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12/23/2005 joepub: [Point of Collapse] Of munchkins and min/maxers
So, the reason my d&d group fell apart was a Minotaur Barbarian with Cleave and Power Attack, and a gigantic axe. Or, rather, the player behind said minotaur barbarian. Worst…
In Actual Play
Participants: joepub, Lamorak33, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, Noon, abzu, Marco.

12/23/2005 James_Nostack: Request: best "actual advice" on Scenario Prep
I'm asking GM's for their own Actual Play examples of good scenario design, for a project I'm doing.  My own contribution is at the bottom.  Project details follow: I've written…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, TonyLB, Ron Edwards.

12/23/2005 matthijs: [Descent] Playtest
[b]Context: The real people.[/b] I’ve been chatting a bit with Kaare (Negligent) about RPG theory. He and I are two of the more theory-interested tabletop gamers in Norway. When I…
In Actual Play
Participants: matthijs, Kaare Berg (Old), Olorin.

12/23/2005 matthijs: CoS review up at rpg.net
My review of CoS has been posted at rpg.net. Enjoy!
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: matthijs, Brand_Robins.

12/23/2005 Chest Rockwell: A Total Shot in the Dark... [Kayfabe E-Fed]
I know that Jon has a game going with his group. And I know that Dead Jester Games had CtC up and running before they had to close it down…
In Errant Knight Games
Participants: Chest Rockwell, Bret Gillan, meatloafster.

12/23/2005 Emily Care: Rethinking a response
Back in Jonas' actual play write up on the Forge a while back, he & his friend Helena ran into a creative clash: I chose to continue my turn…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Emily Care.

12/23/2005 Keith Senkowski: Check Out My Majesty
A new review over at RPG.net by Matthijs Holter. Keith
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Keith Senkowski.

12/23/2005 abzu: Retailer Article on rpg.net
An article by Marcus King, owner of Titan Games and VP at GAMA. http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/counter15dec05.html What's fascinating about this article is how little Mr King claims to know about how games…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Joshua BishopRoby, Adam, LloydBrown, guildofblades, Ron Edwards, TitanGames.

12/23/2005 MegaMinis: Game Designer wanted TABLETOP Miniatures
  We are looking for a game designer interested in utilizing our existing miniatures products to develop a tabletop game system (we have some ideas so you won't be starting…
In Connections
Participants: MegaMinis.

12/22/2005 joepub: [Down Spiral] Is a GM necessary?
So, I'm currently working on a game called Down Spiral. For those of you who haven't read the thread on Down Spiral, a quick backgrounder: Down Spiral is a game…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: joepub, TonyLB, Noon, Danny_K.

12/22/2005 Old_Scratch: Recommended: Artesia
After seeing mention of this for a couple of years, I finally got around to buying Artesia. This is a comic book series with a gradual graphic novel release that…
In Adept Press
Participants: Old_Scratch, Paka, angelfromanotherpin, Yokiboy, Lisa Padol, Valamir, Brand_Robins.

12/22/2005 Nathan P.: [Carry] Figuring Out Endgame
Hey all, Finally, the revision to Carry is done! Well, kinda. But mostly! For those unfamilier, heres some info. Feel free to skip to the substantive part below. --- Carry…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan P., Noon, joepub.

12/22/2005 dindenver: [LoL] Custom Talent system
Hi!   Every character in my game has one Talent. The system to design Telents is easily customizable and is an analog system, you can use it to create stuff…
In Actual Play
Participants: dindenver, Nogusielkt, MikeSands.

12/22/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Dark Goddess Regina
Another game of the Roach last night.  In case you were wondering, there was a wonderful conflict over who, among the 100% Roach-infested PCs, got to sacrifice Regina Sutton to…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, Technocrat13, Valamir, Mark Woodhouse, Myrmidon.

12/22/2005 Tommi Brander: Brain lock
Either I am missing something very obvious, or I can't send PMs. If it is a "post first"-thing, no need to tell. I think I'll notive it soon enough. Another,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Tommi Brander, joepub, Andrew Morris, Nathan P., Ron Edwards.

12/22/2005 oliof: Announcement: indie rpg planet (alpha)
Hello, I have set up a planet where the goal is to have all the feeds of indie design/discussion blogs collected people deem interesting. I would call the current setup…
In Site Discussion
Participants: oliof, joepub, Nathan P., RobMuadib, Victor Gijsbers, Ron Edwards.

12/22/2005 Ice Cream Emperor: Crazy Canadian shipping rates?
I went over to Key20direct to order a copy of Burning Wheel, and was somewhat dismayed/astounded to discover that the minimum rate for shipping the game to Canada is $11…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Ice Cream Emperor, Blankshield, Brand_Robins, abzu, Bastoche, Valamir, Mike Lucas.

12/22/2005 darrick: deviantART really paid off
hey, what's up?  it's darrick.  a couple months ago i posted something about the second edition for Empire of Satanis.  i was looking for art, writing help, general feedback, etc. …
In Publishing
Participants: darrick, Jasper, joepub.

12/21/2005 Ron Edwards: Let's make a deal
I want a picture of the Big Model. No, not a diagram with circles and arrows. I mean a character, who is obviously the Big Model. Uh huh. Yes, I…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards, komradebob.

12/21/2005 Arturo G.: [DitV] PCs entering in an on-going coonflict?
I have posted in Actual Play about our last session: Fun, fun, fun... with no fighting!. A couple of mechanical questions arose: We had the following conflict. One Dog…
In lumpley games
Participants: Arturo G., Vaxalon, Parsolamew, Brand_Robins, Simon Kamber, demiurgeastaroth, daHob, coffeestain, Valamir, Paka, William Burke, lumpley.

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12/24/2005 jasonm: [Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Poisoner's Day
I played the Roach again last night with three non-gamers.  My wife Autumn, who is familiar with the game (she's copy editing it), has played Breaking the Ice once and…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13.

12/25/2005 James_Nostack: [& Sword] First Time Prep: Atlantis Pulp Fantasy
After many months, I finally will have a chance to try out Sorcerer & Sword through IRC.  I'm posting this up here for advice, suggestions, and warnings.  This is the…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

12/25/2005 Zach: [The Legend of Saucy Jack] Exploring pirate legends, drawing treasure maps.
Hello. I’ve been lurking on-and-off for a few months now, and finally decided to register and contribute to the forum. My name’s Zach, and I’m looking to get some ideas…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zach, joepub, MikeSands, Levi Kornelsen, Shreyas Sampat, dindenver, Myrmidon.

12/25/2005 WhiteRat: [Ends And Means] Setting the Stakes
All the Stakes threads in Actual Play (but most notably "A Skill to Cultivate: Setting Stakes") prompted me to completely rewrite the "Setting the Stakes" section in my upcoming LARP…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: WhiteRat, Graham Walmsley, TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby.

12/25/2005 Levi Kornelsen: A tentative rules structure for a Live Dogs game [Warning: Long]
Because these rules might wander into the general area of being, by it's very nature and the number of points of similarity, partly or wholly Vincent's property, I'm putting it…
In lumpley games
Participants: Levi Kornelsen, WhiteRat, Warren, Simon Kamber, Graham Walmsley, ladylakira.

12/25/2005 denagar: Free storytelling rpgs?
Hi, I'm looking for a storytelling rpg, where all the players participate. Are there any good free systems which can give some guidance? Thanks!
In Actual Play
Participants: denagar, tygertyger, Trevis Martin, nilsderondeau, WhiteRat, Joshua BishopRoby, demiurgeastaroth, Arturo G., Paul Czege, Lxndr, Dantai, nikola, Ron Edwards.

12/25/2005 James_Nostack: [TSoy] Shakespeare 101
[b]Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark[/b] Key of the Mission Key of the Coward Secret of Speaking to Ghosts * Freeload 2 * Discern Truth 1 * Etiquette 1 * Duel…
In CRN Games
Participants: James_Nostack, jasonm.

12/26/2005 DavidBeoulve: Printing your own CCG Cards Howto, Where, & Prices
These are the links I have found once I learned the right words to Google: "Playing Card Sheets perforated" sans quotes. Printing Your Own Cards: Design-A-Card "UPrintEm" 120 cards =~…
In Publishing
Participants: DavidBeoulve, Veritas Games, joepub, Julian, daMoose_Neo, Troy_Costisick, Wolfen, Nathan P., nikola, guildofblades.

12/26/2005 Albert of Feh: "Wings of Shadow" - upcoming game
I've managed to con a friend of mine into running a game of tSoY in Winter quarter. One of the things this guy likes to do for his games is…
In CRN Games
Participants: Albert of Feh, Clinton R. Nixon, Clay, Bret Gillan, Zaldreon.

12/26/2005 joepub: Using card-based mechanics
Hey guys. I've been thinking a lot lately about how cards (whether CCG or non-collectible) can be most effectively integrated into roleplaying games. I want to know whether you guys…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: joepub, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Graham Walmsley, Sydney Freedberg, Dantai.

12/27/2005 joepub: Anyone know of any British Columbia conventions?
So, I definately want to go take in a convention or two over the next year. Does anyone know of any good RPG conventions (or any conventions with a strong…
In Conventions
Participants: joepub, Michael Shoen, rafial, Allan, Toren.

12/27/2005 Andrew Morris: [The Great Art] Self-regulating Social Status Mechanics
For The Great Art, a good deal of the focus is on social and political conflicts. Currently, I didn't have anything written in about status or respect as a resource,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andrew Morris, WhiteRat, dindenver, Graham Walmsley, TonyLB, Ramidel, Joshua BishopRoby.

12/27/2005 Norbert Matausch: Thank you, Matt!
Hi there, Matt, I wanted to let you know that we've played PTA two days ago. This time (it was our second try), your game worked! No, let's make this…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Norbert Matausch, Matt Wilson, Mr. Sluagh, Christopher Kubasik, Everspinner.

12/27/2005 Graham Walmsley: [TSoY] Live action
Over Christmas, I was reading The Shadow of Yesterday. And it occurred to me that it would work perfectly as a LARP. Now, I'm suspicious of LARP conversions for tabletop…
In CRN Games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, KingstonC.

12/27/2005 Ethesis: re: Structured Game Design (Warning: Long Post) « 1 2 »
It probably wouldn't hurt to lock that post, putting a sticky on it and no lock kind of draws attention to it by people new to the boards and tempts…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ethesis.

12/28/2005 Adam Biltcliffe: dice (a regrettably mundane question)
So, forgive my first Forge post for being on such a banal question, but ... I just now ordered a copy of My Life with Master, and I gather I…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Adam Biltcliffe, Trevis Martin, joepub, Michael S. Miller, droog, Victor Gijsbers, Iskander.

12/28/2005 Nev the Deranged: GenCon 2006 Rooms (yes, already)
Heyas. I am looking to reserve a room at the Courtyard Marriot for GC'06. I figure I might as well do it now while I have some extra cash rather…
In Conventions
Participants: Nev the Deranged, joepub, Andrew Morris.

12/28/2005 tokiyojimbo: An introduction, of sorts...
Y'ello all.  I've been thumbing through the connections forum and thought I'd do this up all formal. There's a lot of talented folks here, and I'd be happy to be…
In Connections
Participants: tokiyojimbo, joepub, daMoose_Neo, energy.

12/28/2005 Trevis Martin: Parasite Powers
Hey Ron, I want to know if I have this right.  The book notes that a Parasite always confers all its powers except Boost (which it can confer optionally) to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards.

12/28/2005 Chris Goodwin: [PTA] Request for assistance (reassurance?).
We pitched a series tonight, though we didn't get to the first episode or even all the way through protagonist creation.  The series title is "The Long Way Home".  It's…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris Goodwin, Alan, Frank T, nikola, Blankshield, Noon.

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