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2/9/2006 ChrisJaxn: [Madness Descends] Investigation and Insanity Rules
So, referencing this game idea: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18660.0 I've decided to ignore (here) the character and scenario creation mechanics, because explaining the graphs will take a much finer hand, more than it…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ChrisJaxn, Sempiternity.

2/9/2006 Iskander: The End of a Sentence
Hey, Emily, in my copy, on p. 31, the last paragraph runs: But it is the Active Player who should choose the Compatibility, and ...then it stops. What's the end…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Iskander, Emily Care, Victor Gijsbers.

2/9/2006 Frank T: [Sorcerer & Sword] Oh, the Shame!
Last weekend was GroFaFo Winter Rally. I did nothing but indie games all weekend, Dogs, Sorcerer and Polaris, plus one playtest. If you forgive me being pathetic for a moment,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T, Ron Edwards, eed_de, Jestocost, Nev the Deranged.

2/9/2006 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Stakes Resolution
Okay, first check out this actual play thread where I talk hazily about the prospect of using mechanics to set stakes, rather than to resolve them.  This is my first…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: TonyLB, Andrew Morris, Joshua BishopRoby, Bryan Hansel, Sydney Freedberg.

2/9/2006 Iskander: Burning Wiki
The wiki, it burns! it burns!.
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Iskander.

2/9/2006 jasonm: [DitV] A Fistful of Dice
Last night our regular game group was a player short, so I seized the opportunity and ran Dogs for two of my friends.  I had a copy of Tony's town…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, lumpley, Technocrat13, segedy.

2/9/2006 Erlend Bruer: Two quick questions
Hello I started my first BW campaign just before Christmas, and we've had enjoyable evenings with this somewhat complicated but very appropriate system. During the course of play we have…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Erlend Bruer, Kaare Berg (Old).

2/9/2006 bcook1971: Reads Like PTA
Check out Warren Ellis' Ocean series, now collected in graphic novel format. As I was reading it, I kept thinking, this has that spunky character focus contrasted with a larger…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: bcook1971, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Mark Woodhouse.

2/9/2006 joepub: [Maw of Hell] Developing the factions/background
So, for the card-based RPG I’m working on, Maw of Hell, I’m trying to get down the background and factions. Questions at the end of the post, but first I’m…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: joepub, Eero Tuovinen.

2/9/2006 kalyptein: [Charnel Gods] The Fall of Sarantium
I posted a little about the initial work on this game some while back, but it was stillborn at the time.  Recently it got dusted off and last night we…
In Adept Press
Participants: kalyptein, Lisa Padol, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose.

2/8/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [FLFS] Flags, Situation, Address
So in his FLFS playtest, Jason found the Thematic Batteries to be somewhat lacking: People would degrade their abilities when it didn't really matter, or when they were…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, jasonm.

2/8/2006 14thWarrior: Deloreans in Time - A 'Back To The Future' Alternate Setting
DELOREANS IN TIME An Alternate Setting for Dogs In the Vineyard. This alternate setting is designed to replicate the setting of the Back To The Future movies as though it…
In lumpley games
Participants: 14thWarrior.

2/8/2006 dunlaing: Catchphrases
So I'm listening to "A Boy Named Sue" on my iPod and it starts with Johnny Cash saying "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" and a huge roar of applause which is…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: dunlaing, Technocrat13, TheCzech, Zamiel.

2/8/2006 dindenver: [LoL] On-Line Campaign
Hi   OK, the game system is mine. And we are playing on-line using VASSAL every Saturday night.   The players are:   Cheryl - My wife, she has really…
In Actual Play
Participants: dindenver, Adam Dray.

2/8/2006 Glendower: [PTA] Speed Demons - Conflict issues
With the Pilot episode of Speed Demons successfully run last week (Writup is located at http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18585.0 , we started up with Episode One. Just a reminder of the people involved:…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower.

2/8/2006 TickTock Man: Just Simple Questions on Dice
Greetings! Do you use a standard die type in your games?  What type of die do you use and why?  Is there a Sorcerer "standard" size? Thanks! Angelo
In Adept Press
Participants: TickTock Man, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Julian, Trevis Martin, Walt Freitag, Peter Nordstrand, Marco, demiurgeastaroth, mneme, Ben Lehman, The_Tim, Gaerik, Gregor Hutton.

2/8/2006 yothales: [TSoY] Rules adapted for Degenesis
Hello everybody! I’m playing a German RPG named Degenesis. You can download it here for free. The artwork is terrific and absolutely worth a look. It’s a post-apocalyptic setting in…
In CRN Games
Participants: yothales.

2/7/2006 Kaare Berg (Old): Source Code - blowing off dust reveals new game
I'll admit I've been both distracted and distraught. At first I posted this idea as Envoy, then Carbon Soul and after some good advice as Source Code. We play tested,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kaare Berg (Old).

2/7/2006 ffilz: [Troll Slayer] The role of spell caster characters
Troll Slayer is about killing things in tactical miniatures style combats. Magic is part of the concept. I'm trying to settle on just what the role of spell casting characters…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: ffilz, dindenver, TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Ramidel, Troy_Costisick, Dantai, joepub, Jack Aidley.

2/7/2006 mratomek: Playtest a new approach to RPGing
Monster RulesTM is a new approach to RPGing. It allows players to create their own characters and scenarios using a simple point-based system, and then play games in a head-to-head…
In Connections
Participants: mratomek, nikola, Ben Lehman.

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2/10/2006 Highlander: World of Empire -- looking for playtesters
Louisville area GM looking for a few regular playtesters.  The game system I am using is original, designed by another gamer and extensively modified by me with new systems.  You…
In Connections
Participants: Highlander, Tommi Brander.

2/10/2006 jburneko: [Sorcerer] Why Group Conflict Is So Confusing...
Ron had this to say in an Actual Play thread about the common confusion over Sorcerer's group resolution process: What concerns me about the dice is that complex group…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, bcook1971, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, charlesperez, angelfromanotherpin, Gabe McKean.

2/10/2006 Nev the Deranged: Capricon
I have some friends marginally involved in Capricon, who have urged me to attend. Anybody know if  there will be any Indie stuff going on there that would entice me…
In Conventions
Participants: Nev the Deranged.

2/10/2006 jasonm: Review Copies
[i]I posted this query over at [url=http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=135&page=1#Item_23]story-games[/url], and Ben suggested bringing the conversation here as well.  [/i] The Shab-al-Hiri Roach, knock on wood, 2-3 weeks away from sitting in a…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Andy Kitkowski, guildofblades, nikola, daMoose_Neo, Clay, Artanis, Veritas Games, abzu, Joshua BishopRoby, andrew_kenrick.

2/10/2006 Lisa Padol: Contain Question
So, Dave's character, Andreas, put a Possessor demon in a Contain. He instructed another Possessor demon, this one bound to him, to force a sedative down the throat of the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Lisa Padol, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, Mister Six.

2/10/2006 andrew_kenrick: [Inn at the Edge of Forever] Power 19
Ok, I've finished the Power 19 now. My questions are at the bottom. Inn at the Edge of Forever: Power 19 1.) What is your game about?** The Inn at…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: andrew_kenrick, Matt, Troy_Costisick.

2/10/2006 Andy Kitkowski: Anatomy of a SHOCK: Social Science Fiction game
Hey all, if anyone is interested in following along, I'll be documenting my attempts to get my group into a "Novel"-sized campaign of SHOCK. My group has folks that are…
In glyphpress
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, nikola, Everspinner.

2/10/2006 Arturo G.: [The Pool] Learning to set the stakes
On the last three weeks we decided to play a story using The Pool system. I wanted to try The Pool since I read it from the first time, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: Arturo G., demiurgeastaroth, Halzebier, Calithena, Gaerik, Plotin.

2/10/2006 Roger: [SUPERLATIVE] A somewhat short, somewhat complete game
I've released version 1.0 of SUPERLATIVE, a short 'concept game' I've written.  It's available at: http://roger.carbol.com/rpg/Superlative_v1_0.pdf I'm mostly happy with how it turned out.  My biggest problem with it right…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Roger, TonyLB, knicknevin, Adam Biltcliffe, Arpie.

2/10/2006 MikeSands: Badass Space Marines - Call For Playtesters
I need playtesters for Badass Space Marines, a game of action/science fiction/horror films (basically it's a homage to Aliens). It is designed for zero-preparation, single session play. Each mission uses…
In Connections
Participants: MikeSands, CommonDialog.

2/10/2006 cpeterso: Polaris + The Pool = Poolaris!
"Poolaris" is a game born from just a word, a pun on the the names "Polaris" and "The Pool". But then I started thinking this combination might actually work! The…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: cpeterso, Artanis.

2/10/2006 Zamiel: Characters of Aspect
I've been considering a fairly off-hand question regarding Capes lately. Essentially, it can be summed thus: Don't heroes with alter-egos really qualify as two characters? Peter Parker and Spider-Man really…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Zamiel, TonyLB, kirby1024.

2/11/2006 abzu: Playtesters Wanted for Luke's Current Super Secret Project
Want to help change the face of roleplaying games? Want to be in the burning inner circle? Want to see what the hell I've been doing for the past 6…
In Connections
Participants: abzu, Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, Kevin Allen Jr, Keith Senkowski, mtiru, Iskander, argology, Paka.

2/11/2006 droog: Dogs in the Salon
As suggested by GM Claire Bickell, I am writing up our experiences today with Dogs in the Vineyard. Claire took the initiative by posting on various forae about her idea…
In Actual Play
Participants: droog, beingfrank.

2/11/2006 Michael S. Miller: [Universalis] A Very Grimms Evening
Last week Kat and I went to Brennan Taylor’s place. We kicked around some ideas, Kat suggested Universalis, Brennan said “I’ll play, but I haven’t had the best experiences with…
In Actual Play
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Andrew Morris, Kat Miller, inthisstyle.

2/11/2006 nyhteg: Back of the Character Sheet
At last I've found someone to try out a real, live Sorcerer session with. Hurrah. Going through character/setting/demon generation last night and we came to the lovely crosshairs on the…
In Adept Press
Participants: nyhteg, Ron Edwards.

2/11/2006 jasonm: Crossing Over: Reaching Non-Gamers
One of the questions I raised in this thread asked about using review copies to reach groups that may be interested in your game, but are not "mainstream" gamers.  I'd…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, mythusmage.

2/11/2006 Dan R. Stevenson: Sci-Fi Colony Design
I am working on rules for colony design for a science fiction game I am working on. I have set up prices on prefabricated buildings so the players know the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Dan R. Stevenson, timopod, Sempiternity, tygertyger, dindenver, Czar Fnord, TroyLovesRPG.

2/11/2006 Ron Edwards: Brain damage
About the brain damage. This is coming in a series of posts. Comment freely as I go, but bear in mind that it is a series. Everyone who's interested, please…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Brand_Robins, Piers Brown, mneme, joshua neff, Jonathan Walton, Levi Kornelsen, Keith Senkowski, ffilz, demiurgeastaroth, Seth L. Blumberg, bcook1971, Halzebier, JonasB, ricmadeira, Gregor Hutton, Artanis, Caldis, Clinton R. Nixon, jburneko, Wormwood, Lisa Padol, Troy_Costisick, John Kim, Marco, Matt Snyder, Web_Weaver, LandonSuffered, Walt Freitag, Supplanter, Calithena, Bankuei, Valamir, Ian Charvill, Roger, talysman, lumpley, Rustin, jeffd, xenopulse, Peter Nordstrand, jagardner, Eric J-D, Alan, Julian, John Wick, Sydney Freedberg, iago, MatrixGamer, Arturo G., droog, greyorm, ethan_greer, contracycle, Doug Ruff.

2/12/2006 Matt-M-McElroy: Doom vs Doom
So, we had a scene where two character's Doom Descriptors conflicted on the chosen outcome(s) of the particular action involved. I think we handled it well (it helps having the…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Keith Senkowski.

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