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3/7/2006 jasonm: [Drowning and Falling] The Power 19
OK, here's the Power 19 for Drowning and Falling, a ridiculous game I'm working on.  At this point it is in solid shape and just needs some playtesting and tweaking. …
In First Thoughts
Participants: jasonm, Troy_Costisick, anders_larsen.

3/7/2006 yogshog: Rules Questions From Another Source
Before I start, I have to say "very very good game." I haven't been this excited to run a new game since I first bought Nobilis. Okay, so these questions…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: yogshog, Michael S. Miller, sourflower, enderbean.

3/6/2006 stefoid: confused about the scene process
Hi.  I whipped out the PTA book while my HeroQuest group was waiting for a late player to turn up so we could start.  I explained a bit about it…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: stefoid, Matt Wilson, Valamir.

3/6/2006 Sindyr: What comics codes and house rules do you always use?
Do any of you have any standard house rules or comic codes that you use in the majority of the Capes games you play or run?  Ones that you would…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, TonyLB, drnuncheon, Tuxboy, Hans.

3/6/2006 Sindyr: Thoughts and reactions, plus could use some help and advice
Some thoughts re: Capes Let me introduce myself: I am a GM of 25+ years, I own several hundred rpg books filling many shelves, I have designed (but never published)…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, Vaxalon, jburneko, Gaerik, Andrew Morris, Zamiel, TonyLB, Valamir, Hans.

3/6/2006 Vaxalon: Banthas in the Vineyard, preparing for play
Our game group will be switching from vanilla Dogs to Banthas in the Vineyard in a few weeks, and I'd like to see what people have done, out there, to…
In lumpley games
Participants: Vaxalon, Danny_K, DanielT, dunlaing, Brendan, CCW, Transit, TheHappyAnarchist, nikola, Miskatonic.

3/6/2006 ffilz: Does anyone have the scripting sheet download available?
I've read all about the loss of the old download area. It looks like the scripting sheet hasn't made it back up yet. Might there be some way for me…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: ffilz, rafial, Wolfen, Thor Olavsrud.

3/6/2006 heironymous: [Seven Leagues] Reviewers wanted
I'm hoping to have some honest, thorough reviews of Seven Leagues: http://malcontent.sourdust.com/7L/ I would like to send a complimentary copy of the game to anyone committed to posting a review…
In Connections
Participants: heironymous.

3/6/2006 heironymous: [1984 Prime] The Russians are Coming!
I recently ran a two-part session of Mischa Krilov’s 1984 Prime. An earlier edition of this game won the 2005 Game Chef competition, and the version we played was the…
In Playtesting
Participants: heironymous, Rossum, Scripty, shehee.

3/5/2006 Arturo G.: [Polaris] Conflict flowchart for new players
Hi, folks! I have drawn a flowchart of the conflict key phrases, with colors, to help new people to understand how the conflict works. Perhaps someone may find it also…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Arturo G., Selene Tan, Ben Lehman, Jeffrey Straszheim, Adam Biltcliffe, humis.

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.

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 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 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 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 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.

3/4/2006 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.

3/4/2006 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 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 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.

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3/7/2006 Dev: [Dogs] On The Ethical Nature of Kneecapping
I have a player who is great at gunplay, and does raises like "Raise 12: I shoot Mob NPC in the knees/legs." He's specifically trying to avoid killing wounds, when…
In lumpley games
Participants: Dev, coffeestain, Vaxalon, Warren, Wolfen, ffilz, jlarke, lumpley, demiurgeastaroth, dunlaing.

3/7/2006 Sindyr: With Great Power? Why? Also, shippinng options.
Question: When I go to order Capes on the Muse of Fire website, why does the page also recommend that I order With Great Power?  The two systems have nothing…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, TonyLB, inthisstyle.

3/7/2006 chris_moore: [In the Pit] - Power 19
1.) What is the game about? “In the Pit” is about how desperate situations can lead to unexpected choices and actions. 2.) What do the characters do? The characters, “chained”…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chris_moore, anders_larsen.

1/25/2006 nellist: Finding myth
[Quote]This might be very naive, but do the GM or players make up the myths for a HeroQuest, or is it supposed to be something published.  In other words, when…
In HeroQuest
Participants: nellist, Bryan_T, Chew, Mike Holmes.

3/7/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: Play By Forum PTA game - Ranma 1/2
Hello.  Elliott Belser MkII, same as MkI, only I forgot my old password.  Oops.  \ Anyway, I'm going to be running a PTA game on rpg.net.  It's going to be…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII.

3/7/2006 Troy_Costisick: [Ronny Games] Calling all Playtesters!
Heya, I have finally finished drafting and pre-playtesting my three Ronnies games: Cutthroat, Hierarchy, and Standoff!  I'm ready to begin open playtesting of all three.  If you are interesting in…
In Connections
Participants: Troy_Costisick, Arturo G., Hell_Puppy, freak73, Everspinner.

3/8/2006 Silmenume: [Middle Earth - home brew] - a "new" player's perspective.
The following was an email sent to my GM by a player who is relatively new to our table. We had the usual cast of players plus 3 irregulars. Chuck…
In Actual Play
Participants: Silmenume, contracycle, jrs, Walt Freitag, JMendes, Precious Villain.

3/8/2006 cmnash: Our first try 2
We met again last night and continued our preparation for our first Sorcerer game.  I had done my prep and lifted from http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=11965.0 the checklist of things to define for…
In Adept Press
Participants: cmnash, Ron Edwards, bdcurd, Gaerik.

3/8/2006 Itai Greif: Running PTA in a convention
I’m going to run a PTA game in a convention, and the game is set for 4 hours. I don’t want to start with creating the show – I want…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Itai Greif, Andrew Morris, Joe Dizzy, Michael S. Miller, Paka, John Harper, Frank T, Ben Lehman.

3/8/2006 pells: [Avalanche] - two problems
Well, I continue play testing Avalanche and we had a game recently. For the purpose of this thread, I don't want to elaborate about the mulit plots aspect or the…
In Playtesting
Participants: pells, Tommi Brander, Artanis, contracycle.

3/8/2006 Nathan P.: [InSpectres] Everybody should play InSpectres
I've played InSpectres four or five times now, with two different groups, and it is the most reliably fun game I've played. PTA runs a close second, but, thinking over…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nathan P., coffeestain, Michael S. Miller, Matt-M-McElroy, ( o Y o ), Arturo G., Scott Dorward, Frank T, Dennis O, John Harper.

3/8/2006 Nathan P.: [Carry] Those dern small dice
There are a couple of issues with Carry that have come up across playtests. The one that I'm having some trouble figuring out is something valuable to do with small…
In Playtesting
Participants: Nathan P., catmorbid, Joshua BishopRoby.

3/8/2006 Paul Strack: [WGP] Second playtest
I ran my second game of "With Great Power..." last night, and now have a much better grasp on the structure of the game. I stuck closer to the rules…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paul Strack, Michael S. Miller.

3/8/2006 Brendan: [Dispatching the Dungeon Master] Power 19 and Structured Design Scenario
Dispatching the Dungeon Master is a game about killing monsters and taking their stuff.  At the end of the game, you fight a boss monster.  When you beat the boss…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Brendan, Calithena, Troy_Costisick, Noon, Everspinner.

3/8/2006 Brand_Robins: Trollbabe (kinda): Turtle turns heart-ripping seducer
While I was in Cali I played a game of pseudo-Trollbabe with my brother Zach. It was short, intense, and a lot of fun. This is unusual, as games with…
In Actual Play
Participants: Brand_Robins, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Paka, droog, Noon, Sydney Freedberg, James_Nostack, TonyLB.

3/9/2006 redivider: Heads of State: Subversive Words
Last weekend Josh, Judson and I playtested Subversive Words. Pasting from the summary paragraph of my draft: “Subversive words is two games in one, linking a dissident writer and the…
In Playtesting
Participants: redivider, contracycle, Joshua BishopRoby.

3/9/2006 coffeestain: Raven's Bluff Branch, Suggestions Wanted
Hello.  I'm working on a town that's pretty low-key (no sorcerers, etc) and I'm just not sure it has the punch I'd like it to have.  It feels a little…
In lumpley games
Participants: coffeestain, Doug Ruff, Ben Lehman, lumpley.

3/9/2006 coffeestain: Dust Basin
While I'm at it, I drew up Dust Basin as an introductory game for demos and the like.  I tried to take Vincent's advice and included a love triangle, a…
In lumpley games
Participants: coffeestain.

3/9/2006 Peter Nordstrand: [Sorcerer] Day of Dupes 3
[b]Previous threads[/b] [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18564.0]Character generation[/url] [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18712.0]First play session[/url] [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18833.0]Second session[/url] See our [url=http://nordstrand.pbwiki.com/]wiki[/url] for character sheets and … stuff. [b]General Observations[/b] I didn't prep a lot this time. I came up…
In Actual Play
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Lisa Padol, Jonas Karlsson.

3/9/2006 Arturo G.: [Polaris] A player who did not manage to avoid an unexpected son for his knight
Last Tuesday we finally played Polaris. It is the second indie-game I bought, around 5 months ago, but there were always troubles to try it. We were not exactly four…
In Actual Play
Participants: Arturo G., Ben Lehman, Frank T, TonyLB.

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