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2/14/2006 dindenver: [LoL] New Player and New GM equals bad mojo
Hi!   OK, My Thursday Playtest group is IRL and we get a new player this week. They come from a CRPG background and have never played a Tabletop RPG…
In Actual Play
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg, Adam Dray, Paka, Joshua BishopRoby, Valamir, nsruf, Noon, c.

2/14/2006 Brand_Robins: Recommended: Secret Things
Having just finished watching the French movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287963/">Secret Things</a> I highly recommend it to Sorcerer players. While the "magic" is all symbolic and the mythic elements are not always…
In Adept Press
Participants: Brand_Robins, Ron Edwards.

2/14/2006 Jasper: [Me and the Rat] Good cheese with a few holes
A few weeks ago I played my Ronnie submission Me and the Rat with a few friends. The game had changed only a little from contest submission, with some points…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jasper.

2/14/2006 robotsunshine: [Neverwake] Point-based resolution system
So, I'm working on a little thing called Neverwake - specifically, the mechanics, right about now.  The idea is that the PCs play characters who experienced a great and horrible…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: robotsunshine, CommonDialog, Troy_Costisick, Malcolm.

2/14/2006 stefoid: [Bronze] setting / cultures
Hi, ive decided to post the setting and cultures here so that people can get some idea of where Im coming from with two other threads about Bronze RPG. also…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: stefoid, nikola, dindenver, Paka, Warren, Adam Dray, Eero Tuovinen, joepub.

2/14/2006 Paul Strack: Game-mechanic questions
First off, let me congratulate Michael on a brilliant game. I have been surveying a lot of indie GM-less or GM-light alternative RPGs lately, and so far I like WGP…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Paul Strack, Thor Olavsrud, Michael S. Miller, Kat Miller, Zamiel.

2/14/2006 Jason Petrasko: [Battlestar Galactica RPG] A promising firat playtest
Here is the reference document/rules for this playtest -> BSG RPG Situation: I've been working up a framework that does what I feel an RPG should do, no more and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jason Petrasko, nikola.

2/13/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [HoS] The Disappeared -- Knitting Plots Together
Last night we played a game from Heads of State: Nine Short Games About Tyrants.  Our selection last night was "The Disappeared," in which the three of us played characters…
In Playtesting
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, redivider.

2/13/2006 Emily Care: Character Sheet Musings
Over on his blog, Thomas has written an essay on the effects of character sheet layout on interpersonal interactions while role playing.  He analyzes the character sheets from Breaking the…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Emily Care.

2/13/2006 Malcolm: [Cold City] Thoughts on a revised trust mechanic
These three threads: Introduction and character creation: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17325.0 Character creation (revised) & consequences: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17512.0 Mechanical basics: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17696.0 talked about the devlopment of Cold City. Now that I'm much further on…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Malcolm, Matt, CommonDialog.

2/13/2006 sirogit: [tMW]Toshi from 7 Samurai teams up with The Tall Man.
So I ran my first session of The Mountain Witch. The players were my brother Chris, Eric and Eeyore!. I really wanted to have 3 other prospective players, but one…
In Actual Play
Participants: sirogit, JC.

2/13/2006 pedyo: (Mountain Witch) Incompetent samurai
So, I finally got to play The Mountain Witch. Overall, it was a positive experience, but there where a few bumps in the road and the ronin almost didn’t make…
In Actual Play
Participants: pedyo, Sydney Freedberg.

2/13/2006 Crackerjacker: "As Seen As Tv": The Television Drama RPG
The idea behind this is, even more so than the maniacal impulse to create a game where you could play your typical daytime television soap opera, is to remove the…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Crackerjacker, Technocrat13, Arturo G., Trevis Martin, Adam Biltcliffe.

2/12/2006 Bryan Hansel: [Secret Waitress] Power 19 and Setting
Power 19 1.) What is your game about?** It’s about the struggle of deep cover agents or law enforcement who have to do acts that are against their sense of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Bryan Hansel, Troy_Costisick.

2/12/2006 btrc: Looking for "realistic" indie game
Posted this once before elsewhere on the Forge, but got no bites, so I'm trying again here. My current project is a design book (weapons, vehicles, etc.) and I have…
In Connections
Participants: btrc, CSBone, M. J. Young.

2/12/2006 Peter Nordstrand: [Sorcerer]Day of Dupes
Previous threads regarding this game can be found here and here. Also, check out our wiki, to see complete player character and demon writeups as well as the current version…
In Actual Play
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, Jonas Karlsson, Lisa Padol, bcook1971.

2/12/2006 Matt-M-McElroy: Promotions/News
Hey folks, Flames Rising is a website dedicated to the fans of horror and dark fantasy entertainment. While Flames Rising started out in gaming, we've grown into a site for…
In Connections
Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Jake Richmond.

2/12/2006 CLawrence: [Darkest Night, Brightest Steel] Primary Character Motivations & Actions, a List
Hello all, First post at the forge—fingers crossed. ;) I’m working on a campaign setting with the following basic elements: ∙ Takes place in Dark Age Germania, Scandinavia & Germanic…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: CLawrence, Graham Walmsley, Joshua BishopRoby, dindenver, Sempiternity, CommonDialog.

2/12/2006 Technocrat13: [Capes] A little frustrating and a little enlightening.
Tonight Remi, Jason M, Lisa, and I got together for our first Capes session.  Lisa and I had the pleasure of a single demonstration of the game from Tony LB…
In Actual Play
Participants: Technocrat13, Bankuei, urbanpagan, jasonm, Noon, TonyLB, Gaerik, Sydney Freedberg.

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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2/14/2006 Lisa Padol: Demon-Human Crossbreeds
I'm likely to just wing this, should it come up, but I'm curious to know what others might do and if there's an actual rule I'm missing. In our Sorcerer…
In Adept Press
Participants: Lisa Padol, Ron Edwards, Julian, preludetotheend.

2/14/2006 kingschizo: Looking for Staff for new Game Workshop
Okay I will try not to be to vauge on what I am looking for.  The first thing you should know is that I have set up a Role-Playing Game…
In Connections
Participants: kingschizo, Eero Tuovinen, Arpie, M. J. Young, daMoose_Neo, CommonDialog.

2/14/2006 jrs: Art buttons
This is for any artists out there who want some additional exposure for their artwork.  I recently discovered Prickie.  Basically artists can sell their artwork as buttons, get 25% commission…
In Connections
Participants: jrs.

2/14/2006 dwilsonh: [Listen to the Ether] Power 19
Hey everyone, this is my Very First post to the forge, though i have been lurking and studying for quite some time. I have this idea for a game mildly…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dwilsonh, Bill_White, Troy_Costisick, Czar Fnord.

2/14/2006 Dom: Apocalypses
Keith, Came across a book that may be of interest – "Apocalypses" by Eugen Weber ISBN 0091801346 – at the local remaindered shop. Talks about all sorts of different apocalyptic…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Dom, Keith Senkowski.

2/15/2006 Eric J-D: Why Some Folks Dislike Fight!
...and by "some folks" I of course mean me. <wink> Over on the Harn Forum I have been engaged in an ongoing discussion about Burning Wheel's "Fight!" mechanics and the…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Eric J-D, Arturo G., abzu, Wolfen, Bankuei, Lamorak33, Valamir, rafial, Lisa Padol, jchokey, Durgil, Storn.

2/15/2006 Paul Strack: GM Assessment in Conflict Scenes
More questions as I try to puzzle through the game. On p. 74 it says that a GM gets once opportunity to assess and increase/decrease suffering per "round" of panels.…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Paul Strack, Michael S. Miller.

2/15/2006 dyjoots: [Manaka] Playtesting my game
Actual Play: Manaka I've been working on a game called Manaka for the past several weeks, and I've gotten the rules basically together, so my wife Susie and I play-tested…
In Playtesting
Participants: dyjoots, Troy_Costisick.

2/15/2006 Selene Tan: [Mountain Witch] Out-of-character conspiracies
For two Saturdays in a row, I've played The Mountain Witch with some friends. I did not GM. The people involved: Will, GM. Has read Polaris and wants to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Selene Tan, Eero Tuovinen, Will.Skyfall.

2/15/2006 Vaxalon: Initiation
It just struck me that Nine Worlds seems to be missing something... Initiation.... I mean, people arent' BORN Archons, right?  It seems to me that since PC's don't start play…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Vaxalon, Eero Tuovinen, Matt Snyder, Valamir.

2/15/2006 joshua neff: Actual Play: [The Grave of Heaven] Me & the Kid
I've been wanting to introduce my daughter, Morgan, who will be 9 years old in a week and a half, to playing RPGs for the past few years, but I've…
In Actual Play
Participants: joshua neff, Bryan Hansel, Technocrat13, Paka, Anders, komradebob.

2/15/2006 Matthew Glover: Explicit Rewards for the Producer
"Man, I know you're the Producer, but you oughta get Fanmail for that." After "Man, I wish this was a real show so I could watch it," that's what our…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matthew Glover, Arturo G., Matt Wilson, Paka.

2/15/2006 Matt Snyder: Forge Midwest Official Thread
This is the official finalized information for the Forge Midwest gathering April 7-9, 2006. The event will run Friday April 7 through Sunday April 9. The even is at the…
In Conventions
Participants: Matt Snyder, ptevis, Valamir, Blankshield, Nev the Deranged, Jared A. Sorensen, Seth L. Blumberg, reaction, abzu, Keith Senkowski, timfire, Andy Kitkowski, Domhnall, jrs, Paul Czege, Matt Wilson, Kesher, greyorm, GregStolze, Biggles, Ron Edwards, Thor Olavsrud, Emily Care, c, mtiru, Mike Holmes.

2/15/2006 14thWarrior: Orchard Plains Branch
Here's my second attempt at a town. I developing this town, I had two goals in mind. First, I wanted the action to be at a fever pitch when the…
In lumpley games
Participants: 14thWarrior.

2/15/2006 James_Nostack: [Paladin] Reactive/Reactive Combat?
In the rules of Paladin, there's a chart for combat outcomes depending on whether someone is Active or Reactive.  As I understand it, an Active Flesh attribute is utilized whenever…
In CRN Games
Participants: James_Nostack, Artanis.

2/15/2006 inthisstyle: [Mortal Coil] Backing Facts with Rules
One of the things mentioned in the Dreamation playtest of Mortal Coil was that magical facts sometimes need some system backing to make them effective. To that end, I have…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: inthisstyle, Thor Olavsrud, Keith Senkowski, Nathan P., mtiru, TonyLB.

2/16/2006 Lisa Padol: [Sorcerer] Our Fourth Session
This was the January 29, 2006 Session. We've since had another one. The description of the characters and the write up of the first session are here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17765.0 The write…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lisa Padol, Ron Edwards, mneme, Peter Nordstrand.

2/16/2006 Paka: 1st Quest - The 19 Questions
[b]1.) What is your game about?[/b] My game is about children who leave home to save the world with friends and the mentors who aid them. [b]2.) What do the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Paka, Arpie, pedyo, Anders, Troy_Costisick, Andy Kitkowski, anders_larsen, TroyLovesRPG.

2/16/2006 WhiteRat: [Ends and Means] Steel Pit Fight Night: Sydney
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – The Steel Pit Fellowship entertains its members with preseason fights aboard a cruise ship. Local favorite The Bull is trounced on the foredeck by newcomer B.J.! Simon…
In Playtesting
Participants: WhiteRat, Andrew Morris, Graham Walmsley.

2/16/2006 Arpie: [Miscegenial] Looking for a spark or an Ia! Ia!
I hope this doesn't waste anyone's time, but I had this idea that is very definately goofy non-profit stuff and I hoped someone would cotton to it. (The last three…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Arpie, talysman.

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