’s have a mechanic that tells you if your character is alive or dead, or somewhere in between; Hit Points, Health, Injury… What if this measure…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Bluve Oak, Victor Gijsbers, Arturo G., Mike Holmes, Michael S. Miller, jerry.

11/23/2005 Malcolm: [Conpulsion, Edinburgh, March 2006] - The Indie Games Track
Morning all, A suggestion I've recently put forward to the organiser of the wonderful Conpulsion games convention in Edinburgh was to have an "indie games track", a continuous run of…
In Conventions
Participants: Malcolm, Ben Lehman, Bob Goat, Matt, Gregor Hutton, Blankshield, Dantai.

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11/25/2005 lumpley: The Very, Very Basics of Pricing Your Game
Hi. This comes mostly out of a conversation I had with my little brother (Drew Baker, and check out me namedropping) when I was deciding how much to charge for…
In Publishing
Participants: lumpley, Valamir, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Roger, Troy_Costisick, Jared A. Sorensen, inthisstyle, Ben Lehman, timfire, Victor Gijsbers, nikola, Joshua BishopRoby, Levi Kornelsen.

11/25/2005 lampros: A Plea for Gamism
Yo, This is the first half of an eassy on game design I wrote. I imagine this is mostly old hat around here, but I'd love some feedback anyway. I'm…
In RPG Theory
Participants: lampros, Arpie, Noon, Ben Lehman, ffilz, Nogusielkt, NN, Ron Edwards.

11/25/2005 preludetotheend: How do you wiki?
I have been trying to do different things with wiki lately and was just wondering if any one had found any ways to use it to push their company or…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, J B Bell, axonrg, Ron Edwards.

11/26/2005 cpeterso: Useless Traits?
I just finished reading the Dogs rulebook and it looks great! How, when, or why would a player use these seeming useless Traits belonging to some example NPCs in the…
In lumpley games
Participants: cpeterso, Brian Newman, fmac, Vaxalon, lumpley, nikola, Transit, Andrew Morris, GB Steve, dunlaing, Kintara, demiurgeastaroth, Dev, Simon Kamber, oliof, Neal.

11/26/2005 bcook1971: Sorcerer in the Vineyard
Sorcerer in the Vineyard Hey, all. I’ve been reading (among other things) some John Constantine: Hellblazer graphic novels. The first story in the Red Sepulchre graphic novel, “High on Life,”…
In RPG Theory
Participants: bcook1971, lumpley, Vaxalon.

11/26/2005 LloydBrown: Distribution
Does anyone here have actual RPG distribution experience?
In Publishing
Participants: LloydBrown, Eero Tuovinen, abzu, Ron Edwards, guildofblades.

11/26/2005 tonyd: [Magicians of England] Balancing Rewards
Thanks to everyone who helped out on my other thread. I was able to come up with some good adjustments to Magicians of England. Magicians is a gamemasterless narrative game…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: tonyd, mutex, Roger.

11/26/2005 Ryanl42: Rules Question
Hi, I just received With Great Power in the mail and so far I'm loving it. However, I can't figure out how many cards a player is supposed to have…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Ryanl42, Thor Olavsrud.

11/26/2005 James_Nostack: [Sorc] Combat Wiki Posted
[url=http://random.average-bear.com/Sorcerer/HelpfulFlowchartForSorcererConflict]Helpful Flowchart for Sorcerer Conflict[/url] At least, I [i]hope[/i] it's helpful.  I'll try to monitor the combat threads, and modify this in the light of frequent questions and their answers. …
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Lisa Padol, Ron Edwards.

11/27/2005 hix: [Dirty Virgins] Starting Honour & Shame
Dirty Virgins (which’ll probably get renamed Desperate Virgins) is a game about maidens trying to sully their reputations before a dragon eats them in the morning. In a previous thread…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: hix, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg, dindenver.

11/27/2005 Meguey: GenCon 05 picture plea!
Ok, I know this is waaaay late, and slant-wise from topic, but I beg indulgence. I'm putting together the scrapbook for the baby Baker due any day now. I took…
In Conventions
Participants: Meguey.

11/27/2005 Jaik: [Capes] "Like the Tick?"
Our tale begins four weeks ago, as four friends gather together... First, a description of the group: Me-Late 20's, married, no kids yet.  I've been gaming about 12 years, mostly…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jaik, Yokiboy, Sydney Freedberg, TonyLB.

11/27/2005 diadochi: What is a Fantasy Heartbreaker?
Hi, I'm new to the forge and wonder if someone could explain what a Fantasy Heartbreaker is? I've tried to find out for myself, but am confused. I'm not sure…
In RPG Theory
Participants: diadochi, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards, timfire, Rob Alexander, Paka, Jasper, John Kim, Halzebier.

11/27/2005 lampros: An Observation from a Bookseller
Hey, I'm reading through the "infamous five in order" and am currently on the "Mainstream: A revision"(http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?t=4223) I'm currently working for Barnes & Nobles and thought I'd offer a few…
In Publishing
Participants: lampros, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, LloydBrown, Bankuei, daMoose_Neo, MatrixGamer, nikola.

11/27/2005 lampros: On Pricing
This started as a reply to Ben's thread "Making Money, Making a Living" (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17668.0). After I typed the reply I saw that the thread was on hold, but I thought…
In Publishing
Participants: lampros, Victor Gijsbers, Joshua BishopRoby, Gregor Hutton, guildofblades.

11/27/2005 DainXB: [DitV] My first town -- Copperhead Creek -- comments requested
Greetings! This is my first official post on the Forge, so for the record, my name is Dain.  I have been lurking here for about a year and a half,…
In lumpley games
Participants: DainXB, Vaxalon, Paka, jasonm, oliof.

11/28/2005 lampros: [Exalted: Abyssals] "Interactive Storytelling" and really cool descriptions
Hey all, I'm currently running a game of White Wolf's Exalted: the Abyssals. Exalted is a (rigorously non-D&D) fantasy world which puts a heavy focus on setting. Characters are some…
In Actual Play
Participants: lampros, Matt, Danny_K, nikola, Blake Hutchins.

11/28/2005 dindenver: Greetings!
Hi!   I am new to these forums. I have been gaming since about 1980. I have desinged a couple of homebrew systems. But now I am getting serious about…
In Site Discussion
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, Arturo G., Victor Gijsbers, Ron Edwards, Venerable Player.

11/28/2005 dindenver: Psionics in a fantasy setting?
Hi!   Do you feel that Psionics are appropriate for a sword and sorcery fantasy setting?   Are psionics too sci fi? Do they have a bad rep because of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: dindenver, Troy_Costisick, Eero Tuovinen, Durgil, HMT, Mike Holmes, Andrew Morris, Noon, Justin Marx, Ethesis, M. J. Young.

11/28/2005 cpeterso: Sweet20?
I know supporting Sweet20 (i.e. D&D), instead of his other games, is probably a low-priority on Clinton's todo list, as he recently wrote: "This’ll probably surprise people, but I wouldn’t…
In CRN Games
Participants: cpeterso.

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