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12/9/2005 kalyptein: [Feng Shui] Endless debate takes over (long)
I apologize if this is overly long.  Lots of Actual Play threads seem to receive "need more details" posts, so I dumped in everything I could think of.  Also, I'm…
In Actual Play
Participants: kalyptein, Halzebier, Brand_Robins, bcook1971, Dantai, Noon.

12/9/2005 nataix: Looking for Sci-Fi/Modern/Fantasy Art and Artists
I am currently working on PROTEUS Second Edition, a sequel/remake of the PROTEUS roleplaying game I wrote and released online.  I am looking for artists willing and able to work…
In Connections
Participants: nataix, Joeslucher, Hrimnir.

12/9/2005 Ethesis: My game: Shattered Norns Second Thread, short, questions.
Questions: 1)  How is my artwork?           Samples at:           http://adrr.com/story/wolf006.htm           http://adrr.com/story/wolf004.htm          …
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ethesis, Calithena.

12/9/2005 Judaicdiablo: [DitV] Firefly Setting Doc and Proto NPC Generator
Hey All,     I have just put up a quick web page with my Firefly in the Verse setting document and my Proto NPC (Town) Generator. http://www.fusionofthought.com/fitv/index.htm Exact contents…
In lumpley games
Participants: Judaicdiablo.

12/9/2005 joepub: Artist Needed for Logo
Inciteful Games We need a logo done up. The concept we are working around right now is an image, possibly slightly abstracted, of a military/terrorist man Here is a pic…
In Connections
Participants: joepub.

12/9/2005 sayter: [Realm] Void - Making it work correctly....
I've been writing, re-writing and then re-re-writing my concepts for Void over the last while. Essentially , I am trying to make a logical series of events for this energy/entity…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: sayter, Ethesis, Arcadian, J Tolson, Adam Dray, Bill Masek, dindenver.

12/8/2005 Exaulted_Leader: [Damsels in Distress] Hide & Seek Adventure
This is the result of a brainwave from a couple of days ago. I haven't got much after the initial idea, and would be very appreciative of some feedback /…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Exaulted_Leader.

12/8/2005 demiurgeastaroth: [tSoy] Alternative settings?
Does anyone know of any webpages containing guidance for running TSOY in alternate settings - things like Keys, Secrets, etc?
In CRN Games
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, Eero Tuovinen, John Harper, Kaare Berg (Old), Paka, MetalBard.

12/8/2005 rafial: Conquest NW
It seems that the folks that do Conquest LA and Conquest SF are expanding northwest, and are doing Conquest NW in the Seattle/Tacoma area in February: http://avalonconventions.com/conquestnw/ Are there any…
In Conventions
Participants: rafial, ptevis, Allan, Danny_K.

12/8/2005 Anna B: [Changeling LARP]
So used to run a Changeling LARP. My co-ST and I ran a weekly game with about 10 players for around a year and half maybe two years. For the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Anna B, Danny_K, Joshua BishopRoby, WhiteRat, Matt, Brand_Robins, Sydney Freedberg, Arpie.

12/8/2005 dindenver: [LoL] Strength or Prowess
Hi!   There are two skills I am not very confident on: Melee and Slashing. Slashing is any slashing or cutting weapon that relies on the edge of a blade…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, Joshua BishopRoby, Nathan P., Mark Johnson, Eero Tuovinen, JarrodHenry, Adam Dray, Noon, nikola.

12/8/2005 Michael S. Miller: Ken Hite reviews With Great Power...
You can read the full Out of the Box review HERE. Ken also gives snappy capsule summaries of Tony Lower-Basch's Capes and Chad Underkoffler's Truth & Justice. My favorite bit:…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Michael S. Miller.

12/8/2005 Hans: Pandemonium in Toronto
Hello again: The Ontario Indie-RPG group (found at http://roleplayers.meetup.com/261/) is working on a plan to put forward a presence at the Pandemonium convention in Toronto in February (http://www.realmsquest.org/pandemonium/index.html).  The URL…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, epweissengruber, TonyLB.

12/8/2005 Mageant: Idea: Database of Fictional Worlds
We are currently developing the Mysticora (www.cjgames.com) world and would like to publish the setting soon for playing. Currently, we are planning on developing a dynamic world presentation system. We…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Mageant, nikola, Arcadian, Joshua BishopRoby, Sydney Freedberg.

12/8/2005 Montola: Tampere Seminar on Playing Roles postponed
Hi, Now that the theory forum is closed, I'll put this here. There have been some minor scheduling problems with the Tampere role-playing seminar, and we've been forced to postpone…
In Conventions
Participants: Montola.

12/8/2005 Tobias: [Pimp My Prehistory] - first section
Hello All, I'm throwing out the first part of my new game under design.  Pimp my prehistory It’s 65.432.100 BC, and Earth has been found by the Aliens. Nice little…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Tobias, Bill Masek, Arpie, Joshua BishopRoby, darquelf, Sydney Freedberg, Troy_Costisick.

12/8/2005 Everspinner: Fallout traits as stakes?
Hello Here´s another stupid question that I am trying to find an answer to before it comes up in play. What if the stakes in a conflict have a long-lasting…
In lumpley games
Participants: Everspinner, demiurgeastaroth, Vaxalon, Brian Newman, Andrew Morris, John Harper, Joshua BishopRoby, nikola.

12/8/2005 scobie: Free RPG: Casefile ZODIAC now online
Hi all,  just letting you know I have uploaded my weird 1970s espionage game, Casefile: ZODIAC up to my website at http://www.astrolabus.com.  Hope it piques someone's interest.
In Connections
Participants: scobie.

12/8/2005 dunlaing: Burning Wheel Rules Drift
One of my players wants to drift the Burning Wheel rules significantly: He is refusing to pay resource points for shoes and clothing. "I got shoes, I got clothes, and…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: dunlaing, mtiru, demiurgeastaroth, rafial, abzu, Thor Olavsrud, Paka, MetalBard, coriakin, drozdal, Eric Minton, Wolfen.

12/8/2005 rvowles: Questions hard to search for
Hi all, I just purchased Dogs (3 days ago??) and today a friend of mine and I played through the creation of his character, I needed to understand the system…
In lumpley games
Participants: rvowles, Andrew Morris, Brand_Robins, Ice Cream Emperor, Brian Newman, Marhault, jasonm, Simon Kamber.

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12/9/2005 wburdick: Universalis settings books -- possible? sellable?
Is there a market for Universalis-related books, like setting or source books?  Players love examples to work from -- look at the myriad D20 books out there.  Lords of Madness…
In Universalis
Participants: wburdick, Valamir, Christopher Weeks, Danny2050, Nev the Deranged, Aaron Smith.

12/9/2005 dyjoots: [Trollbabe] Action-type question
In the text of Trollbabe, there are examples of a Trollbabe trying to spot or escape an ambush, used as an example of who the player can call for a…
In Adept Press
Participants: dyjoots, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, John Harper.

12/9/2005 Frank T: [Polaris on Skype] Senator Antares Perseus
We played our second session of Polaris on Skype this Wednesday with our gang of usual suspects from GroFaFo, only three players unfortunately. It’s a struggle. Here’s what we struggle…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T, Bret Gillan, Brand_Robins, Ben Lehman.

12/9/2005 jasonm: Packaging cards
Some advice from those of you who have published any product with cards, please... The Shab-al-Hiri Roach will ship with a set of 40 cards, and I'm trying to figure…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Veritas Games, timfire, joepub, Joshua BishopRoby, nikola.

12/9/2005 Dantai: [Going Home] Unofficial Ronnies feedback
I've been meaning to post this for a while, but better late than never! Going Home Is a Ronnies entry using the words mud and gun. First point - this…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dantai, Gregor Hutton.

12/9/2005 lumpley: I'm going to be quiet for a bit...
...On account of having a new baby! Tovey Lynn Baker But you all are doing awesome with the forum here, I have no fear for its sake. Carry on! -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Levi Kornelsen, Technocrat13, Eric Minton, Andrew Morris, Brand_Robins, Parsolamew, Keith Senkowski, Blankshield, Tindalos, Gaerik, jasonm, zornwil.

12/9/2005 Matt Snyder: [TSoY] Ability categories 1st vs. revised
In the first edition, Clinton organized abilities into categories (for example, the Craft Abilities category, which included Haggling, Fine Crafts, Rough Crafts, and Complex Crafts). Players prioritized these catgories, and…
In CRN Games
Participants: Matt Snyder, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/9/2005 inoir: [Bleed] another vampire game
Hello, My latest game design is called Bleed.  It is a vampire game for two players.  Together they play the two sides of the whole monster.  The human side and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: inoir, TonyLB.

12/9/2005 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] If you REALLY loved me ....
In Misery Bubblegum:  Monster Manual for Conflict Resolution, we were searching for ways to connect the desires and actions of one person to the desires and goals of another, and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, LordSmerf, dunlaing, joepub, MatrixGamer, Mark Woodhouse, Sydney Freedberg, dindenver.

12/9/2005 GreatWolf: [Polaris] We make Veteran!
Okay, no procrastinating this time.  Our group played on Wednesday, and I’m going to get the actual play written up quickly this time.  (Not like last time.)  So, let’s get…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, cpeterso, demiurgeastaroth, ptevis, Ben Lehman.

12/9/2005 komradebob: [minis] The Village Game ( rough draft)
Thanks to Thomas ( Lord Smerf), I'm able to show you folks the game design I've been developing, based on the freeform miniatures games my daughter and I play. Here…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: komradebob, Noon, Arpie, nikola, Justin, MatrixGamer, Emily Care, Tony Irwin.

12/9/2005 Allan: Fingerprints - second draft (long)
Fingerprints discussion started here.  First Actual Play is here, but this is still using the old rules.  I'll post AP using these new rules very soon.  The only thing you…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Allan.

12/10/2005 Valamir: Book Industry Study Group
[url]http://www.bisg.org/publications/radar.html[/url] Just came across this particular organization...they asked me to take a survey on my experience as a book publisher believe it or not...of course their survey didn't have any…
In Publishing
Participants: Valamir, Calithena, nikola.

12/10/2005 bcook1971: [TROS] Tipping Point of Group Chargen
******************************************************************** MY PLAYERS -- SPOILER ALERT -- READ NO FURTHER ******************************************************************** I'll be running a TROS campaign in January, so I guess this is Actual Prep. I've been getting e-mail…
In Actual Play
Participants: bcook1971, Paka, Noon.

12/10/2005 Levi Kornelsen: Collecting Towns
Having read many of the threads on this board, I'm going to be wandering through this board, collecting the towns (or, at least, collecting the links to them).  Many, if…
In lumpley games
Participants: Levi Kornelsen, cpeterso, Technocrat13, Brendan, Calithena, Warren, 14thWarrior, xjermx, James Holloway, Transit, JMendes, Doyce, foucalt, lumpley, epweissengruber, Mark D. Eddy, oliof, Willow, memolith, Tindalos, lachek, Noclue, Peturabo.

12/10/2005 James_Nostack: [SOY] Hybrid Harm
While I like most of the changes in Fudgy SOY, I kind of liked the old way of doing Harm.  This is my port of the Old SOY Harm thingy…
In CRN Games
Participants: James_Nostack.

12/10/2005 KingstonC: social contract bent but not broken
About six months ago, I posted an actual play report about my TSoY game. In it, http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=15567.msg166281#msg166281 Kamia the barmaid, played by my friend Jessica, turns a trick for a…
In Actual Play
Participants: KingstonC, Brand_Robins, Noon, Joshua BishopRoby, Rob Carriere, Kamia.

12/10/2005 John_Geeshu: [Organic RPG] Looking for feedback and useful criticism
Let me begin by admitting that I am starkly terrified of posting on The Forge, primarily because it opens my system up to criticism that may very well cause it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: John_Geeshu, mutex, TonyLB, J Tolson, Joe Zeutenhorst, dindenver.

12/11/2005 fbcjr: How to organize the setting?
Please go easy on me, as this is my first post.  I've been working on my own indie RPG for years.  I have the system (my own design) down on…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: fbcjr, Adam Dray, J Tolson, Joshua BishopRoby, dindenver.

12/11/2005 Ben Lehman: [Bliss Stage] Winning and Losing
This is mainly directed at those that have read the Bliss Stage playtest document.  If you aren't one of those people, but want to be, please PM me your e-mail…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ben Lehman, coffeestain, Mark Woodhouse, TonyLB.

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