Previous Topics 1/3/2006 Ron Edwards: [delete] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/Delete.php]delete[/url][/b] by Brendan Parigo presents a strong Game Notion; see [b][url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17633.0][delete] Another Ronnies feedback thread[/url][/b].
This is the one in which the character has mud for blood and is fading…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, inoir, TonyPace.
1/3/2006 MatrixGamer: (Engle Matrix Game) Chaos on Campus - with the family
My sister in law and two of my nephews were over for the Holidays and in between washing dishes we played a Matrix Games.
We played "Chaos on Campus" a…
In Actual Play
Participants: MatrixGamer, komradebob, Sydney Freedberg, neelk.
1/3/2006 lumpley: Low-key towns for new players?
[quote author=Rossum link=topic=18217.msg192465#msg192465 date=1136322670]
I specifically did not want to ramp up all the way to Hate and Murder. This was the first town (and the first game) for this…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Brand_Robins, Levi Kornelsen, Technocrat13, Arturo G., chriscrouch, Andrew Morris, Iskander, Rossum, Frank T.
1/3/2006 Rossum: [DitV] Sutter's Mill Branch
I'm doing this a little backwards- I ran the PCs through this town a few weeks ago, and am using this post as means to jumpstart my brain for tonight's…
In lumpley games
Participants: Rossum, lumpley.
1/3/2006 lumpley: Three kinds of character creation
Me, Meg and Emily. We're like, hey, I know, let's make characters for each of our games in development, see how they each work. So we did. All three were…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Joshua BishopRoby, Victor Gijsbers, Ron Edwards.
1/3/2006 Matt Snyder: Native Americans in Dust Devils revised
I am starting work on revising Dust Devils for an expanded paperback edition.
As part of that revision, I will include more Old West setting-type information. I do not aim…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Valamir, Brand_Robins, rafial, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman.
1/3/2006 joepub: Understanding some printing terminology
[quote]Pick a cover...
—Color Cover, perfect bound, 12pt cover stock, laminated.............. $1.00
aaaaoptional: Interior cover, color or B&W....................................... .50¢
—Color Cover, Laminated, Hardbound/Casebound.......................... $6.00
optional: Interior end sheet printing, color…
In Publishing
Participants: joepub, Joshua BishopRoby, Eero Tuovinen, devilbunny, Veritas Games, Chris Passeno, MatrixGamer.
1/3/2006 Ron Edwards: [General Mud] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/General_Mud.php]General Mud[/url][/b] by Rob Macdougall wins the sole High Ronny for this round
Where do I start? This is a beautiful piece of work, specifically because of the diverse possible…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Rob MacDougall, Malcolm, contracycle, Troy_Costisick, James Holloway, TonyPace, Sydney Freedberg, Noon, droog, Ramidel.
1/3/2006 Ron Edwards: [Bylina & Bogatyr] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/Bogatyr.php]Bylina & Bogatyr[/url][/b] by Jared Sorensen gets itself a Runner-Up, even if it is, as accused by someone close to the Great Man, merely the result of a high-yield Google…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.
1/3/2006 JohnU: Monsters in FATE
I really want to run a FATE game for the local game group. I have the rules and am fairly familiar with character creation ect.
The question I have is…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: JohnU, Rob Donoghue.
1/3/2006 verbosity: Need rules for 1700's Naval Battles & Bi-Plane Battles
I am working on a new campaign world to try out my new Riddle of Steel book, which I found on this site. So far, here is where I am…
In Actual Play
Participants: verbosity, Valamir, komradebob, MatrixGamer.
1/3/2006 Norbert Matausch: Revisiting the What-show-do-you-want-to-run thread
Hi all,
though I clicked the "New Topic" button, it's not, but I'm always interested in what other producers have in mind...
What shows do you want to run with…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Norbert Matausch, Chris Goodwin, Bret Gillan, John Harper, Sydney Freedberg, Pol Jackson, Paka, Twilight Jack, Frank T, BlackSheep, DainXB, IMAGinES, cpeterso.
1/3/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [FLFS] First Playtest -- HMS Dauntless
We had three players: myself, my wife Laura, and my brother Ben. Six if you count our three cats, one of which had her own character sheet.
We played a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Brand_Robins, Nathan P., Warren, mutex.
1/3/2006 Vibilo: [Innkeep] Character Troubles
A few months ago I put up my first draft of Innkeep along with some questions I had about the game. Since I don't dedicate much time a week on…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Vibilo.
1/3/2006 Graham Walmsley: Fir Tree Branch
There was a thread a while ago called <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17717.0">Holidays</a>. It got me thinking and this town is the result.
I'm thinking of running it later this week. Could I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Vaxalon, Everspinner, jasonm, Andrew Morris, daHob.
1/3/2006 joepub: [Apocalypse Scissorhands] My 24 hour RPG
Hey -
I finished writing a 24-hour RPG a little while ago, and it was just posted up today.
I had decided to do something akin to Game Chef or…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: joepub, dindenver, Zach.
1/3/2006 Supplanter: [DITV] Bad Touch on an NPC
We finally got to play Dogs this afternoon. I GMed for Bill, with whom I game regularly, and Glen, who is a longtime gamer whom I've known for awhile but…
In Actual Play
Participants: Supplanter, dunlaing, lumpley, Wolfen, Paka.
1/3/2006 iain: Seattle area gaming comunity
I am potentially going to over in the Seattle area come March/April this year and was wondering what there was in the way of activity and gaming shops in the…
In Connections
Participants: iain, rafial.
1/3/2006 iain: CGS looking for playtesters
Hi folks,
I am currently looking for playtesters for a new CGS project called 'Mob Justice' which I am currently writing. The game is a modern day gangster RPG and…
In Connections
Participants: iain.
1/2/2006 Paka: [PTA] The Owl and the Serpent
I am fairly damned sick of only setting up or setting up and playing only one session of Primetime Adventures but it happened again. Friends were in town and it…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, RobNJ, Spiral Jacobs.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 1/3/2006 redivider: In-person game writing group, Los Angeles region
I'm interested in setting up an in-person writing group focusing on rpgs. The goal would be to hold monthly meetings in the L.A. area to provide feedback on game drafts,…
In Connections
Participants: redivider, Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards.
1/3/2006 RDU Neil: (Champions/Hero) First Try Stakes...
So... just a quick follow up to my previous post which drew a lot of comments. I decided to try some version of stakes setting in my last couple of…
In Actual Play
Participants: RDU Neil, Hisho, Warren, Storn, daHob, Valamir.
1/4/2006 Ron Edwards: [Mud Planet] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/Mud_Planet.php]Mud Planet[/url][/b] by Frank Tarcikowski gets a Runner-Up for this round. It very nearly won the award, you should know - if Frank wants to claim he was robbed, I…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Frank T.
1/4/2006 Ron Edwards: [Dragons of Blood and Water] Ronnies feedback
[b][url=http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/Dragons_of_Blood_and_Water.php]Dragons of Blood and Water[/url][/b] by Gareth Hanrahan wavered in my mind, back-and-forth, between Bake It, Betty and Runner-Up. Gareth, there's a little bit of arty-farty angst in here, by…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ron Edwards, Mytholder.
1/4/2006 chriscrouch: [DitV] Some questions after our first time
I recently ran DitV for a group of friends - the first time playing for all of us. We had a bunch of rules questions come up, and a few…
In lumpley games
Participants: chriscrouch, Brand_Robins, Vaxalon, lumpley.
1/4/2006 Thunder_God: So, Ronnies Details?
I used the search function, but to no avail. I am curious and want to read the post describing the terms and goals of The Ronnies. The post that people…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Thunder_God, Ron Edwards, Sydney Freedberg.
1/4/2006 dimitkan: when will we see the PTA sheets?
Hello,
I come from Greece. I like very much the PTA. I'm waiting for the Reference Sheets and the Series Creation Sheet. When will they be available for downloading?
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: dimitkan, Matt Wilson.
1/4/2006 lumpley: Sorcery and the Supernatural Dial
[quote author=Iskander link=topic=18218.msg192569#msg192569 date=1136389143]
For me (running my first, a one-shot), the limiting factor was that it seemed that right after [i]False Doctrine[/i], you're getting into [i]Sorcery[/i], and are immediately…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Iskander, Levi Kornelsen, Brand_Robins, Vaxalon, Warren.
1/4/2006 Platemier: Frames And Icons for a CCG
I'm designing a Collectible card game, and I'm currently looking at making frames for my cards, icons representing various gameplay elements, and a few simple place holder graphics for the…
In Connections
Participants: Platemier.
1/4/2006 Valamir: Problems with Successes leading to Facts
In The Firestarter Feedback Thread
Ron Spake Thusly:
3. Basing the system on the concept of "success = introduced fact" is a tricky issue, and I'm not really confident…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Valamir, Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards.
1/4/2006 kregmosier: the Dead: Rough Draft and Howdy!
Firstly, long time lurker, first time long-poster…Howdy! My name is Kreg and I’ve been playing role-playing games since 1979 when a friend and I pooled our allowances for the old…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: kregmosier, Chad.
1/4/2006 scbarber: Playing Polaris via VoIP (i.e. Skype)
I've heard some really good things about Polaris (thanks to Paul Tevis and "Have Games, Will Travel") and some of my buddies want to play it with me, but we…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: scbarber, Victor Gijsbers, Ben Lehman, Frank T, Artanis, Joe Zeutenhorst.
1/4/2006 Tommi Brander: Personality mechanics
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18059.from1136305846#new]This thread[/url], reading the Burning Wheel, and few other factors have made me wonder if there is any reason to make restrictive personality mechanics (instead of incentive ones). Reading my…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tommi Brander, Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, Storn, contracycle, RDU Neil, joshua neff, inoir, Mark Johnson, TonyPace, Noon, Tobias, Sydney Freedberg.
1/4/2006 Wade Lahoda: [DitV] Second attempt at Dogs
I'd already tried to run Dogs once. It consisted of a single town spread over two sessions. Play was hardly a catastrophe, but it didn't feel like it clicked, either.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Wade Lahoda, lumpley, Daermon, cj.23, demiurgeastaroth, Levi Kornelsen, Arturo G., Warren.
1/4/2006 Ian Cooper: My Red Cow background material
Hi all,
Apologies for the cross-post on this one, but I suspect there are some folks here who are not on HeroQuest-RPG. I will try and get an Actual Play…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ian Cooper, Daredevil, a_verheaghe, Thor Olavsrud.
1/4/2006 joepub: [Maw of Hell] Character Attributes
This game idea stems from the thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18127.0
A synopsis of where I am now:
Maw of Hell is set in the heat of an intergalactic war.
The struggling empires…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: joepub, iain, dindenver, Starblade.
1/5/2006 WyldKarde: Developing a Dice mechanic
Every time I log on I wish someone had told me that no one here uses "Handles"...
Oh well, on to game making.
I'm once again asking for help in…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: WyldKarde, Joshua BishopRoby, Aldoth, joepub, dindenver, Sydney Freedberg, ks13, btrc, Justin Marx, Green, Noon.
1/5/2006 Clay: [TSOY] A new character sheet
My regular group isn't overly receptive to new games. We've been burned too many times by the Great New Thing, invested lots of money in books, only to have the…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clay, Tancred, barna284.
1/5/2006 Arturo G.: [DitV] How to play NPCs who wants "to keep Dogs away"
I have noticed that most towns have some characters involved with sins or sorcery who want the same thing: "to keep the Dogs away" (or something equivalent).
Examples from the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Arturo G., Joshua BishopRoby, cj.23, Blankshield, Warren, Paul Czege, lumpley, jrs, JC.
1/5/2006 Troy_Costisick: [Cutthroat] First Playtest
Heya,
Finally, I got to playtest Cutthroat. It was hard work getting my dyed-in-the-wool Fantasy RPer buddies to play this with me, but with enough convincing I got it done. …
In Actual Play
Participants: Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards.
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