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3/2/2006 Mason: [PTA] Deep Horizons-First Game
Heya, I'm a relatively new poster around here and I have a story to tell about my first game of PTA ever.  Due to time constraints it'll probably go quick…
In Actual Play
Participants: Mason, Paka, JMendes, Matt Wilson.

3/2/2006 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Some traditions are FUN!
Hey!  A Misery Bubblegum playtest where we actually got to finish a story-line and get through the evening with the rules pretty much working-as-roleplaying (if not working to the extent…
In Playtesting
Participants: TonyLB, Noon.

3/2/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Need help on going GMless
Ahey, all, :) In a recent playtest, one of the players suggested I turn Project Senate into a GMless design. I'd like to ask you if you have any pointers…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JMendes, Troy_Costisick, Jason13, jasonm, TonyLB.

3/2/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Need help with providing color
Hi, all, :) I'm torn. It has come to my attention that Project Senate has the potential to lack color. So, I have two options: either provide for extensive play…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JMendes, TonyLB, Filip Luszczyk.

3/2/2006 JMendes: [Project Senate] Extended playtest report (and I do mean extended)
Hello, all, :) So, I have a mother of a playtest AP report to post for Project Senate. (Refer to the central design thread, if needed.) Last Tuesday was mardi-gras…
In Playtesting
Participants: JMendes, Jonas Karlsson, Ramidel.

3/2/2006 chris_moore: [Nine Worlds] Want some story to go with that?
I have a question about spending Urge points on other characters...do you just say, like the examples in the book, how you're spending those points, or does there have to…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: chris_moore, Vaxalon, Matt Snyder.

3/2/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [Web of Shadows] Version 0.2 -- Address Resolution
The second draft of Web of Shadows is available here.  It is far more elaborated and expanded from its last incarnation. Anyone feeling adventurous enough to playtest?  This is very…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby.

3/2/2006 Emily Care: BtI at IPR
As of today, you can get Breaking the Ice from the good folks at Indie Press Revolution.  They have a great selection of some of the best indie rpg titles…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Emily Care, coffeestain, TonyLB, Victor Gijsbers, Nathan P., inthisstyle.

3/2/2006 JSDiamond: All's quiet... version 3
I've smoothed the system down, doing the following: ::Using 3d4 ::Condensing the modifiers to a range of  +0 to +3 ::Condensing the environments down to a range of 4 (down…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JSDiamond, TonyLB.

3/2/2006 ErrathofKosh: [Star Wars] Did the Plot Run Off?
It's been quite some time, but the other night I started roleplaying again.  The evening began as a social gathering with two friends I've played with before and a friend…
In Actual Play
Participants: ErrathofKosh, Glendower, dindenver, droog, Miskatonic, Noon, TonyLB, Rob Carriere, contracycle, simon_hibbs.

3/2/2006 Adam Biltcliffe: character drama versus passing judgement
So I walked in on an interesting conversation between two of my Dogs players a while back in which one of them was saying that she'd rather maneuver to get…
In lumpley games
Participants: Adam Biltcliffe, Valamir, Vaxalon, jburneko, IMAGinES.

3/2/2006 Glendower: [D&D 3.5 Homebrew Setting] One shining moment
10 minutes of fun in a 3 hour game session, huh?  I read about that in one of the articles, and I thought about it during a D&D game currently…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, ffilz, Valamir, Noon, ironick, Rob Carriere, Jason13, Kintara, Jasper the Mimbo.

3/2/2006 Jason13: Ok I 've read my Sorcerer books and joined The Forge what comes next?
Hi Everyone, Please bear with me as this is my first post.  I have been roleplaying since the tender age of 11 in 1979, but I have only recently in…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jason13, Ron Edwards, Glendower, Miskatonic, Paka.

3/2/2006 cmnash: [Sorcerer] Our first try
Hi there.  I have just got Sorcerer and am eager to try it out. On Tuesday night, I presented it to our gaming group as part of a discussion about…
In Adept Press
Participants: cmnash, Ron Edwards, Eric J-D, bdcurd.

3/2/2006 Dregg: [Legends of Yesteryear] Opinions?
In taking a break from the design of the new Pulp Era RPG, I have played around with some design ideas for a game based on the characters legend more…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dregg.

3/2/2006 kirby1024: Playing the same character against themselves...
I'm prepping to start facilitating a game of Capes, with at least one superhero concept all ready to go. That concept is a Cloning superhero, ie she makes dupicates of…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: kirby1024, Zamiel, TonyLB.

3/2/2006 Lisa Padol: Duelling Imperatives
Let me see if I can explain the confusion I have had with elements of Sorcerer. I've tried to explain before, in AP write ups and at Dreamation, but I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Lisa Padol, Eric J-D, Trevis Martin, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Julian, The_Tim, Peter Nordstrand, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir.

3/2/2006 Crackerjacker: HEIST: a simple little game in progress
HEIST What you need: Three or more players. One player is the Ringleader. The rest of the players are the Crew. The Hire: (IC RP) The Ringleader presents the heist…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Crackerjacker, Graham Walmsley.

3/2/2006 talesien: Artwork question
Hey everyone. I am starting to do some research on artwork for Conquest! and I have a few ideas, but am not sure the best way to go. This game…
In Publishing
Participants: talesien, Julian, c, pells, Jack Aidley, daMoose_Neo, MatrixGamer, devilbunny, Czar Fnord, Bryan Hansel, Justin D. Jacobson, Joshua BishopRoby, Emmett, Lynn, btrc.

3/2/2006 catmorbid: [Cybergod] ...Of Cybernetic "Theotechnological" Evolution
First, I'd like to say how educating it has been to stroll around glancing at the posts in this forum. It is a fine thing to see with my own…
In First Thoughts
Participants: catmorbid, joepub, Ramidel, Czar Fnord, TroyLovesRPG, dylank777, davidberg, contracycle, Oscar Evans, Everspinner, Dumirik, Ron Edwards.

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3/3/2006 Zamiel: Setting Conversion: Exalted (and Character Depiction Versus Description)
Continuing my series of blog posts which go into deep discussion of some of the Capes design issues I've sussed out and how they're applicable to different genres and settings,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Zamiel.

3/3/2006 lumpley: Dogs at IPR
I've signed up with IPR! This is happy and exciting. lumpley games at IPR -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, coffeestain, TonyLB, inthisstyle.

3/3/2006 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Stakes, but FAST
I established this Stakes-resolution system for Misery Bubblegum.  Then I Playtested it and found that the other bits of the system (which work in smaller, more manageable increments that build…
In Playtesting
Participants: TonyLB, Ben Lehman, TheCzech, Joshua BishopRoby, Warren.

3/3/2006 Roger: Ronnies Still Ongoing?
Is another round of Ronnies planned to start any time soon?  Just wondering. Cheers, Roger
In Endeavor
Participants: Roger, Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.

3/3/2006 Filip Luszczyk: [Anima Hunters] Playtest
OK, I tested Anima Hunters a bit. As I see it, the system is: -cool and elegant. -fairly tactical (it could be more so, but I expect all the Kung…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Ben Lehman, TonyLB.

3/3/2006 DanielT: [DitV] Another way of making up conflicts| what do you think?
Ok, first, I think I should introduce me a bit (not so much, don' worry) M'name is Daniel, im innocent 17 years and from the land of beer and brezels,…
In lumpley games
Participants: DanielT, Vaxalon.

3/3/2006 Wormwood: [Revolutions] Questions, with 19
I'm hoping to get a playtest draft of this done before the Iron Game Chef competition, so I'm looking for some suggestions. Questions I'm looking for help to answer: A)…
In Endeavor
Participants: Wormwood, Troy_Costisick, contracycle.

3/3/2006 ocasta: Baycon UK
I'll be attending Baycon - a small convention held near Exeter in Devon (UK) - in April. Are any other readers of the Forge going to be there. I'd quite…
In Conventions
Participants: ocasta.

3/3/2006 Eric Bennett: [Mythos] A crossroads in design
Howdy there folks! Development of Mythos, my game of horror, character exploration, and shared creation of a horror setting. I know horror possibly isn't the best descriptor, since what the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Eric Bennett, anders_larsen, Troy_Costisick.

3/3/2006 Jonas Karlsson: [OCHH] Third playtest – Noir with switching moral values
This Monday I ran the third playtest of my September Ronnies award winning (yay!) noir game One Can Have Her. I've talked about it once or twice before in Indie…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jonas Karlsson, JMendes, Valamir.

3/4/2006 IMAGinES: [DitV] Tower Creek, Edge Hill
Ladies and Gentlemen, friends and Forgeites – the drought has been broken. Earlier today, I got my first game in six months. Heck, it’s even been sixteen months since my…
In Actual Play
Participants: IMAGinES, Belinda K., lumpley, Everspinner.

3/4/2006 Malcolm: [Conpulsion, Edinburgh] - Indie Games Track
Well, the Indie Games Track for the Conpulsion convention taking place in Edinburgh at the end of March is now fully organised, with 10 1 hour indie games running throughout…
In Conventions
Participants: Malcolm, Gregor Hutton, Matt, Dantai, Shevaun.

3/4/2006 Noon: [Rifts PBP] Risk stated quick smart
Just a quick post, to follow up this AP account: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18758.0 I implemented Bill's (dunlaing) recommendation about formating. His design-fu is strong, as you'll see from the results below. Though…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, Rob Carriere.

3/4/2006 iain: Looking for Playtesters for a Gangster game
Hi guys I am looking for a group of playtesters to get in about 4-5 sessions of a game called 'Mob Justice' that I am developing for CGS. I had…
In Connections
Participants: iain.

3/5/2006 TonyLB: A Setting straight from TV
I just realized what show would work really well, recreated in Capes. Lost.
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Zamiel.

3/5/2006 DarkAsmodeous: [Lost to the Mists] Need input on quirks
Hello, my rpg Lost to the Mists is nearing the playtesting phase for the system, but we are a little hung up on quirks. LttM uses a dice pool/target number…
In First Thoughts
Participants: DarkAsmodeous, anders_larsen, TroyLovesRPG, TheineLD50, catmorbid, Czar Fnord.

3/5/2006 ytreza2: when ?
do someone know when moon design will publish 'imperial lunar handbook 2" and when do they will tell us the publications for 2006 ? thanks
In HeroQuest
Participants: ytreza2, Peter Nordstrand.

3/5/2006 KeithBVaughn: PDFs-Advice Needed
To the Group, It looks like I'm going to be selling some PDF's of my game at a local con next month. The problem is that I'm in new territory…
In Publishing
Participants: KeithBVaughn, TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Docbrown, Andrew Morris, Nathan P., btrc.

3/5/2006 Emily Care: [shooting the moon] for the love of Captain Jack
Hello, Got to playtest Shooting the Moon this weekend.  It is the sequel to Breaking the Ice, and has been at a bit of a standstill for development since I've…
In Playtesting
Participants: Emily Care, Noon, jasonm, MatrixGamer, bluegargantua.

3/5/2006 Axiom: Looking for a smart way to mash a bunch of systems.
In my free time I like to dabble with building computer RPGs. and I am getting to the point where I want to build my own system instead of using…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Axiom, catmorbid, Ben Lehman.

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