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2/2/2006 donm61873: Winter War, Champaign, IL
I'll start by saying that I'm the Chairman of Winter War, a small con (400+ attendees) in Champaign, IL in early February (actually, this coming Friday). Anyway, we are a…
In Conventions
Participants: donm61873, Matt-M-McElroy.

2/3/2006 Leto II.: [TSOY] Bruised & Bloodied
If too Chars fight each other with abilities that use different Pools, bruised is a real nuisance (giving that penalty die on the next action), but bloodied has no effect…
In CRN Games
Participants: Leto II., Clinton R. Nixon, Paka.

2/3/2006 Zamiel: Non-Person Characters and You
Has anyone put together an extended example of the use of non-player characters in Capes? Particularly, things like Locations and Situations. (In the back of my twisted little mind, I…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Zamiel, Gaerik, TonyLB, Hans.

2/3/2006 JSDiamond: All's quiet... alpha-beta test
I have stripped down the die-rolling and rules a bit for my low-fantasy thieving rpg.  If you would like to critique, playest and otherwise try to wring the life essence…
In Connections
Participants: JSDiamond.

2/3/2006 Iskander: Rules Questions and gifts.
Hullo. Before I get to the questions, I come bearing gifts: I created a couple of play aid PDFs today, which you can download from my website. One is an…
In lumpley games
Participants: Iskander, Supplanter, dunlaing.

2/3/2006 James_Nostack: [Donjon] Best/Funniest Classes
Inspired by the Ninja! thread, I'd like to see more fun classes for Donjon. Professional Coward * Hide Anywhere Beg to Reconsider Stab Wildly in Terror Run in Dread "Oh…
In CRN Games
Participants: James_Nostack, xjermx, Bret Gillan, ubergeek2012, John Harper, Sonja, Gaerik, 1of3, Blake Hutchins, Iskander.

2/2/2006 John Harper: Alive and Well
Hello Faithful ST Fans, I just want to let you know that Stranger Things is alive and well (for those of you who aren't keeping up with the blogsphere). The…
In Stranger Things Playtest Forum
Participants: John Harper.

2/2/2006 Hans: The actual Comics Code as the Comics Code
I happened across this web site that includes the original Comics Code that governed the content of comics.  It could be sort of fun to base a Capes Comics Code…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, TonyLB, Zamiel, Kintara, Bret Gillan.

2/2/2006 mratomek: Is ther a generic OGL license Out there
I want to publish the current game I am working on under an OGL license that would allow other people to run with it. Is there a good license out…
In Publishing
Participants: mratomek, timopod, Trevis Martin, jerry, madelf, talysman, c.

2/2/2006 Rob Donoghue: Out of Stock!
So, Polaris is currently out of stock at indie games.  This is problematic because I have the only local copy, and I fear for it's safety - the drool alone…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Rob Donoghue, Ben Lehman, faerieloch, cthulahoops.

2/2/2006 TonyLB: New Product: Click and Lock Folder
Y'know, there's not really a lot else to say.  You can look at the product here.  It's basically a way to spend some money and have all the power of…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, dunlaing, Zamiel, Doc Blue, Bankuei, Andrew Morris, demiurgeastaroth.

2/2/2006 Endroff: What do you think?
I wanted to ask what you thoguht of a game I am creating. It uses the Storyteller System (which is used by the Vampire, Werewolf, and Mage games from White…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Endroff, Kevin A. Ranson, Kreuzfeuer, Eero Tuovinen.

2/2/2006 ffilz: [Troll Slayer] Power 19 exercise
Troll Slayer is the working name for a game I'm working on inspired by Cold Iron and other games I've played. Currently, I am using my blog Welcome to Franks…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ffilz.

2/2/2006 Vaxalon: Arete and Hubris... can the immortals tell?
As evidenced by the valor and pride stats, use of Arete and Hubris has an ongoing effect on a person. Can the immortals (that is, the Gods and the Titans)…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Vaxalon, Brand_Robins, Matt Snyder.

2/2/2006 sayter: [Realm] Power 19
Recently all these power 19 posts made me realise...I need to do one too! So, here it is without further ado. 1.) What is your game about? Realm is a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: sayter, Troy_Costisick.

2/2/2006 Madheretic: [Sorc] Player plays demon, GM controls Demon's "Intent"
As time passes by, it gets to be more likely I'll be actually playing my <a href=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16674.0>Identity Crisis One-Sheet.</a href> while idly thinking about it for awhile, I considered this…
In Adept Press
Participants: Madheretic, sirogit, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, James_Nostack, John Harper.

2/2/2006 xjermx: [Donjon] Ninja!
Let me first apologize that this is not a more informational or somehow helpful post, or even asking a real question. I got my hands on Donjon very recently and…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Gaerik, Bret Gillan, Clinton R. Nixon, Ben Morgan, Miskatonic.

2/2/2006 Lxstanto: Help for a novice in a game idea
Hello all, I am a n00b to this whole pen and paper Rog thing, and thought I could get some good help here. I was reading 24 hours rps at…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Lxstanto, dindenver, Noon, Adam Dray, Joshua BishopRoby, joepub, knicknevin, Arpie.

2/2/2006 sayter: [Realm] Sway, the changes.
Allright. I think I finally have a logical system worked out. Posting here for scrutiny or additional feedback. Note that this is pasted, and may or may not have the…
In Playtesting
Participants: sayter, dindenver, Ramidel, Troy_Costisick.

2/1/2006 dindenver: [LoL] Equipment?
Hi!   People have asked me, why do I have an equipement list? Unfortunately, that question was accompanied by a lot of other question that demanded more attention from me.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, stefoid, Noon, IagainstI, Selene Tan, GreatWolf, Joshua BishopRoby, ffilz, CSBone, Sydney Freedberg, Eero Tuovinen, Sempiternity, Tommi Brander.

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2/3/2006 Eero Tuovinen: [TSOY] Some rules questions
Been playing the game a lot, lately. Like it very much. Some questions: 1) The book states that you cannot declare BDTP without a resisted roll (pg. 35). This means…
In CRN Games
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon, ubergeek2012, Brian Newman.

2/3/2006 Matt Snyder: Gamicon -- Iowa City
I'll be attending a local convention called Gamicon. It's in Iowa City, my old college town, a home away from home to me. The con runs Friday, February 24 through…
In Conventions
Participants: Matt Snyder, Zach, chris_moore, michael lingner.

2/3/2006 ffilz: [Cold Iron] Recent Play
My recent Cold Iron play has me really thinking about the system, and really thinking about Troll Slayer (working name for my own game). Out last session was interesting in…
In Actual Play
Participants: ffilz.

2/3/2006 RobNJ: The Audible PTA
Jeff recorded our Dreamation 2006 session of the show Life on Mars.  It's a little tough to hear everything, but I think that the brainstorming stuff (which is about half…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: RobNJ, Adam Biltcliffe, Paka, Yokiboy, newsalor.

2/4/2006 xjermx: [DitV] First Initiation, and Podcast!
Well I ran an initiation for an interested player the other day, and we podcasted it. A couple of small questions came up along the way, but the biggest has…
In lumpley games
Participants: xjermx, coffeestain.

2/4/2006 Noon: [Snippet of comp play] It's the game worlds fault!
A very quick computer game play account, involving imagined tactical space. Of course this isn't roleplay as we know it, Jim! But it does involve using your imagination to try…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, Tommi Brander, Ron Edwards, Supplanter.

2/4/2006 Bryan Hansel: [Secret Waitress]
First post to Actual Play, so, hopefully, I’m doing this right.  If not, someone kick me in the shin, please. I wanted to make sure that I made some points,…
In Playtesting
Participants: Bryan Hansel, jasonm.

2/4/2006 Paka: [1st Quest] Friday Night Conflicts
By the time we get gaming in our Friday night games its 11 o'clock.  We ran for about three hours tonight and I reckon that will be our pattern, getting…
In Playtesting
Participants: Paka, Bret Gillan.

2/4/2006 Ben Lehman: [Drifter's Escape] Wants Playtesting
I ain't got no home. I'm just a wandering 'round. I'm just a wandering working man; I go from town to town, and the police make it hard wherever I…
In Connections
Participants: Ben Lehman.

2/4/2006 sl8rdawapper: Starting Off
Hi, i am completly new at game design and i was wondering if anyone can help. Do you know of any good websites i can look at that can introduce…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: sl8rdawapper, Eero Tuovinen.

2/4/2006 matthijs: HeroQuesting during hypnosis
In order to emphasize the otherworldly experience of a HeroQuest, has anyone tried using hypnosis on players during such a quest? I recently tried out a hypnotic experiment in shared…
In HeroQuest
Participants: matthijs, Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, Eero Tuovinen, Lxndr, Adam Dray, newsalor.

2/4/2006 Technocrat13: [Infected] Silent Hill meets The Wall meets The Ring. One step closer to groovy
We gathered at Andy K's place again last night for the third playtest of my monster-movie game, Infected.  The gathered players included myself, Lisa, Andy K, Remi, and Ullyses.  Lisa…
In Playtesting
Participants: Technocrat13, knicknevin.

2/4/2006 Kevin A. Ranson: [Kindling Moon] Answering the Power 19
1.) What is your game about? Fantasy characters are displaced into an alternate reality. To survive, they must either take up the mantle of their alternate counterpart, find a way…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kevin A. Ranson, Graham Walmsley, TonyLB, Troy_Costisick.

2/4/2006 Anna B: [PTA] long scences, fan mail, and learning to set stakes
So we ran the second episode of <url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18266.0> And a Place to Fly Her</url> last night. We where all kind of tried so the game wasn't as high energy as…
In Actual Play
Participants: Anna B, Supplanter, REkz, Matt Wilson.

2/4/2006 Levi Kornelsen: Little Details of your setting
The setting in Dogs gets fleshed up a little differently by each group that plays it, I think.  I'm going to put down some of the things my group has…
In lumpley games
Participants: Levi Kornelsen, TonyLB, Supplanter, Tindalos, Vaxalon, 14thWarrior, Alex Fradera, Andrew Morris, Transit, Warren, IMAGinES.

2/5/2006 Technocrat13: [Infected] Reinvigorating the Agendas
We had a successful third playtest of Infected last night.  Among other issues it occurred to me that the PCs ended up with no more relationship to each other than...…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Technocrat13, dindenver, TonyLB, jasonm, knicknevin.

2/5/2006 Emily Care: game of the month
Good news! I'm honored to be able to say that Breaking the Ice has been named game of the month on the French role playing site Guide du Roliste Galactique…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Emily Care, Andrew Morris, Michael S. Miller.

2/5/2006 Darcy Burgess: [Domus] - Second Playtest & Situation
Back about a month ago, we got together and ran Domus through the wringer again.  After the good times of playtest #1, I was all ready for some smooth sailing.…
In Playtesting
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Bryan Hansel.

2/5/2006 preludetotheend: Fulfilling orders.
I was wondering how various people fulfill customer orders from there websites. Things like lulu, and cafe press are pretty obvious  they handle it for you. Regards, Seth
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, Eero Tuovinen, Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards, guildofblades, Michael S. Miller, Troy_Costisick, Bryan Hansel.

2/5/2006 Tancred: New to the Game System Questions
Hi, Just got Conspiracy of Shadows and the Companion and I really like it! However, there's a few rules points I'd like to clarify if possible, as I'm not sure…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Tancred, Keith Senkowski, Thor Olavsrud, Iskander, rrees.

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