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1/15/2006 Space Cowboy: Wild Sphere is seeking a Web Guru
Wild Sphere is seeking a new energetic, highly-talented, and motivated Web Designer/Site Administrator to join our growing team.  Wild Sphere is a Space Western multimedia project: The original flagship product…
In Connections
Participants: Space Cowboy.

1/15/2006 Andrew Morris: [InSpectres and Capes] Two-game night: fun, but not all it could have been
I had another meeting of my semi-regular indie gaming group tonight, and we decided to play InSpectres. We whipped through three missions and still had some time left, so we…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Miskatonic, Sydney Freedberg.

1/14/2006 pells: [Avalanche] - with prepared players
I'm currently working on a rpg project, based on content and on a way to write stories. This is an example of play with players who had been playing my…
In Actual Play
Participants: pells, Tommi Brander.

1/14/2006 Latreya Sena: [Tenjin] Pure Combat
So I thought of a game I’d like to play and lo and behold nothing exactly like it exists (to my limited knowledge). It’s an idea I’ve had for a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Latreya Sena, dindenver, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, joepub, Andy Kitkowski, zematus.

1/14/2006 lin swimmer: (octaNe) question for players
Fuck, man. I was sitting around with some friends tonight, re-watching From Dusk til Dawn, and I couldn't stop thinking to myself, "I wanna play this." I wanna play a…
In Actual Play
Participants: lin swimmer, abzu.

1/14/2006 Gaerik: Woohoo!
I got my BW!  I got my BW! These are nice looking books, btw, Luke. Sorry...  I was just enthusiastic about my books arriving.
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Gaerik, abzu.

1/13/2006 Frank T: [Vampire] Hartwurst and Vanilla
We’ve been fumbling with a lot of GNS lately on GroFaFo. One of the issues that arose was about points of contact, the significance of “mere” exploration, and creative agenda.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T, Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards.

1/13/2006 Anna B: Changeling vs Vampire
I'm try to understand why I really like old World of Darkness Changeling and  rather dislike Vampire. I've only played both in Minds Eye Theater (the LARP system) and the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Anna B, HenryT, Joshua BishopRoby, Andrew Morris.

1/13/2006 Adam Dray: [Verge] Story and Reward mechanics
[center][i]"You have to hatch ideas -- and then hitch them." -- Ray D. Everson.[/i][/center] Verge has been gestating in the warm little incubator of my mind for about six months.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Adam Dray, jasonm, Joshua BishopRoby, dindenver.

1/13/2006 inthisstyle: Getting Indie Games Going in Your Area
There are a lot of game designers living in and around New York City, and the Dreamation convention has become a real gathering place for designers due to their very…
In Conventions
Participants: inthisstyle, Iskander, Zach.

1/13/2006 Matthew Glover: Demo tips?
I've been chattering nonstop about how cool Capes is to pretty much anybody who doesn't tell me to shut up already, and so tomorrow I've got two different dates to…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, TonyLB, Kai_lord.

1/13/2006 Vaxalon: Relationships with demons - name them?
Demons are supposed to be faceless. They seem to me to gain a face, though, when written down on a sorceror's relationship list. What do you write there?  Just, "Demon…
In lumpley games
Participants: Vaxalon, Wolfen, TheHappyAnarchist, Brendan, Levi Kornelsen.

1/13/2006 coffeestain: UtB: Cody's First Day (finally!)
I finally got to play my first session of UtB last night and the rules held up quite well (though there were a couple of confusing points, a few of…
In glyphpress
Participants: coffeestain, nikola.

1/13/2006 Maitete: [Sorcerer] Real World Premise?
Hey all, I have a long-term group of friends with whom I have been gaming weekly for around 6 years.  I've had several dysfunctional moments with one particular member of…
In Adept Press
Participants: Maitete, Lamorak33, bcook1971, Ron Edwards, May.

1/13/2006 WRPIgeek: [Forty Thieves] Short game
Hello again. I got bored one day and decided to get some design practice by making a few very short games. I thought I'd be able to pull off one…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: WRPIgeek, Joshua BishopRoby, Unco Lober, Zach.

1/12/2006 red5angel: new guy looking for help and input
ok, so I just recently discovered the Forge and there's a lot to get through before I feel like I've got a solid base so I apologize if I make…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: red5angel, rafial, IagainstI, dindenver.

1/12/2006 Arturo G.: [DitV] Assigning traits to NPCs on the fly
This question was brought up when reading the thread Tearing down the DM's screen. I've noticed that when I pick one of the proto-NPCs, to transform it in an important…
In lumpley games
Participants: Arturo G., coffeestain, lumpley, Transit, daHob, Andrew Morris, Technocrat13, Doug Ruff, Wolfen, TheHappyAnarchist, epweissengruber, Eliarhiman6, Brand_Robins, Vaxalon, nikola, drnuncheon.

1/12/2006 lumpley: Dogs in the Vineyard's sales to date
Everyone here reads the publishing forum, right? -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Vaxalon.

1/12/2006 lumpley: Dogs in the Vineyard's sales
In case anybody's interested, I've just posted a chart showing Dogs in the Vineyard's lifetime direct sales at my blog: Year-end sales chart. I welcome questions and comments, here or…
In Publishing
Participants: lumpley, MatrixGamer, JakeVanDam, Thunder_God, timopod.

1/12/2006 Brendan: Tearing down the DM's screen
I'm running a Dogs game at last, after a few false starts.  I'm Storytelling for the moment and I bought the book first, but I've got as much to learn…
In lumpley games
Participants: Brendan, coffeestain, Vaxalon, lumpley, Andrew Morris.

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1/15/2006 jlarke: [DITV] Unlurk, and advice on making a town
Hello all! Ever since I heard about DITV I had a sense it was the game I didn't know I'd been waiting for. This forum has been very helpful to…
In lumpley games
Participants: jlarke, Wolfen, Simon Kamber, Everspinner.

1/15/2006 Zach: [Errant Gear] The Background and Philosophy
Hello again. While rethinking the function of The Legend of Saucy Jack, I became distracted by giant robots. My wandering led me to a place that I enjoy, so the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zach, Joshua BishopRoby, joepub.

1/15/2006 weasel fierce: Hey guys. My BRP fantasy
Hey all. This is my first post here, though I've been eyeing the discussions for a bit. My project that Im working on, is not really anything new, and so…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: weasel fierce, Tommi Brander, Technocrat13, MikeSands, Noon, droog, Ron Edwards.

1/15/2006 Tommi Brander: Sim systems
I have traditionally liked GMing as running a setting, where players can do pretty much whatever they want. Sometimes in quite defined setting (http://s14.invisionfree.com/Tablets_of_Dleinr/index.php?showforum=1, sometimes a kitchen sink one (http://s14.invisionfree.com/Tablets_of_Dleinr/index.php?showforum=2).…
In Actual Play
Participants: Tommi Brander, Kintara, Caldis, Noon, Silmenume, Justin Marx, Ron Edwards.

1/15/2006 Frank T: [PtA] One on one with my girlfriend
Yesterday, something wonderful happened to me. I’m just sharing it here, with no particular points beside the conclusion at the bottom of this post. I’ll have to start this story…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T, coffeestain, Matt Wilson, Justin Marx.

1/15/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [FLFS] Second Playtest -- HMS Achilles
For context, first Playtest here: First Playtest -- HMS Dauntless Timeframe: 3:00 - 5:00 First Session      3:30 - 4:00 Character Creation      4:00 - 5:00 Engineering…
In Actual Play
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby.

1/16/2006 Troy_Costisick: [Hierarchy] Getting the castes right
Heya, Hierarchy's revision is complete and I'll be uploading for download very soon.  Here's where you can download the origonal: http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/Hierarchy.php One question I have for folks though is this:…
In Endeavor
Participants: Troy_Costisick, dindenver, Justin Marx, Ramidel, Sydney Freedberg, BigElvis.

1/16/2006 abzu: Boston/Vericon at the End of the Month
Hey folks, I'll be at Vericon at the end of the month doing a panel with Vincent Baker and Jared Sorensen. Is there any interest in my running a game?…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

1/16/2006 Michael S. Miller: [Dreamation 2006] Last Minute Details
Okay, we've only got a handful of days until the convention. Luckily, we've only got a handful of things left to do. (1) Online promotion. If you have a weblog,…
In Conventions
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Paul Czege, Diabolik.

1/16/2006 Jasper Polane: [Cosmic Combat] New Mission Pool Mechanics
Development of my game Cosmic Combat continues. You can download the newest version of the game here: http://www.jasper.coolmove.nl/cc.html Version 0.2 still has most of the problems with situation and procedures…
In Endeavor
Participants: Jasper Polane, Ron Edwards, Graham Walmsley, Nathanie V2.1, dindenver.

1/16/2006 Jonathan Hastings: TSoY and Trollbabe: Okay play, Great lessons
I ran two games recently, with very mixed results.  The players were the same for both games: Nick, who is in my regular rpg group, and Mark, a very good…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonathan Hastings, Arturo G., Frank T, John Harper, Mark Dellelo.

1/16/2006 Gaerik: [Capes Fantasy] Good times with Orcs and fire...
Lately with my role-playing group I've been somewhat dissatisfied with our gaming.  My thoughts were that the problem revolved around a real lack of investment in what was going on…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, Andrew Morris, dunlaing, Vaettyr, Sydney Freedberg.

1/16/2006 Gaerik: [Capes Fantasy] Actual Play Post
I've put an Actual Play post up in the Actual Play forum.  Just thought I'd point to it here also.
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Gaerik.

1/16/2006 Adam Biltcliffe: Updating towns?
So, my pack of Dogs has only made it through half a town so far, so I'm not expecting this to come up any time soon, but it's been worrying…
In lumpley games
Participants: Adam Biltcliffe, Vaxalon, lumpley.

1/16/2006 Arturo G.: [DitV] Second try with Cornfield Branch
Ok! My second try with Cornfield Branch. Three players. All of them new to DitV (1 hour to create the characters, and 3 hours of play). This time the…
In lumpley games
Participants: Arturo G., Bret Gillan.

1/16/2006 Matthew Glover: Clarification on splitting sides
While demonstrating Capes on Saturday, an issue came up and I wasn't completely sure we handled it correctly.  Here's how it went: Five players: Alice, Bob, Charlie, David, and Eddie…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, TheCzech, TonyLB.

1/16/2006 coffeestain: [UtB] Cody's First Day!
(Reposted from the Glyphpress forum) I finally got to play my first session of UtB last night and the rules held up quite well (though there were a couple of…
In Actual Play
Participants: coffeestain, energy, nikola, angelspit.

1/16/2006 oliof: Giving a Talk about Dogs in the Vineyard
Hi there, I will be giving a talk about Dogs in the Vineyards next weekend at FROST, a convention in southern germany. To be more precise, I'll be the co-host…
In lumpley games
Participants: oliof, Frank T, lumpley, cdr.

1/16/2006 Iskander: I'm so lucky.
My darling boyfriend listened to my hint/demands and got me PtA. We'll be starting a season soon - although he's still very reluctant to play (something I'll post AP about…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Iskander, Matt Wilson.

1/16/2006 Hrimnir: Free Art for Creative Rpg's
Hello there. Yes I am another random artist looking for "work" so to speak. Now, I am not exactly looking to make money here. I intend on publishing an rpg…
In Connections
Participants: Hrimnir, Technocrat13, energy, komradebob, Alexander XVX, DarkAsmodeous, Thunder_God, SCSM2650, bifster, sean2099.

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