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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 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 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 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.

1/15/2006 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.

1/15/2006 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 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 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 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 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 Levi Kornelsen: Making the First Coat.
So, my GF and I are making some Dogs coats as costume for taking our game Live. ...Yes, real ones. For the first one (kind of a prototype dry-run), we…
In lumpley games
Participants: Levi Kornelsen, Adam Biltcliffe, Vaxalon, Andrew Morris, rrr, TheHappyAnarchist, Wolfen, lumpley, ladylakira, DainXB, faerieloch.

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.

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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.

1/16/2006 Hrimnir: looking for the right game
Hello, this is my first post so I will keep it simple. I hope I chose the most appropriate place to post this... Anyway, I was hoping that I may…
In Actual Play
Participants: Hrimnir, joepub, WhiteRat, Ron Edwards.

1/16/2006 Jake Boone: [Pentarch] Boffer LARP design (split)
Work proceeds on Pentarch, though slowly.  I've returned to this thread many times, just rereading what all of you have said and pondering what I really want from this game.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jake Boone, TheTris, Lig, Ron Edwards, Arpie, Simon Marks, Matt, Grover, Walt Freitag.

1/17/2006 Iskander: [MLwM] My Life with Contessa Lenora
[b]Background[/b] The game took place at Recess - a roughly quarterly micro-con run by nerdNYC, this time held in a large room at the Gay and Lesbian Center, 13th St.,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Iskander, Michael S. Miller, Arturo G..

1/17/2006 Andy Kitkowski: The Ghost Killers: Combat & Damage- Stuck, need a push
Hey all.  So I'm turning my 24 Hour Game "The Ghost Killers" into a full-fledged game. Playtested twice, but now the core mechanic changed a bit in a recent playtest…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, dindenver, jasonm, Valamir, Noon, Jason Leigh.

1/17/2006 Jason Leigh: Prisoner's Dilemma Redux
Reprinted from my <a href="http://www.deadpanbob.net/lt/index.php/roleplaying/2006/01/16/prisoner_s_dilemma_redux">blog</a>, I'm noodling a mechanics question that trys to instert push/pull* mechanics into conflict resolution, along with some degree of vs. player tactics (as in, you…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Jason Leigh, dindenver, Troy_Costisick.

1/17/2006 Glendower: [D20 Eberron] Lost that Spark, a Lost Gm seeks advice.
Hello everyone, My name's Jon.  Glendower is a handle of mine from a while back, I wasn't aware of the general policy to use real names here until after I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, Kintara, dindenver, Mason, Wolfen, Ron Edwards, RDU Neil, gains, Storn, Gaerik, nikola, bcook1971, CSBone, John Kim.

1/17/2006 Chad: [Zhang Zhung] Art preview -seeking co-developer
Hi There, Posting this in the connections forum also, but thought this would be a good place to start. I am seeking a co-developer with which to collaborate on The…
In Connections
Participants: Chad.

1/17/2006 Aman the Rejected: Admiration and Adulation
I played my first game of Prime Time Adventures this weekend, and it was my first Forge game ever (despite years of reading about them and having purchased quite a…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Aman the Rejected, Matt Wilson, Kintara, Glendower, Chris Goodwin, Bret Gillan.

1/17/2006 jasonm: [FoA] Red Prophet, Black Prophet: I'm what?
[color=Red][fair warning, probably some hot button issues follow][/color] So we finished act III of our bizarro duellin' prophets of Islam Face of Angels game last night.  It began on the…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, LeSingeSavant, Clinton R. Nixon, Andy Kitkowski, urbanpagan.

1/17/2006 Emily Care: Just three words....
Broke Back Mountain I just saw this last night, coincidentally, as the Golden  Globe awards were going on.  It broke my heart and made me remember how powerful a medium…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Emily Care.

1/17/2006 inthisstyle: [Mortal Coil] Recess Game 1: Apocalypse Boulevard
I ran Mortal Coil at the latest Recess game day in New York. There was time at the mini-convention for two sessions, and rather than run the same one twice,…
In Actual Play
Participants: inthisstyle, mtiru, phredd, Nathan P..

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